King Zhao's troops have been directed towards Bingzhou, and the land of Qilu is already in King Zhao's pocket.

The Kong Mansion was even ready to lower its status and was waiting for King Zhao to take control of Qizhou and Qingzhou.

The central decision of the imperial court was to temporarily abandon the defense of Qi and Qingzhou and trade space for time, giving the imperial court enough breathing space to strengthen the defense of Guanzhong and prepare for war.

As for the Longwu Army, neither the cabinet nor the Sixth Army Governor's Office have high expectations for it.

The strategic task assigned to the Longwu Army was to use Jinyang City as the core defense point, establish a defense line to guard the western counties of Bingzhou, and prevent King Zhao's army from advancing eastward.

Unexpectedly, Cao Xueyang gave them such a big surprise and defeated Zhang Shimei's main army.

Although the Longwu Army also suffered heavy losses, everything was worth it.

Although King Zhao still has elite soldiers, his most elite and most trusted ones are the 350,000 elite soldiers under Zhang Shimei.

The soldiers and horses under his command now are composed of soldiers, Jurchens, etc. It will take some time to form a strong combat effectiveness.

And time is what the imperial court needs most!

Emperor Linde was sitting on the throne, feeling proud at this moment.

To put it into perspective, Cao Xueyang can be regarded as his direct descendant. Cao Xueyang is the confidante of his master Yang Qingyuan, so she is half a master's wife.

Moreover, she was promoted by herself, and the Longwu Army was also newly built under the decree of Emperor Linde.

Now that the Longwu Army has accomplished such great feats, Emperor Linde's face is bright.

Although the political ecology between the DPRK and China maintained a balance, the struggle continued. Although Emperor Linde rarely interfered in specific government affairs, he still needed to maintain his majesty and status.

Did you know that the English royal family, which is a constitutional monarchy in later generations, also has citizens clamoring to depose it from time to time.

It can be seen that it is not easy for the royal family to maintain its status.

Emperor Linde tried to minimize his interference in specific government affairs, which, while decentralizing power to check and balance each other, would inevitably lead to the weakening of imperial power.

It is also necessary to demonstrate royal authority from time to time.

This battle with Cao Xueyang undoubtedly showed Emperor Linde's face.

During the training of the new army at that time, the new military training method of the Longwu Army was opposed by many ministers. From today's perspective, it was not Emperor Linde who was wrong that day but these people.

"Wu Qing, what do you think the Longwu Army should do next!?" Emperor Linde asked Wu Keming, the current person in charge of the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion.

He commanded the Royal Forest Army, presided over the Sixth Army Governor's Office, and was equivalent to the top leader of the General Staff.

Although other ministers also participated in the discussion on strategy, the Sixth Army Governor's Office still had to give a plan on how to deploy it.

"Your Majesty, I believe that although the Longwu Army has suffered heavy losses, its morale is at its peak. I should order the Longwu Army to march eastward and conquer all the lands occupied by King Zhao's rebels in Qizhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou to the north of the river.

Take over the land in Henan and confront the rebels at the Yellow River."

Wu Keming is also a generation of generals, and he can control the situation on the battlefield very accurately.

South of the river, although King Zhao occupied many counties and counties, his main force in Henan had been eliminated and he was unable to defend these places.

However, King Zhao's soldiers and horses are still in the process of mixed reorganization, and it will be difficult to go south to support them in a short time.

Just take advantage of this opportunity to regain the lost ground and push the front northward!

Emperor Linde nodded repeatedly when he heard this. Although his thinking was not as mature as Wu Keming's, his overall thinking was basically consistent with Wu Keming's.

"Li Qing, you are the Minister of War, what do you think you should do?!"

When Li Chengguang, the Minister of War, was asked about this, he immediately stood up and replied, "I thought it was necessary to immediately replenish the strength of the Longwu Army, repair ordnance, supply armor, subsidize the soldiers, and ensure the morale and combat effectiveness of the Longwu Army."

The Ministry of War has particularly important responsibilities. It is responsible for the selection and examination of military guards, non-commissioned officers, military system, training, recruitment, garrison, border defense, ceremonial guard, imperial guard, post, stable husbandry, ordnance, talisman survey, military registration, martial arts and other military administration.

, when necessary, his officers will often supervise the army's expedition, and the headquarters will be responsible for rewarding and punishing the advancing and retreating generals.

However, the authority of the Ministry of War is not reflected in combat, but is related to military administration.

Although the emperor inquired at this time, Li Chengguang had no intention of overstepping his bounds. This was the original agreement with the military.

What he said was also extremely complete, causing everyone to nod in agreement.

"Wu Qing, Li Qing, Wang Qing, where do you think we should allocate troops to supplement the Longwu Army?"

Emperor Linde asked the three of them questions. Wu Keming was the person in charge of the Sixth Army Governor's Office, Li Chengguang was the Minister of the Ministry of War in charge of recruitment, training, and recruitment matters, and Wang Hua was temporarily the chief assistant and the head of the civil servants. Therefore, Thirteen consulted them

The opinions of three people.

Wang Hua and Li Chengguang glanced at Wu Keming but did not speak. The mobilization of troops and horses was not their business, so naturally Wu Keming had to speak first.

"Your Majesty, in the land of Gyeonggi, the Royal Forest Army currently has 130,000 elite soldiers left to fight. Among them, at least 80,000 are needed to defend Gyeonggi, and 50,000 elites can be mobilized to support Governor Cao."

With so many places in Gyeonggi and the huge capital city, 80,000 troops is already the limit. Any less will not guarantee the stability and security of Gyeonggi.

Wu Keming then looked at Wang Hua and Li Chengguang.

I've tried my best, but I really can't bring in more people! I can only rely on you two!

Wang Hua looked at Li Chengguang and nodded to each other. Wang Hua stood up first and said, "Your Majesty! The land of Gyeonggi can recruit more than 500,000 civilians, which can provide guarantee for the transfer of Longwu's army."

Although these civilians could not fight, they still needed people to strengthen the city walls and transport grain and grass.
Chapter completed!