Chapter 927: The War Preparation Meeting of Giant Yang City
Faced with the increasingly serious situation, Ding Kui immediately summoned his main subordinates for discussion.
Xue Chong first described the situation of military strength, "If by the end of July, we have at least four infantry battalions and one special operations battalion, the cavalry, excluding those in important positions, will still be around 800 people; as of the end of August, we will have at least four infantry battalions and one special operations battalion.
, the number of infantry battalions is expected to reach six, the number of cavalry remains unchanged, and the number of quasi-combatants is 4,600."
Fei Ze went on to say: "Forty-six hundred quasi-combatants can defend the new city of the base. Only one thousand people are needed to defend the front of the base gate. Arranging four teams to rotate is enough.
The special operations battalion, infantry battalion and cavalry team can be arranged on a mobile basis. Among them, the outpost requires two infantry battalions, and we can mobilize up to 2,600 people for field operations."
"The defense of Chunlu River Ferry is under the responsibility of the 201st Division. Residents of Lengshui Town, Yudi Town and Yinye Town can evacuate to the county town through the ferry; residents of Zhishui Town and Baini Town can evacuate to Port City through the outpost.
; Residents of the remaining five towns can be transferred to the base new city.
The situation in Juyang City is relatively complicated, one is the large population, the other is the trading houses have too much supplies, and it is difficult to tell whether there are spies from other countries mixed in, so my subordinates can only transfer women, children and the elderly first." Liu Yu accepted.
The pressure is the greatest.
"If Madam needs to be transferred to the base in advance, the others can go with the brigade, and I will try my best to ensure their safety." Ding Kun is in charge of the Lord's Mansion.
"The Security Bureau has arranged for those who will stay. If there are people in the city who cannot escape temporarily, my subordinates can arrange to take care of some of them." Ding Zhong said only when no one said anything.
"What name do you think Le Pi will use to invade my territory?" Ding Kui asked a question first.
Liu Yu and Fei Ze looked at each other, Fei Ze nodded, and Liu Yucai said: "If Le Pi leads the army, then they will definitely invade here in the name of noble war in the early stage, and they will not give up the excuse that the Le family has enmity with you. After all,
It will not benefit them to openly go to war with our country." Others nodded in agreement after hearing this.
"Aristocratic war!" Ding Kui stood up and paced in the meeting hall, "They don't dare to kill civilians without authorization. The evacuation of the people can be left alone. Those who have no assets should not be ignored. Even if they set off to plunder.
Nothing to grab.
Since they have the intention to attack the overall situation, hehe, we will start demolishing the city wall tomorrow! Transport everything that can be moved to the new base city, and set aside an area in the new base city for the professional guilds, so that they can all move to the new base city.
Well, they already know that there is my base in the swamp, so from now on, the new city of the base will be named 'Hengfu City', which will always bring us blessings. Qianbu is temporarily appointed as the acting mayor of Hengfu City and begins to form various parts of Hengfu City.
management department.
The special operations battalion is responsible for guarding the outpost, the quasi-combatants are stationed at Hengfu City, and the infantry battalion and cavalry team are temporarily responsible for the city defense of Juyang City. In addition, I inform the Jiang family and the Long family to be ready to support me at any time. Who else will help me?
?You think about it carefully."
His thoughts jumped too fast, and everyone was still comprehending the important decisions he had made ahead of him, demolishing the city wall and establishing a new city, which they would not be able to digest for a while. As for who could help fight the noble war, no one present had a clue.
"Well, I wonder if the Eighth Army can do it?" Xue Chong's thoughts were very pure. He didn't know much about the aristocracy, so he just said whatever came to his mind.
"No, without orders from the military headquarters, it would be difficult for the Eighth Army to leave the military camp." Liu Yu could understand Xue Chong but disagreed.
"Even if the Eighth Army has military orders, coming to help the Ding family fight may arouse suspicion." Ding Kun still remembered the old Marquis's instructions.
"Shaodian Dan is dead, and the grudges of the previous generation should end. If the royal family still holds the same attitude as before, it would be better for someone else to be the king." Ding Kui suddenly felt agitated.
It would be treasonous to put this sentence out there. It refers to the late king by his name and points out that the king had a grudge with the family elders. The royal family deliberately suppressed the Ding family. The most outrageous thing is to talk about changing the king at this time.
However, there is nothing wrong with this statement. The reason why Shaodiandan suppressed the Ding family was because Ding Dao once supported the eldest prince. However, Shaodiandan and Ding Dao are no longer there. Ding Kui is still the current king's brother-in-law, so the royal family has no
The truth continued to suppress the Ding family, but allowed Ding Kui to rise again.
Everyone in the meeting hall fell silent. It was difficult for Ding Kui to accept what he said.
Except for Xue Chong, Ding Kun, Qian Bu, Liu Yu and Fei Ze, all present were Ding Dao's old subordinates. Ding Zhong had followed Ding Kui since he was a child. Almost all of them were die-hard members of the old Ding family. No one thought that Ding Kui was wrong.
, I just don’t quite accept it when it is suddenly brought to the table.
"Sir, you, you are still the late king's consort." Xue Chong was so frightened that he felt the need to remind Ding Kui.
Ding Kui became even more angry when talking about the consort. If it weren't for Shao Dianluan's health problems, it's hard to say whether he would be the consort in his turn. Apart from the fact that he didn't suffer but benefited, what about Shaodian Dan?
Forced to marry a princess to him.
Of course, the guardian of the royal family is still there, and Shaodian Luan's secret must never be revealed.
"Yes, does your Majesty have a problem with helping his brother-in-law fight the war?"
This rhetorical question left Xue Chong speechless.
"The Eighth Legion is too far away from us and we can't come here in advance. Maybe they won't arrive by the time we finish the battle. Besides, we can't afford the remuneration of one legion. Young Master is just complaining. Don't take it seriously."
Qian Bu, who had been talking less, spoke.
He has the oldest qualifications on the field and is the most suitable to intervene to persuade Ding Kui.
"Hey, it's still the fault of not having enough money."
A legion of 100,000 people would receive an average reward of ten gold coins each, which would add up to one million gold coins. If he wanted war compensation, he would have to fight back and go to his own country to ask for it. Ding Kui didn't think he had the ability to get it.
"Those who are willing to help the lord are too far away from us, and those who are close are not sure about their willingness. Only when a fight actually breaks out will we know whether they are willing or not. I think it is difficult for others to prepare for it now. If a fight really breaks out, let the lady cheer up.
, naturally many people will be willing to come to help.”
It was the first time that Liu Yu saw Ding Kui being upset during a meeting. Out of his duties as an aide, he brought the topic back to the meeting.
"Well, let's talk about the Eighth Army later. If our country comes over, we will not be the only ones affected. The merchants of Cao, Meng and our country will not be happy. The market in Juyang City is shut down, and those merchants will suffer the most.
We can make a fuss about this." Ding Kui returned to normal.
"Indeed, if the Le family starts a noble war, the merchants who have business dealings with Juyang City will definitely object. The longer the war drags on, the greater the damage these merchants will suffer, and the more likely they are to be our help." Fei Ze has a say in this.
Ding Kui returned to his seat, held his chin and said, "Well, the essence of a businessman is to pursue profit. In their eyes, the most important thing is profit. Increase their interests and attract them to board my boat.
Director Fei, we will announce a decree tomorrow. In order to celebrate the upcoming birth of the lord’s child, Juyang City will lower the commercial tax from now on, and the tax on all goods will be reduced by 20% until the end of this year.”
"Haha, my lord, you are not luring them onto the boat. You are simply forcing them to get on the boat." Liu Yu said with a smile.
A 20% tax reduction is nothing in the eyes of small businessmen, but it is a considerable income for merchants with huge trade volume. Juyang City, which mainly focuses on import and export trade, is engaged in large-scale commodity trade.
Businessmen abound.
"This little lord has accomplished a great feat before he was born." Fei Ze had to accept Ding Kui's decision.
It seems that Ding Kui lost a lot of money for the child in Long Yan's belly, but in fact, most of the loss was money he couldn't get, and he also gained prestige for his first child. Only he can think of this kind of strategy,
Others dare not make a fuss about his children.
"The Security Bureau should step up the collection of information about our country, and at the same time strictly investigate the 'rats' in the territory. If necessary, contact the Intelligence Department. As far as I know, Shaodianmi will still have to stay in the position of director for a while.
, he will definitely give me my face." Ding Kui did not ignore those foreign intelligence personnel.
Since the new king is still young and has not yet cultivated close associates, the Intelligence Department still maintains its original team. Although Shaodianmi has fallen out of favor, he has many people's leverage, and no one is willing to make trouble with him for the time being.
"There is only more than a month left for everyone to prepare. Whether we can overcome the difficulty of foreign invasion depends entirely on everyone here." Ding Kui ended the meeting after understanding the situation.
"There are now 3,000 powerful crossbows and 500,000 crossbow arrows in the arsenal of Hengfu City, which is enough to handle a medium-intensity war." Qian Bu reported after the meeting as usual.
"Grandpa Qian, do you think we need to use a crossbow this time?"
"Why not? An infantry battalion does not necessarily have a high combat effectiveness using conventional weapons, but it is completely different if it uses a powerful crossbow. Four infantry battalions can sweep across a division of the Lejia Private Army."
"That's right, the Coke family has more than one division of private troops. Unless we have forty infantry battalions, we will not be able to take the initiative on the battlefield. We still have to focus on defense and just rely on defenses to defend Hengfu City and outposts.
Well, the longer the secret of the crossbow is kept, the better."
"Then what's the use of spending so much effort on developing crossbows? Crossbows cannot form combat effectiveness without being tested in actual combat." Qian Bu didn't understand what Ding Kui meant.
"The problem is that we have too few crossbows and soldiers. If we have 10,000 crossbowmen and several years of combat reserves, we will not be afraid of exposing the secrets of crossbows.
The training of crossbowmen and the manufacture of crossbows take time. The advantage we have is that we can master it earlier than others, so we must firmly control the leading advantage.
Ten thousand crossbowmen and several years of reserves can ensure a year's lead, and this year is best in a state of war, so that our crossbowmen can maintain the strongest combat effectiveness."
"But you can only have 10,000 of the strongest crossbowmen at most. It's unrealistic to have more. If a country has the power to copy the crossbowmen, it will surpass us sooner or later. By then, a single crossbowmen corps will be able to completely suppress us.