However, it was easy to wake up from a good dream, and the carriage stopped, "My lord, I'm home." ”

The words of the female guard interrupted Qin Dui's sweet dream, and the girl under her hand immediately struggled violently, Qin Dui gritted her teeth with hatred, and hated to kick the female guard off the carriage, but in this situation, she had to reluctantly withdraw her hand.

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As the lights in the study turned on, the guards outside knew that the adults were going to stay up late again today, and they all knew that it was difficult for Qin Dui, who lacked the company of a woman, to sleep peacefully, either to read all night, or to do business for a while, sleep for a while, and then get up to work.

It's time to send a letter to Liang Qiming, the newspaper of his residence that is also the governor of Beiloulan must have been sent to various places quickly, and it is estimated that in two days the northwest and Beiloulan will know that the eight million silver funds must be transferred to the northwest and Beiloulan, but there is no reliable money in Beiloulan, so he has to transfer to the northwest first, and Liang Qiming will consider these things.

Now the top priority is to stabilize the northwest and Beiloulan shape, if you really can't go back for a year and a half, this kind of shape will inevitably be used by people with intentions, the northwest is estimated to be better, especially the situation in Beiloulan has just been decided, and the army strength stationed there is still relatively weak, fortunately, the surrounding shape is still stable, but it is also necessary to take precautions in advance, do you need to strengthen some forces in Beiloulan? Qin Duan was a little undecided.

Narawong actually came thousands of miles to the imperial capital to see him, hoping that he could help them fight the Punjas, but he didn't expect that there was a big backer behind the Punjas, this is certainly an opportunity, but it also hides a considerable risk, since the Hyderabad tribes are quite jealous of the Tik, it means that Tikon still has considerable strength, and his current foundation in Beiloulan is not solid. I'm afraid we have to be cautious.

We may have waited until tomorrow to talk to Ravang, but it is necessary to build a border fortress at the border with the Punjabi, which will not only effectively contain the invasion of the Punjabs and thus win the support of the five minorities, but also be able to attack after it is completed. Retreat can be defended, and will be dealt with in an extremely favorable situation, yes, it is necessary to immediately sue Sù Luman and Mukai, and at the same time start construction of the border fortress in the northwest corner when the city of Shuangdui is built. Qin Dui looked at the bright candlelight and pondered quietly.

"Father, you seem to have a lot on your mind? Can you tell the child to listen, so that the child can also share the worries of his father. In the palatial little hall, a young man who looked a little thin asked the old man in fine clothes who was pacing in the room.

"Well, things are a little troublesome."

The face of the old man in a fancy costume was full of clouds. A pair of eyes that were still attentive couldn't hide their tiredness, and handed the young man a letter casually, "This is news just from China, you can take a look." ”

The young man took the letter and read it softly: "A large number of Great Qin troops have been found in the border area between the eastern part and Tokugawa, the number is about 100,000. The other side called it a routine military exercise to test its ability to respond to a potentially changing situation. ”

His face became more and more pale. The young man was a little nervous: "Father, what is Qin Du going to do?" ”

"Humph! What else can you do? Show off your strength and achieve your goals. The old man in Chinese clothes was also full of helplessness in his words.

"They, what is their purpose?" The young man hurriedly asked.

With a long breath, the old man sat back in his chair and stroked his forehead with his hand. He replied, "These guys have such a great sense of smell. Yesterday, Hayibar consulted with me, and the establishment of a joint force is a sign that each of the five countries will provide at least 30,000 soldiers and weapons and equipment, and the first step will be to ensure that 20,000 people will be drawn directly from the existing armies of each country. The remaining 10,000 people will be replenished within a year, and Loulan is willing to provide 40,000 people, and Kuqa and Baijia countries are willing to provide 35,000 people. The purpose of the formation of the joint force is to defend against the possible aggression of foreign enemies against our five countries in the Western Regions. I thought it was a good thing, and I basically agreed to the plan after discussing it with Durari. ”

"Well, that seems like a good thing, but I'm afraid the two neighbors to the north and east will not be happy." Young men are very sensitive.

"Yes, no, Su Qin, the chief representative of Qin Dui, came to visit just now." The old man was full of sorrow.

"What did he say?"

"He said that he officially stated his attitude on behalf of the Great Qin Empire, and did not want to see the emergence of a targeted military alliance in the region, saying that this would be detrimental to peace in the region, and hoped that our Gaochang Kingdom would consider it carefully."

The old man in Chinese clothes smiled bitterly, "I have repeatedly explained that the establishment of a joint force is not aimed at any side, but only to strengthen the defense capabilities of countries in the region, but the other side does not listen at all, and repeatedly asks me to act prudently to avoid the consequences of this move." ”

"This is simply naked intimidation, so despicable!"

The young man was also a little excited, and his face was a little flushed, but then he was depressed, "But our Gaochang Kingdom is not like other countries, facing them directly, once a war breaks out, it will be us who will suffer." ”

"Yes, so my father is very distressed now, don't agree to the other party's request, and worry that once the other party tears his face, we will be directly attacked by the other party, although we want to form a joint force, but it has not been a year and a half, I am afraid it will be difficult to form an army, and the help of the Motes and the Sithros that Hayibar said I am worried that the far water will not be able to solve the near fire, not to mention that the Mot people are not credible at all, I don't believe that they dare to tear their faces with Qin Dui at all. You can agree to their request, not only is it a bit weak, but more importantly, it will lose a good opportunity to stand on its own, and I am afraid it will be even more difficult in the future. The old man's dilemma was beyond words.

"What are you going to do, father?"

The young man hurriedly asked, "Now that the army of the Great Qin people is showing off its strength again, it is obviously putting pressure on us, we have to make up our minds as soon as possible." ”

"Alas, it's difficult, my father decided to observe it again, although Qin Dui's army is conducting military exercises on the border, I heard that Qin Dui himself is not in the northwest or North Loulan, but returned to Yanjing, I guess they don't dare to make too big a move in this situation, it's nothing more than a warning and threat to us, as long as we don't explicitly join the five-nation joint force for a day, they won't do it." The old man in Huafu was not too worried about this, "I want to see the actions of Kuqa and Wusun." ”

"Kuqa and Usun?" The young man looked puzzled.

"Hmph, the representative of the Huns has arrived, and a prince who has come, it is said that this guy has a good relationship with Qin Duan's side, and has already contacted Su Qin, he definitely does not want to see the success of forming a joint force, and will definitely put pressure on the Kucha and Wusun people, I want to see how they turn out before making a final decision."

The old man's eyes were half-narrowed, flashing with a sly light, "If they can resist the pressure of the Huns to join, we will join; If they all push back, then I'm sorry, and we in Gaochang will not accompany them. ”

At the same time, the northwestern Loulan border was also a busy scene, and the newly formed Shuangdui Garrison Division and the 1st Division of the 2nd Northwest Army Corps stationed in the area received orders to conduct strategic coordination exercises along the northern border area. (To be continued......)