Chapter 527 Enthusiastic Zhou Xu
It has to be said that the two arguments raised by Zhang Xiaoshan and Li Shitou at this time are also the two most confusing points.
Considering the internal situation of the Great Zhou, they really need to slow down, recuperate and recover their strength. Such a costly and laborious war should not be fought in the short term.
But considering the situation over there and the situation of the rat people.
If we don't fight this wave, wouldn't it be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain, leaving hidden dangers for ourselves in the future? Around these two ideas, the court was divided into two factions today, arguing endlessly.
"Lieutenant Shi Lei is indeed constantly recruiting people, but it is not a good thing to swallow up a large number of people from external forces in a short period of time."
"The first batch of people hasn't had time to be assimilated by us, and the next batch has been escorted here. This will have an impact on the stability of our Great Zhou."
Zhang Xiaoshan's work style is more cautious. As early as in the previous report, he had mentioned that Shi Lei's recruitment work should be slowed down for the time being, so that they can digest these people properly within the Great Zhou.
But the problem is that the troops on the front line are still suffering casualties, conscription is ongoing, and the internal labor force is declining. If Shi Lei wants to make up for this part of the labor force, he has to keep capturing prisoners of war.
If their Great Zhou is compared to a machine, then once any component fails, a chain reaction will quickly occur.
In the worst case, the machine will be paralyzed and the working ability will be lost.
Just ask Shi Lei if he dares to slow down now? At this time, Zhang Xiaoshan undoubtedly raised this point again, hoping to get Zhou Xu's support.
At the end, he did not forget to say something to Li Shitou.
"What do you mean by a great opportunity to deal with the rat people? If we send troops, can you guarantee that we can definitely wipe out the rat people?"
Hearing this, Li Shitou retorted on the spot.
"Then on the other hand, without sending troops, how can you be so sure that we can't wipe out the rat people?"
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Zhang Xiaoshan's idea was that the risk was too great, so if you couldn't win, don't fight! But Li Shitou said, "How do you know you can't win if you don't fight?" The two of them started to argue with each other around this point, and Zhou Xu rolled his eyes when he heard it.
"alright."
As soon as Zhou Xu opened his mouth, the court suddenly became quiet.
"If you two want to argue, then you should do it with good reason and evidence. Don't go on with such meaningless arguments."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoshan and Li Shitou confessed their crimes one after another, and Zhang Xiaoshan spoke again...
"Your Majesty, I still insist on my opinion. Our Great Zhou should rest and recuperate now. It is not appropriate to use force in the short term."
After hearing this, Li Shitou immediately followed up.
"Your Majesty, I still have the same idea. The ratmen have been fighting with the lizardmen before, and their condition is not good. Now we have annexed the population of the lizardmen, and the two forces have merged into one. If we don't take this opportunity to wipe out the ratmen in one go, should we let them go back to recover and pose a greater threat to us in the future?"
As they talked, the two couldn't help but glare at each other.
During this time, Zhou Xu sat on his throne, holding his chin with one hand, and was also thinking about this matter.
It can only be said that both of their ideas make sense, and this decision is not easy to make.
Not to mention that whether to fight or not is not something that can be decided with just one sentence. It depends more on the situation.
For example, in the battle with the Lizardmen, although they won in the end, it could not change the fact that they were completely forced to fight this battle, and it was not even their own choice whether to fight or not.
Seeing the two people almost at a stalemate, Zhou Xu thought for a moment before speaking...
"As for the ratmen, the lizardmen are still fighting with them. As for our internal forces, I will take measures to wait and see. If I find an opportunity, I will take action immediately. Otherwise, I will continue to lie dormant and observe the situation."
"In order to ensure that we can take action at any time, we have to maintain a wartime state. Of course, compared with before, there will be no large-scale military deployment in the short term. The pressure in the rear will be much less, and we can rest and recuperate. Usually, we mainly provide logistical support to the Lizardmen."
If you say you won't fight, you definitely won't fight? Even with a perfect opportunity right in front of you, you won't fight?
Just fight to the bitter end? Nothing is so absolute in this world. There are too many factors that can have an impact.
At this moment, Zhou Xu also made a relatively compromising approach, intending to wait and see how the situation develops and then strike back.
After retiring from court, Zhou Xu sat in his office and processed all the documents and reports submitted by various departments. After staying in Black Moon Village for two days, he rode to Grassland Village again. He did not forget the Centaurs headed by Diak.
As a special combat force with strong enough capabilities, he must definitely maintain a solid relationship with the other party.
At the same time, since the Great Zhou itself does not plan to mobilize a large number of troops, if they want to form an effective fighting force, they will undoubtedly have to ask the Centaurs to send troops.
When traveling alone, Zhou Xu moved very efficiently.
The snow on the grassland has stopped at this moment, but the snow in the wild has not melted yet, but it doesn't have much impact.
After arriving at the grassland village, Zhou Xu did not rest but went straight to find Diak.
"Chief Diak has been waiting for a long time. I think you have all been waiting impatiently these past two days. Now that the snow has stopped, I will personally take you to the tribe's land!"
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Looking at Zhou Xu's enthusiastic face, Diak opened his mouth but said nothing.
But Joseph, who was standing next to him, scratched his head, smiled foolishly and spoke out his real thoughts.
"It's not that urgent."
As soon as Joseph finished speaking, Diak slapped him directly on the back of his head.
"!!"
After completing the operation, Diak looked away guiltily, not wanting to look at Joseph's expression of disbelief.
He really wasn't in that much of a hurry.
It wasn't the first day they came to the grassland village, and life here was comfortable.
But there are some things that you just need to think about in your heart, it would be awkward to say them out loud.
Zhou Xu knew the answer to this, but pretended not to know and pulled the reins with a smile.
"Then Chief Diak, please gather your people and pack up. We will set off now."
Faced with Zhou Xu's enthusiasm, Diak had no way of refusing and could only agree with a dry smile in the end.
"Okay, I'll go gather the tribe members now."
The Centaurs moved relatively quickly and gathered together in no time.
During this period, Diak and Joseph's state changed from being reluctant to leave their previous comfortable life to looking forward to the new tribal land.
After all, from their point of view, they are just guests in the Great Zhou at the moment. Only when they get their own clan land and build a village camp, can they be said to have truly taken root here.
(End of this chapter)
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