While the Norman government was preparing for the inevitable civil war, Jinyangguan was not idle.

Before the coup d'état in Iris Palace, the army of Jinyang Pass had already attacked frequently in the east of the kingdom, and the army loyal to the Norsman was completely driven out of the east of the kingdom. The garrisons of some small towns, small towns, and small gathering areas, which nominally belonged to the kingdom but did not actually have a very clear military command, were incorporated by the Jinyang Pass and organized into one local army after another.

At the same time, Jinyang Pass also recruited troops throughout the eastern part of the kingdom.

The Jiang family's heritage is still very deep. Originally, in Jinyang Pass, in addition to the 15,000 soldiers of the Blazing Phoenix Legion, there were about 5,000 miscellaneous troops. These people are composed of the Jinyangguan Police Station, public security forces, and local forces. Counting the local army of the surrounding towns under the orders of Duke Jiang, the entire reorganization will be about 40,000 people.

Four months after the palace coup, when the garrison had expanded to 400,000 men, the number of troops at Jinyang Pass barely reached 100,000.

"His Royal Highness the Duke and Princess, our conscription work has reached the limit, and maintaining an army of 100,000 people is already the maximum."

In the main fort of Jinyang Pass, Wang Ande was reporting to Duke Jiang Yunliang and Princess Yasha on his recent work.

Jiang Yunliang's mood was a little impatient, and he said: "100,000 people is the limit? Northman recruited 400,000 people in Westom! His hometown of St. Bouron can support at least 50,000 well-trained regular troops! Tell me, in this civil war that will be fought in the future, will we use 100,000 people to fight 500,000 people? ”

Wang Ande was silent.

Duke Jiang is anxious, why is he? But what can he do?

The total population of Jinyangguan is only more than 300,000; Radiating outward from Jinyang Pass, the Jiang family's traditional sphere of influence will have a population of more than one million. Counting the fact that they have attacked everywhere in the past six months, sweeping through the entire eastern part of the kingdom, the actual population under their control will not exceed two million.

How does it compare to the 30 million population of Westum?

To be honest, he still felt that Duke Jiang Yunliang's idea was a little too optimistic. The army that the Kingdom Dongjing can support is about 100,000, but what Westom can support is more than just 400,000. 100,000 to 500,000? In a few months, another year and a half, it will become 100,000 to 700,000, 100,000 to 1 million.

Westdum's war potential far exceeds that of any other place in the kingdom.

Ye Feiyin spoke: "Your Royal Highness, the situation between the enemy and us is relatively bad, and it is too bad for us to delay it." In today's situation, it is better to start a war earlier than later. ”

Hearing Ye Feiyin's words, Duke Jiang Yunliang hesitated a little.

Now for the war...... The newly recruited military equipment was only sent out last week, and the recruits may not have had time to familiarize themselves with the weapons and equipment. The reorganized local army has not yet been properly trained. Is such an army going to be pulled out to fight the 400,000-strong army of the Norsman? Or take the initiative to attack a world hero like Westdum?

No matter how confident he was, he didn't think it was much of a possibility.

"Grandpa, don't be in such a hurry."

Princess Yasha spoke.

She rarely speaks at such times, and despite her noble status, she usually does not speak much. Her attitude as a smart person also made Jinyang close up and down like her.

But at this time, it seems that she can't stop talking.

After a pause, she continued: "It is too disadvantageous for us to provoke a war now, there is almost no hope of victory, and we must make more efforts to make adequate preparations for victory in the war." ”

Ye and Wang were present, as well as Duke Jiang, as well as Zhao Anhe, the most important staff member under Duke Jiang, all looked at Yasha.

Yasha's words are very much like 'slogans', but in the current small-scale secret discussions, 'slogans' are the most useless things. It would be disappointing if she couldn't say something practical and could only shout slogans.

Yasha took out a stack of papers from the drawer of the desk at hand and handed it to Duke Jiang Yunliang: "Grandpa, these are some of the things I have been thinking about during this time, many of them may not be very realistic, and some places may be taken for granted, but they are just some suggestions, for grandpa's reference." ”

Duke Chiang took the document and began to look at it. At the same time, Yasha was also speaking on the side.

“…… With the power of the eastern realm alone, we have little chance of winning the war with the Norsemans. So, while we tap the war potential in the East, we also need to focus on other places, we need more allies, we need to unite more forces that can be united. ”

"The northern borders of the kingdom are the best places for us to fight. The northern territory is vast and sparsely populated, but rich in natural resources, and is a key area for many enterprises and business groups. Norsman has dealt a heavy blow to the plutocratic alliance, and he can take over a large number of Westom's industries, but what about the north? This is where we are going to fight the Norsman. ”

"It's good for us to fight for control of the North. By uniting those whose headquarters have been wiped out, we can use the resources of the north, the industrial output value can make up for the shortcomings of the east, and we can also find new sources of troops. ”

Hearing Yasha mention the matter about the North, everyone present nodded their heads. Zhao Anhe, as the chief staff of the Jiang family, praised: "Her Royal Highness the Princess's proposal is very good, this is also what I have always hoped for His Royal Highness the Duke to do, and now the relationship between the Norman and the chaebol alliance has been extremely bad, and it is the best time for us to seek the support of the northern territory." However, I suggest that you should not go overboard, at least not to use troops on a large scale in the north, otherwise it is very likely to provoke the sensitivity of the Norman side and become the fuse of the war. ”

Yasha nodded, thanked Zhao Anhe for the compliment, and then continued: "The southern border is also something we can fight for. The tribesmen of the south, since they came under the rule of the kingdom fifty years ago, have been seeking a corresponding political position. They are also the people of the kingdom and deserve the protection they deserve, and they should not be treated with centuries of prejudice and arrogance, and the past should be over. ”

After saying this, the others fell silent.

There is nothing wrong with the strategy in the north, but when it comes to the south, it is a different matter.

Fifty years ago, the South was only the nominal territory of the Kingdom of Westdum. Samaburg, the largest city in the south, has a permanent population of less than 100,000. And from Sama Fort to the south, the vast land, from the Thousand Bone Stone Forest, to the Jiao Forest, to the Red Hat Mountain...... These places are the land of the 'tribe'.

The so-called tribes are actually small settlements one by one, and the leaders of each tribe hold great power.

These black-skinned people are called tribal people.