bookpub Chapter 2618 Bega's Left and Right Brain Battle
Chapter 2618 Bega's Left and Right Brain Battle
Chapter 2618 Bega's Left and Right Brain Battle
"inevitable."
Bega's original focus was on the Sand River basin, but this sudden and unexpected shift in the offensive will undoubtedly thwart the interests of many parties.
Moreover, Beijia and Panlong had sparred many times before, and Beijia knew that this opponent was like a rock in a latrine—stinky and hard, and none of the officials wanted to bite into it.
For the powerful and influential in Bega, there are so many smaller and medium-sized countries around them that are easier to deal with, so why choose the most difficult one, Panlong? What benefits would it bring them?
He Lingchuan pondered, "Beijia has been operating for over four hundred years, and its internal system has long been robust and stable, with everyone fulfilling their duties and pursuing their own interests. Beijia's aggressive attack on Panlong is contrary to its interests and will inevitably encounter strong opposition. To break this system, a more powerful external force is needed, and such an external force will certainly disrupt the political situation, causing at best a turmoil in the court and the country, and at worst, the collapse of the entire organization!"
He said, word by word, "In other countries, this kind of power is called a rebellion or coup, but in Bega, it is the intervention of the gods in politics!"
Wen Daolun nodded: "That's right! The general's insight is as sharp as ever."
Panlong has no shortage of fierce generals who can lead troops into battle, but none of them can compare to He Lingchuan, who is adept at maneuvering and has a keen understanding of the current situation.
This is why the Tiger Wing General is indispensable in Panlong.
"His Majesty also analyzed it this way. The order to 'attack Panlong head-on' has caused considerable damage to Bega, especially since the war has lasted for eighteen months. Now, Bega's internal voices are divided into two factions. One faction believes that since they have already attacked Panlong, they will not stop until they win. The other faction hopes to teach Panlong a lesson, because the casualties on the battlefield are too high, and there have always been some problems with the deployment of troops in Bega."
"Dispatch?"
“The issue of desertion and taking the blame,” Wen Daolun explained. “Before the outbreak of the Panbei War, many officials and generals in Lingxu City had sons and grandsons serving in the army. For example, Wang Lushi, the grandson of Wang Xu, the Vice Minister of Agriculture, was a deputy general in the border garrison on the western front. After two and a half years, he was still a big fat man weighing more than 230 pounds. He needed a specially made high ladder to mount his horse and had to be helped by someone.”
He Lingchuan understood: "Go into the army and get some merit. Even if you don't get a prestigious title, you'll still have a resume to improve your chances of promotion when you come back."
This is a common and frequently used tactic.
“I heard this is commonplace in Bega, and there are even people who specialize in handling these things.” Wen Daolun also revealed a mocking smile. “Wang Lushi was supposed to be transferred from the army and promoted in half a year, but when the Panbei War broke out, his army was directly transferred from the western front to Xiluo. He dared not go, so he found someone to impersonate him and go to the front line while writing to his grandfather for help. As a result, this matter was exposed, and when the Lingxu Royal Court investigated, it turned out that it wasn’t just the Wang family that did this; desertion had become a common practice. In the most outrageous army, there were seven or eight military officers who deserted.”
"The gods were furious, and the Lingxu Royal Court issued an order that anyone who deserted or fled would be punished according to military law. As you've heard, the Panbei War was extremely fierce and protracted, and the sons of officials like Beijia who went to the front lines died one after another. The remaining ones were too afraid and couldn't help but desert, causing many conflicts with the supervising officers sent by the Heavenly Palace and the Royal Court. Also, that Wang Lushi is still alive to this day."
He Lingchuan couldn't help but laugh: "Still so fat?"
“He won’t lose any weight.” Wen Daolun rarely smiled. “The Vice Minister of Agriculture is quite capable. He pulled all the strings and got his grandson transferred to the logistics department to guard the rear. If that army has to go to the front, he’ll quickly transfer him again.”
"This matter was only exposed two months ago, causing a huge uproar in the government and among the public, with countless people condemning it."
Wen Daolun paused for a moment before saying:
"Since the start of the war, our country has been negotiating with Bega on multiple occasions, not only through diplomatic channels, but also by contacting more than ten meritorious officials and generals from Lingxu City and the Demon Kingdom, pointing out that the Holy Venerable Lingxu had fabricated charges against our country and that our country did not possess any Heavenly Demon Treasures."
"As expected of Your Majesty, you have truly grasped the essence of struggle." He Lingchuan clapped lightly. "And what was Beka's reaction?"
"The Heavenly Palace's reply was very firm: unless Panlong City opens up to Bega and allows the Heavenly Demons to search the entire territory, the war will not end." Wen Daolun coughed lightly. "We demand that Bega produce evidence that Panlong possesses the Great Square Pot, but the Heavenly Palace says it will not accept any conditions, and the Demon Emperor remains silent."
Are you kidding me? Where can you find such evidence? The Heavenly Demons can't even find evidence that Mi Tian once possessed the Great Square Pot. Otherwise, why have they only suspected it for so many years and never been able to confirm it?
Now that Mitian has also fallen, the whereabouts of the Great Square Pot are even more unclear, except for the fact that the Holy Venerable Lingxu has a source of information that cannot be made public.
Therefore, the Heavenly Palace and the Demon Emperor reacted differently to Panlong's reasonable request.
He Lingchuan shook his head: "Beijia's large-scale attack on Panlong really needs a better reason."
“It’s not that they don’t want to look, it’s that they can’t find it.” Wen Daolun shook his head. “Although we have had conflicts with Bega in the past, we are not mortal enemies, unlike us and Xianyou and Baling, who are mortal enemies. Moreover, it has always been Bega who initiated the invasion, and we were just passively responding. They know this themselves. Besides, those excuses and tricks for starting a war, territory and lives are too insignificant in the face of a war of this scale.”
He Lingchuan smiled and said, "There is a common tactic: using the deaths of our royal family members or nobles to launch foreign wars."
They said it was an assassination attempt by an enemy country.
Wen Daolun shook his head: "But the demon emperors of Bega are all single-lineage heirs, making reproduction difficult. Where can we find nobles and princes to sacrifice, who also have prestige?"
Unlike humans, who can reproduce hundreds of offspring in just a few decades, the Jiaolong (a type of dragon) clan has a remarkably low birth rate due to the decline of spiritual energy in the past few centuries.
“Look at how Bega used the excuse of ‘the theft of the sacred treasure of the Holy Venerable Lingxu’ to launch the war. You can tell how unwilling the Demon Emperor is. Not only does it not want to take the blame, but it also wants to shift the responsibility for launching the war back onto the Holy Venerable Lingxu,” He Lingchuan analyzed. “In this way, if the court and the public have objections to the war, the focus will be on the Holy Venerable Lingxu, not the Demon Emperor.”
The Demon Emperor wanted to clearly tell everyone that this war was not initiated by him, but rather that the Holy Venerable Lingxu insisted on starting it.
“The Heavenly Demon should be very unhappy about this behavior, but the Demon Emperor has already made such a declaration, and the specific war still needs to be directed and commanded by the Demon Emperor. Therefore, the Heavenly Demon still has to rely on it.” He Lingchuan praised, “His Majesty has really made a good move by actively negotiating with the Bega Royal Court.”
Wen Daolun sighed, "General Hu Yi is insightful. However, many ministers and generals in the country do not understand the king's good intentions and do not understand why he has to explain to Bekah repeatedly."
He Lingchuan laughed: "This is not an explanation for the Heavenly Palace and the Demon Emperor at all; those two know perfectly well what's going on."
(End of this chapter)