Just when Kamapov and Sang Sheng were comforted by the help of a powerful force, Cui Wenxiu, who was in the north of Guide, also fell into deep doubts.

"Divisional commander, we have interrogated all the prisoners, almost all of them are minor actors, and they don't know any valuable information, but there is a small leader among them who reflects some slightly valuable information. He saw his division commander sitting in front of his desk, staring at the map on it, and never raised his head, as if a statue was placed there.

Slowly raising his eyes, Cui Wenxiu's heart was still full of doubts, "What's the situation?"

He reported that more than half a month ago, when he led his brothers on a guard mission, he saw many strangers coming and going frequently and coming into contact with the leaders of their rebellious army, but his status was too low to know the content of the contact talks, nor did he know where these people came from or who they were. However, he reflected that it seemed that these people looked like they were people in the imperial government. ”

Nodding silently, Cui Wenxiu stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked around the room a few times, and then said: "This is not my surprise, the chaotic army has moved to the northeast, there must be a certain purpose, the northeast of Guide only borders Taixuan Mansion, where there is a flat river, you can easily enter Taixuan Mansion, but Taixuan Mansion has three elite garrison divisions, all these are connected, people can't believe it!" sighed softly, and a sneer hooked up at the corner of his mouth," I thought that the rebels might be in collusion with foreign enemies such as Sun Yuanliang in Yinchuan Prefecture or the Kamans and Sislos, but according to the information we have so far, the situation is much more complicated than I had anticipated. ”

After listening to the division commander's analysis, Shenai was also very shocked in his heart, the black hand behind the scenes was about to come out, but what about the black hand? Shenai only felt that the cold sweat on his back was slowly soaking through his underwear, so that he didn't dare to think about it further. As a soldier, he just wants to lead the team to charge into battle, kill the enemy and serve the country, once this involves political struggle, it is often not so simple, I can't tell when someone is stabbed in the back, and I don't know why when he died.

"Is there any news from the south?" Choi Wenxiu didn't want the dark political struggle to disturb the minds of his subordinates, so he staggered the topic.

"Not yet, and there is no news from Lord Li in Qingyang, so it stands to reason that he should come. Division commander, what should we do now?"

"There are no more bandits in this area, I judge that the rebel army is now concentrated at the junction with Taixuan Mansion, we still follow the original plan, first go south to Fucheng to join the first division, and then go north. The reconnaissance unit was ordered to intensify its search to the northeast, and to continue to communicate with our internal line in the rebel army until contact was made. Cui Wenxiu's voice was not emotional.

Seeing that I had only written a short two words "self-break" with a brush on a piece of paper, Xiao Tang and Mo Lun, who had just walked in, were taken aback, "Self-break?

I saw that they were surprised and inexplicable, and I was also a little inexplicable, "This is my reply to Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu, what's wrong?"

"Self-judgment, I thought it was someone who made a mistake and you let him judge himself. Only then did Mo Lun understand the meaning of the word, "What, is there an accident ahead?"

"Well, there are some problems, some deviations from the original estimate, I let them make their own decisions, don't report everything, so as not to delay the fighter. What's the matter, Mo Lun, what good things do you have today, see that you are happy, you have an affair, right?"

Shaking his head, Mo Lun replied in a very calm tone: "The news of your appointment as the military and political envoy of the Northwest County of the Empire has spread throughout the country, and the various forces around the empire have also known about this appointment, and now many people are plotting against you, and some people want your support, we have received some information." ”

While I put the envelope on it and ordered it to be sent to the front line quickly, I motioned for the two of us to sit down and talk slowly, and the next person also brought two cups of steaming coffee.

"Do you want to hear good news or bad news first?" Moren asked me as he took a long sip of his coffee greedily.

"Well, let's hear the good news first. "I also picked up the teapot on the table, this black and inconspicuous teapot is an authentic ink sand pot, produced in the south of the Yangtze River, the texture feels excellent, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and it is a rare treasure in the tea set, and I also took great pains to buy it from a collector in Yanjing.

"The Motes and the Gyurs of the Tengger steppes in the north-west have sent envoys to consult on further strengthening the cooperation between the two sides, and according to our intelligence, their internal calls for closer relations with us, and even an alliance to suppress the forces of the Ropes, now prevails, so it is quite beneficial to us. The five countries of the Western Regions have also sent envoys to congratulate you on your appointment as the military and political envoy of the Northwest of the Empire, and also hope that we can put further pressure on the Luope people, who unanimously suggested that we can now discuss our original proposal to form an alliance. Sun Yuanliang of Yinchuan Prefecture also sent a congratulatory gift, and said that he would obey your orders, and according to the information we have, his troops have all withdrawn from the border area with us and Guide Province, some have returned to Fucheng, and some have gone to the border with the Sislo Empire in the north. Moren flipped through the information in his hand that only he could understand in order to report in an orderly manner, but I didn't think it was a good thing to be inspiring.

"In addition, according to the information sent back by Yanjing, His Highness's subordinates have been active quite frequently during this period of time, and it is suspected that the Sixth Highness and his party have nothing to do with the sniping in the northwest. And according to uncertain intelligence, it seems that the palace of General Fielding of Taixuan Mansion has also discovered the entry and exit of His Royal Highness. ”

"Oh?" I straightened, "what about this source? Is it reliable?"

Shaking his head, Mo Lun said regretfully: "I'm sorry, this piece of information can't be verified, because the person who provided us with the information mysteriously disappeared that night, he is a copywriter in the Taixuan Mansion City Guard, and it took us a lot of effort to develop successfully." The precautions in Taixuan Mansion have been quite strict, and our people have not been able to achieve satisfactory results there. ”

"Immediately send someone to verify at all costs, and be sure to find out the exact surname of this message. "After reading the information sent back by Cui Wenxiu and Liang Chongxin, I already have some kind of premonition in my heart, but there is no evidence to be sure, no matter how credible the news reflected by Mo Lun is, it is enough to attract great attention, otherwise it will be a big mistake.

"Good. In addition, the number of people stationed in our territory by the Maqi Khans and the Sanjiang Lin family has increased dramatically, and their activities have become more active, and it seems that our development has attracted their attention. The Kamans and the Sithros are not lagging behind, and I have already ordered the security services to keep a close watch. ”

"It's not surprising, if they don't pay attention, then it's strange, fortunately, we don't have any direct conflict with them now, and they don't border with the territory of adults, even if there are contradictions, they can't be intensified for a while, and we should use this buffer period to accelerate the growth of our comprehensive strength. Our foundation is so bad that it would be much better if we could have delayed it for two years. Xiao Tang, who has never spoken, has never forgotten to develop the economy.

"Why don't I want to do this? The rebellion in Guide and Bonan must be put down as soon as possible, and the sooner it is pacified, the sooner we can start rebuilding, and the sooner we can strengthen our own strength, but there are still many people who do not want us to smoothly put down the rebellion, and there are many people at home and abroad. Even if we have recovered the two provinces, there are still many problems, and if we want to restore the two provinces to a normal state, I am afraid it will take a lot of effort, and the central government of the empire will not be of much help to us anymore, so now, on the one hand, we must speed up the counterinsurgency war against Guide and Bonan, and on the other hand, the construction and development of Qingyang and Jinzhou can only be grasped and not relaxed, and we must accumulate enough strength to meet greater challenges. "My demeanor looked very serious, and even Xiao Tang and Mo Lun felt the heaviness of my heart.

Just when the counterinsurgency battle in the northwest of the empire was about to break out, the southern side of the empire was also tense and ready to rise.

On November 2, Jing Zezhong, the special envoy of the Tang River Empire, arrived in the Maqi Khanate and held lengthy negotiations with the Foreign Minister of the Maqi Khanate, Nordin Khan, and the Minister of State of the Maqi Khanate, Lei Juetian, but they were unable to achieve satisfactory results. Jing Zezhong demanded an immediate audience with the Maqi Khanate, King Bihili, but was told that the Great Khan was not in good health and could not receive foreign envoys, so he delayed his visit.

On November 3, the Tang Empire, Milan, and the Nanyang Alliance jointly announced a trade embargo on the Macede Khanate, closing all trade passes bordering the Macedan Khanate.

At the same time, the occupation forces of the Macedite Khanate invading Ankun City and the Kingdom of Jemelot had also completely controlled the situation in the two places, and completed the reorganization of the troops and various military preparations.

King Li Deguang sent envoys to Yanjing three times a day to ask for help from the central government of the Tang River Empire, and many wealthy families fled from Yuejing, and the roads to neighboring countries were crowded with people fleeing the war, and even the army could not stop them.

"Could it be that the Maqi Khans really want to carry out the war to the end regardless of everything? They really want to provoke a full-scale war in the entire Eastern Continent?" He Zhiqiu locked himself in the study alone, lying on the leisurely chair and thinking hard, "Impossible! Bi Xili and Lei Juetian are not people who don't know the times, they should know that if they continue to fight, once the empire intervenes, it will be a lose-lose result, and it will only be a waste of those guys in the north who sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but why is the negotiation so long ineffective?" He Zhiqiu still hasn't found the crux of the problem.

"Could it be that Bi Xili and Lei Juetian can't control their own army anymore? It is also impossible, both of them are eloquent and strategic, a generation of talents, and it is impossible for them to make such a low-level mistake. Unless they want to deliberately put pressure on the Empire to get a higher price in the negotiations. Yes, only this idea is most in line with the ideas of the Mache Khans. Thinking about this, He Zhiqiu didn't let go, although it should be like this, but the international situation is changing, and there will be accidents if you can't tell it, but the price of the empire's negotiation is really not much, it's really difficult.

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