"This brat has hidden his secrets quite deeply."
"His Majesty used his half-life personal combat experience to write down his experience. As long as this kid Dingbang can understand half of it, it will be enough for him."
"Hehehe, no wonder this brat is so confident."
"In this case, can this boy Dingbang be considered a true disciple of the emperor?"
Cheng Kai saw the sighing looks on Zhang Kuang, Wanyan Chizha and the others, so he chuckled and raised his glass to signal around.
"Brothers, brothers, let's have a drink together."
"cheers."
"cheers."
"Drink together, drink together."
"drink!"
With a glass of wine in his stomach, Cheng Kai put down his glass, chuckled and took a puff of his cigarette.
"Dear brothers, brothers.
To tell you the truth, I only saw the military book in the hands of this boy in Dingbang by accident.
To be honest, I don’t know how to evaluate Dingbang’s current ability to lead troops.
I am also an old man who has experienced hundreds of battles and has been on the battlefield for many years.
To be honest, I couldn't help but feel a little worried about the fact that a young man like Dingbang, who had never been on the battlefield, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces with a hundred thousand elite soldiers and horses.
I was worried whether he, a newbie, could be able to carry such a heavy burden.
Later, I thought about it again and again, and finally figured it out."
As Cheng Kai spoke, he reached out to pick up his drink and drank it down in one gulp.
"call--"
"Brothers and brothers, do you know what I have figured out?"
"Appreciate further details."
"Brother Cheng, stop being so secretive and tell me quickly."
"Brother Cheng, tell me quickly."
"Say it quickly, say it quickly."
"Dear brothers, brothers.
Cheng Kai and I are not the only ones who know what kind of person our Emperor is and what kind of character he has. Everyone here also knows it.
Do you think, if this kid from Dingbang is really difficult to take on a big job, would His Majesty think so highly of him?"
"Hiss, this."
"If you think about it carefully, it's really true."
Cheng Kai put down the wine glass in his hand, picked up a peanut with chopsticks and threw it into his mouth.
"Brothers, as I said just now, I have some doubts about the ability of this kid Dingbang.
After all, this is his first time on the battlefield, and none of us know what his ability to command troops is.
But, then again, even our Majesty believes in his ability to command troops and entrusts him with important tasks.
We seniors, or uncles, have no reason not to believe in his abilities.
In other words, we are not trusting this kid Dingbang, but we are trusting our Emperor.
Brother, I have followed His Majesty for many years, and I understand his character to some extent.
Based on my understanding of His Majesty, he will definitely not treat important matters of the country as trivial matters."
After everyone present listened to Cheng Kai's long speech, they looked at each other a few times, and everyone fell silent as if thinking.
Zhang Kuang came to his senses first and lifted the wine jar on the table with a loud laugh.
"Hahaha, since these brothers have confidence in this guy Dingbang, then we have nothing to say.
In a word, just wait patiently for the letter from this guy.
Come on, come on, drink, drink.”
Hearing the wild and hearty laughter, everyone who was meditating came back to their senses one after another.
"Okay, okay, cheers."
"Brother Zhang, please."
"Lao Zhang, let's drink together, let's drink together."
"Zhang Shuai, brothers, I'll do it first out of respect."
After everyone drank with each other, they started talking and laughing again.
Zhang Kuang dropped the bottomed wine jar in his hand, picked up another jar of wine and placed it on the table. He raised his hand and patted off the sealing mud on the wine jar.
"Brothers, according to the reports from the spies lurking in the territory of the Frankish Kingdom, in the past one or two months, the little king of the Frankish Kingdom has begun to become a little restless again."
After hearing the arrogant words, Nangong Ye quickly spat out the fish bones in his mouth.
"Is the news confirmed?"
Hu Yanyu, Wanyan Chiezha, Cheng Kai, Ning Chao and the others all looked towards Zhang Kuang.
"Yes, yes, is the news confirmed?"
Zhang Kuang took a big mouthful of the roasted hump in his hand, frowned slightly and sighed.
"well."
"I can't tell you the specific situation.
After I received the letter from the spy, I sent fifty scouts in disguise to go to the Frankish country to find out the news.
What's going on? We still have to wait for the scout's golden eagle to pass the message, or the falcon to pass the message."
"Old Zhang, what does the secret agent's letter say?"
"Yes, yes, brother Zhang, please tell us first what kind of situation the spies reported."
"According to the secret agent's report, in the past one or two months, the little king of the Frankish Kingdom has been having private discussions with the kings of the so-called country where the sun never sets, the country of Big Food in White Clothes, and the Kingdom of Prussia.
Correspondence.
As for what they said in the letters, the spies didn't know.
However, considering the current situation in Western countries, what they talked about in their letters is most likely related to the matter of uniting to resist our dragon cavalry.
The specific situation depends on whether the scout brothers can use the offensive of money to penetrate into their interior."
Nangong Ye stood up from the chair, picked up the wine glass and walked to the crenellations of the city wall, looking at the scenery outside the city and letting out a soft breath.
"If His Majesty hadn't strictly ordered us to properly manage the territory we conquered and could no longer continue to march westward and use troops, why would we be guessing here?"
Wanyan Chizha was silent for a moment with his brows slightly furrowed, then stood up and walked towards Nangong Ye.
"Brother Nangong, considering the current situation, your Majesty's order is very correct.
When the army set out for the western expedition, Your Majesty dispatched a total of 800,000 troops.
The two western expedition armies on the left and right plus auxiliary troops totaled 450,000 troops.
The troops and horses of the Anxi Protectorate, plus the troops and horses of the countries in the Western Regions, totaled 350,000 troops.
An army of 800,000 is indeed a lot.
Looking at the whole world, except for our Dragon Kingdom, no country can gather 800,000 troops at once for a ten thousand-mile expedition.
However, as our three armies attacked the city along the way, our forces gradually dispersed.
In addition, every time we fight, our troops are gradually depleted.
Now, of our 800,000-strong army, there are only over 700,000 left.
The remaining 700,000 of us have to take charge of 326 large and small cities.
To be continued...