Tong Luan opened his eyes and found that the situation had been completely reversed by Jiang Hechuan.
This is what Jiang Hechuan does. He doesn't argue with anyone, nor does he use any conspiracy or intrigue. He just announces something openly.
No matter what Zuo Xiang wants to do next, the effect will be greatly reduced.
Tong Luan finally looked at Fang Yun. No matter how good the timing of Jiang Hechuan's moves was, he needed chess pieces, and Fang Yun was the one who created the chess pieces.
The court was silent for a moment, and Yu Xingshu, a fourth-rank general of Dinghai, said, "I would like to throw out some ideas to inspire others."
"Your Majesty, please feel free to speak." The Queen Mother's voice came from behind the gauze curtain.
Fang Yun looked at Yu Xingshu, an old acquaintance from Yuhai City who had taken good care of him that day.
Unlike the three armies in the north, the Yuhai City military's apparent goal is to prevent the invasion of the dragon clan, but in fact it is on guard against the Jiao clan. At the moment, the dragon clan has no intention of fighting, and the Jiaolong Palace will certainly not dare to act rashly, so the senior military officers can enter the capital without any scruples.
"I believe that with the strength of our Jing Kingdom, it is impossible to fight against the barbarians. The strategy to fight against the barbarians is to unite the human countries. For the sake of Jing Kingdom, special envoys should be sent to visit various countries in exchange for rescue." Yu Xingshuo said.
Fang Yun and other officials nodded together. No country could fight against Cao Man alone. Joining forces with other countries was the top priority. If other countries did not make an effort, Jing Kingdom would undoubtedly lose.
"I agree with what the general said. I also think that we should send a diplomat from the Ministry of Rites to the Holy Court to lobby the various noble families and the Kong family. If the Kong family is willing to send the 'Demon Suppression Army', then the other countries will certainly increase their efforts to help."
As soon as the three words "Ding Yao Army" came out, all the officials stood in awe, and even Ao Huang became serious.
Each Half-Saint Family maintains an army of at least a thousand men, the Sub-Saint Family has an army of at least ten thousand men, and the Confucius Family is most famous for its Demon-Slaying Army.
The Kong family's demon-suppressing army consists of three armies: heaven, earth, and man. The heavenly army guards the Kong family's unique ancient land, which few people know the name of. The earthly army guards the ancient land of Shihan. The human army keeps going back and forth between Liangjie Mountain, Zhenyu Sea, or the ancient land of Huangcheng, and occasionally returns to Shengyuan Continent to fight the three barbarians.
The Dingyao Army is notorious for its viciousness. Whenever the human race encounters a disaster, the Dingyao Army will inevitably take action and achieve numerous victories.
The Dingyao Army is an army built by the Kong family with all their efforts. The lowest-ranking person in it is a tongsheng, and there are a lot of juren and jinshi. It is a powerful army second only to the defenders.
"This is a very good idea. I will immediately find a suitable person in the Ministry of Rites to lobby the Kong family." said the Minister of Rites.
"In addition to external aid, our Jing Kingdom should also change its existing armies. We should transfer the two armies that are in opposition to Wu Kingdom and Qing Kingdom to the north. At the same time, we ask the Holy Academy to take over the Desolate Monster Mountain and transfer the army guarding the Desolate Monster Mountain to the north. In this way, our Jing Kingdom can have three more armies in the north."
"General Huang's words are wise. Besides that, we should mobilize the whole country and build a new army with at least one million people!"
There was a brief calm in the court, which meant that the number of soldiers in Jing State doubled. Even though the human race had a good harvest of grain every year, it was still a considerable burden for Jing State.
"The new troops can be trained. But the weapons they use seem to be insufficient."
"Negotiate directly with the Gong family, and the Holy Court will help. If the Holy Court does not help, I will crash into the mountain in anger! It would be best if you can borrow a Swallowing Sea Shell."
Ao Huang chuckled. In his hand was a Swallowing Sea Shell.
"If we can borrow better heaven and earth shells, then our human race will never have to worry about transporting food and fodder again. Unfortunately, we can't borrow them."
Ao Huang couldn't help but interrupt: "Forget about the Heaven and Earth Shell. You can exchange the Swallowing Sea Shell for the Shocking Saint Article. A Drinking River Shell is also included."
Fang Yun turned his head and looked at Ao Huang, who quickly shut up.
One person said, "Prince Huang, I wonder if the dragon tribe will lend a helping hand."
Ao Huang looked at Fang Yun. When he found that Fang Yun did not stop him, he immediately said firmly: "No! My East Sea Dragon Palace strictly abides by the agreement with the demon race and will never help at this time. However, you humans are treacherous and cunning. If you come up with some conspiracy to snatch weapons from my East Sea Dragon Palace, we will have no way to stop you. You can ask Fang Yun about this matter. He is full of bad intentions."
Fang Yun rolled his eyes at Ao Huang, and then he thought, "If the East Sea Dragon Palace fails in its attack on Yuhai City, and leaves behind countless swords, spears and shields, they will be considered as spoils of war for our Jing Kingdom."
"You wishful thinking. I don't believe you can defeat my Great East China Sea Dragon Clan! Wait for me to go back and discuss it with my sister." Ao Huang said nonsense seriously.
The officials heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that the East China Sea Dragon Palace was willing to help. The weapons of the East China Sea Dragon Palace were extremely durable and sturdy, and could be used by humans with just a little modification.
The military scholars continued their discussion, but the Minister of Personnel looked towards Zhuang Lu, the Director of the Ministry of Examination.
Zhuang Lu's expression changed, and he said loudly, "I have something to ask you. Even if my Dajing layout is perfect and everything goes smoothly, what are the chances of winning?"
"you… "
Zhuang Lu's words hit the nail on the head, and no one dared to answer.
Because everyone knows that even in the best case scenario, Jingguo has less than a 10% chance of winning.
The officials were able to discuss because they were not considering winning.
It was as cold as winter in the Fengtian Hall.
After a moment of silence, Zhuang Lu continued, "The rescue efforts of the other countries cannot be wholehearted. The nine countries can only send out a large army, with a combat force of no more than 500,000. With auxiliary soldiers and civilians, there are no more than one million. Even if we add the newly recruited soldiers of Jing country, there are only 1.5 million combat soldiers available. Even with auxiliary soldiers and civilians, there are only 3 million. The barbarians, with their entire tribe heading south, have at least 50 million combat soldiers! Such a huge disparity, why don't you mention it?"
The hall was in complete silence.
Yu Xingshu said in a dry voice: "They attack and we defend. With the help of the city defense weapons, we may be able to delay the Cao Man. When their supplies are insufficient, we can force them to retreat."
"Ridiculous! Even if the city's defenses are equivalent to tens of millions of people, how can they fight against fifty million barbarians?"
Yu Xingshu remained silent. He did not want to make unfounded arguments in the court. He was a military strategist, not a generalist.
"As soon as the Demon Saint issues the order, the demons will surely destroy and massacre every city! Our Jing Kingdom can retreat step by step, but we will be retreating on the corpses of the people of Jing Kingdom!"
"Does Lord Zhuang have any good plan to repel the enemy?" asked a general.
"have!"
"Please let me know, Master Zhuang."
All the officials in the court stared at Zhuang Lu, and many of them had anticipation in their eyes.
"My plan is very simple. For the sake of our race and our people, the royal family of Jing should abdicate and give up all our territory to Qing and Wu. If the two countries go all out and get help from other countries, we will surely force the barbarians to retreat..."
"Shut up! If you dare to say another word, I will make your blood splatter in the Golden Palace!" General Zhou Junhu shouted angrily, filled with murderous aura, and clouds appeared out of nowhere above the palace.
Zhuang Lu's clothes were blown by the strong wind, making a hissing sound and tearing into strips.
Zhuang Lu was just a Jinshi, while Zhou Junhu was a Grand Secretary, and his ability in killing was even better than that of the Left Prime Minister.
Zhuang Lu glanced at the Minister of Personnel and did not dare to speak.
Zhou Junhu once threatened Zuo Xiang in person, saying that if they were alone, he would kill him with a verbal attack. Zhuang Lu was really not worth mentioning.
Ou Mo, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, coughed lightly and said, "General Zhou is acting on impulse. What Zhuang Sizheng said may not be unreasonable."
"From what you said, you want to surrender to the enemy and betray your country?" As soon as Zhou Junhu said this, a large number of weapon shadows slowly appeared in the sky above the hall, with swords and spears standing in all directions, murderous aura in the air, and fighting spirit rising to the sky.
Fang Yun secretly shook his head. Although the great scholars and the great scholars were no different from ordinary people on weekdays, once they mobilized their power, it was extremely terrifying and definitely not comparable to the Jinshi. (To be continued...)