Yi Xingchen gave the order to transfer the Chinese artillery, and Yan En then conveyed the order to all the Chinese artillery to prepare for the transfer. About half an hour later, the 200 Huaguo artillery www.biquge.info assembled.

Under the strict supervision of more than 100 heavily armed guards of the Xinghua Palace, these 200 Huaguo artillerymen were arranged to gather at the Jianguan Headquarters and wait for the next instructions.

After all the 200 Chinese artillerymen were ready, Yan En also came to inspect and supervise the transfer work.

"Report sir, what other tasks do we have?" When Chen Changgeng saw Yan En again, he immediately stepped forward and asked Yan En. Because Chen Changgeng thought that the people of the Xinghua Empire suddenly gathered all of them together in order to arrange some new tasks for them. This speculation made Chen Changgeng very uneasy.

In this place, there are really too many inexplicable situations, staying here, Chen Changgeng is already facing everything with a near-numb mind, just waiting for the completion of the task, he can return to China safely.

However, just half an hour ago, they suddenly received a new order, asking them to pack up all their personal softness, and then all of them went to the Jianguan headquarters to gather.

This instruction surprised Chen Changgeng, and at the same time couldn't help but guess the intentions of the Xinghua people, he was deeply afraid of what the Xinghua people would ask of them.

But fortunately, Chen Changgeng did not wait for an answer that embarrassed him.

On the contrary, I saw Yan En smile and replied to him: "Your tasks have been completed, and the reason why we have gathered everyone is because we want to send you back to China, which is the terms of the deal that we have negotiated in advance." Now that you have kept your promise to complete your mission, we will naturally respect it and fulfill our responsibility to ensure that you are returned to China. However, before you return to China, there is one more detail that you must do in the next day, that is, you need to keep everything you see secret, let alone try to listen to any information from anyone, and do not wander around to find out your surroundings, in short, all your next actions must be under command. ”

But Chen Changgeng didn't seem to pay attention to Yan En's admonitions, but was a little sluggish, Chen Changgeng asked in a daze, "Has our task been completed?"

When Yan En heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Chen Changgeng, and then seemed to understand Chen Changgeng's thoughts a little, and felt a little funny, but he still maintained a polite tone and replied: "Yes, your task has been accomplished! Thank you for your help to our country, you are a true friend of Xinghua Kingdom! In order to thank you for your help to us, I will give you a gift to express my heart." ”

"You're polite! This is what we should do!" Chen Changgeng also replied politely.

"Okay, now we need your cooperation, we still need you to be blindfold......ed as when we came," Yan En smiled.

After Yan En finished speaking, Chen Changgeng nodded and said that it was acceptable. Seeing this, Yan En turned around and motioned to the guards who followed him, and dispatched the blindfolds that had been prepared one by one.

Under the supervision of the palace guards, 200 Chinese artillerymen received blindfolds in turn, and then each of them consciously blindfolded themselves.

After confirming that all the 200 Chinese artillerymen were wearing blindfolds, the palace guards guided these Chinese artillerymen in turn to slowly enter the space passage and return to the Xinghua production base.

This process, for these Huaguo artillerymen, in fact, did not have a strong feeling, they did not realize at all that they had returned to Blue Mercury from another world and experienced such a large span of two worlds. Under the patient guidance of the palace guards of the Xinghua Empire, although they knew that they were going to another place, they did not know that they had entered the spatial passage.

After returning to the Xinghua production base, Yan Encai asked the 200 Huaguo artillerymen to take off their blindfolds.

When Chen Changgeng heard Yan En's words, he took off his blindfold, and after slowly adapting to the light, Chen Changgeng subconsciously looked around. After seeing the surrounding environment clearly, Chen Changgeng realized that they had arrived at the Xinghua production base in the Moisan Kingdom of Blue Mercury, which was the place they first came to.

Chen Changgeng had some doubts in his heart, because he was very suspicious of the place full of secrets he had been in before, and he suspected that it was not in Blue Mercury. However, in front of them, where they are, it is indeed Blue Mercury, the difference between them, so that Chen Changgeng is puzzled, they just closed their eyes and let others lead them, why did they suddenly return to Blue Mercury and return to the Xinghua production base?

But the doubts in his heart are destined to be unanswered. Because just now, before they put on the blindfolds, Yan En had already emphasized to them that they should not inquire about anyone for information.

Although Chen Changgeng kept speculating in his heart, after some struggle, he still endured it and didn't ask too many questions.

Yan En arranged for these 200 Chinese artillerymen to live in a warehouse temporarily, and provided them with several large TVs to broadcast the latest movies or variety shows, so as to ensure that they would not be bored in this warehouse.

However, Yan En arranged for a hundred palace guards to be closely guarded outside the warehouse, and these 200 Chinese artillerymen were never allowed to have any contact with outsiders, including ordinary workers in the Xinghua production base.

After Yan En arranged these, Yi Xingchen and Yan En returned to the Xinghua City Palace.

Yan En went to the pharmacist and prepared 200 copies of the amnesia potion. Chen Changgeng and the others need to take amnesia medicine collectively, and Yi Xingchen and they will let Chen Changgeng and them leave. Otherworldly things are still highly secretive.

Soon after returning to the palace, Yi Xingchen convened cabinet ministers to discuss the attack on the Xia Kingdom.

Earlier, Yi Xingchen had asked the cabinet and the Ministry of Defense to formulate a strategic plan for attacking the Xia Kingdom. He convened the cabinet to find out if the plan had been worked out. If the plan planned by the Ministry of National Defense is completed, he will send it to Wei Changhai and ask him to act in strict accordance with the plan. Yi Xingchen doesn't like actions without any preparation or plan, and actions without a plan are easy to lose direction and be confused. Confusion in a country's actions is not a good thing.

Eli, Neo and the others entered the palace meeting hall and also knew Yi Xingchen's purpose for summoning them. As soon as Neo entered the council hall, without waiting for Eli to speak, he reported to Yi Xingchenyu: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Defense's plan to attack the summer has been formulated. ”

"Very well, present it. Yi Xingchen motioned for the palace attendants to pick up Neo's plan.

Neo respectfully handed the plan to the attendant, who carefully delivered it to Yi Xingchen's hand.

Yi Xingchen sat on the high platform, opened the plan, and read it slowly. Eli and the other ministers waited quietly for Yi Xingchen.

The plan is detailed, and the main idea is to attack. Therefore, this plan made a strategic goal in terms of the idea of attacking, that is, to attack Yangcheng, occupy most of Jiangzhou, ensure that Yunzhou is not disturbed by any kind, and actively prepare for war while recuperating.

Define the strategy, and then the offensive strategy. In the battle plan, the Ministry of Defense has formulated the offensive roadmap of the Xinghua Army and the corresponding response plan based on the topographic map of Jiangzhou, the description map of Jiangzhou's large and small cities, and the military camps stationed in various places collected by the Imperial Intelligence Bureau.

The plan named this battle "Jiangzhou Campaign".

Yi Xingchen read the battle plan, put down the plan, and said: "The Battle of Jiangzhou will be the next major war of our empire. On the part of the Empire, it is necessary to fully cooperate. ”

"Your Majesty can rest assured that the Ministry of National Defense will fully cooperate and concentrate the military forces of the whole country to attack Yangcheng, Jiangzhou. Neo said.

Yi Xingchen looked at Eli and asked, "Prime Minister, do you have any ideas?"

"Your Majesty, the Cabinet side supports the military operations of the Empire. However, the garrison of Anhua City in the Western Regions of the Empire cannot be transferred, and Nanyun City in the south also needs a certain garrison to deter the barbarians, and there are too many troops drawn from the central region, and the rest are mostly recruits who have not been trained much, which has hidden dangers. Therefore, the minister thought that the purpose of the empire's attack on Jiangzhou was to keep Yunzhou, and then use Yunzhou as the basis to cultivate more troops. Eli replied.

Eli's words, Neo was very unhappy. Because Eli's words are undoubtedly to some extent a denial of his words.

Although Neo was dissatisfied, he did not dare to show it in the council hall. After all, the emperor was watching.

Yi Xingchen sat on the throne, still feeling that Eli and Neo were a little contradictory.

However, Yi Xingchen didn't pay much attention to the movements between Eli and Neo, he could see the sense of competition between the two ministers. As long as they do not hinder the development of the empire, it is permissible to compete within a controlled range.

"Does the Ministry of Defense take these issues into account?" Yi Xingchen asked Neo.

Neo replied: "The Ministry of Defense has taken these issues into account. ”

Yi Xingchen thought for a while and said: "To reinforce the Jiangzhou Campaign, the imperial side does not use the active legions, and recruits all recruits, especially in Yunzhou, and sends the recruits to the battlefield for actual combat training. The Ministry of Defense, for its part, mainly strengthens armaments, ensures the continuous logistics of the army, and analyzes every battle, analyzes the enemy's intentions, and gives me a copy of each analysis report. ”

Neo was stunned when he heard this, his face changed slightly, and he was obviously a little unwilling.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Neo hesitated for three seconds, but agreed.

Because of Neo's hesitation, Yi Xingchen thought he was selfish. Yi Xingchen didn't care what Neo was thinking, he had already judged in his heart that Neo was no longer suitable to be in charge of the Imperial Ministry of Defense.

Of course, Yi Xingchen can't make a decision and remove Neo from his position.

At the very least, Neo is a cabinet minister, and Yi Xingchen has to consult with Prime Minister Eli to decide Neo's future.

Also, Neo is a hero of the empire, and he has made military achievements, Yi Xingchen wants to think about a lot of things, and he can't do anything at will just because of a momentary feeling.

The system of the empire is the system that maintains the long-term stability of the empire, and the emperor must not destroy it.

Next, Yi Xingchen asked the opinions of other cabinet ministers on several domestic livelihood issues to learn about their respective government affairs.

At the end of the discussion, Yi Xingchen left Eli alone and went to the palace study to drink drinks and talk at the same time.

"Eli, what do you think of Neo?" Yi Xingchen asked.

Eli was slightly stunned, he didn't know the meaning of Yi Xingchen's question, and said carefully: "General Neo, who has made great contributions in Nanyun City, is a competent general. During his tenure as Minister of War, he worked very diligently. He deliberately highlighted Neo's exploits and briefly described his administrative work.

"I mean Neo is not fit to continue as Minister of War, he is in charge of the Reich's Ministry of Defence and is somewhat keen on war. For the Empire, war was not the only melody. Too often, we respond to war passively, or for the sake of a powerful empire, rather than to satisfy our personal desires, to fight for the sake of war. Yi Xingchen said. His words are already accusing Neo of not being competent enough.

"Neo, he may be used to commanding troops at the front, not to handling administrative work in the rear. Eli said.

Yi Xingchen nodded, he knew that Eli and Neo had a long-standing conflict. Eli's combat exploits are not as good as Neo's, Neo's self-possessed combat exploits are huge, and he has never looked down on Eli very much. In many government matters, especially military affairs, Neo is stronger than Eli. In order to take care of the overall situation, Eli does not intensify the conflict with Neo, as long as it does not harm the interests of the empire, he is not very powerful Neo. The words are also not strong enough. If some decisions are contradictory, he uses his position as prime minister to make decisions that are beneficial to him. In the past three years, the two have faced each other several times, winning and losing each other. In this regard, Yi Xingchen did not interfere. Yi Xingchen only cares about whether government affairs are handled properly, acting as a referee between them, deciding who to choose from the policy.

"Although Neo's ability is extraordinary, the auxiliary ministers of a country must not have any selfish factors. Now, Neo is showing his selfishness, proving that he has a desire to ignore the interests of the Empire. In this case, he is not suitable for the leadership of the decision-making level and must change his position. Do you have any thoughts on his stay or going?" Yi Xingchen asked Eli's opinion.

"Your Majesty, Weichen believes that the Imperial Officer Training Camp is small in scale, and the number of officers trained is not enough to cope with the development of the country's army, and a higher military academy should be prepared. Wechen believes that Neo is suitable for the position of leader of the military academy. Eli said. Eli knew that Neo wanted to command the army again, and his suggestion was very "ruthless", directly cutting off the possibility of Neo leading the troops. The leader of a military academy is a position with high prestige but no real power.

Yi Xingchen nodded and said, "He is indeed not suitable for leading troops. The term of this cabinet is coming to an end, and Neo will continue to serve as Minister of War and build the military academy as Minister of War. I will appoint someone else to fill the position of the Ministry of National Defense, and the cabinet needs to cooperate. "The Cabinet has the right to appoint government officials, and the Emperor cannot dismiss them at will. Correspondingly, the cabinet may not dismiss the emperor's appointment and dismissal of official positions, and there are relevant appointment and dismissal system constraints.

"Also, according to his merits, I will canonize him as a noble-baron. Yi Xingchen continued. The knighthood is to appease Neo, give Neo glory, and also to appease the generals of the Xinghua Army.

Eli bowed and replied, "Your Majesty is wise!" (To be continued.) )