On the evening of September 22, the official residence of the first assistant of the imperial capital.

Luo Youbin had just brought in dinner, and before he could close the door, Lin Shiping rushed into the study.

The two Secret Service officers guarding the door were embarrassed, after all, their mission was to protect Shousuke and prohibit any unauthorized personnel from approaching Shousuke.

After Luo Youbin nodded, the secret service officers closed the door.

"Have you had dinner?"

"Not hungry yet."

When Lin Shiping walked over, Zhou Yongtao nodded to Luo Youbin who was standing at the door, and Luo Youbin was very interested and turned around and left the study.

The director of the Military Intelligence Agency is so flustered, there must be something very serious.

"Just received the message."

When Lin Shiping said this, Zhou Yongtao went to pour a glass of water.

"About half an hour ago, Prime Minister Van Rowe was attacked on his way to the National Assembly and the car he was travelling in was destroyed by a bomb."

"What?"

Zhou Yongtao was obviously shocked, and his hand holding the water cup trembled a few times, almost not holding it.

"According to the information received, it was a remote-controlled bomb buried under the road surface, and after the explosion, the attackers also engaged the Prime Minister's Guard. Based on the information currently available, it must have been a premeditated attack, and the planners were well aware of Tigara's itinerary. ”

"He's dead?"

"It's not very clear, but with such a violent explosion, the bulletproof cars were thrown into the sky, and even if they didn't die, they would definitely be injured."

After handing the water cup to Lin Shiping, Zhou Yongtao sat down, and then rubbed his forehead vigorously.

Although he was shocked, he had calmed down.

If anything, the assassination of Tigara, is not worth the fuss.

As early as 8 years ago, that is, after Tigala moved into the Prime Minister's Office, Zhou Yongtao, who had just taken off his navy uniform and entered the political arena, concluded that he would become the second Niru. At that time, Zhou Yongtao even felt that Tigala might die within a year.

Over the past few years, Tigara has indeed been assassinated several times, but with luck, he has escaped each time.

In the most dangerous case, the Assassin was less than five meters away from him. If it weren't for the personal guards who blocked the bullets, I'm afraid he would have been finished three years ago.

The reason for Tigara's multiple assassinations can actually be explained in one sentence.

How can there be a bloodless revolution!?

What Tigara was going to do, and the impact of the land reform that his father wanted to do, was by no means under the revolution, or even more dangerous than it.

It's a pity that the people of the Gamballa family have always had a mysterious self-confidence.

If anything, after Niru's assassination, Tigara became very realistic.

Perhaps, this is also the key to his ability to avoid those deadly bullets, to be mixed in the political arena of Van Luo for eight years, and to promote reforms.

Sadly, his good fortune seems to have run out.

If the reforms he has carried out in the past eight years are like boiling frogs in warm water, then the next changes will be a vigorous revolution.

"Speaking of which, that's not a bad thing." Lin Shiping had already finished drinking a glass of water, and it seemed that he was thirsty.

"I can't say right now." Zhou Yongtao has calmed down.

"The guys who wanted his life must have been prepared."

"His supporters, aren't they prepared?"

Lin Shiping smiled, and then said: "Tigala has always had second-hand preparations, he went to the National Assembly today, just to bypass the government, and the National Assembly will directly grant the power of war, and then let the country enter a state of war, so that he can obtain absolute power." Last month, he met with dozens of influential lawmakers, and it can be said that he bribed these lawmakers, and he will definitely be able to win the support of the National Assembly. ”

"That's why those guys did it."

In order to gain the support of the National Assembly, Tigara dubiously said that he had spared no expense. As far as I know, he has promised that the Gabala family will unconditionally state all their land and forgive all tenant farmers if the land reform bill is passed. ”

Zhou Yongtao didn't say anything, but just frowned.

He did not doubt Tigara's determination to push forward with land reform, but he did not believe that there was such a means.

Land is the root of all wealth!

The Liangxia Empire was able to complete the land reform because of the shame of being invaded by the Western powers as the wise and martial Emperor Shiwu.

What is in the current Van Luo country?

A prime minister who did not serve in the army and relied on the support of his family to gain power?

If anything, as long as Tigala needs to rely on the support of the Gambal family, the land reform promoted by him will inevitably end in a fiasco.

If nothing else, it's just that the Gabala family will not willingly give up vested interests.

"If I'm not mistaken, in a few hours, perhaps right now, the army under the command of the old guard general has marched into New Delhi." Lin Shiping said as he habitually took out a cigarette, but he didn't light it. "Even if Tigara's supporters were prepared, such as taking control of the capital's garrison, war was inevitable. Obviously, the war-torn kingdom of Van Luo is not a cause for concern at all. ”

"You've made it simple."

Hearing Zhou Yongtao say this, Lin Shiping suddenly frowned.

"If war breaks out in the kingdom of Van Luo, even if it is only for a short period of time, it is indeed not to be feared. It's just that I think the probability of war breaking out is very low. ”

"How is this possible, Degara was assassinated, even if he didn't die......"

Zhou Yongtao smiled, but Lin Shiping didn't continue.

"What was the core contradiction that led to the assassination of Tigara? It is clear not when he entered the war, but the reforms that he initiated and actively promoted. Those high-ranking generals who opposed active participation in the war only hoped to use this method to deal with reform, not that they did not want to make war money. ”

"This ......"

"If this can be solved, what reason is there to stay out of it?"

"Nuland Authorities ......"

"Although the Nuland authorities have always put their hopes on Tigara, hoping that through him, the country will develop into an industrial power as soon as possible, so as to play a greater role in the strategic confrontation, but the Nuland authorities are also very realistic, and obviously will not make the country insignificant in this war for a dead man or a dying person. Even if you can't accept it, you have to face reality. ”

"You mean ......"

Zhou Yongtao let out a sigh before he said: "With the current situation, as long as the Nuland authorities are willing to come forward, they will definitely be able to stabilize the situation in Van Luo Kingdom." To put it more bluntly, as long as the reformers promise not to carry out land reform in the near future, the kingdom can be reunited. ”

"Is that possible?"

"If Tigara is dead, then there is a possibility."

"Even if Tigara dies, there is still the Gabala family, and there is ......"

"Then count the Gabala family."

"......"

"Do you think it's impossible?"

Lin Shiping pursed his mouth and didn't answer this sentence.

"However, it is more likely that the Gabala family will abandon Tigara in order to protect themselves, and all the reforms led by Tigala will be stopped. The Nuland authorities can only accept this fait accompli, support it as promised, and wait until after the war. ”

This time, Lin Shiping nodded slightly and did not refute Zhou Yongtao's point of view.

Zhou Yongtao didn't say anything more.

In fact, after reaching this conclusion, no one is happy.

If you want to say that, on the World Island, the Van Luo Kingdom can be regarded as the opponent of the Liang Xia Empire.

After the establishment of the independent state of Fanluo, the Liangxia Empire has always maintained a high-pressure state on the southern subcontinent and tried its best to suppress Fanluo.

As for the reason, it's actually quite simple.

Outside of the Liangxia Empire, the Van Luo Kingdom is the only country outside of the Liang Xia Empire whose population size is expected to reach 1 billion within a few decades, and it is also the only country that may surpass the Liang Xia Empire in terms of total population, so in terms of population, that is, the labor force, the threat of the Fan Luo Kingdom exceeds that of other countries.

As long as the industrialization is completed, the Van Luo country will inevitably be called a super hegemon!

It can also be said that what the Van Luo Kingdom lacks is actually the method of organizing 700 million people to participate in socialized mass production.

That was, of course, much later.

Even in reality, the threat of the kingdom of Van Luo cannot be underestimated.

A very real problem facing the Liang Xia Empire was actually how to attack and defeat this neighboring country during the Great War.

The key here is not a military victory, but a posthumous victory.

To put it more directly, it is how to occupy and control the country of Van Luo, which has a population of more than 700 million and is located in the tropics, and the natural environment and basic conditions are very poor.

Sending troops to occupy?

That was an absolute nightmare!

Even if the Liangxia Empire was very powerful and had sufficient mobilization capacity, it would not be able to easily occupy and control the Fanluo Kingdom.

This question should be looked at the other way around.

What are the benefits of occupying and controlling the kingdom of Van Luo?

Will 700 million people live in abundance?

Obviously, this is simply not possible.

In the last war, in the face of the Narrow Imperial State with a population of less than 80 million, the Liangxia Empire stayed away, not to mention the Fanluo Kingdom, which had a population of more than 700 million.

If there is no way to feed 700 million people, then there is no point in occupying the kingdom of Van Luo.

That also means that there will be 700 million enemies!

Even in a state of war, it is not easy to control 700 million people through violent means.

Theoretically, it would take almost 3 million soldiers just to occupy the kingdom of Van Luo and exercise the necessary rule.

In the last war, the Liang Xia Empire has been reluctant to send troops to the Southern Subcontinent, even after the defeat of the Bran Kingdom, it still allows it to retain colonial rule in the Southern Subcontinent, in fact, it is related to this, the imperial authorities are unwilling to bear the huge cost of occupying the Southern Subcontinent.

In addition, the support of Pakistan after the war is also for this reason.

As long as Pakistan Tieding is in front, then no matter what becomes of the Van Luo Kingdom, it has nothing to do with the empire, and there is no need for the empire to solve it.

It can be seen that from the perspective of occupation and control, the "threat" posed by the Fanluo Kingdom to the Liangxia Empire is even higher than that of the Western Continent Group.

The problem now is that Pakistan may not be able to withstand it.

If Zhou Yongtao's judgment is correct, then the Van Luo Congress will enter the war in the near future, and the first thing to deal with is the Pakistani railway that the empire must keep.

With the current situation, what can be used to resist the million-strong army of the Van Luo Kingdom?

In terms of military strength, the country of Van Luo far surpasses Pakistan.

Even without the support of the Nuland Republic, Van Roe was able to defeat and annex Pakistan in a matter of months with its own forces.

In fact, in the past few decades, it has always been the Liangxia Empire that has balanced the Fanluo Kingdom, that is, the Liangxia Empire's military presence in Pakistan has made the Fanluo Kingdom dare not act rashly.

At any given time, the Liangxia Empire had tens of thousands of troops stationed in Pakistan.

Even after the Polish-Iraqi War, entering the stage of strategic contraction, the Liangxia Empire did not weaken the military forces deployed in Pakistan.

In this situation, what will the Liangxia Empire do to balance the Fanluo Kingdom, or support Pakistan Railway!?

"How's the fight going over there in Posha Bay?"

"As planned, the Marines are attacking Bus X and are expected to take it this week. No accidents happen, and you should be able to lay down the Bagh X as planned. ”

"Is there a way to draw some troops out?"

Lin Shiping was stunned, but he also understood what Zhou Yongtao meant.

Obviously, if a part of the troops can be withdrawn from the Posha Bay side, it will be possible to strengthen the military threat to the Van Luo without affecting other directions, and thus make the Van Roe authorities more sensible, or they will need to spend more time preparing for the war.

"If I'm not mistaken, there are 3 divisions over there, the 5th Marine Division is attacking Bus X, and the 7th and 17th Panzer Divisions are planned to attack Bag X." Zhou Yongtao paused for a moment before saying: "The first phase of the mobilization of the Marine Corps has begun, and the four reserve Marine Divisions can complete the mobilization of personnel this month. If possible, send the 5th Marine Division to Pakistan Railway after the defeat of Bus X, and deploy it in the southern coastal area to strengthen the protection of major ports and cities such as Karachi. ”

"Ira X's ......"

"In the battle plan sent by Shi Zhiliang, the 5th Marine Division was not considered to participate in the operation of attacking Bag X, but only served as a reserve."

"This ......"

"In this matter, if I come forward directly, there will be no room for negotiation."

"Okay, I'll go talk to Shi Zhiliang." Lin Shiping immediately understood, knowing that Zhou Yongtao wanted him to come forward.

"Tell him that if he is really in trouble, he can bring it up. Even if there is no way to provide reinforcements for the time being, there is room for discussion in terms of the timing of the battle. ”

Lin Shiping nodded, indicating that he understood the meaning of Zhou Yongtao's words.

"The Van Luo country should also keep an eye on it, and it must warn Pakistan in time." Zhou Yongtao sighed and said: "Regardless of whether Tigala is killed or not, no matter which side wins in the end, war is inevitable, although we believe in the military strength of Pakistan and the fighting spirit and courage of the Pakistani and railway soldiers and people, but it is always right to prepare in advance, such as setting up the command system first." ”

"Commander?"

Zhou Yongtao smiled, this is what he wants to say.

Lin Shiping thought for a while before he said: "For the time being, you can send a general from China, after all, the senior generals of Pakistan and Railway have all come to us for further study." If things are going well in Poshawan, then when the fight starts, I think the youngsters should be given more opportunities to perform. ”

After pondering for a while, Zhou Yongtao nodded and accepted Lin Shiping's proposal.

More than 40 years ago, when he was reused by the White Stop War, Zhou Yongtao was also very young.

"Nothing else, I'll take my leave."

"Don't worry, let's have dinner together."

"This ......"

"It's all ready, what are you polite to me?"

Seeing Zhou Yongtao's resolute attitude, Lin Shiping was no longer polite, after all, his relationship with Zhou Yongtao was there, and he was indeed hungry.

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