Fuzhou.
Sifang County.
This is the forefront of the entire Fuzhou close to Shuobei.
Yun Zheng is getting married with Jia Yao in Fuzhou, so it is definitely too late to build a temporary palace. He can only buy a palace from the dignitaries in Sifang County.
Originally, this matter needed to be overseen by Crown Prince Yun Li.
But Yun Li didn't care at all and just let the people from the Ministry of Rites make the decision on their own.
He wanted to tear Yun Zheng into pieces, but he still helped Yun Zheng choose a mansion?
If he were to help Yun Zheng pick a coffin, he would definitely be enthusiastic!
After handing these trivial matters over to the officials below, Yun Li led his men directly to the Sifang County camp.
Ever since Zhao Ji led his army to the northwest, the entire Fuzhou had only 30,000 troops.
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And these 30,000 troops were almost all concentrated in Sifang County.
Yun Li was not afraid of anyone saying that he had contacted military generals without permission.
Inspecting the camp in Sifang County was also the task given to him by Emperor Wen before he went to Shuobei.
When Yun Li led his men to the camp, Zhou Daogong, who had been notified in advance, was already waiting at the camp gate with his generals.
"General Zhou Daogong pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Seeing Yun Li and his group, Zhou Daogong hurriedly led his men to pay their respects to Yun Li.
Yun Li jumped off his horse and said with a smile, "Generals, there is no need to be polite!"
Zhou Daogong stood up and said humbly, "I have prepared a banquet in the camp to welcome your Highness and the other gentlemen. Please come to the camp."
"There's no rush for this!"
Yun Li waved his hand and said seriously, "I am here to inspect the defense of the camp on the orders of my father. Please allow General Zhou to take me around the camp first."
"yes!"
Zhou Daogong did not dare to delay and immediately accepted the order.
Yun Li mounted his horse again and wandered around the camp under the leadership of Zhou Daogong.
The 30,000 soldiers and horses of Sifang County were not all in this camp.
There are only 20,000 troops here, and another 10,000 troops are stationed about fifteen miles away.
Yun Li just walked around the camp casually and couldn't help frowning.
The equipment of these soldiers in the camp was really not that good. To Yun Li, who was used to seeing the well-equipped Six Guards of the Imperial City, the equipment of these soldiers in the camp was almost like rags.
Some soldiers don’t even have leather armor!
As for the cavalry, Yun Li asked and found out that there were only 700 organized cavalrymen on the entire front line of defense!
Moreover, there was only one person and one horse!
Looking at the soldiers in front of him, Yun Li couldn't help but curse in his heart.
Can we stop the Northern Army with just this?
That bastard Lao Liu can break through the front line of defense without any effort, right?
Yun Li became more and more angry as he watched, and asked Zhou Daogong with a dark face: "Why are there so many soldiers who don't even have leather armor?"
Zhou Daogong quickly explained: "Your Highness, the troops from Fuzhou were sent at the beginning of the year to support the northwest..."
Fuzhou had an army of 130,000 earlier.
Some of these 130,000 troops were drawn from other places, and some were recruited this year.
The troops drawn from other places were fully equipped with armor.
But those recruited this year had no armor.
Although the imperial court later supplied some armor, not everyone could get it.
Later, Zhao Ji led an army of 100,000 to rush to the northwest to provide assistance, taking away troops fully equipped with armor.
All the soldiers without armor were left in Sifang County.
Therefore, Yun Li saw slightly more soldiers without armor.
After explaining, Zhou Daogong looked at Yun Li with a face full of grievance, "I have also written to the court many times, requesting the court to replenish armor, but before the invasion of the western desert tribes, the court's armor had to be replenished to the northwest and southwest armies first. It has been several months, and the court has not even replenished a set of armor..."
Listening to Zhou Daogong complaining, Yun Li had already guessed what this bastard was going to say next.
So, he also wants to ask me for armor, right?
“That’s enough, that’s enough!”
Yun Li interrupted Zhou Daogong and asked, "How much armor do you need?"
"Thirteen thousand sets."
Zhou Daogong answered immediately.
“So much missing?”
Yun Li's face was slightly gloomy. "From what you said, the 10,000 people stationed 15 miles away basically have no armor, right?"
"yes!"
Zhou Daogong nodded, "Those 10,000 people are all newly recruited soldiers, and they are currently being trained there..."
Training?
Yun Li's face darkened and he almost uttered foul language.
There's no armor at all, is this called training?
This is a waste of food and military pay!
If Lao Liu attacks, can we rely on these people?
I’m afraid all these soldiers were trained to help Lao Liu, right?
Fuck his grandma!
It’s better not to have this line of defense!
In this way, the court can save a lot of expenses!
Yun Li was extremely angry, but he couldn't get angry at Zhou Daogong.
This matter cannot be blamed on Zhou Daogong!
Who should we blame if the imperial court fails to replenish the armor?
Yun Li suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "The tribes in Moxi have already withdrawn. I will report to my father and try to replenish the armor of the soldiers in the camp! However, this may still take some time..."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhou Daogong thanked him quickly, but he felt depressed.
The imperial court gave him the first line of defense in Fuzhou, but he couldn't even replenish the armor.
Just like this, you still expect them to stop the Northern Army?
Given the current situation, if the Northern Army really moves south, it is estimated that half of the soldiers will desert.
Or, just surrender!
They have no strategic location to defend and their armor is incomplete. How can we fight them?
Yun Li originally wanted to walk around for a while longer, but after seeing the situation in the camp, he lost interest completely and directly called Zhou Daogong to go to the central military tent.
"If the armor you lack in your camp is replenished, how long can you hold out if the Northern Army marches south?"
On the way, Yun Li couldn't help but ask Zhou Daogong again.
He didn't even bother to ask Zhou Daogong whether he could hold on.
If Zhou Daogong could defend Fuzhou with these 30,000 people, he would be known as the best general in the world!
Zhou Daogong was a little confused by Yun Li's question.
After a brief moment of distraction, Zhou Daogong replied cautiously: "If the military strength is the same, as long as there is sufficient food and grass, I am confident that I can hold on for a month..."
"A month?"
Yun Li frowned, "The court spent so much money on you, and you can only hold out for a month?"
Zhou Daogong's face was slightly red, and he lowered his head in shame: "I am incompetent..."
He thinks one month is too little?
In just this one month, he even felt like he was bragging!
If the Northern Army really sent 30,000 troops south, they would be thankful if they could hold out for half a month!
Even so, they are still defending the city.
If we go out of the city to fight, they will definitely be defeated in one blow!
He didn't even look at who the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army was!
That’s the King of Jingbei who has never been defeated!
Just by standing outside the city, Yun Zheng could put tremendous pressure on the defenders in the city.
If Yun Zheng asked them to surrender, he estimated that many people would surrender without a fight.
Otherwise, wait for Yun Zheng to mobilize the army and destroy them all?
Zhou Daogong now just wants to be transferred somewhere else.
Whoever wants to defend this front line can do so!
Seeing Zhou Daogong's cowardly look, Yun Li became even more angry.
Yun Li wanted to explode several times, but he finally held himself back.
"Forget it, let's eat first!"
Yun Li suppressed the urge to reprimand Zhou Daogong, and walked to the main seat with a depressed heart and sat down...
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