"Your Highness?" Another general in the hall stood up and bowed respectfully to Lin Mo.
"There are still smart people out there," Lin Mo thought to himself, "I might consider recruiting you!"
At this moment, Yang Fei acted up again. "Zhao Zhen, with a formidable enemy at hand, there's no time for these formalities!" he said. "Since Your Highness is here, please sit down and listen to what I have to say!"
A series of intimidating blows?
He was merely the commander of the army in Shu, yet he not only failed to bow to me but also acted arrogantly in front of me.
Yang Fei's arrogance is justified.
There are 15,000 troops stationed in Shu. Apart from the 5,000 troops stationed in important border towns that are not under his command, the rest are his own troops.
In this remote border region, where the emperor is far away, having military power makes one a local tyrant, and he didn't take you, a Shu king who came from afar, seriously at all.
At the same time, the reason he treated Lin Mo so coldly was because Li Hu had given him special permission.
It goes without saying who Li Hu represents.
Therefore, in Yang Fei's view, if you, Lin Mo, come here obediently and act like a hardworking dog, he, Yang Fei, might spare your life out of respect for Lin Wenzhong.
If they don't obey, there are snakes, insects, rats, and ants everywhere in Sichuan, not to mention bandits.
All he needs to do to kill you, Lin Mo, is devise a way to arrange your death.
Lin Mo sneered, then found a stool and sat down.
"Your Highness, there are many bandits in Shu. I'm very curious how you managed to come to Xichuan alive!" Yang Fei continued his suicidal behavior.
"Are you disappointed that I wasn't robbed and killed by bandits?" Lin Mo couldn't hold back any longer. "If I had died, Lord Yang would have had a better reason to apply to the court for military funds to suppress the bandits, wouldn't he?"
These words shocked the entire audience.
"Your Highness, you must be joking!" Yang Fei's face darkened.
"Then please stop joking, Lord Yang!" Lin Mo said sternly. "I am the King of Shu of the Great Xia Dynasty. It's understandable that you were too busy with official business to come and greet me, but why don't you bow to me now that you see me!"
Yang Fei raised his head. "Pay respects? Gentlemen, did you hear that? Our King of Shu wants me to pay respects to him!" Yang Fei laughed heartily.
The tall general next to Yang Fei was the first to laugh. Then two more generals joined in, followed by Yang Fei's own handwriting and everyone else present.
The sudden burst of laughter spread like a hurricane until the entire hall began to shake.
“I’m serious!” Lin Mo repeated.
Upon hearing this, the laughter intensified. Their mouths contorted with elation, their stomachs trembled, and many laughed so hard that snot flew from their nostrils.
"Laugh now, but I'll make sure you can't laugh later!" Lin Mo thought to himself.
Of the dozen or so generals in the hall, everyone except Zhao Zhen, who was bowing to Lin Mo, was mocking him.
Yang Fei chuckled incessantly, while the tall general seemed about to vomit.
"Your Majesty, have you even grasped the situation?" he roared with laughter. "May I ask, Your Highness, what gives you the right to issue orders in Shu? Is it because of that piece of junk you're carrying? Or your mother, who's over fifty?"
"With the five hundred elite soldiers of Great Xia that I brought!" Lin Mo shouted.
Hearing what was just said, Lin Mo was certain that news of his killing of Hu Jun and a hundred elite soldiers had not yet reached this area.
In ancient times, information was not readily available, so it was normal for news to be delayed.
After Lin Mo killed the man, he rushed to the scene on horseback. At the same time, the Empress ordered a news blackout, so Yang Fei received no information.
"Five hundred elite soldiers?" Yang Fei asked incredulously.
At this moment, his subordinate leaned in and confirmed the matter with him.
"Do you believe me now?" Lin Mo told him. "Oh, I should explain this to Lord Yang. These five hundred elite soldiers volunteered to follow me to Shu. Also, four thousand elite soldiers are currently assembling at Jianping Pass and will arrive tomorrow!"
If I'm not mistaken, ten thousand elite troops will come to join me in a month! At that time, I request that Lord Yang prepare provisions and lodging for them!
Upon hearing this, everyone was so surprised that they were speechless!
Seeing this, Lin Mo grinned, "What were you guys discussing just now? You can continue!"
No one responded; everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and the hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"Zhao Zhen, answer my question. What were we discussing just now?"
"Your Highness, we were just discussing sending troops to wipe out the bandits of Shulong Mountain!"
“Shulong Mountain?” Lin Mo repeated these three words. “This mountain is steep and easy to defend, but difficult to attack. We must be cautious when deploying troops here!”
Everyone remained silent.
"Alright then, I've just arrived and I'm tired," Lin Mo said coldly. "That's enough for today. Tomorrow I will host a banquet to entertain you all. As for whether or not we will use force, and what our plans are, you can inform me of them then!"
After saying that, Lin Mo turned and left.
He needed to establish his authority, but he couldn't just start killing people indiscriminately as soon as he arrived in Shu.
First of all, even if 4,500 elite soldiers could win against 4,000 garrison troops in Xichuan City, they would suffer heavy losses.
Attacking cities is inferior to winning hearts and minds; subduing the enemy without fighting is the highest level of military strategy.
Lin Mo is the only son of Lin Wenzhong, the God of War of the Great Xia Dynasty. The Lin family enjoys immense prestige within the Great Xia army.
With these words added today, I believe they will intimidate many generals.
Why wouldn't you want soldiers who are given away for free?
It's always necessary to give soldiers who want to surrender a little chance!
Sure enough, no sooner had Lin Mo left than the hall erupted in chaos.
His advisor, Wang Cheng, said indignantly, "This kid is arrogant and conceited, just like General Li. In my opinion, we only need to use a little trick to make sure he dies without a burial place."
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