"I'm sorry, but the locations of Xian Yue City and Long City are special. They are before Hong City, and both cities have been occupied by the White City Alliance.
Even if we want to repel the army of the White City Alliance, we have to do it in order. We can't just skip Hong City and drive them out of Xian Yue City, right? "City Lord Zhou shook his head and said.
If he really did that, wouldn't it be equivalent to helping Hong City?
Without Hong Cheng's approval, the Cheng Family would never help Hong Cheng.
However, since the other cities had agreed, he could guarantee that the army of the White City Alliance would not be able to occupy other cities through Hong City.
Of course, from the moment the White City Alliance occupied Hong City, it was time for them to counterattack. They naturally would not have the opportunity to occupy other cities through Hong City.
Although this seemed no different from directly snatching cities from the hands of the city lords, the meaning was completely different.
At the very least, the Cheng family did not take the initiative to invade any of the cities.
At the very least, the Cheng Family didn't actively invade any of the cities. It was just that after the White City Alliance captured the cities, the Cheng Family would snatch the cities from the invaders.
Of course, there was no need for them to return the cities to the city lords.
After all, the Cheng family provided manpower and effort, so even if they took the cities for themselves, no one could say anything. After all, the city lords did not have the strength to protect their own territories.
Therefore, from a moral point of view, the Cheng family's actions were not criticized by others.
Otherwise, others would say that the Cheng family was invading other people's territories because of their continuous growth, which was not a good thing.
If a force wanted to develop and grow, its reputation was still very important.
After all, no matter how powerful the Cheng family was now, they could not be enemies with all the cultivators in the world. If the Cheng family annexed forces everywhere for no reason, it would definitely be attacked by all the cultivators in the world.
The Cheng family naturally did not want such a situation to happen.
Therefore, they would rather make an unnecessary move and let the White City Alliance occupy these cities first. They would then snatch the cities from the hands of the White City Alliance, so that others would naturally have nothing to say.
After all, no matter how one looked at it, even if what the Cheng family did was not a battle of justice, it was not too disgusting and hostile.
Because of this, if Hong City did not agree to submit to the Cheng family, they would not be able to rescue Xian Yue City and Long City first.
As long as Hong City agreed, they would start with Hong City and take back the other two cities.
If Hong City did not agree, they would take back the three cities one by one after the White City Alliance occupied Hong City.
"Vice City Lord Meng, I don't think you should be so stubborn. Since City Lord Zhou has already said this much, we can see City Lord Zhou's sincerity. "
As long as Hong City didn't agree, they wouldn't be able to take back their city. Therefore, he could only hope that Hong City would agree quickly.
"That's right, Vice City Lord Meng, City Lord Zhou has already guaranteed our safety, so what are you worried about?
Moreover, as long as we pledge allegiance to the Cheng Clan, these cities will be under the Cheng Clan's sphere of influence.
Even if the dynasty really wants to settle accounts with us, the Cheng Clan won't sit idly by. After all, once we lose our city, it won't be just us who will suffer a loss, but it will also be the Cheng Clan's loss! "The Xian Yue City Lord said.
The two of them were the first to know the Cheng Clan's conditions. In fact, if they could make this decision, they would have agreed to City Lord Zhou on the way.
However, this matter concerned all the cities, so it wasn't something the two of them could handle.
Right now, their biggest wish was to take back their city.
Now that the others had chosen to submit to the Cheng Clan, he was definitely unhappy that the Cheng Clan didn't care about their three cities.
In any case, he hoped that Hong City would agree.
As long as Hong City did not agree, even if the Cheng Clan took back Xian Yue City and Long City, it would have nothing to do with the two of them.
How could they be willing to see such a situation happen?
They had agreed to it in the first place, but in the end, the other city lords could continue to be city lords if they agreed, while they could only sacrifice their cities. This was too unfair.
However, they had no choice. This power was in the hands of the Cheng Clan, and they were the ones with the bigger fists.
"It's not that I don't agree, but you know very well that Hong City's whereabouts are unknown. Now that Hong City Lord is missing and we don't know if he's alive or dead, I'm just a vice city lord. If I agree now, how can I explain it to him when he returns? "Vice City Lord Meng said with a troubled expression.
In fact, since everyone had agreed, he had no reason to object.
However, he was only a deputy city lord. Although he was in charge of Hong City now, it was because City Lord Hong wasn't around.
At this time of crisis, he could only be in charge.
However, if he agreed now and City Lord Hong returned, he wouldn't know how to explain it.
"What's there to explain? Given Hong City's current situation, even if City Lord Hong returned, he wouldn't be able to change anything.
Moreover, I believe that even if City Lord Hong were here, he would definitely agree with our decision.
Moreover, I reckon that City Lord Hong and the others won't be able to return. After all, the White City Alliance has a million soldiers surrounding them. How can they return? "City Lord Long said.
The strength of a million soldiers was something that everyone in Hong City knew best.
After all, there were a million soldiers outside Hong City. Back then, City Lord Hong and the others had less than 300,000 people.
Moreover, they didn't have the protection of the city's formation. Facing the White City Alliance's million soldiers, how could they have survived?
At least, in his opinion, City Lord Hong and the others would have been completely wiped out.
Therefore, Deputy City Lord Meng could make the decision on this matter!
"But …" Deputy City Lord Meng was still worried.
"Aiya! Don't say buts. If City Lord Hong really comes back alive, we will all plead for you.
Do you want us to lose our right to be City Lords? "City Lord Long said impatiently.
After all, the three cities were one. If Hong City didn't agree, they wouldn't get anything.
How could he let Hong City refuse?
"That's right, Deputy City Lord Meng. Although City Lord Hong isn't here, this is a special time. If you still don't make a decision, the White City Alliance's army will attack Hong City.
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