The two turned around and immediately found the person coming, surprised and delighted, and hurriedly stood up straight and gave a standard military salute, "See your lord!" ”

Qin Dui, dressed in casual clothes, appeared at the door of the room in a chic manner, and it seemed that he had heard the conversation between the two, and he was very satisfied with the adaptability of his two subordinates.

"Hmm, it seems that everyone's preparations are very solid, why are there any problems?" Qin Duan casually walked into the room, but his eyes fell on the large military map on the desk.

"My lord, there is no big problem, but the brothers have been waiting anxiously and are eager to enter the battle as soon as possible." The young admiral is naturally Zhong Wu, the deputy division commander of the Second Independent Mixed Division, "Of course, one must obey the overall situation." ”

Qin Duan admired the ability of the general who came to the northwest with him at the earliest, and also hoped that he could make a contribution to himself in the upcoming eastward campaign, and he also had high hopes for the newly established independent second division.

"Well, that's a good point, every qiē must be subordinated to the overall situation. Now that the situation in Kansai is getting worse day by day, but the Imperial Court has not been able to take effective measures to deal with it for a long time, the three army divisions that have been withdrawn from the Five Lakes Battlefield alone will not be able to turn the tide, and perhaps it will be time to see our performance. ”

Although Qin Du's words were very confident, he knew in his heart that looking at the current situation, the empire had deep doubts about himself, and in such a dangerous situation, there was no sign of letting himself lead the troops to quell the rebellion, it seemed that His Majesty the Emperor and the people in the military department had a deep guard against their previous actions.

"My lord, my subordinates are thinking, I'm afraid that the empire will not be so laissez-faire with the Taiping Rebellion, the status of Kansai is extremely important, and it is impossible for the military department to do nothing. However, now that the Central Plains of the empire, especially the Kansai and the north, are in full swing, the military department does not have much mobile force to deal with it. Either the city guards who returned to the imperial capital will be used, or the army will only be transferred to the Terok battlefield, but that will have quite strict consequences and need to be considered clearly. ”

The thin black man is Zhao Zhongyao, the commander of the Second Independent Division, who has just been promoted to the governor of the army, and he is a man with ethnic blood from the Central Continent. I've always loved to think.

"Oh?" Qin Duan asked with a smile on his face, "Then do you think the empire will consider letting us send troops to the northwest to quell the chaos?" ”

After thinking for a while, Zhao Zhongyao said: "I'm afraid it's difficult, at least in a short period of time." Because according to the current situation, the chaotic party has reached such a rampant point, but there is still no order from the imperial court, which shows that the empire really looks at our northwest differently. Maybe in the later stage, it will be interesting to see if the rebels can defeat the army that the Empire has come to suppress, and if the situation continues to deteriorate, the Empire will be able to take us into account. However, the subordinates think that it may be too late by then, whether it is for the empire or us, the Taiping Rebellion has already established a foothold, and those strategic places in the east have been occupied by the chaotic army, and we don't know how much it will cost if we want to take it back, with our current army strength, we really can't withstand such a big loss. ”

"And if the Kaman people really collude with the Taiping Sect, I'm afraid they won't sit idly by and watch our attack on the Kansai Tianping rebels, I'm afraid this point has to be considered." Zhong Wu on the side was not to be outdone. Supplement with your own views.

After listening to the analysis of the two, Qin Du's heart was full of relief. It seems that his decision to put these two people in this special position in Lishan County is the right choice, the special geographical location of Lishan County Government and the arduous tasks assigned to them in the later period not only did not overwhelm the two, but achieved the growth of the two, the combat effectiveness of the troops is needless to say, and they have been reviewed when they returned to the northwest from the imperial capital, and the improvement of the strategic and tactical thinking of the two as commanders is what makes Qin Duan the happiest.

"There's some truth to that. So what do you two think about it now? Qin Duan also intends to take another test for the two.

Zhao Zhongyao and Zhong Wu exchanged colors with each other before saying: "We don't think we can be confined to the current shape, we should strike first, take the Partridge Pass before the Taiping Rebellion, and ensure that our eastward road is unimpeded." ”

"Have you considered the consequences of our doing so in the ears of the Empire?"

Qin Duan was surprised. With the wisdom of the two, they would not fail to consider this, and they had already thought of this trick, but in view of the fact that they already had a very bad image in the eyes of the empire, and if they behave like this, I am afraid that it will be really difficult to gain a foothold in the future among the emperor's many courtiers.

Zhao Zhongyao's face was a little strange, his lips moved, but he didn't say it for a while, but Zhong Wu next to him resolutely said: "The garrison of Partridge Pass is only about 3,000 people, plus some of the ordinary people inside are only five or six thousand, if you want to keep secrets, the best way is to ......"

Zhong Wu's face was fierce, and he made a gesture of waving his hand and cutting off his head, before continuing: "Then put the responsibility on the Taiping rebels, let's just say that the rebel army washed the Partridge Pass in blood, and our army couldn't rescue it, so we only had time to recapture the checkpoint, and all the defenders were killed." Anyway, now that the entire Kansai is in chaos, the Taiping Rebellion is killing everywhere, no one will notice so much, and it will naturally be forgotten after a long time. ”

Although they mustered up the courage to say this strategy, they didn't know what the coach's reaction was, both of them were a little uneasy, and their eyes were a little flickering, but in the end, they all fell on Qin Duan's face.

As a military commander, this is undoubtedly the best strategy, not only to take the coveted Partridge Pass in one fell swoop, but also to avoid the reproach of the imperial court, and to take advantage of the situation to blame the Taiping Sect and arouse the hatred of the people. But this strategy also has great risks, once the truth of the matter is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous, although they can refute and deny or even deny, but there will definitely be people who take the opportunity to make waves and attack their reputation, as a politician is too risky, and it is still a little cost-effective compared with the benefits.

In addition, there is another very important reason that the Taiping Rebellion Party in various places did not indiscriminately kill and slaughter innocents as Zhong Wu said, and the military discipline was not as loose as he expected at first.

And now there is no large force of Taiping rebels near Partridge Pass, perhaps because the other party is unwilling to stimulate themselves and try not to give themselves an excuse to intervene in the situation in Kansai, it seems that they also have a very thorough grasp of the psychology of the top level of the empire.

If he agrees to this plan, it will be difficult to hide it from those who have a heart, and the Taiping Sect will also make a strong public opinion counterattack.

After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Duan didn't completely give up this tempting plan until the last moment when the words came out of his mouth, "What other ideas do you have besides this plan?" (To be continued......)