After receiving the news that Wang Mi and Shi Le led the Xiongnu Zahu to invade Jinan County, Liu Yu was furious. He had previously thought that Cao Yi and the other three would seek refuge with him, so Wang Mi would probably not give up.
However, I really never expected that Wang Mi, who was far away in Ji County at that time, would rush for more than 600 miles in a row and suddenly attack Jinan County.
As the saying goes, what is tolerable is unbearable.
Moreover, Jinan County is the county where Liu Yu just implemented the military household policy. It is already December at the end of the year, and spring is about to begin. If the harassment of bandits such as Wang Mi and Shi Le cannot be quickly eliminated, then within a year The important spring plowing would definitely be delayed, which would be a huge loss for Liu Yu, who hoped to use his farmland to support military households.
Not only the loss of soldiers and materials, but also the loss of morale and reputation.
If these rogue bandits cannot be dealt with quickly, the Qingzhou tycoons who have just finally subdued them may have other strange thoughts.
Wang Mi and Shi Le must be dealt with by the Hu invaders, but these two were historically top-notch generals in the late Jin Dynasty, especially when they defected to the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms and received support from the Hu people. Finally, even Gou Xi, who could beat the shit out of them many times before, was no longer their match.
And now it is just when these two people have just received the support of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom and are about to start disrupting the Central Plains.
Therefore, Liu Yu did not dare to take it lightly, and could only prepare cautious responses.
According to the reports from the front, Wang Mi and Shi Le probably have no less than 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Moreover, these two men are accustomed to the tactics of rogue bandits coercing the common people as the vanguard. I am afraid that when Liu Yu leads his army to Jinan County, these two The human military strength will expand a lot.
But this time, Liu Yuneng estimated that the number of troops he could muster to go to Jinan County was only about 20,000. Adding in the more than 2,000 Dong Ping stationed in Jinan County, the full force was just over 20,000.
It was not even as many as the army that had been used to conquer Gouchun before, it was less than half.
The reason for this situation is entirely because Liu Yu was the leader of several anti-Gou forces, and he didn't have to worry about anything else.
But Liu Yu is different now. Now the entire six counties of Qingzhou are areas that need to be governed. In order to maintain the rule of each county, sufficient troops must be retained. This is the cost of governance that must be paid.
When Liu Yu summoned a group of subordinates and prepared to gather troops to support Jinan County. But they found that even 20,000 people could not gather together at once.
"Most of the soldiers that can be gathered now are soldiers from the nearby Le'an and Qi countries. Beihai County has just suppressed a few powerful rebels, and I am afraid that they will not dare to mobilize their troops for a while. Donglai County does have soldiers, but too many It’s far away, and now that it’s freezing cold, it might take more than ten days at the earliest to get to Linzi.”
Xue Qi on the side said that now he is serving as the military officer of Qingzhou Dudu Mansion, and he is responsible for the statistics and management of soldiers.
After hearing this, Liu Yu understood a little. He had only estimated the mobilizable soldiers in each county, but he had forgotten that the time it would take to mobilize these soldiers was also a big problem.
In this case, Liu Yu could only settle for the next best thing and asked.
"How many troops can be gathered in Linzi within those two days?"
Xue Qi calculated silently in his mind and returned.
"Within two days, soldiers from Qi and Le'an can gather. There will be about 10,000 people."
For this attack, Liu Yu did not intend to recruit those powerful troops. On the one hand, because Liu Yu's implementation of the unified household system has offended a number of powerful people, it may be difficult to recruit many troops.
On the other hand, it was because most of the people who rescued Jinan County this time were military households who had just been assigned jobs by Liu Yu. These were the team that Liu Yu used to check and restrain the powerful families.
Even if they are recruited, I am afraid they will not be able to work hard, but may become chaotic on the battlefield. After all, the enemies they need to face this time are the fierce barbarian bandits under Wang Mi and Shi Le, not the unpopular Gou in Qingzhou. pure.
At this time, Cao Yi who was on the side spoke.
"General, the three of us have two thousand men. They are all familiar with the tactics of these barbarians and can help the general."
Cao Yi, Xu Miao, and Gao Liang were all summoned by Liu Yu to participate, as long as Liu Yuan made them feel that they were trusted by Liu Yu.
Of course, there is another important purpose, which is to let these three people know that Liu Yu paid a lot of price to take in the three of them.
Although, according to Liu Yu's observation, Cao Yi and the others probably left because of lack of military rations and low morale after Wang Mi received support from the Huns and Huns. They lost their previous status and were squeezed out by Wang Sang, Wang Zhang and others. Wang Mi, but after all, it is better to win over the new general and observe him more.
"I promised you not to meet your old master Wang Mi on the battlefield." Liu Yu did not deny it, but talked about what he promised them.
After hearing this, Cao Yi quickly bowed and replied.
"Since I have surrendered to the general, there is no old master. I only know that I am loyal to the general."
These days, the three men of Cao Yi were all attracted by the people sent by Liu Yu to express their condolences. Especially when they learned that Liu Yu's army was exempted from taxes and labor due to their military exploits, they all looked eager to give it a try. , after all, they were originally soldiers of Cao Yi and others. If they were also soldiers and could get a piece of land where they could live and settle down, it would be a thousand times better than simply serving as soldiers and eating food.
Therefore, under the temptation of Liu Yu's military meritorious service, the veterans who were accustomed to fighting under Cao Yi and others became eager to join the war. After all, those Qingzhou military households who were far inferior to them in sword and gun battle formations had all become A small landowner with fertile land.
So Cao Yi thought, in this case, it would be better to speak out and ask for a fight in person. Firstly, he could comply with the wishes of his subordinates who were eager to obtain jobs and become small landowners. Secondly, he could show his loyalty to Liu Yuan and increase his sense of presence.
Liu Yu was relieved to see Cao Yi being so successful. This left him with a lot of trouble.
Because this time to face Wang Mi and Shi Le, only a small number of troops will be left to garrison Linzi. If the two thousand men of Cao Yi and the others stay in Linzi, they will definitely be uneasy. Liu Yu originally planned to find a way to mobilize them. But Cao Yi's performance saved Liu Yu a lot of trouble.
A few days later.
When Liu Yu led more than 10,000 people to Dongpingling Mausoleum in Jinan County, the second year of Yongjia had passed.
Just as Liu Yu was marching all the way, December ended and the new year ushered in.
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