Chapter 184: Reconciliation
There were a large number of people at the entrance of the barracks, and Generalissimo Shen Mengting personally stood at the door of the barracks.
Because in the next time, there will be an important person who will come to the barracks. However, if the time is pushed forward a little further, this figure will definitely be unpopular in the barracks.
But at this moment and then, Shen Mengting and her army are now extremely looking forward to this person coming soon.
Just a day ago, Shen Mengting received a letter from Qingse City, saying that the regent of Zhou Zhi was coming again. Of course, he also brought with him the few remaining troops in the whole of Saran. Although the number is limited, something is better than nothing.
So Shen Mengting personally led a group of generals and waited at the gate of the barracks.
According to the letter, the soldiers who delivered the letter were almost a day ahead of Zhou Zhi's main army. So at noon the next day, Shen Mengting was waiting at the door.
After waiting for about half an hour, there were indeed clouds of rushing smoke ahead.
The regent of Zhou Zhi is here.
Shen Mengting hurriedly went to greet her in person, and the generals who followed her also walked to the front.
However, when the real greeting came, there was no such joy as it should be. Shen Mengting and the others all had solemn expressions on their faces, because they knew that the test was coming.
Sauron's forces are already moving forward, and it may not take a few more days for them to launch a general attack. It is also difficult to say whether Shen Mengting's side can resist it at that time.
Therefore, any joy that should be there will be much more paled in comparison to Sauron's upcoming general attack, so Shen Mengting naturally will not have a trace of a smile.
After the team led by the regent of Zhou Zhi approached, Zhou Zhi himself went directly to the ground on horseback. He seems to have completely let go of his position as regent and is on the same line with the entire military camp.
Shen Mengting also quickly drove the horse and dared to go over, and when the two teams officially met, almost all of them got off the horse.
"Zhou Zhi Regent!" Shen Mengting also made a respectful salute at first, and it was an extremely standard action.
"Marshal Shen Mengting!" the regent of Zhou Zhi also replied in surprise.
The two of them let go of their prejudices about each other, which seems to make everyone else a little incomprehensible. Qian Hao, Shen Jun and the others all let out extremely surprised looks. For a moment, they kept blinking, as if something was wrong with their eyes.
"I've read the letters. Regent of Zhouzhi, thank you for your visit again. ”
"Marshal Shen, you're polite. That's what I'm supposed to do, and the king sent me here. The regent of Zhou Zhi immediately flicked his arm to the rear, indicating that the army in the rear was also sent by the king.
"Yes, I understand. But I still want to thank you. After all, I once did ...... to you, Regent"
"Alas, don't say that, I had a problem before. But it's all in the past, so don't mention it again. Now, we should only have one thing on our minds, and that is to resist the threat of the Sauron Empire. ”
The regent of Zhou Zhi said very correctly, not only Shen Mengting, but even the generals in the rear all nodded.
"Well, the reason why I am coming this time is clearly explained in the letter. Marshal Shen, behind this is the last bit of our army of the Saran Kingdom, with a total of 10,000 troops. Hope it helps. The regent of Zhou Zhi held his hand and moved it lightly to the back.
Shen Mengting also looked behind her with that arm, "Ahhh ”
"No thanks, the king and our regent have confirmed one thing in Kiyose Castle, and that is to unconditionally support you against the Sauron Empire. We will never allow our country to be occupied by those invaders. I hope you can be clear about our determination. ”
"Yes! I know. And I would also like to mention to Uncle Regent that all the people in our barracks are also with absolute determination. Nor will we allow any aggressor to be unbridled on our soil. ”
"Well, that's good, that's good. The regent of Zhou Zhi nodded resolutely. Then, he poked his head out and looked at the barracks behind Shen Mengting, "So, do you want to continue to let us stay here?
Shen Mengting immediately seemed to understand something, and immediately beckoned the regent of Zhou Zhi to enter the barracks.
The new arrivals were then ordered into the barracks, and because they had been prepared in advance, their quarters were arranged.
Along the way, Generalissimo Shen Mengting and the regent of Zhou Zhi also got along very well, and the two chatted seriously and relaxedly.
Looking at these scenes, Qian Hao was even more puzzled.
"Huh......? What's going on! How are they...... Why don't you seem to be an enemy anymore?" Qian Hao kept blinking his eyes, as if he didn't believe the scene in front of him at all.
"yes! I thought it was strange just now. These two people were still incompatible before!" Shen Jun was also talking as he walked.
"Do not speculate on anything, for everything the marshal and the regent have done must have their reasons. All right, just follow behind honestly. The sudden remarks of Deputy Marshal Ma Liming stopped the conversation between the two in time.
After sending the regent of Zhou Zhi into the barracks, Shen Mengting also hoped that he would enter the council hall to participate in the ceremony. After all, there is an old man who has been instructed by experience, and perhaps he can give some useful advice.
But the regent of Zhou Zhi immediately refused, "Alas, I don't need it." I'm an old bone! Not to mention fighting, I don't know anything about military affairs. So being in is also the same as no more. I'm not going to be in the council hall, so let's talk about what you have! Besides, I guess I'm going to leave for Kiyose Castle soon. There are still a lot of supplies in the city that need to be sent to the front line to be liquidated, and I'm afraid that Lin Mingyuan won't be able to do it alone. ”
"Ah, Uncle just came today, are you leaving?"
"Yes, it's useless for me to stay in the barracks anyway, doesn't this waste the food of the soldiers?"
"Ahh......h
"Well, I don't need to say any more polite words. The regent of Zhou Zhi immediately raised an arm and blocked it diagonally between himself and Shen Mengting, "What I have already decided, no matter what others say, it is useless." Marshal Shen Mengting, don't keep me anymore. ”
"Ahh However, please go to the council hall and rest first, at least have a cup of tea before leaving!"
"Oh, no. I need to go back quickly. To put it bluntly, the council hall is still reserved for you generals. So I'm going to take a little rest and leave. ”
"This ......"
"Okay, you're welcome. It's war time, what are you doing as a generalissimo?"
At the insistence of the regent of Zhou Zhi, Shen Mengting had no choice but to comply.
"Wow! It's getting more and more incomprehensible. What the hell is going on? Why doesn't that regent even want to go to the council hall? Before, he insisted on staying and making trouble, why did he ...... now?" Qian Hao put on an absolute unknown appearance. He was clearly in a state of complete astonishment, as if no one could save him.
But no one could answer Qian Hao's question, and even Ma Liming, who has always been a jack of all trades, could only avoid it by diverting his attention.
Therefore, Qian Hao could only scratch his head boringly, and said no more.
After sending away the regent of Zhou Zhi, Shen Mengting immediately arranged the residences of more than 10,000 soldiers. Then, she led the generals to the council hall.
As soon as she came indoors, Shen Mengting couldn't help but stretch her lower limbs. She still sighed as if she was stretching, but soon regained the steady appearance of a marshal.
"Alright, you've all seen it! Kiyose Castle has given us 10,000 reinforcements. Although the number is not very large, it is already the last bit of our country's troops. So...... I don't think you should be disgusted with the small number!" When Shen Mengting left the depths of the house early, she immediately gave Ji a quick turn.
"No, it won't. Deputy Marshal Ma Liming hurriedly waved his hand, "We all know how difficult it is to recruit troops at present. How can we dislike the lack of troops!"
Besides, no matter how our country recruits soldiers, it is definitely not comparable to the Sauron Empire in terms of the number of troops - in fact, Ma Liming still has such a sentence hidden in his heart, but he did not release it privately.
"Well, if you don't dislike it, it's fine. It's just that...... Now I think about it! Even with these 10,000 reinforcements, it seems that the situation will not change much. Shen Mengting pressed her forehead again, making a sad look. But it was also a quick sight, and she quickly lowered her hand again, and straightened her back.
In that case, the image of a rather confident generalissimo returns.
"Can you tell us how we can use these 10,000 reinforcements?"
"Ah, Generalissimo! I have a question about this. Qian Hao quickly stood up, and he trotted to Shen Mengting's side like a shrunken neck, "Aren't you having a grudge against that regent......?
Shen Mengting quickly glared at Qian Hao: "Yes! I did have a problem with him before, but now the grudge has been resolved." Moreover, although I and the regent of Zhou Zhi have very different political philosophies. But our ultimate goal is the same. That is to resist the invasion of the Sauron Empire. So naturally we don't have personal enmities, and now we can treat them like friends. ”
"Wow! what a profound you say!" Qian Hao blinked dryly again.
"Qian Hao! There are some things you don't need to know everything. All you need to know is what marches and fights. Besides, I think we have a more important thing at the moment, and that is how to resist the enemy. Shen Mengting's tone seemed to reveal a little warm anger.
This made Qian Hao immediately shut up and chose to step back and stand on the same line with others.
"The marshal is right. Now our current situation is really very critical!" Deputy Marshal Ma Liming stepped forward at the right time, "I have received news that the Sauron Empire seems to have a new military movement in recent days. I believe that they are not too far away from the next attack. ”
"I have also heard a little about what the deputy marshal said. With Lian Yunpo's character, I believe he will attack immediately. Shen Mengting said as if she was a little depressed.
Because not long ago, she received a discouraging message. I heard that Lian Yunpo also personally went to Ishikawa Town to solve an incident, it seems that there was a conflict between Sauron's occupation army and the local people.
This does not bode well, indicating that Lian Yunpo and those Saurons have made Ishikawa Town their own territory. In addition, they also learned how to win hearts and minds.
Shen Mengting sighed closely, she felt that the situation at this moment had really reached the point of no return. Perhaps there may not be a need for Sauron's army to drive straight in, and those Saran people can't bear their thoughts in the first place, and go to surrender to Sauron.
All along, the Sauron Empire has been using the idea of 'unifying all mankind'. But Shen Mengting knows very well that everything the rulers of this country do is just for their own people.
It's a pity that the people of Saram are expected to be deceived, which is what Shen Mengting is most worried about.
"We now have to come up with a territorial approach. Otherwise, even if all of our 20,000 troops here share the same hatred, they will not be the opponents of the Sauron Empire!" Shen Mengting tried to get closer to her subordinates.
But what they waited for was just a series of silences, and in recent days, they have completely tried to break their heads, but they have not been able to find any clues.
No matter what they thought, they could not have thought of a 120,000-strong army that would resist the enemy with only 20,000 troops.
"Generalissimo! I think...... Maybe we can withdraw our troops a little at this moment!" General Wang Bin made a proposal, "If we continue to entangle here, it will be really disadvantageous for us!"
"So General Wang Bin thinks we should shrink our defense line right now?" Shen Mengting then asked.