At this time, several generals came over with the people who had been causing trouble in the tent and asked, "Lady Female Prime Minister, what should we do with these people?"
There were seven or eight tied-up generals, some of whom were silent, some were frightened and begging for mercy, and some were still cursing.
Shen Xu looked at them indifferently and said, "Let's detain them first. It just so happens that my husband and Master Pei are both experts in criminal interrogation. We can interrogate them when we have time. Maybe they can reveal some of their accomplices or remaining lackeys."
The leader cursed, "You evil woman, you are misleading people with your lies. You will not die a good death. If you have the guts, kill me now!"
Shen Xu frowned and sighed softly, "There are always people who lose their lives because of questioning my ability. I really don't like to use tyranny to govern the army and the country.
Take extra care of this person and check his entire ancestry to see if he has any dark history."
At this time, several soldiers came over with two prostitutes. One of them was still drunk and the other was naked and cursing.
They seemed to have considerable authority, and the soldiers who went to capture them had red faces, and seemed to have been slapped a few times.
Shen Xu didn't say anything more and directly ordered: "Behead the sacrificial flag."
"Why are you killing me? Why..." The soldier quickly dragged the man away.
"Pass the order down. The war has not been won until it's over. Army officers above the rank of captain are not allowed to drink alcohol, let alone indulge in women. Anyone caught will be severely punished!"
After Shen Xu finished speaking, he turned coldly and walked towards the camp, not forgetting to instruct the generals beside him: "Gather a few generals into the tent, we should make plans to repel the enemy."
The general nodded and ordered the messenger to go down and convey the order.
Song Lin dragged the person who had just caused trouble over and asked, "Xiu Xiu, how should we deal with this person?"
Shen Xu looked at the man who was already sweating profusely from fear, and said in a gentle tone: "He speaks so loudly, let him be the messenger."
"Eh? No punishment?" The two generals on the side were a little surprised, thinking that such a punishment was too lenient and it would be difficult to establish authority.
"Is it easy to be a shouting soldier? Then hang him on a pole and shout the slogan of victory a thousand times. Have someone stand in the tent and count. Let him down after a thousand times."
"Well......"
In this way, everyone in the military tent listened to the slogans of victory outside. They were perfunctory at first, then became more and more excited, and finally became numb and tired.
Standing in front of a sand table filled with flags, Shen Xu discussed with his fellow soldiers how to repel the enemy. "Everyone, before the battle, I actually have some good news and some bad news to share with you."
Everyone looked at Shen Xu in unison, their eyes filled with questions and doubts.
"The bad news is that the one hundred carts of supplies I brought weren't all powered spring crossbows. Time was tight, and we didn't produce many crossbows. There were only about two hundred powered spring crossbows, and only a few thousand arrows, which wasn't enough to defend the city."
When everyone heard this, they looked troubled. Without so much equipment, how could they repel the Northern Wolves who had an army 100,000 more than theirs?
Shen Xu then said, “The good news is that these things can help us add an army of 200,000.”
Hearing this, everyone was even more confused. Some people had already seen what was in the baggage cart. It was neither food nor weapons. How could it increase the combat effectiveness of an army of 200,000?
For a while, everyone was whispering and talking.
Pei Zhiyuan was also very confused. The car was filled with paint and cloth. Could it be that she was going to use the trick of fake Dzi beads to trick the army again?
"What is that?"
“How to increase military strength?”
Shen Xu continued, "Starting now, order the baggage train to make 20,000 blue military flags overnight. Paint all soldiers' armor blue, change their cloaks to blue, and print tiger stripes on the flags and armor with gold paint. Next, paint all the gun barrels white."
Pei Zhiyuan was stunned and exclaimed softly: "You are going to!"
A golden tiger pattern on a blue background is the emblem of the Yang Clan Army of Jiangling Prefecture. The Yang Clan of Jiangling Prefecture boasts an army of 400,000 men, stationed year-round in the Southwest Cliff Corridor. Their soldiers wear blue helmets and armor with golden tiger patterns on their chests, and carry white spears, excelling in mountain warfare.
"That's right, I'm going to put on a show in front of the Northern Xue Army..." Shen Xu curled his lips into a smile and said in a serious tone: "The Southwest Tiger has descended from the sky."
Pei Zhiyuan frowned and said, "But there must be enemy spies in our army. Our strategy of confusing the enemy with an enemy may not work."
Shen Xu smiled mysteriously and said, "What if we really have the Southwest Army in our hands?"
The other generals didn't know her trump card and were still rejoicing, "Great, the Southwestern Army is coming to support us."
"With 200,000 soldiers from the southwest, we will definitely be able to defeat Xue's army and fight our way all the way to the border of Beiyuan."
Shen Xu continued, "That's right. Due to the long distance, we must disguise ourselves as the Southwestern Army to deter the Xue Army from making any rash moves. Remove all the armor from the war horses. During this time, we must quickly produce more crossbows and crossbow triggers, and fight to the death until the Southwestern reinforcements arrive."
Pei Zhiyuan pursed his lips and said nothing, thinking to himself that this was not good. How could they have the Southwest Army?
No one knows whether the 100,000 southwestern troops summoned by the secret letter are righteous or evil. If they turn out to be rebels, Panshi City will be plunged into war.
She even dared to boast here that she had 200,000 Southwestern troops and was dreaming of marching into the heart of the Northern Wolf...
I hope these paints can really scare off the wolves in the north!
Chen Xu pointed to several pass fortresses on the map and said, "Since we have set up a decoy, we must deploy all our troops in these cities that their spies can find, making them believe that the Southwestern Army has taken over the garrison, and our forces will be greatly increased."
"Use all our forces to defend these cities..." Everyone hesitated again, and a general stood up to explain, "The most important city, Xiangyangling, will fall if attacked. Then, surrounded from both sides, our army will be defeated, and the northern wolves will be able to march straight through the pass and capture the Rock Imperial City."
Shen Xu said with a firm look, "So the task is arduous. Thirty thousand people, no matter the cost, must defend Xiangyang Ridge."
A general immediately objected, "Impossible! We have deployed over 120,000 troops on the Xiangyangling front, but we can only barely suppress the aggressive Xue army from the north. 30,000 men are not enough to kill in a day.
Their chevaux de frise is as solid as a rock; a formation of a few thousand men can withstand our elite cavalry of tens of thousands."
"So we urgently need a victory to boost the declining morale. After completing the rear deployment today, I will go to Xiangyangling in person to help the army break the formation." Shen Xu nodded, his eyes fixed on the small red flag on the sand table.
Song Lin said with a hint of worry: "Xiu Xiu, it's too dangerous to go to the front line. We will go to support the front line, and you can stay in the rear to command the camp."
"No, it's precisely because it's dangerous that we have to go together."
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