Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Lin Yi didn't care that Fang Xiao wanted him to read the information about himself first, but directly picked up the information about Cui Dongxu and Li Xi.

After unfolding the information, Lin Yi took a quick look, and then a smile appeared on his face.

As mentioned before, in order to ensure that Goryeo was in Daxia's hands, he planted three forces in the Goryeo area.

One is Cui Dongxu, the other is Zheng Zaixu, and the last one is Li Xi.

Cui Dongxu is capable, especially when the empire regained Goryeo, he had already demonstrated this ability.

But at the same time, he is also ambitious.

Therefore, in Lin Yi's plan, he needs Cui Dongxu to stir up the situation in Goryeo.

And Li Xi is the chess piece he prepared for Cui Dongxu in advance.

Once Cui Dongxu and Li Xi come together, it will definitely put huge pressure on Zheng Zaixu.

And what about Zheng Zaixu? After the Battle of Goryeo, Lin Yi supported Zheng Zaixu as the chief assistant of Goryeo and took over the power of Goryeo.

Cui Dongxu took over the military power of Goryeo.

Although Lin Yi did not deliberately deprive Zheng Zaixu of military power, he only had one or two divisions in his hands, which was no match for Cui Dongxu.

Whether it is in terms of personal ability or the number of troops.

Therefore, once they have a conflict, Goryeo will inevitably fall into war again.

In order to clear his name, Cui Dongxu will definitely rope in Lee Hee, the nominal king of Goryeo.

In this case, Zheng Zaixu is at a disadvantage in terms of personal ability, military strength, and righteousness, and he cannot last long.

At this time, Lin Yi can send people to contact Zheng Zaixu, and it is possible to bring the entire Goryeo into the empire's territory.

That's right, Lin Yi never thought about establishing any vassal state in Goryeo. What he wanted was to include the entire Goryeo within the empire's territory.

However, if Daxia forcibly annexes Goryeo into its territory, it will definitely cause a backlash from the Goryeo people.

At the same time, it will also greatly damage the empire's international image.

Therefore, it is best to go to the Koryo people and ask for it to be incorporated into the empire.

And if you want to achieve this effect, you must let Goryeo itself stir up chaos. When they are fighting fiercely and the Goryeo people are living in dire straits, then the Goryeo people themselves can propose it, so that it will be more legitimate.

As for the candidate who proposed this proposal, Lin Yi chose Zheng Zaixu.

Now, the first step is about to be achieved, and Korea will soon fall into civil strife. This is good news for Lin Yi.

The rest is for Da Xia to watch the show from the sidelines, and give Zheng Zaixu some support, letting their own people beat their own people.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi slowly said to Fang Xiao: "According to the previous plan, let Zheng Zaixu control the northern part of Goryeo as much as possible. In this way, we can better support him."

"Yes." Fang Xiao nodded, indicating that he understood.

After arranging things for Goryeo, Lin Yi picked up the information about Sakura Country.

This information is about the recent developments in Sakura Country.

It has been almost a year since the ceasefire with Sakura Country last August.

During this year, Sakura was not idle.

The first is that Sakura has integrated 8 divisions. A total of nearly 23 people.

Most of the weapons of these divisions are produced by Sakura Kingdom itself.

However, there is a fun thing, that is, these divisions, from the First Division to the Tenth Division, directly skip the numbers of the Fourth and Eighth Divisions.

Lin Yi knew why Sakura Country skipped these two numbers. Isn't it just because the two divisions had surrendered to Tokugawa Yoshiki and were directly removed from the ranks by that old boy from Meiji?

This made Lin Yi sigh. He would never see the famous Osaka Fourth Division in later generations again.

However, history still has its inertia after all.

The main recruitment area for the newly formed Tenth Division is in Osaka.

This made Lin Yi wonder whether he could call himself "The [-]th Merchant Division" in the future.

Of course, these are all jokes.

The intelligence here mainly says that after Meiji rebuilt eight divisions, they began to think about recovering Kyushu Island.

Since Daxia signed a contract with the Sakura Country, they publicly respected the sovereignty of the Sakura Country and did not recognize the Tokugawa Shogunate. However, privately, everyone knew that Daxia was behind the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Daxia wants to fight a proxy war within the Sakura Kingdom.

Although Meiji was unwilling, he had to bite the bullet.

However, Meiji also knew that this battle would be very difficult, but no matter what happened to Sakura Country, Daxia would not directly participate in the war.

If Sakura Country wants to take back Kyushu Island and rise again, it must prove its worth.

Only in this way will other Western countries give support to Sakura Country. Otherwise, Sakura Country, an island country with a small country and few people, will have to live in the shadow of Daxia for the rest of its life.

Therefore, after regaining a certain strength, he was impatient and asked Seiichi Terauchi to mobilize the army to conquer Tokugawa Keki.

And Tokugawa Qingxi also understands his situation. If he cannot prove himself, then Daxia will abandon him.

At the same time, he also felt that Meiji's current reputation must have dropped to the lowest point in history, and this was also a good opportunity for him to defeat Meiji and unify the Sakura Islands.

Therefore, Tokugawa Keki also mobilized six divisions and rushed to Kitakyushu, preparing to defend first.

On April 4, the 20th year of Yanqing in the Daxia Empire, eight divisions controlled by Meiji launched an artillery bombardment at Shimonoseki Port against the shogunate army controlled by Tokugawa Keki.

The Sakura Civil War, known historically as the Second Shogunate War, began.

Meiji's First Division, under the cover of friendly artillery fire, launched a forced landing on Kyushu Island.

As the defensive side, Tokugawa Keiki had a geographical advantage and caused the First Division to lose at least [-] men, forcing the First Division to retreat.

Early the next morning, the only four Meiji warships arrived on the battlefield and launched a bombardment against Kitakyushu City.

For a time, the Tokugawa army suffered heavy losses and had to abandon its coastal positions and retreat its defense line by ten kilometers.

Under the cover of the battleship, the First Division once again launched a landing operation against Kitakyushu.

This time Meiji's government troops finally set foot on Kyushu Island.

Then, the remaining seven divisions also landed on Kyushu Island and spread out in all directions.

At this time, Tokugawa Qingxi sent electricity to Daxia, hoping that Daxia would provide battleship cover and drive Meiji's battleships away from Kitakyushu.

Only after the battleships left could Tokugawa Keiki launch a counterattack against Meiji's government forces.

When Lin Yi saw this, he raised his head and looked at Fang Xiao.

"If you refuse Tokugawa's celebration, tell him that the empire has ceased war with Meiji and it is not appropriate to take the initiative to fight Meiji now."

"So, he needs to find a way to defeat Meiji's army on land. The empire can provide him with some supplies."

"However, Tokugawa needs to spend his own money to purchase these supplies. The empire can be responsible for door-to-door delivery."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Fang Xiao nodded vigorously to Lin Yi.