Gao Chong (Two Song Dynasties), Lu Wenlong (Two Song Dynasties), Yue Yun (Two Song Dynasties), Yang Jizhou (Two Song Dynasties), Cao Ning (Two Song Dynasties), Fu Tianliang (Two Song Dynasties), Di Lei (Two Song Dynasties), He Yuanqing (Two Song Dynasties).
These eight newly signed "hundred-level" generals were assigned by Sun Hao to the eight guards of the Imperial Guard as deputy governors, so that each of the eight guards of the Imperial Guard had two deputy governors.
At present, Sun Hao has led four guards of the Imperial Guard, eight towns of the Forbidden Army, ten towns of the Wing Army and 4.16 million Guiyi Army into the Yanzi Kingdom.
They joined together with more than four million troops from the five Western Regions countries of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye and Moshan, as well as one million troops from the Mosha religion.
If necessary, the Han army still has two imperial guard towns and four auxiliary military towns in Xizhou, which can enter the Yanzi State for reinforcement at any time.
Duke Leonor of the Apulian Empire frowned and said, "If we include the seven million troops of the Han Empire, our Eastern Expedition Army will not have much of an advantage in terms of manpower."
At this time, Duke Joseph, the general leading the Lepuy Empire, said in a relaxed tone: "The troops from our countries joining the Eastern Expedition this time are all elite. For example, although the Lepuy Empire has only sent 500,000 troops, they have 150,000 armored cavalry.
On the so-called Western Regions coalition side, the armies of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye and Moshan had average combat effectiveness. Presumably, the one million troops hastily organized by the pagans of the Mosha religion would not be very strong either.
The most powerful Han army is still mostly composed of barbarian cavalry, so I think the advantage of the Eastern Expedition Army is still very obvious."
The generals of the various countries in the Eastern Expedition basically agreed with what Duke Joseph said.
At the westernmost part of the Western Continent, there is a vast wasteland. The countries of the Western Continent have always called the people living in the western wasteland barbarians.
In the perception of people in the Western Continent, the nomadic peoples in the northern grasslands of the Han State should be similar to the barbarians in the western wilderness, and are synonymous with backwardness and ignorance, so they call the grassland cavalry barbarian cavalry.
Duke Leonor of the Apulian Empire still frowned and said: "Don't forget that the Han Kingdom is the most powerful country in the Eastern Continent. The Han Kingdom is fully capable of arming more than four million barbarian cavalry to the teeth.
If the barbarians in the western wilderness could also possess enough weapons and armor made of fine iron, they would surely become a nightmare for our entire western continent."
Cardinal Kupriya then said, “Duke Leonor’s words make sense. We must be doubly careful with the barbarian cavalry brought by the Han emperor.
Of course, no matter how powerful the pagans are, I firmly believe that the Crusade will ultimately win."
After a pause, Cardinal Kupriya suddenly changed the subject, "While the generals from various countries are here, why not first discuss the issue of post-war distribution."
The proposal from Cardinal Kupria immediately heated up the atmosphere.
Duke Elisir of the Parthian Empire immediately said: "This time, our Parthian Empire will send three million elite troops, accounting for more than a quarter of the entire Eastern Expedition Army.
Therefore, we, the Parthian Empire, hope to obtain all of Yanzi's territory and population after the war."
As soon as Duke Elisir finished speaking, Duke Carlo, the general leading the troops of the Toulouse Empire, objected: "The goal of our eastern expedition this time is to capture the countries of Yanzi, Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye, and Moshan.
The territory and population of the Yanzi Kingdom are almost equivalent to the sum of the four countries of Anlu, Wuli, Xiuye and Moshan.
Your Parthian forces only account for a quarter of the Eastern Expeditionary Force, yet you want to monopolize half of the fruits of victory. How shameless!
"Asshole, who are you calling shameless?" Duke Elisil of Parthia drew out his sword.
Duke Carlo of the Toulouse Empire also drew his sword, unwilling to be outdone. "A country with a population of just over 70 million dares to call itself an empire. Isn't that shameless?"
Border conflicts and even large-scale wars broke out between the Parthian Empire and the Toulouse Empire every few decades, which kept the relationship between the two countries hostile.
Therefore, the generals of other countries were not surprised at all that the two dukes of Parthia and Toulouse were arguing and even preparing to fight.
Fortunately, Cardinal Kupria stepped in in time to defuse the tense situation between the two dukes.
Then Cardinal Kupriya said, “According to the Pope’s opinion, since all the countries in the Western Continent have joined the Eastern Expedition, it would be best to completely bring the Western Regions into the arms of our Heavenly Religion.
In other words, the ultimate goal of our Eastern Expedition Army is to capture Xizhou of the Han Kingdom in the Western Regions.
When it comes to post-war distribution, you can also take Han's Xizhou into consideration."
After discussions among the generals of the various countries in the Eastern Expedition, the division of post-war interests was preliminarily determined. It would be determined not only based on the number of troops sent by each country, but also based on the military achievements of each country's army.
However, with the support of Cardinal Kupria, the Kingdom of Yanzi will basically become a spoils of war for the Parthian Empire after the war.
After the banquet began, Duke Carlo of Toulouse Empire, holding a wine glass, invited Duke Leonor of Apulia Empire to walk to a corner of the room.
Duke Carlo of the Toulouse Empire lowered his voice and said, "Duke Leonor, this time the Heaven Cult seems to be leaning towards the Parthian Empire.
Do you think there might be some secret deal between the Heavenly Church and the Parthian Kingdom?"
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