Chapter 270: Withdraw before you succeed
Despite Anthony's ramblings, after a few words, it became clear to the Governor what he was trying to doβParry wanted to withdraw.
Zhou Yu thought of many possibilities, and the one who was most likely to be divided and disintegrated and defected halfway should be the Five Clans Alliance. He thought about a thousand and ten thousand, but he never had a single thought, and Parry would withdraw.
However, the good thing is that the machine is the machine, and after it makes a decision, it will operate according to the procedure, at least send someone to inform it. If such a stall comes when the war is in full swing, the two armies are facing each other, and the saber is tense, it will make the rebels unable to eat and go around.
"If you flee and retreat without a fight, aren't you afraid that I will punish it?"
Although he muttered in his heart, he could not give in the slightest on his tongue. It is not unreasonable why Zhou Yu put on a face of being the commander of the three armies and scolding Fang Xuan, instead of a pleasant face and easy to talk and discuss.
If it was placed in Pingsuli, he would never let Antony and Cleopatra not come down in front of everyone, repeatedly emphasizing that he was the king and Parry was the minister, and what they went to was to report rather than inform, and the core purpose was to send a signal that "everything is under control".
Imagine, before the battle was fought, the first and second fronts of Pa and Pa retreated, leaving the righteous army and the alliance of the five clans to look at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Can this battle still be fought? Even if you fight, can you win?
As for sending them out to organize battlefield training by punishing a few henchmen who had molested Cleopatra's eyes just now, it was also the plan of the Grand Governor. Now that there are only 139 and himself, it is much more natural to be clear and straightforward. However, Europeans could not appreciate the political trick of Asians to "change their faces in an instant", and Zhou Yu had to inertly let them get used to it for a few minutes.
"This, this..."
When Zhou Yu and Parry discussed the "Star Wars" plan, Anthony was not present. Therefore, although he has been in the middle of the road for many years, he still can't figure out the context of the young man in front of him, and he doesn't dare to answer without permission.
"Well, I won't be you, Commander. I'll just ask you a question, do you still want to go back? β
Zhou Yu stood up, put his hands behind his back, and faced the thousands of children who were fighting outside the tent.
"Why don't you want to? It's just that Lord Parry's meaning is very clear, and the contractor will not participate in the battle between the rebels and Tianyin City. As for the reason, he was humble and didn't know and didn't dare to ask. β
The pupils of the Grand Governor reflected young faces, armed with spears and short swords, leaping to their feet and slaying down the imaginary enemy on the opposite side. This is a one-on-one single practice martial arts class arranged by himself, and the winner will be regrouped to continue to catch and fight, and he has just been ordered to win in five consecutive martial arts classes, and he will be crowned a commander.
Therefore, this time the martial arts class was extremely intense.
"Well, it still doesn't understand after all."
"Can't understand anything?"
Also stood up, and Cleopatra, who was standing behind Zhou Yu, asked softly. Anthony was rubbing his temples vigorously at the moment, obviously under great pressure. If he could not persuade Scipio and Ibaminonda to withdraw, he would have been punished by Parry. Outside the generals, the military order is not subject to it. The ghost knows, whether those two people have already voted for Zhou Yu's sincerity, and no longer obey Parry's orders.
"It's not human, and it doesn't understand why people live and why they die."
"Why did that man live and die?"
"Man lives so that the sun shines on the earth, and man dies so that the sun rises as usual."
"Shine on the earth? Rising as usual? β
"Yes, you see these young people outside, they have flesh and blood, parents and lovers, children, but why should they abandon their relatives and go to the battlefield, exchanging their youth and blood for a war of uncertain life and death?"
"That's because they have no choice but to do so."
In Cleopatra's dictionary, there are two kinds of people, one is himself and the other is a slave. Except for herself, everyone else was all slaves, including soldiers. Whether it is a war of aggression or a war of patriotism, slaves must rush to the front and serve as cannon fodder.
"You are wrong, Your Highness. They have a choice, there are no life and death documents or contracts between me and them, and the reason why they fight is to let the sun shine on the earth and make Dubancia no longer dark. β
"Then why did they give up their lives?"
"They chose to sacrifice one after the other so that the blood of their ancestors would not be shed in vain, and that the sun that would shine on the earth would rise every day. Do you see their faces? For their own children's faces no longer engraved! β
"I've never heard of this theory of yours."
"Haha, it's normal, Your Royal Highness, you and I are from the same world, and it's good that there is an intersection of ways of thinking. If you force the other party to accept your own point of view, it is a bit hypocritical. Oops, so thirsty, 139 handed me the glass of water on the coffee table! β
139 didn't even move the place, it should have been calculated, and the action of extending the robotic arm to operate this action is more energy-saving than starting the track to operate. This kid has been getting smarter and smarter lately, and he won't be with Tesla for a long time, and his intelligence has evolved, right? It's horrible.
The stoneware cup was too hot or something, but the Governor couldn't hold it, and it fell to the ground with a snap and broke into several petals.
The old pit pit waiting outside the door, the foot fly, Tuda, Jie Lang and others rushed in, if Zhou Yu called someone, only one person needed to enter to listen to the order. At this time, the commander of the three armies smashed the cup, there must be something big happening, could it be an assassin?
"Old pit viper, take them down for me!"
"W-What?"
"What?"
At the same time, the people who shouted this word rushed into the tent, and even Antony and Cleopatra showed expressions of disbelief. Why didn't he say a few words, this envoy was about to be rude!
"What are you doing? I said tie them both up for me! β
This time I heard it clearly, it was Tuda and the others who had followed Zhou Yu for the longest time, and they would not guess why the Metropolitan Governor did it, what the purpose and consequences were, and life was four big words: just do it and it's over.
The old pit saw that the entourage of the chief director had rolled up his arms and sleeves and strode forward, and he didn't hold on to it. It doesn't matter why he ordered to tie up his old friends who came to visit the class, he is a soldier, even if he is a soldier leader, he is also a soldier, and he has to implement it.
Three times five divided by two, in the frightened eyes of Anthony and Cleopatra, the two were tied into rice dumplings, still double yellow. To prevent them from calling for help, Jayron also stuffed a thick cloth in each person's mouth. Originally, he wanted to tear the corner of his clothes, but Zhou Yu looked at the oil-stained and twisted clothes, waved his hand in disgust, and contributed the silk handkerchief he had hidden from Nika to block Cleopatra's mouth. As for Anthony, he's a big man who suffers a little.
It's better than tens of thousands of us dying in Huangquan.
"Flyflies, how many people did they bring?"
Zhou Yu asked vigilantly, for fear that the news would leak out. Ever since Anthony said the word "withdraw", he was determined in his mind to restrict the personal freedom of the two of them, and he must not let the news leak out, otherwise this long-planned duel between the two armies will be aborted in advance.
"Back to my lord, they didn't bring many people, even the attendants and guards were only about thirty people. However, before entering the account, two fast scorpions did not know what to order, and went to the east and west. β
"Not good! Quick, send a fast horse out, intercept those two demon scorpions, don't let them go to the camp! β
The foot fly was full of confusion, or the old pit was experienced, he pushed the foot fly away, rushed out of the Chinese army's tent, turned over and chased the horse. Tuda was also unambiguous, the speed was not half a second behind him, and the same action was sent in the opposite direction.
Hopefully, they would have made things complicated if the scouts had passed the news to Scipio and Epaminonda. Leaving aside whether to withdraw the army or not, the two will ask for someone with themselves, and the atmosphere will not be described as tense at that time.
Anthony was tied to the giant pillar in the tent and babbled and twisted, seeing that he wanted to reason with Zhou Yu. However, the location of his Chinese army's big tent is excellent, it is built around a huge stalactite, not to mention tying up a person, even if he ties the small beam, it can't be bent, it is constantly bending, and it is very strong.
On the other hand, Cleopatra was very quiet under the constraints, slowly closing her beautiful eyes as if thinking about something, motionless.
Trabeculae? Thinking of the dragon, Zhou Yu slapped his thigh.
He rushed out of the tent, blew a loud whistle, and Xiao Liang, who was frolicking with Bang Shuai in the distance, heard the sound and jumped forward, and the huge sun-covering wings only half flapped and landed in front of Zhou Yu.
The Metropolitan Governor did not slack off, and hurriedly bowed down and explained to the two armies. Xiao Liang communicated with him without any obstacles, and flapped his huge wings to lead the way. The strong wind made Zhou Yu, Jie Lang and the others have to be on the stone pillar stone wall so that they will not be blown away.
He's in a hurry, he's in a hurry. Sending Xiao Liang is also a double insurance, in case either Tuda or Lao Pi makes a mistake, or if you can't catch up with the person who reported the news at all, everything in front will be in vain. So he told Xiao Liang to fly up and look at the two fast horses, which side was slow to go to help the pursuit, and saw the person riding the scorpion fast walking army directly back.
After pacing back and forth outside the tent for less than three laps, Xiao Liang came back to his life. It didn't fall completely, and as soon as it let go of its claws at a height of two or three meters, a soldier-like figure was thrown into the open space in front of the big tent.
Anthony, who could not move in the tent, looked through the door, closed his eyes and bowed his head heavily, and looked no more. The person who was captured was the scout he sent out to communicate with the contractor.
In less than a minute, there was another plop, and it was all right.
By the time Tuda and the old pit came back in disgrace and dejected, wanting to tell Zhou Yu that they had found nothing and came to see him, everything in the big tent had returned to normal.
"Old general, that dragon is so fast, really. As soon as you walk on your front foot, it catches the person back. β
"Tuda, you're really losing this time. Although the general's devouring heaven and earth are not there, the dragon is not inferior, and the lightning generally catches the scout, and it is two people. Well, this man and woman are being held in the cave in the back. β
Looking at the two of them with blue faces, Zhou Yu hurriedly got up to comfort them.
"Huh? Don't be discouraged, I can't believe you, it's just that this guy is flying in the sky, and he must be faster than us crawling on the ground. Forget about black cats and white cats, catch the mouse and you're a good cat. Besides, this kind of physical work can be done, those jobs that use their brains, use skills, take pains, and calculate people, whether they are dragons or devouring heaven and earth, they can't do it. At that point, I'll have to rely on you! β
These people are the mainstay of the war, and their morale must not be damaged. Zhou Yu said this, which not only gave the two of them enough face, but also made others realize their own importance. Indeed, animals have their unique talents, just like police dogs can perform a variety of operations that humans can't do, but solving cases still depends on people, and talent is the primary productive force.