<h4>Chapter 1699: Chapter 1700: Rumus’s Military Proposal</h4>


    Themander thought for a moment and frowned, saying, "Your method isn’t unfeasible, but we just don’t have the time right now. With the war imminent, training soldiers to be undercover agents is clearly unrealistic."


    Although themander’s words were somewhat indirect, they still rejected Rumus’s idea.


    The others listened and looked at Rumus with even more disdain. Amander of a small base not only didn’t sit at the back but also snatched a seat in the middle, which made everyone very dissatisfied.


    In this system, seating is determined by seniority, with seats arranged ording to the size of the military district.


    After Rumus came, he sat in the middle, clearly breaking the rules, which made everyone somewhat unhappy.


    "Time is not the issue. If we train enough soldiers, we might be able to solve this problem without bloodshed in the future," argued Rumus.


    "Don’t talk about the future; we’re talking about now. How to solve this problem now? You talk about the future, but who knows what will happen a hundred years from now?" onemander said.


    "This n won’t take a hundred years, maybe five or ten years will solve it," Rumus said somewhat anxiously.


    "Come on, will you still be alive in five or ten years?" another person said from nearby.


    Rumus was fuming, but he just looked at themander with wide eyes, saying, "Commander, I suggest postponing the start of the war so we have more opportunities to choose."


    Rumus’s words directly ignited the scene.


    It was already a decided fact that in two weeks they would start a full-scale war with the rebels. Now Rumus suggested dying it, which was simply a joke.


    Even themander frowned as he looked at Rumus.


    "Postponing is impossible; this decision was made personally by the top leaders," said themander.


    "Commander, perhaps you could discuss it with the higher-ups again since this isn’t a trivial matter, and those at the top, distanced from the grassroots, might have made some rash considerations," Rumus said.


    A sudden silence fell over the room, and everyone looked at Rumus in surprise.


    Some people were sneering inside, others were shocked—was this kid trying to ruin his future career by saying such things?


    Themander’s face also changed dramatically since they were in a meeting with dozens of military districtmanders around.


    "Rumus, watch your words. The decision from above is absolutely correct. Although your suggestion is unique, it is not feasible, so don’t mention it again," said themander.


    "Commander, reconsider. I already have an undercover agent in the enemy’s ranks,"


    Rumus said urgently, but as soon as he said it, he regretted it. After all, there were so many people here, and no one could guarantee that they were all trustworthy.


    Themander didn’t take Rumus’s words to heart and waved his hand, saying, "Don’t bring up this matter again; I do not allow it."


    Seeing that themander and others didn’t pursue the matter and the looks directed at him were all disdainful, Rumus finally felt relieved and secretly let out a long breath.


    Yet, in the back row, amander’s eyes were fixed intently on Rumus.


    This person’s name was Keru, and his base was right next to Rumus’s, so they were lip and teeth.


    The whole meeting focused on how to attack and who was responsible for which area.


    During that time, Rumus didn’t say a word. He was thinking about where Xiang Yu was now and whether he would provide him with any useful intelligence.


    Actually, earlier, he spoke out of urgency without thinking. Xiang Yu wasn’t his man and had no obligation to provide him with intelligence.


    The meeting ended at noon for a break, and then everyone went to eat and rest, continuing in the afternoon.


    This meeting had been going on for two days, but it seemed it would need to continue.


    Rumus, uninterested in eating, went straight back to his room to rest.


    Just as he returned to his room, someone knocked on the door.


    A bit puzzled, Rumus walked over and opened the door, wondering if it could be themander. Usually, he rarelymunicated with others because his base was small, everyone looked down on him, and they didn’t want to interfere too much. Now someone came to knock on the door, could it possibly be themander?


    Rumus had a small expectation as he quickly walked to open the door, only to see a blond, and the excitement on his face faded instantly.


    The visitor was Keru, and he fully noted Rumus’s expression.


    "What, not weing me?" Keru chuckled as he walked in and turned to close the door.


    Rumus wasn’t very familiar with Keru, merely exchanging a polite smile and saying, "No, please sit."


    The two sat down and exchanged some pleasantries, and Keru said with a smile, "I am very interested in the opinion you proposed at the conference, and I think your suggestion is feasible."


    "Really?" Rumus was instantly delighted upon hearing this, experiencing a sense of validation.


    Now, in his eyes, even the blond Keru appeared exceptionally handsome, almost too handsome to believe.


    Keru nodded and said, "Not only can your idea reduce civilian casualties, but it can also quickly uproot these people..."


    Keru borated on his point of view, which was without exception very supportive of Rumus.


    After chatting for a while, Rumus could only shake his head and sigh, "It’s no use if only one person agrees; we can’t change the overall situation."


    Keru also sighed and nodded.


    "You mentioned your subordinate sessfully infiltrated the enemy ranks; is this true? How did you achieve that?" Keru looked at Rumus with an admiring expression.


    Rumus almost divulged the situation regarding Xiang Yu, but then he suddenly realized something.


    He wasn’t familiar with Keru, even though they were bothmanders, interactions were limited.


    No one knew what the other was thinking, and if he rashly revealed Xiang Yu’s situation, it could jeopardize Xiang Yu’s safety.


    Moreover, Xiang Yu wasn’t from Xiaoba but a Chinese warrior. Even China’s Number One hade here specifically to see him.


    This was enough to demonstrate Xiang Yu’s importance.


    He didn’t know Xiang Yu’s true purpose there, only that they cooperated sometimes.


    As long as Xiang Yu didn’t do anything to harm Xiaoba, he wouldn’t interfere.


    Now that Keru asked about this, many thoughts shed through Rumus’s mind.


    Rumus shook his head andughed, saying, "At the conference earlier, I was just talking nonsense. There’s no such person; I just wanted to increase the feasibility of my viewpoint."


    Keru looked at Rumus skeptically, saying, "No way, I think you should start taking action."


    Rumus shook his head and then stretched out his arms to yawn.


    "I’m so sleepy; I didn’t sleep wellst night," Rumus said.


    Keru understood Rumus’s meaning and gave an apologetic smile, saying, "Then rest well, I won’t disturb you. We can chat another day."


    Rumus nodded with a smile, saying, "Alright, we’ll talk another day."


    Watching Keru walk out, Rumus still had a feeling something was amiss...