Chapter 49: On the Eve of the War

"Look, I'll just say it's called mighty, domineering, brave, invincible thunderbolt," said the thin old man in rags.

"Come less, I still think it should be called the Mountain and the Sea Swallowing Mountains and Rivers," the short and fat old man said.

"Okay, you two are the most powerful hands of my Ming family, don't always quarrel, I think so, I'll introduce you to one person first, my grandson, Ming Jiutian, everything here from today, I will hand it over to him, the naming of today's new artillery, it's better to hand it over to him, what do you two think?" The old marshal proposed.

"Since it's the marshal's grandson, I'll see it," the two agreed.

"In that case, I won't shirk that kid, looking at the power of the artillery can blow up the earth into a big hole, it's better to call it a ground cracker, what do you think? It's simple and mighty," Ming Jiutian explained.

"Well, I think it's okay, good name" Everyone nodded when they heard it.

"Okay, today's experiment was very successful, and the two of you have also worked hard, Tu Rui, pass the order, the leaders of each group, immediately go to the camp for a meeting," the old marshal ordered.

"De Ling" Tu Rui turned and left.

"Grandpa, aren't we going to go any further?" Ming Jiutian asked.

"The place behind has not yet explored a safe route, and the previous waves of people who went in have not returned safely, so there is a dangerous area behind it, and it is not allowed to step in at will for the time being," the old marshal explained.

"What is there so much open space on that island for?" asked Ming Jiutian again.

"Part of it is used as a habitat for people on the island, another part is a planting area, and some is a reserve area for supplies," the old marshal then explained.

The current Ming Jiutian is not a waste who does not know how to cultivate, Ming Jiutian felt with his heart, indeed, there are very strong energy fluctuations after two hundred meters behind, but this kind of energy fluctuation is different from the kind of fluctuations emitted by ordinary martial god-level masters, it is sustainable, it feels like a wave, stacked higher than the other, never stopping, Ming Jiutian shook his head and followed the old marshal to the camp.

"Marshal, all the participants have arrived," Tu Rui, who was waiting outside the camp, said.

The old marshal did not speak, but went straight in, and came to the front of the conference table to stand.

"Meeting," shouted the old marshal with his mouth open.

"Whoa," all the participants stood up in unison.

"Please be seated," the old marshal commanded after he sat down, and then everyone sat down together.

"Today I came to the island in addition to the daily inspection, there is also a very important thing to announce, although the people sitting here today are not surnamed Ming, but they are all my descendants, and you are no different from my own children in my eyes, today I will hand over the management of this Tianmu Island to my grandson Ming Jiutian is in charge, and I hope you will help you in the future, I don't know what you think?" After the old marshal finished speaking, he stared at the reaction of everyone.

"Since it is the marshal's order, we should obey it."

"Yes, the little marquis is not an outsider, we will definitely help"

"Marshal, please rest assured, we will never disappoint the marshal's high expectations"

The people below expressed their thoughts.

"Okay, this decision is over, let's discuss the next thing, if my expectation is correct, it should be about to go to war," the old marshal said indifferently.

"I wonder who our enemies are?" Someone in the audience asked.

"It's hard to say, but one thing can be confirmed, the Radiance Empire will definitely participate, and it is our number one opponent, as for the other countries, it is not easy to conclude at the moment, General Hu, you can tell me about the information that your ears and eyes have detected during this time" The old marshal ordered.

"Yes, according to the intelligence network of our military intelligence department, the Huiyao Empire has stationed a large number of troops hundreds of miles away from my Hanlin Nan'an Mansion, and has gathered more than 600,000 troops two days ago, and it is still being assembled, and it is conservatively estimated that the total strength will not be less than 1.5 million, and in the military port in the southeast of the Huiyao Empire, it has also begun to hoard a large range of water troops, and it is estimated that the total strength will not be less than 600,000. A total of 300,000 troops from the two major sea battle groups of the Hurricane class headed north this morning, but judging by the situation, it seems that the target is not us, but Goguryeo," Hu Zhan sorted out the information he had received and told everyone present.

"Is there any movement in the northern Morton royal court?" The old marshal asked.

"Not yet," Hu Zhan responded.

"Okay, I'll arrange the combat mission first, prepare with both hands, Tu Rui, you first take the 200,000 navy of the First Fleet, and stand by in the coastal area of Hanlin, if the enemy attacks on a large scale, there is no need to carry them to the sea, and then use the coastal defense force to contain the enemy, I will take 400,000 navy to postpone and increase your department at any time, General Jia Hui, you take the remaining 200,000 navy as reserve troops, and respond at any time, and at the same time, you must also guard against a sneak attack by Fusang State, and send orders to Zhongzhou Mansion, Nanzhou Mansion, Xiling Mansion, and Lin Wu Mansion, Quickly transfer 60% of the troops in the prefecture to aid Nan'an Mansion, and be sure to resist the enemy and outside the city of Nan'an Mansion, okay, you all go and start preparing separately" The old marshal gave a series of orders.

"Tian'er, I'm afraid that the scale of this war will be very large, and grandpa will probably be too busy to take care of you by then," the old marshal said to Ming Jiutian after everyone left.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I've grown up, and now I have the means to protect myself, you don't need to worry about me" Ming Jiutian said comfortingly.

"That's good, if it is said that you are asked to be the second marshal of my Dongping Army, I don't know if you have the courage to give it a try," the old marshal asked.

"My Ming family is still martial, and I am in a military family, it is inevitable to go into battle, if I really need to go to the front line, I am absolutely duty-bound" Ming Jiutian also said with a smile, isn't it just a battle, what is there to fear.

"Okay, worthy of being a good son of my Ming family, I have already released the news of the war, I believe that many forces in the country will be involved, and Wanjianmen will also come," the old marshal said.

"Since the existence of this continent, the disputes between the forces of all parties have not stopped, and finally there was this short peace, but now there is a war again, but it has only suffered the people of the world," Ming Jiutian sighed.

"The three armies have not moved the grain and grass first, Hu Zhan, you go and arrange the relevant matters of war preparation materials, and at the same time, in my name, prepare a letter to the emperor, just say that the war is about to begin, and it is necessary to allocate a series of war preparation materials such as military salaries, go ahead" After the old marshal gave the last order, he got up and left the camp, and at this time there were only four people left in the camp: Ming Jiutian, Tu Ling, Hu Yuan and Wu Jianfeng.

"Now there are no outsiders in the camp, I have a few things that you need to do," Ming Jiutian said.

"What does the young master command, but it doesn't hurt to say it" The three of them all stared at Ming Jiutian.

"Well, you also heard it just now, it seems that this time it is really going to war, I am going to a place to practice during this time, and I will not stay in the mansion for the time being."

"Actually, I knew a long time ago that the three of you all hope to be able to go to the battlefield one day and make contributions, so I will take this opportunity to let the three of you go to the battlefield and hone yourself."

"Tu Ling, you take the Blood Killing Guard and follow my grandfather out with the army, I don't worry about his safety in the hands of you, Hu Yuan, with your resourcefulness to follow your father's side, you can make the combat department more powerful, you can go to your father's account."

"As for Jian Feng, today I handed over the two major institutions of the Blood Killing Guard and the Military Intelligence Department to Tu Ling and Hu Yuan, but you didn't get your position, I hope you don't think about it, because you still have more important tasks to complete, but now the time is pressing, and you don't have time to complete this task, so I now officially appoint you as the vanguard officer of the Zhongzhou Mansion to support Nan'an, and lead the soldiers of the Zhongzhou Mansion to fight bravely to kill the enemy, and I didn't give you a position before because I plan to set up a Wind Chasing Arrow Team on the basis of the two major institutions of the Ming family's blood killing and intelligence, And you will be the captain, you will select the personnel yourself, give you a year, I will only look at the results" Ming Jiu gave the first order in his military career.