RPAGF Chapter 7209 Why is it like this?
Chapter 7209 Why is it like this?
Chapter 7209 Why is it like this?
"Hey, now that you mention it, it really does seem like the Xuanxiang Formation outside. I felt something was off before, but I just didn't realize it." Zhu Ling looked down at it after hearing this. At this stage, there are very few officers who can deploy the Xuanxiang Formation on the battlefield, but there are still many who recognize it. After all, after the Northern Frontier, Chen Xi compiled the information and taught it to officers at all levels.
"Do you have a complete map of the outer defense line? Let me see it," Xu Shu said to Zhu Ling.
"We don't really have that, strategist. We've only done some repairs on the outer defense line; we don't have any detailed construction plans or anything like that." Zhu Ling shook her head. "But since we know it's the Xuanxiang Formation, we can walk around the city wall twice tomorrow morning at dawn and compare the results. We should be able to figure out what the effect is, since these formations are all static and don't change much."
Xu Shu nodded upon hearing this, without saying much. However, based on his previous conversation with Yu Jin, Xu Shu had a vague idea of what was going on. But whether the result was his guess or not, he would have to wait until he had read the entire Xuan Xiang tomorrow before he could make a judgment.
After inspecting the city wall, Xu Shu went back to rest. The next morning, as soon as it was light, Xu Shu hurried to the city wall to inspect it again. After walking around, Xu Shu was basically certain that the Xuanxiang was prepared for Lu Su to enhance Lu Su's spiritual talent.
Although it's not as powerful as the Xuanxiang that was built in East Africa, capable of influencing regional celestial phenomena, considering that Baloyajia also has enough super-model cloud energy to input from the outside and strengthen the Xuanxiang, the effect it can unleash when combined with Lu Su's spiritual talent is still quite terrifying.
"Zhongtai, I'll have to trouble you to help me guard the rear. I can't let you stay on the front line." Xu Shu smiled and bowed to Sun Guan. His relationship with Sun Guan was alright. Well, apart from Yu Jin, Xu Shu had pretty good relationships with the other officers.
"Where is such a saying? Only by securing the rear can we fight with greater peace of mind. To calculate defeat before victory is the right way. When General Yu spoke so eloquently in the government office, I felt there was a slight problem, but I didn't expect that now that Military Advisor Xu has brought it up, I realize where the problem lies." Sun Guan said with a smile. Securing the rear means that if Oswin doesn't attack, the merit won't be much, but it doesn't matter. He, Sun Guan, is already a marquis and has no hope of promotion. It's good to leave some merit for others.
"I need you to take stock of the three thousand sturdy shield guards who can walk on water." Seeing the expression on Sun Guan's face, Xu Shu was certain that the other party didn't care that he had pulled him out of the main force, so he made the arrangements to Sun Guan with relative peace of mind.
"Six thousand men in total, right? Military Advisor Xu, don't worry. I'll select some elites from headquarters and other units. Even if we encounter tough opponents, we can hold them off." Seeing the worry on Xu Shu's face, Sun Guan immediately said that he also had some connections. He would select the men first, and he would definitely be able to find some elites, so Xu Shu didn't need to worry so much.
"Then I'll leave it to Zhongtai. I'll go see General Yu again." Xu Shu nodded to Sun Guan and said that he needed to see Yu Jin again; there were some things he needed to explain.
Sun Guan expressed his understanding and then quickly left, while Xu Shu rushed to Yu Jin's side. At this time, Yu Jin was devouring an Indian sacred cow. When he saw Xu Shu arrive, although the two did not have a very good relationship, he would not stop others from eating when he was eating. He quickly asked the guards to serve Xu Shu a portion as well.
"General, after I leave, will the Marquis of Dongcheng take my place?" Xu Shu asked Yu Jin directly, even before the guards had served the meat.
"Yes." Yu Jin nodded and said without any intention of hiding anything. He and Xu Shu had some problems cooperating, so it was better to find a strategist who could cooperate well with him. In such a big battle, Yu Jin himself was not very at ease without a reliable strategist.
Furthermore, given the current situation, Yu Jin felt it was best to bring Lu Su out and let him see for himself what he had done and how much impact it had, before figuring out how to resolve these issues. What was the point of staying cooped up in Huashi City or Varanasi?
Although the imperial edict issued by Chang'an exiled Lu Su, after arriving at the Ganges River, he could only stay in Pataliputra and Varanasi and could not go out freely. Every time he went out, he needed to give a very detailed explanation, just like the so-called high-ranking officials in later times were confined.
In essence, Lu Su was imprisoned, but because of his high rank, he was protected as long as he did not leave the city. He was essentially no different from before.
To put it bluntly, if Lu Su had been willing to leave the confinement, no one would have pursued the matter. No matter what, Chen Xi wouldn't have pursued the matter according to the law just because Lu Su left Huashi City or Brahma without reporting it. What a joke! Is Chen Xi that kind of person?
Chen Xi even hoped that Lu Su would do something productive, but in reality, Lu Su had done nothing since his exile. He just spent time with his wife on the Ganges River and took his son for walks around the city. He hadn't done anything productive at all.
Yu Jin was aware of this, so he thought he could help Lu Su out.
Confinement is nothing to a general of Yu Jin's rank. If I, Yu Jin, were to bring Lu Su out of Huashi City, what could the people of Chang'an say? What would they say? What a joke! What could they possibly say? I, Yu Jin, knew nothing about Lu Su's confinement. You think I should have known? The imperial edict didn't come to me. What would I know? I just came to see my old friend. I noticed he was in a bad mood, a bit depressed, so I took him out for a walk.
Do I, Yu Jin, not even have this much face?
"Lord of Dongcheng, may I leave Huashi City?" Xu Shu asked, his brows furrowed.
“It’s true that the matter is serious, but Yuanzhi, please remember this: the three horizontal and five vertical routes must pass through Zijing’s doorstep. That’s reality. You can say that Zijing lost his temper, that Zijing lost, that Zijing really courted death, but Zijing is still Zijing, a brother.” Yu Jin said very seriously, “So the imperial edict is an imperial edict. What trapped Zijing was never the imperial edict, but rather that Zijing fully understood what he had done, so Zijing himself was unwilling to come out.”
If Lu Su were willing to step forward and take over some of the work related to the Ganges, Zhong Yao would have to step aside. It's that simple. Lu Su fell from power, not died. As long as he was alive, even if he had fallen, his rank would still be higher than that of a regional governor.
Do you even know what it means to be Chen Xi's right and left hands? Even though you fought with Chen Xi, you only slapped his head with your hand. What business is it of yours?
"Is that so? So, from the very beginning until now, it's been the Marquis of Dongcheng who couldn't get past his conscience? Does he really not know what he's done?" Xu Shu frowned and asked Yu Jin, finding it unbelievable. With Lu Su's intelligence, could he really not know? What a joke.
“He can’t get over his mental block, so he’s been staying there and can’t get out. But it’s not that he doesn’t know what he’s done. On the contrary, after being on the Ganges for so long, he should be fully aware of the magnitude of what he’s done. And the more he knows the magnitude of what he’s done, the harder it is for him to get out of it. That’s the most troublesome thing.” Yu Jin sighed and said, “So I just dragged him out and made him come over to see for himself. He can also help me stop Oswin. That’s the simplest way to make amends.”
“He might not be able to come,” Xu Shu said, shaking his head. “I’m still here, and the situation in Ganges hasn’t reached that point yet. The biggest problem with him being trapped in his inner turmoil is that he can’t solve the problem if he comes out. If he doesn’t come out, the situation I’m facing is actually the same.”
“You’re still arguing with me about not listening to my advice,” Yu Jin said with a half-smile. “Yuanzhi, you can’t be my strategist. My time as the commander-in-chief of the Ganges is limited, and I’ll probably only have this one battle to go. But you’re different. No one can compete with you. If you’re not my strategist, then being the strategist of Big Beard is actually the best choice.”
Xu Shu seemed to be deep in thought, then squinted at Yu Jin, feeling that Yu Jin had a longer-term perspective on this matter than he had.
“Your suggestion is correct, but bringing Zijing here is actually the best option at this stage. If Zijing can’t see the lord and Zichuan, he’ll be stuck in this for the rest of his life. And right now, the lord and Zichuan are unlikely to take the initiative to see Zijing,” Yu Jin said helplessly.
"As for the Ganges River matter, it has already come to this point. Rather than keeping Zijing trapped there, I think it would be better to let Zijing come out and contribute his remaining energy. He has to clean up the mess he made, and that can't be wrong," Yu Jin said frankly. "And Zijing, who is caught up in guilt, can't come out, because as you said, everything can be resolved without Zijing."
"You directly ordered someone to arrest the Marquis of Dongcheng?" Xu Shu exclaimed upon hearing this. In his view, it was impossible for Lu Su to come, because the situation in the Ganges was too chaotic. Lu Su's arrival would not solve any problems, and what would be the point of Lu Su coming out if he couldn't solve any problems? Wouldn't he just be occupying a position? Given Lu Su's current mindset, would he still do such a thing?
On the contrary, Yu Jin didn't care about anything else, nor did he care about Lu Su's mood. He grabbed Lu Su and said that the current situation was that he had no strategist. Lu Su had to be his servant. With the help of the Xuanxiang of Prayaga and Lu Su's spiritual talent, cold rain kept falling during the cool season of the Ganges. It would be a miracle if Oswin could conquer Prayaga.
Given the environment around the Ganges, coupled with the abnormal climate, the temperature was already quite high, around 15 or 16 degrees Celsius. With Lu Su's spiritual talent and the Xuanxiang amplification of his spiritual talent, it would probably drop to 4 or 5 degrees Celsius. With this temperature and the humid air, frankly speaking, given the environment around the Ganges, the Kushan veterans simply couldn't fight.
To put it bluntly, Yu Jin's strategy wasn't to fight Oswin to the death, but to stall for time, and with this tactic, he could easily drag things out for three or four months.
In fact, the reason it can only be delayed for three or four months is because the supply of supermodel cloud energy is insufficient, not because of the problem with this strategy.
This tactic is not about fighting strength, but about logistics. To put it bluntly, Yu Jin completely looked down on Oswin's logistics. He believed in Oswin's command ability, but he did not believe that Oswin could produce hundreds of thousands of cotton-padded clothes. What a joke! With the climate of the Kushan Empire, if Oswin could prepare so many cotton-padded clothes in advance, then his logistics would have to be handled by Chen Xi!
Only a logistics expert like Chen Xi would stockpile supplies regardless of whether they are needed or not. Other logistics managers would at least have to consider things like costs.
Instead of fighting Oswin to the death, simply stalling for time was, in Yu Jin's view, the best option. If they delayed, Liu Bei would arrive, and then Yu Jin would drag Lu Su to see Liu Bei. Would Liu Bei really ignore Lu Su? What a joke! At the very least, he would have to say a few words of greeting, and such a greeting would definitely involve reprimanding him for what happened back then. Then, in a fit of anger, Liu Bei would definitely make Lu Su clean up the mess.
To reiterate, Lu Su was undoubtedly the top civil official in his time. If Liu Bei entrusted Lu Su with cleaning up the mess on the Ganges, he would certainly have given Lu Su authority. If he couldn't be the chief steward of the Han Dynasty, being the chief steward of the Ganges was also an option.
In addition, this option has also helped many old brothers solve their problems. After all, when it comes to development and construction, without a top-notch operator, who can feel at ease?
It is quite obvious that Lu Su was an excellent domestic affairs manager.
So with this whole arrangement, many problems were solved, and Lu Su no longer needed to continue his self-exile and self-blame. People still need to do some work, and the high-intensity work made it impossible for him to think about these things. All the problems were solved.
“No, that’s not it,” Yu Jin said, shaking his head.
“If we don’t bring him here, how will he come over? He’s still trapped in his mental prison.” Xu Shu had no complaints about Lu Su coming to serve as Yu Jin’s strategist. Even if Yu Jin hadn’t said those things, Xu Shu felt that Lu Su was absolutely qualified as a strategist. Even he himself might not be better than Lu Su in terms of strategist skills. Moreover, once Lu Su came over, he would definitely do his best!
“If I really wanted to arrest him, I would have just done so when I passed through Huashi City. What could Lu Zijing possibly do to me? I could have gotten him drunk, carried him, thrown him into a cart, and once he was in the military camp, would I have let him leave?” Yu Jin said irritably. “It’s precisely because we can’t do that that it’s so troublesome. I had this idea before, but it’s not easy to handle.”
"No, General Yu, given the current situation of the Marquis of Dongcheng, if you don't arrest him directly, no matter how you ask him, he won't come. In his mind, my presence here is enough. Should I go and invite him?" Xu Shu said helplessly. In his opinion, Yu Jin was somewhat careless. If Lu Su could break through his mental barrier, he would come on his own. But he couldn't break through at all! What's the use of sending someone to invite him?
"I sent someone with Zichuan's token," Yu Jin revealed.
Xu Shu was practically asking himself a question mark. Holy crap, how dare you do this?
"General Yu, what is the token you brought?" Xu Shu quickly asked, feeling that Yu Jin was going to go too far in this matter.
"It's the jade folding fan that Zichuan often uses. I borrowed it from Zichuan before." Yu Jin sensed Xu Shu's eagerness and looked at Xu Shu with some confusion.
"Damn, are all the tokens fake?" Xu Shu was completely dumbfounded, his entire demeanor turning into that of a street thug, lost in a state of utter speechlessness.
"The token isn't necessarily fake. Although I took it from Zichuan, I couldn't have taken it if Zichuan hadn't agreed. That guy is very smart. I chatted with him about this and that the other day, and he actually understood what I wanted to do. He didn't stop me, which basically meant he agreed, but he couldn't ask for it." Yu Jin said calmly. "However, the fan was lost, so I picked it up."
"General Yu, that fan was left by Marquis Chen as a safety net for you!" Xu Shu was dumbfounded. How could you dare to send someone to take that thing to Lu Su?
Yu Jin was confused and looked at Xu Shu with great curiosity. No, this thing isn't meant to prove that besides me, Yu Jin, Chen Xi has also tacitly approved of it. You'd better get out and do your job.
"This fan should have been shown to Zijing after you forcibly brought him out!" Xu Shu was furious and had forgotten about respectful titles. Well, in his street-smart persona, he didn't care about such things. It was only when he was a strategist that he would act refined and elegant, like a scholar with a feather fan and a turban, for the sake of his so-called image. But now he was numb to it!
"Is that so?" Yu Jin looked at Xu Shu, puzzled, while Xu Shu felt utterly exhausted.
"Quickly send someone to chase after him and see if they can catch him. Then have your men bring the Marquis of Dongcheng here directly," Xu Shu suggested. There was nothing more to say now that things had come to this.
"Well, judging by Li Ping's speed, he should have already met Zi Jing by now," Yu Jin said with a dry laugh. He didn't think Lu Su would refuse, after all, he had written a letter and even sent Li Ping with a token. Lu Su shouldn't refuse, right?
“He will refuse, because this action is worse than just arresting him. In his eyes, this action is just a repetition of what happened back then.” Xu Shu said with some weariness. He had no choice. When he was on patrol earlier, he vaguely guessed that Lu Su would come. When he talked with Yu Jin, he also felt that it was safe. With Lu Su and the arrangements outside, plus the main force of Prayaga, the Han Dynasty should have no problem defending this place. After all, no matter how amazing the logistics of the Kushan Empire were, they could not produce hundreds of thousands of cotton clothes.
By creating this time gap, once Oswin has resolved the issue, Liu Bei should arrive.
Therefore, regardless of the outcome, this strategy is definitely the best way to stall for time. As a result of Yu Jin's actions, Lu Su is probably already suffering from PTSD. He hadn't gotten over his mental block to begin with, and he felt that his presence was useless, so he didn't want to come anymore.
In Huashi City, after Lu Su finished speaking in Liping, he accepted the jade folding fan handed to him and fell into silence. Chen Zichuan, you know everything, you have calculated everything, right? But if you have calculated everything, why are you like this?
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