"Your Highness, this matter needs to be discussed again. If His Majesty suddenly recovers after His Majesty returns, I am afraid that he will be blamed for returning to the Imperial City without His Majesty's permission. In addition, if His Highness Ninth Prince has been fully prepared at this time, Your Highness will be like this Returning to Beijing in a hurry, the risk is too great if His Highness Jiu turns his back and places His Highness under house arrest or uses other means to deal with His Highness." Leng Qian hesitated for a moment, and then exchanged glances with Zhao Chenghuai, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Military Region who was sitting next to him. He had always suspected that there was something wrong with His Majesty the Emperor's sudden recovery, but unfortunately, the news coming back from the capital did not provide him with any information sufficient to speculate, leaving him with no way to doubt it.
"Your Highness, what Mr. Leng said makes sense. His Majesty's life and death are unknown at the moment. His Highness the Ninth Prince is now in charge of supervising the country. There is only Ma Yuanwen's Guards Corps in the capital. Although Frey is the deputy commander, he may not even have a division. He is not as good as he is, but Ma Yuan is cunning and cunning. He is a typical fence-sitting faction. I am afraid that he will fall to His Highness Ninth Prince when he sees that he has the upper hand. Your Highness, you are afraid that it will be easier to enter the capital than to leave. Now, as long as Your Highness does not Entering the capital, even if His Highness the Ninth Prince takes control of the newly formed third and fourth legions, his strength will still be difficult to compare with ours. I don’t think His Highness may have a solid idea of what Yusuf is planning now. We can immediately In an invincible position, but His Highness has entered the capital, the initiative is in the hands of His Highness Ninth. If His Highness Ninth uses the name of supervising the country to punish His Highness for returning to the capital without approval this time, he will have everything in his hands. It's hard to tell what happened. I hope His Highness will think deeply about it." As a confidant of Situ Tai, Zhao Chenghuai has long tied his life and property to Situ Tai. One will be prosperous and one will suffer. Of course he will do such a very risky thing. He would not agree. In his opinion, as long as Situ Tai sits firmly in the north and relies on the 300,000 troops he currently has, he can be invincible no matter which side he faces. Why bother going to the capital to become the opponent? Hostage risk.
"You are wrong. You all underestimate Lao Jiu. He can squeeze me, Lao San, and Lao Qi out of the imperial capital. In fact, for such a reckless person, in his eyes, I am just one of his opponents, and I'm afraid It's not the strongest opponent in his mind. Maybe Lao Qi is the real opponent in his mind. The ministers in the capital are no less important than the army we control. Even though I can't get the support of all the ministers. , and we can’t let Lao Jiu get it, as that would be even more detrimental to us. As for the step where I really need to leave the imperial capital, I think there will be a way." At this time, Situ Tai's face was very deep, and a pair of eyes flashed in the candlelight. With a faint dark light, "I am returning to the capital to recuperate now. Even though it goes against my father's original intention, I can't help but let me return to the capital to recuperate when I am sick, right? Lao Jiu will not cling to this and do that. It will only chill the hearts of all the ministers. Lao Jiu has always been proud of his popularity. He will not make such a mistake. But they reminded me right. It is hard to say that Lao Jiu will not use other sinister means to deal with me. This I need to pay attention to something."
Seeing that the two of them were still trying to persuade, Situ Tai waved his hand impatiently and said: "I have made up my mind. No need to say more. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. Besides, this imperial capital may not be a tiger's den to me. It may not be his Lao Jiu's territory. Cheng Huai, you are so well arranged here. I think the Taiping people no longer have the ability to fight back. There is no need to worry too much. They need to guard against the Puer people in the north taking advantage of the situation. They must be careful and guard against it. If there is any abnormality, please report it to me immediately."
"What did you say?" Wu Feng, who was originally dressed in casual clothes, was very unhappy when his servant called him out of the woman's den. He finally had the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with the woman next to him. Due to their loneliness, it is rare for women to see their lover chatting with them in such a reasonable manner. Even Charlotte and Tuoji, who rarely attend such gatherings, clustered around Wu Feng, but they were This ignorant Linghu Yi was ruined. At this time, Wu Feng was even more furious after receiving this kind of blow, and his face suddenly darkened.
Seeing the gloomy-faced Ai Lang walking back without saying a word, all the women knew that something bad must have disturbed Ai Lang's good mood just now, and they all secretly resented Ai Lang who was still standing there with a look of bad luck on his face. The director of military intelligence didn't come early or late, but he came at this time to break such a rare opportunity. Seeing the women's eyes falling on him, Wufeng also knew that his mood had also affected them, but he was not in much mood to comfort the women at this time, so he could only forcefully smile and ask the women to rest early. He would come back to accompany them after he finished handling his official duties.
Before Ling Tianfang and several division commanders arrived, Wu Feng first asked Linghu Yi about the channels through which he obtained the information. If such an important piece of information did not come from an accurate and reliable source, Wu Feng really did not want to believe it, but reason told him. He, this information should be true, but he was always unhappy if he didn't ask for an explanation.
"Sir, this is information sent by a servant we placed beside Wadeya. Besang wrote his opinion into a written report and submitted it to Wadeya. He judged that we will take military action against them and requested that we take military action against them as soon as possible. Zhengdong will conduct comprehensive military mobilization, and it is recommended that all tribes, including Wadeya's direct ministry and Zhengxi and Zhengnan, be mobilized in advance to prevent Chidis and us from joining forces to attack." Linghuyi knew that this news would make his boss feel unhappy. Okay, especially in the situation just now, but no one can avoid this kind of thing, so he can only bear it bravely.
"Do you think it's possible that there are internal problems within us?" Wu Feng finally calmed down and asked, "If even the Luo Bei people know about the Red Di people joining forces with us, then the problem must be mostly within us. , Diao Su, do you have any clues during this time?"
The one-eyed man who always exuded waves of coldness shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Not yet, but I think this possibility is not very likely. We have all the Luobei people here under surveillance. Logically speaking, it is impossible for them to have access to such confidential information."
"Could it be that the Chidi people's mission exposed something last time and was discovered by the Luobi people's spies?" Wu Feng frowned and asked again. If the possibility of a traitor leaking the secrets is ruled out, then The only thing to consider is external factors.
"Sir, this is impossible. We made secret arrangements for their people to visit us and did not publicize it at all. Moreover, the military attachés who are staying now are all staying as Mott observers and have no contact with our army. People in the security department have also cooperated in advance to take various precautions, so I think this possibility is relatively small." Linghu Yi hesitated for a moment before saying.
"Oh?" Wu Feng was startled, "Then Linghu, do you mean this is Beisang's speculation?"
"Well, my subordinates think so. Firstly, the report Besan submitted to Wadeya did not mention the basis for our cooperation with the Chidi people. It only used inferential language. Secondly, the report we are currently conducting It is difficult for all kinds of preparations to be completely hidden from the eyes and ears of the Luobi people. They can judge through various channels that we are preparing for war. This cannot be concealed for long, especially for such a large military operation. Three Come on, we started asking the entire northwest to postpone and delay the shipment of food, salt, iron and other daily necessities required by the Luobi people a month ago, and as early as three months ago, our war preparation department was also hoarding supplies. , the Luobi people will definitely be alert to these situations. With Besang's experience, it is impossible for him to not think of this problem. As for the problem of the Chidi people, the Chidi people and the Luobi people have been fighting and fighting for so long. It is not normal to be able to carry out large-scale battles. Thinking of our performance, Besang will naturally have such doubts." Linghu Yi is worthy of being the head of the Intelligence Bureau, and he made this inference after a little thought.
Taking a long breath, Wu Feng sat back in the big chair behind the desk with some frustration. Although he had never thought of hiding it from the other party's eyes and ears, it was really not a good idea for the other party to notice his intention so early. It was a good sign, and the old fox Besang's sense of smell was a little too sensitive. He could actually infer that his side was connected with the Chidi people based on these circumstances. This couldn't help but make Wu Feng feel a burst of pressure.
Now how to do? Should military deployment be carried out immediately and plans started in advance, or should we continue step by step? If the plan is started in advance, not to mention that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done immediately, especially in terms of logistical support, but what should the Chidi people do? Now inform the Chidi people to change the plan. The Chidi people are afraid that they will not be able to deal with the entire Luobi people on their own without the control of the Chidi people. However, if they continue to proceed according to the plan, they will still bear too much responsibility. The risk is huge. Once the Luobei people's expedition to the east is fully mobilized, they will have more than 200,000 troops. This number plus Besang, a seasoned guy as the commander, will rely on the vast grassland to deal with them. , I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to take advantage. Besang is not comparable to a fool like Ule.
The air in the room seemed to have solidified, and only the ticking clock against the wall reminded them of the passage of time. None of them expected this situation to occur, especially when the alliance with the Chidi people was destroyed. I have noticed or guessed that this has caused Northwest to lose the opportunity to win by surprise in this war. If it continues step by step, this war will probably become a protracted tug of war. Who will win and who will lose? No one can predict what kind of results will be achieved.