Xiaoliu and Tieniu walked into Yuehua Palace, and saw Empress Xiao dressed in white, sitting quietly behind the imperial desk. Her body was light and unadorned, but she had a graceful and luxurious style, elegant demeanor, graceful manner, as if
A lily in bud is quiet, white, elegant, noble and spotless.
"You can go back today. My army will set off soon. I have made an agreement with Yang Hao about the westward expedition to Yinzhou. I will ask the general in charge to cooperate with Luzhou and arrive on time!"
When Xiao Chuo saw them, he said calmly: "Give this box to Yang Hao."
"yes!"
Xiaoliu agreed and took the box handed over by the female guard. The box had been re-sealed with paint, but it seemed to be much lighter than before.
Xiao Chuo glanced at the box again, with a smile inadvertently showing in his eyes. The smiling eyes lowered slightly, and then he saw the bookcase in front of him. Under the sapphire paperweight, there was a piece of paper, with ink dripping on it:
"When I was making this sand table, I kept thinking, what would Chuo'er think when he saw this sand table? With such a hidden method, you probably wouldn't notice it at all. However, your bowl of medicinal wine back then was...
It really made me suffer a lot. If I don’t use this method, what if it’s me who is passionate and Chuoer has no self at all in his heart? Wouldn’t it be embarrassing? Men all care about their own face, don’t you think?
If you have never cared about me at all, let this letter be locked under the sand table forever. If you will miss the affection between you and me, then you will see me sending people far away but only with you.
When it comes to official matters, you will definitely hate me for being ruthless. With your temperament and nature, thinking about people when you see things, I am afraid that you have the intention to kill me. If I count with my fingers, this sand table will definitely break my body to pieces at this moment.
Okay, then you must also know what I really think.
Then have you read this letter? It’s really hard to judge whether a daughter’s heart is like a needle in the sea. If you are reading this letter, then you must have fallen on the sandbox, which proves...that in your heart
You are thinking about me, right? Haha, has your anger disappeared this time? You should have shown a shy smile, right? You must remember that you should not be moody now. "
Xiao Chuo couldn't help but laugh "eating" again, the beauty smiled, and the lilies bloomed.
"loquacious……"
That sound of anger, uttered from the mouth of this high-ranking, always majestic and solemn beauty, had a lingering and pathos flavor that was heart-wrenching.
Chuo'er..., the deliberate nickname in the letter omitted the difference in status between them. Except for his parents and sister who called him this way before he was married, there was no one else. Xiao Chuo couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.
: "If I didn't have such a status and identity, I was just an ordinary little woman... I don't think about it anymore. I must not be fooled by this disaster..."
With her thin lips nibbling lightly, a hint of daughterly charm inadvertently crept onto the corners of her brows and eyes...
"These jewelry are not very expensive, nor are they gorgeous. I know that you don't like to be dressed in jewelry, and you rarely wear jewelry. However, these small jewelry are very elegant and solemn. I hope you will... wear them for me.
Although I can't see how charming you look after wearing them. But when Xiaoliu and Tieniu come back, I will ask them how they were dressed and what jewelry they wore when the empress sent them back, and then...
…I would have imagined it.”
Xiao Chuogai tilted her head slightly, with a naughty smile in her eyes. Her natural ornaments were removed, and hibiscus emerged from the clear water. Her delicate ears like ingots, her elegant neck like a swan, and her slender green onion jade fingers were covered with any kind of jewelry.
Not wearing it. If you ask me to wear it, should I wear it? Why should I listen to your orders? She wrinkled her nose gently, like a lake of spring water, making ripples...
"Finally, I have two things to say to you. One: This letter is written in squid ink. Although it will last longer if sealed in a sandbox, it will disappear completely after more than a month. If you haven't read it,
If you pass it, then you will never see it again, and I will never write a second letter: 2: There is a sentence that I never had the opportunity to say to you before, but I might as well tell you now that you are very beautiful.
Among all the beauties I have seen, Chuoer... must be among the top three."
"Ranked in the top three? Why not the only one? How can anyone be so complimentary? Ranked in the top three... Who are the other two?"
Those charming eyebrows were lightly knitted again: This question will probably linger in the heart of this arrogant and arrogant Khitan Queen who values both wisdom and beauty forever, and will never go away, unless... one day she can see her again.
Go to Yang Hao and get the answer from him.
She kept telling herself: "Don't think about it, this is the rogue's trick. He just wants me to think about him all the time, so I don't want to be fooled!" However, she still couldn't help but think: "Those two
Woman, who is it?”
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After Liu Jiye had a long talk with Qing Wang Yelusheng overnight, Yinzhou changed its strategy and began to shrink its troops, consolidate the territory it currently ruled, and actively prepare for war.
No one knows that Liu Jiye, the Han bodyguard who is known as "Liu Invincible" in Khitan over the years, has arrived in Yinzhou. This matter has been classified as top secret by Yelusheng. Only his close generals know about it. Others only know
King Qing visited famous people and paid homage to a military advisor. This military advisor was now fully responsible for the military deployment of Yinzhou. Under his deployment, various projects began to be launched...
Yinzhou City began to strengthen the city walls, widen the moats, and build various fortifications. More than 10,000 Yinzhou soldiers who surrendered to King Qing and strong men drawn from various households in Yinzhou City were busy day and night. The walls of the four cities of Yinzhou City were built.
In order to defend the city, the troops of King Qing's direct line divided their troops into hundreds of steps to prepare for defense. These warriors, who were accustomed to galloping on horseback and whose legs were a bit bowed, began to practice day and night, practicing city defense tactics that they had not been familiar with since they were young.
Build enemy towers, hang altars, install gun mounts, set up crossbow beds, transport bricks and stones, hang wood, prepare kerosene, and all defensive equipment is ready. Under Li's management for many years, Yinzhou has stored a large amount of weapons and equipment.
They have been used, and now they have been moved out of the dusty arsenal and placed on the walls of the four cities. There are as many as 220 weapons and crossbows for city defense, with a range of 700 steps, and the arrows are like spears.
It can penetrate the human body and shoot dozens of arrows with one crossbow, just like ordinary arrows. The lethality is very terrifying.
Liu Jiye never expected that Yinzhou would have such a rich family. He was filled with emotion when he thought of the Han Dynasty, which only had a few counties and less than twenty chariots and crossbows. He took his two sons to patrol the city.
A large number of craftsmen leaders followed him, including city walls, city gates, barbicans, horse faces, bell towers, drum towers, watchtowers, crossbow towers, enemy towers... When Liu Jiye pointed out a place, a craftsman leader respectfully stepped forward to ask questions.
Please pay attention to the details and start repairs immediately.
The Yaksha Ring is being installed on the top of the city. The installed Yaksha Ring is thrown out of the city and then taken back with a cable winch for the final test. Below the city, trenches in the same direction as the city wall are being dug, and large urns are placed every hundred steps.
, turned upside down and half buried in the ground, used to detect underground movements and to defend the city from the army digging into the ground.
Outside the city, the urn city is being built with rammed earth and stones, and the moats are being widened. The craftsmen building the Yangma City are constantly coming and going with the strong men of Yinzhou. However, the person responsible for building the urn city is a Yinzhou army that was transferred back to take charge of the project.
The Yinzhou Army was originally a group of domineering old soldiers, and they had no descendants when they went into battle. However, they had always been the supervisors to supervise the work of the people, carrying earth and hammers, and building city walls.
Fortunately, now, when King Qing came, they became the auxiliary soldiers of the Khitan soldiers. Due to the huge amount of work and the insufficient strength of the people, they were forced to do this rough and despicable work. The soldiers complained and started to do it.
Life is so lazy that I can't even lift my spirits.
"Hurry, hurry up, lift these rocks up."
Because of the hot weather, they didn't wear much clothing, had no working experience, and didn't have thick cloth on their shoulders. The shoulders of the Yinzhou soldiers carrying the stone were all red and swollen, and they were in unbearable pain. They staggered to the foot of the Wengcheng, which was already taking shape.
At that moment, a soldier couldn't stand it any longer and threw the stone to the ground, breaking it into two pieces. The Khitan soldier, who was holding a whip and yelling at the supervisor of the work, was furious when he saw it. He rushed over and beat him up without thinking.
Whip: "Clear things, you can't fight, you can't do work, what use are you trash?"
The beaten Yinzhou soldier became angry, roared and rushed forward, shouting: "I am a man who came from Hengshan Ridge. I am better than you in bowing, horse riding, and shooting. Come on, let's compete."
Look who is trash."
The Khitan soldier was unprepared and dared to resist, and the soil on his feet was soft. When he bumped against him, he fell to the ground on his back, causing the Yinzhou soldiers who were working to burst out laughing in ridicule, and the Yinzhou soldiers who were beaten scolded him contemptuously.
Said: "You son of a bitch, if you hadn't used treacherous tricks to deceive Yinzhou City, my family was forced to surrender, and now you are still a lost dog who is out of breath being chased by the Khitan Xiao Empress. How dare you follow
I show off my strength and show off my power."
"Bang!" A big foot kicked him on the lower back. The Yinzhou soldier somersaulted and fell into a pit in front. Mud poured down and covered his body with a layer of mud. The Yinzhou soldier was furious, got up and cursed: "Which
You son of a bitch hurt people from behind?"
A Khitan governor stood on top, with a sullen face, and shouted solemnly: "King Qing has issued strict orders, and we are working day and night to build all kinds of city defense troops as quickly as possible. Who dares to disobey, and how dare you attack me?"
When the Yinzhou soldier saw that he was a prisoner, his anger subsided a little and he argued: "I am paid to be a soldier to fight in battles. Who can do such a job? I have to carry hundreds of stones in a whole morning.
If you don't let people rest, how can your iron-clad body bear it?"
The governor laughed and said: "You will bleed to death when you go into battle. You can't bear it when your shoulders are swollen. You still want to go into battle? Grandma, you do have the body of a young lady, but it's a pity that it's the life of a maid. Old
Work honestly, and if you dare to complain again and disrupt the morale of our army, I will bury you alive under this urn."
When the man wanted to say something more, a bearded Yinzhou soldier shouted: "Can't you control your foul mouth? Come out and go to work."
The Khitan soldiers looked at the bearded man and said with a smile: "Commander Li is a sensible person. He should know that after these things are repaired, I, Yinzhou, will be hard to be moved, and everyone will have less trouble. Take care of your people, and don't worry about it anymore." If you cause trouble, otherwise Commander Li will not be given the face you deserve."
The big bearded man smiled, turned around and walked away. The Yinzhou soldier in the pit did not dare to say anything anymore. He climbed out of the pit obediently and followed the bearded man. Not far away, he said angrily: "Sir, that Khitan man He's just a small Inspector of Langdu, but he still dares to show off his power in front of you, a military commander, with this tone..."
Before he could finish speaking, the bearded man turned around, gave him a big mouth, slapped him, staggered, and cursed fiercely: "Get out! Just go and build the army."
When the Yinzhou soldier saw that the commander was angry, he hurriedly covered his face and ran away. Commander Li glanced at the back of the Langdu prisoner bitterly and left with a sneer.
This scene fell in the eyes of Liu Yanlang who was at the top of the city, and he couldn't help but frown.
Liu Jiye had just finished explaining to a craftsman leader where to lay out the tribulus and antler wood in the open space in front of the city, where to lay out the ground and the hooves, how to lay out the iron water chestnuts in the moat, and where to dig horse pits. He put an antler gun and a bamboo stick in it. He turned around and saw his son looking at the city in deep thought. He walked over and asked, "Yanlang, what did you see?"
Liu Yanlang looked back at the group of craftsmen leaders, and whispered to Liu Jiye: "Dad, the Khitan people are too harsh on the Yinzhou soldiers who surrendered. Dad often said that when the number is strong, the number is small and the number is weak; when the city is large, the number of soldiers is small. , the food and grass are few but the defenders are many, the goods are hoarded outside, the powerful are useless, the defense equipment is insufficient, and the military pay is not provided, the city cannot be defended, even if the city has high walls and dangerous walls, it must be abandoned. Now the Yinzhou defenders cannot go up and down. , severe punishments and heavy rewards, I am worried... Even if my father arranges this Yinzhou City to have copper and iron walls so that water cannot be poured in and needles cannot be inserted, I am afraid there will still be serious trouble."
Liu Jiye smiled bitterly and said: "I have told King Qing about this, but King Qing's subordinates each have their own clans. King Qing wants to win people's hearts, so he has to show them mercy. How can the Khitan people surrender their troops?" He treats everyone equally, even though he has given orders, but the people below are disobeying them, so what can we do?"
He gently stroked his beard, raised his head and looked at the sky, and said confidently: "Yanlang, don't worry too much. Neither Khitan Xiao Empress nor Luzhou Yang Hao are good at attacking and defending. Even if Yinzhou is not perfect, they You have to return home in vain!"
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"Yinzhou, I am determined to win!"
Luzhou, ***Jiedu. Yang Hao was sitting on the handsome chair, with a sneer between his brows, and shouted loudly.
This is the second time that Yang Hao has gathered civil and military officials in Jiedu. The first time was when a new official took office and formally met with Luzhou officials as Jiedu envoy. But this time, it was to determine the future of Luzhou. direction, and mobilized troops and generals to prepare for the first battle after he opened the government and established the government.
Li Guangcen and Ding Chengzong sat on Yang Hao's left and right, and other officials stood in the hall in civil and military order. Yang Hao's voice was loud and clear, and he said in the name of the opening: "I have been awarded the title of Hengshan Jiedu. The imperial court has high hopes for me. Yinzhou is now occupied by the Khitan people. , whether King Qing ascends to power or attracts Khitan troops, it is our innermost concern in Luzhou. For the safety of the people of Luzhou, and for the sake of the people of Hengshan to avoid Khitan war, I must fight against Yinzhou!"
"Everyone knows how Luzhou was established. This place was originally the place of the Four Wars. The city looks majestic, but in fact it is surrounded by enemies from all sides. The two vassals of Linfu were afraid of Xiazhou's power, so they allowed us
Establish a foothold here and recruit me as an aid. As for Xiazhou, once it is freed from its entanglements with Tubo and Uighurs, it will definitely take Luzhou.
There is no way to retreat. If one territory is lost and the whole government is destroyed, Yinzhou must be captured. The north-south line runs through Hengshan. We have room for maneuver, so I must fight for Yinzhou!"
Xiazhou is our big enemy in Luzhou. If King Qing of Yinzhou is not eliminated, once the Khitan troops are attracted and stationed in Yinzhou permanently, then our Luzhou will have tigers at the front door and wolves at the back door. Unless we abandon our armor and surrender, otherwise
We can't even get a peaceful night's sleep. Right now, it's our last chance. Xiazhou is being entangled by Tubo and Uighurs, and the Khitan civil strife has just stopped. We don't have the energy to move eastward or westward to invade our Song Dynasty.
Is this a more critical and hopeful moment? So, Yinzhou, I must fight.
Xiazhou Li family is located in the land of five states, Xia, Yin, Sui, You and Jing, while King Qing of Khitan is only in Yinzhou. The Li family of Xiazhou has been operating in the northwest for more than a hundred years. King Qing of Khitan has just arrived and has not yet established a foothold.
It is stable and it is clear at a glance which one is strong and which one is weak, so I must fight against Yinzhou.
King Qing of Yinzhou is our enemy, and the Li family of Xiazhou is our enemy. Among the five states of Xia, Yin, Sui, You, and Jing, Xiazhou lies across Shanxi, and Yinzhou lies across Shandong, Sui, You, and Jing.
The three prefectures are all close to Yinzhou but far from Xiazhou. If we capture Yinzhou and connect the north and south, we can compete with Xiazhou. We have great hope of bringing Sui, You and Jing prefectures under our jurisdiction and weakening Xiazhou.
It benefits Luzhou, so I must fight against Yinzhou."
These words should not only be said now, but also told to the court later that Zhao Guangyi was not interested in Yang Hao, but he was even less interested in Li Guangrui, the de facto lord of Xiazhou. Sooner or later, Zhao Guangyi would have to send troops to attack.
Northwest, completely bring this place under the rule of the imperial court. If I heard that when Yang Hao arrived in the northwest, he did not collude with the three major vassals of Xiazhou, Linzhou, and Fuzhou and join hands to fight against the imperial court. Instead, he rebelled first and committed suicide.
If he rushes to compete with Xiazhou for territory regardless of his strength, he will definitely be optimistic about success and sit back and watch the smoke rising in the northwest, waiting for all four vassals to be defeated.
Ding Chengzong said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Xiazhou is a wolf's den. The tribes are always fighting over who will be the wolf king. But if the two vassals of Zheyang are interested in Xiazhou, they will join hands and agree.
Deal with it. But my master is different. He not only has the support of Yang Liangfan, but also has inextricable connections with the Dang Xiang Qi family who has always been at odds with Xiazhou. Only my master can raise troops to respond to one call and compete with Xiazhou.
Long and short of capital, you know that when Luzhou was first established, its area was limited to Luzhou, and its army and civilians were only more than 60,000. Why did the two feudal lords of Zheyang come to congratulate my lord when he opened his office and built his mansion, and made us sworn brothers to Jinlan? The reason is that
That’s it.”
All the generals were inspired, and Yang Hao kept saying that he was the master and the official family. This was just trying to make a big banner out of a tiger's skin, hoping to become famous. Everyone in the hall knew what the Luzhou Biennial Reunion was trying to do.
Nowadays, the Song Dynasty has not been established for a long time, and it has been fighting all the year round. Under the gaze of the Northern Kingdom, there is no strong excuse for a while. It will never use troops against the northwest, which is still nominally docile to the Song Dynasty, and force them into the arms of the Khitan. And the Khitan
Shortly after Empress Xiao came to power, the internal affairs were unstable, internal strife continued, and she was restrained by the Song Dynasty. She was unable to advance westward for a while. Tubo, Qiang, and Uighurs were scattered and scattered. If the commander-in-chief could offset the incompetence of the Li family in Xiazhou among the Qiang,
To increase his prestige and shake his position as the leader of the Qiang, then the miscellaneous tribes in the northwest and the large and small tribes are not so much enemies as a feast. Once they are digested, you can imagine what kind of situation Luzhou will be in.
And know.
Ding Zongcheng pursed his lips and said with some fiery eyes: "If my Lord Jieshuai penetrates the two states of Lu and Yin, and then takes over the four states of Xia, Sui, Jing, and You, he can attack the eight clans of Dangxiang and raid Tubo Jian in the west."
Horse, take back He's elite troops in the north, and capture the courage of the Qiang people in Hengshan in the east. Then..., hehe!"
He didn't say any more, what about then? Go west? Go to the desert that is thousands of miles away, the Gobi? I'm afraid no one with a weak head would follow Marshal Yang on an outing. I'm afraid Marshal Yang doesn't have the interest either.
Maybe he was driving Nanmu to seize the flowery world of the Central Plains and go to the most prosperous and civilized place in the world. He incited the ambitions of the generals, and they all had bright eyes and murderous intent.
Yang Haodao: "So, I must fight for Yinzhou, and I am determined to win it. If we can't even win Yinzhou, all our ambitions will be empty talk. Why don't we all pack up now and go our separate ways? I don't think so.
Bring some gold and silver, a beautiful wife and concubines, hang a seal and a crown, hide your name, and travel around the world in search of secluded places. What do you think?"
All the civil and military officials shouted: "If we attack Yinzhou, we must capture Yinzhou!"
The generals shouted three times, and a smile appeared on Yang Hao's face. He raised his hands and slowly lowered them. There was a sudden silence in the hall: "Soldiers have a saying, know yourself and the enemy, and you will win every battle. Now let Ding Sima introduce it to you.
Let’s take a look at the current comparison of the various strengths of our Luzhou and Yinzhou. The troops and horses have not moved, and the food and grass have gone first. Regarding the preparations of various grains, baggage, and ordnance, Lord Ding will also introduce them one by one, Ding Sima, please."
The Marching Sima was the Chief of Staff, a person with real power in the army. Ding Chengzong clasped his fists to Yang Hao and said yes, pushing the wheel forward slowly, wearing a feather fan and turban, with a calm demeanor, quite like Zhuge Wuhou.
"The folk customs in the northwest are martial. Horses are produced in the Hetao. If you want to build a large army, there is no shortage of soldiers or horses. However, our Luzhou area is small, based on industry and commerce, and lacks agriculture and animal husbandry. We are limited by this. From the beginning,
Following the path of elite soldiers, we now have 10,000 elite infantry and cavalry soldiers in Luzhou."
When he said this, he smiled slightly and said: "With this strength, if it is a field battle, and our army is well-trained and fully equipped, it is not impossible to win with less than many. However, the enemy has a favorable geographical location and it is not enough to plot Yinzhou. Besides,
Our army also rarely practices siege methods, but...you don't need to worry, as the saying goes, there will be more help, my army will send troops to Yinzhou. Although there are only 10,000 people when they go, they will gather 100,000 people by the time, at least 100,000 people.
Because there are huge secrets involved, it is not appropriate to announce it to the public at this time. The generals only need to know what they know, so there is no need to worry about the strength of the troops."
The generals thought: "I'm afraid they either join forces with the Zheyang family, or borrow troops from the Yeli tribe or the Yalongjue tribe, but... with an army of 90,000, if the Zheyang family is added to the Yeli family,
The Yalongjue tribe came together to help, dispatching 90,000 troops, almost all of them. There is no peace in all directions. Do they dare to take such a huge risk to help like this?"
Although the generals had doubts in their hearts, they just wondered where the soldiers and horses came from, but they did not doubt what Ding Chengzong said. This was not meant for his opponents. It was obvious that there were only 200,000 troops, but it could be boasted as 800,000 troops.
In order to have a deterrent effect, there is absolutely no reason to lie like this to our own people. If it is 80,000 and it is said to be 100,000, then 10,000 horses cannot transform an army of 100,000 anyway, and no one can hide it.
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Ding Chengzong said: "In terms of military strength, there is no problem, but in terms of food, grass, and weapons, we need to prepare immediately. Attacking Yinzhou is not something that can be accomplished in ten days, and the consumption will not be small. Food, clothing, shovels, hoes, axes, and picks
, gongs and drums instruments, there have been dedicated people to purchase them, and they will be shipped to Luzhou in a steady stream soon. The prepared knives, axes, spears, bows and strings, arrows, tents, our Luzhou craftsmen are working day and night to make them, and at the same time, for
In order to reduce the consumption of food transportation, and the soldiers' lives and physical strength are very high, so we are purchasing a large number of cattle and sheep from the Dangxiang Qishi tribe to drive with the army and prepare them for meat.
As for the war horses, if they only eat grass, their strength will weaken and they will not be able to gallop for a long time. Especially the big-food horses we bought need to be carefully trained. In addition, the horses consume more food than the soldiers. Even if there are only 10,000 war horses, it will be very expensive.
It is also very surprising. Fortunately, we are here to attack the city. A hundred thousand troops have arrived with banners. The best choice for King Qing is to defend the city. There is not much chance of taking the initiative to leave the city to disturb the battle. Therefore, I have discussed with Commander Jies and decided to attack the city here.
The battle is mainly based on infantry, with only one heavy armored cavalry. Firstly, it can temper them in actual combat, and secondly, it can have the effect of frightening the enemy's mind."
The biggest advantage of the light cavalry is their speed. They can attack long distances and collect surprise troops. However, the light cavalry needs to be used with caution, because once they perform special tasks far away from the formation, it means that they need to abandon their baggage and stay away from the main group. Once they cannot recover,
The effect of a surprise attack is that there are neither reinforcements nor logistics. Once you cannot leave the battlefield quickly, the consequences can be imagined. In this battle, it is mainly a defensive battle for the city. It is rare for both sides to mobilize their troops and generals in the wilderness.
Scenarios such as outflanking, rushing and clashing will not be considered in the mix of troops.
Ding Chengzong added: "This battle is mainly about attacking the city. We are not good at attacking the city, but Yinzhou is also not good at defending the city. We have the best craftsmen who can make a large number of exquisite and complete siege equipment, plus
Given the advantage of our military strength, we have at least a 70% chance of winning. However, the transportation of large quantities of grain, grass, and siege equipment will inevitably slow down our army. This is why we do not need large numbers of horses. The infantry only needs to be accompanied by donkeys, mules, and oxen carts.
reasons, so it is necessary to leave early in order to meet the Allied forces on time."
The number of non-combatants required by the army varies from army to army. For example, the Spartan army requires seven military slaves per person, the Greek army generally has only one military slave per heavy infantry, the Roman army also has a large number of military slaves, and European knights
There are also slaves who specialize in carrying armor... For a long time, there are also merchants and military prostitutes who accompany the army. However, generally speaking, the more non-combatants accompanying the army, the greater the consumption, the worse the mobility of the army, and the greater the combat effectiveness.
Affected, and the ancient Chinese army basically had no non-combatants, and some chores were mostly completed by soldiers. Luzhou had nowhere to recruit so many civilian services, and secondly, it also considered that the consumption in the offensive and defensive battles of the city was already huge, so this food and grass
The transportation of siege equipment and siege equipment was completed directly by the soldiers themselves.
Ding Chengzong introduced the situation in Luzhou in an orderly manner, and then said: "As for Yinzhou, we had already made detailed espionage arrangements, but Yinzhou was suddenly captured by King Qing of Khitan, and now even the Yinzhou army that surrendered to King Qing has been defeated.
They were reduced to handymen, and the chess pieces we arranged in advance have lost their effect. So far, we have been unable to contact them, and we cannot get the detailed situation around Yinzhou. We can only get a rough understanding from the refugees who escaped from Yinzhou a few days ago.
Let’s take a look at Yinzhou’s military strength and deployment…”
After Ding Chengzong finished speaking, Yang Hao stood up and said: "From now on, all troops and horses must be trained intensively. Mu Cen, deputy envoy of Jiedu, will stay in Luzhou to know what to do during the festival. Marching Secretary Martin Chengzong will assist him."
On the seventh day of July, I will personally lead the army and march directly to Yinzhou!"