"Xikang Prefecture is located on the northwest edge of Guanxi County. It has a weak economy, flat terrain, and a small city that is easy to attack and difficult to defend. At this time, the Taiping Army also considered these problems when abandoning Xikang. Abandoning Xikang can not only shrink its strength, but also serve as a distraction. The result of a fight between tigers. Now that Bashan in the south is in the hands of the Lang family, their intelligence system will still get this information, and they will also hold the idea of going north to devour Xikang. In this way, they can not only occupy a territory that produces good horses, but also It is a big temptation for them who are extremely short of horses. Once they control Xikang, not only can their power extend north along the Hengduan Mountains, but they can also look after each other with Bashan to form a semi-arc encirclement of Hanzhong. In this way, Come, whether it is bargaining with the empire or the Taiping people, they have more sufficient capital. If we also want to take over here, it will most likely cause conflict with our Yelang family."
"After the Lang family annexed Burma, their power has grown significantly. Their ambitions have been nourished by the fertile and prosperous Burma. I'm afraid their expectations for themselves have become much higher. Now that they control Bashan, they will never give up on Xikang. This piece of meat that is half fat but not thin is just tasteless to us, but it is high-quality fat to them. Once there is a conflict between us and the Lang family, it will only be in vain to benefit the Lin family and the Taiping Army. The subordinates think it is not worth it. "In full view of everyone, Jin Zecheng looked calm and composed, with a calm expression on his slightly fair face. He analyzed his opinions in an orderly manner. It could be seen that he was quite confident in his own opinions.
Xikang produces horses? Wu Feng's heart moved slightly. Before he had time to ask, someone below had already questioned Jin Zecheng's opinion: "Brother Jin, your opinion is worthy of discussion. Although the Tiannan Lang family has annexed Burma, and Burma is rich in products, the region It is vast. However, the population there is sparsely populated and the productivity is extremely low. Now Tiannan has begun to launch a campaign to develop Burma. You said that it will take time for Tiannan to significantly improve Tiannan’s strength by annexing Burma. In addition, Tiannan is now Apart from those stationed in this county, Burma and Bashan, how much force can the two legions use to attack Xikang? If they want to compete with us in the northwest, then they are overestimating their capabilities, right?"
The person who raised the question was Long Zizi, the commander of the Fifth Division of the Northwest Army. When Yinchuan was recovered, it was he who led the Fifth Division into Yinchuan City first. It was his recommendation that allowed Jin Zecheng to escape arrest and escape. Becoming a senior general in the northwest, although the two people have not been in contact for a long time, their relationship has become quite close after this incident. Although Long Ziyi's words were tactful, his attitude was very clear, and he obviously did not agree with the other party's views.
Seeing that it was his close friend who refuted him, Jin Zecheng smiled slightly and said: "Brother Long's words have a certain truth, but Brother Long seems to have ignored that the current situation and situation of the Lang family are no longer the same as those a few years ago. It has been two years since the Lang family's second legion was established. It has experienced wars going north and south. Although these battles were fought with the Tiannan first legion as the main force, Zecheng understood that Lang Yongquan intended to train the second legion's combat effectiveness. , almost every war, they try to have the Second Army mixed with the First Army to participate in the war. It seems that the first and second divisions of their Second Army are the two divisions of the original First Army. Lang Yongquan deliberately let them The designations were exchanged to balance the combat effectiveness of the two legions. From this point of view, Lang Yongquan spent some thought on strengthening the combat effectiveness of his army."
"Secondly, it used to be the Lin family in the east that contained the Lang family's main combat power. But now the situation has changed. The Lin family entered Lujiang. They directly faced pressure from both the empire and the Taiping Religion, so they had to station themselves in Lujiang. The Lin family had to station heavy troops in Northern Ronnesia, and Canten in Northern Ronnesia had been captured by the Machi Khans in a surprise attack, which directly threatened the Lin family's control in Northern Ronnesia. The Lin family had to station heavy troops in Northern Ronnesia. In this way, the Lin family The troops currently stationed in Sanjiang County do not pose any threat to the Lang family at all. The Lang family can be said to be at the best time in history. The south of Burma belongs to some small country city-states adjacent to the southern passage. The Lang family has no plans to attack them. , they have to secretly worship gods and pray to Buddha for thanks, and to the west is the barrier of the Great Hengduan Mountains, to the north is Xikang Mansion, and what can greatly increase the Lang family's combat power now is to replenish a large number of horses, and Xikang is precisely for the empire. Do you think they can take the risk if they are one of the top horse-producing houses in China?"
Speaking of this, Jin Zecheng smiled again and added: "Although we don't know the combat power of the Lang family, but since it has been able to compete with the Lin family, which has always been a serious thorn in the empire for ten or twenty years, it must not be too weak, right? What's more, with the victories in Burma and Bashan, Zecheng is thinking that it will increase their self-confidence to some extent. Maybe they think they have the ability to fight us, or they think that by showing a tough attitude, we Wouldn’t you be willing to break up with them for Xikang?”
What they said was reasonable and well-founded, and the generals who listened carefully to the argument between the two nodded secretly.