Situ Yushuang naturally didn't understand Ma Yuanwang's difficulties. As the number one leader of this legion, Ma Yuanwang had an accurate understanding of the true strength of his legion. Originally, this army was greatly affected by the fact that it rarely participated in actual combat. Although he tried his best to improve this weakness, he could not make up for this fatal flaw, especially during the period when he faded away from the leadership of the Guards Corps. , the condition of the Imperial Guards was deteriorating. Except for Huangfu Tiancheng's Second Division, the combat effectiveness of the remaining four divisions among the five divisions was greatly affected to varying degrees. The division-level officers were busy observing the situation and choosing their allies all day long, and had no time to interfere with the management of the division troops. Now that he has taken over again, he has improved military discipline and style, but the rebellion of the second division has also brought trouble to the entire Guards. This caused a considerable blow to the morale, and the Second Division suddenly stood on the opposite side of the Guards, and might even become a face-to-face, life-or-death opponent in the westward battle of the Guards.
Ma Yuanwang really wanted to refuse the Western Expedition to Jinzhong, but he knew that neither Situ Yushuang nor Situ Tai would agree with his idea. Now the northern war situation has entered a critical stage, and the northern allied forces and the middle line city guards They all started to launch an offensive. Situ Yushuang took great pains to meet all his financial needs. He made it clear that he wanted the imperial guards to join this battle. What was in front of him was to seize Jinzhong by himself and complete the joint attack with the city guards on the river. Shuo's goal is to completely destroy Xijiang's rule in the Central Plains, but will this battle be that simple
Li Wufeng's Tiger Wing Army was stationed in Jinzhong, and Jinzhong has always been the gateway to the imperial capital with complete city defense facilities. Now Huangfu Tiancheng's second division has also joined the queue stationed in Jinzhong. If he wants to keep these four divisions in his hands The regiment went to Jinzhong head-on, but Ma Yuanwang was not sure at all. Although Situ Yushuang also proposed to include the 8th and 9th legions in his Western Expedition sequence, those two legions seemed to have never experienced a decent war since the founding of the army. Such armies were just clay statues in Ma Yuanxiang's mind. , shattered with one blow and worthless.
Infinite troubles troubled Ma Yuanwen. It even made him regret sometimes whether he should escape and live in seclusion and no longer get involved in this muddy water. Since his beloved concubine Ai'er has returned to freedom, why should he struggle here anymore? But now I'm afraid he can only take it one step at a time. If it really doesn't work out, Ma Yuanqiang can only make up his mind to try his best to give Jinzhong a try. As for whether he succeeds or not, he can't control it. It can be regarded as an explanation for Her Royal Highness the Thirteenth Princess’s hard work.
The second half of 699 was probably the most difficult period in Wu Feng's life. Internal and external troubles seemed to come to him in the wind and rain. Although he had made the idea of ensuring absolute victory in the peninsula war first, it should be said that Wu Feng valued it more. It was a choice for his own development direction in the future, but the ugly start and finish of the Machikhan people still made Wufeng's decision to throw the Second Army into the peninsula war situation. This decision was questioned and criticized by the so-called staff elites in the Staff Department of the Military Affairs Administration.
It should be said that the free and active atmosphere of the Staff Department of the Military Affairs Administration is mainly due to the habit brought by Wu Feng, who encourages his subordinates to boldly express their opinions without guilt. The Staff Department has completely followed the original style of the Northwest Army. These Most of them are staff officers from the Imperial Military Academy and Northwest Military Academy. Some are officers who entered the academy after military experience and were selected to join the staff department after graduation, while others were directly admitted to the military academy and then entered the staff department after graduation. These people all have a typical characteristic, that is, they are pretentious. They are wild and uninhibited. Except for being able to maintain a slightly restrained attitude in front of the two Directors of Military Affairs, no matter who they are, they have to show their differences. They can handle any military issue. The argument was red and the ears were red, and each other refused to give in. This kind of culture also gave Wang Jin, the director of the General Staff Department, a headache.
The decision to send the Second Army Corps directly to the war on the peninsula was unanimously questioned by the elites in the Staff Department of the Military Affairs Administration, even though this decision was personally made by His Royal Highness the King of Qin, whom they most admired. There is no way to change it, but they still hope to analyze it from an academic perspective and examine whether this decision meets the needs of the current situation in Western Xinjiang.
In their opinion, although the situation in the peninsula is also very tense, the Fourth and Sixth Corps should have the strength to support this battle. If it is not possible, they can recruit some Gaoyue soldiers on the spot to delay the situation. The second legion should invest in the imperial capital. With the help of the Tiger Wing Army still stationed in the imperial capital and taking advantage of the west gate of the imperial capital, they can directly capture the imperial capital and wipe out all the forces of the Situ Dynasty in the imperial capital. As long as they can occupy the imperial capital. Not only is it possible to win the surrender or neutrality of the city guards who are currently threatening Longquan, but it can even force the Puer and Dodon people to withdraw from the war. After all, once the imperial capital of the Tanghe nation, which represents the entire Tanghe Empire, falls into the hands of His Highness King Qin, the fact is to a large extent announced the change of ownership of the empire. This impact and influence may have unexpected effects on both internal and external countries. Under the circumstances at that time, the Second Legion or adding another Ranger Regiment could completely solve Situ Tai's division and the Guards Regiment.
When this academic discussion sent by the Chief of Staff was presented to Wu Feng, Wu Feng was immediately attracted by the novel and bold ideas in this discussion.
An Qier did not return to the imperial capital after Wu Feng returned to Western Xinjiang. After all, the separation from the Situ family was already clear. It was hard to say whether there would be some crazy guy in the Situ family who would take risks. It was reasonable to stay in Western Xinjiang. , the center of Western Xinjiang has gradually been transferred from Qingyang to Hanzhong. Although Qingyang is still nominally the seat of the Metropolitan Protectorate, because recent affairs in Western Xinjiang have been more focused on ensuring the smooth development of military operations, Therefore, the Western Xinjiang Government Affairs Office, the Foreign Affairs Office, and the Legal Affairs Office had to move their offices to Hanzhong along with Wu Feng, which allowed Hanzhong to truly function as the political center of Xijiang.
Although the battle for the candidate of the head wife was put on hold as Western Xinjiang faced severe military challenges, this did not really play a role in solving the problem, especially among those government officials within Western Xinjiang who did not feel the impact of military operations. And the gentry and the common people, when paying attention to the performance of the Western Xinjiang Army on various fronts, their attention has not been taken away from this issue. Almost every day, there is always one or two articles in the "Northwestern Star" News and comments about the selection of His Royal Highness the Queen of Qin have become one of the most concerning issues for the people of Western Xinjiang after dinner.
The issue of Angel's ancestry seems to have been hyped up by interested people. Due to Li Wufeng's current strength, many people in Western Xinjiang have actually regarded him as his first concubine candidate. Whether he has foreign ancestry has also become a matter of debate. Focus, in the dynasties and empires established by the Tang people in the past dynasties, there were countless foreign women among the emperors’ concubines, but none of them became the first person in the harem, and it was even more unacceptable for a prince with foreign blood to become the emperor of the empire. In other The Tanghe people, who are able to treat foreigners as equals in many aspects, seem to have particularly stubborn feelings on this point. A blond, blue-eyed or brown-haired and blue-eyed prince becomes the new master of the imperial dynasty. For millions of Tanghe people, it is An unacceptable reality, so no emperor in the past dynasties tried to challenge this sentiment of the Tanghe people.
Of course, today's mainland has never had such frequent exchanges between various races as before. Although the pure Tang people in the Tanghe Empire still occupy the absolute mainstream, this trend of thought has gradually faded, except for some extremely conservative Tang nobles and gentry. , the vast majority of the Tang people no longer care about this, although deep down in their hearts they would rather have a pure Tang woman become the candidate for the imperial dynasty's mother-in-law.
It was this kind of sentiment that was instigated by thoughtful people and soon caused various fluctuations in Western Xinjiang. Opposition to An Qi'er becoming the first concubine of King Qin, and possibly even the empire in the future, rose again. This quickly aroused Wu Feng's height. Pay attention, this kind of turmoil that seems to be just a dispute over the candidates for their own harem does not seem to be that simple when analyzed carefully. There is also the vague support and promotion of various power groups behind them.
Angel seemed to be thrust into the spotlight all of a sudden, and the issue of her bloodline became the focus of the issue. However, almost all the people from the empire's outer territories unexpectedly unanimously supported Angel this time, including Tengger, Northern Luzon and the Peninsula. Representatives of gentry, industry and commerce from all over the country expressed their opinions through various means. As expected, Situ Yutang received the support of the Tang gentry from various counties in the empire, including Northwest County, and Lin Yuexin also She gained a certain degree of support in the Sanjiang, Tiannan and Kansai regions, and a tripartite trend was formed again. As for Shi Yawei, who was once popular in the early stage, she has become a strange unstable factor. Many people are paying attention to her belly. There is a hidden sentence Subtext, if she is pregnant with a dragon child, then she may become the biggest destroyer of this tripartite power and even become the final winner. After all, His Highness the King of Qin already has enough candidates for the harem, and His Highness the King of Qin seems to be too He is unruly and has no heirs for so many years. This strange sign makes the people of Western Xinjiang a little worried about whether His Highness the King of Qin may have few heirs. That male heir is really important. Of course, if it is a dragon girl, That is not enough to pose a threat to the already formed tripartite power.