"What? Again?"
"Does this barbarian leader have no brains? With the strength of Baiyue, he still wants to fight against our Great Wei?"
Next to him, when Song Gongwen heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head, feeling incredible.
At the same time, I wonder if Meng Jue has a problem with his brain. After all, he just suffered a big loss, and it hasn't been long since then.
He totally has no memory.
There were 200,000 troops stationed in Zhennan Pass. Even if the enemy assembled over 60,000 troops, what would that do? The disparity in strength was still enormous. Could they still rely on these people to break through Zhennan Pass?
Lin Yuansong was also speechless. As the Minister of War, no one knew the military strength of the Wei Dynasty better than him.
With a million-strong army, strong national strength, sufficient food and grass, and many powerful generals, it is not something that ordinary countries can provoke.
In today's Eastern Continent, only Caoyuan and Tiandu can compare with it.
But that's all.
If they really show their strength and go head-to-head, Wei will not be afraid of anyone.
What's more, the current situation is that the nine tribes of the grassland have declared that they will no longer move south, and the monarch of Tiandu has also been replaced by a new person who wants to repair relations with the Great Wei. It can be said that the Great Wei has no rivals.
This Baiyue actually wanted to take the initiative to attack, which made him feel a little funny.
"Everyone." At this time, General Lu An of Zhennan spoke up. After a moment of contemplation, he continued, "The Barbarian Lord is not an impulsive person, so his initiative to attack is not as simple as it seems. At least we should not underestimate him. After all, he is the first person to unify the Baiyue people, and his methods are extraordinary."
"Indeed, our Great Wei is invincible in the Eastern Continent, but we should not underestimate any opponent. We must make sufficient preparations."
"General Lu is right."
Wang Jin nodded after hearing this and said, "Throughout the dynasties, the Central Plains dynasties have conquered the Baiyue more than once, but have never been successful. Moreover, the Baiyue now has a Meng Jue, so we agree with General Lu's statement."
Ever since Wei Yunyi chose to personally lead the expedition to Baiyue, in addition to asking his subordinates to collect information and intelligence.
I am also looking for some historical books and studying the Baiyue in order to be better prepared.
As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle.
Therefore, Wang Jin knew very well that the Baiyue were difficult to conquer. Even though the Wei Dynasty was strong now, it still needed to be cautious.
When Song Gongwen and the others heard this, their eyes became serious, because what Lu An and Wang Jin said was right.
In some ways, the enemy Baiyue is more difficult to deal with than the Eighteen Tribes of the grassland.
Although Meng Jue failed last time, will there really be a second time?
If they let down their guard and ignored the situation at this moment, they might end up in trouble. Therefore, Lin Yuansong finally spoke up and said, "Indeed, I underestimated him just now. Even though we know that Baiyue is assembling a large army, we don't know when he will act."
"Without the exact time, it's impossible to guarantee that everything will go smoothly. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you, Eunuch Wang, for this matter."
After what happened last time and today, everyone present really admired the East Factory's ability to collect intelligence.
Especially Lu An, he has been in Zhennan Pass for so many years, and during this time he has also placed various pawns in Baiyue.
But in the end, either you are discovered or you cannot reach the core.
Even if we get the news, it will not be serious.
But how long has this eunuch Wang been here?
He found it incredible that he had expanded his intelligence network in an instant and obtained information that he himself could not obtain.
No wonder most officials in the court were extremely dissatisfied and afraid of the East Factory. Such powerful intelligence capabilities were simply horrifying. Whatever they did in the morning would be known by noon.
Not only him, but even Song Gongwen and Lin Yuansong were amazed and thought it was amazing.
It turns out that this is an institution established by His Majesty himself. It is really sharp.
However, Wang Jin didn't know what they were thinking. He nodded and said, "Of course, but there is one more thing I want to confirm with the father-in-law. The court has been spending a lot recently. Is the Ministry of Revenue running out of money?"
"Eunuch Wang, you know this?" Song Gongwen nodded and said, "We just received news a few days ago that the tax revenue from the previous reforms has been almost used up. Although some is still in hand, we still have two major projects, the Grand Canal and the Weizhi Road, which require a lot of money."
"So I encountered some trouble when collecting food and fodder for this month, but as long as we speed up this battle, it shouldn't be a problem."
"Once all the taxes from the nobles are collected, everything will be back to normal."
Although he was not in the capital, he was always paying attention to the news from the Ministry of Revenue.
There's nothing I can do, it's my duty.
Of course, what surprised Song Gongwen even more was that Wang Jin knew all these things. This method...
For a moment, he couldn't help but tremble. Fortunately, he didn't do anything on weekdays and firmly adhered to the bottom line and national laws. Otherwise, His Majesty would definitely be able to find out everything clearly.
"Speed up the battle?" Upon hearing this, Wang Jin pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that this news must be reported to His Majesty immediately. If the barbarian leader Meng Jue learns that there are problems in our rear and deliberately engages in a war of attrition, I'm afraid it will be troublesome."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Indeed, if a war of attrition is fought, problems will easily arise in holding up the army at Zhennan Pass.
For an army of 200,000, daily eating, drinking, defecating and urinating is extremely troublesome. If they are caught by the enemy, the situation will become passive.
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