Chapter 1,164 The story is almost the same, the battle situation is chaotic, but Fang Jie seems to be a person who has withdrawn from the incident, quietly watching the development of the situation. He led a team of more than 10,000 people, pretending to be tens of thousands of people, and kept circling within a hundred miles south of Malan Mountain, so much so that Wei An, the general of the Mu Mansion, sent several groups of people over in succession, wanting to take a look. What does this team want to do? Not only him, but also Hullens had to mobilize a team of about 20,000 people to set up defenses on the flanks, lest this seemingly idle team suddenly pounce on them and bite them. Fang Jie just like this, carrying a lot of food and grass in circles. It¡¯s not a big worry that there¡¯s no food or drink. "It's done." When Jiuxecai came in, there was a layer of dust on his face, and he was obviously in a hurry. He first bowed deeply to Fang Jie, and then began to report what he had done: "Your Majesty, Chu Juzheng and Chu Yuanze have already met with General Chen Dingnan. When I returned, there were at least 60,000 to 70,000 Chu The prisoners of war entered General Chen Dingnan's camp. In order to reassure Chu Juzheng, the Chu team was handed over to Chu Juzheng. "The agreement is tonight." He breathed a sigh of relief: "Tonight, Chu." People will counterattack with General Chen Dingnan, but it seems that the man named Mokesi must have seen something. Before his subordinates returned, he had already mobilized his troops to retreat and set up a defense line. However, the defense line was extremely loose, and he obviously had no intention of defending. Stay with us." "He won't fight to the death." Fang Jie pointed to the chair opposite and motioned for Jiusecai to sit down: "Mokes knew what kind of situation he was in. He didn't think about it before the foreigners drove the Chu people to fight. Clearly, the pros and cons of this matter. The emperor of the Chu people took refuge in Eastern Xinjiang, but they drove the Chu people to attack Eastern Xinjiang. This is a hidden danger in itself. It can be seen that the foreign troops must be insufficient in strength, and they still do this even though they know there are hidden dangers. "If nothing happens, Mokes will let him go." Fang Jie said: "He will involve Hullens, and it is impossible for his team to block him. The purpose is to draw Hullens into the situation and profit from the chaos." After thinking about it carefully, Jiu Secai still didn't understand: "What profit can he make from being caught in the middle? , Hullens is obviously not of the same mind as him, so he has no profit at all from this battle." "You" Fang explained: "Although I haven't thought about what Mox's advantage is now, but since he is. There is definitely something to gain from such a gesture. If his own army is involved without any benefit, it is impossible for Mox to be reused by Lyman. This person must not be underestimated and must be considered from his perspective. Question." Jiusecai was silent for a while, still not understanding what benefits Mox could gain from this battle. Logically speaking, he is the biggest loser. "What is certain is that the foreigners have serious internal problems." Fang explained: "The conflict between Hullens and Mox is actually between the new and old dignitaries within the Opuru Empire. Conflict of interest. You have been in Eastern Xinjiang longer than me. You should know that in the past few years, all the troops sent by Lyman to attack Eastern Xinjiang have been defeated, except for Hullens' men, and all the generals he commanded have died. Mu Guangling is so passive and can win several battles in a row. I have to suspect that this has something to do with Hullens. "Hullens wants to maintain his position and power in the Opuru Empire. He doesn't want to be defeated by young people." Replaced." After hearing this, the thoughts of Jiulunzai immediately became clear: "I understand, Hullens is worried that those young powerful people will win the battle, and then the emperor of the Opulu Empire will have reason to abolish him and use others. To take his place. If this happened, his family's interests would be hit. He was unwilling to admit defeat so easily, so he began to think of ways to stabilize his military position in Eastern Xinjiang. He did this to help Opulu. What the emperor means is that you can¡¯t leave me.¡± ¡°So it¡¯s hard for foreigners to win this time.¡± This is the summary of Jiuxecai: ¡°My lord, what else do you need me to do now?¡± ¡°Go check it out,¡± Fang Jie said. : "I want to know what Mox wants. He brought Hullens in obviously with the support of someone behind him, and it's not just one person who supports it. It may be an interest group formed by many people. These people may They are all the emerging powerful people in Opuru who are declaring war on the old forces like Hullens and others. And I guess that Lyman is behind it and he knows everything." "So what you have to consider is" Fang Jie Analysis. Said: "What kind of benefits does Mox need? Think about it from his perspective. Suppose this is a time when the emerging forces in Opuru are asking Hullens and the othersIf someone declares war, and if Emperor Opulu is behind it, then Mox needs a reason to protect himself. Hullens may be abolished for military reasons, but this matter will also involve Mox. In this case, why is Mox not afraid? Because he has found this reason, the reason why Lehmann can pardon him as a matter of course. " "As long as you find this reason, the foreigners' overall plan will be clear. " "There is one thing I don't understand. " Jiusecai asked: "If this is Lyman deliberately encouraging emerging forces like Mox and others to declare war on established forces like Hullens and others, the loss will ultimately be the strength of the Opulu Empire. As the emperor, does Lyman have to reshuffle the cards at such a high cost? " "There may be two reasons. " Fang explained: "Except for the army led by Lyman, the armies of Opulu's generals are actually soldiers recruited by various families. In other words, the Hullens' army belongs to the Hullens family. army. The Hullens family already has two dukes, and on the foreign side, the duke's fiefdom will be very large, such as Andrew's hometown, the Principality of Ross. The Hullens family owns two principalities, which has a great influence on the imperial power. Even if Lyman does not take action now, he will take action in the future. " "Second, Lyman felt that his imperial power was threatened and he had to eliminate the hidden danger. This hidden danger must be related to Hullens. From this, it can be inferred that Lyman no longer has much interest in continuing the Eastern Expedition. " Fang Jie smiled: "After this battle, maybe the foreigners will negotiate peace with us. " These words shocked Jiulesecai to the point of almost suffocating. Fang Jie could guess so much from these clues! If Lyman really wants to negotiate peace, then the situation in Eastern Xinjiang will enter a new situation. He After taking a look at Fang Jie, I felt more and more terrible. "In fact, it's not difficult to guess. " After the wine and sex money left, Fang Jie chatted with the people around him. Mu Xiaoyao and the others wanted to know how Fang Jie guessed that Leman actually planned to negotiate peace. After all, from now on, there is no such sign. . According to the information obtained by the Knight Riding School, the foreign fleet has begun to move frequently, and it is speculated that reinforcements are coming from the other side of the ocean. If this is the case, then Hefang Jie's speculation is very contradictory. If Lyman wants to negotiate a peace, why increase the number of troops? Soldier? Fang Jie saw the secret on everyone's face and smiled and continued: "Lyman is indeed a man of great talent and strategy. He can turn a small third-rate country on the other side of the ocean into what it is now in just a dozen years. A huge empire shows its capabilities. Even looking at the Central Plains, there are only a few people in history who have this ability. " "However, such rapid expansion must have an inevitable drawback. " Hearing Fang Jie's words, everyone began to think deeply. "I know! " Mo Ningzhi, the most silent and talkative, was the first to raise his head, obviously a little excited: "Due to the rapid expansion, Opuru, which was originally a small country, was unable to control such a large territory. In order to make the country rise, Lyman's strategy was to stimulate the domestic aristocratic forces. Let these noble forces recruit troops to directly participate in the war, and then take a large part of the victory of the war as a reward. This must have stimulated those nobles to start spending all their family's capital to expand the army and then join the war. " Seeing Fang Jie nodded, Mo Ningzhi continued: "In this way, the aristocratic forces that can get huge benefits must work extra hard and fiercely. Lyman, who has completely inspired the power of them, has also achieved great success. If the power of foreign countries is extremely dispersed, then even for those first-class powers, the imperial power will inevitably be divided a lot by the nobles. When facing the united Aurus people, it is not uncommon to suffer defeat. " "Rapid expansion has made Opuru the largest country. However, as Emperor Lyman has been away from the country for a long time, how can he control the country so firmly? The nobles who had received a large amount of benefits naturally began to expand their desires. For example, Hullens, because of his great contribution in external expansion, even Lyman had to make a special case to give his family the territory of two principalities. If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before conflicts within the Opuru Empire break out. " Fang Jie nodded: "That's right, and the war in Eastern Xinjiang has intensified this contradiction. " He paced and said: "Opulu has always been expanding in a turbulent way, which gives all the benefit recipients endless motivation. But in Eastern Xinjiang, it has been more than two years, and their army still has not been able to acquire this land. This has allowed the contradiction that was originally obscured by huge interests to finally break out. Lehmann knew very well that he no longer had the energy to continue attacking. What he was anxious to do now was to??The person who poses the greatest threat to the country must be eliminated outside the country. In other words, if internal conflicts really break out, in order to minimize losses, Lehmann must solve the problem outside of Opuru itself. "Mu Xiaoyao and Shen Qingshan obviously couldn't get involved in such a discussion, because it was too brain-consuming. But Mo Ningzhi was a little interested in this political matter. "If that's the case, then we can understand one thing. " She thought for a while and said: "I heard that Lehmann is known for his preference to recruit young people. He always says that he likes young generals because they are determined. In fact, this is a helpless choice. Because he can no longer use people like Hullens and others. The more he uses them, the greater the family power of people like Hullens and others will become, directly endangering Lyman's throne. This is actually Lyman's difficulty, but it has been promoted by him as a character. " Fang Jie nodded, appreciating Mo Ningzhi's analysis. "So, after Lyman gets rid of Hullens, he will definitely be in a hurry to go back and stabilize his country. Negotiating peace is an inevitable situation. " "As for Hullens. Fang Jie smiled and said, "In order to keep his own family the biggest beneficiary, he constantly created things that directly or indirectly killed those young generals in battle." Especially on the battlefield in Eastern Xinjiang, this angered Lyman. This was the case in the Sui Dynasty back then, when emerging forces began to confront the old aristocratic families." Fang Jie raised his head and glanced at the sky: "It turns out that the stories happening under the sun are all the same. "