I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

His expression suddenly changed, and his originally calm face was suddenly shrouded in gloom.

The Cui family, a family that has long been high and mighty, has long been accustomed to looking down on everyone.

In Cui Jingming's eyes, this is undoubtedly a fatal taboo.

The arrogance of the aristocratic family is not a symbol of glory, but instead becomes the most difficult problem.

Each of the noble families that came to support was filled with confidence and satisfaction when they saw their own mighty troops.

Even the soldiers they brought with them all held their heads high and chests puffed out, looking arrogant, as if they were sure of victory.

How can such an army resist the powerful army of the imperial court?

What's more, the troops that came to conquer this time were two elite armies that had just returned victorious and were re-divided!

Cui Jingming kept thinking about the current situation of confrontation between the two sides.

Li Chengqian dispatched 300,000 troops from Chang'an to go on the expedition. This move may indicate that Li Chengqian only has 300,000 soldiers at his disposal.

Throughout the Tang Dynasty, there were another 600,000 border troops scattered across the country, led by the generals of each route. These border troops were all loyal to the Li Tang Dynasty.

Xueyantuo and Tubo had already been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and the troops in Mobei could also lead troops south to attack at any time.

Among them, the four marching armies of Shuozhou Road, Lingzhou Road, Qingzhou Road and Liangzhou Road have the strongest military forces and are the forces most likely to be allocated.

According to his estimation, the combined strength of these four troops was nearly 300,000, and they were all battle-hardened border troops.

On the other hand, on our side, in addition to the 500,000 troops brought by the joint forces of the aristocratic families, there are also the palace soldiers and guards sent in continuously by the small aristocratic families.

Adding in the troops in Hebei Province, half of whom have already defected, a rough estimate shows that the total force could reach 700,000!

This is just his preliminary estimate.

If he could further win over the remaining troops in Hebei Province and Huainan Province, relying on the intricate network of relationships among the aristocratic families in the local area, he might even be able to muster a massive army of up to 900,000 people!

With a force of 900,000, let's not talk about whether their combat effectiveness is just for show or whether their equipment is sophisticated.

Judging from the numbers alone, 900,000 against 600,000, and the battle is taking place in Hebei Province, with both geographical advantages and people's support. This advantage seems to be firmly in their hands.

Thinking of this, Cui Jingming unconsciously clenched his fists.

Not to mention that these were 900,000 individuals, even if they were just 900,000 disorderly pigs, how could the imperial court easily wipe them out?

As long as he could properly deploy this army, the supreme throne might fall into his pocket in the future.

And once he succeeds in taking the throne, that will be the time when the power of the aristocratic families is at its weakest.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel an irrepressible excitement in his heart.

That position! Once he sits on it, there will be no more troubles from the aristocratic family!

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"Xian Huai, is it necessary for Your Majesty to send such a large army just to eliminate a noble family?"

Qin Ruzhao asked with a puzzled look on his face.

In his opinion, when Zhang Xianhuai wiped out the Wang family of Taiyuan, he only mobilized 5,000 Jinyiwei.

Now, in order to wipe out the Cui family, a full 300,000 troops were dispatched, which really puzzled him.

Zhang Xianhuai rode on the horse, turned slightly sideways, glanced at Qin Ruzhao beside him, and spoke slowly.

"Ru Zhao, you don't know that the Qinghe Cui family is completely different from other aristocratic families."

"What's the difference?"

Qin Ruzhao asked.

In fact, Xue Rengui on the side was also full of doubts. His eyes were always fixed on Zhang Xianhuai, and he was also very curious about Zhang Xianhuai's opinion.