Chapter 702 [Northern Great Turn] Operation (Part 2)

After receiving the joint letter from Su Cheng and Humphrey, the central government took it very seriously.

After Ilsa and Jacob received and read Su Cheng's battle plan for the "Northern Great Turn" operation, they immediately held a meeting and summoned all important ministers to discuss the matter.

In Ilsa's study (formerly Gozevin's study), Jacob, Bancroft and other important ministers gathered together.

These important ministers gathered in Ilsa's study have all seen the battle plan for the "Northern Great Turn" drawn up by Su Cheng, and also read the joint letter from Su Cheng and Humphrey pleading with the central government to approve this battle. .

The reason why they are here today is to discuss whether to pass Su Cheng's operation.

At the beginning of the meeting, Jacob directly expressed his support for the "Great Turn of the North" operation and supported Su Zheng in carrying out this operation.

In addition to Jacob, there were also other important ministers who expressed support.

For example: Bancro, who is the diplomatic chief and military staff officer.

Bancroft was an outstanding talent who was proficient in both diplomacy and military affairs. He was one of the only few people present who was familiar with military affairs.

After reading the battle plan for the "Northern Great Turn" operation drawn up and written by Su Cheng himself, Bancro said he admired the battle plan.

Although the battle plan for this operation seems very bold and risky, it is not impossible.

Bancro was even more surprised and appreciative of Su Cheng's idea of ​​having the Navy and Army join forces.

Countries in mainland China have never cared much about the construction of maritime borders and coastal defenses, and have no awareness of sea power. They have never thought of using their navy to surprise other countries across the sea.

Su Cheng's strategy of "joining forces with the navy and army to raid other countries across the sea" is indeed advanced and bold beyond their imagination in the eyes of today's people.

Even a man like Bancro, who was familiar with military affairs, was so shocked by Su Cheng's bold idea of ​​a "cross-sea surprise attack" that he could not close his jaw for a long time after reading the battle plan for the "Northern Great Turn" operation.

However, although a group of important officials led by Jacob and Bancro supported this operation, there were others who did not support it and even strongly opposed it.

For example: Alfred, the financial controller of the empire.

In the study room,

Another group of important officials headed by Alfred did not support this operation.

Alfred was not only the financial controller of the empire, but also a member of the "Gael faction" and a staunch supporter of Gael.

Even though Ilsa has been on the throne for several months, Alfred's mind has not changed until now, insisting that Gale should be the new emperor of the empire.

The reason why Alfred opposed this battle was actually to suppress the "Queen's Faction".

To be able to achieve the high position of financial controller, Alfred is naturally not a dull fool.

The joint letter written by Su Cheng and Humphrey begging the central government to approve this operation put it nicely.

The reason why they hope this battle can pass is to succeed in the battle and weaken the threat of the Holy Hiran Empire to the empire.

Alfred wouldn't be so stupid and would believe Su Cheng's high-sounding words!

In order to weaken the threat of the Holy Hiran Empire to the empire? This is probably just one of the reasons.

Alfred dared to conclude that a considerable part of the reason why Su Cheng drew up this battle plan and begged the central government to approve it was to increase the "Queen's Faction"'s voice in the empire in one fell swoop!

All fools know that Su Cheng is a staunch supporter of the "Queen's Faction".

Su Cheng was promoted by Jacob, and he and Jacob were as close as father and son. Su Cheng also served as the Queen's teacher and had a deep relationship with the Queen.

At this juncture when the Queen has just ascended the throne, as a key member of the "Queen's Faction", if he can achieve great achievements that can shock the past and the present, it will greatly enhance the prestige of the "Queen's Faction" in the empire and greatly improve the The "Queen's faction" has the right to speak in the empire.

If they defend the Avalon Fortress and successfully block the invasion of the Holy Shiran Empire, it will be a great achievement, but this achievement is not big enough.

Such achievements are not enough to greatly enhance the voice of the "Queen Faction".

And if we can capture the Muhawicz Fortress and annihilate the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Eghar Corridor - such a great achievement will be very important!

If this operation is passed, and Su Cheng can make this operation successful, the prestige and voice of the "Queen's Faction" will be able to overwhelm the "Gaelic Faction" in one breath, and it will still be overwhelming. !

Alfred was sure that Jacob must have understood Su Cheng's intentions in formulating this operation, so he spared no effort to support this operation.

As a member of the "Gaelic faction", Alfred naturally would not let Jacob and Su Cheng succeed in their plan.

"His Majesty."

Alfred said sternly to Ilsa who was sitting behind the desk:

"Captain Cheng's combat plan is expanding the scope and scale of the war."

"We should not expand this campaign further."

"The Holy Hiran Empire invades south - we only need to block their invasion, there is no need to spend so much money and food to launch a counterattack."

As soon as Alfred finished speaking, Jacob on the side sneered:

"Your Excellency Alfred, your noble officer's idea is too short-sighted, isn't it?"

"If we cannot deal a severe blow to the Holy Hiran Empire, the Holy Hiran Empire will send troops to invade us again and again."

"Being defensive is the biggest waste of money and food."

"The two offensives of 'Spring Awakening' and 'Xia Feng' two years ago weakened the Luolin Empire in one fell swoop. Since then, the southern part of the empire has been peaceful, with no more threats from foreign enemies. For a long time to come, It will continue to be peaceful.”

“The counterattack against the Northern Kingdom is so that we don’t have to face aggression from the Northern Kingdom in the future!”

"Humph, Your Excellency Jacob, your noble officer said it nicely." Alfred and Jacob were tit for tat. "They always talk about what it will be like to win and what will happen if they win, but have you ever thought about what will happen if you lose the battle? ?”

"Although I don't understand military matters, I can see that the risks of this battle are very high!"

"Our country has never tried a joint army and navy! It has never tried a cross-sea surprise attack!"

"We are going to devote most of the forces of the Michael Knights to a cross-sea surprise attack on the Holy Hiran Empire. If the battle fails, what will be the consequences? Sir Jacob, have you ever thought about it?"

"If the battle fails, the Knights of Michael will most likely lose most of their troops!"

"The Knights of Michael, who have finally been rebuilt with great difficulty, will be crippled again! There will be a big hole in the northern front again!"

"Your Excellency Jacob! While you are immersed in the illusion of victory, I would like to ask you to wake up once in a while! Consider the consequences of defeat!"

As soon as Alfred finished speaking, Bancro refuted:

"Sir Alfred, there is no strategy or operational plan that is 100% successful in this world! I believe Commander Cheng's operational plan for the 'Northern Great Turn' is completely feasible!"

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In the study room, the "pro-war faction" and the "anti-war faction" were noisy.

People from the two factions are tit for tat, each with their own reasons for support or opposition, and both are well-founded. It is not clear who is right for a while.

Ilsa was sitting behind the desk. With a look of helplessness on her face, Ilsa looked at the ministers who were noisy in front of her.

——Sigh...Why do I always feel like I am dispensable...

After these important ministers entered the study and started discussing, they basically left her alone and continued to argue with others.

Except for Jacob, almost no one paid any attention to her.

And because the "war of words" was too intense, Jacob actually didn't pay much attention to Ilsa.

Ilsa felt dispensable.

Looking at the ministers who didn't seem to take her seriously, Ilsa felt a little... annoyed and angry for some reason.

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