Free Web NovelChapter 2175: Chapter 231: Regrets in a Lifetime
"Now it’s good, Jinguo has already defeated Mugu, troops can be dispatched south at any time, and now Qi Country is in a dilemma!"
"After so many days, so many sacrifices, we can finally welcome a good result... Heaven’s Eye is truly upon us."
"Heavenly Destiny is with Summer!"
"The hatred of today, we must not forget!"
"We cannot let the Qi dogs retreat so easily, we must bite them fiercely!"
"General Wang is right, bite them, and wait for Jinguo to march south. This time, hit them hard!"
"If this time we bury the Nine Soldiers and all three armies here, perhaps Linzi... could really be attainable! What do you think?"
In the council hall, everyone was enthusiastically speaking one after another.
However, like the sound of tides, it gradually quieted down wave after wave...
Chi Mengfu, who pushed open the hall door, brought with him the cold wind from outside. The roar drowned out the boiling excitement.
Spring’s cold, in contrast, is more unbearable than winter’s.
People dispersed restlessly, their gazes became cautious. They looked at the corridor pillars, the chairs, the wrinkles at the corner of the eyes of the person next to them, their own boot surfaces...
In short, it’s as if they couldn’t see this person.
Every step of Chi Mengfu’s seemed to fall like rain and snow.
And all the silence in this council chamber interpreted... "unwelcome."
The human heart is colder than the spring breeze.
Chi Mengfu seemed unaware.
He had experienced colder times, he had felt colder hearts.
He clearly understood what the truth of this world was.
And the reason he could walk forward so steadily was because once a hand had pulled him out of the cold crowd, saving him from drowning in the calamity of Ku Hai.
The warmth he felt at that time, even after thirty-three years, could still drive away the frost.
It could still support him, to walk for a long time.
He walked forward.
Past indifferent expressions.
Past scrutinizing gazes.
Past those looks of disgust, suspicion, contempt, and avoidance.
He stood before the Hall of King Wu.
"I heard, Beigong Nantu is dead?" he asked.
"Yes, Mengfu!" Si Jiao grinned, vigorously patting the shoulder of this State Preceptor of Da Xia: "We finally see a turning point! This is the result of our collective effort!"
"Jinguo over there, I presume they’ve already contacted you..." Chi Mengfu asked straightforwardly: "When do they plan to send troops?"
"Ying Jianghong is currently leading the troops to pursue the remnants and drive them back to the grassland to thoroughly end it... After this, they can spare the effort to march south." Si Jiao said nonchalantly: "It won’t take too long."
"Three days? Seven days?" Chi Mengfu asked.
"Perhaps some time for reorganization is needed... Mengfu." Si Jiao looked at him and said: "Actually, when Jinguo comes is no longer important. What matters is that Qi Country has missed their opportunity, Jinguo’s deterrence over them is back in effect, and the general trend cannot be defied. If Cao Jie has any sense left, he must have started preparing to retreat already!"
Looking into the unfathomable eyes of Si Jiao.
Chi Mengfu came to understand.
In the distant Sheng Country battlefield, although Jinguo held an absolute advantage and was about to achieve a final victory in the Jing Shepherd battle, an internal consensus on whether to send troops south had not yet been reached. At least no definitive answer had been given to Si Jiao.
One can only imagine.
What kind of grand scheme does the Empress of Mugu possess?
For many years, she has firmly held the Border Wilderness, competing with the Emperors of the Hegemony Country without falling behind.
Since she launched the Hegemony Country War, she must have her confidence. The Crown Preaching High Priest descending from Qionglu Mountain surely has confidence in spreading the divine light beyond the grasslands.
Although it is not yet known where this confidence and conviction come from, nor how Jinguo achieved its victory, whether through overwhelming strength or superior preparation...
But Ying Jianghong’s defeat of Beigong Nantu could not have been without cost.
How could the trump card on which Mugu relied for victory be easily crushed?
Jinguo’s victory over Mugu this time must not be a crushing one, and they must have paid a huge price.
Jinguo certainly will not sit idly by as Qi Country grows stronger, nor will they stand by and watch Qi Country destroy Summer Country in one battle. But in this situation, are they willing to immediately start another Hegemonic State War?
To what extent are they determined to curb the growth of Qi Country?
Only the people of Jinguo likely know that. freēwēbnovel.com
If it truly reaches the point of stopping at nothing, the war on Star Moon Plain should not have been a war between Xiang Country and Xu Country, not a battle between the young geniuses of Qi and Jing.
At that time, it should have been the great battle between Yu Que and Jiang Mengxiong!
As FengJie fell, the National Defense Great Formation was forced out, the east line’s situation deteriorated, the Imperial Mausoleum was desecrated, and the north line was constantly broken through...
The morale of Summer Country’s people has fallen to the lowest point. The increasing number of soldiers surrendering on the east and west lines to Qi Country is clear evidence. On the east line, they are almost using Summer’s surrendered soldiers as the main force against Fa Xia! fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
Today, Summer Country urgently needs the news of Jinguo’s great victory and their imminent dispatch south to boost military morale.
So, naturally, Si Jiao would not publicly say that Jinguo might not come south.
So he would certainly present a confident demeanor and rejoice with all the ministers.
Jinguo’s victory in the Jing Shepherd battle is, of course, excellent news for Summer Country.
But exactly how good is it?
Regrettably... it is not for Summer Country to decide.
It still depends on the determination of Qi and Jing, on the attitude of the two Overlord Countries.
For Jinguo, in this current situation, the best scenario is that once the news of their great victory over Mugu spreads, Qi Country has no choice but to retreat from the Eastern Region.
