In Jiangchuan Fucheng, the capital of Sanjiang County of the Empire, the military and political envoy's residence is heavily guarded. In a spacious meeting hall, all the important figures in the military and political circles of Sanjiang County are gathered. Of course, the one sitting there is Lin Guoxiong, the head of the Lin family, the military and administrative envoy. To his left Next in order are his brother Lin Guowei, the commander of the First Army of Sanjiang, his daughter Lin Yuexin, Lin Jiufang, the guardian of Jiangchuan Prefecture, Wuzhi, the guardian of Qindu Prefecture, Keke, the guardian of Huayang Prefecture, and the treasurer of Sanjiang Military and Government Jiedushi Mansion. On the right are his eldest son Lin Yunfei, commander of the Second Sanjiang Army Corps, his second son Lin Yunxiang, Anshun Prefecture City Warden Lin Dezhi, Yushan Prefecture City Warden Zhao Yuancheng, and Sanjiang Military and Political Envoy's Internal Affairs Department Director Yin Xiangying. The huge formation showed the importance of this meeting. Everyone present looked very serious. It can be seen that the topics to be discussed will also be very important -
This meeting was chaired by Lin Guowei, Lin Guoxiong's younger brother, and mainly discussed the changes in the current situation and the direction of the Lin family's actions in the future. "Everyone, the Second Young Master has just described the changes in the situation in the past few days. Especially after the empire suffered a disastrous defeat in the Western Expedition, it unexpectedly won a victory in the defense battle in Qingyang Mansion. Not only did it repel the Luobei people, It also consolidated its rule in Qingyang Mansion. Does this have any impact on our westward expansion plan? How big an impact will it have? Should our plan make some changes accordingly? I hope everyone can put forward their own opinions for Jiedushi. For your reference." Lin Guowei is different from his brother in that he is short, but very capable, especially with unique views on military matters -
"I wonder how the negotiations with the Lang family are going?" The person who asked the question was Lin Dezhi, the city guard of Anshun Prefecture. He was a relatively typical government official and relatively timid. In fact, he was not related to the Lin family, but Their surname is Lin, and outsiders think that he and the Lin family are members of the same family, but he is very loyal to the Lin family. He has always opposed the Lin family's plan to advance westward, because once the Lin family's army moves westward, his Anshun mansion will be most likely to be attacked by both the Imperial Army and the Tiannan Lang family, and Anshun mansion is closely related to Qindu and Hua. The terrain of the two mansions in Yang is also very different. It is a flat river and is also the food base of Sanjiang County. It is easy to attack and difficult to defend. If the war breaks out, regardless of victory or defeat, the development and construction over the years will be in vain. Although the Lin family is also stationed in Sanjiang The three divisions of the First Army were heavily guarded, but he was still worried. Even Lin Guoxiong could not convince him. It was not until he was told about the negotiations with the Lang family that he felt slightly relieved -
"There has been some progress on this, but the Lang family's negotiator has never given a clear answer. He just asked us to exercise restraint. He is probably waiting for Lang Yongquan's final decision." Lin Yunxiang's tone was hesitant -
"Yue Xin, do you have any opinions on the westward expansion plan made last time?" Lin Guowei stared at the third lady, known as the "Jade Fox". He had always admired his niece and thought that In some aspects, he even surpassed her eldest brother Lin Guoxiong, and was infinitely better than her two brothers -
Seeing that her second uncle was pointing at her, Lin Yuexin brushed her hair with her fingers. This small gesture was seen by several men present, and a sentence came to her heart almost at the same time. She is naturally beautiful, and I see You Lian—
"I think our plan to expand westward may have to be postponed for now." A gentle sentence, but it seemed to hit the hearts of everyone present -
"What? What did you say? Third sister, we have worked so hard, spent so much energy, done so much work, and taken so many risks. Only now are we basically ready. Why should we postpone it?" The first one to jump up was Lin Yunfei, his face He blushed so hard that he seized the opportunity and finally obtained the position of commander of the Second Army. He wanted to make some great achievements in the westward campaign and silence the mouths of those who were dissatisfied with him, but he didn't expect to do so. Failure, of course, is unacceptable—
"Yes, this opportunity must not be missed. It will never come again. If you miss this opportunity, when the empire recovers its strength, it will be difficult to find such opportunities in the future." Lin Yunxiang also agreed with Brother Nai's opinion -
"Can you ask the third lady to tell me the reason?" Kereko, the city guard of Huayang Prefecture, was a military commander and a confidant of Lin Guoxiong. He had always supported the westward advance, but he had always been very interested in Lin Yuexin's resourcefulness. He admired it, so he also wanted to know why the implementation of the westward expansion plan was suspended. In his opinion, the plan was quite perfect. Even if the negotiation with the Lang family failed, he had also arranged a chess piece as a backup, which could completely achieve the goal. Expected goal—
"Yue Xin, tell me what you think. Everyone wants to hear your opinion. When you say you want to postpone your plan, you have to give a convincing reason." Lin Guoxiong also spoke. He originally wanted to postpone the plan. I still tend to continue to implement the westward expansion plan. After all, this opportunity is too rare. The strength of the Empire's Western Military District has been greatly reduced. The troops in the Northern Military District have been overwhelmed by the war situation in the Principality of Jerok and the war on the northern border. Even the city guard regiment defending the capital has been reduced to only one guard. Division, as for the Guards Corps, they will never be transferred outside the capital and can be ignored. Although the Southern Military District of the Empire to the east has two more legions of land forces, in order to guard against the Empire's number one enemy in the south, the Macchi Khanate, the Empire would rather remove the city guard corps defending the capital than dare to use any of the soldiers of the Southern Military District at will. Death, one can imagine his wariness towards the Machi Khanate. As for the Lang family in the southeast, it would be good if they could get along well, but if they didn't get along well, they would have already prepared a "big gift" for him, which would be enough for him to "enjoy" for a while. There is only one regular army stationed in the independent division of the Western Military District in the five dignified Kansai County, and the others are just local police forces with extremely poor combat effectiveness. I am absolutely sure that I can wipe out the entire Kansai County within two months without any other unexpected circumstances. I am already in my fifties. If I don't seize the opportunity, I may really have no chance. But I, who was usually very confident, lost my confidence due to my daughter's words of respite, and I couldn't figure out what went wrong -
Seeing that her father had also spoken, Lin Yuexin calmly stated her reasons: "I have two reasons, but only one of them is enough to make us think twice before we act." -
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, and they were obviously eager to find out what his two reasons were, she continued, "Because the empire won the battle to defend Qingyang, in fact, in the northwest region, Luo After the threat of the humble people was completely eliminated, at least in a short period of time, the elite troops of the three divisions of the Taixuan Palace were freed up to attack Kamandi who was stationed in Jiama City of the Jeroke Principality and attempted to move south. The ** force poses a certain threat. Everyone knows that the three security divisions of Taixuan Mansion are nominally local security divisions, but their combat effectiveness and commander's ability are obvious to all. I believe the Kaman people are also very aware of this. , if you want to go south, you have to consider your own retreat. In addition, winter will soon enter. The winter in the north does not go south to us, which has many constraints on the war. I estimate that the Kaman people will soon adopt a shrinking defense. This policy will greatly reduce the pressure on the Jerok people and the empire. The two divisions of the Imperial City Guard Corps are already making battle preparations and will probably leave soon. They were originally prepared to deal with the Luobei people, but now they have nothing to do. Now that we have come out, and with the Western Military Region having a multi-legion Imperial regular army to worry about, I think everyone knows how confident we are of our westward march." Just one reason made almost everyone here stop the westward march. Almost everyone is asking themselves why they didn't consider this just now. They already knew this, but it seems that there is not much connection. Lin Yuexin's comprehensive analysis can overthrow the plan that everyone feels confident about. —
"The second reason, I don't know if you have noticed, but the major newspapers in the empire the day before yesterday published the news that the deputy foreign minister of the empire, Vipan, visited the Macchi Khanate and was given a grand welcome." Seeing that everyone here except his father wrinkled There was a look of confusion on every eyebrow, and Lin Yuexin couldn't help but sigh softly. Although these people have no problem with loyalty, in terms of talent, they lack the ability to see the overall situation, let alone He said he had taken good countermeasures—
Seeing everyone's confused looks, Lin Yuexin had to explain patiently: "The empire and the Macchi Khanate have always been at odds, but during this sensitive period, Weipan actually sent Vipan on a visit and was warmly welcomed. This must be the fault of the Macchi Khanate. The Khanate took the initiative to invite, which intentionally or unintentionally sent us a message that the empire and the Macchi Khanate may be doing some kind of deal. If the two sides reach any compromise, the consequences can be imagined. Twenty-two of the Empire’s Southern Military Region An army of tens of thousands is not a vegetarian." What he said made everyone here, including Lin Guoxiong, tremble with fear. The basis for the westward advance plan was to rule out the possibility of the intervention of the army from the southern military region of the empire. If it is true as Lin Yuexin said In that case, the current situation in Sanjiang County is very dangerous, and there is no way to talk about any plan to advance westward -
"But the Macchi Khanate has always been very hostile to the Empire, and their Great Khan Bixili wanted to advance into the Central Plains. How could he suddenly agree to reconcile with the Empire?" Seeing that everyone was shocked by his sister's words, Lin Yunfei was a little unconvinced -
"Everything is changing, not to mention that there are only permanent interests between countries, and there are no permanent enemies and friends. What kind of person is Lei Juetian next to Bi Xili, how can he not understand this truth?" Lin Yuexin replied with a heavy heart —
"Then Miss Third, isn't our current situation very dangerous?" Lin Dezhi's head was already sweating -
"Uncle Lin, there is no need to be overly nervous. This is just my personal inference. The exact situation remains to be confirmed. What's more, the gap between the two countries cannot be completely eliminated in a day or two, and the empire will not be so relieved as to completely trust Ma However, it is certain that there will be some changes in the relationship between the two countries, but this is enough to arouse our high vigilance." Lin Yuexin comforted the nervous Lin Dezhi and said -
"So Yue Xin, how do you think we should deal with it now?" Lin Guoxiong also sighed. It seems that this painstakingly prepared westward plan has only been aborted.
"I think the top priority now is to strengthen combat readiness. In particular, the Second Army should intensify training and strive to catch up with the combat effectiveness of the First Army as soon as possible. The Second Guard Division in each prefecture must also be quickly reorganized without delay. The future situation Things are ever-changing. If you want to have more opportunities, you have to have stronger strength. In addition, I feel that Li Wufeng, the commander who became famous in the battle to defend Qingyang in the Empire, is not an idle person. I hope he is just like this in the military. Excellent, otherwise, the northwest of the empire is completely blank right now. Maybe this guy will become an inestimable figure. Our intelligence agency will probably have to step up the collection of this guy's situation, otherwise we will not know the details of the other party when we need to deal with him one day in the future. We were very passive." Lin Yuexin relied on her woman's intuition to sense Wufeng's threat to the Lin family.