Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, then suddenly raised his eyebrows, as if he thought of something again.
"By the way, uncle, do you have any information about the Western barbarian countries surrounding Persia?"
After hearing the question that Mr. Liu asked him, Zhang Kuang chuckled and nodded.
"Your Majesty, we have information on almost every kingdom.
However, the content of the intelligence about those countries, big and small, is different, some have already conducted relatively complete secret investigations, while others have only uncovered some relatively important information."
Young Master Liu chuckled and nodded, then casually put the grapes he had just peeled into his mouth.
"Uncle, no matter whether they are perfect or not, I will send a copy of them all to my study."
"Okay, I understand."
After Liu Dashao tilted his head slightly and spit out the grape seeds on the tip of his tongue, he turned his attention to Duan Dingbang again with a smile.
"Dingbang, how do you feel about the intelligence content that Zhang Shuai just mentioned?"
As soon as Young Master Liu said this, a large group of generals present instinctively turned their heads and looked towards Duan Dingbang.
Zhang Kuang also turned slightly sideways and looked at Duan Dingbang, who was sitting diagonally across from him, with a faint smile.
When Duan Dingbang heard this, he subconsciously turned his head and looked towards Zhang Kuang. When he saw Zhang Kuang looking at him with a faint smile, a complicated meaning flashed in his eyes.
Then, he withdrew his gaze and cupped his hands towards Young Master Liu with a complicated expression.
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed of myself."
Seeing the change in the expression on Duan Dingbang's face, Mr. Liu adjusted his posture with a smile and then casually turned the jade ring on his thumb.
"Dingbang."
"I'm here."
"Dingbang, when it comes to intelligence, you don't have to belittle yourself.
Not long ago, the soldiers you commanded the Second Route West Expedition Army had just arrived in Dashi Country for a short time.
Therefore, you don't know much about the situation in Western countries, which is completely normal.
As you said before, it’s not that you haven’t considered this issue, it’s just that you are more than capable!
I can understand this situation, Master.
However, from another aspect, this is also the shortcoming of your second-line Western Expedition Army!
For the sake of the overall future, it is also to make up for your weaknesses in this aspect of intelligence.
From now on, you have to go to your two seniors to learn more."
When Duan Dingbang saw what Mr. Liu said, he nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, I understand. I will definitely seek advice from these two seniors in the future."
Liu Ming nodded slightly and glanced at Ge Gonglu, Zhuge Ziqing and the other young generals with a smile on his face.
"Gonglu, Ziqing, blacksmith, and you generals are doing the same.
The sage said, if you know something, you know it; if you don't know it, you don't know it. This is knowledge.
People are not born with knowledge, how can they be free from confusion?
For some things, not knowing is not a shameful thing, but not pretending to understand is the real shameful thing.
When young people should not be ashamed to ask, the most correct thing to do is to humbly ask for advice without being ashamed.
Wait, do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, I will definitely go to the seniors for more advice in the future."
"Haha, hahaha.
So good, so good!"
After Liu Dashao laughed loudly and sighed, he glanced happily at Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Yunchong, Wanyan Chiezha, Yeruha, Hu Yanyu and many other generals from the older generation.
"My dear friends, the juniors are asking for advice humbly. Those of you who are seniors cannot hide your secrets when facing the juniors asking for advice!"
Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha and others listened to Young Master Liu's smiling words, and immediately moved neatly and punched Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will never hide my secrets."
"Hahaha, hahahaha."
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Young Master Liu laughed loudly and said hello three times in a row, then reached out and picked up the wine glass on the table and gestured to dozens of generals, large and small.
"Dear ladies, come on, let's have a drink together."
Hearing this, Song Qing, Zhang Kuang, Yunchong, Cheng Kai, Duan Dingbang and others quickly picked up their wine glasses and responded to Young Master Liu with smiles on their faces.
"You and your Majesty will have a drink, and I will do it first as a token of respect."
"Drink together."
"cheers."
Young Master Liu drank the wine in the glass with a smile on his face, and while gently sipping the wine at the corner of his lips, he skillfully peeled off a grape and put it in his mouth.
Seeing this, the little cutie filled a glass of wine for her smelly daddy with a smile on her face.
After Liu Dashao silently swallowed the grapes in his mouth, he looked at Duan Dingbang again with a smile, who had already filled the pot with a glass of wine.
"Dingbang, I have one last question about your expedition to help Persia quell the rebellion."
As soon as Young Master Liu said these words, Duan Dingbang immediately sat up straight.
"Your Majesty, please ask me. I will definitely tell you everything I know and tell you everything I want to say."
"Dingbang, according to what you reported in the battle report document, you went on this expedition to help the Persians quell the rebellion. You fought a total of eighteen battles, large and small.
After eighteen battles, you have killed a total of 40,000 enemy troops and captured more than 110,000 enemy troops.
The formation killed more than 40,000 enemy troops and captured more than 110,000 enemy troops. The two together amounted to an army of about 150,000 people!
A force of about 150,000 is not a small number!
The most important point is that the strength of the army is about 150,000, and these are just the rebels in Persia.
The strength of the rebels alone is about 150,000. If the main strength of the Persian court is added to it, the strength of the entire Persian army will be even more incredible!
According to normal circumstances, if all the troops and horses in Persia were added together, there would be at least about 250,000 to 60,000 troops.
With a strength of about 250,000 to 60,000, even if our Dalong Celestial Empire wanted to recruit such a large number of troops at once, it would not be an easy task!"
When Young Master Liu said this, he frowned slightly and turned to look at the map on the side.
"Dingbang, according to the content on the map, all the large and small cities in the entire Persian country combined, there are only forty-three cities at best.
There are forty-three cities, but they can gather about 250,000 troops.
Under such circumstances, if all the adult men in Persia were added together, even if they drew three out of ten, they would probably not be able to mobilize such a large number of troops, right?
Therefore, I am very curious now.
Where did this small Persian country get so many troops?" ()