Lin Tian cleared his throat, but did not directly answer Empress Shuixiang's words, but walked in front of Le Shitong and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Le, I have no opinion at all about your request for the red-clothed sect of Master Wen to come out for help... But I don't agree with your first suggestion. ”

"What's different about you?" Le Shitong looked at Lin Tian coldly and said.

Lin Tian said with a smile: "I just arrived in Beiyuan Mansion not long ago, but I can still understand the three words of the Royal Forest Army, they are all specially established to protect the important land of Gyeonggi, the last time you went on the expedition, you have already transferred the 40,000 Royal Forest Army from the four palaces, now what?" But I want to take all the rest of the Imperial Forest Army, so may I ask, who will protect Xiangcheng, and who will protect Her Majesty the Empress? ”

Xiangcheng has a total of 80,000 Imperial Forest Army, and 40,000 have been taken away by Le Shitong before, and now Le Shitong wants to requisition them all, which is a bit too much.

The other mansions have no opinions, Lin Tian's opinions are big, as long as he is in the Beiyuan Mansion for a day, the royal forest army in Beiyuan must listen to him, and if others want to call this army, there is no door.

All the ministers agreed with Lin Tian's words, indeed, if the capital is without the Imperial Forest Army, who will protect the people of Xiangcheng and protect Her Majesty? Their family is all in Xiangcheng, and they can't even protect the children in the family, how can they, the officials, serve the empress?

"Prime Minister Le, General Lin is right." Empress Shuixiang also agreed with Lin Tian's words, looked at Le Shitong and said, "It's better to be like this, I will continue to recruit 300,000 soldiers, and the Red Cloth Sect of Master Wen, I will also go to intercede with you." Let Master Wen send a strong monk to the battlefield to assist you... But this Imperial Forest Army must not be transferred out of the capital again, which will cause panic among the people. ”

The Empress of Shui Xiang was also a little worried. This Xiangcheng is also an important place in Gyeonggi, and if all the Imperial Forest Army is sent out to fight. In case the enemy notices the news and sends a cavalry to attack Xiangcheng, it will be a big deal.

Le Shitong shouted firmly: "Your Majesty, no matter what you say, the minister resolutely calls the Imperial Forest Army, otherwise there is no way to fight this battle, it is better to surrender as soon as possible." ”

"Dare to ask Prime Minister Le, if he surrenders, Nanyan Country will not be embarrassed by Xiangxiang Country? Or rather. What are the benefits? Lin Tian asked.

Le Shitong snorted coldly and said: "Actually, it's not a surrender, the emperor of the Southern Yan Kingdom has long coveted the territory of the Xiangxiang Kingdom, even if we surrender, they will annex the territory of the Xiangxiang Kingdom into their territory, and then we will only have the fate of becoming slaves." ”

Le Shitong also snorted coldly in her heart, thinking that this man had some guts, and actually thought of surrendering, what a coward.

Lin Tian looked surprised. Hurriedly said to the empress: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, I think that the Imperial Forest Army must be dispatched in its entirety, and pour all the troops of the whole country into a decisive battle with the Nanyan Kingdom." Even if you become the soul of the dead country, you will not be a slave of the dead country. ”

Le Shitong looked at Lin Tian like a ghost, so this man is still a little bold?

Suddenly. She couldn't understand what Lin Tian was thinking at all.

"General Lin. Don't be rash either. The Empress of Water Fragrance frowned tightly and said, "No matter what." Xiangcheng can't be guarded without the Imperial Forest Army, and this palace can't be guarded by no one, otherwise, who will protect the safety of me and the people of Xiangcheng? ”

"This is better solved." Lin Tian suddenly cracked his mouth and smiled: "As long as Her Majesty the Empress is personally conquest, won't this imperial city need the protection of the Imperial Forest Army?" Moreover, His Majesty's personal expedition can boost the morale of the officers and men of the three armies, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? ”

The ministers suddenly burst into an uproar, some said that Lin Tian's idea was very good, and some said that the risk of the imperial expedition was too great, and if the empress was caught, this Xiangxiang country would no longer exist.

Empress Shui Xiang was also hesitant, looked at Le Shitong and asked, "Prime Minister Le, what do you think?" ”

Le Shitong was thinking about some things, and when she saw Empress Shuixiang asking, she reacted, clasped her hands into fists and said, "Your Majesty, Lin... What the general said is very reasonable, if you drive the expedition in person, it will reduce a lot of the defense force of Xiangcheng, and it can completely play a role in boosting the morale of the three armies, which is really a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. ”

As long as the empress leaves Xiangcheng, it doesn't matter if there is a royal forest army in this city, even if the enemy really sneaks up and occupies Xiangcheng, it doesn't matter, as long as the Empress Shuixiang is there, it is okay to re-establish a national capital.

The empress is important, and it really doesn't matter if it's a city or something.

In fact, Le Shitong's requisition of the Imperial Forest Army is really a helpless decision, the newly requisitioned 300,000 soldiers have no combat effectiveness at all, only enough to fill the number, the only one with strong combat effectiveness is only the 80,000 soldiers on the front line in Nanxia Pass, and the remaining 40,000 people of the Imperial Forest Army in the capital, that is to say, the total combat strength of Xiangxiang Country is only 120,000 people, and it is quite difficult to fight against the 800,000 army of Nanyan Kingdom.

But Le Shitong has to give it a go, besides, fighting a war is not won by numbers, and other factors also account for the vast majority.

If it weren't for the sudden arrival of the enemy's reinforcements yesterday, she would not have been beaten off guard, and 120,000 soldiers died tragically on the battlefield.

Therefore, she agreed with Lin Tian's suggestion and let the Empress Shuixiang drive the expedition in person, so that the morale that would be driven by this might be a little bit of a victory.

After synthesizing the opinions of the two, a look of determination flashed in the eyes of the Empress Shuixiang, and then she stood up from the dragon chair, and the ministers hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the Empress Shuixiang said sternly: "I have made up my mind, and I am ready to drive the expedition in person, repel the invasion of the Nanyan Kingdom, and return the great rivers and mountains of the Xiangxiang Country." ”

"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers shouted.

After Empress Shui Xiang sat down, she asked, "Ladies Aiqing, is there anything else to play?" ”

Lin Tian hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, there is still something to play in the end." ”

"General Lin, please speak."

"I think this expedition should take a two-way attack posture, one to fight the enemy in front of the enemy, and the other to mediate with the enemy behind enemy lines." Lin Tian said.

"Prime Minister Le, what do you think?" Empress Shuixiang smiled faintly, she already understood what Lin Tian meant, but she didn't make up her mind immediately, after all, Le Shitong was the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and only she nodded.

Le Shitong pursed her lips, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, what General Lin said is not bad at all... The army of the Southern Yan Kingdom has now completely entered the territory of our Xiangxiang Country, and it is indeed very good to adopt the strategy of harassing the enemy behind the scenes, and it can cut off the enemy's supply of food and grass, which can be described as the best strategic decision. ”

Although he didn't want to admit it, Le Shitong felt that Lin Tian was really a good material for fighting. (To be continued......)