Chapter 364: The Enemy Pounces
What to do now?
The situation in front of Shen Mengting can be said to be very grim! Not to mention the strength of the enemy, there is a kind of scattered sand on her side. While a few of the partners still want to fight to the end, what about the majority?
Shen Mengting unconsciously turned her gaze to Deputy Marshal Ma Liming, and her expression began to gradually become extremely melancholy.
"Generalissimo!" Wang Bin shouted when he saw this.
Shen Mengting heard this roar, so she could only take a deep breath helplessly. After raising her head slightly and closing her eyes, she let out another breath for a long time.
"Alas, the current method ......" In order to show her determination even more, she even forcibly opened her eyes, "it is still necessary to take strict precautions, and pay close attention to all the movements of the enemy!"
"Huh?" Wang Bin didn't seem to understand what it meant, so he took another step forward.
"I mean...... No matter what the enemy is! We have to do what we have changed for now! At least ...... We have to show the momentum we should have!" Shen Mengting's chest also straightened.
"Generalissimo!"
"Shen Mengting......" Qian Hao licked his lips and poured his body forward slightly. He could feel Shen Mengting's current helplessness, as well as the hesitation and confusion in the face of a strong enemy.
"General Wang Bin, you immediately send the order, so that all the soldiers in the Yokoga military camp are now in good spirits. We must always be ready for the enemy to attack, so that we can resist the enemy more effectively!"
"But, Generalissimo...... At present, the army on Sauron's side does not seem to be ready for ...... Besides, the two countries are also negotiating, and it is difficult to predict whether there will be a war or not!"
"No matter how the relationship between the two countries progresses, our side must be prepared for nothing!" Shen Mengting's hand clenched into a fist, "We must always be conscious and put the first thought that war will come at any time." In this way, at the moment when war suddenly breaks out, there will be no feeling of being overwhelmed!"
While Shen Mengting's words were confiding, the atmosphere in the room was quiet, and no one interjected or answered.
It was clear to everyone that Saran's war with Sauron had reached the point of inevitability. This can be seen from the fact that the enemy sent the old general Lian Yunpo, who was proud of everything.
"At the same time, we must also do a good job of espionage, and we must not wait for the enemy to attack, and we will not be aware of it! We must step up our reconnaissance capabilities around the border and send three times as many people as we used to reconnoitre. There is only a little disturbance in the military camp on Sauron's side, please report it to us immediately!" Shen Mengting's face swept towards everyone in the room.
However, almost everyone has chosen not to make firm contact with them. Most of them even lowered their heads as if they were holding their lips, which was an exception for Qian Hao and Chen Tianhao.
Seeing this, Shen Mengting could only spit out helplessly, "In short, we must be on guard now, and we can no longer take it for granted that the war is far away from us!" she continued to speak, and her throat trembled.
Her shouting tone tried to keep her mouth in a state of flux, but the reality was indeed full of lamentations. This also reflects the fact from the side, that is, now she has no better way to resist the Sauron Empire.
Behind the words of encouragement to his friends, there is more of the fact that the Kingdom of Salan cannot confront the Sauron Empire.
So even though Shen Mengting wanted to turn up her momentum to the highest, the atmosphere in the room was still very sluggish.
"Okay! That's it! General Wang Bin, you can convey my words to every soldier in the barracks now, and keep them on guard at all times!" Shen Mengting said again, and her eyes were staring at Wang Bin directly.
Wang Bin naturally knew what it meant, and after he bent down and made a fist salute, he should have come up with the word 'yes'. His actions also tell that he listened to the advice of the generalissimo. Then he turned around and walked towards the door of the hut.
However, after walking a few steps, General Wang Bin did not come to the gate, and a soldier rushed in.
The soldier exuded an air of anxiety all over his body, and several times it seemed as if he was about to rush to the end. Shen Mengting saw unprecedented anxiety in it, even if she didn't talk to her, she seemed to be aware that something terrible should have happened.
The soldier gasped for breath and quickly ran to the center of the room in a panic. Before he could catch a few more breaths, his knees slammed limply downward. He could hear the 'boom' of the ground he touched, and he had already completed his kneeling motion.
"Hey, what's the matter with you? So anxious, don't you have the sense of calm that a soldier should have?" Seeing this, Ma Liming couldn't help but make a reproach, his two eyebrows were a little wrinkled like a bulging hill, with a sense of complaining majesty, "There is something that can't be reported properly!"
"Ahh......h Marshal...... Deputy Marshal...... Yes...... That...... The ...... soldier's expression was extremely miserable, as if he was about to cry.
Seeing that this soldier was so panicked and completely out of breath, Shen Mengting pursed her lips and shook her head slightly, "Okay! Don't be anxious first, wait for a good breath, and then report to us well, what happened!"
The soldier could understand what Shen Mengting meant, and then he swallowed hard into his throat. His breath seemed to have calmed down at this moment, but his panicked expression did not decrease a little.
"I ...... I, Generalissimo, Sauron...... Sauron's army is coming!"
At the moment when the words spoke, almost everyone in the house was shocked. Among them was Ma Liming, who suddenly rushed next to the soldier, his mouth as if he was about to close.
"You...... What did you say? What did you just ...... Say what?"
"Tell the lieutenant marshal! the Saurons are coming!" the soldier's speech was much clearer, and his words could be spoken clearly.
"What...... What? This ...... It can't be!"
"It's true! The scouts on the border have spotted it! Sauron's army has crossed our border and is rushing towards the barracks here!"
Almost instantly, the room seemed to suddenly boil, and everyone shouted as if they had exploded.
"What......? How is that possible?"
"What the hell is going on?"
"Why did you call all of a sudden? The two countries have not yet reached the point of declaring war?"
The sound of each sentence is like a moving ant, digging into people's cochlea. The feeling of decadence that had always enveloped the room had been completely removed, replaced by a boiling scorching sensation.
Shen Mengting immediately stopped the conversation between the group, "Calm me down!" She began to walk in front of the soldier, although her walking posture was quite steady, but the panic in her eyes had already betrayed her.
"What the hell is going on?" she bowed her head slightly at the soldier.
However, the answer was much the same, in short, Sauron's army had attacked.
Shen Mengting's body trembled a little, but she finally held her breath and raised her head and wailed: It seems that ...... It's always time to come!
By the time she reopened her eyes and looked straight ahead, all she had to think about was how to defend herself against the enemy. Rather than continue to be shocked as if you were wasting your time, you should think about how to resolve the situation.
Shen Mengting's expression became solemn, and her two lips were also tightly choked.
"Wait! I'm going to ask more about the matter!" Ma Liming's voice suddenly rushed again, and he blocked it straight in front of Shen Mengting. As a result, the body of the deputy marshal separated Shen Mengting from the soldiers, "What is the situation? What did the soldiers at the border see?"
Because the soldier was already kneeling, coupled with the discouragement on his face now, his body seemed to be paralyzed like mud.
"Tell the deputy marshal! The soldiers on the border were patrolling. Who knows...... I didn't know that I suddenly saw a piece of smoke that had dispersed. They took a closer look...... Yes...... Yes...... It's amazing! It's ...... It was Sauron's cavalry, and they ...... They ......"
"Don't panic too much, it's useless to panic now, adjust your psychology well, and then repeat the matter to us as it is!" Shen Mengting stretched out her hand on the soldier's shoulder.
But the effect of this action was not obvious, and the soldiers were still panicked. It's just that, from his staccato language, he basically already knows everything.
Without warning, Sauron's army had rushed in, and as they crossed the border with Saran, they were spotted by patrolling soldiers. Then they ran towards the Yokoga military camp and informed them of the fact.
"When did this happen?" Wang Bin quickly asked.
"Ahh......h This ......" The soldier seemed to be a little confused, and he didn't know how to answer!
"Hey, how come you, as a soldier who came to report, don't even know the minimum amount of time?" Ma Liming immediately sent a rebuke. His bruised forehead already showed how angry he was at the moment.
"I ...... Yes...... I'm sorry!"
"What's the use of being sorry! Military intelligence is extremely important, and every moment and every minute must not be delayed! You have forgotten this sentence!"
"Deputy Marshal...... I ......"
"Okay! Now is not the time to accuse!" Shen Mengting quickly stopped this behavior, "Let's think about how to deal with the enemy!" Her tone was quite tough, meaning to shock Deputy Marshal Ma Liming, the most senior marshal in the army.
"But...... But this situation is not right!" Wang Bin came to the kneeling soldier slowly, "The two countries...... Clearly...... It's obviously not to the point of going to war, how can it ...... How could it be ......"
"If the Sauron Empire really wants to attack you, do you need any more reasons?" Shen Mengting looked at him coldly, "They don't do less of this kind of thing, otherwise how could they have such a wide territory!"
The Sauron Empire was once a small country in a remote corner of the country, until the annexation of three other human nations created the largest empire in Cyllos today.
"But...... But ......"
"General Wang Bin! I know what you're thinking! Maybe you think that war could have been avoided, or maybe you also think that the two countries are not at the point of going to war. But as far as the current situation is concerned, it has ......" Shen Mengting's eyelids suddenly sank, revealing some extreme helplessness, "It's really inevitable!"
Wang Bin lowered his head in shame when he heard this, his body was still a little fluttering, as if he was dancing a dexterous ballet. It's really hard for him to stand up right now, because he's so nervous.
"So...... May I ask a question?" Chen Tianhao interjected at this time. However, he didn't wait for a few responses, and then said privately, "Where is Sauron's army now? The soldiers who patrolled the border just now just said that they saw the enemy troops crossing the border, but what about their specific actions?"
"Tell the general! Their specific position is to pounce on our Yokoga barracks. And how many of them...... All on horseback, seemed very well trained and ......"
"Okay, you're still too panicked, let's take a few breaths next to you first!" Shen Mengting interrupted the soldier's annotation in time.
The form was already so deteriorating that she must not allow the insider to continue pouring cold water into the barracks.
"It's already obvious that they're here for us, right?" Qian Hao was trying to inquire. Still, his tone came out in an almost affirmative manner.
"It will definitely come at us! Because we are the only living force guarding the border! As long as we are eliminated, they will be able to attack Qingse City unimpeded!" Shen Mengting responded directly without thinking about it.
At this moment, everyone began to gasp again, and they also showed a look of fear.
"Then where are they now?have they already come?or are they ......" Shen Jun was in a cold sweat, his hands trembling in an extremely hidden way.
In fact, from just now, he wanted to touch the hilt of the sword pinned to his waist.
Because all along, the only thing that can bring him supreme courage is his family and his own weapons. In the absence of his family, he can only comfort him with a sword. However, this time the idea did not come true, and even after his hand touched the hilt of the sword, Shen Jun did not feel any sense of security. On the contrary, the heart is still 'fluttering' and beating even harder.
"I guess I'm coming over soon! Before we went to investigate, they were still so quiet there, but I couldn't think of ......it," Shen Mengting was a little tempted to speak.
She seemed to have discovered the fact that they had been too reckless in their previous spying trips, and could it be said that they had gone to spy on the enemy camp and then revealed their identities, thus giving the enemy a lever to attack?
All kinds of uneasiness are intertwined, and Shen Mengting is almost about to collapse.
"Generalissimo, we can now take real precautions, after all, ......"
Before Wang Bin finished speaking, there was a noisy movement outside the door. Then, another soldier rushed in.
"Report ......" There was a long howl, and the soldier knelt on the ground in the same way. His current expression was also extremely panicked, as if he had seen something terrible.
Things are already getting worse, so what is going to happen?
Almost everyone in the room was uneasy! Shen Mengting's teeth were clenched very tightly, and her cheeks were still twitching from time to time.
"Report to the marshal and the generals! outside the barracks...... Outside the barracks...... "The soldier pointed to the door with trembling hands, "Yes...... There's something wrong!"
"What does this mean?" asked Ma Liming anxiously.
"Outside...... Outside...... Not far from the barracks, it was actually smoky!" The soldier's face was so frightened that it seemed that his eyes were about to widen, "Sauron's army ...... They...... They're already here!"
"What, so fast!" Shen Mengting's upper body bent forward violently.
Her performance is not the most exaggerated, Wang Bin seems to have fainted. His legs moved unsteadily, and then leaned against one side of the wall. As soon as his bulging body touched the wall, it had a tendency to bounce back.
"How is this possible? The two military camps are also more than 20 kilometers away! How can they be so quick to pounce?" Qian Hao asked uneasily.
Shen Mengting is currently unable to accurately judge anything. However, after calming down a little, she straightened her chest and said, "Let's go!"
As she walked, the crowd followed, including the kneeling soldiers.
The air outside the door was really relatively cool, but because of the tension, Shen Mengting didn't feel any comfortable at all. She still found it difficult to breathe, and her pace was extremely unstable.
Speed is almost equivalent to running, and Shen Mengting and his party finally came to the gate of the barracks.
Sure enough, just as the soldier had announced, there was a huge amount of smoke floating in the huge plain at the main entrance of the Yokoga barracks. The smoke seemed to be rushing into the sky, almost thinking it was a tornado blowing in the middle of nowhere.
The smoke was obviously artificial, and Shen Mengting sketched out the dusty scene created by a large number of soldiers hurrying away.
"No! no!" she quivered, her lips and shook her head slightly. After about a second or two of silence, she hurriedly issued an order as if she had come to her senses, "Hurry up!" Her eyes were still a little distracted, but she still forced her words to say the whole thing, "Hurry up and notify the whole barracks to be on guard and line up at the gate of the barracks!"
"Enemy...... The enemy has pounced!" Shen Mengting yelled.
After General Wang Bin was stunned, he immediately rushed to the barracks. Of course, his mouth barely stopped for a moment, "Hurry! Hurry up and start the state of emergency, and let all the soldiers assemble at the gate of the barracks! Hurry! Hurry!"
The general ran into the depths of the camp in a panic, and shortly after his figure disappeared, a large number of horns of assembled soldiers sounded inside the barracks. These noises boiled the barracks again, and a large number of soldiers came out of their tents.
"Assemble!" Shen Mengting yelled out of thin air, she already knew that war was inevitable.