Lieutenant Han; either turn southwest from Baishui, go south from Pucheng or simply Fuping area, heading straight for Jingzhao..."

"Then how should we deal with it?" Zhao Jiu said calmly.

"I think it is better to remain unchanged in response to all changes, continue to hold on to the city, and resist at every level." Liu Ziyu's military strategy remains the same. "Of course, Tongzhou, Weishui, and Chang'an City are three major nodes, and they should all be carefully managed and deployed.

, try to preserve the troops and horses. In this case, regardless of the momentary victory or defeat, as long as it can be delayed until the autumn rain and mud, the Jin people will be unable to support everything from logistics to morale, and Kansai will naturally be saved."

Yu Wenxuzhong nodded directly, Liu Xi and Zhao Zhe also nodded together. However, Zhang Jun and Liu Qi stared at the Zhao family under the candlelight without saying anything for a while. It was obvious that the two official confidants, the old and the new, were waiting for the official to express his position.

"I would like to ask Yan Xiu (characterized by Liu Ziyu), if the Jin army in the east of Hedong cannot cross the river in a short period of time, just say Lou Shi, how many troops can he bring south?" Zhao Jiu suddenly asked an inexplicable question.

The reason why I say it is inexplicable is because the Privy Council has already asked this question many times. Zhao Jiu and many ministers and generals have also asked it many times, but they don't know how to ask it again.

"Forty thousand!" Liu Ziyu repeated patiently. "Among them are 30,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 auxiliary soldiers...but this does not count Wan Yan Huo Nu's 10,000 soldiers."

"Fifty thousand... right?" Zhao Jiu took a deep breath, attracting the attention of many people in the audience. "If we want to block all 50,000 people in Baihe and prevent them from entering the plains, how many troops will we need?"

Liu Ziyu stared blankly at the officials above him, then stood up and seriously advised him: "Officials, it is not advisable to take risks at this time. There are hundreds of thousands of gold troops in the east of the river. Although the Second Han Army is more numerous, they are still hundreds of thousands of gold troops.

Under the pressure of Mount Tai, Anlu will definitely not be able to hold it, and the Yellow River will definitely be able to be crossed...Since ancient times, it has not often been heard that the control of Hedong cannot enter the pass!"

"I'm just asking." Zhao Jiu also became serious. "If the soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom in the east of the river cannot cross the river, how many soldiers are needed to block the 50,000 Jin army in the north plateau and the mouth of the river..."

"This question makes no sense. I have been ordered to appoint the Privy Council Secretary to plan national affairs for Your Majesty. I am sorry that I cannot answer such a frivolous matter." Liu Ziyu bowed to the end, and his expression became more serious when he got up.

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Jiu nodded, and then directly named Liu Xi: "Where is Liu Da, the governor of Xihe Road? How much do you want?"

"The Baihe area is composed of hills, plateaus, rivers, and swamps." Liu Xi stood up. Unlike Liu Ziyu, he did not dare to hesitate at all. "It stands to reason that there is some geography, but the Jin army really dares to fight. If it really

If you want to block the enemy's army in the wild, you must be prepared for a field battle. Once a decisive battle occurs in the wild, you can still charge on horseback on the plains. Therefore, I believe that it will take three times the number of troops to be able to use it..."

"That's 150,000." Zhao Jiu frowned.

"You don't need that many." Liu Xi quickly added. "Twelve to thirty thousand are enough. Among the fifty thousand, there are only less than forty thousand real prisoners. The more than ten thousand soldiers and horses are either Yan'an Prefecture surrendering troops or

The soldiers of the Zhe family in the three states outside the river are no different from the soldiers and horses of the ministers. Besides, don't the official family have extra back-ups? The imperial banzhi and the elites dispatched from all over the imperial camp fought.

How can your strength be compared to that of my subordinates?"

Zhao Jiu nodded slowly, but then looked at Zhang Jun: "If we gather such troops and horses, will the logistics be sufficient?"

"A good instructor knows that the transportation in Shuzhong has not stopped at this time, so it must be sufficient..." Zhang Jun quickly answered.

"Officials!" Liu Ziyu, who had not returned to his seat, had a bad breath. No matter how unbearable it was, he directly interrupted his friend's words. "Don't take chances in military affairs. How could the Jin Army in Hedong not be able to cross the river? Don't have any intention of fighting in the field.

, the situation in Yanling now is different from that then! There was no way out then!"

Zhao Jiu laughed when he saw this: "Since you know that the Hedong Jin Army will definitely cross the river, why should Liu Qing worry that I will take it seriously? What's more, even if the Hedong Jin Army cannot come to rescue, according to Liu Jinglue, what about the 120,000 or 30,000 soldiers?

Come on? Han Shizhong wants to defend the river and cannot move at all. He only has 30,000 to 40,000 troops in the camp, and the Western Army's 5th Route and Xia West Road only barely have 50,000 to 60,000 troops. If Fangzhou is lost, we will have to reduce it even more... I

What are you going to take to the field?"

"I lost my composure." Liu Ziyu took a deep breath and apologized again. "I mainly saw the elite soldiers and horses in Chang'an gathering more and more, and I was afraid that the officials would have sharp swords in their hands, and they would be murderous. However, I forgot that Lou Shi was not an ordinary golden general. West Road

The army has never been afraid of hard battles!"

Zhao Jiu nodded and changed the topic directly: "Qu Duan disappeared without a trace. Hu Mingzhong said that he passed by Ningzhou, and after a quick visit, he went west and north to gather troops in Jingyuan... Although it was mainly for pictures

He scratches the side of Lou's room, but he still has to find a messenger as soon as possible to ask about the situation."

These words seemed appropriate, and Liu Ziyu and others nodded.

From then on, Zhao Guan's family no longer mentioned such nonsense as field battles and blocking the Lou room. The monarch and his ministers discussed the military situation for a long time, and designated a plan for Han Shizhong's troops to retreat safely when necessary, as well as the arrangement of the Weishui defense line, etc.

Just like the previous few days, it didn't end until late at night.

After the meeting, the officials left first, and everyone from Yu Wenxuzhong to the following also evacuated.

However, as the half-owner of this place, Yu Wenxuzhong, the envoy who has been delivering orders from the government for several days, was suddenly stopped by Yang Yizhong when he was about to leave... The others saw this, because they didn't

In order to catch a glimpse of the words of the prime minister and the officials' confidants, he quickened his pace and left... Of course, in fact, it was only a trivial matter for Yang Yizhong to stop Yu Wenxuzhong.

"The number of daily reports is wrong?" Yu Wenxuzhong was puzzled for a moment. "The envoys gathered together and handed them over to the officials in person. We saw it with our own eyes? Even the envoys from Zhang Boying in Huaidong came. They misunderstood the information and the officials specifically asked,

How could it be wrong?”

Yang Yizhong was startled, and he smiled while holding a few daily newspapers in his hand: "Maybe I lost one, or someone brought one. It doesn't matter. Let's look for it tomorrow..."

Seeing this, Prime Minister Yu Wen laughed again: "The message has been corrected. In fact, as long as it is not Hu Mingzhong, Han Taiwei, Li Taiwei, or who just took a copy and forgot to return it, it doesn't matter...it will not hinder the military situation.

"

Yang Yizhong nodded repeatedly, saluted the other party, and then carefully held the daily newspaper in his hand and walked out of the back hall. As soon as he left the back hall, he saw Zhao Guan's family and Fu waiting here in the slightly dark backyard corridor.

Liu Yan from Sword Attendant.

What's interesting is that Yang Yizhong didn't show any surprise.

"Yang Qing, tell me, if we want to fight in the field, how many people are needed to trap the 50,000 people in Lou Shi?" Zhao Jiu said with his hands behind his back. "Tell the truth."

"One hundred thousand!" In the twilight, Yang Yizhong raised his head and faced him seriously. "Even if you include the back-up force organized by the official family, it's still one hundred thousand! Otherwise, we won't be able to trap... the official family, the Lou family.

The plan was obviously well planned, even though Zhang Yunshi tried his best this time and brought 20,000 more troops, but northern Shaanxi is in ruins, and Lieutenants Han and Li are holding back Hedong, so our troops are still insufficient."

Zhao Jiu sighed...why didn't he know?

Wang De and Wang Yan together totaled 40,000, and the Jingzhao, Xihe, Qinfeng, and Xiaxi troops gathered here in Jingzhao were more than 30,000. By drawing elites from various ministries, he gathered together a force of five or six thousand soldiers along the way.

The 'elite collection', plus the Imperial Banzhi, barely reached 80,000. Even the third Shaanxi Road, namely Yanfu Road, Jingyuan Road, and Huanqing Road, there are still some soldiers and horses left, and they are really less than 10,000.

Ten thousand!

Not to mention, this is just a theoretical ratio of troops and horses on paper.

Of course, Zhao Jiu, who had fought two battles, knew it well. If he really decided to fight a war of annihilation, he might as well ask Han Shizhong to abandon the Hedong Jin Army before the battle and make a time difference to come to the rescue... But this is too idealistic.

He is just like a gambler.

"Excuse me for speaking frankly." In the silence, Yang Yizhong raised his head, his eyes shining slightly in the dark night. "Officials, Liu Chengzhi's words are actually from the bottom of his heart. He is dedicated to serving the public. Unless the officials have other news...

…”

Zhao Jiu nodded: "Of course I know what Liu Ziyu said is absolutely right, but today I really didn't have a sudden whim... Yue Peng's report mentioned that he intends to cross the river and leave Xiangzhou in early next month to connect with Ma Kuo and involve Hedong.

Jin Army! And since I have previously granted him exclusive power, there is no reason to stop him."

"It may have a miraculous effect." Yang Yizhong suddenly realized, but soon shook his head again. "But the official family, this can only be involved for a while. As long as Hedong and Daming Prefecture send troops to attack, Lieutenant Yue is destined to be unable to stay in Hebei.

And it’s still unknown how much it will be involved.”

"I know," Zhao Jiu replied calmly. "I just couldn't hold it back for a while..."

After saying that, Zhao Jiu turned around, holding a daily newspaper in his hands behind his back, and it turned out to be the copy that Yang Yizhong had not found, and it was also the copy of Yue Fei, and this official had no clue.

Instead of handing the daily newspaper to Yang Yizhong, he held it in his hands and disappeared into the dusk.

Yang Yizhong wanted to speak, but finally gave up.

ps: Thanks to amelyexs for the cuteness...the 79th one.
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