Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 82
The morale of the army in the audience was high, and Gao Cheng clenched his fists excitedly:
"Good! Very energetic!"

Gao Cheng actually knew that it was not because of his eloquence, nor because of his prestige, that what he said could convince the group of warriors.

Just because he is the heir of Prince Bohai and Gao Huan's legal heir, everyone believes that he has the ability to fulfill the promise he made.

After successfully mobilizing the emotions of his subordinates, Gao Cheng immediately gave the order to set off.

此次出征骑卒共计有高敖曹麾下2000人、段韶麾下1000人、尧雄麾下1000人以及高澄直属卫队500人，共计四千五百骑，步卒一万6000人。

Gao Cheng's confidant guard originally only had a hundred horses, but after asking Gao Huan for four hundred horses, they managed to get together five hundred horses.

The [-] riders in the Gyeonggi camp were not as extravagant as Dou Tai's. One man and three horses ran for more than [-] miles in a day and night, shooting at Er Zhuzhao's heart with the mood of a beast.

At that time, Gao Huan even transferred the entire army of war horses to Dou Tai's command, so that Dou Tai was able to achieve this feat.

Gao Cheng was not so rich, the Jingji cavalry only had one man and one horse, and the knights led the horses to walk with the infantry.

Gao Aocao led five thousand Han troops as the front army, which was the most powerful army under Gao Cheng's command.

Duan Shao and Yaoxiong commanded [-] soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers as the central army, while Gao Cheng specially led [-] cavalry to live in Yaoxiong's army to control the central army.

Murong Shaozong led [-] prefecture and county soldiers as the rear army, and went with the civilian husbands who transported food, grass and luggage.

Thanks to the excellent war preparation work of Yang Min, Cui Jishu, and Zhao Yanshen, Sizhou, where Luoyang is located, recruited 3 civilian husbands for Gao Cheng.

Even Hou Jing, who set off from Hulao, was accompanied by [-] civilian husbands prepared for him by West Yanzhou.

Sending troops during spring plowing will undoubtedly have an impact on this year's harvest, but Gao Cheng cannot give Hu Sichun and Dugu Xin too much time for training.

Fortunately, King Xiao Gao is a person who cares about the people. Naturally, with Gao Huan's consent, he issued a notice to all states and counties that all those who follow the army will be exempted from this year's tax.

This was a huge sum. Yang Min dispatched a total of 8 civil servants to Gao Cheng, plus Hou Jing's [-] civilian servants, making [-].

According to the tax of two shi for rice grain, two zhang for silk, and three taels for cotton per Ding, the tax revenue will be reduced by 16 shi for rice, 16 zhang for silk, and 24 taels for cotton.

Not to mention the levy of food and grass consumed, marching and fighting, what is fighting is money and food.

If you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, and the loss and expenditure along the way, which one is not a knife in Xiao Gaowang's heart.

God is pitiful, when Gao Cheng gave a speech today, he was reluctant to stab himself in the chest and swear to everyone.

It's okay to win this battle, but if he loses, Wei Jing will probably be ordered to come to Luoyang to interact closely with Gao Cheng.

However, losing money also has the benefits of losing money. Even the morale of the civilian husbands is very high in this expedition.

Thinking about it carefully, Yang Guang's world was not wronged. With a million soldiers and more than two million civilian husbands, he went to Northeast Liaodong to attack Goguryeo.

This kind of battle, even if it only comes once, whether it is a victory or a defeat, it is already traumatic, not to mention that Yang Guang went to war three times in a row.

Even the victors of the previous two wars, who fought on the mainland and captured countless Goguryeo, couldn't support it anymore. When Yang Guang sent troops for the third time, he chose to surrender actively, and this was in exchange for Yang Guang's strike.

Comparing the two, Yang Guang's grandiosity made the petty King Gao feel ashamed.

Since going south, after Gao Cheng used dozens of heads to enforce military discipline, there was no phenomenon of his troops disturbing the people. The reputation of Xiao Gao Wang's love for the people was once again spread, and local gentry often led the people to send wine and meat to the army.

Gao Cheng often wants to give some rewards in return, and the two parties can be said to enjoy the joy of the military and the people, and get along well with each other.

There is actually a reason why it is so easy to win people's hearts.

These years, the most frightening thing is the local rebellion. The rebel army first robbed a wave, and the officers and soldiers who quelled the chaos robbed another wave. The army of the Northern Wei Dynasty was also known for its proficiency in looting.

There are many such examples, let alone the South.

Looking ahead, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the pirate king Sun En ravaged the land of the Three Wus. The Beifu soldiers who once ruled the roost in Feishui took the opportunity to plunder while suppressing the rebellion. As a result, it took several months for the cities of the Three Wus to barely recover their popularity.

Looking back, when Hou Jing was in chaos, the people in the south of the Yangtze River heard that King Qin’s division had arrived, and they helped the old and the young to greet them. Instead, he attached himself to Hou Jing.

The Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties were such an absurd era.

In this era, the demands of the people are actually very low, and an army of officers and soldiers who do not plunder is enough to gain their support.

Gao Cheng and Hou Jing have a total of 11 men and women, and it is impossible to hide Hu Sichun and Dugu's wishes from the mighty momentum going south.

The two sent envoys to Jiangling to ask Chen Qingzhi for help.

Nanliang, Jiangling Camp.

Chen Qingzhi, who was nearly fifty years old, frowned and remained silent. His eyes patrolled the military map and finally fell on the arrow representing the marching route of Gao Cheng's army.

The 13-year-old Zhizi leads the army, even with the help of a hero like Gao Aocao, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes and omissions.

What's more, Gao Aocao is famous for his bravery, not his wisdom.

Chen Qingzhi has heard a lot about Gao Cheng's deeds in Yecheng and Luoyang.

It is also clear that this young man will be a figure similar to Sun Quan in the future, an excellent ruler of success.

But the military is different from politics. It is not possible to find a few staff to help you handle it well.

Not to mention whether you can make a correct judgment when you are in the middle of the battle, even if you just make a choice, you need a lot of courage.

"I've made up my mind, break Gao Cheng first, and Hou Jing will retreat!"

Chen Qingzhi said to Li Hongzhi, Wang Dangbo and others under the account.

His thin body burst out with boundless self-confidence at this moment.

As soon as the military order was issued, a large crowd responded, and soldiers from all ministries were called back to the Jiangling camp.

After preparing food and grass, Chen Qingzhi left some people to guard Jiangling, while he himself led 5000 soldiers to the north to rescue Sanjing.

Gao Cheng learned that when Chen Qingzhi led the army to go north, the southward army had already arrived in Guangzhou, entered the Nanyang Basin, and headed to Xinye, the governor of Jingzhou.

The so-called Guangzhou was built four years ago, in the second year of Emperor Xiaozhuang's Yong'an (529). The governing office was established in Luyang County, which was also the former governing seat of Jingzhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

After Luyang County was allocated to Guangzhou, the Jingzhou government moved to Xinye County.

Gao Cheng set up camp outside Nanyang City, and quickly sent envoys to deliver news to Hou Jing who had traveled to Runan County, hoping that he could go west and join forces with him to attack Chen Qingzhi, but Hou Jing refused.

He only evaded and said that he was worried about the two armies competing for merit, and he did not want to cause more troubles.

Gao Cheng was so angry that he cursed alone in the handsome tent:

"Jiannu despises me, sooner or later I will kill him!"

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