Xia Qi was very aware of the military's intentions, they couldn't all think of them becoming commanders themselves, so that they could get greater feats, and even get some capital for their masters behind the scenes. Xia Qi also knew very well that no one was convinced by each other, even if they thought that Jiang Jingwei was the commander, they would not be convinced, this was the pride in their bones, and it was also a problem in their bones.

"Shen Yan, you said, is the situation in Lingnan unsolvable?"

"Your Majesty, the situation in Lingnan is not a problem at all." Hearing the emperor's question, Shen Yan pondered for a moment, and felt that it was better to have a showdown with the emperor himself, or to reveal some strategies to let the emperor know first, so that the emperor would be more confident that he would lead his army to Huaibei County, otherwise, the emperor would only let himself avoid Zhao Wouji at most, and if he wanted to avoid Zhao Wouji, then he didn't necessarily have to go to Lingnan.

"Shen Yan, what do you mean by this?" Hearing Shen Yan's words, a hint of surprise appeared in Xia Qi's eyes, could it be that Shen Yan was using exaggerated statements, or that Shen Yan had a more perfect strategy in his mind, just like he had another trick to let Shen Yan go to Lingnan.

"Your Majesty, as Wei Chen said just now, the purpose of the White Lotus Sect's siege of Lingnan and Xiangzhou Mansion is to encircle the points and send reinforcements, so that the imperial court can mobilize more troops to go, however, the high-level of the White Lotus Sect is also very clear about the emperor's layout and thoughts, and it is impossible for the emperor to dispatch more than 100,000 troops, otherwise, at the beginning, he would not just send the Jinling front army, but at the beginning, he would have exterminated the White Lotus Sect with a thunderous force." Shen Yan looked at the surprise that appeared in the emperor's eyes, smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and continued.

"Wei Chen feels that since Lingnan is a bureau, a bureau set up by the White Lotus Sect, why does the imperial court have to follow the White Lotus Sect's train of thought, instead of changing its strategy and leading the White Lotus Sect's nose, so Wei Chen plans to lead the Great Xia Royal Army to bypass Lingnan and go deep behind the White Lotus Sect."

"The high-level leaders of the White Lotus Sect must have been very surprised when they knew that Weichen led the army around them, but once they knew that the troops under Weichen's command were less than four thousand, they would definitely laugh off their big teeth, but some people must also think that Weichen had successfully and perfectly eliminated two White Lotus Sects with hundreds of troops far exceeding Weichen, and felt that they wanted to divide a part of their forces to investigate Weichen, as long as Weichen was eliminated, it would be equivalent to a stab in the emperor's heart and a loud slap in the face of the court."

"At that time, the emperor will either endure this breath, or he will send more troops to Lingnan and truly enter the trap of the White Lotus Sect."

"You mean that with less than four thousand troops under your command, you can't stop the White Lotus Sect?" Xia Qi heard Shen Yan's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, Shen Yan's idea completely jumped out of the existing thinking, he didn't care what trap the White Lotus Sect laid in Lingnan, but used his troops to break the layout of the White Lotus Sect in Lingnan, but hearing Shen Yan's words, Xia Qi's brows furrowed slightly, and he seemed to feel that Shen Yan seemed to be more than capable in the face of such a situation.

"Weichen doesn't plan to fight hard with the White Lotus Sect, with the little strength that Weichen has at hand, if he is not tough with the White Lotus Sect, a few wars of attrition will be fought, and it is estimated that there will be no more people left, so how can it have a surprise strategic effect." Shen Yan's words carried a sly smile.

"You mean to fight with the White Lotus Sect, if the strength of the White Lotus Sect far exceeds you, you will run, or even hide, but once the strength of the White Lotus Sect is inferior to you, you will go up and beat them and maim them." As soon as Xia Qi heard Shen Yan's words, a flash of wisdom suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"Yes, it is exactly like this, the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbs us, the enemy is tired and I fight, the enemy retreats and I pursue, and the living forces that serve the enemy in the movement." When Shen Yan heard Xia Qi's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but say the sixteen-character phalanx summarized by a generation of great men.

"Shen Yan, I really didn't expect you to come up with such a wonderful method, just your method can make the White Lotus Sect unable to eat and walk around." Hearing Shen Yan's incisive overview, Xia Qi thought that Shen Yan had come up with all this by himself, and his eyes couldn't help but flash a look of approval.

"Your Majesty, in the process of attacking the White Lotus Sect, it is estimated that it is not enough to rely on the strength of Weichen, especially in the later stage, this amount of strength must be stretched, even if the emperor decrees that the Royal Army of Great Xia can be expanded to 10,000, but there is a problem with this, although there is no problem with the source of recruits, but their combat effectiveness is a big problem, if they can't solve their combat effectiveness, then these recruits might as well not want it." A sly smile flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, he glanced at the emperor and said slowly.

"Shen Yan, what do you mean?" Hearing Shen Yan's words, a hint of surprise appeared in Xia Qi's eyes, could it be that Shen Yan wanted to transfer some troops from the existing army to the command of the Great Xia Royal Army? Although this is a way, there will be two situations in this way, one is that the Great Xia Royal Army will be infiltrated by other forces, and the other is whether Shen Yan can completely suppress these transferred recruits?

"Your Majesty, Weichen wants to ask the emperor for a decree, that is, to allow Weichen to form a servant army of the Great Xia Royal Army, so that not only can the problem of military strength be solved, but also the Great Xia Royal Army will not be infiltrated by external forces." Shen Yan didn't know what was going on in the emperor's mind at the moment, seeing the emperor's eyes, Shen Yan smiled slightly and said loudly.

"Servant Army?" When he heard Shen Yan's statement, a bright color appeared in Xia Qi's eyes, and he thought that Shen Yan's idea was very innovative.

"And what do you think the maximum limit of the servant army should be?"

"There are many armies in Daxia at present, the main ones are the Jinling Fifth Army and the Jinling Infantry Army, in addition, it is the border army of Mengbei County and the box army of each county, among these armies, the strongest is the Jinling Fifth Army, followed by the Jinling Infantry Army, followed by the border army of Mengbei County, and finally the Xiang Army of each county, if the emperor agrees to Weichen's request, Weichen will build this servant army into a strength comparable to the strength of the border army, with a maximum strength of 30,000 troops, so that the slow expansion of the Great Xia Royal Army, The forces in Wei Chen's hands were enough to fight a head-on battle with the White Lotus Sect. Shen Yan wanted to say in his mind that he wanted to build an army of 100,000 servants, but Shen Yan knew very well that this was simply impossible, and 30,000 was already the upper limit in the emperor's heart.

"I know that you are very good at military training, and the Great Xia Royal Army is a good example, but it is not easy for a kid to build a 30,000 servant army, and besides, the supply of a 30,000 army is also a very large number." Hearing Shen Yan's words, a touch of intention appeared in Xia Qi's eyes, but many years of political experience made Xia Qi feel that everything should not be decided hastily, but think more.

"Your Majesty, there are two good things about the servant army, first, before defeating the White Lotus Sect, you don't need a tael of silver from the imperial court to support you, and all the expenses come from the battlefield. Second, the servant army will not expand to 30,000 at the beginning, it is a process of starting from scratch, and it is an army that is formed and developed on the battlefield. Looking at Xia Qi's contemplative expression, a touch of cunning flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, didn't you ask me to expand the Great Xia Royal Army to 10,000, or even an additional 20,000 places, it's just that I need to support this extra force myself, okay, I won't follow your routine to get you a servant army, a servant army of 30,000 places.

"Really?" Hearing Shen Yan's words, a trace of doubt flashed in Xia Qi's eyes, the imperial court needs to wait until the White Lotus Sect is solved before supporting the servant army, this is a business that can be counted no matter what.