The military debate was very fierce, but in fact there was only one purpose. The Guardian could send troops to the east, but the Holy Lord and the Central Committee must make a guarantee that the responsibility for the fall of the northwest border county cannot be all blamed on the Northwest Army, and the Northwest soldiers cannot make them both bleeding and cry.

Only when I have no guilt can I ensure that vested interests are not lost, and long-term interests are not taken into consideration. At least I have to protect my immediate interests. This requirement is understandable.

In Xijing, who can make such a guarantee on behalf of the Holy Lord and the Central?

Of course, they were left behind in Xijing, Wei Wensheng, Minister of Justice, Xiao Zao, Minister of Justice, Secretary of Justice, Yuan Chong and other ministers from the reformists, as well as Mingya, Minister of War, Right Secretary of the Shangshu, Lu Chu, Right Secretary of the Shangshu, Guo Wenyi, Secretary of the Neishishu, Secretary of the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Li Changya, and other ministers from Shandong.

But their weight is far from enough, and the Dongdu side must also make a promise. Now our Xijing army is bound to "lose the other" and I "lose the other", which is the blame. My merits and demerits have never been offset, and the punishment for mistakes is far greater than the reward for merits. Therefore, if the central government does not provide a clear guarantee, then we will ask the Holy Lord to issue an edict. This will delay the time for sending troops. It is a matter of whether Dongdu can persist.

This kind of debate actually exists not only in "when to send troops" but also in "whether to send troops". The Northwest crisis is not only a matter of the Northwest Army, but also a matter of Xijing, and a matter of Dongdu. However, Dongdu is mainly focused on the eastern expedition and cannot take into account the situation in the northwest. Therefore, once the Xijiang border counties really fall, Xijing and the Northwest Army will have to bear the main responsibility. This is also the reason why the local nobles of Guanlong, even the reformers who stayed in Xijing were in a dilemma in sending troops to rescue Dongdu.

The responsibility of not saving the Dongdu is not afforded, and the responsibility of falling border counties in the Xijiang border is also not afforded. However, compared with the two, it is too difficult to save the border counties in the Xijiang border counties. Now Xijing has no power to save the border counties in the Xijiang border counties thousands or even tens of thousands of miles away. The Dongdu is only 800 miles away, and it is so close that it is even more guilty of not saving the dead.

Yuan Hongsi is a scapegoat. Whether he is Yang Xuangan's accomplice, or whether he has the idea of ​​rebellion or not, as long as he sits in the position of Honghua left behind, responsible for the military of the thirteen counties of Longyou, and is the commander of the Northwest Army, he will inevitably bear the first responsibility for the fall of the border counties in the Xijiang border. But this is not enough. Yuan Hongsi has words and evidence. He can reveal some dark inside stories in the northwest, drag some military and political ministers in the northwest and even Xijiang government to shirk some of his own guilt. Therefore, if evidence of Yuan Hongsi's rebellion can be found, confirm Yuan Hongsi's rebellion, eliminate Yuan Hongsi's power in the Northwest Army, and completely block his mouth and prevent him from speaking, Xijiang will definitely push all the intoxicating people who fall the border counties in the Westside to Yuan Hongsi.

I believe that the Dongdu is happy to see it. After all, the ripe "watermelon" of the Eastern Expedition was not picked up, and the young "peach" of the Western Expedition lost again, exhausted the national strength but gained nothing. Both were lost, so people must come out to take responsibility. This responsibility is not enough for political forces such as Yu Zhongwen, Yang Xuangan, and Li Zixiong to bear it. They have to kill more, and the more they will be better.

After finding the "scapegoat", the responsibility of Xijing and the Northwest Army will be small, and the two evils will be the least. Sending troops to the East Capital has become a necessary means to protect one's own interests. The contribution of sending troops to the East Capital will offset the crime of falling some of the Xijiang border counties. This is the consensus of the major political forces in Xijing.

However, a small crime does not mean there is no guilt. The Northwest Army lost its war on the front line and lost its territory. What it has to bear is direct crime. Compared with the indirect responsibility that Xijing has to bear, many middle and low-level officers in the Northwest Army may have lost their lives. Therefore, after the situation in the Dongdu changed, the Guanzhong gentry immediately adjusted their strategies and turned to send troops in a hurry. However, the Northwest Military did not take the opportunity to threaten us. The Central Committee must reduce our

Even if the crime is not pardoned, at least one group of frontline soldiers will have to be cut off less heads. After all, the soldiers fought bloody battles, and the soldiers guarded their territory. The responsibility for the loss of the border counties is not because they were defeated, but because the country did not give them the strength to defeat the enemy. If Dongdu and Xijing gave them enough food, grass and weapons, enough troops, and all-round support, how could they defeat the war? How could they lose their territory?

Ministers such as Wei Wensheng, Xiao Zao and Yuan Chong turned a deaf ear and ignored the military's threats.

They would not make such a guarantee, nor would they be able to make such a guarantee, which would be equivalent to pushing all the responsibility for the fall of the border counties in the Western Frontier to the Dongdu and the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, because they launched the Eastern Expedition, because they tilted their national strength to the battlefield in the Northern Frontier, and did not continue to give strong support to the Western Frontier. As a result, the fall of the border counties in the Western Expedition, resulting in the loss of all the victories in the Western Expedition within three or four years.

How is this possible? How can the Holy Lord and the Central Master accept it? After the defeat of the Eastern Expedition, the only thing that the Holy Lord and the Central Master can keep their "face" is the outstanding achievements made by the Western Expedition that opened up five border counties in one breath. Now that you have lost the results of the Western Expedition, you have to push the responsibility for the loss to the Holy Lord and the Central Master, and let them slap themselves in the face. How can you take advantage of it? If you don’t have any advantages, run away, eat and drink, and just ignore it. The life and death of the border counties has become the affairs of the Holy Lord and the Central Master, and it has nothing to do with you. So what do you, the Northwest Guards do?

However, the military believes that their requirements are reasonable. Are there any responsibility for the East? If there is no responsibility for the East, is there any responsibility for the West? If there is no responsibility for the West, the military and political officials in Xijing have no relationship with the fall of the border counties, then who has taken the credit for the great victory of the Western Expedition? Who has obtained the martial arts of opening up the territory? We have worked hard and we have worked hard, we have also worked hard, and we have our blood and sweat. The rewards are all yours. We have recognized all these, but we have a bottom line in everything. You can't have no bottom line. Take advantage of it, run away without any advantage, eat and drink, and ignore it. The life and death of the border counties has become our business, and it has nothing to do with you. What else do you need, civil and military ministers?

The three generals roared in the lobby, blushing their faces and doing very well. The Wu Ben Lang General Linghu Derun, the Jianmen Zhige Pang Yu and the Jingfu Dugu Wudu could only keep his mouth shut at this time, no matter what he was thinking in his heart. It was related to the interests of the Weifu Palace, the Northwest Army, and even directly related to the life and death of the front-line soldiers guarding the border. Of course, they had to argue with the central government.

However, in this matter, the central government has a natural advantage, and the military's disadvantage is too obvious. Not to mention that the East will not agree, Xijing will not accept the threat from the military. If this argument persists, there is no result or meaningless, and it will only delay major events. However, at the critical moment, the military was very strong. In addition, the Northwest Army commander Honghua left the position of Yuan Hongsi, and the Northwest Army has no leader. If the Central Committee does not make certain concessions, Xijing will not make necessary promises, which will anger the military. Even if the East Capital is sent, it is estimated that after encountering Yang Xuangan, it will be defeated repeatedly and defeated.

Finally, someone spoke, and Yang, the minister of the Evangelist, came up with a mediation plan.

The chief of the Evangelist was in charge of the imperial edict, sent an envoy to comfort and comfort, held a ritual and prosecuted, and reported to him when he was wronged. He was called the Three Tai together with the Silitai and the Censorate. His chief was the chief of the Evangelist, and the Deputy Chief of the Secretariat. Yang Ze was a royal family member, and his father was Yang Da, the younger brother of the King of Guande, and the cousin of the Holy Lord. Among the descendants of Yang Ze's generation, the highest prestige was the Duke of Guanguo Yang Gongren, and Yang Ze had a certain gap compared with him. However, Yang, like his father Yang Da, "has the appearance of a gentleman and the heart of a gentleman". He was a humble gentleman with a good character and a good official reputation, and was respected by scholars. In addition, his respected royal status still had considerable influence in the officialdom.

Yang Ze’s solution is very simple, and this matter is put on hold and will not be discussed for the time being.

Now Yang Xuangan has not surrounded the Dongdu, and there is no Feishu asking for help. It is still unclear how the situation in the Dongdu will develop. Although Xijing has made a decision to send troops, it is still a matter of whether it will send troops in the end. Besides, the crisis in the northwest is indeed serious, with internal and external difficulties. There are Yuan Hongsi's dismissal and the riots of the Turks in Huining outside, and the counterattack of the Achai Lu (Tuyuhun people) and the turning against the Western Regions countries. The Northwest Army retreated step by step on the two battlefields of the West Sea and the Western Regions, resulting in the further aggravation of the crisis.

If nothing unexpected happens, Shanshan and Xihai counties cannot be preserved. They expanded the border in the west and opened up five border counties. Now they lost three at one time, and half of the Western border was lost. How to explain a large area of ​​vast territory? Middle-earth was unified and the kingdom was strong. It was the time to achieve great success. As a result, they were defeated in the eastern expedition, and Western border lost territory again. Middle-earth failed on both the east and west fronts. This consequence was too serious, and the direct consequence was tension and even breakdown of the north-south relations.

To fight against foreign countries, we must first stabilize the country. This is a common national defense strategy, so the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will definitely adjust the national policy, focusing on "security in the country". With internal stability and national strength develops again, China and Turkish have the strength to "repel foreign countries" again and expand territory again. Starting from this future trend, how should the Xijing and the Northwest Army choose? Of course, it is to go to Dongdu to suppress the rebellion and "security in the country" first.

As for when to send troops, we can make a decision based on the development of the situation in Dongdu. There is no need to set an uncertain time limit based on random speculation. This is meaningless. What is meaningful is that we should immediately agree on the specific matters of sending troops to Dongdu, such as how many troops to rescue Dongdu, what should we do if the rescue troops left Xijing after the rescue army left Xijing? If Yuan Hongsi mutiny, Xiaoguan in the north of Guanzhong is an important pass to protect Xijing, what should we do if Xiaoguan’s defense? If the Tuyuhun people succeed in counterattack, the Xihai is lost, and Heyou falls into trouble, what should we do if Heyou Town Shou?

The most important thing here is Heyou.

Heyou is the area west of the Yellow River (that is, today's Gansu and Ningxia), bordering the West Sea of ​​Qinghai-Tibet and the Qilian Mountains to the north, which are also the two hardest hit areas of the Longxi crisis. The counterattack of the Tuyuhun people in the West Sea and the riots of the Turks in Huining are in this area. If the Tuyuhun people capture the West Sea and enter Heyou, then the Turks in Huining are very likely to rebel and attack with the Tuyuhun people in front and back. In this way, the entire Heyou area may fall. Heyou falls, the Yellow River is cut off, and the connection between Hexi and Longxi is interrupted, and Hexi is trapped in the front and back attacks of the Western Land captives, and they are attacked from both sides and are in danger. At that time, the situation in the northwest will soon be overturned, and Guanzhong will inevitably fluctuate and the situation is extremely harsh.
Chapter completed!