"Pinglu Mansion is a very critical position for us. If we take it, we can threaten Anyuan in the west, suppress Tianshui in the south, and watch Black Mountain in the south, and it can also become a barrier to protect Qinghe. Even if there is no Pingyao, the granary that supplies the two palaces in Pingyuan, we must take this place." Nick slowly intersected, his face seemed to always be pale, which was fair and almost pathological. "More importantly, this is a rare opportunity. Li Wufeng's power has expanded too much. If he doesn't suppress him, he will be arrogant, and it is afraid he will be even more rampant. This is very unfavorable for us to expand south."

"Sir, I'm afraid the Northwest Army will not let us do it easily. They have three divisions in Pinglu, one of which is the heavy cavalry division, and the other two are the elite among the Northwest Army's elite. The Northern Luzon 1st Division, the Pure Gaoyue Heavy Infantry Division, the Northwest Fifth Division, and one of the Li Wufeng's starting troops. In addition, 30,000 Rangers can come from Anyuan at any time. Although we have an absolute advantage, the Northwest Army has reinforcements from the South Jeroke Front to the west, and there are 30,000 Rangers stationed in Xikang, and Tianshui also has the Northwest First Division, which is known as the Northwest First Army, and we are afraid that this battle will be paid a great price."

The question was that the commander of the Fifth Corps, Earl Gustav, who had just been transferred from Cangzhou, was a veteran general who was quite high in the imperial military. In terms of qualifications, he should be a contemporary figure with Nick and Miley who were known as the double pillars of the Empire. In terms of military and political circles, he lacked some political vision and was too close to the northern nobles. His relationship with the prime minister was always the same, so he could only live in the position of a commander of the corps.

"Mr. Gustav said something. If the Northwest Army can fully reinforce Pinglu, even if we win this battle, it will be quite difficult. However, we will not have this phenomenon. We have many natural allies. They don't like to see a too powerful Northwest appear. In addition, too much food in Li Wufeng's hands will also bring him a lot of disasters." Nick was not happy because the other party questioned the situation of the war development he had outlined. He knew that his classmate at the Imperial Military Academy had always been like this, and it was not the right thing to the people.

"Does Lord Nick have other arrangements and arrangements?" Earl Gustav asked happily with his eyebrows raised. He was probably the only corps commander who did not call Nick the commander of the commander. Perhaps it was a habit that had been formed for a long time. He had always called the two marshals of the Empire, which were known as the double pillars of the Empire. Even after the two had been promoted to the marshal and became their immediate superiors, he was just polite to add the word "master" to the two names.

"Haha, everything will be decided soon. Whether we take Pinglu or not will have a result in one or two days. No matter what choice we get in the end, I think a battle is inevitable. But I hope there will be a happy ending. The Northwest Army is known as the elite of the Tanghe Army. Although Hoffman lost a battle in Pinglu, that does not mean anything. A disproportionate duel cannot be explained. I hope this battle will prove whether our Kaman army is more powerful or the Northwest Army has stronger combat power." The thin silver-armored man said word by word, and the fighting spirit in his words was leaping on his face.

Lying on his back in the net-style cradle in the pavilion, half-closed his eyes, the young man listened to the maid beside him pushing and shaking the cradle, as if he was enjoying this comfort with leisure. The green shade was like a cover, and the endless green forests covered the flat ground near the lake. The lake breeze quietly passed by, bringing a burst of coolness. A few small boats played on the lake, and the silver bell-like laughter came from the boat from time to time, which was a relaxed and leisurely summer vacation.

The old man in green shirt who had been sitting next to the pavilion fishing near the lake seemed to turn a blind eye to all the scenes around him, and all his attention was on the two fishing rods. The fishing line hanging down in the shade did not move. It seemed that no fish had bitten the hook in half the afternoon. However, the old man seemed to prefer to enjoy this kind of fishing feeling. He opened his squinting eyes from time to time, and looked like he didn't care much about whether he could catch fish.

"Old Qiu, you have been fishing for an afternoon, and no fish bites the hook, and you are so persistent, can you really hold back?" The young man finally couldn't help it.

"Your Highness, you can catch a big fish by putting on a long line. If you don't even have this little endurance, how can you get a big fish?" The old man in blue replied slowly.

"Well, Mr. Qiu, you seem to have something to say." The young man seemed to feel something and turned over and sat up.

"Your Highness, sometimes there will be more hope and confidence. Taiping scholars are ready to move and hide them from others. I think it's not just us watching, but Kaman is staring like a man. Although Li Wufeng's gap in Guansai is large, don't forget that the nomadic cavalry under Li Wufeng's control is the most mobile unit. It is not difficult for them to rush to a thousand miles within a few days." The old man in green did not look back, but still stared at the water wholeheartedly and replied faintly.

"Oh? Old Qiu means not to advocate that we take Jincheng?" The young man's face changed slightly.

"The question is how long can we maintain Jincheng after obtaining Jincheng? Unless Li Wufeng is really defeated by the Kamans and the Taiping Army, or the Maqi Khan in the south attacks Tiannan in one breath, I don't think it's a good idea to take Jincheng. Of course, if we can occupy Jincheng and obtain the food there and then generously return Jincheng to Li Wufeng, I will not object." The old man in green clothes had no emotional color in his words, just to deal with the matter.

The young man was stunned for a moment and silently thought about the meaning of the other party's words. It seemed that the other party wanted to seize the food from Jincheng to alleviate Huanggang's current embarrassment, but he did not advocate breaking up with Li Wufeng. Of course, temporarily occupying Jincheng can prevent the Taiping Army from capturing Tianshui and then heading south to attack Jincheng, but he had no idea how confident the Taiping Army was to attack Tianshui. Although Li Wufeng only had one division in Tianshui, it was Li Wufeng's trump card. Even if the Taiping Army's combat power was twice or even three times that of the other party, it might not be able to get it well. This bet is really as Mr. Qiu said that you can't bet casually.

"Your Highness, don't rush to express your attitude. Whether it is the Taiping Army, the Kaman people, or the Sanjiang battle in the south, I believe that clues will be seen soon. Li Wufeng is also at a critical moment at this time. The Kaman people probably have discovered that the vicious expansion of Li Wufeng's power has exceeded their acceptance. It turns out that they hope that Li Wufeng's expansion can accelerate the destruction of the empire. They can get a piece of the pie. I believe that the Maqi Khan also thought so, so they would

Leave Li Wufeng to annex the willful annexation, but now Li Wufeng has not only not become the overturner of the empire, but also has become a pillar supporting the empire. The entire western part of the empire has been slowly unified by him. If such strength is given enough time to digest it, it is believed that it will become a nightmare for the Kamans and Maqi Khans. So from this point of view, the Kamans and Maqi Khans cannot wait any longer, and the situation forces them to show off to Li Wufeng."

After a deep breath, the old man in blue put down the fishing rod in his hand for the first time and turned his head, saying with a serious expression: "Your Highness, if the Kaman and the Maqi Khan win in this battle, we will still have a chance. If the Kaman and the Maqi Khan lose, we will have no power to turn the world back. At most, we will be a rich man under Li Wufeng."

Unexpectedly, the other party actually raised the upcoming melee of our side to such an important position. The young man couldn't fully pay attention to it for a while. After a while, he said in a daze: "Who are you predicting that you will win?"

"This is not easy to predict. If we want to talk about the advantages at the strategic level, we will naturally have the advantage of the anti-Li alliance. Even without the Taiping Army, the joint forces between the Kamans and the Maqi Khans alone are already indestructible. If the troops of both sides are in the one-on-one combat power, they should be said to be similar, but the Maqi Khans dispatched 400,000 troops this time, and the Kamans are roughly similar. The troops that Li Wufeng can place on the battlefields of Kansai and Sanjiang are only 300,000 to 400,000, and they have to be separately responded.

Fu on the battlefield on both sides, if the Taiping Army is involved, the situation can be said to be extremely unfavorable to Li Wufeng." The old man in blue looked deep at the lake in the distance, "However, Li Wufeng's generation of heroes have many capable and powerful generals, and he has a very broad strategic depth and strong potential. He is afraid that he will see this as well. I cannot determine how he responds, but what is certain is that it is not easy for the Kamans and the Maqikhans to win this battle."

The young man was already confused by the words of his main counselor, and he thought for a long time before saying, "Old Qiu, please roughly estimate what kind of ending they will end after the war?"
Chapter completed!