"Your Majesty, Lord Marquis, if we continue down, we will reach the Red Peak Basin. I suggest that you do not rush in and send more spies to gather information."
In the central army tent, Moder came to see Li Yuanzhao and Fang Zhengyi and others privately.
To be honest, after accompanying Dajing's army for such a long time, he did recognize the enemy's combat effectiveness.
It can be said that among the countries watching the game, none of them could compete with Dajing in a one-on-one fight.
There are only one or two countries that can mobilize 200,000 troops.
But now Dajing seemed to have been dazzled by the continuous victories, and he almost pushed his troops to the maximum speed and went deep into the enemy camp.
Mod was a veteran, but this was the first time he had seen such an unusually smooth situation.
I was already on guard halfway through the journey, and I felt that if I continued to move forward, something bad would happen.
It would be bad enough if the people of Dajing were unlucky, but if a war really broke out, they would also be dragged into it.
The small escort he brought with him could do nothing on the battlefield.
"Oh? General Mod, if you have any other opinions, please tell me." Li Yuanzhao glanced at Fang Zheng and asked.
Maud pondered and said, "Your Majesty must have seen all the towns we passed by. I wonder if you have noticed that the towns are extremely poor and only have the elderly and the weak, but no young men. It is obvious that the other side has done everything possible to raise military funds."
"Based on this situation, not counting the personnel used to maintain the troops, their regular army is likely to be over a million people."
"At present, Dajing only has 200,000 people. Their strength is five times or even more than that of Dajing. If we want to set up an ambush in Hongfeng Basin, I'm afraid..."
Maud stopped talking here.
Fang Zhengyi smiled and said, "General, do you know anything about the Hongfeng Basin?"
Mod shook his head. "I haven't been there, but the Taifu Church originated in the west and has been expanding outward for hundreds of years. The Hongfeng Basin has always been a thoroughfare for important parishes of the church. Many rebel forces have seized it, and the church has won many victories here."
Fang Zheng nodded and said, "That's roughly what we know. In fact, two generals before you also advised us to slow down and plan carefully."
"However, we are not afraid of an ambush. If their army dares to come, we, Dajing, will dare to fight!"
Li Yuanzhao nodded in agreement.
Maud's mouth twitched.
Fang Zhengyi had been observing for a long time and felt like he had been on the battlefield, but he definitely did not have much experience.
Compared to him, he was just a greenhorn, but the emperor seemed to be much more experienced.
Whether it is leading the troops or organizing the army, he is very methodical.
Now Emperor Dajing actually listened to the advice of a greenhorn. Isn't this because he has been blinded by victory?
It would be fine if they were defeated, but the battle was too intense and most of them who were watching would be dragged into it.
Maud looked strange and asked Li Yuanzhao, "Your Majesty, forgive my rudeness, but I guess the other side's million-strong army is definitely not empty talk! Do you know what a million-strong army means?"
Li Yuanzhao scratched his face, looked at Fang Zhengyi doubtfully and said, "A million troops... I know."
Fang Zheng scratched his head and said, "Right? A million troops, then what?"
"That's a million-strong army! A regular army! This land has never had such a strong military since its birth!" Seeing the two men's nonchalant attitude, Mod almost couldn't help but roar, "Da Jing's firearms are indeed powerful, but the gap in military strength is too big. It's impossible to win in a head-on confrontation!"
Have these two become heartless since they won all the way?
Did these two drink too much in the military tent? How many dishes did they have to drink to make them drink like this?
Maud looked around for the flagon.
"I, Dajing, also have a million troops. I know what's going on. Don't worry." Li Yuanzhao comforted.
"Ah?!" Maude was horrified.
"That's right. My Dajing has a population of more than 50 million. If we squeeze a little, we can also squeeze out an army of 2 million. Don't worry, General." Fang Zhengyi added.
"Ah?!!" Maude's neck shrank back, and a hair seemed to pop out from the top of his head.
"How many? Fifty million people! A country! And two million troops?" Mod completely lost his composure and screamed.
He knew that Dajing was very powerful, but he never thought he was so powerful!
He always thought that the army of more than 200,000 was more than half of Dajing's military strength, at least half.
I didn’t expect that it was not even one tenth?
"It seems that the outside world still has a serious lack of understanding of our Dajing." Fang Zhengyi said regretfully, "Of course it is true, and the territory of Dajing is much larger than the six major dioceses combined."
"Then why did you bring only 200,000 people?" Maude swallowed.
Li Yuanzhao suppressed his smile and said solemnly, "It's because the church is too weak."
Maude: “…”
Fang Zhengyi laughed in silence: "Our soldiers were all transported here by ship. Two hundred thousand is already a lot. General, are you worried that if the war gets intense, we will drag you into it and your safety will be unreliable?"
Maud quickly adjusted his mentality and said with a little embarrassment: "I...we do have such considerations."
"Alright." Fang Zheng raised his hand and said, "Since you are guests who come to watch the battle on the battlefield, I, Da Jing, naturally don't want you to get hurt, so I made some arrangements in advance."
"What arrangements?" Maude asked curiously.
Fang Zheng smiled and turned to look in a box next to the military tent.
Soon, several wide and long banners were turned out.
After unfolding it, Mo Deye was speechless.
【Battlefield Tour】
"Is this possible, sir?"
"Don't be afraid. There are still a few more pictures explaining where you came from. The other side also knows that you are here to watch the battle. As long as you stay away from the battlefield, nothing will happen."
"So what does this thing written in Dajing characters mean?" Mod asked, pointing to a banner with Dajing characters written on it.
Fang Zheng took a glance at the white banner that read "I surrender, don't kill me" and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this. Bilingual is always safer. Take these things back with you and raise the flags when you follow our army. You go ahead and do your work. His Majesty and I have something to discuss."
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty and My Lord. I'll take my leave first." General Mod picked up the banner and turned to leave the tent.
Before leaving, he was still mumbling something like 50 million, 2 million, etc...
After the big tent returned to peace, Li Yuanzhao said: "These foreigners are so short-sighted! There are so many small countries, and no one comes to unify them?"
"The West has its own national conditions, so we don't need to worry about it. Besides, isn't it better to just disperse?" Fang Zheng said, "Your Majesty, you should first study how to advance."
Li Yuanzhao nodded and said, "Indeed, the rapid march is too exhausting. This time I plan to rest for a few more days before setting off again. We also need to send more spies to understand the situation in the Hongfeng Basin."
Fang Zhengyi hesitated and said, "As we get deeper and deeper, I am getting nervous. The King of Wu is extremely cunning... What if he keeps sending troops to harass and consume our army? How should we respond?"
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