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Chapter 824 The proposal to increase troops shocked the entire court

The Cochin War fell into a stalemate.

The Cochin Army was just dizzy from a series of attacks by the Forbidden Army and didn't know how to fight back.If the Cochin army is really that good, how could Cochin beat Champa and even Chenla, which is bigger than him and has a better economy than him, without temper?
After regaining consciousness, the Jiaozhi army marched at every step, no longer caring about the cavalry led by Zhe Kexing desperately harassing behind, dispatched [-] soldiers and horses, and began to reinforce the southern states, vowing to encircle the more than [-] infantry of the Imperial Army.

Your cavalry is powerful, isn't it, and the navy is also powerful, no matter how encircled, they can't catch you, right?I don't play with your cavalry, I play with your infantry!
Now Li Rizun was like a red-eyed gambler, and started betting wildly, trying to overwhelm the imperial army in terms of momentum.But this forbidden army has already been tempered by blood and fire, and the weapons and equipment are not on the same level. Li Rizun's delusion that he only needs [-] troops to wipe out more than [-] forbidden troops is indeed a bit whimsical.

Just when Li Rizun was desperate, Lu Chengqi, who was far away in Chang'an, also received a report from Fatty Lu.

After Lu Chengqi saw it, he laughed and cursed: "This fat man, doesn't he think he is very powerful, why did he ask for reinforcements?"

It turned out that Lu Chengqi really knew that Fatty Lu was a lieutenant general who could perform miracles without many soldiers.But it seems that he was overthinking it. After all, Jiaozhi is also a country. Compared with Dashun, it is a little smaller, but compared to other small countries, Jiaozhi is still very powerful.It is indeed difficult for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to destroy Jiaozhi.

Fortunately, the Forbidden Army has recently recruited more soldiers, and the Xiang Army has been integrated. The total number of Forbidden Army has reached more than 80.

There are more than 80 soldiers and horses, 40 are soldiers, and the rest are auxiliary soldiers.If they were all warriors, even with Dashun's financial resources, they would be stretched.

Lu Chengqi recruited so many soldiers to prevent problems before they happen.Not to mention the rampant cochinism, even the Liao Kingdom is about to recover.It's always good to be prepared.The Jurchens who are far away in Baishan and Heishui seem to be showing signs of rising. If Dashun doesn't have elite soldiers, how can they get benefits from it?

Lu Chengqi thought to himself: "Fatty Lu wants me to send more troops to reinforce, how much should I send? To defend the capital, at least 20 soldiers and horses are needed. Now the imperial army still has more than 70 soldiers and horses stationed outside Chang'an City, which consumes money and food every day. No calculations, but no contribution. Why don’t we transfer 20 yuan and destroy Cochin.”

More than half of these forbidden troops are equipped with Hongxiang rifles.The powerful firepower is rare in the world.Lu Chengqi had great confidence in such a strong army.As long as there is no heavy rain and the Hongxiang rifle fails to ignite, this imperial army is invincible.

"However, I heard that the rainy season in Yue and Nan is coming, so it is better to send fewer Musketeers. Bring more bows and crossbows, even the crossbows will not be able to withstand it." Lu Chengqi knew a long time ago that Dashun's crossbows and arrows It has developed to the peak, especially with such a big killer like the god arm crossbow, it is no longer inferior to the Hongxiang rifle.In certain weather, such as rain, snow and other weather, it is much more stable than the Hongxiang rifle.

But the cost of the god arm crossbow is comparable to that of a Hongxiang rifle, and it is difficult to string it, and soldiers who have to have the strength of a stone cannot be stringed and fired.Moreover, crossbow arrows must be heavier than lead bullets, so the luggage will be more heavy, and the marching speed will be slowed down.Originally, it only took [-] days for Qingqi to go from Chang'an via Guangnan West Road to Jiaozhi.If this forbidden army sets off, it may be a miracle to arrive within a month.

After Lu Chengqi made up his mind, he secretly ordered the privy envoy Jiang Yu to enter the Chuigong Hall to arrange logistics and prepare for the expedition.

The next day happened to be Dashun's regular court.

After Lu Chengqi listened to the civil and military officials shouting long live, he said slowly: "Everyone is flat! Play quickly if you have something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do."

In fact, with Dashun's current administrative system, even if it does not go to the court, those affairs can be handled.But if you want to discuss a major issue that cannot be decided, it is better to call all civil and military officials to hold a court meeting.Seeing that no officials from the court came out to report, Lu Chengqi said loudly: "Since you have nothing important to report, then I will tell you a good news and a bad news."

Seeing that the ministers below started to discuss, Lu Chengqi winked at Gao Hao beside him, Gao Hao immediately understood, and quickly shouted: "In the Daqing Palace, making noise is strictly prohibited."

At this time, Yushi Zhongcheng Li Ran came out with his wat in his hand and said, "May I ask Your Majesty, what are these two news about?"

"Military affairs!"

Lu Chengqi's words were not shocking and endless, just two words, scared all the officials in the court to death: "Could it be that the Liao Kingdom invaded south?"

Seeing these civil servants frightened out of their wits, Lu Chengqi really hated iron and steel.Do the Khitan people have three heads and six arms? Why are they all like mice seeing cats? Where did the blood of civil and military officials go when the country was founded?Don't these civil officials know that the Khitan people were driven to Mobei by us Han people, and they didn't dare to move back to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing until fifty years later!
Lu Chengqi waved his hands, and said with a "friendly face", "It's not the Liao Kingdom's invasion of the south, but the invasion of the South and the North..."

"What, Annan?"

"How dare such a small country offend the kingdom of heaven?"

"Your Majesty, the Annan people are so hateful, we should destroy them in one fell swoop and force them to surrender!"

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These civil servants are all bullying and fearful creatures. If the Liao Kingdom invaded the south, maybe they would not be jumping up and down like this. Instead, they would go home one by one to pray to God and worship Buddha.During the reign of Yuanshou, the Liao Kingdom bullied Dashun badly.The folks are fine, the only thing is that the imperial court was negligent in guarding against it. If the frontier army is rectified, the Liao Kingdom will be defeated.

It's okay that the folks don't know well, but the civil servants know the truth!Thinking back then, he wanted to lead a large army to conquer the Liao Kingdom, but he was beaten up and fled back to Datong Mansion.In that battle, all the elite of the frontier army were ruined, and the Liao Kingdom was even more unscrupulous when they couldn't catch up.Over time, these civil servants "changed their colors when they heard about Liao". You must know that those who encouraged Emperor Yuanshou to expedition to Liao, in addition to being self-important and supercilious, they also didn't understand these farts, so they just knew how to mix them up civil servant.

These civil servants were bitten by snakes once, and they were afraid of well ropes for ten years!

Of course, this is only limited to the Liao Kingdom. In exchange for Jiaozhi, these civil servants changed their normal behavior and began to be "filled with righteous indignation", so as to encourage Lu Chengqi to send a "master of the kingly way" to conquer Jiaozhi and regain it as a vassal state, saying that "Annan has left China. For more than a hundred years in the soil, I should be the king of Huazhi", anyway, he said it with confidence and dignity, as if he was the vanguard in the crusade against Jiaozhi.

(End of this chapter)