Chapter 1038: Large Armored Soldiers

Chapter 1038: Large Armored Soldiers

"What's the current situation in Northern Yuzhou?"

After returning to Shangyang Palace, Li Tai summoned relevant personnel to the hall and took a quick look at the letters and newspapers sent back from the east.

The emergency report received by Bafu this time came from more than one source. In addition to Zheng Wei and his son who had led their troops to Northern Yuzhou and settled in Hulao City, there were also Li Renjie from Yichuan and Wei Fabao from Yiyang, who had also discovered through their respective The abnormal personnel affairs prove that Sima Xiaonan in Northern Yuzhou has indeed settled in the city and started an uprising.

After confirming this situation, Li Tai couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Because he had long known in his heart that Sima Xiaonan was transferred to the West during the same period in history, and Li Tai was not sure whether similar things would happen in the world that he had been deeply involved in and affected.

So he also arranged many personnel arrangements around this goal, including but not limited to spy infiltration, profit inducement, and a series of other methods. He also made a plan that even if Sima Xiaonan refused to surrender in the end, he could still be in this position. Prepare for big news and use it as a new starting point for the next confrontation between East and West.

As the first perspective, the report of Zheng Wei and his son gave the most detailed description of the incident in Northern Yuzhou. When he saw that Zheng Wei actually sent his son to Hulao City to handle the matter, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh: "Xiangcheng The Duke is eager to perform meritorious deeds when he returns to his hometown, and he will not hesitate to sacrifice his beloved children. If we can fully understand this war, it will be a great achievement!"

In the early years of the reign of Emperor Datong, Dugu Xin led his army to attack Luoyang. Zheng Wei, who had been living in seclusion in Xingyang Township, took the opportunity to mobilize tens of thousands of village volunteers to respond. However, due to the unfavorable war in Heluo and the Western Wei army withdrew to Guanzhong after the Battle of Heqiao, Zheng Wei could only lead Xiangqu to pursue him into the dynasty. After that, he bounced around in and out of the Western Wei Dynasty and was basically marginalized. His situation was even None compared to Yang Guo who also owns the base area of ​​Shaozhou.

Later, when Li Tai went out to control Shannan, he also recruited Zheng Wei and others under his command. He had previously appointed Zheng Wei to take charge of Xiangcheng to replace Guo Xian.

As early as the Datong period, Zheng Wei could gather tens of thousands of people in the countryside. Although times have changed, some personnel relationships have been retained. In addition, the Bafu gave Zheng Wei a lot of financial budget, so Zheng Wei Wei was quite effective in penetrating Northern Yuzhou, especially Xingyang County under his rule.

Although the process of Sima solving the problem of Xitou this time is quite different from the original history, the result is better than that in the original history.

Historically, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was still somewhat dubious about this. Although it sent two generals, Yang Zhong and Da Xiwu, to lead troops to Northern Yuzhou to relieve Sima, they were probably worried about repeating the mistakes of the Battle of Mangshan in the previous year, so they did not send them. If this opportunity was used seriously, it would just be to take Sima Xiaonan and his troops back to Guanzhong. At best, it would only disgust Beiqi, but it would cause almost no actual damage to the opponent.

But this time, Li Tai calculated with his heart and without intention. He even promoted this situation vigorously. Of course, he could not let this matter end in an anticlimactic manner. Of course, he must seize the opportunity to make a bigger breakthrough!

While he was still analyzing and sorting out the current situation, a group of members of the Ba family came to the hall one after another, many of whom were still wearing fashionable clothes and smelling of alcohol.

After all, today is the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd. Many ministers of the Bafu have taken leave to go home to celebrate the festival. Some are still outing with their families, or watching martial arts performances in the sand garden, and some gather friends to play the elegant game of water drinking wine. , after receiving the notice from the government officials, there was no time to go home and change clothes, so he went straight to Shangyang Palace.

"Everyone, another big thing has happened! The traitor Qi Sima Xiaonan, the governor of Yuzhou in the north, moved the state to seek annexation. General Zheng, the Duke of Xiangcheng, has led his troops to garrison in the city. The traitor Qi Luozhou and Heyang were in chaos and could not put an end to the chaos in time. Calm disaster."

After everyone arrived, Li Tai raised the letter in his hand and said with a smile.

"Is this true?"

"It's Northern Yuzhou again..."

"What's Mr. Tang's plan?"

As soon as Li Tai finished speaking, everyone in the hall looked surprised. Immediately, they all spoke and started talking about everything. Although Li Tai had made relatively long-term personnel arrangements around Northern Yuzhou, not many people in the Bafu knew about it, so when they learned about it, most of the immediate reactions were surprise.

That's fine with other words, but this "Northern Yuzhou again" sounds a bit harsh. What does adding "again" mean? Could it be that you think Northern Yuzhou is a den of thieves, and those who come out of it are all rebellious officials and traitors?

Li Tai clapped his hands vigorously in the banquet, first suppressing everyone's comments, and then said seriously: "I know that many of you are surprised, but regardless of the hidden reasons for the moment, the matter is already conclusive. At this moment, The plan is to respond as soon as possible and not give the thieves a chance to suppress this civil unrest!"

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, and some even said with a very optimistic smile: "In recent years, I have heard that the thieves in the Qi Kingdom have committed violent crimes, which is amazing and unparalleled in the world. Now there are even generals guarding the border who have betrayed the Qi Kingdom." , it is clear that the country will be destroyed! In recent years, our country has relied heavily on the benevolent rule of the Tang Dynasty. It is recuperating and the soldiers and horses are strong. It is time to take advantage of this opportunity to regain the old capital of Heluo, attack Yecheng, the den of thieves, wipe out the giant bandits, and restore our mountains and rivers! "

Compared with the Northern Qi Dynasty, which had already completed the Zen Dynasty and entered a new historical stage, the Western Wei Dynasty, which still retains the legal tradition of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, undoubtedly has a stronger desire to eliminate the Northern Qi Dynasty and unify the north, because this goal was originally the goal of the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties. The fundamental meaning of the existence of political power.

Therefore, including the original history, although the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties were still much inferior to the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi in terms of national strength in the early stage, their attitudes have always been more aggressive than those of the Northern Qi.

It can even be said that the Eastern Wei Dynasty basically gave up the idea and attempt to unify the north after the Battle of Gao Huan's Jade Bi. The only idea that could be classified as this type was Lu Shuhu's proposal to Gao Yan to pacify the West. The result was also because of Gao Yan. passed away without further information. After Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan came to power, the upper echelons of the Northern Qi Dynasty basically had the idea of ​​enjoying themselves in time, eating and waiting to die.

It's just that although the bolder the imagination before the war is, the more exciting it is, the formulation of specific goals must still be based on reality. Although the leader of Qi, Gao Yang, has become increasingly violent and maniacal, the two pillars supporting the Northern Qi regime, the Jinyang Xungui Armed Forces Group and the hematopoietic ability of Hebei prefectures and counties, have not been seriously damaged. It is still too early to discuss the attack and annihilation of the Northern Qi.

Next, Li Tai announced that the entire Western Wei Dynasty had entered a state of mobilization. The people from various military mansions who first participated in the Shangsi Festival military exercises first divided out 20,000 elite troops, and under the leadership of Zhuguo Yang Zhong, they entered Tongguan as a vanguard. At the same time, Han Xiong, the general stationed in Xin'an, was ordered to control the armies in western Henan and prepare to attack Heluo at any time.

Next, when delimiting the areas for recruiting troops, except for Liangzhou, Lingzhou, Yizhou and other prefectures and counties that bear important border defense tasks, Li Tai included other prefectures and counties in the recruitment scope, which greatly swept the country. The power of soldiers.

In the next month, the total number of troops that the entire Bafu needs to mobilize will reach 160,000! And if the rationed soldiers and soldiers are included, this number will more than double. It is not an exaggeration to say that the whole country is fighting.

Everyone in the Bafu was a little surprised when they heard that Tang Gong had made such a huge conquest plan. Some of the subordinate officials who were clamoring to regain Heluo and flatten Yecheng felt in their hearts at this moment. He couldn't help but murmur, wanting to persuade Mr. Tang not to be too excited and impulsive.

After all, although it is a good thing to invest in Northern Yuzhou, the last time I made a bet to buy big, the results were not ideal. Although Tang Gong's past achievements in Heluo are admired and admired, such a similar situation will inevitably make people hesitate. It always feels that there is no need to pretend to bet on the fate of the country because of this matter.

Therefore, while Li Tai was issuing various conquest orders, Zhu Guoyu Wengui couldn't help but said: "In the old days, Tang Gong had tens of thousands of divisions and troops that could control Heluo and no one could defeat him. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer famous generals among thieves. There is no one who can compete with the Tang Dynasty. Although we should not underestimate the enemy in recruiting troops, it seems that it is not necessary to recruit such a strong army today. "

After Li Tai heard this, he smiled and said: "There are many famous military experts in the world, and there are also those who are wise and brave among thieves. Compared with other disciples, I may not have a superior strategy and it is difficult to match it. I just have to make a thorough calculation before using the army, so I can win a little. At that time, my power was quite weak. As for thieves, they always use dangerous strategies to win by surprise. Now that the warehouses are abundant and the soldiers and horses are strong, they can make the thieves surrender with their majestic power. Why not do it?

What's more, the thieves' Bian Mu is actually rebelling. Who can predict that there will be more changes after the battle? Instead of just lamenting that nothing can be done, it is better to gather people and prepare for changes. Although Hua Zhenggong is serious about his luck, such accidents are contrary to human nature and cannot be dealt with in a normal manner. "

The first reason why he wanted to recruit troops and prepare for war with such great fanfare was naturally to add fuel to the flames, further aggravating and expanding the impact and scale of this situation, so that Northern Qi had to mobilize more forces to respond. As the investment increases, some personnel cracks and loopholes that can usually be covered up will become more apparent, thus bringing more opportunities.

The second purpose is to test the strength and efficiency of the Western Wei Dynasty's current military mobilization, and to conduct a brief drill for larger-scale mobilization in the future, so as to accumulate experience and improve the process.

And this time his plan does not stop at the battlefield of Heluo. Heluo is not even the main battlefield. It is also the first time for him to carry out such a large-scale, cross-regional military operation. Therefore, recruiting enough soldiers before the war can not only prepare for changes, but also build courage.

In addition to mobilizing the military power of the Western Wei Dynasty to prepare for the start of the war with the Northern Qi Dynasty, Li Tai also did not intend to leave Nan Chen idle, so after issuing a series of mobilization orders, he sent people to Chang'an, where he would still be studying in the Imperial College. Chen Chang, son of Chen Baxian who was studying, came to Shangyang Palace.