The issue that Su Yonglin is most concerned about is of course the general force of the Jin army.

Regarding this, Su Yonglin had estimated that the number of soldiers from the Jin army south was about 200,000. The mixed military signing, civilians and other personnel could be collected about 600,000.

However, Yelu Yuanyi denied this prediction.

"In other words, Wanyan Liang had previously announced that he would lead 600,000 troops south, but he did not have 600,000 troops at all?"

"A army of six hundred thousand?"

Yelu Yuanyi sneered and said, "Don't let it go, 600,000. Including the signing of the army and the civilians, it is difficult for even 500,000 now. If there were no Liaodong Rebellion, the number of 500,000 people was almost OK. However, in the chaos in Liaodong, many troops were defeated and destroyed, and many strong men took the opportunity to escape.

The court originally focused on conscription of troops in Liaodong. As soon as the Liaodong men ran away, the number of soldiers that the court could recruit was immediately reduced. In the current situation, Wanyan Liang could use only 120,000 soldiers, and the Liaodong army had 50,000 or 60,000, but it was impossible to move south in a short period of time.

The army in Hedong is one way, and the army in Kaifeng is another way. The army in Guanzhong and Shaanxi needs to be used to guard against the Song and Xia countries, and cannot move. In other words, if Wanyan Liang is still preparing to move south at this time, the truly mobilized troops he can use will not exceed 120,000."

Su Yonglin shook his head.

"The 120,000 combat soldiers are still not a small number. When the ancients went to war, the so-called 300,000,000 and 500,000 troops often only have more than 100,000 troops that can fight. What's more, there are Hedong and Kaifeng's troops that are not included. They are still under great pressure for me."

Yelu Yuanyi did not refute this.

He just nodded and said slowly: "There are not many troops in Kaifeng. I fought with the Liberation Army before, and the losses were relatively large. The remaining troops must be mainly guarded against the Song State. The war soldiers that can be used to go to war are about 10,000, and more than a few thousand people are amazing. There will be no more. As for Hedong, it is indeed possible to take out 30,000 to 40,000 combat soldiers, which should not be underestimated."

"In other words, together, the number of soldiers Wanyan Liang can use to attack me is about 160,000 or 170,000?"

Su Yonglin looked at Yelu Yuanyi.

Yelu Yuanyi thought for a while and nodded cautiously.

"Even if there is any difference between the top and bottom, it will not exceed ten thousand."

Su Yonglin lowered his head and thought for a while.

"In other words, without the Khitan Rebellion, he could use more than 200,000 soldiers to attack me. This is not the army that can be mobilized in Guanzhong and Shaanxi... The Jin Kingdom is still very strong."

Yelu Yuanyi looked at Su Yonglin, thought for a while, and asked carefully: "It's over, I wonder if you can tell me the true strength of the Restoration Army?"

"Did you never know the true military strength of the Restoration Army?"

Su Yonglin asked back.

Yelu Yuanyi shook his head.

"I sent a lot of spies, and the income was limited. The Jurchens in Hebei and Shandong were all solved by the Restoration Army. If there is no internal response, it is quite difficult to check the information from outside. So I probably knew that the Restoration Army had about 200,000 troops and had heard rumors of 300,000, but most people thought it was an imaginary number and not real."

"It's indeed an imaginary number, not that much."

Su Yonglin shook his head: "Like the Jin Kingdom, what we should claim is to claim, 200,000 and 300,000 are all claims to the outside world that after I reorganized the Liberation Army, in fact, the Liberation Army had 150,000 regular soldiers and about 100,000 local armed forces, and only 100,000 elite troops among them."

"Only? Hehehe, General Su is really joking, one hundred thousand elites? If you hadn't said it in person, I would even suspect that you were lying to me."

Yelu Yuanyi looked at Su Yonglin with an unusual smile on her face.

"You are still thinking I'm lying to you now, right?"

Su Yonglin smiled and shook his head: "I didn't lie to you. There are 100,000 elite soldiers, of which 50,000 are absolutely elite soldiers. Their seed is the army that defeated Wanyan Alin cavalry head-on. I used the backbone of that army to expand the absolutely elite army of 50,000.

The remaining 50,000 were obtained by me adapting other troops. Although I was not as elite as absolute elites, I also invested seeds, strengthened training, and laid off the elderly, weak, sick and disabled. The soldiers were all young and strong, with considerable strength and could be called elites.

The remaining 50,000 is an army that was only reorganized not long ago. It is stationed in Shandong. Its combat effectiveness cannot be considered strong. It can almost fight with Kong Yanzhou, but it cannot be considered the main force. My real reliance is the 100,000 elite army.

If these 100,000 elite soldiers are in good command, they can still be guaranteed to be undefeated against the 50,000 cavalry of the Jin Kingdom. It may be a bit difficult to go up, so I can't do it for the moment when I go against Wanyan Liang's cavalry.

As for the local armed team of about 100,000,000, they have had some training, but if they really work hard, they will probably be better than your signing army. If they fight with the signing army, they should be able to win safely. They should be slightly worse than the main soldiers.

Seeing Su Yonglin's words sounded a little surprised.

"You really didn't lie to me?"

"Of course, the enemy is facing you, why should I lie to you?"

"You won't lie to me just because you suspect me? Just like Cao Cao initially doubted Xu You?"

"I am not Cao Cao, you are not Xu You, and we are not fighting the Battle of Guandu."

Su Yonglin was a little depressed and said with a wry smile: "You have no way out, and I have no way out. If you don't support each other, you can't continue, so why should I doubt you?"

Yelu Yuanyi took a deep breath.

"Do you really have 100,000 elite?"

"yes."

"How is that possible!?"

Yelu Yuanyi said in surprise: "You have only been in a year and a half since your rebellion. How could you train 100,000 elite troops to fight against the elite cavalry? What did you do?"

"Well... I really won't say anything. When this battle is over, we will win. You and I are still alive. Go to the army and see how my elites are obtained."

Su Yonglin said confidently: "Overy elite are the elite in the body, and my elite are not only the elite in the body, but also the elite in the head. By the way, there is one thing I think the Jin army may not be able to do. My army, three meals a day, never get enough to eat."

"Three meals a day? No shortage? Can you still eat enough?"

Yelu Yuanyi was a little surprised at first and felt that this was really unimaginable.

But after thinking about it carefully, I calmed down a lot.

Although it is unimaginable, it is not impossible. Su Yonglin must have exaggerated elements. However, looking at the achievements of the Restoration Army, it feels that although there is exaggeration, it is not much different inside.

The Refuting Army did not say that they could eat three meals a day, but they should basically be able to avoid starving.

In this case, as long as the leader has excellent military command skills and strong control over his subordinates, it is not impossible to do so.

By the same token, giving the Jin army three meals a day and eating every meal is not something that cannot be done with financial resources, but can be done with financial resources. Yelu Yuanyi will never question this.

The rule of the Jin army is to eat two meals a day and add extra meals during wartime. The current military expenditure is indeed to pay for the goal of allowing soldiers to eat two meals a day and fill their stomachs every day. The court all thought so on the surface.

When it comes to financial resources, Wanyan Liang's financial resources are far better than Su Yonglin. Su Yonglin can do it, but he can definitely do it.

It is just that in reality it is almost impossible to implement it in place.

Now, if all the military expenditures invested by the Jin Dynasty court in the army are really implemented, it is not difficult to get soldiers to fill their stomachs every day. It is not impossible to eat a meal of meat for three or five days. It can be done, which is certain.

However, the army of the Great Jin Kingdom has always been a severely affected area of ​​corruption and is beyond cure, so it must be impossible.

Generally speaking, according to Yelu Yuanyi's own estimate, the military expenditure invested by the court can be truly used for 40% of the army, which is considered that officials and men love soldiers as much as their sons.

If you run up 50%, it is possible to have the right time, place, people and three.

Basically, 30% is enough to be kind, and 20% cannot be said. 10% is indeed a bit too much, but if this is the case, it will be difficult for the emperor to know the whole picture.
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