Chapter 1206: Le Dynasty Situation

Yun Zheng didn't want to discuss Xiqu's affairs for the time being.

How to take advantage of the change of dynasties in Xiqu to launch a robbery is a matter for later.

Their current target is the Le Dynasty.

Let’s first see how to deal with the Le Dynasty!

"He's back, and he brought back some news."

As Pang Jinjiu spoke, he stood up and took out a map and unfolded it in front of Yun Zheng.

"According to reliable information, the garrison of Juncheng only has 6,000 men."

"However, the Le Dynasty's military strength is still quite strong, with more than 80,000 armored soldiers!"

"The Le Dynasty's navy is said to have 20,000 troops and hundreds of warships of various sizes."

"The Le Dynasty navy was mainly stationed in Xiongjin in the south and Yujin in the southeast."

"However, the main force of its navy should be in Xiongjin..."

Pang Jinjiu took the map and gave Yun Zheng a detailed introduction.

The entire Le Dynasty was divided into six regions.

They are Sanggyeong Province, Baeksan Province, Daean Province, Nokan Province, Pyeongseo Province, and Gyeonggi Province.

Each of them is equivalent to a state of Daqian, but is larger than a state.

The Le Dynasty was mostly mountainous and hilly, lacking large areas of grassland, which resulted in not having many cavalry and not having many standard cities.

The main warship of the Le Dynasty navy was a type of warship called a whale-tooth ship.

It is said that although the whale tooth ship is not very big, it is extremely powerful.

However, their people had never seen a whale-tooth ship and had no idea what it looked like.

At present, they have not received any news from the Le Dynasty sending reinforcements to Juncheng, so the follow-up is unknown.

After Pang Jinjiu finished explaining the general situation, Yun Zheng asked again: "How many people are there in the Li Dynasty?"

"This one……"

Pang Jinjiu paused, shook his head and said, "I haven't found out the truth about this, but according to my estimation, there should be four to five million people."

"That's quite a large population!" Miaoyin was slightly surprised. "I thought the Le Dynasty had a maximum of about two million people!"

The Le Dynasty had such a large population, but they only sent out 40,000 troops. It seems a little lacking!

Pang Jinjiu: "It must be more than two million..."

Several hundred years ago, the Le Dynasty was conquered by the powerful Central Plains Dynasty.

According to historical records, there were 600,000 to 700,000 households in the Le Dynasty at that time.

Later, the Central Plains dynasty collapsed and fell into a long period of division and civil war. Places such as the Le Dynasty, the Mongols, and the Zhenhe gradually broke away from the Central Plains dynasty.

As the Northern Huan gradually became stronger, the Central Plains dynasty completely lost control of those places.

But until now, there are still many people in the Le Dynasty with the same surnames as those in the Central Plains.

Including Wang Shu, the emperor of the Le Dynasty.

Now, hundreds of years have passed, and the Le Dynasty has not moved westward. Even when the Northern Huan Kingdom was at its most powerful, it did not attack the Le Dynasty. Its population should have increased.

Yunzheng was speechless.

How dare the ruler of the tiny Le Dynasty call himself the emperor?

Of the Northern Huan and Western Qu dynasties, which one’s territory was not larger than that of the Le Dynasty?

Even Sangjie only dared to call himself the Holy King, but not the Emperor!

It’s not that they don’t want to be emperors, but they still have their dignity.

Only those who occupy the fertile Central Plains region can become emperor.

This has been a consensus among the countries surrounding Daqian for thousands of years!

"Any other news?"

Yunzheng asked with a smile.

"That's all."

Pang Jinjiu replied: "This is the information our people obtained by paying a large sum of money to a local official of the Li Dynasty."

Yun Zheng nodded: "That's right! As long as the news is roughly true, the person who got the news will be rewarded!"

As he spoke, Yun Zheng stared at the map of the Li Dynasty again.

This map is not detailed.

However, it is still slightly better than the sketch that Yu Shizhong placed at the Military Academy.

The map also simply outlines mountains, rivers, etc.

Judging from the map, the Le Dynasty had mostly mountains and relatively few big cities.

The terrain of Juncheng is indeed quite dangerous.

And below Juncheng, downstream of the Dan River, there is a place called Yazhou.

But looking at the map, Yazhou is in a remote area. It would be better to attack Juncheng directly than to attack Yazhou.

However, if the navy of Xiongjin wants to land near Yazhou to support Juncheng, then Yazhou can be used.

"The navy of the Le Dynasty seems to be quite strong!"

Yun Zheng touched his chin and muttered to himself, his eyes falling on Xiong Jin again.

Damn, hundreds of warships and twenty thousand naval forces.

No wonder the Yu Kingdom did not harass the Li Dynasty, but instead harassed Daqian.

If they could capture all the naval warships of Xiongjin of the Ly Dynasty, their navy would instantly become strong!

However, Yun Zheng could only think about this kind of thing.

It's not easy to capture a warship.

We still have to find a way to lure the Le Dynasty’s navy ashore to fight!

As long as they land, it will be easy!

"Your Highness, when will we send out our troops?"

Wang Qi asked Yun Zheng with some excitement.

Yun Zheng raised his eyes, "Why, you've been living in peace for too long, you want to fight?"

"no no……"

Wang Qi waved his hands repeatedly, "I just want to conquer the Le Dynasty as soon as possible, so that I can send troops from the Le Dynasty to avenge the people of Daqian Yuzhou!"

"Don't worry, you'll have to fight your battles!"

Yun Zheng smiled, "In this expedition to the Li Dynasty, your heavy infantry is the main force!"

"Yes!"

Wang Qi instantly perked up.

"Your Highness, what about us?"

Pang Jinjiu immediately followed up with a question.

"You are also the main force!"

Yun Zheng looked at Pang Jinjiu with a smile and said, "Don't worry, you will have a chance to show your abilities in this battle!"

"The Le Dynasty has 80,000 armored soldiers. If we attack them, they can temporarily recruit some troops, and maybe they can gather 200,000 or even more troops!"

"Are you still afraid that there will be no one to fight for you?"

Damn it!

What kind of people are they!

When talking about the coming war, everyone is very excited.

"Yes Yes……"

Pang Jinjiu nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face.

"Is the number of troops sent out this time a little less?"

At this time, Miaoyin asked Yun Zheng with some concern again.

Yun Zheng had previously planned to send out 40,000 troops.

But looking at it now, 40,000 troops seem to be too few indeed.

"Yes, a little less."

Yun Zheng nodded gently, "But even if we increase the number of troops, we won't increase them too much, otherwise our supplies won't be able to keep up."

If we send out hundreds of thousands of troops at any time, how much food and supplies will be needed!

They have just rested for a year and cannot make any big moves at this time.

Let’s try our best to use the money and food provided by the third brother to defeat the Le Dynasty!

"How many troops does Your Highness intend to send?"

Pang Jinjiu asked.

"Fifty thousand!"

Yun Zheng replied.

fifty thousand?

Hearing Yun Zheng's words, the generals couldn't help but secretly smack their lips.

If the Le Dynasty is unwilling to surrender, this war will be almost like a war of annihilation!

With only 50,000 troops to fight a war to annihilate a country, it seems a little short of the mark.

However, they were indeed too far away from the Le Dynasty.

No matter how many troops are dispatched, logistical support is indeed difficult.

"okay."

Yun Zheng stood up and said, "We will discuss the issue of using troops against the Li Dynasty in detail after Yu Shizhong and his men arrive. Now, take us to have a look around the camp!"

"Yes!"

All the generals received their orders.

Led by Pang Jinjiu and others, they came to the outside of the camp.

The area surrounding the camp was all land that they had reclaimed and cultivated locally.

It's not spring yet here, so all the lands are empty.

“When will farming start here?”

Yun Zheng asked Pang Jinjiu.

Pang Jinjiu replied: "Under normal circumstances, we should start to take care of the land once it thaws a little. We should start sowing corn and other crops in mid-April, and potatoes should be planted a little later..."

Listening to Pang Jinjiu's words, Yun Zheng couldn't help but ponder secretly.

At that time, they will officially send out troops.

This land has been reclaimed and cannot be left idle.

Moreover, because there is more human and horse manure here, the land is more fertile than other newly cultivated lands.

It’s such a pity that it’s just left idle like this!

We still have to mobilize troops to continue farming.

We have to fight, but we can't ignore farming just for the sake of fighting...