When Shen Mengting finished speaking in high spirits, she almost stared around again. She never doubted her resolve, for the truth was, as she said, that as long as she had a breath of air, she would defend the country and its people to the end.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the compound seemed to be gushing to the extreme, and most of the people burst into applause. Some people who seem to be very clever even stand up and shout for them.

"Okay! Marshal Shen! You are amazing! We can be happy to have a generalissimo like you!"

"Yes, we are so happy, you are the patron saint of our country!"

"I want to promote her deeds for Marshal Shen!"

The compliments that abound keep coming. Immediately afterward, there was naturally a loud clapping of hands. Almost everyone in the room was doing the same thing, which was clapping!

Shen Mengting knew that she could still tell who was a sycophant and who was sincerely proud of herself. However, her current thinking is no longer on this kind of thing. Now, she needs to announce something to the townspeople, and it's extremely important.

She suddenly raised an arm, and gave a gesture as if she were grasping something, "Can you listen to me again?"

Everyone quickly understood what the marshal meant, and basically stopped making their own noises. After a while, the atmosphere in the courtyard gradually changed from noisy and noisy to silent.

"It has been shown from your actions that you trust me very much! I thank you here! But......" As if taking a breath, Shen Mengting's eyebrows began to be lowered. In this way, her demeanor is moving closer to the side of sorrow, "But even if I have this kind of heart, it is difficult to complete those tasks that cannot be done!"

After that, she exhaled in one breath, and even her body softened a little.

"Ah, Generalissimo, do you have anything on your mind?" the old mayor began.

Shen Mengting glanced at him and continued to sigh, "It can't be regarded as a matter of heart! It's just ...... I think...... The situation is really urgent!"

"What do you say?"

Shen Mengting's gaze lingered on the mayor for a moment, and then looked at almost everyone around, "I believe you all know the strength of the Sauron Empire! they have an army of millions, and they can completely wrestle with any other country in Celos! And our Sara Kingdom is much weaker!"

There was a small chatter among the townspeople, accompanied by a few small nods. Just from the appearance, they completely agreed with Shen Mengting's opinion. It should be said that they have seen and heard the horrors of that country for a long time, and they also have a subconscious idea of 'invincible' in their hearts.

"I know...... You all know it in your hearts!Our Saran Kingdom is really too much to fight against the Sauron Empire!" Shen Mengting seemed to be already in a positive tone.

But at that moment, at a table on the east and west sides, a townsman with many moles on his face stood up, "Yes! The Sauron Empire is indeed terrible and invincible! But...... Didn't the marshal have already defeated them before? It also shattered the rumor that Sauron's army would never lose once it faced off against the human nation! So we all have reason to believe that with Marshal Shen with you, we can defeat the Sauron Empire!"

In the moment after the noise of the surrounding townspeople, the atmosphere began to boil again, and most of the people applauded again, and made many voices of approval.

"Yes! Yes! That's it! As long as Marshal Shen is here, we can be safe!"

"The peace of our country depends on Marshal Shen!"

"Marshal Shen is really amazing, he can actually defeat the army of the Sauron Empire. I believe that Marshal Shen will be able to win next time!"

The praise continued, and the townsfolk seemed to be pulling their hearts out.

But Shen Mengting does not have the slightest joy at the moment, not to mention whether she thinks the praise of the townspeople is sincere, in fact, her remarks this time are a prelude to a decision to be announced to everyone.

Always keeping her face tight, Shen Mengting put the master again, and kept pressing down and touching it. Obviously, this action is also a call for silence.

After realizing that the atmosphere had been calmed down a little, Shen Mengting was able to slowly raise her head. At this point, she finally had to announce those important decisions in front of everyone. At the same time, this is what she said before: 'second thought'.

"Don't praise me like that, I'm not as good as you say. As for the victory a few days ago, it was actually just our luck. Shen Mengting's eyes emitted a concentrated light, and she knew that every word she said was an extremely important foreshadowing, "At that time, the Sauron Empire only sent a small group of light cavalry to sneak attack, and we could resist it. But...... We probably won't have that much luck in the future!"

"Don't talk like that, Marshal Shen! Luck is actually part of strength!" the mayor said as if to persuade him.

Shen Mengting was so busy that she shook her raised arm from side to side suddenly, "Alas! Don't talk about it like that! I am very aware of the difference in strength between the troops I lead. We really won't have that much luck in the future. Sauron's army, after realizing that the sneak attack with a small number of troops and horses had failed, would not use this trick again. In the future, they will surely exert all the strength they possess to concentrate on destroying our troops......! I don't have the confidence to save the day!"

"Ahh......h

"Don't say that, Marshal!, we believe that the Marshal will be able to fend off the Saurons!" one of the townsfolk on the other side cried out in a voice of excitement and weeping.

Shen Mengting sighed deeply when she heard this: "How easy is it to come up with a way?" She lowered her head slightly, but her mind was still watching the changes in the surrounding atmosphere, "Do you know how big the gap in strength is now?"

didn't get any response, but Shen Mengting naturally knew about this result. How could these townsfolk understand the difference in strength between the two sides?

"At the moment...... In the Sauron military camp on the border, a total of more than 40,000 troops are gathered!" Shen Mengting made a gesture with the word 'four', "Can you understand the number of 40,000?"

Turning her head around again, she could see many townspeople making blank looks. So, she raised her head squarely, "You should have been frightened by the number of 40,000! In fact, this is only a small part of Sauron's army, and the real number of their army is several times more than this!"

A burst of exclamations of amazement rang out, and most of the townspeople were still frustrated.

Shen Mengting's heart burst into a slightly uncomfortable mood, in fact, the '40,000' number she talked about before was still purified by herself. Because if she told the real number, she would probably scare all the townspeople away.

The Sauron Empire currently has nearly 50,000 troops, and the generals among them are still three master-level figures such as Lian Yunpo. Therefore, it can almost be said that they have no divine calculations on the Saran side.

Shen Mengting licked her lips again, and then prepared to say the next words. And looking at the appearance of those townspeople, she thought that once upon a time, she was also full of fear of Sauron's true military strength.

"Okay, now you all know the strength of the Sauron Empire, right!And do you know our strength now?" Shen Mengting's mouth twitched slightly, and her gaze gradually dimmed, "At present, there are a total of 20,000 troops in our Henghe military camp!" She also made a gesture of the word 'two'.

There was another whisper among the townspeople, who should be discussing their country's military strength.

"You should all know the gap between our two countries, right? More than 40,000 vs. 20,000! A full double gap! And there is still a little ......" Shen Mengting was deliberately silent for a while, she was also leaving time for the townspeople to think, "Our army of Saran is even much inferior to Sauron's in terms of elite!" sighed again, her neck was crooked, "Not only is it less in number, but it is not as powerful as others...... You say...... How are we going to deal with the enemy?"

At this point, the courtyard was completely silent, and the townspeople stopped talking. They should all have been hit, and the strength of the Sauron Empire was beyond imagination, so that people were completely shocked.

Presumably, when the silence climbed into the entire courtyard, it was the mayor who drove the tone away.

"Alas, Marshal Shen! Don't talk like that. We all know the strength of the Sauron Empire. However, even though there is a very big gap in strength, it does not mean that we will definitely lose this war!"

Shen Mengting quickly glanced at the mayor, "Yes, the mayor is right! Actually, I haven't completely lost confidence in this war." It's just that...... Now the difference in strength between the two sides is too big, so I wondered, can we do something to make up for it?"

Hearing the word 'make up', the wrinkles on the old mayor's face seemed to be gathering, "Marshal Shen!

The mayor's question was very good, and just now Shen Mengting was still thinking about how to make a start! Now that the old mayor had already made a start, she would not hesitate to move her mouth. It's just that she still needs to do some basic foreshadowing before so that it doesn't feel too sudden to those townspeople.

"As for how to make up for the ......" After intermittent deliberate silence, Shen Mengting breathed a long sigh of relief, "Honestly...... I think...... At least we have to level the numbers of the two sides first!"

The townspeople began to talk to each other, and Shen Mengting didn't know what they were discussing, and she didn't bother to care, because the heavy task was coming.

"But how to level it?" Shen Mengting focused on a certain point with a sharper gaze, "The Sauron Empire has more than 40,000 numbers, while our Saran side only has 20,000. So...... Should we reorganize our forces?" she said, and she made a gesture of raising her hand upward.

"Increasing the number of our troops?" muttered the mayor. For a long time, he blinked quickly. But because his face was full of wrinkles, every time he blinked, he had the feeling of squeezing his eyebrows, "Ah! Does the marshal mean to recruit troops from abroad?"

"That's right! It's recruitment! Actually, I already had that intention! It's just ...... How to recruit soldiers, I'll ......" Shen Mengting slowly stroked her chin.

"What does the Generalissimo mean?"

Shen Mengting is looking straight ahead, and she is no longer in the mode of standing on one point. She began to walk slowly, but her trajectory did not exceed five meters.

"I've always wanted to increase the number of our troops......! How exactly should we recruit troops?" Shen Mengting finally stopped. But at this moment, a slight smile appeared on her face, "Since you want to recruit soldiers, you must have a source of soldiers! But where should these sources of soldiers be found?"

Shen Mengting's question made almost everyone present think deeply, but no one answered.

'It seems that it's up to me to answer!' The smile on Shen Mengting's face was even worse, and she immediately turned around again, "I think...... The young people in the town are the most important source of soldiers. ”

As soon as Shen Mengting's words were released, I don't know if the townspeople hadn't reacted yet, or if they had other ideas. In an instant, everyone stopped talking, and they even made a stunned appearance.

This result is naturally what Shen Mengting thought of. No, she thought it was normal, and it would be unimaginable if the townspeople were ecstatic to accept it.

"There must be young men in the town between eighteen and thirty years old now! If they were to be brought to the barracks, it would be a very valuable source of soldiers. You might as well imagine that if one Vortex Town can recruit thousands of recruits, what about ten towns? Isn't there already more than 10,000 soldiers and horses? And if this kind of recruitment method is implemented in the entire Saran country on this basis, isn't it equivalent to tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?" Shen Mengting became more and more excited the more she spoke, she almost forgot where she was now, "As long as the number exceeds the number of Sauron's army, then we will at least have a chance of victory!"

When Shen Mengting finished her words completely, she raised her hands again and released it.

However, the current atmosphere is still so silent, and no one has come out to speak. Eventually, this obnoxious silence was broken by the mayor.

"Ah! Marshal Shen means...... Do you want to recruit the young people of our town to be soldiers?" his tone was still tentative, and his eyes were also staring directly at Shen Mengting.

Shen Mengting didn't nod immediately, but her answer had already taken root in her heart, "I didn't say that it was just the young people in your town, I meant to look for it in towns all over the country." But well...... Now it's more necessary for you to test it in the town!"

An incomprehensible look suddenly appeared on the mayor's face, and his eyes moved from time to time.

The mayor didn't say anything more, but Shen Mengting knew what the old man was thinking at the moment. Suddenly saying that he wants to skin the young man in your town! Presumably the mayor of the town must be more resistant.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been in a state of silence, Shen Mengting took the lead in breaking it this time, "Everyone is a citizen of Saran, I think these young people must also be scrambling to contribute to the country!"

She herself first set the tone for her own opinions. After that, she had the confidence to refine her idea.

When she first received an invitation from the townspeople of Vortex Town to be guests, Shen Mengting felt a little resistant. Because she was too busy to spare her body to do anything else.

But just as she refused, she suddenly thought of two meaningful strategies:

First, you can give some propaganda to the townspeople! Communicate with the mayors of the towns, which can greatly increase the status of the army in the hearts of the people. At the same time, it can also increase the positive image.

The second is the most important factor: she hopes to recruit new living forces!

There are idle young people in every town, and although I have heard that they are very unbearable, they are really manpower! If they could be included in the army, wouldn't it be thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?

And if you use this town as a model, then you can recruit in other towns. Imagine that there are hundreds of towns in the Kingdom of Saran, many of which are much bigger than Vortex. If you can recruit a few hundred soldiers in Vortex Town, it means that you can raise thousands of soldiers in other big towns.

This is the 'second idea' that Shen Mengting just mentioned, and of course it is also what she mainly wants to implement.

'Fujing Town, Jiaomu Town, Akita Town', these are all Shen Mengting's key considerations. However, this kind of thing has to be done in Vortex Town first, and see how it works!

After thinking for a while, Shen Mengting straightened up again. She also aimed at the old mayor next to her and raised her head slightly, "What does the mayor mean?"

Mayor Mare didn't seem to expect to be asked this question, so he seemed to hesitate inexplicably, "Ahh......h This ......"

Knowing that he didn't mean to answer, Shen Mengting no longer turned her body at this person.

There was a lot of staccato muttering, and the townsfolk seemed to be talking to each other. They were all talking to each other about something, and judging from the looks on their faces, it should be extremely resistant.

There was no way, Shen Mengting decided to poke this layer of gauze first.

"What do you think of me?" her body began to turn again, exactly in a circle, "what do you think about this?"