There are now ten large and small cities north of Fancheng, and some grain and grass can be collected. However, Lan Xu has not yet decided whether to dispatch troops for the grain collection.
In addition, risking to disperse the troops to collect food and grass is not a long-term solution. If they can defeat the coalition forces as soon as possible and completely occupy Yiguo, then the food and grass problem can be fundamentally solved, so the most critical thing is a showdown between them and the coalition forces.
The above points have the same views as Lu Yunyou's, but the difference is that they are not only facing problems with the coalition forces. On Lu Yunyou's way back to the military camp, an urgent message came from Star City and reached the Star Army camp first.
After reading the content of the letter, Lan Xu directly summoned several generals and a group of wolf generals to the Chinese army's tent for discussion. Before the discussion began, Lan Xu also deliberately counted the number of people. There were fifteen people who were originally going to arrive, but those who had already arrived. But there were only fourteen people. After asking, he found out that Lu Yunyou, who had gone out yesterday, had not returned yet.
But Lu Yunyou's official rank has reached the qualification to participate in important discussions, and it was the first time he missed an important meeting. Even if he allowed Lu Yunyou to leave the camp for a day, Lan Xu was still unhappy.
"General Li, is General Lu coming back?" Because Li Jianran was Lu Yunyou's direct superior, Lan Xu naturally looked at Li Jianran after confirming that Lu Yunyou did not come to attend the meeting.
Facing Lan Xu's inquiry, Li Jianran suddenly felt a headache. If he had known that Lan Xu would hold a meeting today, he would have urged Lu Yunyou to come back as soon as possible yesterday, but now he couldn't even figure out where to find Lu Yunyou.
"Not back yet." Fortunately, Lan Xu also knew about this, and Li Jianran quickly answered truthfully.
"See you, Marshal." At this moment, Lu Yunyou, who was rushing back to the military camp, changed his clothes immediately at Zhang Jiutian's reminder, and then hurriedly came to the Chinese army's tent.
"General Lu, come in," Lan Xu's face softened when he saw that the person was Lu Yunyou, and then he reminded him indifferently.
"Yes," after seeing that there were all generals in the army, Lu Yunyou agreed, and hurried in. At the same time, he kept thinking that something big might happen in such a big battle.
At the same time, many generals in the camp looked at Lu Yunyou meaningfully one by one. When they noticed Lu Yunyou's slightly red eyes, they all cast understanding glances at Lu Yunyou. In the eyes of these people, Lu Yunyou must be I went to a romantic place.
Then when Lu Yunyou saw the strange looks in his eyes, he thought it was because he came too late that those generals looked at him strangely, and did not think about other reasons.
"General Lu, this is only a once-in-a-lifetime request for leave, and it won't happen again." After Lu Yunyou stood in a vacant seat specially left by other generals, Lan Xu's majestic eyes fell on Lu Yunyou again.
"General, I understand." When he heard Zhang Jiutian say that the military situation was urgent, Lu Yunyou had already thought that he might be punished by his superiors. Even though he was not worried about what kind of punishment he would receive, he still felt that it was best to plead guilty.
"Just now, I received an urgent message from the Star Capital." Then after everyone calmed down, Lan Xu said directly: "The situation in the Western Region has changed. According to the letter from the Lord of the Kingdom, Qiu Qiu, the commander-in-chief of Fuxing appointed by Luotian Holy Kingdom, The three heroes have assembled an army of 700,000 and arrived at the western border of the Star Kingdom. They are currently stationed outside the Blue Moon Pass in the Star Kingdom, and there is a possibility of attacking the Blue Moon Pass at any time."
"What?"
"how so?"
"The situation in the Western Region has actually developed to this point!"
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A stone stirred up a thousand waves. As soon as Lan Xu finished speaking, all the star army generals, including those generals, changed their expressions. Amidst the exclamations, the word disbelief was written on every face.
"The letter was written by the king himself, there is no mistake," Lan Xu continued after seeing all the reactions of the generals: "On the day Luo Jun arrived at Lanyue Pass, Qiu Sanjie issued a surrender document to Xingdu , to convey Emperor Luo’s will to give Star Kingdom a last chance to surrender.”
"If the Star Kingdom is willing to surrender, all conflicts between the two sides will be wiped out. From now on, all the territory of the Star Kingdom will still be the fiefdom of the king. If the Star Kingdom resists and disrespects the decree, the 700,000-strong army will completely destroy the Star Kingdom. All the consequences will be It will be borne solely by Star Nation.”
"As soon as Luo Jun arrived, everyone in the government and the public was shocked. Due to the failure of the five-nation alliance last time, the situation in the Western Region has once again put our star country at a critical moment of life and death. Whether to fight or surrender is no longer something that can be decided by the king alone."
After pondering for a while, when some generals were already thinking about whether to bring troops back to support, Lan Xu spoke again: "The king has no intention of letting us send troops back. He just told me the news. If the Western Territory is lost and Star City falls, Perhaps Feng Country will be our last resort. Today, I have called you here to tell you that until the situation in Xingdu changes, we must defend Fancheng no matter what."
Different from the previous situation, this time the Holy Kingdom of Luotian gathered the power of the four countries and sent 700,000 troops, like a giant sword hanging above the Star Kingdom. If you are not careful, the entire Star Kingdom will be turned into powder. In Lan Xu's opinion, even if Lan Xu has Wu Shouguan, their star country is still in trouble.
It can be imagined that Lan Ce must have a difficult decision at the moment. Whether to fight or surrender cannot be determined in a short time. Unless he asks for reinforcements from the other four countries, as long as his troops can reach half of the Luo army, it is possible to defend the western border. This is based on his attitude towards Lan Xu can be sure of Lan Wu's trust.
It is not difficult to recruit tens of thousands of reinforcements from various countries. However, due to the distance between other countries and Star Kingdom, it is actually not easy for Star Kingdom to get support in a short time. After thinking about it, Lan Xu only thinks that there is a way to ask for help. May not succeed.
"Marshal, if the king of the country decides to surrender to Luotian Holy Kingdom, will we continue to lead troops to fight against the coalition forces outside the city?" Thinking of the situation he faced in the Western Region, Li Jianran really couldn't feel at ease. Whether it was war or surrender, it was not a good thing for him. There is a feeling of instability in the rear.
"Are we going to help other countries conquer the world in the future?" Li Jianran took the lead, and soon another general questioned the situation in the Western Region. They have been fighting to keep the name of the Star Kingdom. If Lan Ce chooses to surrender, , then everything they have done in the past will become meaningless.
"If I had known this, it would have been better to surrender to the great Qingxuan Country. That way we wouldn't have to die so many brothers."
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One person said that, in view of the situation in the Western Region, all the star army generals seemed to have lost their backbone, and their fighting spirit was completely lost in an instant.
"The last time Star Capital was trapped, our army was in the middle of a war in Windless City. It was Marshal Lan Wu who used a strange plan to eliminate the crisis in Star Capital. Now, Luo Jun has not reached Star Capital yet. You don't need to worry too much. I am still That sentence, no matter what the situation is over there, we will do our best to defend Fancheng." Knowing that the news would cause a shock, after carefully observing the reactions of the generals, Lan Xu told the generals: "Today's incident cannot be spread casually. Everyone here knows that if the news spreads and affects the morale of our army, I will deal with it strictly."
"I'll understand," they all agreed. With Lan Xu's emphasis again, everyone felt a little more at ease, and then put their personal will on the next war.
But even so, they still couldn't treat the current war with their original mood. As the meeting came to an end, Lan Xu told everyone to stabilize the morale of the army and prepare for the next difficult war.
Putting aside the situation here in Fancheng, in Xingdu, Lan Ce naturally thought about asking for help from the other four countries. But recently, the last time there were some conflicts between the Qing Kingdom and the Star Kingdom due to the distribution of spoils. In fact, even the Qing Kingdom Whether they are willing to send troops to assist is difficult to determine.
If generous conditions are given, the Qing State may be willing to send troops to reinforce the army, but when the Qing Army arrives, Lan Wu may not be able to successfully command the Qing Army. Therefore, from the perspective of the main battle, there are too many disadvantages for them. On the contrary, In terms of surrender, even though the great power of Luotian did not give any substantial material rewards, the other conditions it proposed were very generous.
Even though the Star Kingdom has sacrificed too much to reach this point, Lan Ce still has to consider the benefits of surrender. First, after more than a year of hard work, the internal strength of the Star Kingdom has weakened. Many cultivated lands have not been sown, and the harvest is decreasing. On the contrary, the number of troops increased day by day.
After lowering the age limit for conscription, there were fewer and fewer adult men in various places, leading to widespread complaints. In the past few months, thanks to Lan Wu's support, there was no rebellion in the Star Kingdom, but it was an excessive consumption of national power. This is not a long-term solution. If the war cannot be ended as soon as possible, the situation in Star Country will only become more severe.
Over time, even if there is still the ability to resist foreign enemies, internal troubles will become a major problem. Taken together, surrendering to the Luotian Kingdom is a wise move. It will not only allow the Star Kingdom to cultivate and recuperate, but also will not be like now at any time. All may face the danger of national subjugation.
Secondly, once it surrenders to the Luotian Kingdom, the Star Kingdom will no longer have to face the situation of being attacked from both sides in the east and west. Maybe the campaign in the east is going well, but the west is already in trouble. If the current crisis cannot be solved, the Star Kingdom will All their efforts in the east would be in vain. Instead of doing so, they might as well reach an agreement with the Luotian Kingdom, so that at least the Star Kingdom royal family could be preserved.
