Three days later, Manda summoned the old goat and paid for it with one hand and delivered it with the other.
After receiving the sacrifice, Kunta, who was ready, immediately began the sacrifice.
The complicated sacrificial process lasted for a whole day. It was not until dusk that Manda walked down the altar.
Yes, he came down. As the old goat said, lucky believers don''t have to sleep all day. Judging from the current situation, Manda is still awake.
He asked Eudora and Pluto to to dress him. After reviewing the army, he boarded the carriage.
According to his previous orders, as long as he didn''t sleep, he must go with the army. Stanley breathed a sigh. With Manda, he can concentrate on the war and don''t have to deal with the crafty aylmen.
After getting into the carriage, Manda shouted, "let''s go!" two thousand soldiers took their weapons and baggage and set out on the journey.
This "departure" shouted loudly, but everyone didn''t expect that Manda would never say a word in the future.
……
Five days later, the king personally bid farewell to longersen. He will take an army of 4000 people and go to the southwest to fight.
The farewell ceremony was very grand, but the result was very embarrassing. Long Gesen turned back just after he left the city gate.
A bruised officer stopped his army. The officer came from Huarong city. He knew longersen. At the moment he saw longersen, he fell off his horse and cried on the ground.
"General! Huarong city is lost! Bucken has gathered 50000 troops and will soon hit the king''s capital!"
Long Gesen couldn''t believe his ears. Fifty thousand troops almost reached the limit of this era. Such a huge army was approaching, and Wang didn''t even notice it?
On the way back, longerson repeatedly confirmed the news with the officer:
"Is it true that there are 50000 enemy troops?"
"Only more and more!"
"Fifty thousand people at the beginning?"
"There were only a few thousand at the beginning. After the war, there were more and more people!"
"Where''s count Justin?"
"Dead in the war! Dead at the head of the city!"
"Why didn''t you send the war report?"
"The war report was sent out four times, but the king didn''t reply!"
Was the messenger intercepted halfway? Or
After seeing off longersen, the king summoned his ministers to the palace to discuss matters with the Pope. According to the king''s idea, he can compensate for a gold coin. If the Pope gives up, naturally everyone will be happy. If the Pope does not agree, he will unite the three Archduke and all marquis to go to war with the pope!
But I didn''t expect that soon after the meeting began, I received the news of longersen''s return. The king was very angry and ordered longersen to be brought immediately. However, the bodyguard reported that longersen had been waiting at the door.
When long Gesen was called to the hall, before the king asked, long Gesen grabbed the interior minister and shouted, "what about the war report of Huarong city!"
The interior minister was frightened out of his wits by longersen. After half a sound, he couldn''t say a word. The king shouted, "are you crazy? Dare you act wild here!"
Longersen turned back and saluted: "Your Majesty, Huarong city was lost, Justin died, bucken gathered 50000 troops and will soon reach the king''s capital!"
"Five, fifty thousand..." the king sat back in his chair, his face whiter than the interior minister.
……
Late at night, the ministers gathered in the Council hall, waiting for the news of the scouts. The king pinched his chin and said nothing.
The interior minister stumbled into the hall, holding a beacon in his hand and panting, "the war report, the war report has been found!"
The king took the letter and opened it. This is Justin''s personal letter. According to the letter, Huarong city and the divine punishment army fought for several months. Each side has its own victory and defeat. The divine punishment army is dominant. Justin hopes the king can send troops for reinforcements.
This is Justin''s first war report to the king and the only war report to the king''s capital. As longson speculated, other messengers were intercepted on the way.
But the king didn''t receive the war report. In order to please the king, the new interior minister only read those good war achievements, which were not very good, and he threw them in the box.
If I had received this unpleasant war report, even if I had made some precautions before, the situation would not have been so bad.
The king shook his letter for a while, pulled out his long sword and cut off the head of the interior minister in public.
Fresh blood splashed all over the finance minister. The finance minister immediately fainted. The big inspector looked at the body of the interior minister and peed his pants on the spot.
"The enemy is coming, and the real battle has begun!" the king looked at his ministers with red eyes. "Tell me your suggestions."
The ministers trembled and dared not speak. The foreign minister trembled and said, "abandon the city."
The king was stunned, turned his ear and said, "I didn''t hear you clearly. Say it again."
"Abandon the city, your majesty!" the foreign minister burst into tears. "We can''t hold it. 50000 refugees almost broke the gate. 50000 troops can level the king..."
Before he finished, the king raised his long sword and cut down the foreign minister. The remaining ministers cried. The king roared, "the government minister and the general will stay, and the rest will get out of here!"
The ministers left one after another, and the Council hall was calm again. The king sat down in his chair, drank a mouthful of wine, and said to longson, "what are you going to do?"
Longersen said, "when the scouts confirm the enemy''s position, I''m going to lead troops out of the city to launch a surprise attack. First, give the enemy a head-on blow."
The king said, "do you have a chance of winning?"
"I dare not say there is a chance of victory, but as long as we grasp the favorable terrain, we can certainly hit the enemy hard."
The king looked at long Gesen with expectation. Before opening his mouth, he suddenly heard the government minister say, "don''t do such meaningless things. The difference in troops is too wide. No matter how exquisite your tactics are, the chance of winning is very slim."
The king looked at the minister and said, "what do you want to do? Do you want me to give up the king''s capital? Do you want me to be the laughing stock of all kings?"
"Of course, you can''t give up the king''s capital. Is there a stronger city in the kingdom?" the tone of the government minister changed, and his tone was no longer so gentle. A strange momentum made the king dare not speak for a long time.
The minister then asked, "how much grain is there in the granary?"
Longerson shook his head and said, "I have to ask the interior minister."
Lesio shouted, "he''s dead. Who do you want me to ask!"
Long Gesen was stunned and quickly replied, "I''ll send someone to check it now."
"No need to check. There are still five or six million pounds. Take your people and guard the granary. I''ll take people out of the city tomorrow and collect all the surrounding food. As long as there is food, the capital will not be lost!"
Longersen looked at the Minister of state in surprise. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to his youth as a deputy general next to general lesio.
"Your Majesty, how many troops are available in the king''s capital?"
The king thought for a moment and said, "nearly 10000 people."
Lesio frowned and said, "are there no soldiers in the north of the city?"
"There are some followers of Zeus..." the king replied with some hesitation.
"To recruit young and strong people, we must ensure at least 10000 troops, keep the force difference within five times, and we will have a way to compete with the enemy!"
Longson said, "but I heard the enemy has a lot of siege weapons."
"The walls of Wangdu can be blocked. As long as we hold for two months, the enemy will naturally retreat."
The king wondered, "how do you know the enemy will retreat?"
"50000 people eat 100000 pounds of grain every day and six million pounds in two months. The enemy can''t have so much grain."
The king nodded and said, "it makes sense. Let the Lords around the king capital defend the king capital!"
"Don''t let them come, no one can guarantee the loyalty of every Lord!" lesio said. "Send them a letter, let them stick to their territory, cut off all the roads to the king''s capital, and don''t let the enemy get any support!"