Chapter 782 - 607: Capture Alive + - 608: A Hasty Death_2
Bai Sheng shook his head and said with a soft laugh, "I must apologize, but I cannot agree with General Zhou’s strategy. Since our views differ, let us each do as we deem fit. We will still go forth to meet the enemy in battle, determined to slay at least one general and secure a route of retreat."
"Does this mean, we are each leading our troops into battle?" Zhou Ping’an was somewhat surprised.
That’s why at every checkpoint, the most troublesome thing isn’t the enemy, but rather one’s own teammates.
When there is no unity amongst comrades, and everyone has their own schemes, even the most brilliant of plans can be rendered utterly futile.
Moreover, the plan to capture the enemy alive was also a response improvised on the spur of the moment after considering some factors.
Even Zhou Ping’an himself wasn’t entirely confident that such a plan was feasible. How could Lan Qi and Bai Sheng, being "seniors" who had faced the challenge three times, possibly be persuaded by mere words to obediently follow orders?
"Does the Little Princess have any thoughts?"
Zhou Ping’an hadn’t forgotten that Princess Shen Bi was the commanding officer of Fulong Pass. Logically, deploying troops for battle would definitely require her consent. Otherwise, if military orders were to conflict, wouldn’t everything be thrown into chaos?
Shen Bi smiled shyly and said, "I won’t hide it from my brother disciple, lately the Heartless Ancestor appeared in my dreams, saying that I could entrust the battle at this pass entirely to the few brother disciples. Now, out of the 30,000 soldiers in the pass, apart from my 300 trusted aides, all have been divided among the five brother disciples, each commanding 5,000 infantry and cavalry, and even I, the general, shall not interfere."
"A dream?"
Zhou Ping’an keenly sensed Shen Bi’s emotions and realized that she truly thought so.