The 31st day of the reign of Ying Ziying, the third emperor of Qin Dynasty
Today is a good day. The weather is relatively refreshing in October. Even if you exercise for a while, you will not be as hot and sweaty as in summer.
Near noon, General Lu Wei led the nearly 30,000 garrison troops stationed nearby to Lantian Camp.
After paying homage to the Taiwei and General Li Xin, the Qin troops accompanying them were organized into the Lantian camp.
At this time, Lantian Military Camp already had 120,000 troops stationed there! Even from the beginning, so many troops only occupied less than half of the space of Lantian Camp.
This camp has a history of hundreds of years. It is also the oldest but irreplaceable main military camp in the Qin State.
At its peak, the Lantian Camp accommodated more than 400,000 Qin troops, but today, the 120,000-horse camp still looks a bit empty compared to the larger Binot...
After the generals briefly celebrated, in the afternoon, some soldiers came to report that a Qin army was coming from Xianyang and had brought so many objects that they could not see the end.
Generals Ying Jingyu and Li Xin were a little confused after hearing this. It seems that there are quite a few Qin soldiers escorting the goods.
Everyone immediately came out of the military camp and waited anxiously outside the camp gate for the good things from Xianyang.
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, someone shouted: "Look, they are coming!"
Everyone looked up, and sure enough, they saw a small group of people and horses running towards them quickly. But judging from their flexible posture on the horses, they seemed to be a little different from ordinary cavalry.
In a moment, the team of men and horses arrived in front of everyone. The man on horseback quickly dismounted and knelt on one knee: "The last general Li Nian pays homage to the young master! Pays homage to all the generals!"
Jing Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Li Nian, where are the newly made weapons?"
Li Nian stood up and said with a silly smile: "Master, don't worry, I brought people to Lantian in advance. The team is still on the way and will arrive at the camp in less than a quarter of an hour!"
Ying Jingyu took a breath, afraid that something would happen to such an important thing.
Jingyu smiled and said, "Tell me what you brought to Lantian this time."
Li Nian wiped the sweat from his forehead and cupped his hands: "Yes, Young Master!"
"Due to the emergency, I stayed at the 'Qin Yen Wufang' after I returned and personally supervised the production of weapons. After Lu Wu learned about the situation, he also transferred most of the manpower that originally made the giant throwers to the 'Gunpowder Department'
With Ma Dengsi."
"We worked day and night to produce 700 pairs of stirrups and more than 3,500 thunderbolts. The king and General Zhang Chang also ordered to recruit new soldiers inside and outside Xianyang City, but the effect was excellent! The wealthy merchants and nobles of Xianyang asked their children to join the Qin Dynasty.
After seeing this, the common people also sent their young children to the Qin camp."
Jingyu was surprised: "Oh? How many troops are there in Xianyang City now?"
Li Nian continued: "Excluding the palace guards of Xianyang Palace, there are more than 6,000 people in Dahai."
"Why are there so few? Only two thousand people were recruited?"
"My lord, your Majesty and General Zhang have ordered me to lead the new army of more than 15,000 people to come for reinforcements. However, Xianyang is still recruiting new troops, so your lord, please don't worry."
After hearing this, Ying Jingyu and General Li Xin looked at each other in disbelief. They did not expect that Xianyang City has great potential.
After all, it accommodated a population of more than one million in its peak period. Even if it is close now, it is not much different.
The people living in Xianyang are all merchants, nobles or common people with good living conditions. No one is willing to send their children to die on the battlefield.
I didn’t expect that the recruitment effect would be so good.
It seems that since the last meeting with the wealthy businessmen at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ying Jingyu has firmly tied the merchants and nobles to the court's chariot.
If they don't win, I'm afraid they will know that they won't have a good life.
Ying Jingyu asked Li Xin: "General Li, we are sending new troops at this time. What does the general think?"
Li Xin smiled and said: "Young master, are you worried that the new army will be incapable of fighting and become a drag?"
Jing Yu frowned slightly and nodded, saying that it was like this. It was too late to train the new army now. Without experience, he would inevitably get into trouble on the battlefield.
Li Xin said: "Don't worry, sir, Xin has his own arrangements. Based on this calculation, we can mobilize the Qin army to reach 140,000 horses."
Jingyu asked in confusion: "Oh? Does the general have any clever plan to make Wanduo's new army effective?"
Li Xin smiled evilly and said: "It's very simple. Distribute them to each thousand-man camp in units of a hundred people. Then train the new recruits and let them know that their names have been recorded! If you dare to escape or surrender to the enemy, then
The imperial court will check his family members and the three Yi tribes based on their names!"
"I wonder what you think, young master? Hehe."
Jingyu's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. As expected, Li Xin kept attacking hard, hitting the vital point with every strike, which made people terrified.
He laughed and said: "As expected of General Li, Yu has been taught again! This is a very good approach. We are not afraid that the new army will upset the morale of our army."
...
While everyone was talking, a long motorcade appeared in sight, and behind the motorcade was a new army of black-armored and spear-wielding troops that could not be seen to the side.
When the new army arrived at the gate of Lantian Camp, all the troops knelt on their knees, put their hands on the ground and shouted respectfully: "Greetings to the Taiwei! Greetings to the General!"
Ying Jingyu couldn't wait to lead many generals to the carriage, cut the rope locks with a dagger, and opened several boxes.
When everyone saw the green-gold halo of the stirrups and the smooth and round thunderbolts, their faces showed ecstasy!
Jingyu said happily: "General Li, these thunderbolts are enough to deal with Liu Bang's cavalry and infantry! And these 700 cavalry equipped with stirrups belong to me."
Li Xin looked at Ying Jingyu who was as happy as a child and said cheerfully: "Master Yi. However, on the battlefield, Master, don't rush blindly. 700 cavalry is still too few."
Ying Jingyu nodded and said: "Immediately arrange for elite knights to come and receive stirrups for training. 3,000 thunderbolts will be equipped with cavalry and another 500 will be equipped with infantry, so that those who have "thunderbolts" can master the ignition and throwing skills. You can test a few of them.
Let’s see the effect.”
"No delay, hurry up!"
"Yes, sir!"
...
The 32nd day of the reign of Ying Ziying, the third emperor of Qin Dynasty
Lantian camp has been very lively these past two days, and the training has become more and more intensive. Troops are forming up, cavalry is rumbling, and from time to time, the sound of explosions can be heard.
But the garrison of Aoguan, not far from Lantian, was in a very uncomfortable situation. After more than two days of Liu Bang's non-stop fierce attack, the garrison of Aoguan had been reduced to more than 28,000 people.
The situation is extremely unfavorable. Liu Bangjun may break through the Aoguan defense line at any time and break into the pass.
But the guard generals Hu Qing and He Yutai did not dare to be careless. They slept less than three hours a day. Watching the Qin soldiers fall one by one, the pressure they faced was extremely huge.
If he didn't have a belief in his heart, I'm afraid an ordinary general would collapse if he relaxed even a little bit when faced with this situation...
At a hidden crenellation of the city wall in Aoguan, two people were standing. They were quite handsome and young, in their early 30s.
But the majestic body can never hide the vicissitudes and fatigue on his face
These two people are Hu Qing and He Yutai
I saw He Yutai coming behind Hu Qing and saying: "General Hu, half of my Qin army guarding the pass has been lost. Liu Bang can break through the pass at any time. What did General Li Xin say?"
Hu Qing turned around and looked at He Yutai, who looked unhappy and said: "Yutai, I sent a letter to General Li last night, and I won't get the letter until noon at the earliest. I have told General Li the details of the situation at Aoguan Pass."
After hearing this, He Yutai banged his fist and said, "Hey, if this continues, I'm afraid Liu Bang will break through the defense line within three days, and our troops will be unable to defend him."
Hu Qing smiled hoarsely: "Yutai, why are you anxious? Liu Bang is much more anxious than us now. His losses in attacking the pass are not small. If he delays for one more day, he will be more dangerous for Liu Bang. If everything goes as expected,
Liu Bang will make big moves in the next two days, we must be careful..."
"Report!..."
I saw a Qin soldier running quickly and kneeling on one knee