Chapter 123: Wanyan Honglie

If it were Fan Tianlei, Wanyan Honglie would not worry; after all, he knew very well that although such things possessed great power and long range, they were extremely heavy and could only be used during city-defense battles or city-offense battles.

Seeing Wanyan Honglie's expression of clear understanding, Temujin hurriedly asked, "Seeing Your Highness's expression, you must have seen this object before and have a method to counter it."

"That is correct. This object is named Zhen Tian Lei. Although its power is shocking, it is too clumsy. For city-offense and city-defense battles, it is indeed a divine weapon, but if it is a field battle involving hundreds of thousands on the grasslands, then it is merely a chicken rib: useless to eat, yet a pity to discard."

Hearing Wanyan Honglie's words, those who had witnessed the 107 rocket launchers were stunned. A field battle is a chicken rib? Is this thing a chicken rib? That thing dropped hundreds of iron balls in moments, killing countless people. You call that thing a chicken rib? Anyway, they felt Wanyan Honglie was just showing off.

"Um, Your Highness, we barbarians from the grasslands have not seen such a divine weapon; let us open our eyes?" Temujin asked cautiously.

"Very well. Since Brother Temujin wishes to open his eyes, how could this King refuse? Come, today I will take you to witness the power of this Zhen Tian Lei cannon." After speaking, Wanyan Honglie enthusiastically pulled Temujin to the military training ground and personally ignited the Zhen Tian Lei cannon.

After firing the cannon, Wanyan Honglie looked at Temujin and the others with pride, only to find their expressions seemed to say, "Is that the level? After listening to you brag for so long, is that all?"

Wanyan Honglie asked Temujin with a face full of suspicion, "Brother Temujin, could it be that our Zhen Tian Lei differs greatly from what you have seen?"

Hearing Wanyan Honglie's question, Temujin's jaw twitched. How to say it? If he had not experienced that world-destroying scene, he would likely think this cannon called Zhen Tian Lei was very powerful.

But Temujin, having experienced that scene, only wanted to say one thing: This thing is called Zhen Tian Lei; do you think it deserves the name?

"Your Highness, I will say no more. If you think their weapons are comparable to this cannon called Zhen Tian Lei, then you will suffer a great loss." Temujin cupped his hands toward Wanyan Honglie and said respectfully.

"Furthermore, the words I used to describe that weapon at the banquet were merely a simple statement, without a single drop of exaggeration."

"Your Highness, I once secretly visited the Tatar people. This faction is different from the factions you have seen. They have a tight organization and a goal that everyone agrees on: to overthrow all exploiters and oppressors, liberate the proletariat of the whole world, and build a government where the People's Party is in charge. This goal is naive, but they truly made everyone experience the feeling of being masters of their own house."

"Every person truly experienced that this government serves them. They build night schools to teach the poor to read, establish barefoot doctors for the poor, and promote new crops so people on the grasslands can farm. The yield of this crop is very high. Now, people on the grasslands can not only eat their fill and wear warm clothes, and when sick they will not wait to die, but they will also receive education and learn."

"This is something every soldier's family can enjoy. Think about it: if someone sends troops to make them return to their original state, will they not fight to the death? I can responsibly tell you: even if the soldiers are wiped out, the herdsmen will take up bows and cleavers and continue. After the adult men die, women and children will continue. In their words, it is impossible to make someone stand up and then let them live like a dog."

"Your Highness, may I ask: have you ever seen such a faction, such an organization?" After speaking, Temujin gazed intently at Wanyan Honglie.

"I have seen it." Wanyan Honglie said, trembling.

Temujin was stunned, then immediately continued to persuade: "I think Your Highness mistook them for the rebel armies of the Central Plains. I responsibly tell you: they are different from the peasant rebel armies you have seen. Their slogan is to serve the people; they aim to eliminate the so-called superiors, whereas your rebel armies aim to become new superiors."

"Their army is not chaotic like your rebel armies. Their organization is very high. After capturing a tribe, the soldiers can commit no offense against the people and will even organize manpower to help the herdsmen work."

Although Temujin hoped deep in his heart that the revolutionary army would hurt the Great Jin Kingdom, he did not hope the revolutionary army would cripple the Great Jin Kingdom.

"No, I truly have seen it. Is their army structure composed of armies, divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions? Is their discipline the Three Main Rules and the Eight Points for Attention? Is their ideology the so-called Communism? Is the top leader of their regime called Secretary? Do they have so-called soldiers' committees?" Wanyan Honglie looked at Temujin with tear-filled eyes. At this moment, he truly hoped Temujin would firmly tell him "no," but Temujin's silence was deafening at this moment.

Temujin and the generals were about to crack apart. Damn it, they had been thinking that after the Jin Kingdom was hurt, they could follow their suggestions and barely resist the People's Government's offensive, but it turns out you have this here too.

Temujin took a deep breath and asked, "Your Highness, I have never heard of the faction you speak of. It seems they have not risen up here, so their scale should not be large."

Wanyan Honglie pondered for a moment and said, "Two years ago, their military strength was only one hundred thousand. Our Great Jin Kingdom could be destroyed at any time, but since they helped my third royal brother ascend to the position of crown prince, many local officials under Jin rule are their people. In these two years, their military strength has at least tripled or quadrupled. Eh, why have the people you brought, Brother Temujin, fainted?"

Temujin turned his head and saw Jochi, Chagatai, and Bo'orchu lying stiff on the ground. Wanyan Honglie, in a panic, immediately ordered people to carry them into the room and treat them.

After a long time of treatment, the three slowly regained consciousness. This time, it was not just Chagatai crying; Jochi and Bo'orchu cried along with him.

Those people used three thousand veteran soldiers to train nine thousand new recruits over two months, totaling twelve thousand, and could hang the entire grassland and beat them. With fifty thousand, they could unify the grassland. With one hundred thousand, they could destroy Western Xia in three months without any effort. They had thought that relying on the foundation of the Jin Kingdom's million-strong army, they could wrestle with those people.

It turns out that a year ago, the Jin Kingdom side already had one hundred thousand revolutionary soldiers. One hundred thousand revolutionary soldiers, at least tripling or quadrupling, means three or four hundred thousand revolutionary soldiers.

This is the minimum. This number could very well be four or five times, five or six times. They might face six hundred thousand revolutionary soldiers.

One hundred thousand can barely resist. If it is six hundred thousand, no, add the one hundred thousand from Guo Jing's side, it is seven hundred thousand troops.

Seven hundred thousand revolutionary soldiers, seven hundred thousand revolutionary soldiers, hahaha.

"Brother Temujin, what has happened to your son and your brother? Our faction here, their people only suppress bandits in their spare time. Unlike the revolutionary armies over there who have experienced major battles repeatedly, their strength is not that strong." Wanyan Honglie comforted...

"By the way, let me ask: can our Great Jin Kingdom's four hundred thousand troops quickly eliminate four thousand revolutionary soldiers? Preferably eliminate them within a few days."

Temujin, Muqali, Bo'orchu, Bo'olhu, and Subutai looked at Wanyan Honglie in shock. You dog, do you want to listen to what you are saying? Your four hundred thousand troops are not even enough to stop being crushed, yet you want to win, and you want to finish them off in a few days? What kind of dream are you having?