After Jia Ke heard what he said, he didn't know whether it was okay or not, and then asked him: "In that case, show me the military order of Jiedushi."
The soldier didn't dare to hesitate, took off his shoes and took out a letter from the insole. Then he handed it to Jia Ke very embarrassedly. Jia Ke somewhat believed him now after seeing this situation.
Jia Ke didn't mind the stench when he took the letter. He still looked at the seal of the envelope carefully, and then handed it to Fan Kang next to him to review it again, and finally he opened it again.
The letter was written by Wang Tao, the Jiedushi envoy, and the general content is: The Tatars are urgently besieging the city, and although Xuanfu Town is prepared, it does not have enough troops. I am afraid that it cannot hold on for a long time. After receiving the letter, Jia Ke is ordered to immediately mobilize troops.
reinforce.
Jia Ke received two orders in succession ordering him to raise troops. Now it was justifiable to send out troops. Jia Ke immediately ordered his soldiers to go and deliver the order, ordering all the thousands of households to meet in the lobby of the garrison.
Jia Ke, Fan Kang and others also got off the tower and headed to the garrison.
As soon as Jia Ke arrived at the garrison, all the officials from thousands of households had already arrived. Jia Ke took a seat in the center of the main hall, and Fan Kang stood beside him.
Jia Ke didn't talk nonsense and said to the following: "I just received a document from the Ministry of War and a rescue letter from the Jiedushi, both of which ordered us to mobilize troops to rescue Xuanfu Town. At this time of national crisis, I, Jia Ke, will never stand idly by.
.So I decided to raise troops tomorrow and go immediately to rescue Xuanfu Town."
When everyone below heard this, they all shouted.
"Sir, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time. The last few times the Tatars came, it seems that they were not taught enough lessons. This time we will give them a hard lesson and let them remember how powerful they are in Kaiping Town." This is optimism.
Overdone.
Others have a pessimistic attitude: "Sir, although our soldiers in Kaiping Town are brave, there are too few people after all. I am afraid that the soldiers will be in danger if we go there. Your Excellency, you should think twice."
The majority of the people below still have a pessimistic attitude. We cannot say that they are pessimistic. We can only say that they are very rational.
Jia Ke sat on top and listened, while there was a commotion below. Although he was very angry, he did not have an attack. After all, this time was indeed dangerous.
Jia Ke heard that they were almost noisy, then he patted the table and said: "No matter what the reason is, no matter how difficult or dangerous it is, once the Ministry of War issues an order, I, Jia Ke, must obey it. You also listen to me, we must tomorrow
Set off. Anyone who disobeys military orders will be executed."
Everyone below heard Jia Ke's decision and became silent. Jia Ke knew that it was indeed dangerous to go there, so his hometown Kaiping Town must be protected. This is the capital for his comeback. If the battle fails, he also has
A way out.
So Jia Ke ordered again, "Where is Fan Kang, the magistrate of Kaiping Town?"
Fan Kang hurriedly left work, raised his hands and said, "I wonder what's the point of calling me a humble person?"
Jia Ke said solemnly: "This time, I will send all the troops from Taiping Town to reinforce. I will leave Kaiping Town to you. I can only leave you a thousand people, five hundred phalanx soldiers and five hundred crossbowmen each.
See if you have the confidence to defend Kaiping Town."
Fan Kang did not talk immediately, but thought about it carefully, and then replied: "My lord, a thousand men and horses are indeed a bit small. Could you please give me an order so that I can recruit the young men in the city when necessary."
Jia Ke said to him without hesitation: "In times of crisis, you can summon all the young men in the city to participate in defending the city. And you can use all the materials in the city."
Fan Kang then handed over his hand and said: "Please rest assured, sir, as long as the Tatars do not attack the city with more than 20,000 people, I can keep Kaiping Town safe. If it exceeds 20,000 and less than 50,000, I can keep Kaiping Town safe for two months. If
If it exceeds fifty thousand, I can only keep Kaiping Town safe for twenty days."
Jia Ke was very satisfied with his answer. If more than 50,000 people tried their best to attack the city, even with his 10,000 people, they might not be able to hold on for twenty days.
After Jia Ke ordered Fan Kang, he said to the generals in the hall: "That's it. Let's go back and prepare immediately. We will set off early tomorrow morning. Huang Baifeng will worry about the logistics for this battle. You should prepare more food and grass.
It would be a joke if we gather the broken troops along the way and run out of food in the end."
Huang Baifeng stepped forward and asked: "Sir, do you know how much more food and grass should be prepared?"
Jia Ke turned around and asked Fan Kang: "What do you mean, sir?"
Fan Kang said confidently: "We need to prepare at least twice as much. There are a lot of broken troops everywhere now, and those who can be gathered are some elites. When the time comes, these people can also become the help of adults. When we arrive at Xuan Mansion
The town can also strengthen its prestige."
Jia Ke was convinced by his words, and then said to Huang Baifeng: "Just do what Mr. Fan said and prepare twice as much food and grass."
Huang Baifeng then said to Jia Ke: "If our army travels, I'm afraid we will have to recruit a lot of young men to help the army transport food. Then I will have fewer men for you, sir, and I don't know if we can take precautions."
This time, Jia Ke looked directly at Fan Kang, and Fan Kang said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter much. I am mainly defending the city in the city. As long as I use the right method to persist until you come back, it doesn't matter much."
Jia Ke then ordered with confidence: "From now on, we will collect all the vehicles, donkeys, horses and other livestock in the city to transport food for the army. The preparations must be completed tomorrow morning."
Before leaving the squad, Jia Ke ordered the generals to go down to prepare and summon their troops to prepare their bags. Among them, Huang Baifeng's task was the most difficult, so Jia Ke sent Chen Xi to assist him and must complete it tonight.
Jia Ke went back to the inner house to rest. As the chief official, some things should be left to his subordinates, otherwise he would end up exhausted like Zhuge Liang.
As soon as Jia Ke woke up the next morning, he immediately put on his clothes. With the help of the three maids, he put on the purple gold crown with phoenix wings, the unicorn light armor, and the walking shoes on his feet. The three maids all
With a look of reluctance, he left the garrison mansion and, escorted by Liu Yu and other 120 soldiers, headed straight for the training ground.
When they arrived at the cathedral, nine thousand soldiers had been prepared. Among them, there were 4,500 Macedonian phalanx soldiers, 1,500 crossbowmen, and 3,000 cavalry. In addition, there were nearly 3,000 young men and one
Thousands of large vehicles. Huang Baifeng collected all the vehicles in the city, and even saw many luxury carriages used by wealthy families.
Jia Ke was very satisfied when he saw this situation. This could be regarded as a solution to the supply of food and grass for several months. When they arrived in Xuanfu Town, even if they could not win, they could still have a long-term confrontation with the Tatars.
Jia Ke, riding on the horse, was not talking nonsense and said to the following: "The military situation is urgent and there is no need to delay. The army will set off immediately."
After Jia Ke announced the order, he said to the three cavalrymen directly under him, Qianhu Luocen, Xiao Kun, and Ma Zuo: "You three will send more scout horses to guard the surroundings of the army. Don't let the Tatars take advantage of it."
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The three people raised their hands together and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely send more scouts and we will never let you down."
These three people actively moved closer to Jia Ke after Jia Ke arrived at Kaipingwei. During this period, they had admired Jia Ke's martial arts skills, and now they sincerely follow Jia Ke's lead. They can also be regarded as Jia Ke's confidants.
That's why Jia Ke let the three of them serve as cavalry Qianhu, directly controlling three thousand cavalry for Jia Ke.
Jia Ke, but Jia Ke did not rely entirely on these thousands of households to control the troops. All the hundreds of households in Kaiping Town were either Jia Ke's soldiers, or they were promoted to low-level officials by him, and were personally trained and taught (brainwashed) by Jia Ke in the study class.
), those who regard Jia Ke as their masters are the backbone of Jia Ke's army.
Therefore, Jia Ke's control over the army has now reached a very tight level. I am afraid that no one can command these troops except Jia Ke. Although they cannot be said to be his private soldiers, they are not far off.