Although the Shouzhou Army had an absolute advantage in terms of the size of its troops and horses, and with the power of the great victory over Hongzepu and Zhongli this time, the Liang State was able to replenish a large amount of food and supplies, and its combat effectiveness and morale recovered quickly. However, the soldiers initially summoned by the Tangyi Army were
The horses, however, are mainly composed of the old troops of Zuo Guangde Army and the elites of Xuzhou. Their combat effectiveness is stronger, and their armor and weapons are more sophisticated. In the early stage, they fought along the river, and they still had a strategic advantage. They won several small battles in the early stage.
There is no problem in winning a large-scale battle.
However, as the war expands in scale and time, especially when it is necessary to push the troops northward along the tributary of the north bank of the Chu River in the middle and late stages to achieve the purpose of counter-encircling Chuzhou City, it is necessary to recruit untrained refugees on the north bank.
A large number of young men will be incorporated into the army, and the supply of soldiers, armor and war equipment will also be weakened due to the extremely large expansion of the army and horses, and the situation will become bloody and cruel.
The subsequent resettlement and sorting of the refugees must be extremely meticulous to ensure that the high fighting spirit of Tangyi soldiers and generals is maintained in the cruel war.
To put it more cruelly and realistically, only by relocating the refugees well can the youths of the refugees have the opportunity to grow into qualified soldiers and become the reserve force of Tangyi soldiers.
At present, Xu Tangyi's army camp has 20,000 regular soldiers. Han Qian plans to recruit 2,000 elites from Xuzhou, 2,000 elites from Chishanhui, and the rest temporarily from the refugees who have been admitted to Tangyi City - as for this
The remnants of the navy that were still in the Wijian Mountains at that time, Han Qian just pretended that they did not exist, so that they could not take up the scarce troops in his hands for the time being.
The Jiangzhou soldiers led by Zhou Peng and the Guangde soldiers and Guangde Mingyong led by Chen Jingzhou are all local state soldiers and civilians. Their service period is three months a year. If the war requires an extension of the service period, they will also be from now on.
They would have to wait until the war situation calmed down at the latest to return to their hometowns. At that time, the local soldiers and Cao would submit reports to the imperial court to grant them titles, and allocate land and houses from the state and county public lands to reward their merits.
Besides, most of them are in Jiangzhou and have families and businesses in Guangde. Even if they are grateful for Han Qian's kindness, it is difficult for most ordinary people to repay this kindness.
To the point of leaving one's family to die.
In order to ensure that the minds of the Chishan congregation remained intact, Han Qian would not even temporarily seek justice for them from the aristocratic clans that had occupied their fields and houses.
In addition to the Chishan Congregation, the old Zuo Guangde Army, Han Qian could only recruit some elites who were aspiring to make contributions and recruit them into the camp as military attachés. They would also bring a group of old soldiers to join the Tangyi Army, but they could not expect to return to the state of Tangyi.
When Zuo Guangde's army was at its peak - even if Chen Jingzhou was transferred from Guangde Mansion in the future, this would ensure that Han Qian's influence in Guangde Mansion would not be weakened.
Of course, with the help of Zhou Pan and Chen Jingzhou, generals from Shanzhai forces will also become one of the sources of military attache and soldier recruitment for Tangyi soldiers. The number of soldiers cannot be counted too much either.
At present, the only way to truly serve as a source of large-scale recruitment of troops is to promptly evacuate the more than 80,000 refugees who have evacuated south to Tangyi City. They have no retreat and no choice. They want to have enough food for themselves and their families and not starve to death.
If you are strong enough, you have to fight with your life.
Considering that the Shouzhou Army will not give him the opportunity to expand his army calmly, and he must fight for control of the Chu River under the nose of the Shouzhou Army, the pace of the subsequent war is unlikely to slow down, and will even become more brutal -
-In fact, a large amount of supplies from the Liang Kingdom crossed the Huainan River and were transported to the Huo, Shou, Chao, Chu, and Hao states. It would take time and process to completely transform them into combat effectiveness.
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The materials imported by the Liang State in the early stage were mainly grains, grains, cloth and silk, mainly to alleviate the extremely severe hunger and cold of the Shouzhou army and the people. However, the level of the Shouzhou army's armor and other equipment was still at a very low level.
Wenbo led the elite Chaozhou army to attack the north bank camp. The offensive was extremely fierce in the first few days. However, in the offensive organized two days before the retreat, the generals even lacked the necessary arrows. Naturally, the casualties were higher than those of the Tangyi soldiers.
many.
Han Qian must also seize and make good use of this rare opportunity, and will not delay launching an offensive until the Tangyi soldiers are fully trained and mature.
Although cruel, this is destined to be a series of tragic wars of attrition.
The war of attrition is beneficial to the Tangyi Army as a whole. After all, the Tangyi Army's early war of attrition was to use new soldiers to consume the elite veterans of the Shouzhou Army - if this series of wars destined to happen are delayed for more than half a year, it will
The large amount of materials imported by the Liang State were used by the Shouzhou Army to create a large number of armor, ordnance, and battle shows, which made the Shouzhou Army stronger and stronger, and the advantage of the Tangyi soldiers would no longer exist.
The next war must be fought, and it must be fought with great intensity, but there are only more than 20,000 able-bodied men among the refugees on the north bank, which is far from enough.
Han Qian also needed more sufficient troops to supplement the shortage of soldiers in Tangyi.
The conditions he proposed now were that either the Privy Council would allocate more than 14,000 soldiers from various garrison offices that were currently in short supply as a source of soldiers for the recruitment of Tangyi soldiers, or he would be allowed to recruit another one from various places.
More than 4,000 households of slaves and maidservants, refugees reclaiming wasteland and farming on the north bank...
He currently has no spokesperson in the court, and does not want to be tied too closely to Lu Qingxia, so he needs Han Daoming to be in the court to fight for various favorable conditions for the Tangyi soldiers.
Of course, the fact that the Han family devoted all their efforts to fund the construction of remote embankments on the north bank and the cultivation of new fields can also be regarded as a condition that can be discussed with other ministers in the court.
For those who are within the fifth rank of the Han family and have the courage to move their families north, they can serve as officials or buy family properties in Tangyi, Puyang, Tingshan, Liyang, and Wushou; those who want to stay in Xuan and She states can
After the tribe leaves, they will only be given ration fields.
The Han family is announcing that the fields and houses in She and Shezhou will be exchanged for money and grain to fully support the war on the north bank. The more than a thousand households of slaves currently owned by the Han family will also be the first batch to move to the north bank.
This process must be fast. The more fierce the offensive organized by the Tangyi soldiers in the early stage, the more obvious the advantage. When the Shouzhou army slows down, there will be enough materials to build large-scale forts along the tributary of the north bank of the Chu River. The Tangyi soldiers will
The front will be contained.
The replacement of land and houses may not be fast enough, so you can mortgage it and borrow money and food from large households, especially the aristocratic clans with children stranded in Tangyi, which should be easier to do.
Even if there is a showdown with the imperial court, the Han family defends the northern gate of the imperial capital and all their wealth is staked in Tangyi. Some of the methods are more drastic, but there is nothing to complain about.
Han Qian asked the other generals to leave for the time being, leaving only Feng Liao and a few people in the tent. He patiently told Han Daoming all his thoughts on the follow-up war these days. Han Daochang listened and finally said
: "To achieve this step, we cannot do without the full support of the Han family; otherwise, it may be extremely difficult for me to defeat Liyang. At that time, I may consider building Wushou City at the southwest foot of Dasi Mountain to maintain the confrontation.
The momentum is enough, we won’t make any more rash advances!”
Han Daoming pondered for a long time, then raised his head, stared at Han Qian and said: "I only have
One requirement is that Chengmeng and Zhiyong must stay in Tangyi as an official."
"Tangyi's army is short of two people to join the army. The second brother-in-law is idle in Beijing. He can stay and serve without any hindrance. And the eldest brother only needs to write a letter to Mr. Huang, and the matter can be settled."
Han Qian didn't mind Han Chengmeng, and Chen Zhiyong stayed in Tangyi as the representative of the Han family. He nodded and agreed without hesitation.
Chen Zhiyong has a lazier temperament and does not like official career. He is good at poetry and poetry. He is a good couple with Feng Yi. If he is willing to work in Tangyi, he can be given a noble but leisurely job; while Han Chengmeng ranks among the brothers of his generation.
The oldest, nearly forty years old, was good at official affairs. During the civil unrest in Sizhou, he deliberately communicated with them secretly. If he could stay in Tangyi, Han Qian could even lend him a helping hand, let alone refuse.
Having said this, Han Qian glanced at Han Duan again and said,
"If the fourth brother wants to come to Tangyi, the chief of the five counties can choose one of them; even if he stays in the capital, he should go deep into the courtyard and manage the official affairs. He will be of great use in the future..."
Han Duan was standing aside, but his uncle Han Daoming did not mention his name. Of course Han Qian knew that this was because he was afraid that he would still resent Han Duan, but many people suggested that Han Jun be castrated and forge evidence that he could not have sex since he was a child.
To eliminate hidden dangers, Han Qian needs someone to attract Han Jun's hatred.
Han Qian also needs someone who can help him keep an eye on Han Jun, so that Han Jun will not be resentful and do anything behind his back, or be bribed by someone with intentions.
Han Duan is obviously a suitable candidate.
Uncle Han Daoming made the decision. Han Duan thought that he would be kicked aside because of old things. Han Chengmeng, Han Jianji, Qiao Weiyan, Chen Zhiyong and others stood on the stage to represent the Han family. When he was feeling depressed, he did not expect that Han Qian would actually agree to it.
Cultivate him as a county magistrate or within the six ministries and departments.
Of course, watching the battle on the south bank these days, Han Duan was terrified.
He didn't know how many rounds it would take before Tangyi soldiers could gain a foothold on both sides of the Chu River.
He did not expect to serve as the county magistrate of Tangyi, the most important city on the north coast, and he did not have the courage or ability to organize soldiers and civilians to build new cities in Puyang, Wushou, and Tingshan, let alone participate in the subsequent battle to capture Liyang.
For him, the most suitable thing is to stay and develop within the Six Ministries.
Han Duan cautiously stated that he was willing to stay in Jinling as a means of support.
"Second uncle, what do you think?" Han Qian looked at Han Daochang and asked.
Han Daochang was naturally heartened to see that Han Qian did not hold grudges against the past, but thinking about Han Duan's development, he also felt that he should be in the Liubu Academy Department.
On the one hand, Han Qian has already established elite troops and strong generals. As a general outside, it is difficult for Han Duan to do so. On the other hand, Han Jun is about to be "deposed". The boss is nearly sixty years old. The court needs to cultivate a successor within the court. Naturally, he will stay.
Han Duan is the best in the Six Departments.
Only in this way can the Han family maintain a stable pattern of "internal ministers and external generals" in Dachu for a long time in the future.
Han Daochang then suggested that Han Jun should just claim to be ill and recuperate at home after returning to Jinling City, and claim outside that Han Qian was in charge of military power on the north bank. The Han family deliberately arranged this in order to avoid suspicion, and then further asked Han Jun to resign as a guard and to join the army.
Hou's general position, Han Jun could actually take this opportunity to recover from his hidden wounds.
"I will go back to Jinling directly today. You go to Tangyi to see Jun'er and give instructions on everything!" Han Daoming suddenly seemed to have aged several years and said bleakly.
