"Miss Chen, it's here."

A carriage stopped in front of the Regent's Palace, and a Guards soldier jumped out of the wheel and said to the people inside.

The curtain was lifted, and a slender figure walked out of the carriage as if in a carriage, jumping out of the carriage with agility, and looking at the majestic and magnificent regent palace in front of him in a daze.

"Miss Chen, please come here."

Chen Jiaying came back to her senses and followed the soldier towards the side door next to the palace.

The main entrance of the palace is not open on weekdays, and it is only open when you are welcoming particularly important guests. On weekdays, people enter and exit through small doors on both sides.

There was a team of soldiers with guns standing guard next to the side door, and the soldiers with Chen Jiaying stepped forward to say a few words, and after taking out a waist card, they smoothly took Chen Jiaying into the palace.

After passing through several courtyards and covered bridges, we came to a stop outside a temple.

Chen Jiaying looked up, and the plaque directly above the gate of the hall read "Council and Political Palace".

Thinking that this is where the regent usually discusses the government and handles political affairs, Chen Jiaying thought to herself.

"Miss Chen, Your Highness is inside, please wait a while, I'll report it." The soldier who led him turned back and said a word, and then walked to the soldier on duty outside the temple.

A young officer with stiff eyebrows greeted him and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" ”

"Guan Guard, the person Your Highness wants to see has arrived, please let me know." The soldier saluted and said in a deep voice.

Guan Bao returned the salute, glanced at the girl standing at the bottom of the steps, nodded and said, "You go, leave it to me here." ”

The leading soldier said yes and left.

"Miss Chen, please wait a moment, I'll go and report it." Guan Bao walked down the steps and said politely to the girl, turned around and went in to report.

The hall of the council, inside the East Warm Pavilion, has been converted into Egawa's office.

Many of the unnecessary furnishings were accompanied, and the most conspicuous furniture was a huge long table and a large Taishi chair.

In front of the long case, several chairs are symmetrically placed on both sides for the use of officials who come to discuss matters on weekdays.

A long sword and a long knife hung on the wall behind the long table, and on the other side hung a rifle and a pistol with a holster.

The style of the whole interior is simple and rugged with a solemn atmosphere.

At this time, Jiang Chuan was summoning Bai Mu, commander of the First Army of the National Defense Army, and Chu Yunfei, commander of the 47th Army.

Chu Yunfei is also a cadre, and he is also a knight, both loyalty and ability are beyond doubt.

In order to ensure the absolute loyalty of the Wehrmacht, all commanders will be members of the base's direct line.

"This attack on the southeast is very important, and you all know the significance of it. The Zheng family has been entrenched in the southeast for decades, with strong strength and solid foundation. If you want them to be afraid of the imperial court, you must first completely hurt them, and then you can consider recruiting peace. As for the British, they must be resolutely annihilated, and they must understand the serious consequences of chopping off their claws if they dare to reach out. ”

Jiang Chuan stood in front of a huge map of Zhongzhou, his fingers drew a circle on the location of the southeast region, and said in a deep voice to the two henchmen.

"Your Highness, what if the Zheng family doesn't know the current affairs and goes all the way to the dark?" Chu Yunfei asked in a deep voice.

"Needless to say, naturally they were destroyed, and they were exactly a hundred." Bai Mu said loudly.

Jiang Chuan nodded and said, "Bai Mu is right, if they kill themselves, then they will be eradicated in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles." However, if you can recruit An, you should try to recruit An. The Zheng family's roots are not on land, but on the sea. According to the current intelligence, the Zheng family's land power is vulnerable. If there was a tough fight, it was when it came to the British. ”

"Your Highness, the British have only 10,000 people in the southeast, and the last time they fought with the Second Army, they suffered a lot of casualties. With these people, they can't achieve much of a thing. Bai Mu said.

"Lao Bai, that was before. The situation is constantly changing. The last time the Second Army retaliated was informed that the British would send reinforcements. So far, it is not clear whether the British have any reinforcements, and if so, how many reinforcements have come. Chu Yunfei said in a deep voice.

Jiang Chuan turned around and walked back to the desk, took out a document and picked it up, and said, "This is the latest information that has been transmitted back, and the final conclusion has been reached after a comprehensive analysis of the intelligence of the Second Army, the Black Ice Terrace, and the Naval Division. You all see. ”

Bai Mu got up, took the information, opened it, looked at it quickly, and handed it to Chu Yunfei.

After both of them finished reading, Jiang Chuan said: "From the current point of view, the British have indeed sent reinforcements, and it seems that there are quite a few of them." It's just that it is not clear how many troops there are and how well they are equipped. ”

"Moreover, the scale of the fleet that the British came to reinforce this time is not small, and these fleets, together with Zheng Zhilong's fleet, will pose a great threat to us at sea at that time. With the strength of our sailors, we are not yet able to compete. So in this case, your army will have to exert force, and the harder you beat the Zheng family and the British on land, the less pressure we will have on the sea. Otherwise, once the Zheng family and the British join forces from the sea to attack all parts of Jiangnan, we will be in a passive state at the expense of one or the other, which is not the result we want to see. ”

Jiang Chuan said in a deep voice as he paced.

Bai Mu and Chu Yunfei glanced at each other, and their expressions became solemn.

The current balance of strength between the land and the sea of the Wehrmacht is indeed somewhat unbalanced. The army can be said to be invincible, but the sailors are barely protecting themselves.

The main reason for this is because the army is the most important at the moment, after all, the vast continent of Zhongzhou needs to be conquered and occupied by the army.

Therefore, naturally, at this stage, we can only focus on building the army.

And compared to the army, the navy is really a big money-burner. Therefore, under various factors, a situation has been created in which the army is strong and the navy is weak.

This situation is unlikely to improve significantly in the short term.

Unless the whole of Zhongzhou is completely unified, the new policies can be implemented smoothly, the order of the world is stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the imperial court income increases greatly before the large-scale expansion of the navy can begin.

Therefore, at this stage, Jiangchuan's main goal is reunification and defense.

Unify the continent and defend against foreign enemies.

Bai Mu and the other senior generals naturally understood this, so after listening to Jiang Chuan's words, they attached more importance to this task in their hearts.

"But don't worry too much, as long as the British suffer a big loss on land this time, they will definitely stop for a while. Their current actions are actually still tentative. If the temptation fails, they will retract. When they come again, we won't be who we are today. ”

Jiang Chuan saw that the two generals were solemn, and said with relief.

This is also true.

"The last general understands, Your Highness, please rest assured." The two stood up and said in unison.

"Okay, this time, in addition to fighting, the three armies of you should also communicate more and learn from each other. The Second Army, in particular, already has a wealth of experience in fighting the enemy, so we can learn more from them. I hope that the next time I see you, it will be completely different. ”

Jiang Chuan nodded and encouraged.

"In addition, this time, the three of your armies are under Hu Ruzhen's control. However, he is in charge of the general situation and logistics, and it is up to the three of you to decide how to fight the specific battle. Jiang Chuan added.