In a small conference room, several people fell into silence. A look of dilemma and anxiety flashed more or less on the faces of the few people in the conference room.
The eldest prince looked at Zhu Shoufu and Chief Meng on his right and left, and then at the foreign minister of the cabinet opposite, and he sighed softly.
"Dear gentlemen, we have been discussing this issue for several days, and we must have reached a result..."
He thought again and again, and finally said softly.
"Have the Alliance and the Horde agreed to the barbarian's conditions?"
Zhu Shoufu looked at the Foreign Minister.
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"Yes, Sir Shofu."[
The Foreign Minister nodded: "Yesterday, an urgent message was sent from the west, and the barbarians sent them an ultimatum. Shortly afterwards, we received another joint urgent message from the Alliance and the Horde - they passed a plan to spare the barbarians to save their children.
The final decision of the people, and sincerely request the empire to put the overall interests of mankind first and cooperate with them."
"The overall situation of mankind? Huh, the tribe is better, but the Alliance...their people who not only surrendered, but also helped the barbarians fight against them are the overall situation of mankind. Our blood-sworn allies, we have been for hundreds and thousands of years.
If we don’t forget our motherland and ultimately saved our benefactor as well as them, isn’t that not in line with the overall interests of mankind?”
Meng Gu snorted coldly, his face filled with anger.
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"General Meng, please be patient - if we don't agree, our overall situation will have nothing to do with them. The barbarians' retreat is blocked by our New Fourth Army."
The eldest prince sighed again, looked at Meng Gu and comforted him.
Immediately, he turned to Zhu Chief Assistant: "Chief Assistant, what do you think? It's time to come up with a conclusion... Otherwise... we won't block the news and leave it to the parliament, the cabinet plenary meeting and the tri-services staff headquarters meeting.
A collective decision? Let’s work together.”
Zhu Shoufu pondered and shook his head: "No, Your Highness, it will definitely lead to a quarrel, and there won't be any results within a few months. But I'm afraid we don't have that much time to make a decision slowly."
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"Since the Allies have reached an agreement with the barbarians, the barbarians will definitely set off in these days. After that, if they are all lightly armed and in cavalry posture, supplemented by magic energy sequences to accelerate the rapid march, it will not take long to reach the mainland bridge.
——At that time, we will have to choose even if we don’t choose.”
"Moreover, this will inevitably spread the news to the people, and the people's reaction can be imagined. They do not have a far-sighted vision and will not agree - then we have no choice."
After thinking for a while, he added.
"Lao Zhu, what do you mean? Do we have a choice now?"
Meng Gu suddenly became angry and said urgently.
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Zhu Shoufu immediately looked at Meng Gu, his face full of frustration.
"General Meng... you are just the chief of the military, so you can naturally consider it from a purely military perspective - of course I know that after annihilating the last strength of the barbarians, the barbarians will not be able to recover for a hundred and eighty years. Maybe we can still recover after our own recovery.
Expedition against them and completely annihilate the barbarians——"
"The Barbarian God can always find a way to deal with it. That's when His Highness King Yong and his group of amazing demon warriors have reached their peak. They may not be able to deal with the Barbarian God."
"But what we must also consider is, if hundreds of millions of people from the Alliance tribes are allowed to die like this, will it trigger serious consequences for other political groups - at least at least, the firm alliance between the empire and the tribes may be broken.
. They will definitely think this way: Your empire will cruelly abandon nearly 100 million of our people for the sake of millions of people?"
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"And there will be a rift between the Empire and the Alliance that will never be repaired - even a scar that is very likely to turn into a powder keg. They have wronged us before, and this time, it will be difficult for us to justify ourselves. Let them accept it with a smile. After all, those are hundreds of millions of people... In our eyes, they may only be hundreds of millions of people, but in the eyes of the Alliance tribesmen, they are hundreds of millions of their flesh and blood compatriots..."
"This will be a permanent scar that humans can no longer cooperate sincerely. It will forever be pierced in the hearts of both parties, filling both sides with suspicion and hatred. I even suspect that by then, I am afraid that after we recover, we will not even mention attacking the barbarian homeland. Now, I'm going to fight myself."
Zhu Shoufu said with great helplessness.
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"Then we allow our people, and even our saviors, to face great danger and ignore them? The intention of the barbarians is obvious - they failed, but if they fail again, they will use this despicable method to rescue them. Go to our bridgehead on White Star! Even if we don’t need that bridgehead, we must still protect our loyal allies and loyal people, our savior, right?”
Meng Gu still said with anger on his face.
"That's why I'm in a dilemma...I can't go left or right, what can I do?"
Zhu Shoufu's face was full of bitterness, he spread his hands and said.
"How about...asking His Majesty the Emperor to decide?" the Foreign Minister said softly.
"no!"
Chief Meng and Zhu Shoufu spoke in unison.
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"Your Majesty can no longer be involved in state affairs. He must concentrate on resting for half a year or even more than a year, otherwise his life will be in danger."
Zhu Shoufu sighed again.
"Then we have to come up with a solution, right? Can procrastination solve the problem?"
Meng Gu said angrily.
"Don't be in a hurry..."
The eldest prince in charge sighed again: "We still have time. We just need to make a decision before the barbarians arrive at the mainland bridge. If we don't want to, we can just stop them on the spot. There will definitely be a pursuit force behind them at that time. Yes, at least King Yong’s Eighth Route Army will definitely pursue it to the death.”
"Everyone calm down for a moment, okay? Calm down."
Following the eldest prince's words, the conference room fell silent again.
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"Your Highness, I still think it needs to be submitted to parliament for discussion - at least the parliament."
"This must be a collective decision made by the people, at least the representatives elected by the people. In this case, no matter what, we all have a guilty conscience."
After a long time, Zhu Shoufu suggested in a low voice again.
"Yes, Your Highness, I also think that we should at least inform Xie Ning and the others."
Meng Gu also suggested in a low voice, Su Rong.
"This... let's wait and see..."
The eldest prince sighed again.
"If...we really want to choose the first option, then there is no room for maneuver in notifying them."
he murmured.
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"But how could we-"
Meng Gu's face was full of astonishment, and he seemed a little anxious again.
The eldest prince sighed and looked at Meng Gu: "Commander, I know what you mean. But unless it is a life and death battle, war is just a continuation of politics. We must consider the consequences of all aspects. Before making a decision, we will not Maybe because we feel we can't choose one option, we just block the other option. In this dilemma, we can only choose the lesser of two evils..."
"By informing King Yong and the people, we basically don't have to choose. King Yong is only the commander of the Eighth Route Army and a blood-sworn ally of the blood elves, but we are responsible for the rise, fall and welfare of the entire empire and billions of people."
He explained in detail with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Well, maybe you are right. But I just want to emphasize one point. No matter which one we choose, I am firmly opposed to leaving the millions of the empire's most loyal friends and most loyal people on Hope Island to change those alliances.
The lives of the tribesmen!”
Meng Gu sighed.
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The capital of Nanlu.
The grand banquet was held as scheduled, and laughter filled every corner of the banquet venue.
The young man was leaning on a terrace outside the banquet hall, looking at the charming starry sky in silence.
"Xie Ning, what's wrong with you? Why do you feel a little depressed today?"
There was a sound of footsteps approaching from far away. When I looked back, it was Lin Qi and Su Su walking over. They looked at the young man with concern and asked.
"I don't know either……"
The young man shook his head in distress.
"As you know, I always seem to have an innate ability to foresee danger - this is part of the reason why you call me the God of Escape."
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"For example, when we were a scientific expedition team, I was always uneasy until we were blocked by barbarians in the far north. I even felt uneasy when we entered the forest in the far north. Later, the barbarians did appear."
"Then I dreamed about my father all night long in Baixing. Only when I came here did I realize that my father was just...and it was just the right time..."
As the young man spoke, a look of sadness appeared on his face, but one of the two girls patted his shoulder and the other gently held his hand.
The young man also smiled at Lin Qi and then turned to Su Su: "Later, I dreamed about you all night long, dreaming about the strange dream I had in the far north forest that you were surrounded by barbarians. When I
When I came back, I realized that if I were even one step slower, I would not be able to see you..."
A trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and he spoke in a low voice.
A trace of tenderness flashed in the girl's eyes. She had already taken the young man's hand and gently rested her head on the young man's shoulder.
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"So, I seem to have always had an innate premonition of danger - and now, I feel vaguely uneasy... as if... something big is about to happen."
The young man said in a low voice.
"But how is it possible... You are already a top-level elemental earth demon warrior and space star demon warrior who are about to be promoted. Under your protection, Sister Su and I can't have any safety problems. Qi'er Shuang'er Ning
They are in Daling City in the far north, which is an absolutely safe area, and the barbarians will not know about them. And the army has an absolute advantage, and the destruction of the barbarians in the Western Continent is just around the corner..."
Lin Qi suddenly said doubtfully, and then she seemed to remember something again: "Ah, could it be that Hope Island was discovered by the White Star Barbarians? But that's what it is... Hope Island is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the barbarians overwhelm the country.
The army is in the mountains and the sea. Even if they mobilize all the troops from the cross front to attack, I am afraid that the Ocean of Storms will be enough for them. What's more, we still have an army of more than 100,000 left on Hope Island. His Majesty the Blood Elf King and
The Xiaobe Demon General Group is also here."
"Everything is fine, there is nothing to worry about..."
The girl thought about it over and over, but she was so confused.
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"That's why I'm wondering..."
The young man also said distressedly.
"Anyway, I always feel uneasy - Girl Lin, we also participated in their celebration, and now the banquet is about to be over. Let's go back to the front line tomorrow morning? I always feel that something is going to happen on the front line..."
He said in a low voice.
"It's impossible... Do the barbarians still want to fight to the death? That's even more impossible... It will only accelerate their death. How dare they play tricks in front of me?"
Lin Qi murmured in confusion.
"Okay, then we'll set off back to the front line tomorrow."
Immediately, she looked at the young man and said softly. (To be continued.