Chapter 1115: Command Authority

This day, the change to Longyan was naturally enormous.

With the establishment of the parliament and the passing of the Bill of Rights, Xie Ming used the imperial seal to firmly stamp it.

From this point on.

Longyan truly became a constitutional monarchy.

And afterwards.

Came the confirmation and implementation of Private Ownership.

Following that, was the work of redistributing territories...

The work was complex and numerous.

Naturally, all of this still required Liu Zheng to preside over the big picture.

This also formed a theory within the country!

Minister Liu!

A great thief who usurped the state!

It was precisely because his military strength was too formidable that he single-handedly changed the entire Longyan! It caused Longyan, which had maintained its glory for thousands of years, to begin to become precarious and its future uncertain.

In society, more and more people began to sing tunes in opposition to Liu Zheng.

They were all waiting to see Liu Zheng make a fool of himself.

They were waiting for the day Liu Zheng would be doomed beyond redemption.

Such public opinion fermented more and more.

Liu Zheng was naturally too lazy to pay any attention to it.

In the Longyan of today, strength is still supreme.

The speed of troop transport by Train destined that no one could defy his will. These days, Liu Zheng also thoroughly enjoyed the pleasure brought to him by supreme power.

Not convinced?

Kill!

Have an opinion?

Bottle it up!

Now is an extraordinary period, a time of war; Liu Zheng, who controls the Duqi Duwei, has every reason to use iron-blooded means to transition through this chaotic period of Longyan.

"Power really is a good thing..."

Liu Zheng even felt that he had been a bit too full of hostility these days.

This was not right.

He had to endure it...

Of course, he also understood. In the current situation, if he wanted to endure, he would have to endure for at least a year, or even longer.

Because.

The war situation in the Western Regions had once again fallen into a vortex.

And all of this...

He was once again the instigator.

This was what he wanted.

Northwest Allied Forces.

Let us temporarily refer to the Longyan allied forces currently resisting Rumyantsev as the Northwest Allied Forces.

Defeated again.

This was already the fifth time the Northwest Allied Forces had changed commanders.

The Northwest Allied Forces, having launched another general offensive against Balkhash Lake, discovered that as the war situation grew intense and the Tsarist Russia Army arrived as reinforcements, Rumyantsev's Cossack Cavalry finally appeared after much anticipation. Once the "strongest unit" of Tsarist Russia emerged, the Northwest Allied Forces were beaten into a panicked retreat once again. Even with the support of Cannon fire, because the Cossack Cavalry possessed super-strong mobility, the artillery fire could not pose any threat to them at all.

Rumyantsev, this great general, naturally also had his own set of war theories.

Compared to this famous general who had fought his whole life in Europe, Longyan had been at peace for too many years. These generals under the Feudatory Kings were more than a level behind him, whether in their analysis of war or their judgment of the war situation. Rumyantsev was absolutely an artist of military command, repeatedly creating miracles of turning defeat into victory.

What he was best at was winning against superior numbers with fewer troops.

Therefore, even though the Northwest Allied Forces currently had a crushing advantage in numbers, because of the strength of the Tsarist Russia troops, Rumyantsev always fought very proactively.

To what extent was he proactive?

After half a month of back-and-forth tug-of-war, not only did the Northwest Allied Forces fail to pose any threat to Balkhash Lake... even half of their Wusun region had been lost!

"Boom—!"

"Boom—!"

"They've attacked!"

"

Run!"

"These hairy ones are too terrifying! They must have crawled out of Hell! Run!"

This time, the command authority was in the hands of a Jingchu general.

Without a doubt.

Defeated again.

His complexion turned a dark, bruised blue.

Those Cossack Cavalry were too strong!

They simply came and went like the wind!

They would attack, then go back. After going back, they would attack again! They gave them no chance to react at all. Moreover, it was not just Longyan that had Cannon; the Tsarist Russia Cannon were just as good!

"Retreat!"

"Withdraw!"

Facing the fierce attack of the Tsarist Russia Cossack Cavalry, this general had lost yet another defensive fortification!

The Northwest Allied Forces retreated in a sorry state.

Riding his horse under the cover of a group of men, the general's large belly shook violently as he did not forget to curse angrily: "It's all that bastard Zou Sheng's fault! I asked to borrow his Liangzhou Cavalry, but he was just too stingy! Otherwise, what is there to fear from these mere Cossacks!"

The others also wore expressions of indignation.

However...

In truth, they also understood in their hearts the reason why Zou Sheng was unwilling to bring out the Liangzhou Cavalry.

He did not trust them...

He did not trust them at all!

This was understandable! Although this Northwest Allied Forces was a joint grand army of Longyan, who would not look out for their own brothers? If I don't even trust you to command the battle, why would I bring out my own trump card to go and die with you? Any person who is a general would not do such a thing.

Now...

The situation had become awkward.

This group of generals who had previously looked down on Zou Sheng one by one were now truly embarrassed.

Everyone knew that back home, they had already been cursed as trash... public opinion had already begun various attacks.

Battlefield failures, public opinion attacks.

In this situation, who wouldn't hope for someone to take the blame?

Unfortunately...

Zou Sheng had no intention of taking over the command authority at all, and they could not voluntarily relinquish it... For a time, this command authority became a hot potato. No one was willing to take it over anymore. Before, they had still thought about taking the command authority to make a name for themselves...

And now?

Where was there any making a name for themselves!

There was only becoming notorious!

Miserable, too miserable!

Retreat.

Retreat again.

At this point, the great general Jingchu finally could not hold back anymore.

This command tent had been moved many times already... and at this moment, it had become somewhat precarious.

During the military meeting, Zou Sheng was still on the sidelines, watching quietly without saying a word, watching this group of people arguing back and forth, shifting responsibility onto each other, slamming tables and glaring, with spit flying everywhere.

"General Zou..."

The great general Jingchu finally reached the limit of his patience and looked toward Zou Sheng.

This one sound made the whole room fall silent.

Actually...

Although they were arguing on the surface just now, everyone's eyes were on Zou Sheng; they hoped that Zou Sheng could offer a suggestion to resolve the current defeat at this moment... But Zou Sheng did not; the more they had humiliated Zou Sheng and Liu Zheng back then, the more composed Zou Sheng could remain now.

"Huh?"

Zou Sheng had just been picking his ear, and hearing someone call him, he looked up with a blank expression.

The great general Jingchu...

The crowd...

These people all had black lines on their faces.

So we were arguing into a mess just now, and you didn't hear a single word?

Then why were we performing so hard just now?

The great general Jingchu was also about to cry, and he opened his mouth to say: "General Zou, this subordinate believes that the command authority should return to you!"

"

Yes!"

"General Zou, the Northwest is your main battlefield after all!"

"We were a bit short-sighted before!"

"General Zou..."

These people had also lost all sense of shame one by one.

Now, as long as Zou Sheng took over the command authority, they would accept anything.

Once the entire Wusun region was occupied by Tsarist Russia, how would they have the face to go back and see their hometown elders?

It was likely that their reputation for a lifetime would be buried here!

Zou Sheng chuckled, stood up, and looked around the circle: "Gentlemen generals, are you certain you want this humble person to take over the command authority?"

The crowd nodded hurriedly.

The scapegoat had arrived!

They were willing!

Zou Sheng nodded: "Fine, then abandon the entire Wusun region!"

"What?"

Hearing these words, everyone's expressions changed drastically.