Chapter 5: The Divine Decree Arrives (3)
Qiu Yi clenched his fists and said excitedly: "Yes, in the past three years of hard work, His Highness's reputation for talent has long been known, as long as this battle is won, there will definitely be many good talents to follow, which will be of great benefit to our Shicheng Kingdom!"
Fang Ling saw that everyone was not only not afraid, but had a high fighting spirit, and couldn't help but be deeply infected, and his passion was high, he said with a smile: "Then in these three days, the generals will be selected and ready to go on the expedition, as for the number of these men and horses, I think it will be good to select 3,000 elite soldiers!"
"3,000 elite soldiers?" everyone couldn't help but be taken aback, at present, Shicheng Kingdom has a population of more than 400,000, of which the number of troops has reached 50,000, although it is very small for other vassal states, but it is very good for a small vassal state that has just been born.
To be honest, in the current situation when Cai Guo is in a state of watching the battle, even if one or two thousand horses are drawn, it will not affect the safety of the country, and it will greatly enhance the chances of victory on the front line, but Fang Ling set the number at 3,000.
Meng Zhiyuan couldn't help frowning and said: "Your Highness, according to the news obtained by the ministers, the reason why the King of Yizhou is fighting like a bamboo, is to take several ways of soldiers and horses to besiege the enemy's city, and win with superior forces, if he wants to attack Qingzuka City, his men and horses are at least several times more than the strength of the defenders, His Royal Highness will go with 3,000 soldiers and horses, I am afraid that it will be quite unfavorable!"
Fang Ling smiled and said: "In order to save my grandfather and others, this king made a big fuss in Yizhou City, and the king of Yizhou hated me to the core, I went to Qingzuka City Qin Wang this time, and I will definitely not be able to hide it from his ears and eyes, no matter how many men and horses I bring, he will definitely send troops several times more than me, so it is better to bring fewer people, first, it is easy to travel lightly and quickly, whether it is to attack or transfer, it can not drag mud and water, and secondly, it will also make him despised." ”
Everyone suddenly realized when they heard this, and suddenly felt that Fang Ling was thoughtful, indeed, if tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were sent, then the pair would send tens of thousands more, and the pressure would increase greatly, if 3,000 soldiers and horses were sent, this number would not hurt, and the other party would most likely despise it, so as to give it an opportunity for its own side!
Shen Huan Tianyi hugged his arms, half-knelt on the ground and said: "The minister is willing to lead 3,000 troops and go out with His Highness!"
Dong Canghai also knelt down with his arms folded and said, "The minister is also willing to lead the troops and go out with His Highness!"
All the military ministers knelt down one after another, willing to go out with the army, Fang Ling smiled and said, "Then let the master and Lord Shen lead the army." ”
The two are the highest military generals in the country, guarding all sides, quite prestigious, now the matter of the grassland has been decided, Cai Guo does not dare to act rashly, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the country, and there are good talents such as Chen Mou Qiu Yi in charge, Fang Ling is very relieved about the domestic situation, plus this must not be taken lightly against the king of Yizhou, so he decided to take this right-hand man with him, and the king of Yizhou had a good fight!
Next, Fang Ling discussed with everyone about the selection and the transportation of grain, grass and other materials, and only then broke up after the discussion.
The news that the king of Shicheng was about to be the king of Qin had spread as early as when Marken announced the holy decree outside the city, and the entire Shicheng country was shrouded in the tense situation before the war, and after three years of operation, the good name of the king of Shicheng with both virtue and integrity was widely recited in the fiefdom and was deeply loved by the people, and now the king of Shicheng led the army to the king of Qin, and the people were not panicked, but were excited one by one, and decided that they would be able to defeat the enemy.