Chapter 609 General Silong
The soldiers who went to report the news were very fast, and Zhou Xu and others came quickly. One after another, it took less than thirty minutes for Shang Xijun to get off the execution chair. .
The fear brought to him by the 'dropping punishment' did not subside so quickly. Even now, his forehead was still hurting, and his whole head was tingling.
Zhou Xu mentioned this just now, almost scaring him to the point of losing control on the spot.
“How many troops are there?”
"It's about five thousand. I really don't know the exact number, but it's at least five thousand!"
"Really?"
Zhou Xu looked a bit unsure. As if he believed it, during this period, the soldier next to him who was previously responsible for guarding Shang Xijun, cooperated very cooperatively and lifted up the leather blindfold in his hand, and threw it in the palm of his hand, making a snapping sound.
Listening to the voice, waves of uncontrollable fear suddenly appeared on Shang Xijun's originally pale face, and his body began to tremble.
"I, I'm just a small official, I don't know very clearly! I didn't lie, I really didn't lie!!"
As he spoke, Shang Xijun burst into tears on the spot, looking like he was completely broken down.
On his way here, the soldier who was guarding him had briefly explained the situation to him, so Zhou Xu knew that the other party broke down and shed tears during the execution.
It is not difficult to see from the situation in front of him that the other party was indeed tortured and had a mental breakdown.
Seeing this, Zhou Xu raised his hand to signal the soldiers to stop, and then said directly...
"What else do you know? Tell them all! If you dare to lie, you will suffer the consequences Got it.”
"I say, I say everything!!"
Looking at the soldiers who were about to take action in the blink of an eye, Shang Xijun quickly expressed his stance, but for a moment, he was confused and didn't know what to say. That's good.
Seeing this, Zhou Xu simply said something.
"Just tell me what big things happened to you, and why you are sending troops here now."
After being nodded by Zhou Xu, Shang Xijun felt as if he had found a backbone, and immediately He talked non-stop.
From Shang Xijun's narration, Zhou Xu learned that the other country had just annexed another country in the opposite world half a year ago and expanded its territory.
When he heard this, Zhou Xu couldn't help but think...
[If I had taken action half a year ago, no, a year ago, the other country happened to be fighting with another country. Wouldn't it be easier to fight if they were unable to deal with each other? 】
He just thinks about it now. He has missed this opportunity. In the final analysis, it is caused by insufficient intelligence.
Think about it from another perspective. A year ago, the rat army was still watching with eager eyes. Even if he knew that they were also fighting here, he probably wouldn't take the risk based on his temperament.
On the contrary, this idiot who calls himself the First Emperor and uses their name as "Huaxia" has already begun to have his own ideas after only half a year?
According to Shang Xijun, it was a war between the two countries, which was different from their casual annexation of primitive tribes.
It is not difficult to tell from the other party's words that the development scale of the other party's country is not small, so it can be said to be a tough battle.
In this case, as a victorious country, half a year is obviously not enough time for them to assimilate the annexed population.
In other words, the other party's "internal worries" haven't been resolved yet, and now they are starting to extend their claws outside?
Of course, it is also possible that the other party just sent a team to explore the path with the idea of 'exploring the path first', and did not plan to make any big moves in a short period of time.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu asked aloud.
“Have you encountered this kind of energy channel before?”
“No, no.”
“In the opposite world, except for your country, Are there other countries?" Zhou Xu really didn't want to call the one on the other side 'China'.
"Nothing has been found yet."
After that, Zhou Xu asked a lot of questions. Between the questions and answers, he had a general understanding of the situation on the other side.
[From the current point of view, this is the first time that the opposite party has encountered an energy channel. The mechanism of this energy channel is not clear. The mechanism itself is not difficult to guess. With time, you can quickly figure out the rules. The key point is He probably doesn't know that the other end of this energy channel is connected to another world. 】
[The other party may have a guess, but it is definitely not certain. In addition, the pathfinding troops have never returned, so the other party does not dare to act rashly, but it can help me buy a lot of time. 】
This is undoubtedly a good thing for Zhou Xu.
As for the Rat Man, after all, there is no result yet. If possible, he definitely hopes to completely deal with the Rat Man first, and then turn around to deal with this bastard here.
"The five thousand troops you guessed refer to the strength of the whole country, or the strength of the military camp where you are?"
"The whole country."
After saying this After two words, Shang Xijun quickly added another sentence.
"During the previous war, His Majesty forced many soldiers to fight. After the battle, they were killed and injured. After the battle, he dismissed them."
Hearing this, Zhou Xu's eyes were filled with tears. There was a flash of realization.
They have already recruited troops, which means that the other party has completely failed to take into account the internal development. At the same time, it can also be seen that the previous battle was indeed not easy.
After the war, it is basically a normal operation to demobilize the soldiers who were forcibly recruited. Otherwise, there will be insufficient internal labor force and the country will not be able to develop normally.
The soldiers must be dismissed and allowed to return to their jobs.
"How many garrison troops have you arranged on this side of the energy channel? Are there any powerful generals?"
"There are 1,500 garrison troops. After your Majesty discovered this channel, he felt that there might be some Because of the danger, additional troops were specially deployed. There were only a thousand troops stationed before. "
Zhou Xu was not surprised by this result. Of course, it is impossible for a country to store all its troops in one place.
Not to mention the various borders, every city must also have garrison arrangements.
On the one hand, it is to prevent rebellion in the city, but on the other hand, in this era, the wild is also quite dangerous. There will be wild beasts and even extraordinary creatures. Troops are needed to provide the most basic security for the city.
Therefore, if a force has five thousand troops, it does not mean that it can use five thousand troops to fight in a battle, unless the other party does not even care about its hometown.
Many people don’t understand this, it’s amazing.
During the period, Shang Xijun continued to talk...
"As for the powerful generals, this side of the border is personally led by one of the strongest Four Dragon Generals under your Majesty's command. "General Silong?"
"It refers to the four generals personally ennobled by our Majesty. They are Long Aotian, Long Zhantian, Long Xiaotian and Long Potian. They are collectively called the Four Dragon Generals. The one who is sitting on this side of the border is Long General Zhan Tian. "
Shang Xijun's face couldn't help but show a hint of reverence.
It can be seen that these four guys starting with the word "dragon" and ending with the word "tian" must be really smart.
As for Zhou Xu, after hearing the string of names, he fell into endless silence...
(End of this chapter)