In the first month, the war situation in Jizhou became sluggish. The Han army did not use large-scale troops and only concentrated on hoarding spiritual stones. Messages were sent to Luoyang and then forwarded to various counties in the ruling area. People's hearts in the north and south of the country gradually changed.
Some changes are brewing.
The saint promised to join Ye Qing when he attacked again, but did not take action for a while. They seemed to be making preparations.
It was already the end of winter and spring was not far away. I heard from Lord Long that the golden bell of Biyou Palace was ringing and Jie Jiao disciples were rushing to the islands in the East China Sea. This reminded Ye Qing of the Shen Gongbao he had seen before.
A disciple of the Chan Sect with roots in the outer realm. Unfortunately, the Chan Sect is located in Kunlun, which has been out of the Han Dynasty's sphere of influence for a long time, so no movement can be noticed.
But from some rumors, Ye Qing could clearly feel that the saints were mobilizing the power of their own sects.
"Let Luoyang step up preparations for the spring offensive without delay..."
"yes"
Star Lord Ship
The entire command hall was completely silent except for the Taoist's slight breathing. Taoist Yi's clear face was expressionless as he stared at the map on the screen and saw a blood gradually spread out.
"The main force of the Han army has stopped. It is obvious that it is accumulating strength. As one wanes and the other rises, our real people have stepped up their attacks and led small groups of Yellow Turban troops to infiltrate counties outside Jizhou to carry out attacks and blood sacrifices..."
"The Han army is gathering strength. Is there any other movement?"
Outside the lower earth world, a big net has been quietly laid. Every month, Da Siming will pretend to come to maintain the Taoyuan, or Dragon Lord will come to accept the resources of the East China Sea clone...
Seeing this situation, Yi Daoren was very depressed. At this time, his cheeks twitched slightly, and although his words were not high-pitched, there was a faint sound of gold and stone.
The real person who spoke shuddered after hearing this, and replied: "Due to our continuous attacks on ordinary people, Heaven is increasingly rejecting us, and the scope of our investigation is rapidly shrinking - the specific situation is unclear, so please forgive me, the real person
.”
Yi Dao people know not to be too demanding. Indeed, these casual cultivators and demon cultivators continue to seek death, which has completely caused the backlash of the dark side of heaven.
Certain movements aroused the vigilance of the Yi Dao people, but after thinking about it, they still believed in the hidden technology of the Star Lord ship.
"We have the Star Lord ship, and the most we can do is to break away. The enemy has been mobilized by false signals from outside. There is no need to take the risk of leaving during this time. As long as we wait patiently, we will eventually wait until there is a loophole. After all, we have the initiative to break away.
In my own hands..."
The greatest advantage of the Star Lord ship is its ability to fight and move.
"As for the madness of those outside real people, it is just a good cover to use the remaining heat." The real people on the Star Lord ship thought so as they looked at the blood spreading on the screen in shock.
In the Chang'an Palace, the young emperor, who claimed to be orthodox, received Liu Yan and conferred a royal title. It is said that this was Prime Minister Wang Yun's desperate attempt to unite Chang'an and Yizhou.
But in Luoyang's view, this is just a self-protection effect, so don't even mention it - because Yizhou lacks cavalry and Chang'an lacks troops, they cannot threaten Tongguan to the west of Luoyang in terms of quantity or quality.
But in response to this political incident, Luoyang had to react.
Soon, Xu Huang led a partial cavalry division out of Tongguan, marched into the valley and harassed the strategic route between Yizhou and Chang'an, weakened Xijing, and continued to bleed.
By February, it snowed for the second time in Luoyang City, and three to four thousand Taoist soldiers were newly trained. These were the best veterans from various counties and counties. Except for a small group who joined in the raid on the main roads of Chang'an and Yizhou, the rest
All of them were added to the Han army in Qinghe County.
Unfortunately, the training of regular magicians is slower and there are not many new recruits. It is expected that a new batch of Tai students will graduate in early autumn. However, Ye Qing could not wait until then and ordered to postpone his internship in Jizhou until March at most.
The weather is changing rapidly, and it is difficult to bring the Four Saints together. Ye Qing must use all his strength to level the outer realm, set up the Four Immortals Sword Formation, and eliminate the Star Lord Ship as the source of trouble in one fell swoop. Not to mention cooperating with the capture of the nine Earth Immortals outside, he must at least drive away the Star Lord Ship.
go out.
The social promotion experiment is his qualification for promotion, and any enemies that stand in his way must be eliminated.
When spring was about to begin, Ye Qing was a little surprised - Luoyang had spied on some news, and the princes from Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou, Liaodong and other places put on a posture of sharing the same hatred with the enemy and spontaneously requested reinforcements.
This sparked heated debate among the main camp in Qinghe County.
"Although these areas are currently under rule, there are still powerful princes. This is a legacy problem. It is difficult to say whether it is reliable." Someone said.
Zhang Fangbiao shouted: "No one is reliable anyway...why not kill them all?"
Everyone laughed. Times had changed and they didn't take it seriously.
"Perhaps the general mobilization plan was leaked, and these princes were afraid of being swept away by the aftermath of the army, so they joined in?" Queen Xiao Mi guessed
Zhang Liao or Jiang Chen coughed slightly and expressed his opinion: "We should treat it differently. Tian Kai and Gongsun Zan are obeying His Majesty's command. Gongsun Du, who is self-reliant in Liaodong, does not tolerate foreigners, or he has the intention to show goodwill to the new dynasty... But
What does Cao Cao think?"
He was not the only one who frowned in confusion. At this time, everyone in the meeting was from the ground. Knowing the ins and outs of the cunning elder Yan Shen, it was difficult not to suspect that there was a conspiracy.
After Ye Qing pondered for a moment, he asked Ji Caizhu: "What's happening in the Cao family recently?"
Ji Caizhu glanced at the brochure in his sleeve and reported: "In terms of luck, the surveillance magician recently confirmed that Cao Cao's luck has dropped by half... This proves that Yan Shenyuan has activated the power of officials to avoid summons and did not enter the earth. This may mean that he knows that there is no hope of going to the earth.
, and fear of being plotted against."
"In terms of political performance, the avatar did not receive any new information, so Yu Jian surrendered. He resigned from the post of governor of Yanzhou and closed himself up for several months, preparing to become an apartment..."
"What's puzzling is that they have been moving more frequently recently, apologizing to the Queen Mother, relocating tribesmen, and now they are assisting in attacking foreign lands..."
"Oh, there is another strange thing. Late at night on the eve of the Spring Festival, when the old and new times changed, it was heard that a yellow dragon flew westward on the river. Someone saw Cao Cao with disheveled hair, drew his sword and hacked to death more than twenty retainers...
As the Yellow Dragon flies to the west, Ye Qing's heart moved. Wasn't that night the time when he dreamed of the Yellow River transforming into a dragon and was inspired by his clan spirit?
Am I not the only one who can sense it?
Empress Xiao Mi turned her eyes and looked at him, silently thinking of something.
Everyone was talking about it, guessing that he was pretending to be crazy, until Zhang Fangbiao asked: "Who was hacked to death? Did he hack to death his wife and son?"
This question aroused Ji Caizhu's interest. He recalled it and shook his head: "Is there any relatives? Looking at the list, there is a common feature. None of the dead are old ministers, all are new ministers... that is, all of them are
People on earth."
When the scene fell silent, everyone felt something strange and turned to look at the emperor.
"Let's not care about other people's family affairs...but Jizhou has great talent, who doesn't want to compete?" Ye Qing smiled, suppressed the strangeness in his heart, and set the tone for this matter: "The more forces participating in the war in the outside world, the better, all reinforcements
We all welcome him to our team.”
As he spoke, he glanced at the crowd and emphasized again: "The enemy is already prepared for the attack this time. It is not feasible to go deep alone, so we can crush it as a group... The more strength you have, the more chance of victory. The past grievances will be put aside first."
Put it aside."
"Yes, Your Majesty"
This resolution was quickly replicated throughout the army, unifying the understanding.
"Order general mobilization." Ye Qing ordered. He believed that after half a year of preparations in autumn and winter, Luoyang had clarified its operations.
I have to say that this is a special mechanism inherited from the Qin and Han classical empires from the Warring States Period. During the Warring States Period, there were endless national wars among the seven kingdoms. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, they competed with the Xiongnu for hegemony in China. The so-called nationwide wars were all large-scale levies of millions.
Fighting and fighting to the end, the winner is the embodiment of comprehensive national strength.
After that, the dynasty was wiped out by a powerful enemy that was comparable to China's national strength, and this mobilization mechanism was quickly lost in history. The so-called "invincible foreign patients, the country will perish."
From the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the mobilization ability became worse and worse, and it hardly resembled a big country. It was not until the two wars of the industrial era that Western civilization discovered the meaning of general mobilization - to enable the strong with comprehensive national strength to stand at the end.
, China, which had lost its traditions for a long time, stole the lessons from the North and relearned them.
But at this time, Ye Qing ended the civil strife in less than twenty years and completely inherited the political, military, and economic heritage of the Han Dynasty. There were many talents in the government and the public who understood this mechanism. He expected that he could gather more mobilization troops than Cao Cao did during his southern expedition.
This is even more true in the scheduling of the news disk.
This order was conveyed to Luoyang through the interrogation board, and the imperial court upgraded the wartime mechanism and officially transferred to the general mobilization mechanism. The first was military recruitment to expand the army. The number of standing troops in local counties and counties was small. It was originally a framework and could be used in case of war.
Veterans serve as seeds and new recruits fill in and expand. This is a unique feature of the Qin and Han classical empires.
Immediately, the Empress Dowager He issued an economic decree to grant tax exemptions for one year to local counties that sent troops to Jizhou, and to provide subsidies for cattle farming in the beginning of spring... The purpose was to reduce as much as possible the impact of the war in spring on farming.
In terms of communications, Yizhan.com was upgraded to Xunpan.com, and newspapers and governments in various states quickly publicized it with the unified slogan: "The survival of the Han family depends on this."
In terms of transportation, the rail network is vast and indefinite. At present, it is actually impossible to mobilize the whole country. The imperial court only mobilizes the five main grain-producing areas of Luoyang Plain, Jinghan Plain, Henan Plain, Shanxi Plain, and Jianghuai Plain. Jizhou, Hebei Province was shattered by the war.
Unable to support, the Yizhou Chengdu Plain refuses support, while the Jiangdong grain-producing area is guaranteed. It is too far from the north, and the benefit ratio of support is too poor.
It is said that these are volunteers who bring their own food. It is hard to say how motivated they are, but the new empire does have a vigorous and pioneering spirit, and it seems to be stimulated by the clan spirit. It really understands that in this time of danger, the five mobilization areas
The young and strong people were organized in large numbers, filled with flesh and blood under the framework of the county and government soldiers, formed local armies, and headed for Jizhou where the emperor was driving.
The military spirit soars to the sky, and the dragon looms.
In February of the second year of Yingwu's reign, many human magicians on earth were surprised to find that mobilization had reached almost every household in these five states, and a large number of young men and women had responded to the order to join the army.
"It would be great if such a big mobilization failed..." some people thought to themselves.
But after learning about the total number of volunteers in the newspaper, these people on the ground who were hiding their secrets fell silent - the entire empire has a population of 40 million, and even if the local mobilization force is very impressive, it is estimated that 700,000 young people will be close to Cao Cao's Chibi.
Twice as much as during wartime.
This force only appeared during the pre-Qin wars. For example, Qin and Chu fought UU ten thousand against 400,000, and Qin and Zhao fought UU ten thousand against 450,000. When such a large force is activated, every gear in the entire country is turning and transmitting.
With so much strength, no one can stop the front line. Either the enemy will fall, or he will fall.
"The emperor can see it clearly... Our only absolute advantage over the enemy is the combination of manpower, material resources, and luck. With this total mobilization, the whole country is boiling with dragon energy. 'Dragon fights in the wild, and its blood is black and yellow.'
The one with the strongest overall strength will survive until the end."
"What is this? The weaker side was not defeated, but died of exhaustion in the bloodletting. It can be seen that Ye Qing's water content as a famous commander in hundreds of battles is not as good as it was when he was outnumbered. This kind of equal promotion changed me
You can do it too." A young and energetic man on earth said this.
Some of the more mature people shook their heads: "Here's what Sun Tzu's Art of War says: Therefore, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called gods... Ye Qing's strategy has always been based on changes in the enemy.
When did you think his methods were inappropriate?"
"And you can't just say what a famous commander is. There is a core standard, which is the upper limit of effective troops. This upper limit directly determines a general's commanding power. Look at the two thousand years of history of this land, how many people have successfully led troops.
How many people have between 600,000 and 1 million? Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Xiang Yan, Li Mu, Le Yi, Han Xin, etc."
The young man was speechless, but sneered: "They are just aboriginals. This kind of system is not as good as our Taoism."
After hearing this, everyone around them shunned, thinking to themselves that this is really a fool who doesn't care about life and death. Strength is strength. No matter whether the system or the individual can win, it's good.
The strength of these 700,000 mobilized soldiers is not only in quantity, but also in quality. Troubled times are not far away, and there are many young and strong men who have seen blood. Those who support the war basically have good combat capabilities, and they are organized under the framework of the county soldiers.
, in theory, just go for a bloodbath, and drown thousands of real people - the spiritual pool's mana has its limits, and the body will get tired.
Contrary to various speculations among the government and the public, Ye Qing is not prepared to use the cannon fodder tactic.
He has recently figured out how to use dragon energy. What he wants is not the combat power of the mobilized troops, but the huge military energy formed by a large group army, which mutually enhances the dragon energy.
Compared with the current population of 40 million in the Han Dynasty, the largest country in the outer world only has one million people. How could it ever have a military strength of one million?
Ye Qing believes that when this force enters the battlefield, it will surprise all enemies - if elite raids are not enough, then change the method, and what is needed is group crushing
Until March, the main force of the Han army gathered in Qinghe County, seemingly standing still and accepting additional reinforcements from Luoyang.
The local county and government soldiers arrived as reinforcements upon orders. They were self-sufficient in weapons and food. They were mainly engaged in attacking the enemy's formation in Mianyuan County. Their strength did not allow them to go deep into Jizhou, forming an encirclement of Jizhou.
Spontaneous reinforcements from the northern princes arrived belatedly, but they arrived anyway.
For hundreds of miles in radius, military aura, murderous aura, and bloody aura were intertwined and filled the air. The entire war zone was enveloped like smoke, and the entire Jizhou was turned into a meat grinding ground, and for a while the blood was soaring into the sky.