For Shao Wu, who had already formulated an overall strategic plan, seizing the lord of Baiguo City before the war started was definitely an accident and an excellent opportunity to advance. But Shao Wu was still far away at the moment, and was responsible for commanding the military on the front line.
Wei Mang, who was acting, could not ask the monarch for instructions before making a decision and immediately sent troops to Ginkgo City.
Baiguo City is located on the border. There are six border guard formations stationed on weekdays. The city itself also has four garrison formations. This is also a quite strong military force. But in this peaceful era, these military formations in Baiguo City only play a role.
It served as a warning, but it did not prepare for a real war. However, the young minister had already made sufficient strategic arrangements in the area of Shanchuan City.
Bashi Kingdom's border garrison formation quietly mobilized ten troops, six of which were originally stationed at the border, and the remaining four came quietly from elsewhere. There are also six garrison formations in Zhanchuan City, which are nominally the outer walls of the city.
The garrison formations have actually been replaced by real field elites. Not counting the logistical personnel, there are a total of sixteen combat troops on the front line.
Most of the junction between Baiguo City and Shanchuan City is a plain area, and there is not much strategic depth to defend. Moreover, General Zhennan suddenly led his army to break through the defenses. It came too suddenly! Zheng Shiguo's border guard army had just assembled and had not yet
Before they had time to set up their formation, the military camp was breached and surrendered with almost no decent resistance.
When Weimang led his army to advance, he erected a long pole on the cart and tied the city lord Bai Boyi to the top of the pole. People along the way saw it and heard what happened. Weimang did not attack the city by force, but sent
Four military formations blocked the four gates, and then the army circled the city, advanced to the line of Yuping Mountain, and established a defense line relying on the terrain.
The two garrison formations that were taken to the border mountains by Bai Boyi and had not yet had time to return to the city were also annihilated outside the city. This battle was hardly fought, and the entire Baiguo City was occupied, leaving only an isolated city.
It is a taboo for military strategists to advance around the city walls and leave hidden dangers in the rear. However, there are only two garrison formations left in Baiguo City that have no fighting spirit. They cannot leave the city to fight, which is a threat to Wei Mang's army.
The people of Baiguo City have just heard the news from Shanchuan City, and they are still in shock. The former king of Bashi Kingdom, Houlin, and the new king's young minister have never done anything to feel sorry for Baiguo City. And the Zheng family
The state not only sent people to assassinate the young minister, but also massacred the entire caravan, which was very unpopular.
There are often conflicts between countries, but they have maintained a superficial peace in recent decades. Even in the melee back then, we must pay attention to the fact that teachers have a reputation and righteousness comes first. Even if it is only superficial righteousness, it must be there. If the superior person
Having lost the authority and legitimacy of its dominant position, it is also difficult to gain support and support.
Everyone is speculating - will the young minister send an envoy to Zheng Shiguo to investigate the crime and raise troops to suppress the situation? Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the Lord of the City disappeared! When Bai Boyi appeared again, he was tied to the top of the pole, and
The army of Bashi Kingdom has arrived.
Baiguo City had no soldiers to defend the city and lost its leading general. Weimang only besieged the city for three days and launched a slight offensive. Baiguo City surrendered without a fight. The logistics and supplies of Bashi Kingdom followed immediately.
Baiguo City, Hanxiong immediately sent people to pacify the people throughout Baiguo City.
Hanxiong declared in the name of the king's young minister: Bashi Kingdom's invasion was only to denounce Zheng Gu's unjust acts and to fight back against the war started by Bai Boyi. He had no offense against the people of Baiguo City. Except for those who were captured during the battle.
If military personnel and other people want to leave Baiguo City to escape the disaster of war, the Bashi Kingdom army will let them go. As for the people who stay behind, not only will they not have to worry about being plundered, they will also be exempted from taxation for one year.
This was the decree that the Shaowu had prepared a long time ago and was issued after the capture of Baiguo City.
Although the Weimang army did not plunder the villages or disturb the people, they did obtain the food and ordnance stored in the warehouses and arsenals of Baiguo City. Baiguo City is a place rich in products, and it is also the location of the border defense, and is closely connected with the hinterland of the Zhengshi Kingdom.
Separated by a mountain range, transportation is not very convenient. Therefore, a large amount of strategic and military supplies are stored in the city.
The food in the warehouse alone is enough for the Weimang army for a year, without having to call it from elsewhere. The ordnance in the arsenal can also be equipped with nearly ten military formations, and more importantly, there is a large reserve of arrows.
, these materials were originally used to replenish consumption. In addition, Weimang confiscated the armor and equipment of six border guard army formations and four city garrison defense army formations, and could also be equipped with the Bashi formation of the same size.
Therefore, although only one city wall was captured, there was a huge gain. In Shaowu's overall strategy, why must we capture Baiguo City first? Not only because of its important strategic location, it can establish a solid defense line in the southern border.
He was relieved of the worries of going north to fight, and it was also because of the city's rich material reserves that he had already figured out the situation through various channels.
To be honest, the people in Baiguo City have no ill feelings towards the Bashi Kingdom. There are many older elders. Instead, they resent why Houlin abandoned the city in the first place. Now it’s good that the Bashi Kingdom has fought back and occupied Ginguo.
After the city, General Wei Mang did not lead his army to continue to advance rashly, but relied on the front line of Yuping Mountain to hold on.
The success of this battle lies in the fact that it was fully prepared, launched suddenly, caught Zheng Shiguo off guard, and was well-prepared. But when Zheng Shiguo reacted, it would not be so easy to continue crossing the border, and blindly expanding the front line was not in line with Shaowei.
strategic plan.
This was an undeclared war. The Bashi Kingdom was definitely a sneak attack, but this sneak attack left people speechless. Before the young minister could send an envoy to question Zheng Shiguo, the lord of Baiguo City, Bai Boyi, attacked
Shanchuan City took the lead in provoking the war, and Bashi Kingdom would of course take advantage of the situation to fight back. If Bai Boyi had not sneaked into Shanchuan City and was captured, the battle in Weimang would not have been fought like this.
The Weimang army suddenly broke through the border defense of Baiguo City, three days after the public trial of Bai Shuxin, and the day after Bai Boyi was captured. When Baiguo City had been completely captured, Bai Boyi was the first messenger sent to the capital to urgently report the news of Bai Shuxin's disappearance.
, still walking halfway! Other news related to it has not reached the capital of the Zheng family.
After Baiguo City was taken, the envoys sent by Shaowu set off, entered Zheng Shi's country from another border, and went to the capital to question Zheng Gu.
In the following period, the people in Bayuan were shocked by the news they heard. Just now, someone revealed the truth about the assassination and massacre of Zheng Shi Guoxing, and then it was reported that the lord of Ginkgo City committed suicide without authorization.
News that Sichuan City provoked a war, but the Bashi Kingdom counterattacked and occupied the city walls.
It is said that Bashi Kingdom has sent envoys to question King Zheng Shi and has continuously mobilized heavy troops in the area of Shanchuan City. Judging from the situation, if the talks between the two countries collapse next, Bashi Kingdom may start an unprecedented national war.
It was in this atmosphere that Huwa quietly left Shanchuan City, accompanied by Panhu, Fujikin, and Fujika. They drove all the way north and went straight to Jinsha City at the eastern end of the border with Xiangshi Kingdom.
The young minister is not in the capital now, but has secretly assembled heavy troops in the area around Jinsha City. Now everyone will know that the Bashi Kingdom has sent troops to the south, but Huwa knows in his heart that the elite military formation led by Wei Mang is also
There are so many, and most of the subsequent additions are newly recruited expanded military formations, and some garrison formations from nearby city walls. The real army of Bashi Kingdom has quietly assembled towards the border of Xiangshi Kingdom.
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A country's active standing army only has so many troops in peacetime, including garrison formations at each city wall and elite field military formations under the direct command of the monarch. Without a large-scale war, most of the country's strong and capable labor force cannot be maintained.
If you are separated from production for a long time and can only practice in the military camp, otherwise the social order and economic structure of a country will collapse sooner or later.
However, under certain circumstances, the monarch will also issue a nationwide general mobilization order to temporarily recruit a large number of troops. The young minister has issued a general mobilization order for war in all city walls across the country, and the city lords and military division masters are responsible for opening up the military mobilization of each city wall.
The troops gathered in the treasury, armed the newly recruited people, and continued to move towards the front line.
Even if a national mobilization order is issued to urgently expand the military, it will take some time for the newly expanded military formation to form combat effectiveness and be deployed on the front line. This depends on a country's mobilization speed, logistical organization capabilities, and whether the government order can be supported and responded to.
Depend on whether the strategic reserves are sufficient and whether the generals' command and drills are efficient.
The Bashi Kingdom's nationwide war mobilization was extremely fast. This was due to the preparations made by the first emperor and later the emperor for many years, as well as the reputation of the new emperor's young minister in the country. The warehouses and arsenals in each city outline had sufficient grain and soldiers.
Their armor was in good order, and most of those who were drafted into the army had served in the army and had received military training.
Men from the Bashi Kingdom must serve for one year after they reach adulthood, and the service period can be divided into two periods. Most of them serve as soldiers in the garrison formations of various city walls and receive the most basic military training. Among them, the elite ones will be promoted and stay in the army.
Start from a young captain and become the backbone of the army, while those who are discharged from service will return to their hometowns to work, and will be re-recruited under special circumstances. This is the national policy formulated by Hou Lin, and was later imitated by the monarchs of the Xiangshi Kingdom.
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Lingbao's brother Cunbao, Huwa's senior brother Dajun, and General Beidao all had this background at first. They stayed in the army because of their outstanding performance in the service, and each had a different destiny. The monarch's general mobilization order is
As the latest news about Zoshikawa Castle spread to all the castle walls, the young minister also inspired and exploited the common hatred among the people of the country.
When Bashi State rapidly expands its army to strengthen its defense or march to the front line, you can see its accumulation of national strength and the efficiency of implementing administrative orders. All of these are the potential to launch a national war. Even if other countries also issue the same general mobilization order, I am afraid that
It is not as fast or as effective as the Bashi Kingdom. If it is slow in organizing combat power, it will lose strategically.
People from various countries in Ba Yuan have different attitudes toward national war. For the other four countries, ordinary people may only regard it as a clan dispute, just like a father's five sons fighting over family property. But in Ba Yuan Country
In the people's memory, the war a hundred years ago is extremely heavy, full of pain and hatred. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!