Chapter 148 Unparalleled National Scholar
"Xiaosheng, how many soldiers would we need if we regained these lost territories in the past?" Xiao Chen was already deeply aware of the seriousness of the problem.
"If the entire Yanyun County is recovered, I think 200,000 soldiers are enough if the food and grass are sufficient." Zhuge Xiaosheng pondered.
"Where can we get 200,000 soldiers from Da Zhou now?" Ye Baiqing grinned and said that this idea is very unrealistic.
"If I bring it, 100,000 soldiers are enough, and if it's elite, 50,000 is enough!" Zhuge Xiaosheng is so confident, but he still has something to say, "But the fundamental problem of Yanyun County is not to recover, but to If you keep it, if you take it back and still can’t keep it, what’s the use of it.”
"It's all flat ground, how do you guard it?" Ye Baiqing said.
"There are many soldiers, enough food and grass, reclaiming wasteland and building high walls, why can't they defend?" However, Duan Ling'er had a different opinion.
"It's fine to guard one city, and two cities are fine, but how do you guard eighteen states? You say it's not easy to reclaim wasteland. There are only hundreds of thousands of people in eighteen states, how many crops can they grow? If How should we deal with the enemy's attack when the grain is harvested in autumn?" Zhuge Xiaosheng said.
"I said there are too many soldiers, you show me a million people to see if I can defend?" Duan Linger said with a small mouth.
"Oh... you little girl, isn't this a dream? If there are a million soldiers, I can wipe out the entire north." Zhuge Xiaosheng sighed.
"Give you a million soldiers, can you take it? I see that you little girl is struggling to bring a thousand soldiers... Yun Tian, do you think so?" Ye Baiqing said.
"Yeah, yes... what did you say?" Wei Yuntian was absent-minded, who do you think he is thinking about?
"I really despise you! Did you do it just because of a Xiangqin girl? You've lost your mind before getting married. If you marry into the family, I'm afraid even the boss won't recognize you!" Ye Baiqing is actually jealous of Wei Yuntian.
"Alas... that will be three years later." Wei Yuntian sighed leisurely, three years is longer than a lifetime!
"This person is useless." Ye Baiqing was speechless to him.
"Xiaosheng, what do you think of Yanyun County?" Xiao Chen, who never took his eyes off the map, suddenly asked an inexplicable question.
"Not bad." Zhuge Xiaosheng replied inexplicably.
"I heard an elder say that this place is the best place to rebel?" Xiao Chen said.
"Well, you can survive only in the cracks." Zhuge Xiaosheng's words were exactly the same as that of the elder, and that elder was naturally Chen Jisheng.
This was what he said last time when he broke up with Chen Jisheng in Weizhou County. The parting was imminent and he didn't talk about it in depth, but Xiao Chen always remembered this sentence in his heart.
In fact, he memorized almost everything Chen Jisheng said.
He still remembered that when he came out of Zhao Gongming's house that day, Zhao Gongming specifically told him to treat this Mr. Chen Jisheng kindly, and it would be the best if he could be dragged into the water.
for what? Because Zhao Gongming felt that Chen Jisheng was a national scholar.
The country is unparalleled.
Also predict things like a god.
Before Xiao Chen got up the next day, a young eunuch who was in charge of ceremonies rushed to report, Eunuch Xiao, wake up, the emperor calls you over.
Please Eunuch Xiao change into his official uniform, the emperor will let you ascend to the imperial court with him!
Remember what happened the last time Li Wanjiang brought Xiao Chen to court? So this time his premonition is not very good...
And his premonition is sometimes more accurate than Wei Yuntian's crow's mouth.
In the Qianqing Palace, a group of officials gathered, and when they saw the emperor arriving, they shouted long live together.
"Everyone loves you." Li Wanjiang sat down on the dragon chair.
A tall and thin official got up but didn't take his seat. Instead, he took a step forward, took out a red document from his pocket, and played loudly. He was Minister of the Ministry of War, Grand Sima Lu Jing.
"Your Majesty, yesterday evening we received an emergency letter from Yanyun County for 800 miles. Three thousand Xianbo people captured another town of ours and took more than 700 residents away. The grain harvested just now was tens of thousands of catties. There are countless livestock, chickens and poultry..."
Xiao Chen went over to pick up the document, but saw three chicken feathers stuck to it. This is called a chicken feather letter, and it is usually only used in emergency military situations.
"Don't worry about it, the situation in Yanyun County is tense, and I don't know about it." Li Wanjiang waved his hand, motioned Xiao Chen to step aside, and continued, "In the face of a national crisis, what's the best plan for you dear ones? It's time to figure it out Alright."
There was a complete silence in the hall, as if you could hear a needle drop.
Everyone thought in their hearts, what is the best way? It's nothing more than sending troops to drive them away, but the strategy is like this, but there are no soldiers!
It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, who the hell can fight without soldiers?
In terms of soldiers, Wu Zicheng has 60,000 forbidden soldiers, and Wu Zhong, the admiral of the Nine Gates, has 50,000 elite soldiers, but these are the guards guarding Fengyang City, should they be transferred?
What about the capital?
Another way is to wait for Fengyang King Li Feng to return triumphantly, and then go to Yanyun County to fight after a period of rest.
In addition, there are no more soldiers to transfer nearby, and those who can be transferred have already been transferred away.
"Your Majesty, Southern Xinjiang is still relatively stable. Why don't we send some troops from Jiuxi?" A minister boldly remonstrated.
"Jiuxi's soldiers and horses suffered a lot when they pacified Siam. King Zhongcheng also asked me to add soldiers. How can there be soldiers to transfer? Besides, Jiuxi is thousands of miles away from Yanyun County. When they come, I'm afraid the whole Yanyun County is going to be gone!" Li Wanjiang rebuffed straight away.
"Your Majesty, Murong Heng, Lord of Zhenxi, has a unit stationed on the west side of Yanyun Mountain. Can you consider asking him to send a troop to help?" Someone suggested.
"No way, Yanyun is important, and Xijiang is more important. If there is any trouble in Xijiang, how do you ask me to deal with it?" Li Wanjiang also vetoed it.
In fact, the soldiers and horses on both sides can be transferred, too many can't do it, 10,000 to 20,000 people in each family is always no problem, but the problem is that Li Wanjiang can't transfer at all!
Needless to say, Murong Heng, when he signed the covenant with him, it was already agreed that he would not transfer any of his soldiers, as long as he could hold the western border.
As for the younger brother Li Wanyun's soldiers, they cannot be transferred at will.
The various reasons are particularly complicated and cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
In addition, Li Wanjiang still has a hidden worry that cannot be said, that is, whether Li Wanyun or Murong Heng's soldiers come, they must pass through Fengyang City!
These two troops are both masters of a hundred battles, and they all obey their respective commanders. Do you know what this means?
Just in case, just in case, in case the two of them had a disagreement and directly led troops to attack Fengyang City, the consequences would be disastrous.
Although Fengyang City has 100,000 soldiers and horses, most of them are newly recruited recruits, but they may not be able to withstand the 20,000 elites of these two!
"Your Majesty, Jiangnan County is the territory of our Great Zhou, and we absolutely do not allow it to be violated! As far as I know, there are about 3,000 stragglers brought back from various places in the Haining Bay Camp. It's almost time to rest, and it's ready for a battle!" It was Chen Wenqi, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, who spoke.
It's fine for others, but Xiao Chen tensed up when he heard the words, thinking that something is coming...