The north wind whistles, and the flags are fierce.
"call!"
"OK!"
The flag bearer waved the flag, and the soldiers rode back and forth in the array, and loud shouts were sounded under the command.
With the issuance and implementation of the order, rows of soldiers quickly adjusted their positions.
As a powerful army that has been fighting for decades, the Chu army developed a military spirit of command and prohibition as it rose step by step, which has been passed down to this day.
"The Chu army is here again."
On the tower of Daliang City, a large group of people appeared. The monarchs and ministers of the Liang Kingdom, dressed in blue and purple noble clothes, looked at the Chu army in the distance, which seemed to be one and the imposing momentum. Some people were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
"The Chu army looks even more elite and brave than last year..."
Someone whispered, with a tremor in his voice.
Now that Ningling's troops are divided into seven groups, no matter how few I have innate masters, if there are seven groups divided, how can each group be so few?
Nowadays, those occupied areas are under military control, and the Northern Expeditionary Army dispatches soldiers and horses to retreat to guard and maintain local security.
Organize us into local prefectural and county soldiers and serve as local military forces to maintain law and order in the new ruling area.
Being stared at by the emperor and many colleagues, the minister who spoke was instantly frightened and shrank directly in front of the crowd before he dared to speak again.
What is needed is to mobilize the people's autonomy, so that we can spontaneously carry out those production tasks.
Without that foundation, the fighting power can still be maintained and the morale is low, and it is as if he ran away after hearing the news.
It is actually not that difficult to select 880,000 county soldiers from among 12 million people.
In other words, in the entire Northern Expedition to Chu, in addition to a large number of civilians, among the remaining six million professional soldiers, including those who retired and returned to the army, recruits were also the majority, accounting for nearly four million people.
Regarding that point, Emperor Liang naturally had some problems, if he agreed with it.
Behind his eyes, he saw the one million small army in Xiaoliang City. They were all composed of the Liang Kingdom. After a year of training with iron and fire, the momentum of those Liang Kingdoms had changed, and the feeling was naturally the same.
But the state of military control may eventually be maintained.
It goes without saying that during the Northern Expedition, Emperor Liang conquered another state, Chu, in just one year.
The fighting power of Guo Zuo still stretches.
That's why the powerful monarchs and ministers at the top of the city don't have the feeling that they are all tigers and wolves at a glance.
As Guo Qing approached the Imperial City, he felt even more terrified.
With my small number of people, let alone small beams, it is still a problem to be able to break down the inner camp. "
After all, Emperor Liang only lost 100,000 people when he defeated a Liang king.
As long as you can withstand that wave, keep Xiaoliang, and bear the exhaustion of Ningling, this final defeat will belong to you.
It was not that day when Ningling gathered the main force.
It was precisely with the help of several times fewer innate masters that Guo Qing was able to quickly win and capture Liang Guojun.
Just when everyone was relieved, the young general Yang Chen stood up and scolded: "The reason why Liang Guojun fell, Ningling said he did not use all his strength, but that full strength only refers to the strength of the troops.
Yang Chen was speechless, and he listed them one by one. What he said was more inspiring and convincing than the next one.
After hearing this, all the ministers bowed one after another: "Your Majesty is wise."
The following two are the magic weapons to win the Ningling Northern Expedition.
While everyone was relieved, they could not help but ponder over this.
That news naturally made everyone in the Chu state feel discouraged and frustrated.
Adding all of them up, the difference is close to the territory of ten counties.
Guo Qing set the tone for that conversation.
When the powerful ministers heard those words, they also thought of the glory of last year. They cheered up one by one, and the smiles disappeared from their faces, and they finally fell completely.
It’s not July yet, and in a month or two, it won’t be August.
In this attack on Xiaoliang, Emperor Liang divided his troops seven times.
But at that time, there were three million Chu troops, including two million people, all composed of civilians. There are only one million people, professional soldiers, and most of them are recruits.
As the former number one hegemon in the sky, its combat power is still quite sufficient.
If you just believe it, will I be able to launch it for the eighth time next year?
Ningling in the early days of the Northern Expedition was not in such a state.
Last year, although Lu Yuan led an army of three million to the Northern Expedition to Daliang, the momentum was huge.
What can that few people do?
That kind of downbeat moment, that kind of hopeful moment, if that guy dares to be happy again, everyone will kill me.
But among the fighting force, how many Liang Guojun are there?
…
Even the warrior who was surrounded by everyone in the center and had not spoken yet could not help but frown when he saw that guy, with a flash of liking and anger in his eyes.
That doesn't look funny, but it also illustrates a fact.
On those two days, I received reports from the governors and captains of the counties ahead, or rather the counties in Zhongzhou ahead.
With so few standing troops, Guo Qing's Northern Expedition army would naturally be able to provide them.
And August is only eight months away from the end of April when the first snow fell.
But before we withdraw, it is worth talking about who will take over the responsibility for local security and stability.
This is not the case, if we want to select a group of more elite people among the 12 million civilians.
Request to withdraw from military control, reestablish local prefectures and county soldiers, and restore abnormal local order.
The soldiers also spoke at that time: "Although the Chu people are talented, you Liang people are also inferior. Last year, we were attacked by me in a surprise attack, and we suffered a disastrous defeat.
Therefore, it is no longer urgent for counties and counties that have not yet stabilized to lift military control and resume abnormal administration.
When everyone thought of that, they were naturally worried about it.
Just like Emperor Liang brought millions of soldiers and horses to block Xiaoliang, and used it to draw away 880,000 people, it would collapse in an instant.
Among the nearly seven million new recruits, these returning veterans rediscovered their original feelings in combat. Pure recruits also hone their skills and experience through life and death.
With such a small territory and an enemy war zone, the required gap in soldiers from prefectures and counties is very small.
By the end of the Northern Expedition, the Chu State had acquired several counties including Guannei, Guangling, Jiangxia, Donghai, Xingyang, Jiyin, and Chengyang. In addition, Henan, Nanyang, Liangjun, Dongjun, Shanyang, and Rencheng were not yet included. parts of other counties.
What's more, in fact, among the few civilians, there are a small number of veterans who have joined the army, and they have no foundation at all.
Yes, that was just the beginning.
But even if you lose, last year was so difficult, did you still hold on to the small beam and survive it?
And a month or two ago, even if the Eighth Route Ningling returned, they would have suffered heavy casualties due to the brutal siege battle, their morale had dropped slightly, and their sharp edges had been blunted, making it difficult to reuse them.
At that moment, the person who had always been the pessimist spoke up and said forcefully: "Although there are many people in Ningling outside Xiaoliang, the troops and horses we assigned to the eight prefectures of Luyuan, Yucheng, and Gushu are... It's a lot, I heard it's over 700,000 people.
But at that moment, the man who poured cold water on him one after another spoke forcefully again.
The main force of my camp in the middle is not the elite Guo Qing, but they are still in my hands.
Those words that offended the scenery immediately poured a basin of cold water over the anger that the ministers had just raised.
The pride of once being the best in the world is still outside my heart. Even if I am hit now, my dignity will be crushed so slowly.
Mainly civilians, combined with a large number of main forces, formed seven lines of troops.
If the people of Chu want to copy the battle of Liang Guojun, how can it be useless?
These defeated troops, in addition to talking about the troops and horses used by Guo Qing, also mentioned one point. Guo Qing here used more than ten innate guards for ten consecutive days, and the number was several times less than the innate guards of Liang Guojun.
In that case, there is really a way to draw out too few soldiers and horses to fill the vacancies in the front.
Your Majesty will surely increase my ambition and destroy your own prestige. "
When the words came to his mouth, he was blocked.
Being able to take it out does not mean that it can be taken out easily.
Just under the nearby Xiaoliang City, the powerful monarchs and ministers were cheering each other on to boost their confidence.
This year's Chu army is indeed more elite than last year.
The current Guo Qing here really needs a goal and hope to guide everyone to persevere.
With so few civilians and recruits, Ningling's quality naturally resulted in uneven quality. With more soldiers and horses, the Chu army was superior. As the main force of the Liang Kingdom, the Chu army was no different from the local prefecture and county soldiers.
Not to mention blocking Xiaoliang then, Liang Jun in Xiaoliang City might see the opportunity and dare to come out directly to compete with Ningling.
After a year of hard work, only 7 million small troops were raised again, and even the number of innate masters was still reduced to 81.
Putting the following together, there are not 880,000 county soldiers.
As for the final result of the contest, if Emperor Liang had taken action, it would be difficult to say that he would definitely win.
So after a year of experience, going down to the Liang Kingdom and going up to the common people, the Chu army in Ningling was also tempered in the flames of life and death.
Well, that's before subtracting the number before Liang Guojun lost seven innates.
However, as soon as I spoke, everyone's angry eyes came over me.
With a county in hand, Xiaoliang will still be one of the weak countries in Zhongzhou in the future, second only to Chu State. "
That would be even more difficult.
As long as they win, even if they regain the lost land that has not yet fallen, there is still a problem in preserving the existing county.
Because it was a small military capital outside, there was no Liang Guojun there.
When the people around heard this, their faces turned ugly, and they couldn't help but glare at the speaker.
"If you save Xiaoliang, you will save a county. A few days ago, your combat power is still the top overlord in Zhongzhou."
From our words, it seems that Guo Qing is not the one being attacked at this time, but is taking the initiative to attack, looking at the sky.
It is almost the same as the current direct territory of Chu State.
After all, after a year of training in the flames of war, the people of Chu State grew very slowly.
Martial law is meant to be long-lasting, and local order will have to be restored sooner or later.
Instead of using the millions of people to hold back Xiaoliang's main force, the other side would take action to support the inner siege of Fucheng.
Can the important town of Bafu be defended? "
You are just sticking to your homeland, but Ningling is going on an expedition to thousands of places. You are the only one who will fail in the end.
When everyone saw this, they snorted and turned around, paying no attention to the guy who had opened his eyes.
But in the beginning, I was able to gather several times the innate power because the small army gathered in one place.
In those days, Liang Guojun's troops did not retreat sporadically.
A year later, we are still the overlord in the sky, and we can still produce seventy or so innates, not eight million Liang Guo who is at its peak.
And what Yang Chen said about the future scene is undoubtedly in line with everyone's expectations.
"But……"
Taking away 880,000 people is enough for me to defeat eight Liang kings.
Compared with Liang Guo's requirements, it may be a little worse, but compared with the soldiers of the prefecture and county, it is still far behind.
Especially Jiangxia, Donghai and other counties ahead, with the arrival of Chu officials, the official structure was established and the formal rule ended.
After all, the old combat power is too broad.
It is impossible to survive for a month, or even two or eight months.
Even if Lu Yuan, Yucheng, and Gushu were to fall, they would definitely fall within ten days.
That is also an abnormal operation of the county.
Has that goal been achieved now?
The reason why such a glorious small victory was achieved in the first place was probably due to Ningling's frighteningly exaggerated numbers, as well as the innate grandmaster whose quality and numbers overwhelmed his opponents.
Even if it works, I'd better copy this year's layout again and spend it with Ningling again.
It will even affect the Chu army in various camps.
The eight palaces of Lu Yuan were far inferior to the king of Liang in terms of city defense, military strength, and innate masters.
Ningling only brought one million people to Xiaoliang, but the remaining main force was distributed to seven directions to attack the towns in Xiaoliang. His intention was obvious.
Now that you have been recovering for a year, your troops are smaller and stronger than last year, and you even have the support of Xu Zheng and other countries, is it still the same as last year?
And wanting to restore abnormal administration is also such a complicated matter.
The purpose is not to divide Ningling's forces, but to let me concentrate all the troops in Xiaoliang and recreate the situation of last year's eight million small army besieging the imperial capital.
No matter how you say it, it is still 880,000 people. For the small Northern Expedition army with a regular army of about 8 million, it is heartbreaking enough to have to be removed from the small camps all at once.
Ten miles away, in Ningling, where formations were being arranged and a small camp was being built, Emperor Liang was also thinking about an important matter related to the attack on Xiaoliang.
"So what if there are elites in Ningling? There are only a few Chu people in the city. According to the intelligence report, the total number is only one million."
Even if the entire army is wiped out, only one person will escape.
Everything is done.
"Xiao Liang is in hand, Liang Jun is in hand, and I am fundamentally important."
What an area like that needs is stability and production. Although military control can ensure the latter, it has minimal effect on the former.
But what makes me less determined is, where will the soldiers and horses of the rebuilt county and county come from?
Although Guo Qing and Liang Guojun were divided into small groups, as well as the other eight palaces of Liang Jun, they were basically civilians.
But there were too few counties that needed to be filled that time.
do not forget.
We are down and out, and we have only been down and out for a year.
According to our theory, Ningling only used 700,000 people to attack the king of Liang, and not the entire army.
The main force, Liang State, was able to move, but there must be no county soldiers in the front. Since the two were in a dilemma, Emperor Liang naturally had to think about another source of troops.
After all, farmers farm, business travels, workshops operate, and shops open. These are things he can do badly by forcing others to do them with a knife.
There were no Chu ministers at the top of the city, so Ren Ren lost his momentum and could not help but retort: "But in your Xiaoliang City, there are not 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed there, and there are not even ten innate masters. Compared with the Chu thieves, Not sure where to go.
After all, the small army assigned by the local government was really useful when he said it would be withdrawn. It was just a matter of order.
After all, it is the foundation of the number one hegemony. Even if it is in decline now, it is still a special hegemony that can touch porcelain.
Tang Xu Qiguo may not be able to do so, but it still seems to have less combat power.
Concentrate your forces and take it in one fell swoop.
The plan was very muddy and the actions were very prudent. It cannot be said that Ningling came with the intention of winning Xiao Liang.
If placed in a special place, 880,000 people would be killed or injured, which would be enough to defeat an entire county in Ningling.
A rough estimate is that even based on the basic standards of a hundred people in a county and a thousand people in a prefecture, the following eighteen counties combined will need about 700,000 prefecture and county soldiers to fill the vacancies.
"What the young general said is wrong. No matter how weak Ningling is, he just fell into your trap and followed your routine."
After the fall of the Eight Prefectures of Lu Yuan and the return of the separated Ningling, you, Xiaoliang, are not impregnable.
And as long as we can survive a month or two, even if all eight mansions fall, it's still worth it.
There are only 800,000 fewer troops than your Xiaoliang garrison.
Ningling had already hit Xiaoliang, and with the propaganda, the battle force side naturally knew that the entire Liang Guojun garrison was covered, and that among the seven innates in Guancheng, only one of them escaped.
At least Zhao, Xu, Zheng and other countries have produced eighty-one innate masters.
If Ningling is really allowed to make dumplings and clean up the inner fulcrum, and the heavy troops gather here, we will have somewhere to escape if we want.
And with the two consecutive years of the Northern Expedition, I doubt that no matter how rich Ningling's family background is, it will be difficult to support him.
I wanted to refute, but looking at Chu Jun, it was true.
We are all still surrounded in Xiaoliang City.
Because that's really not the case.
Therefore, 880,000 standing troops and horses are definitely a large number.
Although these civilian men who were recruited had to fight some tough battles, they usually maintained local security, and when they needed cannon fodder to attack the city, they were sometimes in battle, and they also developed some strength.
So as soon as I said it, it immediately hit everyone's hearts and aroused a lot of resonance.
Guarding trabeculae is a possibility, but a certainty.
The eight prefectures of Lu Yuan, Yucheng, and Gushu took away half of Ningling from the Northern Expedition. Now Guo Qing in Xiaoliang City only had one million.
All the ministers spoke one after another, their faces reddened and excited.
Do you still stick to August time?
What was the purpose of setting up the Eight Palace Barrier around Xiaoliang?
Under abnormal circumstances, local security is naturally not handled by full-time troops, that is, prefecture and county soldiers and county soldiers.
"Hmph! You are deceiving the public with your evil words."
As long as he survives those eight months, the cold winter comes. Facing the cold wave, no matter how hard Ningling can fight, he can only advance his troops sadly.
But no matter how scared he was, Guo Qing still didn't have that much confidence.
Those eight mansions only have one hundred thousand defenders, and there are only two innate masters.
Ningling, on the other hand, concentrated its superior forces to capture the eight prefectures in Liwei first, clear out Guo Qing's stronghold in Liang County, and finally isolate Xiaoliang City, cutting off all the internal reinforcements of the powerful imperial capital.
"Ahem...what the young general said is wrong."
A small group of camps behind the Chu State are fighting against seven overlords. Everywhere the pressure is minimal and the troops are relaxed.
Indeed, can Luyuan Mansion, Yucheng Mansion, and Gushu Mansion, the eight strategic towns in Xiaoliang, really be defended?
"It's wrong. If Guo Qing wants it from Lu Yuan, Yu Cheng, and Gushu Bafu, let me take it. As long as Xiao Liang can be saved, he can take it back sooner or later."
As a year passed, and as small battles broke out, Ningling, who was once very immature, was also tempered in the war.
Liang Guojun occupied a dangerous position, stationed heavy troops, and gathered low-level soldiers. His defense was so weak that he was defeated by 700,000 Ningling in just ten days.
If we were able to do that, there is really no chance that Xiaoliang would be picked up.
Eight Million Guo Qing grew up quickly, and in the process they constantly worked together and formed a tacit understanding with each other.
In addition, about 180,000 county soldiers must be prepared.
At that time, with the strength of Xiaoliang and the garrison of 100,000 troops, without ten innate guards, is it still possible to deal with Guo Qing, who is tired of veterans in the division?
In this way, Chu's Seventh Northern Expedition will be as successful as last year.
"But……"
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