Expand the Han army to 200,000, as soon as these words came out, everyone, especially the generals' breathing became heavy, before the Han army was 130,000, that is, there were two divisions, and now the Han army will be expanded to 200,000, doesn't that mean that at least one or even two divisions will be added?

The rank of the Han army, the division commander can only be held by a lieutenant general, in the current Han army, there are only two lieutenant generals in the ranks, a Meng Tian and a Li Guang, of course, this is only a military general, there is a person in the civil service who is comparable to a lieutenant general, over there is Xiao He, the only second-grade civilian official in the Han army!

When the military rank reaches the colonel level, the official rank reaches the sixth rank is already the middle level of the Han army, and when the general level reaches the third rank, it is the absolute high-level of the Han army, which not only has huge power, but also has a very considerable amount of money, of course, the most important thing is glory. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Now that there is a chance for promotion, how can they not be excited?

Looking at everyone's somewhat red eyes, Liu Chen smiled slightly and said: "Our Han army itself has 130,000, but in this battle, we lost nearly 30,000 soldiers, although there are more than 70,000 soldiers, but how many can be used, it is not certain, 200,000 troops is my initial estimate, now you will discuss it, see how far we expand is the most beneficial!" ”

As soon as the voice fell, whether it was a military general or a civilian official, they all started to discuss, when Liu Chen established the Han army, what he promoted was free speech, as long as it did not involve insulting or slandering the Han army and the members of the Han army, they could be discussed at will, and it was precisely because of this that the originally quiet hall instantly began to be noisy.

After all, the expansion of the army consumes the most financial and material resources, while the military generals are just the opposite, the military generals think about recruiting more soldiers, because the more soldiers, the more soldiers they can bring.

"200,000 troops are barely enough for now, but the territory of the Han army is constantly increasing, and if such conditions are to be met, then at least 250,000 people are needed, so I think it is appropriate to recruit 250,000 people in the Han army." A military general spoke.

"Yes, there are a total of four main cities in Weihai County, each of which needs about 50,000 people to guard the main city and bring the garrison of the township, and the four main cities are 200,000 people, in addition to a mobile combat force, 250,000 people should be about the same!" Soon, the generals who had previously proposed the need for the 25th Han Army were approved.

"Our Han army is only three main cities now, and now we are developing such a large number of Han troops, I don't know if we can supply them, after all, coins, food and equipment are a huge consumption!" A civilian official said, "Wouldn't it be better for us to fight steadily and expand the army when the Han army's finances can support a huge number of troops?" ”

"Hehe, Weihai County has not yet been taken by the main city of Rushan, but now the main city of Rushan, it is good to have 50,000 people, our Han army wants to capture Rushan City, if you wait until you take the main city of Rushan and then expand the army, it may be a little late."

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Looking at the people who were talking in the hall, Liu Chen listened quietly with a smile on his face, he was not a dictator, he needed to listen to many opinions and choose the best among them.

But listening to it, Liu Chen suddenly found that although most of the civil and military officials were arguing, there were also a small number of people who did not speak, but just sat on chairs and quietly tasted tea, among these people, there were Meng Tian, Li Guang, Guan Yu, Xiao He and Situ Qingfeng!

Liu Chen was a little curious about why these people didn't quote, so he coughed lightly and looked at the people, as if asking them if they had any opinions.

Although Liu Chen's cough was very light, the discussion in the hall stopped abruptly, and Meng Tian, Li Guang, and Xiao He looked at Liu Chen, and from Liu Chen's eyes, several people seemed to see something.

The discussion stopped, but at this time, Meng Tian suddenly stood up, clasped his fists at Liu Chen and said, "My lord, in this regard, I would like to ask Lord Xiao a few questions first. ”

Liu Chen nodded lightly, indicating that he could.

And Meng Tian was not pretentious, first arched his hand at Xiao He, and then said: "Lord Xiao, you are in charge of the money and food of the Han army, I want to know how much of our Han army's money and food can support our army expansion now, in addition to rewards, salaries, and pensions?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone slowly thought about Meng Tian's words, and Liu Chen, who was on the main seat, nodded slightly, because Meng Tian asked the point in an instant.

Xiao He stood up, returned the salute, and said, "General Meng, the wealth, money and grain obtained from the two main cities of Wendeng and Weihai County, after deducting what you said, the rest is enough for the expenses of 200,000 troops for two years!" ”

The cost of maintaining 200,000 troops for two years is not a small amount, and thanks to the successful capture of Wendeng and Weihai County, otherwise it would not have been possible to have such wealth.

After knowing the answer, Meng Tian said to Liu Chen again: "Lord, my subordinates think that with our current development momentum, the Han army can be expanded to 300,000 people!" ”

One word shocked a thousand waves, everyone didn't expect Meng Tian to be so anxious, and expand the army to 300,000 at once, which is a big burden for the entire Han army, the most important thing is that the territory of the Han army now, if there are 300,000 troops, it will seem a bit much.

However, to people's surprise, several high-ranking members of the Han army, led by Li Guang and Xiao He, nodded one after another, and seemed to agree with Meng Tian's words, which made many civil and military officials have a lot of doubts.

A hint of brilliance flashed in Liu Chen's eyes, and he said to Meng Tian with a smile: "General Meng, tell me, where are yours still located?" ”

Meng Tian did not hesitate, and said directly: "First, our Han army should take Rushan in one fell swoop in a short period of time and completely control Weihai County, so that our soldiers will have more places to play; The twentieth naval division, now there are only 15,000 sailors, which seems to be a lot, but if a large-scale war breaks out, this number is not enough, although we are now scarce warships, but we can train first, as long as the warships are in place, our sailors can be thousands of miles a day, don't forget, we still have a life-and-death enemy like the Dongying Empire, in the face of the Dongying people, we need a strong sailor army. ”

After a pause, Meng Tian continued: "The third point is that the lord's fiefdom, the lord's fief is in Beiping, now Beiping is embattled, and there is no natural danger to collect, if the three kingdoms of Jin, Liao and Goryeo attack at the same time, Beiping will inevitably fall, Beiping can not be controlled for the time being, but we can enter Tianjin, now Tianjin is in chaos, the warlords are fighting their own battles, we have the escort of the naval division after we camp troops in Tianjin, we can deter foreign enemies who come to Jin, Liao and Goryeo!" ”

Looking at everyone's thoughtful looks, Meng Tian continued: "Tianjin is a state, not much different from the size of our Weihai County, we can send an army to stand in Tianjin, and in time, use Tianjin as a springboard to take Tianjin and Beiping in one fell swoop!" ”