Three Kingdoms Super God of War System

"Soldiers and horses!" Li Yuan nodded and cast his gaze on Pei Ji.

"Pei Shangshu, are the soldiers, horses and ordnance of my Tang Dynasty ready?"

Pei Ji's face darkened, and he felt helpless in his heart.

At this moment when the king asked a question, he could only bite the bullet and answer: "Reporting to Your Majesty, since the defeat of Jingzhou, our Tang Dynasty has lost troops and lost generals. Now except for the [-] troops stationed in Jingkou, there are not many garrisons left. It is difficult for the Qi State to destroy the national debt in the short term, so I hope His Majesty will allow some more time."

A mighty country with only [-] troops, how could this make Li Yuan feel at ease.

You know, Qi State in the north has an army of 60.

Eighty thousand challenged an army of 60. Anyone with a brain can easily analyze who will win and who will lose.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the most important thing right now is to rapidly increase the number of troops. At least 30 troops must be ensured to protect the territory of Jiangdong." Li Xiaogong said bluntly.

20 million!

The many ministers present suddenly became noisy.

After losing the territory of the five counties of Jingzhou, the population of Tang State is now declining rapidly.Today, the population of Jiangdong is only about 130 million, and that of Jiaozhou is only a few hundred thousand. The combined population of the two is just over 200 million, but it needs to support an army of nearly 30.

"Your Majesty, this drama must not be allowed! The Tang Dynasty has gone through several tosses and struggles before the Qi State can no longer afford to support such a large army. If we act like this, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos!" Zhu Huang, the head of the Ministry of Officials, stood up. come out.

Li Yuan frowned, and tapped the dragon case with his fingers unnaturally.

At this moment, he really wanted to strangle the two brothers Li Jiancheng to death.

If it weren't for these two prodigal sons who lost more than [-] troops, how could the entire Tang Dynasty be in such a desperate situation now.

Now that the imperial court has not even paid out the pensions for the soldiers who died in battle before, but they are going to conscript again, the people will inevitably be in chaos.

With Qi's army suppressing the border, if the country is in chaos, it may really be over.

"Your Majesty, I have a solution." Qin Hui walked out with a hunched body.

"Aiqing, please speak."

"The enemy is at present, and the treasury is empty. As a minister, there is no way to repay His Majesty's kindness. I am willing to donate all my belongings to reward the army."

Qin Hui's words immediately set off a thousand layers of waves.

Cai Jing, the best friend, also stood up quickly at this time and said: "I have received your Majesty's kindness, and the country is in crisis. Although I don't have much money, there are 2000 servants and tenant farmers in my family, and I am willing to dedicate them all to Your Majesty."

Li Yuan's eyes were red, and he was extremely grateful in his heart.

As the saying goes, a friend in adversity sees the truth, and today it is true.

Li Yuan stood up, walked down the steps slowly, looked at Qin Hui and Cai Jing in front of him and said, "The two lovers are very lucky. If my Tang Dynasty can get through this crisis, I will definitely reward you very much."

Qin Hui continued: "As a minister of Your Majesty, I will die as your Majesty's ghost. I will be loyal to the country, not a reward."

Cai Jing also quickly expressed his opinion.

The two of them sang together, but the rest of the courtiers were itching with hatred at this moment.

Qin Hui and Cai Jing have become loyal ministers, what about them?

Are they all traitors?

The Tang Dynasty originally established the country by force, and robbed the foundation of the three kingdoms of Chu, Wu and Yue.For any person present, there are no less than thousands of domestic servants and tenant farmers in the family.

Even the big families like Wu have tens of thousands of slaves.These people are usually hidden by them and unknown.

Right now, Qin Hui's behavior is tantamount to asking them to take out all his family assets.

If they don't take it, they are disloyal, and if they take it, they will feel very heartbroken.

All of them were in trouble for a while.

Li Yuan quietly looked at the many courtiers in front of him, seeing that they did not move, he trusted Cai Jing and Qin Hui in his heart.

The courtiers really couldn't bear the pressure brought by Li Yuan, so they could only make a compromise, and offered their belongings and hidden population to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan didn't have a good look at these guys who didn't know what to do, so he accepted everything, but put all the credit on Qin Hui and Cai Jing.

Cai Jing spoke again, asking Li Yuan to confer honor on the two brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to recruit soldiers, so as to make meritorious deeds.

Li Yuan didn't intend to deal with the second son at first, but after hearing what Cai Jing said, he readily accepted it.Let his two sons and Li Xiaogong go to Jiangdong to collect the population, recruit soldiers, and prepare to go to war.

Chapter 895 Taishi Mercy Attacks Changsha

Luling, with a radius of about several hundred miles, has several cities. This is a forward position established by the Southern Tang Dynasty. The only big city is Luling City.The city is backed by the river, surrounded by dense forests and trails, and only one road passes through the forest.

One waterway, one road, this is the only way to enter Luling.

Since the deployment of defense in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the entire Luling has become the forefront.Because the main defenses of the Southern Tang Dynasty were all on both sides of the Yangtze River, and although Luling was important, the soldiers and horses deployed for defense were not the main force of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In General Luling's mansion, Tai Shici sat on his knees and quietly reminisced about the past.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Three years ago, Chu State and Southern Tang fought decisively. Because of the betrayal of the family behind them, Chu State was annihilated and annexed by Southern Tang.Tens of thousands of soldiers died on the battlefield, and countless loyal souls fell in a pool of blood.

Tai Shici and others traveled thousands of miles across the river to help the state of Wu, but they suffered like this before their revenge was avenged.

In order to take revenge, Zhou Yu surrendered to Southern Tang with Tai Shici and others.

Although later, the Southern Tang Dynasty destroyed the Wu State and indirectly avenged them.But these former ministers of the Wu state fell into foreign countries and were called second ministers. The emperor did not trust them, and the ministers pushed them away one after another. Looking back on the past, I feel extremely regretful.

Three years have passed, and all the former comrades have died in foreign lands, and only Tai Shici is still alive in this world.

Li Shimin knew Tai Shi was kind and brave, and wanted to take him under his command several times.But Tai Shici rejected Li Shimin's kindness and was willing to guard the remote place of Luling.

Recalling that it has been nearly 20 years since I left my hometown, I don’t know what the situation in my hometown is like.

Thinking, Tai Shici stood up, with a slender figure, a straight back, a pair of piercing tiger eyes, exuding a heroic air in his tenderness.

"The army of the Qi State is lying on the couch, and I lead a partial division to guard here alone. How can I resist a million lions." Tai Shici sighed, with sorrow in his eyes.

In a few months, although the Southern Tang Dynasty recruited more than [-] soldiers, everyone knew that these were just recruits who couldn't even hold a knife steadily. Using these soldiers to fight against Qi's iron cavalry would be like sending them to death.

Just as he was thinking, the swordsman next to Tai Shici walked in, bent down and saluted, "General, Your Majesty has an order."

Tai Shici's eyes lit up, he quickly accepted the edict, only glanced at it, and said with a gloomy expression: "This is a blessing that cannot be escaped, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided!"

The Daobi official is also a close friend of Tai Shici, and it has been several years since he came out of Moling. Now, seeing Tai Shici's sad face, he approached and asked, "General, what's wrong?"

"Your Majesty ordered me to lead an army to attack Changsha and send His Highness the Third Highness as the supervisor."