bookpub Chapter 1915 Change of mouth
Chapter 1915 Change of mouth
Chapter 1915 Change of mouth
Zhong Shengguang stood up straight and nodded to everyone: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Today I want to inform you of an important decision."
He Lingchuan immediately caught the unusualness in this sentence:
"notify".
Zhong Shengguang did not come to discuss with everyone, but to inform everyone, because he had already made up his mind.
He Lingchuan raised his hand and pressed behind his ear. Alas, it was just as he had judged.
General Nan Ke looked around and suddenly asked, "Commander Zhong, where is General Hong?"
How could General Hong be absent from such an important military meeting?
But among all the generals gathered together, General Hong was the only one missing. She is the pillar and soul of the Panlong City army.
Zhong Shengguang's expression and tone were very calm: "She is in seclusion again, it may take a while."
General Hong's retreat was not a common occurrence, but happened at least once every one or two years. She was a divine being, and often needed to borrow various powers to strengthen and improve herself. The veterans present knew that General Hong would become stronger every time she came out of retreat.
But a smart person like He Lingchuan could still smell something unusual.
General Hong went into seclusion just after defeating Xianyou. Wasn't that a little too hasty? Beijia was the most difficult one to deal with, and he would not give up.
Not to mention, General Bega has already set out and is about to lead his army to the border.
Under such circumstances, General Hong was eager to retreat. He Lingchuan could only infer that she had her own reasons.
He knew a few more secrets than others, such as Ming Dengzhan and the fact that Zhong Shengguang had secret plans for Mitian.
And based on his analysis of the clues he obtained from powerful people such as Qian Huan and Miao Zhantian, in real history, Zhong Shengguang was very likely to have succeeded.
Zhong Shengguang added: "Don't worry, everyone. What I am about to announce is an important decision that General Hong and I discussed seriously before he went into seclusion."
Everyone stood up immediately.
The red-billed hornbill's vision was suddenly blocked, and it quickly flapped its wings and flew to He Lingchuan's shoulder.
He emphasized the word "important decision" twice today, and everyone knows that this is a serious matter.
Zhong Shengguang knew that his next words would be earth-shattering, so he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:
"Within fifteen days, Panlong City will withdraw its troops from Xianyou."
General Nan Ke was speechless: "Huh?"
Several young generals also exclaimed: "What? Withdraw?"
The generals looked at each other, seeing the shock on their faces. So they didn't hear it wrong, Commander Zhong really said that.
"This was originally one of the plans that General Hong and I made before attacking the capital of Xianyou."
He Lingchuan was silent.
General Nan Ke was the most straightforward, and he immediately fired back, "Commander Zhong, I don't understand! We spent so much effort to capture Xianyou! Why, why?"
The new general Han Wensheng was also puzzled: "If we give away the spoils, won't it be a bargain for others?"
With the two of them taking the lead, the rest of the crowd spoke one after another, even the large-billed hornbill on He Lingchuan's shoulder quacked a few times to join in.
Commander Zhao Xianhe and several veteran officers also frowned and disagreed, but said nothing.
No one can accept eating fat meat and then spitting it out.
Amid the noise, Zhong Shengguang remained silent, having basically listened to all the opposing voices present.
He had expected this.
But before he could open his mouth, someone spoke first.
"In the past few months, our strategic intention of attacking Xianyou has been achieved. It would be a wise decision to withdraw our troops at this time!"
He used his true strength to instantly overwhelm the voices of others.
Zhong Shengguang glanced sideways, his expression indifferent, but he was surprised and then happy in his heart, because this person was He Lingchuan!
This boy was just speaking passionately in the study and was determined to occupy Xianyou; but when he arrived at the fighting hall, he changed his position.
Zhong Shengguang was very pleased. Just based on this understanding and tacit understanding, He Lingchuan was far ahead of others.
General Nan Ke immediately turned his fire to He Lingchuan, and refused to show any mercy: "Commander-in-chief...you...Huh, you are even giving up the greatest trophy, Xianyou. What strategic intentions are you talking about?"
He raised his voice even louder, but this time no one joined in.
The generals looked at him, then at Zhong Shengguang and He Lingchuan, and all remained silent.
They suddenly remembered that although General Hong was not present, this was a decision that General Hong and Zhong Shengguang had discussed. Now General Hu Yi, who had made great military achievements and was well-known, also supported Zhong Shengguang, which meant that the three of them were on the same front.
No one present can compete with this amount.
He Lingchuan's steady voice reached everyone's ears: "We can basically take away the benefits of attacking Xianyou Country; we don't want to bear the disadvantages of attacking Xianyou Country yet, so Commander Zhong decided to withdraw the troops."
It is human nature to like gain and hate loss, so he approaches it from this angle.
Zhao Xianhe crossed his arms and asked, "What benefits can we take away?"
"Everyone, think about it, why do we want to attack Xianyou?" He Lingchuan said, "In addition to revenge, the most important reason is to get rid of this old enemy who is eyeing us covetously, break Beijia's plan of driving the tiger to devour the wolf, and then eliminate the pressure on the northern line of Panlong Wasteland!"
Xianyou and Baling were powerful soldiers, and they were the vanguards of Beijia's oppression of Panlong Desert, just like the two sharp claws of a vicious wolf. Now that Panlong City had cut off one of them, the wolf would be lame and less powerful than before.
"We have already achieved this strategic goal, regardless of whether we continue to occupy Xianyou or not."
The generals said nothing and all agreed.
The Xianyou Kingdom was destroyed. Even if it regained its autonomy later, it would not be able to pose a serious threat to the Panlong Wasteland in a short period of time.
"Secondly, we need to break through the blockade of the northwest and bring troops, merchants and businesses to the northwest corridor." He Lingchuan said seriously, "This is also easy now."
That's right. The young generals who admired General Hu Yi nodded unconsciously.
"Secondly, Xianyou is a powerful country in the northwest and is quite wealthy. We can exercise the power of the victor over it."
He put it very tactfully. In fact, all the wealth accumulated by Xianyou Country over the years has become the property of Panlong City.
This big mouthful of fat meat is enough for Panlong City to eat until its mouth is full of oil.
Han Wensheng still refused to accept: "But are we just going to give up the land and population of Xianyou Country?"
"Everything has its pros and cons, and you have to make choices. I just talked about the 'pros' of occupying Xianyou, but if you want to continue to occupy Xianyou, you have to consider the 'cons'." He Lingchuan said slowly, "Occupying Xianyou, there are at least these few major disadvantages."
The hall of war was quiet, everyone was waiting to listen.
"First of all, our governance and management costs in Xianyou are very high. Panlong City and Xianyou have been enemies for more than ten years. Even though we have captured the capital and killed the King of Xianyou, the resistance sentiment in various parts of Xianyou is still high. Lord Zhao knows this best."