There was nothing silly about the old groom's face, and his cloudy eyes looked cold and fierce.
"Shi Le just returned to the city and was severely defeated by Long Chengen at Zhenguo Temple."
"Three generals were lost yesterday, and Kong Ji and Shi Haoran were just sent back today."
"Today at Zhenguo Temple, an estimated 170,000 to 80,000 horses were lost. Shi Le suffered a heavy defeat this time."
The old horseman stood in front of the kang, and Gan Xin sat on the kang. He took out the tobacco rod from his waist, untied the gold pipe, took out the shredded tobacco and stuffed it in. He lit the fire and slowly took a puff of the tobacco.
"Hmm. This Long Chengen is so weird. Six people surrounded him, but they couldn't take him down." .??.
"The poster said that Long Chengen's cultivation level is lower than his, but now it seems"
This old horseman is Gan Xin's confidant, so it doesn't matter what he said to Shen Wanjin.
The old groom said: "Master, my subordinates believe that Long Chengen must have obtained the empress's secret method, and his cultivation level will suddenly increase dramatically."
"I remember that when dealing with the Tianxiahui last year, Long Chengen also sought help from the original poster. This shows that at that time, Long Chengen was still in the stage of the Martial Emperor, and one person could not deal with Ji Ba and the elders."
"But yesterday he fought one against six. Even if Zhang Qian and other female generals later assisted him, it is enough to show that his cultivation is likely to have broken through the realm of the Martial Emperor as rumored."
"The only secret technique that can break through the realm of the Martial Emperor is the Empress' Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Technique."
Ganxin smoked dry cigarettes, and the dim candlelight illuminated his wrinkled face.
"The poster still has a vicious vision and chose to cooperate with Long Chengen."
Gan Xin originally disagreed with Shen Wanjin and Long Chen's cooperation, but now he feels that Shen Wanjin's decision is correct.
"Yes, I thought that Long Chengen and the world would go against each other and it would never end, but I didn't expect that this guy actually did it."
The old horseman knew the situation at that time. At that time, he and Gan Xin had the same idea and neither agreed to help Long Chen.
Gan Xin finished smoking a pipe of cigarettes and knocked the cigarette ashes on the soles of his feet.
Gan Xin looked like an ordinary old man in Xixia, and there was no difference at all.
"Go and ask Yan Shuangyu how Long Chengen arranged it, so we can make preparations in advance."
Long Chen was so powerful that Gan Xin didn't dare to neglect him.
Because Gan Xin was lurking in the dark, Shen Wanjin didn't want to expose Gan Xin's identity, so he asked Yan Shuangyu to be the intermediary liaison. Yan Shuangyu is already the master of the Jade Buddha Tower. Her identity has been made public and everyone has seen her.
Of course, there is also the reason why Shen Wanjin wanted to use Yan Shuang Jade as a beauty trap against Long Chen.
The old horseman nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask tomorrow."
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The back office of the Prefect's Mansion.
The Imperial Guards guarded the gate, and there were also guards guarding the surrounding areas.
After Shi Le had dinner, he stayed in Houya.
In the yard, Shi Le picked up the halberd and waved it, feeling a dull pain in his abdomen.
call.
Shi Le slowly exhaled and held the big halberd tightly in his hand. The true energy in his body broke through the three burners, Ren and Du's two meridians began to flow, and a faint golden light gradually appeared around his body.
roar.
Shi Le shouted violently, and struck the ground with the halberd in his hand. The stone floor was shattered into pieces. The broken stones flew out and penetrated the surrounding walls, and the doors and windows were also penetrated.
The Imperial Guards guarding the door immediately rushed in, thinking there were assassins.
"Your Majesty!"
Shi Le slowly put away the big halberd and said: "Nothing, I am practicing my martial arts, you go out!"
The Imperial Guards saluted and exited the Houya.
Shi Le picked up the halberd, looked at the hole on the ground, and said to himself: "Long Chengen practiced the Hundred Birds Chao Feng Jue, and his cultivation level broke through to the realm of the Martial Emperor, but he is not a true emperor."
"My King's Mad Lion Technique seems to be able to suppress him, but it's just not strong enough."
Yesterday during the battle of generals, Shi Le and Long Chen fought head-on. He felt that his skills could suppress Long Chen.
It's just that Long Chen's cultivation level was higher than his, so Shi Le suffered a loss.
As long as he refines the Mad Lion Art, Shi Le feels that he can at least be on par with Long Chen.
"The Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Technique is a technique practiced by women."
Shi Le remembered that the Hundred Birds Chao Feng Jue was only suitable for cultivation by the empress' family, and the effect of men's cultivation seemed not to be very good.
This is also the reason why Shi Le feels that as long as he masters the Mad Lion Art, he can defeat Long Chen.
Shi Le collected the spurge and returned alone
Room.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Shi Le began to practice.
Shi Le had no sense of urgency in practicing before, but now he is anxious and must improve his cultivation.
In this world, martial arts is king, but if you are not good at cultivation, you will be pushed to the ground by a eunuch and beaten violently.
Shi Le closed his eyes and meditated silently on the image of the lion. .??.
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When Shi Le opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.
Shi Le walked out of the room and arrived at the front office. Lu Qichang was waiting in the hall.
"The humble minister pays homage to the king."
Shi Le sat down and asked, "How much?"
Lu Qichang said solemnly: "Almost all the monks and soldiers in Zhenguo Temple and Zhaoti Temple were wiped out, and Tie Yaozi also suffered a lot. A total of 160,000 people died."
Lu Qichang only mentioned the casualties of monk soldiers and iron kites, but did not mention the casualties of tenant soldiers. If they were added up, they would be almost two hundred thousand.
Shi Le sighed secretly in his heart, regretting that he had red-blooded killing yesterday and let the soldiers keep rushing forward.
That kind of attack is extremely stupid and almost equal to death.
"How many troops and horses are left?"
Lu Qichang replied: "There are still 140,000 cavalry available and 30,000 infantry."
Shi Le frowned as he heard the word "Chuan". There were only 170,000 available troops and horses left, which was almost the same as the Long family's army.
Long Chen also has four Martial Emperor masters under his command. The generals do not have an advantage, nor do they have an advantage in terms of military strength.
Shi Le regretted that if he had listened to Lu Qichang's suggestion earlier and built fortifications in Yangcheng and waited for Long Chen to attack, the situation would not have become like this.
Although he felt regretful in his heart, Shi Le would not express it with his mouth.
As the king of a country, Shi Le must know his mistakes and correct them, but he must never admit his mistakes.
"More conscription! One hundred and seventy thousand is definitely not enough!"
Lu Qichang said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the last time Long Chengen attacked Zhenguo Temple, he had already suffered losses of 170,000, and this time there were 160,000 more casualties. In less than half a month, we have lost more than 300,000, and again
I'm afraid there will be conscription."
Xixia's territory was not large and its population was not large. In the past, because of its good relations with the barbarians, its national power surpassed that of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Later Long Chen After killing Yeluhong and supporting Tuzhi to ascend to the position of Shanyu, the barbarians became allies of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. From that time on, the national power of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had surpassed that of the Western Xia Dynasty.
Now that Xixia has lost so many troops in a short period of time, it is already very difficult to recruit more troops.
Shi Le said coldly: "I know this, but at this critical moment of survival, all subjects and people must defend the country from enemies."
"The Privy Council recruits troops from all over the country. If Yangcheng cannot be defended, Daxia will be destroyed, and everyone will die by then."
Lu Qichang felt helpless and had no choice but to bow: "Wei minister, I accept the decree!"
Shi Le thought for a while and said: "Also, let the two girls form an army. If there are not enough men, then women will go into battle."
"The women of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty can fight, how can the women of Daxia not be as good as those of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty!"
Lu Qichang bowed again and said: "Wei ministers accept the decree!"
Shi Le nodded and said, "Go!"
When Lu Qichang left the prefect's mansion, Shi Le immediately wrote an imperial edict and sent someone back to the palace, ordering the second princess Shi Jingxiang to form a women's army.
Lu Qichang came out of the prefect's mansion and returned to his yard.
This place was originally a rich man's residence, but it was temporarily requisitioned by Lu Qichang and became Lu Qichang's residence.
Entering the courtyard, Lu Qichang frowned, took a step forward and sighed.
Seeing Lu Qichang sighing constantly, the prefect of Yangcheng asked, "What's wrong with Mr. Lu?"
Lu Qichang shook his head slightly, entered the room, sat down, and said, "The king ordered me to recruit troops, but the number of strong men in Daxia is already about the same."
"If we want to recruit soldiers, we can only let the young and old serve in the army. If this happens, there will be unrest in the country."
"Moreover, the people may not be willing to join the army. They are unwilling to fight. When they get to the battlefield, they will die or even surrender and switch sides."
Lu Qichang is not a mediocre person. He knows that the consequences of recruiting too many soldiers will be serious.
When the country's best troops are mobilized to fight the war, there will be no one to cultivate the land, and military rations will be collected to support the troops. The entire country will be hollowed out.
The governor of Yangcheng thought for a while and said, "Master Lu, I have a plan."
Lu Qichang immediately asked: "Prefect, please speak!"
This Yangcheng prefect was known as a star of wisdom and resourcefulness. When he heard that he had a plan, Lu Qichang immediately asked about it.
