|||->-> was accompanied by Shen Mengting's words, as well as her turning movement. She really didn't have time to worry about 'Zhao Yu's bond with his friends', and she needed to confirm with the townspeople as soon as possible whether she could send the town's youth to the battlefield.

Anyway, it was really delayed a lot of time just now, originally Shen Mengting thought that the excited curly-haired young man was excited to ask because of the recruitment of soldiers, but she didn't expect it to be just a private matter. In this case, Shen Mengting naturally won't care about anything anymore.

After that, the curly-haired young man and his companions did stop a lot. They were also gathered together to discuss something, presumably it should be something about Zhao Yu.

Shen Mengting no longer looked at them, but reconnected to the topic she had raised.

"What's wrong with everyone, don't you think about the question I just asked?" Shen Mengting looked around, and as her gaze turned, she almost looked at all the people who had questioned her before.

She had a smile on her face, but there was a smell of blood.

Most of the townspeople bowed their heads and fought against a generalissimo of the country, and what the consequences meant, was something that everyone knew very well.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward at the moment, the mayor stepped forward and decided to be sloppy first, "Oh! Today should be a happy day, and it is also a wedding banquet prepared by our town for the generals. So...... Don't mention anything unpleasant!"

Naturally, the mayor's words were agreed by many of the townspeople, and everyone echoed them and said 'yes, yes!'.

However, Shen Mengting was not ready to stop there, she finally came out of the barracks, but she didn't want to waste any opportunities. So, she loudly and directly gave a negative to it.

"Mayor Mare, you can't say that, defending the country is a matter of the utmost importance, and since I have already raised it, I should ask you what you think now?"

Shen Mengting adjusted her sharp gaze, and she focused on the most resistant trial ground master just now, that is, the person named Zheng Li.

Zheng Li didn't say much at the moment, he didn't even avoid his gaze. He didn't seem to want to be a leader anymore, so he chose to be silent.

"Hmm, what's wrong, don't you speak?" Shen Mengting made a straight face, but she didn't make even a trace of anger. If you really want to describe her current look, you can only call it 'serious' at most.

The silence continued, and it seemed to be the main theme of the courtyard again.

Shen Mengting immediately showed a look of disappointment, "Okay, if you don't want the young people in the town to contribute to the country, then ...... I didn't say what I said before!"

As she spoke, she came to the table where she had been sitting. With her eyes fixed on one of the glasses of wine, she picked it up and drank it with a 'gurgling' gulp. She drank very quickly, as if she were drinking water, and in just one or two sips, the glass was completely empty.

Generalissimo Shen Mengting's actions really surprised everyone. The mayor was the first to react, and he was ready to respond.

And Shen Mengting sat down directly, looking like she didn't want to mention any more topics.

"Marshal Shen! Regarding your proposal just now, I will still discuss it carefully with the officials in the town. But...... It's impossible to make a decision right now, right?" the old mayor bowed respectfully and came to Shen Mengting's side.

Shen Mengting didn't buy it, "Mayor of the town, what you said." She deliberately turned her head away, no longer looking at the mayor, "This matter needs to be discussed or something? Isn't it just a matter of your government's words?"

"Alas, the same cannot be said. At the very least, I'll ask the parents of those children for their opinions!" the mayor pushed forward with one hand, "and if they don't want to, then I can't force them all to be sent to the barracks." You say yes, Generalissimo!"

"Heh, I'm hoping to recruit those young people, not their parents!" Shen Mengting shrugged her shoulders disdainfully.

"But the ones who can influence the will of young people are their parents!"

"Hmph, a dignified young man in his twenties, do you still need to listen to your parents?"

"Generalissimo, although you are a marshal in a high position, I still have to question your words. A man with a high forehead stood up, and he often held a paper fan in his hand, and he would wave it at any time to himself.

Shen Mengting didn't understand, it was obviously a big winter season, what did this high-priced man do with a paper fan.

"Parents should belong to young people, and they have worked hard to raise young people, so can't they control their minds? ”

Shen Mengting's heart seemed to be pricked, and she knew that she had indeed lost her words just now. But that kind of gaffe is also magnified by the other party's grasp of the shortcomings of his own words.

She glanced at the high-fronted man who didn't leave his hand, but she didn't refute it.

"Okay! Don't talk about it anymore, give me some face for the regent! Shut up! Today is already a happy day, why talk about something unpleasant?" Lin Mingyuan frowned, and pushed his arm in front of his face from time to time. Of course, his current expression is also extremely sad, showing the helplessness in his heart.

"Uncle Lin Mingyuan, it's not that I don't give you face. But there is one sentence, I, Shen Mengting, still want to talk about it here. Shen Mengting suddenly stood up again, her hands still lightly on the edge of the table, "Now...... The young people of the town refused to come and serve as soldiers to defend the country. You say we...... What the hell should I do?"

"It's not that you don't want to be a soldier, but you have to consider the actual situation!" Zheng Li, the head of the trial ground, spoke again, "Aren't you just telling people who can't even be a junior swordsman or archer to go to the battlefield on the battlefield?"

"Heh, hehe! You use the word well, tell them to die?" Shen Mengting chuckled self-deprecatingly, accompanied by a shake of her head, "But do you know? ”

"Isn't there a country that is ruined? Aren't they all human beings......?" Zheng Ligang wanted to say something, but at the most critical point, he suddenly stopped. He seemed to be shocked by something, and after showing a little more sad expression, he chose to slowly retreat.

Shen Mengting knew that the man was leaking, but in fact, he was full of illusions about the Saurons just like those compromisers.

However, Shen Mengting didn't plan to liquidate that person or anything, so now she just set her eyes on Lin Mingyuan's Regent, "Uncle Regent, I have a question for you." ”

Lin Mingyuan didn't react at first, but after removing his eyes, he still made a gesture of 'please speak'.

Seeing this, Shen Mengting was officially ready to move, "Uncle thinks that the Sauron Empire wants to be so much stronger than our Saran Kingdom, why is it so strong?"

After asking the question, Shen Mengting couldn't help but twist her face towards the others, "Of course, this question is not the only one asked by Prince Regent Lin, you can all explain your thoughts." ”

Since Shen Mengting has said this, many answers have also come out of the mouths of the townspeople. References such as 'land area, population, ethnic centripetal force' abound.

However, Shen Mengting shook her head at this.

"Ah, Generalissimo, aren't these reasons?, and what are the reasons?" asked the mayor respectfully.

Shen Mengting slowly closed her eyes slightly, and her tone was also extremely weak, "If you think that the strength of the Sauron Empire is just those imaginary numbers built on the surface, then you are very wrong!"

As soon as Shen Mengting's words fell, the townspeople exploded into a pot of discussions. She slowly opened her eyes when she heard this, which she could predict.

"Oh, what is the marshal's opinion?" said the mayor, whose face was calm, as if he had forgotten what the word 'surprised' meant.

Shen Mengting took another breath slowly, she had an epiphany-like mind mixed in with it, until she opened her mouth again, "The gap between the Saran Kingdom and the Sauron Empire has never been as simple as it seems, but a deeper reason!" Speaking of this, she took a deep breath, "That's the institutional reason!"

Lin Mingyuan Regent was the first to understand, and after he glared angrily, even his eyelids were trembling, "Oh? Mengting...... No, Marshal Shen, do you mean because of the different systems used by the leaders of the two countries?"

That's pretty much what it means. Shen Mengting shook slightly, "If you don't understand, I can explain it to you with ready-made examples." ”

The 'you' in Shen Mengting's mouth naturally refers to all the townspeople at the moment.

"For example, I want the young people in the town to join the army. However, it encountered a lot of resistance. Among them are parents who are afraid of war and do not want to be soldiers, and there are also young people who are afraid of death because they are not successful. Of course, the root of all this is that you can disobey my commands and reject all the words I have issued. But ......"

"Have you ever thought if I was a marshal of the Sauron Empire, and you were a townsfolk in the territory of the Sauron Empire? So imagine it, do you still have the qualifications to refuse?" Shen Mengting let out an incomparably serious look, "I guess as long as I give an order, you must hand over all the young people in the town!"

Shen Mengting's words were quite heartfelt, and most of the townspeople began to choose silence. Often, as long as they stop talking, it shows that they have a problem in their hearts.

Especially the mayor of the town and the master of the trial ground, Zheng Li, must have seen the world and knew very well about the bureaucracy of the Sauron Empire.

"The reason why the Sauron Empire is strong is because of the strong posture of its officials. They can arbitrarily and recklessly use domestic youth as cannon fodder and forcibly send them to the battlefield. It is because of this model that the Sauron Empire has become the hegemon it is today. On the other hand, in our Saran Kingdom, even a general who begs young people to go to war will be met with some resistance. Tell me, how can the gap between the two countries be not big?" Shen Mengting's eyes seemed to be developing in a rosy direction.

After that, she pursed her lips and went to meet the townspeople.

The townsfolk continued to be silent, this time no one continued to speak.

Shen Mengting looked at everyone again and chose to lower her head. However, her words began to pour out in a very disagreeable manner, "Let's start with the wars that the Sauron Empire first started in. At that time, they fought a decisive battle with the Changzhong Empire. In order to win the final victory, they ordered all male compatriots between the ages of 18 and 32 in the country to contribute to the war. Moreover, their ruling class also promoted the slogan 'The country is a big family' as a way for men to contribute to the country. Then, after countless sacrifices, they did win that one. In all the subsequent frictions with other human nations, they followed this method until this encounter with our Saran. ”

After taking a breath, Shen Mengting didn't intend to take a sip to rest, her expression became extremely fierce, "You might as well think about it this way, if you are now ruled by Sauron's ruling class, and there happens to be a strong enemy from the outside to invade." So...... May I ask where do you want your children to be?Of course......" When she said this, Shen Mengting lowered her head and smiled helplessly, "We are not the country of Sauron after all, and we can't do anything to forcibly order you." But...... Have you ever wondered what will happen to you if our country loses this war?"

The atmosphere of the current courtyard is really silent, and it is quieter than all the time of the day. The townsfolk are no longer 'silent', but rather silent, as if desperate.

And it is precisely because of this scene that every word Shen Mengting says, it is full of cold echoes.

"I ...... And my father, Shen Haiteng, we will never dare to force you townsfolk to do something you are reluctant to do. However, the rulers of the Sauron Empire are not so good-tempered, and they will definitely not come to give you time to refuse. Of course, they will pretend to reason with you, and then give some people who support them, and give them some benefits, so that they can divide you in this way. But you have to remember that they will never, ever think of you. In their eyes, you're just useful data. ”

Shen Mengting's eyes seemed to be frozen, and a large number of distracted eyes gushed out from them, "This is the ending if Saran loses the war and is swallowed up by Sauron." Presumably, you Vortex are on the border between the two countries, and you know very, very well about the tricks of the Sauron bureaucrats! I'm not alarmist, but if you are really swallowed up by Sauron's muttering, I don't think I need to go into details. ”

Shen Mengting continued to look around again, I don't know how many times she did it, "So, do you really want your country to be annexed by the Sauron Empire? Also, you really naively think that the Sauron Empire is also a human being, and being swallowed by them is just as simple as changing rulers?"

When saying this, Shen Mengting deliberately focused on Zheng Li, the captain of the trial ground. Zheng Li also seemed to understand something, and lowered his head in shame.

"But I can tell you very responsibly......" Shen Mengting's mouth murmured again, "The ambition of the Sauron Empire has never been as simple as unifying all mankind, they are just using this goal as a stepping stone to challenge the other races of Cellos. It's all obvious about this, but it's not that I'm making rumors. So if you become a Sauron, your children will still be forcibly sent to the battlefield. When the time comes, will you still be able to refuse and contradict it?"

When Shen Mengting stopped talking, the atmosphere was only quiet. How many hours the townsfolk have not spoken, no one can calculate. And how much time Shen Mengting talked about herself, no one would care. However, every word that the marshal said had completely imprinted in the hearts of the townspeople.

In the end, as if to make a summary, Shen Mengting raised her arms and shouted softly, "I will not allow my children to remain descendants and become the rulers of Sauron." I'm not going to let their whole lives become tools of the Sauron Empire. No, never!"

The marshal's voice resounded almost throughout the backyard, and the townspeople were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe.

And at this moment, another male voice stood out from the gate of the courtyard, although this male voice had a shy air, but if you really want to explore the taste, there is still a lot of tough atmosphere mixed in.

"Yes! Yes, I support! Generalissimo Shen Mengting is very right, we must not become a member of the Sauron Empire!"

Shortly after the sound was released, a young man with a staff in his hand appeared in the doorway. His current expression was really suffocatingly serious, and his gaze passed over the many townspeople and pointed directly at Shen Mengting's eyes.

"Zhao Yu!" Shen Mengting softly called out the young man's name.

And with the appearance of Zhao Yu, it also caused a sensation among the townspeople. Finally, the sound in the courtyard was no longer Shen Mengting's one-man show, and the discussion of the townspeople was pushing the atmosphere towards the high [river crab] tide.

"Zhao Yu! you ...... You ......"

Among the crowd of townspeople, Zha Hongliang and Liang Chaowei were the most excited, they still didn't believe their eyes, and they were constantly rubbing their eyes.

But Zhao Yu didn't have time to pay attention to the two of them now, he moved slowly, and slowly walked in front of Shen Mengting under the gaze of almost all the townspeople.