Chapter 422 No Plan B
After coming out of Qingxian’s residence, Wei Changtian walked slowly out of the palace while thinking about what had just happened.
Not long after, he unknowingly walked back to the outside of Fengming Palace.
“.”
After a slight hesitation, he walked up to the young eunuch who was still guarding the door and asked casually, "Has His Majesty come out?"
"Sir, not yet."
The young eunuch lowered his head and quickly replied, "Sir, do you have anything else to ask His Majesty? Do you need me to go in and report it?"
"No need."
Shaking his head, Wei Changtian smiled and said, "I'm just asking casually."
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
"Yes, Sir, take care."
"Um."
“.”
Shaking his sleeves and taking another look at the closed palace door, Wei Changtian quickly turned around and left.
Although he has basically accepted Ning Yuke's "recognition of master" behavior, he does not regard her as his slave girl from the bottom of his heart.
Therefore, he didn't want to interfere with Ning Yuke's decision on becoming the next Demon King. Even though Wei Changtian himself didn't want Ning Yuke to become that weird "Heavenly Spirit".
I have lost all my memories. Even if I can live forever, even if I have the strength of a second-grade demon, even if I can become a demon king, what good does it matter?
To put it nicely, it’s called “regaining new life”, but to put it bluntly, isn’t it just “losing yourself”?
This is just like the Tiaoyue Sword that Old Zhang gave up.
If you are no longer yourself, what is the point of having all these? Of course, this is just Wei Changtian's own idea.
Perhaps Ning Yuke would think this is a good opportunity to forget all the painful memories.
Because of this, Wei Changtian did not make the decision for her.
So be it. If Ning Yuke is really willing, then there is nothing to say.
Facing the autumn sunshine, Wei Changtian quickly left the Weiyang Palace.
Not long after he left, the door of Fengming Palace finally slowly opened.
"Your Majesty, you."
Ning Yuke's slightly red eyes made the young eunuch stunned for a moment.
The former showed no expression, but asked calmly:
"Has Master Wei returned?"
"Your Majesty, Young Master Wei just went to the back hall with Senior Qingxian to stay for a while, and then came to ask if you were still in the hall."
The young eunuch quickly answered truthfully: "He just left not long ago, so he probably just left the palace."
"Okay, got it."
Ning Yuke nodded and said nothing more.
The breeze gently blew the golden hem of her skirt, and the afterglow of the setting sun scattered on her. The sunlight was gentle and soft, a rare warm sunshine in autumn.
After leaving Weiyang Palace, Wei Changtian went to the Ministry of War to talk with Liang Zhen.
The latter returned from Shiwandashan the day before yesterday, and his timing was just right.
From Liang Zhen, Wei Changtian heard more details about the "Tengu Army".
The ten thousand monsters basically have a strength equivalent to that of a sixth-grade human, similar to the ape monster that Wei Changtian had encountered in Liujia Village before and beat him half to death.
Of course, Wei Changtian is no longer the same person he used to be. It is no problem for him to beat ten ape monsters at once.
However, the terrifying combat power of ten thousand monsters of the third level will not be discounted because of this.
For the thick-skinned monsters, their biggest problem is that they don't use their brains in a fight. In most cases, they can only fight brute force alone, and their means of attack are relatively simple. They cannot use a variety of martial arts like humans.
In comparison, the advantages and disadvantages of human soldiers are completely opposite.
Although he understands tactics and strategies, knows how to judge the situation and use martial arts, he is inherently deficient in speed, strength and defense.
Therefore, if the two are combined, their strengths can be leveraged to make up for their weaknesses. Wei Changtian is already looking forward to the amazing combat effectiveness that the Tengu Army can demonstrate.
Imagine that when the Shu army and the imperial army were in the middle of a fierce battle, suddenly such a mixed force of "flying and escaping" appeared from one side . Tsk tsk tsk, by then, the visual impact alone would probably scare the other side enough.
The only drawback is that it is too small, with only 10,000 people.
If there were a hundred thousand or so, Wei Changtian was confident that he could march straight to the capital in one breath.
“.”
He talked with Liang Zhen for a while about recruiting soldiers and deploying defenses, and finally decided that the Shu army would leave Shuzhou City and rush to Guanghan County to set up defenses after Ning Yuke delivered his "public speech".
Guanghan County is not only the northernmost county in Shuzhou, but also the direction that the imperial army would attack first as revealed by Han Zhao.
According to the plan, that will be the only battlefield of this battle.
Wei Changtian did not want the war to spread to Shuzhou City, and wanted to end the fighting as far as possible outside Shuzhou to avoid causing too much impact on Shu's economy.
Because Guanghan County is not far from the Shiwanda Mountains and meets this condition, the current combat plan is completely centered around this county.
The plan had already been drawn up and had been simulated many times by Chu Xianping and Liang Zhen, so it could be said that it was already very complete.
The only downside is that there is no plan B.
It’s not that Wei Changtian doesn’t want to make an alternative plan, but the gap in military strength does not allow him to do so.
Less than 100,000 people against 300,000 people.
The three-fold difference in troop strength between them and the weaker enemy left the Shu army with no way to retreat.
Wei Changtian could only put all his strength into Guanghan County and take a gamble with the mentality of "the first battle is the final battle".
To put it nicely, it's called burning your boats; to put it bluntly, it's called gamble everything on one throw.
However, Wei Changtian didn't think he would fail.
After all, apart from the difference in numbers, the right time, right place and right people are all on his side this time.
“.”
"Uncle Liang, let's leave it at this for now."
"I will go to Guanghan a day or two later than you. We can discuss other matters later."
When night fell, Wei Changtian was finally ready to go home.
Liang Zhen got up and sent him to the outside of the Ministry of War. Zhang San had also driven the carriage over.
"By the way, Changtian."
Just as Wei Changtian was about to get in the car, Liang Zhen seemed to remember something and suddenly whispered:
"Qin'er is a little upset recently. If you are free, go and talk to her."
Hmm? Liang Qin?
Wei Changtian was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized that he had hardly seen Liang Qin since he came back.
Not only did the latter move back to the general's mansion, but he also no longer came to see me for no reason, and no one knew what he was doing every day.
"Uncle Liang, what happened to Qin'er?"
Turning back, Wei Changtian asked softly, "What's bothering you?"
"this."
Liang Zhen sighed somewhat distressedly: "Alas, I don't know either."
"This girl hides at home all day practicing swordplay. Her mother and I asked her about it but she said nothing."
"She must have something on her mind. I think it must be some little girlish thoughts."
"If you have time, go and meet her."
"I see."
Nodding thoughtfully, Wei Changtian said with a smile: "Uncle Liang, I will go find her tonight, don't worry."
"Tonight? Changtian, this..."
Liang Zhen's eyes suddenly widened, and he stammered, wanting to say something but stopped.
However, Wei Changtian looked at him with a helpless look, then bent down and got into the carriage.
"Uncle Liang, don't let your mind wander."
"What I mean is that I'm going to the General's Mansion tonight to have a meal with my aunt and chat with Qin'er."
"I'm leaving, you go back."
“.”
“Gurgle gurgle~”
Soon, the carriage slowly drove away under Liang Zhen's gaze.
The latter touched his nose, his expression showing both embarrassment and regret.
After standing for a while and shaking his head, Liang Zhen prepared to go back and continue to arrange the troop deployment.
However, just as he raised his leg and stepped over the threshold of the Ministry of War, he muttered something in a low voice.
“It’s actually good to get things done as soon as possible.”
"If it's any later, Qin'er might not even be able to be my second wife."
(End of this chapter)
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