The chaotic world had just begun to appear, and he had already concluded that the Great Sui was destined to perish.
In the eyes of ordinary people, it was not only disrespectful to the Sui royal family, but also very shocking.
However, Cao Feng agreed with Fang Xuanling's words.
With the memories of the later generations, he knew the reason for the fall of the Great Sui. The rise of the uprising army was a sign of destruction.
"Brother Fang, why do you have such an opinion?”
Zhangsun Wuji narrowed his eyes and asked.
"The uprising army might not be strong now, but that might not be the case after some time.”
Fang Xuanling explained.
"That's right. The second expedition will be focused on external threats, giving the uprising army room to develop.”
At this moment, Li Jing continued.
"The price for this is that the uprising army will continue to grow, and it will be impossible for Great Sui to suppress it in the future.”
He continued.
"It might even cause the prestige of the royal family to weaken. Many aristocratic families will also have strange movements. At that time, the entire dynasty will be in internal strife.”
Zhangsun Wuji echoed.
Obviously, the three of them were inclined to this view.
"Not bad."
Cao Feng secretly nodded. It was precisely because Yang Guang had started the expedition that he wanted to quickly mobilize his troops.
He knew that the second expedition would take at least half a year to complete.
In half a year, they would have to return because of Yang Xuangan's rebellion. A year was undoubtedly the best time for the uprising army to develop.
Cao Feng could quickly expand his strength and not worry about the Sui army gathering their forces to deal with him.
If he missed this period of time, it would be difficult for him to have a good space for development in the future.
"What you said makes sense."
Cao Feng collected his thoughts and nodded.
"To the outside world, the first expedition consumed a lot of the Sui army's backbone strength, and there was no result to speak of.”
"Now, Tuyuhun is showing signs of restoring its country, and the Sui Dynasty has no choice but to send troops to suppress it.”
Li Jing started to talk.
"With these factors, when the uprising army rises, the Sui Dynasty will be even more powerless to suppress it.”
"Hehe, it's only a matter of time before they perish.”
Fang Xuanling followed his train of thought and shook his head with a chuckle.
"Moreover, in such a situation, many aristocratic families could stab you in the back at any time.”
Zhangsun Wuji added.
Their views were somewhat similar to the development of history.
It was precisely because of the constant internal strife and the external wars that consumed the backbone of the army.
This caused the Sui Dynasty to have no military forces to use in the later stages of the Sui Dynasty, and it was unable to shock the various aristocratic families, which accelerated the destruction of the dynasty.
That was why the seemingly powerful Great Sui Dynasty collapsed so quickly.
"According to what you have said, chaos is inevitable. Then, where can we start an army to achieve the emperor's career?”
Cao Feng threw out another question.
"This!"
The moment these words were said, the expressions of Zhangsun Wuji and the others changed slightly.
"Looks like…"
Fang Xuanling sized up Cao Feng carefully, focusing on his eyebrows.
They had known Cao Feng since they were young and had a good relationship with him.
In the past, Cao Feng had a scholarly aura and was gentle and weak. He was a relatively kind person.
It had been so many years since they last met, but they had suddenly become imposing.
His every move was filled with absolute confidence, as if he was the only one in the world.
This kind of confidence was the confidence of a superior.
And today, he had suddenly asked them to stay and even asked these questions. He already had some guesses in his heart.
"It seems that Brother Cao is thinking of something.”
Li Jing wasn't a fool. He sensed something from these words.
"Brother Cao, if you want to become an emperor, the place where you raise your army is very important.”
Fang Xuanling's eyes flickered.
"I'm willing to hear the details."
Cao Feng calmly replied.
"The Guanzhong region is a suitable place to raise an army. This place has been the land of emperors since ancient times.”
Fang Xuanling explained in a much softer voice.
"That makes sense."
Cao Feng replied.
"Of course, there are also dangerous places that can be defended.”
Fang Xuanling added.
The Guanzhong region also included Daxing City. If there was no important place to defend, then the capital of Founding Emperor wouldn't have been built here.
"Even so, in terms of fertile land, there is one place that is even more fertile than Guanzhong.”
At this moment, Li Jing spoke again.
"Looks like Brother Li has other opinions."
Hearing that, everyone looked at Li Jing.
"If we start an army in the Central Plains, we can have the benefits of Guanzhong, or even more.”
"The Central Plains is the imperial capital. While we have a huge amount of resources, we can also obtain a lot of prestige, which can allow us to rapidly expand our strength.”
Li Jing paused for a moment and said slowly.
"It's just a pity that neither the Guanzhong region nor the Central Plains region is desirable.”
Not only did Fang Xuanling shake his head, but Li Jing also smiled without saying a word.
Everyone present knew that these two places were of great significance to the Sui family.
Therefore, the Sui army had placed a large number of troops in these places, and it would be difficult for them to move an inch.
Especially the Central Plains. Since ancient times, this place had been a battleground for military strategists.
"In that case, we can take a look at Jing Prefecture.”
Zhangsun Wuji suggested.
Then, he took out a map from his sleeve and quickly unfolded it on the table.
"The Jing State is one of the wealthiest regions, and it's also a major transportation route. It can be said that it extends in all directions.”
Zhangsun Wuji pointed at the map and introduced.
"Occupying the main road has a certain terrain. You can attack or retreat at any time.”
Fang Xuanling, whose mouth was dry from his words, took a sip of tea.
"Actually, other than Jingzhou, Ba Shu is also a suitable place to raise an army.”
"The roads here are rugged and easy to defend, but hard to attack.”
As he spoke, Li Jing pointed at the Ba Shu area.
"However, Ba Shu is also heavily guarded by the Sui army, so it is not suitable for early development.”
Fang Xuanling waved his hand. The truly advantageous places were basically guarded by the Sui army.
Although there were many benefits to starting an army in these places, it was completely detrimental to the initial development.
Only after he became stronger could he set his sights on these places.
"Look, Xuzhou is also a good choice. If we advance here, we can quickly attack the Central Plains, and if we retreat, we can attack Jiangnan.”
Fang Xuanling immediately pointed to Xu Prefecture on the map.
"Not bad."
Li Jing agreed. Putting aside the heavily guarded areas, these areas were indeed suitable for development.
"Everyone, what do you think of starting from here?”
Cao Feng was scanning the map when he suddenly stopped at a spot. He did not intend to adopt their suggestion because there was something more suitable for them.
The places they mentioned were all good choices. They had displayed their talents and were indeed useful people.
"Windfall County?"
Li Jing glanced at it casually and blurted out instantly.
Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji were stunned. Compared to the place they had mentioned, this place didn't seem to have any advantage.
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