Chapter 153 Should I Go to War?
Hearing this, Li Xionghui was immediately delighted.
He naturally knew that new recruits had to be recruited continuously.
But if there is not enough food, the more new soldiers are injected, the more food will be needed.
By then, the soldiers won’t even have enough to eat, let alone train.
To put it bluntly, the reason why they are training so smoothly now is largely because they eat well.
Moreover, many new recruits join the army because of food and clothing issues.
Of course, we cannot say that these people are not qualified. Those who are talented will still stay.
However, food and fodder have always been the most troublesome problem in the military camp.
In fact, he has always been curious about where Princess Zhan got all the food and supplies from.
What's more, these food and fodder can be considered as high-quality food and fodder.
Even he himself knew that the food in their barracks was better than that outside.
It’s just that it’s bought, so why doesn’t the food at home have this taste?
Imperial Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Now the Third Prince is still keeping it a secret as he had agreed at the beginning, and he is not interfering in any affairs of the court on the grounds that he cannot see.
In fact, his eye disease had fully recovered a few months ago.
Chu Murong also knew this.
However, after discussion, everyone agreed that this matter could not be made public until the crown prince was deposed.
"Oh, then according to your opinion, how should our Great Xia Kingdom deal with this?" Chu Murong asked the prince.
The reason why he asked Prince Chu Shiwei was not because he wanted to train him, but because he wanted to know his true thoughts.
Chu Murong just received a battle report from the border. If the Great Xia Kingdom wants a truce, it must give up three cities.
And they had to pay tribute of a certain number of horses, cattle and sheep to the Manjing State every year, otherwise they would continue to attack Chilue City.
As soon as he received the battle report, Chu Murong summoned several ministers to discuss politics.
Yu Mengqing was also there this time, because she now holds the military command and can deploy troops when necessary.
Chu Murong asked this question in front of so many people.
For a moment, the prince really didn't know whether Chu Murong was testing him or not.
Because of the problem of new recruits, the training of Pingdinghou Mansion was extremely slow.
This is also the worst group of recruits in history.
But precisely because of this, the number of new recruits was still far from what they had planned.
Of course, the main reason was because they had settled the issue of food supplies for the Marquis' Mansion.
Before, they had more food and could eat three meals a day, but now it has been changed to two meals a day.
Even so, there was still not enough food and supplies.
If you just start with it, it may last for a month or two.
But now, no matter how we hold a banquet, it can only last for a few days, no more than ten days.
The main reason is that a large number of these new recruits come here for food.
Many people join the army because their families are poor and they cannot afford food and clothing at home.
Moreover, my grandfather also speculated that these people must have been rejected in Chu Shiheng's military camp, and they came here because they had no other choice.
Otherwise, how do we explain the huge difference between this batch of recruits?
But even in this case, they can't give it up.
The main reason is that it is too difficult to recruit new soldiers.
Given the current situation, if they take action, they will lose before they even start.
The only way is to wait, wait for them to continue to expand, and then defeat them in one round, so that he can successfully take that position.
Even if we take a step back, if we go to the border at this time.
Based on his understanding of Chu Murong, he would definitely not send all of them out to fight.
But even if some of them stayed behind, with the power they had now to pacify the Marquis' Mansion, they might not be able to rebel.
Therefore, the best solution is to delay the expedition for a year or two.
By that time, they had already set out on the expedition, and the power of the Pingding Marquisate had grown.
Once the army reaches the border, he will act openly in the capital, and the border troops will not be able to reach out to rescue them.
Far water cannot quench a nearby fire. So, what do we do then? It will still be up to them to decide, right?
Thinking of this, Chu Shiwei immediately objected: "Father, I think it is not appropriate to send troops now."
Hearing this, Yu Mengqing on the side obviously curled the corners of her lips, revealing a hint of irony in her smile.
But she didn't say anything. She wanted to see what kind of excuse Chu Shiwei would come up with.
Moreover, this is obviously an unequal treaty. Anyone with a bit of common sense would not agree to it.
Moreover, the treasury of the Great Xia Kingdom has been empty in recent years. Not to mention the three cities, they can't even take out the horses.
If it weren’t for the food and fodder in the space, the military salaries might not even be paid.
Chu Murong also looked very interested and asked, "Oh? Then, Prince, tell me, why can't our Great Xia Kingdom go to war now?"
"Father, if war breaks out, the people of Great Xia will suffer. If I had to choose, I would rather wait two years before going to war. By then, Great Xia's army will be stronger and we can retake the cities we lost in the shortest possible time. Wouldn't that be better?"
After hearing this, everyone began to agree, and they all felt that what Chu Shiwei said made sense.
Seeing this, Yu Mengqing on the side had to speak up.
"Prince, you are wrong. In the past two years, our Great Xia Kingdom has become strong and powerful. Do you think that the Man Jing Kingdom will not be strong and powerful?"
"That's right. While my Great Xia Kingdom is training its troops, can the Man Jing Kingdom just sit back and wait for death?" Xue Zhonggui on the side couldn't help but retorted.
"You..." Hearing someone insulting him, Chu Shiwei immediately pointed at Xue Zhonggui and wanted to curse.
"Well, this is just a discussion. I want to hear Princess Zhan's opinion on the specifics." Chu Murong suddenly looked at Yu Mengqing and said.
Over the past few months, he has expressed great confidence in Yu Mengqing's abilities.
Although she is a woman, she is very insightful in all aspects and her views are unique.
Many of the problems that I had been pondering for a long time could always be solved with just one or two words from her.
As soon as Chu Murong said this, everyone's eyes were focused on Yu Mengqing.
"Mengqing believes that we should send troops to the border as soon as possible." Yu Mengqing stood up and directly stated her suggestion.
This is also Yu Mengqing’s truest thought.
At this moment, all she was thinking about was the Great Xia Kingdom, nothing else.
She believed that the emperor's opinion was similar to her own.
Otherwise he wouldn't ask himself this question in front of so many people.
Looking at these regulations, we can see that the Manjing State is a country that knows how to be content.
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