Why? Why, exactly? The old marshal's tired eyes widened, staring desperately at the strategic map, hoping to find a little difference from the dense strategic deployment, so that he would know that Leng Kite still had a secret plan, and not really helpless, but he was soon disappointed.

The deployment of the cold kite is very traditional, a very typical cantonment formation, there is nothing new in it, and it is simply a fool's dream to make any tricks in this traditional formation.

For a moment, the old marshal even had doubts, could it be that Leng Kite was really not talented? The victory of the first stage of the Northern Expedition was purely accidental? After all, in the first stage, Leng Kite's torrent of fighting style really didn't need to be commanded by a sophisticated commander, and the main thing was to see the improvised ability of the grassroots officers.

But it shouldn't! Leng Kite was born in a military family, her ancestors have been in the army for generations, and her mother Leng Luan is the most brilliant general of the Republic.

But now, Leng Kite's decision across the river really made the old marshal wonder if this eagle general could really only be a general who charged into battle, and could not be a commander who could strategize.

Just when the atmosphere became a little oppressive, there was a knock on the door of the conference room, and the old marshal came back to his senses, nodded to the guard, and motioned for him to open the door.

The door opened, and in the room was a man of graceful dress and extraordinary appearance, who looked at the full house, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and bowed gracefully, and said, "Oh, friends of the Republic, I am sorry to disturb your meeting, and I extend my sincerest apologies to you. ”

The old marshal narrowed his eyes and said, "Is there anything please?" Mr. Ambassador. ”

The person who came was none other than the ambassador sent by the Asia-Pacific Theater of the Federal Heavy Industry Corps, who knocked on his chest with his right hand, bowed slightly to the old marshal, and said with aristocratic elegance: "Oh, respected Generalissimo of the Republic, the headquarters summoned me back yesterday, I think in the traditional Chinese etiquette, it is rude to say goodbye without saying goodbye, so I want to inform you that I will leave this afternoon." ”

After the ambassador's words, there were more whispers among the generals, and the old marshal's eyes were also deeper.

This ambassador was sent not long after Leng Kite launched the Northern Expedition, and the purpose was very simple, to reconcile, and to exert pressure.

As far as the Federation is concerned, the Radiance of the Republic and the Northern Rebels are not strong on either side, and it is best to contain each other, no one can eat anyone, and then they keep consuming each other, so they don't want to see the Cold Kite Northern Expedition.

As a result, not long after the ambassador arrived in Chang'an, Leng Kite's radical strategy won successive battles, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and the ambassador's butt was not even hot, and the middle area of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River was taken.

In this way, the pressure exerted by the Federation also began to reach its maximum, due to the collapse of the old economic system, now the whole world uses a currency, the Federation in order to force the cold kite to withdraw from the army, the Federation printed money on a large scale, resulting in the depreciation of the original coins in the hands of the people, the purchasing power of the decline.

It turned out that 1 pound of rice was only 10 baileys, but after the depreciation of the banknote, the price began to rise, becoming 11 baileys, and there was even a tendency to increase, in economic terms, it was "inflation", and it was inflation deliberately manipulated by the federal government.

For this kind of economic pressure, the people of the Federation can still support it because of their strong financial resources, but the people of the Republic are different, they are even more frightened under inflation because they are hungry, and those who can still eat and clothing begin to worry about whether they can fill their stomachs.

Some businessmen who had finally made money found that the banknotes in their hands had depreciated, and they had worked hard for several years, and one by one they even began to storm the banks and make trouble.

The old marshal knew very well about the Federation, but the economic initiative in the world was in the hands of the other party, and he had no way to regulate it.

And no matter what kind of war, the attitude of the people is very important, if the people support you, then they will triumph all the way, and if the people oppose you, then it will be difficult to move an inch.

At the beginning, the Northern Expedition was still supported by the people because of its bloody propaganda, but now everyone sees that the money in their hands has been depreciated by the war, and they can't eat enough, so they have turned against each other and demanded that the glory of the republic withdraw and stop fighting.

Therefore, the old marshal's initial suggestion that Leng Kite be repaired in situ was also based on this consideration, anyway, a large area has been defeated, and the Federation is not likely to be cheeky enough to let you return it to the rebels, so guard this territory, start economic recovery and repair, and wait for the people to be fed and clothed before winning the hearts of the people and crossing the river to the north.

Leng Kite didn't know whether to break the enemy's heart or didn't think of this connotation at all, so he refused to retreat, or wanted to fight, and directly launched a cross-river campaign.

If Leng Kite continues to launch a strong offensive, the economic sanctions of the Federation will be stronger, and the ambassador will definitely continue to stay in Chang'an to exert pressure.

Now it's a good thing, Leng Kite's stupid way of not advancing or retreating has suffered heavy casualties, and the recovery of the north is far away, and the Federation saw that the situation had become a loss of two factions pulling back and forth, and the loss of the republican glory was the mainstay, and they were suddenly so happy that they couldn't close their mouths, and the ambassadors began to withdraw.

So why is the old marshal depressed, because Leng Kite is now doing what the relatives and enemies are happy, the command is not good, and the soldiers are dead. The economy has been devastated and the people have suffered.

The staff officers of the Federation Asia-Pacific Theater of Operations are estimated to wake up laughing when they dream, which is really thankless! How could it be that the situation was like this!

The old marshal, still with due respect on his face, nodded to the ambassador and said, "I will send someone to escort you away, please convey greetings to Commander-in-Chief Agroso on my behalf." ”

"I believe the commander-in-chief will be pleased, honorable generalissimo, farewell." The ambassador gracefully parted and left with a smile on his face.

As soon as he saw the ambassador's face that was respectful on the surface but actually arrogant, the old marshal had a black line on his face, he looked at Liu Fusu with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice: "General Liu Fusu, who is the chief quartermaster under Leng Kite?" ”

Liu Fusu didn't need to look through the information, and replied directly: "Li Xiansheng." ”

The old marshal said in a cold voice: "You go and tell Li Xiansheng that after a week, the supply of military supplies will be reduced by 30% and will be freed up for the relief of the people, and from next week, Leng Kite must stop this stupid cross-river operation, otherwise the supply of military supplies will be reduced by another 30% every week!" ”

As soon as this sentence came out, many people gasped, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, due to the congenital limitations, the supply of the Republic to the army was already somewhat insufficient, a few percentage points less is very fatal, now the old marshal will cut 30% with a knife, and after a week, he will not advance or retreat and cut 30% every week!

Soldiers are all human beings, if they don't have enough food and clothing, they will definitely have opinions, and when the time comes, all the gas will be sprinkled on the body of the cold kite, and there may even be a mutiny, this is not a joke, since ancient times, the military camp has been in chaos, even the gods can't save it, this is directly to the life of the cold kite!

For a while, the generals began to ponder the psychology of the marshal, judged the direction of the political wind, and prepared to defend themselves wisely.

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