Quan Yutianxia GL

For Chu Ning, the pace of the Daqing imperial court's eastern expedition, which can be called a war of all over the country, was too slow. From the mobilization of the imperial court to the transportation of food by the servants, and then to the departure of the Donglai army, until now, it has been almost three months long.

It took three months for the Donglai Army to pass through Jicheng. They didn't even see the land in the west of Liaoning. If it was placed in the world of Chuning in the previous life, such a long time would be enough for the bald eagle to crush Iraq. How many times did you press it.

Jicheng is the state capital of Youzhou, and the old capital of Yan State, one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. It is the military, political, cultural and economic center of the entire Youyan area, and it is also a famous city with wealth and prosperity. Its majesty and prosperity are far from Donglai County City. comparable.

A group of bumpkins from the Weimin Army passed by outside the city in amazement, while Chu Ning watched Bai Su lead the caravan and attendants into the city, his face full of melancholy, and he wanted to pull his sleeves and hug his thighs. When Bai Su left, she would not only be alone in the future Sleeping alone, you still have to ride a horse on your own journey - how can riding a horse be more comfortable than riding in Bai Dadao's luxurious carriage?

On the one hand, Bai Su wanted to sell offal for Li Zhan, and on the other hand, he also wanted to use this Eastern Expedition to make a lot of money. A military center and business center like Jicheng naturally had to have a plan.

The horse's head turned, the belt was in the wind, and the clothes were hunting, Bai Dangjia walked quite gracefully, and I don't know if he saw General Chu's melancholy face.

After Bai Su left, the Weimin army continued to follow Li Zhan to the east, until they encountered another large army in Wuzhong County in Beiping County, and then stopped temporarily.

At this time, Li Zhan also unfurled his own banner - Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expedition.

On the other side of the army, the flag of General Zhengdong was flying above its head.

When the two armies met, as soon as Li Zhan appeared, there was a hurricane and a tsunami of worship. Chuning followed, and saw a burly and majestic general in battle armor standing up and welcoming Li Zhan into the army tent. He guessed in his heart that this person probably It was Gu Wenxiong, the general who conquered the East.

The next thing has nothing to do with Chuning. After all, when Li Zhan proposed to incorporate Chuning and his subordinates into the personal guards, Bai Su resolutely refused, and the two almost affected their cooperation because of this. Fortunately, the charm of Jincai Infinity, Li Zhan changed his mind when he watched Bai Su turn dead horses into piles of copper coins.

In the evening, Peng Yong, who hadn't shown up for a long time, came to see him and brought information on the current situation in Liaodong and Liaoxi.

"General lord, after coming down to Youzhou, he pretended to be a refugee according to the plan, and got to know many refugees from Liaodong and Liaoxi, and developed a lot of reliable contacts from them. He has basically inquired about the situation of Liaodong and Liaoxi counties. .”

He was a rogue at the beginning, but now he has become the intelligence leader of the Youzhou Branch of the Military Intelligence Department of the Guards and People's Army. Not only has his speech and behavior changed drastically, but his body shape has also changed a lot, making him look as thin as a real refugee.

We haven't seen each other for several months, but Chu Ning didn't immediately ask about the urgent military situation. Instead, he cared about his subordinate's health first, and joked with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for half a year, how did Deputy Bureau Chief Peng clear so much? But the activity funds approved every month are not enough. Use? We are so tired that our bureau chief has to save food and clothing?"

"Of course the funds are sufficient." Chuning allocated him a monthly quota of [-] guan, which was not considered as other filing fees. Just buying some refugees as eyeliner, how could it not be enough?

Peng Yong also said with a smile: "It's just that the food here is always a little less flavorful. I miss the delicious food in the Donglai camp in my heart. If I can't eat it, I will naturally lose weight. But it's better to be thinner."

"That's right. Although I'm a little thinner, I look more energetic. I think Aunt Yao will be happy to see you." Chu Ning also said with a smile: "Before leaving Donglai, Aunt Yao asked me to bring you a message, saying It was to help you see a house of daughter-in-law."

"Really?!" Peng Yong was overjoyed when he heard the words, rubbed his hands together for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Which girl is she? What does she look like? Do you know how to respect others?"

"I won't tell you, you'll find out when you go back and have a look." After the uproar was over, Chuning changed his tone and formally asked about the military situation: "What happened in Youzhou recently? Listen to what's important."

"Returning to the general, three major events have happened in Youzhou recently." Peng Yong said methodically: "First, nine days ago, the Xianbei army changed frequently. Because the general who conquered the east was still on the way, the frontier army did not respond properly, which led to The city fell. Second, two days ago, news came back to Youzhou. After the fall of Liaoxi County, the five counties of Linyu, Liucheng, Yangle, Bintu, and Jiaoli fell one after another. Third, the former Governor of Youzhou For some reason, he was transferred back to Chang'an, and the new governor of Youzhou has not yet been appointed."

Chu Ning nodded, and said, "First and second, let's talk about it in detail."

Peng Yong immediately replied: "After the fall of the five counties, more than [-] defenders have retreated to Husu County, and are now facing a stalemate with the Xianbei army across the Tangjiushui River."

Chu Ning asked again: "When Xianbei attacked Liaoxi County, how many troops were used? How many troops are now in a stalemate with the retreating defenders?"

"When Liaoxi broke the city, the last general was still in Liucheng. I heard rumors from the defeated army. One said 30, another said 20, and another said it was less than [-]... The subordinates don't know which one is true." Gu Yong thought for a while After thinking about it, he said, "However, Tang is on the other side of the Shuihe River. The subordinates have personally led people to investigate. Judging from the situation, it should be less than [-], about [-]."

Chuning nodded, and asked many questions repeatedly before letting Peng Yong leave.

While Chu Ning and Peng Yong were talking, Li Zhan and Gu Wenxiong also summoned the generals to prepare for military meetings, and such important military meetings naturally did not have Chuning's place. After all, the entire Youzhou army is like a cloud, Gao Zhimin relied on Li Zhan to take care of him, so he was lucky enough to get a place.

On the huge map with many people, it is full of cities, mountains and trails of various sizes, and among them, most of the cities in Liaodong and Liaoxi are affixed with small white flags representing Xianbei.

Looking at the white flag that occupies more than half of Youzhou, Li Zhan frowned and asked: "All the generals are men of hundreds of battles, and their subordinates are also masters of hundreds of battles. Although the 15 new recruits recruited by the imperial court have not yet arrived Qi, but my Highness also wants to know, can the generals have a good strategy to restore my country?"

Today's emperor is good at martial arts, and the total number of frontier troops and local defenders has already exceeded 50 in the non-war period, and this 50 does not include the private soldiers of the princes and the personal soldiers of the generals at all levels.It also does not include the garrison soldiers placed by the imperial court in the six counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan, Shangjun, Shuofang, Xihe, and Hexi, because there are as many as 60 garrison soldiers in these six counties alone.

But unfortunately, the 60 soldiers are used for farming, and the 50 frontier and local troops, of which more than 30 belong to the garrison army, distributed in the states and counties of Qing State, responsible for guarding the frontier fortresses and Under normal circumstances, the local law and order will hardly be mobilized.

Therefore, the elite that can be mobilized at any time throughout the country is usually kept at around 15, and only 15 troops have to be divided into three groups. Obviously, it is impossible to compete with today's Xianbei. Therefore, the court has long been very wise. Requisition order - draw a pawn from every thirty households.

The four prefectures of Ji, Qing, Yan, and Xu supported the Eastern Expedition. Qingzhou alone has jurisdiction over eight counties and three kingdoms, with a total of more than 90 households. This time, more than [-] soldiers can be recruited. The rest are all on their way.

Apart from Qingzhou, the imperial court estimates based on their names and records that Ji, Yan, and Xu provinces can also recruit more than 12 soldiers, but these recruits are still on the way, and now there are only more than 3000 soldiers gathered in Wuzhong County.

Some of these 23 troops participated in the Eastern Expedition [-] years ago, some participated in Wei Chuyan’s Western Expedition and Liu Yunji’s Northern Expedition several years ago, and some participated in the expedition led by Gu Wenxiong two years ago. south levy.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for Li Zhan to call them generals and masters of a hundred battles.

But even so, none of the dozens of generals and generals present at the moment dared to offer advice easily. Although Li Zhan was only the honorary Generalissimo of the Eastern Expedition, after all, as a prince, it is not impossible for him to ascend to the top in the end. Doing more and doing more may end up being a mistake.

"Xianbei's attack this time, the six armies united, and it was rumored that 30 troops were raised, but according to the news that the defeated troops in western Liaoning brought back the leader, Xianbei's gathering of troops this time should only have 18 people." Gu Wenxiong, the honorary deputy of the Eastern Expedition Shuai, the actual supreme commander of the Eastern Expedition, after much thought at this moment, he just said: "Now, we have more than [-] soldiers under the account of the generals, [-] guards in Beiping County, and [-] guards in Yuyang. There are [-] troops, [-] defenders in Jicheng, [-] defenders in Shanggu County, more than [-] defenders in Zhuo County, and more than [-] defeated troops in Liaodong and Liaoxi who retreated to Husu County. Youzhou has a total of [-] soldiers. If you have more than [-] archers and cavalry against Xianbei, as long as you have enough money and food, you will be able to recover the mountains and rivers in time!"

Although the number of troops does not represent combat power, it is more intuitive to compare it in this situation, especially Gu Wenxiong's words are quite euphemistic. He has not set a time for recovery, but also reminded Li Zhan that he must Pay attention to your own job.

Li Zhan was only 28 years old. Although he had learned a lot of strategy, it was his first time on the battlefield. Therefore, this time he was appointed by the emperor and the court as the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expedition. In addition to preventing the recurrence of the old things 23 years ago, another An important duty is to serve as a communication liaison between the Eastern Expeditionary Army and the imperial court.

The best way for the imperial court to prevent the self-respect of frontier generals is to seize food and grass, and with such an army of hundreds of thousands, as long as they starve for a few days, the consequences will be disastrous.

Li Zhan was well aware of this, and the pride in his chest immediately dissipated a bit—now that Yuan Xiangguo has a high position and power in the court, and the abolished prince is in collusion with him. He spent all the money and food he could gather, and left him in Youzhou to be devoured alive by these Qiu Basheng.

This is also the reason why Li Zhan took the rich and powerful merchants as his sword. He needed money and food to build his own power, and he also needed money and food to keep himself alive.

"Your Majesty is here. Don't worry about money and food." Li Zhanxu responded, then changed the subject, and said, "The three thousand armored soldiers accompanying me this time, and the five thousand soldiers from Donglai , all generals can be counted as combat soldiers.”

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, I will never mobilize His Royal Highness's armored elite soldiers lightly." After speaking, Gu Wenxiong said again: "As for the five thousand recruits of the Donglai Army, let them guard the grain road."

This means that they admit that Li Zhan's soldiers are counted as soldiers, but they look down on the Donglai Army farmers who have just finished their farm work. In Gu Wenxiong's eyes, these farmers are not even new soldiers.

Gao Zhimin, who came to the Eastern Expedition in order to get promoted and make a fortune, listened to Gu Wenxiong's words, and couldn't help it immediately. He glanced at Li Zhan, who was also looking at him, and the two met. Li Zhan He nodded slightly.

Gao Zhimin understood, stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "General Qi, the Donglai Army is not all recruits. Among them, a thousand of the main force have fought against the general in the south, and the general personally praised them as 'tough soldiers'! There are also more than a thousand who have also been recruited. There are only [-] veterans on the battlefield, and even these [-] recruits have seen blood and killed Xianbei bandits."

Gu Wenxiong took a few glances at Gao Zhimin and felt that this captain looked familiar, but he had been a soldier all his life and had commanded countless armies. It was really rare for such a small captain to catch his eye, let alone a sentence from two years ago. , he has no impression at all.

But Gu Wenxiong knew that without Li Zhan's signal, the lieutenant would not dare to speak up, so he said: "In this case, let me tell you about the weapons and equipment in your army." (Please add Junyang: [-])

"Return to the general!" Gao Zhimin immediately said: "In my Donglai army, there are 240 nine pieces of iron armor, one thousand sets of wooden rhinoceros leather armor, two thousand sets of refined iron/guns, one stone strong/three hundred sets of bows, Three hundred shields, one hundred pairs of horns/bows/crossbows, and one hundred and fifty sentry cavalry.”

In order to gain attention, Gao Zhimin counted all the equipment and armaments of the Weimin Army under his own name. Seeing the envious generals around him, he couldn't help but feel complacent—fortunately, when Li Zhan wooed him, he It has been said so, and now it is repeated with perfect fluency.

The reason why he dared to spread such lies was because Gao Zhimin expected that Chuning would not confront Li Zhan, and on the other hand, he had already regarded the equipment in Chuning's hands as his own.

Whether you buy it or grab it, anyway, sooner or later it will be his, so why not just talk about it now?

Although I don't understand why the gun/head I bought is different from what Chuning's subordinates use now, but it doesn't matter, it must be a good thing anyway.

"What I said earlier is only the equipment of the main force and veteran soldiers." Gao Zhimin took the envy of the crowd into his eyes, put away some out-of-control emotions in his heart, and continued: "The three thousand new soldiers all have a pair of rattan armor. There is an iron knife with a ring head, [-] rattan tablets, [-] iron spears, [-] iron spears, [-] mixed bows, [-] arm-stretching crossbows, and [-] tread/crossbows."

Rattan armor, rattan tokens, iron spears, iron knives, and iron spears are all in stock in Donglai's arsenal, while miscellaneous bows, arm-stretching crossbows and crossbows are Gao Zhimin's private goods.

In this way, regardless of the quality of these weapons and equipment, the quantity alone sounds amazing, not to mention that weapons such as knives and guns are basically made of iron-you must know that many generals present are still holding old bronze weapons. old weapons.

At least, judging from the number of weapons and equipment, this Donglai army is quite enough to be called an elite soldier.

Many generals present looked at Gao Zhimin, feeling extremely hot in their hearts.

The author has something to say: The location of Jicheng is probably near the current imperial capital.

The word "step"/crossbow is also called: mouth...