Long Chen stood on the city wall, looking at the boats in the river, with the empress standing beside him.
Gongsun Ming said: "Your Majesty, Jin Luo is proficient in the navy. These 50,000 navy masters have already been trained."
Time flies so fast, winter is about to pass, and spring is coming.
The navy master has become very skilled under Jin Luo's training.
During this period of time, Long Chen devoted himself to cultivation and worked hard to improve his cultivation.
After reaching the true state, no one knows what the next state will be.
But Long Chen felt that there might be a higher realm beyond the true realm.
The empress was very restless at these times and often went into Long Chen's room in the middle of the night.
One time, he even got into bed, scaring Long Chen so much that he ran away in the middle of the night.
I don’t know why the empress suddenly became like this.
In the past, in the capital, Long Chen always flirted with the empress, and the empress would only push her away and play with her, that's all.
The current empress wanted to do it for real and scared Long Chen.
Long Chen guessed it was because of the bloodline reaction after practicing, but this was a bit strange.
Long Chen also practiced and his physique changed, but he was not as restless as the Empress.
Looking at the boats on the water, the empress said: "Jin Luo is of great use. Fishing on the sea is a waste."
Gongsun Ming echoed: "King Wu has a keen eye for pearls, and the people he selected are indeed different."
The empress glanced at Long Chen and felt unhappy in her heart.
Long Chen immediately said: "They are all saints and wise men. I am just making suggestions, just suggestions."
The empress turned around and walked down the city wall, followed by Long Chen and Gongsun Ming.
When they arrived at the Commander's Mansion, the empress sat at the front, Long Chen and Gongsun Ming took their seats at the side, and the other generals also took their seats.
"During this period, Nanliang has gathered more than 2 million troops. It is said to be 5 million. They may cross the river and attack at any time. What do you generals think?"
The empress asked the generals present.
The empress has been inquiring about the situation in Nanliang, and Long Chen is also collecting information.
Throughout the winter, Nanliang was recruiting troops, and the number of troops expanded rapidly.
According to Gui Tai's estimate, the number of troops would reach 2.5 million, but it was finally settled at 2 million.
Although Nanliang is a big country, it has limits and cannot expand infinitely.
The army in Linjiang City has been expanded to 100,000, and there are still 80,000 in Caishi City. Together with the navy's 50,000, the number is only 230,000.
Comparing the army of Nanliang, the strength ratio of the two sides is 1:10, which is a huge gap.
None of the generals spoke, a little worried.
Seeing everyone's concern, Long Chen said: "I have been asking about this matter. There are several elite soldiers in Nanliang. The veterans led by Qiu Kuohai and Hu Feiyang, these two groups were killed by us."
"There is also a new army that has gone through several battles, namely the soldiers of three young generals, Tong Yuan, Xue Ze and Liu Feibai."
"These new troops have fought in Caishi City and Linjiang City. They are considered veterans. Their combat effectiveness is pretty good. Their number is around 300,000."
"Apart from them, Xu Feng's Black Armored Army is the only one left. This army is called the Dragon Guard Army and has the strongest combat effectiveness, with 100,000 troops."
"The Black Armored Army followed Li Chengdao in the rebellion and were Li Chengdao's elite confidants."
"Last time in Longxing Valley, Xu Feng led his troops to chase me, and his cultivation level also improved."
"Finally, there are the soldiers and horses of the Forbidden Army and the South Camp. The total number is about 100,000."
"So, although there are 2 million soldiers and horses in Nanliang, the real elite is only about 50."
"We have 230,000 troops here. The two princesses of the capital have trained the Long Family Army with 200,000 troops. The Holy Lord also has 100,000 elite troops from the Peking Camp."
"We have a total of 500,000 elite soldiers. From an elite perspective, we are not far behind."
After Long Chen made this calculation, all the generals felt at ease.
Gongsun Ming said: "King Wu is still familiar with the situation in Nanliang. We only know that there are 2 million troops, but we don't know the reality."
Long Chen was once the general of Nanliang and knew the true and false situation of Nanliang very well.
For the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, this was a great benefit.
For Nanliang, this was fatal.
The situation in the country, the decisions of the government, the habits of ministers, the strength and weakness of the army, and the strength of the generals are all well understood.
In front of Long Chen, Nanliang was almost naked and could see clearly.
When everyone was happy, a young general said: "What King Wu said makes sense, but Nanliang still has 2 million troops. If 500,000 elites confront us head-on, and the remaining 1.5 million cross the river to attack our hinterland, we will
How should we deal with it?”
Where the superior force is placed, fighting is always a problem.
The young general's concerns are not unfounded.
Long Chen said: "Soldiers are more skilled than more. Although Nanliang has a large number of people, the newly recruited troops have not experienced actual combat. We only need a few elite soldiers to defeat them!"
"One more thing. Last time I raided Longxing Valley, all the middle-level generals in Nanliang were gone."
"On the battlefield, I only need to kill the opponent's general, and the enemy will collapse without a fight."
The empress' face moved slightly, she had never thought about this.
What Long Chen said was true.
On the battlefield, the commander's orders need to be carried out by his subordinates. If the middle-level officers fail, and the orders cannot be carried out during the war, or the combat effectiveness cannot keep up, the army will definitely collapse.
Zhao Heng nodded and said: "What King Wu said makes sense, I forgot about this."
Because Da Zhou was the party that benefited, he didn't think much about the raid on Longxing Valley, and everyone almost forgot about it.
Now that Long Chen talks about it, everyone understands.
"No wonder King Wu is willing to take risks and destroy Longxing Valley."
Yingfeng always thought that Long Chen destroyed Longxing Valley just because he was afraid that ghost fetuses would train strong generals, but he didn't expect that there was this level of consideration.
Long Chen said: "However, we must seize the time to take action. If we give them too long, the new generals will be trained and our advantage will be offset."
People are trained, and they will learn it if they fight a few more battles.
Give Nanliang a few years to train generals.
Of course, Long Chen couldn't give Nanliang a few years.
The empress nodded slightly and said: "But... our military rations are not enough to support a full-scale attack. It will take some time for Luo Xi and Ling Yi to train their troops."
In fact, the Long Family Army's reorganization and training are almost complete, mainly military rations.
Last time I raided Wild Boar Valley and came back with a lot of rations.
But if 500,000 troops attack at the same time, the military rations will still be insufficient.
Long Chen said: "In fact, you can attack first and prepare while fighting."
The empress didn't understand what Long Chen meant and asked: "What does it mean to prepare while fighting?"
Long Chen said: "Fight is to feed war. The land in Nanliang is fertile. After we capture it, let the people prepare for spring plowing. When the summer grain matures, we will have enough military rations."
Long Chen took out a map and said: "Wushun City and Xianhe City are all rice-producing areas. If we capture the surrounding areas and recruit people to farm them, our military supplies will be guaranteed."
The empress thought carefully and asked the other generals: "What do you think?"
The other generals certainly agreed with Long Chen's opinion.
They couldn't think of a better way.
Moreover, Long Chen's strategies are correct every time, and only fools would object.
"What King Wu said is absolutely true. In this way, we can use the land and people of Nanliang to reduce the consumption of Great Zhou."
"When he attacked Xixia, King Wu settled the fields in Zhenguo Temple and provided the necessary military supplies."
Gongsun Ming strongly agreed, and others also echoed Long Chen's suggestion.
The empress said: "Then let's do it like this. The specific affairs will be assigned by King Wu."
Currently, the empress only takes care of military matters on a routine basis, and Long Chen is responsible for all specific matters.
Everyone knew it well, so military matters were discussed with Long Chen and then reported by Long Chen.
A court meeting like today has not been held for a long time.
Long Chen stood up and worshiped: "Wei ministers accept the decree."
The empress got up and went back to her room to practice, leaving military affairs in the hands of Long Chen.
