|||->-> Since Shen Mengting told so firmly, Zhao Yu also guessed that ** would not be far from ten. It's just that he hasn't participated in the general's controversy so far, and he feels more and more that he is too redundant.

"Generalissimo, do you mean...... Will they send reinforcements in the future?" Ma Liming clasped his arms in both hands.

"That's a certainty, it's just that I don't know the numbers. But...... I think it should be 300,000!" Shen Mengting said indifferently.

"That's an exact number!"

Shen Jun's tone really seemed to be sarcastic, and Shen Mengting naturally responded with this benchmark, "Do you all remember that document?"

Most people seemed to prick up their ears, and the gaze that looked at Shen Mengting was even more attentive.

Shen Mengting could feel the strange gaze of others, and after twisting her neck a few times, she looked back with an extremely sharp gaze, "I remember that Uncle Yang Jiening stole the document with his own life recorded that the Sauron Empire's invasion of Saran should have as many as 300,000 troops.

The figure of '300,000' is not much different from '500,000', and it is simply astronomical for Saran.

"But now they've only sent 50,000......? Is there still 250,000 waiting in the reserve?" Perhaps feeling a little tired from standing for a long time, Ma Liming leaned against the wall next to him.

"I'm not sure the numbers yet, but I should be sure of one thing. Originally...... The strategy of the Sauron Empire is to use 300,000 troops to raid the country of Saran, and then eliminate the border guards as quickly as possible, and then only take our capital Qingse City. Shen Mengting's eyelids drooped a little when she said this. At least this terrible idea really almost destroyed the kingdom of Saran.

"Wow! What a sharp idea!" Qian Hao sighed beside him.

"But now?" Ma Liming pouted, his eyes moving from side to side from time to time, "do they seem to have restored that they have not used such a number of soldiers? Could it be that they really have 250,000 soldiers and horses in reserve, ready to go out at any time." ”

"I don't think so. Shen Mengting still directly denied it, she got closer to the map on the wooden board again, and there was a posture of facing things with her head held high, "But they should have acted according to this idea at first." The head was lowered a little, but the appearance of straightening the waist was still maintained, "The army of 300,000 may not be all they have, but it is not a drizzly number. The transfer of 300,000 troops will inevitably affect their deployment. They were also afraid that giants and trolls would take advantage of it, so they thought they could move as fast as they could. However......"

Shen Mengting paused suddenly, her eyes narrowed even more sharply, "The beginning of everything has been ruined by the magicians of our country. ”

Don't think about it, the 'magician' in Shen Mengting's mouth must refer to Yang Jiening.

Zhao Yu immediately looked at the staff in his hand, and Yang Jiening's old and withered bark-like face also emerged, "All of this was bought by you with your life!"

Zhao Yu admired Yang Jiening more and more, thinking that even if the two of them hadn't been in contact for a long time, since he could become a magician, it was all thanks to Yang Jiening, a great person.

"That's right! Yang Jiening ruined the enemy's idea, and he actually stole all the enemy's concept documents. Wang Bin shook his head slightly, his expression full of incredulity.

"Indeed, it was because of Uncle Yang Jiening's efforts that the plans of the Sauron Empire were disrupted. The theft of the document means that the news has leaked, and Sauron is probably afraid of a series of reactions in the future, or even the loss of the opportunity to prepare for many years. Therefore...... "After a pause for a while, Shen Mengting slowly released the words," so I hurriedly organized tens of thousands of troops and stationed troops at the border to wait for the times to change. ”

"I see!" Qian Hao showed with a smile with a crooked upper lip, his body trembling, "No wonder the military camp there has been stationed for some time, but there is no movement!"

"They are just waiting, and at the same time by the way, to see if we are strong enough to resist. After that, they should have seen through us, so they suddenly came to sneak attack. "What Shen Mengting is talking about now is the Sauron cavalry sneak attack a few days ago.

"So, then!" Wang Bin touched his chin with one hand, looking like a reasoner, "The Sauron Empire should still send reinforcements in the future?"

"I don't think so, the number will stay at around 50,000. Because since they feel that the matter has been exposed, and they want to use heavy troops to defend the foreign countries in the north and south, then how dare they increase the troops attacking our Saran Kingdom?" Shen Jun's appearance looked a little cheap, especially when he grinned, the feeling was even more obvious.

But Shen Mengting didn't have the time to accuse this person of anything, and after she glanced at him disdainfully, she released a decisive argument, "This is not necessarily. When I just said time, I don't mean from preparation to departure, but from departure to completion. If the Sauron Empire can defeat and annex our Saran in one fell swoop, that is, before the other powers of Celos react. Then, other foreign powers will also have no way. After all, it took a lot of time from the time they decided to send troops to intervene, until they sent troops and then to the Sauron Empire itself. Therefore, the Sauron Empire still has a chance of producing a large number of soldiers, which should not be taken for granted. “

Shen Jun was a little dumbfounded for a while, because he couldn't find a point to refute from Shen Mengting's calm statement.

"Generalissimo, from what you just said, it means that if we can resist more than three months of the Sauron Empire, it will be equivalent to buying time for the intervention of foreign powers. And then in that case, we're almost equal to victory?" said Ma Liming, who was no longer leaning against the wall, and the moment he straightened up, his head still a little shrunk forward.

"The same cannot be said. What I just said is that once the Sauron Empire is determined to send 300,000 troops, it means that they must complete the mission in at least three months, otherwise they will be taking advantage of other foreign powers. But don't be discouraged, and I still want to mention one thing, which is what I just emphasized. ”

Shen Mengting turned around quickly, she walked directly down the steps, and walked to the center of the house in a few steps.

Everyone's eyes also shifted to the rear, and then fixed on the position where Shen Mengting was standing.

Shen Mengting's steps didn't mean anything else, she just wanted to stay away from the crowd so that she could breathe fresher air. After fiddling with her clothes a few times, she turned to the front of everyone again.

"As I said earlier, we have to win this war on our own. ”

There was a general expression of discouragement, which was a swipe on most people's faces. It seems that even now, they all think that Saran alone cannot fight against Sauron.

"When I am talking about 'on my own' here, I am not just relying on us Saran ourselves. Shen Mengting shook her body calmly to everyone, "Its true meaning is to rely on ourselves to win time." Of course, it's more about having to always have the mindset that we're going to fight alone, you know?"

"One more thing I want to stress is: don't always think that there is any country in the world that will help us. Don't always think that other foreign nations will take advantage of Sauron's main force to run away and attack its territory. In short, let's not think that there is a country that will help us, because this is the most naïve idea. The first thing that comes to mind in everything is to rely on oneself, not on the help of others. ”

Shen Mengting made a lot of remarks in a hurry, and the rest of the people only responded with dull eyes.

Helplessly, Shen Mengting also turned sideways and walked around in a horizontal position, "Yes, I know that it is very, very difficult for you to accept that the Saran Kingdom is fighting against Sauron alone. But I just want to go on and say, don't really think that other countries will definitely intervene, and even if they do, it will take a lot of time. And before that, it was true that we were the only ones who resisted the invaders alone. ”

"Generalissimo, we understand this, but we just feel that if a foreign power really intervenes, that is the moment when the tide of the war will really change. ”

"No!Vice Marshal Ma Liming, you are wrong!" Shen Mengting stopped again after a long absence, gesturing in front of her with one hand, "The moment that really changes the situation of the battle is whether we can resist the attack of the Sauron Empire within a limited time, and of course, ensure that we are not annihilated on a large scale." In this way, we can buy time for other countries to intervene. ”

Speaking of this, the gesture in Shen Mengting's hand stopped. She immediately rolled her eyes sadly at the ceiling, and when her gaze was straightened again, the helpless words finally flowed out.

"Take the Principality of Elia as an example, this country composed of elves as the main race, their efficiency must be clear to some of you. Not to mention how much time it will take for the group of regent in our Seise City to send the documents asking for help to the Duchy of Aria. ”

"And how much time will the Duchy of Elia spend meeting to discuss whether it is to help us Saran, and if so, to what extent, or how many soldiers it will really produce, it will take a lot of time. And the biggest headache is that even if they decide to help us, from issuing orders all the way to gathering troops, then transporting them to our side from the distant revival continent, and then joining up with our Saran army. This layer of steps, do you think...... Wait until the soldiers of Eliya are able to fight the soldiers of Sauron, then ...... I don't know which Year of the Monkey will have to wait!"

Shen Mengting's tone was quite excited, and a few drops of saliva squirted from time to time during the period. But everyone can't care about this at the moment, and the woman's words are the most worrying.

Although Zhao Yu didn't completely know what Shen Mengting was talking about just now, he could still judge from some scattered sentences: no matter how powerful that Principality of Elia was, it would obviously take a lot of time from its decision to help Saran until it gathered its forces and transported them to the side of the Yagu Continent. Perhaps before that, Saran had been completely defeated by Sauron.

"Generalissimo......! This...... But ......" Ma Liming was obviously a little surprised, and there were big beads of sweat on one of his temples.

"Do you think that as long as you hand over a document, people will immediately send troops to help you? I think you are too naïve, right?" Shen Mengting immediately pointed at everyone.

Everyone immediately showed a little shame, and even Qian Hao lowered his head in discouragement.

"Now...... You should know why I've been emphasizing that we should always be ready to fight Sauron alone. Heaven will always only save those who want to save themselves, rather than lying down and being rescued by others, it is better to save yourself ruthlessly is the most important thing. I hope you will keep this sentence of mine in your hearts. ”

Although everyone is far from nodding in shame, it can still be seen that they agree with Shen Mengting's point of view.

"So, Generalissimo, what are we going to do now? The enemy is on the border, should we keep on the defensive?"

"Yes! For now, as long as the enemy does not make a move, we will retreat to the border and defend passively. After all, we are the weak side now, and we can only try to hold the territory with all our thoughts!" Shen Mengting quickly lowered her eyelids.

Then she turned sharply to the table in the center of the room. There is a simulated miniature of several kilometers in circumference, and the Yokoga military camp here and the military camp where Sauron is stationed are all displayed in the form of building blocks.

"By the way, General Wang Bin, let me ask you a question. You should have completed the task of building the watchtower that I posted earlier, right?"

Asked suddenly, Wang Bin jerked his body suddenly, "Ah! According to you, we have built watchtowers every five kilometers, so that a total of thirty-three watchtowers have been built. ”

Shen Mengting snickered faintly when she heard this, "Well! Yes, you have worked hard!"

"Oh! I'm actually okay, this task was mainly completed by General Chen Tianhao. ”

"Chen Tianhao!" Shen Mengting muttered to herself, "Well! Indeed, he has really suffered him these days, he hasn't been back to the barracks for dozens of days, right?"

Her mouth was moving, and Shen Mengting was now full of thoughts: Chen Tianhao's tired scene of running around the border.

"According to the task you assigned him, I guess he will not return to the barracks. He's supposed to spend the night in a watchtower somewhere, as long as nothing happens. Ma Liming spoke his assertion smoothly.

"Well, it's really hard for him. When I arranged for him to complete the task before, I was actually a little uneasy. But now...... You are all good generals, and I am proud to be with you!"

"The marshal has won the prize!"

"It's over. ”

"No! we're proud. ”

Everyone sent out words of resignation and compliment, at least they really admired this female marshal named Shen Mengting now.

Now that the watchtower has been prepared, it means that the Sauron Empire is no longer able to do its plan to go undetected even if it invades our territory. When the words were finished, Shen Mengting turned around again and looked at the large map at the end of the room.

She was there to confirm the sight of watchtowers on the border.

"The marshal is right, and this method is up to you to think of it. I think that at least from now on, the Sauron Empire should have given up on the decision to make a detour and sneak attack the rear of our military camp, right?" Wang Bin felt like he was laughing out loud, and his face became even fatter.

"Not necessarily, I came up with a plan to build a watchtower, just to be ready to explore. ”

"Ahh......h

"If the Saurons insist on attacking in a detour, then the watchtower will become an ornament. Shen Mengting took a deep breath, intentionally or unintentionally mixing a hint of discouragement into it.

"But Marshal!" said Ma Liming, who took a few steps forward, "but I don't think the Saurons would choose to take a detour, right?"

"Why do you say that? Vice Marshal Ma Liming?"

"Because it's not necessary at all. Ma Liming shook his head from side to side, in order to make eye contact with several other generals on both sides, "The detour and sneak attack are to be taken by surprise, but if there is the interference of the watchtower, the Saurons will lose this sense of surprise." Tell me, then, what's the point of a sneak attack on a detour? It's better to choose a direct attack! At least don't travel long distances. ”

Ma Liming's words made everyone nod slightly, including Zhao Yu, who barely participated in any conversation.

"Vice-Marshal Ma Liming said very well, the reason why I want to build a watchtower is to stifle the enemy's surprise attack. It's just ......" Shen Mengting's brows tightened slightly, "The several Marshals of Sauron on the other side are all formidable opponents who have been on the battlefield for a long time. I'm really scared of what they're going to do to break my watchtower?"

"It's impossible to break it, right? We've thought of everything we can think of, and if the enemy dares to take a detour from somewhere else, they'll be discovered by our watchdogs. Qian Hao seemed to be comforting, and his tone was much more plain, thick and gentle.

Shen Mengting couldn't help but glance at the archer, "I hope so!" Her shoulders seemed to be sinking. However, after a short period of confidencelessness, she quickly reverted to the majestic generalissimo, "Okay! I don't want to say anything else." Anyway, our strategy has been used, and how the enemy will respond depends on ......"

Shen Mengting stared at the big map at the end of the room, she didn't know how many times she had done this action today.

“...... It's up to them to do it!"

Here's what she said.