Shen Mengting's question is the key, which is also directly related to the victory or loss of defense.

You know, the soldiers she brought out from Kiyose Castle were only 6,000. Relying on these living forces alone, they would definitely not be able to resist the 30,000 troops of the Sauron Empire. Therefore, it is necessary to use the military strength of this military camp to make the balance of the battle slightly right. At the same time, this Yokoga military camp is at least nominally the elite of the Saran army, so how can they fight together with it.

General Wang Bin didn't think about being vague, knowing that it was still necessary to directly expose the troops in the barracks. It's just that his current face is not very good-looking, and there are even some embarrassed emotions mixed in with it.

"Tell the Generalissimo! Our Yokoga military camp is currently ......" seemed to be a little hesitant, Wang Bin's bent waist was lowered, "There are a total of 8,000 soldiers stationed here!"

At first, Shen Mengting didn't react much, although the border is a strong defensive area, but due to the slack of the army in recent years, it seems that there will be no numerical advantage. Therefore, no matter how many troops she has, she will not be surprised.

But......

After a few seconds of reflection, she was able to react.

What? Is there only 8,000 soldiers? casually sighed, and her body immediately left the table.

"Do you have a total of 8,000 soldiers in your barracks?" Shen Mengting asked again.

Wang Bin's waist was slightly straightened, "Yes, Marshal, there are only 8,000 soldiers in total!"

"Eight thousand is not too little! We only bring six thousand here!" Vice Marshal Ma Liming interjected casually.

"That's different! The six thousand on our side are made up temporarily, and the other two thousand are the garrison troops in the city! And right on the border, there should have been a regular force that could resist the enemy a little!" Shen Mengting thought so in her heart, "Why can the Sauron Empire suddenly gather 30,000 troops so unknowingly, although there is the slackness of our border exploration, but more importantly, there are so many troops scattered on the border in the Sauron Country, so they can be gathered so quickly!"

"So...... How many defense troops do we have now?" Shen Jun's tone was full of uneasiness.

"The total of 6,000 people we brought, plus the soldiers of this Yokoga military camp, there are ...... in total" In order to determine the correctness of the number, Shen Mengting still calculated several times in her heart, "About 14,000 troops!"

"Fourteen thousand!" Qian Hao read the number repeatedly, and his heart was also full of reverie.

Fourteen thousand soldiers and horses are not too many, but they are not too little. However, if it is really compared to the 30,000 troops of the Sauron Empire, it seems to be much inferior. And they also have a problem that cannot be ignored, that is, the soldiers on the other side are much more elite than their own side.

"Wow! We have more than 10,000 troops here!" Shen Jun seemed to be laughing at himself, but he could see that his expression was still very uneasy.

"That's right! It's more than 10,000 troops! In this way, we should still have the capital to fight Sauron!" Shen Mengting turned her body heavily, and she faced the map that was fixed on the wooden board again.

"But......" Qian Hao seemed to pour some cold water, but when the words came to his mouth, he was forcibly swallowed. He didn't want to bear the infamy of 'growing up others to kill his own breeze'.

In fact, even if he didn't break it, everyone would know that the gap between the Saran soldiers and Sauron was only half of the enemy's number.

"All right! No matter how far we are from the enemy, no matter how strong the enemy is. But at least for now, we have a decent army!, so ......" Shen Mengting looked at the map again, "How should we fight next?"

"Wait!" Ma Liming's words interjected almost instantly, "Marshal! There is one thing I can mention! As far as I know, the reason why the king and several regent have sent us here is just in case, our kingdom of Saran has not yet reached the point of war with Sauron!

"Yes! Yes, yes! The regent of Zhou Zhi also said this to me in his letter, what he meant was that if there was no conflict, there should be no conflict as much as possible, and there was no need for the two countries to go to war! They would try their best to solve the problem diplomatically on the side of Qingse Castle!" General Wang Bin also echoed beside him.

Shen Mengting should have listened to all these words, and it was enough to explain from the constant movement of her head. But whether she will accept it or not?

"The right to go to war is determined by the king and the regent, I know this very well, and I don't need the two of you to remind me! I will try my best to restrain myself and not let the conflict intensify!" but ......" Shen Mengting turned around again, and at the moment of rotating her body, a gust of wind was gently transmitted, "If the enemy has reached the moment of extreme persecution, it is also necessary for us to respond." ”

"What does it mean to be in a moment of persecution?" said Ma Liming's tone with some disdain.

"It refers to the moment when the 30,000 army invaded the territory of our Saran Kingdom. If they do, we'll have to be ready to fight!"

"Hey, Marshal Shen Mengting, do the king and the regent have the right to give you the right to go to war?"

"When someone else invades our border, doesn't that mean the war has begun?"

"No! I think I should still report it to Kiyose Castle!"

"Oh! I said Deputy Marshal Ma Liming! If, as you said, we send a messenger to Kiyose Castle! Then I don't know how long it will take to come and go, and Sauron's soldiers will already rush over and destroy us!"

The words of this marshal came and went, as if he was playing a ball game back and forth.

"We can't say that! Although we are the actual commanders here, everything must be subject to the arrangements from Seise Castle! How can we go to war without permission?"

"You say I'm going to war privately?" Shen Mengting raised her pace, and this time she finally walked over, "Then I'll ask you a question!" She actually walked directly to Ma Liming.

To say that Deputy Marshal Ma Liming is also about 1.8 meters tall, but Shen Mengting stood in front of this man, but she did not show the slightest weakness, which was also due to the fact that she was also very tall.

The two stood facing each other, as if they were about to have a very serious argument.

However, just as the tips of their noses were about to touch each other, Shen Mengting turned around and walked in other directions.

"If the Sauron Empire ...... The 30,000 troops stationed on our border now suddenly attacked us out of thin air and without warning, what should you do?" Shen Mengting's voice was a little loud, almost roaring.

Ma Liming seemed to be a little dumb when he heard this, and his vigorous appearance was also cut off a lot. I can intuitively feel that I took a deep breath and came out, but I didn't make up for it as soon as possible, "This ...... This ......"

"What's the matter? Deputy Marshal Ma Liming has nothing to say?" You walked to the edge of the room, and Shen Mengting quickly held on to the back of a chair.

"Oh, don't talk about this now? What should we do after that, we should indeed hear clearly from Sejo's side, but if there is any unpredictable conflict, our side will also have to react quickly!" Wang Bin seemed to not want to offend either side, so he agreed with the words of the two marshals.

"Yes! Marshal Ma Liming has a good saying! No matter what we do here, we must first get the approval of the Kiyose Castle side. Even if I am made the generalissimo, if it involves the war between the two countries, I must have the nod of the king of Kiyose Castle. But ......" Shen Mengting's eyes suddenly rolled upward, and with the movement of her slightly lowered head, she couldn't help but have the feeling of rolling her eyes and looking at others, "If the Sauron Empire insists on war, it will directly come to attack us." Then I, as a marshal, will definitely fight back!"

Shen Mengting's tone was very firm, and there was an irrefutable meaning.

Seeing this, Ma Liming was a little speechless, so he continued to breathe deeply, as if to use this action to relieve the unwillingness in his heart.

"Yes! Yes, the king did not send us here for the sake of war. However, if we reach the point where war is inevitable, we must also meet it decisively. Otherwise, it will be tantamount to disappointing the king's painstaking efforts to send us here!" Qian Hao had just finished saying this, and only then did he realize that he should have said something terrible, and he himself smiled at Shen Mengting, and pressed the back of his head with his backhand not embarrassed.

'Wow!haha!!' he seemed to have the meaning on his face.

But who knows, Shen Mengting didn't pay attention to it, she went straight to the map in the deepest part of the room, "So no matter what! I will prepare for the worst! You should have heard the idiom of being prepared for danger in times of peace! I just want to use this idiom as a standard, regard the war between the two countries as a possible thing, and keep my mind on the defense work all the time. In this way, we can effectively defend against the invasion of the Empire, and we will not be caught off guard by the enemy!"

Shen Mengting finished speaking, and everyone quickly responded with a nod. It can be seen that most people agree with Shen Mengting, including the general named Wang Binshao [River Crab].

"So what should I do after that?" Shen Jun asked again.

When Shen Mengting walked to the map fixed on the wooden board, she suddenly turned around again. Standing in front of the map is not the key, the key is the location where she is currently standing, which is right in the middle of the room. In addition, everyone is standing below, which makes Shen Mengting even more serious.

And with her words, it really pushed her leader's gaze to the highest point.

"What we have to do now is assume that the war will start right now. In other words, we have nothing to do without guarding against the army of the Sauron Empire!" Shen Mengting looked at everyone, her head still twisting and staying on everyone for a few seconds.

"Always on guard?" Qian Hao took a sharp step forward.

"Yes! Exactly!" Shen Mengting's body turned a little sideways, and her right hand began to fiddle on the map behind her, "First of all...... Where the hell are the enemy's 30,000 troops?" her brow was already completely locked, and her gaze was not far off the map.

The description on the map is simple enough, there are not many complex landscape constructions, but a few single lines. However, it is the lines that can visually describe the current situation on the border between the two countries of Saransolern.

Shen Mengting found the border demarcation between the two countries in the map, which was just a relatively ordinary curved line. To the left of the line is the territory of the Sauron Empire, and to the right is the land of their Saran.

On the right side of the line, Shen Mengting quickly found the location of the Yokoga military camp, which was marked by a star. That is to say, all their actions in the future must be done around this star.

So......

Where is the enemy's 30,000 army? Shen Mengting's hand had completely groped for the map, and the softness on the paper touched her fingertips.

"General Wang, where are the 30,000 troops of the Sauron Empire currently stationed?" Shen Mengting's gaze was always on that map.

General Wang Bin was stunned for a moment, but it didn't take long for him to walk towards the map. He needed to personally point out the location of Sauron's army for Shen Mengting.

When he walked next to Shen Mengting, Wang Bin stretched out his hand towards the map. It wasn't long before he found the location of Sauron's 30,000-strong army.

"Right here!" he said flatly.

In fact, there is no need to find it, because he has already marked the specific location earlier.

Shen Mengting looked at the specific location of the enemy's army through the finger pointing to the map. But in an instant, she suddenly gasped in shock.

Because the enemy's garrison is no longer elsewhere, it is actually at the other end of the border corresponding to their Yokoga military camp, and the distance between the two may be less than ten kilometers.

"What? right here?" Shen Mengting let out such a question in hindsight.

'This kind of stationing method is clearly aimed at this military camp!' Shen Mengting thought firmly. And if this is the case, then it proves that the Sauron Empire has always wanted to start a war with Saran.

If the battle really started, Sauron's 30,000-strong army might have crossed the border in an instant, and then rushed straight to this military camp! Shen Mengting's arm, which had been on the map, was finally put down.

No! No, we must not let this happen! Shen Mengting shook her head suddenly.

"Ahh

Shen Mengting first glanced at Wang Bin, and then turned her gaze to everyone. She told all the worries that had accumulated in her heart.

After hearing this, everyone also felt that it was very reasonable, and the Sauron Empire stationed 30,000 troops not far from here, obviously to target this Yokoga military camp. If they can eliminate Saran's living forces as quickly as possible, then their first raid on Sauron will be considered a success.

After that, they invaded Saran until they forced into Kiyose Castle, which can be said to be almost a flat country.

"The situation looks very unfavorable!" Qian Hao touched his chin with one hand and read the words.

Shen Mengting glanced at him quickly, and then tapped the map with her fingers, "Look! The enemy's 30,000-strong army is currently not far from us, and they are threatening our safety at all times. So, do we just watch the enemy arrogant and don't respond to anything?"

Shen Mengting was giving some incendiary orders, and it seemed that she was going to do something big next.

Qian Hao and Shen Jun looked at each other, but the question was still from the former, "What's the matter?"

"I didn't want to do anything!But! I've been thinking about it!" Shen Mengting no longer focused on the map. She gradually walked towards the crowd, that is, approached the large table in the center of the room.

There was a more detailed simulation of the surrounding environment on the table, and Shen Mengting was looking at that place intently at the moment.

"If the enemy is attacking us at this moment, then we ......" Shen Mengting looked around at everyone again, and then lowered her head completely. Her gaze was completely fixed on the simulated environment in front of her desk, "Can we prevent this?"

Shen Mengting's question seems simple, but there is an excessive sense of viciousness in it. No one dares to answer openly, because if the answer of 'unstoppable' is dragged out of the plate, it means that the morale of the army will be greatly damaged.

"Why have you been struggling with this question now? The two countries have not yet reached the point of war!"

"Deputy Marshal Ma Liming! I think there are some things that I have just made very clear. Be prepared for danger in times of peace!" Shen Mengting emphasized this idiom again, "We must prepare for the worst!"

Everyone seemed to fall silent, and no one even meant to speak.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Shen Mengting herself continued to speak, "It seems that the answer is already on the table!"

She reached out and reached for the simulation area on the table in front of her. In this simulated area, which is almost 1:100,000 down, there is a dark blue 'stream' that separates the area into two sides.

Looking at this stream, Shen Mengting also thought that they Saran and Sauron did indeed have a river symbolically separating the two countries. But the river is perennially dry and not as wide as the simulated area.

However, her current mind was not on this point, and her target was the military camps on both sides of the border. They are all marked by flags of different colors: blue on the Saran side and red on the Sauron side.

The structure of the small flag is also delicate, about the feeling of a toothpick with a triangular panel on it.

Shen Mengting found those small red flags, and she directly picked up several small red flags by dividing them by two.

Everyone was a little overwhelmed by her actions, and their eyes widened one by one.