Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 38: Wind and Cloud

Just as Kamapov and Sang Sheng were comforted by the fact that they had recruited a powerful supporter, Cui Wenxiu, who was in the north of Guide, also fell into deep doubts.

"Division Commander, we have interrogated all the captives. Almost all of them are small characters who don't know any valuable information at all, but one of the small leaders has reflected some valuable information." Seeing his division commander sitting in front of the case and staring at the map above, he never raised his head, as if a statue was placed there.

Slowly raising her eyes, Cui Wenxiu was still full of doubts, "What's going on?"

"He reflected that more than half a month ago when he led his brothers to carry out security missions, he saw many strangers coming in and out frequently and making contact with the leaders of their rebellious army, but his status was too low to know how to contact them. I don’t know where these people come from or who they are. But he reflected that these people look like people in the imperial government.”

Nodding silently, Cui Wenxiu stood up, put her hands behind her back, walked around the room a few times, and then said: "This is not my surprise. The purpose is that the northeast of Guide is only bordered by Taixuan Mansion, where there is a flat river, and it is easy to enter Taixuan Mansion, but Taixuan Mansion has three elite security divisions, all these are connected, it is unbelievable!" Qing Qing Sighing lightly, a sneer curled up on the corner of his mouth, "I originally thought that the rebel army might have colluded with foreign enemies such as Sun Yuanliang of Yinchuan Prefecture or the Kamans and Sisrows, but according to the current information, the situation It's much more complicated than expected."

Hearing the division head's analysis, She Nei was also very shocked. The black hand behind the scenes was about to come out, but what was behind the black hand? She Nei only felt the cold sweat on his back slowly seeping into his underwear, which made him dare not think about it any further. As a soldier, he only wanted to lead the team to the front, kill the enemy and serve the country. Once this involved political struggle, it was often not that simple. He couldn't tell when he was stabbed in the back, and he didn't know why when he died.

"Is there any news from the south?" Cui Wenxiu didn't want the dark political struggle to disturb the mood of his subordinates, so he changed the topic.

"Not yet, and there is no news from Master Li of Qingyang, so it should be here. Division commander, what should we do now?"

"There are no rebels in this area anymore. I judge that the rebel army is now concentrated at the junction with Taixuan Mansion. We will still follow the original plan and go south to Fucheng to join forces with the First Division, and then control Fucheng. , and then head north. Order the reconnaissance troops to intensify their search to the northeast, and continue to contact our internal lines in the chaos until they are contacted." Cui Wenxiu's voice was devoid of any emotion.

Seeing that I only wrote two short words "self-destruction" with a brush on a piece of paper, Xiao Tang and Mo Lun who had just walked in were shocked, "Self-destruction? Who do you want to self-destruction?"

I saw that they looked inexplicably astonished, and also a little puzzled, "This is my reply to Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu, what's wrong?"

"Decide on your own, I thought someone made a mistake and you let him end it on his own." Only then did Mo Lun understand the meaning of the two words, "Why, is there any accident ahead?"

"Well, there are some problems, which are different from the original estimates. I let them make up their own minds, and don't report everything to avoid delaying the battle. Why, Mo Lun, what good things do you have today? I see you look happy , have an affair?"

Shaking his head, Mo Lun replied in a very calm tone, which is rare: "The news that you have been appointed as the military and political governor of the Northwest County of the Empire has spread throughout the country, and all the forces around the Empire have also known about this appointment. , Now many people are conspiring against you, and some people hope to get your support, we have received some information."

As I sealed the envelope and ordered the people to send it to the front line quickly, I motioned the two of them to sit down and talk slowly, and the servants also delivered two steaming cups of coffee.

"Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?" Mo Lun greedily took a big sip of coffee before sitting down and asking me.

"Well, let's hear the good news first." I also picked up the teapot on the case. This black and inconspicuous teapot is an authentic Mosha teapot, made in the south of the Yangtze River, with excellent texture and exquisite craftsmanship , and it was produced by a famous artist, it is really a rare treasure among tea sets, and I bought it from a collector in the imperial capital with a lot of money after painstaking efforts.

"The Mote people and Qiuer people on the Northwest Tengger Prairie have sent special envoys, hoping to conduct consultations on further strengthening the cooperation between the two sides. According to our intelligence, they internally request a closer relationship with us. , and even forming an alliance to suppress the power of the Luobei people now has the upper hand, so this is also quite beneficial to us. The five countries in the Western Regions have also sent envoys to congratulate you on your appointment as the military and political envoy of the Northwest of the Empire, In addition, we also hope that we can put further pressure on the Luobei people. They unanimously proposed that we can now discuss our original proposal of forming an alliance. Sun Yuanliang from Yinchuan Prefecture also sent a congratulatory gift and expressed that he will obey your order. According to our According to the information he has, all his troops have withdrawn from the area bordering us and the Guide Mansion, some have returned to the capital city, and some have gone north to the area bordering the Sithrow Empire." Mo Lun flipped through his hands and only he could see it. I understand the information so that I can report in an orderly manner, but I don't think these news are very inspiring and good things.

"In addition, according to the information from the imperial capital, His Royal Highness's subordinates have been active during this period of time. It is suspected that the Sixth Highness and his party came to the northwest and were attacked by them. And according to uncertain information, it seems that the Taixuan Palace General Fielding's mansion also found His Highness's people coming in and out."

"Oh?" My body couldn't help straightening up, "How about the source of this news? Is it reliable?"

Shaking his head, Mo Lun said regretfully: "Sorry, this piece of information cannot be verified, because the person who provided us with the information mysteriously disappeared that night. He is a copywriter of the city guard of Taixuan Mansion , and we have spent a lot of effort to develop it successfully. Taixuan Mansion's precautionary measures are quite strict, and our people have not achieved satisfactory results there."

"Immediately send someone to verify at all costs. We must find out the accuracy of this news." After reading the information sent back by Cui Wenxiu and Liang Chongxin, I already had a certain premonition in my heart, but nothing The evidence can confirm that no matter how credible the news reflected by Moran is, it is enough to attract great attention, otherwise it will make a big mistake.

"Okay. In addition, the number of people stationed in our territory by the Maqihan people and the Sanjiang Lin family has increased sharply, and their activities have become increasingly active. It seems that our development has attracted their attention. Kaman people and Sith The Luo people are not far behind, and I have ordered the security department to strictly monitor."

"It's not surprising. It would be strange if they didn't pay attention. Fortunately, we don't have any direct conflicts with them now, and they don't border on the territory of adults. Even if there are conflicts, they won't be intensified for a while. We should take advantage of this buffer period to speed up the growth of our comprehensive strength. Our foundation is really bad, and it will be much easier if we can delay it for two years." Xiao Tang, who has been silent all this time, never forgets to develop the economy.

"Why don't I want to be like this? The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. The rebellion in Guide and Bonan must be quelled as soon as possible. The sooner they are quelled, the sooner we can start rebuilding, and the sooner we can strengthen our There are quite a few people who don't want us to suppress the rebellion with our own strength. There are quite a few people at home and abroad. Even after recovering the two prefectures, there are still many problems. If we want to restore the two prefectures to normal conditions, I am afraid it will take After spending a lot of effort, the central government of the empire will not provide us with much help. Therefore, on the one hand, we must speed up the counter-insurgency war against Guide and Bonan, and on the other hand, the construction and development of Qingyang and Jinzhou can only Hold tight and not relax, you must accumulate enough strength to meet greater challenges." My expression was very serious, and even Xiao Tang and Mo Lun could feel the heaviness of my heart.

Just as the counter-insurgency battle in the northwest of the empire was about to start, the south of the empire was also on the brink of war.

On November 2, Jing Zezhong, the special foreign envoy of the Tanghe Empire, arrived in the Machi Khanate and held a meeting with the Maqi Khanate Foreign Minister Notting Khan and the Machi Khanate Minister of State Lei Juetian Protracted negotiations, but have not been able to achieve a satisfactory result. Jing Zezhong requested an immediate audience with Bihili, the Khan of the Machi Khanate, but was told that the Khan was in poor health and could not receive foreign envoys, so he had been delayed.

On November 3, the Tanghe Empire, Milan, and the Nanyang Alliance jointly announced a trade embargo against the Machi Khanate, closing all trade ports bordering the Machi Khanate~IndoMTL.com~At the same time, the Southern Military Region of the Tanghe Empire Also act quickly, and strive to complete the war preparations as soon as possible.

At the same time, the occupying forces of the Machi Khanate who invaded Ankun City and the Jameiro Kingdom have completely controlled the situation in the two places, and have completed troop reorganization and various military preparations. , and most of the rest quickly drove to the border area with the Yuejing Kingdom to station, and it looked like they would take down the Yuejing Kingdom in one fell swoop.

From the king to the traffickers and pawns of the Yuejing Kingdom, everyone was terrified. King Li Deguang sent envoys to the imperial capital three times a day to ask for help from the central government of the Tanghe Empire. Many wealthy families fled from Yuejing. The sky is full of people fleeing the flames of war, and even the army can't stop it.

"Could it be that the Maqihan people really want to fight the war to the end regardless of everything? They really want to provoke a full-scale war in the entire Eastern Continent?" He Zhiqiu shut himself in the study alone, lying on the leisure chair Thinking hard, "Impossible! Both Bixili and Lei Juetian are not ignorant of current affairs. They should know that if the war continues, once the empire intervenes, it will be a lose-lose result for both sides. Fighting guy, but why has the negotiation failed for so long?" He Zhiqiu still hasn't found the crux of the problem.

"Could it be that Bi Xili and Lei Juetian can no longer control their own army? It's impossible. Both of them are talented, a generation of elites. It is impossible for them to make such a low-level mistake. Unless they want to deliberately impose on the empire pressure, in order to obtain a higher price in the negotiation. Yes, only this idea is the most in line with the ideas of the Maqihan people." After thinking about this, He Zhiqiu did not let go. Although it should be like this, the international situation Changes, accidents will happen if you don't know clearly, but the price negotiated by the empire is really not much, it's really difficult.