Chapter 2 The Great Wei Dynasty is worried about the situation
The imperial city of the Wei Dynasty was different from the imperial cities of previous dynasties.
Although the palaces and pavilions throughout the imperial city also reveal the grandeur of the royal family, they are not splendid and magnificent.
The palace walls everywhere were simply painted vermilion.
The hanging palace lanterns are only slightly exquisite and not luxurious.
The roofs of other palaces are just ordinary blue bricks and blue tiles. Only the Zichen Hall, where meetings are held in the morning and various ceremonies are held, are paved with bright yellow glazed tiles. The entire palace looks very simple, even shabby.
The people standing guard at the gate of the imperial city were just ordinary Yulin guards. However, after entering the city gate, the soldiers standing guard and patrolling were all women.
In the eyes of the people, the Wei Dynasty occupies the Central Plains and dominates other countries. It is the most powerful country in the world.
However, in the eyes of knowledgeable people, the Wei Dynasty was powerful on the outside and powerful on the inside, with enemies on all sides.
The Northern Wei Dynasty is bounded by the Great Wall. Since the founding of the country, it has been invaded by Turks, and it suffers southern invasions of varying sizes by Turks almost every year.
Until fifteen years ago, the Turkic Khan Bu Zan led 120,000 cavalry to sneak attack Jinpiguan, intending to go south and capture the colorful world of the Central Plains.
There is a smooth road from the south of Jinpi Pass to the north bank of the Yellow River. Once Jinpi Pass is broken, the Wei Dynasty will no longer have any natural danger to defend, and the Turks' front can directly attack the capital Luojing.
At the critical moment, the governor of Jinpi Pass, Shen Changkun, the eldest son of Shen Ao, the Marquis of Northern Hebei, commanded his headquarters of 8,000 troops and 5,000 civilians, blocked all the Turks at Jinpi Pass, and began a brutal attack and defense like a bloody mill.
Facing the day and night fierce attacks by the Turks, Shen Changkun calmly commanded his troops and defended Jinpi Pass. On the other hand, he sent an urgent mission of 800 miles to ask for help from Yang Ke, the emperor of the Wei Dynasty who had just succeeded.
After the Wei court received the news, the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government got into chaos. In the end, Yang Ke, with the support of military generals, secretly mobilized troops and horses from various places. With Shen Ao as commander, he led the 100,000 troops and horses that were mobilized.
, known as two hundred thousand, rushed to the aid of Jinpiguan.
Although they were brothers fighting tigers, father and son went into battle. However, Shen Ao was not in a hurry and rushed directly to Jinpiguan with reinforcements to save his son.
As the most famous commander-in-chief of the Wei Dynasty, Shen Ao naturally understood why his son fought against the Turks at Jinpiguan.
There was no need to exchange news with his son. Shen Ao ordered his deputy general to take 10,000 troops and civilians accompanying the army. They waved many flags and pretended to be the main force of reinforcements, and headed for Jinpi Pass at a normal marching speed.
However, he himself marched quickly with the remaining 90,000 soldiers and horses, went straight to Changshan Pass, detoured to Guangchang, and rushed behind Jinpi Pass, preparing to surround the Turks and form a decisive battle.
At this time, Jinpiguan had been fighting fiercely for more than two months, and both the offensive and defensive sides were exhausted.
Although the city of Jinpi Pass is high and deep, and there are sufficient supplies of food, grass and equipment in the city, it has insufficient troops and can only struggle to support itself in the face of more than ten times the enemy force. Turkic soldiers and horses have attacked the city several times, and Shen Changkun personally led it.
The team fought hard and drove the Turks off the city several times. By now, several sections of the Jinpiguan city wall had collapsed.
Shen Changkun was furious. Instead of repairing the collapsed city wall, he used it as bait to set up an ambush to severely injure the Turks and fill the city wall with the corpses of Turks.
Shen Changkun's headquarters had eight thousand soldiers and horses, but not a single one was left alive, and all of them were wounded. The soldiers' armor was seriously damaged and their weapons had curled blades.
Because Shen Changkun often appears in the most urgent places, hundreds of his soldiers have now been killed. Of the five thousand civilians in the city, less than eight hundred have survived, and these civilians are now wearing armor and copying
Knives and guns.
The Turkic Tribe was not having a good time either. All the warriors of dozens of medium-sized tribes were killed, and a few large tribes were also maimed. The 120,000 cavalrymen were reduced to less than 80,000.
The heavy losses made the Turkic Khan Bu Liaozan furious. He vowed to bloodbath Jinpiguan and cut off Shen Changkun's head to use as a wine flask. He would massacre the city after Jinpiguan for three days.
In the final offensive and defensive battle at Jinpiguan, the Turks howled and rushed to the top of the city. The soldiers of the Wei Dynasty used everything around them as weapons to fight with the Turks. When the gun was broken, they used knives. When the knife was gone, they used their fists. He even hugged the Turks and threw them off the city wall. Both sides were furious.
At the most critical moment, the reinforcements commanded by Shen Ao finally arrived on the battlefield and surrounded the Turks. The Turkic cavalry suddenly fell into desperate chaos. In the end, the Wei cavalry chased for more than 200 miles, except for the Turkic Khan Bu Liaozan. The remaining soldiers, less than five thousand in command, broke through the encirclement and escaped, while the rest were all killed.
Although the Wei side had achieved a hearty victory and Shen Ao's ultimate goal had been achieved, the price paid was not small.
The city wall of Jinpiguan was seriously damaged and needed to be rebuilt after this battle.
The weapons and supplies accumulated in the city were burned on the order of Shen Changkun before the decisive battle.
There were originally 8,000 soldiers and 5,000 civilians in the city, but in the end, less than 300 people survived, and nearly half of them were seriously injured and disabled.
Of the 90,000 reinforcements, more than 10,000 were lost.
What makes Shen Ao most distressed is that not only did he fail to save his eldest son, but he also got his other son involved.
Shen Changkun was besieged by dozens of people during the decisive battle and was seriously injured. He died of serious injuries on the fourth day after the war. Shen Ao's fifth son, Shen Changjie, also accidentally hit a stray arrow during the charge and died on the battlefield.
Fortunately, after this battle, the northern border defense of the Wei Dynasty no longer had the threat of war, and the pressure dropped sharply.
The Wei Dynasty faced Chu State across the river in the south.
The Chu State was originally part of the Wei Dynasty. Just one year before the decisive battle with the Turks, Chen Tianwu, who was guarding Yangzhou, suddenly wore a yellow robe and proclaimed himself emperor. He quickly captured Jing, Yang and other states, becoming the most powerful country besides the Wei State. nation.
There are rivers all over the Chu State, and the strength of the navy is much higher than that of the Wei State. However, the number of troops is small, and they are more than capable of self-preservation, but not enough to attack.
At that time, Wei State lacked boats and was unable to immediately send its troops south to quell the rebellion. After that, a fragile balance was formed. For more than ten years, the two countries deployed nearly 300,000 troops along the river. Although there were constant minor conflicts, there was no A great war breaks out.
Wei State is connected to Later Qin in the northwest and Shu State in the southwest.
In addition to the fact that the Shu Kingdom had a slight advantage due to its closed terrain, its people were peaceful, and its monarch did not want to make progress, the Wei Kingdom had a slight advantage. The Later Qin Dynasty, which dominated the northwest, should not be underestimated.
Faced with such an environment, even though the Wei royal family worked hard to govern and the Wei court was united, they were in the place of four wars and suffered serious losses to the country.
The Wei Dynasty had a total of more than 2.2 million households, with a population of less than 10 million, and supported an army of more than 600,000. The population resources were almost squeezed to the extreme. Every front did not dare to suffer too big losses. Otherwise, the fronts would be taken lightly. Collapse, loss of territory. Or worse, everything is lost, and the only way out is to perish.
In order to protect the border troops, the number of men in the Yulin Guards of the Wei Dynasty was not many. In order to ensure the safety of the palace, there was no other way, so the Wei Dynasty specially set up the Tianfeng Army to take charge of guarding the palace.
The Tianfeng Army is an independent army of women, with a commander and three lieutenants, with a total strength of 5,000. It is managed by the queen, but the military power is still controlled by the emperor. These women are all orphans in the army, and their loyalty is unquestionable. Convenient for walking in the harem.
Although in the Tianfeng Army, women can retire immediately once they get married. In the army, there are also corresponding measures to protect female soldiers from harassment by men. However, because women form the army and are stationed in the imperial city, they have become a major source of criticism from various countries. One of the shortcomings of Wei's failure to respect the etiquette of saints.
Even though the Tianfeng Army are all delicate women, they also have considerable fighting prowess.
In all the martial arts competitions in the army, Tianfeng Army has always been at the top. Although other armies are willing to give in, their own strength cannot be underestimated.
Especially in last year's martial arts competition, Shen Xiyao led his men, relied on their own force and intelligence, and nearly defeated the first-place northern frontier army, and finally ranked second. As a result, Shen Xi, who had just joined the Tianfeng Army, Yao was also promoted to school captain.
After walking in a hurry, Shen Xiyao arrived at the palace hall of Tianfeng Army. Three of his subordinates were also wearing black men's clothes. When they saw Shen Xiyao, they quickly stood up, bowed and saluted.
"Colonel Shen."
"Yeah," Shen Xiyao nodded, hummed softly, walked to her koan and sat down.
"No gift."
Picking up a volume of booklet, he flipped through it and said, "Today it is time for Fan Dan's dance department to conduct training and guard the military camp. Liang Xiaomei, you will lead the team to inspect various parts of the palace. Ma Hong is on duty."
"Yes." The three subordinates replied crisply. After bowing, they turned around and went down to arrange their own affairs.
Shen Xiyao looked through the official affairs placed on the table. There was nothing important, so she simply dealt with some of them. Then she walked out of the north gate of the imperial city.
Not far outside the north gate is the Tianfeng Army's military camp. Fan Danwu has already led his men on the school grounds and has begun training.
The female soldiers were all wearing dark red leather light armor, carrying guns and knives. Following the orders, there was a chorus of shouts, and the weapons in their hands were dancing in a certain order.
In the distance, there is a group of people practicing crossbows.
Due to congenital limitations, women are not suitable for using bows, but crossbows can be wound with the strength of the whole body. Therefore, crossbows have become the first choice of the Tianfeng Army for long-range strikes.
After the drills of each department were completed, everyone gathered in the school field again. With the swing of the command flag, the troops of each department practiced the cooperation between various arms, as well as the changes of various battle formations such as arrows, square formations, and circular formations.
Shen Xiyao has been standing on the general stage, watching the soldiers' drills. Even though there are only a few hundred troops, these female soldiers are not weak in momentum. Seeing the soldiers' orders and prohibitions, and the transformation of various formations smoothly, There was no obstruction at all. The cold look on Shen Xiyao's face softened slightly, and she nodded slightly to express her satisfaction.
The battle formation drill ended and Fan Danwu gathered his troops. It was almost noon.