"Have you ever thought about what those warriors fighting bloody battles across the nation would think if we surrender?"
"Cang Mountain suffered a great defeat, and now the entire country is watching us."
"Morale, what is morale, do you understand?"
"The reason we can contend with the Demon Race for so long is because we, the Human Race, still have one last breath."
"Three hundred thousand of our troops died on Cang Mountain, they could die, why can't we?"
This statement brought everyone to silence.
Finally, a man spoke up: "Do you know that if you make a wrong move, fifty thousand will die."
Lin Chen recalled for a moment, this man should be one of Gu Wei's right-hand men from before:
Lee Shan.
Everyone looked at Gu Wei, unexpectedly his pupils remained resolute, saying:
"The sin is of today, but the merit will last for a thousand years, even if we lose in the end, what harm is a lifetime of infamy?"
"If you decide to concede, I will not oppose."
"But as I said, if we surrender, the morale of the entire Human Race army will inevitably spread from this."
"The future of our Cangling Ancient Country will be ruled by the Demon Race."
Clearly, everyone was stunned by Gu Wei's words that the sin is of today, but the merit will last for a thousand years.
Lee Shan scanned the room, finally speaking:
"As usual, let's vote."
Hearing this, the five people present exchanged glances; they were all generals above the rank of deputy commander, only they had the right to vote.
As for National Preceptor Gu Wei, he was now just a minor figure and didn't even have voting rights.
...
Lin Chen watched this scene and suddenly thought of something.
In fact, the War Chessboard is not that complex, it simply involves putting your real self into the battlefield.
For example, Lee Shan.
He is crucial in this campaign, if Lin Chen were to kill him, the chessboard would change.
Because Lee Shan is an important piece in the original chessboard.
If Lin Chen were to kill an irrelevant passerby, it would not have any impact.
Therefore, changing the War Chessboard is not an easy task.
For a campaign like this, if Lin Chen wants to participate, he must gain the power to speak, like Gu Wei, to vie for power.
Although Lin Chen had read about this in historical records, the content was not as detailed as within the chessboard.
As the five people raised their hands, the final score came out:
3 to 2.
Those who opposed were Ma Xin and a trusted deputy commander.
So, when the result was seen, Ma Xin stood silently to the side.
It was the trusted deputy commander who said:
"Ling Mountain is a hundred thousand kilometers from here, and we are surrounded by half a million troops, how are we to get there? It's utterly absurd."
Everyone looked at Gu Wei, expecting his answer.
Unexpectedly, Gu Wei said:
"Cang Mountain."
Everyone was taken aback.
"Our only way out is Cang Mountain."
"Are you out of your mind?" the deputy commander barked, "Cang Mountain is now the Demon Race's stronghold. Do you really think the cover of darkness will work? The Demon Race has countless information-gathering Demon Beasts, we have nowhere to hide."
"This time, the enemy heavily wounded us and overwhelmed us tenfold in force, deep down they somewhat underestimate us, which is our only advantage at the moment." Gu Wei pointed to the map and said, "As long as we can break through, on Cang Mountain, the corpses lie everywhere, the scent of blood is all around, we hide our Spirit Beasts and conceal amongst the bodies, we have a slim chance of survival."
"Alright, how should we break through?" the deputy commander asked.
"Starting today, we break through in batches, on the third try, we charge directly from the Cang Mountain side..." Gu Wei said very earnestly, "After breaking the defense, split into six routes, heading straight for Cang Mountain."
Finally, Gu Wei said, "How many survive will depend on our luck."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other. Lee Shan was the first to say, "I am willing to give it a try."
No one else objected, and just as they were about to make plans, Lin Chen glanced at the Iron Palm Bear, and the Iron Palm Bear lifted him high.
Lin Chen shouted loudly, "I have something to say."
Everyone turned, looking at Lin Chen with unfriendly eyes.
At this time, a mere level 10 Beastmaster causing trouble?
Lin Chen knew this opportunity could not be missed, so he said, "I support Captain Gu Wei's view, but to achieve the ultimate effect, the best way is with Death Warriors."
Since he was already here, he might as well test what effect changing the War Chessboard would have on the battlefield.
As his senior brothers and sisters had said, if the outcome of the war improved, the rewards would be greater too.
Everyone looked at Lin Chen, and he continued saying, "We can't leave everything to luck. The Death Warriors blocking the way could delay for a while, at least buying some time for the vanguard."
After saying that, Lin Chen raised his hand again and said, "I am willing to be that Death Warrior."
Beside him, Xiaobai, Xiao Hei, and Xiao Hong all stepped forward.
Lin Chen had told them that death in this world is not real death, so they could boldly act!
The initially shocked crowd listened to Lin Chen's words and looked at each other.
Lin Chen realized his words were working.
If he had only proposed the concept of Death Warriors, no one would have listened to him.
But by classifying himself as a Death Warrior, they would start to take him seriously.
Sure enough, Gu Wei was the first to speak: "He makes sense, I am also willing to be one of the Death Warriors."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was drenched in sweat...
No way.
He was only testing the changes in this War Chessboard, he didn't intend to get the First National Preceptor killed!
Finished.
This time, could it be a negative score?
Because if Gu Wei died here, the subsequent battle of Ling Mountain would never happen.
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