According to the military order issued by Du Tiechuan, even if the Red Flower Camp buys out its quota, the heavy armor it gets cannot cover all the soldiers of the Red Flower Battalion.
Because the battle is approaching, all armies are expanding their recruitment and conducting frequent military training these days.
This put Ning Zhuo in a dilemma of choice.
Should you choose Mulan or Liu Er?
The more Ning Zhuo thought about it, the more difficult it was to choose.
Both of them were Jindan level cultivators.
In terms of combat power, Mulan is obviously superior.
Once the magical power of the Red Heart Arrow is used, combined with the weapons Red Phoenix Bow and Fierce Heart Arrow, the combat power will soar very exaggeratedly - to the point of comparing the peak of Yuan Ying!
As for Liu Er's combat power, it is also very considerable, at the first-line level of the Jindan level.
In terms of identity, Mulan is the only heir to the Mansion of General Mu of the Two Zhu Kingdom, and a proper high-ranking official of the Two Zhu Kingdom. However, the entire situation of General Mu's mansion was worrying and was coveted by the court. Even the monarchs of the two countries have tried to ban it.
Liu Er also has an identity, and even has a bigger background - he is a royal relative of the bloody imperial dynasty. However, this kind of identity would definitely be above the heavens when placed in the Bloody Killing Dynasty, but until now, this identity is not popular, it is just a name.
Even, Liu Er's own identity as a human and demon hybrid is very unpopular with the mainstream of today's cultivation world.
On financial power.
Mulan is poor, and Liu Er is even poorer.
On relationships.
Even if General Mu Lan and General Mu's mansion are in a worrying situation, they still have certain connections in the courts of the two countries.
Liu Er is very weak in this regard, but from the yin-yang qi pot, Ning Zhuo can vaguely feel that Liu Er's origin is not as simple and superficial as it seems.
Mulan and Ning Zhuo are husband and wife, but they are essentially an alliance of interests.
The alliance of interests between Liu Er and Ning Zhuo is closer and tighter than that of Mulan and Ning Zhuo. Because a long time ago, Ning Zhuo began to invest in Liu Guan and Zhang Sanjiang.
Until now, Ning Zhuo has always been the biggest financier of the Three Generals Camp!
Ning Zhuo was silent for a while, subconsciously stroking the mechanism ring on his finger.
Unfortunately, in this case, his own safety was not involved, and the mechanism ring remained motionless and did not respond.
Ning Zhuo smiled slightly: "Second general, I have a very mature idea."
"Have you ever thought about it...... What about merging into one army?"
Ning Zhuo glanced at Mu Lan, and then looked at Liu Er: "Our heavy armor is limited, and we can only cover more than half of the soldiers."
"In this case, the three generals' battalion will remove the soldiers and merge them into the safflower battalion."
"When this war is over, it is okay to separate and rebuild and weave."
Mulan's eyes lit up: "This method is very good."
"If it were normal, my Red Flower Camp would never accept so many outsiders. Mainly because the Red Flower Battle Formation requires experienced hands and years of training."
"For us, the more soldiers we add, the better."
"But this battle is to inherit Du Shuai's art of war. Therefore, the Red Flower Battle Formation cannot be concluded, and it is even possible to win the battle. Therefore, it is okay to increase the number of outsiders in."
On the contrary, Liu Er looked embarrassed: "General Mulan, military strategist, let me go back and think about it."
Mulan snorted coldly: "Then you have to decide as soon as possible."
She no longer looked at Liu Er, but turned her eyes to stare at Ning Zhuo: "Husband, let's not talk about anything else, let's go to the quartermaster's office together and buy our quota."
Ning Zhuo clasped his hands and smiled bitterly: "General Mulan, you can still call the boy by name or military position. Our relationship is also a mistake and cannot be taken seriously."
Mulan waved his hand: "I am the daughter of a general, and I have never cared about such trivial matters as status."
"Soldiers are fierce and dangerous, compared to life, what is a mere reputation?"
"Life and death are the big deal!"
"Let's go quickly."
Mulan kept urging, and Ning Zhuo had to apologize to Liu Er and leave with Mulan.
Liu Er's face was calm, and he walked towards the return journey of the three generals' camp with a heavy heart.
"I am ordered by the king, and I have been determined to establish a kingdom of demon cultivation since I was a child."
"Master has taken care of me, so it's best to maintain a self-reliant state."
"If I can't lead alone, it will be difficult to assign credit to me. After all, I am just a half-blooded ladyboy."
"Oh, Master, where are you? What should I do?"
Liu Er estimated that the best situation is that Ning Zhuo is inclined to the Three Generals Battalion and gives all the heavy armor on hand to the Three Generals Battalion for use.
But Liu Er thought from the other side, and felt that this possibility was very small.
"Ning Zhuo and Mulan are husband and wife after all. And Mulan has a noble status, and his background is much better than mine."
"Although Ning Zhuo is a young man with passion, he comes from a big family and has enough skills to weigh the pros and cons."
"If he finally chooses to favor the Red Flower Camp, I am not surprised and understand."
"What should I do?"
Ning Zhuo funded the Three Generals Battalion too much, and Liu Er found at this moment that he was not qualified to persuade Ning Zhuo at all.
Liu Er thought of a yin-yang qi pot.
"If I give this thing to you, can it make Ning Zhuo more biased towards us?"
He shook his head and smiled bitterly.
When he was about to walk to the gate of the camp of the Three Generals, Liu Er had a new idea.
He thought of someone.
"Perhaps, can I ask him for help?"
White jade camp.
Shuangjing stood in front of the main general's tent, smiling, welcoming Ning Zhuo's arrival.
"Ning Zhuo Xiaoyou, please come inside." Shuangjing stretched out his hand to gesture.
Ning Zhuo immediately saluted, saying that he was flattered to receive such courtesy from Lord Shuangjing.
Although he had fiercely rejected Shuangjing's solicitation, after Mulan's incident, he hosted a banquet for everyone involved, and with his own skills, he greatly eased the relationship between himself and all parties.
Among them, he and Shuangjing were included.
Shuangjing looked at the boy in white in front of him, and also sighed in his heart at Ning Zhuo's chance. Before, he would never have expected that this sixteen-year-old little little foundation monk could become Mu Lan's husband and the son-in-law of General Mu's mansion!
The reason why he stood in front of the camp tent to greet him was naturally not because of Ning Zhuo himself, but because of his identity in General Mu's Mansion.
Ning Zhuo was introduced into the camp and quickly explained his intentions.
It turned out that although the White Jade Camp had a quota for heavy armor, it never used one.
This is not that the White Jade Camp has no money to buy, but that they are too rich and well-armed, and they have better heavy armor themselves, so they don't need to buy it at all.
After the ambush, the White Jade Camp suffered heavy casualties, and most of the military supplies were lost due to the old monsters in the stone looting everywhere.
But after returning to Canglin Immortal City to rest, Shuangjing rebuilt the White Jade Camp on a large scale.
His financial resources are indeed not as sufficient as before, but the forces behind him are making efforts to bring him new support and contribute money one after another.
And his aunt Shuangling is a signature figure at the level of the primordial infant in the two kings, who has strong financial resources and can leverage the resources of the family and allies better than Shuangjing.
The arrival of Shuangling brought a huge investment to Bai Yuying.
The Three Generals Camp, the Red Flower Camp, the Barbarian Demon Camp, and the Golden Halberd Army all attacked the Qianfeng Forest under the new military order.
During their fierce battles and conquests all the way, the White Jade Camp had been resting in Muwheel Town, training frantically and winning day by day.
Hearing Ning Zhuo's request, Shuangjing took a sip of tea and did not agree, but he did not immediately refuse.
He was thinking about what kind of conditions should be put forward and what kind of conditions would be more appropriate.
At this moment, the general seal in his arms moved slightly, secretly conveying the latest information to him.
"Oh? Liu Er also came to visit me?"
"Interesting......
Shuangjing looked at Ning Zhuo and immediately had a plan.
He smiled slightly and said to Ning Zhuo: "Ning Zhuo, please go to the inner room first and wait for a while. I have another guest who needs me to deal with it."
Obviously Ning Zhuo and Liu Er had a close relationship, but he did not tell Ning Zhuo the identity of the visitor.
Ning Zhuo smiled and stood up immediately: "The guest is as you wish."
He followed Shuangjing's guidance and entered the inner room and sat down.
Shuangjing pointed to the bookcase next to him: "I also have some leisure books, Ning Zhuo Xiaoyou might as well read one or two and have some fun. I quickly dealt with the person who came, and we will continue talking."
Liu Er followed a Jindan-level deputy general to shuttle through the camp of the White Jade Camp.
Tall white jade stone walls surround the camp. The horses are all carved from white jade, and the talismans are repeated.
The sentry towers are all built towers, towering and upright, with a vast space at the top of the tower, and each tower is equipped with a mechanical bed crossbow.
The flagpole is flying with a white jade military flag. In the dragon-shaped pattern drawn by the silver wire, the dragon's eyes flicker, as if it could spread its wings and fly at any time.
The soldiers trained in a wide field, each riding a goat, galloping and jumping.
This made Liu Er extremely envious, because so far, the three generals battalion has not been equipped with mounts.
Compared with the White Jade Camp, although the Sanjiang Camp received funding from Ning Zhuo, it still looked shabby and poor.
Liu Er stood in front of the commander's tent and asked for an audience loudly.
Ning Zhuo in the inner room heard a familiar voice and was about to get up.
Shuangjing immediately activated the power of the camp tent and placed Ning Zhuo under house arrest in the inner room. Although he can move freely in the inner room, no movement can be conveyed.
Shuangjing smiled, took a sip of tea leisurely, and then spoke: "Come in."
Liu Er bent over, opened the corner of the curtain door slightly, and then shrank into the tent with a respectful face.
Incense is lit in the tent, filled with a quiet atmosphere.
Shuangjing sat on it, with a graceful demeanor, deep eyes, and noble arrogance in his every move.
"Liu Er, what are you here for?" Shuangjing asked directly, his tone was flat, and he did not invite Liu Er to sit down, and his attitude was not polite.
Liu Er clenched his fists and saluted: "Lord Shuangjing, the last general came this time because he heard that you still have a quota for heavy armor in your hand, so he wanted to ask for it."
"In the previous ambush battle, my three generals helped the Red Flower Battalion get rid of the entanglement of the horse's flying legs. The Red Flower Battalion rushed to help your army, and our three generals' battalion also contributed indirectly."
"Please also look at this matter and be tolerant."
Shuangjing remained silent for a long time.
Liu Er was disappointed and strange, so he slowly looked up and saw Shuangjing drinking tea in his spare time, looking at himself quietly, his sculpted face was full of arrogance and alienation, and his eyes also had a strong sense of looking down.
"Liu Er."
Shuangjing said: "You seem to underestimate the difficulty of this matter."
"It is true that I can use cooperation to buy heavy armor from the quartermaster and then transfer it to you."
"But in fact, this is not what Du Shuai wants to see."
Liu Er was slightly stunned.
Shuangjing continued: "Du Shuai seems to be fair and just, but in fact he has thoughts inside."
"Do you think that this time the heavy armor quota is just evenly distributed by the quartermaster according to the number of heavy armor?"
"Hehe, don't be naïve."
"This is Du Shuai's deliberate arrangement!"
"He just wants to make the heavy armor quota less than the total number of these armies waiting for you, and induce you to merge and reduce your troops."
"Finally, through the standard line of Tieliu Pingchuan, the unqualified army will be eliminated."
"The eliminated army will no longer share the profits of the war and save a lot of military supplies."
"Do you know how much he invested in building the parade platform this time?"
Shuangjing stretched out three fingers: "Conservative estimate, at least three million high-grade spirit stones!"
"Therefore, he wants to sell heavy armor at a high price."
"We must also eliminate a large number of your personnel and streamline the entire army."
"After this battle, almost all of the remaining troops of our own must have been blessed with the art of war. Therefore, we must accept the favor of others, admire him, and even be loyal."
"This is Du Shuai's method, even if you know it, you are forced to obey orders."
"So, it seems that I did you a small favor, but in fact it ruined Du Shuai's plan."
"The intangible price I have to pay is much greater than you think, even difficult to measure. Do you understand?"
Liu Er looked dazed, frozen in place, speechless for a while.
The two countries are short of troops, and the main armies have their own defense lines that need to be defended. Pulling one hair and moving the whole body, so the two monarchs did not move.
He recruited from all aspects this time, and even issued a recruitment order to recruit many new soldiers.
Didn't Liu Guan and Zhang and the three of them form the Three Generals Battalion through the recruitment order and then funded by themselves?
Shuangjing's high-ranking children are not from the orthodox army either. This time, he and the family behind him also took a fancy to this opportunity and chose to fund the formation of an army to participate in this great conquest.
This means that most of the troops commanded by Du Tiechuan are new armies, and they all have their own origins and backgrounds.
Except for the vanguard.
The vanguard army is a regular army of the two countries, but it is now wrapped in poisonous miasma, and the inside story is unknown.
Du Tiechuan is worthy of being one of the generals, and since the plan of the clever princess Shuangling's mountain wheel mechanism failed, he immediately switched to the second plan.
Tie Liu Pingchuan's big tactic, before dealing with Qianfeng Lin's enemy army, was first integrated internally, unifying the pace, so that everyone was more closely united by his Du Tiechuan side than before!
Shuangjing tapped the table with his fingers and praised: "I have to say that Du Shuai's methods are quite clever."
"Obviously it was to eradicate dissidents, but the result was so grand that people couldn't fault it."
"Moreover, he is still soft and hard, not blindly tough."
"Do you think that the so-called iron skin and flesh armor technique is just his pair of generals who let him out?"
Shuangjing sneered: "There must be Du Tiechuan's instruction in this!"