When Qin Wen captured Hetao and formed the coalition forces to merge the states, although Wang Kuang had the courage to join the coalition forces, it was because Qin Wen took the lead, so Wang Kuang dared to follow behind and wave the flag to cheer.
Now, 70,000 Yuan and Meng cavalry are roaring towards them. Regardless of whether the Allied Forces in the South are asking for help from Yuan Meng or not, how can they have the courage to stop the 70,000 Yuan and Meng cavalry with the small amount of troops in the hands of Wang Kuang, the prefect of Shuofang!
Seventy thousand yuan of Mongolian iron cavalry came roaring to Shuofang. Not only did they not encounter any obstruction, the guard even obeyed Wang Kuang's order and sent him meat and wine to send Murong Ke and his army off.
The Jin army set up garrisons to defend the Liang army in the west, but only sentry posts to the princes in the south.
The strength gap between the two sides is too big. It would be better if the Jin army did not attack the Bingnan princes. It is impossible for the Bingnan princes to take the initiative to attack the Jin army.
This was a matter of course, but now Murong Ke took advantage of it and sent 70,000 cavalry straight towards Yinchuan County, which was empty of troops in the south of Hetao.
Three days ago, after Qin Hao's flying pigeon message reached Jinyang, it immediately attracted Qin Wen's great attention, and subsequently caused an uproar among the Jin army.
Of the 150,000 Jin troops, 120,000 are now concentrated at Yanmen Pass and Zhenbeiguan, but Yuan Meng has colluded with Yang Jian, and 70,000 Yuan Meng cavalry are about to use the road to invade Hetao from Liangzhou.
Hetao is now in danger, but the Jin army still doesn't know the true purpose of the Yuan army.
Did Yuanmeng want to take the Hetao to break through Zhenbeiguan and let Yuanmeng's cavalry from outside the pass come in?
Or will the cavalry drive straight into Taiyuan and attack Jinyang, the capital of the Jin army?
The Jin army knew nothing about this, but after deliberation, they still believed that it was more likely that the Yuan and Mongolian armies would go north to Zhenbeiguan to join Temujin's army, so they quickly made preparations for war.
"My lord, before going outside, you must first make peace at home."
Xi Zhicai stood up and said with a serious face: "The top priority is to concentrate our superior forces and completely annihilate the 70,000 yuan Mongolian cavalry that is about to enter the Hetao.
Otherwise, once these 70,000 cavalrymen wreak havoc in Hetao, all these years of management by our army will be in vain."
"Seventy thousand cavalry, and they are equipped with stirrups and horseshoes. If we want to completely annihilate them, we must at least dispatch twice as many troops as the enemy."
Qin Wen had long been aware of the seriousness of the problem. He looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Our army now only has a total of 150,000 troops, and there are 200,000 yuan of Mongolian cavalry outside Waiguan.
Guan also has to be guarded.
In order to survive this crisis, I decided to mobilize all the people in the Hetao area to resist the invasion of Yuan and Mongolia.
In addition, we immediately summoned 100,000 reserve troops and ordered all cities and counties to guard the city gates and never go to war."
The Jin army occupied five counties in the north and three counties in the Hetao, a total of eight counties. After years of cultivation and vigorous development, it had a population of more than three million, but only recruited 200,000 standing troops.
In a place like Bingzhou, which has been at war with foreign tribes for many years, even if the ratio of soldiers to civilians reaches ten to one, it is not considered a militancy. Therefore, Qin Wen's recruitment of 100,000 reserve troops is completely within the tolerance range.
In comparison, the four counties in Jingbei controlled by Qin Hao only had a total population of nearly three million, but they recruited an army of 240,000.
The ratio of soldiers and civilians under Qin Hao's command was not only close to ten to one, but it was also in the densely populated Central Plains area. It can be seen that compared with Qin Wen, Qin Hao was the real militarizer.
However, Qin Hao had no choice. Nanyang was the place of the Four Wars. If he did not recruit so many troops, he would not have the strength to expand.
Fazhi stood up at this time and said in a deep voice: "My lord, recruiting troops and using all the people as soldiers are strategies to destroy the enemy, but the most urgent task is to defend the enemy. If even the 70,000 Yuan Mongolian cavalry cannot stop it, let alone
This 70,000-strong army has been annihilated."
"That's right."
Sima Fang took over the conversation and said in a deep voice: "Our army's ordnance reserves are extremely sufficient. Let alone recruiting 100,000 reserve troops, it is not a problem to even recruit 200,000, but we do not have so much time to prepare."
The reserve soldiers recruited by the Jin army are all veterans who have received military training. They are strong men of the common people. As long as they are given weapons and simple training, they will quickly form an army. Although their combat power is not as good as that of the regular army, they can be used to defend cities or
Fighting with coercion is more than enough.
"We must mobilize the army as soon as possible to block the Yuanmeng army in Yinchuan County. Only then will our army have enough space to prepare for the next action."
Xi Zhicai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Yanmen Pass and Zhenbei Pass are easy to defend but difficult to attack. The 20,000 defenders each can sustain for two months.
These two months must be enough for our army to make all preparations and then wipe out all the intruders in the future."
"Even what the military advisor said."
Qin Wen nodded and ordered seriously: "Instruct Yang Ye, the governor of Yinshan, to select another general to guard Zhenbeiguan, and then lead an army of 40,000 to sit in Yinchuan County.
An order was sent to Li Dingguo, the guard of Yanmen Pass, to immediately detach an army of 40,000 troops and let Wang Meng, the governor of Hetao, lead it to go to Yinchuan to help out."
"My lord, Lord Wang Meng is both civil and military, and he will have no problem commanding an army of 40,000.
General Li Dingguo has been on the battlefield for a long time. He led an army of 20,000 to guard Yanmen Pass, and it was equally foolproof.
But if Governor Yang Ye leaves Zhenbeiguan, none of his generals will be able to take on the important task of guarding the pass." Sima Fang said worriedly.
"Don't worry, General Yang's sons are all very capable generals. It won't be a problem to choose one of them to defend the pass."
Qin Wen's eyes flashed and he smiled: "We must always give the young eagles a chance to fly in the sky. The world will belong to them in the future!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this. My lord has always been very bold in appointing generals. The young lord Qin Hao led the army to fight when he was only 14 years old. Li Dingguo was a Yellow Turban general but now he went to guard Yanmen Pass. Such an example was the only one among the Jin army.
But it's still there.
"Jinyang is the hinterland of our army. If the Yuanmeng Iron Cavalry cannot completely solve the supply problem, it will definitely not be that simple to attack. Therefore, of the 30,000 defenders in Jinyang, only 10,000 are enough, and the remaining 20,000 troops...
"
As he spoke, Qin Wen looked around, and finally his eyes rested on Xi Zhicai, and said in a deep voice: "Military advisor, you will take me to Yinchuan."
"promise."
"If I can still ride a horse and draw a bow, I will definitely lead the army myself in this battle and go to fight Yuan Meng, but..."
As he spoke, Qin Wen sighed lonely, and then smiled helplessly and said, "I would like to ask the military advisor to make a trip for me."
"It is my duty to share the Lord's worries."
Xi Zhicai said seriously, but in his heart he couldn't help but feel sad about the twilight of his lord's hero. Qin Wen, who was once full of energy and traveled across the northern border, could no longer draw his bow.