"Your Majesty, I have a question that I would like to ask Your Majesty to answer. Otherwise, I'm afraid that I'll forget to sleep and eat when I return today.”The three of them listened to the plan to deal with the aristocratic families for an entire night, and Zhu Yu said before leaving.
"I guess General Zhu is asking about how to use troops against the Jin Kingdom!”Long Yunfeng didn't need to guess to know that he was asking about this topic.
"Your Majesty is wise, please answer me.”Zhu Yu nodded.
"I have a question for General Zhu.”Long Yunfeng didn't answer and asked instead.
"Please speak, Your Majesty." Zhu Yu cupped his hands.
"You've fought with the Jin Kingdom before, so do you know how many people the Jin Kingdom has? Also, how many soldiers did the Jin Kingdom send to attack Great Qin?”Long Yunfeng asked.
Zhu Yu fell silent for a moment. Although he had fought with the Jin Kingdom all year round, he was not very clear about the population of the Jin Kingdom. If the Great Qin Empire's founding period was based on a dozen people supporting one soldier, the Jin Kingdom could send 400,000 soldiers, which meant that the Jin Kingdom had at least four million people. With a million soldiers, the Jin Kingdom should have more than 10 million people.
"The population of the Jin Kingdom is estimated to be around 10 million, and the largest number of soldiers attacking Great Qin is 800,000.”Zhu Yu replied.
Long Yunfeng shook his head. This was impossible. The Jin Kingdom was located in the northern grasslands. No matter how large the territory was, it was impossible for them to have a population of more than 1,000.
" The Jin Kingdom has a small population," Long Yunfeng said." If we can send 400,000 soldiers, the population of the Jin Kingdom will only be around two million. If we only send 800,000 soldiers, the population of the Jin Kingdom will only be around five million!”
Long Yunfeng's words stunned Zhu Yu.
"What is it? Did the Jin Kingdom only have such a small population?”Wang Huan exclaimed.
"Impossible, the Jin Kingdom can't have such a small population. The population of the Jin Kingdom is at least equivalent to that of the Great Qin's Jizhou!”Zhu Yu also found it unbelievable.
"I would like to ask General Zhu, do you know what kind of system the Jin Kingdom has?”
The Jin Kingdom occupied a vast grassland and had abundant livestock.
If they conquered the Jin Kingdom, wouldn't the Great Qin Empire's territory double?
Could it be that the population of the Jin Kingdom was only a few million, as His Majesty had said?
Zhu Yu had always thought that the population of the Jin Kingdom was at least ten million, or at least eight million. After all, the Jin Kingdom had sent troops to invade all year round.
He did not expect the population of the Jin Kingdom to be so small!
If there were only about five million people in the Jin Kingdom, then the problem of the Jin Kingdom would be easily solved.
Zhu Yu's eyes flashed with killing intent! The Great Qin Empire had a large number of soldiers, and just the Great Qin Empire had 800,000 soldiers. Even though their fighting strength was low, if they really fought, the Great Qin Empire could recruit close to a million soldiers. However, if they worked with the soldiers of the other counties, it would be easy for them to gather three to four million soldiers.
How could the Jin Kingdom resist such a large army?
If Long Yunfeng knew about this, it would be unrealistic. Even if Great Qin could afford four million soldiers, how much logistics would they need to transport? Once the Jin Kingdom cut off their supplies, they would lose their entire army on the grasslands.
"Could it be that you've always overestimated the Jin Kingdom?”
Zhu Yu looked at Tian Zi. He wanted to know what other shocking words Tian Zi could say.
At this moment, Zhu Yu stopped talking. He realized that the Jin Kingdom mentioned by the Son of Heaven was more profound than the Jin Kingdom he knew.
Long Yunfeng gave a profound description of the Jin Kingdom in the Great Hall of Supreme Harmony."The Jin Kingdom is located in the north. They are a nomadic group that lives in the desert and grasslands. They make a living by herding livestock, but all of their citizens are soldiers. It can be said that if there are 5000 people in a tribe, there will only be about 1000 men in that tribe. The largest number of soldiers the Jin Kingdom has ever sent to attack Great Qin is about 800,000. It was very easy to resolve, as long as he slaughtered them all!”
Tian Zi's words caused the three of them to change their expressions. They felt like they were struck by lightning. At the same time, they also felt a chill run down their spines.
Slaughter!
This Tian Zi was really ruthless!
They were going to destroy the Jin Kingdom!
Long Yunfeng and the other two continued,"If we can't completely destroy the Jin Kingdom, the Great Qin Empire will definitely suffer! "Therefore, for the next three years, Great Qin will be on the defensive. After three years, apart from the necessary military forces in the west and south, we will gather all of our military forces to resolve the threat of the Jin Kingdom.”
The three of them fell silent.
The three of them looked at the emperor and felt a chill in their hearts. The emperor's plan was to exterminate their entire clan.
Zhu Yu stared at Tian Zi, flames burning in his chest.
Could it be that the Jin Kingdom only had a few million people?
If the Jin Kingdom only had a population of a few million, things would be easier.
The Jin Kingdom was Great Qin's nemesis, and Zhu Yu had naturally investigated the Jin Kingdom's background. He knew that the Jin Kingdom people were fierce and lived in tribes.
Zhu Yu had always believed that the Jin Kingdom had a population of at least ten million, or even more. Otherwise, how could the Jin Kingdom send hundreds of thousands of troops south?
Now that he heard Tian Zi's words, he was truly shocked.
He had never expected that there were only five million Jin Kingdom soldiers…
With such a small population, they actually dared to invade Great Qin's prestige!
Zhu Yu's killing intent rose. The Jin Kingdom had repeatedly offended the Great Qin Empire, and the Jin Kingdom was not a citizen of the Great Qin Empire. It was understandable that they would be exterminated!
Long Yunfeng stood up, stretched out his arm, and sat down." The grassland where the Jin Kingdom is located is fertile and rich. The people of the Jin Kingdom live by the grass. Once there are benefits, they will immediately gather like wolves. If there are no benefits, they will scatter. In my opinion, the Jin Kingdom is just a plate of loose sand..."
" The population of the Jin Kingdom I mentioned is more than five million. I'm counting all the tribes on the Northern Grassland. If we count according to the tribes of the Jin Kingdom, the largest tribe only has 100,000 people. There are less than 20,000 able-bodied men in riding and archery. The rest are all old, weak, women, and children. I only need to send 50,000 cavalrymen in late spring and early summer to defeat the Jin Kingdom.”
As soon as Long Yunfeng finished speaking, Li Zhenguo stood up and objected,"Your Majesty, you must not do this! The Jin Kingdom could gather 100,000 soldiers. If they sent 50,000 cavalrymen, they would be killed!”
Li Zhenguo was the first to voice his objection. Then, Wang Huan spoke up and agreed with Li Zhenguo's words.
In Zhu Yu's opinion, it would be difficult to resist the Jin Kingdom if he sent a cavalry force of 50,000 men.
Li Zhenguo cupped his fists at Long Yunfeng and said,"Moreover, it's difficult to supply food for 50,000 people!”
Long Yunfeng looked at Li Zhenguo and laughed."50,000 people traveling light! It's enough to only bring three days 'worth of rations!"
Long Yunfeng's words shocked the three of them.
Troops and horses had yet to move, but food and fodder had to be given priority!
Now, Tian Zi actually said that he would only bring three days of rations. Wasn't this courting death?
"It seems that Your Majesty doesn't understand military affairs.”
Among the three of them, Zhu Yu also started to oppose Long Yunfeng. He didn't want to fight with the Jin Kingdom, but he didn't want to attack the Jin Kingdom lightly.
Zhu Yu and the other generals had already discussed the military strategy to defeat the Jin Kingdom. If they wanted to defeat the Jin Kingdom, they would have to rely on the army to fight. They would have to use their millions of soldiers to wear down the Jin Kingdom.
Long Yunfeng looked at Zhu Yu's objection and continued,"Then in Minister Zhu's opinion, how should I use my troops?”
" Because it's mainly a large-scale battle, we gathered a large number of troops to go deep into the grasslands," Zhu Yu replied with cupped fists.
"General Zhu Yu should know that the Jin Kingdom mainly uses cavalry and large regiments to fight. This has created a problem. Our side has fewer cavalry, and those that can catch up with the cavalry can't be defeated because they have too few troops. Although the infantry has more troops, they can't catch up. Moreover, they don't have enough troops to protect their rations."
Without waiting for Zhu Yu's retort, Long Yunfeng continued," The Jin Kingdom will only gather their troops when they go south, and it's at the end of autumn. The Jin Kingdom needs to store food and grass for the winter, and Youzhou is a fat piece of meat in their eyes. In spring and summer, the Jin Kingdom only exists in the form of tribes, and the relationship between tribes is not very close. Send 50,000 elite cavalrymen straight into the Jin Kingdom and destroy the Jin Kingdom tribes.”
After Long Yunfeng finished speaking, the three of them were shocked.
When Zhu Yu heard about Long Yunfeng's method of supplying grain, fear rose in his heart. Even though the Emperor had said it very casually, Zhu Yu knew that if he used this method to supply grain, many Jin Kingdom people would be exterminated. Whether it was women or children, they would all die. Even if they were not killed by Great Qin's soldiers, they would die of hunger…
" I'll send 50,000 cavalrymen with one person and two riders to go deep into the grasslands and destroy all the tribes we encounter. Once the Jin Kingdom gathers their forces to encircle and suppress them, they'll retreat back to Dragon City Pass and defend it. They'll use the walls of Dragon City Pass to deplete the strength of the Jin Kingdom. Once the Jin Kingdom gathers at the city gate, they'll consume a lot of grain and fodder, so they definitely won't continue to fight us at Dragon City Pass. Once the Jin Kingdom cavalrymen retreat, the Great Qin's cavalrymen can continue to come out of seclusion. In less than two years, the Jin Kingdom will be destroyed.”Long Yunfeng said.
"Moreover, we can start with the trade route and completely block the trade and technology output with the Jin Kingdom. Chase the Jin Kingdom's merchants out of Great Qin and confiscate their property. Stop the import of all goods from the Jin Kingdom and completely seal the borders of the Jin Kingdom.”Hearing Long Yunfeng's financial measures, Zhu Yu felt a chill in his heart. He had never heard of such a move before, and he was not sure how effective it would be. However, with Great Qin's strength, it would not be difficult to do so.
However, this was a bit too ruthless, and it was equivalent to killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of their own. They had no idea how many merchants in Great Qin relied on trading with the Jin Kingdom to survive.
However, the number of people would definitely not be less.
Once such a measure was imposed, these people would probably be the first to be hurt.
If they were to cause trouble, it would also be a big trouble.
Long Yunfeng said," That's right, economic punishment is a move that kills 1,000 enemies and damages 800 of us. However, if Great Qin's strength increases greatly in three years and our economy becomes prosperous, how can a small Jin Kingdom compare to it? By doing this, I will only lose a small market, but the gains will be to weaken the enemy's strength. This kind of business."
" Your Majesty is wise. It seems that I have lost this bet," Zhu Yu said emotionally.
" General Zhu, you don't have to worry about it. I remember that the Northern General has cavalry under his command. We can directly transfer the cavalry from General Tang back to the capital. The north is currently focused on defense, so I'll leave this matter to General Zhu," Long Yunfeng said.
"I will obey your orders."
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