The first thousand two hundred and fifty-ninth section mobilization (1) [3624
One of the biggest advantages of nomadic peoples over agricultural peoples is the speed of maneuver and assembly of their armies.
After the military officials gave the order, within three days, he had already assembled an unprecedentedly large force.
With the main force of the royal court, about 50,000 cavalry as the core, and four elite 10,000 cavalry from the Xubu and Lan clans as the left and right wings, with dozens of tribes of miscellaneous soldiers, they formed a formation on the vast grassland.
It is a huge military formation that is four hundred miles long from north to south and about three hundred miles wide from east to west.
The reason why it is so sparse is also determined by the characteristics of the nomadic people.
They need enough space to graze livestock.
The cheese produced by livestock is their staple food.
When such a huge cluster passes through the grassland.
On television in later generations, the spectacular herds of the Malamala River reappeared in East Asia.
Countless cattle and sheep followed the tribal herdsmen all over the mountains and plains.
Wherever it passes, all green disappears.
Pieces of grassland, bare and exposed to the wind and sand.
Even a gentle breeze is enough to create a puff of dust.
If the wind is slightly stronger, sandstorms may occur.
In order to prevent the Han Dynasty from discovering their intentions, the Huns deliberately bypassed areas that might be exposed and tried to walk in the heart of the grassland.
The heart of the grassland is endless grassland.
This further damages the already fragile grassland ecology.
The nobles of many tribes watched all this with worry.
"If we can't grab enough things this time...I'm afraid, even if we win, the future will be very difficult..." Countless people whispered.
The main reason why the Xiongnu rarely assembled such a large army was that they were afraid that the huge army and its attached vassal livestock would destroy the fragile grassland ecology, leading to disaster!
In fact, the Huns and other nomadic peoples are ignorant.
But they respect the maintenance of grasslands and ecology very much.
Just like the farming people who practice fallow farming in order to protect their cultivated land, the Huns also know how to fallow grazing - that is, a piece of pasture, which must be grazed for one year if possible, and then not grazed in the second year, leaving time for the grassland to recover.
But now, after this huge team swept through, decades of hard work were wiped out overnight.
There will definitely be a serious grass crisis in these areas next year.
Desertification may even occur in some places.
Then, famine will follow.
A large number of livestock will starve to death, and a large number of babies will cry heartbrokenly because they can't get their mother's milk!
What's more serious - when winter comes, due to lack of food and thin livestock.
Many tribes will come to an end due to hunger and cold.
"This is too big a gamble..." Many people were a little afraid.
Especially those whose own ranches are on this route are almost in despair.
These people cast their helpless eyes on the nobles of the Chinese army.
But no one paid attention to them...
It’s not your own ranch anyway!
The high-ranking nobles of the royal court don't care at all what kind of pain their livestock will leave on this grassland!
Even if there are some people who can't bear it, in front of the military ministers, they want to persuade them to disperse the army further or go out in batches to avoid damaging the grassland too much.
However, apart from getting reprimanded by military ministers, there is no other benefit!
The military ministers themselves also thought clearly - if this southern invasion can be a complete victory, they may even capture the capital of Yan State in the Han Dynasty and seize enough wealth and food.
Then all the destruction now is worth it!
The Huns will get everything they dream of!
And if the expedition fails, the Han Dynasty people will fight back.
So……
In this Munan area, we have no choice but to give up.
If you want to give up, why should you care?
Do we want to leave this wonderful world of flowers, fertile pastures, and green grasslands to the people of the Han Dynasty and to the rebellious enjoyment?
dream!
What I can't get, what I will lose!
Of course it must be completely smashed!
The most important thing is that the military minister hopes to use this method to tie all the Makunan clan to his chariot.
Let them have to fight and kill with them.
Otherwise, they will wait to starve to death!
Therefore, the military officials did not hesitate to integrate all the tribes along the way, and under the banner of "preventing the Han Dynasty from knowing", they bound up all the livestock and people.
At the same time, he continued to issue orders, asking all nearby tribes to come and serve him.
They offered their livestock, cheese, furs, grain, salt, and even their women and their houses.
The Huns were like a hurricane, blowing through the depths of the grassland.
Wherever it passes, not a blade of grass is left behind, and everything is reduced to nothing!
Before attacking the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu themselves had already suffered harm.
Countless tribes, wives and children were separated, and countless people were displaced.
In order to supply military supplies, the Huns do not care whether you are the Huns themselves, another branch of the Huns, or a vassal.
All tribes are treated equally!
This is the biggest gamble the Xiongnu Empire has made since Maodun Shanyu angrily went to war with Donghu!
This time, Jun Chen put all his chips on it!
If you lose the bet, running naked won't be a problem.
But, as a Chanyu, he had no way out.
This southern invasion is so important!
Therefore, the military minister not only sat in the central army personally, he also sent his cronies to all directions, going deep into each tribe to supervise and supervise.
Even Huyan Dangtu was put on the side in the name of "paying for his crime and making meritorious service".
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There was so much movement on the grassland.
The intelligence department of the Han Dynasty, the scouts on the border of the Great Wall, and some Xiongnu insiders who were bribed and won over by the Han Dynasty were certainly not blind.
Three days after the Huns began to gather, in Yunzhong County, the Han Dynasty had received news of the main movement of the Huns.
But at that time, no one paid attention to it.
Because in the past few years, the Huns had also assembled the main force in such a mighty manner.
But in the end, they all went to the west.
Therefore, Yunzhong initially thought that the Huns were going to conquer the west again, so they did not take it to heart.
He didn't even report to the higher-ups.
However, seven days later, the Han army scouts at Yanmen Pass brought back an important piece of information - the main force of the Huns seemed to be moving eastward?
This immediately aroused the vigilance of the entire Yanmen Pass.
On the same day, Su Wen, the governor of Yanmen County, ordered the Juzhu Army to enter a state of combat readiness and announced the mobilization of county troops.
Within two days, Yanmen Pass completed combat mobilization.
All men in the county who were over twenty-three and under forty were conscripted into the army.
The arsenals of each military fort are all opened.
The weapons eliminated by the Juzhu Army and the Feihu Army will be distributed immediately.
In an instant, a total of six corps of captains and nearly 15,000 new recruits were raised.
At the same time, the 13,000 county soldiers originally owned by Yanmen County were mobilized.
The Juzhu Army immediately completed its combat assembly.
Each beacon tower was also filled with firewood, ready to light the beacon fire at any time to inform the Han army behind them of the Huns' invasion.
But after waiting for a long time, no trace of the Huns was seen in the Wuzhou Mountains.
The scouts penetrated 300 miles into the grassland, but saw no signal that the Huns were gathering heavy troops to march towards Yanmen.
Therefore, three days after Yanmen County entered the state of combat readiness, it discovered that it had nothing to do with itself, so it lifted the state of combat readiness with a sigh and regret.
But the relevant information was sent to Taiyuan.
After Taiyuan received the information, they immediately paid attention to it and issued an order asking Yanmen and Yunzhong to immediately dispatch scouts to go further into the hinterland of the grassland to understand the situation.
At the same time, an urgent report of eight hundred miles was sent, and he immediately set off from Taiyuan, passed the straight road, and galloped towards Chang'an.
Late at night two days later, this urgent military intelligence report arrived in Chang'an.
After receiving this report, the ministers at the Shangshutai urgently woke up Ji An, who was sleeping soundly.
When the latter received the report, he only glanced at it and immediately said: "Quick, come with me to meet the Holy Spirit!"
The main force of the Huns moved eastward?
Even if it is just a legend, it must be taken seriously immediately.
Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the heads will fall off, not just one or two!
Half an hour later, Liu Che was pulled up from Zhuo Wenjun's body.
"Your Majesty! Urgent military information! Information has been received at Yanmen Pass. The main force of the Huns seems to have gathered and is moving eastward..." Ji An immediately handed the urgent report to Liu Che: "Your Majesty, please make a decision!"
When Liu Che took the report and read it, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately knew that something big might be going on!
Because, the Xiongnu's actions were exactly the same as he imagined the Xiongnu's reaction!
The main force of the Xiongnu moved eastward, and it was definitely not a surprise!
It must be paid attention to immediately!
"Immediately send word to the prime minister, the chariot and cavalry generals, and Jin Wu to enter the palace!" Liu Che put on his cloak and said, "Prepare the complete map of the Great Wall for me!"
"promise!"
"Go to Shiqu Pavilion and move the files and maps of Shangjun, Shanggujun, Yuyang, Youbei and other places!" Liu Che continued: "Go to Da Nong and Shaofu again, and ask Da Nong and Shaofu to prepare for Yanzhao immediately.
Regarding the military grain reserves and official warehouse reserve data in the region, before dawn, I want to know how much grain is currently stored in the Yanzhao area?"
Once the Xiongnu invaded, the Han army would immediately mobilize.
This large army is mobile and naturally needs food!
So Liu Che must know how much food is currently in the official warehouses in the Yanzhao area?
After thinking for a moment, Liu Che suddenly had an idea and said: "Immediately send someone to inform Xu Han, the building general, and ask Xu Han to immediately give the order to mobilize the building ships in Anton, Liaoxi, and Qilu, and attack Yan at all costs.
Ji transports grain, grass and ordnance! Order the guard army to mobilize immediately and be on standby at any time!"
If the Xiongnu invades Yanji, especially the Youbeiping and Yuyang areas, then the Huyi Army can provide timely reinforcements!
Thank God, the current Hanjialou Shipping Yamen has enough ships in Anton and Liaoxi!
In the Qilu area, the Han Dynasty stationed a huge fleet.
This fleet has dozens of built-up ships and more than a dozen new and improved Fuzhou ships.
Hundreds of thousands of stones of grain from the Qilu area can be transferred to Yanji within half a month.
Xinhua City, where the Huyi Army is stationed in Andong, is close to the seaport, so they can take the ships of the building to quickly rush to rescue Yuyang and Youbeiping from Andong!
Thinking of this, Liu Che then ordered: "Tell Lou Chuan and order Lou Chuan to prepare to fight in armor!"
This is just in case!
Because Liu Che knew how empty the Han Dynasty's defense was in the Yuyang and Youbeiping areas!
Originally, there had been no large-scale wars in the Yanji area for decades.
Since Pingcheng, the local area has not encountered any large-scale Xiongnu invasion.
Therefore, the local garrison has always been in a normal state.
What's even more troublesome is that because of the development of Anton, Liu Che also transferred a large number of experienced military officers, civil servants and troops from the local area.
Most of the Huyi Army and the Andong garrison were drawn from Youbeiping, Yuyang, and even Yan and Zhao.
This further empties local defense.
Moreover, since a large number of elites were transferred away but were not replenished in time, the local mobilization capabilities and grassroots organizational capabilities may also be worrying!
Therefore, in an emergency, the sailors on the building ships may also have to be prepared to participate in the war!
It just so happened that I took this opportunity to establish the Han Dynasty Marine Corps...
Of course, Liu Che also knew that if the main force of the Xiongnu invaded the Yanji area.
With thousands of sailors, I'm afraid they can't stop it.
Therefore, the key is how quickly the Han family's main field corps can rush to the battlefield to support Yuyang and Youbeiping!
After thinking for a moment, Liu Che suddenly remembered a person. He slapped his thigh and ordered again: "Send someone immediately and set off immediately. With my edict, General Li Guang of Xuan Qingche ordered Li Guang to arrive at the fishery within five days."
Positive!"
"Order Guang Guang to be the governor of Yuyang County, leading the lieutenant of Yan State, the governor of Yuyang and Youbeiping, and the soldiers of Yanji County!"
Although Li Guang suffered losses many times in history when attacking him, he was known as the Lost General.
But defensively, he is indeed a genius!
Judging from the time, the envoy will set off overnight, pass through the straight road, arrive at Beidi County, and notify Li Guang to leave, which will take about two days.
And from Beidi County, if we work hard and without sleep, we can reach Yuyang in five days.
In this way, Li Guang should be able to organize a defense before the Huns attack.
only……
Liu Che was worried that the Huns might not give him this time.
Because, judging from the situation reported at Yanmen Pass, if the main force of the Xiongnu does indeed move eastward, and it is indeed possible to invade the south.
Then, their most likely attack direction is the defense line of Yuyang, Youbeiping, and Shanggu County.
The reason is also very simple. Building a defensive line is said to be a defensive line, but in fact it is more conducive to offense.
The Yan people built it not for defense!
Rather, it was for the purpose of attacking foreign countries, opening up territories, and strengthening one's own strength to resist the powerful Qin and achieve the purpose of self-protection.
The history of later Ming Dynasty also proved this point.
Zhu Di passed through the Great Wall in this area as the cornerstone of his offensive and continued his northern expedition.
Zhu Di chose Beijing as the capital in order to allow future generations to continue to rely on the Great Wall to carry out the Northern Expedition, attack, and defend the enemy from outside the country.
However, those idiots in the Ming Dynasty later only knew that they could not get out, so they would definitely be beaten!
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Well, although the monthly ticket has not reached 3624 votes now, I still changed it.
Keep coding, the fourth update will be available soon!
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