Chapter 44: Expansion of the Army
As soon as Ji Kang's frame stepped on Liaoxi County, the people of the entire Liao region rushed to tell each other and informed the surrounding people that their own princes had returned from Jidu.
Therefore, Ji Kang did not return to Xiangping City, but the people of the entire Xiangping City took advantage of the coming of the New Year to carry out a thorough cleaning of the entire Xiangping City, inside and out. With such actions, to welcome the return of his prince.
After Han Fei entered Xiangping College to study, he could simply be described as a waste of sleep and forgetting to eat.
Dean Zou Yan also knew Han Fei's talent and gave him the greatest convenience.
Feel free to listen to any gentleman's lessons; You can go to the library of Xiangping College and flip through any books, bamboo slips, and wooden slips in the library.
Han Fei himself didn't know what was going on? After coming to the college, he swept away the decadent mood when he was in South Korea and devoted himself to the study and life of the college with enthusiasm.
From the beginning of seeing the books bound in paper volumes, Han Fei was shocked;
When studying arithmetic at Xiangping College, Han Fei was shocked again;
When he saw the globe at Xiangping College, Han Fei was shocked.
Learn the laws of Liaodi, learn the so-called physics, chemistry, and so on......
Anyway, in the course of studying in Xiangping Academy for more than half a year, Han Fei found that the more he studied, the more shock he brought him.
When the festival was approaching, the college also had a winter break.
Han Fei himself came out of the academy for the first time and came to Xiangping City to go around, ready to buy something.
Just as I was turning the street, I suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice, as if calling myself:
"Childe, is that you?"
Han Fei turned his head and saw a familiar face appear in front of him.
"You are Liu Shou, the deputy general of Shencheng!" Han Fei looked at this person and exclaimed in surprise.
Liu Shou laughed, bowed to Han Fei and said, "Childe, it is the last general." ”
"Why are you in Xiangping City?" Han Fei and Liu Shou asked together.
The two asked, laughing together.
At this time, Han Fei found out that Liu Shou was wearing a Liaodi woolen military uniform, with a gold star on each shoulder.
Han Fei knew that this was what the major general of Liaodi usually weared.
Seeing Liu Shou followed by a few guards, he no longer had any doubts, knowing that Liu Shou was already an officer in Liaodi. As a major general in Liaodi, Liu Shou must be regarded as a high-ranking officer.
Liu Shou ignored Han Fei's surprised expression, and said to Han Fei: "Childe, it's rare to see Childe in Xiangping." Ahead is the largest restaurant in Xiangping City - Meixiang Building, can the last general invite the son to appreciate his face, and let the last general entertain the next son? ”
Han Fei also wanted to know, how did Liu Shou, the deputy general of South Korea's Yancheng, become a major general in Liaodi?
He nodded and said to Liu Shou: "General Liu, this is an honor for you!" Dare to disobey? ”
The two came to Meixiang Building, the running hall of a restaurant, and saw Liu Shou's outfit. hurriedly greeted the two and directly brought Han Fei and Liu Shou to the private room. Han Fei and several of Liu Shou's entourage opened another table of banquets outside.
As a soldier, Liu Shou was very refreshing, and said directly to the running hall: "Just the two of you, you just bring the best wine and food in the restaurant." Remember, warm a jug of wine first. ”
The runner hurriedly replied, "Okay, General, wait a moment, and I'll be here soon." ”
Han Fei and Liu Shou sat down, and after a while, they filled the table with wine and food and retreated.
Liu Shou picked up the wine jug, filled the wine glass in front of Han Fei and himself, and then said to Han Fei: "Childe, please!" ”
After three rounds of drinking, Han Fei said to Liu Shou: "General Liu, how did you get to Liaodi?" How did he become a major general in Liaodi? As far as I know, according to the regulations of Liaodi, personnel with the rank of major general and above are not allowed to be awarded unless they have military merits! ”
Hearing Han Fei's words, Liu Shou's eyes suddenly turned red. He told Han Fei about how he led the Han army in Shencheng to resist the Qin army led by Bai Qi and defend the city.
Speaking of Wang Xu, the defender of Shancheng, who fought until the last moment, he did not wait for the rescue and died heroically, and when the soldiers and civilians of Shancheng were slaughtered by the Qin army, Liu Shou cried.
"Childe, General Wang and I led the army and people of Shencheng to fight with the Qin army for seven days and seven nights! In this way, I didn't wait for the king to send reinforcements to come, General Wang and the fathers and villagers of Shancheng died unjustly! ”
After Han Fei heard this, his eyes began to redden. picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all fiercely, and Liu Shou's voice continued to be heard in his ears.
"Childe, with all due respect. King Han was afraid of Qin like a tiger, and when he saw Qin calling, he either surrendered or cut the city. Now South Korea is said to be a country, and if it is compared with Liaodi, it can't even compare with a county in Liaodi. ”
"The importance of Shencheng was the only way to connect Xinzheng with the Shangdang area at that time. In this way, he was still given up by King Han. From top to bottom, this country is no longer good......"
When the general saw this, he was reluctant to go to Xinzheng, so he returned to his hometown of Shangdang. Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to Shangdang's hometown, he heard that King Han had ceded Shangdang to Qin again. ”
"The last general happened to see the dignitaries of Liaodi, so he brought the whole family to Liaodi. In the last tense, he joined the Liaodi army and began to open up the three northern counties, and then went south to destroy the Ji country and set up two counties. ”
"Childe, don't look at the young age of the prince, but less than ten years after the family came to Liaodi, they laid down such a large area of the country. And King Han is much older than the prince, right? But it's making South Korea smaller and smaller......"
"Childe, it's right for you to come to Liaodi. The last general has also stayed in the Korean court, and knows that King Han can't tolerate your talent! To tell the truth, if Korea is like this, sooner or later it will be destroyed by the Qin State. Even if it is not destroyed by the Qin State, it will also be destroyed by other countries! ”
……
Han Fei listened to Liu Shou's words, and his heart was extremely depressed.
In the end, he got drunk and was sent back to the academy by his entourage, but he didn't know it.
When he woke up in the middle of the night, Han Fei got up and drank a few sips of warm water, then sat on the hot couch, hugged the woolen quilt, and muttered:
"I'm really hopeless in Korea! There's no help! ”
After Ji Kang returned to Xiangping City, he immediately held a meeting in the Military Pavilion the next day.
In view of the new situation in the Liaodi and Yan courts, and even the current Central Plains countries, we will study military and other countermeasures.
On Ji Kang's table, there are new standard armor and helmets that have been changed this year.
Ji Kang checked the loading of the new armor and helmet with his hand, and said to Rong Yan: "How heavy is the helmet?" How much armor weighs? ”
Rong Yan hurriedly stood up, bowed down and said to Ji Kang: "Qi Yu Junhou, now the weight of our army's new helmet and armor has dropped a lot compared with the past. But the defense is much stronger than before. ”
"Now, according to the weights and measures of our Liaodi, the weight of our army's new full-body armor does not exceed twenty-five catties, and the weight of the helmet does not exceed four catties. Specifically, the helmet and armor are added together, totaling twenty-eight pounds. ”
Ji Kang nodded, and then asked Rong Yan, "How much does the armor and helmet of the Qin army and the Central Plains countries weigh?" ”
Rong Yan laughed and said to Ji Kang: "Junhou, take the Qin army as an example, the armor and helmet they led add up, and the weight is generally about seventy catties, and the defensive power is not as good as the armor and helmet of my Liaodi. ”
Your Excellency's Jun Xiangju Xin and the others, hearing this, laughed with Ji Kang.
Senior General Rong Yan continued to report to Ji Kang: "Junhou, now the five armies of our Liaodi Army and one army of the Navy have been replaced with new equipment one year ahead of schedule, and their combat effectiveness has improved a lot. ”
"Now our army and navy, including the reserve army, the construction corps and other armies, have launched winter training. After the New Year, the last general thought that our Liaodi army could go south. ”
After listening to Rong Xuan's words, Jun Xiangju Xin and others were also excited and looked at Ji Kang.
The young prince remained silent, and only asked lightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you also have such an opinion?" ”
Ji Xin and the others stood up together, bowed down to Ji Kang and said: "Prince, what General Rong said is seconded by the ministers!" ”
Jun Xiangju Xin added: "Junhou, this year's autumn harvest, my Liaodi counties have another big harvest. The granary of the government has been expanded over the years, and the grain stored in my Liao land is enough for tens of millions of people for two years. ”
"In terms of the army, our regular army in Liaodi has brought nearly 210,000 logistics, and all of them have been redressed. There are also nearly one million reserve troops, and now they are gradually changing their outfits. The sharpness of the armor can be said to be the best among the countries of the Central Plains. ”
"Junhou, now the students of my Liaodi county colleges, after ten years of training, the students who graduate every year are enough to meet the talent needs of my Liaodi. Industry and medicine, as well as other industries, are also gradually developing and becoming larger and larger. ”
"Now, Qin and Zhao are competing for Handan, and judging from the information we have so far, other countries are also showing signs of involvement, and the scale of the war will become larger and larger."
"The Xiongnu in the north and the Donghu are also fighting now, and they have no time or dare to look at my Liaodi. Prince, I should take advantage of the situation, and now the army is heading south, it's the right time! ”
Ji Kang stood up, came to the wall in front of the wall hanging the map of the Central Plains, first looked at the territory of Liao on the map, and then set his eyes on the map, the vast land of the Central Plains.
After staring for a while, Ji Kang turned around and said to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, now in order to appease the boy, the Yanguo court has dumped the two counties of Youbeiping and Yuyang to the boy, and we must govern it well." ”
When everyone heard this, they burst out laughing.
Ji Kang also smiled and said to everyone:
"Ladies and gentlemen, my territory is larger again, and there are more and more people, so it's time for the regular army to expand. At present, from the construction corps and the reserve army, we will expand the navy of two armies and one army in Liaodi, and the sooner the better. ”
Speaking of this, Ji Kang turned to Rong and said: "General Rong, after the New Year, the army will be expanded within the first month, and within three months, the formation will be completed, can it be expanded in place?" ”
Rong Yan hurriedly stood up, bowed down to Ji Kang and said, "Qiyu Junhou, now my reserve army and construction corps are only slightly inferior in combat effectiveness than the regular army. The minister promised that it would be in place. ”
Ji Kang nodded, turned around, stretched out his right hand, pointed at Handan, and said to everyone:
"Ladies and gentlemen, how can the battle of Handan be without my Liaodi? After the New Year, the whole army of our Liao army should be ready at any time to participate in the Central Plains war. This time is the best opportunity to hit the Qin State hard! This time, we must not let the Qin army smoothly withdraw to the Qin State! ”
Everyone looked at each other, and their eyes revealed a light of surprise.