In the Government Affairs Hall of the Western Jin Dynasty, the King of Jin sat at the top with an expressionless face, staring at the image of the northern border in the hall. The person standing next to the map image was not the right prime minister, but the King of England.
The King of England, who was tired of his career and looked haggard, said: "In the battle of Lesugu, the New Army had 40,000 people against the Liao people's 20,000 people. It was a small victory, killing 10,000 of the enemy and losing 10,000. In the battle of Tatu River, the New Army of 3
Wanwu against Liao's cavalry of 15,000, a great victory, killing 10,000 of the enemy and losing 7,000 to ourselves."
The right minister said: "If you use foot to control cavalry, you can cause considerable casualties. The new army is no less powerful than the Nine Army of Tang Dynasty. It is actually the leader of our Jin border army. I heard that the new army is trained very quickly. No wonder we are so powerful."
Jin's fortunes have been booming recently."
At this time, a sarcastic voice suddenly sounded next to him: "The fortunes of our country in the Jin Dynasty have been bright red and sometimes black, with turbid air in the air. It is a sign of a major disaster. The right minister has been an official for many years, and it seems that he is inevitably contaminated by the bad news.
The chronic disease of reporting worries. Does the Right Prime Minister want to take off my head?"
The right minister turned around and saw an old man with gray hair and a childlike face sneering at him.
This old man is the new Tianjian of the Qin Dynasty. It is said that he is a genius that the King of Jin found from nowhere. His ability to change Feng Shui and observe the heaven and fortune is quite terrifying. The King of Jin almost obeys his words.
This person was so popular that the right minister was unwilling to provoke him, so he said: "Old minister, I'm just discussing the matter."
The King of Jin then asked: "Does the new army still have flaws?"
The King of England sighed: "The training of the new army is very easy, and the requirements for casting are not high. However, the equipment of the new army consumes tens of thousands. The entire equipment consumption of a new army can be equipped with an elite cavalry. Moreover, the new army moves slowly and requires a strict formation when fighting.
, once it is disrupted by the enemy, it will be a disaster. In the two battles with the Liao tribe, most of our army's casualties occurred after the enemy's cavalry disrupted the formation. But the primary problem lies in the equipment.
If we want to reverse the war situation in the north, we need to organize and train another 100,000 new troops, and the military expenditure will be five million taels of immortal silver."
After saying this, the King of England returned to his seat and sat down.
The King of Jin slowly said: "Recently, Wei Yuan, the envoy of Dingxi Jiedu, launched a large-scale invasion by the Taoist Wu tribe. He raised more than a million troops and asked for reinforcements. What should we do about this?"
All the officials suddenly fell silent, and no one spoke.
The King of Jin frowned slightly and said, "Is there any reply from Yunxiang Jiedushi?"
The Minister of War said: "Master Lu said that the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty have been making frequent moves in recent days. In addition, the troops transferred to the northern border have not returned yet, so there is a shortage of troops and it is difficult to mobilize them. Moreover, the military expenses in the territory have been exhausted and all the food and grass have been used up. If we want to mobilize troops
, the imperial court still needs to supplement military pay and food."
King Jin's face became a little ugly. He turned to King Cheng who was sitting on the other side and asked, "What can King Cheng do?"
King Cheng said slowly: "In the past month, the Liao people have launched a massive attack. We have retreated all the way and have retreated more than 400 miles. At this time, the strength of the northern border is insufficient. If we rashly mobilize the border troops, I am afraid that the entire northern border will collapse. If the Western Region
If it’s really critical, why don’t I, the king, go and meet the ghost wizard for a while.”
King Jin's face softened slightly and he asked, "What's going on with the Xu family and the Lu family?"
"The Xu family is standing still. The Lu family is still fighting fiercely in the north. There should be no remaining strength."
The King of Jin gave a heavy grunt and his dissatisfaction was palpable, but Xu Gong, the Minister of Household Affairs, just pretended not to see it and lowered his head without saying a word.
The King of Jin said: "Let's all disperse. The King of England is here with me."
After a while, the King of England followed King Jin into the study. King Jin said: "Why is the new army we are training so different from Qing Ming?"
The King of England said: "I am also thinking about this matter. There are some things that can be explained and some that cannot be explained."
The King of England took out a black box from the stored magic weapon and opened it in front of King Jin. Inside the box was a pair of breastplates, a front-loading musket, and several rounds of ammunition.
"The solution lies in the equipment. This is a weapon used by the elite Qingming Infantry. The chest armor has equivalent defense, but the Qingming armor is five kilograms lighter than ours. The quality of the same style of muskets is uneven when our craftsmen imitate them.
, I have seen that only one out of ten has the same quality as Qing Ming.
Finally, there is ammunition. The power of our gunpowder is obviously weaker than that of Qingming. In addition, the power is sometimes strong and sometimes weak. In addition, the guns are not good enough, so after two battles, each battle has a thousand muskets, and there are three to four thousand.
After one shot with the musket, the ammunition could no longer be inserted, so I had to draw my sword and fight the Liao cavalry bloodyly."
"Why is there such a big difference?" King Jin was displeased.
"Our craftsmen are not yet skilled."
"What a joke! Our craftsmen are unskilled, but Wei Yuan has skilled craftsmen?! How long has his Qingmingcai been established?"
King Ying said: "I heard that many people have passed away from the Tiangong Hall of the Taichu Palace, and Yu Zhizhuo, who is regarded as the next generation of hall masters, has also passed away. Maybe the difference is here."
King Jin snorted, picked up the musket produced by Qingming and looked at it carefully for a long time, and suddenly said: "You tell me, there are so many quartermasters in Qingming, and no one is greedy for money? Those craftsmen are not selfish when they hand over materials.
Hide one or two?”
The King of England smiled bitterly and said: "I have also thought about this problem, but judging from the quality of the weapons, I am afraid that the people they deal with are not very greedy. This is what I don't understand."
The King of Jin was silent for a long time and then said: "I don't envy him for having so many incredible weapons. I only envy him for having so many officials who are not greedy for money!"
The King of England let out a long sigh and said: "Our ancestors first established their capital at this time. At that time, we were not greedy for money, and we were not greedy for life. When Liu Shangshu died, he left behind only a thousand taels of silver. Now..."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Over there in the Western Region, can we still send some troops there?"
"It's really impossible to draw out even one soldier. We can only ask the Xu family to send troops."
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The King of Jin sneered, "The Xu family wants Wei Yuan to die, so how can they send troops?"
The King of England suddenly said: "I heard that Wei Yuan has banned the shipment of grain in order to prepare for war. Although there is not much immortal silver in the treasury, there is still plenty of newly harvested grain. It is better to take some out and sell it in the Xu family area."
King Jin pondered for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he said: "It's just as you said!"
…
A huge flying boat sailed across the sky. It was one hundred and fifty feet long and extremely luxurious.
In the main cabin of the flying boat, Wei Boyang's eyes suddenly opened, he called an attendant in and asked: "Where are you?"
"We will enter the Kingdom of Zhao in three days."
Wei Boyang calculated the time and ordered: "Activate the concealment formation, raise the altitude, and don't let us be discovered below. When we enter the border of Zhao State, dismantle the stealth formation, lower the altitude to a hundred feet, slow down, play music and drums, and then press
Fly this route.”
A flight route map appeared in front of the entourage. This map was winding and winding, passing through almost all the big cities in the Zhao Kingdom, and naturally it also had to pass over the royal capital.
The attendant was surprised and asked: "King Zhao has banned the air, should we go around it?"
Wei Boyang sneered and said: "What are you afraid of? We are riding the regent's ship now, with the emperor's emblem on it! As long as Li Shenji dares to shoot an arrow, the name of the traitor will be left in the history books!
Just pass the palace, I want to see if Li Shenji dares to knock down the boat, and if he dares to kill me!"
Chapter completed!