Zhang Jinglin slowly said, "Everyone's considerations are not wrong. On one hand, the Zong Consortium has entrenched themselves at the northern side of the trade route. As long as they are still there, we can forget about opening up the trade route from our place to the Central Plains. By controlling the front lines of Mt. Dingyuan and Mt. Guan, it shows that they know what they're doing."
Zhang Jinglin continued, "On the other hand, the enemy from the west may attack us at any time. If we split up our forces to go to the Zong Consortium, we might not be able to defeat the western enemies. But even if they don't coincidentally attack while we're away, some of our troops will still be lost in the conflict against the Zong Consortium. At that time, we might not be able to defeat the western enemies when they come either."
