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"Your Majesty, although the current situation of the empire is critical, it is not without room for manoeuvre, Weichen thinks that as long as he plans carefully and carefully manages, he may not be able to turn the crisis into safety. www.biquge.info"He Zhiqiu's words actually leave a lot of leeway, but they are sonorous and powerful, and they are full of confidence, and the spirits of the ministers, including His Majesty the Emperor, are all lifted.

Everyone's expectant eyes suddenly converged on the Minister of War, and even His Majesty the Emperor's eyes seemed to have a trace of expectation that was difficult to see.

"Oh, Aiqing said that I and the other secretaries will listen to it. Although he couldn't hear anything in the words, the Minister of War knew that His Majesty the Emperor's heart was actually longing for it.

Sighing secretly in his heart, He Zhiqiu had to grit his teeth and say: " Your Majesty, the current situation in the Kansai region is critical, but there are three main reasons: First, the Taiping Sect's forces in the Kansai region have developed rapidly, and our local political axe has not been overlooked, and some officials have even colluded with them; second, the Kansai region is located in the interior, the garrison is lax, and the combat effectiveness of the garrison is extremely low, making it difficult for the Taiping Sect to cope with sudden changes in the situation; and the third and most important point is that in order to exert sufficient pressure on the Maqi Khans in the early stage, we have drawn a large number of troops from the Guanxi region, which has caused the Guanxi defense area to be empty, and has given the Taiping Sect an opportunity to take advantage of. At this point, the minister should bear the main responsibility, and after quelling the rebellion, the minister asked His Majesty to punish him. He Zhiqiu first analyzed the current situation and took the initiative to take responsibility.

"Okay, He Aiqing, don't talk about these at this time, if you want to talk about responsibility, I'm afraid I should bear the main responsibility. Let's talk about how to deal with it first. Situ Mingyue is very sober, if you want to say that the Guanxi garrison is sent south, it is he who supports it, but no one thought that this Taiping Sect, which is so deeply hidden, would choose to rise up at this time, and it will set off such a big wave at once.

"The Taiping Sect seems to be gaining momentum right now, but they also have a fatal weakness, and if we can take advantage of it, I believe we will soon gain the advantage. He Zhiqiu analyzed unhurriedly.

"Oh?" almost all the ministers were interested, now the Taiping Sect's power is like a snowball, the power is growing bigger and bigger, and it already has the potential to burn the prairies, if you are not careful, it may even spread into a tsunami that will affect the whole empire, how can you still dare to boast such a big statement, how can you not surprise everyone present with a sense of joy.

Although the Taiping Sect developed rapidly and its followers were numerous, the minister analyzed that most of its main followers came from the countryside, or those peasants who lived in poverty, or some lower-class gentry who were dissatisfied with the empire, and a large number of slaves filled it, which constituted the main component of the Taiping Sect. At present, although they have captured several provinces, it has a lot to do with the mutiny of the main officials or garrisons of these provinces, and the ministers carefully check that they have not really achieved much success by means of armed attacks. This is one of their great weaknesses. ”

"According to intelligence, although the Taiping Sect has been active and developed in the empire for more than ten years, it has never established a real military organization, and the establishment of their armed forces began at the end of last year at the earliest, mainly this year. His Majesty is also well versed in military affairs, and you must know that the establishment of a military force is not as simple as letting a group of people put on armor and be issued weapons, but also that it takes a long time of training and cultivation to become a real army, and it also needs to be honed by blood and fire battles, especially for officers, who need formal training and exercise. At this time, He Zhiqiu's mouth was like a river, gushing endlessly, and everyone was attracted by his words.

"The armed forces of the Taiping Sect have only been established for less than a year, and they have transformed from a group of farmers who don't even know weapons to soldiers, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined. Even if there is intelligence that foreign forces have intervened to help them train their troops, in just a few months, and without any war training, they are just a rabble that look like armies, and they simply cannot withstand the test of real war. ”

"If we can now concentrate our forces and quickly attack and find the main armed forces of the enemy to be wiped out in one fell swoop, and there are still many common gentry and local troops loyal to the empire in the Kansai region, as long as they are mobilized, if necessary, we can even encourage the gentry to form their own private armed forces to protect themselves and fight against the Taiping forces, I think the situation in Kansai will soon become clear. As for Beiyuan, Yanyun and other places, the situation is also roughly the same, the conditions are better, and the same can be handled. He Zhiqiu did it in one go, and gave his opinions and thoughts.

"Very good, He Aiqing, it's really hard for you, the empire has a minister like you, it's really a blessing for me! Situ Mingyue was greatly excited, swept away the previous haze on his face, and said excitedly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. At present, the third and fourth divisions of the Fourth Army Corps are still stranded in Tianshui, and the military headquarters has reappointed the commanders of the divisions and regiments, and they are already on their way to take up their posts, and they are expected to arrive in two days. "He Zhiqiu's arrangement is to attack from east to west, from north to south.

"In addition, the minister also wants His Majesty to order the City Guard Corps to dispatch four divisions, two of which will attack Longdong, cut off the north-south communication channel of the rebel army, and cut the rebel army in half, and the other two divisions will advance south from Tianshui to squeeze the rebel army to Hanzhong Mansion, and after the three divisions of the Fourth Army Corps have completed the task of clearing Jincheng, they will advance to the west and conquer Hanzhong Mansion together with the two divisions of the Chengwei Corps. Hanzhong Mansion is the most important base of the rebellious army, if Hanzhong Mansion can be solved, the recovery of Guanxi County is just around the corner. "The Minister of War's thinking is not careless, but there are still many problems.

Sure enough, as soon as He Zhiqiu's voice fell, someone immediately expressed objections.

"Lord He, let's not mention that the three divisions of our City Guard Legion returned to Yanjing from the south, and the officers and soldiers are very tired and urgently need to rest to recover their combat effectiveness, according to you, the second division has gone to the north, and four more divisions will be transferred, then the City Guard Legion will all go into battle, so who will be responsible for the defense of Yanjing? If there is a Taiping rebellion around Yanjing, how should we deal with it?" Although the City Guard Legion is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Military Department, in fact, it has been controlled by the Emperor himself, and if the Military Department needs to transfer one of its soldiers and a pawn, it must be approved by His Majesty the Emperor, and given a special talisman to be transferred, and the successive commanders of the City Guard Legion are the absolute henchmen of His Majesty the Emperor, and their loyalty is beyond doubt.

In the face of Yusuf's aggressive questioning, He Zhiqiu was also a little annoyed, although the City Guard Legion was under the direct command of His Majesty the Emperor, but nominally it was still under the jurisdiction of the Military Department, and the other party was nominally his subordinate, in order to preserve the strength of the City Guard Legion, he actually ignored the current critical situation and went against himself, which was really a little unbearable.

But He Zhiqiu has been an important minister for many years after all, he knows the unusual identity of Yusuf, he held back the anger in his heart, and said calmly: "There are still 100,000 Praetorian Guard Legions in Yanjing, as well as the Imperial Yulin Army, Xia Guan thinks that it should be more than enough to deal with the defense of Yanjing or the security in the city, right?"

"Lord He, the lower officials don't agree with you. The Praetorian Guard Legion is the last force of the empire, if the City Guard Legion all goes out, there will only be the Praetorian Guard in Yanjing, as for the Yulin Army, it is the army guarding the palace, but there are only a few thousand people, and it is not enough, but there are five million people in Yanjing, with the penetration of the Taiping Sect, Xia Guan is very suspicious that how many people in Yanjing have been pulled into the water by it? 100,000, 200,000, or 500,000? If they rebel in Yanjing, it will be really unimaginable. The lower officials thought that it would be more appropriate to ask the city guard corps to stay in Yanjing for the sake of safety. "The one who came out to support Yusuf was actually the emperor's [***] vice-minister Pique, who on the surface respected his appearance as a chief official, but he did not give in at all.

"Master Pike, you must be underestimating the ability of the internal affairs department in Yanjing, right? Yes, the development of the Taiping Sect in various places is indeed beyond our expectations, but Yanjing is different from other regions, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, in front of the roots of the Imperial City, how strict the security is, how can the Taiping Sect take root in Yanjing? Your Majesty, the Kansai region is different, it has become a flood at the moment, if you don't take tough measures immediately, the minister is worried that once its military strength gets time to train and grow, it will become a disaster that is difficult for the empire to control!" He Zhiqiu was anxious in his heart, and his tone was also a little excited.

"Underestimate the ability of the internal affairs departments? Master He, I think you are too high in the development of their abilities! Is it true that the development of the Taiping Sect in Guanxi, Beiyuan, Yanyun, and other places is only today? No, what are the internal affairs departments doing when the Taiping Sect has been breeding in the empire for more than 10 years? Is it true that the Taiping Sect that it boasted about is the 'Taiping' of the Taiping Sect? No wonder the demagogic slogan put forward by those gang of anti-thieves turned out to be 'Taiping World, Peace in the World'! At this time, Lord He said that the internal affairs department was capable enough to control the security of Yanjing, how could this be convincing?" Ning Yuanwang, the first vice minister of the Imperial Administration who joined the camp against He Zhiqiu, spoke harshly, and even the Minister of the Interior was brought in by the way.

In the face of the other party's fierce offensive, He Zhiqiu couldn't help but feel discouraged, he also knew that what the other party said was the truth, and there was a certain amount of truth, but the other party's purpose was definitely not out of public intentions, and the current situation was so urgent that he couldn't delay it at all, and he couldn't help but fight with reason.

"If you oppose the introduction of the City Guard Corps into the Kansai battlefield, then I would like to ask you, how should the Kansai battle situation be handled, and how should the situation in the north be dealt with?" He Zhiqiu turned from defense to attack and asked rhetorically.

"Lord He, it stands to reason that this is a matter for the military department, but I also want to remind you, don't we have four divisions put into the battlefield of the Duchy of Gerook? Now that the situation on the side of Gelok has stabilized, why can't those four divisions be withdrawn and put into the war situation in Kansai or the north?" Yusuf originally felt that his tone was a little too heavy after saying his opinion, and he wanted to explain, but he didn't expect to get the support of Pike and Ning Yuanwang, and his waist hardened, and he suggested in a big way.