I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 329 Jing Jun is in panic

Three days later, Shucheng.

A soldier came on a horse.

"Urgent report, urgent military information, urgent military information, avoid, avoid!"

The content of the soldier's loud shout was to ask the city defenders to quickly remove the obstacles at the city gate and let him enter.

And many people couldn't help but look askance at his words.

"What's going on? It's an urgent military situation, or it should be sent urgently. Isn't this unusual?"

"It's really uncommon. In my memory, someone only sent an urgent message when we were at the Chen Bing border in South Vietnam." Only veterans who have been in the army for many years have some vague memories of such things.

The more ignorant recruits on the side began to speculate with worries on their faces.

"Could it be that the imperial troops came over?"

"Hiss, it shouldn't be that fast. Chang'an is far away from us."

"There are a lot of carriages in the imperial court. Those people come here in carriages, which is much faster than walking."

"That makes sense, but I still think it's something else."

"Then tell me, what other military information is worth sending urgently?"

When these people gathered together and whispered, a higher-level supervisory official came over to drive them away to prevent any bad rumors from spreading and causing the morale of the army to waver.

It’s just that they had already used their imagination to guess all the worst possibilities, and rumors spread even faster than the plague. In just half an hour, rumors had spread through the north gate where the messenger entered the city. Arrived at the west gate and east gate.

For a moment, Jun Jing was uneasy.

If they were truly an elite force capable of hundreds of battles, they would naturally not cause such a commotion just because of such a trivial matter.

But the composition of the Jing Army was really too mixed.

You must know that the Jing army has a total of 20 people, including almost all young, strong, and middle-aged men in the Jing Kingdom, as well as some old people.

The identities of these people are even more complicated. Some actors who have a background in burlesque, when they hear rumors, they can add more exaggeration to others.

So when the courier entered the city, he originally shouted "urgent news, urgent military information", but when the soldiers in the south of the city heard it, it turned into "the imperial court's 50 troops are pressing on the border, the king of Jiaoxi and the king of Chengyang surrendered, we are finished", which is not enough. Strange.

Liu Bi, who was staying in the former Lujiang Prefecture, didn't know that there were so many ups and downs outside, and even if he knew about it, he wouldn't care about it.

After receiving the urgent information, he immediately summoned Tian Lubo and several veteran generals.

Although Tian Lubo's proposal the day before yesterday was somewhat unpleasant, Liu Bi still recognized his ability. At least in terms of commanding military operations, he was one of the best talents in the Jing Kingdom.

As for the other veterans, they were all his trusted confidants, so Liu Bi felt confident telling them about this matter.

Sitting at the top, Liu Bi said in a deep voice: "Everyone, an urgent battle report came from the front, and the content is not very good."

The generals in the room were suddenly shocked.

Emergency battle reports can only be used when there is extreme danger or an extremely important event occurs.

Using the word "urgent" for ordinary matters will only make it lose credibility.

After all, King Zhou You's beacon-fire play on the princes was not just about casually delivering urgent news, which led to real danger coming, but no one believed it.

Tian Lubo rubbed his chin and secretly speculated: "Is there something wrong with Jiujiang County?"

He wasn't just guessing.

When Shucheng was almost defeated and Lujiang County was almost captured, the Jing Army sent a small force to the north to investigate the situation.

The number of these troops is not large, ranging from three to five hundred to one or two thousand.

Among them, several teams that went to Jiujiang County have not received any news since ten days ago. This is against common sense.

You must know that Jiujiang is not a large county. Its own strength is mediocre. It is close to the limit to recruit [-] or [-] soldiers.

If the governor of Jiujiang has [-] soldiers, it would be the wisest and most likely way for him to follow the example of the governor of Lujiang and join forces to guard Shouchun.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the Jing troops who went to conduct reconnaissance to get close to Shouchun, and they were all annihilated by the defenders in the city.

The soldiers responsible for the reconnaissance mission cannot possibly have the intention to attack the city and capture the flag, right?

Even if there is a group of people seeking death, it would be too ridiculous for everyone to do so.

As for the Han troops in Jiujiang County, if they were dispersed, the counties under Jiujiang's rule would only be divided into two or three thousand people.

With these people stationed in various counties, it is even more impossible to annihilate our own investigation team.

Among the teams that lost contact after being dispatched, the largest number had 600 people.

If you want to annihilate them, the opponent must have at least 5000 people to move up. If the army commander is not good enough, then I am afraid that he will not be able to do it even if he has 8000 or [-] people.

Therefore, the contrasting situation in Jiujiang County has long attracted Tian Lubo's attention.

At this time, Liu Bi mentioned the "emergency military situation", and the first thing he considered was what might happen over there.

However, Tian Lubo did not choose to speak out these doubts directly.

This is the lesson he learned after giving advice the day before yesterday.

The king is not a person like Gaozu.

Under Emperor Gaozu were top ministers such as General Han, Prime Minister Xiao, and Zhang Zifang, and they could be appointed without any scruples, without any fear of their power being emptied out.

As for the king...even if he wanted to take away [-] soldiers and horses, he would be suspected.

Even though Liu Bi didn't say it explicitly, Tian Lubo already understood the situation due to the prince's hidden words and the fact that he didn't stand up to smooth things over for him when a group of veterans retorted.

Don't show your weakness when you should hide it. Not only will your colleagues be jealous, but if the king becomes more suspicious, your own life may be in danger.

Tian Lubo didn't say anything, but those veterans who wanted to get into the position would not miss this opportunity.

One of them took up the conversation and said: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation from the front. I dare to ask what it is. I am waiting to help you solve the problem."

Two or three of the remaining veterans also followed suit.

They all said that the king's worries are problems that they must solve!

Liu Bi nodded with satisfaction, and most of the unhappiness caused by the news dissipated.

He flattened the corners of his mouth, but narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Our army's food transport team was attacked at the junction of Yuzhang County and Lujiang County. It was completely burned. It was for our army of 10 people for three months." forage.

Although the army has sufficient food and grass, this incident is a wake-up call and must be taken seriously. Lujiang County and the rear must not leave any hidden dangers! "

After saying this, Liu Bi whispered softly: "The commander surnamed Huan is really only brave in body, and he also said that he would bypass the strong city and go straight to Luoyang.

Hum, if this does not consolidate the occupied territory, then there will be problems in transporting food, and how will the frontline soldiers fight? "

He touched his chin and changed his original decision.

Previously, I thought that if he had meritorious service first, he could be promoted to a general and set an example for his other soldiers.

Now that I think about it, I feel that judging from his talents, it is more reliable to be replaced by the position of general.After listening to what Liu Bi said about the urgent military situation, many generals in the room looked at each other.

Your Majesty, how can you be so calm?

The army's food and fodder were burned. This is an urgent matter!
It is not the harvest season now, not to mention that all the mature men in Jing Kingdom have been conscripted into the army, and there is no one to cultivate the fields.

As for Yuzhang County, Jiangxia County and Lujiang County, they have just occupied these places. It is very difficult to collect food from the people here.

Therefore, in raising the army this time, Jing State consumed all the accumulation of more than 20 years of Emperor Wen's dynasty. However, the wealth accumulated in those years was strong enough to withstand the consumption of more than [-] soldiers, and it has not encountered any difficulties so far.

But this does not mean that a convoy of food can be burned casually.

Tian Lubo frowned slightly and was about to speak out, but was overtaken by the general on the opposite side.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead 8000 people to destroy the thieves who attacked our convoy!"

"Your Majesty, I only need six thousand elite soldiers to solve your worries."

"I only need 5000 people to bring the leader of the thieves to you!"

"To my lord..."

After hearing these words from his colleagues, Tian Lubo silently closed his mouth.

The involution of these people is really outrageous.

But I can understand it myself.

The movement route of the grain transport convoy is within the Jing Kingdom and the occupied areas, so the escort force equipped is not particularly sufficient, only about 3000 people.

Moreover, the attackers did not directly annihilate the grain transport convoy, but burned the grain completely with fire.

What's more, the prefect of Lujiang gathered all the main forces in the county in Shucheng, which meant that the troops in the remaining places were remnants and would not be too strong.

Therefore, general generals believe that these "rogue thieves" burned the food through attacks. The number of them is about a thousand. Even if it is more, it will only be 3000 to 5000 people. If he takes [-] people there, he can definitely take those "rogue thieves" in hand. Pinch.

What's more, this is a great opportunity to show their face in front of the king, and they must not miss it.

Liu Bi looked at Tian Lubo who had not spoken and asked: "General Tian, ​​if you are ordered to quell the rebellion alone, will you need soldiers?"

"Hmm... twenty thousand." Tian Lubo originally wanted to say ten thousand, but inexplicably he remembered the missing investigation teams in Jiujiang County, so he changed his mind.

The generals around him were stunned for a moment and suspected that they had heard wrongly.

But soon someone said with a hint of sarcasm: "General Tian is really fighting an unprepared battle. He even needs to bring 2 people to wipe out the bandits. This is because he thinks our army has enough food and grass."

Although the others did not speak, the looks they cast towards Tian Lubo were mocking.

Liu Bi turned his head slightly disappointed.

Obviously, he also believed that Tian Lubo was too conservative and actually used troops capable of conquering a county in the face of mere "rogue thieves".

From a cost-effective perspective alone, there was absolutely no need for him to choose Tian Lubo to go on an expedition and consume more food and grass.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Bi nodded and said: "General Wang, General Wu, and General Yin, each of you will lead three thousand troops and go to defeat that group of thieves."

"Wei!" the three generals said with their heads held high, as if they were about to make great achievements and be promoted to a higher rank.

Six days later.

A messenger rode in from the south of the city on a fast horse.

"Urgent military situation! Urgent military situation!"

What this messenger brought was the news that General Wang was ambushed in the valley and 3000 people were almost destroyed.

Nine days later.

Another messenger rode a fast horse and hurried in from the south of the city.

"Urgent report! Get out of the way, get out of the way."

What this intelligence report reported was that General Wu was attacked at night, which led to the bombing of the camp.

After a stampede, Jing's army suffered heavy losses, losing more than half of its 3000 men, and was no longer able to attack the thieves.

Ten days later.

A large number of idle soldiers gathered in the south of the city. They all became happy when they saw fast horses galloping in the distance.

"Let's just say that there will be an 'emergency military situation' today, right? Remember to give me the three coins you lost before the time came."

But the messenger who shouted "urgent military information" felt that he was out of place in this slightly cheerful atmosphere.

The letter he sent to Liu Bi recorded that General Yin's 3000 men had a head-on battle with the "rogue bandits", but the result was that they fled without a fight.

Those "rogue thieves" pursued General Yin's troops for more than 20 miles, and only less than 3000 of Jing's [-] soldiers escaped.

After receiving bad news one after another, Liu Bi finally remembered Tian Lubo, who had previously said that he would lead 2 people on an expedition.

This is the lonely minister!

Moreover, in the past few days, he has learned about new situations arising from the "emergency military situation."

This round of envoys delivered "urgent military information" in full view of the public, causing a considerable impact on the Jing army in Shu City.

All the soldiers who are more sensitive feel that something is wrong.

Emergencies occur every once in a while, and no matter how they look at them, they feel that something big has happened outside.

Therefore, rumors spread everywhere in Shu City, and people in the Jing army were panicked.

Dealing with rumors and appeasing people are secondary.

After all, the "clarification" was just completed on the front end, and a messenger immediately appeared from the city gate to deliver "urgent military information". I am afraid that the credibility will be wiped out in an instant.

Liu Bi understood that the top priority was to clear out the group of "thieves".

So he hurriedly called Tian Lubo and asked, "General Tian, ​​I will give you [-] soldiers and horses. How about you go and wipe out this group of thieves in the rear?"

After pondering for a moment, Tian Lubo shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I didn't know the truth before, so I said that we only need 3 soldiers, but now it seems that these thieves must be the elite of the Han army, and I want to completely wipe them out, at least We need to provide [-] men, and we also need to equip them with cavalry and chariots.”

He is really not a lion talking loudly.

Although the several veterans Liu Bi sent out before were mediocre in ability, the fact that these people had been in the army for so many years and were able to hold high positions meant that they were not just idiots.

Through this, Tian Lubo guessed that the group of people causing trouble in the rear were definitely not simple people.

Therefore, he did not want to overturn the ship in the gutter, and in addition to completely eliminate this hidden danger, the [-] soldiers must be equipped with cavalry.

"Okay, I promise you, but the cavalry and chariots need to be specially mobilized, so we have to wait for a while." Liu Bi gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

Now he no longer thinks about whether it is appropriate for Tian Lubo to lead the main force to leave.

Because of the continuous "emergency military situations", there were a lot of rumors in the Jing army.

If those thieves are not wiped out, the morale of the army will be lost!
(End of this chapter)