While Zhu Tianming was thinking for a moment, Wang Anshi said again:
"Now I give you a task to find out which of the generals on the border are members of King Jin."
Zhu Tianming couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that King Jin had already reached out to the border troops.
Zhu Tianming has been in the Song Dynasty for so long, and he still doesn't know what the specific situation is at the border.
asked:
"Sir Wang, what generals are stationed at the border? I don't know the situation very well yet."
Wang Anshi was speechless and said:
"You've been in Da Song for so long and you haven't even asked about it?"
Zhu Tianming was very embarrassed. He had been in the Song Dynasty for so long. He was either busy building villages, collecting military exploits, or collecting titles and fiefs. He really didn't inquire about these things.
Zhu Tianming said awkwardly:
"General, I am busy with government affairs and a little ignorant."
Wang Anshi muttered to himself, looking at him like this, he probably really didn't know, and said:
"The top ten famous generals in the Song Dynasty, ranked first, is General Yue Fei, a strong man in the Yuan Shen stage, one of the few strong men in the Yuan Shen stage in the Song Dynasty.
General Yue Fei is not from either of our factions, but is His Majesty’s confidant;
Mastering the Beiwei Army 2 million is the most elite force in the Song Dynasty. "
This is wrong, why is it only 2 million? Zhu Tianming said doubtfully:
"I heard in Baibei Giant City before that there were five million Wei troops on their backs, didn't they?"
Wang Anshi rolled his eyes and said:
"Who did you ask?"
"A waiter in a restaurant or a wine shop..."
"Do ordinary people in the city know the inside story?"
Wang Anshi said,
"The reason why there are rumors of five million Beiwei troops is that most of the elite troops from generals such as Yang Jiye, Di Qing, Meng Gong, and Li Jilong were transferred to General Yue Fei, which is why they reached this scale."
Zhu Tianming said:
"That's it, that's it! I didn't think deeply enough."
Wang Anshi continued:
“The second in line is Old General Meng Gong, who is at the peak of his Nascent Soul stage;
Commanding a 3 million army, echoing General Yue Fei on the western battlefield, General Meng is also a confidant of His Majesty and does not belong to any force. "
Meng Gong, how could Zhu Tianming not know that one person was responsible for two-thirds of the defense line in the Southern Song Dynasty, a master of mobile defense.
Moreover, Meng Gong actually had one million more troops than Yue Fei.
Zhu Tianming guessed that the war in the west was probably very unfavorable. Otherwise, if it went well, Yue Fei would definitely lead more troops.
“The third one is Cao Bin, who is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
General Cao is also His Majesty's confidant. He is also responsible for the defense of the west, commanding two million troops. "
"The fourth one is Di Qing, who is at the peak of his Nascent Soul stage and leads an army of 1 million to the north.
Together with Generals Xin Qiji, Yang Jiye, and Han Shizhong, he was responsible for the war in the north, mainly responsible for resisting the Liao Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. "
"The fifth general is General Han Shizhong. His cultivation is also at the peak of the Yuan Ying stage. He leads an army of 1 million and is on the battlefield in the north of the Song Dynasty."
"The sixth general is General Li Jilong. He is at the peak of his Nascent Soul stage and leads an army of one million. To the west, he is responsible for cooperating with the two generals Yue Fei and Meng Gong to resist the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty."
"The seventh general is General Cao Wei. He is at the peak of his Nascent Soul stage. He is currently in the southwest, leading an army of 1,000,000 to defend the Dali Dynasty."
Hearing this, Zhu Tianming was stunned for a moment and said:
"Dali Dynasty? Are they also on the human continent?"
Wang Anshi said disdainfully:
"What are you making all this fuss about? Before you aliens came, it was just a small human dynasty that merged. It's not a threat."
Zhu Tianming seemed to have thought of something and said:
"Then aren't they also bordering the Great Yuan Dynasty?"
Wang Anshi nodded and said:
"That's right, but they wanted to join the Yuan Dynasty, so they sent a large army to defend them."
"Then who is the eighth?"
Zhu Tianming continued to ask. Now he is still concerned about the generals of the Song Dynasty.
Wang Anshi said calmly:
"Wu Jie, although his cultivation level is not very high and he is only in the late Golden Core stage, his talent is very amazing. Once he reaches the Nascent Soul stage, he will definitely lead a single army."
This is no surprise to Zhu Tianming. Wu Jie is indeed fierce, and his younger brother Wu Lin is also fierce, and he can be regarded as a first-class general.
Wang Anshi continued:
"Ninth is General Yang Jiye, and tenth is General Xin Qiji. As for the rest of the generals, Wang Jian, Liu Qi and others can also be ranked, but they are in the Forbidden Army and cannot lead the army alone."
Zhu Tianming also knew little about the Forbidden Army and asked:
"Lord Wang, which one is stronger is the imperial army or the troops led by the ten generals?"
Zhu Tianming felt a little regretful after asking. Is this the question?
How did Wang Anshi respond?
No matter what answer you give, it will offend people.
Wang Anshi seemed to not care at all and said directly:
“Each has its own merits, but generally speaking, the Forbidden Army is stronger.
The real elite of the imperial army that attacked Liangshan last time have not yet been dispatched.
Next is General Yue Fei's Beiwei Army, with two million people, at least half of whom are in the innate stage, and are heaven-level troops. "
Zhu Tianming said:
"This is also reasonable. It is impossible that the Forbidden Army in your Majesty's hands is not as strong as the Border Army. After all, most of the military salaries of the imperial court are the first to provide the Forbidden Army. So wouldn't there be more soldiers in the Forbidden Army who have reached the innate stage of cultivation than General Yue Fei?"
Wang Anshi seemed to understand very well and did not hide anything. He said directly:
"Not bad, they are all similar, but the equipment, magic weapons, military formations and other aspects of the Forbidden Army are the best."
Seeing that Zhu Tianming had almost understood it, Wang Anshi said:
"The army of the Song Dynasty on the border is about 1,200,000, and the Forbidden Army has about 1,000,000 troops. Not counting the regular army, if they are added up, it is about 40,000 to 50,000."
Zhu Tianming was shocked. This number was truly terrifying!
Famous generals lead special units, and the Forbidden Army is also a special unit, which means that there are more than 20 million special units in the Song Dynasty, and the regular army of the acquired fifth level also has about 30 million.
Once the pressure on the front line is high, the regular armies of each of the four hundred states of the Song Dynasty can immediately join the battle and form an army directly.
It seems that there is a long way to go to rebel against the Song Dynasty.
Zhu Tianming buried all his thoughts that he shouldn't have, and he had better manage his own territory first.
Zhu Tianming said:
"General Yang Jiye is a member of our reformist group. Your Excellency just said,
General Yue Fei, General Meng Gong, and General Cao Bin are His Majesty's confidants. General Wu Jie is a member of the Forbidden Army and must be His Majesty's confidant.
So the remaining generals are the ones we want to fight for or investigate? "
Wang Anshi said:
"That's right, the rest of them are either His Majesty's secret flag, or they have secretly taken refuge with us, or they have secretly taken refuge with King Jin, or they are a three-faced faction."
When Zhu Tianming heard the last sentence, he felt that Wang Anshi had something to say, and said quickly:
"The general will definitely find out whether we are the enemy or not."
"Well, you go first. After the ceremony for promotion to the imperial dynasty is over, you can return to the fiefdom."
After Zhu Tianming left Wang Anshi's mansion, he thought about it. Before, in Baibei Giant City, General Yang Jiye's troops were less than 500,000.
Although many people were recruited later, the core is estimated to be the initial 300,000 special soldiers.
It must have been because he joined the team too early and was suppressed, otherwise it would be impossible to command only half a million troops in the crisis-ridden north.
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