Peace Order
Chapter 628 - 53: Breaking Army Strategist, Heroes of the World, The Great Talent Returns to Jiangnan_2

Chapter 628: Chapter 53: Breaking Army Strategist, Heroes of the World, The Great Talent Returns to Jiangnan_2

"Blocking them now is to choose to confront them head-on, which is useless,"

Jiang Gao nodded, hesitated, and then asked, "What about the Seventh Prince’s strategist?"

A touch of annoyance flashed in the woman’s eyes, seemingly directed towards the person mentioned, as she snorted, "That person, prettier than a woman, has of course run off to the Qilin Army."

Jiang Gao said, "Yes, I almost forgot..."

"Seventh Prince Ashina has come here, on one hand to form an alliance with us, and on the other, to make contact with various lords. Chen Country has already been involved, and since the Qilin Army is here, Li Guanyi, as Marquis Qin Wu, his strategist will certainly want to meet with Li Guanyi."

Jiang Cai said indifferently, "Let him be."

Jiang Gao could not help but feel helpless. His cousin had always been detached. She entered the Academy at a young age and became the foremost among the new generation of the Five Great Zongheng. She had discussed the strategies of the world with few defeats, but in her youth, she encountered a failure.

It was from a peer of the same age who, brandishing a club, struck her on the head.

The girl who was intelligent and quick-witted from birth had never expected such a brute method and was stunned by the blow, watching helplessly as the boy carried his club away with pride.

Thereafter, whenever Jiang Cai faced that young man, she found it hard to maintain her composure. And now, the stick that hardly anyone could match was because of that boy. Their encounter in the imperial city of Ying Country was quite chaotic indeed.

They engaged in a battle of wits, and the matter concerning the Seventh Prince led to many disputes.

After returning to the Qilin Army, Li Guanyi had let out an uninhibited laugh, saying, "Hahaha, Brother Li Guanyi, it has been a long time since we parted in Jiangzhou City. On behalf of the Seventh Prince, I greet you here."

Li Guanyi dismounted and, following the sound, indeed saw the handsome young man smiling and saluting him. Consequently, he also smiled and said, "I appreciate it, sir. Having not seen the Seventh Prince for a long time, I did not expect he would send you here."

"Please, come inside—"

Once inside, and after letting down the tent of the Commander’s Tent, the young man had already saluted with a smile, his voice genial, "Breaking Army, I have seen the Lord."

Li Guanyi grabbed Breaking Army’s arm, urging him to sit down quickly, then personally poured tea and brought it over, laughing, "It has been too long, sir. Hahaha, I have missed you deeply!"

Breaking Army, smiling, nodded and said, "I have also been constantly thinking of the Lord. It is just unfortunate that I was absent from the battle at Zhenbei Pass, the Ten Thousand-Mile Warfare, and over a dozen large and small battles in Jiangnan, failing in my duty as a strategist."

He sat there, his smile composed and his demeanor stately.

But his eyes swept around, feeling somewhat regretful.

What a pity Yuan Zhi was not there!

Breaking Army was particularly annoyed about one thing.

How vexing, to think that after beating Shaking Light, the role of strategist would be snatched away by some unknown newcomer. What kind of justice is this!

Some Qilin Army strategist, some Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.

Why had the Lord never mentioned the strategist to me? No, no, no, the Lord must have thought like this. Humph, so-called Yuan Zhi is just the Qilin Army’s strategist. I, Breaking Army, strategize for the whole world, and that’s not just limited to being a strategist for one army.

Breaking Army exhaled and slightly lifted his chin.

He then felt at ease again.

After chatting leisurely for a while, he reached into his sleeve, brought out a box, and placed it on the table in front of Li Guanyi, "This is something I obtained in Ying Country, a piece of Jade. Seeing the Lord today, I should bestow it for your use."

Although no longer impoverished, Changfeng Building had many mouths to feed, and with the Qilin Army draining logistics and the aristocratic families being uncooperative, Li Guanyi, who was still strapped for cash, did not refuse and accepted it with a smile.

Breaking Army exhaled and fell silent for a while.

But wait, where was the Lord’s sword?

He looked longingly at Li Guanyi.

Where was the sword that the Lord himself had forged? Yuan Zhi, now the strategist of the Qilin Army, had one, even old man Pang Shuiyun had one. What about mine? Where is mine?!

He saw no trace of a Sword Box on Li Guanyi and his lips curled in disappointment.

He sat there, his back straight, his face calm and unruffled.

Not at all anxious.

Not at all envious.

Breaking Army reassured himself:

’I am the Lord’s strategist, surely it cannot be the same as Yuan Zhi or Pang Shuiyun...’

’My sword will surely be that special one!’

Breaking Army, rebuild your confidence!

Then he and Li Guanyi discussed the situation of the world, saying, "Lord, now that you have taken the lands of Jiangnan, this is the beginning of a hegemony, but you absolutely cannot stop here." The handsome young man spoke calmly and pointed on the table as he explained,

"Although Jiangnan is a vital territory and has natural defenses, anyone who occupies this place can be awe-inspiring and have a tremendous surge in power, but it is precisely not the place for a sovereign’s enterprise. Because it is so accessible from all directions, it is necessary to balance all areas. With entangled aristocratic families, maintaining stability internally and deterring externally is already exceedingly difficult."

"It’s nearly impossible to launch attacks outward from here."

"This is a place easy to defend but hard to attack. With a Navy guarding the gates, not even the Ten Thousand Armies of Ying Country and Chen Country could easily swallow Jiangnan. But once the Lord thinks of mobilizing troops outward, we will face simultaneous attacks and suppression from both Ying and Chen Countries."

"Hence, in terms of timing, geographical, and human conditions, Jiangnan is limited."

Breaking Army continued calmly,

"No other reason, but because this is a traffic choke point, it is easy for the Lord to travel to various places, but it’s also easy for various places to pressure you; moreover, the Lord’s Jiangnan doesn’t have vast territories to breed war horses, not to mention Exotic Beasts like Dragon Horses."