Although he hasn't got any definite clues yet, Di Xin has already smelled that a storm is coming.
I am afraid that the biggest difficulty for the Northern Xinjiang Expeditionary Force will soon arise.
Di Xin expressed his judgment, while Xizi expressed his affirmation.
"Your Highness."
Xizi said solemnly: "During the days when His Highness was unconscious, the think tank came to the same conclusion after many discussions and deductions."
Naturally, it was impossible for her to do nothing to take care of Di Xin during these three days.
Before Di Xin wakes up, she must cooperate with Ouyang Xuan and others to maintain the stability of the camp.
After organizing some words, Xizi said: "According to the speculation of the think tank, the most likely result is that the barbarians are ready to unite to jointly resist the expeditionary force's crusade."
Hearing this, Ouyang Xuan said disdainfully: "Under the leadership of His Highness, the expeditionary force is now looking at everything."
"Even those barbarian alliances are like crumbling dogs in front of the expeditionary force, and they are not worth mentioning at all."
"Don't look down on others."
Di Xin scolded and said: "You must remember that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and the expeditionary force is not invincible."
Ouyang Xuan looked upright and quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your teaching, Your Highness. I understand my mistakes despite my humble position."
He said this, but there was a trace of disdain in his eyes, and he obviously didn't take Di Xin's words to heart.
And Di Xin also saw this.
Not only Ouyang Xuan, this is also an existing problem for most soldiers of the expeditionary force.
During this expedition, after witnessing the fighting power of the Goguryeo and Uighur barbarians, the soldiers of the expeditionary force inevitably had the idea of "nothing more than this" in their minds.
Although this is also true, it further fuels the arrogance of these expeditionary soldiers.
However, although the expeditionary force now looks down on the barbarians, they were not careless during the battle, so it is not a problem for the time being.
If the expeditionary force really starts to play games with the barbarians and does not ask for peace from the barbarians, Emperor Xin himself will retreat.
The so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated.
Although the expeditionary force is now very strong, it is not truly invincible. If we blindly underestimate the enemy, we will only end up with a huge defeat in the end.
It seems that they need to be beaten!
Di Xin thought in his heart, but the most important thing now is to discuss the conspiracy of those barbarians.
After some discussion, Di Xin could roughly confirm that the reason why those barbarians were dragging their feet in disagreeing with the court's conditions was that on the one hand they still felt that the court's conditions were too harsh, and on the other hand they were planning to conduct another expedition with Di Xin before
The army fought once.
The Uighur clan has proven with facts before that it is impossible to resist the expeditionary force just relying on the strength of the clan, so naturally there are not many choices left for the barbarians.
The most likely possibility is naturally for the tribes to unite and not give the expeditionary force a chance to defeat each one.
This can be considered a two-pronged preparation.
If the expeditionary force is defeated and returns, then the right to speak will be exchanged. At that time, the choice of peace or discord will be in the hands of the barbarians.
And if the barbarians unite and become opponents of the expeditionary force, then there is no need to consider anything else. Just agree to the court's conditions and negotiate peace. This way you can preserve your own tribe.
Not surprisingly, the next step is the biggest battle the expeditionary force will face.
It is also the last battle.
Several people gathered around the map and started talking.
Di Xin rowed along Dali's territorial defense line, past the small grassland, and finally stopped on an island in the sea.
"Continuing from the small grassland is the area outside of southern Xinjiang. From here we have two routes."
He said: "One of them is to continue westward along the southern border. The other is to go south to the sea and recover the land of Ryukyu."
"If I were a barbarian, I would choose this place for the decisive battle."
Ouyang Xuan asked with admiration: "Your Highness, why is this?"
"Because there is no sea in northern Xinjiang, the expeditionary force does not have any experience in maritime operations."
Di Xin explained: "After the barbarian tribes unite, their numbers will definitely far exceed that of the expeditionary force, but even so, they should not be willing to face off against the expeditionary force on land."
"As long as it is a head-on confrontation, there must be priorities. Even if it defeats the expeditionary force, the barbarian tribes who are the main attackers will inevitably suffer heavy losses."
"Once there is no pressure from the expeditionary force, the barbarian coalition will inevitably fall apart, and there is actually no peace among the various barbarian tribes."
Ouyang Xuan suddenly said: "So, after the coalition disintegrates, the barbarian tribes that have suffered the most are likely to be wiped out and annexed by other barbarian tribes."
"There is no way these barbarian tribes would allow this to happen."
Di Xin nodded and said: "That's right. This is the shortcoming of the coalition. No one wants to be the victim."
Ouyang Xuan took the topic and continued: "Whatever, since no one wants to be the victim, and joint operations are inevitable, weakening the expeditionary force's combat power as much as possible is the first choice."
Di Xin still pointed at the sea area he selected, nodded and said: "So, a sea battle where the expeditionary force has no experience is the best choice."
"But……"
Ouyang Xuan discovered the blind spot and continued to ask: "We can also not attack Ryukyu first and attack all the way along the southern border. Wouldn't this avoid the coalition forces?"
Hearing this, Di Xin's eyes flashed with relief.
Although there are already some signs of arrogance, we can still make rational judgments. Yes, there is still hope of salvation.
He put away his divergent thoughts, shook his head and said, "No, it looks like there are two routes, but we actually only have one choice."
"That is to go to sea and conquer Ryukyu."
Ouyang Xuan continued to look puzzled, but Di Xin's eyes fell on Xizi.
Seeing this, Xizi took the initiative to take over the topic and explained: "Because southern Xinjiang is close to the sea, even if we don't go to the sea, we are actually marching along the seaside."
"The speed of ships is faster than marching on land. If the barbarian coalition discovers that the expeditionary force has changed its route, they can pursue it by ship."
"At that time, if the barbarian coalition forces harass all the way by boat, the expeditionary force will have no ships and cannot resist. If it does not want to be completely wiped out, it will have no choice but to withdraw into southern Xinjiang."
"Without the will of the imperial court, the expeditionary force's entry into territories beyond Northern Xinjiang is tantamount to rebellion."
After Xizi finished speaking, Ouyang Xuan's expression completely changed.