If Qi Xiao had been frank and open, stating outright that she wanted Jiang Wang to lead three thousand armored troops, join Chen Zhitao and Fu Yanqing in putting on a full offensive posture, and venture into danger—and if she had told Jiang Wang that a True Lord was guarding his path, that he certainly would not die, only his subordinates would—
Would Jiang Wang have agreed?
The answer was yes.
Jiang Wang did not fear sacrifice. He feared sacrificing others—especially those who trusted him and placed their hopes in him.
If Jiang Wang had come to the Saha Dragon Domain alone, or led an army in a feigned assault, could he have deceived the Sea Race?
The answer seemed to be yes as well.
Forget those Emperor Lords and True Kings. Between Ao Huangzhong and Qi Xiaoqian alone, whose military strategy was not superior to Jiang Wang's? When an army moved on patrol, what it sought could not be hidden from their eyes at all.
There might have been some chance if Chongxuan Sheng had been substituted.
But with Chongxuan Sheng's intelligence, it was equally impossible for him to have been kept in the dark.
The Stone Gate Military Strategy said: "For a state of ten thousand chariots, commanding a million soldiers, they must not be regarded as mere numbers—though there are times when they must be counted as such."
It meant that when marching to war, one could not regard the soldiers beneath one's command as cold, lifeless numbers. Yet sometimes, one could only weigh the gains and losses, and count them by the numbers.
This was what was meant by the Military School being without feeling.
In chess, there were two pieces: one called "soldier," one called "pawn"! They were the ones most often abandoned.
Qi Xiao