As soon as the Chief of Staff finished speaking, some people agreed. On the one hand, they felt that the Chief of Staff’s analysis was reasonable, and on the other hand, it was also because of Zhu Yicheng’s attitude towards Guizhou.

The Ming Dynasty has always left Guangxi and Guizhou unmoved, mainly because it intends to let all forces fight each other. If we raise troops to Guizhou just based on speculation at this time, it may disrupt the court's overall strategy towards Guizhou.

Besides, it is true that Gao Jin was from the rebel army, but don’t forget that Gao Jin is now the leader of the White Lotus Sect. Everyone knows the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards the White Lotus Sect. In addition, Zhu Yicheng tried several times before, but Gao Jin has refused to abandon his identity as the White Lotus Sect, which made many generals in the Ming army extremely dissatisfied with Gao Jin, thinking that this person was simply a stone in the pit, smelly and hard, and ignorant, so many people did not have a good sense of Gao Jin.

It is precisely because of these reasons that many people feel that it is more in line with the interests of the Ming Dynasty to continue to watch the chaos in Guizhou. Besides, it is winter now, and due to restrictions, it is often very rare to send troops in winter, let alone places like Guizhou. Guizhou has a complex terrain and numerous mountains, which is not conducive to the development of large troops. In addition, it is more difficult to send troops due to seasonal reasons. Even if you really want to support Gao Jin, you have to wait until the beginning of spring next year.

For a time, the opinions on whether to support Gao Jin were divided into three parties. One party agreed to the major general's suggestion that he could appropriately send troops to restrain the Qing army and relieve pressure on Gao Jin's troops. The other party supported the Chief of Staff's opinions and did not care about Guizhou's affairs and continued to wait and see. As for the third party, he felt that both sides were inappropriate, but he could not come up with any good solutions, but he just did not express his opinions directly.

Yue Zhongqi thought for a moment and finally said, "The Guizhou situation is just a guess at the moment, and it is difficult to determine the outcome in the end. But have you ever thought about whether our troops join Guizhou and participate in the war, will it cause changes in Guizhou?"

As soon as Yue Zhongqi said this, everyone looked at each other, especially the major general who had strongly agreed to support Gao Jin's troops just now was stunned. This was something he did not expect. You should know that Guizhou is now in a chaotic battle, with the Qing army, local forces, Guangxi forces and Gao Jin's troops.

Among them, the Qing army and local forces can be said to be local tyrants, while the Gao Jin tribe and the Guangxi forces are outsiders. Although there is a gap in the power of these four parties, the two sides have been able to reach a balance in general. It is this balance, and it is also this kind of balance, coupled with the support of Bei Henuo, who dares to solve the problem of Gao Jin tribe first and then go back to deal with the Guangxi army.

But once the Ming army is deployed, the nature will be completely different. You should know that the Ming army is the most powerful force in the world today, and the Ming army has heavy troops stationed in all parts of Hubei, whether in the Central Plains, in Guangdong, or even in Hunan.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Yue Zhongqi was still far away from Guizhou in terms of geographical location. Even if he wanted to send troops, he could only use the troops stationed in Hubei and Hunan. Zhu Yicheng asked him to supervise Nanyang and gave him the power to command the troops. Taking into account the overall strategic deployment of the Qing army, part of Hubei and Hunan was also classified into Yue Zhongqi's war zone.

From this point of view, Zhu Yicheng's reuse of Yue Zhongqi can be seen. Now, Yue Zhongqi can be said to be the commander-in-chief of the Western Theater Command. His subordinates not only have 40,000 troops from Nanyang, but also mobilize 50,000 troops from Hubei and Hunan. These troops have a total of 100,000 troops.

Such rights are not something that ordinary people can have. Yue Zhongqi is extremely grateful to Zhu Yicheng, and she also feels like a soldier dies for his confidant.

However, as a famous general, Yue Zhongqi's strategic vision is beyond ordinary people. He is very clear about the importance and risks of war, because once he does this to Guizhou now, it will bring a signal to the world, that is, the Ming army plans to attack Yunnan and Guizhou with heavy troops, thereby completely solving the Yunnan and Guizhou problem.

If this is the case, it will inevitably destroy the current balance of power in Guizhou and even lead to changes in all parties. This is what the Ming Dynasty court is unwilling to see, and it is also the reason why Yue Zhongqi will not choose.

It is more appropriate to continue to fight a chaotic Guizhou. Yue Zhongqi stood up, cleared her throat and said, "Please put the matter of Guizhou aside for the time being. You should know about the Qing Dynasty's troops to the Western Regions?"

Seeing everyone nodding, Yue Zhongqi said: "This year, the northwest has a severe drought, and the grain production has been greatly reduced. The Qing Dynasty's finances have long been unable to support local stability. For this reason, the Qing Dynasty not only went north to Mobei, but also destroyed the three divisions of Mobei, but also sent troops to the Western Regions. The purpose is obvious."

"If it weren't for the wealth and cattle and sheep plundered from the northern desert and the Western Regions, the northwest would have been in chaos long ago. Now, the Qing Dynasty seems to have barely overcome the difficulties on the surface, but in fact, because of the use of troops in many places, its forces began to disperse."

Speaking of this, Yue Zhongqi walked to the map just now, picked up the wooden stick and pointed a few places and said: "Shanxi and Mongolia are the same place, the southwest is the same place, the Western Regions is another place, and of course there is Liaodong..."

He pointed to a few places and continued: "Liaodong will not be discussed for the time being, just talk about the northwest and southwest. In terms of strong and elite troops, the Qing Dynasty's most capable troops are Shanxi and Mongolia. This unit is commanded by Ortai, and its most powerful troops are. In addition to the elite troops of the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners, there are also new troops, which are estimated to be about 100,000..."

Speaking of this, Yue Zhongqi looked a little sad because at this time he thought of his uncle Yue Chaolong. Yue Chaolong was originally the deputy general of Shanxi and later transferred to the subordinates of Ortai. He had countless enemies in Zhongshan in the battle against Mobei and made great achievements.

Unfortunately, Yue Chaolong worked so hard for the Qing Dynasty, but for his own reasons, Yue Zhongqi's cousin Yue Zhonghuang, was imprisoned and executed by the Qing Dynasty. Whenever he thought of this, Yue Zhongqi felt like a knife and hatred for the Qing Dynasty.

Taking a deep breath, Yue Zhongqi continued: "Ortai is brave and good at fighting and is very good at using troops. It can be said that he is the most capable general of the Qing Dynasty except Longkodo. Apart from him, Longkodo cannot be ignored. After the defeat of the Central Plains War, Longkodo and the fake Prince Cheng and others retreated to Sichuan. They are now raising their energy. The general once admired Sichuan and still has some understanding of the situation in Sichuan. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. From this point of view, their retreat into Sichuan is considered a wise choice. In addition, due to the severe drought in the northwest, only Sichuan could have the possibility of resting their troops."

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this, and everyone's views on this issue were consistent.

Then Yue Zhongqi said: "General Zhang has mentioned the three southwestern provinces just now, so I won't say much. Now I will mainly talk about the situation in Shaanxi, Gansu and the Western Regions. Please pay attention!"
Chapter completed!