That is to say, in this battle, the troops we can mobilize are: the left and right guards of the forbidden army, the government troops of the five central states, the five eastern states, and the twelve prefectures of Qingzhou and Derenzhou; the Zhidang army patrolling Tongzhou, Jianzhou, and Huzhou, the Xuange army patrolling Shuzhou and Haizhou, and the Yuanyou army patrolling Qingzhou, Derenzhou, and Lezhou; the border guards stationed at the five national customs of Huaiyuan Pass, Feihukou, Lulongsai, Haisanguan, and Zijin Pass; in addition to the Longjia Army, the Black Spider Guard, and the Princess's Mansion Guard Regiment. ”

"So, we have a lot of troops!" He Dali suddenly realized: "I thought that this time the battle was only on our dragon armor army!"

He Dali is used to being arrogant, he himself is in the Dragon Armor Army, so he feels that in front of the Dragon Armor Army, all other armies in the world should call themselves junior brothers, and when they fight, they can only follow behind to fill the number of heads. But now that the enemy is approaching 600,000, it is clear that it is not possible to deal with it with 10,000 people in the Longjia Military Region. It was only at this time that he suddenly discovered the benefits of being crowded.

Wen Yanxin smiled bitterly: "Don't look at us, we seem to have a lot of people, we read a string of strings, but in fact, the troops that can really be mobile are stretched." First of all, the left and right guards of the forbidden army had to be responsible for the security inside and outside the palace, and none of the 6,000 people could be moved; second, the 60,000 troops of the five central prefectures had to not only establish a defensive line to ensure the safety of the rear, but also maintain local order and complete the task of logistical coordination, so there were not many people who could be dispatched; in the other seven prefectures, of which Huzhou had completely fallen, the government army had long since ceased to exist, and the remaining six prefectures and prefectures were still in our hands, but seven or eight out of ten of the prefectures and counties in their own prefectures had fallen into the hands of the enemy, and it could be said that there were enemies on all sides, like a lonely boat in the sea, stormy and untidy。 Only the strength of the three garrisons of the Zhidang Army, the Xuange Army, and the Yuanyou Army still exists, adding up to about 20,000 troops. ”

"Isn't there still a border guard? There are at least 350,000 border guards in the five national customs, right?" He Dali said without giving up.

According to the established practice, there should be at least 6,000 border guards in each national pass, and if it is a large pass, there should be at least 10,000 people, and Huaiyuan Pass borders the Zhongming Empire, which is a Xiongguan through the ages, and should be equipped with 11,000 soldiers, so the five border passes should be added together, and there should be 35,000 soldiers. But!"

Wen Yanxin paused for a moment and said: "However, according to the secret report I have received, these five border passes all have varying degrees of empty salaries, and their actual strength is less than 20,000! 20,000 people guarding the five national customs are only enough to protect themselves." ”

He Dali was dumbfounded: "Are the officers stupid? What's the use of asking for so much money? Losing the national customs is a big crime for the Yi clan!"

"So, the only military forces we can really mobilize are 20,000 troops from the Zhidang Army, the Xuange Army, and the Yuanyou Army, as well as the 10,000 Dragon Armor Army, plus 2,000 Black Spider Guards and 1,000 Guards Regiment?" Zhong Dinghe counted carefully with his fingers.

"In other words, we are going to use these 33,000 people to deal with the 450,000 army of bandits, and to deal with the enemy with 1,200 soul masters above level 70?"

The forbidden army can't move around, the government army is too busy to take care of itself, the border guards must protect themselves, the guard regiment and the black spider guard, no matter what, will be left at the end before they are used, to put it mildly, the real thing is the dragon armor army and the three major garrisons that the father doesn't love and doesn't love!

"That's right!" Wen Yanxin nodded with difficulty: "That's probably what it means!"

The corners of Yun Tianjia's mouth twitched repeatedly.

Some of the information introduced by Wen Yanxin is already a high-level secret of the army, and with the information channels he has mastered and his previous identity and authority in the army, he can only learn about a small part of them by side and hearsay.

Although he had been prepared in his heart, the erosion of the situation still greatly exceeded his prediction.

Long Yuandong felt a little toothache.

He has first-hand experience of the difficulty of the Five Elements Sect. During the Huzhou Campaign, although he mobilized at least 400,000 enemies to exhaust himself, the regular army of the enemy he really faced was actually only 70,000 or 80,000, and he was almost abused at that time, and now the number of enemy troops has suddenly magnified by five or six times, you can imagine how difficult it is to deal with!

Don't let people live!

He Xiaoduo turned her head sideways, and her face was hot. This princess deserves it, it's too shabby!

Li Gaotang wiped his sweat.

What he wants to do most now is to kneel at He Xiaoduo's feet and thank her for three days and three nights!

Fortunately, I didn't let Lao Tzu be the former handsome!

If Lao Tzu really became a former handsome, a year later, I am afraid that this old bone will not even be able to find the scum!

Everyone knows that national affairs are declining, but who would have thought that national affairs would be in decline like this?

Of the 29 states in the country, one state has completely fallen, and 12 or 3 states have been robbed by the enemy! There is also a water area about the size of the state, which is completely abandoned!

We all know that the enemy is strong and I am weak, but who would want to know that the enemy is already so strong, and they are so weak!

It doesn't matter if you're weak, you can fight in your mother's nest, kick balls, and eat empty salaries!

We all know that the situation is critical, but who would have thought that it would be so critical!

This is no longer an ordinary crisis, and if you don't take action, it is estimated that you will not be far from the country!

Fan Ye and Liu Yichen secretly patted their chests.

Fortunately, Lao Tzu is a forbidden army, as long as he guards the palace, and the troubles of suppressing the enemy will give others a headache!

Wen Yanxin coughed his throat and said softly: "Of course, the number of thirty-three thousand is not without room for adjustment. First of all, no matter how tight the military manpower of the state capitals is, especially the five central provinces, some soldiers can still be drawn out. Secondly, we can recruit troops from the people, after all, except for Huzhou, all the capitals and cities of the occupied areas are still in our hands, and the base of the people under our jurisdiction is still very large, and compared with the bandit army, we still have an absolute advantage. Compared to well-trained veterans, recruits may not be very capable of fighting, but it is absolutely fine to do some simple logistics. If they are enriched to the Logistics Cooperation Department, then the five governments of Zhongzhou can draw more people. ”

"Another thing to pay attention to, the characteristics of the enemy army are that they are large at both ends, although there are more soul masters above level 70, but there are more soul children who have not awakened, and in all our armies, there are basically all soul masters, and only a small number of civilians and young people help to do miscellaneous labor. In terms of combined combat effectiveness, the same number of enemy forces is not our opponent at all. ”

The forbidden army, the government army, the garrison army, and the border guards are ranked in order of combat effectiveness, and the weakest is undoubtedly the government army, then the garrison, and then the border guards, and the forbidden army is the strongest.

The forbidden army is equivalent to the emperor's personal soldiers, all the soldiers are the best of the best, and the worst are above level 30, and the combat effectiveness is of course excellent. With the development of time, there is often such a situation, because the border guards of some national customs often have to fight, and there happen to be excellent generals sitting in them, so the more they fight, the more capable they become, such as the border guards in Eagle's Beak Town. However, the forbidden army stayed in the capital for a long time and had no natural enemies, and over time, it was inevitable that there would be some slackness, and the actual combat ability would deteriorate.

The daily task of the government army is to solve the case and investigate, arrest the thieves, sweep the mountain bandits, and maintain the law and order of the city, most of the sergeants are first- and second-order low-level soul masters, and the old and young are young, the mud and sand are all down, the good and the bad are uneven, and the city can be improvised, once the city is out of the field, it is not enough to see at all.

But despite this, on the whole, they are a little more well-trained than the bandit army under the leadership of the Five Elements Sect and the Nine Palace Pavilion, after all, many soldiers in the bandit army were ordinary civilians not long ago.