Volume 3 Chapter 372 The confrontation is about to begin
Zhou Yu's judgment was right. In fact, according to Zhou Yu's request, Sun Shangxiang had just sent out the patrol fleet on the front foot, and Lu Ren's telegram on the back foot came over, asking Zhou Yu and Sun Shangxiang to be careful about the possible sea reinforcements that the side might carry out to Kalihat.
One thing has to be made clear here, that is, don't look at Lu Ren's battles here in Central Asia for several years, but in fact, except for a few core personnel like Lu Ren and Xun Yu in Lu Ren's camp, the rest of the people don't know that Lu Ren's real goal is to rest in peace rather than Guishuang.
Lu Ren actually has no choice, just from the level of public opinion, what excuse do you ask Lu Ren to use troops against Anxi? Publicize things about Wan'er? Believe it or not, if you do that, there will be an uproar or even a bloody storm immediately? After all, there are too many things in this that Lu Ren can't explain to the world.
In addition, there are political, military and other reasons, which I will not go into detail here, anyway, since the start of the war, the entire Lu Ren army, including the people and horses obtained from Cao, Liu and Sun, has not regarded Anxi as an enemy or an enemy to face directly, at most, it has put Anxi in the position of Guishan's foreign aid.
In addition, Rest happened to be dragged on the Armenian battlefield by the Roman side, and they were not able to provide any support to Kushan, so most of the people on Lu Ren's side didn't pay much attention to Rest, so when formulating a series of plans, they didn't take Rest into account...... This is a bit like the original late Three Kingdoms, when Cao Rui asked Sima Yi if he wanted to guard against Wu Shu at the same time, Sima Yi said that he only needed to guard against Shu and did not need to guard against Wu.
Therefore, Zhou Yu only remembered at this time to take precautions and rest, not because Zhou Yu was incompetent, but because he was affected by these reasons, he couldn't think of it for a while. Lu Ren realized this, so he hurriedly took a telegram and asked Zhou Yu to pay attention to the movement of rest.
On the Nagopur side, this guy really asked for help from the rest side, after all, Nagodpur was one of the city-states that submitted to the rest earlier, and this guy also sent troops to participate in the battle as an auxiliary army when the rest fleet went to Yangon. In other words, Nagopur does have the status and qualifications to ask for help from the boss of Rest, as for Rest......
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In the resting palace, Kasili's brow furrowed as soon as she had finished hearing what the man had sent from Nagopur had said. Quietly let this errand runner ...... I'm sorry, but the people sent by Nagodpur can only be called errands, not even the identity of messengers. Anyway, after letting the errand runner go down to rest, Kasy Eli fell into deep thought.
To be honest, Cass Eli is okay with politics, but her military skills are more limited. The Kalikhit region is a bit far away from rest in terms of geographical location, and Nagopur is not a very important little brother city-state to Kasili, so Kasili doesn't really want to send troops to rescue after hearing about the relevant situation.
But the most important reason is that Cass Eli is also very nervous now. The Roman side is fighting for the sake of a temporary truce with the rest, and where can the rest get better? You must know that in addition to fighting Rome all the time, Rest has always been in internal strife, and external wars and internal strife have seriously weakened Rest's national strength. Had it not been for Wan'er's unexpected appearance, Rest would have been replaced by the Sassanid Empire in the early years.
It is easy to destroy but difficult to build, and this principle is applicable everywhere. It is true that Cass Eli has given some momentum to rest with Wan'er's help, but after all, it has not been long enough, and the recovery of population and wealth is relatively limited. In addition, it is not an agrarian empire with a strong economic resilience, but an empire that is still semi-nomadic, so it is also limited in terms of the growth of national power.
To paraphrase a game term, the recovery speed of HP and MP at rest is not fast enough, and it finally recovered for a time of five or six percent, but because Rome ran over to PK, it had to withdraw from the recovery state and re-enter the combat state, and after a bloody battle, HP and MP were only two or three percent. At this time, the little brother came to find rest to help PK, do you think Kath Eli's heart can not beat the drums?
Blowing away the poor errand runner, Cass Eli immediately summoned a meeting of her staff to discuss. As a person who plays politics, Cass Eli still does a good job in this regard, acting less arbitrarily and knowing how to listen to the opinions of her subordinates.
At the meeting, however, most people agreed with Kasily's idea of not rescuing Nagopur. It's not that these people blindly go along with and flatter Kasy Eli, but that the current rest is indeed too much in need of recuperation. Moreover, they all have corresponding historical limitations in terms of ideology, and Nagodpur is not a very important subordinate city-state in terms of rest, and the distance is so far away that if you lose it, it seems that it is not a big deal.
In addition, these people also know more or less about Lu Ren's strength, and if he rescues Nagodpur, it will undoubtedly mean that he will have to get into fire with Lu Ren in peace. Now that Anxi has such a strong enemy as Rome, it is not easy for both sides to have the will to temporarily cease fighting, which can make Anxi's side take a breather, but they want to provoke Lu Ren at this time...... Isn't this meowing a rhythm that doesn't want to be mixed up anymore?
But then again, the fact that these people would hold such thoughts is also related to the fact that Lu Ren has never done anything about rest. If Lu Ren had ever acted against Anxie, he would have had other thoughts about these people.
Without further ado, it was only said that after listening to the opinions of the staff, Kasily felt that she was right not to send troops to rescue Kalihet, so she declared the meeting to be dismissed, and then left the poor errand runner aside. After the meeting ended, Kasi Yili had some questions about the development of internal affairs to consult Wan'er, so she went directly to Wan'er's palace residence.
said that she came to ask Wan'er for advice, but when Kasi Yili came to Wan'er's courtyard, she was extremely nervous. It's not that Kasi Yili wasn't nervous when she came to see Wan'er before, but Kasi Yili found that since one day not long ago, Wan'er has become a little colder than before.
And before that, although Cass Yili felt that Wan'er was very "cold" when facing Wan'er, it was not so cold that it was difficult to approach, and many times Wan'er was actually very gentle, but now...... If Wan'er in the past was like a glass of ice water, then Wan'er now is almost a piece of ice that can make people shiver, so much so that if Kasy Yili doesn't really have something to ask Wan'er, she almost doesn't dare to come to Wan'er to see Wan'er again.
When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I raised my eyes and saw the herbs sweeping the floor and watering the flowers at the gate of the courtyard. Although Cass Eli has a noble status and Vanilla is just a little maid, Kasi Eli does not dare to slack off on Vanilla, and the reason for this is believed to be needless to say.
At that moment, Kasy Ily raised her hand to stop the attendants and stepped forward herself. The vanilla here also found Cass Eli, and hurriedly saluted Cass Eli, who didn't put the regent on the shelf at this time, pulled the vanilla to her side and asked quietly, "What is the divine envoy doing?" Also, how do you see her feeling today? ”
Vanilla also replied in a low voice, "The divine envoy is writing something in the courtyard, and I don't dare to disturb her." But judging by her demeanor, she should be in a good mood today, right? ”
Cass Eli secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It's ridiculous to think about it, Kasy Eli, who often rests in peace with the Queen Regent, is actually afraid of Wan'er for this part. There's no way, don't talk about politics, Kass Eli is now over forty years old, and she is still counting on Wan'er's "blessing" to make her a few more years younger. Women, as long as they get involved in this area, there are almost few who can not give in.
Led by Vanilla, Cass Eli came to the courtyard where Wan'er was. Wan'er had already sensed Cass Eli's arrival at this time, so she put down the pen and paper in her hand and smiled at Kasy Eli. It's just that the coldness brought out by this polite smile makes Kasy Yili feel a slight chill in her heart.
Summoning Cass Eli to sit down at the table, Wan'er handed some of the manuscripts that had been written to Cass Eli: "I don't know how you talked about the truce with Rome, but these things should come in handy now, whether they are truce or not, so you should do as much as you can." ”
Kass Eli hurriedly took it, first glanced at it a few times and then carefully put it away, and it was not too late to take a closer look when she returned. Then he handed over the question that needed to be asked to Wan'er this time, and Wan'er accepted it first, and then looked at it carefully when she got back.
It was a polite chat with a few gossips, but Kasi Yili really couldn't stand the coldness of Wan'er now, and she was ready to leave when she saw that it was almost over. However, Wan'er suddenly asked at this time: "By the way, I heard that you convened a meeting of your staff today, what are you discussing?" Let me know if I can give you some ideas. ”
Wan'er's attitude towards Cass Eli has always been that she doesn't interfere much in her military and political affairs, even after her cold level has risen a lot, but Kasy Eli sometimes can't make up her mind and will come to Wan'er for advice, and occasionally Wan'er will ask Kasy Eli, and then make a little relevant advice, but in general, it is still mainly non-interference.
Kasily had long been accustomed to this, and now that Wan'er asked, she told Wan'er about the matter about Kaliheit's side that had just been discussed. originally thought that this was not a big deal, and Wan'er shouldn't say too much, but unexpectedly, Wan'er's face changed after listening, and then asked, "Is the result of your discussion to save or not?" ”
Kass Ily quickly shook her head, and then explained the decision she had made after everyone had deliberated. Wan'er's face was cold after hearing this, and her slender palm slapped heavily on the table: "Confused!" Kasy Eli, you've always been very smart, why did you make such a fool this time!? ”
Wan'er's change made Kasy Yili's heart tighten, and there was even a feeling that Wan'er's body was surrounded by a chill in an instant, and the person almost asked Wan'er in a state of shock and panic: "Lord God, have I done something wrong?" ”
The chill on Wan'er's body was a little stronger: "Didn't I remind you before?" Lu Ren sent troops to Central Asia, and the ultimate purpose was to join forces with Rome to deal with you and rest in peace. With the geographical location of Calihat, it can completely become the forward base of Lu Ren's navy when it is resting. How can you ignore such an important place? ”
Cass Yili wondered, "Will Lu Ren come to beat us to rest in peace?" But there has never been any grudge between us and Lu Ren, and there are thousands of miles apart from each other, why did he come to beat us to rest in peace? ”
Wan'er at this time, or should I say Wan'er for a period of time, is dominated by the personality of false memory. And Wan'er in this state, of course, it is impossible to tell Cass Yili that Lu Ren is coming for herself: "You don't understand, there are a lot of things that Lu Ren needs very much on the side of rest, so he has long been driven by greed, and he has long had the intention of attacking rest." And with these greedy people, do you think there is any reason to talk about it? ”
If Lu Ren heard these words, he would have to shout injustice, but such remarks have a very high persuasive power for people in power positions, and Kasi Yili happens to be a person in a power position, so she doesn't need Wan'er to explain more, Kasi Yili will "understand".
Looking at Wan'er again, she continued: "Didn't I tell you not to ignore the construction of the navy before?" How much naval power do you have on hand now? ”
Kass Eli hurriedly reported the naval strength she currently had at hand. Not to mention, the current Anxi Navy is already quite large, after all, Anxi has the foundation of a major Central Asian power at that time, and Kasili, under the influence of Wan'er, attaches great importance to the development of the navy. Although some time ago, due to the impact of the war with Rome, Cass Eli had to transfer a lot of personnel and resources from the navy, but one is that the foundation for rest has been laid, and the other is that Wan'er gave a timely warning, so that Cass Eli transferred personnel and resources to the navy in time.
In short, the current Anxiu Navy may be a little worse if it is really compared with Lu Ren, but the problem is that Lu Ren cannot mobilize all the sea forces at hand to Central Asia. Lu Ren needed a navy for the northern route at hand, and the shipping lanes in Southeast Asia needed a navy, which divided a lot of Lu Ren's sea power. Therefore, the rest of the navy in Central Asia has a local advantage over Lu Ren's navy......