Qiming 1158

Chapter 385 Do You Really Have [-] Elites?
The issue that Su Yonglin is most concerned about, first and foremost, is of course the total strength of the Jin Army.

For this point, Su Yonglin previously estimated that the number of soldiers in the Jin army going south was about 20, and the miscellaneous signing troops, civilian husbands and other personnel were counted together, and they could make up about 60.

However, Yelu Yuanyi denied this estimate.

"That is to say, Wan Yanliang previously announced that he would lead 60 troops to the south, but he didn't have 60 troops at all?"

"60 troops?"

Yelu Yuanyi sneered, and said, "Don't worry about 60. Counting the signing army and civilian husbands, even 50 is difficult now. If there was no chaos in Liaodong, 50 people would be almost okay, but in the chaos of Liaodong, many The army was defeated and destroyed, and many strong men took the opportunity to escape.

The imperial court originally focused on enlisting soldiers in Liaodong. Once the Liaodong strong men ran away, the number of soldiers and horses that the imperial court could conscript immediately decreased. In the current situation, the number of soldiers that Wan Yanliang could use was only 12. There are still [-] to [-], but they cannot go south in a short time.

The army in Hedong is one route, and the army in Kaifeng is another route. The army in Guanzhong and Shaanxi needs to defend against the Song and Xia countries, and they cannot move. That is to say, if Wan Yanliang is still planning to go south at this time, he can use it at hand. The number of troops that can really be mobilized will not exceed 12. "

Su Yonglin shook his head.

"12 soldiers are still not a small number. The so-called 30, 40, 50 troops of the ancients often only had 10,000+ soldiers capable of fighting. What's more, the troops in Hedong and Kaifeng were not counted, and they were all added to the Together, it is still very stressful for me.”

Yelu Yuanyi did not refute this.

He just nodded and said slowly: "There are not many troops in Kaifeng. We fought a battle with the Restoration Army before, and the losses were relatively large. The remaining troops mainly have to guard against the Song Kingdom, and the soldiers who can be used for expedition are probably also Only [-], more than a few thousand people are incredible, not more, as for Hedong, he can indeed produce [-] or [-] soldiers, which should not be underestimated."

"That is to say, together, the number of soldiers Wan Yanliang can use to attack me is around 16 to 17?"

Su Yonglin looked at Yelu Yuanyi.

Yelu Yuanyi thought for a while and nodded cautiously.

"That's it, if there is a difference between the top and bottom, it will not exceed [-]."

Su Yonglin lowered his head and thought for a while.

"In other words, there was no Khitan Rebellion. He could use more than 20 soldiers to attack me. This is not counting the troops that can be mobilized in Guanzhong and Shaanxi... Jin Kingdom is still strong."

Yelu Yuanyi looked at Su Yonglin, thought for a while, and asked cautiously, "This is the end of the matter, I wonder if you can tell me the true strength of the Liberation Army?"

"Have you never been aware of the true military strength of the Restoration Army?"

Su Yonglin asked back.

Yelu Yuanyi shook his head.

"A lot of spies were sent, and the income was limited. The entire Jurchens in Hebei and Shandong were eliminated by the Guangfu Army. If there is no internal response, it is quite difficult to check the news from the outside. There are 20 troops, and I have heard rumors of 30, but most people think that this is an imaginary number and is not true."

"It is indeed an imaginary number, not so much."

Su Yonglin shook his head: "Like the Kingdom of Jin, we should also declare what we should declare, 20 to 30, and that's all publicity. After I reorganized the Restoration Army, in fact, the Restoration Army has 15 regular soldiers and ten local armed forces. There are around ten thousand, and the elite among them are only one hundred thousand."

"Only? Hahaha, General Su is really joking, a hundred thousand elites? If you didn't say it yourself, I would even suspect that you were lying to me."

Yelu Yuanyi looked at Su Yonglin with an unusual smile on his face.

"You still think I'm lying to you now, don't you?"

Su Yonglin smiled and shook his head: "I didn't lie to you, [-] elites, of which [-] are absolute elites, their seed is the army that defeated Wanyan Alin's cavalry head-on, I used the backbone of that army to expand the absolute elite. An elite army of fifty thousand.

The remaining [-] was obtained by me adapting other armies. Although it is not as elite as the absolute elite, I have also invested in seeds, strengthened training, and abolished the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

The remaining [-] is an army that was reorganized not long ago. It is stationed in Shandong. Its combat effectiveness cannot be considered strong. It can almost compete with Kong Yanzhou, and it cannot be regarded as the main force. My real reliance is the elite army of [-].

If these [-] elites are properly commanded, they can still guarantee undefeated against the [-]-strong iron cavalry of the Jin Kingdom, and it may be a little difficult to go up, so I can't do it for the time being to fight against Wanyanliang's iron cavalry.

As for the local armed teams of about [-], they have had a certain degree of training, but if you really count the combat effectiveness, it is estimated that they will be stronger than your signing troops. If you fight with the signing troops, you should be able to win steadily, yes Shang Zhengbing... should be slightly inferior. "

Yelu Yuanyi was a little surprised when he saw Su Yonglin's assertiveness.

"You really didn't lie to me?"

"Of course, the enemy is now, why should I lie to you?"

"You won't lie to me because you doubt me? Just like Cao Cao suspected Xu You at first?"

"I'm not Cao Cao, you're not Xu You, and we're not fighting the battle of Guandu."

Su Yonglin was a little depressed, and smiled bitterly: "You have no way out, and I have no way out. If you don't support each other, you can't go on this path, so why should I doubt you?"

Yelu Yuanyi took a deep breath.

"Do you really have [-] elites?"

"Yes."

"how is this possible!?"

Yelu Yuanyi said in surprise, "It's only been a year and a half since your uprising, how could it be possible to train [-] elites to fight against cavalry elites? How did you do it?"

"Well... I really won't talk about it. After this battle is over, we will win. You and I are still alive. You can go to the army and see how I got my elite."

Su Yonglin said to himself: "The average elite is the elite of the body, and my elite is not only the elite of the body, but also the elite of the head. By the way, there is one thing that I think the army of the Jin Kingdom may not be able to do it. My army has three meals a day, and there is no shortage of food."

"Three meals a day? There is never a shortage? Can you still eat enough?"

Yelu Yuanyi was a little surprised at first, feeling that this was really unimaginable.

But after thinking about it carefully, it calmed down a lot.

Although it is unimaginable, it is not impossible. Su Yonglin must have exaggerated elements in it, but looking at the achievements of the Liberation Army, he feels that although it is exaggerated, it is not much different.

The Restoration Army did not say that they were full three meals a day, but basically they should be able to avoid starvation.

In such a situation, as long as the leader's command of the army is particularly good and has strong control over his subordinates, it is not impossible to do so.

In the same way, giving Jin Guo's army three meals a day, and they are full, is not financially impossible, but financially feasible. Yelu Yuanyi will never question this.

The military rule of the Jin Kingdom is two meals a day and extra meals during wartime. The current military expenditures are indeed directed towards the goal of allowing soldiers to eat two meals a day to satisfy their stomachs. The upper and lower levels of the imperial court seem to think so. .

When it comes to financial resources, Wanyanliang's financial resources are far superior to Su Yonglin's. Su Yonglin can do it, he can definitely do it.

It's just that it's almost impossible to execute in place in reality.

Now, if all the military funds invested by the imperial court in the Jin Dynasty are really put in place, it will not be difficult to feed the soldiers every day, and it is not impossible to eat meat and fish every three or five days.

However, the army of Dajinguo has always been a hardest hit by corruption and there is no cure, so it must be impossible.

Generally speaking, according to Yelu Yuanyi's own estimation, [-]% of the military expenditure invested by the imperial court can really be used for the army, which is regarded as the love of the officers and men like sons.

[-]% to run up is only possible if the time and place are right and the three are available.

Basically three achievements are kind enough, [-]% can't let anyone say anything, [-]% is indeed a bit excessive, but if you really want to do this, it is difficult for the emperor to know the whole picture.

Wanting all military spending to be spent on soldiers in the army is a fool's errand and wishful thinking.

(End of this chapter)