Pu Tiancheng, whose face was gray and gray, sat tensed on the table. In the past six months, he felt as if he had experienced all kinds of hardships that he had not experienced in many years, including the disadvantages of the domestic war, the difficulties of logistical support, and the instability of the morale of the army. All of this has never been encountered in the past few years. Why it broke out all of a sudden in just six months has made Pu Tiancheng think about it for a long time, but he has never been able to find a satisfactory answer.
It seems reasonable to attribute the conclusion to the rise of the Tang Dynasty, but there is something wrong with it. Although the Tang Dynasty is rising, why did Machi Khan not develop further? He saw Anjie, Yuejing, and Ronisia falling into the Khanate. In the hands of the people, food went from needing to be imported to self-sufficient and then to being more than enough for export. The massive development of mines made the metallurgical industry of the Khanate jump into a stage of great development. The start of the canal project allowed people to see that a huge Macchi Khanate was about to appeared on the southern horizon, but all this turned into a flower in the moon mirror with the emergence of the Tang Empire.
How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch? ! This is probably the only reason. The rising Machi Khan met the Tang Empire, which was rising faster and more powerful. This is probably the only reason. Pu Tiancheng was also sad sometimes. If the Khanate's position could In the Central Continent or the Western Continent, you may have already achieved some hegemony, but you have to be adjacent to the Tang Empire after the Phoenix Nirvana. Isn't this fate destined by God
The atmosphere in the quiet room seemed very dull. Both Bixili and Lei Juetian, the two dominant figures in the khanate, had gloomy faces. Bixili lowered his head rarely, as if thinking about something, and Lei Juetian, the khanate, had a gloomy look on his face. The soul figure's face is somewhat uncertain. It's just that the worry between his brows means that his state of mind is closely related to the current situation. The other operator present was naturally Mingzhong, another giant in the military. The depressing atmosphere made everyone feel worse. Yaning was already buried in the national cemetery on the outskirts of Samlin City, the capital of the Macchi Khanate. , this is the highest treatment after death for noble officials except the royal family. But this seems too bitter for a senior general who committed suicide.
The loss of Yaning was an irreparable loss for Bi Xili and Lei Juetian, but the ensuing deterioration of the diplomatic environment made Bi Xili and Lei Juetian feel depressed and short of breath, and Machi Khan's living space was drastically reduced. The compression has endangered the survival of the Khanate. Although the Three Kingdoms Alliance's offensive in the east has stopped, there is reason to believe that once the wait for the Tang Dynasty is over and the offensive resumes, the Three Kingdoms Alliance will also pounce on it like jackals and tear them apart. Biting the body of the Khanate, even the Nanyang Alliance, a close ally in the past, is now deploying troops in the border area, euphemistically called to prevent the Khanate from invading. God knows at this time, do they want to add insult to injury or have other plans
"Great Khan. What are your plans? I'm afraid that if we continue like this, the situation will only get worse. The Tang Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms Alliance and the Nanyang Alliance have now built a huge encirclement to trap us. Our The strategic reserve is decreasing sharply. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be no need for the Tang Dynasty to attack us, and we ourselves will have to raise our hands and surrender." Mingzhong couldn't stand this gloomy and depressing atmosphere, and licked the dry ground Lips. He drank the tea placed on the desk in one gulp. The slightly hot tea made his throat burn, but he couldn't care less now. The pent-up fire in his heart was always scorching his heart. Watching the situation collapse step by step, seeing the accumulation over the years being consumed bit by bit, how could he endure this situation
Bi Xili raised his head and glanced at Mingzhong and Pu Tiancheng, but still did not say anything. Everyone knew the situation in front of him. He was sitting on nothing. The Nanyang Alliance's blockade suddenly pushed Machi Khan into a desperate situation. This was Machi Khan's most reliable ally. The largest supplier of strategic materials suddenly turned against him. This drastic change was indeed something neither Bi Xili nor Lei Juetian expected. The bitch is ruthless and the actor is unjust. These damn Nanyang Alliance people turned their backs faster than anyone else. Their shamelessness can be said to be at its peak.
Without this channel to replenish strategic supplies, Machihan, as a large landlocked country, suddenly fell into an isolated and helpless situation. At this time, Bixili and Lei Juecai realized that perhaps they had made some mistakes in the national strategic decision-making and relied on others. It is not fundamental at all. At critical times, you can only rely on yourself to be reliable. If you had not set your strategy on Ankun, Jemelo and Yuejing, but instead focused on these small countries and cities in the south and the Nanyang Alliance, in ten years In this situation, the Nanyang Alliance may have been brought into the hands of the Khanate long ago, and even the peninsula may have been involved. With a vast coastline as a support, there are still worries that their supply lines will be cut off, and the rich output of the Nanyang Alliance is fully sufficient to support all the expansion needs of the Khanate. But now the Khanate has to face such a harsh and ruthless reality. .
It's just that in this world, there has never been regret for selling medicine. Now is no longer the time to regret the mistakes in the original decision. How to face the unprecedentedly severe reality is the most important thing.
"Juetian, is there still no news from the Nanyang Alliance?" Bi Xili took a long breath and his voice was low.
"Your Majesty, there is news, but there is no satisfactory response. The Nanyang Alliance is now frightened by the military intimidation of the Tang Dynasty. Now the Tang Dynasty throws out an olive branch casually, and they all regard it as a precious stone. The Tang Dynasty allows them to Troops were stationed in the border areas for precaution, and their parliament immediately approved this proposal with a unanimous vote. Now it is unrealistic to expect them to resume material supplies to us. Even if we can get through the work of several parliamentarians, it is impossible to turn the overall situation around." Lei Juetian has completely given up hope in this regard. In his opinion, it seems unlikely that the Nanyang Alliance will sacrifice itself for the survival of the Machikhan people. It is impossible for anyone to do so.
"Then we just have to give it all a go?" Bi Xili raised his gaze and looked at his subordinates. It was his hard work that made Ma Qihan as strong as he is today. Regardless of this,
What will happen to Maci Khan after this battle? Bixili is full of gratitude to this Tang man. Without him, Maci Khan may have become the prey of the Tang Dynasty and Milan.
"Your Majesty, it seems impossible for any miracle to happen if we keep waiting. Unless Li Wufeng suddenly dies at this time. He has no heirs yet. Maybe the Tang Empire may fall apart. But it is too difficult to assassinate Li Wufeng now, even if Even if he wants to die, it will not be easy for him. There are too many interest groups tied to him, and the tightness of the defense around him is enough to dispel any illusions in this regard." Lei Juetian shook his head, it's not that he didn't think of a way in this regard, But now Li Wufeng is in his prime and in strong health. Although he has no children yet, he already has several daughters. It seems that it will be a matter of time before he gives birth to male children. Anyone who wants to get close to him must go through countless or... Under overt or covert inspections, no one with the slightest suspicion would get close to him. The chance of letting an assassin sneak in to carry out the assassination was zero. And now Li Wufeng did not visit foreign countries at all, and even had very few opportunities to leave the imperial capital, so it was too slim to make any plans in this regard.
"So the only way we can go is to take risks. Instead of being trapped alive by the Tang people like this, we should fight hard. Even if we die, we must die heroically and deservedly!" Pu Tiancheng said coldly. In this sentence, "We still have hundreds of thousands of troops. The reason why the Tang people are unwilling to take the initiative to attack now is because they want to avoid our cavalry force. But as far as I know, the Tang people have invented a method that uses ore to burn and explode to generate power." As a thrust weapon, it can fire metal projectiles. The range of this weapon is far longer than that of a crossbow, and it can penetrate any leather armor or even iron armor. It can cause considerable damage to cavalry. It is said that the Kaman people suffered a big loss in this regard. This further led to the defeat of the Kaman people. It is estimated that the Tang army does not have a large number of equipment for this weapon, and it has not been equipped to every army. However, with the strong production capacity of the Tang Dynasty, I think this situation will not continue. It will take a long time, and then our cavalry with strong backing may suffer a devastating blow. Instead of that, it is better for us to take advantage of our morale still, put aside everything and have a real war, and the winner and the loser will be defeated. Give it a try!"
Pu Tiancheng's words ignited the fire in the hearts of the three people in the room. Lei Juetian could even see the unyielding and unwillingness burning in the eyes of Dahan and Mingzhong. Who wants to wait like this? Who wants to grovel before the enemy? Who wants to fall silently like this? Even if they are defeated, they must also be defeated gloriously, so that the Tang army can see the bravery of Machi Khan's army.
But thinking about the Tang Dynasty's strategy of waiting for the enemy, Lei Juetian felt a chill in his heart. This damn Liang Chongxin was so vicious. After occupying Yue Jing, he actually stopped launching an offensive against Anjie and left Anjie in the province. The long-prepared army of Machi Khan is like a boxer with a clenched fist but can never wait for his opponent to take the stage. Liang Chongxin has long given up on the false reputation of being invincible. He just wants to win at the minimum cost. To win, he only needs to remain on the defensive like this and quietly wait for the collapse of the Machi Khan people, or else he can just sit back and wait for the Machi Khan army to attack the enemy in turn. A magical situation.