Chapter 755

Chang'an.

New Recruit Camp in the north of the city.

The first batch of one hundred thousand new recruits had already been recruited.

The person responsible for leading this first batch of new recruits was Yue Fei's son, Yue Yun.

This batch of new recruits was about to set off for Yelang, using blood and fire to prove their bravery.

Qin Mu came to inspect them.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling also followed behind.

They had been here once before.

Li Er was forced to toast to their success.

He couldn't refuse, as Qin Mu had said one thing to them.

"The two of you must toast to the army's success, even if it's just to show you've contributed to the crusade against the Maurya Empire."

Great Qin and Great Tang certainly had deep conflicts, but after all, they were of the same origin.

The Maurya Empire, however, was a foreign race.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling dared not openly declare their support for the Maurya Empire.

They could only follow along to the camp to offer a toast.

Qin Mu stood on the high platform and gave a speech to all the new recruits.

His voice was resonant and full of vigor.

"You are Great Qin's soldiers; you must live out the majesty of the Great Qin people. Go and teach those Maurya people a lesson, teach them how to behave!" The new recruits suddenly became excited.

So, in the Emperor's eyes, they were held in such high regard?

"Long live Great Qin!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

At first, as green recruits, they didn't even dare to consider themselves people. During training, they were scolded like dogs by the instructors.

However, the phrase "Great Qin people" brought their confidence back in an instant.

Great Qin people were simply a cut above the Maurya people, and they were going to teach them a proper lesson!

This allowed them to find a sense of superiority as Great Qin people.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling were shocked by this momentum and felt a bit ashamed.

Great Tang's commoners previously also had this kind of superiority.

This sense of superiority stemmed from the nation's prosperity.

But now, slowly, that sense of superiority could no longer be seen in the Great Tang commoners.

On the contrary, these people of Great Qin were even better than Great Tang in the past!

The two of them held their wine bowls and walked to the front of the platform.

"You are the brave warriors of Great Qin, you are the pride of the Central Plains! You must let this glory illuminate the land of Yelang. Let the Maurya people see the consequences of provoking Great Qin!"

"Come, drain this bowl!"

The process of offering the toast went quite smoothly.

It was just that Li Er felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart.

He, a dignified Emperor of Great Tang, had run here to toast and cheer for the Great Qin army.

What kind of logic was this?

If this were to spread back to Great Tang and let the Great Tang soldiers know, how embarrassing would that be?

Fortunately, Qin Mu didn't seem to intend to do so.

The soldiers lined up and set off.

Li Er was very concerned about the outcome of this war.

Standing behind Qin Mu, watching the departing soldiers, he asked.

"Great Qin Emperor, the ones sent out this time are all just new recruits. Can they defeat the Maurya Empire's army?" This was Li Er's last hope.

Qin Mu had already told him before that there were many ways to counter the Maurya Empire's war elephants.

If it were the elite troops of the past, Li Er would really have had no hope left.

But new recruits, their combat effectiveness is often only a fraction of that of veteran soldiers.

Qin Mu glanced at Old Li sideways.

"Old Li, do you know why only new recruits were sent?"

Li Er was stunned for a moment.

"Isn't it because you couldn't spare any troops?"

Li Er thought this should be the reason.

He certainly didn't hope that Qin Mu had some deeper intention in sending new recruits to the battlefield.

He already hated Qin Mu's deeper intentions to death.

Qin Mu extended an index finger toward Li Er and shook it.

His demeanor was somewhat dismissive.

"Old Li, you're not up to it; Minister Fang might still be able to guess a little."

Li Er was furious; he had been looked down upon by someone again!

He looked at Fang Xuanling beside him with a resentful face.

Was he really that incompetent? Was there such a large gap between him and Fang Xuanling?

Fang Xuanling was very embarrassed.

He didn't want to overshadow Li Er either; after all, there is a distinction between ruler and subject.

But Qin Mu insisted on doing this, and he had no way to stop it.

"Your Majesty, Yelang is a mountainous region with a treacherous environment. Fighting in such an environment will result in heavy losses. Could it be that Your Majesty is reluctant to let veteran soldiers suffer losses, so you sent new recruits to consume the enemy?" This was normal thinking.

But it was also an inhumane thought.

Qin Mu shook his head and teased Fang Xuanling.

"How could Minister Fang have such a thought? An army that doesn't treat new recruits as people is destined to have low morale and is instead prone to total collapse."

Fang Xuanling blushed.

He thought that since Qin Mu was a cold-blooded person, he must have such cold-blooded thoughts.

"Can't you even think of such a simple question?"

Qin Mu turned on the mockery mode again.

That dismissive expression was very stinging in Li Er's eyes.