Xu Zijian couldn't accept this kind of treatment in his heart. Even if he suffered a defeat, Xu Zijian was still Lieutenant General Peicheng and the deputy commander of the First Army Corps. In the past, when a general of this level occasionally suffered defeat, the most he would say was that he would be severely punished, but in reality he was given a lenient sentence.
Even the three great generals of Peicheng had suffered many defeats in the early days of the end of the world, but they were all given lenient punishments. After all, there is no general in the world who always wins, so what if he fails occasionally. Once you fail, you will be severely punished. Who will dare to sacrifice your life in the future?
If Xu Zijian was demoted to a pariah, it would be better to kill him. Xu Zijian simply couldn't accept this kind of shame.
Xu Zijian's expression gradually changed. From calm at the beginning, it gradually turned into hatred. He began to glare at Novad and asked, "Are you serious, do you really want to do this to me?"
"You can tell with your eyes that I'm not serious." Novad didn't think so much. When he saw Xu Zijian's unconvinced expression, he became angry.
At this time, the deputy city lord Vala suddenly stood up and cursed, "Xu Zijian, I am really disappointed in you. We just wanted to test you, but you turned out to have this expression and even questioned the city lord."
"The test doesn't look like a test at all to me."
"Xu Zijian, do you really think we will demote you to a pariah? You are Lieutenant General Peicheng and have made countless military exploits. How could we turn a blind eye to him? The reason why I tested you just now is to let you understand that you must lead As a warning.”
"Then let me know exactly what you want and what kind of treatment you want." Xu Zijian shouted.
"Your performance today is too disappointing. As for the disposal, we will wait until Sapan comes back. Now you will suspend all duties and activities and be imprisoned in your villa. Do you have any questions?"
"Okay, let's wait until Captain Sapan comes back." Xu Zijian accepted the deputy city lord's arrangement, stood up on his own initiative, and followed the guards out of the conference room.
After Xu Zijian left, the city lord Noward asked Vala very unhappy, "What are you doing?"
"Brother, don't you understand? Xu Zijian is difficult to deal with. If he is demoted to a pariah, he will immediately defect to the rebel army. Instead of doing this, it is better to take the opportunity to kill him. But Xu Zijian is from Sapan, and Sapan We have to give Pan his face, so Xu Zijian can’t kill him. So the best arrangement right now is to let him stay in the villa first and wait for Sapan to come back before dealing with him."
"Since you don't agree to demote Xu Zijian to a pariah, why didn't you refute these words when we first discussed it? Why didn't you say it in the first place?"
"Because I am indeed testing Xu Zijian to see if he has any rebellious intentions. Judging from his behavior and reaction just now, he has already developed a different intention. If pressed, he will definitely join the rebel army." Vala explained.
"Oh, what a headache. I was supposed to be studying new experimental products tonight, but I didn't expect so many things to happen."
"Brother, let's put the experiment aside for now and discuss the matter in Nancheng first. Generals, please share your opinions."
After Vala brought up the topic, various generals expressed their opinions. Generally speaking, it is very simple, that is, spending one day on pre-operation preparation and strategic deployment, and the day after tomorrow launching a simultaneous attack on the five military bases in Nancheng. If everything goes well, the rebels can be wiped out in one day.
There doesn't seem to be any big problem with this view, and all the generals are confident. But Vala was still a little worried. After all, the rebel army did defeat Xu Zijian, and they defeated more with less.
"Generals, I hope you don't underestimate those
Underground party. If your guess is correct, there are probably underground parties in each of your military bases, and there are probably underground parties in the urban areas of Beicheng, Dongcheng, and Xicheng. "Wala warned everyone.
"In fact, it is very simple to find out the underground party. We will assemble all the troops tomorrow and see if anyone is absent. In addition, we will launch a general attack on the Nancheng military base the day after tomorrow. If he is a member of the underground party, he must be fighting passively. By then, all passive combatants will be , all dealt with according to military law." One of the generals said.
"Well, this is not a bad idea." Norwald agreed.
"I hope everything goes well." Vala was still a little worried.
"Vara, can you stop looking so sad all the time? You make many simple things complicated." Noward said unhappily.
"Brother is right, I can control my emotions." Vala replied.
"Okay, that's it for today's meeting. Let's go back and prepare." Novad said to everyone.
"Brother, we haven't discussed it yet. For example, the girl Xu Zijian mentioned, don't you want to call Fiona back to find out what happened?"
"Do you believe it? Is it possible that Fiona's sister has been living in Peicheng? There is a limit to nonsense."
"But that girl is wearing the Shadowless Armor. This is an indisputable fact."
"It was probably stolen."
"The Shadowless Armor needs to be unlocked through a password. Where did she get the password?"
"Could it be that Fiona accidentally leaked it?"
"Is it accidental or intentional?"
"Vara, I'm warning you, don't be suspicious. Fiona has been following me since the beginning of the apocalypse. She is absolutely loyal."
"I don't doubt Fiona's loyalty, but this matter is full of doubts. Not knowing it clearly makes me sleepless."
"But Fiona is on the front line, wouldn't it be bad to call her back at this time?"
"You can come back quickly and take a military helicopter. It won't waste much time." Vala suggested.
"I'll think about it for a while. The meeting is dissolved." Noward announced.
After everyone went back, Norward returned to the experimental base again and continued his experiments.
But when he was changing the steel teeth of a mechanical dog, he kept distracted. Seeing that the anesthesia effect of the mechanical dog was getting weaker and weaker, Noward's assistant quickly said, "Doctor, KB28 will wake up soon, you just changed it." Half of the teeth are missing."
"I know, I know." Norwald sped up his movements.
While changing, the female assistant suddenly said anxiously, "Doctor, you changed it wrong. This tooth should be placed in this position."
When Noward reacted, he only felt upset.
Suddenly, Noward picked up a green injection and pierced the mechanical dog's body.
Soon, the mechanical dog whined, struggled a few times, and then died.
"Doctor, what are you doing?"
"I'm in such a bad mood today that I don't want to change."
"Doctor, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Xiao Dong, you should have heard about what happened in Nancheng today, right?"
"Well, it was such a big fuss that it spread all over the place."
"All the civilians in Nancheng have surrendered to the so-called rebel army, and they have provided them with all kinds of supplies. Have they really forgotten that I am the master of Peicheng?"
"Doctor, you don't need to care too much about the opinions of civilians. The so-called civilians must have very simple ideas. The rebel army has occupied five military bases in Nancheng, which means that
They surrounded Nancheng, so the civilians in Nancheng thought they had changed their master. In order to win over people's hearts, this new owner attacked local tyrants and divided their fields without requiring civilians to pay any taxes, so civilians would support the rebels. But as long as your army destroys the rebels, those civilians will become your subjects again. In the final analysis, the so-called civilians are nothing more than movable resources, and they will come back to you sooner or later. "
"Haha, well said, very well said. You really deserve to be my assistant."
"Doctor, you treated Xiao Dong with as much kindness as a mountain. I will always remember it in my heart. I will never forget that you are my master." Xiao Dong said as he leaned into Norwald's arms.
Novad was actually about fifty years old, and Xiao Dong was only about twenty-five years old, but she pounced in without any concern at all.
"Xiao Dong, you are really my good Xiao Dong. Tell me what you want," Norwald said happily.
"Xiaodong doesn't want anything. I just want to stay by your side and share your worries."
"I'm usually obsessed with experiments, but I didn't expect that there would be such a caring person around me. I was negligent. Xiao Dong, I'd like to give you a sports car. This car runs on gasoline and has a very long range. No matter how you drive it, you won't be afraid of running out of gas. electricity."
"Are you serious?" Xiao Dong couldn't believe that he could actually drive a gasoline sports car.
In today's world, the value of gasoline is about the same as blue ore, which is extremely precious. Generally it can only be used by the military, and it is impossible for ordinary people to use it.
Even in the central district of Peicheng, ordinary nobles cannot own vehicles that can use gasoline. Xiaodong is so proud this time, and her best friends will definitely be jealous.
"What I said can still be false," Norwald hugged Xiao Dong and smiled.
"Thank you Doctor."
"By the way, Xiaodong, you said you were willing to help me share my worries. I have a worry right now. Can you help me think about it?"
"OK."
"Villa, the deputy city lord, is my cousin. He usually helps me manage Peicheng, so I have time to do research. But he actually doubted Fiona and said he would call Fiona back for questioning. What do you mean? what to do"
"I can understand you. One is a cousin who can share political affairs for you, and the other is a general who can conquer the world for you, so you are in a dilemma. Indeed, you can't call Fiona back, because if you say so, It’s like telling everyone that you also doubt Fiona.”
"Yes, I think so too. I have always valued Fiona so highly and even designed the Shadowless Armor for her. How could I doubt her? But outsiders may not necessarily think so. Everyone will think that I am because She was specifically called back from the front line because of suspicion. Such gossip may have a bad impact on Fiona."
"The doctor is right. I understand that women are naturally more sensitive and will inevitably overthink things. However, I have a method that you can try."
"tell me the story."
"We don't need to specially summon Fiona back, but secretly send people to deliberately spread what happened in South City to Fiona's military camp. If Fiona is innocent, or she also wants to find out who is pretending to be Her sister, then she will take the initiative to apply to return to Peicheng. At that time, if you follow the trend and agree to Fiona's request, won't all the problems be solved?"
After hearing what Xiao Dong said, Norwald's eyes widened in surprise, "Xiao Dong, you are great. I didn't expect you to be so smart. Just do it like this. You have really made a great contribution."
On the other side, there is a meditation room in the Northeast Military Base of Nancheng, a secret underground base.
Pang Long, who had been doing divination with his eyes closed, suddenly widened his eyes and shouted "Not good"
