Chapter 7071 I can be a pawn, but what about you?

Chapter 7071 I can be a pawn, but what about you?
Huangfu Song said that after Chen Zichuan opened up the logistics supplies, he could kill the Four Saints. Then that is absolutely true. Huangfu Song will not think that such a victory is his own like Zhou Yu does. But Huangfu Song will carry out this order without hesitation, no matter who the opponent is!

"I see myself as a sword of the Han Empire. I can accept it even if this sword is used against myself," Huangfu Song said. He was a pure professional general, extremely pure, and even willing to abandon his ego when necessary.

"I've thought about this many times over the past ten years." Huangfu Song looked at Han Bai and the other man, his eyes as deep and unfathomable as a still pool. "Since I am a sword of the Han Empire, why not let the strongest person, the one most capable of leading this country to its peak, wield it!"

Liu Tong looked at Huangfu Song's calm expression, which showed no emotion. He couldn't tell whether Huangfu Song agreed with his choice or felt that Huangfu Song had indeed changed, but Liu Tong didn't say anything.

“So Your Highness, please forgive me. No matter what your thoughts are, I will follow the moral principles left by Chen Zichuan.” Huangfu Song said with utmost sincerity. “This behavior is a betrayal of the Emperor, but as you know, I acknowledge the Emperor’s title.”

"I didn't say that this idea was wrong," Liu Tong said calmly, waving his hand.

Despite this, Liu Tong felt a pang of regret. If she hadn't truly understood her own position and hadn't actually harbored any ambitions, she knew that Huangfu Song's confession today would give her a chance to make things difficult for him in the future.

Of course, Huangfu Song knew this, but he still revealed his true feelings. In fact, he was being frank in front of these important figures and explaining his position—even if your position overlaps with Chen Zichuan's, I will stand with Chen Zichuan!
“If that’s the case, then it’s really good.” Huangfu Song nodded slowly, then stood up and bowed to Liu Tong. “Although I used to laugh at my grandson-in-law for being too straightforward and not understanding the charm of language, I have to say this time: sometimes, you have to be blunt and leave no room for ambiguity. Only in this way can you clearly state your attitude.”

"Therefore, Huangfu Song will take his leave." Huangfu Song said to Liu Tong in a very formal manner. Liu Tong nodded, raised his cup to Huangfu Song, and confirmed that he had no intention of stopping Huangfu Song, but only invited him in for a drink.

Upon seeing this, Huangfu Song accepted the wine, drank it all in one gulp, bowed to Liu Tong again, and then turned and left with Kou Feng.

However, just as Huangfu Song turned to leave, Han Xin, who had been quietly listening to Huangfu Song's story, suddenly asked, "Huangfu Yizhen, do you really think that as long as you have Chen Zichuan's logistical support, you can defeat me within a manageable range?"

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Song, who had been taking firm steps, suddenly paused. He then turned to look at Liu Tong, pondering whether Han Xin's question at this moment was an implication from Liu Tong or something Han Xin himself was thinking about.

After all, it's easy to make a mistake when things are going wrong, so if someone makes such a statement at this time, you can't simply see it as a problem, but rather as a political test.

Just like Liu Bei stepping onto the jade steps, didn't the others think this was a test? They did, even Chen Ji knew, but is this something to gamble on? No!
Just like Liu Tong and Huangfu Song spoke to such an extent, even showing Huangfu Song the recorded performance of Jiangdong and the Yuan family in the round mirror, it was almost as if they were saying that this was the Grand Commandant's obedience test, and that it was not aimed at the feudal lords, but at the aristocratic families, so it didn't matter whether General Huangfu went early or late.

Faced with such an almost explicit act, Huangfu Song still laid everything bare and gave Liu Tong his answer: it didn't matter whether Liu Bei's current behavior was a test or genuine; Huangfu Song was now going to stride forward along the route left by Chen Xi. Whether what he said was true or false was meaningless; only when he went there in person could he feel at ease.

Therefore, under such circumstances, when Han Xin suddenly said such a thing, how could Huangfu Song not think twice?

Even the moment these words were spoken, Liu Tong and Xin Xianying involuntarily changed color, while only Si Niang and Wu Anjun continued to enjoy their food with their chopsticks. After all, the smarter a person is, the more they can understand the ambiguity that such words could have at this moment.

Even though Han Xin wasn't worried about such things, Liu Tong really didn't want to cause such a commotion. After all, she could have peacefully served as the regent princess for twenty years, so why plant a landmine for herself?

"Your Highness? What about the Marquis of Huaiyin?" Huangfu Song stood tall and straight, one hand on his sword, a faint hint of murderous intent in his eyes, before looking at Liu Tong and asking.

At that moment, Han Xin saw contempt in Huangfu Song's expression, an expression that did not regard him as an opponent, as if in Huangfu Song's eyes, Han Xin was merely a pawn.

"It's not that I want to ask, but rather it's a question about the Marquis of Huaiyin." Liu Tong stood up and asked sincerely. Some things had to be said on the spot because the current situation was very dangerous. Han Xin's words were like an answer on Liu Tong's behalf, as if to say, "We are willing to take the blame for Her Highness the Princess, but Liu Tong himself doesn't want to be struck by lightning at all. This isn't a matter of winning or losing; it's a matter of whether it's necessary."

Clearly, for Liu Tong, this matter was truly meaningless. What difference would winning or losing make? Chen Xi's Han dynasty ideology had already convinced countless people in this era, and Liu Tong had now come to accept this ideology.

Furthermore, as a woman, she naturally felt indifferent to ancestral inheritance. Therefore, regardless of whether Liu Bei or Liu Shan inherited the throne, which was a matter of inheriting the legal system, the Liu family would still be the Liu family, and the Han dynasty would still be the Han dynasty. For Liu Tong, even if another surname inherited the Han dynasty, as long as it was more prosperous than it is now, the Han family would still be the Han family, and that would not be unacceptable.

In other words, Huangfu Song's statement that he believed in the emperor's right to inherit the throne might have been a way of arguing at this point, but Liu Tong's statement that he believed in the emperor's right to inherit the throne likely meant that he genuinely believed that if someone else had the opportunity to inherit the throne, the Han dynasty could be more prosperous, which seemed acceptable.

The two men's true intentions were actually misaligned. In fact, Liu Tong's thoughts were more profound and more in line with the Emperor's understanding of a title than Huangfu Song's.

However, Han Xin's timing in speaking up put Liu Tong in a somewhat awkward position. As the saying goes, verbal explanations are powerless, especially in the current situation. It's not that you can simply say you don't want to do it; you have to ask whether you have the ability to do it.

It's obvious that Liu Tong himself doesn't have any ideas, but if Han Xin leads Liu Tong to act recklessly, they can still accomplish something, which is why things are so bad.

However, for this reason, Huangfu Song asked Liu Tong directly, instead of Han Xin.

"Your Highness, is that really the case?" Huangfu Song asked Liu Tong earnestly, his eyes now clear and cold.

"Well, there's no use in arguing now. You're going to Zhaoyang Palace anyway, and once you see the Imperial Uncle and Chen Zichuan, you can just tell them what happened. They'll have an answer." Liu Tong sighed and said. Sometimes, with outside officials around, it's harder to explain things.

Just like the forged edicts of Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang back then, neither the emperor nor the imperial family considered it a crime. So why was it eventually brought to the court for trial? To put it bluntly, this world does not belong to the Liu family alone. Some things must be examined by all the people of the world.

Conversely, some things, once examined by a group of people, will have different opinions, so it is better to have a private discussion among family members.

Liu Tong knew very well that he had no way to prove himself in front of Huangfu Song at the moment, because if Han Xin stood up and asked this question at this time, it meant that Liu Tong had the ability to create obstacles.

In many cases, it's not a matter of whether you want to or not, but whether you have the ability. If you have the ability, then when it comes to dividing the benefits, you must be prepared. Unless everyone is prepared to divide you up, it is absolutely impossible to withhold the benefits that belong to a powerful person who can hinder the realization of future benefits!
Therefore, Liu Tong, caught in a spiral of self-justification, felt that it was pointless to tell Huangfu Song this, and that it would be better to let Huangfu Song tell Liu Bei and Chen Xi instead. If he told those two, everything would become clear without any further discussion.

"I see." Huangfu Song pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to Han Xin. "Marquis of Huaiyin, you are undoubtedly a top-notch military strategist. But if we only talk about military matters, it would be too simple. Defeating you does not necessarily require a battlefield. A little trick is all it takes. Off-the-ground tactics are the fastest and most effective way to defeat you."

Bai Qi was speechless when he heard this. How did he die? Wasn't he killed by underhanded tactics? As for Han Xin's personality, Bai Qi glanced at him and felt that it was only natural that this guy would be killed by underhanded tactics.

"Your losses were already significant before you could kill me with your underhanded tactics," Han Xin said, shaking his head. "We lost that battle simulation with Chen Zichuan, but to be honest, I'm not convinced. The situation we encountered there might not be replicable in reality, and it was the first time I'd ever faced something like that, so I was really caught off guard. If it were in reality, the outcome might not have been the same."

Han Xin was indeed unwilling to accept defeat that time, but that's how military strategists are; whether you accept it or not is meaningless. If you're kicked to death, you're just a roadside nobody. Even if you win your whole life, if someone kicks you to death and steps on your head to rise to power, that person is still stronger than you. So, although Han Xin was unwilling to accept defeat, he still acknowledged Chen Xi's abilities.

However, Huangfu Song's statement that they had verified that as long as enough resources were provided, Huangfu Song and Chen Zichuan could kill Han Xin was truly an insult to Han Xin.

Well, Huangfu Song's original words were to kill Bai Qi as well, but Bai Qi was seventy years old and cultivated his mind and character, so he ignored such words. After all, during the Warring States period, he had heard too many wild dogs say they wanted to kick him to death, but when they met him, they were all just roadside dogs.

Therefore, Bai Qi considers anyone who says he's just a nobody on the street who can be easily kicked to death to be an idiot. There have been so many people who have said that before that he's too lazy to count them all. In Bai Qi's opinion, anyone who says that to him is just a talker, the kind of person he would easily slaughter in a few moves if he encountered them on the battlefield.

Because he had heard it so many times, Bai Qi felt nothing about Huangfu Song's description. He ate and drank as usual, and continued to fight with Si Niang for food. Even if he and Chen Zichuan were not on the same side, if you said that Bai Qi was just a nobody, he would fight first. Saying these things now is useless. It only makes me think that you are just bragging!

On the contrary, Han Xin died in his thirties. From the beginning, he had always climbed to the top by stepping on others. He took such words to heart. How could someone like me, Han Xin, be stepped on by others?

When Chen Xi and Li You teamed up to beat me, I lost, but I didn't argue. You don't actually think you can beat me in real life using the same methods, do you?
"In reality, it would lose the hearts of the people. With Chen Zichuan's methods of using plague to create famine, people would turn against him and punish him. Without justice, Chen Zichuan's potential would be greatly reduced. And most importantly, I lost that time because of Liu Bei's methods of recognizing people. I had never been on guard before. But do you really think this kind of thing will happen a second time?" Han Xin asked Huangfu Song calmly.

"No, there's no of that nonsense. It's just a massive, fully armored army of over 700,000 men, pushing forward while ensuring logistics and communications are maintained." Huangfu Song shook his head and said, "In reality, you won't get that kind of opportunity. It's about the air force cutting off logistics and intelligence systems, then going straight to a decisive battle, deciding the outcome in one fell swoop. There's no prelude. You think that dream battle is Chen Zichuan's limit, but in reality, that's just Chen Zichuan sleeping the whole time."

"Your command ability can break through the upper limit of the cloud system, so all I need to do is compete with you in terms of troop quality and damage mitigation. I admit that I am definitely not as good as you in command ability, but in terms of troop quality and damage mitigation, you are definitely not as good as me," Huangfu Song said indifferently. "I don't need to bet on me winning, I only need to bet on you beheading me!"

Han Xin's face turned ashen. He understood what Huangfu Song was saying. Huangfu Song was gambling on the future. He couldn't beat Han Xin, but Huangfu Song's drug use allowed him to reach the upper limit of the Yunqi system. Moreover, the troop quality and damage resistance that Huangfu Song mentioned were real. This meant that in this war where the first battle was the decisive one, Han Xin had to win a great victory in the first battle.

This situation demands a decisive victory, leaving only the option of beheading Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song expressed his belief that the elite core of Han Xin's forces possessed the capability to achieve this. He mobilized the entire army group's cloud energy for protection and enhancement, and the elite core, strengthened by Xuanxiang, was certain to break through his defenses and successfully behead him!

But what happens next?

Han Xin was one person, but Huangfu Song was not. Huangfu Song had plenty of teammates. He was even willing to sacrifice himself to pave the way for them. When the war reached the point where Han Xin had to behead his opponent and could only fight with a small number of elite troops, it meant that Han Xin had to give up his greatest advantage.

"I can be sacrificed, Marquis of Huaiyin, are you ready?" Huangfu Song leaned his long sword forward, supporting himself with both hands. His aura was incredibly powerful, a spirit he had accumulated over decades of battlefield combat. Of course, this spirit was nothing compared to Han Xin's, but it was still worthy of being called a hero.

"You can't," Huangfu Song laughed arrogantly. "If you die, you lose; but if I die, the battle has only just begun!"

After saying this, Huangfu Song picked up his sword and left.

Han Xin remained silent for a moment after hearing this, then turned to look at Bai Qi. Bai Qi, who was eating with his head down, stopped and sighed when he felt Han Xin's gaze. He said, "To be fair, Huangfu Song's statement was a bit extreme, but it did make sense. Under that kind of fighting style, your only option was to behead Huangfu Song, which was the right thing to do. And I don't think that just because you beheaded him, those people will definitely be able to seize the opportunity to take you down, as Huangfu Song said. But it was indeed the most likely opportunity to achieve."

That's right, this wasn't a guaranteed winning strategy. Chen Xi and Huangfu Song discussed and came up with many plans, but Huangfu Song felt that each plan would be extremely costly. However, considering that their opponent was someone of Han Xin's caliber, winning was already a very difficult task. Minor losses were not a problem at all, and even Chen Xi didn't think it was a problem.

Given the strength of the opponent, the losses in resources and the barely acceptable manpower are already the best possible outcome.

However, Huangfu Song could not agree. After Chen Xi thought he had found an acceptable solution to the victory and stopped discussing it with Huangfu Song, Huangfu Song began his own research. It wasn't until the time of Tianzhou that Huangfu Song learned something from the battle between Caesar and Han Xin.

That is, military geniuses are absolutely confident. They would never think they have lost, which is why Han Xin launched a powerful attack to break through the battle lines and behead Caesar.

So why not change our approach, a strategy where the first battle is the decisive one? Directly send 700,000 elite troops to overwhelm him. If Marquis of Huaiyin accepts the challenge, he will inevitably rely on the Cloud Qi system and the Xuanxiang framework to organize an absolutely elite core force to rush in and behead Huangfu Song!
Huangfu Song firmly believed in this point, firmly believed in Han Xin's strength, and firmly believed that even if his own side had superior data in all aspects, including weapons, equipment, logistics, troop quality, and damage tolerance, the enemy could still organize an elite force to seize the opportunity to behead him when the battle lines were stretched out. Only in this way could the God of War truly be the God of War!

But since we already know the outcome, why not take a gamble on the opposite side?
I need to take a break; I've been feeling really down lately.