Zhuang Yan's words attracted everyone's attention. Most of them looked at Zhuang Yan in confusion. They saw Zhuang Yan pick up the wooden stick and slowly move in the northwest direction of the map, then heading west and then south, finally staying at a position.

"I thought the purpose of the Qing Dynasty was India, which is today's India. India was a great country in ancient times, with rich resources, pleasant climate and large populations. I'm afraid Kant had set his sights on this place. Kant from Tibet was the intention of drinking, and the purpose of entering India was not to fight against Kant.

"India?" As soon as Zhuang Yan finished speaking, everyone's eyes widened.

"Impossible!" Sun Jiagan shook his head and said, "Although Tibet borders India, it is blocked by mountains. Even if Tibetans want to cross the mountains, it will be a life-threatening death, let alone the Qing army called me?"

He Xianzu also said that this inference is unreliable. Tibet is on the plateau, and to the west there are steep forests. This mountain is not the mountains in the Central Plains. The mountains in Tibet spread thousands of miles, the peaks are towering into the clouds, and snow is accumulated all year round. How can ordinary people read it? Unless the Qing Dynasty was full of gods.

Jiang Jin and Pan Mengyuan did not speak, but their expressions were thoughtful. Zeng Yishu said, "This is not necessarily the case. When I was young, I saw that when I was studying, I wrote that Tibet and the west border were not all mountains. In fact, there were valley passages to go, but whether it was true still needs to be confirmed. Besides, do you forget the story of Master Xuanzang traveling west during the Tang Dynasty? I remember that Master Xuanzang seemed to be traveling westward in Tibet and the Western Regions."

"You also said it just seems." He Xianzu was very familiar with this story and immediately retorted: "Xuanzang traveled westward to the Western Regions north of Tibet, and went north from the Western Regions, and then turned south after passing the mountains. Now the Qing Dynasty entered Tibet! Could it be that the Qing Dynasty planned to take down Tibet first and then cross the mountains and then go over the mountains? Why not just go west from the Western Regions directly? "

Pan Mengyuan stood up and saluted Zhu Yicheng, saying, "Emperor, I think Master Zhuang's words are a bit reasonable. I will not say whether the Qing Dynasty attacked Tibet to enter India with the goal of Tibet. But if I think about it carefully, the Qing Dynasty's current way out is probably more appropriate to turn to India. For example, I am the fake Emperor Kant, and the reforms in the Western Regions have failed, and I will never wait for the food and grass to be cut off before doing things. It would be better to use Tibet as a breakthrough to solve the problems of Cewang Alabandan first, and then transfer to India."

"Tell me carefully." Zhu Yicheng moved slightly in his heart and signaled him to continue speaking.

Pan Mengyuan walked to the map, took the stick from Zhuang Yan, and lit Tibet and said, "Emperor, colleagues, please see the pattern of Tibet and the Western Regions."

He nodded at several places on the map and then said, "If I were the Qing Dynasty, even if I wanted to go to India, I had to do two things. One was to solve my worries, that is, Cewang Alabutan in Tibet. If I didn't do this, once the Qing Dynasty traveled westward, Cewang Alabutan would be counterattacked from Tibet, the Qing Dynasty might not be able to take care of it in the Western Regions."

Then Pan Mengyuan pointed to Hami again: "In addition, it is my Ming Dynasty. What I am more worried about when attacking Tibet and the Qing Dynasty eliminated Cewang Alabandan was that my Ming Dynasty suddenly advanced westward. There are several benefits to attacking Tibet. One is to deal with the Cewang Alabandan issue first, and the second is to use Tibet resources to collect abundant materials for the Qing Dynasty. The third is to attract our Ming Dynasty. As for the goal of attracting our Ming Dynasty, as discussed just now, the Ming Dynasty will never sit idly by and watch Cewang Alabandan completely be destroyed. Once our Ming Dynasty goes west from north to south or east to support Tibet, then Kant will just use Tibet to drag down the Ming army and use this to escape the shell."

"Mr. Pan, this is probably your family's opinion?" Sun Jiagan opposed: "Since the Qing Dynasty wants to print, why should I do this more than anything? If I, Ming Dynasty, sit still, and don't care? Can't you let Yue Zhongqi march from Hami to the Western Regions directly? If so, wouldn't the Qing Dynasty backfire? Shooting himself in the foot?"

Pan Mengyuan smiled: "Mr. Sun, this is just an assumption, as for Master Zhuang's inference, the same is true. But no matter what, there must be a reason for the Qing Dynasty to attack Tibet. If it is just a revenge, Alabutan may not be able to make sense. You must know that Kant's reform is doomed to fail, and with the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, it will not be able to survive until next winter."

After Pan Mengyuan said this, Sun Jiagan was silent. In fact, it was not only him, but others also thought of this.

Kant is not a fool. From the Ming Dynasty’s understanding of Kant, this former pseudo-Qing 14th Prince was an extremely smart person. Although he had lost more than he won over the years, he was an old opponent that should not be underestimated.

To be honest, Kant is not bad at all compared to Yongzheng, and is even much stronger than Yongzheng in terms of military affairs. In addition, Kant's foundation within the Qing Dynasty was better than Yongzheng. At least the troops of Jianxing back then supported Kant. Moreover, Kant was different from Yongzheng. He had his own army in his hands. From this point of view, Kant's actual power in the Qing Dynasty was greater than that of Yongzheng.

It is precisely because of this that Kant has the ability to implement the so-called new policy of reform. It is a pity that the Qing Dynasty was inherently deficient, and Kant's lack of civil affairs caused the reform to be at this point.

Since the reform failed, the Qing Dynasty still had to continue. At present, the Ming Dynasty was eyeing the eastern part of the Western Regions. Although it did not immediately launch a posture to continue westward, Kant's understanding of the Ming Dynasty, even if he nominally left the imperial name and bowed to the Ming Dynasty, it would be useless. The Ming Dynasty's determination to destroy the Qing Dynasty was understood by everyone in the world.

Therefore, whether it is the situation or internal and external factors, Kant must find a way out for the Qing Dynasty. Continuing to stay in the Western Regions is a dead end. Judging from the position currently occupied by the Qing Dynasty, the only feasible one is to advance westward, but moving westward will inevitably meet the powerful Russia. Kant has no confidence in facing the Ming Dynasty, and the same is true for facing Russia. After choosing, as Zhuang Yan and Pan Mengyuan said, the only feasible goal is India.

Among the military ministers, Zhuang Yan, Pan Mengyuan and Ma Gongcheng who are not here today are all from the army. Among them, Zhuang Yan is the chief of staff and is good at strategic planning and deployment. Pan Mengyuan has served as the governor of Xinming and has a much stronger sense of the overall situation than ordinary generals. Needless to say, Ma Gongcheng is a veteran in the army second only to Dong Dashan.

At present, both Zhuang Yan and Pan Mengyuan put forward the view that the Qing Dynasty intends to India. Even if the other military ministers disagree, they have to pay attention to it under the judgment and explanation of the two.

As for Emperor Zhu Yicheng, he had not spoken. He sat on the upper head and frowned slightly, and his eyes were contemplating on the map.

For a moment, there was a silence in the side hall, and Zhu Yicheng seemed to have forgotten that the ministers of the Military Affairs Office were discussing matters. After a long time, Zhu Yicheng then turned his eyes away from the map and said something lightly.
Chapter completed!