Dongfang Yu returned to the side hall, had a hasty breakfast, and then found the person in charge of the dark hall and Xu Meng and others.
The person in charge of the Dark Hall, Yin Su, is also one of the deputy hall masters of the Dark Hall.
As one of Dongfang Yu's most trusted figures, he has a lot of intelligence and information.
Almost every piece of information can be compared with a thousand pieces of gold.
"Yin Su, you can find out the national strength of the Western countries."
Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. This has been the eternal truth for thousands of years.
Yin Su said: "King Qi, the most powerful country in the west is the Three Kingdoms, followed by! There are fifteen small and medium-sized countries in the west."
"And the most powerful one is undoubtedly the Silla Kingdom..."
Silla has a population of more than 3.2 million and 250,000 soldiers. General Murong Xiao and others are also known as gods of war in the western countries.
Next is the Great Xia Kingdom and the Dabo Kingdom. Their national strength is not much different. There are about 200,000 soldiers from each country.
The country's population is around 2.5 million.
Next are the small and medium-sized countries in the west. There are a few medium-sized countries with a small population and a military strength of about 30,000 to 40,000. Some of them have a population of only 70,000 to 80,000 and a military strength of only a few thousand.
In the west, the real bosses still belong to the three kingdoms of Silla, Daxia, and Daepo.
However, the Three Kingdoms are not big, but the combined strength of their troops will eventually defeat them three or four times. They should not be underestimated, nor should they be careless.
Yin Su continued: "However, the combat effectiveness of soldiers from western countries is not high, and their weapons and equipment are also very backward."
"I have analyzed the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms from the secret guards I have placed in the Three Kingdoms. Except for the king's personal guards, who have relatively complete sets of armor, most of the other soldiers have bare shoulders."
"The Great Xia Kingdom uses fur as its armor, so its defensive properties are extremely poor."
"With the combat effectiveness and armor of our Qin soldiers, we can easily win even if we face an enemy several times the number in a head-on battle."
Qin's armor is not something that can be pierced by ordinary war knives.
In addition, Da Qin has strong bows, crossbows, and powerful artillery support. No matter how many troops there are in the western countries, they can only be used as targets.
The three western countries have finally offended him. With his character, he must use an annihilation-style war to teach the western countries a lesson.
otherwise! I really thought that the Qin State could be provoked by anyone!
"In this way, the western countries are nothing more than mud destroyers. They will fall apart in an instant." Dongfang Yu couldn't help but say.
"Your Majesty, after all, the three countries' joint efforts are only for profit. The so-called soldiers of the three countries are just clowns who can be destroyed with a wave of their hands. The only ones we have to be afraid of are the major princes in Shandong."
"The six major powers, King Chen, King Wu, King Yan, King Chen, King Qi, and King Chu, are entrenched outside Qin, and they are all eyeing our country. But this time, we, Qin, sent an army of 150,000 at once. I am afraid that Shandong and other countries will have evil intentions and attack our Qin country."
"Especially in the north, Wei Qing has taken away 50,000 troops, leaving two generals Meng Tian and Meng Yi behind. They may face Liao alone and have to defend themselves." Tian Ping frowned and worried.
Xu Meng said, "Da Liao has nothing to fear, and our frontier troops can leave with peace of mind. To the east are General Wei Yan and General Fang Deng, a total of one hundred thousand troops, eyeing the right side of Da Liao. To the west are King Wuhuan and tens of thousands of troops." Settle in and stare at Daliao."
"Both of these two major forces can help Qin. In addition, a few years ago, General Wei Qing destroyed a hundred thousand people in the Liao Kingdom. Now that the foundation has been destroyed, he dare not send troops without permission. He Cook is a smart man, and he may use This is an opportunity to make peace with Qin."
Um?
What Xu Meng said does make sense. Today, Daliao is not facing the Qin family, but four families. Don't forget, the big tiger Beiyan has recently encroached on a lot of Liao Kingdom's land.
In desperation, the Liao State had no choice but to station a hundred thousand troops on the border between Liao and Beiyan. If the guards were delayed and Fang Deng stole the house, at least 50,000 troops would be needed. To defend Wuhuan, there would also be 50,000 troops. In addition to those guarding Lincheng, there were almost no troops left to go south.
This worry can be solved, then! The real hidden dangers are the countries in Shandong.
Fortunately, Dingzhou and Zhengzhou were well prepared. With an army of 180,000 and famous generals stationed there, it was still very difficult for King Chen and Emperor Wu to steal their homes.
Moreover, after three months of recruiting new soldiers in various states, 50,000 new soldiers have arrived in Qin and officially enlisted in the army. In other words, at this time, Beiliang still has an army of nearly 80,000.
"It would be best if we could make peace with Liao." Dongfang Yu murmured.
After all, Dongfang Yu is currently busy with how to deal with the Shandong countries, but has no time to care about foreign affairs.
"Military advisor, can we destroy the countries in the west?" Dongfang Yu asked.
Destruction and immortality both have disadvantages and advantages.
Xu Meng said: "Your Majesty, in accordance with my opinion, I will not be destroyed for the time being."
"If the king wants to control the minerals in the west, he can temporarily colonize the three countries, or! If the three countries surrender, the king can lead the army to destroy the main forces of the three countries and evacuate the power of the emperors of the three countries as much as possible."
"Once the three western countries are defeated, we will not be afraid of them. If we do not give us the right to use the western minerals, then! Whether it is seeking huge profits or directly occupying them, it will be left to the king's disposal."
But Dongfang Yu still has his own thoughts and worries.
The land of the western countries cannot be appropriated for the time being, after all! The battle line is too long and troops have to be transported and stationed. This is not a waste of national power.
and! The most urgent task is to unify the customs in order to destroy the foreign countries.
Only by concentrating our forces can we accomplish great things.
Dispersion of troops is not a good thing.
So far, the strategy towards western countries has only been to support puppets.
Let the three countries suffer civil strife.
Under the secret agitation, all the countries in the west fell into civil strife. The best thing is, you hit me, I hit you, and the war breaks out.
I believe that the western hegemon, which is synonymous with the western and central countries, also wants to have a try!
"make!"
Dongfang Yuyan.
"I'm waiting here."
"Five days later, the Western Expedition will begin."
"Prime Minister, you two will dispatch as quickly as possible within three days, a 150,000-strong army, and two months of food and grass for the western expedition. In five days, the three armies will set off at the same time."
"Calculating the time, it will take more than a month for our army to completely enter the realm of the Three Kingdoms."
Dongfang Yu frowned. This was the biggest trouble. The march was too far and the battle line was too long.
"promise!"
Good thing! The flour cakes, compressed biscuits and other items invented by Dongfang Yu are easy to carry, and it is relatively convenient to transport food.
At least, an army of 150,000 people can solve the food problem very well during the Western Expedition.
As for the eight-hundred-mile express, the urgent documents were delivered to the city of Uzzah one day later.
At this time, in the city of Uzza, the sound of killing was loud and the war drums were rumbling.
