Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 197 - 183: The Risks of a Powerful Minister Usurping Power? (Large - , Seeking Monthly Votes!)_4

Chapter 197: Chapter 183: The Risks of a Powerful Minister Usurping Power? (Large Chapter, Seeking Monthly Votes!)_4

"Under the encirclement and interception of several routes of the Northern Barbarians’ heavy forces, the end result for the Marshal of the Rebel Army was a defeat leading to his death."

Yun Ying thought for a moment, "What you mean is... this was originally an event that did not occur historically due to chance, but it appeared during the role-playing of the ’Rebel Army’ identity?"

"So, it’s just that I was unlucky?"

"After all, if you look at the historical records, had the Rebel Army Marshal taken that stronghold a bit later, or had the Northern Barbarians not immediately dispatched Dong Chengyun to exterminate them, it would most probably be Emperor Taizu of Sheng who faced defeat and death."

Chuzhou State did not immediately reply but pondered carefully.

"Luck is certainly a factor, but I suspect that there may be other elements.

"What is the situation inside Chuzhou State?"

Yun Ying answered truthfully, "Not great. Inside Chuzhou State, several generals are contending for power, and although the faction led by Emperor Taizu of Sheng is the most powerful, it cannot be said that they have absolute command over the other marshals.

"Moreover, within the faction that Emperor Taizu of Sheng is a part of, the marshal does not fully trust him."

Chuzhou State said, "That’s right.

"I think the key to this issue does not lie in ’luck,’ but in ’timing.’

"Because according to the situation at that time, even without Dong Chengyun’s attack, other Northern Barbarian generals would have attacked; even if all the Northern Barbarian generals had failed to take down Chuzhou State, it is possible that internal strife would erupt amongst the different factions of the Rebel Army within Chuzhou State; and even if the faction that Emperor Taizu of Sheng was in had emerged victorious, he would still end up depending on others and be unable to establish his own achievements.

"So, when the number of people under your command reaches a certain threshold, you are bound to encounter these problems."

Yun Ying suddenly realized, "So you’re saying... the reason for the failure is that I dragged it out too long, causing the situation to change?

"Should I have found the right moment to leave the Rebel Army and set up on my own?"

Chuzhou State, "Yes, set up on your own.

"I was wondering from the beginning why the game ’Dark Sand’ assigned us the role of the Rebel Army.

"At first, fighting the Northern Barbarian army as the Rebel Army was very easy, almost like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. The actual tough battles turned out to be the fights between several more powerful factions of the Rebel Army.

"The real large-scale war that Emperor Taizu of Sheng waged against the Northern Barbarians took place after he had basically unified the Rebel Army internally, advancing from south to north, and after the expedition to the Desert North.

"The trial of the ’Rebel Army’ identity did not showcase the arduous battles between the Rebel Armies and also did not set up too many obstacles in dealing with the Northern Barbarian army.

"Because the test of military capability is mostly placed in the ’Leader’ identity.

"Therefore, the challenge of the ’Rebel Army’ identity is likely related to managerial ability and decision-making."

Understanding dawned on Yun Ying, "I see! Then I understand, the next time I gather a force of six or seven hundred men, I’ll think of a way to set up on my own.

"However, it will definitely be impossible to take all six or seven hundred people with me. I’ll decide what to do when the time comes."

The last to speak was Zhao Haiping, who played the role of the ’Leader.’

"My experience playing as the Leader has been relatively smooth.

"At the beginning, I mainly had to make the decision to personally lead the expedition, and then suddenly encountered the Northern Barbarians’ Cavalry during the marching process. I suspect that the game mixed up the historical event of Emperor Taizu’s personal expedition with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Jiming Mountain."

Chuzhou State was somewhat surprised, "The disastrous defeat at Jiming Mountain? That was a major defeat, did you hit a bottleneck?"

Zhao Haiping, "Not at all, I didn’t feel like there was any possibility of a major defeat.

"I already had more troops than the opponent to start with, as long as I wasn’t foolish enough to send all my elite Cavalry to their deaths and then set up camp on a mountain cutting off my own water supply, I would win even if it was a war of attrition.

"I didn’t do much, just chose a place to camp, then called back two groups of Cavalry and made some tactical arrangements, finally leading five thousand elite Cavalry to charge, and then I won.

"It’s just that I haven’t cleared the stage even after the victory.

"Subsequently, I still need to wait for the army to regroup and then journey out of the fortress, enter the Desert North, and find the main force of the Northern Barbarians for a decisive battle.

"Currently, I’m still wandering in the vast desert eating sand. With a guide, I don’t have to do much, but I’m not sure how much longer it will take to find the Northern Barbarians’ main force."

The other three silently made an "impressive" expression.

Although Zhao Haiping described it casually, everyone could guess that it sure wasn’t that simple.

The catastrophe of Jiming Mountain was indeed a blunder caused by the Emperor’s foolhardy actions at the time, and many people studying history later commented that they could do it too, but in the game ’Dark Sand,’ it wouldn’t necessarily be without challenges.

If you go by the real historical event, if the Emperor had made even a slight mistake, it would have been impossible for the entire army to be lost.

As a transmigrator, what needed to be done was actually very simple: hand over the authority to command the troops to the veteran generals who had honor in the army, and then act as a mascot yourself.

But the game ’Dark Sand’ would definitely not let players pass so easily; it would unavoidably use various factors to interfere and confuse the players’ judgment, creating a "fog of war" effect.

Zhao Haiping was able to pass the stage so easily because his combat ability is among the top-ranking players, allowing him to win easily.

If Zhao Haiping had not made a series of correct arrangements and failed to lead five thousand elite Cavalry in a charge to deliver a fatal blow to the Northern Barbarian Army, the outcome of the battle would remain uncertain.

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