pertwk Chapter 2187 Take it or not
Chapter 2187 Take it or not
Chapter 2187 Take it or not
"No unusual movement for now." It had only been seven days since King Xiluo's death.
"This is consistent with Bejia's usual style." Zhao Xianhe said, "It will wait and see first, wait for these forces to fight for a few rounds and decide on a few self-proclaimed kings, and then Bejia will decide which one or several to support. This will prolong the war, and it may last for several more years, contributing more nightmare energy to the demons."
Bega was very skilled at sowing discord and creating chaos, and there was no need for him to get involved himself.
Now the Emperor's blood flow is frequent, and the demon is angry. The sudden death of King Xiluo will help Beijia complete the nightmare mission.
From this perspective, "Perhaps, the death of King Xi Luo was also caused by Bega. Anyway, he was useless in the first place."
Beijia helped him to the throne in order to use the name of Xiluo's motherland to cause trouble for Panlong City. However, this King Xiluo was even worse than his father. He was unable to send effective troops to Panlong City. Instead, he consumed a lot of Beijia's material and human resources, and was also involved in two corruption cases.
This strategy is often criticized as a waste of resources in the Lingxu royal court.
In this case, Beijia might as well kill him, create some unrest, and bring more nightmare energy to the demon.
It can be regarded as waste utilization.
Zhong Shengguang shook his head and pointed to the file on the case: "A palace servant pointed out that the sleeping pills that the concubine gave to King Xiluo came from a merchant in Panlong City. Therefore, there are rumors in the capital that we are the mastermind behind King Xiluo's death."
General Nan Ke said loudly: "Those rumors are not important. Lord Zhong, the Xiluo Kingdom has been destroyed, and that piece of land is no longer owned by anyone!"
The Kingdom of Xiluo has been destroyed, and the victims are gone. Who would care who the real murderer is?
Likewise, Panlong City would not care about the identification of such a weak person, nor would it affect its actions.
Everyone's focus was on the second half of General Nan Ke's sentence.
Yes, the territory of the Xiluo Kingdom has already been "pursued by the whole world."
In the past, Panlong City did not attack Xiluo because it was once its "mother country" and the homeland of countless Panlong City people.
Now that this shackle no longer exists, what reason does Panlong City have for not taking action?
Wen Daolun also spoke up: "In the summer of the year before last, a vein of white thallium was discovered in Xiluo. The King of Xiluo was arrogant at the time and offered a high price to neighboring countries. Now that the political situation is in turmoil, the value of this vein has become even more prominent."
In the past two years, who doesn't know that special weapons play a huge role on the battlefield? And white steel is an important material for refining special weapons.
Although white tantalum is not the main material for refining special weapons, it is also an indispensable metal auxiliary material for synthesizing silver manganese and white steel.
Panlong City's territory has expanded several times in recent years, but the raw materials for special weapons are still produced in small quantities and have to be purchased from overseas. Lingshan always uses this to hold Panlong City back.
If the white thallium vein in Xiluo can be seized, Panlong Territory's smelting techniques will be more flexible in the future and the source of weapons will be more sufficient.
This is an important strategic consideration.
He Lingchuan listened quietly.
The later Shen Kingdom also included the territory of Xiluo, so the Baiyan ore vein was naturally within the territory of Shen Kingdom. He Yue had told him that the reserves of this vein were quite rich, and it had not been mined for nearly a hundred years. In the past, it was one of the most important economic sources of Yuan Kingdom.
Several generals also asked for battle: "Sir, the people are calling for it very loudly. The people all hope to regain their homeland. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"Yes, everyone is talking about it, hoping that the Panlong Army will march eastward and take over the old land of Xiluo!"
For many years, Panlong Wasteland was Xiluo's territory. They would always issue decrees and scold us, and yell at us; now we have a chance to turn the tables and turn Xiluo into Panlong City's territory!
Just thinking about it this way, everyone from the soldiers to the common people felt so happy.
This kind of feeling of being proud, this kind of change of fortune, wow!
It is natural that the people are willing to fight and support Panlong City in sending troops.
Xu Shichu, the dean of Shumin Academy, said, "It has not been long since the rebellion in Xiluo State took place, and Beijia is not in a hurry to take action. Why don't we wait for it to settle down?"
General Nan Ke disagreed: "What's the point of waiting?"
"It's rare that Panlong City hasn't been at war in the past few years. The economy is booming and the people are getting richer. The Emperor's blood is flowing frequently, so it's best to develop peacefully and not start a war lightly." Xu Shichu said, "The outside world is complicated, Panlong should focus on 'internal stability'."
He Lingchuan glanced at Xu Shichu.
President Xu rarely takes the initiative to express his views at such military meetings, but today was a bit unusual.
Is there any inside story behind this?
So He Lingchuan did not express his opinion either.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, the seven or eight generals, including Menban, also calmed down and said nothing.
"It is at a time when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is surging, so it is even more necessary for us to expand our territory. More territory and more people mean more spiritual energy, more production, and more wealth!" General Nan Ke argued, "Why are we able to develop so well now? It is because we have taken over the Maohe Plain and many territories. If we only guarded the Panlong Wasteland like before, how could we be so prosperous today?"
Many people nodded in agreement.
The gradual rise of Panlong City did indeed begin when they moved eastward to conquer the Jintao Kingdom and secure the Maohe Plain.
The Maohe Plain is not only fertile, but also leads to the sea, which makes Panlong City's external connections rich and colorful.
Similarly, Xiluo also has other seaports and is connected to other countries.
"If our Panlong City takes over Xiluo, the area of our territory will almost double, and we can rival the big countries." General Nan Ke added, "What's more, the land of Xiluo has always been much stronger than the Panlong Wasteland."
Xiluo's terrain is mainly plains and small hills, with only three-tenths of mountains. How could it not be stronger than the original Panlong Wasteland? If it weren't for the years of war, how could Xiluo have fallen to the point of being weak and hungry?
Xu Shichu half-heartedly refused to give in: "The Xiluo Kingdom has just started to change. If we jump in now, we don't know how long it will take. War is a quagmire, and everyone here should have felt it deeply. If you really want to fight, why not wait until the situation in Xiluo becomes clear, and then we can take action."
Without waiting for General Nan Ke to speak, he continued:
"Don't forget that Xiluo is right next to Bega to the east. Will it sit back and watch us take over Xiluo comfortably and smoothly?"
No one responded, but everyone knew the answer was no.
The feud between the two sides has long been serious.
"They will definitely take this opportunity to drag Panlong City into the vortex of war again and prevent us from developing properly. If we rush over now, I'm afraid we will fall into their trap."
Just as Zhao Xianhe was about to speak, Zhong Shengguang raised his hand.
The place suddenly became quiet, and everyone was waiting for the leader to speak.
"I know you are all very excited. Since Xiluo is an ownerless land, anyone can take it. Why can't Panlong City take it?"
All the generals nodded, this is the truth.
(End of this chapter)