After Bai Qi introduced the purpose, route and leadership of this military operation, these public servants and Dr. Wu each went home to prepare for a day. The next day, they all dressed up in military uniforms and set off with their own battalions.
The so-called pro-camp refers to senior officers (officers/500 masters and above) who are from the army. If they find outstanding and heroic soldiers in previous battles, they can retain a standing force at one-tenth of the total number of troops under their command. ; This unit will not be disbanded after the war. It is provided with supplies by the government and trained by the chief officer. During combat, it is the most elite backbone of the entire army and undertakes the most critical combat tasks. The troops commanded by Gongcheng and Wu Dafu were 5,000 and 10,000 respectively, and the pro-camp troops were 500 and 1,000 respectively. They were a considerable force. The commander-in-chief of the entire army, such as Bai Qi, allowed a personal camp of 4,000 people. Of course, the mobilization of these troops still relies on military symbols, and the officers themselves have no right to mobilize without authorization. Among the generals (ten thousand generals) who went out to battle this time, only one actually held the rank of five princes. The other two were generals who guarded the army with the rank of duke. And among the six generals (five thousand generals), only two One person is a public chariot, and the other four people are serving as public servants. Therefore, among the three generals and six sidemen, there is only one of the five generals (one thousand pro-camps), four public officers (five hundred pro-camps), and four public officials (one hundred pro-camps). Not as much as in name. At the next level, there are many people who have been promoted and used in this way. The pro-camp may be one hundred or fifty, so it is no longer counted. Those below the rank of senior official (general of one hundred men) cannot retain personal camps.
Although Keqing Zao was the commander of the entire army, he was not an officer and did not have his own camp. The King of Qin personally allocated hundreds of men and hundreds of cavalry to his ministers as guards. In addition to the hundreds of guards who also served as messengers, Zao also found some people who knew military knowledge from among his own disciples as his staff. The Prime Minister's Mansion assigned him five pedestrians and five cars from Dianke Mansion to be responsible for diplomatic contacts with various countries along the way. On the day Bai Qi held the mobilization meeting, Keqing Zao drove a leather chariot, five pedestrians drove each with two staff, six chariots and a hundred cavalry and set off overnight to go to Shaanxi County to establish the shogunate. The leather cart could only carry twelve staff, and the other staff then walked to Shaanxi County to gather.
Outside Hangu Pass, after the Li water flows out of the valley to the north, it is called Manjian, or simply Jian; the Jianshui continues to flow northwest, merges with some small streams, and then flows into the Yellow River. Jianshui or Laishui only has water in the rainy season, and is usually just a small stream or even stagnant. However, the river channel it washed out is an important passage for people to enter and leave Miao Mountain, and thus the Weihe Plain, and is even the only passage, which is called Shaanxi Road. When Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao jointly assisted the young King Cheng of Zhou, they agreed to use Shaanxi as their boundary. The east of Shaanxi was under the responsibility of Duke Zhou, and the west of Shaanxi was under the responsibility of Duke Zhao. Later, a Guo Kingdom was built here, and the story of the destruction of Guo and the death of lips and teeth happened here. After the three families were divided into Jin, this place was originally occupied by Wei, the most powerful among the three Jins. Later, it was captured by Qin and Shaanxi County was established. As the many tug-of-wars between Qin and Wei around Hexi ended with Qin's final victory, Shaanxi County was now firmly under Qin's control.
The county seat of Shaanxian County is built between Jianshui and the Yellow River. It is less than thirty miles away from the narrow mouth of Lishui Valley in the east and more than fifty miles away from Hangu Pass, the most important pass in the world. It is four to five hundred miles from Xianyang to here. Normally it takes More than ten days. However, since Zao and his party were all riding horses, they traveled day and night all the way, except for resting and eating when their horses stopped, and it only took them four days to reach the county seat of Shaanxian County.
Shaanxi County received the call for troop deployment a day ago, and 500 prisoners were conscripted in the county, and they are being gathered one after another. Although the county captain only has the title of dafujue, he can only personally serve as the lord of five hundred. Ke Qingzao arrived in Shaanxi County so quickly that Shaanxi County was caught off guard. The county magistrate vacated the front house of the county government for Ke Qingzao as a temporary headquarters. The small town could not accommodate a hundred cavalry, and half were stationed inside and outside the city. The fifty people outside the city were arranged in nearby villages, no more than five miles away from the city. Since the fifty people in the city all had horses, ordinary houses could not accommodate them, so they had to move into a wealthy family's home with stables. For a time, the whole county was in a panic.
It was early morning when Ke Qingzao arrived in Shaanxi County. He asked his entourage to follow the county magistrate to arrange their stay and rest quickly; he ignored the fatigue of driving day and night and followed the county lieutenant to check the surrounding terrain and the planned place to station troops. The county lieutenant's disposal was very simple. He arranged 30,000 troops to control the stream on both sides of the river. Since it was early winter, only a small stream flowed through the middle of the river bed. The river bed was largely exposed and covered with rocks. Ke Qingzao was very dissatisfied with the county captain's arrangements, thinking that he had no sense of war.
Walking out of the valley mouth, the road divides into two branches: one goes east, crosses a beam, enters Mianchi, and from there goes out of the mountain along Qingjian into Heluo; the other goes south, crosses a beam, goes down the mountain and enters the Luoshui Valley, passing through Yiyang Enter Heluo. Both Mianchi and Yiyang are counties in South Korea. They are on the main roads of Hanhan and everyone is accustomed to fighting. When King Wu of Qin wanted to go to Luoyang to view Jiuding, he sent troops to break through Yiyang City. The Luoshui River Valley on the Yiyang front line has wide roads and a developed water system for transportation, which is conducive to large corps operations, but the distance is much longer. On the Qingjianshui line in the north, the road is narrow and it is inconvenient for troops to move along it. Hundreds of years ago, the Qin army was ambushed here and was completely wiped out by the Jin army. Three marshals of the unified army were captured; The rapid passage of troops can produce unexpected effects. Standing at the intersection of these two roads, Ke Qingzao made some mental calculations and decided to divide his troops into two routes to pass through this section of road: one army took the north route and quickly reached Luoyang; the two armies took the south route and entered Luoyang from the Luoshui Valley. The key to success is to force the Korean army to give way.
Keqing Zao asked the county captain to set up a large camp next to several gatherings at the mouth of Jianshui Valley, and his shogunate was located in the gatherings here. The county captain found it completely unbelievable. How could anyone set up camp by the river instead of the city? But he didn't dare to ask, so he had to answer repeatedly.
After looking at the terrain, it was already afternoon. Ke Qingzao returned to the county seat, took a nap, gathered his staff together, and presented his ideas to them. This method of dividing the troops to advance was very radical. It was very difficult to establish contact between the two groups after they separated. They almost fought independently before entering Luoyang. But the advantage is that the pace of advancement is accelerated. The gentlemen have repeatedly calculated and imagined various possible situations and response strategies. Everyone feels that they have a good idea. The fundamental thing is that South Korea will not send a large army to intercept at present, so it can be guaranteed that the army will be very safe even if its troops are divided.
The next day, all the five hundred prisoners in Shaanxi County were gathered, and the grassroots officers recruited from various townships were also in place. The county captain led them to the mouth of the valley and arranged a camp of five thousand people. There are many settlements here, all surrounded by earthen walls. The county captain arranged two camps outside each town, and two to five hundred lords were stationed in the city. Although the campground is not very neat, it is simple and practical. Ke Qingzao was greatly impressed when he saw it, and immediately asked the 500 people led by the county captain to be his temporary camp. This made the county captain very excited for a while.
While arranging the camp, strictly check the merchants coming and going, only allowed in, not allowed out, and cut off the exchange of information.
Naturally, the first to arrive were the five doctors and public servants who led the camp. They were about to enter the county town, but they were surprised when they heard that the guest had already arrived at the mouth of the valley. They did not dare to enter the city and went directly to the camp to find the guest. . Ke Qingzao didn't mind the trouble, and introduced his ideas to the five doctors and public servants who arrived one by one. The only fifth doctor naturally took charge of the northern army, and the two public officials served as his assistants. Along the way to the south, a public servant acted as a general and led 5,000 people led by two public officials.
The prisoners in each county were staffed by grassroots officers, and thousands of general-level officials also arrived one after another. Ke Qingzao and the fifth doctor organized these troops into an army in the fastest way. Within two days, the first batch of 5,000 people was organized and set off.
In this grouping method, it is clear at a glance who is arriving quickly and who is arriving slowly. The five thousand people formed in the first batch were the fastest to arrive, and everyone assumes that they are also the most powerful in combat. They were organized to the northern line and marched to the mouth of the canyon to set up camp under the leadership of the fifth doctor.
The second batch of 5,000 people was also organized a day later and transferred to the southern front. They were required to camp in Nanling and were led by a public servant in person.
It only took half a day for the third batch of 5,000 people to be organized and then moved into the North Road. At the same time, pedestrians heading to Mianchi set off ahead of the team.
In the afternoon, the fourth batch of 5,000 people was organized and entered South Road, also led by a public transport officer. A pedestrian also set off for Yiyang at the same time. According to the plan, the troops previously stationed in Nanling will move forward to the Luoshui River Valley; while the pedestrians will rest one night in the military camp in front of the southern line and sail to Yiyang the next day.
Everything was calculated. When the pedestrians entered their respective cities and asked for passage, the army had already appeared on the city's main road. At this time, even if the Korean personnel wanted to cause trouble, it was impossible. When the Northern Army completely passed through the Huohan Valley and entered the Yiluo Plain, Ke Qingzao led the last force of 5,000 people and entered Nanling with the baggage.
The last army led by Ke Qingzao was actually less than 5,000 men because some people were still late. Ke Qingzao didn't wait for the troops to arrive, so he took the baggage and resumed the journey as planned. He only left a message to the magistrate of Shaanxi County, ordering the troops that had not yet arrived to catch up.
The northern front troops who arrived first rested in Luoyang for a few days. After the southern front troops came out, they immediately set off to flood, occupy Xingyang, and lead the army out eastward. At this time, the express report from Mianchi and Yiyang was sent out: the Qin army came out of the pass and wanted to go to Tao. At this time, South Korea's attitude is no longer important.
After the army arrived at Xingyang, they stopped for a few days to collect ships. At the same time, they sent travelers to inform Wei that they were Ranghou's soldiers and headed for Taoyi by false road. Similarly, before Daliang had time to react, the troops came to the city gates. The rest of the journey followed almost the same pattern: Pedestrians took advantage of the road in front, and the army followed in boats. Economic water enters Heze smoothly all the way.
