Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 196 Rescue

Unknowingly, Dongfang showed a pale belly.Wang Xiaolie only felt a splitting headache, stood up, opened the curtain, and looked at the already white world outside.The snow is not deep, not ankle-deep, and it will bring up dirt when you step on it.

Lying on the table, several generals were still arguing endlessly.When to start, how many miles to walk in a day, where to rest, everything is discussed one by one.Shao Yun's head was as big as a bucket, and he had never calculated geography in such detail.

Seeing the red glow coming out of the sky, Wang Xiaolie said decisively: "There is no need to discuss any more! Last night, everything that should be discussed has been discussed clearly. Let's save Shanzhou! Shao Yun, don't fool me! "

Shao Yun got up and crossed his hands: "Observation and rescue of Shanzhou, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Shanzhou are grateful for Observation's kindness! Everything I said is true. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please observe and cut off the head on my neck!"

Wang Xiaolie waved his hands: "Heads are nothing. When we act, one is one, and the other is two. 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 used to fight Yes, what's the use if you just stay in Xinye? The Jin army surrounds the imperial court, but if there is any possibility, I will not avoid it and fight."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie turned around, looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Going to Shanzhou, you must be like a lion fighting a rabbit, hit it with one blow, there must be no chance! Now that Sang Zhong is spying on Tangzhou, you should stay with the army Guard against him. Xie Linong brings [-] soldiers and returns to Tangzhou to defend. When Sang Zhong comes to attack, defend the city from the city. Don't be careless. As long as you hold on, when the army returns, you won't be afraid of him!"

Xie Linong got up and said yes with his hands crossed.

Wang Xiaolie said again: "Go to Dengzhou tomorrow and call Wang Tixing. I will lead the troops to Shanzhou, and Dengzhou will be handed over to him temporarily. Wang Tixing is a man of knowledge, so there must be no mistakes or omissions." Now Xinye has formed an army of 2000 people. When we go to Shanzhou, we will bring a total of 5000 troops, of which 4000 will transport food and supplies. Xinye will keep 3000 people, plus [-] people in the new barracks. Something happened suddenly."

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Wang Xiaolie said to Zhang Jun: "We will start preparations today, and we will leave in three to five days. What I am most worried about is that Li Guanxi will not wait for us, and the city will be broken first. At that time, we worked hard to make You put in [-] points of strength, but everything came to nothing. Zhang Jun, you choose [-] elite cavalry, bring [-] horses, and go ahead with Shao Yun in three days. You must rush to Shanzhou as quickly as possible! With reinforcements, even if there are few people, it will be difficult for the Jin army to break through the city for a while. After a few days of circling, when the army arrives, everything will be easy to talk about!"

Zhang Jun got up and sang the promise with his hands crossed, his heart was extremely excited.I have always wanted to do something big, and finally I waited for the opportunity.

Wang Xiaolie looked at the crowd and said: "That's the way it is, everyone go back and prepare first. Niu Gao, Shao Ling, after you two go back, select the soldiers, hold a meeting with the generals, and let them discuss the matter in detail. After five days , I want all the soldiers to know what we are going to do and the difficulties we will face. I want them to be prepared to overcome difficulties and prepare to fight the Golden Army!"

Niu Gao said: "Observe, this is a top-secret matter, so it's not good for the subordinate generals and soldiers to know?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "War is to fight! They are going to fight with us, what is there to hide? In my army, things that should be kept secret must be kept secret, and they are not allowed to be leaked. , Don’t let the subordinates know the truth! Wars need to rely on the participation of every soldier and their ingenuity! I have said many times before that there must be a meeting before the battle and careful discussions. This time, follow the rules!”

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's stern attitude, all the generals hurriedly crossed their hands and sang promises.

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 for giving orders, Wang Xiaolie left Yang Shen, Niu Gao, Shao Ling and Zhang Jun behind, and asked the rest to go back and prepare.

When everyone left, Wang Xiao said: "The most important thing when we go to Shanzhou to fight is to have Li Guanhan defend the city. Another point is that the march must not be neglected, and the food and grass must keep up. This is a major event, and we will continue to Discuss."

Yang Shen said: "Relying on Dengzhou's manpower, we can transport the grain and grass to Yangcheng Station. The next road will have to be figured out by the army."

Wang Xiaolie frowned and said, "It's not easy to transport grain and grass for five hundred miles from Shanzhou to Yangchengyi. It takes 20 days to travel fifty miles a day. Each porter eats two liters a day and eats four buckets. .If you can pick a stone and a half, you can transport grain for a stone.”

Having said that, I can't help but shake my head.Calculated in this way, one-third of the food would be eaten by the porters, which was too inefficient.This area is full of mountain roads, so you can only rely on people's backs.5000 troops fought, and [-] people transported food, but the food and grass were still not enough.

Yang Shen said: "There is no way. If we rely on the army to transport food, there will be too few people left to fight. It is still necessary to recruit people from the local area."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The distance between Yangcheng Station and Lu's is sparsely populated, and it is difficult to recruit people. It is better to transfer people from Dengzhou. According to the price of a hundred catties, a hundred li and a hundred wen, we will pay. Not for a while. The money should also be recorded clearly by the civilian husbands. After the battle is over, I will calculate it slowly with them."

Yang Shen listened with bitterness on his face.It is not a good thing to keep making IOUs with the people.

Seeing Yang Shen's face, Wang Xiaolie said: "To be honest, this battle is extraordinary. If it weren't for the imperial court, no matter whether it is conscripting civilians or buying goods, they would like to renege on their debts and lose the trust of the people. We don't have to do this The imperial court has lost its credit, we can only make up for it slowly."

Speaking of the court, Yang Shen dared not speak any more.Wang Xiaolie can have no scruples, but Yang Shen dare not.

Wang Xiaolie said to Shao Ling: "In this battle, Zhang Jun will go first, and I want to take you as the vanguard and follow Zhang Jun. Because you have to move quickly, there won't be too many heavily armored troops, and those that are not conducive to action should be brought as little as possible. Hurry up After Shanzhou, we must 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's better to bring heavy armor, even if you don't bring some other supplies, this thing is absolutely indispensable. If the soldiers don't wear heavy armor, I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand the attack of the Jin army."

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while.Said: "If you wear heavy armor, how many miles can you travel in a day?"

Shao Ling said: "Traveling twice as fast, sixty miles a day should be fine. I have practiced and tried it in daily life, and sixty miles a day can be traveled for ten days. It's only [-] miles to Shanzhou, so it shouldn't be difficult."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Xinye is surrounded by flat land, so it's not difficult to travel for sixty miles. It's not easy to go to Shanzhou, and after Yangcheng Station, there are all mountain roads. You'd better think clearly, don't worry Can't delay the trip."

Shao Ling thought and thought, and nodded decisively: "Even if the road is difficult, I still wear a thousand iron armors! With this thousand iron armors, I am not afraid of the Jin army coming to attack! Without iron armor, I always feel insecure when facing the Jin army .”

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "If you think this is the best, then so be it. You bring five thousand soldiers, including one thousand iron armor, and go first. I bring ten thousand soldiers and horses, including six thousand iron armor, for the Chinese army. Niu Gao led [-] soldiers as the rear guard. The remaining [-] soldiers and horses carrying food were also under Niu Gao's command."

Niu Gao crossed his hands and said yes.

Shao Ling took five thousand soldiers as the vanguard, not only to go ahead of the whole army, but also to repair roads and sometimes build bridges where necessary.Not only do they have to go fast, but they also have a lot to do.Niu Gao led the light soldiers as the rear guard, and also took care of the food transport team behind.

This time to Shanzhou, Wang Xiaolie took a total of 5000 people, of which 5000 were transporting grain, grass and luggage.This is the practice of the Song Dynasty army. Generally, there are [-]% to [-]% of the heavy soldiers in the army.However, during the war, civilian husbands were still to be recruited.

After everything was properly ordered, Wang Xiaolie stood up, walked to the door, and watched the wind and snow fluttering outside.After a long time, he said: "My late father set up the King's Army to fight against the Jin Army. We have worked hard for two years, and finally saved up this family fortune. When we go to Shanzhou, we must fight a good battle ! Consolation to late father, also let out the evil spirit of the past two years!"

(End of this chapter)