The cold and thin man, wearing a snow-like silver wire chain armor, flipping the white waves like sea waves in the sun, stood steadily at the highest point of the hill like a white dragon, carrying his master standing in the mountain wind. The man's deep and concave eyes always make people feel a hint of chill even in the hot and hot summer. Standing on the top of the mountain, the thin man's eyes were surrounded by the eyes, and the temperature around seemed to have dropped a few degrees. Several senior generals stood behind the thin man without saying a word, waiting for the coach's words.

He waved his hand to lift the parasol open. The thin man's slightly narrowed eyes were looking at the vast plains in the south. The thousands of miles of rivers made people feel more open and relaxed. However, the slightly winding mountains in the southwest direction showed a slight blue color under the clouds at the edge of the sky.

The angular cheeks were covered with weathered vicissitudes, but it was difficult to hide the arrogance and domineeringness behind the vicissitudes. As the commander of the southward battle, Nick believed that this time was only afraid of the most unpleasant battle in his life. First, the commander of the Second Corps, Hoffman, made a disaster in Pinglu, which led to the defeat of the Second Corps. Then, three corps experienced a fierce battle with the elite of the Tanghe Prefecture, the City Guard Corps, who successfully occupied Qinghe Prefecture, won time for the Tanghe Prefecture to successfully deploy defense in the southeast, and the battle to capture Qinghe Prefecture also cost his own side a bloody price.

From the perspective of tactical application and profit acquisition, his battle to the south should be considered a success. He captured Yulin and Qinghe Prefectures and had fulfilled the initial wishes of the prime minister and the nobles of the country. As for Cangzhou Prefecture, Nick did not think that now was the best time to seize it. It was not wise to force Situ Tai too tightly. If a rabbit was forced to bite people even if it was too urgent, Situ Tai would be more like a mad dog. It would not be cost-effective to be taken back by him.

However, in terms of strategy, Nick believed that this battle to go south was not successful, especially in Qinghe Prefecture, he was dragged down by the city guards of the Tanghe people, and was bitten heavily. Although he was not seriously injured, he was also a little painful. The battle in Qinghe delayed the best opportunity for his side to move west or south, and the Tanghe people and the Taiping Army successfully strengthened their defense during that period and lost the advantage of the surprise attack. If they want to achieve greater results, they would have to pay more. Nick didn't like that situation and lost the best strategic opportunity. He also felt sorry for this situation.

However, now it seems that the situation has changed. The change should have occurred after June. The increasingly severe drought has endangered the entire northern part of the Eastern Continent. Their countries, including their own countries, have been watching the daily changes of weather with anxiety. If the weather turns cloudy, people seem to have to breathe a little more. If it is a continuous sunny day, people's hearts will be hung up immediately. Moreover, this desire is becoming more and more obvious and stronger. God does not seem to understand the mood of its people. As soon as the day lights up every day, the sun cannot wait to climb out of the east and pour its infinite light and heat on this land. The rising temperature has already made the area enter the midsummer season ahead of schedule. However, no drop of rain in the first month has completely dried up the rice fields in many areas, and it seems that the grain harvest is unavoidable.

Li Wufeng's early collection not only allowed the Northwest to obtain extremely rich grain reserves, but also attracted too many hostile gazes for him. When everyone was helpless about the food problem, the grain reserve warehouses of the Northwest prefectures were full of food. Due to the lack of enough granaries, the Northwest even piled up grains in the wild. Such arrogant behavior made the eyes of those who lack food melt the damn guy.

As soon as Anyuan fell into the hands of the Northwest, he obtained sufficient food supply. The farmers and tenants who were tortured by hunger calmed down at a lightning speed under the comfort of food. The power of the food was enough to overwhelm all unstable factors. The foundation of Taiping Cult in Anyuan for decades quickly collapsed under the grain offensive. In order to obtain more food for their families, countless loyal Taiping Cult believers betrayed their respected and online at the first time.

The leader, the heads and blood of these people exchanged them enough food and rewards. These scenes that seemed to never happen were not surprisingly staged everywhere. The cleverness of the scene of director An Yuan's change made Nick have to admit that the other party is not only a successful military commander, but also a genius political strategy and tactic interpreter. Every move he acts can always take one step ahead of his opponents, but this step makes everyone unable to catch up.

But Li Wufeng's appetite seemed to be too big, and his digestive ability seemed to be unable to keep up with his devouring speed. After only a few months of Kansai falling into his hands, he took down Tiannan County and took a Burmese territory. Can he really digest such a huge territory in just a few years? Nick was full of doubts about this, especially when the strategic ally in the south who had been restless in the south looked at the west with a peering gaze from time to time, Nick believed that Li Wufeng's big move would sooner or later allow that ally to join this circle of land movement. If the hand is fast, there will be no hand slow. It seems that everyone understands this truth.

The outbreak of the Battle of Sanjiang was not as expected by Nick. Although Li Wufeng has not taken action yet, Nick firmly believes that the protagonist of the Battle of Sanjiang has excluded its original master. The only one who is the Maqi Khan and the Northwest, who is the real master of the southern part of the Eastern Continent, may be revealed after the battle is completely settled.

"Where has the Kamapov Division left from Pinglu?" The thin man who had taken almost half an hour on the hill finally asked the first question.

"Returning to the Grand Marshal, the Kamapov Division had already walked through Tianshui yesterday and is now heading south day and night. It is estimated that it will arrive in Hanzhong tomorrow." An officer, probably the head of the intelligence department, replied respectfully.

"Hmph, it seems that Li Wufeng can't hold on the south side anymore, so he actually pulled troops from Pinglu to go south. What's the movement of the nomadic cavalry on the Indian side?" The thin man snorted coldly and asked quietly.

"There has also been actions. The information obtained two days ago said that it had been assembled on the Indian and German side. It would only be awaiting the Indian and German garrisons sent by Li Wufeng to the east as soon as they entered the handover. However, these nomadic cavalry were very fast and could cross the Western Regions or the Tengri Grassland on the North Line to enter the northwest hinterland in three to five days. If they wanted to enter the Beiyuan, it would take three days to enter the pass from Kuimenyu to the east of Lulong to Pinglu." The intelligence officer nervously analyzed and calculated while calculating.

"Well, that means, it should be at least one week after entering Beiyuan, seven days a week, not long or short. If you really want to make good use of it, you can do a lot of things." The thin man pondered, and gently stroked his fingers like a piano player. "What do you think about this?"

"What do you mean is to take Pinglu?" Several senior generals behind the thin man looked at each other, and finally Hurley spoke cautiously.

"Well, Hurley, what do you think? Do you have confidence?" Nick showed a rare smile on his face, as if in a good mood. This phenomenon is extremely rare, at least among the few senior generals behind him. As generals who have served as subordinates for a long time, they can say that it is rare to see each other's smile for years, even after a big victory.

"Sir, the Northwest Army has a long-standing combat effectiveness. I am afraid that even the City Guard Corps of the Tanghe people may not be their opponent. Although the Kamapov Division is transferred in the Pinglu Mansion, there are still two infantry divisions and a heavy cavalry division. In the west, there is also a division of Li Wufeng's Nanjieluoke Corps, which can reinforce Pinglu at any time. There is also a division of the Northwest Army in Longdong to the south," Hurley licked his lips and explained in a naughty way: "Master, isn't I, Hurley, I'm afraid of sacrifice, but do my subordinates think it's worth spending such a generation for a Pinglu Mansion?"

"Is it worth it? Of course it is worth it!" The thin man raised his tone slightly, and his eagle-like eyes flashed across the faces of the generals behind him. "According to our intelligence, Pingyao Town to the west of Pinglu Prefecture is an important granary for Li Wufeng in Beiyuan. During this period, our intelligence personnel have recorded that grain trucks from Kansai transported large quantities of food to Pingyao, which is probably used to ensure that the Anyuan and Pinglu Prefectures are used this year."

"Food?!" Hurley seemed to have some understanding. He had met the commander several times to summon logistics officers, which should be related to food issues. Thinking of the drought in the entire Eastern Continent this year, Hurley was shocked. Qinghe Mansion concentrated such a huge army, and logistics support was originally a big problem. When the Tanghe people evacuated Qinghe, there seemed to be no food left in the city. In the past six months, the supplies had to be transported from the country and the Beidroc. Is there something wrong with this?

"Master,—" Hurley was about to say something, but was stopped by the coach: "You don't have to consider other issues, I just want to hear the conclusions drawn from a purely military analysis."
Chapter completed!