Chapter 381 Idiot
The resolution of the Supreme Council was quickly passed back to the Qin Group.
Cao Damang was very dissatisfied with this. The headquarters could not send new troops. They only had 120,000 troops stationed in Shizhou and were only allowed to fight for two weeks. This was obviously not enough to flatten Changshan County.
Many generals also expressed their dissatisfaction with this, believing that the Supreme Council was taking sides and that the bias was too outrageous.
Qin Gang, as usual, rarely spoke. The meeting was chaired by Wang Zijun. He stood up and bowed, "Brothers, please be at ease."
The chief of staff had to be given face, and everyone quieted down.
Wang Zijun coughed and said, "Everyone, whether the Supreme Council is taking sides or not is not ours to say. Anyway, the elders have drawn the line, and we just need to follow it."
Cao Damang grumbled, "But this road is not easy to walk on."
Lei Xiangwen reached across the conference table and slapped him across the face: "Listen to what I'm saying, brother. Why are you interrupting?"
Cao Damang angrily said, "Stop filming! You've made me stupid! How am I going to beat up that little bastard from Changshan Commandery later?"
"Bah, it's not necessarily you who will go."
"You know nothing, I have to go..."
Wang Zijun coughed and the meeting room fell silent.
He continued, "Although we only sent 120,000 men, they are regular troops. Whether in terms of weapons and equipment or training, they are incomparable to the ragtag armies."
All the generals nodded in agreement.
In the eyes of major regions, except for their own, all local armies are ragtag armies and weaklings with no combat effectiveness.
Prince Jun raised a finger: "This is one."
"Secondly, the remaining troops in Shizhou are now under our command. There are approximately 400,000 men left. Although their combat effectiveness is very low, we can send regular army generals to take over and provide them with weapons and armaments. As the saying goes, a bad soldier brings a bad general. After replacing the generals and armaments, their combat effectiveness will be greatly improved."
"Third, the major groups have also agreed to send mercenary troops for support. Although these troops are small, they will be a formidable force when combined."
"Fourth, Changshan Commandery has killed too many people in Shizhou and has earned widespread enmity. The local gentry and dignitaries will also assist us. We're essentially fighting on our home turf."
After he finished speaking, warm applause rang out in the conference room. Cao Damang shouted, "Brother, you're reliable! My mind is clear now."
Xuzhou Governor Xu Zongheng said with a spit, "All he knows is flattery."
"That's what it means to be able to do something." Cao Daman said proudly, "You can't do it, so you're jealous of me."
"Alright." Prince Jun stopped them. "Next is the battle plan. Listen carefully."
When they heard that the legendary chief of staff was going to talk about combat, all the generals sat up straight.
"I have collected all the battles, big and small, that have taken place in Changshan County to date. After a long period of research, I discovered the following characteristics."
"First, Changshan County's intelligence and reconnaissance work is extremely outstanding. They have never been ambushed or outflanked, and they always engage the enemy from a position of advantage."
"Secondly, Changshan Commandery's tactics are extremely cunning and varied. Sometimes they act with calculated strategy and caution. Sometimes they employ risky tactics and achieve victory by surprise. Sometimes they are upright and dignified, crushing the enemy head-on with their mighty army. Sometimes they are insidious and cunning, using all sorts of shameless tactics to harm the enemy."
Cao Damang then shouted, "Isn't this perfectly normal? I'll use whatever tactics are advantageous. Doesn't it mean we have to be civilized and polite in war?"
Army commanders such as Zhang Liyuan and Li Xueyou also expressed their agreement.
Wang Zijun shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Human thinking has its limitations, especially when it comes to on-the-spot tactics. When you face a complex battlefield situation, you're presented with countless options, and it's difficult to judge which one is superior. You'll choose and decide on tactics based on your instincts and past experience."
"This is especially true for those who have reached the pinnacle of a particular field. They will certainly employ other tactics, but it's rare for them to choose to employ tactics from another field, let alone reach the pinnacle of that field. And when I look at Changshan Commandery's tactics, they've reached this level in almost every area. Their ambushes, counter-ambushes, sneak attacks, counter-sneak attacks, interspersed pincer attacks, encirclements, harassment, assaults, and killings are all at the highest level."
Prince Jun paused for a moment, a look of slight confusion in his eyes.
"It's hard to explain this with genius. I don't think it even resembles the way humans think. Their chief of staff is said to be a woman. I don't know whether it's County Governor Lin or this unknown chief of staff who decides their internal tactics, but I tend to think it's the latter. At least she can consult with County Governor Lin."
"So I have another suggestion. Investigate the Chief of Staff thoroughly and wait for an opportunity to assassinate or murder her."
Qin Gang shook his head and spoke, a rare occurrence: "The spies in Changshan County are very skilled. Our spies have more important things to do. Let's not waste their energy on this."
"yes."
Prince Jun bowed slightly, skipped the topic and continued.
"Third, the battle in Changshan County was filled with many incomprehensible things. Mud pits and cracks suddenly appeared on the ground, city walls collapsed, the ground collapsed, tunnels were dug without warning, and so on. Then there were the strange, fireball-like Dongfeng-31 missiles and the 502 solvent that could quickly dissolve soil and rock. All of this shows that Changshan County possesses a lot of technology that is difficult for us to understand."
"Contrary to rumors, I haven't yet found the source of this new type of tactical weapon. It doesn't seem likely to be produced in the Imperial Faction's arsenal or laboratory, but I can't be sure. Perhaps it's related to a high-tech weapons laboratory outside of China."
"so."
Prince Jun concluded, "All our tactics against Changshan Commandery must be based on prudence. No surprise attacks, no reckless advances. We must advance step by step. Even if we are slightly disadvantaged, it doesn't matter. We must force them into a decisive battle on the front lines."
"That's my strategic approach. That's all I have to say. Thank you."
After he finished speaking, the meeting room fell silent.
Many generals except Cao Daming found it hard to accept.
In this way, we can only fight hard and stupid battles in a rigid way.
Anyone can fight this kind of battle, so how can it show their uniqueness?
Moreover, they also felt very dissatisfied. Why am I not as good as Changshan County?
They can plot against those idiots, but how could they possibly plot against me?
Although Cao Damang could accept it, he was not very satisfied. I am not only good at fighting tough battles, I am also very smart.
However, Chief of Staff Wang Zijun's authority had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although everyone was dissatisfied, they did not oppose it.
Finally, the selection of personnel for the expedition will be decided by the commander himself.
A total of two army commanders, 32 senior officers, and 700 middle and low-level officers were selected.
Cao Damang was indeed among them.
The other was the military leader and Vietnamese gang leader Li Xueyou.
They will go to Shizhou, take over the command of all troops, and use a large number of middle and low-level officers to delegate command to the company level in order to fully control the army.
But the real commander is still the Southwest Region General Staff.
Cao Damang was very excited, and his rough face was full of a ferocious smile.
"You stinky brat from Changshan County, if you dare to touch my money, I will make sure you die without a burial place."
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To the Winter Palace.
The Supreme Council is not having a good time.
After experiencing many setbacks, Dongqinzhou inexplicably lost a supreme council chairman.
There are eight supreme council chairmen in total. Except for Yu Zhongxian himself, the remaining six are his people.
Yu Zhongxian was already the de facto chief.
As soon as the next rotation meeting begins, he will sit on the throne of Chief Supreme Councilor.
But the Chief Councillor needs the support of more than three-quarters of the Supreme Councillors.
Therefore, the support of these six council presidents is very important.
Losing a chairman of the review means that he must spend a lot of energy to support a new chairman of the review, otherwise there will be loopholes in his system.
If there is a loophole, others will take advantage of it.
But what really made him angry was that Liu Aimin was lost in an ordinary operation.
And he died inexplicably.
I don’t know who killed him or how he died.
A steel needle shot into his throat and pierced his crown.
According to the forensic doctor, judging by the wound, there should have been a person directly below him, holding a high-powered nail gun and shooting upwards.
But there were so many people at the scene, who couldn't see that Liu Aimin was squatting with his head down?
According to calculations by weapons experts, a nail gun of this power would need a barrel at least 1.5 meters long.
But Liu Aimin is less than 1.5 meters tall.
After a round of reconnaissance and reasoning, there are contradictions everywhere and nothing can be explained. There is no way to make use of the topic to make a point.
It was a waste of life.
It is unbelievable that a Supreme Council President could die in vain.
This is a huge scandal for the Council.
Yu Zhongxian could only conclude that it was Changshan County's doing, and that they had committed the murder using some unknown means.
He now regretted very much that he did not launch an all-out attack to destroy Changshan County at the beginning, but instead threw the work to one stupid subordinate after another.
Those idiots didn't accomplish anything except wasting the council's resources delivering food.
"I must kill this little bastard."
Yu Zhongxian made up his mind. The anger that had been accumulating in his heart had reached an intolerable level.
No one had ever dared to reject the Council's offer so ruthlessly.
Not only did he reject their good intentions, he also killed the special envoy they sent and sentenced him to crimes against humanity to show the justice of the law.
It's like being slapped in the face and then having to shit on it.
Logically speaking, the Council has all judicial supervisory powers. If that madman who only knows how to sentence people for crimes against humanity were in another region, he would have been killed by the Council long ago.
However, Changshan County had the power of military governorship, and the power to appoint and supervise all officials lay with the county governor. Even the imperial headquarters could only impeach them.
No one has the right to touch him and his subordinates unless there is a resolution from the Supreme Council.
Today's meeting also showed that directly impeaching the county governor would not work, and the elders would not allow such a blatant attack to pass.
It is also very difficult to deprive the Jiedushi of his power.
Li Longxing clearly supported that kid. If the emperor of the empire did not nod, then only the decision of the four elders would be effective.
But the Great Elder would not openly break with the imperial power.
Humph, don’t be too happy too soon.
Yu Zhongxian knew very well that Changshan County was not without weaknesses. Due to its series of crazy actions, it was riddled with loopholes.
As long as Changshan County fell into collapse and chaos and the county governor was unable to control the situation, the council would have legitimate reasons to propose depriving him of his military power or dismissing him from office.
As soon as the power of the governor is lost, the Vajra protection of the Changshan County Magistrate will disappear.
Then, Changshan County will soon fall apart under the attack of the Council.
Now, Changshan County's behavior of ignoring the fruits of victory, ignoring the armistice agreement, and continuing the war has given the Council a great opportunity.
Allowing them to continue with their plan to defeat Changshan County.
"Hmph, little bastard, your greed will become your grave."
Yu Zhongxian smiled grimly.
"If you don't take the fruits of victory bestowed upon you by Heaven, then I can punish you on Heaven's behalf..."
If Changshan County had ceased fighting at that time, it would have been difficult for the Council to continue the attack.
"Haha, what an idiot."
In the quiet council hall, a cold light shone down from the sky. Yu Zhongxian stood up from the chief iron throne, summoned his subordinates, and prepared to deal a fatal blow to Yu Changshan County.
(End of this chapter)
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