At the military meeting in Tawanting, the great master Gong Fu said, "But this is also a good move."
He pointed at the map and said, "It is said that the enemy must be defended outside the country's borders. We cannot always fight on our territory, but we can also fight on their territory."
"It is undeniable that the Holy Court's mechanized legion operations are extremely powerful. Without the city as a support, it would be difficult for us to resist. However, the Holy Court's steam legion has a huge shortcoming, that is, it is extremely dependent on logistical supplies. And the San Antonio missionary
This is the largest supply station for the main force of the Holy Court. Supplies from St. York and San Francisco are concentrated here. Once San Antonio is lost, the main force of the Holy Court will become a tree without roots, a grass without roots, and steam machinery.
It’s nothing more than scrap metal.”
"This military meeting is to establish the determination to capture Laredo and capture the San Antonio Mission."
Qi Xuansu and Huangfuji also attended the meeting.
Master Gongfu continued, "Of course, many fellow Taoists are worried about the enemies outside Monclova and Del Rio. This concern is very reasonable, but we just want to ignore the enemies in both places.
Regardless, we focus on attacking Laredo, and then seizing the San Antonio Mission, which is empty of troops and undefendable. As long as we capture San Antonio, the initiative on the battlefield will be in our hands."
No one expected that Gong Fu, who was always cautious, would go out of his way and become so radical.
On the contrary, Huangfuji, who has always been radical, raised a more conservative question: "If we fight a tough battle, cannot attack for a long time, have logistical supply difficulties, and have two reinforcements arrive at the same time, we will be attacked from both sides, and the consequences will be disastrous."
This is not surprising. In fact, it has something to do with the two people’s positions.
After Dao Men clearly expressed his attitude, the person in charge of the matter, Gong Dazhen, was under considerable pressure. His situation was somewhat similar to Milton, but he was calmer than Milton and was not hot-headed. In fact, it was not that Gong Fu did not dare to take risks.
It depends on whether the risk is worth taking.
Now, he wanted to prove one thing to Daomen. Xidaomen respected Daomen's opinions and attitude and decided to give up expanding the situation, rather than being unable to do so. Therefore, he could not just defend but not attack, and had to turn defense into offense.
The reason is not complicated. Even if the Taoist sect cannot take it seriously, it cannot let the Taoist sect despise it. If the Holy Court keeps suppressing it and relies on dragging tactics until the Holy Court withdraws its troops due to financial pressure, then what will the Taoist sect think?
You guys are like this, you roll your eyes when the Holy Court chokes you, you brag when you let go, and you still dare to threaten Daomen by expanding the situation?
Dao Men must reconsider the positioning of both parties. Maybe it will be difficult to ask Dao Men for money in the future, because they
My own value has been destroyed.
Taoist viewing is very important.
This battle must be fought beautifully and provide more value.
In the same way, the Holy See knew that the financial pressure was very high, but they still wanted to attack by force. The main reason was that the headquarters of the Evangelical Ministry was bombed, which was a huge loss. They had to save face and had no other way out.
This is a political issue, not a purely military issue. In other words, the military is an extension of politics and serves politics.
Huangfuji did not directly participate in the war, but was responsible for logistics and intelligence. In addition, since there was no possibility of expanding the situation, he simply settled military accounts. This time he was conservative in order to be more radical next time.
It can only be said that the focus of their thinking is not on the same level, and conservative and radical can also be transformed into each other.
Gong Fu replied, "It is indeed risky for us to attack the San Antonio Mission, but capturing San Antonio can bring about major changes in the overall situation. This overall situation refers not only to the battle situation, but also to Yujing and the Holy See."
I think the risk is worth taking. At this critical moment, we should abandon our worries and never look back."
On the other side, Joseph and Robert were also discussing this issue.
"For Gong Fu, this is indeed a risky move." Robert pointed to the map and said, "Laredo itself has little impact. The key point is that behind Laredo is San Antonio, a plain with no danger to defend, and a railway.
Main artery, once Laredo is lost, Tawantin's army can take the steam train north and quickly reach the outside of San Antonio."
Joseph nodded, "I understand. Risks and opportunities coexist. It is a risky move but also a good move."
Joseph paused for a moment, "Your doubts are reasonable, but it also depends on the character of the coach. If the coach is Huangfu Ji, who loves to take the wrong direction, I believe he will take the risk to attack Laredo and then advance to San Antonio. But the coach is
Gong Fu, this person has always been cautious, so he should not have such courage."
In this way, Joseph set the tone, and Robert had no choice but to obey.
In the following period, the battle between Milton, Qi Xuansu, and Huangfuji continued.
As more and more personnel were transferred and the actions became bigger and bigger, the gospel ministry was not just a freeloader, but something was wrong.
Alex came to Milton's office and reported to Milton "According to other
According to the intelligence, nighttime steam train transportation from Monterey to South Laredo has suddenly become more frequent, more than three times more than before. There are also ships departing from Brownsville at night. Is there anything in this?
What's the new situation? Or is Lord Abraham right? In fact, Tawantin wants to attack Laredo?"
Milton couldn't help being shocked, and came to the map, "What do you mean, are you really going to attack Laredo?"
Then Milton immediately ordered "Notify the 'Cuckoo Bird', let her immediately find out the relevant situation and report it immediately."
An archbishop hurriedly took the order and left.
Milton was a little irritated and slapped his hand on the desk hard.
There was only a "rustling" sound, like eating away at a mulberry leaf, and the entire desk immediately turned into fly ash, and the objects in the desk seemed as if they had never existed.
Milton's order was naturally placed on the table of Qi Xuansu and Huangfuji.
Qi Xuansu first said, "This is expected. Such a large-scale mobilization of personnel and materials, and the Holy Court is not blind or deaf. It is almost impossible to avoid being noticed by the Holy Court."
"How does Brother Qi Dao think we should deal with it?" Huangfu Ji asked, "The words in it are harsh. It seems that Milton is getting impatient."
Qi Xuansu looked at the map and fell into deep thought. "There is no railway between Monterey and Del Rio. It is unreasonable to say that such a large-scale railway transportation is to prepare for the attack on Del Rio. There is also Brownsville."
The movements have nothing to do with the attack on Del Rio."
Qi Xuansu paused for a moment, then came up with an idea, "We set up a posture to attack Del Rio. The original intention was to attack the east and attack the west. The real purpose was to cover the main attack on Laredo. Let's just reverse it and say, Monterey and Browns
The personnel and material mobilization on the Vail side was actually to create suspicion and deliberately attract the attention of Del Rio, with the intention of luring Del Rio to send troops to assist Laredo. This move was actually a cover for the main attack on Del Rio."
"Then we deliberately exposed several loopholes to make the enemy think that we were building a plank road overtly to covert Chencang, and to make the Holy Court think that Laredo is the 'Plank Road' and Del Rio is the 'Chencang'. In fact, it's just the other way around, Laredo is the 'Chencang'
'Chencang', Del Rio is 'plank road'."
Qi Xuansu interchanged the words true intention and false intention, true and false, false and true.
Huangfu Ji clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's do it. Don't rush to reply with the information. Let's wait and reply. Let our people move and set up suspicious formations. After the Holy Court detects these suspicious formations, they will cooperate with us."
intelligence,
The effect is better.”
Late at night, the entire temporary headquarters of the gospel ministry was still brightly lit.
Milton was sitting behind his new desk, his face gloomy, and he no longer had the calmness of the past.
At this moment, the Archbishop hurried into the office and said, "The Cuckoo Bird replied."
Milton cheered up and said, "Read."
The archbishop hurriedly said, "The gathering of personnel in Monterey and Brownsville is to cover the movements of its main force and is intended to mislead the Holy See."
Milton breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself, "It seems to make sense."
The archbishop sent another piece of information: "Our people found traces of a suspected alchemist camp in the direction of Del Rio, and it seems that a large teleportation gate is being established."
This once again strengthened Milton's wavering confidence.
In fact, Milton already had suspicions, but at this time he had no way out. He had to believe it, he didn't dare not believe it, he had to believe it. He didn't dare to overturn his previous conclusion. Any piece of information that could support his conclusion was like a dose.
A shot in the arm.
He was like a gambler who was blinded by gambling, putting all his money on the line and walking all the way to the dark side, hoping for a miracle to happen.
Will a miracle happen? Of course not.
On the other side, Qi Xuansu and Huangfuji were also finishing.
With all preparations completed, the war in Laredo will begin as soon as Master Gongda gives the order. By then, Tawanting's true strategic intentions will be exposed, and there will be no need to continue to cover up.
In other words, the drama between Qi Xuansu and Huangfu Ji is coming to an end.
Judging from the results, so far, the Holy Court has not increased the strength of Laredo, but has deployed a mobile force between Laredo and Del Rio, with the intention of supporting either side at any time.
The current situation is that there is a railway between Del Rio and San Antonio, and there is a railway between Laredo and San Antonio, but there is no railway between Del Rio and Laredo, only a Rio Grande River.
Without the railway, the Holy Court's steam corps was not as fast as the cavalry.
If you take care of both sides, I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of both sides.
Qi Xuansu has successfully completed the task.
For this reason, Gong Da Zhenren also commended Qi Xuansu on behalf of Xidaomen. Because Qi Xuansu was not under the control of Xidaomen, there was no way to express the personnel aspects. The focus was on other aspects. Xidaomen gave Qi Xuansu a secret that was not passed down.
The second half of the "Tantai Quan Yi" passed down by Taiyun - "Three Generations Holy Fist".