Throne of Vientiane Civilization

Although Yan Sheng wished he could immediately tear off the traitor Long Potian's head and use it as a chamber pot, the preparations for a large-scale expedition would always take some time.

This also allowed Xie Liancheng to successfully find an opportunity to pass the news to Zhou Xu.

This is also a major event for Zhou Xu. Once he takes action, 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 the news 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 first asked his subordinates to discuss and express their thoughts, so as to train them and improve their ability to think independently.

After listening to their king's words, the generals below thought for a while, and as always, Shi Lei was the first to speak.

Although Shi Lei is cautious by nature, he also knows that their king is training them at this moment, and it doesn't matter if they say something wrong at this time, he is afraid not to say it.

"Your Majesty, could this be a trap?"

Zhou Xu understood what Shi Lei meant. Shi Lei felt that the other party was deliberately pretending to send troops to quell the rebellion, luring them to send troops, and then suddenly counterattack and severely injuring them.

Zhou Xu shook his head at this idea.

"We don't rule out the possibility, but the move itself doesn't make much sense."

While talking, Zhou Xu explained the reason in detail.

"The centaur troops headed by Drogo have been operating around Blackstone City. The opponent's large troop mobilization will definitely not escape their eyes."

"There are currently over three thousand troops in Black Rock City at most. If the large army leaves the city and we capture Black Rock City and occupy the city, what will happen even if the other party counterattacks?"

"Of course, the other side can also choose to intercept us before we capture the city, but then they can't be too far away from Blackstone City, otherwise they won't be able to make enough time. But if they are too close, they won't be able to escape Drogo's detection."

At this point, this possibility has basically been concluded.

Just like Zhou Xu said, this move itself doesn't make much sense.

This also made Shi Lei frown even more.

"Your Majesty, according to this statement, does Yan Sheng really want to lead troops to suppress the rebellion? He doesn't want Black Rock City anymore? This is too stupid!"

At this moment, Silk, who was standing by the side, couldn't help but make a sound.

Although Hilke's identity now is just the captain of Zhou Xu's personal soldiers, he also has generals and will definitely lead the army in the future.

Therefore, Zhou Xu would also ask Silk to join in this discussion.

In the meeting hall, as soon as Silke said these words, even Bai Tu, who had been silent the whole time, couldn't help but nod in agreement.

By then, unless they don't move, it will be a certainty that Black Rock City falls into their hands.

On the one hand, you have to risk losses to capture Xishan City or Anling City, and on the other hand, you have to defend Blackstone City with almost no risk.

In the eyes of all the generals present, everyone knew how to choose this multiple-choice question.

Can the other party make the wrong choice like this? Was he really blinded by anger?

Listening to the results of the discussion among his subordinates, Zhou Xu's face showed no joy or sadness, and he just asked calmly...

"Do you have any other ideas?"

After seeing that everyone present was silent, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on the animal skin map in the middle of 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 based on it for reference.

Picking up the slender wooden stick that looked like a pointer, Zhou Xu clicked on the mark on the map that symbolized 'Black Rock City'.

"Although this matter revolves around Black Rock City, and it also talks about whether to abandon Black Rock City and send troops to quell the rebellion, the subsequent impact will be on the entire pattern here, so when you are thinking about the problem, you should not If you are only obsessed with a black stone city, you should habitually open your mind wider and think further."

After briefly speaking to them, Zhou Xu began to change the topic to the matter at hand.

"According to the results of your discussion just now, it is too stupid to send troops to quell the rebellion at the risk of losing 100% of Black Rock City. On the contrary, continuing to sit in Black Rock City will be more stable and avoid casualties of soldiers and resource consumption, right? "

"yes."

Everyone nodded.

Seeing this, Zhou Xu continued to talk...

"But in my opinion, regardless of whether Yan Sheng was blinded by anger or not, this move alone, although risky, is not that stupid."

"You guys need to understand that there is another incident in this intelligence, that is, Anling City was captured by the rebels, and at the same time, Long Potian, the defender of Anling City, surrendered to the rebels!"

"..."

Shi Lei and the others had to admit that after listening to the information, their thoughts were indeed focused on Yan Sheng's actions, and they did not seem to be particularly concerned about this piece of information.

In other words, they have thought about it but don't think there is any problem.

Now that their king specifically pointed it out, this made Shi Lei and the others think a little more.

Then Bai Tu, who was sitting below, his eyes lit up.

"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 that he had just lost his composure. After coughing dryly, he spoke in a deep voice...

"The key point here is that the tyrant has a traitorous general under his command! And this traitorous general 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 talking.

After receiving Zhou Xu's affirmation, Bai Tu, who was still a little nervous at first, now felt at ease.

"Now, apart from Long Zhantian, who has died in the battle, the Four Dragon Generals are now left with Long Potian, Long Aotian and Long Xiaotian, who are respectively stationed in the border cities on the other three sides."

"And now, due to the situation, the tyrant and the three thousand troops in his hands are temporarily trapped in Black Rock City, unable to move. This has largely led to the decline in his control over the cities under his command."

"From Long Potian's betrayal, we can see the other party's thoughts to some extent, that is, the other party already thinks that the situation is over."

"Under this situation, if the tyrant does nothing, there is no guarantee that Long Aotian and Long Xiaotian can continue to remain loyal to him. If they follow Long Potian's example and rebel, or simply stand on their own, then he It’s completely over.”

"So the tyrant must do something now. The best way is to kill the traitor Long Potian, so as to frighten the other two generals on the edge of the town and let them know the consequences of betrayal! At the same time, he can also use this to show himself And the strength to counter rebellion!”

Shi Lei and the others had never experienced a 'traitor general', but Bai Tu was different. When the Wei Kingdom was about to fall, he had seen many kinds of traitors who took advantage of the situation.

This experience allowed him to react quickly at this moment.

After hearing this, Zhou Xu smiled and agreed.

"You are right about the traitor general, but there is one thing you haven't mentioned yet."

Bai Tu was stunned for a moment, then respectfully expressed...

"Please give me some advice, Your Majesty!"