"What I say is very consistent with my wish." The Holy Lord frowned slightly and sighed in a low voice, "I don't have the conditions to continue the Eastern Expedition. It is meaningless to talk about the third Eastern Expedition, but as I said, the war between the North and the South is imminent, and we must prepare for war so as not to be caught off guard by the Northern Captains."

Feng Deyi deeply agreed, but he was worried. It was simple to say, but it was too difficult to do.

The Civil War has been in fact a long history. All dynasties have been trapped in the Civil War, and some dynasties have even directly perished in the Civil War. Therefore, it is too naive to discuss whether there was a Civil War. What should be discussed is when the Civil War broke out and how to defeat the opponent in the war.

Today, the central lords and peace factions have seriously lacked the confidence and courage to win the war. They stubbornly put themselves in a weak position, insisted on "controlling the barbarians with barbarians", insisted on winning the greatest interests at the minimum price, and even did not hesitate to exchange for time for peaceful development with compromise and tolerance. This made the main war faction headed by the Holy Lord very dissatisfied. The times are different. We cannot stick to the old rules, cannot stand firm, and we must keep pace with the times, be pioneering and enterprising, and be the "trendkeeper" of the times. So we have the Western Expedition and the Western Expedition, and then launched the Eastern Expedition, but the Eastern Expedition has suffered consecutive defeats, which has given the Holy Lord and the main war faction a "shock" and the main war faction. The voice of the main harmony immediately made a comeback and once again enveloped the center.

However, the situation is different. At this time, the clouds of war have been surging, and the Civil War is about to begin. Let’s talk about “reconciliation” again, it is not about saving the country, but about ruining the country and destroying the country.

However, in this era, those who stand on the top of the mountain, have a far-sighted vision and accurately predict future trends are the few. Most aristocratic bureaucrats are still "in this mountain, the clouds are deep and the clouds are deep." It is precisely because of this that the great wise people will encounter unprecedented resistance in the process of reversing the fate of Middle-earth. Successful people will be remembered forever, while the losers will be infamous for thousands of years. One step is heaven and one step is hell, and every step is terrifying.

Now, if you don’t talk about the third Eastern Expedition, there is no shadow. You only talk about the relationship between the north and the south. The center has three different opinions. One is optimistic about the future, insisting on compromising in exchange for recovery and development time, and adopting a defensive stance in national defense to prevent the other party from making wrong interpretations; the other is pessimistic about the future, insisting on actively preparing for war and using powerful force to deter; the other is the attitude of seeking truth from facts. Since the future is very uncertain, then make preparations for both, compromise diplomatically, and prepare for war in national defense, and foolproof. This seems very good, but in the actual implementation process, because the main war factions and the main peace factions in the center are fiercely conflicted, and they are hindering each other and even pulling their backs. The result can be imagined.

In other words, although the Lords and the People now see the "shadow" of the Civil War from the future trend, this does not mean that the Lords and the People agree to prepare for war, which are two completely different concepts.

Three important factors are involved in the preparation for war. Political cooperation must be carried out. All political forces must work together to maintain the stability of the political situation between the two capitals; national strength must be strong, and human, material, and financial support must be given from the central government to the local government. This requires a stable domestic environment; diplomatically, we must unite all forces that can be united, such as a solid alliance with the Western Turks, recognizing the restoration of Tuyuhun and re-accepting its vassal status, surrendering the Far East and stabilizing the situation in the Far East, winning and forming a alliance with the pro-China-Turkish forces in the Great Alliance of the Desert and the tent of the Desert, etc.

However, the current bad situation in China and abroad makes it difficult to prepare for all-round wars. This is why the peacemakers insist on compromising in exchange for time to recover and develop.

The Western Expedition had been two years of war preparations, and the Eastern Expedition had been three years of war preparations. Among them, the Western Expedition mobilized 100,000 Guard troops and more than 400,000 Guard troops were mobilized. How many troops would it be mobilized in the North-South War? At present, it is impossible to predict the scale of the North-South War, but the Guard troops would not be less than 100,000 troops on the battlefield. Considering that the Eastern Expedition suffered heavy losses, the Guard troops and the Central Turkish national strength could not be restored to their best state in the short term, so the war preparation time would definitely take more than three years. This would make the problem even more serious. If the North-South War broke out within three years, and Zhongtu had not completed the war preparations and responded in a hasty manner, the result would be very unoptimistic.

The Holy Lord and the Central Committee can never be defeated again, and the war between the North and South cannot be defeated. This is the "bottom line". Since the security of the "bottom line" cannot be guaranteed, the peacemakers will certainly insist on compromising in exchange for time. This is a solution that cannot be solved. You can't use the rise and fall of Middle-earth and the survival of the country to make a big gamble? Can you govern the country by gambling?

So let alone the third Eastern Expedition, even the preparations for the Civil War cannot reach a consensus at the center to make decisions.

The Holy Lord and the Reformers want to win the Eastern Expedition, the victory of the North and South War, strengthen their ruling position, and carry out centralized reform to the end. They have no way out and can only face difficulties. Therefore, the central warriors are firm in their will and morale are like rainbows, but the resistance is too great, so don't say that the conservative forces are not talking about it. They must be "opposite". The masters of the reformers seek stability and do not fight unsure of the war. The current fierce confrontation between the two capitals and the great defeat in the Eastern Expedition are enough to prove that the Cang Promotion of the North and South Wars is definitely not sure of victory. Since they know that the chance of victory is too small, why should they take a risk?

The best strategy is to defeat the enemy without fighting. I exchange compromise for stability in the relationship between the north and the south. While I am firmly aligned with the Western Turks, I can also firmly aligned with the northern desert. I can not only agree to the Western Turks attack the northern desert from east to west, but also to the northern desert attack the western Turks. In this way, I will definitely provoke the killing of the two Turks in the east and west. I sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and the fisherman will benefit. Isn’t it fun?

This strategy is good, but it is not very operational. The reason is very simple. The Turks are not idiots, and the same mistake will not be repeated. This strategy was used as early as the end of Kaihuang. Zhongtu used a very small price to cleverly use the internal conflicts of the Turks, and provoked the killing of each other between the East and the East. The two Turks suffered heavy damage and declined. Until now, they have not recovered their vitality. You can plot against others once, but you can do it again by yourself. I am afraid you will shoot yourself in the foot. After all, there are still many smart people in this world.

Of course, no matter how great the difficulties and the resistance are, the right things to do must be done. For Middle-earth, foreign enemies are always a threat. Even if the national defense strategy focuses on defense, defense is based on war. The army must always be prepared for war and cannot be slacked off at all times. Especially under the current situation in the north and south, the troops in the west and north borders must enter a state of war and go to the battlefield as soon as the drums sound. As long as the army is in place, the morale of the soldiers is full, and food, grass and weapons are continuous, then after the war begins, even if the central government does not have time to respond as soon as possible, it can ensure the security of the Great Wall defense line and give Middle-earth all its national strength to fight the war.

Therefore, the decision-making level can be put aside first. If there is no consensus on the Civil War and no comprehensive war preparations can be launched, then we will first reach a consensus on the border towns and garrisons, consolidate and strengthen the northern border garrisons, such as increasing the army, hoarding food and weapons, cutting off smuggling from north to south, clearing up horse thieves and bandits, making personnel adjustments, etc., first preparing for war on a small scale and taking action first. This is better than just saying nothing.

However, in fact, consolidating and strengthening the garrison in the northern border has long been the consensus of the central government. Especially after the defeat of the first Eastern Expedition, the central government rulers and factions did their best for this, but things went against others' wishes. The biggest resistance comes from the Holy Lord and the main war faction. In order to win the victory of the Eastern Expedition, the Holy Lord and the Central Government rulers launched the second Eastern Expedition regardless of their consequences. For this reason, the Northern Army rulers and the Northern Army rulers were in today's crisis.

What is even more terrifying is that the same thing will happen again. The Holy Lord and the pro-war faction must continue the Eastern Expedition to the end, and have strong will and great motivation to launch the third Eastern Expedition. In this way, the power of the Northern Frontier garrison will inevitably not be effectively supplemented. The crisis of the Northern Frontier garrison will not only not alleviate, but will further worsen. At the same time, the power of the Central Plains will be greatly affected. The continuous wars seriously damage the national strength. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee ignore the facts and blindly focus on military force and fish in the pond. The result can be imagined.

Faced with this dilemma, what should the central master and faction do? There is no way to oppose, oppose the launch of the third Eastern Expedition and the Civil War, but it is not enough to oppose blindly. So Pei Shiju decided to personally rush to the Western Regions to form an alliance with the Western Turks, trying to ease the tense North-South relationship, delay the outbreak of the Civil War, and win valuable recovery time for Zhongtu. However, this requires cooperation from all aspects, and requires the Saint Lord and the Central Government to work together to implement the "Master Reconciliation" decision. If the Saint Lord and the Prosperous War faction take this opportunity to create conditions to launch the Third Eastern Expedition, or even actively carry out the Civil War, then the result will inevitably go against Pei Shiju's original intention, and the efforts of the Prosperous Sect will be completely in vain.

What should Feng Deyi do if he resolutely changed his position? The Holy Lord has already brought up the problem. Should Feng Deyi want to go ahead? Next, we have to solve it. Is Feng Deyi confident in solving this problem?

Under the current situation, if there is no third Eastern Expedition, the expeditionary force will withdraw and the national strength will be greatly reduced. Replenishment, consolidation and strengthening the power of the northern border garrison will not be a problem, and the Holy Lord will not be frowning. Therefore, the premise for Feng Deyi to solve this problem is to ensure that the Holy Lord? The main war faction launched the third Eastern Expedition as soon as possible. In this way, the expeditionary force will not withdraw, and the national strength will continue to be consumed in large quantities. Feng Deyi is "a skillful woman who cooks without rice". Without the supplement of the army, it is difficult to obtain food, grass and weapons. What should he use to consolidate and strengthen the power of the northern border garrison?

But he had already "let go" his words, and he swore to tell the Holy Lord that the war between the North and the South would break out in the next two or three years, and Sino-Turkish would actively prepare for war, and the first priority was to win the final victory of the Eastern Expedition. Since this was the case, he would of course have to take on important tasks and go through fire and water.

When the Holy Lord saw Feng Deyi not speaking, he rushed forward directly, "Do you have any countermeasures?"

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