"Now, let's talk about the adjustment of the army." Sure enough, after selecting the prefects of the three states, Haotian immediately brought the topic to the military: "After our army captured Dingzhou, there were nearly 40,000 people. Now there are more
After conquering Kezhou and Yanzhou, the number of the army has expanded to nearly 100,000. However, due to the chaotic organization, it was still unable to form a strong combat effectiveness. So someone decided to disrupt all the organizations and reorganize them."
"The legion is temporarily named the Scarlet Legion. It consists of four armies, each with 25,000 men. The first is the Golden Eagle Army, all light cavalry, led by Feng Jing; the second is the Tiger Roar Army, equipped with 10,000 heavy infantry
, ten thousand light cavalry and five thousand heavy cavalry, led by Xue Sha; the third is the Canglang Army, equipped with ten thousand light infantry and five thousand light cavalry, led by Xin Ke; the fourth is the Feng Wu Army, with five thousand light cavalry and heavy cavalry.
Ride ten thousand. Well, this depends on..."
Before Haotian finished speaking, Tianyi intervened and said: "My lord, let me lead this army."
Everyone was stunned for a while, and even the boss was so surprised that he even opened his mouth. However, Haotian still nodded happily: "Okay, you can lead it. It's just that this daily training is too tiring, you
Don’t be tired.”
Tianyi nodded: "I understand, and I thank my lord for your concern."
"I wonder if you have any suggestions?" Haotian looked around and said.
"My lord has considered it carefully, and my subordinates have no objections." Xuanji and others said quickly.
"My lord, I have one more thing I would like to add." Tianyi interrupted again. In this case, only she dared to interrupt Haotian.
Haotian was a little surprised, but not angry: "Okay, you say."
Tianyi didn't pay attention to the surprised looks of everyone. She just tied her hair and said: "The purpose of my lord establishing the Scarlet Legion is naturally for the needs of foreign wars. In other words, this will be a field army. But now our internal
It is not very stable, and our current control over the three southern states is only a formality. I am worried that if our main force goes to the three northern states, there will be people with ulterior motives taking advantage of the emptiness in our rear and taking advantage of it.
?”
Haotian immediately understood the meaning of God's will, but he did not say it out loud. He just smiled and nodded, indicating that God's will would continue.
"So, I believe that in addition to the Scarlet Legion, we should also form a certain number of city defense troops. The main responsibility of this troop is not to go into battle to kill the enemy, but to maintain normal local security and suppress the conspiracies of people with ulterior motives.
However, when necessary, this force can also be quickly transformed into a field force."
Haotian asked with great interest: "Then how many troops do you think each of our three states should maintain?"
"Kezhou is located in the hinterland of our army. It is the safest place now, so I think it is enough to maintain a city defense force of only 5,000 people. Yanzhou is the capital of the Hetao and is located in the center of the Hetao, so it must have at least 10,000 people.
city defense troops. And Dingzhou is our base camp, and almost all our logistics materials are in Dingzhou, so we must pay more attention to it. I believe that at least two thousand troops should be deployed in Dingzhou." God's will is careful.
Said. When she mentioned Dingzhou, several people in the hall understood what she meant except for Xin Ke who was not very smart. Especially Luo Xiang and Xuanji admired Tianyi even more.
God saw that everyone understood what he meant, so they smiled and stopped talking. Everyone here was smart, and they naturally figured out the key. What Dingzhou really needs to guard against is not the alien tribes outside the Great Wall that are still entrenched in the three northern states.
, it is not the refugee armed forces scattered in the three states in the south, but the Song and Li families who have accumulated heavy troops in Jianmen Xiongguan and Yinfeng Castle in the rear. The three major families have long had disobedience, since they can design and use the aliens outside the Great Wall.
After eradicating the empire's directly affiliated legions, it is hard to say whether they will add insult to injury and raid Haotian's rear. Dingzhou happens to contain Jianmen Pass and Yinfeng Castle's northward throat. If the two families want to send troops northward, they must first occupy Dingzhou.
State, so God's will has as many as 20,000 troops in Dingzhou. Although 20,000 people are still slightly thin compared to the elite troops of the two major families in the south, they can at least delay it for a while, allowing Haotian to quickly return reinforcements.
Haotian frowned, turned to Xuanji and Luo Xiang and asked, "I wonder what you two think?"
Luo Xiang nodded: "The right way is to be prepared for danger in times of peace. I agree with Madam's point of view."
Xuanji also went on to say: "Dingzhou controls the north and south, and is a battleground for military strategists. However, the strength of the two great families in the south is no less than 50,000. If they really make a desperate move, even if Dingzhou City has high walls and thick walls, it will only take 20,000 troops."
There are too few soldiers. How about this, we just suppress him here with 50,000 soldiers, half of them on horseback and on foot. The people of Hetao have always been tough. Although Dingzhou has suffered this disaster, 50,000 soldiers is not a problem. Although these people
They have never been on the battlefield, but they are more than enough to defend the city. When our army expands again, they can also be used as reserves. I wonder what your lord wants?"
Haotian nodded in approval, but there was a hint of worry on his face: "What the military advisor said is true. I just don't know if we can support so many troops?"
Xuanji smiled slightly: "After our army conquered the three southern states, all the people's wealth they worked so hard to collect fell into our hands. After building the army, a large part can be used for civil affairs construction. Besides, even if we don't have
Money, the court has money. We defended our country and regained the lost territory. How can we say that the court should also give some rewards? My lord, if it is not what someone expected, after we regain the Hetao, the court will definitely let the lord come to Beijing.
, when the time comes, we will promote it all the way, and we will not be afraid that the court will not give us money."
"This is a good idea, military advisor." Haotian smiled hoarsely, never expecting that the mystery could have such a cunning side.
Luo Xiang's face turned gloomy: "Not only the imperial court, but also the three major families, we have to blackmail them. This time the Northern Expeditionary Army was defeated, although the three major families acted calmly, it fell into the hands of those who were interested.
In my eyes, it’s not perfect. We only need to contact them once, and then we won’t be afraid that they won’t pay.”
Haotian smiled and said: "It seems that the contact in the future must be made by Mr."
Luo Xiang smiled sinisterly: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will definitely let them suffer a loss and they won't be able to say it out loud. I've been practicing writing these days, and now it finally comes in handy."
"This matter is over here. Now, let's discuss the next war." Haotian waved his hands and said with a serious expression: "Our army now occupies three states, and the enemy's army will definitely be shaken. So we must be the first to do so.
The aliens outside the Great Wall once again organized a coalition to capture the entire Hetao, and then relied on the natural danger of the river to confront the opponent. Therefore, we must complete all preparations for the attack within three days. As for the reorganization of the army, it must be completed within two days. Do you have confidence?
"
On the third day after conquering Yanzhou, Haotian couldn't wait to lead the newly reorganized Scarlet Army on the journey. The accompanying personnel included Feng Jing, the commander of the Golden Eagle Army. As for his deputy Li Xiao, considering that Dingzhou had just formed
There were 50,000 city defense troops, but Li Xiao was meticulous and good at training troops, so Haotian specially transferred him to Dingzhou as the commander; the Tiger Roaring Army led the bloody massacre, but he still rode his tiger and was intimidated by Zhenshan.
, the surrounding cavalry did not dare to approach him within a foot radius; Xin Ke, the commander of the Canglang Army, and his deputy, Situ Lie, who was specially equipped for him by God's will; and the two military advisors Xuanji Luo Xiang and the commander of the Fengwu Army, Tianyi.
The three states under the control of Haotian have gradually got on the right track. Although He Fu's military ability is mediocre, he is quite talented in politics. He has been an official in Dingzhou for many years, and after the great chaos, Dingzhou needed it most.
What he wanted was to recuperate. After receiving Haotian's appointment, he quickly started working. And Wei He of Yanzhou, who was later known as the iron-faced monster who never had a smile, put his excellent organizational skills and
His coordination skills were fully displayed. Under his slick methods, Yanzhou quickly improved. Lin Taiyue, the prefect of Kezhou, only took office yesterday. Haotian is right, a smart man like him,
Naturally, he knew how to choose. Facing the aggressive Xin Ke, Lin Taiyue wisely chose to obey. He knew that Xin Ke was not like the polite officials who came to invite him to come out. If he really dared to refuse,
That rude man was really likely to smash himself into pieces. So despite a hundred unwillingness, he came to Kezhou, accompanied by his family and a group of his students. However, for the man who dared to give instructions
Xinke came to invite his future lord Haotian, and he also became very interested.
"Military advisor, which state do you think we should attack first?" Haotian said hesitantly on horseback.
Xuanji smiled and said: "My Lord, hasn't he already decided? First, remove the thorn in Qiuming, Jizhou, then attack Tieying from the north, and finally encircle and suppress the Baijing and Mandan garrisons entrenched in Anzhou."
Haotian frowned and said, "Military advisor, do you think that when we capture Jizhou, will the other two states send troops to rescue us?"
"Tieying Guardsman Huan Shutian has no independent opinion. When our army besieges Jizhou, he will definitely not lead his troops to help. Although Shenjie of Anzhou and Yelu Zhaochang who fled are extremely talented, they have never been at odds with each other, and
After falling into a trap, they will be more cautious, so my subordinates think that even if they send troops to assist, there will not be too many soldiers. We also happened to come to a encirclement point to provide reinforcements." Xuanji said with a smile.
After listening to his words, the worry on Haotian's face did not diminish much, but became more intense. Luo Xiang was greatly puzzled and couldn't help but curiously asked: "My lord, what are you still worried about?"
Haotian frowned and said: "Yelu Zhaochang, although we haven't had a head-to-head confrontation yet, the person who was able to abandon the soldiers and flee when the limelight was not right that night is not an ordinary person. With him.
With his intelligence, he will not be able to see through our various strategies to defeat us. So I think he will definitely come to help, but his relationship with Shenjie has always been at odds. I don’t know if Bai Jing will come back in addition to his fifteen thousand cavalry.
how many people."
Luo Xiang said puzzledly: "Our army has a hundred thousand soldiers. Even if he and Shenjie come in full force, we are still capable of swallowing them up. Why are you worried, lord?"
Haotian did not answer, but Xuanji took up the topic and said: "My lord is worried about the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides. Although our army has a hundred thousand soldiers, it is short-lived and the army has not yet formed effective combat effectiveness. The first two times
In the battle, we all took the initiative and used sneak attacks. Under such circumstances, the comparison of the combat effectiveness of the army was not clear. But now, standing in an objective and fair environment, our army with the same number of people cannot compete with the opponent's battle-hardened troops.
The elite troops are competing against each other. Not to mention the elite heavy cavalry of the Mandan Dynasty is unparalleled in the world. We doubt whether our soldiers can withstand the opponent's frontal breakthrough."
"Reporting to the Lord, traces of large-scale military activities were found ten miles ahead." At this moment, a scout came forward to report.
Haotian was shocked. Could it be that the enemy attacked him first and ambushed him here? So he quickly asked: "Approximately how many people are there and what kind of army they are?"
"General Fengjing estimates that the number should be between 8,000 and 10,000. Judging from their signs, they are not an army of aliens outside the Great Wall, but rather a bit like the regular army of our empire." The scout replied loudly.
"Imperial army?" Haotian was shocked again. At that time, the Northern Expeditionary Army was defeated. The legions directly under the three major families took the lead in going south. The Dongfang Xuanwu and ### legions directly under the empire were either defeated or captured. How could they still be here?
Is there an army left?
"Let's get in touch first." Haotian waved his hand, and then came to the front of the team with his entourage.
Due to this accident, the advancing team also stopped. When Haotian arrived at the front army, he saw Feng Jing confronting a handsome man about a hundred paces away.
Leaping forward on his horse, Haotian said loudly: "There is a certain Haotian in Dingzhou. How do you call him?"
"White Ear Legion, Dugu Yuming." The handsome man replied loudly.
"Haven't all the White Ear Army retreated south to Jianmen Pass? Why are you still staying here?" Haotian said curiously. But he was very confused. Since the three major families have a tacit understanding with the aliens outside the Great Wall, they shouldn't
Just bragging about leaving an army behind enemy lines. And the man in front of me doesn't seem to be lying. What on earth is going on?