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Chapter 1191: Lightning Attack (Part 1191) [Seeking monthly votes]

  This is like using a butcher knife to kill a chicken!

Li Wan felt distressed when he saw this: "With the military strength of Zhen State, why would they need so many soldiers? They can barely recruit a few soldiers now. If we send out more than 10,000 soldiers, we can take them down within a month..."

Do you know how much military supplies are needed for 30,000 soldiers every day?

Li Wan didn't dare to think about how much logistical pressure Kangguo was under at the moment. Supplying military supplies for 30,000 people could seriously damage a country, not to mention that Kangguo was at war last year and this year. In her opinion, every bit of money saved was a bit of money saved. It was not easy to support a family.

Qian Yong chewed on some dried meat: "What? Within a month?"

Li Wan said: "An optimistic estimate."

Qian Yong chewed and swallowed in three or four bites, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.

"If I send tens of thousands of people to fight against Zhen Kingdom for a month, I'm afraid that the Censorate will report me for embezzling military pay. Instead of delaying and giving them time to react, it's better to be ruthless and bring more soldiers and horses to end the battle in a few moves. It's much more economical to feed tens of thousands of people for a few days than to feed tens of thousands of people for a month. We need to be able to count. What we learn in the academy is rigid after all. We need to be more flexible in our thinking when we fight."

  Li Wan looks quite smart, how come he can't even do the math?

"How many days?"

Qian Yong used his martial energy to transform a thin needle to pick his teeth, and said casually: "To be precise, it's three days. I have specially issued a military order. If it is not fulfilled, military law will be imposed. The time starts from the time when the troops are mobilized to their full potential. It is very economical to feed 30,000 people for three days."

Li Wan: “…”

Qian Yong said proudly: "You don't know, actually the master was going to give me 60,000 elite troops at the beginning. That's 60,000 elite troops, enough to fight the entire Northern Desert. But I did some calculations and felt that 60,000 was unnecessary, so I rejected it."

The effects of 30,000 and 60,000 are similar, both are flat.

At most 60,000 flat push is faster.

Why did Qian Yong refuse?

Because the marching speed of 30,000 and 60,000 troops is the same!

It would take three days to pay 30,000 yuan, and three days to pay 60,000 yuan. The latter would cost twice as much as the former. The money-conscious misers in the Ministry of Revenue would definitely not approve the money easily. Qian Yong didn't want to argue with Xun Zhen. He was exhausted by the annual demands for military pay.

It's not that Xun Zhen was so stingy that he didn't even pay the military salaries, but the Ministry of Revenue checked the accounts very carefully and would check carefully any discrepancies between a few taels. Qian Yong was extremely anxious and wanted to pay the difference out of his own pocket so that the military salaries could be paid earlier, but Xun Zhen refused.

  These people in the Ministry of Revenue are really the most hateful!

Li Wan: “…three days?”

If this move can be successful, most of the time in this battle will be spent on the journey, right? Time is running out, but she can't see that the commander Qian Yong is not anxious at all, or is he confident?

Qian Yong smiled but said nothing.

  Of course he has confidence!

Li Wan soon realized where Qian Yong's confidence came from. The sky was dim, and she keenly noticed that there was a place on the horizon with different light and shadow. She immediately climbed up the watchtower and looked at the place from a high place. Three different colored lights could be seen chasing each other.

One white, one green, and one red.

Qian Yong was excited: "Finally I'm here."

Then he mobilized the martial energy of the Dan Mansion and roared to the sky.

Three streams of light fell almost at the same time.

Among them, the white one is the most eye-catching.

Li Wan looked intently, only to find that the path of the light was made of ice and snow, connecting the sky and the earth, with tiny ice crystals floating. As the white light approached, the air temperature dropped significantly, and the biting cold penetrated into the skin, causing goose bumps. "It's so cold."

Just as I was about to circulate my spiritual energy to resist this strange and severe cold, countless green buds emerged from the ground, and a spring breeze blew on my face, with an intoxicating warmth.

The green one stands between the red and white ones.

With a dark face, he asked, "Can you please retract your martial energy?"

He was frozen all the way.

  Being caught between Yun Ce and his brother is like ice and fire. Should he move forward in a spiral to neutralize the temperature between the two?

The young warrior, who was emitting chills all over his body, had a face that was not too cold. When he heard his companions complain, he hurriedly restrained his breath in embarrassment, and the coldness in the air dissipated a little. Qian Yong was shocked and a little envious at the same time. He stepped forward and clasped his fists to congratulate and said, "I haven't seen you for a while. General Yun's cultivation has improved a lot."

This speed of cultivation is really enviable.

Yun Ce smiled awkwardly: "Marshal, you are too kind."

Gong Xichou didn't like to exchange small talk with people he didn't know well, so he went straight to the point: "Mama asked me to come over, you decide who to beat!"

Qian Yong's smile was so bright that all the wrinkles appeared.

"Hahaha, don't be in a hurry."

"Why are you dawdling? You came here a few days in advance, and you haven't rested enough?" Gong Xichou avoided Qian Yong's open arms, his face full of disdain, "Finish the fight sooner and go home sooner. If you delay for too long, my niece will forget me again."

A baby of a few months old doesn't remember people at all. Gong Xichou finally got to know his niece. When Mama said there was a war and asked him to take a few days out to help, he had to come. But his partner was Yun Ce... Didn't you know that snakes hate cold temperatures?

He didn't hate Yun Ce, but he hated Yun Ce's uncontrollable martial energy. When he got a little closer, he felt that the Wudan totem was protesting.

Qian Yong had not dealt with Gong Xichou much, but he knew what kind of unruly temper he had, so he tried to comfort him: "We will set out early tomorrow morning. We should seek good luck in a war. Tomorrow is a good day, and the sacrificial offerings have been kept for two days, so it's time to slaughter them."

Gong Xichou waved his hand: "Okay, call me when the time comes."

  Qian Yong looked at Gong Xichou in confusion, yawning repeatedly. The latter almost half-closed his eyes, found an empty tent and fell asleep. Is this state really okay? He looked at Jimo Qiu for help, suspecting that Gong Xichou was deliberately messing with his mentality!

Or did Gong Xichou not get a full night's sleep because he was taking care of the child?

Jimo Qiu revealed the answer: "It's too cold."

Qian Yong: "???"

Jimo Qiu said: "If it's too cold, he will feel sleepy."

Snakes hibernate!

Qian Yong smacked his lips: "Isn't General Gongxi a human?" I have never heard that the Wudan Totem can change the species of its owner. The normal change of seasons has little effect on warriors. It is impossible that the Wudan Totem will hibernate and its owner will also hibernate. If so, Gongxi Qiu would have gone to a place where it is spring all year round.

Jimo Qiu looked helplessly at Yun Ce, who had an awkward and guilty smile.

The reason lies with Yun Ce.

The sudden drop in temperature right now is not due to the rotation of the four seasons, but because of the overflow of Yun Ce's martial energy. In addition, Gong Xichou has been stuck at a bottleneck recently, and the fusion with the martial totem has come at a critical moment, so he is greatly affected. Qian Yong nodded in understanding: "In this case, isn't it very dangerous for General Gongxi to go to the battlefield? Should we..."

Qian Yong wants to change people!

  He has issued a military order!

If Gong Xichou's combat condition declined due to being forced into hibernation and the military order could not be completed, wouldn't he have died unjustly?

Jimo Qiu said: "That's not necessary."

Gong Xichou would get excited whenever he saw blood.

Qian Yong: "..."

The future imperial consort was awakened by a burst of noisy footsteps.

A beam of light suddenly shone into the dark tent, and the future prince consort subconsciously raised his hand to cover his eyes. Several soldiers entered and dragged him away without saying a word. He was panicked: "What are you doing?"

He had a bad feeling.

This premonition reached its peak when I saw the altar.

Although there had been no war in Zhen State for many years, he had seen what the war altar looked like and knew what it was used for.

What made him even more terrified was that he didn't see any sacrifice.

In panic, he asked Li Wan for help.

Before he opened his mouth, he felt something blocking his throat. He couldn't utter a single syllable. He covered his throat in fear, his eyes were bloodshot, and he silently cursed Li Wan, a vicious woman! Then someone kicked him hard in the knee! He knelt on his knees with a dull thud.

The piercing pain went straight to my heart.

Yes, he is the sacrifice!

  When he lost consciousness and his head fell to the ground, he saw Li Wan not far away with a silent expression. His lips moved, and he didn't know what he said, and then his consciousness fell into endless darkness. Qian Yong said a few inspiring words, got on the horse, and suppressed his excitement!

"Army, move out!"

What can you do in three days?

When the bad news came, the King of Zhen was enjoying himself. He had few children, so he worked harder to relieve the pressure, hoping to have a successor who could lead Zhen to become stronger. But the heavens refused to show mercy, and his years of hard work did not bring him the rewards he had hoped for. The eunuch's frightened voice interrupted his interest, causing his passion to stop abruptly and his heroic spirit to fade.

He was furious: "What happened?"

The eunuch reported truthfully.

The troops of Kang State attacked the border, and the border guard sent a letter asking for help.

The King of Zhen suddenly threw open the bed curtains and his eyes widened in anger.

There was a tremor in the voice: "How dare you——"

He immediately summoned all his ministers to discuss how to meet the enemy.

The ministers were roughly divided into three factions.

One faction was to fight and immediately mobilize troops to support the border. When Li Wan's mission to Zhen State caused unrest, and he eloped with the vice-marshal, they knew that Kang State was going to make a move. They began to recruit troops and prepare military rations to cope with the current situation. This faction accounted for 40% of the officials in the court.

One group thought that they should immediately ask for help and borrow troops from neighboring countries.

  Kangguo is coming with great momentum, and they should prepare for the worst. Instead of dispatching troops to meet the enemy now and defeating all the elite troops, it is better to retreat temporarily, save the troops and join forces with the troops of friendly countries, and then fight back in one go. This is the safest way!

The remaining faction is more negative and they want to negotiate.

They say they are trying to appease them through peace talks, but in fact, any discerning person knows that they are the surrendering faction, and peace talks is just a more euphemistic term.

The King of Zhen State frowned when he found that there were quite a few people in this group: "Negotiation? You can still find a better job, but can I still survive?"

Peace talks are impossible.

If peace talks were possible, sending an envoy to please Kangguo would have worked. Not only did they ignore Zhenguo, they also sent Li Wan to stir up trouble, obviously looking for a legitimate reason to start a war.

Seeing that each of his ministers had their own thoughts, the king felt sad and angry.

The decision was immediately made to send troops for support.

Zhen State is about to face the biggest crisis since its founding!

"Also, send a message to friendly countries to borrow troops immediately!"

Shen's ambitions are not enough. Before the troops from neighboring countries arrive, we must do our best to defend the territory of Zhen. If we fail to defend it, there will be no Zhen in the world. Who knew that as soon as the order was issued, another piece of bad news came to our ears.

  Three border towns lost!

The King of Zhen suddenly stood up and asked, "What?"

  How long was the interval between the two pieces of news?

Two hours at most!

Three towns were lost in just two hours?

"What about the border barrier?"

  |ω`)

Today I practiced driving as usual, no rear-end collision or scratches┓(`)┏

PS: I don’t know if it’s the weather or the sore throat from eating hotpot, but my throat is a little swollen. I wanted to find some anti-inflammatory medicine, but found that I had run out of it at home, even though I still had one tablet left from the last prescription.

PPS: Today's chapter is relatively short, I will make up for it tomorrow.