Liu Zhizhong nodded, understanding the situation.
From his social experience, he knew that Long Bo was a guy who valued his life, so there was room for negotiation. Moreover, at this point, no matter how he negotiated, Long Bo would have to relent and submit.
Therefore, Liu Zhizhong smiled magnanimously and said, "Commander Long, after your defection, you have two choices. Of course, to defect, you must make a public announcent to all of Vallebang. Can you do that?"
Long Bo frowned, "I want to hear about the two options."
This guy was indeed cunning. Without seeing benefits, he would probably not agree easily?
Liu Zhizhong said, "The first choice is for you to stay and continue serving as Supre Commander of the Wabei Army, but the command authority will belong to the Valle People's Army. Yes, you heard right, once you defect, my Goa People's Army will be expanded into the Valle People's Army."
"You..." Long Bo was stunned, taking a deep breath, "And then?"
"The Valle People's Army's Wabei Army Division Commander will be you, but I will appoint Comrade Jiang Ziyang as the Political Commissar and Chief of Staff of the Wabei Army Division. In the event of a conflict, if he disagrees, you will have no command or mobilization rights. Both of you must agree for it to be effective."
Long Bo took another deep breath, "You are indeed skillful. And then?"
"Then, for your past enmity with the old commander, you are required to donate half of your personal wealth and the Sajia's assets, whether in this country or in overseas bank accounts, as financial supplentation for the Valle People's Republic."
"Donate half? Buying my life and the position of division commander?"
Liu Zhizhong nodded, "Yes, that is the related content of your first choice below."
Long Bo felt a pang of pain, gritted his teeth, and said, "What's the second choice?"
"The second choice is to donate four-fifths of both yours and the Sajia's assets, still, regardless of dostic or overseas accounts, and then leave Vallebang forever with the Sajia people and your family, never to set foot in this place again, neither you nor your descendants. Of course, since your sister is marrying Comrade Mao Wang, she is allowed to stay."
"You..."
Long Bo was shocked, truly caught in a dilemma.
Option one ant less financial loss but continued military leadership; option two ant a huge financial loss but still enough money to live a modestly comfortable life.
Liu Zhizhong smiled, spreading his hands, "Those are roughly your two choices. Of course, you could also choose to perish together with us now, and then my Goa People's Army will divide the entire Wabei with the Xue Family, with Chief of Staff Ruan determined to annihilate the Sajia and Long Family for complete revenge. I can't stop that, because I'd be dead here, right?"
"This..."
Long Bo hesitated, preferring not to die.
"Chi Zhongshui, let calm down, let calm down..."
He lit a cigarette, taking several deep puffs, the smoke billowing thickly, quite fragrant indeed.
Liu Zhizhong waved away the drifting smoke, smiled faintly, and said, "Good smoke, Havana roasted tobacco, haha..."
Long Bo could only manage a bitter smile, shook his head, waved the cigarette, and took another deep drag, his eyes flickering with nurous thoughts.
Liu Zhizhong and his group of three weren't in a hurry, each watching Long Bo calmly and coolly. The man before them, his inner struggle was apparent, tortured by power, wealth, and desire.
Finally, after finishing his cigarette, Long Bo stubbed it out heavily and said, "Chi Zhongshui, I choose the first option."
Instantly, Liu Zhizhong and Liu Dongyuan, along with Weng Xingban, exchanged glances, quite surprised.
Weng Xingban couldn't help but say, "Are you crazy? For the money, you're willing to stay and serve the People's Army? Doesn't freedom an anything to you?"
Long Bo glanced coldly at Weng Xingban, "Little guy, you don't understand n!"
"You..." Weng Xingban glared, nearly losing his temper.
However, with just a look from Liu Zhizhong, Weng Xingban cald down, pointing his gun at Long Bo, saying, "I won't argue with you, but I'm really curious why? For that half of the assets?"
Long Bo shook his head, "Not for the assets, but for my brother-in-law and to kill Xue Manzi, the old scoundrel!"
Liu Zhizhong was puzzled, "Oh? What do you an?"
"He's a scoundrel, playing both sides, collecting benefits from all around, deceiving both and you. Such a pestilence, if left in Vallebang, will soday cause trouble; why not kill him and be done with it?"
Liu Zhizhong chuckled, "Then tell , how can we get rid of Xue Manzi? He has a hundred years of warlord background."
Indeed, Long Bo's thought process, was a novel idea, even opened up a little of Liu Zhizhong's inner world.
Long Bo gritted his teeth, his eyes sharp as knives, staring at the military map on the opposite wall, "Whether he's a hundred-year warlord or not, this ti he sent thirty thousand n into Wabei and has already lost half his forces. Didn't you, the Goa People's Army, create a fake connection, planning to target ? Then why not join forces, and when the Xue Family Army moves to the border, pretending to confront you, we attack from two sides? With our combined forces, taking down those thirty thousand n won't be an issue, right?"
Liu Zhizhong nodded, "Not an issue at all, though there might be considerable casualties. Also, the premise is you cannot announce your defection to the People's Army in advance, understand?"
"Of course, it can't be declared; otherwise, Xue Manzi won't enter the encirclent."
Liu Dongyuan nodded, clapping, "Commander Long, your idea is interesting. Why don't we elaborate on it?"
Long Bo said, "No problem, let's elaborate. Co, look at this military map, here's how my defense is structured..."
Surprisingly, though the man appeared burly and had a fiery temper, when he spoke of military matters, he truly had so insight.
In a short while, Long Bo clearly outlined his strategic thoughts.
The first step, his defense lines would withdraw, allowing the Xue Family Army to advance, occupying the entire defense line, forming a standoff with the Goa People's Army.
The second step, he will launch an offensive, suffering the first wave of casualties without care, but the Goa People's Army must strike from behind the Xue Family Army, launching high-intensity attacks from two sides, initiating a blitzkrieg to destroy the Xue Family Army's command center, then persuade them to surrender.
The third step, almost simultaneous with the second, the Goa People's Army would launch from their base, sweeping aside two small warlord forces to the west, positioning themselves to directly threaten Wazhong City, preventing Xue Manzi from supporting the north.
The fourth step, during the siege of Xue Manzi, a five-thousand-strong elite field team from the Wabei Army would be dispatched to move southward and attack Wazhong City, coordinating with the Goa People's Army...
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