In the Tang Kingdom, Nangong Hong's official official position was actually that of cabinet minister, in other words, he was the deputy prime minister. Most of the time, he did the work of the prime minister.
He is Tang Mo's think tank. Tang Mo often consults his opinions on strategic issues. It can be said that he is highly regarded within Datang.
From a first-come, first-served perspective, Nangong Hong has achieved success by being able to get into this position, but he can't surpass Roger who is in front of him for a while.
After learning about the telegram problem, Tang Mo immediately ordered someone to invite Nangong Hong. After Nangonghong heard about this, he also clenched his chin.
After thinking about it carefully, he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, can we really determine that there is a collusion between the Dahua Empire and the Lains Empire based on a few encrypted telegrams against us?"
Tang Mo nodded and pointed to his head: "I have this feeling. Although it doesn't make sense, I just feel that this time they are targeting us!"
Although arbitrary, Tang Mo still explained his judgment as much as possible: "First of all, trade and economic activities under normal circumstances do not require such high passwords... Our intelligence agency can decipher the low-level passwords of Lions. But this time the other party used a high-end one, which is very abnormal.”
"Secondly!" Tang Mo stretched out a second finger: "Whether the Lions Empire and the Great China Empire are discussing economic development or strengthening trade relations, they should not bypass us, who are in the middle of the two countries! Only by pulling together Only with our Datang Kingdom can they maximize their interests!"
"So! The only reason to avoid us is that this contact is aimed at us!" After Tang Mo finished speaking, he stopped and looked at Nangong Hong.
"I understand." After hearing this, Nangong Hong also accepted Tang Mo's statement. The rise of the Tang Dynasty can be said to be entirely dependent on Tang Mo. Tang Mo's judgments are sometimes based on it, and Nangong Hong has no objection to this.
After thinking for a while, he suggested to Tang Mo: "Since the other party has begun to plot against us, we should also take countermeasures."
"The first is the sea. Our lifeline is on the sea. Half of the kingdom's supplies and products rely on sea transportation, so we must ensure that the Endless Sea is under our control." Nangong Hong has obviously considered this issue many times. , so the playing is very smooth.
Tang Mo agreed with him: "Bernard's fleet should have no problem. Our battleships are enough to defeat any hostile force that provokes sea power."
"I still think that General Bernard should be more careful to avoid unnecessary losses." Nangong Hong still reminded.
Tang Mo nodded: "I will ask him to take strict precautions recently... However, I judge that although the other party is targeting us, they will definitely have to prepare for a while if they really take action."
"Then we have time to prepare." Nangong Hong relaxed a little: "This is good news. In the past, the timeliness of obtaining information was too poor, so I was not used to such timely and accurate information. "
"Soon you will find out how much advantage we have in terms of intelligence with our technological advantage." Tang Mo smiled, showing off a little.
"In addition, in addition to controlling the ocean, we now have to think carefully about what the enemy is going to do." Nangong Hong looked at the huge map hanging in Tang Mo's office.
Tang Mo also looked at the map, and then slowly said to Nangong Hong: "It's nothing more than three directions and three intentions."
"First of all, on the side of the Lains Empire, their purpose is very direct. They must want to pacify Beiling and capture Jade City and Bunas." Tang Mo stretched out a finger and analyzed from Lains's perspective.
Then he continued: "Secondly, it is to reach into the endless sea. This situation is a bit complicated. There are many countries that may attack us, and we have many potential allies. But I think, Cyric controls Goblins, the Lions Empire, and the Mirage Kingdom may all be looking for trouble."
"If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have known that we have so many enemies." Nangong Hong made a joke.
"In the end, the only thing left is the Western Continent..." Tang Mo smiled and then continued: "The Great China Empire may launch a protracted war against us. This is a problem we must face."
"This is what I'm most worried about." Nangong Hong stopped his smile and said to Tang Mo with a worried look on his face: "If the Great China Empire takes action, Chu and Qi may also send troops, and then we will have to We are faced with the unfavorable situation of facing enemies on three sides."
"It's not three sides, it's enemies on four sides!" Tang Mo's eyes became sharp: "If Lains doesn't take the opportunity to attack Yucheng and Beiling, I will eat this map."
Tang Mo stood up and walked to the map with his hands behind his back. He stared at the rich Bunas and Yucheng, and then looked at the mainland of the Tang Kingdom with ventilation on three sides, his face full of gloom.
He put his hand on the northern part of the Tang Kingdom, looked at Nangong Hong and said: "The General Staff has written several plans. Generally speaking, it is more inclined to defeat the enemy with lightning speed after the war begins. Qi State."
This is a war plan jointly drawn up by Loew, Tiger and Redman. This plan aims to take advantage of the armored and mechanized forces of the Tang Kingdom to take the lead in defeating Qi, which has more plains.
The Qi State in the north is mostly plains, with mountains on its flanks that can serve as barriers for armored forces, making it a good battlefield for armored forces to engage in decisive battles.
As long as Qi is defeated, it can gain strategic initiative and threaten the flanks of the Great China Empire, which can relieve some of the pressure on the central region.
However, attacking Qi is not all good. One of the biggest problems is that after breaking into Qi, no matter whether it wins or not, the situation of the Datang Group will fall between the Dahua Empire and the Mirage.
If Mirage really joins the war, the armored troops that invaded Qi will be dragged in place, and there will be no chance for them to continue to take advantage of their mobility and rampage.
The truth is actually very simple. It is easy to break in, but after occupying such a large area, it is impossible for the troops to gather together and continue to beat people with clenched fists.
Going south, the terrain of Chu State is much more complicated. In addition to the complicated water network in the plain area to the north, the southern part of Chu State is mountainous and is really not an ideal battlefield for tank troops.
But attacking Chu is not completely without benefits: the water network plain is rich in food, water resources, and boat transportation is convenient. At the same time, the southern mountainous area is rich in mineral resources, which can provide enough ore for Datang Group.
The Tang Kingdom itself had an elite mountain army, and the direct troops who often went to the Vicious Forest to train had a tradition of mountain warfare, so it seemed that attacking Chu was not impossible.
After briefly explaining several plans of the General Staff to Nangong Hong, Tang Mo talked about another idea: "Originally, everyone's opinion was to avoid direct conflict with the Great China Empire as much as possible in the first war."
"Loew's opinion is to hold back the Great China Empire's troops in a defensive posture on the frontal battlefield. After defeating Qi or Chu, we can then negotiate to persuade the Great China Empire to retreat." Tang Mo said, holding his palm in his hand. The border zone between the Tang Kingdom and the Great China Empire was drawn.
Nangonghong knew that the Tang Kingdom did build some defensive offensives in that area, but the scale was actually very limited.
Datang's top brass all knew that in principle, that line of defense was just a cover-up to confuse the opponent and make it easier for the opponent to not launch an attack.
But after hearing what Tang Mo said today, Nangong Hong felt that it might still be necessary to build this line of defense in the future. At least if this line of defense really exists, then eighty percent of the Great China Empire's attacks will be in vain.
But what Tang Mo continued to say surprised Nangong Hong again: "But what I think is, if...we think about it in reverse...why not directly attack the Dahua Empire?"
"It is not impossible to directly attack the Dahua Empire. Based on my previous understanding of the Dahua Empire's military power, we are actually fully capable of defeating the Dahua Army." Nangong Hong said to Tang Mo.
Then, without any pause, for fear of Tang Mo misunderstanding, he continued: "Yes! Your Majesty! We must consider a problem..."
"What's the problem?" Tang Mo asked curiously.
"If the Great China Empire does not surrender, how can we continue the war." Nangong Hong asked.
Tang Mo was speechless for a moment, because he never thought that the Great China Empire would refuse to surrender if his armored troops were marching forward.
"Once the Great China Empire grits its teeth and refuses to surrender, we have two tributary states of the Great China Empire on our two wings, and the frontline troops are far away from the rear... This situation will be very passive." Nangong Hong continued to persuade: "So, this Not a sound solution."
Tang Mo nodded, and he also rejected his radical plan - in fact, after winning all the way to today, he really wanted to solve the problem of the Dahua Empire in one fell swoop.
This is the same idea as the previous discussion of attacking Zheng Guo, wanting to capture Zheng's royal city in one fell swoop. It is a manifestation of arrogance accumulated in the process of continuous victory.
However, Tang Mo was not Hitler. He was not completely dazzled by the victory, and he was able to listen to the persuasion of his subordinates.
So he immediately gave up his immature idea and returned to normal mode: "It seems that the plan of Loew's staff is the most reasonable."
"I think so too, Your Majesty." Nangong Hong quickly agreed: "I also believe that attacking Qi is the most reasonable plan we can choose at the moment, no matter from which aspect."
"..." Tang Mo said nothing, staring at the map thoughtfully.
