Chapter 824: Conflict Transfer
During the time they stayed in Liang State for the winter, the Emperor of Liang frequently entertained him and tried to get close to him, but Kabak just dealt with them casually.
Later, at a banquet, Emperor Liang, while a little drunk, asked a rather sensitive question...
"Captain Kabak leads a mercenary group. He must have participated in many wars. He should have a good understanding of the surrounding countries, right?"
Although Kabak was not smart, he was definitely not a fool. He could tell that Emperor Liang was trying to get information about the surrounding forces from him.
In fact, in Kabak's opinion, the other party does not need to beat around the bush. They, the Centaur mercenaries, have always only cared about fighting for money and they don't care about other things.
Things like helping employers keep secrets are not within their business scope.
Of course, under normal circumstances, he would not spread his employer's information around.
But the situation is different this time. Emperor Liang asked them to spend the winter here, so they were more or less indebted to him.
Thinking of this, Kabak simply provided the other party with information about his previous employer, Yan Sheng, as a way of repaying the other party's favor.
Now that I have met Emperor Liang, I know from the look on his face that he must have already confirmed the authenticity of the information, and I also have some guesses in my mind.
"Emperor Liang asked me to come here now?"
Seeing this, Emperor Liang did not beat around the bush.
"Captain Kabak, if I hire you and go to war with China, what are our chances of winning?"
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Hearing this, Kabak subconsciously recalled the Chinese troops and then said...
"About 7 or 8 points."
Although he felt that Yan Sheng was not worth mentioning and it would be easy to defeat him, he was a businessman after all. In addition, the influence of the Liang State troops could not be ignored, so he could not be too confident.
Emperor Liang was also aware of this. After reaching this conclusion, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Well, Captain Kabak, I want to hire you again and ask you to help me attack China! What do you think?"
From the perspective of Emperor Liang, although China was weak due to years of war, so was Liang? To be honest, Liang had just finished fighting before the beginning of winter last year. If we really compare the national strength, Liang might not be much better than China, and the other side might even be stronger.
The biggest reason why he dared to start a war now was undoubtedly the Centaur mercenaries in front of him.
Emperor Liang knew very well that apart from a simple employment relationship, Captain Kabak in front of him did not want to have too much involvement with him.
So once spring comes, they leave quickly.
These Centaur mercenaries have no fixed place to live, and once they leave, it will be difficult to find them again.
Emperor Liang did not want to miss the opportunity to rule the Central Plains, which led to the scene before us.
Compared to Emperor Liang who had many ideas, Kabak's ideas at this moment were simple.
Although China's territory is larger than Liang's and its strength is estimated to be stronger, from their perspective, neither side has any impressive cavalry, and it goes without saying how strong the suppression power of their Centaur cavalry is on the infantry units.
In this way, from their point of view, whether it is China or Liang State, they are the same.
So it doesn't make much difference to them who employs them.
As long as the money is in place, everything can be negotiated. This is the professional ethics of mercenaries.
Needless to say, the two sides quickly reached an agreement, which allowed Emperor Liang to start raising supplies and mobilizing troops with peace of mind.
During this process, although the opponent had not taken any further action, Zhou Xu estimated that the opponent would not stop.
With this speculation in mind, and just in case, after issuing the order, his first thing was to transfer all the 2,000 recruits to Anling City.
Although the training period has not yet arrived, Shi Lei will be able to provide them with training once they arrive in Anling City. Shi Lei has quite a lot of experience in this area.
Their recruit training camp is located in an area between Xishan City and Black Stone City, which is located in the center of the territory of the New World. After the recruits have completed their training, it is very convenient to transfer them to any city.
After setting off, they moved in a marching state all the way. After a week, they successfully arrived at Anling City and reported to Shi Lei.
With so many soldiers entering the city due to this troop mobilization, the news could not be concealed at all.
Fortunately, Zhou Xu had no intention of concealing it. As early as when he ordered the troop mobilization, Zhou Xu also issued an order to the Propaganda Department to publicize this news.
At this moment, many diners in the restaurant were already filled with indignation as they listened to the storyteller's narration.
"Damn foreigners, do you really think our Great Zhou is easy to bully?!"
At this moment, they didn't know which country they were in, so the Propaganda Department gave them a word: foreigners! There was nothing wrong with calling them that, and it was even quite appropriate.
It is actually very simple to reduce people’s panic, resistance and dissatisfaction with the war.
That is to let the people know that they are the ones being bullied.
To put it more bluntly, it is called contradiction transfer, turning internal contradictions into external contradictions.
In fact, the actions of the enemy's reconnaissance troops on their border have become more and more rampant recently.
We are living a good life here, why do you want to come and beat us up and not let us live in peace?
This clay man still has some temper. He shouldn't bully others like this. Who would not curse him if he heard it? At this time, the curses in the restaurant were heard and immediately received a response.
"If we don't do anything, won't those foreigners just take advantage of us?"
"Send out troops! We must send out troops! Show those guys a lesson!"
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For a while, the calls for sending troops in the restaurant were getting louder and louder, and under the conscious operation of the Propaganda Department, the news quickly spread throughout the entire New World.
Although some people still express concerns about the possible outbreak of war and worry that the country will fall into war again, the voices in support of sending troops account for the vast majority, which serves as a precaution for the next series of military operations.
Zhou Xu also took this opportunity to give another order to recruit 3,000 soldiers!
The number of conscriptions reached 5,000 on both occasions. Not counting the extreme conscription like conscripting able-bodied men, under normal circumstances, considering the permanent garrison in the country, this number of conscriptions was basically the maximum number of troops that could be recruited in the New World of the Great Zhou while ensuring the normal operation of the internal affairs.
The subsequent recruitment of 3,000 troops went very smoothly, and then training for the new recruits began immediately to prepare for the war that could break out at any time.
During this process, before the end of spring, the army of Liang State officially pressed to the outskirts of Anling City in the northern border of their Great Zhou...
(End of this chapter)
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