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Pu Tiancheng was a little disappointed, he didn't expect that His Majesty the King Khan, whom he had always respected, would treat his opinions with such an attitude, could it be that the Great Khan, who had always been wise and wise, couldn't see the crux of the problem?

"Your Majesty, the Maqi Khan soldiers have never been afraid of sacrifice, but Tiancheng thinks that the current situation is not suitable for continuing the war, the people of Western Xinjiang rely on the city, defend according to the danger, and the people of Western Xinjiang have also successfully won the full support of the local people, we continue to do this The army has suffered too much damage, so Tiancheng thinks" Pu Tiancheng saw Bi Xili's more and more gloomy face, and did not say any more. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Strike the army and stop the war?, then what is the purpose and significance of our efforts to pay such a price?" Bi Xili's harsh and cold words crossed the hearts of the generals like sharp knives: "We have withdrawn our troops back to the division like this, have you ever thought about how the people in the country will evaluate our army, and their children have paid such a painful price in exchange for futility and nothing? Do you think they can accept it?!"

"Your Majesty, Tiancheng is just a soldier, the duty of a soldier is to fight, Tiancheng wants to point out that now the enemy is holding on to the danger and can give full play to their infantry advantages, while the cavalry advantage of our Maqi Khan army in the southern region cannot be exerted, this kind of war is very unfair to our side, Tiancheng only considers this issue from a military point of view, as for how the domestic people think about it, Tiancheng does not think about it so much. But there is one point, if we continue like this, we can only pay a greater price and cannot achieve satisfactory results, which Tiancheng believes is something that His Majesty and the people in China do not want to see. In addition, Your Majesty has another problem, now there are too many casualties and soldiers for our logistics personnel to deal with, and the signs of plague have begun to appear, if this continues, I am afraid that there is really a possibility of a large-scale outbreak of plague in the army. ”

Pu Tiancheng's voice became deeper and lower, and he seemed to be aware of the pressure that his Khan King was going to bear, so that the army would return to the country in embarrassment, not only the military, even if the Great Khan's prestige was high, he was afraid that he would be questioned and blamed from all sides, and the military would definitely be the focus of attacks from all sides, which would be quite unfavorable to the future development of the army. But if they don't withdraw their troops now, and the Second Army Corps of Western Xinjiang has already joined the battle, this battle will only become more and more difficult, and Pu Tiancheng even suspects that Western Xinjiang seems to be intending to use this kind of war of attrition to deplete the elite vitality of their own side, on the one hand, they can also achieve the purpose of training their own army, and seeing that their Fourth and Sixth Army Corps in the early stage are not the first-rate main forces in their Western Xinjiang Army, people have to doubt Li Wufeng's intentions.

Pu Tiancheng's words seemed to have played a certain role, Bi Xili's eyes became a little calmer after hearing the word plague, the advantage of the Ma Khan's cavalry in the mountains of the peninsula region is indeed impossible to play, especially this kind of siege is not the best for the Ma Qi Khan, so to pay a greater price but can not achieve satisfactory results This sentence moved Bi Xili, if this responsibility can not find a suitable reason to shirk from the army, the army will inevitably be attacked by those forces in the country who have always fantasized about peaceful development, and the development of the army will also be hindered by them in the future。 The plague issue was also a cause for concern, but fortunately Maqi Khan had already considered this issue before the outbreak of the war, and fighting in the tropics in the summer, the physical problems of the soldiers were the first to be considered.

Bi Xili is not a fool, he naturally knows that the war has been fought to this point and the army has done its best, but the tenacity and tenacity of the people in the western Xinjiang and their newly developed weapons have indeed taught their side a heavy lesson, but as he said, how can such a result be explained to the people at home? Before this battle, many voices, including some ministers, opposed the dispatch of troops to the peninsula, believing that the khanate was currently in the best space for development, and that the use of the rich land of the two provinces of Viet Kyong and Anjie could fully expand the cultivated land area of the two provinces, improve the water conservancy facilities and infrastructure of the two provinces, actively develop grain production, reduce the pressure of domestic grain demand, and also reduce the dependence on the grain imports of the South Seas Alliance, and at the same time strengthen the control of the provinces of Romania and increase investment in the exploitation of the rich iron in Romania, copper mineral resources, and gradually integrate the economy of the entire province of Romania into the territory of Maqi Khan. Now that this war has become like this, even if he agrees to withdraw his troops, he must first find a suitable reason, so that the people's dissatisfaction can have a place to vent.

Seeing that the Great Khan finally fell silent, Pu Tiancheng knew that his Great Khan had finally calmed down and considered the issue of withdrawing troops at this time, although the angle from which the Great Khan needed to consider the problem could not be completely consistent with himself, but Pu Tiancheng believed that in this case, withdrawing troops should be the wisest choice.

Waving his hand to signal the legion generals who were standing around like stupid birds to leave first, Bi Xili's eyes became a little dark, and the stench of the wilderness spread everywhere, "Tiancheng, you should probably also consider how much turmoil our withdrawal of troops will bring back to China now, if there is no suitable reason, the spittle of the domestic people can drown us, which is why I have been hesitating." But when I saw the scene in front of me, I was thinking about the possible surname of our withdrawal of troops, Ming Zhong also fought very the side of Kutdam, I didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of Li Wufeng's army was so strong, even a sixth army corps made Ming Zhong in a dilemma, on the way from Kutdam, I was asking myself, is it really a mistake for us to send troops this time?"

Pu Tiancheng also smiled wryly, this question doesn't seem to make much sense now, and he didn't agree with it in his heart at the beginning, but sometimes people are always blinded by the immediate interests, and it is inevitable to make mistakes.

"Maybe it's time to withdraw, but we need a good reason, or excuse. Bichli returned his gaze to the battlefield and stroked the short slash under his chin thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty, Tiancheng seems to have heard that the Milanese have joined forces with Andaco and Mahad to conduct military exercises in the east, I don't know if it's over?" asked Pu Tiancheng with a deep groan.

His eyes lit up, and Bi Xili seemed to realize the meaning of the other party's words, "It seems that it has just ended, and the Triple Alliance Army has conducted a synthesis exercise in our eastern border area, but they don't seem to have any strong targets." Does Tiancheng have any good ideas?"

"Your Majesty, didn't you just say that you need an excuse to divert the attention of the people in the country? Is it a good excuse for the Milanese and their Triple Alliance to take advantage of us to launch a sneak attack at the height of the war in the west?" Pu Tiancheng's tone also became gloomy and miserable, full of bitterness and helplessness.

After staring at the other party deeply, Bi Xili nodded for a long time: "So far, I'm afraid that this is the only way to do it." ”

"What is Your Majesty going to do over there?" Pu Tiancheng asked another most sensitive question, the Three Treasures may be regarded as the only harvest of the Khanate's westward expedition, but now with the withdrawal of the army, it will become an island, and the Nanyang Alliance in the east is afraid that it will not take over, this kind of enclave is meaningless for the Mache Khanate, and it is impossible to hold it, the only way is to give up, just to spit out such a fat that fell into his hands so obediently, both Bi Xili and Pu Tiancheng feel quite unwilling in their hearts, and the domestic people may not consider whether the city can be held but will only express dissatisfaction with giving up。

"Well, this is also a difficult problem, but since the general policy of withdrawing troops has been determined, there is no need for Sanbao City to stay, you might as well order the Sanbao garrison to return to China through the Nanyang Alliance, lest they cross the mountains again, and ask the Nanyang Alliance if they are willing to take over the Sanbao, if they are unwilling, then we will take away all the valuable things that can be taken away in Sanbao City." Bi Xili was also a little hesitant in his words, obviously a little unsure of his decision.

"Your Majesty no longer considers the will of the local people?" asked Pu Tiancheng tentatively.

"Hmph, does Tiancheng still think that we have the possibility of coming back in a short time? Now there is no need to save the kindness of women, order the local garrison to take away everything that can be collected locally, if it is really difficult to deal with, you can rule the Japanese merchants who operate in the ports of the Nanyang Alliance, they are very interested in these things to take advantage of, if it is not for the scruples will attract the opposition of the Nanyang Alliance, it is also a good way to make a profit by handing over the sturdy men of the Three Treasure City to the Japanese people to sell themselves as slaves, but this method is a bit too vicious, I am afraid that it will cause international criticism, so I have to give up. Bi Xili's face became a little hideous at this time, "Now I have to take care of the country first, the excuse of the Milanese's threat can only deceive the ordinary people, but those ministers know very well, and they can barely make up for it financially." ”

It seems that the Great Khan also knew that this approach was a bit short-sighted, but as he said, he was afraid that after leaving this time, it would not be easy for his side to set foot in this land, so it didn't matter. Losing this opportunity, the Khanate will have to face greater pressure from the north in the future, the Khanate's army is not very suitable for fighting in these mountains in the west, maybe the Khanate should appropriately adjust the direction of its strategic main attack, the land in the east is relatively more suitable for its own cavalry and field battles, and it is also much richer, Pu Tiancheng thought about it for a long time before suppressing the idea that he wanted to suggest, now is not the time, it is not too late to wait until the withdrawal of the army and return to the Khanate.

(To be continued)