Chapter 1704 "Zhencheng"

Xiahou Yi suggested: "Your Majesty, the next pond is the Yongcheng of Zhang Kingdom. The land is fertile and it is the largest grain-producing area of Zhang Kingdom. If we could capture it, it would bring a large amount of food to Yu Kingdom every year. Why don't we take this city while Lu Kingdom has not yet taken over Zhang Kingdom?"
Xiao Jin walked in front of the map and looked at the terrain of Yongcheng with a look of regret. "Yongcheng is a good place with many waterways and fertile land. It is one of the best cities in Zhangguo. However, this place is too flat and well-connected, even if we take it over, it will be difficult to defend. Such a good place, once Zhangguo is under the rule of Luguo, Luguo will inevitably send troops to recapture it."
地方太好了，不止他惦记，其他人也会惦记。
萧溍的视线又落在他所在的城池上，用笔在舆图上画了三个圈，“整顿兵马，在此三处建设工事，做好防守准备。”
Greediness will lead to failure. Currently, he has taken three cities of Zhang Kingdom. He should first digest these three cities before planning to conquer Yong City.
Xiao Jin is now based in Zhen City, which is a strategically important location in the former Zhang Kingdom. By building strong fortifications, it will be easy to defend and hard to attack, and it can be used as a foothold to confront the Lu Kingdom, which is currently in the process of swallowing up Zhang Kingdom.
General Wu's eyes also fell on this map, and he looked at it very carefully. Xiao Huan had the intention of testing him and asked, "General Wu, have you noticed anything?"
General Wu, fifth rank.
After winning several big victories, Mi Zheng has been promoted to the rank of a fifth-grade martial festival general.
Mi Zheng said: "The king is holding onto Zhen City as a boundary, and intends to confront Luguo for a long time. Zhen City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, whoever occupies it will have a headache, and if Luguo takes over this place, it will be their turn to fear our attacks at any time."
Xiao Jin expressed his admiration, "The King of Lu is ambitious, he annexed Zhao country and secretly supported Li Shichang, his plans are deep. Our state of Yu is not his ultimate goal, it is just one of his targets."
Luwang's ambition is to unify all the small kingdoms in the southern region.
If he succeeds, Luwang's territory will be even larger than the Empire's.
Recently, Xiao Jin received intelligence about other major kingdoms that are also eager for expansion and are poised to annex smaller countries, just like Luwang.
Previously, the mutually respected rules have been broken, and several major feudal lords are taking advantage of the chaos of the dynasty to prepare for the wrestle for power.
What Xiaohui wants to do is to seek development while maintaining stability, to defend his territory, and let the major feudal lords consume each other first.
After taking over three cities of Zhang State, the territory of State of Yu has expanded significantly.
The stronger State of Yu becomes, the more it will become a thorn in the eye of strong State of Lu, and the two states will eventually have a war.
Xiahou Yi stepped forward and offered to defend Zhen City: "My lord, I am willing to lead the troops to defend Zhen City!"
Xiao Jin calmly asked, "General Xiahou, do you know how difficult it is to defend Zhen City?"
What needs to be defended is not only the three cities recently obtained from Zhang State, but also the three cities recently recovered from Yu State. The three cities of Yu State are still manageable, as the people there were all formerly subjects of Yu State. However, the three cities of Zhang State have citizens who were formerly from Zhang State, including the noble families of Zhang State. The defending general not only needs to guard the walls, but also deal with these noble families of Zhang State.
Xiahou Yi said resolutely: "I know it! I am the one who knows the difficulty of defending the city. That's why I asked for the king's permission to defend this northern land for him!"
"Good!" Xiao Hui was pleased in his heart. "I entrust this northern land to you, general!"
Mi Zheng's heart was pounding as he exclaimed, "I can also leave behind a path to enter the city!"
Xiao Jin glanced at him and said, "You will also follow me to reclaim other territories."
The land taken by Zhangguo has been taken back, and the land taken by Song and Jiang needs to be recovered.
Mi Zheng asked, "When shall we depart, Your Majesty?"
"Winter is approaching, and Yu Kingdom needs to rest. We have to wait until next year."
After winter training, soldiers will be well prepared to conquer two countries in the following year.