Sicily. Inside the headquarters of Scipio.

As for Hannibal's retreat plan, the Loma still knew nothing about it, and all the military operations of the Carthage Expeditionary Army seemed extremely abnormal. This is not good news for them.

"We have regained a lot of lost ground, and Hannibal has retreated to a lot of places that are difficult for us to attack." Han Kui came in and said with a telegram.

And Scipio just nodded, indicating that he knew it.

Hannibal is shrinking his forces, which means that his strength is gradually strengthening, to a point where it is a great threat to Lockheed Martin. Obviously, the military operations of Lockhart’s lost ground after the search need to be suspended. If they continue to attack, they may suffer heavy losses on their own, and they still can't do such a thing.

"What is the strength of our annihilated troops?" Scipio asked suddenly. He needs to verify his own result. Only by proving that such a result is correct can he prove that his problem is true. Otherwise, his situation. It will be difficult to proceed.

"Preliminary estimates, less than two battalions." Han Kui replied.

"With less than two battalions, the problem is very big. This shows that Hannibal really contracted his troops, but the question is, in what direction did his contracted troops be used? This problem is too big." West Pia thought about it. They still don't know what Hannibal wants to do. They want to use naval aviation forces to sneak attack on Hannibal's transport ships. If this happens, Hannibal will cause great losses. But the problem is that Hannibal dispersed and disguised the ships to a greater extent, and the effect of the sneak attack was not great. They need to find the position of the opponent's main force. Only in this way can their situation be changed to a greater extent.

"I don't know what will happen in this situation." Han Kui is also aware of the seriousness of the problem, but the problem is that they really can't find out the specific movement of Hannibal. They don't know at all, Hannibal thought. What are they going to do? Perhaps, Hannibal's contraction of forces is to be able to leave as soon as possible. In this case, they can solve such a big problem by themselves. Everyone thinks this way, but the problem is, this kind of thinking. , Really shouldn't have, because many people know that if you really think so, there will be great luck.

In Loma, the southern region, Hannibal’s headquarters has become erratic. There have been false targets in many places, as well as various fake military camps. Although the Loma spies are constantly spying on these news, most of the time , What they got was some false information, a lot of false information and real information were mixed together, which completely collapsed their intelligence analysis system. Because there are too many logic errors. They simply cannot explain these reasons in a short period of time.

Although the offensive was victorious, their intelligence system was paralyzed. They didn't even realize, or didn't understand, what the other party wanted to do? What is their purpose? They still don't understand what this is all about. Therefore, such things are still very troublesome for them.

And this is what Hannibal needs to achieve.

"A large number of armed merchant ships, and some warships have been scattered to various places, they will be divided into three teams to launch attacks. Not only that, we will organize several attacks to attack Sicily. The hinterland behind Loma will give the other party possible warehouses. And the logistics center launched an offensive, causing great losses to them, as well as loss of troops." Li Wei said.

Hannibal nodded, this is their plan, this kind of plan, for them. This is a bold counterattack. They keep shrinking, while Lockheed Martin's side keeps expanding, regaining their lost ground. They originally thought they would get a victory. In fact, when they launched the attack, they had already begun to have some problems. After the large-scale contraction, Hannibal's forces were strengthened. In order to ensure their advantage on the retreat, they had to attack Sicily because the opponent was on their flanks and then launched the attack. Quickly organize the retreat. In this way, through a single blow, the opponent will be eliminated and the opponent will enter the chaotic situation. Taking the opportunity, they can complete a large-scale retreat. I have to say that such a plan is very bold, because once the other party reacts, it will be prepared. If this happens, it will cause some loss to them, or the result of a sneak attack, which may not be.

Although Scipio and Han Kui had already thought of the possibility of counterattack, it was still a big trouble for them where the target of the counterattack was and how to do such a press. This kind of trouble has brought them great disadvantages, and now they themselves don't know how to deal with such a situation.

"Whether we can retreat this time depends on whether we can cause substantial harm to Sicily." Hannibal said.

"I hope it can cause a lot of harm. We need to handle these things properly and get back as soon as possible." Hannibal said. The telegrams of the Carthaginian soil were sent to him one by one, because the harassment of the rebels became more and more intense, which directly drove some mobs to join them, even though their purpose was for some property. But what they did, to a certain extent, greatly strengthened such a situation, which made their sufferings become very unfavorable. Hannibal needed to resist the pressure and create a chance to retreat.

In this regard, Scipio and Han Kui were completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem. In such a situation, they do not know how to proceed.

Qin Guo, Xianyang, Li Si's office.

"This Xiao He's experience is very good." Li Si looked at Xiao He's entry form and said.

"This is the person introduced by the prime minister. He was previously the director of Wenyang Bank's headquarters. He has far-reaching views on economic issues and has great experience in banking," the assistant said.

"Yeah. But this person only works in a bank. The bank's job is different from our job here. I think he should be clear about this, right?" Li Si asked the assistant.

"Yes, Prime Minister." The assistant said.

"Well, give him a project and let him take charge. First, look at the ability of the other party? If you can solve some of these problems, I think you can consider giving him some new positions." Li Si made such an arrangement. . Such a thing is just a trivial matter for him. The cabinet has not yet been fully established, and many people have begun to choose who they recommend. People who perform very well have talents.

Qin has never lacked talents, but how should such talents be used? In other words, they really don't know how to become the most favorable situation. After all, there are too many people. There are many people like Xiao He. Li Si was not surprised at all. Or maybe it feels very strange. Because there are many people working in banks.

"Prime Minister, the next step is rest in peace. The Northern Government of Yan Kingdom needs a loan and financial assistance. Only in this way can they properly handle the problem." The assistant reminded.

"Has our financial situation been resolved?" Li Si suddenly asked such a question, he didn't even understand what the other party meant.

"We have financial problems. I took a look. We don't have much financial funds on our books, you know. There are many, many places to spend money. Many plans to spend money have already started." Li Si said.

"Support industries, tax exemptions for some new technology enterprises, and maintenance, maintenance costs, military expenses, etc., for some infrastructure. Such expenses cannot solve this problem for the time being. I think the only best way at present is to think To solve such a thing, in this way, their problems can be considered to be properly handled." Li Si said.

"What does the prime minister mean?" the assistant asked.

"For the time being, there is not such a large amount of funds on the books. Qin's affairs should be at a priority level. We must not let our situation become disadvantageous. In short, such a thing should be resolved in this way." Li Si decided in this way. The assistant has nothing to say. It seems that Li Si has devoted too much energy to Qin's domestic construction. This is a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing. In short, many things make them do not know what to say.

Inside the Embassy of Rest.

"This is new news that has just been sent. South Korea and Persians are planning to hold a military exercise. The location of the exercise is in the north of Persia. It seems to be specifically for us." An assistant said. This information comes from South Korea. There are also staff from the Anxi Embassy there. Such information was obtained from a staff member of the Ministry of National Defense at a high cost. They exchanged many, many things, such as money and beauty. Even they threatened each other. If the other party is asked to tell the South Korean intelligence agencies such things, the Anxi Embassy will all arrest them, and they must be sentenced to death. This punishment is extremely severe and cruel. But in order to be able to obtain such information, such a thing, although dangerous, it must be done. Because only in this way can their situation be considered the most advantageous.

"How many people are the Koreans planning to participate in? Is this clear?" Li Lingtong asked.

"It's not clear, but what we know is that in order to make up for the shortcomings in the number of Koreans, they decided to add new services to do this. In this way, many of their situations can be greatly developed. This is right. For them, this is the most favorable result." The assistant said.

"What kind of service?" Li Lingtong suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem.

"This is not very clear, but according to our speculation, it should be the Air Force. After all, it seemed that the other party did the same when fighting against the mountain country last time." The assistant said. This is the result of their own analysis. This conclusion is easy to explain.

First of all, there are only Indian soldiers in their vicinity, but the Indian soldiers are okay to maintain local law and order. Let them fight, which will kill them. Their combat effectiveness is not at all threatening.

South Korea's forces in the vicinity are extremely scattered, and the number of troops is small. It takes a longer time to gather together in a short time. The longer the delay, the more deadly. The Koreans know this, and the rest of the world understands this.

Therefore, to win such a situation in terms of time, the only way is to find a way to get more military assistance, or in other words, to deploy a weapon that can react quickly and affect the situation. It seems that only the air force can. To meet this demand, the Anthians do not have very advantageous air defense weapons. This concept of combat is still very difficult for them. They only have some modified air defense machine guns, and they are not too clear about how effective they can play. In short, their situation is in an unfavorable situation. They don't know how long this situation needs to be maintained.

"The conditions of the war have made our situation extremely unfavorable. If such things continue, it will be very disadvantageous for us." Li Lingtong said.

This is a sign of interference, which shows the attitude of the Koreans.

"We also need to know the situation of the people of Qin, whether the Koreans will unite with Qin to do such a thing, if we are united, we can't do this, if we don't unite, we need to react as soon as possible to let this happen, This creates an established fact, because once Qin and South Korea interfere, it will cause a lot of trouble for us. The only thing we need to know at present is what is the attitude of Qin people?" Li Lingtong said.

Yes, the crux of the problem lies in the attitude of the people of Qin.

Analyzing from the perspective of the Qin State, it seems that the people of Qin State are unwilling to encounter such things to do, because doing so will be a big trouble for them, and such trouble will cost them a great price. .

Moreover, the situation in Qin State is very unstable, it seems that it is still very reluctant to participate in this kind of thing, and this kind of thing makes them feel impossible.

On the other hand, Qin's military power in the area is extremely empty, with no air power. The navy has only a few destroyers, and the force that can be mobilized is no more than the Marine Corps of two infantry companies. At this time. Qin has just established his cabinet. This means that their affairs seem to have become much more unfavorable. This is the difference in their current situation.

Li Lingtong is analyzing, he is pondering the choice of Qin people. The kind is most beneficial. Can help them solve such practical problems.