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"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet, I think the whole empire is now watching what kind of reaction the empire will make, it can be said that our actions and actions affect the whole body, we need to protect the reputation of the empire, but also need to consider the actual situation of the empire, since Your Majesty wants our government council and the Privy Council to convene this joint meeting to discuss the general direction, I think we must look at this matter with a responsible attitude, and not just consider this matter from our own position, please keep a calm mind。 Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info "Xiao Tang looked at the crowd with some annoyance, this kind of meeting is obviously a hot potato, the attitude between the military and the political axe is never likely to be the same, but Your Majesty let yourself and Bo Jinchen discuss and coordinate, but Your Majesty himself is happy to be idle, isn't this deliberately creating disputes?

"Xiao Xiang is right, at present, the eyes of the government and the opposition are focused on where the empire will go next? The Liberians have been ravaged for thousands of miles in our north, and now they can no longer support it and retreat, the Maqi Khans in the south are still surviving, and the Japanese are still entrenched in our land in the Great Eastern Ocean, can it be said that the humiliation we have suffered is so lightly let go? I think not only we can't agree, but also the people of the empire won't agree, the war is far from over, and I think how to win this war completely is the first thing we need to consider. Picking up Xiao Tang's words, Bo Jinchen quoted and played a lot, leading the topic to the direction that the military wanted, which made Xiao Tang smile bitterly, this guy also came with a dip, and he didn't let go of the opportunity at all.

"Lord Right Envoy, the war will definitely continue, no matter who it is, since they dare to take the first step to invade the empire, then they should be mentally prepared to accept the empire's counterattack, but war also needs a process, war is just a continuation of politics, it is just a way of expressing politics, whether it needs to be solved in this way immediately, or whether it is the best means in this way, I think it is still debatable, at least the war must be subordinated to the overall situation of the empire. Su Qin began to interject in support of Xiao Tang's point of view and refuted it unceremoniously.

"Su Xiang, I don't dare to agree with your thoughts, don't you think now is not the best time to solve the problem? The Liboya people are defeated, the Maqi Khans are dying, and the vitality of the Japanese people is greatly damaged, no matter from which point of view, now is the right time, do you think the people of the empire will sit back and watch us act slowly and react weakly? Su Xiang, we also need to take into account the attitude of the people. Bo Jinchen laughed and said happily.

"The attitude of the people? Your Excellency, the attitude of the people may not be as you think, you are too optimistic. The north is thousands of miles away, the people in the northwest, Gerook, and Yunzhong have suffered great losses, and now the empire's finances are also in a rather difficult situation, what the people need is how to survive such a difficult spring famine, what they need most is how to eat their bellies to tide over the difficulties, the war of the empire is not their main concern at this stage, it is a problem for those who have no worries about food and clothing. And it will be very difficult for the Empire's finances to support the continuation of the war now, and the Empire needs to take a breath now. Su Qin shook his head and disagreed with Bo Jinchen's opinion.

"Su Xiang, you underestimate the consciousness of the people too much, you can see what is the focus of attention of the imperial media? Without exception, it is how the empire should retaliate and punish! If we ignore the will of the people, then we will be blamed, as for what you said about the financial difficulties, the empire needs to recuperate and breathe, I think this is not the case, is it really impossible for the empire to support it?" Bo Jinchen's words were no less sharp than Su Qin's.

Su Qin didn't mind the other party's questioning, they all represented their own views, and it was normal to question the other party's basis and arguments, but the military and the political axe had very different views, and it seemed quite difficult to achieve coordination and unity.

The discussion at the joint meeting was apparently fruitless, and the antagonistic attitude between the political axe and the military was soon noticed by the media, with the political axe asking for a postponement or reduction in the scale of the war in order to allow the empire some time to recover and prepare for the final full-scale counteroffensive, while the military hoped to seize the opportunity to launch an offensive and completely solve the Liboa problem.

The diametrically opposed attitudes of the two sides on this issue also sparked a wide debate among the Imperial people, with the merchants, mainly supporting the opinion of the political axe, hoping that the empire would take a break after successive wars, so that the industry and commerce that had been affected by the war could return to normal and be justified when the time came, while the gentry and landlords, who were mainly gentry and landlords, believed that the Liberians should be beaten and that those who dared to challenge the authority of the empire must be punished, and that the Poole and Dotun were now the best targets, and the Macekhans could be listed as second targets。

Wu Feng is also very clear about the fierce dispute between the two sides, and he is also a little hesitant now, the continuous war has made the people of the empire have a sense of war weariness, and the war is almost dragging down the empire's finances, if it is not for the timely issuance of war bonds, the empire's finances are almost in danger of drying up. But now the opportunity is rare, the Dodons and the Poole are already in trouble, and if they do not seize this opportunity, although it is impossible for these two countries to recover soon, if they are given time to rest and respite, the future actions of the Empire will definitely pay a greater price.

The political axe department headed by Xiao Tang and Su Qin hopes to take more than half a year to recuperate, and they think that whether it is Doton or Poole, now the domestic economy of the two countries is on the verge of collapse, and the domestic political crisis has entered a ** At this stage, the position of both Sezerif IX and Andrei has been challenged, and the domestic aristocracy cannot accept the end of this war at the cost of exhausting the country's national strength, from the beginning of the strong demand for the responsibility of the military generals to the demand for the responsibility of the king, coupled with the continuous invasion of the northern Baiin people to the south, the two countries have fallen into chaos at home, and at this time, if the two countries send troops to attack, it is possible that the forces of all parties that were originally in civil strife will reunite and unite as one, and if they maintain restraint at this time, the domestic political crisis of the two countries will be further deepened, and with the current national strength of the two countries, it is impossible to recover to a level sufficient to resist the imperial army in a year or two, and by the second half of the year, the imperial army only needs to send troops to the north and let the Baiyin people cooperate, and they can easily take it.

However, the military believes that now Pulledon is now greatly damaged, and it is a good time to send troops to take Poole and Dodon, which can form an encirclement of Kaman and Sithro, and at the same time seize the Crescent Peninsula to completely eliminate the base of the Japanese people on the mainland, and lay a good foundation for the next greater military operation of the empire. Once given a respite by Poole and Dodon, they risk rearming and causing more trouble for the later military operations of the Empire.

Wang Yu found that his report did not seem to arouse much interest in His Majesty the Emperor, and it is no wonder that the Dodonians came to ask for forgiveness at this time, is it too late, although the political axe does not advocate the immediate use of troops against the Dodon, but it does not mean that the political axe intends to forgive the mistakes of the Dodons, the Crescent Peninsula and the Cook Islands? Could it be that these two lands still in the hands of the Japanese can satisfy the appetite of His Majesty the Emperor and appease the anger of the people of the empire? The Dodons were too naïve, and this was probably André's expedient measure to appease the panicked domestic aristocracy.

"Your Majesty, if you have no other opinions, the minister is going to reply to the Foreign Minister of the Dodonians. Wang Yi frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Well, let's put it off for the time being, but just the Crescent Peninsula and the Cook Islands, what are the Dodons thinking? Is this old guy Andre crazy and thinking that this condition can make up for it?" Wu Feng seemed to have just woken up from his fugue and said slowly.

"Your Majesty, the only thing the Dodons can get is this condition, or they can only give up all their own land and people, according to the information we have, Andrei is now out of control of the situation in the country, and the nobles in the country are ready to unite to demand his abdication, or depose him, the situation in their country is quite chaotic. Wang Yu explained.

"Then what is the attitude of their army? they should still have more than 200,000 troops in the country, right?" Wu Feng said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

"It seems that it is not yet clear, the morale of the army is very low, there is a lack of a prestige general to unite, and it is said that some nobles in the country hope that General Lemai, who has been guarding the north, will come back to clean up the mess of the army. "This information has been collected by the diplomatic officials of the Kingdom of Doton, and the diplomatic department cooperates very closely with the Imperial Intelligence Agency in this regard.

"Oh, Lemai, that fanatical and belligerent old fellow?" Wu Feng frowned, this is not very good news, this guy has quite a lot of prestige in the Dodon military, let him unite the Doton army, and the empire will inevitably encounter a lot of trouble in the Doton military operations.

"Well, exactly, he is still fighting against the Boyns in the north, but due to the heavy snow in the north, even our army is quite difficult to move, so the battle of the Boyns has also come to a standstill, and it is estimated that Lemai will return to the capital of Doton after settling in the north. Wang Yu also seemed to sense His Majesty the Emperor's intentions.

"This is not good news for us. Wu Feng smacked his lips, "It seems that we have to do it first, we can't let Lemai succeed, everything has to go according to our plan." ”

(To be continued)