"General Diyad, although the Zhenxi Army is a newly formed border army of Liang State, its combat effectiveness is very strong.
Especially the heavy cavalry and heavy infantry of the Zhenxi Army. Almost no army in the Western Regions can compete with them." Duke Aissaizi said bitterly to Diyad.
Diyad nodded and said, "I heard General Aunnu mention that even the Parthian heavy cavalry he led lost to the heavy cavalry of the Zhenxi Army in a face-to-face duel.
To be honest, if I didn’t know General Onu’s character very well, I would have thought that General Onu said this to shirk responsibility.
I simply cannot imagine that there are heavy cavalry in the world that are stronger than the Parthian heavy cavalry."
Duke Aisaizi then said, "This is indeed incredible. The Parthian heavy cavalry of your Parthian Empire has been synonymous with the strongest fighting force in the Western Regions for many years, and has created countless brilliant achievements.
But when you see the heavy cavalry of the Zhenxi Army with your own eyes, you will understand why the Parthian heavy cavalry was defeated."
"I heard that the heavy cavalry of the Zhenxi Army are all equipped with Anlu horses?"
Duke Aisaiz nodded. "This is something that has always been puzzling. You know, even the Anlu Kingdom only has a little over ten thousand Anlu horses, but the Zhenxi Army can produce hundreds of thousands of Anlu horses, and each one is of the highest quality."
Diyad frowned and said, "Could it be that Liang State has already been able to breed Anluma on a large scale?"
"This may be the only convincing explanation, but the problem is that there is no news of large-scale breeding of Anluma within the territory of Liang State."
Diyad shook his head. "Forget it. Since we can't find out, let's stop worrying about where those Anlumas of the Zhenxi Army came from. Let's figure out how to deal with the Zhenxi Army's heavy cavalry and heavy infantry!"
Duke Aissazi hesitated for a moment and said, "General Diyad, if we want to defeat the Zhenxi Army, I think we can only rely on our absolute advantage in numbers.
It would be best to gather several times the number of troops and engage in battle with the Zhenxi Army."
Diyad nodded and said, "I thought so too. Fortunately, the total strength of our coalition has reached 2.4 million this time, which gives us an absolute advantage in terms of manpower."
Duke Aisaizi hesitated for a moment and said, "General Diyad, we in Wensu still have some sources of intelligence in our lost homeland.
As far as I know, the Zhenxi Army immediately began mobilizing for war after learning that our Western Region countries had formed a new coalition army.
Now the Zhenxi Army has formed another 800,000 garrison troops in various cities, and has also recruited over 2 million local militia to help defend the cities, so in terms of manpower, our coalition may not have the upper hand. "
Duke Aissazi's words frightened Diyad so much that he stood up and said, "Duke Aissazi, you are not kidding, are you?
Are you saying that the Zhenxi Army not only formed a new 800,000-man garrison, but also recruited over two million local militiamen?"
Duke Esaizi sighed and said, "General Diyad, I dare not joke with you about such a thing.
You should know that the population of the former Gule Kingdom controlled by the Zhenxi Army and our Wensu Kingdom has exceeded 40 million, and the vast majority of them are Liang people.
This means that the Zhenxi Army has a huge base of military resources. It is not a very difficult task for the Zhenxi Army to expand it into 800,000 wing troops in a short period of time and recruit more than 2 million local militiamen.
However, the newly expanded Xiang army and the more than two million recruited militiamen should be relatively weak in combat effectiveness, and at most they can only help defend the city."
Diard slowly sat back in his chair. "It seems that my previous assumptions need to be adjusted."
Duke Esaizi asked, "General Diyad, what did you envision originally?"
Diyad replied: "According to my idea, the coalition forces will split into three groups and attack the Zhenxi Army's territory from three directions, forcing the Zhenxi Army to split up.
However, if the Zhenxi Army had an additional 800,000 troops and more than 2 million militiamen, the Zhenxi Army would not need to divide its forces and would have enough troops to resist our three-way coalition.
If that happens, not only will the coalition forces lose the opportunity to defeat the Zhenxi Army piecemeal, but it will also give the Zhenxi Army the opportunity to defeat our coalition forces piecemeal."
“General Diyard, I think it’s better not to divide the troops.
The 2.4 million coalition forces will directly advance, seeking out the Zhenxi Army for a decisive battle."
Diyad frowned. "Although the coalition forces number 2.4 million, they are composed of armies from dozens of Western Region countries. Once a decisive battle with the Zhenxi Army takes place, there will inevitably be some errors in coordination.
If it were just some minor mistakes, it wouldn't matter, but if a fatal mistake occurred and we were caught by the Zhenxi Army, the consequences would be disastrous."
Just as Diyad and Duke Aisezi were discussing how to deal with the Zhenxi Army, Dagati from Puwan Kingdom walked in.
Although Dagati was defeated by the Zhenxi Army many times, the 500,000 troops from Puwan State who joined the coalition were still led by Dagati.
"General Diyad, Duke Aisezi, are you aware that the Zhenxi Army has formed another 800,000-strong garrison and recruited more than two million militiamen?" Dagati asked solemnly.
Diyad smiled bitterly and said, "I just learned about this from Duke Esaizi, so it seems that our previous plan to attack the Zhenxi Army in three directions will have to be canceled."
Although the armies of various countries in the Western Regions have now entered the State of Puwan, they have not gathered together.
For example, the 50,000 Wensu troops led by Duke Aisazi had not yet joined the main force of the coalition forces. Duke Aisazi just arrived first.
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