"Strategist, in your opinion, how many troops could Tie Yunpeng recruit?"
Yan Qing asked.
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng said calmly, "If Tie Yunpeng launches a rebellion regardless of the cost, he should be able to recruit around two million men."
"About eight hundred thousand of them should be elite troops."
"Eight hundred thousand!"
Hearing that number, Lin Yuan was somewhat astonished.
Because eight hundred thousand elite soldiers could decide victory or defeat on the battlefield.
With eight hundred thousand elite troops in hand, Tie Yunpeng was fully capable of sweeping across more than half of the Great Song Dynasty.
"That's right. Tie Yunpeng's elite force has already reached around eight hundred thousand."
"This is also why Emperor Song has always been wary of the rat, afraid to break the vase."
"However, by my estimate, he won't show his hand so soon, so we still have some time to prepare."
Having received this answer, Jiang Shan slowly said, "The Great Song has roughly five million troops."
"More than one million of them are regular garrisons stationed throughout the provinces and counties. These troops are not especially strong; they can deal with ordinary Loose Cultivators and bandits."
"But once they truly take to the battlefield, they are almost useless."
"Excluding those troops, the Great Song has only around four million soldiers capable of going to war."
"Tie Yunpeng alone can mobilize eight hundred thousand elite troops and 1.2 million regular soldiers. The pressure on us is far from ordinary."
Chen Changsheng nodded slightly. "On paper, the troops controlled by the imperial court can barely match Tie Yunpeng's."
"But in reality, Emperor Song has fewer troops at his disposal than Tie Yunpeng."
"Because the Imperial Guard must protect the capital, and troops are also needed to garrison various other important locations."
"By that