"It's nature. Lord Wu, with all due respect, this time the second prince allows you to be the master, then you must fully grasp this opportunity, otherwise, maybe one day the second prince will not want reinforcements from the Celestial Empire, and at that time everything will depend on us, so it is not wrong to take this opportunity to grab a few more cities. At worst, the day when the Celestial Empire really withdraws its troops, we will have more room to turn around, won't we? Matvey replied with a thoughtful look.

To say that Matvey, as a general, is responsible for killing the enemy in battle, and he has some disdain for the so-called conspiracy theories, he has always believed that the so-called conspiracy and trickery are vulnerable in the face of absolute strength, and the Rus country has this kind of strong strength. Once the second prince defeats the eldest prince, all the soldiers of the whole country can be used, and at that time, no matter how much the army of the Celestial Empire comes, there is no need to be afraid, even so, what are you waiting for if you don't borrow the strength of the other party now?

Matvey's words were heard in Utkin's ears, and he was also deeply convinced.

With his understanding of the second prince, this person may really do something to change the order of the day, and if it is really as Matvey said, once the second prince does not agree to the Celestial Empire to send reinforcements, it is useless to ask for it at that time, no matter how bad the situation is. That being the case, why not seize this opportunity and ask the Celestial Empire to send more reinforcements?

As for what will happen after the Celestial Empire army comes, that is a question for the future. At least for now, it can help you solve your urgent needs, right?

"Okay, then according to what the general said, in this way, immediately send someone to invite Li Junshi over, and we will discuss with him." Utkin has made up his mind, and the next thing is to tell Li Ru the result.

Li Ru was still in the barracks in the city doing things to ensure logistics, and a Rus' soldier came to pass the word, saying that Lord Utkin had been invited.

At this time, Utkin wanted to see him, Li Ru just thought about it with his ass, and knew that it must be the second prince who had news back. And most of it is good news, otherwise, the other party would not be so anxious to see him. Because once it is bad news, the other party should wait until he has defended the city for ten days before saying it.

Thinking that it was likely that the second prince agreed to the Celestial Empire's increase in troops, Li Ru carefully conceived the thoughts in his heart, and after making sure that he had a clear idea, he took a big step out of the barracks under the protection of his own soldiers with confidence.

In the main hall of Utkin's mansion, he and Matvey have prepared good tea and are waiting here.

To say that this tea was transported to the country of Rus by the Zhangjia Trading Company, and now it has become a necessary thing for the powerful to welcome guests.

Over the years, tea, especially opium, has made a lot of money in the Rus' country.

To say that the former is okay, after all, the price is high, and it is a symbol of identity, and the role can only be to make money, but the latter because the price is not high, it has long been popular in Rus' country, especially many soldiers have also begun to be infected with this vice, the direct result is that one-third of the soldiers in Rus' country have developed a habit, causing their combat power to decline.

This side effect was already evident when Anatoly and Ivan were vying for the throne, which made the Rus' army far less powerful than it was claimed.

For example, the army led by Matvey before belonged to the local army of Hepaolan, and they were all infected with the bad habit of smoking opium, which made them perform so poorly when they attacked Nexus.

Of course, not all soldiers have this bad habit, such as the army led by Peter, because of their strict military discipline, there are few smokers, which makes them still maintain a good combat effectiveness.

Speaking of which, the years of opium 0 in the Rus' country are too short, and the number of opiums is limited, so the role played is not very obvious. But I have to say that once the years are long, even if there is no civil strife in Rus, this thing alone can reduce the combat strength of the Rus' army, and the Celestial Empire will have the opportunity to covet a large area of territory in Rus' country.

Not long after the tea was brewed, Li Ru, dressed in brocade, came to the hall, and Utkin and Matvey hurriedly stood up and expressed their welcome.

"Lord Wu, General Ma, I don't know if there is something wrong with the two of you calling me urgently?" After Li Ru entered the hall, he sat down with a smile, and although he had thought of everything, he still pretended not to know anything.

"Oh, Master Li, your army has made great achievements in the past few days, and I feel excited to see that you have killed Peter's army on the top of the city tower." Utkin smiled and put it almost on, but at the same time he was also making a tentative speech, he wanted to see what Li Ru was thinking now, and whether he would be afraid of the might of Peter's army.

For this kind of temptation, Li Ru sneered in his heart, but he still replied: "Oh, Lord Wu, General Ma, don't hide it, in the past five days, our Sixth Army can be described as suffering heavy losses." I have to say that the strength of the Rus' army is too strong, far beyond my expectations. ”

"Oh? What does Li Junshi mean by this? Utkin asked, puzzled.

"Hey, we were careless. Originally, I thought that with nearly 500,000 people of our Sixth Legion, there would be no problem in holding Hai Paolan for ten days. But when the war began, we realized that we were wrong, and it was very wrong, Ross deserved to be a strong country, soldiers fought bravely, and the most important thing is that you were born as if you were infinitely powerful, compared to you, we are like coming out of Lilliputian. This is because we used the most elite strength in the legion for five days of fighting, and it is conceivable that if it were ordinary soldiers, it would not be able to hold the current one. So... Here I want to explain a point, and please understand the two of you, that is, the ten-day period mentioned earlier is probably very difficult to complete, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that it will be three days at most, and we must withdraw our troops, otherwise, I am afraid that we will not be able to withdraw. ”

Li Ru looked embarrassed and sighed, as if he was very sorry for Utkin and Matvey.

But it was these words, listening to the ears of the two, that really made them happy. It turns out that this is the real combat power of the Six Legions, they sent elites, or to defend the city, but still did not earn half a penny, so what is so terrible about such an army? In the future, the Rus' country will be unified, and if they are really allowed to leave, will they dare to refuse? I really refused, and I just beat them and left.

Li Ru's words can be said to have given Utkin and Matvey great confidence, and they suddenly felt that the second prince seemed to be too cautious and looked too highly at the Celestial Empire.

Of course, they didn't dare to say anything disrespectful to the second prince. It's just that after listening to Li Ru's words, they have greater confidence in allowing reinforcements from the Celestial Empire to enter the country. At this point, Utkin was not ready to hide it, so he said with a smile on his face: "Li Junjun, you don't have to worry too much, our second prince has already sent news that more reinforcements from the Celestial Empire are allowed to enter the territory of my Rus, hehe, I believe that with the support of the Celestial Empire, this victory will definitely belong to us, right." ”

Li Ru, who had already guessed the result, was extremely happy at this moment, but he did pretend to be very surprised on his face and said, "Oh, things are not good." ”

"What's wrong?" Originally, he thought that Li Ru should be happy when he said that the army of the Celestial Empire could enter, but his startled appearance frightened Utkin, and even Matvey on the side was taken aback, and the eyes of both of them were fixed on Li Ru's body.

"Hey, it's all my fault, I got the news in the morning, but I didn't expect the news of the second prince to come so quickly, and I thought I would talk to the two adults in the evening." first explained, this can be regarded as a foreshadowing for the next words, and then Li Ru said: "That's the case, I received the will of our emperor in the morning, and someone made trouble in the realm of my Heavenly Empire. Well, in fact, the situation must be clear to the two adults, it is not peaceful in the territory of the Celestial Empire, if it is not for the friendly relationship between the two countries in consideration of the Celestial Empire this time, I am afraid that even our six legions will not have a chance to support you. And now, someone is making trouble, and our emperor has to return to quell the rebellion with a large army that is ready to support you, not only that, but the decree also says that we want our six legions to also withdraw and participate in the pacification of the rebellion together, you see, this..."

Li Ru spread his hands, looking very embarrassed.

"What, the Emperor of the Celestial Empire wants your six legions to go back too?" Hearing that not only could no reinforcements come, but on the contrary, the Sixth Legion could not defend Hybalan City, Utkin's face was not to mention how dark it was at this time.

"Yes. The will is so, but I have already thought about it, and I have promised the two adults to stay here for ten days, and I will fulfill my promise as I do. As for the matter of sending reinforcements again, don't mention it, we haven't solved our own troubles now. While speaking, Li Ru sighed regretfully, as if he really wanted to think about the Rus country, but he was really helpless.

I thought that the second prince agreed to solve the danger of Hai Paulan, but I never expected that there would also be civil strife in the Celestial Empire. In this way, something happened to the same thing, of course, people thought about their own family first, and at this moment, Utkin didn't know what to say.

It was Matvey, who said in a hurry: "Master Li, can't you talk to your emperor and ask him to send some troops to help us?" In this way, we are willing to pay double the supply of food, grass and ordnance. ”

Matvey cares about his own safety, and in order to solve his own problems, he will agree to whatever the other party asks now.

Utkin also knew that this was not the time for him to make a tone, so he immediately said: "Yes, Li Junshi, as long as your country is willing to send troops to help, I will definitely fight for resources, what you need, you just say it." ”