In a palace in the imperial palace of Mengyuan City, the capital of Lu, Emperor Jiang Sheng asked Liu Mian, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War in a deep voice: "Taiwei Liu, what do you think we, Lu, should we deal with the war in the southeast of Jin?"

The news that the two armies of Lu State had suffered defeats one after another had already reached Mengyuan City. The Lu State army that attacked Suzhou lost more than 300,000 people in one battle, while the Lu State army that attacked Hangzhou suffered even greater losses. The Lu State army that fought against the Polu Army lost more than 600,000 people, of which the strong men lost 300,000.

Outside the county town of Fuxin County, Chongyi County, Hangzhou, after Sun Gu, commander of the Third Army of Lu, ordered Mingjin to withdraw the troops, the Polu Army did not let go of the Lu army that wanted to withdraw the troops. Bai Qi immediately ordered a relentless pursuit of the Lu army. Even the cavalry troops that had been watching the fun joined the pursuit of the Lu army, which further increased the losses of the retreating Lu army.

In the end, if Sun Gu, the commander of the Third Legion of Lu, personally led the troops to cut off the rear and blocked the Polu Army, perhaps the Lu army would have collapsed directly along the way.

Liu Mian, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, said to Emperor Jiang Sheng with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the combat effectiveness of the Polu Army is stronger than we expected. Now the two armies attacking Suzhou and Hangzhou have been defeated. If our Lu State wants to defeat the Polu Army, we must send more reinforcements to the two armies attacking Suzhou and Hangzhou."

Emperor Jiang Sheng touched his chin and said, "In addition to the six main legions and eight ordinary legions of these two armies, our Lu army has two main legions and two ordinary legions in the southeastern prefectures of Jin. It seems that we have to draw some legions from the country to enter the southeastern part of Jin!"

Liu Mian, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, our Lu army has two main corpses and five ordinary corpses near the border between Zhejiang and Fuzhou. These seven corpses can enter the southeastern region of Jin at any time. Our Lu army has seized a large amount of food and grass from the Southeast Fang Army. Even if millions of troops enter the southeastern region of Jin, our Lu army will not need to worry about food and grass in a short period of time."

Emperor Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment and said, "Then let these two main legions and five ordinary legions enter the southeastern region of Jin immediately. As for how to allocate troops in the southeastern region, let Jiang Ke study it!"

Liu Mian, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Jiang Sheng then said: "Including a main legion formed with the Southeast Fang Army, our Lu State now has a total of fourteen main legions and twenty-three ordinary legions. The force can be said to be very large. However, this time facing the Polu Army, our Lu State must be prepared for a bad war, so I decided to form eight ordinary legions to serve as a reserve force. What does Liu Taiwei think?"

Liu Mian, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty has considered it very carefully. After transferring two main legions and five ordinary legions into the southeastern region of Jin, there are only four main legions and eight ordinary legions left in our Lu country. These twelve legions have eight stationed on the borders of Yan and Xiao countries to prevent these two countries. There are three corps stationed on the borders of Mou and Bai countries. Mengyuan City has another legion. In this way, our Lu country has almost no mobile troops, but the finances of our Lu country have recently..."

Before Liu Mian, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, was interrupted by Emperor Jiang Sheng. "We, Lu, have spent a lot of money recently, but everything has to serve this war to annex Jin. No matter how financial difficulties are, we will persist. As long as we can defeat the Polu Army, it will be worth it!"

There were dozens of countries in the vast area southeast of the Great Jin Dynasty, but after the rise of Lu, most of them were annexed by Lu. Before Lu, Yan State was once the strongest country in this region, and Xiao State was once the second strong country in this region. During the rise of Lu, Yan State and Xiao State were under pressure from Lu and also annexed some neighboring countries. Now Yan State has nineteen states and Xiao State also has sixteen states.

Although the strength of Yan and Xiao is not as good as that of Lu, these two countries also have millions of troops respectively. The relationship between these two countries and Lu has always been tense, so Lu had to deploy millions of troops in the border areas near Yan and Xiao to prevent Yan and Xiao.

The State of Mou and Bai were originally vassal states of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but in recent years, the State of Great Zhou has suffered from domestic and foreign troubles and is in turmoil. The State of Mou and Bai have basically ignored the State of Great Zhou Kingdom. A military alliance against the State of Lu has been formed between the State of Mou and Bai.

The State of Mou has five states and the State of Bai has three states. The combined army of the two countries has now exceeded three million. Moreover, the army of these two countries has quite good combat effectiveness and the terrain of the two countries is relatively complex. Otherwise, the State of Lu would not let go of the two big fat pieces of Mou and Bai.

Liu Mian, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to form eight new ordinary legions!"

Emperor Jiang Sheng then turned his head to Zhang Xiang, the commander of the Black Butterfly in the palace, and said: "You Black Butterfly must pay close attention to the movements of Yan and Xiao. Our Lu State now uses most of the troops in the southeast of Jin. If Yan or Xiao State give us Lu State a knife behind the back at this time, it will be difficult to deal with."

The commander of the Black Butterfly, Zhang Xiang, immediately said: "Your Majesty, our Black Butterfly has been paying attention to the situation of Yan and Xiao. The troops of the two countries have not been mobilized on a large scale recently. There should be no problems with Yan and Xiao."

Emperor Jiang Sheng nodded slightly and said, "That's good. If our Lu State can annex Jin this time, then Yan State and Xiao State will not be worth worrying."

On the afternoon of February 5, in the Lu army camp south of Xinquan County, Dongzhu County, Suzhou, Jiang Ke, the general of Lu cavalry, said to his adviser Zhen Hongwen with a relaxed expression on his face: "Your Majesty has ordered two main legions and five ordinary legions in the country to enter the southeast of Jin State. I am going to transfer two main legions and three ordinary legions to Xinquan County, and first add two ordinary legions to Sun Gu. There is also good news. Your Majesty has decided to expand eight ordinary legions again."

Staffman Zhen Hongwen immediately said: "Lord, since we are ready to deal with the Polu Army in Xinquan County first, it is better to transfer the two main legions and five ordinary legions to Xinquan County to make our hands more powerful."

Jiang Ke has ordered another main legion in the southeast to go to Xinquan County. At this time, this main legion is coming. If two main legions and five ordinary legions in Lu are added, the Lu army will gather seven main legions and ten ordinary legions in Xinquan County, and the total force will exceed six million. This is not the case with the Lu family gathered in Xinquan County.

Jiang Ke thought about it for a moment and nodded and said, "Mr. Zhen's words are reasonable, so transfer the two main legions and five ordinary legions sent to Xinquan County!"

On the evening of February 6, in the Lu army camp south of Fuxin County, Chongyi County, Hangzhou, Sun Gu, the commander of the Third Army of Lu, sighed and said to Zhou Yan, commander of the 11th Army: "The Grand Marshal sent a letter with a carrier pigeon. This time, the two main corpses and five ordinary corps sent by His Majesty from the country will all rush to the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal is preparing to gather superior forces and first solve the main force of the Polu Army in Suzhou. The Grand Marshal ordered us to guard the camp, hang high and fight-free signs, and wait for the Grand Marshal's reinforcements."

Zhou Yan, the commander of the 11th Legion, frowned and said, "After the battle a few days ago, although the Polu Army did not attack our camp, they were always calling out outside the camp. If we continue to avoid the war, I am worried that the Polu Army will not be able to resist attacking our camp."

Sun Gu shrugged and said, "The generals come to block the water and soil. Now that our five legions have been supplemented by the strong men, they have returned to their full state. With the remaining 400,000 strong men, we still have an army of 2.2 million in Fuxin County. It is not so easy for the Polu Army to capture our camp!"

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment and said, "The combat power shown by the Polu Army is too strong. I have been uneasy these days. There is currently a newly formed main legion in Suzhou. Why not we recommend the Grand Marshal to transfer the main legion of Suzhou to us."

Sun Gu thought for a moment and nodded and said, "It's better to transfer the main force of Suzhou to Fuxin County. Anyway, the main force of the Polu Army has been restrained by our Lu army. Suzhou should be very safe, not to mention that there are troops of the 24th Legion in Suzhou."

Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "The General has transferred the main force in Qiongzhou to Xinquan County, Dongzhu County, Suzhou. In this way, our Lu State is in Qiongzhou, Suzhou, Lianzhou, Zhejiang and Fuzhou, and there are only 600,000 troops of the 24th and 25th Legion. Will it be a little missing?"

Sun Gu said with a smile: "The Southeast Fang Army has now been destroyed, and the Polu Army has been blocked by our Lu State's millions of troops in Suzhou and Hangzhou. It is enough to have two legions to guard these five states!"

Soon Liu Ji also received the news that Lu State sent a large number of reinforcements from the country. In a study room in the county government in Xinquan County, Liu Ji said to his civil servants and military generals in a deep voice: "According to the news from Heishuitai, Lu State has mobilized two main corpses and three ordinary corpses to enter the southeast of our Great Jin Dynasty. By this calculation, Lu State has ten main corps and fifteen ordinary corpses in the southeast region, which accounts for almost two-thirds of the total strength of Lu State."

At this time, the civil officials in the study included Zhang Liang, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Fang Xuanling, Wang Meng, Wang Dun, Tian Feng, Ju Su, and only Li Mu, Wang Jian and Meng Tian.

Zhang Liang immediately said: "Lord, our Polu Army is still in war with Dayuan. Now the troops gathered in Suzhou and Hangzhou are almost the limit of our Polu Army. However, Lu can continuously send reinforcements from the country to the southeastern region, so the subordinates think that we should be able to fight quickly, otherwise it is not impossible to mobilize two or thirty million troops to enter the southeastern region with the war potential of Lu."

Guo Jia continued: "Lord, Lu State lacks horses. In this way, even if Lu State mobilizes two main legions and three ordinary legions into the southeastern region of our Great Jin Dynasty, it will take at least one and a half months to reach Xinquan County or Fuxin County in Hangzhou, and perhaps even longer. Our Polu Army has a chance to eat the Lu army in Xinquan County or Fuxin County before these reinforcements arrive."

Liu Ji asked Guo Jia: "What do you mean is that you are concentrating your troops and eating up the Lu army first?"

Guo Jia nodded and said, "Lord, our army of defeated the enemy is not short of war horses. Now the Lu army divides troops to attack Suzhou and Hangzhou and the two states, which just gives us the opportunity to defeat each one. Moreover, the two groups of Lu army are now unable to avoid the battle."

Guo Jia's suggestion was immediately approved by other civil officials and military generals in the study. Liu Ji touched his chin and said, "If we can really eat the troops of Lu before the reinforcements from Lu State arrive, then the emperor of Lu State may have to consider whether it is time to withdraw from the southeastern region of our Great Jin!"

At this time, Li Mu suggested: "Lord, I feel it is best to eat the Lu army in Fuxin County first. The Lu army opposite us has a very strong force. Moreover, through the battle a few days ago, it can be seen that the generals who commanded the millions of Lu army are not ordinary people. It is not easy for us to eat the Lu army in Xinquan County!"

Zhang Liang also said: "Lord, my subordinates agree with General Li Mu's suggestion. We should concentrate our troops and eat up the Lu army along the way in Fuxin County, and then study the Lu army across the territory of Xinquan County."

Liu Ji finally said flatly: "That's it! This Grand Governor immediately led ten cavalry brigades of the Grassland Legion, as well as 32,000 heavy cavalrymen from the Tiger Ben Army and Xuanjia Soldiers, Mo Dao Bing, Wei Wuzhe and 750,000 elite infantry from the Shanxing Camp to rush to Xinquan County, Dongzhu County, Suzhou as soon as possible, and strive to eat the Lu army along the way first."

After pausing, Liu Ji continued, "The cavalry troops don't have to worry about it. Mo Dao Bing, Wei Wuzhang and the 750,000 elite infantrymen in the camp must each prepare at least two war horses!"

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Lord, don't worry, the war horses we brought this time are enough, Mo Dao Bing, Wei Wuzhang and the 750,000 elite infantrymen in the camp can be equipped with three war horses for each person."
Chapter completed!