"Third brother, do I have to answer?"
"Commander, General, I think you should think about it more carefully?"
Regarding Young Master Liu's problem, the Song and Qing brothers still wanted to give some advice.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the slightly helpless expressions of the two people and casually folded his hands in front of his chest.
"What do you think?"
When Song and Qing saw Liu Mingzhi's attitude, they knew very well that they might not be able to avoid this problem.
Song Qing sighed sadly and put the dry tobacco bag in his hand on his waist.
Then he took off the wine bag from his waist and took a sip of wine, frowning and thinking to himself.
Liu Mingzhi saw Song Qing thinking silently and said nothing more.
Song Qing's current attitude means that he has become serious and begun to truly face his problems.
Just as Zhou Baoyu and his wife said before.
Military aircraft is a major event, no small matter.
It must be carefully considered.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Zhou Baoyu who was also deep in thought, and walked lightly to the flower bed in the study courtyard.
He put the jade fan behind his waist and calmly cleaned up the withered weeds in the flower bed.
About half a day passed.
Song Qing raised his head and took a sip of wine. He walked to the flower bed with steady and powerful steps and stopped.
Seeing this, Zhou Baoyu also set off and walked over.
Liu Mingzhi heard the footsteps of the two people, stretched his arms with his arms raised, and casually threw the weeds in his hands aside.
"Third brother."
"Commander."
Liu Mingzhi slapped his hands together a few times, pulled up the hem of his clothes and sat directly on the flower bed, crossed his legs and looked at Zhou Baoyu and Song Qing with a smile.
"Everyone, take a seat."
"Why."
"Thank you, Marshal."
After the two of them sat down on the left side, Liu Mingzhi reached out and took the wine bag in Song Qing's hand.
"Tell me, how are you two thinking?"
"Third brother, after all, such time is a bit short.
Even if Brother Wei racks his brains, he can only come up with a rough result. "
"Commander, I will second my opinion."
Liu Mingzhi took off the cork and took a sip of wine, then nodded with a smile.
"It's okay, it's normal.
Time is limited, as is the case for everyone.
Let’s talk about what you two think about your chances of winning. "
Song Qing smiled and nodded, looking sideways at Zhou Baoyu.
"Brother Baoyu, you should speak first or for my brother's sake."
"Brother Song, you should speak first."
"Third brother."
"Um?"
"Before brother Wei answers his own odds of winning, brother Wei would like to ask you a few questions first."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, raised his head and took a sip of wine.
"Just ask."
"This time, if my dragon uses troops against Tsarist Russia.
Third brother, how many troops do you plan to mobilize? Grain geometry? What is the military equipment configuration?
Brother Wei can only answer questions better if he knows the detailed situation. "
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly, turned his eyes slightly and fell silent.
After a long time.
Liu Mingzhi raised his head and took a sip of wine, tapping his fingers gently on his knees.
"If we really want to send out troops, we will have 300,000 elite soldiers who can fight for hundreds of years.
An army of 150,000 elite cavalry and 150,000 elite soldiers each.
There are more than 100,000 auxiliary troops and more than 150,000 people. "
"Is there enough food and grass?"
"Guaranteed no worries!"
"What's the military configuration like?"
“The soldiers are already fully equipped with armor, weapons and other equipment.
I will not say more about these basic military equipment configurations.
Artillery of various sizes and required shells are fully equipped.
The same goes for bed crossbows and crossbow arrows.
The number of Lei Zhenzi is the same as the previous equipment of the troops and horses of the various guards, and no changes will be made.
The number of arrows for various types of bows such as iron tire bows, big yellow bows, light bows, light crossbows, hand crossbows, and chain crossbows is also the same as in previous battles.
Prepare as much as you need to prepare.
In a word, you just need to lead your troops to the north with peace of mind.
I will handle all subsequent problems for you.
Big brother. "
"Why!"
"In this case, what are your chances of winning?"
"Third brother, I have an 80% chance of winning."
Liu Mingzhi took another sip of wine and chuckled slightly.
“An 80% chance of winning is already very high.
If there are no big surprises, with an 80% chance of winning, it can be said to be in an invincible position. "
"hope so."
“Brother, according to your estimated chances of winning.
How long do you think it will take for me, the dragon, to end the war in Tsarist Russia? "
Song Qing thought for a moment, then looked at Liu Mingzhi and said loudly: "Excluding the time spent on the march of the Northern Expedition, after the actual war between the two countries.
In about a year and a half, the war will be over.
At the longest, it should not exceed two years. "
"Brother, besides these, is there anything else you want to say?"
Song Qing pondered for a while and shook his head gently.
"No, that's all Brother Wei has thought of for the time being."
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a clear expression and looked sideways at Zhou Baoyu.
"Baoyu."
"The end will be here."
"Big brother has already told you his chances of winning just now, now it's your turn to tell us what your chances of winning are.
The situation in terms of military strength and food and fodder is the same as what I just said.
Under such circumstances, what is your estimated chance of winning? "
"Coming back to the commander-in-chief, the final general is the same as Brother Song. He also has about an 80% chance of winning."
"When will the war end?"
Zhou Baoyu clenched his teeth and was silent for a moment, then took a long breath with a serious expression.
"Coming back to the commander-in-chief, we don't count the time when the army rushed to Tsarist Russia.
The general feels that our dragon's war in Tsarist Russia can be ended in about a year. "
Liu Mingzhi paused slightly while shaking the folding fan, and looked at Zhou Baoyu with slightly narrowed eyes.
"Baoyu, are you sure?"
"Go back to the commander-in-chief, the final decision will be made!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Zhou Baoyu's calm expression and stood up silently.
"Brother."
"Third brother?"
"Do you have anything to say about Baoyu's answer?"
Song Qing raised his head and took a sip of wine, shaking his head with an indifferent expression.
"Third brother, I have nothing to say."
“The time limit for ending the war, the answers you two gave are about a year apart.
Aren't you surprised by the deadline given by Baoyu? "
Song Qing hung the wine bag on his waist and patted Zhou Baoyu's shoulder happily.
"Third brother, for the time limit given by my brother, and the time limit given by Baoyu.
Although there is a difference of about a year, there is not much difference in essence. "
Liu Mingzhi closed the jade fan in his hand, stroked the stubble on his chin and looked at Song Qing.
"Um?"
“Third brother, the deadline given by Brother Baoyu is based on war.
The deadline given by Brother Wei is based on stability. "
After hearing Song Qing's answer, Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time, with a hint of understanding in his eyes.
Obviously, he already understood the profound meaning of Song Qing's words.
"Brother, I already understand what you mean."
Song Qing saw the look of enlightenment in Young Master Liu's eyes and sighed with emotion.
"Third brother, I don't want to vent your anger as a brother.
However, whether I say it or not, the fact remains the same.
If it were just a war between us and Tsarist Russia, it would be very easy indeed.
It would take just over a year to end the war.
But what happens after a quick victory?
After the war between our two countries is over, how should we stabilize the situation in Tsarist Russia? "
Liu Mingzhi nodded sadly, with a complex look flashing in his eyes.
"Yeah, it's easy to win a quick victory, but what should we do after we defeat it?
The situation you are talking about is very similar to the situation after our dragons just unified the world.
To put it simply, it is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to sit on it! "
"Third brother, the situations we are talking about now are just hypothetical situations for the time being.
Have you ever thought that once our dragon really sends troops to conquer Russia?
How much pressure is it going to be on your end? How much pressure will the imperial court bear? "
Listening to Song Qingyu's sincere words, Liu Mingzhi weighed it silently in his heart.
Song Qing's words had to make him think carefully.
Song Qing felt relieved when he saw Liu Mingzhi thinking carefully after listening to his words.
"Brother, Baoyu."
"Um?"
"The end will be here."
"You two tell me what's on your mind, if I really want to use troops against Tsarist Russia.
With the current situation of our Baron, can we afford to fight? "
Zhou Baoyu lit a pot of shredded tobacco again, looked at Young Master Liu with a slightly regretful expression and shook his head.
"Commander."
"Baoyu, tell me."
"Commander, after the general expressed his opinion, I hope you won't be offended."
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and nodded without hesitation.
"But it doesn't matter."
"Commander, given our current situation in Dalong, if we use troops against Tsarist Russia in the near future, we can certainly afford to fight.
But it’s just… it’s just…”
"That's it? Just say what you want to say, no need to be secretive."
"Yes, yes, I will eventually understand.
Commander, we can afford to fight, but we can’t afford to waste it! "
Looking at Zhou Baoyu's helpless expression, Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly and nodded.
"Third brother."
"Brother, what else do you want to say?"
"Brother Wei and Brother Baoyu, we are not saying this to prevent you from sending troops to conquer Russia.
But I want to explain to you the pros and cons.
Different from the Jin Kingdom and the Turkic Kingdom before the world was unified.
Third brother, you also know how far away Tsarist Russia is from our dragon.
Once we really go to war with Tsarist Russia, the battle line will be too long.
After the war begins, the manpower and material resources consumed will definitely not be much less than that of the Western Expeditionary Army, which is currently on an expedition of thousands of miles.
There may even be more.
Third brother, you need to know that although the Dashi Kingdom and the Tianzhu Kingdom are thousands of miles away from our Dalong, there are still countries in the Western Regions among us.
Once the food and supplies for our soldiers in the Western Expedition are in trouble, we can send messages from the Golden Eagle to the countries in the Western Region at any time.
The kings are ordered to collect food and grass on the spot and transport it there, so as to ensure the timely supply of food and grass for the soldiers of our Western Expedition Army.
But sending troops to conquer Russia would not be so convenient.
This also means that the imperial court must prepare at least twice as much food and grass supplies to ensure that the soldiers on the front line have enough food and grass, and there will be no shortage of food and grass supplies.
Brother Wei also knows that Brother Baoyu has stored a large amount of potatoes and sweet potatoes at our Dalong border, on the shores of Lake Baikal.
But potatoes and sweet potatoes are two kinds of food that can be used as emergency food.
If it is to be used as fodder for the army all the time, the soldiers' bodies may not be able to bear it!
What Brother Wei is talking about is just a matter of food and supplies. "
Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips a few times and looked at Song Qing calmly.
"There's also the issue of troop strength, right?"
Song Qing nodded silently, raised his head and took a sip of wine to moisten his dry throat.
“Yes, there is also the issue of troop strength.
It has been more than six years since I, Dalong, ended the constant wars between Dalong, Jin Kingdom and Turkic Kingdom and unified the world.
When I, Dalong, just unified the world, there were six guards in the Northern Territory, six guards in the New Army, twelve guards in the Beifu, and twelve guards in the Xinfu.
Taken together, these troops and horses make our dragon an elite army of one million.
What about now? Not counting the soldiers under the jurisdiction of the various prefectures in Dalong.
How many of the real elites from all battles are left in the border areas of my country?
Three years ago, you mobilized 400,000 elite troops from various ministries and went thousands of miles away to conquer Tianzhu, decimating these two small barbarian countries.
Two years ago, the remnants of the Western Turks' royal court of Shibisi and the allied forces of Tsarist Russia launched an attack north of Yinshan Mountain.
In the battle within Xinfu, we lost part of our elite troops.
Over the years, as some of the veterans grew older, some of the elite troops were disarmed and returned to their fields.
As for the soldiers currently stationed at our borders in Dalong.
After a full attack, there are only four to five million elite soldiers and horses.
And if you go to conquer Tsarist Russia, you plan to mobilize 300,000 elite troops at once.
In this way, my dragon’s million-strong army.
There are only about 200,000 troops left in the country.
Eighty percent of the elite soldiers and horses have gone on an expedition thousands of miles away. What will happen to the three inner palaces, Xinfu and Beifu in Dalong's homeland? "
Liu Mingzhi chuckled calmly and glanced at Song Qing indifferently.
"Brother, are you still afraid that someone will threaten my young master's safety?"
“Third brother, being a brother is not what I mean.
Now, my brother is very clear about your prestige in the eyes of the people in the world.
Regarding your safety, Brother Wei will naturally not worry about anything. "
"Brother, what do you mean?"
"What Brother Wei wants to say is that I, Dalong, cannot rely solely on the elite soldiers of the older generation for everything.
We have to find a way to make the new generation better than the old ones.
But this is the most difficult thing.
Third brother, our Dalong's 100,000 new troops are the barbarians who just made a ten-thousand-mile expedition to the West around August.
At this time, if the imperial court recruits new soldiers again, would it be too fast?
Now that the national treasury is full, let alone recruiting another hundred thousand recruits, even if it recruits another two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand recruits, it won't be a problem.
However, you have to consider the thoughts of the people!
I also know that with your prestige in the hearts of the people, the people of the world will definitely support your orders.
However, when most of the young adults joined the army.
How about farming and mulberry farming? How about continuing the family line?
Without food or newborns, what would the court do? "
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu and sighed softly as he spoke.
"Alas, there are not enough successors.
After conquering Tsarist Russia, who would be stationed there? Who will manage it? "
Liu Mingzhi raised his head and stared at the cloudless sky, with a hint of melancholy flashing in his eyes.
"Brother, Baoyu, I understand what you two mean.
The world is unified, but the road is long and long! "
