Above the Galaxy

Chapter 893 - 558: Lord!

Qin Jianyi frowned slightly and asked Tang Fei, "Feng City is in the southeast corner, backed by Liyu Port... If we want to attack Feng City, we must guard against Brocade City launching a siege from the rear, cutting off our retreat."

"Moreover, even if we gain some advantage, Feng City can still mobilize naval forces for support."

"If we advance, they retreat. If we retreat, they can attack again. It’s very difficult to truly occupy them."

Qin Jianyi spread his hands, speaking helplessly, "After all, we don’t have a navy."

"We’ve consecutively taken Golden City and Red Moon City, and Shen Wuxiang over there naturally has defenses in place. There is likely a large-scale armed force converging towards this area now, with Liyu Port being of utmost importance. They absolutely don’t want the port to fall into our hands, and will certainly dispatch a heavy military guard..."

He Hongyu also chimed in, "If we rush out now, we’re afraid we’ll meet them head-on. Compete in numbers? We surely can’t outnumber them."

"Exactly. We need to leave enough manpower to guard Red Moon and Golden Cities, to prevent Shen Wuxiang’s people from exploiting any gaps and stealing our victory."

"In addition, we must dispatch the main force to fiercely attack Feng City... and still face naval support from Liyu Port..."

"We are effectively fighting on three fronts, with our current military strength... It’s really too risky."

Yuan Minghui, the City Defense General of Golden City, also proposed a different view.

Indeed, just as Phoenix had initially feared, the resistance was heavy.

Tang Fei glanced around and asked with a smile, "Does anyone else have a different opinion?"

Everyone was silent.

Shen Qingping was determined to follow Tang Fei down any path, doing whatever Tang Fei said.

No other opinions.

Little Fatty...

Little Fatty, no need to mention.

Even if Tang Fei now asked him to lead the Iron-eating Beast Legion to attack Phoenix City, he would do it without hesitation.

A suicide attack?

No, Big Brother surely wants me to take them by surprise.

Before closing his eyes, he would still apologize to Tang Fei, "Big Brother, I’m sorry, I didn’t manage what you asked me to do well..."

Tang Fei looked at Xun Pu and asked with a smile, "Mr. Xun, you are the old head of the Dushan Army, with rich combat and command experience, what are your thoughts?"

Xun Pu put down the teacup in his hand, knowing his new boss wanted to evaluate him.

Not only did he want to test Xun Pu’s strategic vision, but also his ability to ’mediate’ issues for him.

Now, what needed to be addressed?

Naturally, persuading those dissenters.

Among this group of young commanders, Xun Pu seemed more like a kindly elder.

He smiled at everyone and asked, "Suppose, I’m just saying suppose... we don’t attack Feng City but attack Brocade City, what would happen?"

Qin Jianyi pondered for a moment and spoke up, "Brocade City is originally a major city where the Empire’s most elite troops are stationed. This time Wang Bota led a hundred thousand troops to support it, and put the command center in Brocade City."

"During our attack on Red Moon City, he led forty thousand troops to assist... however, tens of thousands were still stationed in Brocade City Camp."

"According to my estimates, Brocade City now has at least a hundred thousand troops... and also the Xuanwu Protection Shield..."

"We ingeniously broke Red Moon City’s shield last time, surely causing them apprehension and vigilance. Can we break Brocade City’s shield this time?"

"If we can’t break this S-level city’s shield, how do we solve the dilemma? How do we take Brocade City?"

"More critically... Feng City is right next to Brocade City, what if they attack us from the side while we’re attacking Brocade City?"

"Brocade City faces us head-on, Feng City attacks from the side, and there are supporting forces from the port... This battle can’t be fought."

After Qin Jianyi finished speaking, Xun Pu looked at everyone and asked, "Does anyone else have thoughts?"

Silence.

What Qin Jianyi said was exactly what everyone was thinking.

"The situation is very clear now." Xun Pu’s smile gradually faded as he spoke, "Now the situation is, Feng City isn’t viable, Brocade City isn’t viable either, the path forward is blocked... What should we do?"

"Hold the troops? Wait for Shen Wuxiang to free up his hand and strike with a million troops like thunder? Considering we hold just these two cities... can we withstand?"

"We can’t withstand it." Xun Pu lightly tapped his fingers on the table and spoke in a deep voice, "We must occupy more cities or ports in the shortest time possible to gain more bargaining chips and resources..."

Whether mineral resources, military manufacturing, or human resources.

Everyone knew that only by occupying cities could there be a non-stop flow of troops.

The success of a general is built on countless sacrifices.

You must first find a way to gather enough ’bones’...

Of course, these words can’t be too blunt.

Not pleasant to hear if spread out.

"According to what I know about Shen Wuxiang, the current media war has completely angered him, it’s just because Zhao Ling and the Barren Land are involved so he can’t dispatch too many troops from Mountain Qi Camp to launch a strong attack."

"Of course, mainly because of his disdain for us... this is our greatest opportunity. Thus, we must take the initiative now, attack, and then attack."

"Waiting is impossible... So, everyone, here comes the problem. Should we attack Brocade City or Feng City?"

"..."

Everyone exchanged glances.

Xun Pu’s words turned the choice into a mandatory question.

Faced with the necessity to choose a city to attack, should it be Brocade City or Feng City?