Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 456 Preparations before the war
No matter how big the Jiedushi is, it is still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, at least in name.

You can't rely on guesswork when fighting a war. Chailin said, "Has the intelligence office been sent there?"

"Sent, the most powerful combination, Chai Meng and Shi Qian have gone, it has been three days, and they should be here. According to my analysis, it is true that the Xixia army marched, and the siege of Weizhou by the army was false. How could the Xixia army occupy the entire Weizhou Prefecture because of the impeccable operation of the army. After all, Xixia is just a small country in a remote corner of the country." Wu Yong said.

Chai Lin looked at Zhu Wu.

Zhu Wu said: "Brother, we still have a secret game in the northwest, and there are more than a thousand people in Shaohua Mountain. Even if the court is as evil as a ghost, we can't be fooled. Now we are out of money and grain, and we have won huge sums of money by beating big cannibals." All the money has been invested in the construction of the state capitals in Shandong. I believe that next year our money and food will explode even more. When I first came here, I mentioned that we will go west from Huayin County and go straight to Xixia, the main force of Xixia In the battle against the Western Army in Weizhou, we just took advantage of the opportunity to enter, captured the prefecture and occupied the mansion, and swept all the way."

Wu Yong was worried. He pointed to the map and said, "The Western Army is not our comrade-in-arms. Let's go to Xixia to encircle Wei and save Zhao. The Xixia elite soldiers will return to the army. If the Western Army doesn't encircle the Western Army at this time, won't we be in danger? And enter Xixia , there are enemies everywhere, and even the common people will not turn to us. Our pressure is quite great."

"Because there are enemies all around, let's test the effect of new weapons. There are so many newly developed weapons that have never been tested. The steel arm crossbows equipped by heavy cavalry and light cavalry. The ten thousand enemies newly equipped by infantry, The small melon launcher has never been used in actual combat." Zhu Wu said.

The so-called Ten Thousand Enemy is a new weapon manufactured by the Arsenal, weighing about ten kilograms, with a cylindrical cast iron shell filled with compressed black gunpowder.The whole power is equivalent to twenty small melons, and it is mainly suitable for use when defending the city or condescending to ambush, because it is impossible to use on flat ground, and the power is too great, and the shrapnel flying around may kill the user.

Wu Yong's expression became dignified. As the number one military adviser of the Cangzhou Army, he doesn't have embroidered pillows. Although he has one or another deficiency, he knows the general situation of Xixia Kingdom very well.

Although Xixia moved an army of 30 to 50, it was actually the result of national mobilization, and the population of Xixia Kingdom was 300 million.The total mobilization force is only 50, which is a frightening number. Basically, all males over the age of 15 and under 60 have a standing force of only [-]. The seemingly powerful Xixia Kingdom is nothing more than a veritable paper tiger.

Wu Yong's brain was spinning rapidly. If he dispatched [-] elite soldiers, with high combat power and unparalleled mobility, it would not be impossible to destroy the country of Xixia.

"Master Zhu, does this mean that we took the opportunity to destroy Xixia?" Wu Yong asked.

Zhu Wu shook his head: "Destroying Xixia is not good for us. What we need is military training. Light cavalry, heavy cavalry, and infantry all need to be tempered in a big battle. The Xixia Kingdom has been turned upside down. Finally, let's choose a piece of fertile water and grass at the intersection of Xixia and Tubo. We will station our more than ten thousand iron cavalry in a certain place, guard the Silk Road to the west, and support soldiers with taxes. At the same time, we can obtain huge benefits from the cheap horses and camels in the Western Regions to enhance our own strength."

Wu Yong groaned and said nothing, but Zhu Wu's method is still very good. The Western Regions are known as 36 countries, and they own hundreds of thousands of camels and horses.

Chai Lin leaned on the back of the chair without speaking, rested for a while, and said: "Pang Wanchun, Lin Chong, and Qin Ming's divisions shortened their holidays, assembled in Cangzhou, and carried out winter military training. The dispatch of troops will be slowed down first, and we will wait until the information comes back. Sure. The external enemy is vulnerable, but the internal enemy is really terrible. The task now is to divide the troops into three groups, take advantage of the Chinese New Year to go to various places to inspect, implement our policy of benefiting farmers, promote our sweet potato, corn and potato, and promote our cotton .”

Don't think about it this year, Wu Yong went to Mizhou Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture.Zhu Wu went to Gaotang and Jinan.Chai Lin went to Tai'an Prefecture and Yizhou Prefecture.

This trip was all light and easy, and acted in a low-key manner, mainly to discover hidden dangers in the state capitals.

After a major reorganization and reorganization of [-] engineering soldiers, the armies of all state capitals are now completely loyal to Chailin, and they are all very hardlining in terms of thinking and style.

There are also hidden dangers. In some places, the rich gentry and rich families support the Cangzhou Army on the surface, but in fact they are fools. Once the wind direction changes, they will change immediately.

The Four Seas Automobile Post Station invested heavily has finally come in handy. Now the entire official road of Jingdong Road has undergone a major renovation and has become extremely smooth. The rammed earth and gravel road is very suitable for horse-drawn carriages.

Tai'an Mansion was the first stop of Chailin. Tai'an Mansion is relatively stable. There are still some people visiting the mountains and rivers these days, and there are many tourists in Tai'an.

Then go straight from Tai'an Mansion to Yizhou Mansion.

Arriving at Yizhou Prefecture, Chailin drove lightly.There are no more than a dozen people in two carriages.

Dian Zhengnan was very proud: "Isn't this my house? Is Yishui County in front of me?"

"That's right, we're in Yishui County." Chailin said.

There are many carriages, mules, and even camel caravans along the way.

Yishui County, which used to be impoverished, now has a lot of caravans.

There is a sign in front, Chaijiazhuang Grain and Grass Company.

These firms with the word Chaijiazhuang are the earliest firms established by Chaijiazhuang.The Chaijiazhuang Grain and Grass Bank is the grain and grass bank headed by Chai An. His role is to stabilize grain prices, store grain and grass, and prepare for war and famine.

This grain depot was newly built last year, and its area is really not small. The huge yard covers an area of ​​at least five or six acres, and there are six independent warehouses.

The people on duty at the gate are not soldiers, but the guards of Chaijiazhuang Commercial Firm, most of whom are veterans.

As soon as the carriage arrived at the door, the nurse came up.

"The grain depot is an important place, idlers are not allowed to enter." Before the nurse finished speaking, he suddenly saw Chai Lin.

He said excitedly, "Chai Tuanlian, why is it you?"

When this soldier was discharged from the army, Chai Lin was still training in the Cangzhou regiment.

Chai Lin was not surprised. He took out his badge with the highest authority and said, "The headquarters raided the grain depots, and the superiors must not be notified."

"Yes." The nurse said.

A group of people entered the grain depot and called for the depot manager.Open the first grain depot. There are [-] layers of soybeans wrapped in sackcloth, which are densely packed. Here are [-] tons of soybeans.

Chailin asked the soldiers to go to the top layer to grab some soybeans and inspect them. The soybeans were full of grains and had few impurities.

The people that Chailin led were experienced in inspections, and no one could tolerate deceit.

　Ask for monthly tickets and recommended tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)