After hearing the news brought back by the envoys, Liang Shidu sat on his throne in a daze. At this time, his mood was already chaotic, and he didn't know what to do. So he urgently summoned his civil and military ministers to discuss matters in the court, wanting to work together to defend the foundation of the Liang State. In fact, the most important thing is how to repel the attacking Western Regions Army, even if they can't completely defeat them, they must have a relatively decent defeat so that they will not be too passive in the next peace talks.

"Ladies and gentlemen. The Turks have broken their promises and been condemned to the pact they made with us under the watchful eye of the Immortals, and now when they hear that the Western Regions are attacking us, they decisively choose to abandon us and leave us alone, but we still have to live our lives, and we still have to fight the battles that should be fought correctly. So there is nothing else to do when I really called you Aiqing here today, just to discuss how we can repel the Western Regions army that is advancing eastward this time. Liang Shidu looked at the civil and military ministers in the full tide hall, and then said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, it has really been some time since the last time Li Wenyuan of the Western Regions expanded to the outside world. Presumably, during this time, he must have stabilized the newly conquered areas, so he was able to take the time to launch an expedition against us. Therefore, if someone says that the Western Regions Army's trip to the east is just for a Lingwu County, then I will never believe it. The Western Regions Army is now trying to show up in poverty, and on the surface, the soldiers are directly aimed at Lingwu County, but in fact, what they are trying is our entire Liang country, not a city and a county! Therefore, since what the Western Regions Army is plotting is my Liang State, then Your Majesty, why don't you use the strength of the good country to fight to the death against the Western Regions Army? The Turks have always been villains who bully the weak and fear the hard, and it is not surprising that they should abandon the covenant they have concluded with us at this time. After all, the last time they were defeated under the city of Wuwei County, they were so miserable that even their Great Khan died there, so at this time, it is possible to say that they were too frightened to fight the Western Regions Army again. After a short silence in the court, a minister knelt down and said to Liang Shidu.

"I know what you're talking about. I don't need you to remind me of these things. What I want to ask you now is how can we retreat from the enemy? How can we keep the foundation of our Liang Kingdom? Instead of listening to your talk on paper here, the analysis is clear. Don't say that again, the most important thing is to come up with a solution. After listening to this, Liang Shidu waved his hand, frowning and emphasizing once again that he had summoned the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss the reasons and desired results of this matter in the court.

Having said that, the civil and military officials in the court bowed their heads and remained silent, in fact, they couldn't blame them for not doing their best to assist Liang Shidu. But at this time, under the strong pressure of the Western Regions Army. There is really no good way to defeat the strong with the weak. At this time, the situation must be that even if Zhuge Wuhou is reincarnated, he will not be able to return to the sky, not to mention that even if Zhuge Wuhou used the weak Shu State against the powerful Wei State during his lifetime, he only relied on the special terrain of Bashu. Even if you go out of Qishan six times, don't you fail every time in the end, and you don't achieve the desired goal? Therefore, in the face of the absolute disparity in strength, any strategy is useless.

Just when the ministers in the court were silent, Liang Shidu's face became more and more unkind, as if he wanted to pick a minister who he didn't like at any time, and immediately dragged him out and beheaded him. So one of the ministers frowned and secretly made up his mind, and then he went out of class again and knelt down and said to Liang Shidu: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what you have said is a bit exaggerated. ”

When Liang Shidu was upset, he suddenly saw another person in the mountains coming out of class and kneeling. After a closer look, he found that it was a subordinate whom he loved very much, so he nodded and motioned for the subordinate to continue.

After getting the approval of Liang Shidu, the minister also continued unceremoniously: "What you said before was all about how brave and powerful the Western Regions Army of this Eastern Expedition was. But in Wei Chen's opinion, no matter how invincible they were, at best, they were only three legions, but only more than 40,000 people. On the other hand, our Liang country, our Great Liang country has more than 100,000 elite soldiers, and a total of millions of people as the backing, even if it is a hard-fought battle with the Western Regions army, even if they can use one as ten, it is only more than 400,000 people. Our Great Liang State fought with all its might, and the mobilized people and soldiers could be at least 700,000. We are 700,000 against 400,000, and even one person can drown the Western Regions army on the opposite side with a mouthful of foam. So what you said earlier may be true, but I think it's a bit too alarmist. ”

After listening to what his favored subordinate said, Liang Shidu nodded with satisfaction, and his eyes swept over the other officials in the court and said in a deep voice: "Only when the country is in trouble can the mainstay be revealed." You all say on weekdays that I listen to and believe partially, and I love Liu Aiqing too much. and often slandered Liu Aiqing behind his back as a villain and flatterer. But when it comes to things, it's really time to employ people. Only Liu Aiqing stood up and proposed a solution, instead of being like all the 'loyal people', who would only grow the morale of others and destroy their own prestige. At this time, we are in the territory of the Great Liang Kingdom, and I also hope that all of you can unite and work together to deal with the crisis in front of us, instead of killing each other when others have already put the butcher's knife on our necks! Today, it was finally agreed that mobilization should begin immediately, and all the people and people in our Liang State should be immediately incorporated into the army, and the relevant responsible persons of the various prefectures, prefectures, and counties must assemble the army within a week, and let the army go to Shuozhou County. ”

With Liang Shidu's order, the originally peaceful territory of Liangguo became restless again. Conscription points were erected in various prefectures and counties, but at this time it was a troubled time. But who wants to be a soldier and die as a soldier if he can have a full bite to eat at home? Therefore, although a conscription point was erected, the effect was not obvious. Therefore, in order to complete the task assigned by Liang Shidu, the relevant persons in charge of various prefectures, cities, and counties resorted to the last method, which is also the simplest, most effective and direct way: to catch the strong men.

(End of chapter)