"But there are only so many troops in the province, how many troops are you going to take with you?" asked Chels leisurely.

Sachar naturally understood what the Governor of Chels was talking about.

The number of the army group in the province of Blago was already small, especially compared to the five kingdoms in the south, which was almost half of the manpower.

If it weren't for the higher quality of the Imperial army, this war would not have been fought.

But even if the army is elite, it is impossible to fight a war when the difference in numbers is too great.

No matter what world you are in, there is only one essence of the art of war.

That is to bully the weak and defeat the enemy with absolute superiority, rather than vainly trying to defeat a strong enemy with weak forces with their own stratagem.

Whether an army is strong or not depends on the number of elite troops and the number of troops.

The regular legions of the empire naturally do not have to worry about the level of elite, but the number of troops is very worrying.

At this moment, the Governor of Chelse asked what this meant by this, if there were 10,000 troops left in the city of Blago, then the number of troops on the expedition of Saga would be reduced.

The 10,000-strong army in Blago may not be able to be used, but the field army led by Zaga will definitely come into direct contact with the armies of the five kingdoms.

If the troops are small, once the enemy is defeated head-on, the 10,000 men left in the rear will be useless.

Thankfully, Sachar had already thought about it.

Now that Governor Chels asked, Sagar immediately said, "Don't worry, your subordinates have already thought about it. ”

"Leave two auxiliary legions in the city of Blago, all of whom will be drawn from the city and the surrounding towns and villages. ”

"As for the army led by his subordinates, there are probably three sources. Saga spoke eloquently.

"The first aspect is simple, the freemen of the provinces. The first is the regular Imperial Legion, which is now being trained. Then, as is customary, when the war is about to begin, some young men of the right age are called up to serve as soldiers of the auxiliary legion. ”

Zachar first spoke of a method that was common in an empire. Skeleton of the regular legion, and then temporarily sign the freedfolk as soldiers of the auxiliary legion.

"It's just that the subordinates are only going to recruit 10,000 soldiers of the auxiliary legion this time, that is, two legions. Zaga spoke of the changes he was going to make this time.

"Two less legions? Presumably there are two other reasons. Governor Chels said with great interest: "Tell me about it." ”

"The second aspect is the conscription of soldiers from the subject nation. In the past, the empire was too laissez-faire with these subject states, and it was necessary to contribute to the benefits of the empire. It was initially decided that the vassal states around the province of Blago should send 10,000 to 20,000 men. ”

"Of course, this part of the army will be placed under the command of their own generals, and their subordinates will temporarily add the title of general of the empire to them when the time comes. ”

"These vassal states are not easy to drive!" said Governor Chels softly, "to survive for so many years between the two kingdoms and empires in the south is a group of people who will not move without interest. ”

"Then give them benefits. Sagar waved his hand and said heroically: "Gold, land, whatever they want, go and get it from the land in the south." ”

"The empire eats meat, and it is always necessary to give these dogs who are fighting for the empire a mouthful of soup to drink, and the bones are also quite toothy, so I will reward them. ”

"The affairs of the province of Blago are the millennial plan of the Empire. A little gold, the empire is so much, as long as we can win, the big people in the center will not care if we spend some gold. ”

Zaga knew the big men who lived in Blago City, and they didn't want to stop at a little money for the long term.

"The third aspect is even simpler, the subordinates are ready to hire the fallen spirits of the elven kingdom. Zachar gave the source of the last force.

"Oh, the Nuchels are willing to help you?" asked Governor Chels.

As governor of the province of Blago, Chels knew it well. Throughout the province of Blago, the Elven Kingdom trusts only the Nuchels family.

Since Sagar is so sure that he can let the Elven Kingdom borrow troops, then there must be people from the Nuchels family to help him.

However, as soon as Governor Chels said this, he immediately patted his forehead and said, "I almost forgot, now the head of the Nuchels family is under your command. ”

Governor Chels is now Zachar's immediate boss, and Jiashi is Zachar's number one henchman, but the two sides have never met.

Therefore, the governor of Chels did not react for a while, and now that he reacts, there is naturally no doubt.

"How many soldiers are you going to hire from the Principality of the Fallen Spirit?" Governor Chels asked.

"Twenty thousand!" Saga held out two fingers, "one or two regular legions, and the rest are auxiliary legions." ”

"It's okay to say that the auxiliary legion is about the cost of the regular legion, have you thought about it?" asked Governor Chels, frowning.

Auxiliary legions are all temporary conscriptions, and as long as the population is still there, there will be no shortage of auxiliary legions.

But the quality of the regular legion's soldiers is not so easy to recruit.

Even in the Emerald Empire, the quality of the soldiers is perfect enough to reach the regular army, and it is only about 800,000.

"A soldier of a regular legion, 100,000 emerald coins!" said Saga confidently, "no one can resist the price." All people will leave their lives behind in the face of money. ”

"The price of 100,000 jade coins is indeed enough. Governor Chels also nodded slightly.

This is definitely a huge amount of money, a soldier is 100,000 jade coins, according to the scale of Zachar's employment, this is a war fund of up to 500 million jade coins.

This is only according to the minimum standard of hiring, and the Governor of Chels estimates that once the Fallen Grand Duke hears this price, he will directly approve the secondment of 10,000 people.

By that time, the employment fee alone will be a billion Emerald Coins!

On Earth, it's as if the United States spent a billion dollars to hire mercenaries to fight for them.

In this era, the gap between the rich and the poor is even more obvious, and 100,000 jade coins are something that many families need to accumulate for a long time.

"After you fight this war, I estimate that there will be at least two billion jade coins in military spending. Chels said with a smile, "The provincial treasurer will probably cry bitterly." ”

"The provincial treasurer has to work hard, and if he can't do it, he will ask for money from the jade. Anyway, in the end, he'll have to scrape together the money for me. Saga said with a smile.

"In this way, the number of troops can reach 60,000, including 20,000 or more elite soldiers, and the war will be much simpler. ”