"Your Majesty, I thought that these soldiers could not help."
After receiving the news that Mo Dynasty requested military assistance, there was a lot of discussion in Wan Kingdom's court.
"Your Majesty, Da Mo once helped our country to resist the Qi army. Now that the Mo country is in trouble, how can we, the Qi country, stand by and watch?"
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of War, in terms of marching and fighting, I am not as good as you. But it is related to the safety of our country. How can we send a large army to help? If we lose, won't our Wan country become a meal in the mouth of Qi country?" said the Minister of Rites.
Looking at the ministers talking incessantly in the court, Emperor Wan couldn't stand listening anymore, or maybe he was too old.
"That's enough, don't argue anymore."
Seeing that these ministers did not say anything more, the Emperor of Wan State continued: "Da Mo once helped my Wan State resist the Qi army. If they had not helped me at the beginning, I am afraid that the Wan State would be gone today. Remembering the old friendship , our country, Wan, should help."
The emperor's words immediately calmed the hearts of their ministers, but some were dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, this sentiment should be repaid, but if we send a large army and are defeated, not only the Wan Kingdom, but also the Mo Kingdom may become the territory of the Qi Kingdom. I beg the emperor to think twice." The Minister of Rites said.
After listening to the words of the Minister of Rites, several ministers knelt on the ground and said together: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"
"That's enough, you don't need to say more." Emperor Wan's heart was very firm.
After saying that, Emperor Wan looked at his white-haired Minister of War: "My dear, how many troops does Wan have now?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, although our country of Wan does not have an army of one million, it still has an army of hundreds of thousands. For so many years, our army has been training day and night just to raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a period of time. A total of five hundred thousand troops. "
"Okay. We will send all our troops this time to help the Great Mo Country at all costs, to protect our people from the suffering of war and to resist this arrogant and domineering Qi Army!"
"yes!"
The Minister of War's conversation with the emperor could be heard by all the courtiers present, and many officials felt uneasy.
In the Wan Kingdom military camp, preparations were being made nervously at the moment.
The inside and outside of the military camp were now covered with the once white snow, and there was no sign of any tender grass.
This military camp is located on the outskirts of Jinguan City, Kyoto, Wan Kingdom.
It is said that it is because Wan State has a small territory, with the Tubo State on the left, the great Qi State on the right, and only the great Mo State with which it has an alliance in the south.
Therefore, the Emperor of Wan State stationed all his troops on the outskirts of Jinguan City, the capital, to ensure the continuation of Wan State's foundation.
"All officers and men listen to the order! Now, under the order of the Great Emperor! Send all the troops of Dawan to support the Great Mo Kingdom! Everyone must be ready and set off at nightfall!"
"yes!"
Neat and powerful sounds resounded throughout the military camp.
"General! Why are we helping the Mo Kingdom? Isn't this using our troops to fight against the Qi army?" A general was a little unhappy.
There are more than 500,000 troops stationed in this military camp, and they are managed by fourteen generals, including the senior general.
"Now the country of Mo is in trouble! We, the country of Wan, should help!"
The general's words were strong and forceful, and they did not seem to have the meaning of persecution, but they did have the meaning of making people obey.
Soon, several long-haired generals around him fell silent.
"Okay, generals, this battle is not only related to the safety of the Mo country, but also to the safety of our Wan country. You generals should do your best to help the Mo country repel the Qi army and ensure that the people of our Wan country will never suffer the consequences of war again. bitter."
At this time, these people with long hair and yellow and dark faces headed towards where they wanted to go.
Soon, the sky gradually became dark, and the Wan Kingdom's military camp was ready to set off.
The lights in the military camp were brightly lit at this moment, and the soldiers stood neatly and powerfully among the lanterns, holding bows tightly in their hands, with the bow barrel behind them, obeying the general's arrangements.
"General, our battalion is ready."
"General, our camp is ready."
The sounds of preparation came into the ears of the general.
The general was riding a horse, holding a whip in one hand and a spear in the other, his hair dancing in the cold wind.
"Okay. Let's go!"
After saying that, the general pulled the reins and the horse walked out of the barracks door.
A dozen generals behind him jumped on their horses, pulled the reins, and followed the general out of the door.
In the Wan Kingdom, although the territory is small, there are many wild grasses, and most of them are plains, so the number of horses is sufficient.
Look carefully and you will find it.
Among these hundreds of thousands of troops, the leader is the general, followed closely by fourteen junior generals, and then followed by the soldiers who are running behind the horse.
However, is this really the case?
A closer look showed that there should be fourteen generals, that is, fourteen fierce horses, following the general. But among these generals, there seemed to be a few more people. At one count, there were probably several thousand more people and horses.
Could it be that the military camp of 500,000 people was divided into thousands of generals to manage it?
Ah, wrong, wrong, wrong.
These are actually no different from the soldiers running behind the horses, except that they have an extra horse.
The horses in the hands of these people were not obtained from their families, but were rewarded by the court.
According to the rules of the Wan Kingdom, anyone who has made an attack can be paired with a war horse, and the food and grass used by these war horses will be reimbursed by the court.
In this way, one is to improve the combat capabilities of the soldiers; the other is to reduce the physical strength of some soldiers.
Because the location of the battlefield is not fixed, sometimes it is far away from the military camp. If you hold a weapon and run to fight, you will be exhausted before you reach the battlefield.
It is about 450 miles from Jinguan City to Zhangzhou Prefecture in Huguang Province. If you travel slowly day and night, it will take more than ten days, and if you travel quickly, you can arrive in five or six days.
The north wind was blowing, and sometimes there was light snow in the air. Although these soldiers were all wearing thicker clothes, they couldn't stand the cold weather, and their faces and hands were all red from the cold.
The next day, the Governor's Mansion located in the Imperial City of the Mo Dynasty was discussing how to fight this battle.
"Gui Mulu, now that our court has the support of Wan State, are you confident that we will win this battle?" Du Antong, the governor, was a little doubtful.
"Grand Governor, my subordinates have been observing for many days. If the data is consistent, we must be victorious." Gui Chengyun still looked confident.
"Okay, Du is very much looking forward to defeating him." Grand Governor Du Antong smiled slightly.
At this time, Grand Governor Du Andong just remembered something and looked at the officials with a somewhat happy face.
"I forgot to tell you something. After learning about the withdrawal of troops from the remaining two provinces, Ding Kangshi, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the local area, ordered the two provinces to withdraw their troops and obey the command. Now, it is precisely because of the words of the commander-in-chief of Huguang that this is Preserve more than 100,000 troops."
Hearing the words of Governor Du Antong, the surrounding officials suddenly showed their happy faces and looked at Gui Chengyun with envious eyes.
"In this way, you can know the victory of this battle without looking at it. The Qi army must be defeated." An official expressed his thoughts with a happy face.
After hearing this, several officials smiled slightly.
"Gui Mulu, it seems that your job is really hard to win." Du Antong, the governor, joked.
Suddenly, several officials around laughed.
The withdrawal of the Mo Dynasty's troops increased the Qi army's confidence in destroying the Mo Dynasty.
Now, after a few days, Qi Jun has captured more than a dozen cities.
Many people who occupied the city are now fleeing south, which has greatly affected the lives of the people.
In the command center of the provincial capital of Huguang Province, officials are discussing countermeasures.
"Zhang Tongzhi, where are Wan's reinforcements now?" Commander Ding Kangshi asked.
"Commander Hui Ding, Wan's troops have now passed through Wudu and are almost there."
"Okay. You should prepare the relevant matters in advance and make sure that the reinforcements have a smooth journey after passing through Huguang. Report back immediately if there is any news." The commander, Ding Kangshi, looked excited and a little nervous.
"good."
Seeing Zhang Tongzhi leaving, the commander Ding Kangshi sat on the chair, took a sip of tea, stood up again, looked at the map without saying a word.
After passing through the Fog City, they had already reached the territory of the Mo Dynasty. The strength of this army of more than 500,000 people was not very dangerous.
Knowing that this battle was not only about the friendship between Mo and Wan and the safety of the people of Mo and Wan, the generals, the leaders of hundreds of thousands of troops, did not dare to rest for a moment, and non-stop encouraged the soldiers to head towards Zhangzhou Mansion.
When we arrived at Mining Mansion in Huguang, it was already afternoon, and the sky was still dark, but there was no rain or snow.
As soon as they arrived at the city gate of Mining Mansion, this army of hundreds of thousands of people suddenly stopped in front of the city gate of Minning Mansion.
Minning Mansion is not far from Zhangzhou Mansion. If you ride a fast horse, you can reach it in a few hours.
The reason the team stopped was not because the Mining Mansion gate guard blocked the way, but because there was a man wearing an emerald green official uniform standing in front of them.
"I am the governor of the command office. Following the words of Commander Ding, I came to welcome Wan's reinforcements."
After speaking, the official smiled slightly, stood aside and said: "Welcome the Wan reinforcements to the city! Commander Ding has given an order, and the Wan reinforcements have come all the way. They have worked hard all the way. All the soldiers can eat and drink as they please in the city. Have a good rest. After the Wan reinforcements have rested, it will not be too late to resist the Qi army."
The governor's words made the dozen generals riding behind feel happy.
However, the general's words broke their happiness.
"Thank you for the hospitality of Da Mo Kingdom. I'll just take this matter seriously. There are many people in the city. If this is the case, it may disturb people's lives. We can just stay outside the city and rest."
General Wan's words made the governor standing in front of him admire this team very much.
"In that case, I have wronged you all. But food is indispensable. Then I will ask some people to come over to fill your stomachs." The governor said with a smile.
"good."
The general also responded readily, and then looked at the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him: "Everyone! Rest where you are!"
In one word, the team dispersed on both sides and took a rest.
Some soldiers' hands were red, some soldiers had blisters on their feet, and some soldiers had frostbite.
Fortunately, Mo's hospitality was good. Not only did they provide all the food, but they also provided charcoal fire at all costs.
"General, why don't you plan to enter this city? This is my first time here, and I want to play in this city and see what fun things there are in this great country." A general asked.
While eating the meat, the general looked at the general expressionlessly and replied: "We are the Wan army. We must not lose our Wan etiquette at any time. We must let them see that we are a united army." A quality team.”
Listening to the general's words, several generals around seemed disappointed.
"When the battle is won, I will stay one more day, and then I will allow you to have fun in this city." The general said with a smile.
Hearing these words, several generals felt happy and wanted to end this war quickly and have some fun in this big Mo city.
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"Commander Ding, Wan's reinforcements have arrived at Minning Mansion."
After listening to the report of the officials in front of him, the commander made Ding Kang ready to fight: "Okay, order the remaining troops from the second province to rush to Zhangzhou Mansion together with Wan's reinforcements immediately to prepare for battle!"
"good."
Although they captured several cities in succession, the Qi army still chose the original Zhangzhou Prefecture as their base.
Soon, the troops of the Wan Kingdom and the remaining troops of the Mo Dynasty headed towards Zhangzhou Prefecture to attack.
With the help of Wan's reinforcements and the remaining troops of Mo Dynasty, more than 600,000 people have been gathered.
However, it is such a reasonable team. Compared with the enemy's miscellaneous team of old and young, the Qi army has been defeated.
Soon, the war started, and the armies of Mo and Wan once again showed what they had been like for thirty-five years.
This time, the attack power of Wan's army has doubled compared with last time, and they fought even more bravely.
After attacking for two full days, the Qi army with more than 700,000 troops stationed was defeated by the Mo and Wan forces.
After the Zhangzhou Prefecture was recaptured, the troops of Mo and Wan successively snatched away the cities captured from Qi State.
Within a few days, the Qi army had retreated to the other side of the Yangtze River and into their territory.
