Stupid Move?

Although Yan Sheng would have loved nothing more than to immediately twist the head off that traitor, Dragon Shattering Heaven, and use it as a chamber pot, preparing for a large-scale expedition would still take some time.

This gave Xie Liancheng a chance to successfully pass the news to Zhou Xu.

For Zhou Xu, this was also a major matter. Once they took action, it would inevitably have a direct impact on the situation here.

After receiving the news, he quickly summoned the officers in the city and told all the generals that Yan Sheng was preparing to gather troops to suppress the rebellion.

"That's roughly the situation. Everyone, feel free to speak your mind!"

As usual, Zhou Xu first had his subordinates discuss the matter and voice their thoughts, using the opportunity to train them and improve their ability to think independently.

After hearing their king's words, the generals below thought it over briefly. As usual, Shi Lei was the first to speak.

Shi Lei was cautious by nature, but he also knew that their king was using this opportunity to train them. Besides, it did not matter if they said something wrong now. What mattered was having the courage to speak.

"My king, could this be a trap?"

Zhou Xu understood what Shi Lei meant. Shi Lei suspected that the other side was deliberately pretending to send troops to suppress the rebellion, intending to lure them into dispatching their own forces before suddenly counterattacking and dealing them a heavy blow.

Regarding this idea, Zhou Xu shook his head.

"We can't rule out that possibility, but the move itself doesn't hold much meaning."

As he spoke, Zhou Xu carefully explained the reasoning.

"The centaur forces led by Zhuo Ge have been operating around Black Stone City all this time.