Specifically, in this battle, in addition to the 100,000 troops currently deployed on the Yingchuan front line, the remaining troops will be roughly divided into three batches to fight.
The first batch of reinforcements came from Shangdang, Zhongshan and Daijun counties.
Among them, Shangdang County, as the front line for war preparations, has 80,000 combat soldiers and 30,000 field soldiers.
And Zhongshan County also has 20,000 soldiers plus 10,000 field soldiers due to the existence of the Baili Stone Great Wall defense line;
As for Daijun, because Jiuyuan County has surrendered, there are only 20,000 troops stationed in the field;
In total, there are 160,000 troops, 100,000 combat troops and 40,000 field troops.
Of the 160,000 troops, 40,000 were left in the direction of Kongcangling in Shangdang County, and the remaining 120,000 troops were all headed for the Yingchuan front line.
Among them, Luo City, as the fulcrum of the grain road, had 40,000 troops stationed; the rest were all sent to Xinzheng City on the Yingchuan front line.
This batch of reinforcements has only one goal: to arrive at the front line before the Qin army launches an attack to enrich the front line's combat power.
The second batch of reinforcements came from Handan, Hejian, Jibei, and Huaisi Hedong counties, a total of five counties.
Among them, Handan, as the capital, has 50,000 elite troops and 3,000 heavy cavalry led by Zhao Wei;
Dongjun and Huaisi counties, facing the pressure from Wei and Qi, had 50,000 and 40,000 troops respectively.
As for Hejian County and Jibei County, they each have 20,000 troops;
The total number is 180,000 troops, 120,000 combat soldiers, and 60,000 field soldiers.
This 180,000-strong army,
Not all were issued.
The 50,000 elite troops located in Handan only sent 20,000 troops, and the remaining 30,000 troops will wait for Lu Buwei's newly recruited troops to ensure that the third batch of troops still has combat effectiveness.
At the same time, 50,000 troops will be left in Dongjun and Huaisi County to ensure military pressure from Qi and Wei.
In other words, the number of teams sent out in the second batch will be around 100,000.
The goal of this batch of reinforcements is also very clear. According to the Qin Army's offensive rhythm, the troops will be divided into reinforcements in Xinzheng and Luocheng in a timely manner to withstand the first wave of the Qin Army's most frenzied attacks.
Obviously, this second batch of reinforcements is crucial.
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the second batch, Zhao Kuo not only sent Zhao Wei's heavy cavalry, but also asked Li Mu to take command personally to ensure that the 100,000-strong army had sufficient mobility and flexibility.
Finally, the third batch of support consisted of 30,000 troops from Handan and 80,000 troops recruited by Lu Buwei.
Needless to say, this third batch of reinforcements is for Zhao Jun to launch a counterattack after the Qin Army completes the first wave of attacks.
And this will also be Zhao Kuo's final blow to the Qin army.
Judging from the overall military deployment, including the 80,000 troops recruited by Lu Buwei, Zhao will use 520,000 troops for this battle.
Even if we don’t count the 40,000 troops stationed in the direction of Shangdang Kongcang Ridge, and the 50,000 troops in Dongjun and Huaisi counties, the number of troops invested by Zhao in Yingchuan County alone will exceed 430,000. .
This terrifying number is actually close to or even exceeds the Battle of Changping.
With an army of more than half a million, this is undoubtedly another huge test of Zhao's comprehensive national strength.
Fortunately, the Zhao State today is no longer what it used to be.
After more than two years of accumulation, Zhao Kuo's granaries have been filled again. The wealthy people are the reason why Zhao Kuo dares to fight this decisive battle.
After arranging military-related matters, Zhao Kuo immediately looked at Lord Pingyuan.
Suddenly, pressure fell heavily on Mr. Pingyuan.
"Mr. Pingyuan." Zhao Kuo called immediately.
Taking a deep breath, Lord Pingyuan immediately calmed down, looked at Zhao Kuo calmly but resolutely, and said, "Wei Chen is here."
"Two things." Zhao Kuo immediately stretched out two fingers and said.
"The first priority is the issue of military supplies." Zhao Kuo did not waste any nonsense and said: "The so-called troops and horses have not moved, food and grass go first. Rough calculation, our army will invest at least 500,000 troops in this battle, and even with the As the war progresses, we will continue to recruit troops, and there must be no room for failure in the supply of food and grass.”
"My request is that the food will arrive before the troops arrive. The food stocks in Xinzheng and Luocheng on the front line should be enough for at least three months." Zhao Kuo immediately put forward his request.
"Wei Chen understands." Mr. Pingyuan immediately agreed without any excuses: "This year's autumn grain has basically been put into the warehouse. At present, the warehouses in various places are basically full. It will not be a problem to support our army's two to three years of fighting by just storing grain. Wei Chen will Start allocating, and we will be able to complete the delivery of food before reinforcements arrive."
Listening to Mr. Pingyuan's affirmative words, Zhao Kuo was slightly satisfied, but then he ordered: "We must do a good job in the long term."
Preparation for war, in one sentence: As long as Qin can continue to fight, our army must not have a shortage of food and grass.
To fight a protracted war with Qin, inventory alone is not enough. The large deployment of young men and field soldiers will inevitably affect the harvest in the coming year, and the cabinet must also find a way in this regard. "
"Wei Chen understands." Mr. Pingyuan nodded and continued: "Wei Chen suggested that based on the field registration situation in the past two years, the government should fund the control of the fields and ensure that priority is given to farming as much as possible."
After hearing this, Zhao Kuo not only did not feel relieved, but also frowned.
The so-called embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an ant nest. If the land system that was finally established was destroyed, or even large-scale land annexation occurred, even if Zhao won the war against Qin, he would lose the future.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo asked quite seriously: "How to control it? We are not allowed to force people to buy and sell land."
"You can rent the excess farmland from the common people in the name of the official." Lord Pingyuan immediately replied: "Then the upper farmland will be given to the common people who only have the lower farmland to cultivate. In this way..."
Before Lord Pingyuan could finish speaking, Zhao Kuo ruthlessly interrupted him and said: "How can the common people have any extra land, and which common people would be willing to rent out the land? Once the officials get involved, I'm afraid there will be no surplus but no surplus. The upper fields will become the lower fields, and the lower fields will become the upper fields. Between the hands of the upper and lower parties, the government will have more grain, the government will have more profits, and the wealthy gentry can exploit one another, but it will only cause suffering for the people."
"This?" Mr. Pingyuan was speechless for a moment, and immediately wanted to explain: "You can send more supervisory messengers, so..."
"How many people should be sent?
In order to take care of the ten counties of Zhao State, there are so many idle people. Isn't it good to send them to farmland and send them to the battlefield? "Zhao Kuo once again interrupted Pingyuan Jun's thoughts coldly.
There is no way, it involves the Zhao Kingdom's century-old plan, and even Pingyuan Lord, Zhao Kuo cannot relax.
"Okay." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said: "The common people's fields cannot be touched under any circumstances. Give the military garrison land to the local government and implement civilian garrison. No matter the aristocratic family or the common people, they can plant it, and the food produced will be The government and farmers will share the tax 70/70. After three years, the tax will become 50/50, and after ten years, the farmland will belong to the farmers."
"Of course, in order to avoid cheating and cheating by farmers who rent germplasm." Zhao Kuo then added: "The grain turned in should be the base amount of previous years, and farmers must make up the shortfall. Also, in order to avoid the monopoly of the wealthy gentry, every household No more than ten acres is allowed.”
Obviously, Zhao Kuo's plan was to exchange the fertile fields that the country had finally cultivated for food with the people.
The absolute risk for the people is the problem of insufficient yield per mu. But even if it takes ten years of harvest to exchange for the land of military garrison, it is still worth it.
"This?" Mr. Pingyuan still hesitated after hearing this.
Of course, we have to hesitate. It can be said that Zhao Kuo is committing a prodigal act.
However, Zhao Kuo was more willing to put these acres into the hands of the people than to let those acres lie deserted. At least in this way, not only the land can be saved, but also the enthusiasm of the people can be mobilized.
Of course, it is inevitable that the local gentry and noble families will find ways to allocate more land to their own names.
However, such losses are only in the interests of the country and will not result in large-scale land annexation. This is also the case
This stabilized Zhao Guo's basic market.
As long as the fundamentals are not in chaos, it is actually not difficult to deal with some wealthy gentry.
The simple truth is that it is not terrible to enrich the people's national wealth. What is terrible is to put your greedy hands into the pockets of the government. That is seeking death.
When the war is over, he will replace officials from various places. The newly replaced officials will immediately make many wealthy gentry understand: what can and cannot be taken.
From this point of view, Zhao Kuo is not exchanging acres for food. He is clearly using acres to distinguish between inside and outside!
Those who obey orders and get ten acres of land for one house are good comrades who share the country's worries. Earning a little is also a reward for this loyalty;
As for those who take advantage of the national war and have no time to worry about it and find ways to gain national interests through plunder, they are naturally dissidents who need to be eliminated.
In this way, it is justifiable for Qiu Hou to settle accounts.
Soon, Mr. Pingyuan also realized this.
Since the loss is not big and the internal cancer can be removed, why not do it?
Immediately, Mr. Pingyuan nodded and responded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do."
"Okay." Zhao Kuo also nodded, and then continued: "The second thing is the issue of diplomacy."
"Of course, the best situation is that the three countries of Qi, Wei, and Chu will attack Qin together with our Zhao State. However, such a situation is almost impossible." Before Lord Pingyuan could speak, Zhao Kuo began to analyze: "Even, Qin Such a large-scale action by China has most likely convinced one or even more countries."
"Therefore, my request for diplomacy is this." Zhao Kuo then looked at the map and pointed
Looking at the countries on the map, he said: "Guarantee Chu and win over Qi and Wei."
