Two hundred and fortieth chapters ready to go to war
The next day, the "senior leaders" of the Anping Army finally woke up from their hangovers. When it was time to work and organize the army, Liu Xiang summoned people to discuss matters.
Farewell to Zhen Yi, Yuan Huan was in charge of governance, Fan Xian was in charge of dian farming, Chang Shi Cui Yi, Beizhong Lang General Yan Rou, the captain of the front army Guan Yu, the captain of the rear army Xu Rong, the captain of the Shesheng camp Taishi Ci, the infantry camp
Captain Zhang He and Sima Zhang Liao of the Qianniu Guards were summoned.
Liu Xiang asked: "In the land of Youzhou, there is still Lelang County that is not under the control of our army. Let's discuss today how to capture Lelang?"
Cui Yi was full of confidence: "With the combat power of our army, Xiao Lelang can win in one battle, but the big army can't stop them."
Liu Xiang shook his head: "You can't make too big a move. It's best not to alarm the court. Ziming, tell me about the situation in Lelang County."
Fan Xian looked at Liu Xiang in confusion. He had not been to Liaodong yet. Where could he know about the situation in Lelang County? Just as he was about to reply, he suddenly remembered Yan Rou and Yan Ziming who sprayed wine at the wedding banquet.
People answer.
Yan Rou thought about her words:
"Lelang County is surrounded by the sea on both sides, with Goguryeo to the north and the Yi people of Sanhan to the south. There are plains all around, with a population of 200,000, but there are very few Han people, most of whom are naturalized Yi people. The prefect Zhang Qi is greedy for money and lust, and he plunders without restraint.
The people were very angry. There were 3,000 county soldiers stationed in each county. They also levied 20,000 barbarians and set up camp thirty miles east of Fanhan City. Our army had a thousand right-wing soldiers in Fanhan.
With 5,000 young and strong men stationed in the camp, we have more than enough to defend the city, but not enough to capture it."
There are 18,000 regular soldiers of the Anping Army in Liaodong, 5,000 former troops stationed in Tuhe County, a subordinate state of Liaodong, and 5,000 Huqi from the Huwuhuan School Lieutenant on the line from Changli to Yangle, stationed in Liaodong County and Xuantu County.
The right army in each county consisted of 5,000 infantry and 3,000 horsemen.
In addition, there are 40,000 to 50,000 young men in various military camps.
There is no shortage of troops.
Guan Yu stood up and asked for orders: "Your Majesty, my troops are willing to advance into Fanhan, kill the barbarians, and seize Lelang."
Liu Xiang thought about it, there was civil strife in Xianbei, and the leaders of each department wanted to be the chanyu, and they were fighting fiercely. There was no intention of going south, and there was no need for the former army to stay in Tuhe to guard the Liaoxi Corridor.
"The former army stationed in Fanhan to create a big momentum and pressure Lelang to increase his troops." After saying that, he turned to Yan Rou and asked: "Are the grain reserves in Liaodong enough?"
Yan Rou reported back: "The harvest in the military camp last year was quite good, and there was still some surplus grain here and there. Together, we could save tens of thousands of shi of grain. If we wait until the autumn of this season, we would have hundreds of thousands of shi of surplus grain, enough for a large army to conquer.
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Liu Xiang nodded and ordered: "Instruct Yang Qian to send more troops to Xi'anping to guard the rear for the front army and guard against Goguryeo attacks. Yan Rou will take over the northern border and contact the Fuyu people. If Goguryeo takes action, Goguryeo will be destroyed first. You can use food and grass resources.
Lure the Fuyu people and make them send out troops to attack from a pincer. If Goguryeo remains stable, it only needs to continue to suppress Lelang and mobilize Zhang Qi's troops. Yunfanying will sneak attack from the sea."
"The general will obey the order." Yan Rou and Guan Yu clasped their fists in response.
After talking about Lelang, Liu Xiang asked again: "How is the situation in Xianbei in the east?"
"There are only two major tribes in Eastern Xianbei. The Suli tribe is stronger and the Mijia tribe is weaker. Both tribes have a population of 50,000 to 70,000 and more than 10,000 young and strong cavalry. The fighting has never stopped." Yan
Rou continued to answer.
"Try to win over one of them and say that we support him to become the Chanyu. It is best to provoke the two of them to fight the leader. The leader is stronger than them. Of course, the two weak ones must kill the strongest first. This principle
, they must understand.”
"Someone will find someone to lobby."
Liu Xiang said with a smile: "I will allocate you a batch of white porcelain, silk, and jade treasures. Don't be stingy and give them to them. Anyway, in the end we can make money back a hundred times a thousand times. The mutual market in Liucheng is being prepared. The mutual trade thing,
Ziming has done a good job before, if I continue, I want the Xianbei people to become like the Wuhuan people."
Yan Rou smiled evilly and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Yan never loses money when doing business with barbarians."
Yan Rou had previously used the prices and goods in the mutual market to seduce the Wuyan tribe to invest. Later, she used the mutual market and grain and grass as bait to seduce Qiu Liju. Nanlou formed an alliance with him and beat Xianbei Kui twice on the head.
, wiped out nearly 20,000 young men and an unknown number of old, weak, women and children in Xianbei in central China.
Then Liu Xiang seized the opportunity and launched a sneak attack on Qiu Liju. More than 10,000 of his troops were killed and nearly 100,000 were captured. The Anping army fought wits and courage with the Wuhuan people for more than three years, and most of the Wuhuan people in the border county of Youzhou were captured.
Income under his command.
Now, it's the Xianbei people's turn.
The two looked at each other and smiled, like little foxes about to steal a chicken.
One is nineteen and the other is twenty-three, not yet old enough to be an old fox. One is a rebellious clan queen, and the other is a slave kidnapped by barbarians. Their life experiences are wonderful.
Time has given the answer. You can rest assured when you leave Northern Xinjiang to Yan Rou.
Liu Xiang is going to talk about the Black Mountain Army in the Taihang Mountains.
"The situation of the Montenegrin Army is unknown. Our army must be prepared for war. We cannot mobilize large armies for this time. In a few days, I will lead thousands of people into the Taihang Mountains."
As soon as he heard that Liu Xiang was about to go on another expedition, with thousands of people to fight against 300,000 Black Mountain bandits, Zhen Yi felt that he was going crazy. He stood up and loudly dissuaded: "How can you take such a risk?
How reckless are the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou for not caring about them? If a few thousand people go to fight 300,000 people, are they going to die?"
Yuan Huan also didn't want Liu Xiang to go to war. They had only been married for two days, but Zhaoji was old and didn't suit his taste? Or did he dislike Zhaoji for being a remarried woman? He was confused for a while, and his dream of his wife was about to be shattered.
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The rest of the generals were shocked when they saw Zhen Yi's furious look. In addition, he had to lead thousands of people to defeat 300,000. This number was quite scary in comparison. None of them spoke in a daze.
Liu Xiang appeased Zhen Yi and said: "Mr. Zhen is relieved, I am not going to attack this time, I am just taking people to have a look. Thousands of people are enough to protect me and withdraw. Besides, we are going to the Taihang Mountains. The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, so it is difficult for the army to deploy.
It is better to use the elite to clear out the stronghold, and then use the army to surround each exit from the mountain. They will starve to death and will not fight the bandit soldiers head-on. Don't worry, I am by no means a short-sighted person."
Zhen Yi opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't think of a way to refute. He didn't know much about military strategy, and in front of him was a famous general recognized by the Han Dynasty. He couldn't mess around, right? It would be a loss of face. He had to sigh and retreat to his seat.
He was very depressed when he failed to achieve his goal. He just wanted to marry a daughter, why was it so difficult? He was only halfway through the six rites, it was too slow. He really wanted to tell Liu Xiang, you might as well come tomorrow to welcome the bride, but he was not Yuan
A shameless person like me wouldn’t be able to do such an unseemly thing.
Zhen Yi calmed down and all the generals came to their senses. Tai Shi Ci reacted the fastest and was the first to stand up and ask for orders: "General Qi, please give me orders to go to war."
Cui Yi smacked his lips. He was going to the Taihang Valley this time. If he had to lead the Xiaoqi battalion to join the battle, he would feel like a fool, so he might as well forget it.
Zhang He and Xu Rong also stepped forward to ask for orders to fight. They were all demoted generals and they had to perform well if they had the chance.
Zhang Liao actually wanted to ask for an order, but he only had about forty men under his command, and the Qianniu Guards had not yet formed an army. It felt shameless to join in the fun like this, so he hesitated for a while, and finally did not get up.
Liu Xiang saw the performance of everyone, and he had good fighting spirit, so he ordered: "Assemble two thousand crossbowmen in the firing camp, two thousand armored soldiers in the infantry camp, and prepare all the Qianniu guards. Taishi Ci, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, and others will follow."
I'm going to fight. Go down and arrange the soldiers and war equipment, and wait for orders."
"The general will obey the order."
After the three men left, Liu Xiang looked at Xu Rong and continued to give the order: "Xu Rong, lead the rear army to change defenses with the Zuo army, order the Zuo army to withdraw to Guangyang and garrison, and order Wang Xing to resign as the captain of the Zuo army and be transferred to the position of general master craftsman.
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"The last general takes orders."
"Let's set out immediately. The defense of northwest Youzhou cannot be taken lightly."
"Wei." Xu Rong took the order and left.
"Cui Yi, after I leave, you will be in charge of Youzhou, guarding the military camp, Yueqi camp, Huqi camp, and will be transferred to Beixin City on standby."
"Don't worry, my lord, Youzhou will be safe and sound. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will not be able to escape the sharp sword in Cui's hands." Cui Yi assured, patting his chest.
The central army was mobilizing, the rear army, and the left army were changing defenses. The front army began to advance eastward, and the right army began to move south. The Anping army had been dormant for a year, and the various units were gradually waking up.