With an unfinished look on his face, Bixili was sitting in the main seat and couldn't help but carefully read the battle report sent from the front line again. In fact, he had read this battle report several times a few days ago, but the victory was The joy was so intoxicating that he wanted to experience this atmosphere a few more times.
Lei Juetian, who was sitting aside, also showed a rare expression of satisfaction on his face, "The two generals completed this operation very beautifully, and our losses were relatively small. The Great Khan's hand in burying Mantenis II was also very good. Wonderful, at least on the surface it can restore some morality to our military operations. Now the situation in Ankun City and the Kingdom of Jemelo has been basically stable, and the two generals have also enforced the discipline of the army quite well, and there has been no disturbance to the people. This is very beneficial to us. I think the Great Khan will wait for a while before he can declare these two places as our territory and create a new state."
"Eh? Juetian, isn't there still the Yue Jing Kingdom? Now we can just take advantage of the victory and return to destroy the Yue Jing Kingdom in one fell swoop. Anyway, the situation between the two countries has stabilized. This was also your original plan." Bi Xili said Hearing what Lei Juetian said, it seemed that he wanted to give up the war, and he was somewhat unwilling to do so. "The women of Yue Jing Kingdom have white, tender and smooth skin, and a gentle and gentle personality. They are comparable to the women of Jiangnan in the Tang He Empire. I have been looking forward to it for a long time." .”
"The Kingdom of Yuejing is already in the bag, it's no matter how late it is." Lei Juetian shook his head confidently, and his face became serious, "But now the Milanese are already preparing for war, and they are also in frequent contact with the Tanghe Empire. I think To join forces to deal with us, this situation must also be taken seriously.”
"The damn Milan dogs are here to hold us back again. One day I will trample them under my feet." Bixili gritted his teeth and cursed, "But we still have 200,000 troops in the country, so we should be able to cope with the enemy's invasion. ?”
"The provocation of the Milan people is nothing. What I am worried about is the reaction of the Tanghe people. Their more than 200,000 troops in the southern military region were originally used to deal with us. According to the current situation, although they have mobilized for war, I guess they still have many concerns before they actually send troops, so I don’t think it’s necessary to anger the Tanghe people for the time being. I carefully studied the wording of the ultimatum sent by the Tanghe people. They just asked us to stop military operations immediately and called on us to start from Withdraw troops from the occupied territory. These two sentences are very artistic. The Tanghe people also know that we will definitely not withdraw from the occupied territory, and they are not sure whether we have other goals, so their ultimatum is that we must stop new action, but as for the withdrawal of troops, it is a call, and the tone is much softer."
After thinking for a while, Lei Juecai continued: "We can pretend to attack Yue Jing and at the same time negotiate with the Tanghe people immediately. Their diplomatic mission is coming soon. In this way, we can avoid Take the risk of being enemies with both the Tanghe and Milan people. Without the support of the Tanghe people, the Milan people are just a piece of cake. If they dare to come, no matter how hard they come, I believe they don’t have the guts."
"Pretending to attack the Yue Jing Kingdom is probably to increase the bargaining chips. Juetian, you are really scheming." Bi Xili chuckled evilly, "It seems that my dream of becoming a Yue Jing woman will have to wait for a while longer. "
"Yue Jing Kingdom must be obtained. Its geographical location is too important, and its food output is not small. If we capture it, we can overlook the southern passage of the Eastern Continent's land route, and even the southern coastal countries, and the distance The seaport we dream of is not very far away, but the current situation does not allow it. However, as long as we use the two pieces of land obtained in this war to accelerate economic development and further enhance our economic and military strength, we will capture Vietnam and Beijing by then. The country is in trouble." Lei Juetian's mind has already flown thousands of miles away, imagining the prospects of the powerful Macchi Khanate, "As for women, they are nothing, as long as the Great Khan sends a letter, in this situation, I’m afraid the Yue Jing people will not be able to ask for anything the Great Khan asks for, so they will obediently deliver it immediately, as much as they want.”
"No rush, no rush, I was just joking, don't take it seriously." Bi Xili laughed loudly, "However, we have to tell Mingzhong to order the army to be on alert, just in case. In addition, order Ya Ninghe Pu Tiancheng must strengthen the publicity and education of military discipline, maintain the previous results, and ask them to understand this issue from a strategic perspective. There must be no incidents that damage the image of the military. This is a major event related to whether we can gain a foothold in the local area. "Bixili and Lei Juetian have the same deep understanding of this issue.
Lei Juetian admired his Khan for never being vague on important matters, and nodded in agreement, "My subordinates will go make arrangements immediately."
Just as our army was gearing up to prepare for a war, disturbing news came from the intelligence department. The rebels in Guidebonan Prefecture seemed to have heard something, and they invariably shrank their defense lines and concentrated their troops. What is even more worrying is that the rebels from various departments have begun to unite. This gives me a big headache. .
It turned out that my plan was to take advantage of the fact that the rebel armies were not affiliated with each other and had no contact with each other, and planned to concentrate their superior forces to defeat them one by one. Only then did Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu each lead a battle group to march into Guide and Bonan respectively. But now the situation has changed dramatically, which requires commanders to flexibly grasp the situation according to the actual situation and no longer stick to the plan made before the war. Although I have considerable confidence in the two of them, after all, they are conducting such a large-scale military operation alone. Once the rebel army gathers, it will far exceed our army in number. I hope that the two of them can assess the situation and based on Making a correct judgment on the changes in the battlefield situation, I breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of the study, looked at the dark night sky, and wished silently.
Watching the army nervously setting up camp and preparing to start camping, there was a busy scene everywhere with people shouting and horses neighing. The soldiers were busy erecting the horse stakes and starting to dig simple trenches. The commander's flag of the camp was facing them. The strong northwest wind was blowing loudly, and smoke from cooking kitchens had even begun to float in some camps.
"Lao Ka, we have penetrated more than two hundred miles into Guide, but the situation seems to have changed. So far, our reconnaissance troops have not found any rebels." Cui Wenxiu's forehead Locked up, obviously worried about the current situation.
"Yes, according to the intelligence before our departure, there should be about 30,000 rebels operating in this area. Among them, the rebels entangled with the 'Eternal Life Society' have nearly 30,000 people. Now they have disappeared into thin air. More than 30,000 People, this is not a small number. Has the enemy already noticed our intentions and escaped from our encirclement?" There was also a trace of worry on Kamapov's dark face.
The two divisions of Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov set out separately from Qingyang territory five days ago, encircling one from the south and one from the north to enter Guide territory, hoping to jointly annihilate the "Chang Sheng Hui" in the west of Guide. The rebel army. But it had been five days since they entered Guide territory, and except for Chidi Qianli after the war, almost no rebels had been found. The reconnaissance team worked hard and learned through the local people in hiding that as early as a week before the counter-rebellion troops arrived, the rebels who had been operating in this area disappeared and seemed to have moved to the northeast.
The northeast direction should be the sphere of influence of the horse thieves, mainly the Iron Cavalry Association. Could it be that the two sides want to unite? But the rebellion has been launched for so long, and there is no news that the two sides have united. Why did the other side slip away in advance just as they were preparing to take action? My own reconnaissance troops have been searching for two days, covering the entire western region of Guide. The terrain in this area is flat, there are no large forests and mountains, and there is no place for tens of thousands of people to hide. This shows that the rebels are indeed It no longer exists in the west of Guide, so the information about the northern part of Guide should be accurate. This also shows that the possibility of the two sides joining forces is very high. There has been no news from the insiders of our own side and the Snow Mountain Sect in the past few days. I wonder if something went wrong or was delayed by something
While Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov were patrolling the camp, they were also silently sorting out the messy problems in their minds. Unless someone is secretly manipulating it, intending to unite several parties to fight against the suppression of one's own army. But how does the enemy control the movements of its own army? Who can unite several rebel armies who don't agree with each other
While thinking about it, I was secretly shocked. The person who can control these parties must be someone who can convince these parties, and the person who can convince these parties must be someone with considerable strength. Only in this way can these parties obey their arrangements with peace of mind, otherwise once the matter is exposed, It can also be invincible.
But who is the manipulator behind this? Cui Wenxiu fell into hard thinking.
Before leaving, Mr. Li had confessed to himself that he would be away from home, and he would not be exempted from your orders. He could readjust the plan according to the changes in the actual situation on the battlefield, but now the enemy was nowhere to be seen, and the two armies had converged. The reconnaissance cavalry was out in all directions, and the entire western part of Guide Mansion had been reconnoitred, but no attack target could be found. This was really unexpected.
If other forces intervene, the situation in Northwest County will become even more complicated and confusing. The black hands hidden behind it will really choose the opportunity. Kaman people? The Heathrow? Or Sun Yuanliang? Or are two or even all three of these three colluding to support the rebels? If this is the case, the situation is very bad.
Faced with this sudden change, Cui Wenxiu was very confused, but he did not hesitate. That night, he and Kamapov discussed and made a decision to change the original plan of jointly annihilating the rebels, and first entered Guidefu City, and then Fucheng was used as a stronghold, and the troops were divided into two groups. They adopted a step-by-step policy, concentrated superior forces, and gradually cleared the east, north, and south of Guide, and immediately reported changes in the situation to Qingyang.
In comparison, the counter-insurgency operations in Bonang Province in the south went much more smoothly. Although the rebel army also showed signs of shrinking its defense, it moved much more slowly, and it seemed that the forces of several parties were far less united than the returned rebel army. Although several parties had retreated, they had not concentrated, and when we sent troops inside, they were not concentrated. The internal response still maintains contact with our army, and it is our army that has a firm grasp of the enemy's dynamics.
On November 5, Liang Chongxin and Mulig led an army of 50,000 people to advance rapidly and arrived at Xiangshanji, an important town in the southwest of Bonan Prefecture. Here they captured part of the western rebel army, and about 30,000 rebel troops gathered nearby. People formed a confrontation, while another rebel army rushed here at night, intending to reinforce the rebel army here.
"Old Mu, tell me what you think." The dancing flame on the tallow candle in the big tent was blown a little by the cold wind that came in from the gaps in the tent from time to time, and the reflection of the two strong figures in the tent was also a little blurry. .