When they exited the main hall, the shouts of Zuo Prime Minister Ding Dingwei were still echoing, "Your Majesty, you can't let them go, you can't." ”

Instead of answering immediately, after watching the two of them leave completely, Polamo finally spoke, "How could I have let them go?" Keeping them now is just paralyzing the loyal and mercenaries. Zuo Xiang, this king asks you, if you gather the whole army and mercenaries to fight now, what will be the victory or defeat? ”

This is Poramo is about to go to war, Ding Dingwei immediately stabilized his mood and stood up and said: "There are too many borders between my Phnom Penh Dynasty and Lao Province, and the defending armies of the cities in the east alone cannot move, otherwise once the mercenaries attack from there, the consequences will be unimaginable." In this way, the only army that can be mobilized is the 200,000 army near the royal capital, but as far as we know, the mercenaries are only a few tens of thousands, of which the elite force is less than 20,000, and 200,000 against 20,000 will consume them even if they are consumed. ”

"Okay." This is what King Parama was waiting for. It was almost impossible to get him to surrender, at least not until he had fought.

Ding Dingwei was also a little excited in his heart, what he needed to do now was to cheer up the king, otherwise the lord of a country would admit defeat, and the people below would have no strength. "Your Majesty, we can put in a large army of 200,000 on the frontal battlefield, as long as we can block the opponent's offensive, Siam and Ava will not sit idly by in the future, and then wait for their reinforcements to appear, it is time for us to counterattack with all our might. If it is even possible, now the royal capital can carry out conscription activities, mobilize the whole country, we have more than 4 million people, and it is still possible to temporarily gather hundreds of thousands of troops. As long as Your Majesty opens the treasury, as long as you have money, things will naturally be easy to do. ”

The more he talked, the more energetic Ding Dingwei seemed to think of something, and continued: "Your Majesty, our intelligence department reported that in Chuanlong City, a fire killed and burned 100,000 of our people, so that the entire Chuanlong City was devastated, once this practice of the mercenaries spreads, it will definitely attract the support of the people of the whole country, and then we can raise the strength of a country, and when the time comes, we will definitely be able to block the iron hooves of the mercenaries, and the victory will eventually belong to us." ”

"Okay, okay, everything will be done according to Zuo Xiang's wishes, but the matter of recruiting new soldiers still needs to be cautious, after all, now that the big war is imminent, even if these people enter the army, they will not be able to form any effective combat effectiveness in a short time. Well, it's better to let the ministers and merchants of the royal capital come up with some money first, and try to recruit some new soldiers to see how the situation goes. "Polamo granted all of Tindingway's requests, and even the command of the army was put into his hands. But it was only in the matter of recruiting recruits that a different opinion was raised.

The so-called weak combat effectiveness of the recruits is just a prevarication, in the final analysis, it is true that Poramo does not want to use the money from the treasury, so it can be seen how he is not optimistic about this battle, no matter how dangerous the battle is, as long as he has silver, he has the opportunity to rise.

On this point, Zuo Prime Minister Ding Dingwei naturally saw through it at a glance, but he did not raise any doubts about this matter, the meal should be eaten in one bite, and the idea of the main battle should be decided first, as for the matter of recruiting new soldiers is inevitable, as long as he sees the hope of victory, presumably the king will definitely make the right choice.

The court meeting was over, Ding Dingwei was given great power, and everything about the army and the place was in his hands. One after another, orders were issued, and the armies began to assemble and surrounded them from the vicinity of the royal capital in the direction of Suweng City.

I don't know when, there was a sudden rumor in the city, saying that the mercenaries were so cruel that they had burned the city of Chuanlong, so that 100,000 people in the city were either killed or injured, and tens of thousands of Phnom Penh troops in the city were also severely damaged, and the main general Hamo was martyred in the retreat to protect the people, etc.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused the common hatred of many people, and many people were looking for ways to serve the country and resist the enemy.

It was also at this time that a conscription office appeared in which officials and merchants of the royal capital donated money and materials. The leader was Ding Dingwei, and in order to raise more money and materials, he sold one of his ancestral properties in the royal capital. With him taking the lead, other ministers and businessmen who were inextricably linked with them also had to give some blood.

Naturally, there are some of them who are indefatigable. It's just that soon someone was arrested and put in prison on all kinds of trumped-up charges, this is Ding Dingwei's counterattack, he wants to make an example of a hundred. In the past, ministers and businessmen became much more proactive in donating money and materials.

Phnom Penh City is making various preparations for counterattacks under the command and efforts of Ding Dingwei. It's just that no matter how hard you try, in the face of a war, just two days of preparation is far from enough, for this matter Ding Dingwei went to the palace, hoping to have more time to prepare.

King Polamo agreed, and then sent someone to the house of the right minister Doon, to inform the messenger that they were considering and studying the question of whether to surrender the mercenaries, but it was impossible to reach a unified caliber in a short time, so they needed a longer time to prepare, and hoped that the lark would inform the loyal prince to suspend all military operations.

"Okay, I got it." The lark's face was calm, and he did not show the slightest excitement because the other party said that he was considering surrender.

After the envoy left, Right Prime Minister Doon looked at the lark with a nervous expression, "Mr. Yun, you don't really think that my king will surrender to your mercenaries, do you?" ”

"Why not?" Skylark returned to his chair and gently sipped his hot tea, a faint smile on his face.

"Mr. Yun, although we are now under house arrest and can't get out at all, some movement on the streets can still be heard, and now the entire royal capital is preparing to deal with the mercenary battle, which is clearly a sign of a big war, and the so-called surrender is just an expedient measure, just delaying time." Doon said with a tense face.

It is true that Doon is the right minister of the Phnom Penh dynasty, but with the reappearance of the lark, after handing over the terms of the deal, he boarded the mercenary ship, and he has no way to retreat. Next, unless the Phnom Penh Dynasty is really destroyed, otherwise, no matter where he lives in the future, he may face the possibility of retaliation at any time. So it must be said that whoever is more nervous about the situation now is not the lark but Doon.

Du En was so anxious that everything fell into the eyes of the lark, and he smiled undiminishedly, "Lord Du's words are indeed for the sake of mercenaries, and here I want to express my gratitude to you." ”

"Hey, it's all my own family, what thank you is not grateful." Doon's face was pretentious, but he was still very useful to these words in his heart. He didn't know why he believed the lark's words, and he still regretted it at first. But after the reports of the battle on the front line kept coming, and the news about the mercenaries' continued victories and the continuous defeat and retreat of the Phnom Penh army came into his ears, he suddenly rejoiced a little, and his choice did not seem to be wrong.

Thinking that if the mercenaries really captured the Phnom Penh Dynasty as if they had occupied the Jiaozhi and Canglan Kingdoms, although he could not serve as the minister of the court, he could get the position of the chairman of the business in the Phnom Penh region, plus he could also get 200,000 taels of silver in funding and rewards, compared with those ministers who died in the country, his treatment was quite good.

After making up his mind to follow the mercenary, Doon reminded the lark to prevent him from playing any tricks. The lark laughed and said, "I said just now, everything is known, but even if Poramo has not made the decision to surrender, the attack will not stop in two days." Oh, and for now, there should be a day left. ”

"Oh? Hahaha. The lark's answer made Doon stunned for a moment, and then laughed. Yes, knowing it doesn't mean that you will agree, it's just a return attitude of knowing the news. It seems that this time the mercenaries will not stop if they do not swallow the Phnom Penh dynasty, and at this moment Doon's worries have disappeared a lot.

Not knowing the problem in the lark's answer, after Borama heard the reply of the courtier sent to the right minister, he sent someone to inform the left minister Ding Dingwei, explaining that the mercenaries should not launch any attacks in a short time, but his preparations should also be faster, and it is best to fight a big victory under the city of Suweng, which will boost the morale of the military and civilians of the whole country, and at the same time can gain more initiative in the next negotiations.

Ding Dingwei, who received the royal order, did not dare to slack off, and immediately ordered General Hun Sen, one of the generals, to rush to Suweng City with 50,000 troops as the advance army, where there were 50,000 troops from all kinds of people waiting there, and when the time came, 100,000 troops crossed the road, maybe there would be good news.

Ding Dingwei just wanted to tell the mercenaries through this move that this time the Phnom Penh dynasty was ready for a decisive battle, and if you must fight, then accompany you to the end, and it is still a matter of knowing who loses and who wins. At that time, I am afraid that even the mercenaries will also be deeply involved, and at that time, if the Siamese Dynasty and the Ava Dynasty take the opportunity to make trouble in the rear of Laos Province, it will not be easy for the mercenaries to retreat safely.

Ding Dingwei planned everything very well, just give him enough time, with the support of His Majesty, he can have a confrontation with the mercenaries, the victory or defeat will be a matter of suspense, and once the mercenaries are repulsed, his reputation will be incomparable, and there will be a fair evaluation of him in future history, and it is not impossible to even praise him.