Seeing the sad look on Xue Qingcheng's face, Haotian felt a pain in his heart. He gently held her hand and said comfortingly: "Qingcheng, don't worry. We are all a family now. I will definitely
I will find the best solution. From now on, this kind of thing will never happen again. Two uncles, please pay more attention. Just listening to what you said, I am a little confused. What kind of An Yongchang is he?
Alone?"
Luo Xiang pondered for a moment, then said: "A capable minister in governing the world, a traitor in troubled times. He is a sinister, vicious, cunning and fickle person. Although he is talented, he likes to form cliques for personal gain. Because he holds the finance, he regards wealth as his life. If the master
If the master is wise, then this person must be a good financial manager. But if the master is foolish, then this person must be a traitor in the world. This person is corrupt and will accept anyone who comes, but his family does not have much property. Moreover, his
His martial arts attainments are not low, but no one knows the origin of his martial arts. He is like a mysterious figure, but the only thing that is certain is that he cannot be allowed to control the military, otherwise China will definitely be messed up by him. "
Chu Xiangcheng continued: "Fortunately, he has always understood that his wealth is completely based on the longevity of Qingfeng, so now when the country is in crisis, he is willing to die."
Xuanji suddenly interjected and asked: "Then do you think he is the secret agent of the three major families or a spy of the surrounding foreign races?"
There was silence in the hall, and it was obvious that everyone was thinking about the seemingly whimsical question of mystery. After a long time, Chu Xiangcheng slowly said: "It's hard to say that the three major aristocratic families, after all, An Yongchang and the three major aristocratic families have always been in cahoots.
But the possibility of traitors from the surrounding alien races is almost non-existent. An Yongchang has always been particularly hostile to the surrounding alien races, especially the six tribes outside the Great Wall. No matter what the circumstances, An Yongchang has never relaxed his defense against the six tribes outside the Great Wall.
As for Goryeo Uma and the Jinhua Mitsukoshi and other tributary countries in the south, his attitude has always been very tough, and he is the most determined war faction in the court. As for the Eastern Japanese navy, when the Eastern Japanese navy rose, due to the empire's inability,
Therefore, An Yongchang also cooperated with Tieshuai and organized a group of martial arts people to assassinate the Eastern Japanese leader Dekang Xinfu and other leading generals. However, due to traitors, they were all strangled by Lingxuan Ninde Kangxinzhi. He was also included in this.
He has two sons and several close friends. Therefore, if he is really a spy of a foreign race, we can only say that he has done an excellent job."
Haotian only felt a headache after hearing this. With the identities of Luo Xiang and Chu Xiangcheng, all this must have been their personal experience back then, and naturally there would be no doubt. But from this point of view, An Yongchang really cannot
Common sense ruled it out. He sighed and said: "In that case, let's put him aside for now. No matter what, we will still have the opportunity to deal with Master Monk in the future. Military advisor, what is our current situation?"
"According to the suggestions of Mr. Luo and Commander Blood, the total number of troops heading south from Hetao Headquarters is tentatively set at 200,000. Including the Allied Forces on the Bloody Plateau, the total strength is 250,000. In addition, Mistress Yue Wan sent a letter suggesting that,
We can let the 10,000 naval divisions in Hetao go south together. If conditions permit, we can continue to mobilize troops to the south in the future. However, our current situation is not very good. The army is ready to go out, but the Li family has not been able to do so.
They are willing to open up the passage to Yinfeng Castle. Even if His Majesty personally ordered it, the Li family turned a deaf ear. After all, their current internal military strength is too weak. In addition to Li Kehua's 10,000 garrison in Hezhou, there are currently only 40,000 garrison troops on Qinchuan Road.
.However, drastic changes in the southeast are imminent, and we must be prepared. Once we receive the order, it will be extremely urgent."
Haotian walked back and forth a few steps, frowned and asked, "Then in what direction do you think the southeast war situation will develop?"
Xue Sha thought for a while and said: "Time, the key is time. If the empire can seize the time and work together with the three major families to first defeat the Bliss Zhu Zhao tribe and plan the Yangzhou Road war, then it may not be hopeless. But if the surrounding foreign races are allowed to unite,
Not only is the empire in danger, but even we in the Hetao are probably unable to stay out of it."
"Uncle Chu, how are we prepared now?"
"Not good." Chu Xiangcheng said bluntly without thinking. He and Luo Xiang had already discussed this issue. With the potential of the Loop, although the current food supply is somewhat difficult, as long as the belt can be tightened,
, it is not impossible to squeeze out the military rations for the 250,000-strong army. Moreover, this season’s food harvest is imminent. In order to cope with the severe drought across the country last year, the military, government and civilians in Hetao were actively farming. As long as they support it for two months, they will be able to wait until
With the new grain coming out, the food in Hetao will be much more abundant. As for this time going south, the main logistics and battlefield should be near the Huai River. After all, Haotian is Zhang Cangxiong's son-in-law, so there is still no such thing as food.
A lot of pressure.
But they do not want to send troops now. Whether it is the imperial court or the three major aristocratic families, they all have a certain foundation now. Especially the Song family on Yizhou Road is now expanding its strength and sitting on the mountain to watch the fight between tigers. If the Hetao army now
Going south, with Haotian's military temperament, not only will it have no impact on the overall situation, but he may also become someone else's spearman, ultimately wasting precious troops on others' borrowed weapons to kill people. Moreover, sending troops now will not gain the maximum benefit.
Thinking of this, Chu Xiangcheng continued: "If we want to protect the army women who are marching south, we must reduce the food relief on the Northwest Second Road. Mr. Xiahou has written several times, hoping to increase food relief for the people on Anxi Road. It is a pity.
Our food reserves are limited to begin with, and the Zhang family in Huai River is on the front line of the war, and Mistress Yue Wan has also suspended food delivery to us, so our current situation is not very good." As they spoke, Chu Xiangcheng and Luo Xiang
Still quietly paying attention to Haotian's face, seeing Haotian's expression still a little hesitant, Luo Xiang quickly and quietly revealed the mystery.
Xuanji was a smart man and immediately understood what Luo Xiang meant. Among the senior officials in Hetao, he and Luo Xiangchu were the most considerate masters. All three of them had ulterior motives, but none of them wanted to be discovered by Haotian.
The delay in sending troops was originally something the three of them had discussed with Xue Sha and other military generals in advance. At the critical moment, he would naturally not fall behind. So he quickly said: "My Lord, although Mr. Xiahou is short of food, my subordinates believe that as long as they
It is not impossible to be more frugal and sustain it for a month or two. Have you forgotten, my lord, that when we regained Anxi Road, even in such a difficult environment, they were able to lend us money for several days?
Military rations.”
As soon as these words came out, Xin Jiao Qiu Mu and others who had experienced it together at that time all felt it. Qiu Mu took the lead and said: "My lord, in order to prevent the army from starving, Mr.
He gave us all the best food he had worked so hard to save. Does your lord still remember that when we were eating rough dumplings, many people were still eating wild vegetables? With such deep affection, if we still
If you don’t know how to cherish, then how will your lord face those hundreds of thousands of people in the future?"
Xin Jiao pouted and said: "My lord, if you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern. You are just the master of Hetao Sanlu. Naturally, you have to think about the 15 million people here first. There is war in the southeast.
The common people are also displaced. But lord, you are beyond your reach! Their life and death are naturally concerned by the imperial court and the three major aristocratic families. And even if lord, you can go south to the south of the Yangtze River, how can you guarantee that you can get them out of that kind of life? It's not like that there.
Can your territory, the imperial court and the three major aristocratic families tolerate your wanton plans there? Let me see. Lord, if you really want the people of the world to live a stable life, why should others listen to you unless you become the emperor yourself?
of?"
Luo Xiang and others looked at each other for a while, with indescribable joy in their eyes. These are the words they wanted to say but never dared to say. Now that Xin Jiao said it seemingly unintentionally, Haotian should have a special feeling.
It's touching. And although Xin Jiao's identity has not yet been determined, from the fact that Haotian's daily life is all handled by Xin Jiao, it is only a matter of time for Xin Jiao to marry Haotian. In addition, there is already this
With Xue Qingcheng and Xian Lianchen thinking, the strength of this team has grown even more. However, Luo Xiang still knows very well that the most important person is Qin Tianyi. As long as Tianyi does not let go, Haotian will never start a new business.
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The letter on the other side was also a character with a clear mind. Seeing Xin Jiao say this, he immediately shouted: "That's right, my lord, how about you..." But before he could finish his words, Haotian was
He glared back hard.
Fortunately, Haotian didn't care too much about this matter. He obviously remembered the incident where Memphis and Hengshi Hassan attacked the logistics, and a touch of warmth flashed across his face. He waved his hand.
Then he said: "The food on Anxi Road must not be misappropriated. Uncle Chu, you will think about it later and see how big the food gap is on Anxi Road. Even if we save a little here, we can't let the people
We are hungry. We have paid so much for the people, and we cannot ignore the lives and deaths of the people just for our own interests."
Chu Xiangcheng hesitated slightly: "We have prepared 1.8 million shi of food for the army for half a month. If we want to make up for the food gap on Anxi Road and Hexi Road, we must use it from here."
Haotian said without hesitation: "Take it first and then talk about it. For the rest, we can find a way to buy part from the three major families, and the military operations can also be temporarily suspended. In addition, we will increase the intensity of negotiations with the three major families and pay close attention to it.
Regarding the situation in the southeast, try to get first-hand information when the situation changes. Guanying, you are personally responsible for this. In the past six months, your performance in Soul Eater has been very good, but you still need to make persistent efforts. Kill with blood, Dugu
, you must seize the time now to practice hard. A large-scale expedition brings not only the uncertainty of war, but also the ideological struggle of soldiers. If there are soldiers who are unwilling to go south, organize them into a new team. Military Advisor
, you and Mr. Luo must come up with several sets of combat policies for the southward movement in the shortest possible time. When the order comes, we will have no time."