Outside Jinzhou City, soldiers received the money they received at battalion level, which was to prevent people from repeatedly collecting it under the name of the name, and those who made meritorious service would be rewarded with some.

Li Xingzhou did have a large army of 100,000, but he was scattered in various places. In addition, the troops near Yanshan Prefecture prevented the Jin people from moving south from Juyong Pass. In fact, there were only more than 60,000 people heading north through Shanhaiguan. Even if the auxiliary troops in the logistics and corvee service were included, there were only about 80,000.

Don’t underestimate these 60,000 troops. Now in the north, there is no force that dares to collide with such a military group. These 60,000 troops are like the Dinghai Sword Needle. What’s more, the two main corpses of the former northern overlord Jin Kingdom have been dispersed and broken.

Regarding military strength, many novels and operas are unreliable, and the official historical records need to be considered, but most of them are relatively reliable.

For example, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it says that Yuan Shao's troops were 700,000 and Cao Cao's troops were 70,000. Many people regard novels as history and really believe them, thinking that in ancient times, hundreds of thousands of people always fought in wars.

If you understand what the concept of thousands and tens of thousands of people, or personally organize the assembly and dispatch of thousands of people and tens of thousands of people; for example, military training instructors or military officers, it is easy to understand that even under modern communication conditions, it is very difficult to assemble tens of thousands of people and ensure that the command and dispatch are not messy, let alone in ancient times.

According to the official history "The Three Kingdoms", even in the strategic decisive battle of the Guandu Battle, the most powerful Yuan Shao had only a few more than 100,000 troops, while Cao Cao was even worse at first, and he mobilized less than 10,000 troops, and he replenished while fighting. At the end, he was only about 20,000 to 30,000 at his peak.

More precise records include the household registration submitted when Shu Kingdom surrendered and the military compilation.

At that time, the entire Shu Kingdom was already seriously invaded, and nine people wanted to support a soldier. If we calculate according to the proportion of China's 1.5 billion population in later generations, it would be equivalent to China's 170 million troops! In fact, China only had about 2 million.

Even with such a terrifying conscription ratio, the army of Shu Kingdom was only 100,020,000.

What is the concept of a 100,000 army? It can be clearly stated that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, a 100,000 army was already a force that no country dared to underestimate, and could even change the destiny of the country and fight a strategic decisive battle.

By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the high emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce, and the large population outbreak caused by the introduction of various American crops, the number of troops gradually increased with the population growth.

The novel, Romance, and opera were developed in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The creators at that time liked to exaggerate the number of ancient troops in large quantities, which gave future generations the illusion that fighting in ancient times was not called a war without millions.

In fact, it is not the case at all. The records of the number of troops in many historical materials are relatively reliable.

For example, Genghis Khan's army in the Western Expedition was just over 100,000, not the number recorded, but calculated based on the Genghis Khan's recruitment system and the military organization system recorded in detail in historical materials. It can even be counted in single digits to accurately calculate the number of troops under her command at that time.

Therefore, the Western Expedition did not boast more than 700,000 people. Moreover, after the fight between Temujin, he would have to divide his troops several times.

At the beginning of the Jin Dynasty's rebellion from Liaodong, there were only more than 3,000 people.

The Northern Song Dynasty's army attacked Liao in several times was between 100,000 and 200,000. These tens of thousands had to be divided into several battles before they could be commanded and not be in chaos.

The Jin Kingdom went south and surrounded Kaifeng with more than 60,000 Jin troops, which was not as hundreds of thousands as hyped in Romance novels.

The so-called 800,000 imperial guards and millions of imperial guards of the Song Dynasty were to scare people, and the other was that the senior officials of the imperial guards at that time had a large number of corrupt behaviors of empty wages.

To be honest, senior officials of the Imperial Guard will report a large number of non-existent people to go up and fill their own pockets. That is why the 800,000 Imperial Guards are said to be very rich, and the army that is truly serving can get many discounts.

So it is not because historians like to exaggerate. Excluding a few, most historians are serious about their research and remember to be serious about their research.

The problem is that the novels, stories and unreliable unofficial history are used as history books, and they have to blame the historian for bragging, which is also very unfair.

Now the 60,000 army has deterred the north, making the remaining forces of the Jin Kingdom dare not act rashly.

But after withdrawing the troops, it may be possible, so some soldiers need to stay in the local area to guard. Li Xingzhou estimated that he would need twenty battalions and twenty thousand people.

To the west, Zhongxing Prefecture is the main camp and is stationed in Huizhou to the north.

To the east, Liaoyang Prefecture is the main camp, and to the north, defend against the remnants of Wanyan Zongbi.

Then, the defense was changed once a year, so that the border troops would go home, and the new troops would go north to take over. They would slowly recruit soldiers and train troops in the local area, reducing the number of guards and new troops to defend themselves year by year.

In the long run, it is not advisable to send troops to maintain it. The 20,000 troops are not a small number.

In principle, voluntary means that the more money you are willing to leave is the same as the New Year’s expenses.

Many people signed up and were willing to stay. After discussing with Li Xingzhou and Yang Hongzhao, they decided to let the older ones stay.

Then he met Di Zhi and Shenlin who came from Liaodong. He heard them talk about the entire process of the Liaodong battle and submitted a handwritten report by Shenlin.

The other generals were envious of the two. Although everyone has made great contributions, comparing them with two or one is nothing.

During this battle, the territory captured by the Eastern Army led by Shenlin was almost as large as that of their central army, and there were important coastal towns and even important strategically important prefectures like Liaoyang Prefecture.

It can be said that if Shanhaiguan is removed, the performance of the Central Army and the Eastern Army will be basically the same.

However, the Central Army had a large army of 100,000, countless generals, sufficient logistics supplies, a large number of auxiliary soldiers, and the support of corvee labor from Yanshan Prefecture.

The Eastern Route Army had only one division of about 10,000 people, with its own supplies, no logistics troops, and no support for corvee. Even if we took advantage of the victory, we would conquer so much land. The key was to pretend to retreat in a few elite troops, and then set up an ambush to counterattack, defeating the Jin Dynasty's main force.

Apart from coach Li Xingzhou, the greatest contribution of such a record must be Di Zhi and Shen Lin.

It can be said that the first battle between the New Army Navy was aware of the world, and made surprise attacks across the sea, using ship firepower to strike ground targets. All kinds of practices were pioneered.

Moreover, many coastal countries were scared out of their courage, especially like Goryeo, and sent envoys to Jingguo one after another.

Indeed, it is very difficult to defend against water and land. Su Lieping Baekje used the method of water and land to advance water and land, so of course they were afraid.

However, apart from everyone's excitement, there are different eyes, that is Wei Yubai's resentment.

Li Xingzhou also knew why she was resentful, because of Pu Chaling, he had to try his best to avoid Wei Yubai's gaze.

I haven't returned home yet, I've already resented myself. What should I do if I go home...

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In early October, Di arrived and Ganlin rushed back to Liaodong. They would lead the fleet home from the sea.

The 20th battalion left behind was divided into two groups, one led by Yang Hongzhao to guard Zhongxing Prefecture and the other eastward to guard Liaoyang Prefecture.

Yang Hongzhao also said goodbye to everyone, and then Li Xingzhou led a large army south to return.

Gu Lichuan will return to Beijing to meet the saint. After receiving the reward, he went north to help Yang Hongzhao station in Liaoyang Prefecture.

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As the army embarked on the road to return south, the war between Jin and Jing, which lasted nearly two years, finally ended, ending with Jing Guo’s overall victory.

The three armies were led by Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong. The main forces were the Yang family army of Taiyuan Prefecture and the Zhe family army in the northwest. With the cooperation of the rebel army, Datong Prefecture was captured.

The Central Army was led by the crown prince and Privy Councilor Li Xingzhou, assisted by Wei Chaoren, Yang Hongzhao, Liu Ji, Wei Yubai, Yan Shen, Gu Lichuan and others. The main force was the five divisions of the new army and the elite imperial guards.

After more than half a year, he captured Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, Zhongxing Prefecture, Laizhou, Jizhou, Ganzhou, Douzhou, Yizhou, Qianzhou, Yuzhou, Jianzhou, Lizhou, Huizhou, Zezhou, Baozhou and other places, and occupied western Liaoning in one fell swoop, approaching the Jin Dynasty to go to Beijing.

The Eastern Route Army took Di Zhi as the commander, and Gan Lin as the deputy commander, commanded a division of the New Navy, with a large number of ships and warships, and attacked Liaodong in surprise. In three months, it captured Liaoyang Prefecture, Suzhou, Fuzhou, Chenzhou, Tiezhou, Haizhou, Kaizhou, Jizhou, Panzhou, Liaozhou and other places, and occupied most of Liaodong in one fell swoop.

The battle report had already flown to the capital one by one with the army, but I didn't know when it would arrive.

This time, the troops were sent, and it would be very profitable. The land captured could be opened in three ways.

Li Xingzhou also "kindly" returned some land in the Jin Dynasty, such as Panzhou to the north of Liaoyang and Baozhou to the east of Liaoyang.

The land in the north is too barren and difficult to manage, and at the same time gives Wanyan Zongbi some time to breathe, while the Baozhou in the east allows the Jin Dynasty to continue to border with Goryeo.

There is always no one who is kind.

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On the eighth day of the October 10th, the army rested in Yanshan Prefecture, and the people of the whole city welcomed each other. Wei Chaoren personally went out fifty miles to welcome the army to triumph.

In the north, the army's various victories have long been known. Every time the army wins, the people have more sense of identity and pride, especially in areas like Yanshan Prefecture that have been recovered for a few years.

After a day of rest, on the ninth day of the 10th month, the army continued to move south, and Wei Chaoren also followed him back to Beijing. He also made contributions to this battle, and he happened to go to Beijing to meet the saint during the Chinese New Year.

Pu Chaling was not in a high mood on the road. After all, after passing Yanshan Mansion, he really left his hometown.

In order to distract her from being overly sad, Li Xingzhou had to sacrifice herself to help others and communicate with her in-depth in the huge tent carriage at the Central Army Headquarters to increase her excitement.
Chapter completed!