At this time, the Shengguo court.

Emperor Sheng Min Lei sat on the dragon chair and looked at the ministers below without saying a word.

If you look closely, you can see that a little finger is missing from his left hand, and where it originally belonged to the little finger, it has been replaced by a finger guard.

This is a testimony that he remembered his shame and swore revenge.

"A few Aiqing, the Dong Kingdom has taken the first step to attack the Cangguo and fulfilled its promise, how should we deal with ourselves?" Sheng Huang Min Lei asked.

"Lao Chen thinks that this is a good time to capture Cangguo, and only by joining forces with the two countries can Cangguo be destroyed in one fell swoop."

"As the prince of Dongguo said, the ambition of the wolf son of Cangguo will become a big trouble if it is not eliminated at this time."

"The country of Dong is very worried, the country of Dong no longer regards my country as a big disaster, but invites us to fight against the country together, the old minister thinks that this statement is credible."

Listening to the analysis of the ministers below, Emperor Sheng Min Lei nodded while thinking, the ministers said very reasonably, suffered the loss last time, and now the entire Shengguo court hates Cangguo to the bone, and naturally regards it as the number one enemy, and they all agree to use troops against Cangguo.

Emperor Sheng was very worried in his heart.

A year ago, Sheng Guo misjudged the strength of Cangguo and invaded with a proud attitude, but he caused a big disaster, and finally got himself to the point where he had to cede his land and pay compensation.

Now, the former sworn enemy invited Sheng Guo to use troops against Cangguo to destroy Cangguo.

Can it be successful?

Emperor Sheng couldn't help but ask secretly in his heart, it is undeniable that he has been scared by the Cangguo, in the war last year, the Qilin Army came and went freely in the territory of the Shengguo, as if he entered the realm of no one, God knows what he came over.

I can't sleep every night, worrying about whether the army of Cangguo will attack the hinterland of Shengguo, whether there will be any unfavorable news from the front line at night, or how many tens of thousands of people will be beheaded by the Cang army.

It was difficult to sleep and eat, and living like a year, which was his mood at that time.

Now, faced with a major choice, he is more hesitant than the ministers.

"I'm a prosperous country, do I have the strength to fight again?" After thinking about it for a long time, Emperor Sheng asked.

Prime Minister Zhu Lixing stood up and said, "Tell Your Majesty, in the past year, after some recovery, the treasury of our Sheng State has accumulated a lot of money and grain, and if the war can be ended within three months, it will not be a big problem." ”

"Three months?"

"This ......" Zhu Lixing hesitated for a moment, and said: "In the battle last year, I lost more than 60 cities before and after the Shengguo, plus the conscription matters, and the agricultural work was wasted, and the taxes collected this year were much less than last year. ”

"So...... General Deng, how is the matter of the soldiers planned? Emperor Zheng turned to look at Deng Zhi and asked.

"Your Majesty, in the past year, our Sheng army has reorganized and trained 100,000 soldiers, and the total strength has reached more than 600,000, if we can transfer the 300,000 soldiers who defend the cave country in the west, the number of troops that our army can invest will reach 500,000."

"What about the cavalry? How well were those cavalrymen trained? Emperor Sheng hurriedly asked, in the battle last year, the fear of being dominated by the Qilin Army resurfaced in his heart, and he was most concerned about the situation of the cavalry.

"There are more than 5,000 cavalry under the command of Wei Chen, and now they are basically familiar with horse warfare and can be put into the battlefield."

"That's great!"

Hearing this, Emperor Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, although five thousand cavalry was not much, it could make the Sheng army less embarrassed when facing the Qilin army of Cangguo.

After all, the cave country also formed a cavalry army, and when combined, the two are not far apart.

"By the way, how does my cavalry of the Sheng Kingdom compare to the Qilin Army?" Emperor Sheng asked.

A look of helplessness appeared on Deng Zhi's face: "Please know, Your Majesty, a few days ago, Weichen asked a cavalryman to put on the equipment of a fallen soldier of the Qilin Army, but ...... But the result was very bad, and there were several people in succession, and they couldn't compete with it. ”

Emperor Sheng's heart sank and asked, "Is there any way to make up for it?" Is it not as good as the soldiers of my kingdom to be as good as the soldiers of his kingdom? ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, the problem is not here, Cangguo is much better equipped than us in the first place, Weichen tested it, the scimitar used by the Qilin Army is a weapon that is very suitable for horse warfare."

"Then why don't I build Shengguo? Could it be that there are no craftsmen in my country? Emperor Sheng was slightly displeased.

"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't want to build, but ...... But...... We can't build it! Deng Zhi sighed and arched his hand: "Our craftsmen in Shengguo can still make ordinary iron tools and farm tools, but we can't make scimitars suitable for horse warfare. And even if we use other weapons instead, when fighting, the scimitar of Cangguo can easily cut off the weapons of our soldiers, and if the two cavalry fight, if the weapon is damaged, it will be like bare hands. ”

"Besides, is there any other gap between the two armies?" Emperor Sheng frowned.

"There's a big gap." Deng Zhi pondered for a moment and said: "Whether it is weapons and horse harnesses, or the soldiers' battle clothes, our army uses the original old style, even if it is modeled after the Qilin Army of Cangguo, there are still many gaps. ”

"Suits? It's just a piece of clothing, pretending to be bizarre, which is easy to identify, and it has a special role? ”

Deng Zhi muttered in his heart, the general Feng Zhonglong thought so at the beginning, but now that he has been captured by the Cang army, he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive.

However, he was not easy to say about this, so he said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, Cangguo is the first to open the cavalry, and I secretly don't know how many years I have been planning. ”

"Hmm...... In this case, Aiqing thinks, should my Shengguo send troops? ”

"The minister suggests that Your Majesty should send troops immediately!"

"Oh?"

"Cangguo is developing rapidly, its momentum is terrifying, one day late will make it stronger, now the prince of Dongguo is aware of the general trend, has taken the lead in sending troops, this is a very good opportunity, if the Shengguo recovers its national strength...... With all due respect, I'm afraid that my Shengguo won't be able to wait for that day. ”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding courtiers were shocked and hurriedly glanced at Deng Zhi.

Is such a shunning of words that a courtier can say?

Emperor Sheng waved his hand: "Okay, I am not an unreasonable person, you are loyal and outspoken, I will not blame." It seems that I was eaten by the prince of the cave country...... Deng Zhi, I order you to be the generalissimo of the Southern Expedition, and King Huaixi is also the overseer, raise 500,000 troops, and destroy the Cangguo! ”

"Yes! Commanded! ”

"Zhu Lixing, I ordered you to be the Minister of Logistics, the grain and grass behind the 500,000 army, everything is dispatched by you, if you are negligent, you will be asked!"

"Yes! Obey the order! ”

"Gan Mao, I ordered you to be the envoy minister, hold the Talisman Festival, go to the cave country, and discuss the matter of joining forces to attack the cang!"

"The old minister will not fail in his mission!"

After giving a few wills one after another, Emperor Sheng was about to let people retreat, but suddenly he felt not very relieved, and he pondered for a long time before he said worriedly: "Ladies and gentlemen, what else do you have to add?" ”

Several ministers looked at each other a few times and smiled bitterly in their hearts.

Your Majesty, this is really scared!

Zhu Lixing stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, the ministers will prepare immediately, and our Shengguo will never be defeated again in this battle!" ”

"It's good, it's good." Emperor Sheng nodded hurriedly, suddenly remembered something, and said: "This matter cannot be publicized for the time being, don't let Cangguo know, wait until our army is in the city, and kill him by surprise!" ”