The first thousand two hundred and eighty chapters battle on the valley (1)
On Xinchou Day (the 17th day of the fifth month in the summer of the sixth year of Yuande), countless people came and went in the Weiyang Palace, sending a large amount of intelligence and information into the palace, and passing out orders one by one.
The entire imperial war machine of the Han Dynasty has now been fully activated.
This terrifying monster has delivered thousands of orders to counties all over the country in just the past ten days.
And coordinated the manpower and material resources of local grassroots governments spanning three thousand miles.
Such efficiency has reached the peak of the classical era.
It has even surpassed the efficiency of Qin people's mobilization during the Changping War between Qin and Zhao!
"Your Majesty, this is the report just sent by the Prime Minister's Palace..." Ji An almost trembled as he held up a freshly prepared report and read: "Since your Majesty's order, the Prime Minister, the Imperial Censor, the Young Master, and the Imperial Servants
, Lou Chuan, all officials are working hard to serve the king and work hard for the world..."
Ji An licked his tongue and then reported: "So far, the Prime Minister has ordered nineteen warehouses to mobilize 300,000 dan of grain to supply the roads of the Feihu Army and the Yi Zong Department... The Shaofu has ordered more than 80 dan of salt.
Iron Officer, mobilize tens of thousands of oil and salt..."
"The princes and commanders ordered the county horse park to mobilize 150,000 horses and 30,000 oxcarts..."
"The building ship order was sent to Jiangdu, Jiaodong, Jiaoxi, and Andong to mobilize thirty ships and hundreds of ships, and there was no calculation... The amount of grain and grass transferred has reached 800,000 dan, and thousands of people have been transported.
, thousands of horses and vehicles!”
"In addition, the prefectures and counties along the way have the authority to provide Pingjia with 200,000 dan of grain and 3,000 dan of fish and salt in seven days to support the military!"
Following Ji An's words, Liu Che seemed to see the map hanging on the wall and instantly came to life.
The entire country is like a machine, spinning rapidly under the drive of gears.
Thousands of officials, like control components inside a machine, convey orders one by one to various places, even kiosks.
Countless people, carrying food, oil, salt, wine and meat, were waiting at the places where the various armies must pass.
Pots of hot soup and pots of rice are ready.
In the salt fields, horse farms and pastures along the way, the power of local official warehouses and even market merchants were mobilized by state orders.
As for being in the sea, it is a magnificent scene.
Thousands of sails competed, and thousands of ships sailed together. Braving strong winds and harsh sea conditions, the ships rode and cut through the waves, risking all kinds of dangers to transport large amounts of supplies from Qilu and Jiangdu to Yanji and Liaoxi.
This kind of mobilization efficiency and high-speed operation is close to the level of later generations in the eighteenth century.
With this efficiency, the Huns are bound to be defeated!
You have to know that with such efficiency, the Flying Fox Army has advanced hundreds of miles in the past seven days, crossing from Taihang Mountain to Daijun.
The Yizong Division, like a sharp arrow, flew across the thousand-mile road from Guanzhong to Shangdang in six days, marching an average of more than 150 miles per day!
This is the victory of the system and the victory of civilization, and it is the greatest manifestation of the gap in national power between Han and Hungary.
Now, what the Huns have to face is no longer the power of a single county or place in the Han Dynasty.
What it is now facing is the roar and roar of nearly 60 million people in more than 70 counties in China!
In the face of this power, not to mention the Huns, even the Mongol Empire at its peak had to kneel down and sing the song of conquest!
Liu Che knew very well who was using and controlling a force.
They are the tens of thousands of scholars who have passed the imperial exams since the Yuan Dynasty and the hundreds of thousands of veterans scattered in the grassroots kiosks of counties and counties.
In particular, the thousands of wounded soldiers in the Battle of Mayi played a decisive role in this mobilization.
At best, these are just wandering disabled veterans, dragging their broken bodies and running around the village pavilion.
Before the army arrived, roads had been repaired, drinking water and food had been prepared, and bridges had been reinforced and repaired.
This allows the army to pass directly without stopping.
And Taipu Yamen’s performance this time is even more amazing!
They prepared a large number of horses that had been fed with food and salt water at dozens of intersections and transfer points that the army must pass along the way, so that the Han army's light cavalry could move forward without considering the endurance of the horses.
So much so that the pioneer light cavalry of the Flying Fox Army even set a terrifying record of marching more than two hundred miles in one day and night!
Before railways and highways, this record was unlikely to be broken again.
The current Xiongnu situation is undoubtedly tragic.
Because it is about to face the most powerful, terrifying and efficient war machine in the history of this planet.
It will probably be scared silly by this scary monster!
However, before the Huns were frightened, the entire upper echelons of the Han Dynasty were already frightened.
Even Prime Minister Zhou Yafu couldn't believe that today's Han Dynasty already had such strength and physique.
You must know that seven years ago, when Wu Chu rebelled, the manpower and material resources that the Han Dynasty could mobilize immediately were limited to the Guanzhong and Sanhe areas.
However, now, this mobilization system has spread throughout the north and even penetrated into the counties in the south. After the Louchuan Yamen received the order, within two days, the Qilu and Wuchu areas reported that they had mobilized a total of more than two million shi of grain and grass.
Organized and sent the first batch of 500,000 stones to various military ports.
This phenomenon is most significant especially in the Qilu area where scholars dominate the examinations!
The senior officials of the Han Dynasty had never thought that after all the forces in the world were mobilized, they could have such terrifying power!
"I'm afraid that in the future, when the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be laid on the ground, and blood will flow into the oars. This will no longer be a legend, but will truly become a reality..." Many people watched all this happening with excitement and fear.
The power of the country is both shocking and frightening.
Everyone knows that from now on, there will no longer be any power in this world that can stop the Han Empire from dominating the world.
With such power, China's domination of the world and control of the world is no longer a dream, but a reality!
But this also means that the authority and power of the Emperor of Han can no longer be restrained and controlled.
This has made countless people tremble with fear and fear.
Even Ji An couldn't help but tremble and be shocked!
Even Liu Che was shocked. He himself could not have imagined that such a monster would emerge from the examination of scholars and the veterans' pavilion system.
Liu Che knew clearly, what was the name of this monster?
militarism!
Undoubted militarism!
What is militarism?
It’s all for the war, everything for the war!
It is the most hated product of Confucianism and a monster created by Legalism. From King Shang to Qin Shihuang, it was just a rudimentary terrifying demon.
It brings death, spreads panic, and creates war.
But now, this monster has gradually grown up.
Walking with terrible steps, drooling, wanting to touch the world.
The most terrifying thing about this monster is its speed of infection. It has only been twenty years since Lord Shang's reform, and the people of Qin have transformed from a broken country that was once a bastard, bullied by everyone, and even the Hangu Pass was lost.
The country of tigers and wolves that shocked the world and panicked the six countries.
These famous idioms are used to describe Qin's terrifying power.
The only thing that made Liu Che feel at ease was Chinese-style militarism, although in form and greed, it was exactly the same as later European militarism.
However, due to the particularity of Chinese culture and the particularity of Chinese society and environment, it still retains some warmth or gentleness.
Just like the Qin Empire, although the world is fearful and the six countries are terrified.
But in the rural pavilions within the empire, the lives of the people remained the same.
Although Qin's law is strict, it also has a humane part.
For example, the famous division between official announcements and non-office announcements can explain many problems.
Therefore, now, Liu Che does not need to worry about this monster coming back to bite his own people.
And for the time being, the world is also very vast, and there are enough nations and people to provide nutrients and supplies to this monster and make it grow.
Moreover, in order to prevent this monster from being indistinguishable between friend and foe, Liu Che also made a lot of efforts.
Thinking of this, Liu Che asked: "How is the Yang situation now?"
"Reporting to your majesty, early this morning, I just received a report that Ji Wu, the governor of Shanggu County, has ordered that the troops from the eastern command post of Shanggu County be moved to the front line to replace Lou Fan's army..." Ji An replied.
"Good!" Liu Che nodded. In the current strategy of the Han Dynasty, attacking in the west and defending in the east is the main tone.
After first eating up the invading Xiongnu army in Shanggu County, the army then turned its guns and divided and surrounded the main Xiongnu forces in Youbeiping-Yuyang and other places.
That is to say, concentrate superior forces to destroy the Xiongnu's effective strength.
Under the guidance of this strategy, Yuyang and Youbeiping will be under extremely high pressure. They need to hold on to the defense line for at least half a month, or even a month, to wait for the enemies in the upper valley to be eliminated.
At present, Shanggu County has undoubtedly become the focus of the war.
In the absence of reinforcements from Feihu Army, Yi Zong Division and Zhao State, Loufan Army and Shanggu County soldiers will have to fight and entangle with the Huns army, and they will also have to find ways to induce the Huns.
Make it penetrate deep into the Han territory.
At the same time, we must ensure that we cannot lose those important cities on our side, especially not allow the Xiongnu to open the road to Yanzhao!
The task is certainly difficult!
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At this moment, the bloody battle on the Great Wall of Yangzhou has been going on for several days.
The Huns launched more than a dozen terrible raids in the past five days.
They used Lou Fannu and Hunxienu as vanguards to attract the attention of Lou Fan's army, and then suddenly launched a fierce attack from both wings.
The Great Wall of Zaoyang is already crumbling and almost undefendable.
However, the Han army had also completed its mission and mission, buying valuable time for the people in the rear to evacuate and evacuate.
"Prepare to abandon the Great Wall and retreat into Juyang Fortress..." General Loufan Guan He said to his subordinates: "You have all worked hard in the past few days, but I assure you that our sacrifices and
Persistence will not lead to results..."
"The latest intelligence shows that the main force of the Flying Fox Army has arrived at Dai County to join forces!" Guan He said excitedly: "The reinforcements led by General Chariot and Cavalry also crossed Zhangshui and entered Julu County yesterday!"
"Long live!" The officers of the Loufan Army and the Shanggu County Army cheered.
The arrival of the Flying Fox Army is undoubtedly a reassurance.
This powerful main force of the Han army is undoubtedly enough to change the situation on the battlefield!
However, few people have noticed why the Flying Fox Army came to participate in the cooperation?
That’s not the place to go up the valley, on the contrary, it’s the way out!
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Outside Shenhe City, Guo Mao stood on a high platform, inspecting his army.
When he set out from Feihukou, the Feihu Army only had 14,000 cavalry, but now, the army in front of him already had a combat strength of 21,000 cavalry!
Such a force, placed in the Shenhe area, is simply crowded with people and horses, with battle flags like clouds, covering the sky and the sun!
"Have you brought all the food, drinking water and cheese?" Guo Mao asked the commanders of other departments who were responsible for preparing supplies for the army.
"Reporting to the general, our entire army has been provided with enough food, drinking water, cheese and wheat cakes for the soldiers and horses for three days..." A commander from the other department raised his head and replied.
"Good!" Guo Mao nodded with satisfaction, and then asked the officials dispatched by the county magistrate Shenhe and the Lord Commander who were beside him: "Has the road been cleared?"
"Don't worry, general. As soon as we received the general's notice, we immediately started clearing the road to ensure that all the general's troops can leave the fortress within one day!" Yang Ke raised his head excitedly.
"good!"
Guo Mao waved his hand and gave the order with high spirits: "Order all ministries to leave the fortress immediately!"
"No!" One by one, the captains responded immediately, and with the sound of war drums, all the gates of Shenhe City were opened, and the railings of the roads were removed.
The various units of the Flying Fox Army, under the guidance of light cavalry and scouts, began to leave the fortress in an orderly manner.
"Send an order to the cuirass troops in the rear, asking them to go up the Sanggan River to Juyang, Shanggu County, and wait for the cavalry general!" Guo Mao got on his horse and gave his last order before leaving the fortress!
Compared with the speed of the main force of the Flying Fox Army, the heavy breastplate troops are obviously a group of snails, and they are still in the Yangyuan area...
However, the good news is that in the Sanggan River area, the local officials of Dai County have urgently requisitioned merchant ships and local boats to go to Yangyuan.
In this way, the heavy equipment of the cuirass troops could be transported to Juyang via waterways.
Although they can no longer be relied on to fight outside the fortress, they can become the central force of the Han army after the main force of the chariot and cavalry generals arrives in Juyang.
The cuirass troops of the Flying Fox Army consist of two captain's corps and two thousand cavalry.
Although compared to the 4,000 elite cavalry of the Yulin Guard and the Tiger Guard, both training and actual combat experience are far insufficient.
But after all, it is a breastplate, enough to play a mainstay role on the battlefield.
As for the goal of the more than 20,000 cavalry led by Guo Mao?
Of course it was the logistics supply base for the Huns cavalry who invaded Shanggu County!
Just like Xiliu Camp did in the Battle of Mayi, they destroyed their logistics base!
What is different from the Battle of Mayi is that this time, once the Han army is out of the fortress and can take away the logistics base of the Huns cavalry along the Shanggu County, then the Huns cavalry who have now invaded the Great Wall will immediately face a shortage of food.
crisis.
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The author is going back the day after tomorrow. He will have to take a train for about ten hours. Then he has things to do when he gets home, so he has to leave a manuscript to avoid interruption~(~^~)
