Chapter 268: Thinking long-term
Tang Hu tiptoed a cup of strong tea on the big case in front of Li Qing, picked up a small pair of scissors, and cut off a small section of the candle stamen, making the candle appear brighter, Li Qing was reading every military newspaper that gathered from the front line, and now the Dingzhou army in the east and west directions was invariably in trouble, and the momentum of the offensive had stagnated.
LΓΌ Dalin's group was trapped by the terrain, and the combined forces of Guoshan Feng and Tenig were surrounded and intercepted by Bayar's superior forces, and had also switched from offensive to defensive, waiting for LΓΌ to take the lead in making a breakthrough before they could break the stalemate. In the face of the current situation, Li Qing is not in a hurry at all, in his opinion, this is an inevitable victory, it is just a matter of time, the counterattack of the grassland group is just the return of the dying patient, although it can cause a certain amount of distress to himself, but it has nothing to do with the overall situation, just like the period before dawn, it is always the darkest time in the night.
What's more, Li Qing didn't want this war to end too early, if he could drag it out, he wouldn't mind, now he had turned his eyes to the hinterland of Dachu. Ending the Grassland Battle prematurely will inevitably make him reluctantly intervene in the chaos of the Central Plains in advance, even if he is no longer willing.
Hu He is a good opponent, let Lu Dalin, Wang Qinian and they have more tricks with him, presumably they will learn a lot of things, under the current situation, as long as Lu Dalin and others do not make big mistakes, Hu He has no chance to turn the tables at all, even if he wins some small victories in the local area, he will not be able to change the trend of the entire big battle.
At least this year, the war with the barbarians cannot end.
There was a gentle knock on the door, Li Qing raised his head, Tang Hu who was sitting in the corner also stood up, it was Qingfeng standing at the door, Li Qing's eyes shrank slightly, he forgot when Qingfeng began to knock on the door when he entered this study, the previous Qingfeng would walk in directly, this is also her privilege, Qingfeng's move is deliberately showing her alienation from herself? Li Qing frowned slightly, is the rift between himself and her so big?
Li Qing just looked at the breeze like this, silent, the scene seemed a little embarrassing for a while, Tang Hu turned his eyes slightly, his brain was rare for a moment, he greeted the door, and said in a low voice: "Director, please come in, I'll make you tea!" β
Qingfeng nodded to him slightly, and walked in, holding a large stack of copywriting in his arms.
Li Qing sighed, lowered his gaze, and said, "Sit down!" β
"This is the relevant situation of Princess Allure all the way since she left the capital!" A wrist as white as Haoyu pushed a stack of files in front of Li Qing.
"This is about the business situation of the Commerce and Trade Division in the interior of Dachu."
"This is about the recent infiltration of the major forces of Great Chu by the Statistical Survey Department and some top-secret information obtained."
Li Qing looked at Qingfeng divided into three stacks of files in front of him, the previous Qingfeng would always explain to himself one by one in detail, frowning and looking at the drooping eyelids, looking at the nose and nose, and looking at the breeze in his heart, Li Qing suddenly said: "Qingfeng"
"Hmm!" Qingfeng raised his head and saw Li Qing staring at his eyes, he couldn't help but panic in his heart, and his body writhed uneasily.
"Are you resenting me?" Li Qing asked.
"Nope!" The sound of the breeze is as low as a gnat.
"Yunrong is your own sister, why are you forcing her so much and repeatedly obstructing her from being with me?" Li Qing asked aggressively.
Qingfeng suddenly smiled, and Li Qing felt a little chill on his body when he saw Qingfeng suddenly laughing, "General, do you think she will be happy with you?" β
Li Qing said angrily: "What do you mean by this, can't I give her happiness?" β
"At first, I thought the same thing, and I thought that following the general would be happiness, but then it was not like this, and I involuntarily fell into a tumbling that I had never imagined, like a dead leaf in the whirlpool, although I struggled hard, but I fell deeper and deeper. Yun Rong is now by your side, just like me at the beginning, happy and sweet, but it won't be long before she will encounter the same distress as me, and she will slowly fall into this big net, unable to extricate herself! So, I'm against her being with you, but what's the use of saying that now? Qingfeng's voice slowly regained its composure.
"You and Yun Rong are different!" Li Qing gasped, he was always ashamed of Qingfeng, it was he who single-handedly let her fall into this net and couldn't extricate herself, "The power you hold in your hands is enough to make Shang Haibo and the others feel threatened, and they are all very traditional people, but Yun Rong is not, Yun Rong has no quarrel with the world, indifferent and quiet, Shang Haibo and others will definitely not be embarrassed by her." β
There was a gentle cough at the door of the room, Tang Hu appeared at the door with a cup, the two stopped talking, Tang Hu put the brewed tea in front of Qingfeng, and retreated lightly, and gently closed the door.
"General, the princess of Allure is about to enter the door." Qingfeng said: "And as your status continues to improve, Yunrong's trouble will come, and this is not something you can stop." β
Li Qing said heavily: "No one can embarrass Jiyue, and neither can Allure." β
Qingfeng smiled and said, "General, I hope so." But maybe some people don't think that way. β
Li Qing felt a burst of anger in his heart, and didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he clicked on the file with his hand, "Forget it, don't talk about this, you can tell me about these situations!" β
"What does the general want to hear about first?"
"Let's talk about your infiltration into the hinterland of Great Chu!"
Qingfeng nodded, "After the Military Intelligence Investigation Department was separated from me, I shifted almost all my attention to the network laying and infiltration in the mainland, and in the past few months, the progress has been very good, judging from the feedback from these networks, the major forces in Dachu have behaved very abnormally for a period of time, and they seem to be waiting for something to happen, which of course also includes the general's own family, according to this, I judge that the drastic changes in Dachu will arise, and civil strife will inevitably occur within this year." β
"Who will upset the current balance?" Li Qing asked.
"The biggest possibility is the Xiao family, who is currently in control of the capital, followed by King Ning, who is entrenched in the south."
"What do you think?"
"I'm more inclined to the Xiao family." Qingfeng opened a dossier and said: "Since Qu Yongjie left the Imperial Forest Army, it has fallen into the hands of the Xiao family, and the princess of Allure married and took away half of the palace guards, which made the Xiao family more deeply control the internal guards of the palace, and furthermore, we found that Fang Jialuo, the head of the Fang family, secretly appeared in Bingzhou and Lanzhou. β
Li Qing's face changed slightly, "Merge Zhou and Lanzhou." β
"Yes, these two states are adjacent to us, Fang Jialuo is here, it should be to contact them to deal with us, I'm afraid that once they launch in the capital, the Dingzhou army will wave troops into the king of Guanqin!"
Li Qing leaned back in his chair, "Enter the customs king?" Hum! β
Qingfeng said with a smile: "The other party's move is just a precautionary plan, I estimate the general's meaning, we should be fighting with the barbarians at that time, of course there will be no such move." β
"How did you come up with such an idea?"
"After we defeat the barbarians, we need a period of time to recuperate, how long is this period of time, I'm afraid the general has no bottom in his heart, the Central Plains is not a barbarian, compared with the hinterland of Great Chu, our previous advantage over the barbarians in terms of resources will become a disadvantage, without complete preparation, the general will not go to catch up with this troubled water." But when the princess enters the door, the general is a concubine, if the Xiao family really wants to rebel, it is unreasonable for the general not to send troops, what should I do? Of course, we can only stretch the battle in front of us as long as possible, one is to make it difficult at that time, and the other can be regarded as training soldiers! β
"How did you come up with this?" Li Qing was a little strange.
"The general forgot, when Huhe was stationed in Uyanbaatar, Ji Sichen brought back the topographic map of Uyanbaatar from Fusen, and I also handed it over to the general, but the general didn't give it to Lu Dalin! At the moment, there is no progress in Uyanbaato, and compared with the two, how can I not understand the truth? β
Li Qing smiled slightly, his mind didn't even know Shang Haibo, after all, he still couldn't hide it from Qingfeng, "Yes, at that time, I will always give Allure and the world a reason." β
"How many forces have attached to the Xiao family?"
"It's not clear, but there are fifty-six states in Dachu, according to my estimates, I'm afraid that there are no less than a dozen states that have been attached to the Xiao family either explicitly or covertly, and most of these more than a dozen states are near Gyeonggi, all of them are rich lands with many people."
"So much?" Li Qing was a little surprised, "It seems that the Xiao family has really put in a lot of effort over the years!" Suddenly, he smiled and said: "Our old man is not a mortal, how many people can he pull?" β
"The Li family sits on Yizhou, although it is rich, but it is the land of four wars, there is no strategic depth and room for maneuver, before we set the rise of the two states, there are not many people who are optimistic about the Li family, so the power attached to the Li family is very small, but in the past two years, there are many people who have begun to throw themselves into their arms, coupled with the huge influence of the old man Li Huaiyuan in the Great Chu army, the strength should not be underestimated!"
"Well, what about King Ning?" Li Qing asked again.
Qingfeng Weice frowned, "Among the major forces of Great Chu, the most incomprehensible is King Ning, his strength on the surface of the water is strong enough, but I am afraid that what we can see is only the tip of the iceberg, for the infiltration of King Ning's side, we have not made much progress, Zhong Ziqi is a very powerful opponent, it is a pity that we did not take his surname at the beginning, and I am afraid that we will suffer in his hands in the future." β
"The big husband acts, does something, does not do something, and does not have to regret what he has done, not to mention, in this competition, the influence of personal strength is limited, I don't think Zhong Ziqi can bring us much trouble, as long as we don't do anything wrong, no matter how powerful he is, it will be in vain."
Qingfeng nodded, "The general is eloquent and strategic, and he has mountains and rivers in his chest, how is the general going to deal with the chaos in the Central Plains next?" β
Li Qing said with a smile: Let the wind surge, lie on the side, and smile at the changes in Dachu. β
"When the time is ripe, wave your troops into the customs, but look at the big Chu Haoqiang, who can stop the heroes of Dingzhou!" Qingfeng smiled and answered, the two looked at each other and smiled, at this moment, the two seemed to have found the original feeling of being refreshed.
After taking a sip of tea, Qingfeng frowned, "This Tang Hu is still making the tea unpalatable, General, I'll go back first." β
Li Qing nodded, looked at Qingfeng and turned around to leave, and said warmly: "Qingfeng, you have lost a lot of weight, pay attention to your body." β
Qingfeng's body trembled slightly, did not turn around, and said in a low voice: "Got it!" β
The door closed gently, Li Qing sighed heavily, but Tang Hu's voice came from outside.
"Miss Qingfeng, are you leaving?"
"Huzi, make me tea in the future, remember not to put so much tea!" Qingfeng smiled.
(To be continued)