This allowed Zhao Rui to see the true strength of Dashang. If he wanted to fight a war to destroy his country in the future, he would not have to go to the trouble like before and would have to rely on diplomatic support.
But now that the deterrent power of the Great Shang is there, other princely states are frightened, and even some small princes living in the cracks have directly thought of defecting to the Great Shang.
If Nangong Yi was allowed to use his diplomatic skills, he might actually be able to subjugate these small countries without fighting.
At night, Zhao Rui's camp became quiet. Except for the sentries on the periphery, who would make some noise from time to time, the entire camp was silent.
Zhao Rui did not take a rest. He stared at the map hanging in front of him by the lights in the tent.
Information from all parties has just been sent to his desk, and the current situation can be said to be extremely serious.
The four kingdoms of Southern Qi, Jiang Wu, Baiyue, Chen and Song have formed an alliance. In addition to gathering two million troops on the northern border of Southern Qi, they also sent the rest of their domestic troops to attack Lu and Zhou.
Now the eastern gate of Lu and Zhou has been breached, and a large area of territory has fallen into the hands of the enemy.
Moreover, the three kingdoms of Yongxu, Jingjiang, and Nanchu are also ready to move.
After all, the fall of Peng Wei was a great shock to all the princes in the world. They now only have two choices, either to rise up against the great merchants, or to give up their royal titles and dedicate all their territories to the great merchants.
But now the territories owned by various princes in the world were obtained by hard work of more than ten or even dozens of generations. How could they be handed over so easily?
Zhao Rui exhaled slightly. There are now 800,000 merchants in Jicheng. Judging from the number of people, they are not hostile.
But with Le Sheng and Shan Xin there, I believe there will be no news of defeat for the time being.
Now he is most worried about Lu Zhou.
Prince Huan of Lu Zhou could be said to be a very solid ally. He even had the idea of merging the entire Luzhou into Dashang. If his father hadn't been here, this matter might have been accomplished.
You can't just watch such a solid ally being carved up by other vassal states!
Zhao Rui is now in a dilemma. He is not sure whether to fight decisively with the Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms first, or to help Lu and Zhou eliminate the trouble first, and then take advantage of the emptiness in the Four Kingdoms to harass their rear areas.
Just when he was feeling worried, there was a sudden sound of squealing next to him.
Ziyun dragged his tired body and slowly sat up. Looking at the blanket on his body and the newly changed clothes, he suddenly felt a little dazed.
She only remembered that she fainted due to lack of physical strength, but she didn't remember anything else.
"His Royal Highness King Zhao!"
This call also brought Zhao Rui back to his senses.
"Wake up! You little girl is really stubborn. You chased me for more than a hundred miles. Do you really want to stay by my side that much?"
Ziyun nodded heavily, then got off the bed and knelt down in front of Zhao Rui.
"Our Fang family has identified His Highness for a long time. Even if there is only one person left, even if we just do some chores next to His Highness King Zhao, it will be fine!"
Looking at those sincere eyes, Zhao Rui didn't know what to say.
He exhaled slightly, then pointed at the map in front of him.
"The current situation is somewhat unfavorable to me, Dashang, and the large army I can command must not stay here for a long time. Since you have learned the art of war and battle formations, then you can tell me, what should I do with the current situation in Southern Qi?"