If Situ Tai received the support of the Duodu people, his financial situation would be alleviated, and the gap with Situ Biao would be even greater. Wufeng did not like to see this situation. If the Japanese joined this camp, the danger would increase by a factor of several, which was even more worrying about Wufeng. The Japanese ambitions on the mainland land were evident from the Japanese's intentional investigation on the Crescent Peninsula in the Kingdom of Duodu. From choosing the opportunity to building fortresses, from colonizing as slaves to crazy immigration, it can be seen that the Japanese had long been determined to seize the Crescent Peninsula for themselves. This also fully proves the Japanese's adventure and crazy character of the nation. They did do anything to achieve their goals and through hard work.

Situ Tai was like a fire-burning body. In Wufeng's opinion, this was purely a sign of desperate bets, but Wufeng was powerless to stop it. Even though Wufeng knew the other party's ambitions, he could not reach it. He could only watch the Japanese advance towards the mainland step by step in the East Ocean. But on the day he really entered the Central Plains, I don't know how much more effort it would take to expel the Japanese forces from the Central Plains.

Seeing the lord's face was gloomy and his words were cold and harsh. The military generals who were originally a little restless immediately shut their mouths tactfully. Although Wufeng rarely attacked in front of the generals, as time went by, Wufeng's majesty also increased day by day in the hearts of the generals. Some old people who had begun to follow Wufeng from the city guards gradually felt that the momentum revealed by the old boss was different from the past. Although Wufeng seemed to be even more friendly on the surface, those who were familiar with him knew that as he grew older and experienced more scenes, the King of Qin was already very different from the former captain of the City Guards. Among some young officers and generals who joined the Western Front Army later, Wufeng's words and deeds were more powerful inspiration and influence, and even reached a level of blind worship.

Ling Tianfang stood up just right, scanned the venue, then calmed down a little, and waved his hand to signal Qin Shuangying to continue the introduction.

"In view of the calming situation in the peninsula and the special situation in the peninsula, in addition to re-recruiting mercenaries from the original subordinate countries to form a security division in the South China Sea Autonomous Territory and Zhongnan County, the Fourth Corps will continue to stay in the two places in the short term, cooperating with the governors and local governments of the two places to ensure the stability of the local situation. At the same time, threatening the Maqi Khans in the east, forcing the Maqi Khans to retain two garrison troops in Ronesia. According to the orders of His Highness the King of Qin and the Military Affairs Bureau, the Sixth Corps and the Seventh Eighth Mixed Corps will immediately enter the Sanjiang area, complete the defense exchange with the First Corps, increase the attack on the Maqi Khans, and maintain the offensive posture of the Maqi Khans. First, the springboard of Sanjiang can be used to firmly drag the main force of the Maqi Khans, and also enable the three-digit army to achieve the purpose of military training through war with the Maqi Khans."

Although the Sixth Corps has been established for a period of time, since the Sixth Corps was all reorganized from the reserve army, its combat effectiveness is undoubtedly the weakest link in the entire Western Xinjiang military system. The Seventh Eighth Mixed Corps was reorganized from the Western Regions United Army. Although it has been a long time since its establishment, it has not experienced any major war trials. Faced with the upcoming Central Plains War, the Sixth Corps and the Seventh Eighth Corps urgently need a place to train to improve their combat effectiveness. Wufeng originally intended to

The Sixth Legion exchanged numbers with the Indian and German Legion, allowing the Seventh Eighth Corps to go directly to the Gerok battlefield. Later, considering that the situation in India and German situation has been very calm, the Sixth Legion will find it difficult to exercise even when it comes to Indian and German. However, the Gerok battlefield requires more rangers with stronger mobility, so they can simply push them directly to the front-line battlefield where they confront the Maqi Khans, which can also allow them to undergo the tempering of blood and fire in the shortest time and become a real army.

"The Kamans in the North have experienced a series of blows and logistical difficulties. Their situation has turned into strategic defense. There is no major change in the short term, but it is not ruled out that the Kamans are eager to jump over the wall and launch a local counterattack. The Pooles' situation is worse than the Kamans' Sisro people's relationship with the Kamans has deteriorated sharply due to food problems. Although they have not yet entered a state of war, both sides have strengthened their vigilance in the border areas. It is estimated that the knot will be able to be resolved in the short term. However, Kaman Prime Minister Gomez has taken some measures to make up for and ease the relationship between the two sides."

"As the economy continues to improve, the speed of integration between the two places into Western Xinjiang has been further accelerated. In addition, some measures have been taken to improve ethnic relations, the Western Regions have now become a relatively stable area for the social security situation in the counties in Western Xinjiang. Since the recovery speed of the Luobei people in the Tengger area is much lower than our expectations and estimates, their influence in the east and areas we control is actually on a downward trend. The Military Affairs Office plans to recruit one or two new Ranger regiments in some areas of the Luobei people in our control in order to strengthen control of the Tengger grassland."

When introducing the situation in Tengger, Wufeng frowned again, while Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen were a little guilty. Given the excellent achievements of the Rangers in the Northern Battle, Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen both agreed that when the Battle of the Central Plains was about to be unveiled, the Kamans and the Pooles were very likely to intervene in the middle and late stages of the Central Plains battle. To effectively curb and limit the threats of the Kamans and the Pooles in this battle, strengthening the Rangers' strength is the best method. However, when the two made suggestions on this aspect to their superiors, they failed to get Wufeng's approval. However, the two quietly put forward the opinions at this military meeting, hoping to discuss this opinion at this meeting. Even Qin Shuangying was not clear about the intentions of the two, but they only combined them according to the situation provided by the Military Affairs Office to the Secretariat.

On the issue of military expansion, officials in the government system have quietly withdrawn from opposition. On the contrary, Wufeng, which combines military and political power, has become the main obstacle to intercepting the military's expansion. In addition to showing great enthusiasm in the establishment of the navy, Wufeng has always been vigilant about the expansion of the army. In previous small-scale discussions, Wufeng insisted that the mixed forces of the eight legions, plus six legions, rangers and two legions are the limit that Western Xinjiang can bear now, and after the situation gradually stabilizes, some of the troops can be appropriately eliminated. This is directly contrary to the military's desire to expand the army, but the opposition has changed from an official in the government system to His Highness the King of Qin. Although military personnel have repeatedly done Wufeng's work and even mobilized Xiao Tang, the Director of the Government Affairs Office, who has no longer opposed the expansion of the army, came forward to persuade Wufeng, but he still failed to change his attitude.

Wufeng has always been very worried that military expenditures have greatly exceeded the fiscal revenue of Western Xinjiang. Although he has seized a lot of funds from the Indian and German regions and made huge profits from the food crisis, this is only a temporary one-time income and cannot be a long-term economic source for the Xijiang regime. According to the number of troops he currently owns, the regular army with an annual salary of more than 1.1 million requires about 70 million imperial gold coins alone, while the highest fiscal revenue of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate is only a sub-district.

More than five million imperial gold coins. Of course, some taxes and lijins can only be paid at the end of the year, but even so, the annual fiscal revenue of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate will not exceed 80 million imperial gold coins. Only after paying the military’s salary will be very little left, not to mention that the military costs are far more than the soldiers’ salaries, the updates and supplements of various weapons, weapons, armor and clothing, the consumption of logistics supplies, and the cost of training and exercises are all bottomless pits, and government agencies have many other projects that must be spent.

Xiao Tang and James have clearly explained to Wufeng the current huge fiscal deficit in Western Xinjiang, but due to inconvenience, they can only let Wufeng do such a villain.

However, after learning about the results achieved by the Rangers in the northern battle, Wufeng's attitude softened, and Ling Tianfang's proposal to recruit Luo Beiren to become a cavalry under his command was also conducive to Luo Beiren's expedition to the east and integrate into the western Xinjiang faster. Although many Luo Beiren have always been resentful of their defeat under their own hands, most of those people belonged to the stubborn aristocrats who conquered the west. In the expedition to the east, the rapid rise of the wool textile industry led to the soaring price of wool, which led to the sheep raising industry.

The stakes have also become the most profitable business on the Tengger grassland. Both the nobles and the poor have focused their attention on the sheep industry. The ethnic conflicts have been covered by hot gold coins. The real economic interests have gradually changed the attitude of Luo Beiren. The national reconciliation policy implemented by Wufeng in a timely manner and the large number of Tanghe merchants entering the deep grassland have also made Luo Beiren's exchanges with the mainland of Western Xinjiang more closely. These have played a great role in the increasing Tanghe transformation in the eastern expedition.

If a Luobei cavalry unit that is loyal to him can not only enhance his military strength, but more importantly, it can make Luobei feel the vast inclusiveness of the regime in Western Xinjiang, and it will also have a positive impact on his plan to take the entire Luobei nation as his own.

Seeing Wufeng just frowned and did not make any other statements, Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen exchanged a knowing look with each other, and both realized that this adventure seemed to be a chance.

Wufeng did not realize the careful plot between the two of them and him. While listening to Qin Shuangying's introduction, he was thinking more about what role would be used in the upcoming Battle of the Central Plains in 699, which will be determined by the military meeting in 699. Is it the protagonist, the supporting role, or an outsider?
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