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In the huge hall of the City Lord's Mansion, in addition to the young City Lord, there was only one middle-aged scribe in black.

Hearing the roar of the city lord, the middle-aged scribe didn't have any expression, he knew that this was just the city lord venting his emotions. If he could really send troops to exterminate Bai Zhen, he would have done it a long time ago, and he would have to wait until now.

After waiting for a while, the city lord was already angry, and the middle-aged scribe spoke: "The city lord is angry for the time being, and it is better to plan how to deal with it." ”

"What else, they were only 5,000 people before, and I directly sent troops to exterminate them, and it wasn't you who stopped them, so they could do such things. Although I also see that Duomen Town is not pleasing to the eye, but it was destroyed by others, this is no longer a matter of face, but it makes people see the weakness of Aoshan City. ”

"The subordinates naturally know such harm, but they have to do it." The middle-aged scribe said, "No one knows if the five thousand people are bait, luring us out of the city and then defeating us and then taking Aoshan City, after all, the other party is already a big town, and the army has a strong combat effectiveness, and I don't know how many soldiers and horses the other party has, and the spies have not been able to enter the other party's territory." With only fifteen or six thousand of us in the city today, it is not enough to destroy them. Moreover, there is a large town on the side, which has been suppressed too hard in recent years, not to mention failure, even if we suffer serious losses, the other party may attack behind the back. They may not be united, but they definitely have this tacit understanding. ”

"Is that all there is to it?" The young city lord's face turned pale.

"Yes, the original city guard army was less than 40,000, and recently it has lost about 10,000 people, except for the 10,000-strong army on the border, that's all."

"What about the elite troops? Can it be dispatched? ”

"Absolutely not, city lord, that army is the last barrier of Aoshan City, and it cannot be used until the most critical moment. Otherwise, once there is a loss, Aoshan City will be greatly affected. Hearing that the city lord wanted to use that force, the middle-aged scribe immediately dissuaded him.

The city lord may not know, but he, the staff who presides over the overall situation of Aoshan City, is very clear, the three thousand elite troops in the most glorious period are now less than a thousand. That is to say, since the end of the war, there are still more than 1,000 elite troops left, and the number has been lost without any replenishment. The castle lord's attitude towards the army made many generals dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do. This is nothing in peacetime, but once war breaks out, it is a fatal weakness.

"Then continue to recruit troops, recruit another 10,000 people, and step up training." The lord spoke again.

"City Lord, the original population of Aoshan City was about 200,000, but now it is only 1780,000, and it is already beyond the strength of these people to support the army. What's more, even now, there are mostly old and weak women and children in the city, and there are really no young and strong people, but I am afraid that there will not be so many recruits. ”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you say? Are we just waiting for them to knock on the door? ”

"Now the only way to do this is to bring back the troops on the border, and then unite with Yucheng to jointly attack Baizhen, destroy it with the power of thunder, and deter the rest of the towns with different intentions. I heard that Yucheng suffered a big loss in the matter of Snow Mountain Village, and I don't think I will refuse. The middle-aged scribe said bitterly.

"Okay, let's do it, the negotiation can take a step back and settle the internal affairs first. Also, continue to recruit troops, at least another 5,000 people, we can't let the people of Yucheng look down on us. "The young city lord has made a decision.

The middle-aged scribe's smile was ugly, and to be fair, he didn't want to come up with the idea, but he had no other way. He knew that many people had opinions about him, and even wished that he should die immediately, because those people always felt that the city lord's actions were instigated by themselves. But the conscience of heaven and earth, he is a native of Aoshan City, everything he does is for Aoshan City, he is just a staff member, and he doesn't even have a serious position, even if the plan is good, but the city lord doesn't listen to it, what can he do? Over time, he became the one who carried the black pot for the city lord, and others did not dare to resent the city lord, so they sprinkled their resentment on themselves. It is conceivable that if one day he loses his position or Aoshan City is destroyed, the first unlucky person is himself.

The territory of Aoshan City and its power were all bought by the ancestors of Aoshan City with blood and sweat, and the city lord let it out like this with a word, and he didn't know how much jealousy he would incur. If the city lord could listen to him at the beginning, Aoshan City would not be like this. Alas, forget it, do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven, at most it is just a death, who let himself be such a city lord? It's just a pity for Aoshan City. The middle-aged scribe sighed secretly.

With the orders of the city lord, coupled with external pressure, everything became simpler. In just a few days, the two sides reached an agreement, the army of Aoshan City began to withdraw from the border, and the power of Yucheng expanded a lot, and it was already about to touch the scope of Aoshan City.

As the middle-aged scribe expected, the grievances in the army were even heavier, and the number of people who secretly cursed him was unknown. It was also because of this that the morale of Aoshan City was seriously reduced, and the recruitment work was not going smoothly, and the city lord was angry, regardless of the opposition of the middle-aged scribes, and forcibly recruited, which led to the chaos of Aoshan City.

Looking at the chaotic Aoshan City, the middle-aged scribe could only sigh, he understood that even if Aoshan City survived this time, it would only be limited to the surrounding area of the city in the future, or even if it survived this time, he didn't know how long it would last.

Shaking his head and driving away all the thoughts in his head, the middle-aged scribe began to arrange affairs. Now that you have united, take down the enemy as quickly as possible.

At the same time, in the City Lord's Mansion in Jade City, there was also a young city lord who was asking his subordinates about things.

"It's all accepted, nothing is missing, right?" This city lord looked younger than the city lord of Aoshan City.

"No, Aoshan City is very cooperative, it seems that it is indeed a critical time." An old man replied.

"That's good, how are the preparations for cooperating with Aoshan City's troops?" The young city lord looked at the generals.

The Lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and it has always been so. But it is obvious that this city lord of Yucheng is doing better than Aoshan City, and his prestige among his subordinates is very high.

"Ten thousand men are ready, of which 5,000 are city guards, and the other 5,000 are soldiers and horses from the towns below. It's just the city lord, are we really going to fight for Aoshan City? One of the generals replied, with a question in passing.

"Of course it's not that cheap. Last time, I didn't notice it, so that Bai Zhen picked up a big bargain and buried tens of thousands of people, and this revenge has not been avenged! It's just that no one would have thought that the famous Snow Cottage was so wasteful that it could be easily defeated. The young city lord was a little annoyed, "This time we are going to a joint operation, we are not the protagonists, we are the first to preserve our strength, and let Aoshan City do it, anyway, we are not in a hurry." If it is successful, the spoils of war are not missing at all, or it is not necessary to stay there and not leave, in short, you must know that although we have a grudge against Nabaizhen, now is not the time to fight hard. ”

When the subordinates left, the young city lord rubbed his head, looking a little tired.

Yes, he was very resourceful, and he was able to control the situation only two or three years after the death of the old city lord, but it did not mean that he was at ease. The nine towns in Yucheng were full, but he only subdued three small towns and two medium-sized towns, and the remaining three large towns and one medium-sized town were only superficially subservient, and in fact, they didn't buy his account as the city lord at all.

When the old city lord was in his old age, those towns already had a tendency to be big, but fortunately, he had some means, otherwise he would not even be as good as the city lord of Ao Mountain City, after all, the development of several towns in Yucheng has been restricted, and they are basically full, and if possible, it is unknown whether they will be directly promoted to the city. As for Yucheng, with a population of 2780,000 and a military force of less than 50,000, if the strength is strong enough, it would be good if those towns were destroyed directly, but it was a pity......

Especially last time, he wanted to pick up a bargain in the snow cottage, but he suffered a big loss, which made those people even more ignorant of him, so he didn't dare to act rashly. The return of 10,000 men on the border was also necessary, and he really didn't dare to leave the city empty. Now, after negotiations between the two sides, only a few hundred people have been symbolically placed on the border, liberating a large number of troops.

"Alas, it's still too short, if you give me a few more years, it won't be so stretched." The young city lord sighed.

Yes, he ran out of time. During this time, not only were they discussing a joint attack on Bai Zhen, but Bai Zhen was also studying how to attack Aoshan City.

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