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The imperial food on the dragon boat is not so delicious, Liang Chongxin knows the current thoughts of His Majesty the Emperor, the disadvantage of the war in the southwest has affected His Majesty's reputation, affecting the trust of the Chinese courtiers in the established strategy of the empire, many people began to question whether the empire was going to start such a large-scale war at the beginning of its creation, especially when the Indo-German war was raging and provoked the war in the southwest, so it was obviously like the intention of fighting the entire Central Continent with the strength of one country, is it wise for the empire to do this?

If the Empire won the war in the southwest, it might be much easier to persuade His Majesty the Emperor to stop for a while, but now it is a little difficult to get His Majesty to temporarily abandon this intention, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face of His Majesty the Emperor. But Liang Chongxin also knows that now is really not the best time to start the war in the southwest, if he can board for four to five months, wait for the rainy season to pass, wait for the enemy's sharp spirit has passed, and wait for his own preparations to be more sufficient, then Liang Chongxin is sure that he can win with one blow, whether it is the night rose, or the white begonia, she will wither at the feet of her male master without suspense.www.biquge.info

Wu Feng's mood is indeed not very good, I didn't expect that Liang Chongxin didn't agree with launching the southwest war, it seems that he has to reflect on himself, is he too eager to achieve quick success? Liang Chongxin does have some truth in what he said, at present, the losses of the Fourth Army and the Eighth Army are not small, especially after the sharp spirit, if you want to launch a new counteroffensive, the effect may not be too good, even if there is the first army on the battlefield, but in the face of the allied army whose morale is booming and occupies the right time and place, this battle is also not easy to fight, as Liang Chongxin said, if the empire loses the first battle is excusable, after all, the empire is really a little hasty to launch two wars, and the reason is not so sufficient, and if the second prepared war loses again, I am afraid that it will really shake the emperor[***] heart, that is to say, this second battle can only be won, and it must be an absolutely beautiful victory that is missing, and there can be no slightest bit of drag, only in this way can the empire's domineering be won back, so this battle must be fully prepared and hit in one hit.

The atmosphere in the cabin was a little depressed, and even the mood of the meal seemed to have been affected, Wu Feng had no salt and no taste, and the soft long fish and red jade privates that tasted extremely refreshing also looked a little dull, but Liang Chongxin, who was giving food on the other side, ate deliciously, and was not affected by Wu Feng's unhappy mood at all.

"Chongxin, does this battle have to be put after the rainy season? When will the First Legion still be timid? Why? The First Legion was brought out by you, and you are reluctant to use it to touch the arrogant and arrogant Allied Army?" I couldn't help but drop the chopsticks in my hand, and hummed to restart the topic.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, this hometown cuisine tastes kind, Your Majesty is afraid that he has invited several famous chefs in Yuhang City to perform, right? Liang Chongxin didn't say anything, he just praised the delicious taste of the imperial meal, and Wu Feng was depressed for a while, and Su Jie, Gu Mingxia and others who were eating with the attendants next to him couldn't help but laugh for a while.

"Liang Chongxin, I'm asking you, can't you hear me?" Wu Feng exclaimed with some annoyance.

"Huh? Didn't Your Majesty just say that it was good to have a meal time, not to mention the monarch and the ministers, and not to talk about official affairs? Liang Chongxin replied without raising his head.

"You!" "You!" this kid is still pretending to be crazy and stupid at this time, and this meal is also tasteless, "Okay, I canceled what I just said, now it's time for you to answer my question." ”

"You don't have any jokes, how can you say that if you cancel it, you can cancel it?" Liang Chongxin still buried his head in chewing.

Angry and laughed, Wu Feng couldn't think of a way to heal the other party, it seems that this guy has made up his mind that he will not agree with his opinion of sending troops, and after snorting heavily, Wu Feng said again: "Chongxin, don't play tricks on me, that's fine, if you must think that it is not appropriate to send troops now, then I want to ask you, can you guarantee that I can take Nan'an, Western Samoa and Sikkim after the rainy season? ”

"Your Majesty, it's not that you can take it after the rainy season, but after the rainy season is the best time to start a war, I don't dare to guarantee Sikkim, but Nan'an and Western Samoa and Soktuna are naturally not a problem, of course, I also have requirements, in addition to the first legion, the empire needs to add at least one legion to me, whether it is the eleventh legion, or the Tiger Guard legion, whatever Your Majesty looks at, as for the fourth in the current southwest theater, The Eighth Army and the Sixth Army are under my command, well, the rainy season will pass in October, and I can guarantee that Nan'an, Western Samoa, and Soktu will be included in the empire by the end of March next year. Liang Chongxin drank a spoonful of West Lake Ulva soup unhurriedly, and said leisurely.

"To take down a Nan'an and Western Samoa, you have to mention so many conditions, Chongxin, are you not afraid of losing your prestige?" Wu Feng asked rhetorically, if Sikkim does not have enough strength before the imperial navy, it is indeed difficult to conquer, but if it can go south to Nan'an and Western Samoa, it will also cut off Sikkim's feet in disguise, and it will be impossible for it to toss any more storms.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, are you pretending to be confused? If you want to win these two places without a real battle with the Peninsula Alliance, can you just get it by pleading? Your Majesty, in fact, we all know this battle, no one can afford to lose, we lose, although the morale has plummeted, it will be difficult for the empire to open up the situation here again, and if the Peninsula Alliance is defeated, it will not be a matter of the gains and losses of Nan'an and Western Samoa, and it is estimated that they will not be able to sit firmly in the territory to the east of the Peninsula Alliance, and generally take out something to show sincerity, such as the Principality of Sesel, is Your Majesty not interested? Without the support of the Peninsula Alliance, the Sikkim people can still jump for a few days, so Nan'an and Western Samoa are just a bottom line for us, and when the time comes, we will stop there, and Your Majesty will have the final say. ”

Liang Chongxin, who smiled slightly, said at this time that he really spoke to the bottom of Wufeng's heart, the reason why he was unwilling to let go was not because he didn't understand the disadvantage of starting a war now, the purpose was to force out Liang Chongxin's true intentions, since the war in the southwest was going to be fought, then ask for a good fight, isn't the Peninsula Alliance bent on getting involved? Then let it get involved and play enough, to see if they have the strength to play the empire, but it is not so easy for the loser to get out easily, and it will never work if he does not pay enough price.

Seeing Wu Feng nodding thoughtfully, Liang Chongxin also took the silk towel sent by the chamberlain and wiped his mouth and said: "But Your Majesty, Wenxiu's progress on the battlefield of Inde'an is quite smooth, but the continuous large-scale war of the empire will inevitably have a great impact on the finances, and the consumption of various materials is quite huge. ”

No one knows how Liang Chongxin persuaded the stubborn Emperor His Majesty during a meal, in short, His Majesty the Emperor did not instruct the Privy Council to immediately formulate a combat plan for the southwest war, but the Tiger Guard Corps, which had already issued an order to reinforce the peninsula area, did not stop, and continued to make great strides through Burma County to the south, while the Eighth Army Corps and the Fourth Army Corps regrouped in the border area, but they were unable to launch a counterattack for a while, and each corps had already received an order to formally form the Southwest Theater, with Liang Chongxin, who had just been relieved of the commander of the First Army Corps, as the commander of the theater, and was responsible for the defense of the entire Southwest Theater, including the entire South China Sea, Zhongnan, Burma County, and the five counties of Sanjiang and Tiannan, under the jurisdiction of the first, fourth, sixth, and eighth army corps, as well as the Tiger Guard Corps that had just been allocated, a total of nearly 600,000 troops in five corps.

Whether it is a political axe official or a military general, they are particularly interested in this belated Di Bao, and they all want to explore some unusual atmosphere from between the lines, and the word defense in the defense of the Southwest Theater has become the focus of everyone's thinking, and defense naturally refers to defense affairs, and half of the sentence in this Di Bao does not mention that the Peninsula Alliance has recaptured the Soketu Principality, which has already been in hand, nor does it reveal a little content about whether the southwest war will continue, which has also caused many people to speculate.

Some people believe that it was the forces of opposition to the war that forced His Majesty the Emperor to suspend military operations and shift his focus to domestic construction, after all, the northern part of the empire once again suffered a huge spring drought, and the shadow of famine and displacement once again hung over the empire, and if no strong measures were taken, it would inevitably lead to instability in the entire empire. Some people believe that it is Liang Chongxin's resolute opposition that makes His Majesty the Emperor unable to find a suitable military commander to go out to the Peninsula Alliance, so he can only make concessions and agree to Liang Chongxin's opinion of recuperation, suspend military operations, and wait until the time is ripe to make a decision, while others believe that this is just a trick by His Majesty the Emperor and Liang Chongxin, and it should be clear that the Tiger Guard Regiment will join the Southwest Theater of Operations and that within three months at most, Liang Chongxin will relaunch an offensive against the Peninsula Alliance. There are different opinions, and Liang Chongxin himself is noncommittal.

Some people also saw that the empire had included Tiannan and Sanjiang in the southwest theater of operations, and thought that the empire's focus had now shifted to the defense of the Maqi Khans, and it was obviously difficult for the five legions to attack the distant Western Peninsula region on the premise of guarding against the Maqi Khans.

(To be continued)