"Congratulations, my lord, the four thieves in the north have all retreated. My lord only needs to hone his troops for a few years. Who in the world can stop my lord from unifying the country!" Liu Bowen, who had just returned to Luoyang City and had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward to congratulate him.
The retreat of the Northern Allied Forces means that this battle has come to an end!
Next, the Central Plains Allied Forces retreated without a fight. Although Zhuge Liang had very few troops left after his victory, Yue Fei's main force was still there, and Li Jing's 120,000 troops came out of Hanzhong, and the northern princes' troops
The defeat caused the princes of the Central Plains to lose all hope. It was impossible for those three to carry on!
If you retreat at this time, you can at least preserve some strength! Yue Fei and Li Jing cannot continue to chase without mercy, and they will definitely end up giving up at the first sign of success!
This battle was not easy for the Jin army, and they needed to stop fighting as soon as possible in order to recuperate.
But if the princes of the Central Plains continue to fight to the death, the result will be unpredictable!
"Although we won, our army only suffered a miserable victory!" Li Xiang sighed and said.
After the princes of the world joined forces, they all surpassed the Jin army in terms of talents and troops. This battle was really difficult!
Not to mention the losses in troops, horses and population, just the fact that more than half of the Eight Passes of Luoyang were directly burned down has already determined that the Jin army will deploy a large number of troops in these places. In these places alone, it is inevitable that
It will involve a lot of energy for the Jin army in the future.
Li Xiang does not plan to rebuild these levels again. If it is only one of them, he may have the idea of repairing it! But directly repairing so many levels will also be a huge financial pressure for the Jin army.
Next, there will be money everywhere, and even if Li Xiang wants to repair it, there is no way!
Fortunately! After the battle of conquering Shu, Li Xiang will never be forced to continue passive defense the next time he faces the princes of the world! As long as he recovers his original strength after recuperating, he can also transform Bashu into his own strength.
, even if there are not these levels. When fighting again later, just go to them directly.
"Lord! Although it is a tragic victory, it is also a great victory!" Liu Ji laughed loudly and said with a pair of small eyes flashing, as if he was starting to make some plans again.
In Liu Bowen's opinion, in this battle, although they repelled the enemy, the Jin army itself suffered a lot of damage, but in a political sense, it gave Li Xiang enough confidence to take the final step.
With the momentum of great victory, they asked the Han Emperor to formally meditate. They have struggled to survive in this troubled world and have been fighting for more than ten years. Today, they can finally reach the final step!
If it were placed before the Battle of Conquest of Shu, Li Xiang at that time was not confident enough to claim the throne.
But after this battle to conquer Shu, and repelling several alliances of princes, although they themselves suffered a lot of damage, which prince in the world can be better? In terms of overall strength, they are already qualified to ascend the throne and proclaim themselves emperor.
.After a few years of rest, the Jin army will only become stronger and stronger.
Nowadays, the Jin army has occupied half of the country. Among them, Guanzhong, Bashu, Hezhou, and Sizhou are all rich and prosperous places. They are also recuperating. But who can develop the power faster than the Jin army? The strength of both sides
The size of the force has already determined this!
During the Three Kingdoms era, why was it that the Shu Han was clearly on the weaker side, but Zhuge Liang and later Jiang Wei still persisted in the Northern Expedition. That was because they were also recuperating, but the growth rate of the Shu Han's strength was definitely not comparable to that of Cao Wei at that time.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang could only use the weak to defeat the strong in order to gain a chance of survival, otherwise slow death would be waiting for them.
Furthermore, after this battle has laid the foundation, the next march can naturally be rested and rest assured. Even if there will be war, it will definitely not develop into a world-wide war like the Battle of Conquest of Shu.
If a war of this magnitude were to start again, the Jin army would be close to unifying the world.
However, in Liu Bowen's view, the princes would not have such an opportunity to recuperate and recuperate.
The most peaceful place in the future may just be the south. Liu Xiu has been completely eliminated in name only, and his territory is surrounded by Zhu Yuanzhang on several sides. In this environment, even if Bai Qi, Han Xin, Yue Fei, and Li Jing
Such famous generals throughout the ages were all thrown at Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu had no chance of making a comeback.
To Liu Xiu, the current Zhu Yuanzhang is not just an absolute difference in strength that can be described.
The key point is that a flood in southern Jingnan affected Zhu Yuanzhang's territory, but Liu Xiu's territory was the most severely affected!
Liu Xiu, in Liu Bowen's opinion, is already a dead person! It is impossible to pose a threat to Zhu Yuanzhang's next step!
As for Jiaozhou, a large number of soldiers and horses from Jiaozhou were previously deployed to the battlefield in central Sichuan. Now this place is empty. In addition, the talents in central Sichuan suffered heavy losses, and its leader Liu Che also fell in this battle. This is the time.
At a time of great turmoil, it was indeed possible for Zhu Yuanzhang to unify the entire south except Bashu in a short period of time.
Of course, Liu Bowen could not have imagined that Liu Che would make a deal with Zhu Yuanzhang in the end, so that Zhu Yuanzhang would unify the south faster and more steadily.
In the Central Plains, a war is about to begin. After Chi You was killed by Huo Qubing, he was weak. Will Zhao Kuangyin let him go?
The same is true for the north. They will definitely annex each other to make up for their losses and further develop and grow! Especially in Qin Zheng, Li Shimin in the east has already sharpened his sword.
Therefore, the general trend of the world will be that the Jin army will become relatively stronger and the princes will become relatively weaker. As time goes by, the strength gap between the two sides will only become wider and wider.
Even if the princes from all walks of life can see this, what can they do? Is it because they see this? Don't they attack each other and take advantage of each other's weakness to take a bite?
Will Zhao Kuangyin give up attacking Chi You because he sees this? Will Li Shimin give up attacking Qin Zheng because of this? Will Qin Zheng give up the pace of unifying Hebei because he sees this?
This is a step of retreating if you don’t advance. If you just tie yourself up because you see some problems, then why fight for the world? Just go home and sell sweet potatoes! If it is true, there will at least be a chance to break the situation.
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In short, after this battle has laid the foundation, the rest of the princes in the world will suffer next, and for the Jin army, it will be time for happy development.
For Li Xiang, it is time for him to take the final step!
