Several generals were looking at Qin Xiao, waiting for Qin Xiao's decision.
Both Hu Haibiao and Dong Cheng have met their families and figured out the truth.
They knew that Li Chengqing sent people to secretly transfer their family members to Xuzhou, but of course Li Chengqing's motive was not really to rescue the generals' families, but just as a means to win people's hearts and even blackmail the generals.
But Qin Xiao secretly transferred the family members from Li Chengqing to ensure their safety.
Now that all the generals and their families have been properly settled in the city, the generals have no worries about their future. Hu Haibiao and Dong Cheng are naturally grateful to Qin Xiao, and they follow She Yue and serve Li Tang wholeheartedly.
Moreover, the situation of the war in the Northeast has already spread, and the generals have received the news before, knowing that Long Rui's army has annihilated the Liaodong Army and completely controlled the Northeast.
The Dragon Scale Imperial Guards stationed in the Imperial City will naturally not take the Liaodong Army seriously, and even the Shence Army guarding Kyoto will not think that the Liaodong Army is very powerful.
But in the eyes of the various state armies of the Tang Dynasty, the Liaodong Army was certainly one of the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty.
Qin Xiao was able to lead the Long Rui Army to annihilate the Liaodong Army. In the eyes of the generals, this young general's military ability was naturally extraordinary.
Qin Xiao stared at the map for a long time, and finally asked: "What are the details of the current military strength in the city?"
Several generals looked at each other, and Jiang Ke finally reported: "Reporting to the general, there are more than 20,000 combatable soldiers in Xuzhou City. Among them, Yuzhou and Yanzhou each have 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the three states in the south of the Yangtze River have a total of 7 Thousands of troops. In addition, four to five thousand troops were stationed in Xuzhou. After determining the strategy of holding on to Xuzhou, not only did all the eastern areas be stationed,
Most of the county's garrison has been transferred over, and the young men have been recruited during these days. The total number of these people is five to six thousand. However, an additional force was sent to Taishan and Pengcheng before, so Xuzhou City can use the force to defend the city. Around 25,000 people.”
Qin Xiaowei nodded and said: "Although Xuzhou City is grand, there are more than 20,000 people defending the city, which is more than enough." After a pause, he asked again: "How many archers and cavalry are there among them?"
"The total number of soldiers who are good at archery in each department is more than 2,000." Jiang Ke said: "In addition, some people have been allocated to intensify training in archery during these days, but time is tight, and at most they can only barely master archery skills. If you want to practice It is simply impossible to create a real archer in a short time."
Qin Xiao naturally knew that archers, as a special branch of the army, could not be trained by just pulling in someone.
Training an archer not only takes a long time, but also costs a lot of money. The armies of various states are almost all infantry-based, and the proportion of archers is very low, just like cavalry.
"As for the cavalry, the total number of cavalry in each department is nearly two thousand." Jiang Ke said: "General Changsun also made the worst plan. If Xuzhou City cannot be defended, he will eventually have to engage in street fighting with the enemy. Nearly two thousand None of the cavalry were incorporated into the city's defense forces, and were used as reserves to prepare for eventual hand-to-hand combat with the enemy."
The cost of training a cavalry is greater than that of an archer. It would be extremely stupid to use cavalry to defend a city.
Qin Xiaowei pondered for a moment and then said: "Continue to send people to pay attention to the enemy's movements. The princess and I will discuss it first and then make a decision later."
Several generals looked at each other and saw that Qin Xiao was not impatient or impatient.
, vaguely felt that Qin Xiao seemed to have a plan in mind, and immediately felt much more relaxed, and stepped back.
After everyone retreated, She Yue asked: "Do you think we can defend Xuzhou City?"
"No!" Qin Xiao said simply without any hesitation.
She Yue's face changed color, she frowned and said, "You think you can't hold on? Why?"
"Morale!" Qin Xiao said: "Princess, the whole city already knows what happened during the sacrificial ceremony. Now everyone knows that Prince Qing, who was supposed to have been dead for many years, suddenly appeared, and he was not of the same mind as the princess, and even fought with swords.
You two are both orthodox to Li and Tang, but you fight with each other. What do the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou think? Before Li Chengqing appeared, everyone thought that you were the only orthodoxy of Li and Tang, and everyone was willing to be loyal to you. But now everyone knows that Li
There were internal fights in the Tang Dynasty, which had an extraordinary impact on the morale of the people."
She Yue frowned, but knew that Qin Xiao's words were reasonable.
"In addition, in order to establish the prestige of the princess, I killed Ye Chaoxuan in public." Qin Xiao said seriously: "If he does not die, the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou will be a great threat. Killing the leader of the thieves can deter the soldiers and horses of the Xuzhou camp. But Ye Chaoxuan
He was the first righteous person to raise troops in Xuzhou, and his execution would actually have a considerable impact on the morale of the army."
Musk Moon looked solemn and thoughtful.
"There is a gap between the combat effectiveness of the state army and the Shence Army." Qin Xiaodao: "Hu Haibiao and other generals were grateful for the late emperor's kindness and swore allegiance to Li Tang and the princess to the death, but do all the sergeants under their command have such thoughts? I am in the army
After an inspection, it was found that the morale of most of the sergeants was very low and they were full of confusion about their future. The sergeants of the Xuzhou Battalion were
Because of Ye Chaoxuan's death, they are even worried about being implicated. Although the princess has promised not to pursue the case, many of them are still worried that the princess will settle the score in the future."
She Yue smiled bitterly and said: "If the sergeants have no morale, how can we defend the city?"
"If the soldiers and people in the city share the same hatred of the enemy, they might be able to hold on." Qin Xiao said: "But as the war is approaching, drastic changes have taken place in the city, and people are panicking. Moreover, the Shence Army is famous all over the world, and these state army sergeants are already afraid of the Shence Army.
With Tantai Xuanye leading the troops, most of the soldiers in the city now probably feel that they cannot defend Xuzhou City. They themselves have no confidence, so how can they fight against the enemy?" He looked solemnly, thought for a moment, and continued:
"The Shence Army is coming with great force. If they defeat Taishan and Pengcheng again, their morale will be as high as a rainbow. Comparing the morale of both sides, we can probably know the result."
"Then what do you think we should do?" She Yue said anxiously, "Is there any way to boost morale?"
"Just relying on a few slogans cannot inspire morale." Qin Xiao said seriously: "We must let them know that the Shence Army is not terrible, and we can defeat the enemy. In addition, we cannot let the Shence Army easily break through that
The two cities made their morale soar."
She Yue said: "That's right. So what can you do? What do you need me to do?"
Qin Xiao saw She Yue's face full of anxiety and couldn't help but reach out and hold She Yue's catkin. She Yue was slightly startled and immediately looked around to make sure there was no one there, so he felt relieved.
"As long as you sit in Xuzhou City, you will be the defender's biggest supporter." Qin Xiao said softly: "Without you, the defender's last support would be
There’s no need to rely on it anymore. There’s no need to fight this battle at all. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything. If Tantai Xuanye wants to take over Xuzhou City, I’m afraid he’ll knock his own teeth!”
Under the setting sun, Tantai Xuanye stood on a high slope, his armor cold, looking at the Taishan City in the distance.
He has not led troops in battle for many years, but the courageous spirit that he used to roam the grasslands has not disappeared at all.
He has experienced the darkest time in his life and experienced too much forbearance, but he never thought of giving up.
He became famous at a young age and was once a high-spirited young general. He bravely won the three armies and his reputation spread among the Tang army.
But too many experiences have caused him to lose his former high-spirited spirit and gradually become like a gambler.
Thousands of heroic souls from Wuchuan had appeared in his dreams countless times. For this reason, he had been patiently waiting for the opportunity, and had been secretly planning the most severe revenge for many years.
He used the power of Dongji Tianzhai to almost achieve his goal of killing his enemy. However, because of the child, he finally betrayed Tao Zun and carefully set a trap, causing the two great masters to fall in the palace, and also put his last
The hated enemy is in control.
Human desires are endless.
From the beginning, he just wanted revenge, to taking control of Kyoto after murdering Dao Zun, he has a strong desire for power, and he only feels that the feeling of having power is really wonderful.
He originally thought that everything was under his control, and even thought that the child was Xiahou's weakness, and that he could use Xiahou's weakness to blackmail the emperor and rule the world.
But in the end, he realized that the child was not Xiahou's weakness, but his own.
Xiahou took advantage of that child
With his existence, he saved his life, and used the child to gain Tantai Xuanye's trust. In the end, he turned his hand around and took control of Tantai Xuanye again.
Tantai Xuanye finally understood that his weakness was firmly grasped by the other party, and that he was no match for the woman who had been plotting her whole life.
In front of Xia Hou, he was just a weakling after all.
But he knew that after leaving the forbidden palace and appearing on the battlefield, he was still an invincible strong man.
Not only is he confident that he is a strong man on the battlefield, but he also wants to let the world see that Tantai Xuanye is still the great hero who was once invincible on the grassland. Anyone who is an enemy of General Tantai will be turned into powder.
In the Battle of Xuzhou, Tantai Xuanye had no doubt that he would win.
It’s just that he knows that confidence is indispensable, but preparation must also be meticulous.
Therefore, in order to conquer Xuzhou in one battle, he stayed in Yuzhou for a long time and did not send troops easily, but made sufficient preparations.
Whether it was money, food, siege equipment, or even military morale, he was well prepared.
The attack on Mount Tai was the first battle in which he led troops again after many years. This battle was also related to the morale of the entire Xuzhou Campaign, so he made careful arrangements. After the troops arrived at the city yesterday, he kept all the soldiers on their feet.
After resting all night, starting from this morning, we attacked Taishan City with heavy troops.
The defenders in Taishan City were obviously fully prepared, and until noon, there was no sign that the city could be breached.
However, wave after wave of offensives eventually weakened the defenders of Taishan City.
Before dusk, the north gate of Taishan City was the first to be breached. At this moment, Tantai Xuanye Station
On the high slope, I saw with my own eyes that my troops had broken through the west gate and rushed into Taishan City like a tide.