Chapter 132 The Art of Persuasion
"I'm listening. What's wrong? I'm not allowed to listen. Are you, Moye, some secret team?" Fang Taibai replied in a nonsensical manner.
"I'm not stopping you from listening. I just can't do anything to you for the time being, right?" Xu Lingqu spread his hands.
Although it was clearly a sign of weakness, Jin Fang Taibai still felt something was wrong.
[Today, Fang Taibai is like a little animal in front of Xu Lingqu, easily falling into a state of bluffing.]
[Oh, Seabuckthorn and Du'e have secretly joined forces. How did Xu Lingqu know this?]
[She's really brave, actually pulling two people in and talking directly]
[I don't know why there's an inexplicable sense of humor when these three teams get together]
[I'm clearly a fan of Mo Xie, but I don't even feel the slightest sense of danger at this moment...]
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"I know you've already united. This is your freedom. I don't mean to disrupt your cooperation," Xu Lingqu said calmly. "I just want to remind you that there are more important things for you to do right now."
Guan Chuanjun and Limuyi looked at each other across the screen, but remained silent and did not speak directly.
"In this match, the three Imperial schools are stronger than the three Federal schools. If the three Federal schools want to win, they must prioritize finding the energy core using the match's mechanism. This is their only option. The three Imperial schools don't have to, right?" Xu Lingqu adjusted his communication headset. "I think this core energy mechanism inherently favors the weaker military schools. As long as they can obtain it and keep it hidden, they can't lose. For the stronger military schools, cooperating first to wipe them out is the most beneficial."
Limuyi and Guan Chuanjun both thought about looking for the energy core at first, and they were weighing it in their minds. After Xu Lingqu said this, they suddenly understood what they were hesitating about before.
In a direct confrontation, the three military academies of the empire will definitely have the upper hand, but if they start searching directly, it means that everyone is pulled to the same starting line. In fact, in finding this energy core point in the yellow sand, luck may account for a larger proportion than strength.
"And look at your current scores. One of you has three points, the other has four. If I remember correctly, there's a Federation team called Chengzuo ahead of you in the quarterfinals with five points." Xu Lingqu glanced at their expressions and continued, "If you want to reach the quarterfinals, it's best to pin the last-place team in this match and force them to be eliminated by one point. I've already grasped Chengzuo's movements. Jin Fang Taibai, you heard it too, right?"
Limuyi and Guan Chuanjun were both moved by these words. They had been quite aggressive before the match, having clearly agreed that upon entering the match map, their first priority would be to deal with Chengzuo, followed by Moye. Xu Lingqu's statement that the first half was simply nonsense was the most important and valuable part.
Limuyi turned to look at Jinfang Taibai, who nodded at him. Xu Xizhen had indeed just reported the progress of the production in the channel, and also complained that Seabuckthorn's scouts had poor observation skills.
"Guan Chuanjun, your scouts should have noticed this too, but they reported it to Dong Wen, not Zhenguo, because they're now gathered together." Xu Lingqu continued, "Perhaps because the system indicates that the energy core point is highly dangerous, the three federal military academies have chosen to gather together. From this position, as long as we force them towards the northeast corner of Setu, we can form a large encirclement and trap them in the quicksand terrain and capture them all in one fell swoop. If you have any concerns about the quicksand terrain, you can ask Guan Chuanjun. The people of Seabuckthorn should be able to judge it, so don't worry about me setting a trap for you."
After saying that, Xu Lingqu directly exited the communication, giving Guan Chuanjun and Li Muyi enough time to communicate alone.
"What she said is basically correct. She didn't lie to us." Guan Chuanjun nodded at Limuyi.
Limu touched his chin and said, "Then we can indeed consider cooperating with Moye first to take down the three military academies of the Federation. It will basically not be a loss for us."
Guan Chuanjun paused, then continued, "But Xu Lingqu is so cunning. Even though she claims the energy core isn't important, she might send some people out to look for it. We can ask that after we meet, we check each other's headcount to confirm that all three military academies have the same number of people. Then, we can proceed to encircle the three federal military academies."
He now has a certain psychological shadow about Moye's outflanking tactics. Even if Xu Lingqu sent out some people not to look for the energy core, there is a great possibility that he would ambush Seabuckthorn or Du'e from behind after destroying the three federal schools. Therefore, he must confirm the number of people before carrying out a large-scale encirclement of the three federal schools.
Limuyi nodded. Guan Chuanjun was thoughtful. General Wan’s grandson was indeed not a fool.
After confirming this, it was their turn to send a communication request to Xu Lingqu. After the call was connected, Guan Chuanjun proposed this to Xu Lingqu. Unexpectedly, she agreed very quickly.
"I was worried you'd already sent a team out to look for it. The fact that you've proactively brought this up means you haven't found it. Thank you, I'm relieved."
Scouts sent out by Seabuckthorn led the three schools to reunite at one point. Jin Fang Taibai listened to Moye's channel the whole time. Xu Lingqu was still giving orders normally, and seemed to have not taken his eavesdropping seriously at all. However, she herself did not talk much, and her orders were given out two by two.
After the three schools of the empire had gathered, Guan Chuanjun personally got out of the car and took a look at Moye's people. They had basically all gotten off the armored vehicle, which made it convenient for Guan Chuanjun to count them while he was also counting the number of people in Sea Buckthorn and Du'e.
There was an armored vehicle in Moye's group that was clearly in a centrally protected position. This was probably the armored vehicle used by Xu Lingqu's commanding officer.
Seabuckthorn and Du'e secretly crossed into Chencang to target Moye's alliance, but Moye actually took the initiative to cooperate with them openly. Out of a slight sense of self-condemnation, Guan Chuanjun didn't bother to greet her. After completing the inventory, he went straight back to his car.
The three schools of the empire have gathered together and are now about to launch a siege on the three schools of the federation.
"Xu Lingqu, in his persuasive efforts, was able to identify the key points that mattered most to them," Professor Zhuang commented from the commentary booth. "I think Guan Chuanjun and Limuyi were prepared for Xu Lingqu to discuss prioritizing the elimination of the three federal schools. They might have been prepared to avoid being led around by Xu Lingqu, but in the end, things went according to Xu Lingqu's plan."
"Yes, and she didn't just promise with words. After actually gaining some knowledge, she persuaded Guan Chuanjun and Li Muyi. She even cleverly used Fang Taibai's eavesdropping to serve as a witness." Colonel Ren nodded in agreement. "However...is Xu Lingqu prepared for what to do with Seabuckthorn and Du'e after the joint encirclement and annihilation of the three federal schools?"
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