Because in the battle to defend the city of Houtu County, 600 of the 800 elite soldiers under Wei Qing's command were killed, and only 200 were left.
However, due to the absorption of several waves of refugees and deserters, the number of Wei Qing's legions has increased several times.
Today, the number of troops Wei Qing can control has reached more than 4,000.
Although Wei Qing's move was against the rules and undermined the court's legal system, extraordinary actions should be taken in extraordinary times.
In order to arm these four thousand soldiers, Wei Qing emptied the entire weapons arsenal in Houtu County.
Four thousand soldiers formed a large, dark circle, which looked quite imposing.
However, Wei Qing knew that the combat effectiveness of these four thousand soldiers was definitely not as good as the eight hundred elites he had trained before.
Unfortunately, time does not wait for us.
The Huns would not give Wei Qing time to train.
One hundred thousand Xiongnu troops were hovering in Daijun. This was a very dangerous moment.
In addition, Wei Qing is not a person who sits still and waits for death.
Faced with the chaotic battle situation in Daijun, Wei Qing, who was dragging his injuries, stood in front of the map all day long, trying to find a way to break the situation.
This day.
Vice Lieutenant Bai Yun burst into the military hall angrily, shouting as he ran: "Emergency military report!"
Big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and even his legs and feet were shaking slightly, which showed how nervous Bai Yunsheng was.
"Military report!"
Wei Qing, who was almost numb when looking at the military map, immediately raised his head when he heard the words "military report".
Those blood-red eyes were fixed on Bai Yunsheng.
Wei Qing looked eager as he took the red military order he had just received from Bai Yunsheng.
As soon as he took the first look, his expression changed.
The Yanling camp could no longer support him, and orders for reinforcements were sent to this remote place.
Looking at the battle situation and final orders in the military report, Wei Qing's face became even more gloomy.
"asshole!"
"Do those senior generals at Yanling Camp have shit in their heads?"
"They actually ordered all local generals to take the initiative to go out of towns and military camps and risk their lives to support them."
After reading the military order, Wei Qing threw the order in his hand to the ground angrily.
Yes, the military order mandated Wei Qing to quickly send troops to reinforce the Yanling camp and go north to attack the Xiongnu army.
The thought of giving up his great advantage and having to lead thousands of infantry and collide head-on with the Hun cavalry in the wild made him feel bad.
Courage and recklessness are two completely different things.
Tens of thousands of troops were hanging out in the field, and the miscellaneous infantrymen themselves were not enough to fill the Huns' teeth.
"Sir, disobeying military orders is treason!"
On Bai Yunsheng's side, looking at Wei Qing's look, he knew what the boss in front of him was thinking, and he couldn't help but give him a kind reminder.
Bai Yunsheng had long admired his immediate boss who was brave, good at fighting, and commanded decisively.
But he was also troubled by the audacity of his immediate boss.
Bai Yunsheng knew that Wei Qing would definitely not accept this ridiculous military order.
Even if Wei Qing treated this military order as a fire rag and burned it, he would have no doubt about it.
At this moment, Wei Qing threw away the ridiculous military order.
His eyes flickered like shooting stars, staring at a certain place on the map in front of him.
Seeing Wei Qing's expression, Bai Yunsheng, who had been Wei Qing's deputy for more than half a year, felt his heart sink, knowing that this guy must not have anything good in mind.
Sure enough, after a while, Wei Qing patted Bai Yunsheng's shoulder meaningfully and said so.
"Okay, I will send troops as soon as possible. You immediately send a few smart scouts to deliver the message to the camp."
"Tell the generals that we are risking our lives this time to send troops. We will definitely provide support, but how we provide support is our business!"
Bai Yunsheng, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat, looked at Wei Qing who was acting rogue, and subconsciously stretched out his trembling hand to wipe his forehead.
Bai Yunsheng was about to turn around and leave quietly.
When Wei Qing saw this, he stopped Bai Yunsheng again and said to him.
"Notify me and ask each corps commander to immediately recruit soldiers from refugees and deserters."
"As long as they are willing to join the army, they will not only be provided with food and clothing, but also have a military role. They will be treated the same as our current soldiers, and they will all be treated equally!
These few words made Bai Yunsheng, who was already exhausted mentally and physically, almost cry out and fall to the ground.
Originally, a captain did not have such great power to summon and command so many troops.
It can be said that Wei Qing's move has already violated a taboo.
Now Wei Qing is recruiting troops on such a large scale...
When the time comes, if he is stabbed in the court and used by someone with intentions, it will be a serious crime against the Nine Clans for treason.
Moreover, the more soldiers you recruit, the more food and pay you have to eat.
I'm afraid that the county magistrate Sun Bin will not only curse "prodigal son" again, but also have a lot of gray hair on his head.
Wei Qing, who was well aware of the fierce military situation, after recruiting almost 6,000 troops, selected 1,000 elites from these 6,000 people.
Afterwards, Wei Qing led the thousand elites and marched towards the Yanling camp in the middle of the night.
As for the remaining five thousand soldiers, Wei Qing gave them to the county magistrate Sun Bin to defend the city.
County magistrate Sun Bin looked at the forest of spears behind him, the rain of heads, and the darkness.
It was the first time to lead such a "huge" army. As a civilian official, Sun Bin also felt a lot of pressure.
In the Han Dynasty, only generals of rank five or above were qualified to command such a huge army.
However, now, as a seventh-grade civil servant, he was rushing to the shelves, and was pushed by Wei Qing to accept the job abruptly.
To be honest, the equipment, military pay, and food for thousands of people almost prevented the county magistrate Sun Bin and the quartermaster from hanging themselves in misery.
Fortunately, when we were defending the city, we obtained a group of Hun cavalry equipment and were able to slightly relieve the siege.
But this still made the county magistrate Sun Bin and the quartermaster so anxious that a lot of their hair fell out.
the other side!
The more than a thousand soldiers Wei Qing took away were all carefully selected by him.
Whether it is combat experience, physical condition, hatred of the Huns, or other aspects, they are all top-notch.
From Houtu County to the north, it is about a hundred miles to Yanling Camp.
Because, to hide the reason from the eyes of the Huns cavalry, it is impossible to walk on the wide and flat official road.
Therefore, Wei Qing chose a mountain road that was not easy to walk.
A group of one thousand people passed through the low forest hills and headed towards the Yanling Camp after several days.
In order to avoid encountering the main force of the Huns, Wei Qing led his team in several circles and detours.
Wei Qing was very familiar with the Huns' fighting power in the wild.
