The cavalry of each battalion has been refitting for twenty days. The lightly injured cavalry have returned to the team. The remaining positions have not been filled, but the horses and equipment have been replaced.
There are a total of 1,200 Suwei and Xiaoqi, all in iron armor, with three horses per person, two Hexi war horses for fighting, and one pack horse for carrying supplies.
Yan Zhi and his subordinate Zahu Qingqi were integrated into the Yueqi camp, totaling 2,800 people. All of them were equipped with leather armor, each had two horses, a high-quality war horse and a pack horse.
The Xianbei assault cavalry was too seriously damaged, with only 900 men left. It was difficult to reach combat status due to short-term repairs, so they were not included in this troop dispatch.
Kebineng received the reward and left most of his troops to repair in Beixin City. He led more than a hundred people north to the grassland, vowing to win over the Xianbei warriors. He clamored that if he didn't bring back three to five thousand people, he would die in the grassland.
Seeing the success, Liu Xiangle could only use Yan Rou's influence to gradually Sinicize Wuhuan and part of Zahu. Now, he can also use Ke Bineng's influence to Sinicize part of Xianbei.
The ability of the Han people to assimilate the Hu people has been verified by history. Liu Xiang is very confident about this. Who said that we can only suppress and appease the Hu people? We can turn them into our own people.
While the soldiers were intimidating them, they traded favors with each other, and secretly ate them bite by bite.
The road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten bite by bite. Take your time. The Han people have a good appetite.
Putting aside the ethnic issues at the border, it is a long process that requires the continuous efforts of several generations.
Now, Liu Xiang was about to face Huangfu Song, the most deadly threat he had imagined many times, and Liu Xiang felt heavy in his heart.
The name of a man is like the shadow of a tree. This famous general of the Han Dynasty who turned the tide is by no means an easy man to deal with.
Just use him to sharpen your edge.
Let the world open their eyes.
Four thousand cavalry were dispatched this time, led by Zhao Yun, Yan Gang, and Yan Zhi.
Before sending troops, announce rewards to boost morale.
In the name of a major battle, the military merit is increased by one level, the soldiers are rewarded according to the statistics of meritorious service in the army, and an additional thousand coins are given to each soldier who goes out in the battle as encouragement.
One thousand yuan is quite a lot, equivalent to more than one tael of gold. Now that five baht has depreciated again, it takes 14,000 yuan to exchange for one gold. One gold is one pound of gold, and one pound in Han Dynasty is equal to sixteen taels.
Yan Zhi was transferred to the rank of the Central Army and appointed as Sima of the Yueqi Battalion, which was regarded as a promotion by half a rank.
Yan Gang was promoted to the rank of Captain of the Yueqi Camp.
Zhao Yun was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant of Zhaowu School and took charge of all affairs of Su Wei.
Xia Houlan was appointed as the Zhengcheng of the Chinese Army and stayed in Beixin City to supervise various ministries.
The infantry were also mobilized. Yang Qian had already captured Wuruan Pass. As soon as the army arrived, Wuruan Pass was surrendered.
They lacked supplies and had long lost their will to fight. Most of their soldiers had fled, leaving less than a thousand men. They would follow the right army and be transferred to the small town of Baoding. After selection, they would be dispersed and organized into various units.
Yang Qian was promoted to a military title and was responsible for commanding the right army stationed in Baoding.
Wang Xing was promoted to Lieutenant of the Zuo Army and led the Zuo Army to be transferred to Beixin City to be responsible for the defense of the southern bastion of the city.
There are no captains in the guard camp and the infantry camp. Each has two Sima commanders on the left and right. The left Sima of the infantry battalion commanded 6,000 infantry to garrison Wuruan Pass, and the rest of the troops garrisoned Beixin City.
The Shesheng Battalion and the Light Vehicle Battalion were also transferred to Beixin City. The Light Vehicle Battalion was divided into 4,070 artillery units and entered Baoding and the southern bastion to assist in the defense.
All arrangements are completed.
On November 11th, Liu Xiang led his army with half a month of supplies and headed straight for Wuji County, which would become a supply base for the army. Zhen Yi's servants had already found hidden valleys outside the city and prepared a plan.
Prepare.
After three days of traveling, I found the person to take over in Wuji, where Zhen Yi's five hundred troops were guarding a valley. Tens of thousands of stones of grain and thirty thousand bunches of fodder had been secretly stored in the cave, which was enough for the army to feed the army for more than a month.
Well, if the war continues, they will have to be transported to the front in Beixin City.
Wuji County is too close to the battlefield, and the food and grass are being used quietly to the limit. No more big moves can be made to avoid being discovered by the Han army.
Didn't Liu Xiang come to fight head-on, leading four thousand cavalry to attack Huangfu Song's army? This kind of stubborn behavior was not his style.
Hide and tuck, approach quietly, pounce, bite and run away, disrupt the enemy's rhythm, and plunder their supply lines. This is the strategy of this troop dispatch.
Bypassing Xiaquyang, Liu Xiang led his troops to the south of the battlefield. The defenses in this direction were definitely looser than those in the north, and it was also easier to find the route for the Han army to transport grain, grass and baggage.
At this time, a large army gathered in Xiaquyang. There were more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans led by Zhang Bao in the city, and there were also many Han troops outside the city. Huangfu Song led more than 30,000 people to the north. After arriving in Jizhou, the Northern Army had been destroyed, so he had to recruit various counties.
Soldiers and horses have been replenished, and now there are 60,000 to 70,000 people gathered, mainly from Wei County, Julu County and Hejian Kingdom.
Zhongshan State, Changshan State and Zhao State were located along the Taihang Mountains. Bandits were rampant in the territory and they were too busy to take care of themselves. It was difficult to send troops and horses to help.
When the Yellow Turbans raised their troops, the Qinghe and Anping Kingdoms were severely harmed. Anping King Liu Xu was both captured, making it difficult to send troops.
Originally, Julu was the place where the Yellow Turbans caused the most ferocity, but Guo Dian, the prefect of Julu, was a man. He forcefully defended Ying Tao, the county governor, until he received support from Lu Zhi.
After Lu Zhi was imprisoned, he returned to Yingtao like a thief and ignored Dong Zhuo's call. It was not until Huangfu Song arrived that he came out with more than 10,000 troops to greet him.
Wei Jun was also harmed by the Yellow Turbans. Because Lu Zhi sent out troops very quickly, Wei Jun was the first to recover, so he sent the largest number of troops, nearly 20,000.
Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County did not recruit, but the volunteers from Hejian Kingdom volunteered, hoping to gain some military merit.
Why did Liu Xiang know so much?
Zhang He, who was tied aside, told him.
Zhang He was one of the volunteers who came to the Hejian Kingdom to do military service. He was ordered to escort grain and grass, but he ran into the Anping Army on the way.
Then he was captured.
A large army gathered in Xiquyang, and there were ramparts all over the place. Four thousand cavalry were filled in, but nothing could be done. Liu Xiang had no choice but to focus on the supply line. Zhang He was not the first grain transport team to be attacked by surprise.
It extends from Xiaquyang in the north, to Yingtao in the south, to Fucheng in the east, to Pingji and Zhending in the west, with a radius of more than 300 miles. The Anping Army has been wandering in this area.
I was familiar with all the roads, and I didn't miss any grain transport team I encountered.
Based on the principle of changing places with one shot, they ran around without any rules, causing the large forces of suppression sent by Huangfu Song to suffer a lot.
The number of troops in the grain transportation team is getting larger and larger, the team to suppress Liu Xiang is getting bigger and bigger, and the siege troops in Xia Quyang are getting smaller and smaller, and they are still unable to break the city. Huangfu Songchou turned his head white, how could there be such a cheap attack?
Law?
If there are too few people sent out, they will not be able to come back; if too many people are sent out, they will never be able to catch up.
He already knew who the enemy was. The enemy had no intention of hiding his identity and deliberately released the prisoners to disturb the morale of the army.
The people under his command are all mixed up, each with their own agenda, and the morale of the army is low. It will be unsustainable if things continue like this.
Liu Xiang and Liu Yicheng, these wandering criminals, are really not sons of man. They claim to be relatives of the Han Dynasty. Having such a clan is really a great misfortune for the Han Dynasty.