Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 12 Rearing the Arms for War
Zhao Wuming walked into the city lord's mansion and saw that Han Xin had been waiting alone for a long time, he couldn't help being stunned: "Where are the general, the prime minister and the military adviser? Why didn't they come?"

"Now they are taking refugees in the outer city, so they haven't come."Hearing Zhao Wuming question Xiao He and Zhang Liang, a slight smile appeared on Han Xin's face.

outside the city?Zhao Wuming looked at Han Xin suspiciously, his eyes full of puzzlement: "Is there a refugee outside the city?".

"Don't the city owner know? The people in the city are all gathered from countless time and space, refugees who were displaced by the war."Han Xin explained to Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming suddenly realized, and the doubts about the population in his mind were also resolved: "You mean, there is a refugee camp in this outer city."

"Exactly, whenever a city needs population, it will open a refugee point to pick up refugees."Han Xin explained to Zhao Wuming what he knew about the origin of the refugees.

Zhao Wuming nodded slightly in his heart, thinking of the soldier's report just now, he looked at Han Xin puzzled: "Just now the general sent someone to find an orphan, I don't know what it is for."

"Last night, I was ordered to recruit an army. By the way, I sent scouts out of the city to investigate. I happened to find a small tribe of Huns. The population is about [-], and the army strength is about [-]. So I thought about it and decided to propose to the lord to send an army to exterminate it. for military training."Han Xin explained to Zhao Wuming what he was thinking in detail.

Zhao Wuming fell into deep thought, obviously weighing the strength gap between the two, and there was a moment of silence in the City Lord's Mansion.

Han Xin seemed to know what Zhao Wuming was worried about, and immediately explained one by one: "The former Tianchen was ordered to be the general in charge of military affairs in Seoul. So he immediately went to the barracks to recruit troops. More than [-] soldiers were obtained. There were exactly [-] soldiers. Since this place is in the grassland, I abandoned the rest of the troops and trained only the cavalry. In my humble opinion, it is easy for [-] cavalry to attack the [-] Hun tribe.”

"Five thousand cavalry?...".Zhao Wuming felt a little moved in his heart, but there are only so many soldiers in Seoul.If you want to fight against eight thousand with five thousand, there is no chance of winning in terms of strength alone.

Seeing that Zhao Wuming was still puzzled, Han Xin persuaded again: "The Hun nomads are all soldiers. If the old, weak, sick and disabled are excluded, how many of the [-] soldiers and horses of the Huns are left? On the other hand, although I only have [-] soldiers in Seoul, they are all strong. The strong and the young have more victories than defeats."

"But my first establishment in Seoul, the combat effectiveness of this army."Zhao Wuming's heart is faintly inclined to take the initiative to attack, but considering that the foundation is not stable, he is also afraid that the system's protection time will be lost if a rash attack is made, and a devastating blow will be incurred.

Han Xin shook his head and Zhao Wuming's worry was not a problem for him at all: "Master Mingjian, I already have two thousand veterans in Seoul, and these three thousand new recruits are enough. If the army does not see blood and does not attack, we will be enemies everywhere in the future." grassland, how can we protect ourselves in Seoul."

"According to the general's words, I immediately went to the school field to recruit troops and set out to conquer the small tribe of the Huns."The word self-protection appeared in Zhao Wuming's mind, thinking of the thrilling hunting yesterday.I secretly made up my mind that I must make Seoul stronger as soon as possible.

Han Xin was overjoyed, and quickly bowed to Zhao Wuming: "I take orders...".

Zhao Wuming nodded, and walked out of the mansion with Han Xin.Seeing this, Qing Que and the eight guards quickly followed and rushed to the school grounds together.

Not long after, Zhao Wuming and his party rode war horses and arrived at the gate of the school grounds.At this time, the thunderous shouts of killing came from afar.The soldiers guarding in front of the school ground saw Zhao Wuming and Han Xin hurriedly came to salute: "My subordinates are waiting to meet the city lord and the general."

"Free gift".Zhao Wuming dismounted, helped up the kneeling soldiers, and walked directly into the school grounds.Han Xin, Sun Buer and the others also got off their horses and followed quickly.

The further you go inside, the closer you are to the soldiers, and the louder the shouts of killing.Zhao Wuming looked at the sweaty soldiers in the school grounds and nodded in satisfaction.Then he turned his eyes to Han Xin who was next to him, and Han Xin took Zhao Wuming quickly to the innermost high platform knowingly.

The two walked towards the high platform, Han Xin stood under Zhao Wuming, there was a messenger running quickly, and suddenly there was a loud drum sound.Soldiers gathered quickly and arranged in a neat line.

When the last soldier entered the line, a huge square appeared in front of him.A soldier, wearing light armor and holding a spear like a bloodthirsty beast, makes people shudder.

At this time, a general came out and reported loudly to Zhao Wuming on the high platform: "I want to report to the city lord that our army should have 5000 people, and the actual number is 5000. Now the assembly is complete, please give your order."

"Ding... You have assembled the army, do you want to attack now?"

Listening to the untimely system notification tone, and looking at the rows of soldiers under the high platform, Zhao Wuming felt a sense of pride in his heart.Just when he was about to give an order, he saw Han Xin secretly making a waiting gesture, and he immediately understood: "Pass the order of Gu, and wait."

"Lead the order".The general immediately returned to the team, and the school ground was silent for a moment.

Zhao Wuming thought of the scene where his personal guards hunted down tigers and giant bears yesterday, and he was full of anticipation for these soldiers.At this moment, a rider came from afar, and when he saw Zhao Wuming on the high platform, he immediately knelt down on the ground: "I report to the city lord, according to my subordinates to investigate. 65 miles away from the north of our city, there is a small tribe of Huns. They seem to have found subordinates, there are signs of massing".

"Report... to the city lord, sixty miles to the east of our city, we found a small Donghu tribe."

"Report... to the city lord, sixty miles to the south of our city, we found a small tribe of Huns."

"Reporting to the city lord, 65 miles to the west of our city, a small tribe of the Huns was discovered."

After one of the cavalrymen reported, three more cavalry came quickly, knelt down in front of Zhao Wuming, and reported respectfully.

The sudden news made Zhao Wuming at a loss as to how to deal with the four foreign tribes whose troops were stronger than his own.Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked at Han Xin.

Han Xin apparently didn't expect it either, at first he thought it was a small tribe of Huns, and then persuaded Zhao Wuming to send troops.But now there are four, if one of them is attacked, then if the other three respond, it may be a disaster rather than a blessing.Looking at the assembled soldiers in front of him, a trace of sadness appeared in his heart.This is the first time the lord has assembled an army. If he just disbands like this, what is the majesty?Donghu and Xiongnu, thinking of this, their minds gradually cleared up, they looked at Zhao Wuming and lowered their voices: "The minister proposes to call the army division urgently, or there may be a solution."

"Where is Sun Buer?"Zhao Wuming nodded, and gave instructions loudly to the people under the high platform.

Sun Buer quickly walked out from the front row, and bowed to Zhao Wuming on the high platform: "My subordinate is here."

"Go to the outer city quickly and summon the military division to discuss the matter."Zhao Wuming gave the order immediately.

"Subordinates take orders".Sun Buer quickly bowed to accept the order, turned around and ran outside the school grounds.

Watching Sun Buer go away, Zhao Wuming inspected the high platform: "Let you wait for half an hour to repair the armor and bring the horses."

"Take orders...".Five thousand soldiers scattered in all directions, looking for their own horses, and cleaning their beloved weapons and armor.

Zhang Liang ran over in a hurry, saw Zhao Wuming standing on the first place on the high platform, and ran up quickly: "My lord, Zhang Liang is late, please forgive me for being late."

"It's not that the military division is late, but that the military division's business has been disturbed alone."Zhao Wuming quickly helped Zhang Liang up, his eyes full of anticipation.

Zhang Liang looked at Zhao Wuming and immediately smiled, and he didn't say much about these polite words: "My lord urgently called Liang to come, why?"

"I just heard that small tribes of different races have appeared in the southeast and northwest. If we use the strength of our city to fight four against one, I'm afraid there will be no chance of winning."When Zhao Wuming thought of this question, he just felt dizzy.

Zhang Liang pondered and then looked at Han Xin: "Can you tell me the specific information about the small tribes of the general."

"The population of each small tribe is about 65, and the army strength is about 65. Sixty miles to the east of our city, there is a small tribe of Donghu. The south, west, and north are all small tribes of Xiongnu. Respectively Sixty miles, [-] miles, and [-] miles from our city."Han Xin explained to Zhang Liang for a while, thinking of the difficulties he was about to face, he felt a little embarrassed.

After thinking about it, Zhang Liang gradually drew up a map in his mind, and looked at Zhao Wuming for a long time: "I heard that Donghu and the Xiongnu fought for the central grassland, and there was a big war not long ago. I don't know if there is such a thing."

"This message is confirmed."Zhao Wuming nodded immediately, this message came from the system, there is absolutely no possibility of error.

A flash of thought flashed through Zhang Liang's mind, and a smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Liang's mouth: "I think my lord can conquer this hundred-mile territory in one battle."

"Appreciate further details".Zhao Wuming showed a tinge of expectation. It's no wonder that the three masters of the early Han Dynasty thought of a solution in such a short period of time.

Zhang Liang pondered for a while, and organized his words in his mind: "My lord, I invite the small tribe of the Xiongnu in the west. When the time comes, the small tribes of the Huns in the north and south will definitely have doubts in their hearts when they hear about it. My lord is sending two generals, Each led five hundred troops to the north and south in advance, creating the illusion that a large army is about to attack. At that time, they will definitely think that this is Donghu is attacking with all their strength, and the Western tribes are suspicious. There is [-]% certainty, They will send troops to the Donghu tribe in the east, so as to get rid of the bottom line."

"Drawing from the bottom of the pot, when the time comes, the three parties will fight each other, and we will benefit from it."Zhao Wuming was overjoyed, as evidenced by the power of one against four army divisions.

Zhang Liang nodded: "That's what I mean. When the three parties are exhausted, the lord is leading a victorious army and suddenly joins the battlefield. The outcome will naturally be clear at a glance."

"Having said that, what about the battlefield arrangements?"Zhao Wuming looked at Zhang Liang, then at Han Xin, showing a troubled expression.If you talk bombastically, talk on paper, and play strategy games, you can be handy.But if he really went to the battlefield, his eyes would turn black and he would be completely incomprehensible when he was arranging troops.

Zhang Liang smiled at Han Xin: "Aren't there still generals in the battlefield arrangement?".

"I also ask the general to enlighten me."Zhao Wuming suddenly realized, and hurriedly asked Han Xin who was beside him for advice.

Han Xin fell into deep thought, organized his words in his mind, and looked at Zhao Wuming: "Will the lord personally go on this expedition?"

"Ding... General Han Xin asked if you want to go to the army. If you choose yes, you will get the command of the army."

"It is natural to participate in this battle."Zhao Wuming nodded, how could he, the city lord, be missing in the first expedition to Seoul.

When Zhang Liang heard this answer, a smile appeared in his heart: "Since the lord has joined the battle, how can Liang just sit idly by in this city, and the lord, Liang wishes to go out with the army."

"With the help of a military adviser, this battle will be won alone."Zhao Wuming was overjoyed, thinking of the lineup that had just set off, he became more and more looking forward to it.

"Ding... Successfully participated in the battle, you have obtained the highest authority of the army."

Han Xin felt a little happy when he heard Zhao Wuming say that he wanted to join the war.It seems that my lord is more to my liking: "Since the lord has already participated in the battle, Xin is willing to lead a thousand cavalry, and divide the troops into two groups to carry out the suspicious tactics."

"Since the soldiers are divided into two groups, how can you do it alone?"Hearing Han Xin's proposal, Zhao Wuming was slightly taken aback and then shook his head.

Han Xin looked at Sun Buer in the audience and smiled slightly: "If the lord lends Sun Buer to the minister as a lieutenant general, and the minister gives him another five hundred cavalry, I think it should not be a problem."

"Isn't Sun Buer the commander of the personal guard? How can he be a deputy general?"Zhao Wuming was a little puzzled, he still didn't understand the rules of Seoul.

Han Xin looked at Zhang Liang, and they both smiled at the same time.Zhang Liang explained to Zhao Wuming: "Sun Buer is a living person, so why can't he be a lieutenant? As long as the lord is in the area where my Seoul is, then Commander Sun can be appointed as the lieutenant of the first army."

"If that's the case, then it's settled."The doubts in Zhao Wuming's heart were all gone, and he quickly agreed to Han Xin's arrangement.

At this moment, the thunderous drums sounded again, and a group of soldiers, armed with long guns and leading their horses, assembled quickly.Not long after the soldiers assembled, Zhao Wuming looked at the horses under the high platform, and couldn't help showing a smile: "Pass the order and get on the horses."

An order was quickly passed on, and five thousand soldiers mounted their horses one after another.Holding a gun in one hand and holding the reins of the horse in the other.

A chilling air rushed towards him, and Zhao Wuming suddenly became proud.His eyes shifted from the audience to the stage, looking at Zhang Liang and Han Xin.Seeing the two nodding slightly, they immediately decided: "Let the general be the main general, and Sun Bu'er be the deputy general to lead a thousand troops to stop the two Hun tribes in the north and south."

"Chen Han Xin and Sun Buer took orders...".Han Xin led the order to walk down the high platform, and Sun Buer hurried up to meet him.A soldier had already brought two war horses.The two got on their horses one after another, and the sound of the tambourine became louder and louder.With a wave of the whip, the horse neighed and galloped away from the school grounds.Seeing this, the soldiers sent out a thousand cavalrymen, and then roared away.

Seeing Han Xin and Sun Buer leading a thousand cavalry away, Zhao Wuming looked at Zhang Liang, who nodded slightly.Immediately, the two walked down the high platform, and a soldier led two horses again.Zhao Wuming's spirit was shaken, thanks to the gift from the original owner of this body.Although he was miserable.But as the fourth son of Da Zhao, his horse riding skills are unambiguous.

Zhao Wuming and Zhang Liang got on their horses and shouted at the four thousand cavalry in front of them: "You are willing to go west with the Huns."

"We would like to go to...".The four thousand cavalry shouted violently in unison, Zhao Wuming was overjoyed and then swung his whip, leading the four thousand cavalry to rush out like a tide.

(End of this chapter)