In the final stage of this world war, the noble class will choose sides openly or covertly, because it is related to the rise and fall of their century-old family.
Or write to the King of Qin to please him and leave a way out.
Perhaps there is a chastity and integrity, and you are ready to die for your country.
The problem of Lingguo officials is not limited to Huo Lian and a few people, and it cannot be solved immediately by King Ling with just one sentence, because the gentry clan is deeply rooted, not only the composition of Lingguo's political system, but also many retainers.
Just like when King Ling inherited the throne, he had to get the support of the noble clan, otherwise, his throne would not be secure.
Due to various circumstances, King Ling could only tolerate it temporarily and adopted Cheng Ping's suggestion to control the situation in Lingzhou first and use the Li Camp to secretly monitor Huo Lian and others.
Under his order, 5,000 people were directly transferred from the 10,000 palace forbidden troops, divided into dozens of teams, and began running on the streets to quell the unrest.
At the same time, the imperial edict ordered the existing counties to transport the recruited county soldiers to the front line, and the grain, grass and weapons were all borne by each county.
The order to recruit troops was issued long ago after the Lingguo War. Its territory is vast and its population base is not small. Although many young men and women are evading military service due to forced recruitment by various counties, some brave soldiers have still been recruited to this day. .
There are now more than ten counties in Lingguo. Each county recruits about 10,000 soldiers, which adds up to more than 100,000.
However, these people are all young and strong civilians. To put it bluntly, they are ordinary people. Not only have they not been on the battlefield, they have not received any training. Some of them don't even know how to use weapons, let alone the coordination of war horses, hard bows and battlefields.
More importantly, the grain and grass from each county have been transferred, and now they have to be self-sufficient. Under these conditions, recruiting young people and even arming has become a problem. It is simply impossible to reverse the situation of the war. This is also The reason why the spirit is not optimistic.
In addition, after the edict was issued, although some county guards obeyed it, some people were also unmoved at all.
For example, Shi Wenhui, the governor of Dong'an County, has recruited more than 10,000 soldiers, mostly cloth armor and spears, which can be regarded as an armed force.
In the past, even if Shi Wenhui had been given a hundred courages, he would not have dared to disobey King Ling's order. However, things are different now. The situation in Ling Kingdom has changed suddenly and is on the verge of collapse. The ministers in the court are careful, and the local governors Same thing.
Originally, he planned to send more than 10,000 soldiers to the front line, but his staff stopped him and said: "Now the Qin army has arrived in Ruizhou. With the tiger and wolf troops, they will not be able to defend this place for a long time, and Ruizhou is here." Broken, it is only a matter of time before the entire Ling Kingdom falls. If you send these young men to the front line now, not only will they not have any effect, but their lives will be wasted."
"This..." Shi Wenhui didn't understand this truth, but King Ling's order had arrived, and he was full of tangles: "But if I don't transport the recruited county soldiers to the front line, His Majesty will definitely be furious, and he will I am being questioned by the court."
"Then your majesty will reply to your majesty and tell him that there is a shortage of food and grass. After preparations are completed, troops will be dispatched immediately," the staff said.
"Is this... feasible?" Shi Wenhui was still a little worried.
As a result, the staff smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, you are worrying too much. At this point in the domestic situation, there is no room for maneuver. Even if Your Excellency does not send troops, I estimate that Your Majesty will not be able to do anything to you. What's more, once this battle is over, the Dong'an County soldiers will be Your Majesty's capital, once it is gone, how will King Qin care about your Majesty, the Governor of Dong'an County?"
After listening to his words, Shi Wenhui nodded slowly: "It makes sense, it makes sense..."
A few days later, the news came back to Lingdu. Dong'an had its own county soldiers and did not send troops to the front line. The words of the county governor were obviously perfunctory. After reading it, King Ling became furious. How could a small county governor dare to The king's power challenged him, but now, after the anger, he felt deeply powerless.
Because there are already more than 10,000 county soldiers in Dong'an, if you want to deal with Shi Wenhui, you have to send troops to suppress it, but the regular troops of Ling Kingdom are on the front line.
Everything was told by his staff, and after King Ling was angry, he had no choice but to write another letter to Shi Wenhui to urge him.
As Dong'an County stood still, other county guards began to follow suit. Only more than 30,000 troops from the ten counties were sent out. Ling's domestic and foreign troubles became more and more out of control.
In fact, at this time, King Ling could mobilize the troops stationed in the Eastern Territory, but after repeated hesitation, he still did not move.
At the same time, Ruizhou battlefield.
The Qin State had a lot of secret agents in Lingzhou, either pretending to be ordinary people or small traders. With these intelligence bases, coupled with Chen Jing's high-level secrets, and some letters from noble families, Xiao Yuan had already roughly mastered them. Understand the current situation of Lingguo.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, all the generals gathered and lined up on both sides.
Xiao Yuan was dressed in brocade clothes and had his hair tied up with a jade hairpin. He stood in front of the commander's post directly above him. He first explained the war situation and then said: "According to Jiang Yi's strategy, our country has played a key role in the political attack on Lingguo. Now that the Ling Kingdom is experiencing constant internal troubles, King Ling has no choice but to return to the capital to deal with it urgently. For the Ling Army, this is a drop in morale. For our army, it is a rare opportunity to win a decisive victory over Ruizhou. Fighter!"
"The king is right." Shangguan Wenruo said: "The Ling Kingdom is in turmoil, and the Ling King suddenly left when the front line was in danger. The Ling Army in Ruizhou must be talking about it. They will wonder if the Ling King has abandoned them. Run away for your life. At this time, we should add more fire, focus on attacking the heart, focus on destroying the morale of the spiritual army, and then attack and break it."
"Wen Ruo's words are very consistent with Gu's intention." Xiao Yuandao said: "Immediately send an order to Su Yi to write a letter and throw it into the city to disrupt the morale of his army and then attack it."
"As ordered." Shangguan Wenruo responded with a salute.
Then, Wang Su stood up, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, although Ling Kingdom is on the verge of destruction, according to military information, King Ling has not mobilized the eastern garrison so far. There are 100,000 regular troops there."
Jia You took over the conversation and said: "King Ling will not move his 100,000 defenders. One, it may be a national issue, and the other, there is a way out."
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and said: "You are right. If the Ling army is defeated in Ruizhou, the Ling King will most likely retreat to the east. Once he is allowed to enter the eastern border and seize Fanjiang, If we want to completely eliminate them, it won’t be that easy.”
"What the king said is true. This may be the second reason why King Ling chose to return to the capital at this time." Jiang Yi followed: "Not only does he want to quell the turmoil and stabilize the situation in the capital, he may also be preparing to clean up the 'family property' of Ling. There are countless amounts of national gold and silver. If they are all taken to the east, plus the 100,000 regular troops there, the consequences will be disastrous..."
