"The preparations for the Shenji Battalion are almost done. The Xuanjia and Wangdong Battalions have also expanded their enrollment. Only the Shaoyu Battalion has not changed for the time being. Most of the soldiers there are still too young. Judging from several actual battles, They are easily overwhelmed by blood and need a few battles to become real fighters."
Fang Shisan was sitting in a wheelchair with his hands folded together. A snowflake fell on the tip of her nose and stayed there for a while before it slowly melted away.
He Yue put her hands in her sleeves, stood beside her, and said:
"We should add another battalion from today. The territory of Ceylon sent 4,000 war horses. It is said that Lide won the bet. Prime Minister Lingwu Yuzuo personally supervised the fulfillment of the bet. Ceylon wants to renege on the debt." It’s hard. Although we sent someone over to threaten to say, ‘Do you dare to accept it if I give it to you?’, but after thinking about it carefully, we really dare to accept it.”
No matter how you look at it, the smile on He Yue's face is a bit dark.
This matter is simple to say, the disappearance of the Lingwu lord is already known in the world, and under such circumstances, the interior of Lingwu is actually quite chaotic. Unlike Yuxi City, Lingwu's power is basically concentrated in the hands of the Lingwu lord, and her disappearance will have a considerable impact on Lingwu. At this time, Lingwu must show enough strength to make other territories dispel the idea of taking advantage of the fire.
Supervising Li De's bet with Mu Risheng, son of Ceylon, is just one of the things.
"Even if the lord is not around, what happened in Lingwu Land will not be erased" - they probably intend to send such a signal to the outside world. And the Territory of Ceylon obviously did not intend to be the first bird to oppose Lingwu at this time. No matter how reluctant he was, the Lord of Ceylon still chose to pay for the debt owed by his son after all.
"Four thousand war horses... is really a great gift. This is something that money cannot buy. What's more, the pastures on the Ceylon side are quite famous, and the horses exported there have always been in short supply."
Even though he said that, Fang Shisan continued to ask with a bit of worry in his expression:
"The bet, have you read it? If Lide loses the bet, what will Yuxi City have to pay?"
He Yue was silent for a while, and replied:
"His life."
Fang Shisan's white hands tightly clenched the hem of his clothes.
After a while, she let go of her hand and said softly:
"Four thousand war horses are enough for us to create a cavalry unit. It is impossible to expect this unit to be comparable to Lingwu iron cavalry in the short term, but this army is still a rare treasure for us. Xuanjiaying and Wangdongying They are mainly infantry, and although the combat effectiveness of the Shenji Battalion is strong, their mobility is also poor, and one more cavalry can solve many problems."
He Yue nodded:
"Speaking of which, this bet also brought 20,000 gold coins to Yuxi City. Although this amount of money is not a huge sum of money in our eyes, it is still very helpful for the construction of the army. .I will add the full amount to the military expenditure, and how to use it depends on you.”
Twenty thousand gold coins is rather embarrassing for the current Yuxi City, say more or less. All kinds of industries in Yuxi City are now developing, and almost every industry is a bottomless pit. If 20,000 gold coins are invested in research and development, it will only burn for a year and a half at most. In the current chaotic situation, it seems that this money is used as military expenses. better choice.
Fang Shisan wrapped his clothes tightly and replied:
"I will recruit another batch of soldiers a year ago. Cavalry is no better than infantry, and the conditions for conscription are much stricter. As for weapons and armor, some of them will be handed over to the Forging Bureau, and the other part should be imported from Yunhai."
He Yue yawned, reached out and patted her cold lips lightly, and said:
"I don't know if it's good news. This winter is colder than in previous years, and there are many more victims in Yunyang and Zhaochen than before. Through negotiations with the city lords in Yunyang, I took over some of them from them." People are not difficult. After all, the disaster victims are the most easily deceived by others. If they rebel after listening to the propaganda of the rebel army, the city lords will probably not be able to solve the problem until next year."
Fang Shisan quickly understood what He Yue meant.
Selecting suitable soldiers from among the victims is also the choice Fang Shisan favors:
"Judging from the situation in the past few years, the disaster victims are the best source of soldiers. We have always treated soldiers well. Every time we recruit soldiers from the disaster victims, the registration will be extremely enthusiastic, and the recruits are more hardworking. There are very few people who steal, rape and play tricks... But after all, a small number of people are recruited, and most of them may not be able to survive this winter."
After Fang Shisan finished speaking, his expression was slightly sad.
He Yue didn't speak either. The current productivity of Yuxi City has been greatly improved, and there is still a large amount of food from the demons in the west that will flow into the granary of Yuxi City. It can be said that Yuxi City is not short of food. With the further upgrading of the industry, the money can keep up with the speed of development. The only disadvantage is the lack of population.
After all, no matter how advanced the development is, it is difficult for the number of people to grow explosively. Even if the current affluent life makes the people of Yuxi City willing to have more children, it will take time for these children to grow up. If you want to support a strong army, you can only recruit enough soldiers from outside. The irony is that this is easy to do, because human life is worth less than grass.
Thinking of the number of disaster victims in Yunyang, which is in the middle, He Yue couldn't help but think of the Tiancheng Territory where she was born.
There, I'm afraid it will be another hell where people cannibalize people.
At this moment, a voice came from the door:
"It seems that the little girl came at a bad time? Why do you feel that Lord Shoufu and Lord General don't look very well?"
He Yue looked towards the door, and standing there was Shuang, the head of the Anbu organization in Yuxi City, wearing a veil.
Shuang walked over on the snow in the yard, first covered Fang Shisan's lap with the padded coat she held in her hand, and then said to He Yue:
"Little girl, let's make a long story short. The Anbu members we sent out have already sent back the first batch of information. It has been half a month since the end of the northward expedition. It is said that this time the Northern Expeditionary Army encountered an ambush on the border of the Giants, causing casualties It's terrible. Those who survived have basically returned to their respective territories, but they still haven't heard any news about Lide."
He Yue looked at Shuang, waiting for her next words.
Shuang calmly took out two letters from her chest and handed them to He Yue. While He Yue was watching, Shuang said to Fang Shisan:
"Two things. The first one, we found out the last whereabouts of the Lord of the City. It seems that Lord Lingwu took the initiative to annoy him and was kicked out of the team. Alaya and Shiloh are fine, Alaya stays there and waits." Lord City Master, Hilo should be back soon."
"second… "
Frost paused, then continued:
"Bikas, the senior general of the rebel army, took the initiative to contact us. It seems that he has the idea of forming an alliance."