RPAGF Chapter 7202 Big Trouble is Coming
Chapter 7202 Big Trouble is Coming
Chapter 7202 Big Trouble is Coming
When Guo Jia and Chen Xi received the secret document, they both had somewhat blank expressions, because they could roughly guess what kind of secret report the Ganges could send over.
“It seems Oswin has finally made his move.” Chen Xi said to Guo Jia while disassembling the secret document. “After holding back for so long, it seems he has finally gathered all the cards in his hand. I wonder what the situation will be like this time.”
"Actually, the difference won't be too big. The Kushans only have so many cards in their hand. The only problem is probably who can play to their full potential, and whether we can perform at our best in our current state," Guo Jia said calmly, then he and Chen Xi opened the secret letter together.
The urgent intelligence from the Ganges consisted of only a few sentences: Oswin had led the main Kushan forces into battle. Of course, the army had not yet arrived at the front lines; it had only begun a large-scale mobilization of troops and was adjusting its support routes in several directions.
"It seems that he has indeed become the commander of a large army, and the size of his forces has reached its previous peak." Chen Xi looked at Guo Jia and sighed. "This is probably the strongest opponent the Han Dynasty has faced on the Ganges. Perhaps he is not as strong as the previous ones in terms of command, but he has surpassed all his previous opponents in terms of conviction and the recognition he has gained from his teammates."
In terms of ability, Rahul, Arvind, Altay, and others are definitely no weaker than Oswin now, and may even be better. However, Rahul cannot gain the trust of his superiors and teammates, so he has the ability but cannot use it. Arvind himself has mental deficiencies, so the upper limit of what he can do is actually limited. Altay is simply too old and has little fighting power. He can only stall for time.
Oswin is completely different from the guys mentioned above. He may not be as strong as them now, but he has no flaws. His beliefs are absolutely the strongest, and it's impossible for Vasudeva I not to believe in him now. It's a choice he had no other option. His teammates also have absolute trust in Oswin, which is not only based on his abilities but also on their recognition of Oswin's personal character.
To put it bluntly, without Oswin, Urdu would definitely not be on the front lines now, and Kusroy would probably have found a place to rebel. Oswin's existence, in a way, gave these people new possibilities.
"Sigh, we're in deep trouble this time. The Kushans have already started making moves. Although it may still take some time before the actual fighting begins, they've already started." Chen Xi simply shattered the secret letter and said with a sigh.
"Isn't this about the same time we estimated?" Guo Jia said with a light laugh, not feeling that this matter was anything to be upset about. They had estimated before that Oswin would definitely take action after the New Year, and now the timing is exactly as they estimated, isn't it? What is there to worry about?
"Yes, it's about what we estimated," Chen Xi said, sounding somewhat weary.
To be honest, it was quite close, and it was indeed the new year, but Oswin started making his move right after the new year, before some of the Kushan elites had even returned to Kushan. To be honest, it was somewhat unexpected.
"He's very confident, only giving the Han Dynasty one New Year's celebration." Chen Xi sighed and said, "Be prepared, the Kushans might come up with some funny tricks this time."
"Over the years, the only thing that can truly be considered troublesome is the supermodel cloud aura. The others all have their own drawbacks, or they are just easy to kill on first sight. Against a unit like the Shield Guard with a very high margin for error, most of the moves are just so-so." Guo Jia was quite open-minded. He had already foreseen some things, and now he was just waiting for them to happen.
“The initial encounter with the killer is quite troublesome in the current situation,” Chen Xi said with a sigh. “Let’s go, pack up and head to the government office. There’s nothing much going on right now, let’s go together. Lord Xuande should have already received the secret report.”
"Indeed, given the situation, we must prepare as soon as possible," Guo Jia nodded and said.
The two went out together and got into the car. When they arrived at the Executive Yuan, they found that the Executive Yuan was completely empty.
"Tsk, it's rare that the two of us are among the first to come here." Chen Xi said with a hint of teasing. "When will your detailed intelligence arrive? I'm quite curious to see how Oswin is making arrangements in the Kushan region, and what the possible division of war zones might be."
"It will probably take a while. More detailed intelligence will arrive a little later. The scouts and intelligence personnel at the front will send back the most urgent intelligence first. As for the details, they will be sorted out before being sent. Unless the intelligence organization there is attacked and has to be urgently relocated, the entire intelligence will not be sent over without verification," Guo Jia said after thinking for a moment.
Chen Xi also contributed to the construction of the Han Dynasty's intelligence organization. Putting aside other things, some advanced concepts were at least provided by Chen Xi. After being applied and optimized in practice, the Han Dynasty's intelligence organization became what it is today. Therefore, Chen Xi roughly knows how the intelligence organization on the Ganges front is operating.
"What about the inside line?" Chen Xi asked Guo Jia.
"Since the last time Meng Kangbu, there hasn't been any intelligence coming in from our inside sources, but our manpower confirms that there are no problems with our inside sources." Guo Jia gave a very simple answer to Xun Qi's situation, repeating the previous statement that Xun Qi was currently in a fairly safe situation.
"Can the inside player and Oswin meet now?" Chen Xi asked with a slight headache.
"It's hard to say," Guo Jia said, shaking his head.
Whether Oswin, who holds the will of the empire, can discover Xun Qi's problem is a very big question. It is precisely because of this question that Xun Qi has not appeared before Oswin since Oswin raised the will of the empire. However, this situation has also become a problem over time.
Even if no one suspected Xun Qi, the fact that Xun Qi had not met with Oswin inevitably led others to speculate.
After Chen Xi and Guo Jia chatted for a while, Fa Zheng and Zhuge Liang arrived at the government office. Then Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Hua Xiong, Guan Ping and others also arrived. After them came Liu Bei's ministers and the Jiangdong group from Chang'an, which involved the Ganges River. However, after everyone had arrived, Liu Bei still hadn't appeared.
"What's the situation with Lord Xuande?" Chen Xi asked Li You, who was standing to the side.
"I don't know, I've already sent someone to inform them," Li You replied simply, and then saw Liu Bei push open the door from the main entrance and enter.
"Sorry I'm a little late." Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi and Guo Jia and said with a hint of regret. He never expected that the two of them would come to the government office first. After receiving the intelligence, he went to Chen Xi's place to pick them up, but the steward told Liu Bei that Chen Xi and Guo Jia had gone out. So Liu Bei went to Manxianglou and then to Mi Family Restaurant, only to find that neither of them were there.
At the time, Liu Bei was puzzled as to what was going on, which caused him to waste some time. Fortunately, he soon realized that Chen Xi and Guo Jia might have become human beings today.
"Lord Xuande, please take a seat." Chen Xi felt Liu Bei's gaze and realized why Liu Bei was late. However, Liu Bei's thinking was indeed correct. If he and Guo Jia went out together, they were definitely not going to have fun, but to eat. It was normal for Liu Bei to look around the shops he was familiar with.
"You've all seen the urgent reports from the Ganges, haven't you?" Liu Bei, sitting in the main seat, didn't waste any words and went straight to the point. After all, this matter was indeed very serious. Even though they had taken precautions, many of the Han Dynasty's middle-ranking officials were still in Chang'an. Faced with this matter, they had to quickly return to their duties.
“Oswin has finally made his move.” Li You’s expression was somber, but his tone was clearly sarcastic. “This next battle will be a test of our accumulated experience over the years.”
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun fell silent upon hearing this. After all, as the leaders of the army group on the Ganges front, they were all well aware of the problems the front was facing.
"Alright, I will lead the middle-level personnel from the Ganges River region to the Ganges first. Third brother, you, Wenru, and Zijian will go to the Ganges with me first. Zilong, Tanzhi, and Wenchang, you can set off later." Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei, Hua Xiong, and the others and quickly gave the order.
However, these things were actually arranged beforehand, and Liu Bei is just implementing this arrangement now. As for Guan Yu, Guan Yu has not yet completely resolved the problem of his metal element. If he really goes all out, he might lose his head if he is not careful. That metal element injury will take Guan Yu a considerable amount of time to heal.
On the contrary, Zhang Fei's injury has been completely resolved, and his strength has improved slightly as a result. Although it is not much, it is really incredible that Zhang Fei, at his level, can still improve under the current circumstances.
"Brother!" Guan Yu said anxiously. He knew the situation in Ganges best, so he always felt that it was most appropriate for him to go and take charge. At the very least, he knew which legions should be deployed to which fronts to hold the line and exert their best combat power under the current circumstances.
As for the others, to be honest, without personally experiencing the gradual decline of the entire legion, it's difficult to have a clear understanding of this matter.
"Yun Chang, let me go in your place this time. You should take good care of your injuries." Liu Bei shook his head and refused Guan Yu's suggestion. He knew that Guan Yu was indeed capable of arranging the right troops on the right front and thus exerting relatively reliable combat power. However, the current situation was not a matter of combat power, but a more profound issue of trust.
Upon hearing this, Guan Yu sighed and then instructed Guan Ping to hand over all the information he had written about the use of mid-level personnel in the Ganges River region to Liu Bei. With this information combined with Liu Bei's understanding of those people, Guan Yu believed that Liu Bei would be able to accurately identify the problems with each of the generals and officers listed, and under what circumstances such problems could be controlled.
"Thank you very much, Yun Chang." Guan Ping handed the information his father had painstakingly compiled over the past few days to Liu Bei. Liu Bei opened it and flipped through it a couple of times, instantly realizing just how important this information was to him. After all, besides knowing these mid-level officers, Liu Bei also knew what these people were like under normal circumstances thanks to the network of relationships he had built over the years. Now, with this information, Liu Bei could compare and gain a more accurate understanding of these people.
"May I take a look?" Chen Xi asked Liu Bei with a hint of curiosity.
Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu, who then nodded and handed the thick stack of documents to Chen Xi. Chen Xi looked at the documents, which seemed like a diary, but after a quick flip through and finding a few matching individuals, he realized the significance of this information for the Ganges at this stage, and just how deep Guan Yu's understanding of the Ganges had become.
"Zichuan, there are some things we'd better not talk about." Guan Yu interrupted Chen Xi, a hint of disappointment in his voice, as Chen Xi was about to ask a question.
"People are complex. They have greed, desires, and ideas, but that doesn't mean they're bad people, nor does it mean they won't fight to the death to protect certain people," Guan Yu said with a cold and arrogant expression. He was extremely kind to his soldiers and could get along with them very well, so he understood the mentality of those middle and lower-ranking officers very well. It was true that those people had greed. To put it bluntly, didn't they want the land of the Ganges? Of course they did! Chen Zichuan wanted it too!
This is reality; to put it more bluntly, this is what people are like!
Some people can perfectly control this desire, while others need special methods to do so. And then there are those who can only recognize themselves and choose the "right" answer in very complex situations.
To say that the Ganges Legion got to this point entirely because of the middle-level bastards would be a joke. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and others were on the Ganges at the time; they witnessed those people firsthand. It was precisely because they witnessed those people that they were able to fully understand why those people acted this way.
"Alright, then I won't say anything more." Chen Xi turned his gaze away from Guan Yu and couldn't help but sigh. This file contained information about Wang Fu and Wang Gui, both veterans Chen Xi knew, as well as Sima Ju, Xu He, and Guan Cheng, all veterans Chen Xi could identify with.
Even without looking at the later parts, Chen Xi could guess that some of these people had once stood in front of him on the battlefield, protecting him.
"We can't look at any problem one-sidedly," Chen Xi sighed, then handed the documents to Liu Bei. He didn't want to look at them anymore; they were meaningless. His subordinates and comrades-in-arms had come to this point. If he had to admit it, he also had some faults.
"After I leave, Zichuan will take charge of all affairs in the Central Plains and go to the Ganges to participate in this battle. Regardless of the outcome, I will not return to Chang'an for the next few years. Afterwards, I will travel on behalf of Heaven to the territories of the various lords to ascertain their development status." Liu Bei said in a deep voice to the crowd present. As soon as he said this, all the civil and military officials fell silent. They knew about this plan before, but they were still very surprised that Liu Bei had said it so frankly.
This means that for the next three years, Chen Xi will have complete control over the entire Han Dynasty, and all orders will be issued from Chen Xi's side, without any other supervision.
This kind of trust is probably only found in Liu Bei.
Meanwhile, on the Kushan side, Xun Qi appeared before Oswin for the first time after Oswin gained control of the Empire's will.
"Your Highness, it's rare for you to come here. Is there something you need?" Oswin, dressed in military uniform and ready to depart, looked at Xun Qi, who had suddenly appeared, and asked him with some curiosity.
“Your Highness is unworthy of such a title. If we must speak, General Oswin is the first choice,” Xun Qi said with a smile. Then, before Oswin could explain that he had no interest in the throne and was merely trying to appease the people, Xun Qi’s expression turned serious. He looked at Oswin earnestly and asked, “General Oswin, I have come here for only one thing: have you now completely achieved a breakthrough in commanding large armies?”
“Yes, the breakthrough in Grand Legion Command has been completely achieved.” Oswin nodded. With Bannerjee’s voluntary sacrifice, Oswin had completely ascended to the level of Grand Legion Command. Moreover, some things are universally applicable. After stepping onto that ladder, all of Oswin’s original qualities were greatly amplified. Everything that was originally far beyond what he should have at this level was brought to its true limit under the blessing of Grand Legion Command.
It can be said that Oswin's ability to achieve the upper limit of large-scale army command, relying solely on other means, has completely surpassed the level of normal large-scale army command, merely by breaking through the lower limit of large-scale army command.
After all, it has always been said that for Oswin to become a commander of a large army, everything else is far beyond what is required, except for the necessary qualifications. Now that his weakest link has been addressed, Oswin, the "bucket," has finally shown his true value!
"If you were to command now, how many people could you command? Precision command." Xun Qi asked very seriously. This intelligence was very important, and it even concerned how the Han Dynasty should deal with Oswin. There is a big difference between commanding an ordinary large army and commanding a large army at a near-god level, and Xun Qi had been worried about this ever since he received the news.
“598,000, I suppose,” Oswin said with a light laugh. “It can control more than 70 command lines at the same time, and with the special secret techniques used for command, that number can break through to around 120.”
Xun Qi gasped upon hearing this. "Didn't you just break through to the level of a large-scale army commander? How could you possibly command so many people?"
“What I lacked has been completely made up for,” Oswin chuckled.
Slipped away