Chapter 401: Each One Depends on His Own Ability

Wuyueyao and his men went to carry supplies.

Ning Wanjun held a new meeting in the villa. In addition to the people from the evil horse country, the participants were basically the same people from the previous Secretariat, Mechanism Bureau and the army.

The theme of the meeting was Gyeonggi's reaction.

"I believe that war is inevitable." Xu Sanchong was the first to speak. "Deposing the government and taking back power is no different from treason in the eyes of the court. It is only a matter of time before the army invades the border. The key is time."

This is the first time that the word "rebellion" has been openly uttered in a high-level meeting.

Needless to say, the military were all natural supporters of Ning Wanjun. They knew what they were going to do from the moment they followed her and left the border army.

Mo Yun has the final say in the Mechanism Bureau, and most of the backbone members are elves, so they don't care about the power disputes in Qi State. For them, Jinxia City, which can allow the new machine-building game to develop stably and vigorously, is obviously much more important than Shangyuan City, which they have never heard of.

The only thing that was more complicated was the Secretariat founded by Xia Fan.

In addition to himself, the attendees also included Xue Zhigeng, the chief of the Privy Council, Li Eunuch, the chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Hong Siqi, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Xia Fan is one of the masterminds... Anyone who has worked with him would find it difficult to tell whether it was the princess who was more rebellious or him who was more rebellious.

Eunuch Li is the princess's man.

Xue Zhigeng and Hong Siqi instantly felt the focused attention of everyone.

It was not an accident that such a day occurred.

When Ning Wanjun led his army to sweep through Shenzhou, they all knew it.

But on the day when the window paper was broken, the two of them still felt the pressure.

Once this is clicked, there is no turning back.

"I will always be loyal to Her Royal Highness Princess Guangping!" Hong Siqi replied decisively without hesitating for too long.

To be honest, his guilt was relatively mild.

The news about Qixing Privy Council has not yet spread in Shenzhou due to heavy snow and road closures, but everyone in Jinxia's senior management knows about it. And the sophisticated Hong Siqi realized that the court that he used to be beyond his reach was no longer in name only. Since the Privy Council can stab the imperial court in the back, why can't he?

What's more, Xia Fan is quite interesting. The ostracism he received here was actually much less than in all previous officialdom experiences.

While making money, Hong Siqi actually had the illusion that he was making great achievements.

Xue Zhigeng's feeling was completely different.

The alliance and growth of the Privy Council Office was good news for him, but now that he has to sever his relationship with the General Office, to be honest, he is quite conflicted.

But under the roof, he chose to seek refuge with Xia Fan. This "stain" will be remembered forever by the Privy Council. It can be said that there are hidden dangers on both sides. What's more, no matter what you think in your heart, you still have to express your attitude now. "The Privy Council has made preparations and can cooperate with Lord Xia's instructions at any time."

Their eyes dispersed, and the two of them suddenly felt their shoulders relax a little.

"When do you think Gyeonggi will take action?" Ning Wanjun asked.

"The army has not moved, but food and fodder have gone first. This depends on the speed of their logistics preparations. Since it is a domestic battle, they can use the towns around Shenzhou as camps, and they can usually handle them in one or two months." Xu Sanzhong analyzed, "In addition, there will be a round of spring plowing after the snow melts. Recruiting soldiers at this time will easily affect the harvest, so they should choose to start the plowing in April or May. The weather has warmed up by then, and a lot of cold-proof materials can be saved."

"The lower official agrees with Xu Youyi's judgment, but it is difficult to have an exact start and end time for a war. The enemy should also know the principle of surprise, so he still has to be prepared for a sudden attack." He Guicai added, "I suggest His Highness strengthened the protection of the villa and established checkpoints on several main roads in Shenzhou to monitor the flow of people in surrounding towns. "

"The villa also needs to be protected?" Ning Wanjun frowned.

"Your Highness, the opponent is the Privy Council. We cannot rule out the possibility of the enemy using high-level alchemists to assassinate him." He Guicai glanced at Xia Fan before saying this. "If possible, I hope that the high-level alchemists from Jinxia City will also be stationed in the villa. , to prevent accidents.”

Then everyone discussed the issue of "if Jinxia finds out that the Qi State army is approaching Shenzhou, how should Jinxia meet the enemy?"

Compared with the conservative and cautious attitude two or three months ago, the military at this time appears to be full of confidence.

The game with the Xiji Empire allowed them to see three-dimensional combat on another level. At the same time, the overwhelming victory over the entire territory of Shenzhou greatly boosted the confidence of the generals.

Now that the evil horse kingdom has arrived with a load of silver, the warehouse has been refilled, and the last trace of worries has dissipated. There are people, money, and weapons... plus playing at home, everyone is full of expectations for victory.

In addition to Shenzhou, Qiguo also has nine additional states, namely Leizhou, Suzhou, Youzhou, Lingzhou, Ganzhou, Yazhou, Jinzhou, Liuzhou and Qingzhou.

Among them, Ganzhou, Liuzhou, and Qingzhou bordered Shenzhou, not to mention Ganzhou in the west. The junction of the two places was a mountainous area, which was not suitable for the passage of large armies at all. Liuzhou and Qingzhou are just sandwiched between Gyeonggi and Shenzhou, and they are two of the three states in the south of the Yangtze River. They have many large towns, developed transportation, and a lot of grain and money stored in the city. They are very suitable as the advance station of the army.

The military generals and staff also unanimously judged that if Ning Qianshi wanted to take action, the army would most likely leave these two states. Among them, Liuzhou has the highest possibility - after all, this state has the most developed water system and is suitable for transporting luggage by ship.

By dispatching informants to these two states, you can know the enemy's movements as soon as possible.

After all, the deployment of hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be carried out silently, and the long-distance troops will definitely be seen on the official road.

At the end of the meeting, a warning plan with Liuzhou as the main force and Qingzhou as the auxiliary force was determined.

Xia Fan also did not raise any objections.

However, compared with this war, he was more concerned about what the Seven Star Privy Council would do before.

The second prince also just took control of the capital and it does take time to consolidate his power, but this does not mean that he will do nothing in the next one or two months and watch Jinxia swallow Shenzhou bit by bit.

Compared with the battle of 10,000 people that was decided by the battle, those hidden arrows shot unexpectedly were the most important things to be wary of.

At least he agreed to strengthen the defense of Fengyang Villa.

As for other threats, it depends on the on-the-spot means and each one's ability.

...

Shenzhou, Baihe City.

Under the heavy rain, a carriage drove into the dim alley. Rainwater poured down the eaves and gathered into a rushing stream on both sides of the ground.

This first heavy rain after the beginning of spring cast a gray shadow over the entire city and turned the unpaved road into a muddy mess.

The wheels slowly turned in the dirt road, and the ruts were deep enough to show the weight of the goods it was carrying.

When they arrived at the door of an inconspicuous bungalow, the driver sighed and stopped the horse. Immediately, four or five people came out of the house, lifted the oil straw mat covering the car, and moved heavy wooden boxes into the house.

One of them took out a dagger and pried open the lid of the box. The neatly arranged silver ingots in the box appeared in front of everyone.

Then he pried open several other boxes.

Almost every box was filled with a thousand taels of silver.

Ordinary people only need to take one piece to ensure that they will have enough food and clothing for a year.

But the crowd was not distracted by the white silver ingots. They took out a few in an orderly manner and put them in their arms, put on their hats and raincoats, walked out of the bungalow, turned around and disappeared in the rain.