"Where did so many Jin troops come from? Are the Jin troops indestructible? Don't they need to rest? The last time the 120,000-man army marched south, apart from the 15 Meng'an left behind in Changsha, the rest of the scattered casualties were no less than 10,000 or 20,000. Don't they need to replenish soldiers and horses? Besides, the Jin people have been unable to tolerate the heat for many years, so why did they suddenly change today? I agree with Lords Yue and Lu on this matter. It is very likely that Liu Yu borrowed the Jin people's clothing to strengthen his own military power and to intimidate them..."
When Qu Duan entered the hall, he saw a young man in a red robe talking on the throne. He knew that this man was the emperor of Zhao Song, so he tried to salute him despite the pain in his back. However, the young man on the throne looked down at him from afar and just raised his hand without paying any attention. But he never stopped talking, and it seemed that he was talking about the incident of the Pseudo-Qi.
"But if that's the case, there's one thing I don't understand."
Han Shizhong, who entered the palace first, no longer had the arrogant look he had just shown outside the palace. He just saluted as if nothing had happened. "How many soldiers does the Pseudo-Qi have now? How strong is their fighting power? Who gave them the courage to attack?"
Emperor Zhao turned his head and looked at the person below the stairs. It was none other than Lu Xing, who had been stationed in Nanjing during this period and was leading the frontline in the confrontation with the Pseudo-Qi.
"There must be 200,000 soldiers, right?" Lu Xing was about to speak when Zhang Jun laughed. "There are seven or eight large states. Can't one state afford 20,000 soldiers? If we gather some civilians, we can get 200,000 soldiers. It's not unusual to claim to have a million."
"How can one state afford 20,000 soldiers?" Han Shizhong frowned immediately.
"General Han naturally doesn't understand this kind of thing, otherwise there wouldn't have been an almost uprising in Huaixi." Zhang Jun was not afraid at all, but took the opportunity to mock the other party.
Han Shizhong secretly hated the emperor, but managed not to show it... Firstly, he couldn't do it in front of the emperor, and secondly, the matter had already been concluded, and it was indeed Han Wu's fault.
But what can I say? If there is a chance, Han Shizhong will never let Zhang Jun go.
You have to know that Wang Yuan deliberately provoked the two of them to oppose each other in the early years to balance the court, and the two were not fools, they just cooperated. But as time went by, there were too many grievances, coupled with the bad habits developed in the army, it was hard to tell the truth from the false... Anyway, now Han Liangchen felt that Zhang Boying was not good at fighting, but only greedy for money, so how could he be called the same as Han Wu?
As for what Zhang Jun was thinking, it’s hard to say.
"Of course a state cannot support 20,000 soldiers, but it depends on whether there is military pay, whether there are drills, whether the soldiers are well fed, and whether they have hot water." Prime Minister Wang Boyan was too lazy to pay attention to the two and just stood there with his hands folded. "I remember that when Wang Shan, the former commander of the Imperial Camp, came to Tokyo from Hedong, he had 200,000 soldiers..."
"That's the truth." Lu Xing also spoke up. "As for conscripting men, if the Jin people had a stick, let alone 200,000, the population of Jingdong is there, there would be 400,000... However, from my observations at the front line, there are still some troops in the pseudo-Qi army that are quite powerful, such as Liu Yu's headquarters in Jinan and the pseudo-marshal Kong Yanzhou's army in Yanzhou. In addition, there is also a pseudo-general Li Cheng's army in Qingzhou, and it is said that his leadership and military management are second only to Kong Yanzhou!"
"I've heard of these two." Zhao Jiu nodded in response. "Kong Yanzhou is known as the Little Yue Fei, and Li Cheng's martial arts are on par with Peng Ju's... To be able to reach this level, they are certainly great figures... How many core combat forces like this do they have?"
"Liu Yu has about 10,000 men, and his son Liu Lin leads them personally; Kong Yanzhou has fewer, only 7,000 to 8,000; Li Cheng has a larger territory, so he may have more, but it will never exceed the limit of 15,000." Yue Fei bowed.
Zhao Jiu finally frowned slightly.
Zhang Jun below saw this and stepped forward carefully: "Good instructor, as you know, when I was in Xuzhou, after I conquered Yizhou, Li Cheng sent someone to greet me. Maybe this person can be persuaded to surrender..."
"Zhang Qing has misunderstood." Emperor Zhao on the throne finally laughed. "Although I value talent, I don't want everyone. Since Li Cheng has become the Grand Commander in the Jin court, how can I still want him? Zhang Rong from Liangshanpo in Dongping Prefecture, although he didn't come from Heyin, has been reluctant to come to see me this time, saying that he is free in Liangshanpo, but after all, he is sure of the right and wrong, so I don't care..."
Several military leaders below immediately became solemn, and a few familiar faces finally turned around and took a look at Qu Duan who was standing in the corner inside the palace gate.
"In fact, this is why Liu Ni dared to mobilize troops and try to provoke us." Wang Boyan spoke up at the right time to formally summarize the previous question. "Think about it, since this villain has proclaimed himself emperor, he must know that he can no longer coexist with the Song Dynasty, so he must do everything he can to be our enemy... Before he ascended the throne, he issued a manifesto and offered sacrifices to Chen Dong, and then he respected Confucius and held the imperial examination. Today, he has mobilized troops. For a spring and a summer, it seems that the two countries of Song and Jin combined are not as big as his Jinan Prefecture... Isn't he left with no choice?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, and they all felt that what Minister Wang said was of high quality. Firstly, he hit the nail on the head, and secondly, his tone was similar to that of the emperor, which was really impressive.
"So, there is no need to discuss this matter further." Emperor Zhao nodded and gave the order calmly. "If he really dares to take action, the three officials Zhang, Yue, and Lu on the front line don't need to report, they can just fight back directly, but they must be quick, ruthless, steady, and not greedy... In short, remember one thing, the Jin people are the real enemy, don't get stuck in the mud of Jingdong for a while, and give the Jin people a chance for nothing!"
Zhang Jun, Yue Fei and Lu Xing formally stepped out, then bowed and responded with a serious look... It seemed that this issue was about to be passed.
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