But the opposing ministers argued: We must not believe the Xianbei people's nonsense; their so-called cooperation is 100% a lie! Perhaps it's just another of Jiang Ming's tricks?

Even though the northern defenses of the Yan Kingdom are currently weak, Jiang Ming must have his reasons for sending the Xianbei people to guard them.

Jiang Ming is such a cunning person, he would never make such a fundamental mistake!

As for when Jiang Ming and Le Yi return, who knows when that will be, and what the situation will be like then? Nobody can say for sure right now!

It would be better to simply consolidate our strength, hold the pass, and let the enemy use all sorts of sweet talk and tricks. Let General Huyan hold the line, and at least we can rest assured about the situation in the north!

It's nothing like what those ministers said, that once Jiang Ming returns, the Zhongshan Kingdom will be 100% doomed!

Back when the Zhao-Wei allied forces launched a fierce attack on Zhongshan, Jiang Ming, who was still in Gu County, didn't dare to rashly attack Xingguan. Now, bringing him back to talk about it is just empty talk.

The two sides stuck to their own versions of events and argued fiercely, giving the King of Zhongshan a real headache!

We can only adjourn the court session and let him think it over carefully!

The ruler of Zhongshan cannot be said to be unintelligent... otherwise, he would not have adopted the strategy of "making commerce his way and managing various states".

However, he has a fatal flaw: he plans without making a decision!

They can think of problems, but lack the ability to solve them, and are easily influenced by what others say.

One person thinks it makes sense, another thinks it makes sense... yet their opinions contradict each other.

This drove the ruler of Zhongshan to the brink of collapse!

The ruler of Zhongshan heeded the advice of his ministers who supported cooperation with the Xianbei.

Indeed... although the Zhongshan Kingdom had just experienced a "pyrrhic victory," it still had a force of several thousand men.

They used these people as bait to "test the waters," presenting an image of "alliance" to gauge the Xianbei people's strength.

Zhongshan State could afford to lose money on this deal.

However, the opposing ministers also had a point: there was absolutely no hope.

Holding firm and not expanding territory may not yield any results or allow for further land acquisition, but at least it avoids any mistakes and allows one to maintain their core territory.

After much deliberation and a whole night of thought, he still preferred the first option: to send a 3,000-strong force, even if it was just as an "observation group" or cannon fodder, to cooperate with the Xianbei people.

If anything changes, it's not too late to back out!

On the other hand, Huyan was to continue to guard the pass strictly to prevent the Xianbei people from launching another sneak attack!

Just as he was about to announce his decision at the court assembly, his spies reported a piece of news that left him speechless, almost petrified on the spot!