For nearly half a month, Zhang Yuhang focused all his attention on resettling the refugees in Kyoto.
Through transactions with the aristocratic families, the almost-deposed young masters brought a total of about 10,000 tons of grain and grass. Together with some other sources, it was enough to resettle these refugees.
He didn't use any other means to do anything to these refugees. This was Kyoto, and he wasn't strong enough. He had to think twice before doing anything.
At the same time, in the imperial study room in the palace, everyone had a solemn look on their face.
They are not worried about the treatment of those refugees, they don't even care about the life or death of those people.
It was because of an urgent battle report from the Southern Territory battlefield, eight hundred miles away.
A few days ago, Wei and Qi publicly announced their alliance and jointly attacked the southern and northern territories of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Li Ji, the Duke of Song Dynasty in the northern border, led his Northern Expedition Army to fight the Wei army in the wilderness again, with smoke rising everywhere.
But the northern border is already an old battlefield, so there won't be any big mistakes, so no one is very worried.
But compared to the situation in the southern region, it is not so optimistic.
After learning about the changes in the Southern Territory last time, the King of Zhou ordered Cheng Guogong Xu Jianyuan to lead 30,000 cavalry troops from Kyoto to the Southern Territory to quell the rebellion, and to take over the Southern Territory in place of the injured Duke Xu.
However, the army has not yet reached the Southern Territory. Qing'an County and Lintai County, which were already in danger before, were successively captured by the rebels. Since then, eight and five counties in the Southern Territory have fallen, and the spark of the Southern Territory has become A prairie fire.
Qi State sent out all its elite troops and sent 100,000 troops to storm Yangguan City. They also responded to the uprising army in the Southern Region and attacked from both front and rear.
This made the Zhengxi Army, which was already at a disadvantage, even worse.
"Why did it happen so suddenly? Didn't your military department notice it at all beforehand?"
"Wei and Qi each sent hundreds of thousands of troops to respond to each other from afar. How should we respond now?"
"The northern border is also in urgent need of additional troops. The Northern Army has been fighting continuously, and the military is tired of war. In addition, the Wei State has a hundred thousand troops pressing down on the border. If we don't send troops to assist, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous."
"The Southern Territory must also send troops to attack. Otherwise, in the current situation, even if Duke Cheng leads his troops to Yangguancheng to join Duke Xu, the Southern Territory will not be able to hold on for long and resist the Qi army. I believe that with Duke Cheng His ability, not to mention retreating from the enemy, is still possible to stabilize the situation.
But don't forget that the five counties in the southern region have already fallen. If the rebels capture the remaining three counties and attack from both front and rear, the tens of thousands of troops will be attacked from both sides. Once it really comes to this point, the consequences will be disastrous. "
In the imperial study, civil servants and generals spoke one after another, each analyzing the situation, but no one could come up with a practical strategy.
"Hou Yongchang."
King Zhou said in a deep voice: "Now the Zhou army is divided into four groups: Xu Guogong suffered a setback in the southern region, Cheng Guogong went to resist the Qi army, Song Guogong Li Ji in the north is in charge of the overall situation, Pingyang Marquis and Changxin Marquis are also bleeding on the front line, so they must not be tampered with.
Liang Guogong Qin Zhan also sat in Dongyuan, under his command Jianninghou.
Marquis Zhan Ning followed Duke Cheng to the Southern Region, and the remaining Marquis Weiyuan was stationed in Western Chu, but could not spare any time.
Wushuanghou and Xingyonghou died in battle, and no new prince has been on the throne. Now the only person who can fight in the Great Zhou Dynasty is you. Regarding the current situation, do you have any good suggestions? "
Marquis Yongchang's thoughts flashed through his mind, and he immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the current situation is very critical. Qi and Wei have joined forces to attack. This is a result that we did not expect in advance.
Now relative to the northern border, I am most worried about Duke Cheng and others who have just rushed to the southern region to quell the chaos. Since Qi is attacking with great fanfare, how could they not think of our countermeasures.
When Duke Cheng Guo leads his army to the southern region, it may not be smooth sailing.
However, the troops in Dongyuan and Xichu cannot be moved arbitrarily. Wei Chen suggested that the Lie Sun Army, which has been resting, be sent to the northern territory to support, and the Yunyi Army is sent to the southern territory. They must defend the enemy outside the country in order to deal with this crisis. Disappear into the invisible. "
The mobilization of the Burning Sun Legion and the Cloud Wing Legion made King Zhou frown unconsciously.
The military division of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty is divided into four generals, General Zhengdong, General Zhengxi, General Zhengnan, General Zhengbei and the central Shenwei Army. Each general has three legions, each with 24,000 troops. People around.
The four generals are the four pillars of the army and the princes of the four kingdoms.
Calculated in this way, the number of combatable soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty reached nearly 300,000.
It cannot be said that the army is strong and the horse is strong.
However, the Eastern Expedition Army under Qin Zhan, the Duke of Liang, was almost a private soldier of aristocratic families, and it was basically impossible to obey his orders. They were more than 70,000 elite soldiers, and even the King of Zhou did not dare to despise them in the slightest.
Although the remaining Zhengxi Army only has the strength of two legions, the Marquis Weiyuan who commands them has a deep mind and is constantly wandering between himself and the family. He is not sure what his thoughts are.
However, due to the threat from the aristocratic family and the hidden dangers outside, even though he knew that the position of the more than 50,000 soldiers was unstable, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Without the control of the nearly 120,000 troops, the only available troops in his hands were the forces in the southern region and the northern region. However, the northern region had been fighting for years and had no chance to recuperate.
More than 70,000 people have been in a stalemate in the northern territory. The southern territory was relatively stable before. He then asked Jiang Shu to take charge there, firstly to suppress the rebellion, and secondly to train elite soldiers based on the situation, but who knows what will happen. It became what it is now.
Duke Cheng Guo has already taken away the Valiant Cavalry Army that originally belonged to the Zhengnan Army to support him. If he now sends the Burning Sun Army and the Cloud Wing Army under his Divine Power Army to various places, he will only have the Divine Power Army left in his hands. There are more than 20,000 people in a legion.
This could not help him not being cautious.
"My lord, second the motion!"
Duan Chong, Minister of War, stood up and clearly supported Yongchang Hou's suggestion.
"Your Majesty, the situation is changing rapidly. We are here to discuss it. There may have been changes on the front line that we are not aware of. Such a massive attack by the two countries will never be just a small fight.
Don’t forget, there are Liang and Jing who are watching us. If we show any signs of exhaustion, there is no guarantee that they will not be tempted. When the time comes that the four countries will attack me together, that will be the biggest hidden danger. "
The ministers and the king of Zhou were silent.
Although Da Zhou and Liang Jing had good relations over the years, there was no peace between countries.
It's just a matter of whether the benefits are big enough. As long as the benefits are enough, any covenant, oath, marriage, etc. are all a joke.
After a moment of silence, King Zhou looked at the courtiers and said in a deep voice:
"Then who should be sent as the main general to support the southern and northern battlefields, and who can be the main general to fight for the country?"
