They came here in excitement and returned in disappointment. Although Merington was saved, the crucial Lulong Mansion was lost. Even Partridge Pass was almost lost. If Shenei and Yueshan hadn't been fully prepared and responded quickly, their own things would have been lost. The way in is really completely blocked. Wu Feng led the troops southward along the southwest border glumly, and arrived at the junction of Guide and Lulong two days later. Mi Feng led the remnants of the Lulong First Guard Division and the Second Guard Division, already waiting here.
After reading the intelligence information in silence, Wu Feng chewed for a while before raising his head and asking: "Master Mi, isn't there any sign of the sudden rebellion of the Second Guard Division? The Second Guard Division's Who is the deputy division commander? How did he get to this position? What is the interior department doing? Gu Liangchen, how did you do it? "
The first few sentences he said to Mi Niu were quite polite, but when he asked about Gu Liangchen in the last sentence, Wu Feng's tone had become stern.
Beads of sweat as big as peas emerged from Gu Liangchen's forehead. Although his face was extremely pale, Gu Liangchen still did not reply a word.
"Sir, please don't blame Master Gu. All responsibility lies with Mi Feng. Mi Feng is willing to bear all responsibilities." Mi Feng stood up with a heavy face, cupped his fists and saluted.
He frowned in displeasure, and Wu Feng paused for a moment before saying, "Mr. Mi, let's not talk about who should be held responsible. Since Gu Liangchen is the Director of Administration and the Director of Internal Affairs, he is like a division-level officer. He should be responsible for the appointment review, so isn’t it his responsibility to make such a major mistake?”
"Sir, you may not understand some of the situation. The Second Guard Division is actually adapted from the original reserve force. You may know that the division commander was sent by the First Guard Division, but because the First Guard Division The number of officers is also insufficient. In addition, this guy has performed extremely well in the reserve service and is very popular among the soldiers. Even Mi Feng was deceived and deceived, so he tried his best to assure Mr. Gu of his recommendation during the routine review. All of this It's all Mi Feng's fault and has nothing to do with Mr. Gu." Mi Feng seemed particularly calm at this point. He didn't want others to take the blame for him, so he took the initiative to explain the ins and outs of the matter clearly.
"Mr. Mi, are you saying that the rebellion of the Second Guard Division was purely accidental and that you didn't even have any information in advance?" Wu Feng seemed to be in disbelief. If such a large-scale rebellion could happen if the Ministry of Internal Affairs didn't even know a little bit about it? The intelligence has not learned about it either. This can only indicate the negligence of the internal affairs department and cannot explain anything else.
"Sir, to be honest, this is indeed a bit unexpected, but I don't want to shirk our responsibility. Mi Feng was originally the head of the security force and was not familiar with other management aspects of Lulong. How did Master Gu first arrive? The situation is even more unclear. It turned out that all the intelligence information of the Lulong Internal Affairs Department was carried by the former Director of the Interior, who was a rebel group of the Taiping Religion. It was destroyed in a fire. Now it seems that they had a premeditated plan. Many of the reservists seemed Regarding the backbone of the Taiping Religion who were hiding, we did make some mistakes on this point. The enemy's troops pressed down on the border to deliberately create tension, forcing us to send the Second Guard Division to the front line. This gave them an opportunity to take advantage of them. Collusion led to—" Mi Feng, who was full of shame, could no longer say anything at this point.
After listening to Mi Feng's introduction, Wu Feng shook his head and said: "This cannot be a reason for the oversight of the internal affairs department. The short time you took office is just an objective reason. Gu Liangchen, I specially arranged for you to assist Mr. Mi in Lulong. This in itself tells Your Taiping Religion in Lulong has penetrated very hard. Although on the surface the Taiping Army was expelled from the city by us, on the inside they have been preaching in Beiyuan County for more than ten years and have such a deep foundation. How could they be willing to quit so easily? Don't you say that Gu Liangchen didn't Responsibility?"
"Sir, Gu Liangchen knows that he has a heavy responsibility, please punish him." Gu Liangchen, who had been silent for a long time, finally apologized.
"Well, Lulong is an area directly under the imperial jurisdiction. Although you were originally a northwest official, you are no longer under my jurisdiction. I have no right to intervene in such matters of accountability. The imperial supervisory department will handle it in the future. . I just want to remind you that although Lulong is lost now, we must do everything possible to get it back. Before taking action, I hope you can reflect on it and find out the Taiping Sect's weaknesses in Lulong, so as to provide us with the next step. Get ready to take back Lulong." Wufeng also knew that it would be unfair to attribute all the responsibility to Gu Liangchen, but he deliberately arranged for him to go to Lulong but ended up like this. He was really unhappy and didn't want to sound the alarm. I'm afraid this guy still doesn't know himself correctly, which will be more beneficial to his future maturity.
After the two left, Wu Feng stayed alone in the tent and pondered silently, where should he go now? The defense at Partridge Pass must be strengthened. The Taiping Sect people suffered a big loss there, so they will definitely be wary. The situation they are facing now is that they are surrounded by enemies on three sides. If the enemy launches a second attack, the situation will definitely be different. , you have to be careful.
Staying still is not an option here. Once the fighter opportunity is lost, it may not be possible to get it back even if it costs several times more. Since Lu Long has been lost, he doesn't need to worry too much about it, but what should he do next
Some confused eyes wandered over the map on the desk. Once the Motte people's western invasion was over, the threat from the Heathrow people to the northwest would resume, and the defense of Yinchuan Prefecture in the north would be under tremendous pressure. Although Jin Zecheng is quite independent, he has limited troops. Once he faces the attack of the two coalition forces of Si Luo and Sun Yuanhui, he is not sure whether he can withstand the attack without the support of the reserve team.
Among the countries in the Western Regions, Loulan has always been a scourge, especially once it falls into the arms of the Luobei people, it will become a nail in one's side and can cut one's territory into two pieces at any time. If the Gaochang people continue If it gets involved, Qingyang's danger will also be greatly increased, but the possibility of this is still relatively small now, especially the people in Gaochang who have both sides of the head and the rat, and will not easily invest in either side, but this is always a threat, and he is the least able. What I endure is this feeling of thorns in my back, but the conditions are not mature now, so I can only grit my teeth and endure it.
Bejia people, Kuqa people, Wusun people, Wu Feng silently talked about the countries in the Western Regions, except for Wusun and Bejia, which can be ignored for the time being, the Kuqa people's current performance seems to be a bit wavering. The intelligence from Jinning showed that the domestic situation in Kuqa has changed a lot compared to some time ago. It seems that the nobles in their country no longer have much enthusiasm for the alliance with the Western Regions. The completion of Zijin Pass and Bejia a few days ago The defeat of the coalition forces of the two countries in Loulan and the current situation of the Bejia Kingdom have deeply stimulated them. The pro-Northwest faction has rapidly risen. The forces of the original neutral faction have all joined the pro-Northwest camp, while the pro-Luobi faction and those who support the establishment of the The Western Region Military Alliance faction is declining day by day, and the domestic situation in Kuqa is developing in favor of its own side.
It seems that we have to seize the opportunity to make more efforts. It is best to find one or two powerful nobles in their country as their spokespersons to promote the goodwill between Kuqa and Northwest, and completely reverse the situation in Kuqa. own side. As long as they can firmly control the three countries of Wusun, Bejia and Kuqa, it will be difficult for the Luobi people to cause any trouble even if they want to.
Silently sorting out the changes in the situation around his territory, Wu Feng showed no joy at all. Although the current situation in Jerok has stabilized, Wu Feng knows that this opportunity was given to him only by the rebellion of the Baiyin barbarians in the north of the Kaman people. However, the Baiin barbarians will definitely not be the opponent of Kaman's regular army. Defeat is a matter of time. Once the Kamans resolve their worries, Merrington and even his own Taixuan Palace will be under a huge threat. This is always an unsolvable knot, and it is an irreconcilable contradiction. The Kaman people want to go south, and their own goal is to expand eastward. Sooner or later, the focus of the two sides will meet together, but if you want to Now no one has the strength to completely eliminate the idea of the Kaman people going south, and I am even worse.
So can we find a way to hold back the other party's hands and feet from within? Wufeng's thoughts slowly turned to the Kamans, the most dangerous enemy at the moment. If he wanted to hold back the Kamans, he could either start with the opposition of Prime Minister Gomez, who was the vanguard of the invasion from the south-central direction, or start with the Pax in the north. Because the barbarians were attacking, or using both methods, Gomez was unable to move southward. Gomez has monopolized power in the Kaman Empire, so he will definitely have many political opponents. Compared to their emperor, he is less willing to see one person dominate. If there are conflicts, he can provoke them and intensify them. If there are no conflicts, he might as well create some , which may have unexpected effects. Let's see if we can make a fuss about the relationship between the three northern countries. Being of the same race and clan does not mean that there are no differences. As long as there are differences, there are areas that can be exploited. Let Su Qin worry about all this.
Taking a long breath, Wu Feng stood up and slowly walked around the tent. It’s been a long time since I’ve been alone and thought about things quietly. I also lacked thorough consideration of many issues in the early stage, especially the response to accidents and failures. It seems that I am still a little arrogant and underestimate the enemy. His thoughts were causing trouble, and a wry smile appeared at the corner of Wu Feng's mouth. Not to mention the generals under his command, even his own subconscious mind does not seem to have the word "failure". If things go smoothly, it seems to have become a fixed mindset. He always thinks that he should be able to catch everything and succeed. Hehe, this can be regarded as a profound lesson. .
The road to hegemony in the Central Plains is so long. As soon as he took the first step, he received a blow in the head. The only bridgehead that can be used as a bridgehead is Partridge Pass, but there is Longdong Fucheng guarding it in front. If he wants to advance eastward, , first we have to move this big rock. This matter is the choke point connecting the Taiping Army and the Taiping Religion’s home base in the north. How can the Taiping Army not pay attention to it? Even the empire's army was defeated in front of them. If I want to get through here, can I do it? And once it is opened, the empire's orders can reach the northwest. Will it impose constraints on actions that are already used to freedom
This series of problems are entangled in Wu Feng's good life, lingering, and one mistake will turn into eternal regret. His own negligence has made the situation of the eastward movement so complicated and confusing. Thinking of this, Wu Feng is also very upset.