After the Battle of Shaoguan, the strength of the Zhou army was greatly reduced, and they successively lost Yungui and retreated to Annam, and the territory was reduced by half.

However, condensation is the essence, and after the Zhou army withdrew from Yungui, Sun Kewang was able to gain a firm foothold in Annan.

There are two forms of political power, one that is biased towards the public and the other is biased towards the private.

The regime treats the people under its rule equally, so most of its systems are biased towards the public, and the regime is only to safeguard the interests of some people, so the regime must be biased towards selfishness.

Any selfish regime, or dictatorship or colonial regime, needs a force behind it.

In order for a selfish regime to maintain, support, and continue, it must be relied upon, otherwise it will not be able to suppress the resistance of the people of the world.

Just like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, behind him was the support of all the Manchurians, and the foreign regimes of the Mengyuan and Jin States, their rule was based on selfishness, and behind them was the support of the entire ethnic group.

For a selfish colonial regime to maintain its rule, it must have a strong support from a part of the people behind it in order for it to maintain its rule.

Every dictator also has a specific group that supports his dictatorship.

Both the Yuan and the Manchu had the support and help of a group of Mongols and Manchurians, and the Yuan and Qing regimes also deliberately supported the Mongols and Manchurians to form a community of mutual need.

This kind of regime is full of selfishness, because the system made by selfishness is also full of selfishness.

In contrast, in the successive Han regimes in China, there was no fixed force behind the emperor to support the emperor.

Relatives, eunuchs, military ministers, and imperial families can support the emperor, but they may also be transformed into forces that rebel and usurp the throne, so even the Ming Dynasty, which has strengthened its imperial power, is difficult to implement dictatorship for a long time.

The only people who support the emperor are the scholars, the scholars are educated, the scholars support the emperor out of public intentions, and the scholars are not a fixed group, so the Han regimes in the past dynasties are all public, and there is a huge difference from the Qing Yuan.

However, Sun Kewang's Zhou regime was different from the Great Wei Dynasty and the Han regime in the Central Plains in previous dynasties.

Because Sun Kewang had the support of the Han people in the entire Zhou State behind him, he formed a partial regime like the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The Han Chinese in the surrounding territory supported Sun Kewang's rule, and Sun Kewang brought them benefits.

After the defeat at Shaoguan, the rule of the Great Zhou regime in Annam and other places became very unstable, but as the Zhou army abandoned Yungui and a large number of Han Chinese poured into Annam, the Zhou regime immediately became stable.

In the past three years, Sun Kewang suppressed the domestic rebellion, re-recruited the army, conducted training, and restored the strength of the Zhou army to 200,000 troops, which already has some strength.

Originally, he had the ability to continue to expand, but the powerful Wei regime in the north overwhelmed Sun Kewang.

Although Gao Yihuan canonized Sun Kewang, Sun Kewang was still not at ease, and did not dare to transfer his troops to the south and west, but pressed on the front line of northern Vietnam to defend against the attack of the Wei army.

Sun Kewang knew very well that once he showed his flaws, Gao Yihuan would definitely attack Da Zhou without hesitation, so in the past two years, he could only watch the Donghu Kingdom, which was hit hard by him, slowly regain its strength, and watch the Dutch earn a huge fortune just by guarding Malacca.

Now that Sun Kewang has finally waited for an opportunity to move, Gao Yihuan is busy with the internal turmoil of the Wei State, and the Wei army is pinned down in the southeast, so he can finally show his revenge.

In the main hall, the civil and military ministers of the Zhou State were all relieved when they heard Sun Kewang's words, and then they talked excitedly.

At first, everyone thought that Sun Kewang was going to take the opportunity to attack Wei, but they were all startled, and when they saw that they were not attacking Wei, but Donghu, they all became excited.

When everyone was happy, Xu Yixian pondered for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, Donghu is a vassal state of Wei, and our division is unknown!" Besides, if we attack Donghu, it is tantamount to breaking with the Wei State, what if Gao Yihuan sends troops? ”

Sun Kewang frowned slightly, "What other reason do you need to fight Donghu?" ”

The Great Zhou Dynasty was originally a colonial regime, just like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, when it saw what was good, it would fight down and occupy it, and there was no need for any division to be famous, it was to grab land, people, and resources.

Emperor Sun was a roguer in his early years, and now he has established the Great Zhou State and become an emperor, and the business has become bigger, but in fact, the essence has not changed.

However, Donghu is a vassal state of Wei, and directly hitting Donghu is indeed tantamount to turning against Wei.

Even if Gao Yihuan doesn't have the time to clean him up now, when Gao Yihuan finishes dealing with family affairs, he will definitely have to find him to practice.

Xu Yixian's words also made many ministers of Zhou hesitate.

Sun Kewang was poured a basin of cold water, a little unhappy, "What does the prime minister mean?" Could I have let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? ”

Xu Yixian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this is a rare opportunity, and it really shouldn't be let go, but the minister thinks it's best to let Donghu take the initiative to provoke a war, and then we are sending troops." ”

Sun Kewang snorted coldly, full of domineering, "How can King Donghu have the courage to take the initiative to provoke me!" ”

Although Sun Kewang was beaten very badly in the Central Plains, he was a small bully in Southeast Asia, and there was no opponent.

Three years ago, if it weren't for the Wei army going south, Zhu Cihong asked him for help, and he waved his army to reinforce the Southern Ming, and he would have taken advantage of the opportunity to defeat the main force of the Donghu army in Dacheng and wiped out the Donghu country in one fell swoop.

Sun Kewang regretted every time he thought of this, if he hadn't saved Zhu Cihong as a fool, the Great Zhou Empire would have unified the Indochina Peninsula long ago.

Xu Yixian said: "Since the defeat of Dacheng, the king of Donghu has recruited troops, and he is obviously not willing to fail. Now that Donghu's strength is not as strong as that of the Great Zhou, Donghu really does not dare to take the initiative to provoke, but if His Majesty creates a chance for him to turn defeat into victory and regain lost territory, King Donghu will definitely be tempted. ”

Sun Kewang frowned and said, "How can this opportunity be created?" ”

Xu Yixian said: "The minister thinks that His Majesty should attack Malacca first, this place is not a vassal of Wei, Wei will not pay attention to this place, and the attack of the Great Zhou will not attract the attention of the Wei army." His Majesty threw his forces to the south, and Donghu must have thought that Annam was empty, and it was very likely that the king of Donghu would attack Ayutthaya again, first, to recover the lost territory, and secondly, to cut off the return route of the army into Malacca. As long as Donghu attacks Dacheng first, then His Majesty will have a reason to send troops, and Wei State is not easy to say. ”

"Malacca is rich and holds the main sea routes, and it would be good if you could get here." Sun Kewang bowed slightly, and then said: "It's just that in this way, my Great Zhou will fall into a two-front war, and Malacca is the sphere of influence of Hongmaoyi, once the war starts, can the Great Zhou win." ”

Xu Yixian said: "Your Majesty, the Malacca Khanate has only more than 10,000 native soldiers, Hongmaoyi only has more than 1,000 soldiers, and the Great Zhou has 200,000 soldiers, which is fully capable of going to war." ”