Capítulo 2174: Chapter 230: A Glimr of Hope (Part 2)
In this room that’s not particularly spacious, sat Yan Ping, Ruan Qin, Zhongxuan Chuliang, and Li Zhengyan.
Except for Chen Zeqing, who was still leading the army outside Tong Yang City, the top brass of the Central Army were all gathered here.
The death of Beigong Nantu once again highlighted the strength of the Central Empire.
Declaring to the world—until today, Jinguo remains the strongest nation in the current era. Every move is enough to shake the world. Ask the dukes of various countries, who dares ignore it?!
“In military matters, naturally the Commander makes the decisions.” Yan Ping said softly, “But with the Crown Preaching High Priest dead, more in five to seven days, less in two to three days, the battle of Jing Shepherd will co to an end. At that ti, where we will go, the Commander must make considerations early.”
Ruan Qin’s face, excessively young, also showed so sighs.
His trip was rely to block the Sumr Country’s communication system, use Star Power to sever long-distance communication rules, and provide True Monarch-level combat power, without offering any military insight.
But upon hearing about the major turning point in the Jing Shepherd war, he could completely understand the significance within.
During this period, he had been staying beside Cao Jie, knowing intensely how ticulously Cao Jie had planned for this battle. Knowing too well the efforts of the whole country for today’s sacrifice.
And during this sa ti, he witnessed too much of Daqi warriors’ courage.
The Son of Heaven bestowed absolute trust upon Cao Jie, while fierce generals like Zhongxuan Chuliang completely supported the main commander of Fa Xia, Cao Jie himself progressed steadily like a mountain.
Everything was moving in a positive direction.
The Qi army was advancing like a broken bamboo, and it’s nearly certain they would destroy Sumr in one move. After quickly forcing Sumr Country’s National Defense Great Formation to erge, breakthroughs were also made on the northern and eastern lines. Just a few days ago, Cao Jie said that, barring any surprises, all hostilities would be concluded before March.
However, the unexpected has already happened…
Who would have thought that the clash of two overlord countries would yield results so quickly?
As a Grandmaster of Stellar Divination, he had a faint sigh of Heavenly Will teasing him.
In this Jing Shepherd battle, among the five True Monarchs of the current world participating, judging by past performances, Beigong Nantu was undoubtedly the strongest of them. Yet he alone was the first to fall, his path and life ended.
Though the death of a True Monarch in the clash of overlord nations is not uncommon, for soone as strong as Beigong Nantu, almost akin to the incarnate of the God of Cangtu on the grassland, his death was truly unexpected!
The exact process of how he perished in battle is still unknown.
What results Jinguo might achieve thereafter remains uncertain as well.
But with Beigong Nantu’s death, Mugu has undoubtedly already declared defeat, and the ensuing battles rely depend on how badly they would lose in the end.
“I can only infer auspicious or ominous, but the decision of right or wrong lies with you generals to judge.” Ruan Qin stated matter-of-factly, “The intertwining of national situations leaves without a place to wield force.”
Cao Jie said nothing.
“I am too irrational to make decisions now.” Li Zhengyan stated, “So I reserve my opinion. You may discuss, regardless of what the final war council decision is, I will accept it.”
With the war progressing this far, the Wind Pursuit Army is the most severely dead among the three elite Nine Soldiers brigades.
Outside Tong Yang City, when the mounted armies collided, more than thirty thousand Wind Pursuit sharpshooters perished forever.
How could he accept retreating right now?
But if one does not assess from the strategic level, and instead proposes opinions based solely on the deaths and injuries of their soldiers and personal feelings, it undeniably is a disservice to this war.
Even if his current analysis is logically sound, he still cannot assure that he isn’t being influenced by emotions, so he reserves his opinion.
At such a ti, restraint is the deanor of famous generals.
Everyone finished speaking.
The slightly plump Zhongxuan Chuliang, who appeared gentle and harmless, finally spoke, “How could we retreat now?”
His gaze swept around, openly displaying his determination, “This occasion to destroy Sumr is one that cos once in a lifeti, miss this, and there might not be another chance in this life.”
“As I see it…”
He exhaled sharply, as if drawing a blade with white frost, “Fa Xia is tily! The more Sumr people believe they are saved, the more they feel Jinguo can protect them, the more we can crush their backbone in one battle!”
He didn’t utter a single word of killing, and his deanor was by no ans fierce.
Yet such sharpness, overwhelmingly compelling!
Cao Jie nodded lightly, “What General Zhongxuan said…matches my thoughts.”
“The more Sumr people see a silver lining, the more we need to shatter their illusion, driving them to a dead end!”
“I won’t retreat.”
With his hands pressed against the table, he reiterated, “Unless the Holy Decree from Your Majesty is delivered to , I will absolutely not retreat.”
He stood up calmly, saying, “Prepare for the decisive battle.”
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Unlike the atmosphere of the military council on the east bank of Lianjiang.
Inside Tong Yang City, there was a wave of commotion.
The civil and military officials of Da Xia Empire struggled to contain their excitent.
Ever since Qi Country officially declared war on November 7th last year, the dark cloud looming over people’s hearts seed to have suddenly dissipated! Just like the sky was now bright.
No, the dark cloud hasn’t just spanned from last year to this year.
It had begun ever since the Star Moon Plain battle ended in October of the Dao Calendar 3919, afterward the Yi Tian Observatory placed within Sumr Country was dismantled overnight.
Sumr Country so abruptly needed to face Qi Country, the overlord of the Eastern Region, alone.
War was not the choice of Sumr Country people in the God Martial Era, although the calls of “advance eastward” reverberated within the governnt and populace, the truly high-level of Sumr Country knew they were never prepared.
But who would give you ti to prepare?
After the war for supremacy ended that year…on this vast land, the start and end of war were already irrelevant to Sumr Country itself!
It was always a matter between Qi and Jinguo.
This ti Qi Country and Mugu borrowed each other’s power, essentially an implicit collaboration of coercion.
And Jinguo remained strong, showing the montum to fight two enemies with one, first using the Star Moon Plain battle to test Qi Country’s ttle.
Qi Country first triumphed at Star Moon Plain, then stealthily helped Mugu seize Li Yuan City, thereby setting off a year-long rotation battle between Mugu and Sheng Country—back then, the focus of Jinguo and Sheng Country was on Mugu’s famous generals, unexpectedly, it was Cao Jie confined in Linzi who took Li Yuan.
Looking back, it was indeed placing a move that changed the heavens using the world as a chessboard.
The tacit agreent between Emperor Qi and the Empress of Mugu was in that action.
To be frank, despite the majority of Sumr Country placing the outco of this Qi Xia war on Jinguo’s shoulders, the ultimate hope of a prolonged national conflict was to endure until Jinguo moves south.
However, no one would consider that the large-scale war Jinguo launched in Sheng Country could be concluded in three months.
After all, it’s a collision between two overlord countries, and a war instigated first by Mugu. The Empress demonstrated the montum to trample the Central Region, could she not have any trump card to serve as the winning hand?
Objectively speaking, Jinguo as the strongest nation firmly entrenched in the Central Region since the era of national systems began, with its reign long as the new era, has unfathomable depths.
The sudden western expansion war initiated by Jingguo largely accelerated the pace of Jing Shepherd war—who doesn’t know that the Northwest Five Countries alliance secretly received Jinguo’s support?
Otherwise, how could a small country in such a harsh land initially train a formidable army?
Those five countries nearly pay only the cost of the powerful military equipnt they purchase from Jinguo yearly. When have relations between countries ever been this benevolent?
Even so, Jinguo’s support for the Northwest Five Countries alliance was still subtly concealed. Its support for Sumr Country was bold, and its protection for Sheng Country as a Daoist country was legitimate.
Given the world’s circumstances, Sumr Country’s upper echelon had long embraced their role as pawns for strategy.
The more hostile they were towards Qi Country, the more support they received from Jinguo, hence the relentless call for eastward advancent within the governnt and populace.
Although there have always been voices claiming Jinguo is already decayed at its roots, the ancient and mighty Central Empire once again declared its strength with the Jing Shepherd battle!
And the result of the Jing Shepherd battle, for Sumr Country, completely revealed a clear and bright moon post-clouds!
In such a universally joyous atmosphere, Chi ngfu hurried into the council room, slightly…ill-tid.
People looked at him.
Sumr Country’s civil and military ministers, stationed at the Tong Yang City frontline with the awareness to die for their country, looked at him unusually—
Just recently, this State Preceptor of the Great Xia executed and led the strategy to abandon Sumr Country’s eastern provinces.
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