Chapter 144: The Rear Army
After the King of the Southwest joined the Qi army outside Yinjing, there were about 800,000 people, which was on par with the Yan army that invaded Qi.
However, the Yan army was well-equipped, well-trained, and half of them were cavalry, so their combat power was much stronger than the scattered Qi army in various places.
The Qi army outside Yinjing not only had different combat power, but also had no unified command, making it difficult to form a big climate. This is why everyone has been waiting for the leader of the Southwest King to come.
Once the King of the Southwest came, the more than 600,000 Qi troops in Yinjing City, plus the more than 800,000 Qi troops outside the city, were enough to form a considerable advantage over the Yan army.
And this "hundred army meeting" conference was also the first step for the Qi army outside Yinjing City to form combat power.
The new Chu army of He Yunxiao and others, in terms of the number of people alone, was considered a medium-sized force outside Yinjing City.
The majority of the 70,000 people were newcomers. In the eyes of others, the combat power was insufficient. Compared with the 100,000 or 100,000 local princes, it was indeed inferior. But it is much more powerful than the spontaneously organized reinforcements of 10,000 or 20,000, or even hundreds or thousands.
The army was neither up nor down, so it got the third row seat under the right hand of the King of Southwest.
Sitting on the seat was still the military advisor and spiritual leader of the New Chu Army, Fan Ziruo.
Behind Fan Ziruo, nine-grade warriors such as He Yunxiao, Chu Fan, and Zhang Xiong stood in order. He Yunxiao and others who had left the city with a hundred people in the past are now considered a considerable force on the battlefield of Qi and Yan.
With Ruobao in charge, He Yunxiao did not have to worry about any conference. He swept the venue with his peripheral vision and soon discovered an interesting phenomenon.
Among the Qi army generals present, although there were also female masters standing with their hands behind their backs, the only woman who sat in the lord's position and was responsible for the meeting before coming to the crowd was Ruobao.
In other words, Ruobao was the only female lord among the male lords.
Mr. Fan is invincible!
He Yunxiao stood silently behind Fan Ziruo, watching the prince named "King of Southwest" arrive.
The King of the Southwest is the brother of the late emperor. He is nearly 40 years old now. However, martial artists practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies and prolong their lives. He looks young. With black hair and a strong body, he does not look like a 40-year-old middle-aged man at all.
After the King of the Southwest entered the venue, he presided over the Qi Army Conference.
The opening routine is to praise the emperor first, starting with the ancestors, then the late emperor, and finally the princess, and then talk about his half-life military career.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the King of the Southwest is paving the way for himself to become the leader of the 800,000 Qi army. But no one objected. Now that the princess is trapped in the city, it is more appropriate to hand over the 800,000 Qi army outside the city to the King of the Southwest, who is both a capable general and the emperor's uncle.
After the King of the Southwest finished talking about himself, he began to introduce the Qi army leaders under his seat.
Some of these leaders sitting before Ruobao are at the "state governor" level, belonging to the local governor who personally led troops to rescue the emperor. Others are branches of the royal family and princes from various places. They did not bring many people, but their status is indeed respected.
Putting aside these royal relatives and pillars of the court, it is the turn of "Fan Yu's daughter" Fan Ziruo.
Ruobao, a woman, slowly stood up after being introduced by the King of Southwest.
The young, beautiful and talented Ruobao immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. Among a group of men, a delicate beauty suddenly appeared. Who can resist this!
"My daughter Fan Ziruo, meet the prince." Ruobao bowed slightly politely.
The King of Southwest waved his hand and said, "Miss, you don't have to be polite. If the news is good, your father is Fan Changshu."
"Yes."
"After this trip to drive away the Yan people and return to Yinjing, the king will find him for a drink."
"Ziruo thanks the prince on behalf of his father."
The King of Southwest laughed, "I went to your house and disturbed you. Why do you thank me in return?"
How could the smart Ruobao not understand the implication of the King of Southwest. The King of Southwest found Fan Yu for a drink, which was fake, and it was true that Fan Yu was extraordinary. Fan Ziruo also understood that his father had always kept a low profile because he did not want to get into trouble.
"Ziruo and my father are just ordinary civilians. The prince is willing to condescend to be a guest, which makes my father and Ziruo flattered. The Fan Mansion, which has not received guests for a long time, will also be honored by the prince's arrival. The prince is so generous, so naturally we need to thank the prince."
"It is rumored that the girl is the most talented woman in Yinjing, and this is true." The King of the Southwest said.
Ruobao bowed and thanked him.
After this round of talks, the King of the Southwest did not continue to entangle with Fan Ziruo. He still had a lot of Qi army leaders to talk about, so after asking Ruobao to sit down, he continued the introduction process.
The subsequent introductions went quite smoothly.
The King of the Southwest himself has the strength of a master, plus reputation and 300,000 troops, and everyone present is convinced.
The links of the conference progressed all the way until the King of the Southwest was elected as the leader of the alliance, and no one else said anything.
In the afternoon, the Qi army alliance entered the specific link that the generals really cared about, dividing the troops.
Just like the Yan army, which was divided into five routes, east, west, south, north and center, the 800,000 Qi army also needed to be divided.
In ancient times, information was transmitted slowly. If the army was not divided, the overall march of the army would slow down. At least the 800,000 Qi army had to be dispersed to the surrounding counties. One day, the headquarters sent a message that the East Army received an order in the morning and set off in the morning, but the West Army had not received the order in the evening. How could they cooperate?
Therefore, the headquarters could only make strategic plans. As for how to fight and how to arrange the battle formation, it was up to the generals of each army to decide.
The afternoon meeting was not the same as the morning meeting, but the Southwest King set up a map in the middle, and the leaders of the surrounding armies watched in a circle.
The map shows the current arrangement of the Yan Army and the Qi Army.
The king of Southwest pointed to the place where the Qi army was deployed and said: "I have decided to divide our Qi army into four armies: left, right, middle and rear. The center army will be fully occupied by my troops. It will be responsible for the front and rear. The Yan army resisted."
After the King of Southwest said this, everyone had no objection.
The 300,000 frontier troops of the Southwest King are the largest and most powerful troops here, and it is perfect to have them serve as the backbone of the entire Qi army outside the city.
He Yunxiao looked at the allocation of the Southwest King and thought to himself that this prince is quite good. The Chinese army withstood the pressure of the Yan army head-on. Although it deserved the greatest credit, the casualties were probably not small. This operation of "how powerful you are, use as much force as you can" surprised He Yunxiao, who was accustomed to watching the "Micromanipulation Master Chang Kaishen" "Other casualties, direct lineage picking peaches" operation on TV.
After the distribution of the central army was completed, the king of Southwest pointed to the right side of the Qi army and said: "Yangzhou Mu, I want to use your eighteenth army as the skeleton, plus the surrounding Fang, Feng, Liu and other troops to form a right route army of 250,000. "What do you think?"
Yangzhou Mudao said: "The lower officials will take orders."
"King Li is deeply involved in the northwest and has deep connections in Hexi and other counties. How about you leading Zhu, Peng, Zhang, Miao and other tribes to form a left route army of 200,000 people?"
King Li said: "I will listen to your uncle's instructions."
The three main armies of the center, left, and right were all assigned. The Southwest King finally said to Fan Ziruo: "Xiannie, the Chu family army has just been established and its combat strength is unstable. You, together with King Ling, Chen, Shen and other troops, will form a ten-man army." How about Wanhou Route Army, responsible for small-scale operations?"
Even He Yunxiao understood what the King of Southwest said, and he made it clear that he would not let the new Chu army fight a big battle.
But Fan Ziruo showed no expression and showed no resistance. He bowed and said directly: "Ziruo accepts the order."