Chapter 1050 Recruiting troops from all sides

Chapter 1050 Recruiting troops from all sides

After hearing the news that the Wei army had invaded Jinzhou, the atmosphere in Jinyang City became visibly tense and tense.

Especially in the market, the current prices of department stores in the market have soared, and the current price of Dougu has reached hundreds of dollars.

Although there have been frequent locust plagues and droughts in Shandong and Hebei in recent years, resulting in poor harvests and rising food prices, Jinyang, as the military center of the Northern Qi Dynasty, has always had sufficient supply. At its most expensive, grain prices were only a few hundred dollars, but now they have risen sharply. Several times, which shows the depth of devastation caused by war to people's livelihood!

As the most important military town in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Jinyang's folk customs were not so difficult to test and unstable. The reason why the people reacted so fiercely is that the current commander-in-chief of the Wei army, Li Boshan, was a ruthless man who once really entered Jinyang!

Many people in Jinyang are still deeply impressed by the past events of more than ten years. They warned their relatives and friends not to think that Jinyang City is vast and well-defended and that they can rest easy. The Qiang thief Li Boshan is even more powerful. In previous years, once he made up his mind to invade Jinyang City again, even if there were famous ministers and generals in the city, a military disaster would inevitably happen!

Therefore, the safest strategy at the moment is to rush into the market to buy necessary daily necessities before the enemy troops arrive at the gates of Jinyang City, and then go home and lock their doors, never going out until the disaster is over.

Not to mention the people who are chasing the high prices to buy supplies and hoard them to avoid disasters, the official government is also nervous to the naked eye.

The leader of Qi, Gao Yang, had just returned to Jinyang from Hebei via Tumen, and soon he received the news that the Wei army had invaded Jinzhou. You can imagine his shock. It should be noted that at the Yedu meeting not long ago, he had just made the decision to gather the army in Heyang, but unexpectedly he was slapped in the face when he turned around.

It's not enough that the self-esteem was frustrated because of the enemy's mistake. The most important thing at the moment was that Jinyang City's defense was empty.

After previously transferring tens of thousands of divisions and brigades, Jinyang City is now at a time when its military strength is weak. There are only thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers who returned to Jinyang, and more than 10,000 soldiers led by Pan Zihuang, the governor of the six states of Dingzhou. Armor soldiers.

Such a force is insufficient to even maintain law and order around Jinyang City, let alone fight against the enemy or rescue Jinzhou.

Under such circumstances, it was too late to investigate other matters. The first thing that needed to be done was to bring Jinyang's armament level above a safe level as soon as possible. Therefore, after Gao Yang arrived in Jinyang, he had no time to deal with other matters, so he immediately summoned a group of left-behind officials to inquire and discuss the issue of army gathering.

The main official in charge of military affairs in the province was Tang Yong. After he was summoned to the Jinyang Palace, he reported: "Your Majesty, the soldiers from the six states have been sent to the other states at the same time. The order will be sent to the states in the middle of next month." , reunited the division and brigade in Jinyang..."

"Middle of next month? It's too late, we have to do it! The thief has bullied our country, and the people of Jinyang are in panic. If we don't stop him quickly, where will the emperor's power be?"

Gao Yang was currently filled with anger because he was being played by the enemy, and he wanted to fight with the enemy to wash away his humiliation. When he heard that no more men and horses would be available until the middle of next month, he felt very dissatisfied, and he immediately said angrily: " If the levy order is changed and the order is ordered to assemble, how many soldiers can be gathered in front of the city in a few days? "

Tang Yong was well-read and well-remembered, so he won Gao Yang's trust. Although this request was a bit tricky, after some silent calculations, he still gave an answer: "If we call for collection now, we can do it within three days." We can get more than 20,000 soldiers, and within five days we can get 30,000. In ten days we can gather more than 50,000 people, and in twenty days we can get 80,000. However, now that the Bingfu arsenal has enough resources, the armor and sword may still be enough. Bows and arrows are far inferior..."

Jinyang is the military center of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Jinyang Jiafang is also a famous check-in resort. Naturally, it has sufficient armaments. The armor and weapons in its inventory are enough to arm more than 100,000 people.

However, the storage capacity of different weapons is also different. Jia Ge has sufficient reserves due to years of accumulation, but bows, especially arrows themselves, are important consumables. In addition, the processing procedures are relatively simple and can be used as they are cast. Usually they will not Excessive amounts of reserves.

After tens of thousands of troops were withdrawn and headed south, the Jinyang Weapon Shops have not yet had time to replenish and restore their reserves. Therefore, the current reserves are very limited and it is difficult to ration them to the army in sufficient quantities.

"It's simple. The female family members of the city sergeants use the hair weapon workshop to cut feathers, cast them and grind them for military use!"

Gao Yang had his own solution to the shortcomings of bows and arrows, but he was still a little dissatisfied with such a speed of recruiting troops. Although such an efficiency is already astonishing, you must know that the Western Wei Dynasty currently has a so-called 300,000-strong army coming from the north. How can it stop it with only tens of thousands of divisions and brigades?

"If the garrison brigades from the border areas are mobilized and returned, how many days will it take to reach them?"

Gao Yang had been strong for most of his life, and he had always fought whoever he wanted, but now he was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. He felt a little nervous and impatient, so he frowned and asked again.

After Tang Yong heard this, he continued to answer: "From the Great Wall of Xishan to the garrisons of Nanshuozhou, Xifenzhou and Sizhou, there are more than 48,000 soldiers stationed in Shuozhou, Xianzhou, Hengzhou and so on. There are 63,000 armored soldiers, You Yanying and others can also have more than 50,000 garrison soldiers..."

Tang Yong's calculations also show that the overall military strength of the Northern Qi Dynasty is powerful. Even if there is no larger-scale conscription, there are hundreds of thousands of men and horses on active duty, which is enough to be called the last three kingdoms. the most powerful country.

But the problem is that because these people are divided into different parties, although the number sounds very large, in fact, very few can be flexibly dispatched and used. For example, the Great Wall of Xishan and the troops in Sizhou need to be used to guard against the Jihu tribe and the Western Wei Dynasty in Shuofang and other places in northern Shaanxi, while Shuozhou and other places need to guard against the Monan Hu tribes, Turks, and Youyan invaders. The garrison was to guard against Kumoxi, Khitan and other Liaodong tribes.

There are also garrisons in Henan, Shandong and other places that need to be on guard because of the rebellion in Yuzhou in the north and the attack on Huainan by Nanchen across the river, and they cannot be transferred elsewhere.

After listening to Tang Yong's report, Gao Yang frowned more and more. Many accounts could not bear to be calculated carefully. He had always felt that Northern Qi had strong national power, so he was always hasty when making some military offensive decisions. However, he rarely looks forward or backward or caressing about everything. But now, when we are faced with the advance of a powerful enemy, we realize that there are so few troops that can actually be used.

After pondering for a while, he began to prepare to expand the number of people according to his own ideas.

He first looked at the Anding King He Baren and others who represented the honorable ministers and said: "At present, the bandits are coming and the situation is critical. The king and others are all honorable ministers who share weal and woe with the country. At this time of the year, they should generously go to the rescue. Wang and others Each family gathers its disciples and disciples to participate in the Jinyang Palace Guards. If you cannot attract people to join the guard within two days, the king will check and remove them for me!"

No matter what you think of the Jinyang nobles, Gao Yang also needs these nobles to help overcome the difficulties in this time of crisis.

After hearing this, He Baren and others made no excuses and hurriedly accepted the order respectfully. Not to mention their close relationship with the Gao family's regime, just the chaos and damage caused in Jinyang City when Li Boshan invaded Jinyang City last year made them hate it and did not want to experience it again. Now, of course, they have to Do your best to protect yourself.

Jinyang is the headquarters of the nobles, and each of the nobles has a considerable number of personal soldiers. Arming these personnel alone can at least increase the defensive strength of Jinyang by tens of thousands of people!

Then Gao Yang turned to Gao Rui, King of Zhao County, who served as the governor of Bingzhou, and said in a deep voice: "How many prisoners are there in the prison of the state capital at the moment? Among them, the strong but not the most rebellious criminals, all were released and formed into soldiers. "

Jinyang is already a prosperous place with strict official punishments and numerous civil lawsuits, so the prisons are often overcrowded. Before Gao Yang was ignorant and neglectful in politics, he had personally heard and decided cases in Jinyang Palace.

After Gao Rui heard this, he frowned and said: "If more criminals from the state prison are recruited, thousands more disciples may be added. However, the current situation is not entirely difficult. These disciples are all guilty according to the law, but using their power will destroy them." It is not advisable for my majestic laws to make people more cunning and aggressive."

"This idiot doesn't know the importance of things! The thief has invaded our land, but he still binds himself with laws and orders!"

After Gao Yang heard this, he snorted coldly and reprimanded Gao Rui, but he did not continue to insist on this plan. It was not because he was persuaded by Gao Rui, but because he felt that thousands of prisoners and miscellaneous soldiers could not be used for much purpose.

After pondering for a while, he told Tang Yong: "Ask the governor of Shuozhou, King Nan'an, to lead 20,000 elite troops, pass through Sizhou and supervise 20,000 divisions, and retreat to Jinyang!"

The previous wrong arrangement forced him to demolish the east wall and repair the west wall. Although the defense of Monan and Shuofang was also more critical, in order to ensure Jinyang was safe, he could only mobilize some troops from these two closer defense lines to return to defense.

After making some instructions to recruit troops, Gao Yang looked at the crowd and said: "In times of crisis, we need to rely on the strength of the group. You can contribute whatever you have planned."

After everyone present heard this, they all expressed their opinions. Of course, there are also some people who talk about Duan Shao's previous analysis of the enemy's situation in Ye, and believe that it is necessary to guard against the enemy's intention to encircle the point for reinforcements, and to coordinate all armies to advance together.

Originally, according to Gao Yang's temperament, he certainly couldn't tolerate sitting back and watching his enemies clamor and disturb themselves under his nose, but now he was really lacking in strength. Even if all parties are mobilized, it will be difficult for Jinyang alone to gather enough troops to defeat the opponent in a short period of time. Therefore, he can only nod and obey the suggestion. According to the rhythm of the Jinyang brigade recruitment, the order The troops in Heyang retreated to attack the enemy together.

Just as everyone was finishing their speeches, a handsome young man of sixteen or seventeen years old stepped out of the queue and paid homage to Gao Yang: "I am a filial piety king. Although the thieves are fierce, they need to be united by all the troops." Attack it, but the advance and retreat of the cardinal must also be investigated deeply.

Queshu Valley and Thousand Miles Trail are all important roads for me to enter and exit. Now that the bandits have arrived, they will definitely seize and defend them because they are afraid of my strong reinforcements. If we wait until all the armies have gathered before fighting for it, the army will inevitably be stuck on the road and its morale will be slack. I am an unknown villain, and thieves will not act as police. Please lead a thousand soldiers to attack first, and maintain the main road as a backup. "