Yang Ze's meaning is obvious, you don't have to quarrel, although the Northwest Army has no dragons, but Xijing must do something, you can't do nothing, under the current crisis, you still fight on two fronts, take care of both ends, take care of one and lose the other, especially for your Northwest Army, there is no choice at all, you must "take care of this" and "take care of the other", you can't lose both ends, and if you lose one, your merits and demerits cannot be offset by each other, and you will be severely punished by the Eastern Capital.

Yang Ze's construction was unanimously agreed by the military and political ministers. 、

The three generals were helpless and could only give up their coercion of the central government. Huangfu Wuyi had made a promise when the Holy Lord summoned him alone, he had to rescue the Eastern Capital, and Liu Wujian was a native of Hedong, and as the old commander of the Weifu, he could do his best to protect the interests of the Northwest Army, which was already commendable. Only Li Renzheng is a native of Longxi, but it is difficult for him to support alone, so he can only try his best to protect the right side of the river, as for the West Sea, he is completely hopeless, in the eastern capital itself is difficult to protect, Xijing is too busy to take care of himself, can not give the border army reinforcements, and can not give the border army a sufficient supply of grain and grass, Longxi soldiers will definitely not be able to withstand the ferocious attack of Achailu, at most until late autumn will withdraw from the West Sea, otherwise the heavy snow will cut off the grain road, and the whole army will be wiped out.

On the one hand, it was necessary to suppress the Turks on the verge of losing control, ensure the smooth passage of the great river, and ensure the connection between Hexi and Longxi, and on the other hand, give strong support to the Xihai garrison and hold the Xihai border county at any cost. Of course, the premise of defending the West Sea is that there must be enough troops and sufficient grain and grass to carry heavy loads.

Li Renzheng used this as an excuse to ask Yang Yu, the acting king, and Wen Sheng, the guard who stayed in Xijing, to increase the number of troops in the northwest.

This request was immediately rejected by Wen Sheng, the guard left behind in Xijing.

The Northwest Crisis broke out this spring, and now it's the height of summer, and it's been three or four months, and there are no troops in Western Kyoto, why? It is because the Holy Lord and the Central Hub had made a prediction about the situation in the western Xinjiang before going north to Liaodong, and left a countermeasure, that is, passive defense and stubbornly guarding the border pass. Middle-earth was unable to fight on two fronts before, and it is even more difficult now, but the reluctance of Middle-earth to open up a second front does not mean that the captives of Western Soil will not take advantage of the fire to loot and invade Western Xinjiang. After learning that the Second Eastern Crusade had been launched, the Western Territories would inevitably take the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive in order to drive the Middle-earth forces out of the Western Regions and the Western Sea.

If the situation in Western Xinjiang will definitely deteriorate, the Western Tu Zhuzhu will definitely invade Western Xinjiang, and the Weifu Army will definitely fight on two fronts, what will happen to the Eastern Capital? What will the Holy Lord and the Center come up with? In other words, we can only give up the battlefield in the western frontier and give up the victories obtained by the western expedition, but on the bright side, this cannot be said, Middle-earth needs to put on a strong "coat", the east needs a tall "face", and the holy lord and the center need supreme authority, so just four words, passive defense.

These four words can be derived from a lot of interpretations, for the eastern capital is a push, all pushed to Xijing, and for Xijing, it is to show a high degree of attention, in fact, a high degree of sluggishness, and action is neither to increase troops nor to give food, so the Northwest Army is in a predicament, once the border county is lost, the territory falls, the responsibility is all theirs.

Of course, the Northwest Army has to fight on the basis of reason. Passive defense should also be divided into two situations: non-war and wartime, confrontation with each other during non-war periods, no war, no consumption of troops, grain, grass and weapons, but once a war is fought, entering the period of war, the consumption of troops, grain, grass and weapons will be great, and the eastern capital and Xijing must give support, increase troops to the northwest, and increase the supply of military supplies, otherwise what will the northwest army use to fight? How to defend the border? How to Conduct Passive Defense?

At this time, the crisis of Tongji Canal exploded, the situation in the eastern capital suddenly became tense, and then the commander of the Northwest Army, Yuan Hongsi, became the target of Xijing's public criticism, and the two Kyotos were very busy, and no one could take care of the northwest, so they delayed again and again, and as a result, Yang Xuangan rebelled, and the two capitals could not take care of the northwest.

The people in the northwest are in a hurry, and the Northwest Army is also in a hurry, this is to dig a pit and bury people. Fortunately, the opportunity has finally come, the people of the Northwest have finally found a chance to save themselves, and the Northwest military can finally use their own force to blackmail the two capitals, either you pardon me for my innocence, or you give me more troops and food, and you must agree to one of the two conditions. As a result, they were met with a head-on attack, neither exempting themselves from the crime, nor increasing troops and food, making it clear that they wanted the people of the northwest to bear the responsibility for the fall of the border counties and the loss of the country.

Is it tolerable or unbearable, at the critical moment, the people in Guanzhong finally "soared". Guanlong is an inseparable whole, and the situation in the northwest is directly related to the overall interests of the people of Guanlong, isn't the purpose of using this opportunity to attack the people in the northwest to control the Northwest Army? But the Northwest Army is the Northwest Army of the Guanlong people, if the Northwest Army is controlled by your Eastern Capital and becomes a knife in the hands of the Holy Lord and the reformers, will I still have a good life for the Guanlong people? That's the prelude to my death.

Zhao Changwen, the provincial minister, Wei Yuancheng, the young eunuch in the palace, and the secretary of the imperial Shi Duyan, and Su Kui, the young secretary of Honglu, immediately "rose up and attacked", and resolutely supported the military to increase the number of troops on the right side of the river.

Then Taichang Cheng Yuan Shanda, Wei Wei Shaoqing, Yuwen Rutong, and the two powerful people with the surname also gave support.

Wei Wensheng's face was gloomy, and he had a hunch that the limelight might be about to turn. Sure enough, soon, Guo Wenyi, a member of the Inner History, Li Changya, the internal history of Jingzhao, and Pei Caozhi, the doctor of Sili, also supported the military's request, so the shape was one-sided.

Now, except for Wei Wensheng himself, only Xiao Zao, the waiter of the Criminal Department, Mingya, the waiter of the Military Department, Lu Chu, the right Shilang of Shangshu, Yuan Chong, the secretary and the young eunuch, Cui Minling, the secretary, and Si Nong Shaoqing Duguji are silent and have not made a stand, but at this moment, even if they have opposing opinions, they cannot be reversed, and whether they open their mouths or not has nothing to do with the overall situation.

In the end, it was the turn of Acting King Yang Yu to make a final decision. On behalf of the acting king, Shi Weijie, the governor of the royal palace, announced that he agreed to the request of the military, and Xijing immediately increased his troops to Heyou.

Wei Wensheng had only compromise.

In fact, he also knew that it was impossible for the Xijing garrison to go to the battlefield in the eastern capital, not only because the situation in the northwest was critical, and Xijing was facing the danger of rebellion by Yuan Honghei, who was left behind in Honghua, but also because there were fierce contradictions and conflicts between the two capitals and between the conservatives and reformers. Xijing will definitely take this opportunity to attack the eastern capital to see if it can regain the status of the Jingshi, and the powerful conservative forces in Guanlong will also take this opportunity to attack the holy lord and the reformers to see if they can hinder or severely damage the reform, so even if Xijing has made the decision to send troops to the eastern capital, it is still unknown when to send troops. In fact, it is the reformers who are loyal to the Lord who are forced to make compromises first.

There are 30,000 garrisons in Xijing, including the Praetorian Guards, and about 10,000 local troops in Jingzhaoyin, Feng Yi, and Fufeng in the three counties of Guanzhong, a total of about 40,000 troops. How many people reinforced the river right? How many people stayed in Xijing?

On behalf of the military, Li Renzheng first proposed a distribution plan, with 5,000 garrisons and 5,000 local troops going to the eastern capital to quell the rebellion, 10,000 garrisons and 5,000 local troops remaining in Xijing, and the remaining 15,000 garrisons reinforcing Heyou.

Wei Wensheng vetoed it. It was necessary for 15,000 troops to stay in Xijing, and only 5,000 garrisons were enough to reinforce Heyou, and the remaining 20,000 troops rushed to the eastern capital to quell the rebellion.

Li Renzheng was furious, and 5,000 garrisons reinforced Heyou? What is your attitude? Aren't you clearly trying to give up the West Sea?

Wei Wensheng was very calm and asked, this is a long way to Heyou, how much grain and grass do 15,000 soldiers need to consume every day to go to Heyou? Coupled with tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, how much food do they need to consume every day? To the right side of the river, even if there is no war, how much is the daily consumption of this reinforcement army alone? If there is a war, how much will it cost?

Li Renzheng argued on the basis of reason. There is Yongfeng Cang in Xijing, and there are Chang Ping, Hui Luocang, and Luokou Cang in the Eastern Capital, all of which are national warehouses and have sufficient reserves, and now even if Luokou Cang is lost, even if Dongdu is surrounded back to Luocang, it is lost, but when you arrive at the battlefield in Dongdu, there is Chang Ping who can provide military supplies, so that Yongfeng Cang on the Xijing side can fully support the Heyou battlefield, why can't you afford it?

Wei Wensheng asked again, there are not only the Xijing troops on the battlefield of the Eastern Capital, but also the army of the Jingfu Governor's Mansion, as well as a part of the Eastern Capital garrison led by Zheng Yuanshou, the general of the Right Waiting Guard, plus the rescue troops from other places will also enter the Eastern Capital Battlefield in 6 times, so many troops, after a long period of fighting, can Chang Ping support? If the eastern capital falls and there is a protracted siege operation, the supply of military supplies will be even greater, where will the grain and grass weapons come from?

Xijing is now fighting on two fronts, and the supply of military supplies is huge, so it is definitely necessary to use the national reserves. From the military's point of view, since the use of the national warehouse reserves, even the supply of military supplies for two-line operations is enough, and from the perspective of the central government, the national warehouse reserves certainly have the role of supporting the war, but the more important function is to stabilize prices and disaster relief, that is, its role in regulating the economy and stabilizing the society, and the current domestic situation is turbulent, natural disasters are continuous, and large-scale foreign wars have exacerbated the domestic crisis, so the economic situation is also taking a sharp turn. Chang Ping's reserves in the national warehouse must not be used to fight a war, that is to say, the central government must have a choice, in order to protect the eastern capital, it has no choice but to give up the West Sea.

Everyone understands this truth, the military will also support the central government, and the Guanlong people can also support the central government, but the key is the trade-off of interests, the central government cannot let the military shed both blood and tears, and the Guanlong people are not willing to "sacrifice themselves to save others", the central government must compensate the Northwest Army and the Guanlong people for the losses, and cannot let the Northwest Army and the Guanlong people bear the responsibility for the loss of the border counties in the western Xinjiang.

The two sides disputed, and Li Renzheng finally directly drew the "bottom line", and if the western border counties fell because of this, the responsibility would be borne by Wei Wensheng and the central officials who supported Wei Wensheng. You have to compromise and give in, otherwise you will lose and burn both.

After weighing the central ministers such as Wei Wensheng, Xiao Zao, Yuan Chong, Guo Wenyi, and Lu Chu, they chose to compromise and made the decision of "fighting on two fronts but making trade-offs".

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