As for the Northern Zhili region where he was stationed, he had already wiped out most of its already limited elite troops at Tushubao.
Most of them are probably in his prisoner-of-war camp now.
It can be said that Beizhili no longer possessed any significant power.
In other words, as long as he can capture the capital, Beizhili can be pacified with a single proclamation.
As for Dong Zhonglou in Henan to the south, he should be able to draw 50,000 to 60,000, but their fighting strength is hard to describe.
As for the further south, including Jiangnan Province (formerly known as Southern Zhili), as well as Huguang and Shaanxi, they cannot reach them in a short time.
His main enemies now are the border troops in Xuanfu, Datong, and Taiyuan, and his fighting strength is still very formidable.
The border troops in the three towns of Xuanfu, Datong, and Taiyuan totaled nearly 200,000.
Xuanfu had 70,000, Datong had 80,000, and Taiyuan had 50,000.
This is an army of 200,000, plus reinforcements from Henan and Shandong.
That would mean another 300,000 troops.
Moreover, this time the opposing side doesn't have a commander like Wang Zhen.
Li Qin looked at the map showing the troop strength comparisons of each side.
After watching for a while.
Li Qin shook his head.
This was the worst-case scenario he had anticipated.
That means he would have to face a joint encirclement and suppression from Shandong, Henan, Xuanfu, Datong, and Taiyuan at the same time.
But in reality, that's not necessarily the case.
It's important to know that this applies to places like Henan, Shandong, Xuanfu, Datong, and Taiyuan.
Their commander was caught in such a major upheaval in the imperial court.
Even the emperor was captured by himself.
In a situation where the central government, the imperial court, was almost completely dysfunctional.
These local leaders who hold military power wield absolute authority.
Their best response at this moment, aside from those so-called loyal ministers, is...
The remaining ones should hold onto their military power, as the army is their asset, and then wait and see what happens.
Because as long as they have the army and military power, they will win, whether it's themselves or those people in the capital.
They all need to be won over.
That's the way to guarantee a win.
They didn't need to get themselves involved at the gambling table so quickly.
Faced with the order for support from the capital, they could have easily led their troops to advance at a leisurely pace.
I walk a mile or two each day, quietly observing the changes in the capital.
In fact, Li Qin never stopped trying to win them over.
After capturing Emperor Zhu Qizhen, he immediately issued an edict in the name of Emperor Zhu Qizhen to these people, and also sent them his own letter.
Win them over; as long as they support you, they'll be rewarded with high-ranking positions and generous salaries.
In other words, it's on these people's tables right now.
Two imperial edicts were laid out: one was an order from the capital, and the other was an imperial edict from Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
It all depends on what choices they make.
As long as even one of them sides with me, I'll consider myself to have made a profit.
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