Wei Meng nodded and said: "Just follow Yuan Zhi's wishes! I will also be in seclusion during this period. Can I try to break through to the heaven?"
He called Lu Qingchuan over and told him the matter. When the latter heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "I'll do it now."
After Lu Qingchuan left, Wei Meng said to the ministers: "Since Wang Qizhi has started spreading rumors, it means that he is ready to attack. We have more than 60,000 troops left, so how can we fight against his 200,000 troops? ?”
A handsome man behind Xu Yuanzhi stood up and said: "Master, we can only rely on the city to resist now, and slowly fight a war of attrition with Wang Qizhi. When all his troops are almost exhausted, we will keep the remaining ones." Only in this way can we continue to counterattack.”
Xu Yuanzhi also stood up and said: "Wen Ruo is right, let's do what he wants!"
Thinking back then, Wei Meng was also the most powerful prince in the world, occupying one-third of the world's territory, but now he was forced into this land by a young boy. It was really a twist of fate.
"Just do what Wen Ruo wants!"
It is said that the black gold organization spread what Wei Meng told all over the country, and many people began to be confused about the truth and falsehood, and which side was right.
The common people have little information, and most of them have not read a few years of books. Naturally, they cannot tell the truth from falsehoods in such well-planned lies.
Even so, some people who had been to the three places had really seen Wang Qizhi making decisions for the people. Naturally, they did not believe Wei Meng's lies. However, these people were unarmed and had to keep silent in order to survive.
Although these public opinions were temporarily suppressed by Wei Meng, a seed had been planted in the hearts of the people. As long as it was watered, it would take root and sprout and grow into a towering tree.
Seeing that the bad rumors outside had been suppressed, Wei Meng did not dare to neglect at all and began to prepare for defense. However, he still wanted to retreat, so he left the matter to Xu Yuanzhi.
Wei Meng had great trust in this person. Xu Yuanzhi had been following him since Wei Meng's uprising. He was very loyal, so Wei Meng was very assured of him.
As for Wang Qizhi, his retreat has reached the final moment. After refining that inner power, he will be done.
Time passed bit by bit, and the last trace of internal energy was integrated into Wang Qizhi's body. His martial arts realm successfully reached the fourth level of the Zhongtian position. Not only was his internal energy stronger, but he was also able to use the Immortality Art more skillfully than before. The power of heaven and earth is a bit more.
When Wang Qizhi was on the second level of the Zhongtian position, he could draw a tie with a master like Jiang Chong. Now that the two met again, he could defeat the opponent with many means.
However, he has never touched the threshold of heaven. It seems that it is not easy to break through to this realm.
Wang Qizhi walked out of the house. Pang Tong had already calculated the time and had been waiting outside for a long time. When he saw the former come out, he hurriedly greeted him, bowed and saluted him, and said:
"Congratulations, lord, for successfully breaking through to the fourth level."
Wang Qizhi said doubtfully: "How did you know I succeeded."
Pang Tong said: "My lord, the aura you just revealed has been felt by all the masters in the city."
Wang Qizhi sighed helplessly, it seemed that this matter could no longer be hidden.
Immediately, the two of them came to Wang Qizhi's study. After finding a seat and sitting down, he said, "Military advisor, you have worked hard during this period. I wonder how effective it was in spreading the news in the Wei area?"
Pang Tong said with some disappointment: "It did not have the expected effect and was suppressed by Wei Meng. However, this matter has taken root in the hearts of the people of Wei and will definitely have unexpected effects."
Wang Qizhi didn't show much disappointment. He couldn't pin his success or failure on this matter, he still had to fight for the hard power of the army.
Hearing what Wang Qizhi said, Pang Tong breathed a sigh of relief. If he was blamed for this matter, the latter really couldn't afford it.
Wang Qizhi said: "During this period of time, how much has our army increased in number?"
Pang Tong thought about it carefully and said, "It has increased by about 50,000."
According to the original estimate, Wang Qizhi thought that the increase would be at most twenty to thirty thousand, which far exceeded his own expectations, so he seemed very surprised and said, "Why did the number of people increase by so much?"
Pang Tong explained: "The lord's benevolence and righteousness have spread throughout the three places, and coupled with the incentive policy for joining the army, the people are eager to join the army, so the number of people in the army will increase beyond expectations."
Wang Qizhi said: "This means that our frontline troops now have as many as 250,000. But the problem is that these newly recruited soldiers have not formed combat effectiveness and must undergo rigorous training. Even if they go to the battlefield, It's just a matter of death.
Pang Tong said: "They can be used as a reserve force in the rear. When the combat effectiveness is formed, they can be sent to the battlefield."
Wang Qizhi nodded and said, "That's all it can do now."
Then he told Pang Tong: "Go and notify all the generals and gather in the lobby to discuss the next step."
Pang Tongtong cupped his hands and said, "Here!"
Wang Qizhi went to the lobby first and waited there. Soon, these generals were chatting and laughing and went to the lobby together. When they saw Wang Qi, they immediately stopped smiling. He stood up straight and bowed respectfully. After bowing, they said in unison: "Greetings to the Lord."
Wang Qizhi raised his hand gently and said: "You don't have to be polite, please take a seat!"
Everyone stood in a row and looked at the huge map in front of them. No need to think too much, the lord was about to take action again.
Wang Qiyi looked at the generals present with a serious face and said, "Everyone, it's been a month. How are the rest of the troops?"
Except for Wu Anyi, everyone present said that they were almost rested and were waiting for the master's orders at any time.
At this moment, Wu Anyi suddenly stood up and said angrily: "We didn't take a break."
Wang Qizhi looked at this guy with some confusion and asked, "What's going on?"
Wu Anyi felt aggrieved and began to file a complaint.
It turned out that after the last battle, Wu Anyi's army had more than 10,000 soldiers left, so the military expenditure given to him by the military advisor was much reduced. It was because he shamelessly begged the military advisor for a long time that he got more Some military expenditures were given, thus recruiting more than 10,000 more soldiers.
During this time, other armies were also recruiting civilians in large numbers, so the competition was fierce. More than 10,000 soldiers were taken from the mouths of the generals present.
