Chapter 729 Resist foreign humiliation and send troops to Taiyuan Mansion
After seeing off the talented people from Tianchi, when Xiao Tang came to the county government, he heard reports from envoys that the situation in the north of Hedong Road was once again in chaos due to the entry of Dangxiang tribes and looting, and the Hedong thieves led by Tian Hu were also taking advantage of the situation.
Invading prefectures and seizing counties, the bandit troubles in military prefectures such as Taiyuan and Daizhou became more and more serious.
Moreover, the Dangxiang tribes who entered the country to plunder and loot, and the Hedong thieves who were wreaking havoc everywhere, not only did not interfere with each other, but both sides seemed to have already defined the scope of their attacks on counties and towns. It seems that it was very possible that Tian Hu deliberately
Instigating the Xia people to take the opportunity to come and harm the people of the Song Dynasty.
There were angry scoldings in the main hall of the county government, like Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng, Xuan Zan and other officials repeatedly scolding Tian Hu for being such a crazy thief. It is one thing for a strong man from the green forest to gather together, but in order to confront the officers and soldiers, the guy actually led the wolf into the house.
, colluding with foreign enemy chiefs to harm innocent people who are also sons of the Han family, I am afraid that many green forest thieves who are accustomed to murder and arson will not do this!
Xiao Tang was not surprised at all that Tian Hu colluded with Xixia to fish in troubled waters. After all, in the original work, the guy had such thoughts (but at that time, Bian Xiang, who was supposed to join his subordinates, sharply retorted, so Tian Hu had to give up.
, If Zhang Qing and Qiong Ying, who were acting as internal agents, hadn't caught him off guard later, Tian Hu would have turned into an official.) Now that he has been forced to jump over the wall, what else can he do?
Not coming out?
However, several Dangxiang tribes from the Xia Kingdom entered the country, which was somewhat unexpected by Xiao Tang. The previous Song-Xia War ended with the Song Dynasty fully suppressing Xixia, and the Liao Kingdom suddenly intervened. Now the Song Ting is in Tongguan
It was a foregone conclusion that Xixia would use troops to invade Xia State again despite their desperate pleas. Xixia had not chosen this time to enter the country to plunder and plunder. Didn't it give the Song Dynasty the name to raise troops for crusade?
It seems that these Dangxiang tribes who entered the country to loot, burn and kill were like the Japanese pirates who repeatedly invaded the coastal areas of China during the Ming Dynasty. Although there were powerful powers from their own country behind them and the secret support of the imperial court, they were completely different from each other on the surface.
Attribution... Xiao Tang secretly said in his heart: Whether it is the regular army of Xia State or ordinary nomadic tribes, since the other party has invaded the territory of the Song Dynasty and harmed the innocent people under the rule of Song State, this battle must go further.
Beat him hard, beat him to death!
Thinking of this, Xiao Tang, who had a serious look on his face, raised his hand decisively, and the scolding voices in the county government hall gradually calmed down. At this time, Xiao Tang asked Yao Pingzhong, who was sitting on the right: "Yao Dujian, Xi
The army guards the northwest side court and often fights with the Dangxiang Qiang people. This time the enemy chiefs invaded our Song Dynasty bandits. Based on your past experience of fighting with the Xia Kingdom, what is the approximate fighting strength of those nomadic Qiang people?"
As a rising star of the Miyuan Yao clan who was born as a general in the western border, Yao Pingzhong was naturally not afraid of the Xia Guoqiang people's momentum. However, when it came to military matters, Yao Pingzhong did not have any contempt for his old rivals who were about to conquer again. He made a brief comment
After thinking about it, he said: "The Qiang people are mostly nomadic tribes who live by chasing water and grass. There are large and small tribes. The largest tribe has a population of tens of thousands, and the smallest tribe has a population of only a few hundred. In fact, there are some Qiang people on Jingyuan Road, Yongxingjun and other places.
The human tribes often come into contact with the people of the Song Dynasty. Apart from taking animal skins and wild animals to the market, selling them at the tea market, and exchanging them for some coarse tea salt and cloth, they usually live in peace.
Some of the small tribes are fairly well-behaved, but the larger tribes have always been domineering and barbaric. If it weren't for our Western Army son-in-law guarding and guarding them, I'm afraid those bastards would first buy and sell by force, and then rob them along the way.
If there is a black and white disaster in a bad year, the Dangxiang Qiang on the border of Xia Kingdom will be less likely to cross the border to burn, kill and loot without doing anything. And many tribes of Dangxiang Qiang, regardless of men, women, old and young, are not only fierce in their folk customs, but also ride and shoot 1
Exquisite, except for the son-in-law of the Western Army who was used to fighting with the Xia army, the other soldiers and warriors under the rule of the army were all farmers and Xiang soldiers. Their combat effectiveness was not strong enough, so how could they resist it?
What's more, according to the Xia Kingdom's military system, when going to war, Xia Ting used silver medals to summon many tribal chiefs to be restrained. The tribal leaders commanded the soldiers of each tribe, which was called "Yi Liu". When recruiting troops, they used tents (the Dangxiang tribes lived in tents, and each family was one tent.
Equivalent to one household in the Song Dynasty, men were recruited as units. Men must register when they are ten to fourteen years old. When they are fifteen years old, they will go out with the army, and their age limit is seventy years old..."
Yao Pingzhong then went on to eloquently explain that the military system of the Xia State was based on the military institutions and establishments of the Song Dynasty, and coexisted with the tribal military system of the Dangxiang Qiang people.
Each army has a military name and is stationed in various military locations. In addition to the garrison, Iron Harriers, Proton Army and other well-known Xia army troops, they are composed of brave men who have experienced battles for a long time, as well as the nobles of the party who can choose to ride.
Those who were good at shooting were selected and formed, and they were all in addition to the standing troops. The other troops, such as the Mountain Enforcement Army and the Chuang Gongzi (foreign soldiers, composed of captured Han people and Han people under the rule of the Xia Kingdom), were all soldiers.
When there is war, he comes when called, but on weekdays he just acts as a citizen of each tribe.
"In this case, these party tribes that invaded Hedong can also be regarded as the regular army of the Xia Kingdom." Xiao Tang nodded and said thoughtfully.
Yao Pingzhong sneered and said: "Even the Iron Yaozi, Poxi Army, and Garrison Army are some of the most famous Xia armies. I, the son of the Western Army, have also cut off the heads of those guys. Come here.
What will happen to the several Qiang tribes without the coordination of a large army, and without the generals of the Xia army to lead them? Although the general is not talented, I still want Xiao Jie to ask me to lead the army to the north as the vanguard to resist the Xia thieves and enemy chiefs. This is
This is exactly the skill of the experts in my department."
Before Yao Pingzhong finished speaking, Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng and other generals also came out to request orders, begging Xiao Tang to let them order all their troops and take the lead in going north to suppress the bandits and chiefs. After all, there were nomadic tribes crossing the border in Xia, so this
The nature of the war has also changed. It has changed from conquering the green forest troops who are causing trouble in the country to resisting foreign humiliation and protecting the people of the Song Dynasty from the scourge of foreign tigers and wolves. Almost all the people present are extremely bloody soldiers.
Who would be willing to succumb to others at a time like this?
"Not only Yao Dujian, Hu Yanzhi and Guan Dujian are going to go, it is no small matter for the Xia thieves to enter. All available troops must be used to put down the military disaster caused by Party Xiang Qiang and Tian Hu as soon as possible."
After Xiao Tang pondered and said, he thought for a while and then said: "I have sent my military order. Except for Xu Jieshuai, who will lead his troops to guard the Wei Sheng Army, to strictly guard against the remnants of thieves waiting for opportunities to cause trouble, all troops will be sent to Taiyuan Prefecture.
, according to the party items, the movement of Tianhu's bandit army will be dispatched and conquered again. Luo Xueyu also stayed here and continued to send warehouses to help the refugees in various places who were harmed by bandits. He also went out to recruit people everywhere to appease the people; the rest followed the thieves,
Whether he is allowed to surrender and become a villager again, or whether he is detained for interrogation and severely held accountable, Luo Xueyu has the full authority to decide."
Upon hearing this, all the generals present accepted the order in unison. At this moment, Wang Jin suddenly asked Xiao Tang: "Commander Xiao Jie, how should we arrange the new army's several battalions?"
The reason why Wang Jin asked this question was that although the previous battle to intercept the bandits at Fanjieshan was a complete victory, more than 700 of the 4,000 new troops were healthy and more than 400 were seriously injured.
A large number of personnel had to be replenished and the establishment had to be replenished. During this period, although 2,000 people were selected from the refugees who came to Tongtian County from various places as reserve military service, the training period was too short after all. Wang Jin also needed to ask Xiao Tang
Ming Ming should accompany the army to Taiyuan Prefecture together with the two thousand reserve troops, or continue to teach the new army to stay in Tongda County for rigorous training, and then gradually replenish the troops.
Xiao Tang paused and said: "For those who are seriously injured and unable to fight, ask the hospitals in the surrounding counties to treat the wounded soldiers, and select suitable personnel from the refugees to take care of them. Each of the seriously injured Guanzhi New Army will be given three pieces of silk and money."
Three strikes, half of the soldiers were slightly injured, and the fallen soldiers must be paid pensions in time... The rest of the New Army's healthy soldiers and reserve soldiers accompanied the army to Taiyuan Prefecture, waiting for military orders. Now there are also a large number of refugees in the north of Hedong Road who need to be resettled.
You can also choose brave men to join the army... Moreover, since this battle is not over yet, this army still has to go through a lot of hardships."
