Chapter 96: A Sudden Letter
This may be the reason why the number of swordsmen is much greater than that of archers!
Zhao Yu nodded slightly, and he also recalled that among the soldiers recruited from all over the country this time, they were all men. Since they are all men, a large number of women who are tested as archers are about to be brushed down.
Therefore, most of the people who came to the Yokoga military camp did not have many archers. Even among the more than 10,000 recruits, there were 9,000 swordsmen and more than 2,000 archers.
Zhao Yu was still thinking about something, but following Shen Mengting's words, he returned to reality.
"Okay! Don't think about the number of professions anymore, let's think about other realistic things!" Shen Mengting seemed to be giving orders, she had her face facing General Wang Bin, "So how many troops does the Sauron Empire have now?"
Hearing the name 'Sauron Empire', Zhao Yu's heart tightened a little.
It's just that General Wang Bin didn't show any embarrassment, he still calmly reported a series of numbers, "Oh! about the Sauron Empire! This is actually relatively simple. Originally, there were 46,000 troops in the military camp on Sauron's side. However, after our previous victory, we annihilated 20,000 of their troops, so ......"
"So they now have twenty-six thousand troops. It was Shen Mengting who took the next talk, but judging from her face, she didn't leave a little excitement.
"Yes! Indeed, Generalissimo, the victory you won before really hurt Sauron's army!"
"There's nothing to praise about, it's just an ambush. ”
"But because it is an ambush war, we have almost no damage to ourselves when we have more than enough to destroy the enemy. Deputy Marshal Ma Liming said.
Indeed, since the last count, the number of soldiers in their Yokoga camp in Saran has only increased, not decreased.
"But what happened next really hit us!" General Wang Bin sighed discouragedly, "Originally, we all thought that the strength was going to be reversed and dominated. I didn't expect it...... Suddenly news came from Sauron's side that there were 50,000 new troops. Alas, that's really ......."
"There's nothing to sigh about. Shen Mengting waved her next arm casually, and she walked to one side of the wall, so that it would be the result of turning her back to everyone, "This is already the case." So...... So now the actual number of troops in the Sauron barracks is ......"
"Greetings to the Generalissimo!" General Wang Bin finally took the arm of the document in front of his face and drooped down, "There are ...... in the Sauron camp now" There was a moment of hesitation, but he still finished his words soon after, "There are seventy-six thousand troops in total. ”
General Wang Bin's voice was not emotional, but what he said really made the room shake slightly. The more than 70,000 enemy troops really shocked everyone into some incoherent words.
Suddenly, there was a burst of whispers in the room, most of which lamented the large number of enemy troops.
If it were normal times, Shen Mengting would definitely stop it. But now she doesn't have the energy to do that herself, because the number of enemies is really terrifying.
'Ahh......h
The enemy's Lian Yunpo now commanded an army of 70,000, which is really chilling! Shen Mengting continued to worry.
Zhao Yu was also in a state of panic, his teeth seemed to be about to fight, and he made some stumbling sounds from time to time.
More than 30,000 against more than 70,000, which is really not a pleasant number! Earlier, it was at least evenly matched in numbers, but now it ......
Zhao Yu continued to hang his head in frustration, and the staff he held in his hand was about to fall to the ground.
Of course, the rest of the room was not much better, and when they learned that Sauron's army had been increased to 70,000, they had really become discouraged walking corpses, and even some of the enthusiasm they should have had was eroded.
Shen Mengting didn't want this atmosphere to continue to spread in the general's eyes. She could only forcibly break the topic, so that at least most people would ignore the difference in numbers between the two armies.
She spun around quickly, almost ready to strike a breeze in her hair.
"I know the number of enemies, and it's really stressing you out. But now that it's an established fact, I don't think I need to think about it anymore. Let's think about how we should deal with it!"
Shen Mengting almost walked up to everyone and nodded to almost everyone, including Zhao Yu, who never spoke up.
"Well, the marshal was right. Although the enemy's strength has indeed increased a lot, we can't say that we have no chance of victory! No matter how bad the situation is, is there anything worse than the situation when we first set foot in the Yokoga barracks?" Ma Liming opened his arms, as if to comfort everyone.
The lieutenant marshal was right, the worst and most dangerous situation was the moment he first came to the Yokoga barracks. At that time, not only was the atmosphere in the barracks disintegrated, but the number was also much lower than that of the enemy.
Then in such a crisis situation, it was Shen Mengting who reversed everything and led everyone to win two victories in succession.
Therefore, everyone in the room turned their eyes to Shen Mengting again.
Shen Mengting could feel the inquisitive gaze of her subordinates, and she clapped her hands as if encouraging, "Yes, we have already survived the most dangerous incident, so why should we worry about the current situation? And I have always emphasized that the strength of the Sauron Empire has always been unfathomable, and it will definitely use more troops for war than us." We all have to be prepared for this. ”
With that, she just walked around, and almost set foot in the four corners of the house.
"Well, the Generalissimo is right, and instead of worrying about the number of enemies here, we should think about the next step!" said General Wang Bin.
After one general opened his mouth, then the others were like chatterboxes being pulled apart in an instant. Then, a large number of 'yes, yes' words were irrigated in the room.
It can be regarded as turning the atmosphere around, and Shen Mengting stopped a little more at ease. However, what is the strategy for facing the Sauron Empire in the future?
Standing firmly and looking at the ceiling, Shen Mengting immediately fell into a reverie.
But at this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door of the council hall, and it was very hurried.
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Shen Mengting stared at the door after she reacted.
The others had already sensed the movement outside the door, and cast suspicious glances at the place.
Zhao Yu was naturally one of them, and he clenched his staff and glanced cautiously towards the door. It seems that an unpleasant message will soon reach the various figures in the council hall.
"Marshal, Marshal......" was not only the sound of footsteps, but also a little bit of human roar, still very hurried.
"What's going on? What's the situation?" Shen Mengting couldn't hold back the worry in her heart, and even walked around herself.
She made her way to the gate, until she was hit by the soldiers who suddenly rushed in.
"Oops, hey!"
Shen Mengting didn't react much, her physical fitness has always been strong. But the male soldier unexpectedly fell down.
After the soldier fell, he kept touching his chest with his backhand, and it seemed that the impact just now really made him feel some residual pain.
Seeing this, Deputy Marshal Ma Liming also stepped forward and sent an accusation, "Hey, what's wrong with you? ”
As soon as Ma Liming's voice sounded, the soldier immediately jumped to his feet as if he suddenly realized what was going on, "Ah, the generalissimo! the generalissimo! I ...... I ......"
"What the hell, you don't need to be in a hurry, please speak slowly!" Shen Mengting turned her majestic gaze and stared at the soldier who had rushed in not long ago.
The soldier immediately took out a letter from his pocket, and waved it in front of him from time to time, "Generalissimo! A squad of cavalry had just delivered a document to our barracks. They also said that 100,000 are in a hurry, and we should hurry up and let our generalissimo watch. ”
"What?" Shen Mengting's eyes widened in vain.
The other generals were not much better, and they all quickly approached the gate.
Judging from the series of rushing postures of the soldiers just now, the content of the letter should be important and extraordinary.
"Bring it to me!" Shen Mengting stared closely at the letter that was still shaking in the soldier's hand. She didn't even wait for the other party to hand over the letter, she reached out and grabbed the letter directly.
Shen Mengting's current actions are really fast, she pulled out the letter in the envelope without saying a word, and she didn't look like she was dragging her feet in the water.
Then she looked at the letter for a while. Judging by the slight shaking of her head, she was really observing the text on the letter
The generals around him have begun to ask questions impatiently, and the words of 'what's the matter' and 'what's wrong' are being asked everywhere.
But Shen Mengting didn't respond in the slightest, she still put all her energy on reading the letters.
Gradually, Shen Mengting's eyebrows seemed to be tightened, and there was an incredible look in it.
"What the hell is going on?" Qian Hao seemed to be unable to hold back, he opened his mouth and began to ask. And the hand he lifted was almost on Shen Mengting's shoulder. But considering that the other party is now the status of the generalissimo, Qian Hao forcibly retracted his hand.
Soon after, Shen Mengting showed some helplessness. I saw that she also pursed her lips, and directly threw the letter at Qian Hao next to her.
Qian Hao instantly felt a sharp pain, as if a big fist had hit his chest. After he raised his eyebrows blankly, he also took the letter from Shen Mengting's hand, "Huh, what's wrong?"
Shen Mengting didn't respond to anything, she stared at the puzzled gaze of others, then turned around and walked into the distance, "Okay! It's really full of bad news today!"
"Ah, what's wrong, Marshal Shen?" Ma Liming uneasily stared at Shen Mengting in the distance. But suddenly, he seemed to suddenly realize something, so he leaned his body towards Qian Hao.
Not only Ma Liming alone, but the rest of the people all gathered towards Qian Hao and followed the letter.
Zhao Yu originally made a similar move to the left, but as soon as he saw the sight of people coming together, he gave up and stood in the distance.
Although it is not clear what is going on, but since Shen Mengting has already opened her mouth to say what the 'bad news' is, it must not be related to good things.
Zhao Yu tried to stare at Shen Mengting. At present, no matter what point of view, she does have the appearance of hearing bad things.
But......
For some reason, Zhao Yu always felt that there was something strange in it. Because Shen Mengting was in a tight face, she was accompanied by a faint smile.
It wasn't clear if it was his own delusion, so Zhao Yu shook his head suddenly. During the period when this action was made, Qian Hao should have read the letter.
In an instant, most of the people were sad, and some even shook their heads in resistance, just like Shen Jun who released vomiting at the same time.
Finally...... What the hell is going on? Zhao Yu finally had the idea to see the contents of the letter with his own eyes. But at the moment when he took a step, Shen Mengting's opening also solved all the puzzles.
"Okay, let's think about how to deal with it, right?" Shen Mengting pursed her lips, and she could intuitively see that she was still grinding her lips.
"Sister Mengting......"
"The 'pillars' of our Sara Kingdom, the old minister who is known as 'doing his best for the country', and one of the four regents appointed by the previous king...... Mr. Zhou Zhi is coming. Shen Mengting put her hands behind her back, and her neck was tilted to one side. However, compared to the series of poignant and surging modifiers she spoke, her tone was really full of energy.
The letter was written by the regent of Zhou Zhi, who first 'touted' the current military achievements of Saran, and then with a twist of the pen, he asked the generalissimo and most of the generals in the army to follow the group sent to the barracks to approach him several kilometers away.
That's the general content of the letter. Of course, there are still some greetings to the soldiers in the middle, but from the tone, it is perfunctory.
"What? ha! it's that guy!" Qian Hao's mouth was about to tilt up, and he threw the letter to the side, watching it fly into the distance, "What is he doing here?"
Most of the people present showed disgust, and Shen Jun was the most obvious. He kept making 'humming' sounds, as if he was going to hit someone in the next moment.
Zhou Zhi?Zhao Yu silently recited his name next time in his heart, "Who is he?"
But no one answered Zhao Yu's question, and it may be said that no one at the scene noticed him. Helpless, Zhao Yu could only lower his head and continue to play a silent role.
"Regent of Zhouzhi! that's it...... At that time, in the palace of Seise Castle, was he extremely disgusted with our minister?" Chen Tianhao asked.
Previously, when they first arrived at the Qingse Castle Palace, it was the same person named Zhou Zhi who attacked Shen Mengting together with another regent. If Zhao Yu hadn't been able to find the letter, it is estimated that the king would not have known how long he would have been deceived by these compromisers?