Chapter 42 Zhuge Liang said, I am familiar with this!
In the Yangxin Hall, the young eunuch's voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, your lords are here!"
Xiao Cheng heard this and said quickly:
"Xuan!"
The civil and military officials in the court hurriedly entered the palace, bowed to Xiao Cheng and said:
"See Your Majesty!"
Xiao Cheng waved his hand to indicate to the ministers that they would be exempted from the courtesy and stood down. His expression was solemn and his voice was solemn and authentic:
"Urgent news from the southwest, Xia State has established a suspicious formation in Wuling Prefecture. Taking advantage of the day when our Dayun soldiers and horses were transferred to Dejiang County, they suddenly sent troops from Yangping Pass to attack Xiangzhou and Jiangyang counties! The gate of Xiangzhou County
The county has been destroyed."
When the generals in the palace heard that Xia State was sending troops from Yangping Pass, their faces showed signs of astonishment.
The old Taiwei Tao Ai came out to salute, frowned and said:
"The roads in Xiangzhou and Jiangyang counties are rugged, and they have always relied on water transportation to maintain material dispatch. But now, the Yangtze River waterway has been cut off by our Dayun, and the previous material distribution system in the southwest of Xia Kingdom has collapsed. If we attack from now on, the army will waste supplies.
It’s going to be a lot more! Why do the Xia army insist on sending troops from now on?”
The reason why the people in the Yun Kingdom's court believed that the Xia army would launch an attack in Wuling Mansion was for this reason! At this time, they were naturally a little surprised when they heard that the Xia army unexpectedly sent troops from Yangping Pass in Anshun County.
Xiao Cheng heard this and said in a deep voice:
"General Zhengbei has more than 60,000 troops to guard the two counties, and the troops are empty. In addition, if Jiangyang County can be taken by surprise, the situation can indeed be reversed. Compared with the benefits after the success, some material losses,
Xia Guo may not take it seriously!"
When the ministers in the palace heard this, they immediately frowned and looked worried.
Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment and continued:
"I believe in General Zhengbei, and I believe in General Dayun... But the situation is like this, and the DPRK and China need to prepare early!"
After hearing this, Tao Ai immediately understood, cupped his hands and said:
"There are still 13,000 soldiers and horses in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. In addition, Your Majesty can also issue an order to recruit local soldiers to serve. There are 70,000 soldiers in several counties and counties in the capital region alone, equipped with armor and weapons, and fully trained.
It’s worth waiting for!”
Immediately, someone asked:
"Old Lieutenant, the local county soldiers only knew how to maintain local security and have been sparse for a long time. Are they really worthy of their use?"
The responsibility of local county soldiers is only to maintain the local area, and is no different than the frontier army on expeditions. In some places, the soldiers among the county soldiers are often old and weak. It is really difficult for people to have any trust in the county soldiers.
Tao Ai immediately shook his head, raised his hands to Xiao Chenggong, and said:
"Previously, Your Majesty implemented the law of garrison changes in the army, ordering all the armies in the capital, local areas, and borders to take turns to change their defenses. After receiving the order, the Governor-General of the Fifth Army took charge of the local military, eliminated the old and weak, and reorganized the county soldiers. Although the county soldiers were still not as good as the border troops.
They are elite and powerful, but they are already useless!"
[Blue Ceka, more garrison methods
Card effect: After use, the training rate growth efficiency slows down. However, the external army can also enjoy the effect of increased training value from central training. The attack power of the troops is +1, and the chance of rebellion by the external troops is greatly reduced.
Card description: In the military system of the Northern Song Dynasty, the forbidden troops were stationed in the capital and other counties, rotated inside and outside, and returned to the capital regularly. Generals were not allowed to be mobilized accordingly, so "the soldiers are not always in command, and the commanders are not always in command", so it is called "the garrison method".
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This card was drawn by Xiao Cheng before. He didn't take it seriously at first, but now it has such a big effect!
In fact, there is no need to discuss this matter. If Jiangyang County is really lost, Xia Guo's troops threaten the northern border, and the country's military strength is empty, we can only rely on local county soldiers to hold it off!
Xiao Cheng immediately said:
"The troops and horses on the front line must not return to defense now, otherwise the situation in the southwest will reverse and I, Dayun, will be even more passive! Therefore, we will handle this matter according to the old lieutenant's instructions. You will give your full cooperation and there will be no delay!"
Xiao Cheng's words completely set the tone, and all the ministers immediately followed the order.
"What else is in short supply in the imperial arsenal, money and food?" Xiao Cheng continued to ask.
Yan Song, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately stepped forward, bowed his hands and said:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the national treasury is now full, and the money and food are not enough to support the country's large army for more than a year!"
Officials from the Ministry of Industry also came out and reported back:
"Since His Majesty decreed the establishment of Shenji Institute, it has been expanded three times in succession, and more than a thousand skilled craftsmen have been recruited to help our Ministry of Industry forge weapons and armor. Counting the previous accumulation, now in the arsenal, there are mountains of swords and guns, iron armor, mail armor, leather armor, etc.
The total number of armors is nearly 100,000, which is enough for a large army in the country!"
[Golden Training Card, Star Bless Shu Han
Card effect: After using it, you will get Zhuge Liang...
(Golden card skills: Fine Mechanical Skills and Special Buildings of Divine Mechanisms can be built. Each level of Divine Mechanisms built will increase weapon production by 5%)
Card description: Seek advice to restore the Han Dynasty and forget about his own worries...
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As the saying goes, the cards that Xiao Cheng drew before did not have much effect at the time, but they played a great role at this time, allowing the current Yun Kingdom to be able to cope with this sudden war!
Xiao Cheng was so determined that he immediately stood up and shouted loudly:
"The Kingdom of Xia has started the war lightly. With my orders, all the frontline troops will immediately mobilize their troops to advance into the Xia Kingdom! Local county soldiers will be recruited and trained to guard the country's borders."
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Cheng continued:
"Zhuge Liang served in the cabinet, moved to the Ministry of War as a doctor, and concurrently served as the judge of the former military governor's office. He led a large camp on the outskirts of Beijing with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and quickly transferred to Jiangyang to resist the Xia army's invasion!"
The topography of Jiangyang and Xiangzhou counties is similar to that of Shu Han. It is better to use less to defeat more.
Zhuge Liang said, I am familiar with this!
"I will obey your Majesty's imperial edict!" Upon hearing this, all the ministers immediately shouted in unison——
At this time, Jiang Wei, who was far away in Jiangyang County and had a heavy responsibility, led his light cavalry, detoured to Longnan Prefecture, and galloped towards Jianzhou, Guangyuan Prefecture.
Beside Jiang Wei, a general rode close to him, pointed at the faintly visible crossing in front, and shouted:
"Captain Lieutenant, there is the Jinniu Road ahead. If the Xia army leads from Xingyuan Mansion to Jianzhou, this is the only way to pass!"
When Jiang Wei heard this, he looked solemn and said loudly:
"From Xingyuan Prefecture to Jianzhou, the roads are mostly steep mountain trails. Although our army detours through Longnan Prefecture, the road is smoother. If the fast horses are coming at a gallop, Xia's army may not be much slower!"
Hearing Jiang Wei's words, the soldiers who were marching in a hurry immediately cheered up and urged their horses to move forward.
There were rapid sounds of horse hooves, and there was a lot of movement.
At the intersection ahead, several figures were vaguely seen fleetingly. When Jiang Wei saw this, his heart suddenly sank.
But when hundreds of fine horses passed the crossing and just turned their horses' heads, all the soldiers' eyes suddenly widened, and they subconsciously reined in their horses to stop, with extremely ugly expressions on their faces.
Then they saw a newly built military stronghold standing on the road leading to Jianzhou in front of them. The flag of Xia State was fluttering, blocking everyone's way. The soldiers who were galloping all the way felt helpless in their hearts.
feel.
"Captain, what should we do..." the general beside him couldn't help but say something.
Jiang Wei's face was livid, and he looked at the military camp in front of him, with the veins on his forehead exposed.
The military stronghold in front was high, and several Xia army generals looked at Jiang Wei's soldiers and horses from a distance, and they suddenly smiled.
"Hahaha, as expected by General Zuo, the Yun Army really has reinforcements coming!"
"With my troops here, the Yun army can't even think of going to support Jianzhou!"
"General Zuo is our famous general in Daxia. He was stationed in the north before, which made the Yun army proud and rampant in the southwest. Now that General Zuo has returned, he wants to let the people of Yun State know how powerful our Daxia soldiers are!"
In front of the military stronghold, Jiang Wei led his troops to garrison here. He stared at the Xia flag flying above the military stronghold and suddenly shouted:
"I still have a way!"
The general on the side was stunned when he heard this.
"Captain, you want to break through Xia Jun's stronghold?"
"The Xia Army's stronghold is blocked by the road, and the Jinniu Road is narrow. The cavalry is not as powerful as the plain ground. I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through by force!"
Without saying a word, Jiang Wei took off the big bow hanging on his horse, then fastened the arrows, and the bow was bent like a full moon.
A sound of "whoosh" was heard piercing the air, and the feather arrows shot out immediately. With the powerful blessing of the ninth-level master, in an instant, like a meteor piercing the sun, it shot straight into the military stronghold.
The next moment, the Xia Army flag fluttering above the military stronghold was suddenly hit by an arrow. Immediately, most of it was torn off by the deep internal force carried by the arrow body, and then fell down unsteadily.
The soldiers of the Yun Army, who were originally a little discouraged, immediately cheered up when they saw Jiang Wei shooting through the Xia Army's flag with an arrow, and they all shouted loudly:
"good!"
"The captain is good at archery!"
Jiang Wei's face froze slightly, but he quickly hid the strange look on his face amidst the cheers of the soldiers.
In fact, he wanted to shoot down the Xia army's flag directly. However, his archery skills could only be considered average...
But just when all the soldiers were boiling with blood and were about to follow Jiang Wei into the Xia army's stronghold, Jiang Wei suddenly put away his long bow, turned his horse's head sharply, and shouted loudly:
"The materials needed by Xia's army are all maintained by the Golden Ox Road behind them. Now that Jianzhou cannot rescue them, you all, please follow me to cut off the enemy's food routes. When General Zheng Bei comes with his army, he will wipe out the Xia army and win this huge wealth.
!”
Jiang Wei had already shot down the enemy's flag, and the morale of the arrogant soldiers had been boosted by him. In addition, he was in an excited mood at this time, and he used his wealth and power as a guide, so all the soldiers were immediately inspired by him.
The mood is agitated and the blood is boiling.
All the soldiers immediately raised their voices and shouted:
"I am willing to follow the captain to cut off his retreat and destroy the Xia army!"
The sound was high and exciting, echoing off the surrounding cliffs and vibrating in all directions.
The general of the Xia army in the military camp suddenly changed his expression when he heard the Yun army burst into the military camp with loud shouts.
Seeing Jiang Wei leading a group of Yun troops in the distance and immediately turning their horses and rushing in the opposite direction, several Xia army generals suddenly showed eager expressions.
"No, this Yun army actually wants to cut off my army's food supply route!"
"Are they desperate for their lives? If there is no other way on the Golden Bull Road, if they are attacked by our army from both front and back, they can only live or die!"
"There are many brave men in the Yun army who are not afraid of death. Otherwise, just by luck, it would be impossible to annihilate all the hundreds of thousands of our southwest border troops..."
The leading general of the Xia army could no longer care about anything else at this time and roared fiercely:
"Quickly, quickly mobilize troops to pursue! The army is marching in a hurry and does not carry much supplies. If this Yun army is allowed to destroy most of the food and grass in the rear, the forward army will have no choice but to postpone the offensive. At that time, General Zuo will be furious, and you and I will
Be held accountable!”
Hearing this, the Xia army no longer dared to delay, and immediately led their troops out of the camp and chased Jiang Wei's troops.
But just after chasing a few miles, Xia Jun was directly in front of him, and suddenly there was another cry of killing.
Jiang Wei took the lead with a spear in hand, leading hundreds of cavalry, and unexpectedly charged along the extremely narrow mountain road, which could barely accommodate several horses running parallel.
An awe-inspiring murderous aura shot straight into the sky, causing the heaven and earth in the underworld to respond in an instant. A giant arrow with blood-colored light all over its body condensed above the cavalry's heads and shot out.
At the same time, clouds of energy evaporated from Jiang Wei's body, and the auspicious beast Qilin appeared, jumping left and right, showing its agility.
What he said before about cutting off Xia's military supply route was actually said deliberately to lure Xia's army out. Jiang Wei's goal, from the beginning to the end, was just to rush to Jianzhou's aid!
The pursuing Xia army never expected that what Jiang Wei said and did just now was just to lure them out. What's more, they didn't expect that he would dare to launch a cavalry charge in such terrain!
Unprepared, he ran into the charging cavalry head on.
The huge power carried by the galloping war horse increased even more with the blessing of the vision.
There was only a muffled sound of "bang", and the Xia Jun at the front was hit by the tall war horse, and there was a crisp sound of broken bones all over his body.
Jiang Wei wielded the spear freely in his hand, stabbing left and right, running rampant in the Xia army's formation, and no one could even block his blow.
"Hold on, give me..."
The general of the Xia Army had just spoken, wanting to boost the morale of his soldiers, but before he could finish his words, Jiang Wei stabbed him with a spear.
Under the blessing of deep internal power, a dazzling, thick and unusually earth-yellow light bloomed on the tip of the spear. Before the general of the Xia army could even resist, Jiang Wei pierced the chest with a spear, and died immediately.
Behind Jiang Wei, hundreds of fine cavalry rushed into the Xia army's formation at the risk of falling into the cliff.
The war horses charge, no one can resist them. The iron hoofs trample the flesh and blood, as if they are stepping into mud, and there is a heart-wrenching sound.
The soldiers of the Xia army were unable to resist and their morale was completely lost. The army formation was suddenly scattered and retreated towards the rear in a panic. They were suddenly crowded. In the panic, a large number of Xia army soldiers were even pushed off the cliff next to them and screamed in agony.
, fell into a deep valley.
Jiang Wei looked resolute, and did not continue to charge at this time. He reined in his horse slightly, and with the Yun army behind him, he just drove the defeated Xia army towards the rear military camp.
More than a thousand Xia troops were driven by Jiang Wei in such a mess, and fled towards their own army camp like a tide.
The remaining soldiers who stayed behind in the military camp watched from a distance as their own soldiers fled in confusion. They didn't know why, but before they could make up their mind to close the gate of the military camp, the defeated troops completely broke through the camp gate.
A hint of joy flashed in Jiang Wei's eyes, he pointed the spear in his hand forward and roared:
"Kill, seize the village!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped out of the horse and slammed into the Xia army's camp.
The next moment, hundreds of cavalry rushed into the camp and slaughtered the defeated Xia army wantonly.
In the panic, it was not known whether one of Jiang Wei's soldiers deliberately set the fire. Or whether Xia's soldiers accidentally set fire to tents, grain and other flammable objects in the camp. The fire rose up, grew bigger and bigger, and finally gradually spread to
Throughout the entire military camp.
The Xia Army's military stronghold, which was originally intended to block the Yun Army's reinforcements, was defeated by Jiang Wei without even holding it for half a day!
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