Chapter 95: Strike
Zhao Yu's mood at the moment seemed to have dropped to the freezing point, and he was full of discouragement. His head was also very low, and he kept his eyes on the ground.
The other generals in the council hall are actually the same. Not so long ago, they received a message that hit everyone:
In the barracks on the border of Sauron, there was a sudden increase of 50,000 troops.
What is the concept of an army of 50,000, it is more than all the 30,000 Saran troops in the Yokoga military camp here, not to mention that there is already a basic source of troops on Sauron's side.
"That's really...... It's really hard to do!" The moment she heard the news, Shen Mengting shook her head.
The other generals were not much better, most of them were silent with blue faces, and even Qian Hao and Shen Jun, who had always talked the most, were just like deflated balls, slumped on the chairs they were sitting on.
For a while, the heated discussions that should have been in the meeting were almost all gone.
After a long time, she really couldn't stand the silence of everyone, so Shen Mengting strode to the center of the room. She also had the feeling of turning up the volume on purpose.
"Well, what's wrong?, don't you speak?" or ......," she began, turning in circles out of thin air, with her legs as the axis. The purpose of this action is to scan all the people in the room, "Or did the soldiers hear the information that shocked you too much?"
A tragic smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and Shen Mengting finally stopped spinning in circles.
There was still silence, and most people chose to bow their heads. Soon, however, Deputy Marshal Ma Liming's response came immediately.
"Marshal Shen, I don't want to lie, but actually...... This information...... It really makes me ...... It makes me think......" Ma Liming didn't say everything in the next words, he just faced his boss with a bitter look.
Shen Mengting also knew the mood of the deputy marshal very well, in fact, she could understand him somewhat.
"Yes, I know! Such a message is really you. In fact, I was also in shock. Shen Mengting straightened up slightly, "After all, it's an army of 50,000! No one thought that Sauron would suddenly send a 50,000 army to their border barracks at this time period." ”
"yes! they're all ...... It's amazing!" General Wang Bin interjected in the style of an emotional sentence. Now his expression is really stunned, which shows how shocked the information is to him.
"Yes! The Sauron Empire has always been very powerful. Shen Mengting mobilized her pace again, this time aiming for the marshal's table in the depths of the room, "Shouldn't you know the strength of that country very well?"
Shen Mengting's meaning is that although the information is a bit shocking, it is reasonable to really consider reality. The Sauron Empire claims to have an army of one million, and now sending 50,000 reinforcements to the war does not seem to be a big deal.
"Marshal Shen! You're right. Ma Liming hurriedly looked in the direction of Shen Mengting and made a respectful salute, "We have long known the terrible things about this country, and we are also mentally prepared in advance for the number of reinforcements they will have in the future." But ......"
Ma Liming seemed to hesitate, and his body bones also slid down a little.
"Vice Marshal Ma, what's wrong?" Shen Mengting immediately asked when she saw this.
"It's just the timing that I'm uncomfortable with. Ma Liming seemed to be really helpless, "If they have help earlier, then I don't want to talk about anything." After all, the strength of the Sauron Empire is known to almost everyone. It's just that why do you want to hear the news that there is a sudden help from there at this time?"
Ma Liming clapped his hands again, the situation was the kind of situation in which the back of one hand slammed the palm of the other, "Why is this the right time? Just now we were celebrating that we could annihilate Sauron's 20,000 troops! But not long after, we heard that the enemy had increased the number of 50,000 troops. It's really ...... It's really ...... It's a merciless blow to our self-confidence!"
When Ma Liming's words spoke, his clapping and applause stopped.
Shen Mengting could understand what that person meant, if she always knew that the enemy was strengthening, it wouldn't hurt! Considering the difference in strength between the two, she just had to resist hard no matter what. But......
It is completely unacceptable to feel that the enemy has become a little weaker, and also think that the form is about to take a turn for the better, but he is suddenly told that all his previous efforts have been in vain, and the enemy is getting stronger one step closer.
If you want to put it more colloquially, when you are very poor, if you continue like this, you can be considered used to it. However, when I was suddenly given a coin, and when there was some hope in my life, I was robbed again, and the good news before was just a dream, which was the most unacceptable.
Shen Mengting immediately took a few breaths, she knew that several generals in the room must have felt like this. However, she also knows one thing, uncomfortable is uncomfortable, and the road ahead must continue.
So, Shen Mengting forcibly suppressed the worries in her body, and looked at everyone in front of her, "Okay! Now it's enough to be surprised! Let's think about the actual situation!"
Things are already like this, and there is no point in hesitating and uncomfortable, so let's face it calmly! Shen Mengting is currently trying to express this meaning.
Most of the generals also nodded slightly, even Zhao Yu, who had no effect, thought that this was the truth.
"Generalissimo, then what are we supposed to do?" General Wang Bin asked softly.
"I haven't thought about what to do. I would like to discuss with you how to deal with it in the future. But...... Before that, let's confirm the strength of the enemy and the enemy! After all, with the enemy joining with new aid, we are much weaker!" Shen Mengting shrugged helplessly.
Qian Hao suddenly shook his head violently as if he were self-deprecating, and his hands were still holding each other without hesitation, as a sign of resistance to the current information.
He thought about it: it seemed that even if Sauron did not have the aid of those 50,000 troops, he would still be much stronger than Saran.
"Hmm, General Qian Hao, what's wrong with you? Why are you shaking your head? Is there any good idea?" Shen Mengting had an unobstructed view of everyone below, so naturally she wouldn't ignore Qian Hao, who was making exaggerated movements.
Qian Hao's body seemed to be twitched, as if he had been frozen into a popsicle in the cold wind. His eyes widened, as if he had swallowed a fly in surprise.
"What's the matter, General Qian Hao, you have something to say!" As Shen Mengting gradually deepened her words, her gaze changed from a void mode to a complete stare.
Qian Hao was completely frightened at this time, and his previous frivolous hands clasped around his arms disappeared immediately. He began to try to stand in a very formal posture to cope with the generalissimo's glare.
Seeing Qian Hao's funny appearance, everyone around him couldn't help but show a hint of ridicule.
Then, Shen Mengting immediately shook her gaze, and stopped paying attention to Qian Hao. She threw her doubts at General Wang Bin: "Okay! I think we should first analyze the situation of the enemy and us! After all, the enemy has suddenly replenished new reinforcements, and I believe that the strength of our two sides has begun to change a little. ”
Wang Bin stood up with great understanding, and then he walked to the center of the room, "The generalissimo is right. Here, I will report to you the strength of the two parties!"
All the generals in the room looked directly at General Wang Bin's body, and after coughing lightly, he took out a document from his coat pocket.
The documents detail the strength of both sides and the specific range of troops.
"I don't need to mention the number of our soldiers......! Oh no! The actual situation is more than 10,000. Wang Bin looked carefully at the document in his hand.
"General Wang Bin, do you mean the 10,000 young recruits?" General Ma Liming asked quickly.
"Yes, those are the people. ”
Wang Bin's answer was somewhat disappointing, and Shen Jun shook his next arm disdainfully, "Oh! What kind of soldiers can these people be? If you want to train them well, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky." ”
General Shen Jun was not wrong, saying that among the more than 10,000 recruits, a considerable number of them did not even pass the assessment for junior occupations. With such a level, how can it be said that you can go into battle to kill the enemy?
"Shen Jun, don't talk so deadly, their training is still quite good now. I heard from the instructors there that in a few months they could be trained as beginner swordsmen and archers. Shen Mengting responded to Shen Jun slowly and unevenly, but in the next few seconds, her face suddenly tightened again, "However, listening to your tone, it seems that I don't have an opinion on those recruits, but on the person who proposed this strategy." Am I wrong with that?"
Shen Mengting stared at Shen Jun directly, causing his scalp to tingle.
It was Shen Mengting who proposed to recruit school-age young people nationwide in Vortex Town. She believes that this method has actually alleviated the shortage of Yokoga military camps.
Shen Jun's face changed a little drastically, as if there was a gloomy atmosphere, which directly covered his face. He quickly lowered his head and shook his head helplessly.
At this point, Shen Mengting didn't pay attention to the swordsman.
"Hehe, don't look at her now, she seems to be very calm now, in fact, she is holding back a bit of anger in her heart!" Qian Hao suddenly approached Shen Jun, and quietly recited some words in a style that never trembled his guttural voice.
Shen Jun twitched his lower cheek when he heard this, "Well, I can empathize with this!"
The conversation between the two made Zhao Yu, who was next to him, also hear it, and he looked directly at Shen Mengting a few times. Perhaps, as Shen Jun said, Shen Mengting is currently very upset. It's just that she can't show it because of the shackles of the marshal's position.
In fact, it is no wonder that the enemy is obviously about to be pressed down, so how could he have thought that there would be new 50,000 aids coming.
Zhao Yu himself lowered his head slowly, and he still showed a bitter expression, thinking about when the war would end.
The current atmosphere is still quite embarrassing, and Shen Mengting doesn't seem to have come out of her anger. It was General Wang Bin, who quickly waved the Chinese piece to show that he had shaken off the bad atmosphere.
"Okay! Then I'll move on to the situation of our army. With a light voice again, General Wang Bin spat out a long list of numbers, "Originally, there were 26,000 soldiers and horses in our military camp, but now after a long recruitment, we have joined in a new source of soldiers. Therefore, we currently have a total of 37,000 troops in the Yokoga military camp. ”
Thirty-seven thousand? Zhao Yu heard this number, and thought about it, it seemed that he could get by.
"Thirty-seven thousand!" Shen Mengting nodded thoughtfully, "It's a relatively good number." ”
"Yes!" General Wang Bin immediately straightened up. To be honest, his figure is still a little fat, so the big belly in front of him is more obvious when he stands upright, "Then, I want to focus on the specific classification of soldiers. ”
Still coughing lightly as always, General Wang Bin continued to look for the number he wanted to know on the document, "Of the 37,000 soldiers, a total of 32,000 swordsmen are swordsmen. And of the remaining four thousand soldiers, four thousand were archers, and ......" General Wang Bin's eyes narrowed into two gaps, which showed that the number he was looking for at the moment was still relatively unpopular, "as well as more than a thousand magicians and more than two hundred doctors. ”
After that, General Wang Bin raised his head, and his eyes returned to normal in an instant, "Well, this is the current situation of our Yokoga military camp. ”