I’m The King Chapter 1169: : Carry forward the past and usher in the future (sixty-nine) prepare to fight a battle

Xu Yuan, the newly appointed Commander of the First Military Region of the Han Kingdom, came to Hui Ning secretly.

Unexpectedly, He Lanxiong, the most popular candidate for the commander of the First Military Region, asked to go to the Third Military Region, far away from the center of the Han Dynasty and the core of power. Because his sister is the princess of the Han Dynasty, his nephew is the second heir to the Han Dynasty, and he himself is regarded as the banner bearer by the Huns. If such a person controls the Han Dynasty, he will be the most powerful The first military region of the city will indeed make many people feel uneasy, and his initiative to ask to go has also won the appreciation of many people.

As for Xu Yuan, more people believed that he was able to successfully become the commander of the First Military Region because of He Lanxiong's initiative to ask him to leave. This kind of rumor not only made Xu Yuan extremely unhappy. As the former commander of the Northern Army, Xu Yuan thought he was fighting. Pig. Pig. island. In terms of novel w.hha.om skills, I am not inferior to He Lanxiong. In the battle to destroy Donghu, my Northern Army is the main force, while He Lanxiong's Eastern Army is just a side battlefield. In terms of qualifications, I am no better than He Lanxiong. How much worse, He Lanxiong and His Majesty met at a time of crisis, and when he was following His Majesty, His Majesty was also precarious, and his fate was at stake.

But rumors and other people's opinions will not be changed because of Xu Yuan's grievances, so after Xu Yuan took office, he decided to use a big victory to prove that he, the commander of the First Military Region, is the most famous Returned.

The opponent he chose was Shanggu County of Xizhao.

At the beginning of his tenure, Xu Yuan ordered the branch of the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau affiliated to the First Military Region to gather all the forces to collect military and economic intelligence of Xizhao, especially the Li Mingjun Department located in Shanggu County. Whether it is the army or the Eastern Zhao army, they can all face Jinyang County, the current ruling core of Western Zhao, and Jinyang County is under threat. The people of Qin will certainly not be able to sit still, and will be able to restrain the strength of the Qin army more. However, the troops that Xu Yuan can use are limited, because a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses will inevitably attract the attention of the Western Zhao and Qin troops. If the suddenness is lost, this battle will lose its meaning.

Because the protracted war is likely to trigger a large-scale frontal confrontation between Han and Qin, but this is not what the Han court wanted.

The current big man is also troubled, Xu Yuan naturally knows it well.

Abolish as many as hundreds of thousands of guards, invest in the government, and arrest them quickly. This is a complicated and difficult job, because this matter will destroy the jobs of many people, and among them, many people have been used to eating this bowl of rice since Qianyan, and the discordant notes must be There will be. The establishment of the central bank and the issuance of currency are the top priorities of the Han court now. If these major court events are triggered because of his own arbitrariness in the war. The commander of the military region himself is really incompetent.

So in this battle, the soldiers and horses he can use are limited, and the attack speed must be fast, and he must act with lightning speed to end the battle. If the Qin people had no time to react, the dust would have settled.

This is why he came to Huining.

Huining's garrison is not the Han army, but an Eastern Zhao army that came to help defend, led by Zhou Changshou's nephew Zhou Zilong.

As for Zhou Changshou's identity, in Dahan's current situation. It's still a top secret, and not many people know about it. Zhou Changshou is now Dong Zhao's Chief Assistant. In fact, he is the actual controller of Eastern Zhao. As for Zhao Wang Zhao Wuji, the only thing now is to be drunk and dream of death, and his footprints are not enough for the palace. However, Zhou Changshou's real identity is a member of the Han Dynasty's political councilor, which Gao Yuan personally promised to him, in order to reward him for his great achievements in the Zhao Kingdom's Change. It was the time when Zhou Changshou officially took office.

The reason why Eastern Zhao is not now included in the territory of the Great Han is, firstly, to avoid a strong backlash from the Zhao State, and secondly, it is also a strategic buffer with the Qin State. China will annex Xizhao without hesitation, and there will be too long a territory between the two big countries, and they will face each other directly, which is something neither side wants to see. Second, if Eastern Zhao is included in the territory of the Han State, the national policy of the Han State will inevitably be implemented in a unified manner. However, the current situation of the State of Zhao is likely to cause a large-scale resistance from the gentry of the State of Zhao. The result is likely to outweigh the gains. Spend a lot of energy, manpower, and material resources to quell these disputes.

Let Dongzhao exist and use Zhao Wuji as a puppet. Let Zhou Changshou actually rule, little by little, and slowly implement the national policy of the Han Dynasty. If Zhao people do these things, compared with Han people, the effect will be much better, and the resistance will be much weaker.

Sure enough, under the leadership of Zhou Changshou, Zhao State began to comprehensively reform its politics, military affairs, and economy. Zhou Changshou's slogan was to make the weak Zhao State strong again, and to become strong again, naturally Carrying out reforms with the mighty Han State at his side is a ready-made example. Zhou Changshou copied almost all the policies of the Han State, and resistance would be brutally suppressed. Due to the existence of Zao Wou-Ki, domestic resistance has never been After forming a climate, Zhou Changshou differentiated, wooed, and defeated one by one. Now more than a year has passed, and Zhou Changshou has achieved considerable success.

The army was the first to be reformed. The army adopted the method of organization of the Han Dynasty. Like Zhou Zilong's 5,000-man army, it was transformed into a division, with Zhou Zilong as the commander, and a regiment, battalion and company under it. platoon, and this army is also the most powerful army in Eastern Zhao. All the weapons and equipment come from Han. If it weren’t for their flag, it would still be Zhao. army. The reason why this Eastern Zhao army was sent to Huining to assist in the defense was actually because the Eastern Group Army suffered heavy losses in a battle with Li Xin. Although it had been replenished, it faced a long border from Shannan County to Dai County. There was a serious shortage of troops, so Gao Yuan ordered Zhou Changshou to send an army to Hui Ning to assist in the defense. Zhou Changshou didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately dispatched the most powerful force under his command.

In Xu Yuan's mind, Eastern Zhao's army was the Han's army, and of course it was also under his command. This time, Xu Yuan's plan included this army in his plan.

Standing on the tall reviewing stand in the barracks, watching the drill of this army, Xu Yuan nodded slightly. This army is indeed as Zhou Changshou said, a powerful force, at least on the drill field, they The performance on the drill field is no worse than that of the Han army. Just don't know how to go to the battlefield?

"Commander, can you still be as good as you?" Zhou Zilong, who was standing beside Xu Yuan, looked at Xu Yuandao with some complacency.

Xu Yuan nodded slightly: "It's not bad, at least it can be called a good-looking product. As for whether it can fight a war, it has to be tested on the battlefield to know."

Zhou Zilong froze slightly, and the smile on his face froze immediately.

"Don't feel uncomfortable." Xu Yuan turned his head to look at him, and said, "Soldiers who look good on the training ground may not be able to win battles. If you talk about the state of your troops during training I dare say it. Even the King’s Young Guards Corps can’t compare to that model teacher of Yang Dasha, who looks very lazy at ordinary times, but he is the best when it comes to fighting. The real desperate Saburo. Only see After blood, there are a group of veterans who crawled out of the dead, and the skeletons are made of grassroots officers, and that is called an elite soldier.”

"The commander is right, but many of this army came back from Wei, and they also fought old battles with the Qin army. Now they have been reorganized according to the army of the big Han. Really do When it comes to it, you can do whatever you want."

Xu Yuan smiled, "I hope so, I will give you a chance to prove yourself. But your soldier drill is really good. You have the essence of my big man army."

Zhou Zilong said with a smile: "This subordinate studied in Jishicheng Military University for half a year, and it was an order issued by the king himself."

"Oh, you have stayed in Jishicheng Military University, so you used my big man's infantry drills for training, right?" Xu Yuan's expression suddenly became more intimate.

"Yes." Zhou Zilong nodded.

"That's no wonder. After a few more battles, this army will definitely become a well-trained army." Zhou Zilong looked up and down. He laughed and said, "General Zhou Changshou's sons are not very angry, but you are an outstanding one. No wonder he supports you so much."

"In the future, the commander must be promoted more." Zhou Zilong said.

Xu Yuan laughed loudly, "As long as you make a lot of military exploits, are you afraid that you won't have a bright future? Alright, let your troops disband and go back to the camp. It's freezing cold, let them have a good rest Let's go back and talk again."

Going back to Zhou Zilong's big tent, to Xu Yuan's surprise, there is not even a brazier in Zhou Zilong's big tent, and the temperature inside the room is not much different from that outside.

"Why isn't there even a fire?" Xu Yuan frowned slightly, "Is it because of insufficient military supplies? Then I can't lose to you as the chief general."

"No, it's because the general didn't let them send fire to this tent. There are some in other soldiers' camps. Uncle used to say that I was too son-in-law, so the general also wanted to hone it. Practice yourself, this cold weather can make the general's head clearer, and he doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest, but I didn't expect the commander to come over today, so I will ask them to bring the brazier immediately." Zhou Zilong quickly explained.

Xu Yuan laughed loudly, "You are quite interesting, just forget about the brazier, when I was in Hetao Pioneer City, the temperature was much lower than here, it really is like dripping into ice, just a joke, you pee outside the tent , all I heard was the sound of jingling on the ground, because the urine had already been frozen into ice before it hit the ground."

"It's really so cold?" Zhou Zilong said in surprise.

"Haven't you experienced it before? Many of our brothers didn't die on the battlefield, but were frozen to death in the wild. Once they fell asleep, they couldn't wake up." Xu Yuan slightly A little sad. "Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's talk about business."

Xu Yuan rubbed his hands, "I'm going to fight a battle. The starting point is with you. The target is Li Mingjun in Shanggu County. In the spring of next year, I will completely defeat Li Mingjun and take down Shanggu County."

Zhou Zilong's mouth suddenly became an O shape, and he stared blankly at Xu Yuan: "Commander, from us? How many soldiers do I have here? Are you going to call in an army?"

Zhou Zilong was a little puzzled, because the news he got from his uncle was that the big man had no plans to launch a war in the near future, but wanted to focus on handling several major domestic affairs first.

"I will not mobilize the army on a large scale. Li Mingjun is not a fool. Lu Chao is even more cunning than a fox. If he mobilizes the army on a large scale, he will startle the snake. Besides, I basically have no soldiers to mobilize now. A large-scale reorganization of the army has been carried out, and everything has not yet returned to the right track.”

"How to fight?" Zhou Zilong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, wondering if he could still rely on his own soldiers? Or if you send troops from Zhao, isn't that the same thing?

"There are five thousand soldiers like you here!" Xu Yuan chuckled, looking at Zhou Zilong's pale face, "Didn't you just say that you wanted to make contributions? Why is your face so pale now? I'm sweating, is it hot?"

Zhou Zilong smiled wryly and said: "Commander, you really know how to joke. I'm not afraid of death, but I only have 5,000 people here, and Li Mingjun on the opposite side has 50,000 people. Even if I can fight, I can't beat him! "

"Of course it's not just your army. Taking advantage of this winter, I have secretly ordered Guli's Hun Independent Cavalry Division to arrive at you in batches. The first batch should be led by General Guli and arrive tomorrow night. , your task is to hide them in your barracks until the spring begins to attack, they will act as the vanguard of the attack, and your 5,000 troops will follow behind them to occupy the city and occupy the land, is this task not difficult?"

Zhou Zilong took a long breath: "It's not difficult to hide them in the camp, but what about the logistical supplies? The consumption is extremely astonishing, and it can’t be hidden from those who are interested~IndoMTL.com~ So why don’t you call them here during the Chinese New Year!” Xu Yuan nodded, “It’s good that you can think of this problem, and take advantage of the Chinese New Year as an excuse, you should first collect A large amount of food was pulled in in the name of New Year's supplies. You know the fancy stuff here. I don't need to say more. After the new year, Sun Xiang, the county magistrate of Huining, will organize people to send another batch in the name of the labor force. Supplies are almost enough. This time, what we want is suddenness, so that we can catch the opponent by surprise. In addition to the independent cavalry division of the Xiongnu, the independent cavalry division of Donghu will also enter the battlefield at the corresponding time. The main force of this war It is these two cavalry divisions, your task is to firmly hold on to their victory."

"I will understand at the end."

"There are no more than ten people who know about this plan. You are one of them. You cannot mention this plan to anyone, including your uncle. When the war officially starts, I will inform your uncle. "Xu Yuan said: "It's not because you don't trust your uncle, but because your uncle is the target of public criticism. I don't know how many people are staring at him, do you understand?"

"I will understand in the end."

Xu Yuan stood up and patted Zhou Zilong on the shoulder, "3617/'>I hope you can become a member of my Han army as soon as possible." (To be continued...)