Liu Ji took the five cavalry brigades and five infantry brigades of the Guards Legion, as well as more than 180,000 people of the Modao soldiers, and after more than ten days of rapid marching, he finally returned to Shangyuan City in Ji'an County, Qianzhou on April 26, 432 of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Rushing back to Shangyuan City with Liu Ji, in addition to the three top civil servants Guo Jia, Fu Zhu and Tian Feng, there are also nine peerless military generals Zhang Shaohua, Liu Meng, Zhang Baofeng, Chen Hao, Chen Zhong, Chen Jichang, Yingbu, Long Ji and Shi Wansui, in addition to the top military generals Huang Zhong and Lu Wenlong recently summoned by Liu Ji, as well as seventy-two puppet bodyguards with peerless military strength and one hundred and eight puppet bodyguards with top military general strength.

After returning to Shangyuan City, Liu Ji immediately gathered many civil and military generals in Shangyuan City to discuss ways to deal with the crisis of the Broken Army.

According to the intelligence of Heishuitai, the Western Regions Protectorate will face the attack of the Dawan army, the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate will face the invasion of the seven strong clans of the grassland, and Huazhou, which is among the 100,000 mountains, will also face the counterattack of the Qingyi people, which was the western province of the Qingyi people before.

Now the Broken Army has the Western Regions Legion, the Western Frontier Legion and the Xichang Legion in the territory of the Western Regions Protectorate, each of which has ten cavalry brigades and thirty infantry brigades, and the three major legions have a total of 4.8 million people, and the garrisons of the 25 states of the Western Regions Protectorate have also been formed, and the garrison troops of the 25 states have also reached 1.2 million, which is already an army of 6 million.

At this time, about 650,000 of the elite troops of the Tiger Army, Xuanjia Soldiers, Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, White Horse Congyi and Beifu Soldiers, were also stationed in the Western Regions Protectorate, so that the total strength of the Broken Army in the Western Regions Protectorate reached 6.65 million, even if the Dawan Army sent 8 million troops, the strength of the Broken Capture Army in the Western Regions Protectorate was not very bad.

The Broken Army is currently in Huazhou, which is in the middle of the 100,000 mountains, with 600,000 people of the Eastern Barbarian Army, as well as 300,000 soldiers trapped in the camp, and 280,000 white pole soldiers, with a total strength of more than 1.18 million.

The Western Regions Protectorate and Huazhou, there should be no problems in a short period of time, only the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, which makes Liu Ji and the Wenchen generals more worried.

Zhang Liang asked Liu Ji in a deep voice: "My lord, our Broken Army only has twenty cavalry brigades and ten infantry brigades of the Grassland Legion in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, as well as twenty cavalry brigades and ten infantry brigades of the Beiting Legion, and then there are 300,000 garrisons in the fourteen states of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, with a total strength of only 2.7 million, and according to the intelligence of Heishuitai, the Xianbei tribe, the Xiongnu tribe, the Khitan tribe, the Xirong tribe, the Donghu tribe, the Tiele tribe and the Karasuma tribe will send more than 7 million troops. With only the Grassland Legion, the Beiting Legion and 300,000 garrison troops, it will be difficult to block the advance of the seven strong clans of the grassland! ”

Guo Jia immediately said: "My lord, what Mr. Zhang Liang said is extremely true, according to the strength of our Broken Capture Army in the Western Regions Protectorate and Huazhou, it is enough to resist the attack of the Dawan army and the Qingyi army, and only the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate is in urgent need of reinforcements. ”

Liu Ji said with a solemn face: "The Governor of this city is ready to personally lead the Mo Dao soldiers and the five cavalry brigades of the Guards Legion to rush to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate as soon as possible, and another five cavalry brigades from the local legion will also be transferred to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, but these troops add up to less than 600,000 people, counting the 2.7 million troops of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, which is not half of the total strength of the seven strong clans of the grassland." ”

Xiao He suggested at this time: "My lord, you can let the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate recruit the cavalry of all tribes in the jurisdiction, and according to the situation of the nomads in the fourteen states of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, it should not be a problem to recruit another 1.5 million cavalry of various tribes." ”

Although the Broken Army recruited a large number of cavalry from various tribes in the fourteen states of the Beiting Prefecture, there were still many cavalry among these tribes, such as from the various tribes of the Rouran Clan and the Wuheng Clan, which was enough to recruit another one million Rouran Cavalry and Wuheng Cavalry.

Liu Ji nodded and said: "The strength of our Broken Captive Army in the Beiting Protectorate is too much worse than that of the Seven Powerful Clans of the Grassland, and it seems that we have to recruit cavalry from various tribes on a large scale again, if we can have another 1.5 million cavalry of all tribes on the side of the Broken Capture Army, we can also compete with the Seven Powerful Clans of the Grassland." ”

Guo Jia then said to Liu Ji: "My lord, this time, the Dawan Kingdom, the seven strong clans of the grassland and the Qingyi tribe of the Eastern Barbarians have united against our Broken Army, which can be said to be the most severe test since the establishment of our Broken Army, so our Broken Army must go all out, and our subordinates suggest that the states to which the Northern Metropolitan Governorate belongs immediately enter a state of combat readiness, and at the same time expand the army at all costs." ”

Zhang Liang said approvingly: "Mr. Guo Jia is reasonable, my lord, our Broken Army is almost facing the challenge of life and death, and we can't take care of so much at this time, as long as we resist the invasion of the Dawan Kingdom, the Seven Powerful Clans of the Grassland and the Qingyi Clan of the Eastern Barbarians, our Broken Army can continue to exist." ”

Liu Ji has accumulated a lot of wealth in his hands, and if he expands the army again, in terms of finances, the army will not have any pressure at all.

"Convey the order of the Governor of the Western Regions Legion, the Western Frontier Legion, the Xichang Legion, the Grassland Legion, the Beiting Legion, the Eastern Barbarian Legion, the Native Legion and the Guards Legion, and from now on, each Legion will be expanded at all costs, and the money and food will be the responsibility of the Metropolitan Governor, and each Legion will recruit as many people as it can!"

Jia Xu hesitated for a moment at this time and said, "Lord, according to the information we have just received from the Seven Mighty Clans of the Grassland, the number of troops sent by the Seven Mighty Clans of the Grassland this time is likely to exceed seven million. ”

Liu Ji frowned, "Does Heishuitai know the specific number of troops sent by the seven strong clans?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord Qiqi, originally the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Khitan tribes all promised to send 1.5 million troops, the Xirong tribe promised to send 1 million troops, and the Donghu, Tiele and Karasuma tribes each promised to send 500,000 troops, but according to the latest information, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Khitan tribes, the actual number of troops this time will exceed 1.5 million, the Xiongnu should send 2.5 million cavalry, the Xianbei tribe should send 2 million cavalry, the Khitan tribe should send 1.7 million cavalry, and the actual number of troops of the other four tribes, There should be more. ”

Liu Ji was silent for a moment and said: "Even if the seven strong clans of the grassland come up with 10 million cavalry, they should still fight as they should be, or the same sentence, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and our captive army will win the battle with the weak and the strong!" ”

Xiao He then said to Liu Ji: "My lord, the imperial court has sent an envoy, hoping that our broken army can withdraw from Hengzhou, Qinzhou and Leizhou in the southwest. ”

Liu Ji waved his hand and said: "Now the governor of this capital does not have the time to grind with the imperial court, and tell the envoy of the imperial court that the five counties of Hengzhou, Qinzhou and Leizhou will definitely not let it out!" ”

On the evening of April 26, Liu Ji came to Murong Xue's residence in the Northern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Liu Ji sighed to Murong Xue and said, "You should know about the union of the Great Wan Kingdom, the Seven Powerful Clans of the Grassland, and the Eastern Barbarian Qingyi Clan, right?" ”

Murong Xue smiled bitterly and said, "Husband, Xue'er already knows about this matter, I didn't expect that the Xianbei clan would be an enemy of her husband again so soon!" ”

Liu Ji hesitated for a moment and said, "This time, I will not show mercy to the Xianbei clan!" ”

Murong Xue nodded and said, "Don't worry, Husband, Xue'er is not a woman who doesn't know the importance of things, and Husband doesn't need to have any scruples on the battlefield." ”

"Cher, it's good that you can understand, alas- it's hard for you!"

That night, Liu Ji stayed here with Murong Xue, and early the next morning, Liu Ji rushed to the Beiting Protectorate with the Modao soldiers and the five cavalry brigades of the Guards Legion.

In a study room in the mansion of Dou Yan, the chief lieutenant of the military department in Canglong City, Dou Yan sighed and said to Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials: "This is really an eventful season, the millions of troops on the side of the Lu State have once again entered our Zhejiang Prefecture and Fuzhou of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the Dawan Kingdom, the seven strong clans of the grassland, and the Qingyi tribe of the Eastern Barbarians have also united to prepare to invade our Western Regions Protectorate, Beiting Protectorate and Huazhou of the Great Jin Dynasty. ”

Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the official department, asked in a deep voice: "Captain Dou, is the news that the Great Wan Kingdom, the seven strong clans of the grassland, and the Qingyi clan of the Eastern Barbarians united is accurate?" ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, nodded and said: "This news should not be wrong, Liu Ji has now returned to Shangyuan City in Qianzhou with his troops, according to the information obtained by our imperial court, this time the Dawan Kingdom, the seven strong clans of the grassland and the Qingyi tribe of the Eastern Barbarians will jointly send more than 17 million troops, and the trouble of the Broken Army this time is not small, and if you don't get it, the Broken Army will have to lose a lot of territory." ”

Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials, frowned and said: "If these forces can really gather 17 million troops, it is indeed enough for the army to eat a pot, by the way, has Liu Ji replied to the affairs of Hengzhou, Qinzhou and Leizhou?" ”

Dou Yan, the chief lieutenant of the military department, shook his head and said: "The envoy sent by the imperial court to Shangyuan City has not yet sent any news, but we don't have to hold up too much hope, according to Liu Ji's greedy character, he will not spit out what he eats in his stomach, if it weren't for the Dawan Kingdom, the seven strong clans of the grassland and the Eastern Barbarian Qingyi clan uniting this time, maybe the entire five southwestern states would have to be annexed by the Broken Army." ”

Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials, smiled bitterly, "What is this called!" finally drove the hungry wolf of the Southeast Xiang Army out of the southwest, but the evil tiger of the Broken Army stayed in the southwest and didn't leave! ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, said helplessly: "Now the affairs in the southwest are not too important, the old man only hopes that the Broken Army and the Southeast Xiang Army can hold up, which side can't hold up, it will be a disaster for our Great Jin!" ”

Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the ministry, frowned and said, "Captain Dou, the imperial court can't go on like this forever!" ”

"Taiwei Yang, the old man understands what you mean, but you also know the current situation of our thirteenth family, so you can only take one step at a time, alas——"

Knowing that the Great Wan Kingdom, the Seven Powerful Clans of the Grassland, and the Eastern Barbarian Qingyi Clan had formed an alliance to defeat the Broken Army, the happiest person should be Jiang Sheng, the emperor of the Lu State.

In a palace in the imperial palace of Mengyuan City, the capital of the Lu State, Emperor Jiang Sheng smiled and said to Liu Mian, the captain of the military department, and Zhang Xiang, the commander of the Black Butterfly: "I am finally relieved, originally I was worried that the Broken Army would enter the Seven Southeast States, after all, the Broken Army is also the army of the Jin State, and now the Great Wan Kingdom, the Seven Powerful Clans of the Grassland and the Qingyi Clan have formed an alliance to crusade against the Broken Army, even if the Broken Army wants to help the Southeast Xiang Army, it will be lacking in skills!" ”

Zhang Xiang, the commander of the Black Butterfly, said: "Your Majesty, according to the information we have obtained from the Black Butterfly, the total strength of the Dawan Kingdom, the Seven Powerful Clans of the Grassland, and the Qingyi Clan this time may reach an astonishing more than 17 million, and the Broken Army should no longer pose any threat to our Dalu Country in the future!" ”

Emperor Jiang Sheng nodded slightly, Jiang Sheng also thought that the Broken Army was in a catastrophe this time, according to the information obtained by Black Butterfly, the total strength of the entire Broken Army was between five million and six million, and the total strength of the Great Wan Kingdom, the Seven Powerful Clans of the Grassland and the Qingyi Clan was almost three times that of the Broken Army, and there was no reason for the Broken Army to be undefeated.

Emperor Jiang Sheng then asked Liu Mian, the chief lieutenant of the military department: "How long will it take for our army of Lu to break through the defense line of the southeastern Xiang army of the Jin State in the mountainous areas of central Zhejiang and the central mountains of Fuzhou?" ”

Liu Mian, the captain of the military department, immediately said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, in the central mountainous areas of Zhejiang and Fuzhou, the Southeast Xiang Army has gathered more and more troops, and the Southeast Xiang Army has the advantage of terrain, it is difficult for our Lu army to make any major breakthroughs in a short period of time. ”

Emperor Jiang Sheng frowned, "Our Lu army was blocked in the central mountainous area of Zhejiang and Fuzhou last time, and we must not fall twice in one place, how many troops has our Lu State invested in Zhejiang and Fuzhou in the Jin State at present?" ”

"Your Majesty, so far, our Lu army has invested a total of six main army corps and five ordinary army corps in Zhezhou and Fuzhou, with about 700,000 casualties, of which nearly 600,000 have been killed, but our military department has added 700,000 recruits to each legion, so that our Lu army still maintains 4.2 million troops in Zhezhou and Fuzhou."

"Five more ordinary legions will be transferred into Zhezhou and Fuzhou of the Jin Kingdom, and the defense line of the Southeast Xiang Army in the mountainous areas in the middle of these two states must be broken through as soon as possible!" Emperor Jiang Sheng ordered in a deep voice.

Liu Mian, the chief lieutenant of the military department, hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, if five more ordinary army corps are transferred into Zhezhou and Fuzhou of the Jin Kingdom, there may be problems in terms of grain and grass, in order to ensure the logistics of the six main army corps and five ordinary army corps, our military department has requisitioned 2.5 million strong men to be responsible for transporting grain and grass to the territory of Zhejiang and Fuzhou. ”

Emperor Jiang Sheng waved his hand: "If there are not enough strong men to transport grain and grass, we will recruit again, and send five additional ordinary legions into Zhezhou and Fuzhou, so it is decided!" ”