"I don't think it's appropriate for us to send troops to Xikang now, the land over there is sparsely populated, unless we take Xikang Mansion City in one go, there is not much need to disperse our already somewhat insufficient troops, it is better to wait for the time to be ripe and conquer Longdong first." Mi Dahong put forward his own opinion.

"I also agree with Da Hong's opinion, now our strength is a little weak, whether it is the Taiping Army or the Imperial Army, the strength is considerable, we can only wait for the opportunity at this time." Cao Chongyue also supports Mi Dahong's view.

Hearing the two of them say this, Qin Dui was very relieved in his heart, worthy of being the commander of his main division, although he was equally eager to fight and make meritorious contributions, but he was not blind and reckless, and he was able to calmly judge the direction of action according to the battlefield situation and the balance of forces between the enemy and us, which was the minimum quality of becoming a commander in charge of himself, and it could be seen that these two people had indeed matured a lot in the past few years after following him, while Zhao Zhongyao was a little frizzy, it seemed that more training was good for his growth.

"Well, everyone should go down to rest and rest, and arrange it, since this partridge pass is in our hands, we have to keep it, and the logistics work, especially the defense side, will be handed over to the independent second division, I think there is still a lot of defense equipment here, Zhao Zhongyao, you'd better send someone to coordinate with the War Readiness Administration, so that they can send it as soon as possible." Although Qin Duan was very happy in his heart, he didn't show his face, just made a simple arrangement.

Returning to the study, he took the thick piece of information handed to him by Situ Qingqing, which was the information that Gu Dengyun sent back from Hanzhong, how could there be so much? Qin Du felt a little strange in his heart, took it, and after only reading a few words, he was attracted.

The lights in the study were on, and Qin Duan was still reading carefully, frowning from time to time. Sighing lightly from time to time, it was obviously this information that was very important, and after reading it, Qin Duan stroked his forehead and pondered, not even noticing the tea cup that Situ Qingqing handed to his hand.

"Husband, take a break."

Wake up from your musings. Qin Duan hurriedly took the teacup in the beauty's hand, and subconsciously put it to his mouth and took a sip, but his mind was still stuck on the information sent back by Gu Dengyun. This is a summary of the Taiping Sect's information in all aspects of the Kansai region in recent times, which is quite detailed, and what satisfies Qin Duan the most is that there are a lot of Gu Dengyun's personal opinions added to it, these views are very much in line with Qin Duan's appetite, and some of the suggestions put forward are also quite practical, which makes Qin Dui's heart also shocked.

The situation of the Taiping Sect in the Kansai region has undergone new changes, especially in the area of pacifying people's minds.

First of all. The Taiping Sect changed the original article that the land of the nobles and landlords should be confiscated and distributed to the poor religious people, but the land of those nobles and landlords who fled because they were afraid of the Taiping Religion was confiscated and distributed to the religious people, and those nobles, merchants, and landlords who maintained good relations with the Taiping Sect and were willing to cooperate with the Taiping Sect were protected. And the interests of those upper gentry who were willing to cooperate with the Taiping Sect were also protected, so the situation in the entire Kansai region has become relatively calm. The rule of the Taiping Sect was also temporarily recognized to a certain extent among the local middle and upper class gentry, which was quite beneficial to the consolidation of the Taiping Sect's rule.

Secondly. The Taiping Sect also took some new economic measures, such as reducing taxes to buy off middle and lower classes of industrialists and merchants and peasants who owned small plots of land, enacting regulations to encourage the development of industry and commerce, and cracking down on the big nobles, large landowners, and large merchants who were close to the imperial government, confiscating all their property and obtaining huge sums of money. Lay the material foundation for the expansion of military strength.

Third, it dilutes and weakens some of the more extreme doctrines in the original doctrine, such as equalizing the rich and the poor, abolishing slavery, and strictly prohibiting the use of slave labor. Although it has not been completely canceled, it has won the recognition of many people.

In short, these measures have greatly consolidated the rule of the Taiping Sect in the Kansai region, and many businessmen have taken the initiative to express their willingness to cooperate with the Taiping Sect, and many others have also expressed their condition to accept the management of the Taiping Sect.

In the letter, Gu Dengyun proposed that measures should be taken to poison the local atmosphere, provoke contradictions between various local circles and strata, including Christians and non-Christians, and between neutrals and pro-Taiping sects, and divide and disintegrate from within. Externally, it is necessary to intensify the economic blockade of the areas controlled by the Taiping Sect, prohibit economic contacts with those businessmen who are willing to cooperate with the Taiping Sect in the areas controlled by the Taiping Sect, and if necessary, take special measures to crack down on them, and so on.

It can be seen that Gu Dengyun has put a lot of effort into this information, whether it is the introduction of the situation and the countermeasures, it is reasonable and well-founded, and Qin Duan also nodded and stayed awake all night.

Seeing the battle report sent back from Guanxi Mansion and Xikang, Bo Jinchen was shocked in his heart, Qin Duan really made a move, and as soon as he came, he confronted the Holy Sect Army, it seems that he is still a little careless, if he takes the first step, maybe the situation will not be so grim.

Sighing, Bo Jinchen stood up, the map on the desk flickered under the oil lamp, the grandmaster and several envoys in the sect had already left Kansai and turned to Heshuo to the north, and the second young master also went to the Maqi Khanate, the north was about to rise, and all the affairs of Kansai were handed over to him, and he suddenly felt that the pressure was doubled, but the situation was becoming more and more serious, and the slightest carelessness would bring serious consequences to future development.

The information sent from all over the country carefully passed through his mind, Bo Jinchen's thin face became more and more cloudy under the light, although the situation was grim, but it was not yet out of control, it seemed that the empire was determined to refuse the "help" of the Northwest Army, otherwise Qin Duan's army would not stop, but it still depends on how long the empire can survive.

Bo Jinchen is still very confident in the defense of Kansai City, the defender of Kansai City is his own protégé, and has nearly 50,000 troops, and the city wall has also been thickened and reinforced, not to mention that some measures have been taken to improve the situation in the entire Kansai. However, if the Northwest Army and the Imperial Army were to be flanked in front and back, there would be danger, and it is not yet clear that there is a trend in this regard, but it does not mean that the enemy will still stand still like this when the situation develops, and in many cases, the situation will change with the change of circumstances.

It seems that we have to consider taking measures from Xikang's side, in case once the situation changes, the Northwest Army will inevitably take advantage of the fire to loot. Bo Jinchen paced around the table while carefully thinking about how to deal with it.

30,000 people can't withstand a war and only 8,000 people are left, it seems that the strength of the Northwest Army is still underestimated, if the imperial army is like this, I am afraid that I can only admit defeat to myself. I have to arrange it well, and I must not let Qin Duan take the opportunity to pick a bargain. (To be continued......)