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Chapter 911: Chapter 383 Liang Country Monarch and Ministers_3 Chapter 911: Chapter 383 Liang Country Monarch and Ministers_3 The state of Chu in the south defeated Ning Country last year, and it is only a matter of a few years before they could unify Yangzhou.

At that time, it will be, after my Liang State, the second one to fully control an entire province.

Considering the wealth of Yangzhou, even though it has been ravaged by wars in recent years and the local areas have become impoverished, there should still be a population of thirty to forty million people left.

After several years of recovery, they could potentially raise an army of two to three million.

And their Inborn Generals, more than twenty-five in number, far surpass those of other countries.

King of Chu, Lu Yuan, a famous world general, single-handedly built this vast foundation, and he himself is rumored to practice both immortal and martial arts, with strength comparable to Immortal Dao Sect Lords.

With such national strength and such a wise monarch, if we do not control them early, I fear our southern border in Great Liang will be plagued with unending flames of war.”

When Emperor of Liang mentioned Chu State and Lu Yuan, his face showed an unmistakable dread.

In the midst of the Nine Provinces, Chu State has always been a very special existence.

This specialty does not lie in its system, culture, or customs.

It is because Chu State is the only one among the great powers of the Nine Provinces that’s recently established by commoners and has rapidly grown to its current status.

The other great powers of the Nine Provinces all have profound and noble origins, like Ning Country, governed by aristocratic families with deep roots.

Therefore, aristocratically governed states like Liang, Zhou, and others naturally feel dread and hostility towards a nation like Chu State, which emerged from humble origins and places significant trust in people of lower social strata, resembling nouveau riche states.

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No matter how declined Nine Provinces may be, it is still barely considered part of the Immortal Cultivation World, where strength is respected above all.

Thus, facing the powerful strength of Chu State, regardless of what they think inside, other countries still maintained respect and amity on the surface, not foolish enough to provoke without reason.

Even Ning Country, which was severely defeated by Chu State, sees its coastal aristocratic families still acting subserviently when it is called for, and betraying without any hesitation when necessary.

But it’s precisely because of this.

Facing a commoner-risen Chu State and a vast foundation established through military strength, the alertness of the people is unprecedentedly strong.

Especially in recent years, with the numerous rumors about King of Chu, Lu Yuan, spreading far and wide.

Saying he has been undefeated in battle since he emerged, earning him the reputation of a famous world general.

That his personal divine powers are incredible, practicing both immortal and martial arts, with five Inborns falling at his hands, claiming the most Inborn lives in the world.

That the Princesses from Chu State’s Qing and Huang sects, these cultivators who suddenly appeared, are rumored to be closely related to Lu Yuan, perhaps even his avatars.

Such rumors have indeed attracted countless people’s attention and fear.

Furthermore, with the consecutive victories Chu State has achieved in recent years, and its current national strength, Emperor of Liang long ago regarded Chu as his greatest enemy.

Now that he has formally brought it up, the goal is to gather wisdom and find a way for the group of ministers to counterbalance this threat.

And upon hearing what the Emperor of Liang said, the ministers couldn’t help but frown in thought, whispering to one another, and a lively discussion ensued.

Indeed, the problems of the northern and southern borders urgently need to be addressed by Liang State, and action must be taken without delay.

After much discussion, it was Lord Changyi, Yang Chen, who stood up to express everyone’s thoughts: “Your Majesty, Zhao and Xu States of the Northern Border have gradually stabilized their northern territories over the years, yet the threat of the northern Hu Lu has not been eliminated.

Driven by cold currents, the Hu Lu Yi Di from the three provinces and three regions of the Northern Land are all migrating south in droves.

That’s why in recent years, Zhao and Xu have had no choice but to engage in great wars against the numerous Hu Lu Yi Di at their borders.

However, Zhao State has taken to expanding its territory and moving its borders north for sufficient strategic depth to ensure the peace of the northern frontier.

Whereas Xu State has lured the Hu Lu Yi Di with money and grain, integrating them as citizens to strengthen its national power.

But with the population of the Hu Lu Yi Di in the northern three provinces and three regions numbering in the hundreds of millions, how could these two countries eliminate or recruit them all?

Now, each spring and autumn, millions of Hu Lu Yi Di move southward, harassing the border of the two countries.

To defend against the Hu Lu Yi Di, both countries station hundreds of thousands of troops at their northern borders and dispatch renowned generals to ensure internal security.

In such a situation, even if these two countries wished to advance southward and attack our Liang State.

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they would be unable to exert their full strength.

Do you not see that even the powerful Wei State, in its several southern expeditions against Zhou Country, only ever managed to mobilize four to five hundred thousand troops and five to six Inborns at a time?

And Zhao Xu is far inferior to Wei Country.

In my view, based on the current situation of the two countries, Zhao’s southern advance could at most involve an army of five or six hundred thousand, with five or six Inborns.

Xu’s southern advance could at most involve three to four hundred thousand troops, with three to four Inborns.

Together, the two countries would have less than a million soldiers, and fewer than ten Inborns.

With such strength, our Liang State need only deploy a million soldiers in the Northern Border and station ten Inborns to be worry-free.

As for Chu State…”

Yang Chen paused, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and with a more serious tone he said, “Chu is a formidable enemy, and King Lu Yuan is unfathomable.

Against such an enemy, I believe we should not take the initiative to attack, but rather prioritize defense.

However, while we should not send out troops, we need to put our all into halting Chu State’s current expansion.

I propose that we follow the example of Zhou Country and support Jiangnan’s Ning Country to restrain Chu State.

To my knowledge, Jiangnan’s Ning Country, with full support from Purple Cloud Dao, still has as many as thirteen Inborn Grandmasters, and five to six hundred thousand troops.

This strength is even stronger than Zhou Country, only slightly weaker in terms of military force.

If Great Liang can provide financial aid to Ning Country, helping them recruit sufficient troops and providing support from the north, stationing formidable forces to intimidate Chu State.

Then the Ning people will surely be inspired, and Chu people will be alarmed, forced to confront us with a significant army.

In this way, the forces they can use to unify Jiangdong will be greatly reduced.

With Ning Country’s power and momentum significantly bolstered by our support, they will desperately resist the Chu.

By adopting this two-pronged strategy, Chu’s unification of Jiangdong will be indefinitely postponed.

And without Jiangdong unified and Yangzhou not consolidated into one, with Ning Country as a significant threat right beside them, how can Chu dare to embark on a northern expedition?

With our Liang State’s heavy forces stationed in the north and a tightly defended border, Chu will have no opportunity and can thus be effectively contained to the south of the Great River.

In this manner, by holding out for a hundred years or so, until the four poles are ruined and Chu State’s foundations are destroyed, they will no longer pose a threat.”

This Lord Changyi, Yang Chen, seemed to have learned from the lessons of Ning Country.

His strategy against Chu State was extremely cautious and measured.