Yangmakou Fortress. Yangmakou was not a very dangerous place. It was originally just a small market town. Later, as the trade routes leading to the Central Plains in the northwest gradually became busy, it naturally flourished over time. After Wufeng took over the control of the northwest, he valued the special geographical location here, only sixty miles away from the first post of Queqiao Pass in Guanxi, and Queqiao Pass stuck its throat to the Central Plains. If he wanted to leave the Central Plains, this would be the most important level, so the strategic position of Yangmakou became more important.

The military camp of this fortress is not big. Although the troops of a division are not crowded, they are not allowed to leave the military camp at will, but the closed life of a large group of soldiers almost gets sick. However, in the face of iron discipline, no one dares to violate this death order.

Nothing was seen inside and outside the fortress. Except for the fact that the near military camp was listed as forbidden areas as usual, there was nothing special about it. The soldiers originally stationed in the corps were reduced to a brigade for some reason. The sparse patrol soldiers made the passing passengers and caravans feel that the nearby Longdong Prefecture was already in a raging war. People who went west from the Central Plains couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and rest well when they arrived here, because they knew that from now on, they had been the territory of the imperial military and political military governor of the Northwest of the Empire and the governor of the Northern Luzon Duke Li Wufeng. Although the rebels of the Taiping Cult were rampant, they seemed to dare to provoke this famous iron-blooded king at will. At least in this area, they could not see anything related to the Taiping Cult.

Everything seemed so calm, but behind this calmness was hidden many tensions that ordinary people could not detect.

"Oh, I don't know how long it will take? If you keep it in it, your brothers' morale will be affected." The young man who spoke from the military mark on his arms could see that he was already the highest-ranking admiral among the intermediate officers of the empire, and the thin black man beside him looked no older than him, but the military mark showed that he was already a senior officer of the empire - the governor.

"You have to be patient! Your lord has ordered us not to go out. If we expose our hidden power and let the other party be on guard, we will lose the first move to attack. But I think we may not be able to wait for a long time. As long as the situation in Partridge is dangerous, we will not care much. Even if it is a bit out of order, there is nothing we can do about it." The thin black man answered without raising his head, only observing the map on the desk.

"I hope so, the assault plan has been practiced many times, everything is ready, and now I'm just waiting for orders." The young man shrugged, "I hope this battle can bring about the majesty of the first battle established by our independent Second Mixed Division."

"Who, I have a good idea." A cheerful voice woke the two indoors up.

The two turned around and immediately found the person coming. They were both surprised and happy. They quickly stood up and gave a standard military salute, "See sir!"

Wu Feng, dressed in casual clothes, appeared at the door of the room casually. It seemed that he had heard the conversation between the two of them and was very satisfied with his two subordinates' ability to adapt.

"Well, it seems that everyone's preparations are done very well. Why are there any problems?" Wu Feng walked into the room casually, but his eyes fell on the large military map on the desk.

"Sir, there is no big problem, but the brothers are already anxious to wait and are eager to join the battle as soon as possible." The young admiral is naturally Yue Shan, deputy commander of the Independent Second Mixed Division. "Of course everything must be obeyed by the overall situation."

Wufeng admired the ability of this disciple of Liuhe Sect and hoped that he could make contributions to himself in the upcoming Battle of Eastward. He also had high hopes for the newly established Independent Second Division.

"Well, well said, everything must be subject to the overall situation. The situation in Kansai is getting worse now, but the central government of the Empire has not had a strong response. The three army divisions drawn from the Wuhu battlefield are not capable of turning the tide. Maybe we will see our performance at that time." Although Wufeng said it with confidence, he knew in his heart that the empire had deep doubts about him, and in such a dangerous situation, there was no sign of him leading troops to quell the rebellion. It seems that His Majesty the Emperor and the people of the General Administration of Military Affairs have been very wary of their previous actions.

"Sir, I'm thinking, I'm afraid the empire would not be so letting the rebellious party. Kansai's status is extremely important, and the military cannot do nothing. However, now the Central Plains of the Empire, especially the Guansai and the northern part of the army, the military does not have much mobile power to deal with it. Either use the city guards who returned to the imperial capital, or only draw the army on the battlefield of the Gerok, but that will have serious consequences and need to be considered clearly." The black and thin man was in the house of the commander of the Independent Second Division. He had just been promoted to the army commander. He was a man with national ancestry in the Central Mainland and had always loved to think.

"Oh?" Wu Feng asked with a smile: "Do you think the Empire will consider sending troops to quell the rebellion in the northwest?"

After thinking for a while, She Nei said: "It may be difficult, at least in a short time. Because according to the current situation, the rebellion has reached such a rampant level, but there is still no order from the Central Committee of the Empire, which shows that the Empire has indeed looked at our northwest differently. Perhaps in the later stage, it will be possible to see if the rebellion can defeat the army that the Empire came to suppress. If the situation continues to deteriorate, the empire will be able to consider us. However, the subordinates believe that it may be too late by then. Whether it is for the empire or us, the Taiping Rebellion Party has already established a foothold, and the strategic areas in the east have been occupied by the rebellion army. If we want to take it back, we don't know how much price it will cost. With our existing military strength, we can't withstand such great losses."

"If the Kamans really colluded with the Taiping Cult, they would probably not be able to stand by our attack on the Tianping Rebellion Army in Kansai. I'm afraid this must be considered." Yue Shan, who was on the side, was not willing to be outdone and put forward his own opinions to supplement it.

After listening to the two of them's analysis, Wufeng was filled with gratitude. It seemed that he had made the right choice to put these two people in this special position in Bonan. The special geographical location of Bonan Prefecture and the arduous tasks he assigned to them in the later period not only did not overwhelm the two, but instead achieved the growth of the two. The army's combat effectiveness was indebted and had already reviewed it when he returned to the northwest of the imperial capital. The improvement of the strategic and tactical ideas of the two as commanders was what made Wufeng happiest.

"It makes sense, then what do you two think should we do now?" Wu Feng also intends to take the exam again.

She Nei and Yueshan exchanged colors for each other and said, "We don't think we can't be dependent on the current situation. We should take the lead and take down the Queqiao Pass before the Taiping Rebellion Army to ensure that our road to the east is unobstructed."

"Then have you considered what consequences will be caused by our actions to the Empire?" Wu Feng was very surprised. With the wisdom of the two, he would not have thought of this. He had thought of this trick for a long time, but given that he already had a very bad impression in the mind of the Empire, if he did this, he would probably find it difficult to gain trust from the many court officials of the Empire's emperor in the future.

She Nei's face looked a little strange. Her lips moved, but she didn't say it for a while. Instead, Yue Shan next to her resolutely said: "There are only 3,000 troops garrisoned by the Quail Pass, and some ordinary people inside are only 5,000 or 6,000. If you want to keep the secret, the best way is ``````````````."

Yue Shan looked fierce and waved his head, then continued: "Then he pushed the blame to the Taiping Rebellion Army, and the rioters washed away the Queqiao Pass. Our army was unable to rescue and had only time to retake the checkpoint. All the defenders were killed. Anyway, the entire Guanxi is now in chaos, and the Taiping Rebellion Army is killing everywhere. No one would notice so much. After a long time, they will naturally forget it."

Although they mustered up the courage to tell this plan, they didn't know what the coach's reaction was. Both of them were a little nervous and their eyes were a little flickering, but in the end they all fell on Wufeng's face.

As a military commander, this is undoubtedly the best strategy. Not only can you win the coveted Queridge Pass in one fell swoop, but you can also avoid the blame from the central government of the empire, and you can also take advantage of the situation to blame the Taiping Cult and arouse hatred from the people. But this strategy is also extremely risky. Once the truth is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous. Although you can argue and deny or even deny it, there will definitely be someone taking the opportunity to make trouble and attack your reputation. As a politician, it seems too risky and it is still a bit unprofitable compared to the benefits.

Another very important reason is that the Taiping Rebellion Party in various places did not slaughter and slaughter innocent people as Yueshan said, and the military discipline was not as casual as they expected at first. It seems that the Taiping Rebellion People have made great plans. But now, there has not been a large number of Taiping Rebellion Army near Queqiao Pass. Perhaps it is because the other party is unwilling to stimulate themselves and try not to give them an excuse to intervene in the situation in Guanxi. It seems that they have a very thorough understanding of the psychology of the high-level officials of the empire.

If you agree to this plan, it will be difficult to hide it from those who are interested. Taiping Sect will also make a powerful public opinion counterattack. If you really create a big news, there will be big problems.

After savoring for a long time, Wufeng completely gave up this tempting plan until the last moment he spoke out of his mouth. "What other ideas do you have besides this plan?"

Seeing that the coach had no other words, the shen said again: "There are still one or two plans, but they are all difficult, and I'm afraid it may not be successful. If the success rate is still the best one."

"Oh? Let's not talk about that one, let's talk about other ideas." Wu Feng turned aside the previous proposal.
Chapter completed!