Ling Ai thought for a moment and said, "If you want to finish this battle as soon as possible, this is indeed the most feasible way, but my father may not agree. She glanced at Yu Moji, and said, "I also know that after you improved the Xuantian Blazing Day, the cost of use has dropped a lot. However, the results that it could cause with its level of super-heavy armor were still devastating. ”

"I see what you mean." Since Yu Moji has the ability to improve the Xuantian Blazing Sun, she naturally knows its performance well, and she is already prepared in her heart, "Elder Shi also said in the past that once the Xuantian Blazing Sun starts, it will be the result of the destruction of life. Even if the Xuannu Sect can be wiped out in one fell swoop, the mountainous area in the southwest will be burned into a wasteland, and it will not be able to grow crops for decades afterward. It is also a trouble for the Great Qi Empire to guard such a wild land. ”

"That's what I'm worried about." Ling Ai's expression was not good-looking, "The original intention of the court was to establish a passage to the deep sea in the southwest, not only to transport materials for the mining of thousand-year-old gold, but also to raise a town along the way, subduing the local people, and at the same time promoting the cultivation technology of the Qi country, further increasing the annual income." The household department is now anxious, and it has worked hard to hold a breath for the Great Qi Empire, so he points to relying on this matter to continue his life. If you destroy their future thousands of acres of fertile land in one fell swoop...... Ling Ai smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that the household department will have to break with the cardinal from now on. ”

"But there doesn't seem to be a better way than that." Yu Mojin said, his brows furrowed more and more tightly, "This time, the Zhennan Army really fell behind. It would be nice if you could transfer the flying armor that can stay in the air and carry weapons. Having mastered the view from the air and dropping fire bombs directly from above, you may have some advantages. ”

Ling Ai thought for a moment, and pulled out a letter from the mountains of dossiers piled up behind him, "This is sent to the Cardinal by the Ministry of War a few days ago. It is the Flying Armor that is required. But you have thought of one place. ”

Yu Mochen didn't expect the Cardinal to know about it. She thought that Qu Haoying hadn't reported anything to the imperial capital.

One side of the guard will be tossed by the miasma, nor will he retreat, and because of the illusory impact of the witch Gu incident on the national fortune of Daqi, he can't tell the court the truth about all the troubles encountered, which is also aggrieved. But Qu Haoying can't directly send these things to the court for discussion, which doesn't mean that the military department can't change the way for him to turn around. Even if you don't mention the miasma, with the terrain in the southwest mountains, having a flying armor can definitely bring a huge advantage.

"What does the Cardinal mean?" Yu Moji suppressed a little expectation in his heart, and asked quietly. She actually still has the kind of design she designed that can make the pan-sun kite have the ability to stay in the sky, but she feels that now is not the time to take it out.

In Yu Moji's opinion, Ling Ai's expression was too calm.

Sure enough, Ling Ai spoke, "It's not that there are no armor that meets these requirements, but the Cardinal can't make the number of troops want now, and it can't send it." ”

“…… Is it too late? Yu Moji asked in a low voice. There are not many opportunities for the military to fly the Glaive. It was not surprising that the Cardinal, though it had studied this in the past, did not necessarily have enough stock.

"Because the Cardinal has no money. The military department also has no money. If you want money, you have to ask for it from the household department, such a big account. In the end, it has to be counted at the head of the cardinal. Ling Ai was completely stating the facts, "Over the years, the little military funds that the Cardinal has collected from the household department have all been used to build equipment for the exploration of the deep sea in the Southern Wilderness. The cost of a mirage is worth 20 pan-sun kites. ”

When Ling Ai spoke, Yu Moji even had the illusion that there was a sound of an abacus in the air. Ling Ai said again, "I rushed to send you to the Southern Wilderness, just to get some results quickly." Otherwise...... The improvement and manufacture of the next few batches of armor have already begun, and if the follow-up funds are weak, they will all be affected. ”

Yu Mochen always knew that the Cardinal had become poorer and poorer over the years, but he never thought that he was already poor enough to do so.

Her main focus is on the improvement and design of the armor, and her mind is always on how to make the most suitable materials and structures work. She can draw countless brilliant ideas with just pen and paper, but how much real money does it take to turn them all into reality?

"So at this juncture," Ling Ai concluded, "the Cardinals simply cannot afford to meet such a costly request. She paused, raised her eyes and looked at Yu Moji, before she said, "It may be a bit unkind to say this, but the armor and equipment possessed by the Zhennan Army can be called one of the best among the defenders of the Quartet. With such equipment and troops, just a Xuannu Sect, they shouldn't be unable to fight. ”

Yu Mojian understood that Ling Ai meant that he wanted the Zhennan military to use his lives to open up this road.

That's a cruel way to put it. But Yu Moji felt that it was impossible to blame Ling Ai. Over the years, Yan Zheng has been completely unstoppable on the battlefield, relying not only on his extraordinary skills and courage, but also on the support of the cardinal behind him - the armor used by Yan Zheng is naturally much better than the equipment of ordinary sergeants. And the whimsical designs that Yu Mochen made herself, the Cardinal accepted them all, and never asked her to think about the funding. Behind this kind of tolerance and support, someone must return the burned money for them.

The cardinals want to use the best materials and the latest technology in their works, and finally achieve the best results. The only one who can pick up the accounts for them is Yanfentang.

After staying in the Cardinal's House for so long, Yu Moji has gradually come to understand. Yanfentang always regarded the powerful ministers and nobles as their first candidates, not only to save the lives of these ministers from the battlefield, but also because these people had a great innate advantage - they deeply understood the various powerful conflicts and checks and balances between the court and China, and in the most complex cases, they could also find an opportunity to find a foothold for the cardinal.

Similarly, the Cardinal has the power to refuse the request of the Ministry of War. The original mission of the Zhennan Army was to exchange the lives of the sergeants for the safety of the next party. All the Cardinal had to do was to use the power of machinery to assist the manpower as much as possible, and to minimize casualties and losses. At this point, the Cardinal has done its best. At this time, asking the Cardinal to allocate a batch of flying armor will definitely have all kinds of impact on other projects that the Cardinal is working hard to complete, which is tantamount to taking a salary from the bottom of the kettle.

In this way, the lives of soldiers are naturally much cheaper than those of Yan Armor.

Yu Moji was speechless for a long time, and finally said, "I'll talk to Lord Ling tomorrow." She felt a little powerless as she said this.

Ling Ai had already explained the truth to Yu Mojian, but she didn't mean to accuse her of being stubborn, she just nodded and said gently, "I will also think of a way to deal with that miasma as soon as possible." She said and sighed softly, "Actually, the best way to save the garrisons and people in the south from the miasma is to convert the mountains and forests into farmland, guide the irrigation of living water, and use the flowing wind and water to naturally expel the insect vectors, which is both affordable and convenient compared to the use of medicine." However, these methods require a lot of manpower and time investment. If the Southern Wilderness is not fought down for a day, it will not be done. ”

Yu Moji can only sigh with him at this moment.

Everyone hates war, but there are some things that cannot be solved without war. The Great Qi Empire must have thought that it was a merit to take the people of the Quartet into their own possession. They brought fertile land to the Yimin, and brought advanced technology and culture...... But it also brought death and humiliation. In the future, will the merits that the generals talk about when they invite merits withstand the various karmic obstacles caused by war?

On the second day, Yu Mochen saw Ling Jingcheng and first said that he had already talked to Ling Ai. She knew that it was completely impossible to make a batch of flying armor, so she indicated that she only needed to call one Xuantian Blazing Sun.

The changes she had made were not difficult to implement; If Ling Jingcheng and his party had already started to deal with this matter at that time, they would have done it by now.

Ling Jingcheng was noncommittal, only looked at her with interest, and said, "When you talked about Jiangshan Ship before, you didn't even care about your own future, and you tried your best to save the lives of those captives. Now that you have dealt with the Xuannu Sect, you actually came back in person to ask for a super heavy armor like Xuantian Blazing Sun? How many days have you gone, you've changed sex? ”

Yu Mochen asked him a little embarrassed, she quickly straightened her face and said, "This is different." Jiangshan ships do not have the ability to rebel; And the technology possessed by the nine surnames of Jiangshan can indeed bring help to the Cardinal, whether it is for the Great Qi Empire or for the Jiangshan Ship, Zhao'an is the safest way. "Now is the time to discuss the overall situation, she naturally refuses to mention her selfishness of intentionally helping Yuan Yizhi protect Chai Jingliu." As for dealing with the Xuannu Sect, I certainly hope that the casualties are as small as possible. But with all due respect, if you don't call on the Xuantian Blazing Sun, I'm afraid this battle won't be able to be won't be fought. She talked to Ling Jingcheng all the way, and she already knew that Ling Ai must have conveyed the various problems faced by the Zhennan Army to Ling Jingcheng.

Ling Jingcheng looked at her for a while before he said, "You young people, you are better at being active in thinking and decisive, and the difference is that you are short-sighted. If this battle is fought with the Xuantian blazing sun, even if it can be won immediately, the waste river scorched earth left after the battle will be left to the Great Qi Empire to clean up. ”

Yu Moji looked up and met his gaze, "I understand." ”

But is there any other choice now? It is better to control the scorched earth of the waste river than to let the Xuannu sect poison the people with miasma; If you give up this battle, not to mention that the cardinal's various investments in the Southern Wilderness have lost their meaning, just allowing the Xuannu Sect to poison the local people and garrisons will be a big hidden danger.

The last time they fought in Chenglin, they had already dealt a big blow to the Xuannu Sect; But how long has it been, and the Xuannu Sect has been so difficult to deal with. What if it were time?

Yu Moji sighed silently. She finally learned to calculate the efficiency of warfare, which also meant that she no longer respected the lives of others as much as she respected her own. At least at this moment, in her eyes, the Xuannu Sect is no longer a living person.

Ling Jingcheng was silent for a while, and finally said, "The Xuannu Sect is stubbornly resistant, and if it refuses to change after repeated teachings, it will naturally be severely punished." However, whether it is necessary to invoke the Xuantian Blazing Sun still needs to be considered. The matter had to be discussed by the eight ministries of the Sen存款, and even if the Senate was in favor of it, it would still need to be decided by the court of the court. Be patient. ”