In fact, the Mongolian Yuan court sent a new household of ten thousand people here, which was definitely not a good thing for them.
Although Wu Nian killed a Jin Huan Shan outside Jiang County. But that was also a sneak attack. It was not easy to kill ten thousand households.
But strategically, we despise the enemy, and tactically, we value the enemy.
Only those who firmly believe that they can win can win the final victory.
Wu Nian believed that he would be able to raise 100,000 troops and march north to the capital of Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty. Wipe down the barbarians.
Always believed.
When Liu Zhixing and Chen Jiagui heard these words, they were thunderous and very inspiring.
The same goes for the twenty-two soldiers around him.
Everyone looked at Wu Nian and bowed their heads slightly to show respect.
Wu Nian first asked Chen Jiagui to go down, and then ordered his soldiers to get the map, spread it on the round table, and looked down at it with Liu Zhixing.
"Puguli is in our north, Wanyanxian and Jin Ruiyun are in our east, Hou Wancheng has gone to the south. Chunyuan is on the Shanhaiguan line."
"What an iron-clad wall."
Wu Nian looked at the map with a solemn expression on his face.
Tactically they cannot be underestimated.
Liu Zhixing's face was also very solemn. He looked down at the map and stretched out his right hand to click on the north and south of the map. He raised his head and said to Wu Nian: "General. Attack Puguli to the north and occupy the entire Yingqing Mansion. Or go to the south and gain access to the sea. Both are options."
"How to attack depends on the situation."
Wu Nian nodded, stood up and said, "That's right. Whether it's occupying Yingqing Mansion or gaining access to the sea, they all have the same appeal to me. But without one's own strength, everything is empty talk."
"Forging iron requires hard work. Let's first see how many people we have and how many soldiers we can expand."
Where is the hard-and-fast plan for fighting?
Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape.
It's just a matter of adapting to changing circumstances.
Whether it is heading east, south, west, or north, you can make a choice based on the development of the current situation and your own strength.
Wu Nian can't guarantee now which direction he will attack when the time comes.
These four households guarded three directions respectively, and they really did the right thing.
"Speaking of demographics. Calculate the time and we should have summarized it by now." Liu Zhixing said with a smile on his face.
"Oh. That's good. Let's wait a little longer and see how many troops we can expand." Wu Nian became energetic and sat back down.
It was already halfway through the afternoon. Wu Nian was a martial arts practitioner and was getting hungry quickly. After sitting for a while, Wu Nian's stomach growled and he couldn't bear it. He asked someone to cut up a lot of cooked meat, add pickled radish, and then sat in the pavilion and drank wine with Liu Zhixing.
What a coincidence. Put down your chopsticks after the two of them finished eating. An official came in from outside, holding a blue booklet in his hand.
The official bent down and handed the booklet to Wu Nian. He lowered his head and said, "General. This is the population list that was just calculated."
Wu Nian lowered his head and looked at the leftovers on the table, reached out to take the booklet, stood up and nodded towards Liu Zhixing.
The two left the pavilion and sat down on the bench under the porch. The soldiers and officials also moved accordingly. The soldiers dispersed in all directions, and the guard was very tight.
Wu Nian lowered his head, unfolded the booklet in his hand, and looked at it, with a look of joy on his face.
The data in the booklet is very detailed.
It no longer counts the population in the manner of Beishan Fort. Instead, the population is counted based on Jiang County, Ding County, and Yuan County.
Including castles and mountain villages.
Military households and civilian households.
The current total population of the three counties is 426,723 men and women.
With the capture of these three county towns, the population under Wu Nian's rule more than doubled.
"It's a bit beyond my expectation. I thought 350,000 people would be good, but I didn't expect it to be 400,000." Wu Nian turned around, smiled and handed the brochure to Liu Zhixing for viewing.
Liu Zhixing took the brochure and took a look, with a smile on his face. He raised his head and said, "General, don't underestimate the inconspicuousness of these three county towns. The combined population outside the city, inside the city, and in the mountain villages is huge."
"That's right. I underestimated the three counties." Wu Nian nodded happily and admitted his mistake.
Soon, he calmed down the expression on his face and became serious, but his eyes were full of smiles. He asked Liu Zhixing: "Liu Changshi. Do you think it is appropriate for me to expand my troops this time?"
This is an important question.
It’s about the future.
Liu Zhixing did not dare to answer for a while. He closed the book first and handed it to the officials. After lowering his head and pondering for a long time, he raised his head and said to Wu Nian: "General. I think except for Feng Chong's cavalry, which maintains a thousand households, Outside. The strength of the remaining captains can be expanded to five thousand households."
Wu Nian narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Zhixing in surprise.
A school captain was in charge of five thousand households. In terms of number, there are about six thousand troops.
Seven captains, plus Feng Chong's cavalry of a thousand households.
Forty-four thousand people are no problem.
Their population is only a little over 420,000. However, the number of troops actually increased to 44,000, which can be said to be an act of brutality.
Wu Nian remembered the last military expansion, and he strongly advocated expanding the military strength to the maximum. Liu Zhixing was more opposed.
"Zhixing. Your attitude is different from last time." A smile appeared on Wu Nian's face again, and he said in a relaxed and cheerful tone.
He guessed what Liu Zhixing was thinking.
Liu Zhixing smiled and nodded, and readily admitted: "Last time. I thought it was very dangerous to resort to force. But it was precisely because of the general's insistence on expanding the army that we were able to capture three counties."
"Although being aggressive is dangerous, it can also yield huge rewards."
"If you have soldiers in hand, you can kill thousands of households."
"Hahaha." Wu Nian laughed loudly after hearing this. In these troubled times, whether to develop people's livelihood first or develop military strength first is a question.
Liu Zhixing understood this truth.
Moreover, taking advantage of the current confrontation between Chunyuan and Xiong Wuwo on the front line of Shanhaiguan and the stability of the three counties, it is greatly beneficial to quickly expand the army.
"Yes. We will expand the army according to the plan you mentioned. However, the expansion of the army must not affect the treatment of the soldiers. Food, jackets, armor, and weapons must keep up. This workload is huge."
"There is one more thing. Expand the production of steel and increase the number of blacksmiths. Produce enough heavy axes and thickened heavy armor."
"Didn't I disperse all my heavy axes and heavy armor soldiers?"
"Supervise the captains. Each of them must use the heavy ax and heavy armor soldiers I dispersed to them as seeds to build a thousand households of heavy ax and heavy armor soldiers."
"Although we have only expanded our troops to five thousand households now, I built them as if they were ten thousand households. They are also proud and arrogant. Leading their troops of ten thousand households to confront the Meng Yuan ten thousand households head-on, they are not weak at the disadvantage. .Heavy armor, heavy ax soldiers, and divine arm archers are the key."
Wu Nian's eyes showed a stern look, he raised his head and faced Liu Zhixing in a decisive manner.
"yes."
Liu Zhixing did not hesitate, stood up and bowed to Wu Nian, shouting yes.
