Lin Zhan didn't know if it was for this reason that Yu Wuwu had arranged himself in, but now Lin Zhan had to stand up and attack this view for his own purposes.

Lin Zhan took the words of the third princess and asked, "Why don't the enemy army dare to touch my Celestial Star Empire?"

The third princess said disdainfully: "Joke, my Tianxing Empire is dominant, the country is rich and the people are strong, the abundance of the treasury is rare in the world, and the strength of the military is even more invincible. Since the founding of the country, the surrounding barbarian countries have been constantly invaded, and each time they have been defeated. In the past decade or two, these barbarians have not set foot in the hinterland of the empire. With 200,000 troops and horses in the enemy's military region, it is already the limit to be able to take the Hot Spring Pass, is he still trying to confront the nearly 10 million troops of our empire?"

The words of the third princess caused a round of applause from the surroundings, and these people were there to applaud the third princess, either sincerely or out of falsehood. This made the third princess, who had never formally debated with anyone, feel extremely satisfied, and looked at Lin Zhan with an arrogant expression.

However, there were also a few people around who watched all this coldly, and even some people frowned when they heard the words of the third princess.

The third princess's smug appearance Lin Zhan naturally didn't have too much interest in appreciating it, and said directly: "Third princess, what you said makes some sense. ”

Listening to Lin Zhan's tone soften, the third princess's demeanor became even more proud.

Ke Lin Zhan then said: "If it is one-on-one, with the current national strength of the empire, it is indeed not afraid of any opponent on the continent. But didn't you read what was written on the paper clearly, the setting on the title was that the rest of the empire's troops were involved in various defense lines, and there was no way to send troops to help Hot Spring Pass, which means that there was more than one opponent in the empire at that time. As I've said several times just now, this setting means that the Hot Springs Pass will become the last line of defense to protect the Imperial Capital, and once the Hot Springs Pass is broken, the enemy army will drive straight in, and the target will be directed at the Imperial Capital. In addition to the defense of the imperial capital itself, the empire will have no danger to defend, let alone a soldier to defend, the enemy army will be like no one, a large territory of the empire will change hands in an instant, and even the empire itself may be in danger of extinction. ”

"Third princess, since you are a princess of the empire, you have been able to come into contact with various court and political affairs since you were a child, and you have a lot of knowledge. He is also a top student of the college, and his grades are among the best in the college. I want to ask you, if you change places and replace you with the chief general of the empire, in the face of this situation, in the face of the territory and cities at your fingertips, will you have the ambition to annex the empire, and will you accept this ridiculous peace?"

Lin Zhan's sudden revelation of this layer of deep meaning made the third princess speechless for a while, and she didn't know how to answer.

In fact, not only the three princesses, but also the people around them were speechless. Because the answer to this question is well known to all.

Victory, territory, city, honor, such a big stake is in front of him, even if this lord is an idiot who does not learn and does not know how to do it, he knows what choice to make at this time.

After the third princess hesitated for a moment, she said hesitantly: "Even so, didn't you just say that the hot spring pass is not so easy to knock down." As long as we can hold out for a while and teach the enemy a lesson, the enemy will definitely accept it if we propose peace again. This can also solve the crisis of hot springs. ”

"If we can hold off the first wave of the enemy's attack, we have already won the war, there is no need to negotiate peace at all, the enemy will retreat on its own. ”

Lin Zhan looked at the third princess a little speechlessly, he couldn't imagine that she was still stubborn, I really don't know if she was really stupid or pretending to be confused for the sake of her own face.

No matter what the reason was, seeing that the third princess still didn't admit defeat, Lin Zhan turned his heart and prepared to speak directly and force the third princess to give in.

"Third Princess, I hope you understand a little. The so-called sum, or negotiation of peace, is not something that you can make peace with if you want to. This can only be reached if one of the two sides proposes to make some concessions and pay some price if one of the two sides proposes that the two sides agree to make some concessions to each other and pay some price. ”

"The situation of Hot Spring Pass is extremely special, if the enemy can capture Hot Spring Pass in one fell swoop, he will not give you a chance to negotiate peace at all. will only take advantage of this great opportunity to frantically attack the Celestial Star Empire. Even if they can't take advantage of this to destroy the Celestial Star Empire, they will still attack the territory of the Empire as much as possible before the Empire frees up, creating an established fact. Even if you really want to negotiate peace with the Celestial Star Empire in the future, you will use this as capital to ask for a price with the empire, and the peace negotiation at this time is not the peace negotiation that the princess said at all. ”

"And if the enemy army can't take the Hot Springs Pass in one go, then according to my strategy of retreating without fighting, in the end, it can be completely delayed until the enemy army retreats on its own initiative. There is no need for us to negotiate peace. ”

"Therefore, the method proposed by the third princess to negotiate and withdraw from the army is simply a useless piece of waste paper. Not only is it useless, but it will also shake the morale of the guards. ”

Lin Zhan said conclusively: "Even if you take 10,000 steps back, the princess's peace policy can be successful, but this will still do more harm than good to the empire, and the gains outweigh the losses at all." ”

The third princess asked unconvinced, "Why do you say that?"

Lin Zhan said: "When the enemy army is coming, we are eager to make peace before we can resist, not to mention how much we will pay for it, this kind of behavior will undoubtedly give the enemy the impression that he is weak and can be bullied." As soon as he attacks, you send money and beg for peace, and the enemies who taste the sweetness will henceforth continue to harass the Celestial Empire. Only by relying on Xiongguan and repelling the enemy's attack with 8,000 defenders can we curb the enemy's ambitions and make them understand the power of the Celestial Star Empire. In this way, they will think more about using troops in the future, and they will invisibly reduce many unnecessary wars for the Celestial Star Empire. ”

The third princess was speechless by Lin Zhan Shuhao, and she didn't know how to respond. After all, she was just a teenage girl, and she didn't have such deep thoughts. Especially in terms of military strategy, she can't be compared with Lin Zhan, a military wizard who looks like a teenager but has actually experienced countless wars.

Judging from the debate just now, there are indeed many inappropriate ways to negotiate and withdraw from the army proposed by the third princess. But the third princess was still a little unconvinced.

"Even so, this princess is just thinking about it, and I still think about the Celestial Star Empire in my heart. Why do you say that I should apologize for my crimes? ”

The third princess was still clamoring in disbelief. As soon as Lin Zhan heard this, his expression immediately turned cold, and his cold gaze made the third princess panic.

"Because you are the princess of the empire, your words and deeds represent the royal family that nearly 10 million imperial troops are desperately loyal to. If someone else said this, they might be able to say that he was cowardly. But if you say this, you are guilty of an unforgivable sin. ”

Lin Zhan seemed to grit his teeth and said this sentence word by word.

And Lin Zhan's words also puzzled many people.

The royal princess, how noble her status is, why should the royal princess say such a thing, but the crime is unforgivable?

"Third Princess, I want to ask you, what do you think is the reason for all this we are enjoying now?"

"This ......"

The third princess didn't understand what Lin Zhan meant by saying this suddenly, so she didn't know how to answer.

Seeing that the third princess hesitated, Lin Zhan said the answer by himself.

"Originally, there was no country such as the Celestial Star Empire on this continent, nor did there be any big families such as the so-called Imperial Capital Seven Heroes. At that time, Emperor Taizu took our ancestors with a knife and an arrow, a step and a blood, and after paying countless costs and lives, he established this empire on this land, and only then did he have everything he has today. ”

"Everything we enjoy now is the result of the life's work of our ancestors. The ancestors threw their heads and spilled their blood not to reap much benefit for themselves, but to let us younger generations live a better life. Now enjoying the shadow of our ancestors, in addition to thanking and admiring these deceased ancestors in our hearts, the only thing we can do is to do everything we can to preserve this good inheritance left by our ancestors. ”

"In the Celestial Star Empire, there are countless good men who have such dreams and wishes. They joined the military and continued to contribute their blood like those ancestors. It is they who protect all these things left by their ancestors with their lives. ”

Lin Zhan looked at the third princess with disdain, and said coldly: "Third princess, for a real soldier, cowardice before a fight and begging for peace with the enemy army is the most intolerable behavior. No matter how much you are prepared to pay the enemy to fulfill your peace, you have tarnished the most important thing for a soldier. The foundation created by the ancestors is used by you as a bargaining chip to steal peace. From the moment you proposed this method, you have betrayed these soldiers who have used their lives to protect the Celestial Star Empire, as well as those ancestors who have already given their lives for the Celestial Star Empire. ”