After hearing the news that the Wei army had invaded Jinzhou, the atmosphere in Jinyang City became visibly tense and tense.
Especially in the market, the current prices of department stores in the market have soared, and the current price of Dougu has reached hundreds of dollars.
Although there have been frequent locust plagues and droughts in Shandong and Hebei in recent years, resulting in poor harvests and rising food prices, Jinyang, as the military center of the Northern Qi Dynasty, has always had sufficient supply. At its most expensive, grain prices were only a few hundred dollars, but now they have risen sharply.
Several times, which shows the depth of devastation caused by war to people's livelihood!
As the most important military town in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Jinyang's folk customs are not so difficult to test and turbulent. The reason why the people reacted so fiercely still lies in the fact that the current commander-in-chief of the Wei army, Li Boshan, once really entered Jinyang.
The ruthless person!
Many people in Jinyang are still deeply impressed by the events of the past ten years or so. They each warned their relatives and friends not to think that Jinyang City is vast and the city is heavily defended, so they think they can sit back and relax. The Qiang thief Li Boshan is even more powerful.
In previous years, once the decision was made to invade Jinyang City again, even if there were famous ministers and generals in the city, a military disaster would inevitably happen!
Therefore, the safest strategy at the moment is to rush into the market to buy necessary daily necessities before the enemy troops arrive at Jinyang City, and then go home and lock their doors, never going out until the disaster is over.
Not to mention the people who are chasing the high prices and buying supplies in order to hoard them to avoid disasters. Officials are also nervous to the naked eye.
The leader of Qi, Gao Yang, had just returned to Jinyang from Hebei via Tumen. Soon after he received the news that the Wei army had invaded Jinzhou, you can imagine his shock. It should be noted that at the Yedu meeting not long ago, he had just made the decision to assemble the army in
Heyang made his decision, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face when he turned around.
It's not enough that the self-esteem was frustrated because of the enemy's mistake. The most important thing at the moment was that Jinyang City's defense was empty.
After transferring tens of thousands of divisions and brigades, Jinyang City is now at a time when its military strength is weak. There are only thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers who returned to Jinyang, and more than 10,000 soldiers led by Pan Zihuang, the governor of the six states of Dingzhou.
Armored soldier.
Such a force is insufficient to even maintain law and order around Jinyang City, let alone fight the enemy or rescue Jinzhou.
Under such circumstances, it was too late to investigate other matters. The first thing that needed to be done was to bring Jinyang's armament level above a safe level as soon as possible. Therefore, Gao Yang did not have time to deal with other matters after arriving in Jinyang, so he immediately summoned
A group of left-behind officials came to inquire and discuss the issue of troop concentration.
The main official in charge of military affairs in the province was Tang Yong. After he was summoned to the Jinyang Palace, he reported: "Your Majesty, the soldiers from the six states have been dispatched and another expedition order has been issued to the states, which will last for about the middle of the next month.
, reunited the division and brigade in Jinyang..."
"Middle of next month? It's too late, we have to do it! The thief has bullied our country, and the people of Jinyang are in panic. If we don't stop him quickly, how can the emperor's power remain?"
Gao Yang was currently filled with anger because he had been played by the enemy, and he wanted to fight with the enemy to wash away his shame. When he heard that it would not be until the middle of next month that there would be no more men and horses available, he felt very dissatisfied, and he immediately said angrily: "
If the levy order is changed and the order is urged to assemble, how many armored soldiers can be gathered in front of the city in a few days?"
Tang Yong was well-read and well-remembered, so he won Gao Yang's trust. Although this request was a bit tricky, after pondering and calculating silently, he still gave an answer: "If we call for collection now, we can do it within three days."
We can get more than 20,000 armored soldiers, and within five days we can get 30,000. Within ten days we can gather more than 50,000 people, and within twenty days we can get 80,000. However, now that the Bingfu arsenal has more resources, armored swords may still be enough.
Bows and arrows are far inferior..."
Jinyang is the military center of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Jinyang Jiafang is also a famous check-in resort. Naturally, it is very well equipped with weapons. The stock of armor and weapons in the warehouse is enough to arm more than 100,000 people.
However, the storage capacity of different weapons is also different. Jia Ge has sufficient reserves due to years of accumulation, but bows, especially arrows themselves, are important consumables. In addition, the processing procedures are relatively simple and can be used as they are cast. Usually they will not
Excessive amounts of reserves.
After tens of thousands of troops were withdrawn and headed south, Jinyang's various weapon workshops have not yet had time to replenish and restore their reserves. Therefore, the current reserves are very limited and it is difficult to ration them to the army in sufficient quantities.
"This is simple. The female relatives of the sergeants in the city use it in the weapons workshop to cut feathers, cast them and grind them for military use!"
For the shortage of bows and arrows, Gao Yang had his own solution, but he was still a little dissatisfied with such a speed of recruiting troops. Although such an efficiency is already amazing, you must know that the Western Wei Dynasty currently has a so-called 300,000-strong army heading north.
Come on, how can we stop it with only tens of thousands of divisions and brigades?
"If the garrison brigades from the border towns are mobilized and returned, how many days will it take to reach them?"
Gao Yang had been strong for most of his life, and he had always fought whoever he wanted, but now he was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. He felt a little nervous and impatient, so he frowned and asked again.
After Tang Yong heard this, he continued to answer: "From the Great Wall of Xishan to the garrisons of Nanshuozhou, Xifenzhou, Sizhou and other cities, there are more than 48,000 soldiers stationed in Shuozhou, Xianzhou, Hengzhou and so on.
There are 63,000 armored soldiers, You Yanying and others can also have more than 50,000 garrison soldiers..."
Tang Yong's calculations also show that the overall military strength of the Northern Qi Dynasty is powerful. Even if there is no larger-scale conscription, there are hundreds of thousands of men and horses on active duty, which is enough to be called the last three kingdoms.
the most powerful country.
But the problem is that because these troops are divided into different parties, although they sound very large in number, in fact there are very few that can be flexibly dispatched and used. For example, the Great Wall of Xishan and the army of Sizhou need to be used to guard against the Jihu tribe and the
The Western Wei Dynasty harassed bandits in Shuofang and other places in northern Shaanxi, while Shuozhou and other places needed to guard against Monan tribes and Turks, and the garrison between Youyan guarded against Kumoxi, Khitan and other Liaodong tribes.
There are also garrisons in Henan, Shandong and other places that need to be on guard because of the rebellion in Yuzhou in the north and Chen in the south to attack Huainan across the river, and they cannot be transferred elsewhere.
After listening to Tang Yong's report, Gao Yang frowned more and more. Many accounts could not bear to be calculated carefully. He had always felt that Northern Qi had strong national power, so he was always hasty when making some military offensive decisions.
However, Wei rarely looked forward or backward, or cared about every detail. But now, when we are faced with the advance of a powerful enemy, we realize that there are so few troops that can actually be used.
After pondering for a while, he began to prepare to expand the number of men and horses according to his own ideas.
He first looked at the Anding King He Baren and several others who represented the honorable ministers and said: "At present, the bandits are coming and the situation is critical. The king and others are all honorable ministers who share weal and woe with the country. At this time of the year, they should generously go to the rescue. The king and others
Each family will gather their disciples and scholars to participate in the Jinyang Palace Guards. If they cannot attract people to join the guards within two days, the king will check and remove them for me!"
No matter how you feel about Jinyang's nobles, Gaoyang also needs these nobles to help overcome the difficulties in this time of crisis.
After hearing this, He Baren and others made no excuses and hurriedly accepted the order respectfully. Not to mention their close relationship with the Gao family's regime, only when Li Boshan invaded Jinyang City last year, everything in Jinyang City
They were disgusted by the chaos and harm caused and did not want to experience it again. Now they naturally tried their best to protect themselves.
Jinyang is the headquarters of the nobles, and each of the nobles has a considerable number of personal soldiers. Arming these personnel alone can at least increase the defensive strength of Jinyang by tens of thousands of people!
Then Gao Yang turned to Gao Rui, Prince of Zhao County, who served as the governor of Bingzhou, and said in a deep voice: "How many prisoners are in prison in the state capital at the moment? Among them, the strong but not the most rebellious criminals, all were released and organized into battalion soldiers.
"
Jinyang was already a prosperous place, with strict government punishments and numerous civil lawsuits, so the prisons were often overcrowded. Before Gao Yang was not ignorant and neglectful of government, he had personally heard and decided cases in Jinyang Palace.
After Gao Rui heard this, he frowned and said: "If more criminals from the state prison are recruited, thousands more disciples may be added. However, the current situation is not completely difficult. These disciples are all guilty according to the law, but they are destroyed by using their power."
The majesty of my laws and regulations will make people more cunning and aggressive, so it is not advisable."
"This idiot doesn't know the importance of things! The thief has invaded our country, but he still binds himself with laws and regulations!"
After Gao Yang heard this, he snorted coldly and reprimanded Gao Rui, but he did not continue to insist on this plan. It was not because he was convinced by Gao Rui, but because he felt that thousands of prisoners and miscellaneous soldiers could not be used for much purpose.
After pondering for a while, he told Tang Yong again: "As the governor of Shuozhou, the King of Nan'an led 20,000 elite troops, passed through Sizhou and commanded 20,000 divisions, and retreated to Jinyang!"
The previous wrong arrangement meant that he could only demolish the east wall to repair the west wall. Although the defense of Monan and Shuofang was also more critical, in order to ensure Jinyang was safe, he could only mobilize some troops from these two closer defense lines to return to defense.
After making some instructions to recruit troops, Gao Yang looked at everyone and said: "In times of crisis, we need to rely on the strength of the group. You can contribute whatever you have in mind."
After everyone present heard this, they all expressed their opinions. Of course, there were also some people who mentioned Duan Shao's previous analysis of the enemy's situation in Ye, and believed that it was necessary to guard against the enemy's intentions of encircling the point for reinforcements, and that all armies should coordinate together.
Originally, according to Gao Yang's temperament, he certainly couldn't stand to sit back and watch his enemies clamor and disturb themselves under his nose, but now he is really weak. Even if all parties are mobilized, it will be difficult for Jinyang to unite in a short time.
Therefore, he could only nod his head and obey the suggestion. According to the rhythm of Jinyang division and brigade recruitment, he ordered the troops in Heyang to retreat to jointly attack the enemy.
Just as everyone was finishing their speeches, a handsome young man of sixteen or seventeen years old stepped out of the queue and paid homage to Gao Yang: "I am a filial piety king. Although the thieves are ferocious, they need to be supported by all the troops."
Attack it, but the cardinals must also conduct a thorough investigation before advancing or retreating.
Queshu Valley has thousands of miles of roads leading in and out of us. Now that the bandits have arrived, they will surely seize and hold the position because they are afraid of my strong reinforcements. If we wait until all the armies have gathered to fight again, the army will inevitably be stuck on the road and its morale will be slack.
I am an unknown villain, and thieves will not act as police. Please lead a thousand soldiers to attack first, and maintain the main road as a backup."