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"No, I will never agree! Unless I die, no one will want me to withdraw from the Lujiang River with a single soldier!" Lin Guoxiong, who was extremely emotional, completely lost his usual calm, like an angry lion, his chest rose and fell sharply, and his face flushed with bursts of flush, walking back and forth in the spacious conference hall, roaring like thunder: "My Lin family disciples have worked hard and gone through a lot of hardships, and they actually want me to quit without saying a word? This is simply a fool's dream! No one can do it!"

A series of words erupted from Lin Guoxiong's mouth, it can be seen that this time he was angered by the requirements put forward by the empire, and it has always been his lifelong dream to march into Kansai, because he thinks that this is the first step for Lin Jiaxing, and now the bridgehead to enter Kansai has been taken, the north can overlook Kansai, and the west can threaten Tiannan, and now the morale of the army is flourishing, and it is completely possible to advance by victory, even if it is required to be stable, it can be steady and steady, and strive to operate Lujiang, laying a good foundation for the next step of marching. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info is now asking him to take the initiative to back down, how can this be accepted?

This meeting hall is located in the capital of Lujiang City, which was originally an important meeting place for local officials in Lujiang City, and now Lujiang has been captured by the First Army of Sanjiang led by Lin Guowei, and it has naturally become the meeting place of the Sanjiang garrison.

Lin Guowei, who was standing at the bottom, and several other important officers of the Sanjiang First Army all looked a little indignant, and the unreasonable demands of the empire made them all feel unacceptable, throwing their heads and spilling blood, and how many sons and daughters were sacrificed in exchange for today's good situation, but now they have to withdraw alive and hand over to the incompetent emperor [***] team to take over, how can this not make them indignant?

"My lord, those guys, we don't have to pay attention to them at all! This is what we took back from the Taiping Sect with a drop of sweat and blood, but it is not a forcible occupation of the empire, they have the ability to take back Hanzhong and Jincheng, it is too arrogant to do so, they simply don't take us seriously! Since they are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust, just get out of their envoys, and if they are not convinced, they will come to fight, I want to see who dares to come to Tai Sui's head to break ground!" The voice was like a loud bell was Huang Hua, the deputy commander of the First Army of Sanjiang, who was so angry that he was angry when he heard the intention of the imperial envoy, and he hated to kill the envoy immediately to vent his hatred.

"yes! Don't be too self-conscious!"

"If you have the ability to take it back by yourself, what is this, wishful thinking!"

The commanders of the following divisions and regiments also echoed this, and for a while the crowd was excited, and the sound of angry scolding filled the ears.

Lin Guowei, who has always been more calm, frowned, but seeing that his brother was in a state of emotional loss of control at this time, he was not easy to interject, just stood there silently, he was also very dissatisfied with such a request of the empire, but he thought much further, he also knew that his brother was angry at this time, but as long as he calmed down, I believe that he would slowly consider the benefits and losses.

Regardless of the commotion of the generals below, Lin Guoxiong's state of mind gradually calmed down, of course, this does not mean that he will accept the Empire's request, on the contrary, he is now thinking about what the consequences will be if he refuses the Empire's request and what kind of impact it will bring to his side.

Seeing that the face of the Lord was still gloomy and angry, but his expression could be seen to be thinking about things, obviously considering the thorny issues in front of him, and the generals also quietly closed their mouths with interest, waiting for the Lord to make the final decision.

After thinking about it, Lin Guoxiong still felt that he must not just give up on Lujiang, and there was no turning back from the bow, since he had taken the first step to chase the Central Plains, there was nothing to regret, not to mention such a smooth start. Although there is the annoyance of the empire, Lin Guoxiong is not too worried, after all, the empire is already a huge empty shelf in his eyes, and the lack of strength can be used as a true portrayal of the empire at this time.

Seeing that his brother's face was cloudy, Lin Guowei was a little worried. He knew that his brother attached great importance to this expedition to the north, and before he left, he repeatedly told him that he must seize and occupy the Lujiang River to lay the foundation for the future northward expedition. He also lived up to expectations and captured and controlled the entire Lujiang Mansion, everything seemed to be so complete, but he didn't expect the empire to ask for the retraction of the management of Lujiang at this time, which made his side suddenly fall into a dilemma.

Concession will not only be wasted in the early stage, but also block the road to the north; refusing the Empire's demands will inevitably anger the Empire, not only the central part of the Empire, but also the dissatisfaction of the civil forces within the Empire, and the name of traitors and traitors will not be able to escape, and perhaps the economic and trade with the areas directly controlled by the Empire will also be affected and affected, and these should also be taken into account.

Perfunctory prevarication is the best choice, which can avoid directly turning against the empire and not lose actual interests, but can the empire really tolerate it? Will this be the best choice? Lin Guowei's raised gaze met the gaze of his brother who was looking over, and both of them noticed the gloom in each other's eyes.

With a wave of his hand in a somewhat gloomy manner, Lin Guoxiong looked a little tired: "Everyone go down first, strengthen the vigilance in their respective defense areas, other people's enemies have taken advantage of loopholes, you don't have to worry about this matter, I have my own decision." ”

When all the generals saluted and left, Lin Guoxiong shouted again: "Guowei, you stay." ”

There were only two brothers in the huge conference hall, which seemed empty, Lin Guoxiong only sat back in his chair at this time, relaxed himself, and let out a long breath, "Guowei, what do you think of this matter?"

"Big brother, this matter is not easy to handle, I think you also know that no matter what we do, I am afraid that this will have drawbacks and difficulties. Lin Guowei was also worried, and his tone was heavy.

"Yes, I didn't expect us to encounter this kind of trouble when we took this first step, hehe, it seems that the road of our Lin family's development and growth is not easy to walk. Lin Guoxiong was a little emotional, but his eyes still flashed with confidence.

"Then big brother, you have already decided?" Lin Guowei was still a little worried.

"Hmm, Guowei, do you think we can go back now?" Lin Guoxiong asked rhetorically.

For a while, Lin Guowei could not answer this question, yes, can he still go back now? If he wants to go back, then what is the purpose and significance of this northward advance? Can his side bear the consequences of not retreating? Has his side made preparations for dealing with it in all aspects?

He was very skeptical, but he didn't want to say much, so he had to suggest vaguely: "It's a big matter, big brother, are we doing a good job of accounting, anyway, this matter is not in a hurry, just find a reason to delay it for a while." Besides, I'm wondering if I should let Yuexin come here to discuss, maybe she has a better idea. ”

"Okay, you send someone to pick up Yuexin, now the defense must be stepped up, this time I made up my mind not to return to Sanjiang, we finally got this opportunity, and if we lose it, maybe I will never be able to set foot on the Central Plains again in my life, then I will not be blind to death." Lin Guoxiong also knew his brother's worries, but he had already made a decision in secret, even if his own daughter came, he couldn't change him, so it was a big deal to make some adjustments in methods and strategies.

Wu Feng frowned and looked at the stack of intelligence materials in his hand, did not raise his head, and waved his hand to signal Diao Su, who was standing at the bottom, to take a seat, but the other party did not follow his wishes, just stood there patiently waiting for his boss to read it.

"Hmm, this Yao Lian has already been confirmed to be from Hanzhong?" Wu Feng slowly chewed on the information he had just obtained.

"Well, there should be no problem. Diao Su's answer was also very brief and clear.

"Then this thing says, Yao Lian often lives in Jinling Chengfeng Building and rarely goes out, why do you say that she has to go to Yuhang and Quanzhou in Jiangnan every summer in the past few years?" Wu Feng raised his own question, which made him pay attention to it.

"The subordinates have also verified that this Yao Lian does go to Jiangnan every year, but she did not know the specific details. It is said that she likes the mountains and rivers of the south of the Yangtze River, so '''''' Diao Su is not sure, after all, the time is too short, he can't get more and more detailed intelligence information, and his boss is an extremely shrewd master, he doesn't dare to be sloppy.

"Do you like the mountains and rivers of the south of the Yangtze River, then why don't you go to Gusu and Huzhou? Is the scenery there bad?" Wufeng shook his head, "You arrange for someone to touch it carefully as soon as possible, I always feel that this Yao Lian is not such a simple person, and it is just at this sensitive time that she came to our northwest again, and she is careless." ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, my subordinates immediately arranged for someone to investigate, and I believe that there will be a response in the near future. Diao Su's eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Also, pay attention to who is in contact with her, but I don't think there should be any contact with her, this woman is not small. Wu Feng was also a little puzzled, the goal was so obvious, it should be difficult to achieve anything.

"My lord, the servants and subordinates who are suspicious of her, especially the Kabuki among them, are even more suspicious. Although Yao Lian was not a guest, the woman seemed to be very active. Diao Su brought out the information he had observed in the past few days.

"Oh?" Wu Feng also became interested, "It seems that the people who come are really not good, and the good ones don't come, it's interesting." ”

Wu Feng laughed as he pondered. "Then take good care of them, it's a guest, don't 'snub them'. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates understand. Diao Su twitched the corners of his mouth knowingly, and his face was a little blue, and his eyes were full of evil energy.