With the arrival of the participants, Wufeng signaled Ling Tianfang to start the meeting. This was an oval conference room, which was also very hidden, located in the northwest corner of the city guard. The atmosphere seemed very serious. The guards at the door were at least three meters away from the conference room. Once everyone arrived, the door was closed tightly.

"Everyone, according to the arrangements of the lord today, everyone here will discuss the recent work plan, especially the military plan. Now let me introduce to you the current situation in our Qingyang Prefecture." Ling Tianfang stood up and walked out of the line, and came to the big wall behind Wufeng. The wall was covered by thick velvet cloth so that even a gap was not exposed. Everyone here, including Wufeng, didn't know what Ling Tian was doing.

"Please look, everyone." Ling Tian pulled open the velvet curtain covering the large wall with a "wow" sound, and a giant diagram of the northwest and surrounding areas centered on Qingyang was immediately presented to everyone.

"This is our Qingyang Mansion," Ling Tianfang picked up a wooden stick leaning against the wall and pointed to a position marked with a small red flag in the center. "Its northeast is Guide Mansion, further north is Taixuan Mansion, and to the southeast is Bonan Mansion." Ling Tianfang pointed to two places on the map again.

"The south of Qingyang Prefecture is Jinzhou Prefecture, and further south is part of the Great Hengduan Mountains. It is Yinchuan Prefecture in the north, and the northwest is the territory of the Luobei and Mots. To the west, it is Gaochang among the Western Regions, and the southwest is the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luzon."

Everyone had never seen such a large map before, and they were immediately attracted. The map was very detailed, and several colors were used to distinguish each adjacent area, making it clear at a glance.

"Let me talk about the surrounding situation again. There are eight forces around Qingyang, among which three belong to the empire, namely Guide, Bonan, and Jinzhou. There is also a nominal empire, but actually independent, and closely related to the empire's nemesis, the Sisro Empire, the empire, that is Yinchuan Prefecture. The Mots and Luobei people in the northwest, Gaochang in the west, and Luzon in the southwest. Among them, Guide, Bonan, Jinzhou, Mots, Gaochang, Luzon and even Yinchuan Prefecture do not have much threat to us at present, only Luobei people." Ling Tianfang said in detail.

"Let me talk about the strength of Luo Beiren. The Luo Beiren's army is divided into four divisions, namely the expedition to the west, the expedition to the south, the expedition to the east, and the escort army. Among them, the escort army is the direct troops of their chieftain, with about 300,000 people, and the other three divisions each have about 250,000 people. Although they suffered failures in the war with the Chidi people last year, their vitality was not damaged. Moreover, it is said that nomadic peoples are for the people when they enter, and for the troops to be replenished very quickly. Because they suffered failures, we judged based on various intelligence analysis that the Luo Beiren will invade a large scale this year to make up for their losses. And our Qingyang will be one of their first choice goals." Ling Tianfang's tone was low.

The conference room was silent. Even those who did not understand military could see that the power gap between the enemy and us was so great, and the momentum of a battle was inevitable. The spacious conference room was filled with a suffocating atmosphere.

"Look at our surroundings, Guide, Bonan, and Jinzhou are not worthy of expectation. Gaochang State is too busy to take care of itself. Yinchuan Prefecture, Luzon Grand Duchy, it is rare for the Mots to avoid taking advantage of the situation. The imperial army is far away, and all this can only depend on ourselves." Ling Tian gave up his last sentence.

He looked around the people around him with a sharp look, and Wufeng continued to talk loudly: "So, we cannot expect any miracle to happen. Even if there is one, we can only create it ourselves."

After Wufeng's words ended, Ling Tian finally explained the answer: "According to the opinions of the adults, we will launch an offensive against the surrounding targets in the near future, with the goal of expanding the territory, strengthening our strength, and obtaining a buffer zone."

One sentence woke everyone present up. Instead of waiting for death, it was better to take the initiative to attack. But where was the target? Everyone's eyes returned to the big map.

"The eight forces around, except for the Cairo and the Mot, are all grasslands, which are worthless at present. The Grand Duchy of Luzon is too far away from us, and the nearest city is 800 kilometers away from us, and the road traffic conditions are not good. Even if they are occupied, it will not be of much help to us at present. Gaochang and Luobei people are closely connected and cannot play a buffering role. Moreover, the countries in the Western Regions have always been relatively united. If they send troops rashly, they will probably not be worth the loss." Ling Tianfang pointed to various places on the map with a wooden stick.

"The rest are all territory belonging to the empire. The local governments of Guide and Bonan prefectures were formed not long ago. The army was only a few thousand people, and the combat effectiveness was relatively weak. We are confident that we would take over the two prefectures within one week. However, the current economic and security conditions in the two prefectures are very poor, and the city defense facilities are also incomplete. Our acquisition will only increase our burden and will not be used in the short term." Ling Tianfang excluded Guide and Bonan prefectures from the targets, and the remaining are Yinchuan Prefecture and Jinzhou Prefecture.

"Let's take a look at Yinchuan Prefecture and Jinzhou Prefecture. The current city guard of Yinchuan Prefecture is Sun Yuanliang, with two security divisions under his command, with a total force of 50,000 people and a combat power. Although Sun Yuanliang was nominally an imperial official, the empire had long lost control over it. Instead, he had a very close relationship with the Sithro Empire neighboring the north. Yinchuan Prefecture City is only 300 kilometers away from Nuremberg City, the southernmost city of the Sithro Empire, which has a 100,000 army, forming a pattern that echoes each other. Therefore, although the empire has long regarded Yinchuan Prefecture as a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh, he had no choice but to swallow this bitter fruit silently. If we set Yinchuan Prefecture as our target, one of the major advantages is to obtain the support of the empire." Ling Tianfang first introduced the situation of Yinchuan Prefecture.

"But according to our current strength, our strength is not enough to take over Yinchuan Prefecture. Even with the support of the empire, the Taixuan Prefecture can draw out two divisions of troops to support it, and it must be decided based on the situation at that time. After all, there are 100,000 troops stationed in the east of Taixuan Prefecture in Jiama City, and the Sithro Empire and the Kaman Empire to the north are bordered by the Sithro Empire and the Kaman Empire. Fielding is also a veteran who has been in the battlefield for a long time. He will not ignore these factors." Liang Chongxin first raised his own questions.

"Yes, not to mention that the Sithro army in Nuremberg will never sit idly by. I'm afraid we will be in a dilemma at that time." Cui Wenxiu also continued to express his objection.

Wu Feng nodded and signaled Ling Tianfang to continue to say that Ling Tianfang's wooden stick immediately pointed to Jinzhou to the south. "Jinzhou Fucheng is about 250 kilometers away from Qingyang Fucheng. Its south and west are part of the Great Hengduan Mountains, and about 200,000 Gaoyue people live there. In the north, east and central areas, more than 300,000 Tang people live in, and Jinzhou Fucheng is located in the middle. Wang Shiqi, the current guard of the city, has served as the guard of the city for nearly ten years. He has an incomplete security division under his command, with a total force of about 15,000, including about 5,000 cavalry, all of which are light cavalry.

Wang Shiqi, who was a person who had adopted a discrimination policy against the Gaoyue people, strictly prohibited the Gaoyue people from going out to engage in farming work, and he also imposed heavy taxes on the Gaoyue people's business. His relationship with the Gaoyue people was very tense and conflicted. About 10,000 people in the security division were stationed at the border with the Gaoyue people's settlement area. Moreover, Wang Shiqi was very greedy and had a tense relationship with local gentry and merchants. It is said that local merchants were quite dissatisfied with his heavy tax policy and had written letters many times to demand the reduction of taxes. He was also very mean to his subordinates, and his relationship with the middle and lower-level officers of the security forces was not very harmonious."

A discerning person only heard Ling Tianfang's introduction and knew that Wufeng had pointed his target at Jinzhou. The situation was collected so thoroughly, which was not a matter of one or two days. The generals of the army began to think about how to fight this battle against Jinzhou.

"But sir, although Wang Shiqi is unpopular, he is an official appointed by the Central Committee of the Empire. If we take military actions against friendly and neighboring prefectures without the authorization of the Central Committee of the Empire, it may arouse a strong reaction from the Central Committee of the Empire. Although the Empire currently does not have the ability to conduct military intervention, it will have extremely serious consequences for all our other work in the future." Xiao Tang expressed his own opinion worriedly.

"Yes, this is also the biggest obstacle for us to determine Jinzhou as our goal. But compared to several other places, it is the most appropriate to take the two sides as a minor one. Of course, we must do everything possible to resolve this conflict." Ling Tianfang also agreed with Xiao Tang's point of view, but also pointed out the advantages of this plan. "The total strength of Jinzhou Prefecture is currently only 15,000, and 10,000 people are not in the capital city. According to our strength, if we take a surprise attack method, we should be able to control the situation within one day. If we can reach an agreement with the Gaoyue tribe after controlling Jinzhou, we will get a

With the support of the Gaoyue people, our military strength can be greatly improved in a short period of time. Because the Gaoyue people are born with excellent infantry, strong body, good at running, and can be engaged in battle with a little training. Of course, to obtain the support of the Gaoyue people, we must also do a lot of work. However, according to our intelligence, due to the discrimination of the Gaoyue people by the governments of all generations and the governments throughout the mainland have prejudice against the Gaoyue people, the situation of the Gaoyue people has always been quite difficult. As long as we can make some appropriate adjustments in certain policies, I think we can win their support."

"What's more, we have established good relationships with some merchants in Jinzhou Prefecture. Jinzhou produces a lot of wood and medicinal materials, and is also a good rear supply base. As for Lord Xiao's concern just now, we can take some flexible means and measures to solve it." But Ling Tianfang did not say what specific means he would take to solve it.

The generals of the army were also thinking silently, weighing the pros and cons, and only the Jinzhou Prefecture was the most suitable goal. As for how to deal with the reaction of the central government of the empire, they were not considered. However, they believed that their superiors must have had solutions, not to mention that Ling Tianfang had clearly proposed that there would be flexible means to solve the problem.
Chapter completed!