Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2482: Millions of Soldiers Enter the North, Generals from All Directions Want to March North

In the court, the most important group of civil officials and military generals were arguing fiercely with each other over the differences between the expedition to the west and the expedition to the north.

The Northern Expedition Faction represented by Guan Zhong and Wang Meng, comparatively speaking, had more supporters and was a representative of the large majority.

However, although the number of people in the Western Expedition faction behind Wei Qing was relatively small, all of them were born as military men and had loud voices.

The key point is that Guan Zhong, Wang Meng and others could refute Wei Qing speechless, but when they met the supporters behind Wei Qing, they were like a scholar meeting a soldier, unable to explain themselves.

The supporters behind Wei Qing clearly had an attitude of "you say your thing, but I just won't listen."

To the extent that, the two sides were arguing so much that they almost ignored Li Xiang above them. When the argument became intense, they even rolled up their sleeves, as if they were about to start a fight.

The imperial court is an important place, so the first impression it gives people is naturally that it is extremely threatening.

However, in ancient times, although fights in the court were not uncommon, they were definitely not uncommon.

There were even terrible incidents where people were beaten to death in the court.

"enough!"

Li Xiang, who was in a state of dismay, watched helplessly as the crowd below became as chaotic as a vegetable market. He called for Dian Wei and Xing Tian to stop everyone.

"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"

Wang Meng, Guan Zhong and his men got off their donkeys and bowed their heads.

Wang Meng, Guan Zhong and others were all prominent figures. They certainly knew that when the emperor asked you a question, it did not necessarily mean that he really wanted to get the answer from you.

Most questions come with answers.

"The Northern Yuan is strong. If we don't remove the obstacles, it will be difficult to fully attack."

"I have decided to march north, and the matter of advancing westward will be discussed after the northern expedition is successful!"

As everyone thought, Li Xiang already had answers to the two plans of Western Expedition and Northern Expedition, and he did ask this question with the answers.

The Yuan Mongols are certainly very strong, and the Jin army is not afraid of a battle with them. However, if the two families really have to fight, then they must fight with all their strength and 100%.

When Bai Qi's army marched to Southeast Asia, if they moved westward at this time, those in the north might not necessarily remain obedient.

Therefore, if the Jin army fought against the Yuan and Mongolian armies at this time, it would certainly not be able to transfer all of its manpower and material resources to the Yuan and Mongolian battlefield.

A battle on the grassland, in terms of the consumption of manpower and material resources, is definitely not comparable to a battle on the Central Plains.

It would be fine if it was just about fighting back the lost territory, but if the battle was really to be fought on the grasslands, the logistics challenges of the infantry and cavalry on an expedition on the grasslands would be twice as stressful as fighting in the Central Plains.

As history has shown, Emperor Wu of Han used up decades of savings from the reigns of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing in attacking the Xiongnu. One war cost the Han Dynasty several years of fiscal revenue. In the face of a serious fiscal deficit, Emperor Wu of Han could only actively sell official positions and raise gold for military expenses. Official corruption in the Han Dynasty reached its peak during Emperor Wu of Han, and social contradictions became increasingly acute.

Therefore, a battle with the Yuan and Mongolians must be fought only after sufficient preparation.

Therefore, Li Xiang has always been interested in the Northern Expedition. The three northern states have not recovered to a certain extent at this time, and their combined strength cannot compare with the Yuan and Mongolian states.

Moreover, the three separate families are easier to deal with than a unified Yuan and Mongolia.

If they launched the Northern Expedition first, by the time it was over, Bai Qi would have almost finished taking care of Southeast Asia. At that time, by concentrating the strength of the entire Central Plains dynasty, they could naturally mobilize sufficient manpower and material resources to recapture Liang and Xi, and fight a vigorous battle with the grasslands.

"Order Lian Po to lead his Jizhou troops and march south to Yecheng soon!"

"Order Wu'an Duke Li Mu to lead the Sizhou troops and half of the Yongzhou camp as the rear guard and advance eastward to Jizhou!"

"Order Yanzhou Governor Xue Rengui to lead the troops of the three states in the Central Plains and the Central Plains Army. Put Guo Ziyi, Wang Ben, and Pei Xingjian under his command to attack Qingyan!"

"Order Han Shizhong to lead 30,000 Yellow River naval forces to the north to control the Yellow River. Order Qi Jiguang to go north and have all the troops under the command of Xue Rengui to attack and destroy the Qingzhou and Youyan naval forces with all their might!"

Obviously, Li Xiang had not only made up his mind about the Northern Expedition a long time ago, but it could even be said that he had been planning it for a long time.

He already had a plan in mind about which generals and troops to mobilize.

At this time, the three northern princes were all more or less weak, especially Yuan Tan in Jizhou, who was the weakest of the three in the north.

However, if you don’t take action, then it’s fine. But once you do take action, you must go all out!

Therefore, the scale of the entire Northern War was not as large as the million-strong army ten years ago.

However, although the battle ten years ago mobilized a million soldiers or even more, the target of that battle was not only the Central Plains overlord Zhao Kuangyin, but also the southern overlord Zhu Yuanzhang.

After these two companies join forces, they are certainly no match for the three companies in the north.

Even if these two families were taken separately, they would not be worse than the three families combined. Especially Zhu Yuanzhang in the south, in all aspects, was better than the three families combined.

Therefore, just for the Northern Expedition, there was naturally no need to use an army of more than one million like ten years ago.

Even so, when all the troops were added together, the number reached hundreds of thousands.

Lian Po's Hebei Legion is the closest troop to the northern battlefield.

However, his Hebei Legion was also the weakest among all the troops.

The current Hebei Legion not only has a small number of people, only 40,000, but also has only been formed not long ago. Its members are basically Yuan Xi's surrendered soldiers and some elite soldiers from Hebei. No more than half of the Jin army's battle-hardened troops are left.

Therefore, the actual combat effectiveness of this newly formed and complex legion will be tested.

Lian Po's Hebei Legion was merely the vanguard of the Northern Expedition; the main force led by Li Mu was the real force targeting Jizhou.

A few years ago, elite soldiers from all over the country were summoned to the capital, and only then were the current 200,000-strong Imperial Guards established, with Wei Qing and Li Mu serving as the left and right generals of the Imperial Guards respectively.

The 200,000 Imperial Guards were the elite troops from all over the Jin Dynasty. Naturally, this force was the strongest among all the troops in the Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, the Emperor's Imperial Guards, plus a part of the Yongzhou Legion that was mobilized behind them, were the main forces that Li Mu truly used to conquer Jizhou, and they were also the real confidence that the Jin Dynasty had in conquering Jizhou.