Wei Shuma's face was filled with helplessness. He said, "So, now that the Qinghe people have this powerful weapon to break through the city, the fortified city is no longer our barrier, but merely a fence to imprison us. If you ask me, the only way is to leave the city and fight the Qinghe people to the death."
Hearing his old minister say this, Xin Yueping was still a little bit incredulous. He turned around and asked, "Right Prime Minister, you have fought against the Qinghe people in the field. Tell me, if we use the full strength of the garrison, can we win in a field battle?"
Of course, Yang Yizhen would not tell him that he did not participate in the field battle at all. In fact, it was Qin Shou who led the army throughout the whole process. He himself did nothing except hiding in the back, pretending to be bad and eating.
So he had to say something, especially since the Crown Prince was here today.
You know, because his body is still quite healthy, Xin Yueping has been suppressing the development of the crown prince.
And this time, the Crown Prince actually took over the power of the Left Prime Minister, which means that deep down in his heart, Xin Yueping has no confidence in this war.
"Your Majesty, based on my experience, if you want to defeat the Qinghe army, the kingdom must send at least three times the number of elite troops. Moreover, they must offer generous rewards to boost morale and send out a supervisory team to encourage the soldiers to bravely advance before they can try."
"Triple the troops?"
Everyone couldn't help but think the same thing: "He is indeed an old fox."
Although Qinghe claimed to have an army of 100,000, scouts had discovered that the Qinghe troops heading towards Taijing, after several divisions, including mobilized troops and militia, totaled less than 40,000. The garrison, after expansion, had a full 100,000 men.
So if Yang Yizhen said that they only needed twice the number of troops to win, then he would definitely be sent out to fight the Qinghe people in the field.
But he said he wanted three times the number of troops, and they had to be elite. Where the hell can we find them?
If the kingdom could muster such a force, would it still be pushed into the capital?
Xin Yueping still didn't make any decisions. Instead, he looked around at everyone and said, "If any of you have different opinions, please share them and we can discuss them."
"Father, if we are unable to fight, can we negotiate?"
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