Chapter 759: Drawing Troops

"Lord Zhang, here's how it ......" As soon as Lin Xuanzhong left, Xue Yin had no choice, so she had to patiently tell Zhang Jiutian about refining medicine.

After leaving the residence, Lin Xuanzhong didn't think about the problem of Xue Yin and Zhang Jiutian, now that Ruan Ming's matter has been basically resolved, what Lin Xuanzhong has to think about is what Zhao Xu summoned him. It had been less than two hours since the last meeting, and according to Lin Xuanzhong's guess, Zhao Xu wanted to see that he should have nothing to do with how to deal with Ruan Ming and them, and only the military aspect was left.

With a certain amount of conjecture, Lin Xuanzhong quickly rushed to Zhao Xu's place to do business, and when he saw Fang Quyin for the first time, Lin Xuanzhong was already sure that there must be military intelligence.

"I don't know what the marshal summoned the last general to do?" saluted Zhao Xu, and then nodded to Fang Quyin, Lin Xuanzhong's few simple actions were enough to tell the two that he had arrived.

"Ben Shuai has something to say to you and General Fang," Glancing at Lin Xuanzhong, Zhao Xu had a special feeling, Lin Xuanzhong now is very different from a month ago. Under the backdrop of that military uniform, Lin Xuanzhong's temperament has completely fit his identity as the main general, and there is no disproportionate performance.

"Presumably, the two generals are very clear that the current situation in the Night Country is not stable, and on the eastern border, not counting the 50,000 recruits, our strength is only about 200,000. After the last battle, the Qingyuan Great Power will not let go of the Night Country, and it is very likely that it will make a big move against the Night Country in the future. ”

"The next time, whether it is the army directly under the Qingyuan big country, or the army of those small countries, the strength will definitely be several times that of ours, with the current strength of our army, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with it, but now that the wing country has just been annexed, the situation in various places is not stable, although there are right ministers who are busy recruiting troops, but the recruits must be trained first. ”

"To put it simply, some problems do exist and need to be dealt with as soon as possible, and Ben Shuai needs a lot of manpower, so he can't mobilize too many troops to attack Yangguo, but there are many benefits to strengthening our strength by defeating Yang Guo, so Ben Shuai hopes to capture Yang Guo as soon as possible. ”

"According to Ben Shuai's speculation, once we send troops, Yang Guo is likely to wait for the reinforcements of the Qingyuan Great Power to arrive before fighting with us again, at that time, maybe the enemy is still not our opponent, but we are bound to pay a certain price for resistance, so Ben Shuai hopes that before the arrival of the army of the Qingyuan Great Power, send troops to Yangguo as soon as possible and quickly occupy Yangguo, so as to obtain ordnance and materials. ”

"To the west of Yang is the country of Valley, and the country of Gu is the enemy country of the Thunder Country, but the Thunder Country is our ally, so the attack on the Yang country is still out of a long-term plan, but the time is relatively rushed. ”

"No matter how the lord of Yang responds to Ben Shuai, in two days, Ben Shuai will send General Fang to attack Yang Guo with you. The strength is limited, you must capture Yang Guo as soon as possible, and you can't give Yang Guo time to rest," without giving the two of them a chance to speak, Zhao Xu explained the intention of calling the two of them over in one breath.

"I don't know how many troops the marshal plans to give us?" Fang Quyin did not question Zhao Xu's decision, but there were some situations that still had to be asked clearly, so as to have some considerations.

"60,000 elites plus the 20,000 Feiguo and Yangguo soldiers who have recently surrendered to us, I wonder what the two generals think of the arrangements of the commander?"

"Eighty thousand," he said silently, Fang Quyin felt that there were not a few people, but there was a question Fang Quyin still wanted to ask, "Marshal, there are still people from Yangguo among the 20,000 descendants, will it be a problem if you let those people go together?"

"There will naturally be problems, so how to use those 20,000 pawns is up to you, and Ben Shuai will not ask," the other party's doubts about Quyin were undeniable, but Zhao Xu simply pushed the problem to Fang Quyin and Lin Xuanzhong.

"The subordinates understand," according to Zhao Xu's statement, Fang Quyin's direct understanding is to let those soldiers try to play the role of those people without affecting their own soldiers, if they follow Zhao Xu's implicit instructions, then it is not too much of a problem to bring 20,000 soldiers with them.

When Fang Quyin said that there was no problem, Zhao Xu's gaze naturally stopped on Lin Xuanzhong's body, "General Lin, what do you think?"

Meeting Zhao Xu's gaze, Lin Xuanzhong's thoughts quickly turned. The origin of the 20,000 soldiers Lin Xuanzhong knew very well that after successfully occupying Yicheng the day before yesterday, Zhao Xu directly fulfilled his previous promise to the two countries to surrender the soldiers, unconditionally let them go, and gave the tens of thousands of prisoners a choice. Those who were willing to return to the Night Kingdom could stay, so one-third of the original tens of thousands of people chose to stay, and the other two-thirds left as losers.

In order to prevent those people from causing trouble on the way out, Zhao Xu also specially sent two armies to escort those people out of the territory of the Night Country, and at the same time notified all localities that if they encountered deserters from Fei and Yang, they would be killed. Those soldiers are leaderless like a group of rabble, which will not cause any harm to the passing city, but it will pose a great threat to the villages scattered around the city, so those tens of thousands of people do not go abroad for a day, and it is a hidden danger for a day, so in order to prevent people from escaping on the way, Zhao Xucai ordered all localities to kill once they encounter the two countries.

When Zhao Xu dealt with the issue of surrender the day before yesterday, Lin Xuanzhong had been tracking the matter, and the more than 20,000 people left now can be said to be because they want to repay the night army for their grace of not killing, or it can be said that they are afraid that they will die after they go back, so whether those people can use it or not depends on how they use it. Lin Xuanzhong had some doubts about how to use those 20,000 pawns, but it did not affect answering Zhao Xu's question at this moment, "The last general has no objections." ”

"In this case, the two generals are ready, if there is no accident, they will set off directly in two days," nodded, Zhao Xu has fully considered the risk of using 20,000 pawns, the worst result is that he will not be able to use the power of those people, but no matter how he can ensure that his own people are not threatened by the pawns, so he only needs to remind Lin Xuanzhong and Fang Quyin to pay a little attention, Zhao Xu is not worried that those pawns will affect the overall situation.

Of course, the matter of going out on an expedition is not as simple as arranging troops, there are still many issues to be discussed, such as how much equipment to bring, how much grain and grass to bring, what is the geographical environment of the Wing Country, and what customs and habits are all issues that the three of them need to discuss. Around these questions, the three of them talked about it for an afternoon.

When he left Zhao Xu after the meeting, Lin Xuanzhong felt like a heavy burden on his back, and his whole person became nervous. On the way back, Lin Xuanzhong kept thinking about Zhao Xu's introduction to the habits of the Yangguo people. Because of the relationship between Shang Wu, it may be that Yangguo will no longer be as easy to deal with as Snow Country and Wing Country, so once they enter Yangguo, they must be careful no matter where they go.

Under Zhao Xu's cautious reminder, Lin Xuanzhong didn't dare not take those things to heart, but once he took those things to heart, pressure from all sides followed. When he realized that it was ten times more difficult to go to Yangguo than he imagined, Lin Xuanzhong even felt that dealing with Ruan Ming and others was a trivial matter at all.

During Lin Xuanzhong's participation in the proceedings, Xue Yin and Zhang Jiutian had been busy refining medicine. After learning the purpose of Lin Xuanzhong's refining medicine, Zhang Jiutian had a feeling that it was unexpected, because Zhang Jiutian had always known that although Lin Xuanzhong's hands were stained with blood, the kindness that belonged to Lin Xuanzhong had never disappeared. Speaking of which, Lin Xuanzhong's complex personality is exactly the question that Zhang Jiutian has always been unable to figure out.

However, in terms of the method of dealing with Ruan Ming and others, Zhang Jiutian did not agree. At the beginning, Yu Tong and so many night soldiers died humiliating at the hands of Ruan Ming and others, and now Lin Xuanzhong should have killed those people, so Zhang Jiutian inevitably asked Xue Yin why Lin Xuanzhong wanted to give those people a way out.

It's just that in the face of Zhang Jiutian's inquiry, Xue Yin is difficult to answer, if it is because Lin Xuanzhong has a soft spot for Ruan Ming, then the others should still be executed, leaving only one Ruan Ming, Xue Yin can think of Lin Xuanzhong's current identity to be able to manipulate Ruan Ming's fate at will, but Lin Xuanzhong means to let those ten people live, this move actually makes Xue Yin very puzzled, so Xue Yin's answer to Zhang Jiutian is that he doesn't know.

Because Xue Yin didn't know a word, in the end, the two of them could only wonder about each other, and of course the matter of refining medicine did not fall because of this. This is not the same as in the past, and Xue Yin's medicine stove has long been replaced with the highest quality that can be bought. In terms of refining medicine, Zhao Xu also gave Xue Yin great support, no matter what medicine Xue Yin wanted to refine, as long as there were materials in the barracks, they could be used by Xue Yin at will, so it was easy for Xue Yin to find all the medicinal materials she needed.

When Lin Xuanzhong went back, the two were busy refining medicine, so Lin Xuanzhong didn't bother them. After returning to his residence, Lin Xuanzhong was still thinking about the war that he had discussed with Zhao Xu earlier. Since Zhao Xu only sent him to fight with Fang Quyin, the burden of leading the troops to deal with all the problems undoubtedly fell on the two of them.

Although Zhao Xu said that Fang Quyin led the team, as the second person in charge, Lin Xuanzhong's responsibilities were obvious. The nervous mood has not been alleviated, and after dinner, Lin Xuanzhong was not in the mood to ask Xue Yin about their refining progress, and after explaining that the guards would not be disturbed, he directly lay on the bed to rest.

A hurried night passed, and early the next morning, Xue Yin and Zhang Jiutian came early to knock on the door and find Lin Xuanzhong to deal with Ruan Ming and others. However, after meeting with the two, Lin Xuanzhong still had one more thing to do first, and that was to draw troops with Fang Quyin. Although Zhao Xu gave them 60,000 elite soldiers, he did not accurately explain the composition of each battalion, so this matter had to be handled by Fang Quyin and Lin Xuanzhong personally.

Putting aside the 20,000 soldiers who surrendered to them, the two had to select 60,000 soldiers from the remaining 80,000 night troops to go to Yangguo, because the number was limited, they didn't have many choices.