Chapter 1108: Before fighting against the outside world, you must first settle down at home.
When Qin Wen captured Hetao and formed the coalition forces to merge the states, although Wang Kuang had the courage to join the coalition forces, it was because Qin Wen took the lead, so Wang Kuang dared to follow behind and wave the flag to cheer.
Now Yuanmeng's 70,000 cavalry are roaring towards them. Regardless of whether the Southern Allied Forces are seeking help from Yuanmeng, how can they have the courage to stop the 70,000 Yuanmeng cavalry with the little force in the hands of Wang Kuang, the prefect of Shuofang!
Seventy thousand yuan of Mongolian iron cavalry came roaring to Shuofang. Not only did they not encounter any obstruction, the guard even obeyed Wang Kuang's order and sent them wine and meat to send Murong Ke and his army off.
The Jin army set up garrisons to defend the Liang army in the west, but only sentry posts to the princes in the south.
The strength gap between the two sides is too big. It would be better if the Jin army does not attack the Bingnan princes. It is impossible for the Bingnan princes to take the initiative to attack the Jin army.
This was a matter of course, but now Murong Ke took advantage of it and sent 70,000 cavalry straight towards Yinchuan County, which was empty of troops in the south of Hetao.
Three days ago, after Qin Hao's flying pigeon message reached Jinyang, it immediately attracted Qin Wen's attention, and subsequently caused an uproar among the Jin army.
Of the 150,000 Jin troops, 120,000 are now concentrated at Yanmen Pass and Zhenbeiguan, but Yuan Meng has colluded with Yang Jian, and 70,000 Yuan Meng cavalry are about to use the road to invade Hetao from Liangzhou.
Hetao is now in danger, but the Jin army still doesn't know the true purpose of the Yuan army.
Did Yuanmeng want to take the Hetao to break through Zhenbeiguan and let Yuanmeng's cavalry from outside the pass come in?
Or will the cavalry drive straight into Taiyuan and attack Jinyang, the capital of the Jin army?
The Jin army knew nothing about this, but after discussion, they still believed that it was more likely that the Yuan-Meng army would go north to Zhenbeiguan to meet Temujin's army, so they quickly made preparations for war.
"My lord, before you fight outside, you must first make peace at home."
Xi Zhicai stood up and said with a serious face: "The top priority is to concentrate our superior forces and completely annihilate the 70,000 yuan Mongolian cavalry that is about to enter the Hetao.
Otherwise, once these 70,000 cavalrymen wreak havoc in Hetao, our army's many years of governance will be in vain. "
"Seventy thousand cavalry, and they are equipped with stirrups and horseshoes. If we want to completely annihilate them, we must at least dispatch twice as many troops as the enemy."
Qin Wen had long realized the seriousness of the problem. He looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Our army now only has a total of 150,000 troops, and there are 200,000 yuan of Mongolian cavalry outside Waiguan. Guan also had to be guarded.
In order to survive this crisis, I decided to mobilize all the people in the Hetao area to resist the invasion of Yuan and Mongolia.
In addition, 100,000 reserve troops were immediately recruited, and orders were sent to all cities and counties to guard the city gates, and absolutely no war was allowed. "
The Jin army sits on five counties in the north and three counties in the Hetao, a total of eight counties. After years of cultivation and vigorous development, it has a population of more than three million, but only has a standing army of 200,000.
In a place like Bingzhou, which has been at war with foreign tribes for many years, even if the ratio of soldiers to civilians reaches ten to one, it is not considered a militancy. Therefore, Qin Wen's recruitment of 100,000 reserve troops is completely within the tolerance.
In comparison, the four counties in Jingbei controlled by Qin Hao only had a total population of nearly three million, but they recruited an army of 240,000.
The ratio of soldiers and civilians under Qin Hao's command was not only close to ten to one, but he was also in the densely populated Central Plains area. It can be seen that compared with Qin Wen, Qin Hao was the real militarizer.
However, Qin Hao had no choice. Nanyang was the place of the Four Wars. If he did not recruit so many troops, he would not have the strength to expand.
Fazhi stood up at this time and said in a deep voice: "My lord, conscription and all the people are soldiers are strategies to destroy the enemy, but the top priority is to defend the enemy. If even the 70,000 Yuan Mongolian cavalry cannot stop it, let alone This 70,000-strong army has been annihilated.”
"That's right."
Sima Fang took over the conversation and said in a deep voice: "Our army's ordnance reserves are extremely sufficient. Let alone recruiting 100,000 reserve troops, even 200,000 are not a problem, but we do not have so much time to prepare."
The reserve soldiers recruited by the Jin army are all veterans and ordinary people who have received military training. As long as they are distributed weapons and simple training, they will quickly form an army. Although their combat power is not as good as that of the regular army, they can be used to defend cities or Fighting with coercion is more than enough.
"We must mobilize the army as soon as possible to block the Yuanmeng army in Yinchuan County. Only then will our army have enough world to prepare for the next action."
Xi Zhicai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Yanmen Pass and Zhenbei Pass are easy to defend but difficult to attack. The 20,000 defenders each can sustain for two months.
These two months must be enough for our army to make all preparations, and then wipe out all the intruders. "
"Even what the military advisor said."
Qin Wen nodded and ordered seriously: "Instruct Yang Ye, the governor of Yinshan, to select another general to guard Zhenbeiguan, and then lead an army of 40,000 to sit in Yinchuan County.
Li Dingguo, the guard general of Yanmen Pass, was sent an order to immediately detach an army of 40,000 troops, led by Wang Meng, the governor of Hetao, to go to Yinchuan to help. "
"My lord, Lord Wang Meng is both civil and military, and he can command an army of 40,000 without any problem.
General Li Dingguo has been on the battlefield for a long time. He leads an army of 20,000 to guard Yanmen Pass, and it is equally foolproof.
But if Governor Yang Ye leaves Zhenbeiguan, none of his generals will be able to take on the important task of guarding the pass. "Sima Fang said worriedly.
"Don't worry, General Yang's sons are all very capable generals. It won't be a problem to choose one of them to defend the pass."
Qin Wen's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "We must give the young eagles a chance to fly in the sky. The world will belong to them in the future!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this. Their lord's appointment of generals has always been very bold. The young lord Qin Hao led the army to fight when he was only 14 years old. Li Dingguo was a Yellow Turban general but now he went to guard Yanmen Pass. Such an example was the only one among the Jin army. But it's still there.
"Jinyang is the hinterland of our army. If the Yuanmeng Iron Cavalry cannot completely solve the supply problem, it will definitely not be that easy to attack. Therefore, of the 30,000 defenders in Jinyang, only 10,000 are enough, and the remaining 20,000 troops... "
As he spoke, Qin Wen looked around, and finally his eyes rested on Xi Zhicai, and said in a deep voice: "Military advisor, you can take me to Yinchuan."
"promise."
"If I can still ride a horse and draw a bow, I will definitely lead the army in person in this battle and go to fight Yuan Meng, but..."
As he spoke, Qin Wen sighed lonely, and then smiled helplessly and said, "I'd like to ask the military advisor to make a trip for me."
"It is my duty to share the Lord's worries."
Xi Zhicai said seriously, but in his heart he couldn't help but feel sad about the twilight of his lord's hero. Qin Wen, who was once full of energy and traveled across the northern border, could no longer draw his bow.
