"It is true that you cannot be the first to provoke the war. Li Yangde said, "We, the three major empires, are actually not qualified to provoke a war that can affect the entire Dongquan Continent, otherwise even if the Jinwu Empire is unwilling to start a big war at that time, with this opportunity, it will never let it go." And the first person to provoke the war will become the target of the world's crowd to attack. I think that now, except for the Jinwu Empire, which gave birth to Emperor Wu, in this Dongquan Continent, there is no second force that can resist the combined power of the rest of the Dongquan Continent. ”

"It's just...... For those small affiliated countries outside the southern sea, can they be taken in advance? Li Yangde looked at the War King. "If the Jinwu Empire provokes a war at that time, it will definitely not be a small fight, and those small affiliated countries will also be coveted by other forces. ”

The Warlord shook his head.

"Are you afraid of the emperor of the Yunyang Empire and can't help but do something to us?" asked Li Yangde.

"With his temperament, if we attack a small vassal country outside the southern borders, he will not be able to sit still. The War King replied.

"What if you can't sit still? Does he dare to really do anything to us? If the Yunyang Empire sends a large army to fight us, the other three empires will probably immediately raise troops to enter the country. Lin Yin said.

He dared. The War King replied.

"Even if you don't hesitate to face those three empires?" Lin Yu was stunned.

"Yes. The War King replied, "With what I know about him, our strength is still within his tolerance now. And if we start to build up our strength, he will never tolerate it. Even if attacking us will cause the three major empires to covet the Yunyang Empire, he will do it. ”

"Why is that?" Lin Yu asked. In Lin Yin's opinion, although the emperor of the Yunyang Empire was very suspicious and wary of others everywhere, he also miscalculated his own strength. But from the rebellion in the south, the king of war can lead the army again, and now that there is such a situation, it is not the emperor who is not confused. However, if it was only because the War King attacked the small vassal countries outside the southern borders, His Majesty the Emperor of the Yunyang Empire would attack the War King regardless of the three major empires, and it seemed that the gains outweighed the losses.

"Maybe for him, the Yunyang Empire can be destroyed by the three major empires, but he will never allow it, I have the strength to fight him. The War King replied.

Lin Yin was a little puzzled. And Li Yangde and others were also puzzled.

"In order to suppress me back then, he supported Lin Cheng, and in the end, he did not hesitate to let me hand over the military power at the cost of the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, at that time, how could he have thought that if Lin Cheng could not withstand the attack of the three major empires, what should the Yunyang Empire do?" ”

"That being the case...... Then this news from my father doesn't seem to be very useful?" Lin Yin said.

"No, it's always good to have time to prepare. The War King replied, "Even those small affiliated countries outside the South and the Coast, with our current strength, it will be difficult to take them all in a short period of time. ”

"With the news from Lin Cheng, it's time for us to train an elite army, and it's always good to have a goal. The War King replied.

"Uncle now, how many soldiers are there?" Lin Yin asked.

"Eighty thousand. The War King replied, "In addition to the 30,000 iron cavalry left by your father, and the 30,000 elite soldiers I brought, 20,000 new soldiers have also been recruited from the land of the two counties in the past few months. And the soldiers gathered by those vassal countries have already returned to their respective places. Those soldiers don't belong to us. However, if there is a war, it should still be able to gather 200,000 soldiers from the subject countries in a short time. Those eight small dependent countries, because of your father's relationship, can be regarded as in the same camp as us. ”

"How many small affiliated countries are there outside the southern borders?" Lin Yin asked.

"There are no less than a hundred, large and small, if they can be completely unified, the troops, national strength, and geographical boundaries will be not far from the current fourteen empires. The War King replied.

"Then why did the Yunyang Empire always let them exist as a vassal state and not directly defeat them?" Lin Yin asked.

"In fact, it is also a poor place, how much benefit is there to defeat it? Not to mention that the situation of the Fourteen Empires of the Dongquan Continent has been formed for a long time, and it is not a wise move for one country to rashly expand its strength. Li Yangde said.

"How many of the hundred small affiliated countries are affiliated with the Yunyang Empire?" Lin Yin said.

"Twenty-six, but now eight have broken away from the Yunyang Empire, that is, the eight small dependent states that your father has been supported by various means. Li Yangde said, "Now His Majesty the Emperor of the Yunyang Empire has not pursued the secession of these eight small affiliated countries, presumably he doesn't care about the annual tribute of the eight small dependent countries." ”

"It's complicated. Lin Yin felt that the more he listened, the more headaches he felt, and the intricacies between the forces were far beyond his imagination.

"Uncle, how many soldiers do you think you need to take down these hundred small dependent countries in one fell swoop?" Lin Yu asked.

"Even with today's 80,000 soldiers, I am sure that I can take down those small countries that are attached to various empires, after all, they are all scattered, but it is difficult to take down these hundred small affiliated countries in front of the Yunyang Empire and other empires around me. The War King replied.

"Based on these two counties, how many soldiers can my uncle get?" Lin Yin said.

"At the peak of the Yunyang Empire, it was based on sixteen county cities, and there were only about two million soldiers. If you think about other empires, it's not the same. The king of war said, "Based on the two counties, I think there will be no more than 200,000 soldiers at most. ”

"There are at least millions of ordinary people in the land of the two counties, right?" Lin Yin asked.

"You kid, you're really ......," the war king laughed dumbly, "Do you think that there are as many soldiers as there are in a county?"

"At least, millions of ordinary people can train five or six hundred thousand soldiers from them, isn't it?" Lin Yin said.

"Do you think that ordinary people can become real soldiers after training?" the War King had not explained such a superficial thing to anyone for a long time, and said with a smile, "Training, especially elite soldiers. Armor, weapons, food, these are all huge consumptions. ”

"The population of the Yunyang Empire is tens of thousands, why has it always maintained a strength of about two million? It is because of the daily consumption of about two million soldiers, the food they need, the armor they need, the weapons they need, and the horses. It has reached the limit of the Yunyang Empire's bearing, and no matter how much it is, it will not be able to afford it. ”

Lin Yin was a little stunned when he heard this, and simply asked directly, "If there are 30,000 more cavalry now, how many cloud coins will be needed?"