Three days later, outside Qingyang City, the main army camp.
Inside the central command tent, Shen Zhao sat upright in the main tent.
The commanders of the Southern Army and the Allied Army stood in orderly rows on the left and right sides, respectively.
Yu Xiyan and the fortune teller were also among them.
Looking at Shen Zhao, who was sitting in the center, and his focused study of the military report, it was as if they were from another world, which captivated Yu Xiyan for a moment.
"Cough cough..."
Shen Zhao coughed twice, put down the military report in his hand, and then officially began the pre-battle deployment meeting.
"As you all probably know, the opening of the Heavenly Ranking signifies that the Nine Realms are about to descend into chaos once again."
As for what will happen specifically, I will not elaborate on it since everyone here has been through it. If you don’t know, please go to the previous chapters and have a look. It doesn’t cost any money anyway.
In short, you weak nations will be the first to become cannon fodder, without a doubt. If you want to withstand this crisis...
The only solution is to band together, or simply surrender; that's also an option.
One sentence left the rulers of the three kingdoms of Chu, Wei, and Yun speechless.
Their country was small and weak, and they had no ability to fight back against the fourteen-nation coalition. They were forced to respond to Shen Zhao's call and join the "Justice League" to resist the tyranny of the Xia Kingdom.
"I don't want to say any more nonsense. I'm all about efficiency. Now I'm going to start allocating and deploying.
Everyone, whether they understand or not, must strictly follow my instructions, understand?
"clear……"
Their voices lacked confidence, yet they all chose to unconditionally trust Shen Zhao.
After all, they were no longer worth mentioning.
"King Cao Yan of Wei, the first thing you must do upon returning to your country is to immediately withdraw all military and civilian personnel from the border to Ye City, and at the same time, do everything possible to stockpile grain and fodder."
Ensure that all military and civilian personnel in your capital have enough water and food for at least four months. As for the five allied forces that pass through your territory, let them be; there is no need to resist them, and try to avoid all conflict.
Cao Yan looked troubled: "Elder Shen, what I wanted to say is that there are over a million people outside Ye City..."
If they all squeeze into Yecheng, I'm afraid it will cause chaos and public security will be difficult to maintain..."
Bang--
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Zhao smashed a tea lid precisely onto Cao Yan's head.
"If you can't do it, what are you doing here? You think you're worthy to be the King of Wei? I just said that whether you understand or not, you all have to carry it out."
You think I'm ignoring you? What, are you looking down on the judiciary or on me, Chen Zhao? Public order issues? Even military control during wartime couldn't handle that!
Kill a few troublemakers, and they'll behave. Do I have to teach them this kind of thing?
Cao Yan covered his head and didn't dare to utter a sound. He had no temper left and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, I will definitely do as Elder Shen instructed."
Shen Zhao muttered something silently, then looked away with disdain, glancing at the other person: "King Xiang Rang of Chu, you only need to do one thing when you return to your country."
Fortify your defenses and clear the fields, and do not allow the four allied forces to pass through you and obtain any supplies.
Furthermore, a large force will be deployed at Xuanxia Pass, solely for defense, not offense, to deplete the enemy's morale as much as possible, understand?
Xiang Rang immediately replied, "Please rest assured, Elder Shen, I will definitely accomplish it. However, my Chu Kingdom is poor and weak, and can only muster 20,000 men, mainly because we don't have enough military provisions..."
"Thirty thousand people!"
Shen Zhao held up three fingers and said to Xiang Rang in an unquestionable tone, "Don't try to bargain with me, this is no joke."
If you can't even scrape together enough rations for 30,000 soldiers, you deserve to be wiped out. Don't go around complaining about being poor.
Your private treasury alone could support more than 80,000 soldiers. Are you still hiding it away because you plan to spend it in the underworld?
Should I exchange them for ghost money beforehand and burn it for you when you kick the bucket? Hmm?
"I will obey, I will certainly obey."
Xiang Rang wiped his sweat, no longer daring to have the slightest doubt. The pressure from Shen Zhao was simply too great.
Shen Zhao ignored him and continued shouting, "King Yun, Tang Shu, you must stop the five allied armies passing through your territory outside the Stone Fortress Tower!"
Hold out for two months; reinforcements will surely arrive within two months.
Tang Shu was stunned: "Three months? My goodness! Over 100,000 people! Elder Shen, in this kingdom, three soldiers share one piece of armor!"
Even with all that, they can't gather six thousand sets of armor. How can they possibly hold them off for two months?
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhao immediately kicked the table over.
"Six thousand men for two months, this is a battle I could laugh in my dreams."
As a result, Tang Shu immediately pulled out the military tally: "Then please let Elder Shen take command..."
"Fine..." Shen Zhao sneered, "I'll take care of your allied forces, or why don't you go and deal with the Chu Kingdom for me?"
Tang Shu immediately backed down: "Ah, well, after careful consideration, I think it should be enough to last for two months."
"You useless thing, do you have any opinions?"
"No!"
The three answered in unison, their responses remarkably uniform.
Afterwards, after they understood the specific deployment, they all got up and returned to their country to make arrangements.
Yu Xiyan looked at Shen Zhao nervously, hoping he could assign her a task.
However, Shen Zhao completely ignored Yu Xiyan and turned to Bai Qi, saying, "Bai Qi, you will lead ten thousand troops under your command..."
Together with Cao Chun, they first headed to the border of Wei, and then laid an ambush on the Zixia Pass.
Remember, the objective of this battle is not to annihilate the enemy, but to delay and deplete their manpower.
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Bai Qi and Cao Chun stood up together and immediately accepted the order.
"Qin Yi, Meng Hong."
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Each of you will lead five thousand troops from the Great Wilderness, stationed on the border between the Yun and Chu kingdoms, ready to act at any opportune moment."
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