"Everything is as City Lord Li said. With our nation in peril, heroes from across the land have gathered to resist the enemy. If we still think only of fighting among ourselves, we will not merely become the laughingstock of the world-we will be courting our own destruction!"
After considering the matter, Jian Shang raised his voice, his presence bearing down on everyone. Then he paused and continued slowly, his tone grave. "Whether the Huan Kingdom has committed its full strength to this war should be plain to everyone. In forces deployed, manpower, supplies, and everything else, the Huan Kingdom unquestionably stands first, surpassing the Han King, the Overlord, and the other factions several times over. Tell me, who else under heaven can preside over this war? If you dream of having a child swing a great hammer, do you not fear he will hurt himself? What is there left to dispute?"
Frank and direct.
Although his words smacked of praising his own wares, they were also the truth, and no one spoke up to refute them.
Then Jian Shang continued loudly, "I believe many factions have already received word by now. In this war, I will not act alongside the alliance. Instead, I will gather the Huan Kingdom's elite forces and mobilize its entire navy to strike the Lance Fleet from behind, cut off its retreat, and do everything possible to annihilate it within China! Moreover, we will fight the Lance Fleet at sea, on the battlefield where it excels, and proclaim the might of our... China!"
"Excellent! Worthy indeed of the Huan King! Worthy indeed of a son of China!"
The moment Jian Shang finished, Dragon Soul's spirits soared, and he could not help shouting his praise.
"Excellent!" Chan Master Tianyun's eyes gleamed, and he cheered involuntarily.
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