After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1272 The weak will be eaten

"You react quickly. But what I want to take down—" Zhong Shengguang praised him, but the teaching stick slowly moved from Baling to the west, "—is here!"

He Lingchuan looked at it and was a little surprised: "Xianyou?"

Although half of Xianyou's territory has been conquered by General Hong, the other half is the toughest nut to crack, especially with the Baling Kingdom interfering.

The northeast passage of Baling was blocked, so why did Zhong Shengguang want to attack Xianyou instead?
"The Tongren passage is blocked by the volcano. Beijia will not be able to send reinforcements to Baling in a short period of time, which is beneficial for our attack on Baling." Zhong Shengguang said with a smile, "Baling is also very clear about this. The letter of peace was delivered to me last night."

Baling asked for peace? "Master Zhong is ready to accept their request for peace?"

"Why not?"

"I'm afraid it's just a delaying tactic. When Bejia's support arrives, Baling will turn hostile again."

"It's possible." Zhong Shengguang paced a few steps. "But in the past year and a half, Baling has frequently shown goodwill to Panlong City. Five months ago, we opened a market with Baling at the border. Three months ago, both sides lowered the entry and exit tariffs."

He Lingchuan suddenly realized: "No wonder there are more Baling specialties in the city and the market recently."

He was busy leading troops in Seymour Ridge, and Panlong City had changed so much recently that he didn't know the details of the trade. Otherwise, it would be easy to draw the conclusion that the relationship between Panlong City and Baling Kingdom was easing.

Fight while calming down.

This is interesting.

The frequent occurrence of Emperor Liujiang and the assistance of Lingshan made Panlong City stronger and expanded rapidly. Xianyou was an example, who was beaten and screamed.

But now that He Lingchuan was reminded by Zhong Shengguang, he thought about it carefully and realized that Panlong City did attack Baling less often and only took down a few cities before stopping. The bilateral relations were warming up against the trend and they even started doing business.

It’s just that against the backdrop of war, these businesses are not very conspicuous.

It turns out that Baling and Panlong City have been secretly colluding for a long time?
"Why is Baling so arrogant at first and respectful later?"

Ten years ago, Baling was the vanguard of the invasion of Panlong Wasteland, and his face in occupying the cities in the wasteland was even more greedy than Xianyou. It was only three or four years ago that Panlong City took back these territories one by one.

Zhong Shengguang said with his hands behind his back: "The reason is very simple. He was strong and I was weak before, but now the offense and defense have been reversed."

He Lingchuan understood.

Before and after Zhong Shengguang paid tribute to the gods, Panlong City had no land, no people, and no money. Baling Kingdom wanted to pick on the weak and bullied it to death.

Now that Panlong City has strong soldiers and horses, and its iron hooves are trampling all over the barren land, Baling Kingdom has softened its words and wants to restore friendly relations with its neighbors.

Zhong Shengguang couldn't help but sigh: "When you become powerful, people around you will welcome you with a smile. The same is true for the country."

He Lingchuan also said: "Now Beijia's protection of Baling is not so thorough."

"Lord Baling is a smart man, and he is much more flexible than Xianyou." Zhong Shengguang shook his head. "We have taken half of Xianyou's land, and he still keeps barking at us."

One is flattering, the other is cursing, who will Zhong Shengguang slap? The answer is obvious.

"The King of Baling wrote to me, reiterating his intention to be friendly to his neighbors, and said that the western and southwestern borders were preparing for the spring harvest, and for the sake of the people's livelihood, he begged me to refrain from fighting." Zhong Shengguang asked, "What do you think this means?"

"The west and southwest have put up a sign of no war?" He Lingchuan looked at the sand table, pondered for a few breaths, and suddenly felt it was absurd, "Could it be that Baling is hinting to us that it will stand idly by?"

Xianyou is just to the west of Baling, but now Baling says that he wants to harvest the spring on the western front and not fight.

The implication is clear: it doesn't want to take action in the coming months.

"Could it be a trap?" He Lingchuan raised a reasonable question, "Even if it's not, if we attack Xianyou, can Baling suppress the pressure from Beijia and not send reinforcements?"

Zhong Shengguang asked him: "Leaving aside the pressure from Beijia, which of the two countries, Baling or Xianyou, do you want to attack first?"

"Of course it's Xianyou." He Lingchuan said without hesitation, "Regardless of territory, population, logistics, and combat power, Xianyou is weaker than Baling."

"In a famine, the weak will be eaten. This is an old saying in Panlong Wasteland." Zhong Shengguang pointed at the sand table, "Admiring the strong and bullying the weak is also an old tradition of Baling. If Panlong City must send troops, Baling hopes that the target is not him, and he will probably sacrifice Xianyou."

Baling knew very well that neither he nor Xianyou could defeat Panlong City together, and Beijia could not be relied upon for the time being. So the best way to protect himself was to push one of his companions out to feed the wolves.

After Panlong City conquered Xianyou, it took a long time to digest it.

He Lingchuan thought about the real history. Xianyou had died long ago, but Baling lived until his time.

There are reasons behind this.

"But the situation in war is unpredictable. If our offensive is not strong enough or we run into trouble, Baling may seize the opportunity and turn against us and send troops." He Lingchuan also reminded Zhong Shengguang, "As you said, the king of Baling is a smart man. If he thinks there is an opportunity, he may not sit idly by."

"That's right, so we must attack Xianyou with great force." The teaching stick moved across the sand table, "We must capture the capital of Xianyou with lightning speed, just like we captured Xiqie Kingdom back then."

The main focus is the word "fast".

The only invincible tactic in the world is speed.

He Lingchuan straightened his back and said seriously, "Please give the order, Commander."

Sure enough, there will be gunpowder!

In this wasteland, peace is always short-lived.

If Zhong Shengguang wants to attack Xianyou quickly, he must first make a top-secret and thoughtful deployment. He Lingchuan took a deep breath:

Finally, I can lead the army into the main battlefield!

Zhong Shengguang saw through his thoughts and waved his hand: "Be patient, your battlefield is not in Xianyou."

Huh? He Lingchuan was stunned.

If not in Xianyou, where else could it be!
It was rare for him to show his emotions on his face. Zhong Shengguang couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, your Seymour soldiers are of great use in other ways!"

He Lingchuan calmed himself down and said, "Please give me your instructions."

"I have other information here about Xi Luo."

Panlong City’s home country, Xiluo.

At this point, Zhong Shengguang's smile gradually faded.

"Many years ago, after Xiluo Country broke its promise to Panlong City for the first time, I did two things. One was to send people to infiltrate Xiluo, and the other was to get in touch with old friends in the Xiluo court."

Xiluo State once ordered Panlong City to send elite soldiers back to the country to help in the war, and promised that the people of Panlong City could return home. Zhong Shengguang did so, but Xiluo State broke the promise. After this incident, Zhong Shengguang learned his lesson and never believed in others again.

He wants to have first-hand knowledge of domestic developments.

"You and I both know that our motherland is weak, but Xiluo is now even worse than when the old monarch was in power!" Zhong Shengguang always expressed his anger when he talked about these things. "After Xiluo pledged loyalty to Bejia, Bejia not only sent troops to Xiluo, but also sent a regent."

(End of this chapter)