Chapter 683 A stupid move?
Although Yan Sheng wanted to tear off the traitor Long Potian's head and use it as a chamber pot immediately, the preparations for a large-scale expedition would still take some time.
This also allowed Xie Liancheng to successfully find an opportunity to pass the message to Zhou Xu.
This is also a big deal for Zhou Xu. Once the action is taken, it will have a direct impact on the situation here.
After receiving the news, he quickly summoned the generals in the city and told them that Yan Sheng was preparing to gather troops to quell the rebellion.
"This is probably the situation now, everyone can speak freely!"
As always, Zhou Xu let his subordinates discuss and express their ideas first, thereby training them and improving their ability to think independently.
After hearing what their king said, the generals below thought for a moment, and as usual, Shi Lei spoke first.
Although Shi Lei was cautious by nature, he also knew that their king was training them at the moment, and it didn't matter if they said something wrong at this time, but he was afraid to say it.
"My lord, could this be a trap?"
Zhou Xu understood what Shi Lei meant. Shi Lei thought that the other party was deliberately pretending to send troops to quell the rebellion in order to lure them out, and then suddenly counterattack and severely injure them.
Zhou Xu shook his head at this idea.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out, but this move itself does not have much significance."
As he spoke, Zhou Xu explained the reasons in detail.
"The Centaur troops led by Drogo have been operating around Blackrock City. The enemy's large-scale troop movements will definitely not escape their eyes."
"There are only about 3,000 soldiers in Black Stone City right now. If the main force leaves the city, we can capture Black Stone City from behind and occupy the city. Even if the enemy counterattacks, what can they do?"
"Of course, the enemy can also choose to kill us before we capture the city, but in that case they cannot be too far away from Blackrock City, otherwise they will not have enough time. But if they are too close, they will not be able to escape Drogo and his men's detection."
Having said that, this possibility has basically been determined.
Just as Zhou Xu said, this action itself doesn't have much significance.
This also made Shi Lei frown even more tightly.
"Your Majesty, according to this statement, does Yan Sheng really want to lead the troops to quell the rebellion? He doesn't want Black Stone City anymore? This is too stupid!"
At this moment, Silk, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but speak out.
Although Silk's current identity is only the captain of Zhou Xu's personal guards, he has the talent of a general and will definitely lead troops in the future.
Therefore, Zhou Xu would also let Silk join in on this kind of discussion.
In the meeting room, as soon as Silke said this, even Bai Tu, who had remained silent throughout, couldn't help but nod in agreement.
By then, unless they don't move, it will be a foregone conclusion that Blackrock City will fall into their hands.
On one hand, they had to take risks and suffer losses in order to capture Xishan City or Anling City, while on the other hand, they had to defend Black Stone City with almost no risk.
In the view of all the generals present, everyone knew what to choose in this multiple-choice question.
The other party could make the wrong choice? Was he really blinded by anger? Listening to the discussion of his subordinates, Zhou Xu showed no joy or sadness on his face. He just asked calmly...
"Any other ideas?"
Seeing that everyone present had stopped talking, Zhou Xu's gaze fell on the animal skin map located among the crowd.
Thanks to the information obtained from Jie Liancheng, they had a general understanding of the location information of the seven cities opposite, and drew a map for reference.
Picking up the thin wooden stick that looked like a teaching stick, Zhou Xu pointed at the mark on the map that symbolized "Black Stone City".
"Although this matter revolves around Black Rock City and is also about whether or not to abandon Black Rock City and send troops to quell the rebellion, the subsequent impact is on the entire situation here. So when you think about the problem, you shouldn't just focus on Black Rock City. You should get used to thinking more broadly and think further ahead."
After briefly speaking to them, Zhou Xu began to turn the topic to the matter at hand.
"According to the results of your discussion just now, it is too foolish to risk losing Black Rock City by sending troops to quell the rebellion. On the contrary, it is safer to continue to stay in Black Rock City, and it can also avoid casualties and resource consumption, right?"
"yes."
Everyone nodded.
Seeing this, Zhou Xu continued to speak...
"But in my opinion, regardless of whether Yan Sheng was blinded by anger or not, this action alone, although risky, is not that stupid."
"You have to understand that there is another event in this intelligence. That is, Anling City was captured by the rebels, and at the same time, Anling City's defender Long Potian surrendered to the rebels!"
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Shi Lei and the others had to admit that after hearing the intelligence, their thoughts were indeed focused on Yan Sheng's actions, and they did not seem to pay much attention to this intelligence.
Or they have thought about it, but don't think there is anything wrong with it.
Now that their king has pointed it out specifically, Shi Lei and the others couldn't help but give rise to some new thoughts.
Then Bai Tu, who was sitting below, brightened his eyes.
"I understand!"
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on him.
This change made Bai Tu's body tense up subconsciously. At the same time, he also realized his previous loss of composure. After a dry cough, he spoke in a deep voice...
"The key point here is that there is a traitor under the tyrant's command! And this traitor is Long Potian, one of the Four Dragon Generals!"
Hearing this, a smile flashed in Zhou Xu's eyes, and he encouraged Bai Tu to continue.
After getting Zhou Xu's affirmation, Bai Tu, who was originally a little nervous, now felt relieved.
"Except for Long Zhantian who died in the battle, the remaining four dragon generals are Long Potian, Long Aotian and Long Xiaotian, who are stationed in the other three border cities respectively."
"And now, due to the current situation, the tyrant and his 3,000 troops are temporarily trapped in Black Rock City and cannot move. This has largely led to a decline in his control over the cities under his command."
"From Long Potian's betrayal, we can more or less see his thoughts, that is, he has already believed that the situation is hopeless."
"In this situation, if the tyrant does nothing, there is no guarantee that Long Aotian and Long Xiaotian will continue to remain loyal to him. If they follow Long Potian's example and rebel, or simply establish their own independence, then he will be completely finished."
"So the tyrant must do something now. The best way is to kill the traitor Long Potian to intimidate the other two generals and let them know the consequences of betrayal! At the same time, it can also show that he still has the strength to suppress the rebellion!"
Shi Lei and his men had never experienced the incident of a "rebel general", but Bai Tu was different. When Wei State was about to perish, he had seen many traitors who changed their minds according to the situation.
This experience allowed him to react quickly at this moment.
After listening to this, Zhou Xu also smiled and agreed.
"You are right about the traitor, but there is one thing you didn't mention."
Bai Tu was stunned for a moment, then said respectfully...
"Please give me some advice, my king!"
(End of this chapter)
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