Unknowingly, a hint of fish belly white appeared in the east. Wang Xiaolie felt a splitting headache. He stood up, opened the curtains, and looked at the white world outside. The snow was not deep, not even ankle-deep, and it brought up mud as soon as I stepped on it.
Lying on the table, several generals were still arguing. When to set off, how many miles to walk in a day, where to rest, everything is discussed one by one. Shao Yung's head was as big as a bucket. He had never calculated geography in such detail.
Seeing the red glow emerging from the sky, Wang Xiaolie said decisively: "There is no need to discuss it any more! All the things that need to be discussed have been discussed clearly last night. Let's save Shaanzhou! Shao Yun, don't mislead me! "
Shao Yun stood up and crossed his hands: "Observe to save Shaanzhou. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Shaanzhou are grateful to Watch for your kindness! Everything I said is true. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please observe to chop off the head on my neck!"
Wang Xiaolie waved his hands: "Heads are nothing. When we act, one is one and two is two, and there must be no lies. The two or thirty thousand troops are my countless thoughts, and I dare not make any mistakes. The army is for fighting. What's the use of just shrinking down in Xinye? The Jin army is surrounding the important area of the imperial court, and I will not avoid fighting if there is even the slightest possibility."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie turned around, looked at everyone and said solemnly: "When we go to Shaanxi Province, we must be like a lion fighting a rabbit. We can hit the target with one blow. There is no chance! Now Sang Zhong is watching Tangzhou and should leave a large army behind." Guard against him. Xie Linong leads three thousand soldiers and returns to Tangzhou to defend. If Sang Zhong comes to attack, then defend the city and don't be careless. As long as you hold on, you won't be afraid of him when the army comes back!"
Xie Linong stood up, crossed his hands and said yes.
Wang Xiaolie said again: "Go to Dengzhou tomorrow and call Wang Tixing. I will lead the troops to Shaanzhou, and Dengzhou will be handed over to him temporarily. Wang Tixing is a man who knows things, and there will be no mistakes. . Now there are 32,000 troops in Xinye. They will go to Shaanzhou with a total of 25,000 troops, of which 5,000 will transport grain, grass and baggage. There will be 4,000 people left in Xinye, plus the 3,000 people in the new barracks. , and it’s enough to cope with emergencies.”
Seeing that no one had any objections, Wang Xiaolie said to Zhang Jun: "We started preparing today and will set off in three to five days. What I am most worried about is that Li Kuan cannot wait for us and the city will be destroyed first. At that time, we worked hard to make Twelve efforts were made, but all was in vain. Zhang Jun, you choose a thousand elite cavalry, bring 1,500 horses, and go ahead with Shao Yun in three days. We must get to Shaanzhou as quickly as possible! With reinforcements, even if there are few people, the Jin army will not be able to break the city for a while. After fighting for a few days, the army has arrived, and everything is easy!"
Zhang Jun stood up and crossed his arms to sing the promise, feeling extremely excited. I have always wanted to do something big, and I finally got the chance.
Wang Xiaolie looked at everyone and said: "That's what happened. Everyone should go back and prepare first. Niu Gao and Shao Ling, after you two go back, select your soldiers and hold a meeting with the generals to let them discuss the matter in detail. Five days later , I want all the soldiers to know what we are going to do and the difficulties we will face here. I want them to be prepared to overcome the difficulties and be prepared to fight the Jin Army!"
Niu Gao said: "Observation, this is a top secret matter, shouldn't it be allowed to be known to the lower-level generals and soldiers?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "To fight is to fight to the death! They fight to fight with us, what do they have to hide? In my army, things that should be kept secret must be kept secret and are not allowed to be leaked. But it is also not allowed to be used in the name of military aircraft being involved. , Don’t let your subordinates know the truth! War requires the participation of every soldier and their intelligence! I have said many times before that a meeting must be held before the war and discussed carefully. This time we will follow the rules!"
Seeing Wang Xiaolie's stern attitude, the generals hurriedly crossed their hands and made a promise.
Wang Xiaolie said to Shao Yun: "You stay in Xinye for a few days, and when Zhang Jun is ready, go back to Guozhou with them!"
That's all. Wang Xiaolie left Yang Shen, Niu Gao, Shao Ling and Zhang Jun behind and asked the others to go back and prepare.
After everyone left, Wang Xiaolie said: "In this battle with Shaanzhou, the most important thing is to ask Li Kuan to defend the city. The other point is that there must be no omissions in the march, and the food and fodder must keep up. This is a big deal, let's go on Let’s discuss it.”
Yang Shen said: "Relying on Dengzhou's manpower, we can transport grain and grass to Yangchengyi. The rest of the way will be decided by the army."
Wang Xiaolie frowned and said: "It's a five-hundred-mile journey from Shaanzhou to Yangchengyi. It's not easy to transport grain and grass. If we travel fifty miles a day, it takes twenty days to go back and forth. Each porter eats two liters a day, which means he has to eat four Dou. If you can carry one and a half stones, you can carry one stone of grain."
Having said this, I couldn't help but shake my head. Calculated this way, one-third of the grain will be eaten by the porters, which is too inefficient. This area is full of mountain roads, so we can only rely on people's backs. Twenty thousand troops fought, and five thousand men carried grain, but there was still not enough grain.
Yang Shen said: "There is no way. If we rely entirely on the army to transport food, there will be too few people left to fight. We still have to recruit people from the local area."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The area between Yangchengyi and Lushi is sparsely populated, and it is difficult to recruit people. Let's transfer people from Dengzhou. According to the price of a hundred catties, a hundred miles and a hundred coins, we will pay. There is no money for a while. The money must also be recorded clearly to the civilian husbands. After the war is over, we can slowly calculate it with them."
Yang Shen looked bitter after hearing this. It's not a good thing to keep making idle promises to the people.
After looking at Yang Shen's face, Wang Xiaolie said: "To be honest, this battle is extraordinary. If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court always liked to default on its debts, whether it was recruiting civilians or buying goods, and lost the trust of the people, we wouldn't have to be like this. . The court has lost its credibility, and we can only slowly make up for it."
Speaking of the imperial court, Yang Shen did not dare to speak anymore. Wang Xiaolie could have no scruples, but Yang Shen didn't dare.
Wang Xiaolie said to Shao Ling: "Zhang Jun will go first in this battle. I want you to be the vanguard and follow Zhang Jun. Because you have to move in a hurry, there will not be too many heavily armored troops, so take as few as possible that are not conducive to movement. Get there. After Shaanzhou, we have to withstand the attack of the Jin army and wait for the arrival of the army. What do you think?"
Shao Ling pondered for a while. Said: "It is best to bring heavy armor, even if you bring less other supplies, this item is absolutely indispensable. If the soldiers do not wear heavy armor, I am afraid they will not be able to withstand the attack of the Jin army."
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while. He said, "How many miles can you travel in one day if you wear heavy armor?"
Shao Ling said: "If we double the distance, we should be able to travel sixty miles a day. We have tried it in daily practice and found that we can travel sixty miles a day for ten days. The journey to Shaanzhou is only eight hundred miles, so it shouldn't be difficult."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Xinye is surrounded by flat land, so it's not difficult to walk sixty miles. Going to Shaanzhou, after passing Yangchengyi, it's all mountain roads, but it's not easy. You'd better think clearly. Can’t delay the trip.”
Shao Ling thought for a while and nodded decisively: "Even if the road is difficult, it is better to bring a thousand iron armors! With these thousand iron armors, you are not afraid of the Jin army coming to attack! Without iron armor, facing the Jin army, I always feel unsafe .”
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "You think this is best, then so be it. You take five thousand soldiers, including one thousand armors, and go first. I will bring 10,000 soldiers and horses, including six thousand armors, for the central army. Niu Gao led five thousand soldiers as the rear guard. The remaining five thousand soldiers and horses transporting grain were also under Niu Gao's command."
Niu Gao crossed his hands and said yes.
Shao Ling led five thousand soldiers as the vanguard. Not only did he have to go in front of the entire army, he also had to repair roads and sometimes build bridges where necessary. Not only do they have to go fast, they also have a lot to do. Niu Gao led the light troops as the rearguard, and also took care of the grain transport team behind.
On this trip to Shaanxi Province, Wang Xiaolie took a total of 25,000 people, including 5,000 people to transport grain, grass and luggage. This was the practice of the Song Dynasty army. The army generally had 20% to 30% of the heavy troops. However, during a war, civilian husbands still have to be recruited.
After everything was given, Wang Xiaolie stood up, walked to the door, and looked at the dancing snow outside. After a long time, he said: "My late father set up the King's Army to attack the Jin Army. We have worked hard for two years and finally saved this little fortune. We must fight a beautiful battle when we go to Shaanzhou. ! I would like to comfort my late father and get rid of the bad temper of the past two years!"
