"Zhao Song is Zhao Song, how can I compare with my Datang? Your Excellency laughed. Lin Chong suddenly smiled and said, "Generals, at this time, there are people who doubt the combat effectiveness of our soldiers?" Isn't that a big joke? As soon as Lin Chong's words fell, there was a burst of laughter in the hall, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army is obvious to all, even the Yue family army that dominates the world is not necessarily the opponent of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jing on it also snorted coldly, the army of the Tang Dynasty has always been his own main target, and the elite of the Tang Dynasty is also a well-known thing in the world, although the Li Dynasty defeated Zhao Song back then, but Li Jing knows from history that there are many reasons for the failure here, and now Li Fu and others doubt the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army, which still makes Li Jing a little dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, generals, Weichen is not questioning the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, but the minister believes that the army will definitely work and lose money, at this time, there is a famine in the country, and the Tang Dynasty needs stability, not a foreign war, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this time is not suitable for war." Zhang Xiaochun hurriedly said.

He is not rejecting the war, he is still very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Datang army, but he thinks that the Datang is not suitable for launching a war against the outside world at this time. What if you are drawn into the quagmire of war? That will be a huge blow to the nascent Tang regime, as long as it is stabilized now and this year's difficulties are overcome, it is not too late to launch a war against foreign countries.

"Your Majesty, war can make the people forget about the famine, it can change the attention of the country, even if you don't start a war in places like Li Dynasty and Zhancheng, you can choose a weak place, carry out expeditions, and plunder grain, grass, and money." Gongsun Sheng couldn't help but speak.

"Where in the world is there such a country, does Lord Gongsun really think that the Tang Dynasty is invincible in the world?" Zhao Ding couldn't help but refuse. The literati all think about stability, and only these generals think about war all day long, and reckless use of military force will only lose the interests of the imperial court and consume all the food stored by the imperial court, especially at a critical moment like now.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if you find a place, you will definitely be able to hit it with one blow, and you can even lay the foundation for solving the Jin people in the future, and please ask Your Majesty to see it." Gongsun Sheng hurriedly said.

"You're talking about Goryeo?" Li Jing's eyes flickered, and he immediately knew what Gongsun Sheng said, and only Goryeo would have such a possibility, but is Goryeo's combat power really low? He looked at Du Xing on the side and said, "Du Xing, the situation in Goryeo, how is the collection on your side?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the general situation has been collected a lot, because the time is relatively short, and the specific situation is being collected." Du Xing hurriedly said: "Now the Goryeo dynasty is Wang Kai is on the throne, just because of his young age, the current Goryeo regime is actually in the hands of his maternal grandfather, the Korean prince Li Ziqian, Li Ziqian is proficient in martial arts, has a strategy, the military affairs in the Goryeo State are all in the hands of Li Ziqian, Qingyuan Li has a very high prestige in the court, Wang Kai is actually very dissatisfied, the relationship between the two sides is tense, the secret guard analysis believes that soon after, Wang Kai will definitely break with Li Ziqian, and there may be a war between the two sides. ”

Li Jing nodded, Goryeo is a strange country, it has always been the suzerainty of the Central Plains, but because of its weak national strength, sometimes, it is not only at peace with the Central Plains, but also with its powerful neighbors in the northeast, the Liao State in front, and the Qing Dynasty later.

"Since I ascended the throne, have you ever sent someone to come to the court?" Li Jing's eyes flickered, and he glanced at everyone and said.

"When I returned to Your Majesty, I didn't send anyone here, I heard that when Zhao Gou ascended the throne, Goryeo sent someone there." Zhang Xiaochun sighed in his heart, since Li Jing asked so much, it was possible to send troops to conquer Goryeo.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in Goryeo?" Zhao Ding also discovered this problem, turned to Du Xing and asked: "The secret guard has vast powers, supervising both inside and outside, I believe that there are many soldiers and horses in Goryeo, and the secret guard will definitely be able to find out." "Even Li Jing has paid attention to this, the number of soldiers and horses is the most important.

"This back to Your Majesty's words, the standing army of Goryeo is about 45,000 people, and most of the soldiers and horses in the prefectures and county governments exist as reserve armies, about 50,000 people, however, locally, Goryeo is also divided into first, second, and third-grade troops, the first-grade army can be regarded as a reserve army, and the second-grade and third-grade troops can only be regarded as the worst army, and there are many such troops, adding up to hundreds of thousands, and the real Tang Dynasty has to deal with the imperial city soldiers and horses, the standing army and the reserve army, about 1450,000 people." Duchenne hurriedly told the secret guard the news.

Everyone immediately became nervous when they heard this, if there were tens of thousands of horses, it would be almost the same if Datang dispatched tens of thousands of horses, but there were more than 100,000 horses and hundreds of thousands of militiamen, the number was much larger, if you want to deal with these people, Datang will have to dispatch more people and horses, and the tens of thousands of horses that Lin Chong said are obviously a joke.

Zhao Ding and the others suddenly showed a smile on their faces, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of troops, even if they were hundreds of thousands of troops, it was not something that tens of thousands of troops could solve, and if they dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, it would be a bit nerve-wracking.

"In a place as big as Goryeo, there are only 100,000 regular troops, scattered in every place, and there are not many." Gao Chong said with a smile: "As long as we attack one place, it is the place to attack, the enemy is the defensive side, it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to pounce at once, and there is time to mobilize the army, and we can break through each one." ”

"What is the relationship between Goryeo and the Kim people? Has there ever been an army on the border between the two sides? Zhu Wu asked.

The generals' eyes lit up, if the relationship between the two sides was tense, Goryeo would definitely lay heavy troops on the border, this was the opportunity that the generals dreamed of, even if it was Li Jing, the ambition that had just been extinguished instantly sprouted again.

"Alright, that's all for today! Retreat. Li Jing waved his hand, interrupted the conversation between Du Xing and Zhu Wu, and said, "The people from the Political Affairs Hall and the Military Aircraft Department stay, Du Xing, you also stay." Li Jing finally made a decision, some things are not suitable for discussion under such a court meeting, and they are just left to discuss with the core personnel.

But no matter what, the civil and military ministers of the court all know that Li Jing has made a decision in his heart, and now all that remains is to discuss the matter of sending troops, and after a few months of calm, Datang may be about to use troops against Goryeo, and I don't know if this news is good or bad for Datang. However, Li Jing has always been an invincible existence, and everyone's confidence is still quite large.