Chapter 358: Negotiations (2)
After hearing Jo Myeong-san’s proposal to transfer operational control, I sent Oh Ryang back for now.
‘Is he crazy?’
It was such an absurd proposal it required deep thought.
What kind of lunatic would hand over an army they’d built up using their entire fortune?
It couldn’t have been a sudden proposal, which made it even more absurd.
He must have crunched the numbers beforehand and prepared his terms.
No one would stake the nation’s fate on a hastily concocted plan.
‘Could it be that they’re trying to stab me in the back?’
After a moment’s hesitation, he shook his head.
It was Cho Myeong-san, lacking the strength to continue, who was trying to hand over command.
He surely knows that stabbing Guryongseong in the back would only create another enemy as dangerous as the Lion Clan.
Then there was only one conclusion.
‘He’s going all in.’
It meant he intended to fight the Lion Clan with the Nine Dragons Fortress’s aid, a battle of souls.
‘Not a bad idea…’
In fact, this is precisely the strategic objective Nine Dragons Fortress has implicitly set.
To surround the Lion Clan with reliable allies and restrict their movements.
If that were the case, he wouldn’t have to face ten thousand rogue scoundrels alone in Guryongseong.
That’s why he spent five thousand taels of silver each month to summon the Sword Ghost of Wuhuang City.
Therefore, gaining operational control would not only be suitable for that objective but would take us a step further.
