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Chapter 200: Strategist Wang Pengfei (Part One)
As a man and not just a stallion, Ye Huan had to admit that he had developed feelings for Zhao Ziyu long before the military camp in Sky Star City. On one hand, Zhao Ziyu's beauty could excite any normal man, and on the other hand, she had once bravely taken a knife for him. Just these two reasons were enough to fall for someone, not to mention that Ye Huan was already engaged to Zhao Ziyu.
'Is what Han Cai'er said really true?'
Deep down, Ye Huan felt that Han Cai'er was not the type of woman who would go to such lengths for love. At this moment, even he, who had blood on his hands, found himself completely lost in confusion. However, just as Han Cai'er and Han Xuan had left not long ago, there was another knock on the door.
Surprised, Ye Huan looked up to see that the visitor was none other than Zuo Yi, the very person who had arranged for two beauties to bathe for him. This made Ye Huan unable to help but respond with irritation, "What are you doing here?"
"Hehe, why so angry? Did you not like the two beauties I arranged for you?" Zuo Yi replied with a laugh, peeking into the room with a rather lewd demeanor. His actions were so inappropriate that Ye Huan couldn't help but sigh at how someone could change so much—turning a hardened general into a smooth-talking official was truly unpredictable.
As if seeing through Ye Huan's thoughts about him, Zuo Yi chuckled awkwardly before finally explaining why he had come to find Ye Huan.
It turned out that after Xuan Ziming's death, the current situation in Jiuzhou was indeed unstable. However, for a country like Huaxia that was already troubled, this might be a good opportunity for a rapid rise. Therefore, after discussions among everyone, they unanimously decided to have Ye Huan, as their leader, go to the council hall to plan their next steps so that everyone would have a direction to move forward.
Frowning and lamenting his fate of being born to labor, Ye Huan slowly nodded and walked with Zuo Yi toward the council hall, putting aside his thoughts about Zhao Ziyu. After all, matters of state were far more important than personal feelings.
After passing through two corridors and a square, about five minutes later, Ye Huan arrived at the door of the council hall. Pushing the door open revealed that everyone was indeed present—Weiyang, Zhang Ren, Ye San, and even Wang Pengfei had shown up. Including Zuo Yi, almost all the main members of Dragon Hall were gathered here.
"Ye Huan, forgive my uninvited arrival. You should know that I was targeted by your subordinates shortly after I entered Tianyue City..."
Upon seeing Ye Huan's arrival, Wang Pengfei was the first to stand up, smiling wryly as he recounted how he ended up here. As the head of the largest intelligence network in the Nine Provinces, Wang Pengfei had barely set foot in Tianyue City when he was closely monitored by Phoenix Hall, one of Ye San's subordinates. Later, due to his remarkable presence, Ye San personally invited him to this meeting. If Wang Pengfei hadn't mentioned that Ye Huan had sent him, Ye San likely wouldn't have brought him here to meet Ye Huan for verification.
"Haha, a rider kicked by his own horse; this is good, it will temper his sharpness," he thought.
After hearing Wang Pengfei's account, Ye Huan smiled slightly and said, "I see. Since you are already here, we are all family now. You and Ye San are both responsible for intelligence; why don't you two get to know each other better?"
"Young Master, I will."
Ye San hurriedly stood up, showing even more respect towards Ye Huan than before. The reason for this was clear: the longer he held the position of leader in Phoenix Hall, the more he understood that his current status was entirely thanks to Ye Huan. Without Ye Huan, he would merely be an ordinary servant.
Not paying much attention to Ye San's words, Ye Huan gestured for everyone to sit down before taking his place at the head of the conference table. He addressed everyone, "On your way here, Zuo Yi already conveyed your opinions to me. However, could you tell me how the Three Halls are developing now? This way, I can make arrangements accordingly."
At Ye Huan's words, everyone turned their gaze toward Zuo Yi without exception. Clearly, he was the most knowledgeable about these matters. Thus, Ye Huan also looked at Zuo Yi with interest, waiting for him to speak.
Noticing Ye Huan's gaze upon him, Zuo Yi sat down but had to stand up again to respond. "In response to Young Master’s inquiry, since your return and aside from the capital city, we currently control eleven cities in Huaxia. Based on our findings over the past two months, Tiger Hall has the most members among the Three Halls, with about two thousand members who are mostly Professionals at levels two to Third Rank. Phoenix Hall ranks second with five hundred Professionals, almost all of whom are women and also at levels two to Third Rank. As for Law Enforcement Hall..."
He hesitated briefly before steeling himself and continuing, "The leader of Law Enforcement Hall is quite incompetent; nearly all Professionals above Third Rank from the other two halls have been pulled under his command. Although their numbers are small—just over three hundred—their overall strength is definitely the strongest."
"Damn it! Zuo Yi, you're the one who's incompetent! How dare you say that about me..."
Zhang Ren, the leader of Law Enforcement Hall, exploded in anger as soon as Zuo Yi finished speaking. He pointed a finger at Zuo Yi and began shouting. It was evident that they were used to bickering like this. However, Ye Huan understood that Law Enforcement Hall was established specifically to suppress the other two halls; if its internal strength were too low, it would lose all authority.
Watching Zuo Yi and Zhang Ren glaring at each other with a smile on his face and contemplating the overall strength of the other Three Halls aside from Dragon Hall, Ye Huan felt that their current power was indeed too weak. An idea for training crossed his mind as he slowly addressed everyone: "How about this? I plan to recover all lands of Huaxia within a month; let’s have members from the Three Halls participate in this endeavor. Any objections?"
"A month? Are you joking, Young Master?"
"A month? This..."
"Members of the Three Halls? Can they really do it?!"
Although everyone had their own opinions, after hearing what Ye Huan said, the crowd present almost simultaneously expressed their doubts. Only Wang Pengfei remained unusually calm, watching everything unfold with a steady gaze. This caught Ye Huan's attention, and out of curiosity, he asked, "Wang Pengfei, don't you have anything to say?"
"Based on the intelligence I have gathered, if you plan to use members of the Dragon Hall, it might take only ten days to capture the other cities in Huaxia..." Wang Pengfei said as he pulled out a stack of intelligence reports and handed them to Ye Huan. His words immediately stirred a hint of hostility among everyone else except Ye Huan. Zuo Yi, in particular, spoke sternly, "Newcomer, it's better to keep your opinions to yourself if they lack evidence. Be careful not to bring trouble upon yourself!"
"Trouble upon oneself?"
It seemed Wang Pengfei had anticipated this reaction. He picked up the stack of intelligence and casually selected a page, pointing at the diagram on it as he spoke. "If I remember correctly, this is the Type 99 main battle tank used when Ye Huan led a hundred men into the million-strong Southern Xiongnu Empire army, right? If we had a hundred of these tanks, not only could we reclaim Huaxia, but we could also invade Jiuzhou. The only condition is that someone must destroy the wheels beneath these tanks."
Rubbing his eyes in disbelief, Zuo Yi froze in place after confirming the diagram on the page up close. As for Wang Pengfei's last statement, he didn't pay it any mind. In contrast, Ye Huan was intrigued by what Wang Pengfei had said and smiled as he asked, "Wang Pengfei, tell me, how would you destroy those wheels?"
"Simple. Two Ninth-Level Practitioners can use sword energy to cut through the chains that wrap around all the wheels. That way, the Type 99 main battle tank won't be able to move forward..."
In response to Ye Huan's question, Wang Pengfei even pointed at the chains he mentioned—those were actually the tracks of the Type 99 main battle tank!
At this point, not just Zuo Yi but even Ye Huan fell silent for a moment. After a while without speaking, Ye Huan knew full well that what Wang Pengfei mentioned was indeed one of the critical weaknesses of the Type 99 main battle tank. If its tracks were destroyed, it would be like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Even Xuan Ziming hadn't realized how easily Wang Pengfei had pinpointed this weakness.
"You must have stumbled upon this information by chance, right? Tell me, without the Type 99 main battle tank, how do you think we can reclaim all of Huaxia in ten days?"
Seemingly unwilling to give up easily, Zuo Yi couldn't help but add another comment. As a result, he saw Wang Pengfei calmly pull out another piece of paper from that stack of intelligence. The image on it was none other than the Barrett Sniper Rifle!
"This is called a Barrett; it has a range of over a thousand meters and extremely high accuracy. If we had a thousand of these rifles, we could exert long-range pressure on any city! It would be incredibly easy to plunder cities."
Pointing at the image of the Barrett rifle, Wang Pengfei explained to Zuo Yi with a smile as if fearing Zuo Yi wouldn't understand. This left Zuo Yi speechless and looking towards Ye Huan for help, clearly hoping that Ye Huan would say something in his defense.
Ye Huan felt quite helpless about the situation. However, Wang Pengfei was indeed correct; with these weapons, ten days would be more than enough. After all, the total number of members in the Three Halls was nearly three thousand Professionals!
"Wang Pengfei, how did I never notice your talent for being a strategist before?"
After a long moment of bitter laughter, Ye Huan realized that what he truly cared about was not the weapon intelligence that Wang Pengfei could gather, but rather Wang Pengfei's keen judgment. If applied on the battlefield, it could undoubtedly become an unstoppable weapon.
Receiving Ye Huan's praise, Wang Pengfei smiled shyly and replied, "I'm just guessing; it's not very reliable..."
"Stop. I only have one question for you: if you were to lead the Three Halls to reclaim Huaxia, would you be willing?"
Ye Huan hurriedly interrupted Wang Pengfei's modesty, having his own plans in mind. He knew full well that he wasn't cut out for command. As a Professional and Cultivator, Ye Huan believed that only absolute strength could suppress everything in his world.
Hearing Ye Huan's words about leading the Three Halls, Zuo Yi and the others exchanged glances, pondering whether they should make Ye Huan take back what he said. In their view, handing over the hard-earned power they had built in Huaxia to someone else seemed too reckless. However, before they could voice their concerns, Wang Pengfei unexpectedly spoke up first: "I would be willing, but I have one condition."
"You want a stranger to lead the Three Halls and you still have conditions?"
Zuo Yi could no longer hold back his frustration. After hearing Wang Pengfei's words, he was on the verge of exploding with anger.
To prevent emotions from spiraling out of control, Ye Huan took on the role of mediator and interjected, "Zuo Yi, calm down. Let him finish..."
Ignoring Zuo Yi's piercing glare, Wang Pengfei slowly articulated his request. The moment he began speaking, Zuo Yi was left dumbfounded as Wang Pengfei stated: "My request is simple: I want to place the Purple Spring Pavilion under Phoenix Hall so that I can focus on the upcoming command. Additionally, the original leader of the Three Halls must stay by my side and follow my orders!"
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