Of course, the final decision must be made by General Zeng. He is the commander-in-chief, and all final decisions related to combat must be made by him.
Even Mr. Song can only give suggestions and cannot make decisions for him.
To say that General Zeng is not completely free of pressure at the moment, of course he has already reported the battle plan to the central government, but the reply from the central government has not been received yet. In other words, General Zeng ordered a full-scale attack, but he did not actually get the approval of the central government.
Speaking of which, as a frontline commander, he certainly has the right to act expediently. Since ancient times, it has also been emphasized that if a general is digging, the emperor will not accept his orders.
In this case, the fighter opportunity was fleeting, and he could not wait for the final decision from the center, so he mobilized the team first, which was considered to be in compliance with the procedure.
Just doing this is risky.
If everything goes well, everyone will be happy in the end, hello, hello, hello to everyone.
If the war does not go well, or even if the troops are lost or defeated, the procedural flaws of General Zeng, the commander-in-chief, will be infinitely magnified.
His personal responsibility will also be immeasurable.
Therefore, General Zeng was also under pressure.
It would have been impossible for a leader who was too docile and irresponsible to send troops so hastily. First come up with a plan, report it to the center, wait for further instructions from the center, then mobilize the team, mobilize the team, and make preparations in all aspects. The army will not be able to move out within three to five days.
As for fighter planes and the like, they are certainly very important, but if the program does not make mistakes, and if you do not make mistakes yourself, it will naturally be placed in a more important position.
It is precisely because General Zeng has such responsibility and courage that he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of this operation and was promoted to this position by the central bosses to undertake this difficult rescue mission.
Big figures like Mr. Song also came to support General Zeng.
Mr. Song's attitude can also be regarded as the central attitude to a certain extent.
It also gave General Zeng and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Yuntao more confidence.
Although Li Yuntao is not that kind of radical, he has positioned himself very well. He is the deputy, helping the commander-in-chief to check for omissions and fill in the details and make some improvements. As long as it was not an obvious mistake in principle, Li Yuntao would definitely support General Zeng's decision.
Just like this hasty dispatch of troops, normally Li Yuntao would not be able to pass this level. But Li Yuntao did not hold back, but responded positively, which to a certain extent promoted the process of sending troops.
After all, apart from the various reinforcements, the vast majority of the teams are local to the Western Frontier Region.
Without Li Yuntao, the deputy general manager of the West Frontier Region, to deal with and coordinate, it would not be so easy for all the people to work together and act in unison.
Of course, there is a reason why Li Yuntao fully supports General Zeng. After all, this operation is related to the fate of the Western Region.
In name, the commander-in-chief and reinforcements from all walks of life are here to support their Western Region. If he, a native official of the Western Frontier Region, still lags behind, he would be a bit ignorant of the promotion. The enthusiasm of reinforcements from all walks of life was dampened. In the end, the first person to be unlucky was none other than their Western Region.
Li Yuntao can carry things clearly, so he will naturally not be held back. Faced with some people's questions, Li Yuntao also stood up and openly supported General Zeng: "Although this is the territory of the Weird Tree, I believe in the elite intelligence capabilities of Jiang Yue and Xingcheng. The roots of the Weird Tree were severely damaged. This is an undoubted fact. The chaos in the core area, including Professor Lu and Mr. Jiang, has witnessed and experienced it personally. If it is a single line of intelligence, there may be some loopholes, but now our intelligence is multi-line. Three-dimensional, I think if we consider it all, it is difficult to say that this is a trap. I don’t think the agents of the Weird Tree can be so creative and create such a big trap for us to escape.”
As the deputy general manager of the Western Frontier Region and the deputy commander-in-chief of the joint command group, Li Yuntao's status cannot be underestimated.
His statement had a great impact on the situation.
Those who raised objections before did not mean to speak out. They were just responsible and had to express their opinions.
Seeing that Mr. Song and Li Yuntao both expressed their support for General Zeng's decision, they naturally couldn't say anything else.
But one person suddenly spoke.
"Everyone, have you ever thought about a possibility?"
Everyone looked at the speaker in shock. It was Director Yang Xiangchun, the original nominal leader of the Central South Region. This person with an embarrassing status has kept a low profile since he failed to be elected as executive director last time. This time with the army, he rarely spoke. When he suddenly spoke, it surprised many people.
General Zeng and Li Yuntao exchanged glances calmly.
They had known for a long time that Yang Xiangchun had defected to the Geocentric Clan, including Yang Xiangchun's Captain You and his group, who had long since rebelled against the human camp.
This guy suddenly popped up, what does he want to do?
General Zeng smiled lightly and said, "Old Yang, what do you want to say?"
Yang Xiangchun said sternly: "I know, you all think that I have conflicts with the Star City team, and there are rumors that I have suppressed the Star City team. I don't want to explain this misunderstanding anymore. The more you explain, the darker it becomes. I will only mention one possibility now. Sex is for everyone’s reference. If it’s not right, don’t take it seriously.”
Li Yuntao smiled and said: "Old Yang, you don't need to explain so much. All our actions are for the destiny of mankind. If you have any ideas, as long as you are from the perspective of the human camp, you are qualified to speak. If you listen to both sides, you will be enlightened, and if you listen to one side, you will be dark. !”
Song Youguang Boss Song had a face, but didn't say anything. His eyes looked away indifferently, not looking towards Yang Xiangchun at all.
It can be seen that Song Youguang is not very interested in Yang Xiangchun.
Yang Xiangchun didn't take it seriously, and said in a business-like tone: "The core area is the most important territory for Weird Tree, and it is its basic territory. Xiaojiang's personal ability is very strong, but when it comes to turning the tide in the core area, I I always feel that there may be some problems here. Is the Weird Tree just sitting back and ignoring it? Is there a possibility that Xiao Jiang has been surrendered by the Weird Tree and has been tamed as an agent of the Weird Tree. Sending false information? In fact, Are you asking us to throw ourselves into a trap?"
Yang Xiangchun ignored everyone's weird eyes and stared at him, and continued to talk: "You think, the number of agents controlled by the Weird Tree is limited after all. At best, they can only defend their territory. If they want to continue to expand, they will face It is extremely difficult to bring reinforcements from all walks of life. Let alone eliminate the various troops from the Western Frontier Region and the reinforcements. But if our troops are attracted to the territory of the Weird Tree and lure the enemy deeper, the situation will be completely different. It’s the same battle. Where we fight and whose territory we fight on, the difference between victory and defeat is huge.”
The atmosphere at the scene became a little awkward.
It's not that Yang Xiangchun's status is inappropriate for him to say these words, but the content of his words is too shocking.
But if you think about it carefully, is this possibility really non-existent?
Not necessarily!
Those who completely trusted Jiang Yue couldn't find the right words to defend him for a while.
Those who secretly felt that Yang Xiangchun's words were reasonable were unable to respond quickly due to human feelings.
Why are you so eager to throw dirty water on others?
He just made great achievements in Yuncheng, broke into the Dragon Pond and Tiger's Den alone, and went deep into the enemy's camp. In the end, without any evidence, you decided to convict him based on just speculation?
This is inappropriate.
Therefore, even those who agree in their hearts that Yang Xiangchun's words are reasonable are embarrassed to express their opinions in a hurry at this time.
General Zeng and Li Yuntao looked at each other, both secretly surprised by Yang Xiangchun's ability to incite.
This guy can climb to a high position, and he certainly has certain abilities. This kind of rhetoric, even if it is strong words, is still very inflammatory. What's more, this guy's absurd reasoning sounds reasonable at first glance, and his tone seems particularly fair.
I am not saying this out of personal grudges, but out of the righteousness of the human camp. Whether you believe it or not, whether this is the case or not, it is my duty to raise this possibility.
As for how to judge, it's up to everyone.
It has to be said that Yang Xiangchun's rhetoric has a great impact on people's hearts.
After a brief silence, people began to whisper among themselves, obviously discussing the possibility of such a situation.
Jiang Qiao, who was originally a gentle man, was so angry that his face turned red at this moment.
He stood up and yelled: "That's nonsense, Director Yang, as the leader of the Central South Region, is this how you interpret the soldiers who fought bloody battles for the Central South Region?"
Yang Xiangchun spread his hands and sighed helplessly: "Look, I express my personal opinions and propose certain possibilities out of righteousness, why do I always think of personal grudges? Mr. Jiang is Jiang Yue's father, you lick I can understand the affectionate psychology."
Jiang Qiao changed from his usual gentle and elegant demeanor and said angrily: "Don't come here and pretend to be hypocritical. You are obviously just engaging in personal grudges. What you talk about the righteousness of mankind is simply deceiving the public."
Yang Xiangchun's city was very deep, and he continued to smile bitterly: "Mr. Jiang, calm down first. We might as well think about it rationally. The strange tree is so powerful and expanding so fast that the entire West Frontier Region was unable to do so. To prevent its expansion, so many capable people and strangers in the core area failed to collect any useful information, and even few people could escape unscathed. However, Xiao Jiang easily sneaked in and messed up the core area easily. Don’t you think the contrast between this and the past is strange? Are there so many elites in the Western Frontier Region, but they are not as effective as Jiang Yue alone? Of course, the same sentence remains, I just raised this possibility and made a concrete argument , we need to brainstorm ideas. Instead of just relying on emotions."
When it comes to bickering, a scholarly official like Jiang Qiao is no match for an old man like Yang Xiangchun.
Jiang Qiao has never spent any time on the power of words in his life, but Yang Xiangchun has been able to rise to power, and his official career for half his life has basically relied on his words and his scheming.
In this confrontation between the two, Jiang Qiao was immediately at a disadvantage. It gives people an unreasonable feeling.
Song Youguang couldn't stand it anymore and said coldly: "Xiao Yang, right? I can't say that you are completely spreading rumors, but there must be some basis for what you said, right?"
Yang Xiangchun was still a little afraid of Song Youguang, and said with a flattering smile: "Mr. Song, in fact, what I said is just the basis! The entire power of the West Frontier Region failed to stop the expansion of the Weird Tree, and Xiao Jiang Single-handedly subverting other people's core areas and peripheral fronts, this is indeed unreasonable from a common sense analysis and does not make sense logically."
Mr. Song said calmly: "The Western Border Region does not know enough about the Weird Tree, while Jiang Yue has been fighting against the Weird Tree in the Central and South Region. Can this be compared? If we talk about the entire country, who is most familiar with the Weird Tree? Even if Jiang Yue is not ranked first, he is at least in the top three. You, Yang Xiangchun, want to obliterate the efforts of the soldiers in the front with your words from behind. Is this appropriate that all their blood and sweat have been shed in vain? "
Mr. Song is not a Jiang Qiao. With his experience and qualifications, he can make Yang Xiangchun speechless with just a few words.
Moreover, the attitude conveyed by his words was to support Jiang Yue to the end.
This made those who secretly agreed with Yang Xiangchun's guess have to evaluate whether it was time to take the lead.
Yang Xiangchun smiled awkwardly and said: "Mr. Song, I really don't mean to deny the efforts of the soldiers at the front. I'm just worried..."
"To put it mildly, you are worrying blindly. To put it lightly, you are just spreading anxiety and shaking the morale of the army." Mr. Song cut off his words coldly and directly slapped him with a big hat.
This shocked Yang Xiangchun: "Mr. Song, this is an unjust accusation. At the temporary meeting, the command team asked everyone to express their position. I was just doing my duty. How can it be considered as walking away from anxiety and shaking the morale of the army? Take ten thousand steps back. Tell me, if my words are unfortunately true, will the whole army have to bear the consequences?"
Jiang Qiao couldn't help but scolded: "Absolutely impossible! The people of my old Jiang family may not be as good at being an official and getting into trouble as you, Director Yang. But there is no doubt about one thing, that is, they are hard-boned. It is possible for my son We may lose to the Weird Tree and even die on the front line, but we will never betray the human camp and become the lackey agent of the Weird Tree! Our Lao Jiang family does not have such genes!"
Mr. Song stroked his hands and praised: "Well said, although I have not dealt with Xiao Jiang many times, I think I will not misjudge him. Xiao Jiang is by no means the kind of traitor who lives an ignoble life."
Yang Xiangchun murmured: "I didn't say he was a traitor, I just said he couldn't help himself... The trap set by the strange tree, just in case Xiaojiang himself didn't realize it..."
General Zeng waved his hand and shouted: "That's enough."
Yang Xiangchun was interrupted by General Zeng. He smiled coquettishly, shook his head and sighed, "Well, everyone thinks I'm troublesome, so I won't say anything."
General Zeng looked at Yang Xiangchun with complicated eyes, full of fun: "Director Yang, I have something to ask you."
Yang Xiangchun said seriously: "Commander-in-Chief, you are too polite. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, but you can't afford to be asked."
General Zeng smiled: "Okay, I'll tell you the truth. Aren't Captain You and others from Hengcheng going deep into the enemy camp to collect intelligence? Why is there no movement during this period?"
(End of chapter)
