The moment Chu Han spoke, the conference room fell so silent that a pin dropping could be heard. A vague sense of terror spread through everyone's hearts, and the stench of conspiracy grew ever stronger. As for Chu Han's remark about throwing people into a manure pit, everyone collectively chose to ignore it.
Compared to Commander Chu Han's punishment, the point they had instinctively overlooked was what truly sent chills down their spines!
Everyone tacitly understood why Nandu Base had mobilized in full force. What had happened between Chu Han and Shangguan Yuxin in Nandu had long since become common knowledge. Whether this action had been Shangguan Yuxin's decision or Shangguan Rong's support for his future son-in-law, a full-scale deployment was perfectly understandable.
Yet among the other eight large bases that had offered assistance, every one had dispatched elite troops. Duan Family Base alone had not sent a single soldier; instead, it had provided the most material aid of all the bases. Given Duan Jiangwei's character, it was not difficult for everyone to guess that he had considered this possibility. Yet he alone had sent no elite troops.
What connection lay behind this?
And what sort of information did it reveal?
Every pair of eyes held an inscrutable look. In the midst of this great war, the fact that Commander Chu Han had specifically raised this issue meant everyone had to take it seriously.
If dispatching elite troops concealed a plot, then with that sly fox Duan Jiangwei's way of thinking, he definitely would not have stayed out simply because he did not want a share of the action. The reason he had not sent elite troops, when linked to the previous contests between him and Chu Han, the two generals, was clearly one of wariness.
Because he was wary,