Zhu Cilang nodded in his heart. This number is similar to what he thought. General Li Yan's military talent is beyond doubt. It was already shown in Li Zicheng back then.

Although Zhu Cixuan did not let this guy go to the battlefield later, it was mainly because the cavalry training in the rear was inseparable from people, and now it is time to release the tiger.

It is indeed a bit difficult for 40,000 people to conquer a country with a population of 20 million, but Zhu Ciyang believes that General Li Yan can accomplish it.

"Have you made preliminary plans for this number of generals? What if it is not enough then? It will be difficult for the court to command you. Although Mu Tianbo can bring out some people, it is probably impossible to ask them to take out weapons and ammunition. Everything is provided by the court. The current transportation line is very narrow, and the number that can be transported is very limited."

Hou Fangyu pointed to the southwest mountainous area on the sand table and said that although the imperial court has planned the transportation system in various places after His Royal Highness took power, and has improved a lot at present.

However, since most of the southwestern provinces are not in the hands of the imperial court, many places still maintain their original mode of transportation. Even if it is just to transport weapons and ammunition, it is already quite difficult for these 40,000 people to add more than 100,000 people under Mu Tianbo.

"This general is naturally counted. Of course, in addition to these 40,000 people, some soldiers will be recruited in the local area."

General Li Yan also demanded the power of temporary recruitment, but even so, others did not think that these tens of thousands of soldiers could conquer Annan. Annan was still a powerful country in the south, and Mu Tianbo sometimes suffered losses at their current moment.

"After saying so much, I will ask, what are your requirements for the court?"

Zhu Cixuan saw that many people had to speak. If you left all your time to these people, you might not be able to talk about the topic until night. Zhu Cixuan's words played the finishing touch.

The ministers nodded in their hearts. It was because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had the ability, and you could know what we would do in the future with just one sentence.

If we ask people, we still don’t know when we will ask. Although everyone knows why, they cannot summarize a system. This is the gap between them and Zhu Cixuan.

"At least 60,000 troops' weapons supplies and the military pay they should receive."

After a few minutes of thinking, I finally knew what to say.

General Li Yan did not say logistics supplies, but only said weapons supplies. Everyone present understood that General Li Yan must raise all kinds of supplies locally. After arriving at the ground in Annan, they were outsiders, and it was not easy for them to raise these funds.

Of course, the people present don’t care about that. If you make the local area bloody, that’s your own business.

According to their ideas, the ruling center of the Ming Dynasty was from the capital to Nanjing. As for other places, they would do whatever they wanted, not to mention that they made His Royal Highness unhappy, so it would be normal to give them some punishment.

"Do you guys have anything else to say? General Li Yan's request is not an exaggeration. I wonder if you guys can't even fulfill such a few requests?

Everyone also saw that His Royal Highness also wanted to expedition to Annan Kingdom, but he just didn't say it out loud. He spoke it out through General Li Yan's mouth, and the meaning of this kind of protection is even more obvious now.

"As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is our duty to share the worries of the king. If General Li Yan could really lead such a small army to conquer Annan, what else can we say?"

As the minister of the court, Shi Kefa made such a summary, which blocked everyone else. If you still have any objections, the court would give you so much salary every month, it would be better to feed it to pigs.

"You guys have to find a way to give the front line more support. Although General Li Yan has set a number, it does not mean that we have no other way. Judging from the sand table, Annan Kingdom is also located by the sea. As long as General Li Yan obtains the sea outlet, we can send ships from Guangdong to support it, and then land support will not be needed."

After hearing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words, everyone's eyes immediately lit up. Why didn't they think of this just now?

It is mainly because of their limitations in this era. When fighting on land, we focus all our attention on land. In fact, support in the ocean is also very easy, and it is faster than on land, and the number of transportation is even greater.

This can be seen in the Wuchang Battle. When the imperial court fought Wuchang, a large amount of supplies came and went from the Yangtze River, so there were not many people transporting items on land.

But it is different to attack the capital. Everything needs to be transported on land. It is indeed a bit stretched for the court. Fortunately, everyone has taken it down, but everyone still likes water transportation. The materials transported by a ship are enough to carry hundreds of carriages.

Everyone had smiles on their faces, but General Li Yan put away the smile on his face. If it were just for Annan just now, then the Crown Prince would have said this shipping matter, it would probably be more than Annan's problem.

But now there are so many people, General Li Yan cannot ask questions casually. If the news is leaked, it will be of no benefit to the entire court.

However, according to General Li Yan’s understanding of His Royal Highness, Annan Kingdom should be just the beginning. In the future, it is impossible to live a honest life in these countries south of the Ming Dynasty. Even an Annan Protectorate cannot escape...

This matter was discussed in this way. After Lifanyuan returned, he would expel the special envoy of Annan. General Li Yan also wanted to return to Nanjing with a quick rush and choose the soldiers who went to the expedition from Nanjing.

In addition, General Li Yan also brought the imperial edict from the court. As long as he started fighting with Annan Kingdom, General Li Yan had the right to mobilize the troops of the three southwestern provinces.

Do not doubt people, but do not doubt people. This is Zhu Cilang's military policy. Since he has determined that General Li Yan will go to attack Annan Kingdom, he must give him enough power to mobilize troops.
Chapter completed!