Chapter 331: Prepare to Evacuate, Ming Guang Armor
The sudden death of the Khan and queen of the Western Hu people, as well as many princes and princesses and important Khans will inevitably lead to internal strife. Before they elect a new Khan, they will probably not harass the border again. As for the imperial court, at least before quelling the rebellion in Binzhou and other places, it is impossible for the Dog Emperor to send troops to attack them. All they need to do next is to continue to grow and develop.

"The people have already started their spring ploughing, and we should all withdraw to the camp in the city."

The next day, all the generals gathered in the central military tent again. Wei Chengyi sat in the main seat, and Shen Xiangwan also sat beside him. From Yan Lang and others to the generals, they all knew Shen Xiangwan's abilities, and knew how much Wei Chengyi loved her and never hid anything from him. Therefore, no one questioned her participation in the official business.

"Pass the order down, all troops will move out one after another and withdraw to the main camp in the city."

Nodding, Wei Chengyi did not object. The threat from the Western Hu people had been resolved. Next, they should focus on the development of people's livelihood and military training. However, after a pause, he continued, "General Wang, continue to recruit soldiers from outside. There is no limit on the number of people this time. We can recruit as many as we can. We must plan ahead and prepare for the possible war."

In this battle, plus his gains in Longcheng of the Western Hu people, they seized a total of more than 200,000 war horses from the Western Hu people. The cavalry alone can be trained according to this number, and as for the infantry and other arms, 300,000 would probably not be enough. However, they won the battle with the Western Hu people very beautifully this time. As long as this matter is spread and the people know that the Wei family army is no longer the border army of the past and they are also capable of winning battles, I believe many people will be willing to join the army.

"Yes."

General Wang stood up, clasped his fists and bowed. Even if Wei Chengyi hadn't said it today, they would have proposed recruiting soldiers. They had lost nearly 20,000 soldiers this time and were in urgent need of fresh blood.

"How many soldiers do we have left?"

Before they started the next topic, Shen Xiangwan asked casually. Anyone who knew her would know that she probably had some idea.

"There are still more than 80,000, almost 90,000 people."

Originally they said there were 100,000 men, but in reality there were about 110,000. This time they lost nearly 20,000 men, and there are still about 90,000 left. The losses here were not all deaths, a large part of them had to leave the army due to injuries. Although Shen Xiangwan and his men did save many people, they are not gods, and they cannot change the fact that many wounded soldiers became disabled.

"Um···"

Hearing this, Shen Xiangwan lowered her eyes and stroked her chin in deep thought. Anyone with eyes could see that she was about to say something important, so no one spoke or urged her. The big tent was suddenly silent. After an unknown amount of time, Shen Xiangwan raised her head again and asked, "How many Mo Dao do we have now?"

"About 120,000."

Although he didn't know why she asked that, General Zheng who was in charge of this area replied loudly that they used more advanced smelting and forging technology to create a Mo Dao that was both sharp and durable. In addition, there was no shortage of iron ore, so they could forge it whenever they wanted. Usually, they only reserved about 10,000 more, and there was not much storage.

“We have to keep building it.”

Nodding, Shen Xiangwan took out a blueprint from his sleeve pocket: "Judging from the casualties on both sides, we can be considered to have won a great victory this time, but I personally feel that our casualties are still too high. You know, our enemies are not just the Western Hu people. This is the blueprint of the Ming Guang armor. It is best to equip all soldiers with it. When the next war comes, it should be able to reduce some casualties."

Ming Guang Armor, also known as Ming Guang Iron Armor, has two plate-shaped chest guards on the chest, which can protect two-thirds of the body and reduce casualties of soldiers. If the Mo Dao is the ceiling of cold weapons, then the Ming Guang Armor is the ceiling of armor. With them, the Wei family army will become a true lion that has fought a hundred battles.

"Yes, it's a good thing."

After carefully looking at the drawings, Wei Chengyi handed them to Yan Lang and others who were closest to him. With his vision as a military general, he could tell at a glance that this Ming Guang armor was countless times stronger than the armor they were using now. What Wanwan took out never disappointed anyone.

“It’s really good stuff.”

After the generals read it one by one, they all nodded in agreement. "Since everyone thinks it's a good idea, General Zheng, starting today, we will start casting Mingguang armor one after another."

After looking at them back and forth, Wei Chengyi made the final decision.

"Yes."

General Zheng clasped his fists in agreement, and then they discussed many things. In the middle of the discussion, Shen Xiangwan felt that it was boring, so he said something to Wei Chengyi and left the tent, taking Yuan Yue to the wounded camp. The wounded camp was no longer overcrowded, but there were still some soldiers with serious injuries left.

After they had some free time, Mu Yunran took the medical boys and started a friendly exchange with the military doctors. They taught all their surgical skills to the military doctors and medicine boys without reservation, and also learned a lot of other medical skills from the military doctors. Both sides benefited a lot.

"lady!"

"lady!"

Seeing her coming, the wounded soldiers greeted her spontaneously. Shen Xiangwan smiled the whole time and personally checked on the recovery of the wounds of the soldiers she had treated.

"lady!"

"bump!"

Just as she checked the soldiers' injuries and was about to go find Mu Yunran, a tall man in armor came towards her. Without saying a word, he knelt on one knee in front of her with his fists clasped together: "I am Lin Zhanqi, thank you madam for saving my life and reconnecting my broken leg. You are my second parent. From now on, no matter what madam needs you to do, just tell me. I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Lin Zhanqi was the captain who had a broken leg at that time. He had made great contributions this time and had been promoted to general. If Shen Xiangwan had not reattached his broken leg for him, he would have retired from the army with hatred long ago.

"Get up, I don't like this."

Shen Xiangwan made a gesture to ask him to stand up. He did not take his words to heart. He just said calmly: "You were injured while defending the safety of my border and protecting the people. Since I have the ability, I will not be stingy with my treatment. I hope you can continue to work hard and kill more enemies on the battlefield."

"Yes."

Lin Zhanqi clasped his fists and bowed respectfully, and his respect for her increased a little bit.

"Just work hard."

Finally, giving him an encouraging look, Shen Xiangwan walked past him and left. After this battle, the soldiers became more united. In their minds, there were only the Second Master and his wife, and there was no so-called court or emperor at all. Even if they rebelled in the future, they only needed to make a call from a high place, and there was no need to worry about the soldiers mutiny.

【End of this chapter】

Please vote!!!