Section 1018 Preparations before the war (4) 【Seeking Monthly Pass】
"Your Majesty... reported in the cloud: Cheng Wushi, the left commander of Huben Guards, has led his troops to Xinglesai!"
Listening to the report, Liu Che smiled.
Cheng Bu Shi walked pretty fast!
In half a month, he led a group of new soldiers and completed a thousand-mile march.
Now, it's already September.
There is still more than a month left before the launch of the Battle of Gaoque.
However, the Han army's battle preparations have entered the final moment.
All participating troops are about to set off.
The Mo Dao soldiers took the first step. This was Liu Che's decision.
the reason is simple.
Compared with other armies, the Mo Dao soldiers of the Han army need more time to adapt to the severe cold temperatures in the north.
You must know that the temperature in the southeastern Hanjia and Huaisi areas at this time is probably similar to the spring temperature in the north, even in winter.
Many of them have never seen snow in their lives!
Not giving enough time to adapt and adjust.
Rushing to the battlefield, Liu Che was worried that they would not be able to hold on.
In addition to the 3,000 Mo swordsmen led by Cheng Bushi, there are another 3,000 Mo swordsmen who will arrive at Shaling, another starting point for the attack.
Shaling is on the left side and behind Yunzhong City.
This is a city built by Meng Tian to supply the defenders of the Yinshan Defense Line.
Leaving Shaling is the Dahei River, a tributary of the Yellow River.
After crossing the Dahei River and trekking for more than 200 miles, we reach the flanks of Ziling Mountain and the front of Shentu Ze.
"Have all the Huqi assembled?" Liu Che asked.
"Reporting to your majesty, the Hu cavalry have arrived in Taiyuan and have completed their assembly..." A eunuch immediately handed a memorial to Liu Che: "This is the memorial from General Wei to Zhidu!"
Of course, Liu Che will not let Yi Zong lead the battle alone again in this battle.
In fact, Liu never intended to put her eggs in one basket.
Even during the Emperor Wu Dynasty in history, the period when the twin stars of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing shined and ruled.
Emperor Wu continued to promote and appoint many generals.
Although these generals were later proven to be as insignificant as fireflies under the brilliance of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.
In fact, many of them are parallel imports.
However, the army can never rely on one person or group.
Therefore, this time Liu Che promoted Zhidu to the position of General Wei.
To hold the rank of Jinwu Leading Guard General!
Liu Che never underestimated the military talent of Zhidu!
In fact, the place where this Han family eagle dog truly belongs is on the battlefield of war and iron horses!
This time, Zhidu will command a group of mixed Hu and Han cavalry including Loufan, Changshui Huqi, and Xiongnu Jiangzu.
The total strength is more than 20,000 cavalry.
Among them, there are more than 8,000 Han cavalry and more than 12,000 Hu cavalry.
Of course, among the Hu cavalry, except for the Changshui Hu cavalry who had already become Liu's loyal dogs, there were about two thousand cavalry, who were allotted according to the standard Han army equipment.
The other Huqi were all issued weapons and bows and arrows.
Even the Loufan cavalry brought their own horses and weapons.
After all, the Han Dynasty had never experienced the large-scale use of Hu Qi before, so it was natural to cross the river by feeling the stones.
Except for this mixed army of Hu and Han commanded by Zhi Du.
Yi Zong, in the name of General Chariot and Cavalry, will sit in Yunzhong City and command the main force of the Han army, more than 20,000 cavalry including cuirassiers.
Counting Cheng Bushi and the Han army in the direction of Shaling.
In this battle of Gaoque, the Han Dynasty will invest an unprecedented mixture of cavalry and infantry, with a total of more than 60,000 combat troops.
It includes the main forces such as the Yulin Guard, the Huben Guard, the Xiliu Camp, the Thorny Gate Army, and the Northern and Southern Armies.
The Feihu Army and the Juzhu Army will serve as reserves this time to guard the Great Wall and respond to other areas where police may be present.
Of course, this is also due to the current limitations of the Han Dynasty's national power.
The Han Dynasty can now support more than 60,000 troops. It is already the limit to leave the Great Wall, march hundreds or even thousands of miles, go deep into the grasslands, and fight the Huns.
If you want to mobilize more troops to go out.
Then Liu Che can only pawn his own...
This is also a helpless move.
Under the current circumstances, a soldier needs three civilians to meet his supply needs for battle.
An army of 60,000 would require at least 180,000 civilians.
But in fact, civilian husbands also need assistance from other civilian husbands.
Road repair and guidance, transportation and storage of materials.
This requires additional manpower.
Therefore, in order to support the more than 60,000 troops out of the fortress, the Han Dynasty has now made preparations to recruit 350,000 civilians.
In such a war, more than 400,000 civilians and soldiers would leave their jobs and join the war.
Just eating horse chews, grains, meat, and salt and vinegar sauces consumed by people every day, combined, is enough to fill a city.
In fact, if the Han army cannot capture Gaoque Fortress within a month.
Then Liu Che might go bankrupt.
And if you capture Gaoque, you won't be able to capture enough spoils.
Then the Han Dynasty's finances would face bankruptcy.
Fortunately, not long ago, Liu Che asked Xiu Yiwei to confiscate the property of dozens of merchants who were trading with the Huns.
Property worth about 40 million yuan and thousands of hectares of land were copied.
Reluctantly, I managed to get some military expenses.
In addition, Chen Jiao also sent people to send a large number of the wealth of Xu Fu's descendants to Chang'an.
Speaking of Xu Fu’s descendants.
Liu Che couldn't help but complain.
"Xu Fu is really a smart man..." Liu Che shook his head.
Judging from the available information, Xu Fuya had already planned to find a desert island overseas and dominate the fleet before going to sea.
He never thought about coming back...
It's just a pity that Qin Shihuang will probably be thinking about Xu Fu's elixir until his death...
can only say……
All bastards deserve to die!
However, this was an advantage for Liu Che.
Many of the gold vessels given to Xu Fu by the First Emperor of Qin, as well as the gold mined by Xu Fu and his fleet descendants in Neon, now bear the surname Liu.
This unexpected fortune enabled Liu Che to mint an extra 1.5 baht gold coins to reward the army.
"I have prepared for half a year, exhausted everything, and risked everything. This battle is really about victory but not defeat!" Liu Che walked to the map and stared at the current map of Han and Hungary.
He knew very well that in this battle, the Han army must win brilliantly and at the same time gain enough victory.
In this way, we can ensure that the country's finances do not go bankrupt, and at the same time, we can keep the world on the track he planned.
otherwise……
Anyway, Liu Che did not dare to think about what would happen if the Han army was defeated.
"It should be possible to win..." Liu Che thought in his heart.
For this battle of Gaoque, the preliminary preparations and intelligence investigation work of the Han army could be said to be perfect in this pre-Christian era.
Liu Che even felt that it could be called the Schlieffen Plan before the Christian era.
The only thing that can pose a threat to the Han army is probably the severe cold in the northern country in winter.
"I hope it won't snow heavily after the campaign is launched..." Liu Che prayed in his heart.
Once the army goes out, if it encounters a blizzard...
Then it can only be said to be...a disaster! (To be continued.)
