In the outskirts of the imperial capital, the manor that was visited by Baizhang in the beginning of the moon.

When Xue Yuanzheng got out of the car, several big bodyguards guarding outside immediately stood in a circle, but then they retreated one after another.

Xue Yuanzheng went upstairs alone, leaving everyone downstairs except for a personal bodyguard.

Although they are nearly twenty years younger than Zhu Shijian, they are considered to be of the same generation.

At the end of the last war, Xue Yuanzheng was already an army general, and Zhu Shijian had just been promoted to a naval general. If Xue Yuanzheng stayed in the army, he would have more promotion opportunities and would definitely be able to replace Ma Zhongyi as commander-in-chief of the army after the war ended.

In addition, the two can be considered close friends.

More than 40 years ago, Xue Yuanzheng, who was still an ignorant young man, received a letter of recommendation for studying at the Naval Officer Academy and also went to the Imperial Naval Officer Academy. Unfortunately, he was found to be color blind during the physical examination, so Xue Yuanzheng missed the opportunity to become a naval officer.

Of course, Xue Yuanzheng did not feel sorry for this.

After that, the Imperial Navy entered the era of Zhou Kuande and Zhu Shijian. If Xue Yuanzheng went to the navy, he might be buried.

The age gap of twenty years old cannot be made up by ability.

During peacetime, countless outstanding officers were buried, and most officers did not wait for the opportunity to show their ambitions until they retired.

In Xue Yuanzheng's words, no matter how outstanding he is, he is not as good as Zhu Shijian.

Although these words are somewhat complimenting Zhu Shijian, it also reflects from one aspect that Zhu Shijian has a transcendent position in Xue Yuanzheng's heart.

Even though he later became the chief minister of the empire, Xue Yuanzheng still valued Zhu Shijian very much.

Xue Yuanzheng can handle the Army's affairs by himself.

The affairs of the navy must rely on Zhu Shijian.

In the twenty years after the war, at least from the day Xue Yuanzheng moved into the official residence of the Chief Auxiliary, the ones who pushed the empire to gradually enter the war track and complete the war preparations were Xue Yuanzheng and Zhu Shijian.

Without Zhu Shijian's assistance, Xue Yuanzheng could not play alone.

They were also the ones who formulated the war plan.

Relatively speaking, the former commander-in-chief of the Army, Marshal Ma Zhongyi, is actually a decoration, mainly used to unite and win over traditional generals of the Army.

Outside the study door, Zhu Shijian's secretary had been waiting for a long time.

"Did Zhu Lao sleep?"

"Not yet, I'm waiting for the Prime Minister."

Xue Yuanzheng didn't say anything. When the secretary opened the door, he nodded to the bodyguard who was following him and asked the bodyguard to stay outside.

This is the residence of the Navy Commander-in-Chief, which is usually guarded by the bodyguard of the Daoui, so there is definitely no problem with safety.

Besides, more than a dozen bodyguards are downstairs and can rush up at any time.

In the room, Zhu Shijian was still sitting in a wheelchair, but he was not reading a book, but was looking through a newspaper. To be precise, he was looking through the newspaper before.

"My brother."

"Come?"

Xue Yuanzheng pressed his hand towards the secretary, then picked up a stool and walked to Zhu Shijian.

"What are you going to deal with it?" Zhu Shijian was very honest. After Xue Yuanzheng sat down, he started the topic without asking anything else.

I have been working with Xue Yuanzheng for more than ten years, so there is no need to mess around.

"I came here today just to ask you what you think."

"I?"

"Sir Ma's condition has been repeated, and it has become more and more serious during this period." Xue Yuanzheng sighed and continued: "The current situation is too different from what we originally thought. There is a worrying atmosphere in the cabinet and the army."

"underestimate the enemy?"

"Not counting," Xue Yuanzheng paused for a moment before saying, "It seems that victory is too easy, so everyone thinks that as long as you continue to fight like this, you can quickly defeat all enemies, including the Newland Federation, so you don't need to follow the plan strictly."

"So, victory came so easily."

Xue Yuanzheng sighed first, then smiled bitterly, shook his head, looking like he had something to say but couldn't say.

"As you said at the beginning, the current situation is too far from what you originally thought. Who would have thought that in just four days, we would have turned defeat into victory when we were first attacked, and almost wiped out the Saiyi Navy. Who would have thought that the Army would have captured the Ice Storm Peninsula that had not been able to capture for two years in less than a month, and eliminated hundreds of thousands of Saiyi defenders in one fell swoop."

"I really don't know if I should be happy about it."

"Shouldn't you be happy?" Zhu Shijian glanced at Xue Yuanzheng and said, "We know that no matter how good the plan is, it cannot keep up with the changes. When formulating a strategic plan, we do not expect the situation to develop according to the plan, and there will definitely be deviations. Could it be that it should be happy to develop towards the bad side?"

After Zhu Shijian said this, Xue Yuanzheng turned against him so much that he didn't know what to say.

It is true that no one expects to develop according to the plan and formulate a backup plan, but all backup plans are targeted at situations where combat operations are in trouble and progress is seriously lagging. Like now, the situation where combat tasks are completed in advance and the speed of advancement is far beyond expectations, I have never thought of it!

"But the problem is also very serious. The speed of advancement is too fast and you can't keep up, so you will definitely get out of touch and then become a mess."

"So, you have to slow down."

"Then what are you still worried about?"

When Zhu Shijian turned his gaze, Xue Yuanzheng had already figured it out.

Victory comes too quickly, there must be a problem.

This is not a battle, but a war composed of countless battles. Therefore, winning one, or even many battles is nothing. If the victory in the front comes too quickly and the preparations in the later stage are not in place, the subsequent battle will be lost.

In the words of the gambling table: what you win in the front is paper, but what you win in the back is money!

If this war is regarded as a marathon, it is just starting now.

Obviously, this is the problem that Xue Yuanzheng is worried about.

As for the solution, it is actually very order-up, just slow down and spend more time preparing for the next battle.

Just as the saying goes: sharpening a knife will not delay chopping wood.

But, it's easy to say.

What Xue Yuanzheng was concerned about was that Luo Fuss jumped out at this time and proposed to negotiate a ceasefire between the Liangxia Empire and the Nayi Empire.

Where is your intention?

Because he couldn't figure it out, Xue Yuanzheng came to find Zhu Shijian.

After all, Zhu Shijian is a bystander, and can see more clearly than Xue Yuanzheng, who is the institution, and can see the essence more through complicated expressions.

It's just a matter of one sentence.

It was the beginning that awakened Xue Yuanzheng.

The empire needs to slow down now, and isn’t Lofos’ jumping out to propose negotiations like giving the opportunity to slow down to Xue Yuanzheng?

Lofos must have his own little abacus.

The Nayi Empire can get a chance to breathe.

Other great powers would look down on the Liangxia Empire because of this, and felt that the Newland Federation was more appealing.

But, so what?

Whether to talk or not, how to talk, to what extent, and even when to start negotiations, isn’t that just a matter of Xue Yuanzheng’s words?

No matter how powerful Luo Fus is, it cannot change the fact that the Nayi Empire fought undeclaredly and attacked the Liangxia Empire.

If you want to say that Xue Yuanzheng could definitely think of this strategy of using tricks, but he didn't expect it, just because he was in Mount Lu.
Chapter completed!