Repugnant Gateway

Chapter 624 – Daylight

Chen Zhongxu looked at An Zheng, as if he wanted to see the young man’s heart. However, he discovered that he could not see through those deep eyes. It did not seem like the depth that a young person should have, as if he had experienced many sorrows that no one else had.

“Why?”

Chen Zhongxu asked.

“You are not a fool. You should know the importance of the location of Fire Beacon City. You should also know the threat of those hundred thousand thugs.”

“And the people?”

An Zheng asked.

Chen Zhongxu was slightly startled: “What do you mean?”

An Zheng sat up straight and said seriously: “Don’t worry about me following Your Highness out, just talk about Fire Beacon City. How could His Highness not know about the reputation of Fire Beacon City in the Southwest? Where would the logistics supply come from when the army went out to war? Holy See? ”

An Zheng said: “From Jinling to the Southwest border, it is no less than twenty thousand kilometers. If the supply line was that long, how much energy would be consumed? It had been almost a year since the trip from Jinling to the Southwest. Thus, the supply could only be obtained from the local area. What kind of attitude did the prefectural city have towards Fire Beacon City? What was the attitude of the people towards Fire Beacon City? If His Highness had accepted those hundreds of thousands of criminals, would he still be counting on the citizens to willingly assist the army in the southern expedition? ”

Chen Zhongxu frowned slightly: “But those are hundreds of thousands of soldiers with very strong fighting strength.”

“No, they’re not soldiers.”

An Zheng said: “It is already a habit for them to not be restrained. Does Your Highness really think that they are obedient because of the imperial court? Would they rush forward to kill the enemy with a single order from His Highness? Those people were not soldiers with powerful combat abilities. They were just a group of unstable factors. If we were to start a war, His Royal Highness would want to use them to fight with the enemy, which would mean that he would have already lost half of the battle. ”

Chen Zhongxu’s brows relaxed a little. Suddenly, he felt that his thoughts had indeed become superficial.

Not only him, he felt that even his father Chen Wunuo had thought of him a little superficially. Both he and his father considered matters from a vantage point. They considered things from the perspective of the army, officials, and others. The only thing they did not think about was the local people. After An Zheng reminded him, he finally understood … The people of Fire Beacon City would oppress this place for a day and a half. At that time, would the people of this place, whether they were officials or officials, be willing to provide supplies to their enemies?

If the grudges were divided into different levels, then the people of the Southwest would not necessarily hate the people of the small countries to the south. They hated the people of Fire Beacon City even more. This was indeed a factor that made him unstable. He could explode at any time.

“So?”

“Local stability, that is to say, the stability of the rear regions after the great army leaves for war.”

An Zheng said calmly: “If the first step of Your Highness sending troops were to destroy Fire Beacon City, at that time, the citizens would be elated, and they would naturally be respectful to Your Highness. At that time, if everyone was together with Da Xi’s invincible elite army, how hard would it be to defeat those small countries? “Even if the west side of Sichuan is a Buddhist country, the land of Sichuan is in danger. With only thirty to fifty thousand elite soldiers to guard the mountain pass, the Buddhist army will not be able to make it.”

“Moreover, I’m guessing that whether it’s the Golden Tooth Nation, the Ou Fan Nation, or the Night Woman Nation, none of them would directly send troops to help those small countries. At most, they would just contribute money and goods. In terms of wealth, will Da Xi lose? ”

“Not to mention the Golden Tooth Country and the Ou Fan Country, the soldiers of the two countries are only worth three to five hundred thousand. Night Woman Country was the strongest in the southwest and had millions of soldiers. However, Night Woman Country was obviously influenced even more by the culture of the Central Plains. Regardless of whether they were from the imperial government to the lives of the commoners, they had always been studying in the Central Plains. With sucowerful ally placed right there, His Highness didn’t want to fight for it, instead, he wanted to fight for it with more than a hundred thousand people from Fire Beacon City. If we can pull the Night Woman Country over, then this nation will be able to intimidate five to six of the small Buddhist nations west of Sichuan. ”

Chen Zhongxu listened very seriously, and did not interrupt An Zheng. It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about it, but he felt that handing over the position of ally to Nightingale waisk. Now that he thought about it, however, he realized that Night Woman Country was even more stable than Fire Beacon City.

“One more thing.”

An Zheng said: “And the most important thing is that I have already told you about the inner world. If nothing unexpected happened, Fire Beacon City would already be controlled by the people of the inner world. It would not be excessive for the person called Emperor Zhuo Qingdi to say that he was resourceful, and that this person was extremely scheming. He had taken control of Fire Beacon City a step earlier and then colluded with the Buddhist country and the Southwest Country. At that time, the people of Fire Beacon City would suddenly launch an attack in the middle of the army and oveundred thousand criminals would stab the back of the army. A million of the Great Western Bear Soldiers were buried in the Southwest. “His Highness’ personal honor and disgrace is small. When the southwest falls, the prefecture of Sichuan will all return to the enemy kingdom. The Da Xi has lost her granary and treasury …”

An Zheng glanced at Chen Zhongxu: “The consequences can be imagined. The first thing the people of inner world wanted to do was destroy Da Xi, they would do anything they wanted. So it’s better for His Highness to think about it a bit more, and then make his decision. ”

An Zheng got up and walked over to his own residence: “I killed His Highness’ important subject. If His Highness wants to blame someone, I’m right there.”

When the voice came, An Zheng had already pushed open the door and entered the house.

Huangfu Qing said with some hostility: “Your Highness, this person is too disrespectful to you.”

Chen Zhongxu laughed as he shook his head, “There are two types of disrespect, and one is the kind that is truly disrespectful. The other kind is disrespectful, but they are always thinking for me. You said that he disrespected me, and there was even a feeling of treating me like an idiot in his words. However … “What he said makes sense.”

Chen Zhongxu looked at Xie Fubo, “Mister Xie, what do you think?”

Xie Fubo smiled. “Your subordinate’s view is the same as your highness’.”

“Sly.”

Chen Zhongxu stood up and stretched his body: “I haven’t slept all night, I’m a little tired … Huangfu Haoyue, come with me. Mister Xie, rest early as well. After staying in East Pavilion City for one more day, we’ll head south directly and send a report to Holy See. Say that I’m not going to Jinling, and I’ll head straight to the Southwest borders to inspect the armaments and organize the armies. ”

Xie Fubo was stunned for a moment. “But, His Majesty’s decree is for you to enter the capital …”

“No, His Majesty’s decree is for me to fight, and to win greatly. “Tell the Temple General Ning Xiu, who is leading my troops to the south, that the army will arrive at the southern border within 30 days. If I eat for a day, I will use his head as a sacrifice.”

“But Your Highness, Ning Xiu is a Temple General, if she’s really too late …”

“He’s not an idiot. Even if he doesn’t agree with me, he wouldn’t dare to challenge me.”

Chen Zhongxu said as he walked, “What Your Majesty wants to see is not the submissive attitude that I have towards him after entering the capital. Moreover, the more things he tells me after entering the capital, the more constraints I will have. Now that I don’t even want Fire Beacon City, how can I go to the capital and ask for permission? “We’ll talk about it after it’s extinguished, and then, we’ll hand over the imperial report.”

He pushed open the door and entered. Huangfu Qing followed with a slightly blushing face.

In another room, An Zheng looked at Da Da Ye who was sitting in front of him and said: “We are leaving here as soon as it is daylight. I will bring you to Jinling as soon as possible. It had to be said that this was a good opportunity for the Tsukiko and Da Xi to form an alliance. Da Xi was going to attack the southern border. The next step was to attack the western border … Therefore, before the peace of the southern border, the western border was relatively calm. However, what Chen Wunuo is most worried about is that the west side will take advantage of the chaos to the south side. If you represent the Tsukiko in the alliance at this time, Chen Wunuo will be tempted. ”

Da Da Ye said with an ‘oh’, his expression was clearly a little dejected. “So … If there is a conclusion to the matters of the Alliance, the gathering between us will also reach its end. ”

An Zheng was slightly stunned, he did not expect Dada Ye to think of this. Men and women would never be the same. Women’s thoughts were more complicated, more delicate, and more important than men’s. Da Da Ye liked the current days and wished that he could live on like this endlessly. Even if he was only his master, and she was only a willful disciple.

However, the moment they entered the Jinling and saw Chen Wunuo, all the beautiful things would disappear. An Zheng would return to his world, and Da Da Ye would also return to his world. Perhaps from that moment on, their two worlds no longer intersected.

An Zheng did not know what to say, and only said after a moment of silence: “We are not in a hurry with these things. If you … If you really don’t want to go back, you must at least let your mother know and not let her worry about you. ”

“Will she really worry about me?”

Dada Ye shook his head, “When she sent me out, she actually already decided to give up on me in her heart. She is a good king, but she will never be a good mother. ”

An Zheng patted Da Da Ye’s shoulder: “It’s already getting late, and there’s still more than two hours until daybreak. You don’t have to think too much about these things. Rest well, I will bid farewell to Chen Zhongxu after dawn. If I guess correctly, he shouldn’t be planning to head to the capital anymore … but went directly to the southwest. ”

“Why?”

Dada Ye asked in confusion, “Aren’t we entering the capital?”

“He has already made up his mind. As long as he wants to use force against Fire Beacon City, he cannot delay them. Once the news of Zhuge Dangdang’s death reached back before him, it would be difficult to move Fire Beacon City again. If Zhuge Dangdang is dead, those people will be wary and afraid. They will either unite against the imperial government or immediately scatter. ”

Dada Ye sighed, “You men have too many thoughts, I can’t keep up. Now that I know how unfit I am for the throne, I don’t think about anything at all. I can also experience some of my mother’s hardships. In such a large country, there is no one who can truly help her. ”

An Zheng took the blanket and covered his up, then rubbed it on her forehead: “Thinking about this means that you really have grown up, but now is the time for you to sleep. Obediently close your eyes and go to sleep. You still have to hurry on your way when day breaks. ”

Dada Ye: “If … If I don’t close my eyes, won’t it be daylight? ”

An Zheng was stunned, and his heart ached for no reason.

He knew it was impossible, but he couldn’t say it. It would be light, of course, whether she closed her eyes or not.