Chapter 760

Master Zhong took a deep breath, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Su Dongpo.

"Bachelor, this is a message from the Suide Army that the last general just received. Just a few days ago, the Suide Army's secret sentry noticed that the Xia army in Longzhou and Yinzhou are gathering along the Wuding River. Not only the local garrison, but also more than 10,000 Yanzhou troops who had not evacuated before..."

"And now I have heard of Lord Xiao Wang's analysis again. I am afraid... I am afraid that this matter is very likely to be like Lord Xiao Wang's analysis."

"You mean, the Liao Kingdom's military mobilization is likely to be the three states occupied by the Song Dynasty?" At this time, Su Dongpo finally didn't care about maintaining his image anymore, and ordered his followers to hang the map of Shaanxi Road, and his eyes fell on the eastern territory of Xixia, which was exactly the same as the Song Dynasty.

"General Zhong, is this the news I just received?" Wang Yang walked to Zhong Shidao and asked in a low voice.

"Yes, this is the news I just received. Mr. Zhong just happened to come to report to the bachelor's degree. I don't expect you, Xiao Wangren, to come too, and you also brought such a message..." Mr. Zhong smiled bitterly.

"I don't want to do it either, but after combining the information, I'm extremely terrified. After all, the power of Xixia is declining now, and it's not uncommon to surrender to the Liao Kingdom. But for some reason, the Liao Kingdom actually helped me so much." Wang Yang sighed helplessly.

"I don't know if there is any news on Xingqing Mansion. If there is any clue, that would be great. Unfortunately, since we occupied Yanzhou, Xingqing Mansion has been like a ghost, and even the past trade transactions have been prohibited. Could it be that there is any news?"

During this period, there was no news from the Imperial City Office from Xingqing Prefecture, which should be very related to the tough measures taken by Xixia.

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"But all of this has no empirical evidence, it is just our guess. Before, the court had set the tone for this matter. Even if we put a note to the court, we would definitely be pressed. Even if it was Your Majesty, I would be afraid that it would be difficult to speak." Su Dongpo's face gradually showed sorrow.

Yes, at least he also felt that the three states were attacked very likely. Unfortunately, everything was to be verified. Without evidence, everything was dependent on speculation. The hatred between the important officials in the court and Su Dongpo and Wang Yang would not only not play any role, but might also be impeached by those important officials who hated Wang Yang and Su Dongpo to the core.

After all, these two people really offended the officials in the court. The aftermath of the Yanzhou smuggling merchant case has not yet completely passed. As long as a group of ministers mentioned Wang Yang and Su Dongpo, they would raise dense middle fingers in their hearts to express their praise for Wang Yang and Su Dongpo, the two excellent shit-making sticks.

"This official knows this, so it is impossible for the official to report to the emperor without empirical evidence. After all, Your Majesty has helped us too much and cannot make it difficult for Your Majesty to do anything." Wang Yang nodded deeply and said with deep conscience.

"So the officials can only find a way for themselves, but now, the officials are helpless, so they can only come here to seek a bachelor's degree, hoping to get help from you."

"I can't give you military troops, after all, military troops cannot be transferred without authorization. Even the Shaanxi Road Staff Pacification Envoy is not enough, because it is not the wartime time now." Su Dongpo shook his head helplessly.

During the war, the strategic pacifiers and even the defensive envoys had the power to make decisions at the moment, but now is not the time, and Su Dongpo did not want to cause trouble. What is important is that although Wang Yang's guess is very reasonable, it is just a guess after all.

What everyone does can only be considered as preparation in advance. Naturally, many things cannot be done too much or too blatantly.

"It doesn't matter if the troops cannot be transferred to the three states for the time being to reinforce. I just hope that the scholars can provide a batch of crossbows, arrows, swords and guns to the three states, and of course armor."

"Although there are 70,000 troops in the three states, they lack bows and crossbows, and even armor. If the Liao Kingdom really attacks in large quantities and climbs to the battlefield without armor, the casualties will be very heavy."

Su Dongpo turned his attention to Master Zhong. Regarding this aspect, Master Zhong seemed to have more say.

"We can provide you with 5,000 crossbow tools, 10,000 bows, 300,000 crossbows, arrows, and 300,000 arrows. If you have more, you won't be able to do it. As for 10,000 sets of swords and shields, and 30,000 spears..."

"But, please forgive me for not doing anything. All armor tools are registered with the soldiers and should not be given lightly. Moreover, we have no unnecessary armor tools at all. Although many of them were seized before, the armor tools we eliminated and replaced, and the excess armor tools we have also been transported to the edges."

"After all, in the past, my Song Dynasty's difficulty in building armor, I believe Mr. Xiao Wang, who once worked in the military weapon supervisor, should know a little. To this day, at least one-third of my Song Dynasty's border troops can only stand on leather armor."

Wang Yang also felt a little numb after hearing what Master Zhong said. "It seems that this matter of armor is really a big problem."

"If it wasn't a big problem, why did you know how excited the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were when you invented the Yuanyou Armor? After all, with excellent armor, the soldiers would have an extra life." Su Dongpo said with emotion.

Zhong Shidao nodded deeply and said, "But now, the time is too short. The Yuanyou armor cast is still not enough for the imperial guards, and the border troops can only be distributed in small quantities. If it weren't for you, Xiao Wang, and our Shaanxi Road was going through a big battle, otherwise, how could we get so many Yuanyou armors?"

"By the way, Master Su, please remember, we can cast armor on Shaanxi Road, right?" Wang Yang rubbed his furious brows and asked Su Dongpo. There was still some hope, but it was soon extinguished by Su Dongpo's words.

"Yes, it is true that armor can be cast and repaired, but the problem is that in order to maintain the production of Yuanyou armor, almost all iron materials are shipped to the capital. Just in the inventory on Shaanxi Road, how many pairs do you think you can forge? Don't forget, if a war really happens, those damaged armors will always need to be repaired at that time..." Su Dongpo spread his hands and said helplessly.

"Where is the leather armor?"

"Making leather armor will be more troublesome. First of all, we don't have much leather. After all, if we make leather armor, we must be made from leather from large livestock. After all, only large livestock have large sizes and thick leather quality."

"I can't do iron armor, nor leather armor. Could it be that I can't I have any cloth armor and paper armor to cover up?" Wang Daren stood up in pain and walked back and forth in the hall, feeling very annoyed.
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