Hu Yanqiu's words made Cui Wenxiu fall into deep thought, and the uncertain expression on his face made it impossible to guess what he was thinking about. However, after Hu Yanqiu said these words, he seemed much calmer and unhurried. He picked up the black tea that was served and took a big sip, waiting leisurely and contentedly for the other party to make a decision.
"Brother Huyan, it sounds like you don't agree with our westward march to India this time?" Cui Wenxiu frowned slightly and asked calmly.
"No, I'm afraid Brother Cui has misunderstood. Huyanqiu is definitely not against the invasion of India. As Brother Cui pointed out in his letter to his younger brother, India has always been the focus of Mr. Li's business in the West. Once the war breaks out in the East, It's over. Mr. Li's military front will soon be directed to the west. This is only a matter of a few years. If everything goes well, I estimate that the war in the east will have a result within three years. The current development trend of the situation in India is beyond beyond the scope of our control, we must constrain it within the scope that we can control and accept. The destruction of Hyderabad and their allies is not in the interest of our northwest, and this is certainly unacceptable to Mr. Li, so we must You have to intervene." Hu Yanqiu shook his head and categorically denied the other party's suspicion.
"However, we need to see the military strength of the Tik people and the various changes that have taken place in India. The Tik people's 400,000-strong army divided into two groups to advance northward, attacking cities and plundering territory along the way. They encountered no setbacks and were in full momentum. Inde'an One characteristic of the Anren army is that they are good at fighting against the wind. If they gain the upper hand, they will be powerful and unstoppable. If they are defeated, their combat effectiveness and fighting spirit will drop rapidly. But now they are gaining momentum. We We cannot underestimate each other. There is another important factor that I believe you have seen, that is, there have been continuous uprisings of slaves and poor people in the areas controlled by Hyderabad and their allies, and they are getting worse. It is said that there are as many as dozens of rebel armies. There are so many, and several forces have become entangled and repeatedly defeated the Wang** team that went to suppress them. Whether these forces will collude with the Tik people is probably worthy of our attention."
"So my idea is that Brother Cui can first inform Mr. Li about the situation in India and the actual military strength in our mid-continent theater, and seek Mr. Li's support. I personally think that we may be able to defeat the Tik people with the power in our hands. The Northern Expedition plan, but it is very likely that we will fall into the quagmire of the Indian battlefield and let our troops confront the Tik people. Moreover, the foundation of Hyderabadi rule has been shaken. If we want to maintain their rule, we must fight in India. With a considerable number of troops stationed and the current deployment of troops in our central mainland theater, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve this."
"If we can report to Mr. Li and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Secretariat in Qingyang in advance, we can avoid the suspicion of taking our power, and we can also ask Mr. Li and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to give us a certain amount of military assistance. In this way, If we have sufficient troops, we can deal with the Tik people with ease. If we don't do it, we will have a big fight with the Tik people." Hu Yanqiu's eloquent words ended at this point. It can be regarded as heartfelt.
Cui Wenxiu felt a little emotional. He was indeed the commander of the Western Region Allied Forces selected by Mr. Li. Not only was he very accurate in predicting the situation and analyzing the situation between ourselves and the enemy, but the most rare thing was that he had plans for himself. He expressed it euphemistically. Although he He is the commander-in-chief of the Central Continent War Zone, but Mr. Li has not authorized himself to use troops outside the war zone without authorization, and it is such a large-scale use of troops. Although Mr. Li may not have any ideas, others will Do you think you are suspected of having exclusive power? Especially the Military Advocate General!
Thinking of this, Cui Wenxiu was even more moved by Hu Yanqiu's kindness. Although he had made arrangements in advance, he was still very pleased with the other party's kindness. At the same time, I also gained a deeper understanding of this person's comprehensive abilities. It is really extraordinary that a foreigner can occupy a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a commander of a small Western Region Allied Forces. No wonder Liang Chongxin also admired him. , I heard that even Mr. Li met him alone several times, which shows his status in Mr. Li's heart, and this person must be Mr. Li's absolute confidant in the Western Regions.
At this time, Cui Wenxiu showed a satisfied smile on his face, stood up and laughed loudly: "Brother Huyan really agrees with me. That's right. If you don't want to play, we won't play. If you want to play, let's play with the Tik people once." It’s quite interesting. Since the Tik people are so interested, when have we, the Northwest Army, been afraid of people coming? How can we not accompany them to have a good time, and it will not be in vain for our reputation in the Central Continent.”
"Brother Cui, what do you mean-?" Hu Yanqiu was surprised and happy.
"Hehe, to be honest with Brother Huyan, when we set off from Bo Yueji, we had already sent snow pigeons to fly to Mr. Li, and reported the situation here to Mr. Li in detail, and asked Mr. Li to send reinforcements as soon as possible to reinforce us. Considering that For such an urgent action, I guess it will be difficult for the Joint Chiefs of Staff to make a decision for the time being, so I only sent a report to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As long as Mr. Li makes a decision, the matter will be settled. I have the intelligence department monitoring it at any time. As soon as there is an east side The urgent report will be reported immediately, and Mr. Li's reply is expected to arrive in the next two days." Cui Wenxiu continued with a smile, "I believe Mr. Li will agree with our idea."
Unable to suppress his excitement, Hu Yanqiu stood up and rubbed his hands before saying sheepishly: "It seems that Brother Cui has thought of this a long time ago, but I was overly worried."
Holding the other party's hand with a sincere expression, Cui Wenxiu shook his head and said: "Brother Hu Yan is so kind to Cui. I am deeply pleased. If you say this again, you will not regard Cui as a brother. Let's go to the combat staff room. I want Jiang Han." I'm afraid these two guys, Shi Nei, have been impatient for a long time."
When Cui Wenxiu and Hu Yanqiu walked into the combat staff room with arms crossed, the staff room was busy. Maps of various scales had been hung on the surrounding walls, and a huge sand table had been placed in the center of the war room. Probably due to time reasons, the shape on the sand table looks a bit rough, but various miniature buildings, mountains, rivers and rivers are placed on it without missing a beat. A beautiful staff officer is preparing various documents in an orderly manner, and the other two are Various small flags marking the numbers of different troops were placed according to the map, and the situation of all parties was slowly revealed in front of everyone.
After a while of greetings, Hu Yanqiu and Jiang Hanshenei followed Cui Wenxiu to the panoramic map of the Indian Kingdom at the top of the room. The large-scale map occupied the entire wall, and the different shades of color indicated the different levels of terrain. , and several dotted lines divide the entire Indian Kingdom, indicating where each department of the kingdom belongs.
When viewed from the side, the beautiful face of the female secretary transformed into an arc, with a towering nose. She held a baton with her slender fingers and pointed on the map. Her slightly magnetic voice sounded so pleasant: "This is the seal." A schematic diagram of the entire territory of the Kingdom of De'an. The entire north side originally belonged to the Hyderabad, the largest tribe in the Kingdom of India, and their allies, the Solians and the Mish, while the west side was occupied by the Yakuans. Please see that this area belongs to the Yakuans. The territory of the Ku'an people, this is the Pula Plateau, the boundary of Sanguan territory, has always been known as the 'Gunpowder Seed Land', and this time the incident also happened here. The large area to the south is the territory of the Tik people, while the small area to the east is the territory of the Pula Plateau. The territory of the Zhe people. These are the Gauti tribe, the Yello tribe, and the Lanyin tribe. Their power is smaller and similar to that of the Pancha people. They are affiliated with the Yakuans and Tike people respectively. There are also some small tribes. Being in a border area, it can be ignored for the time being.”
"My lords, please see, the two arrows represent the two northern expedition armies of Tik. The east and west armies each have more than 200,000 people. The east road starts from the Pula Plateau, and the west road starts from Toledo Ferry in the middle of the Senge Plain. Cross the river and advance. Intelligence shows that the Tik people have deployed a reserve force of about 100,000 people on the southern border. According to the latest battle report we have obtained, the Tik people's western front army has captured Panhati, the capital of Saichin Province, and The entire Saichin Province is now being steadily pushed forward, and the Tike army on the eastern front is faster. In the past few days, they have occupied the important fortress of Keshhar Province, Jami Fortress, which is the gateway to the northeast. The throat of the most important province, Bengal Province, and then they occupied the entire Kashgar Province, including the capital Burundi. According to the latest news, they launched an attack on Tangi Province three days ago. , the people of Hyderabad have no power to resist, and it is estimated that it will fall within two or three days."
The elegant female secretary introduced the Indian war situation without any emotion, and her clear and melodious voice attracted everyone's attention in the room to the map.
"According to the intelligence we have, the Hyderabadis have suffered consecutive defeats on the Western Front. Their elite force, the First Guards of the Kingdom, has been defeated north of the Pula Plateau, with a total loss of more than 120,000 people, and was subsequently defeated in Saichin. The southern part of the province suffered another disastrous defeat. A total of 150,000 people from the Kingdom's Second Guards Army and the Sorian Mish Division were defeated, and only about 30,000 people were able to escape. In these two battles, the Tiksi Front Army suffered less than five losses. Thousands of people. Tik's army on the eastern front did not encounter much resistance. It only wiped out more than 30,000 local troops in Hyderabad when they captured the Jami Fortress. The army deployed by the Hyderabadis in the east was mainly concentrated on the defense line of Bengal Province. To prevent the Tik people from attacking the Bengal Province, the number is about 100,000. This is the current situation on the battlefield."
After the introduction, the female secretary immediately stood behind the four people, leaving only the four people staring at the map in front of them in a daze.