In the thirteenth year of King Wucheng, on the sixth day of the first month, Xing'an City, the county capital of Xing'an County, and the military and horse governor's mansion.

Shi Yong, the commander of the Fourth Army and the governor of Xing'an County's military horses, saw the order from the Junhou Mansion, and said to Wu Yangjing, the deputy commander next to him, "Junhou order, let you lead the first brigade of the heavy cavalry of Xing'an County, and transfer four brigades of the reserve army from other counties, and then go south to Baishan, Jilin County, and join the army led by Bo Wangsuo, the commander-in-chief of the East Road Expedition." ”

"After arriving at Baishan, your troops will be restrained by Admiral Bo Wang, and you must arrive before the 10th of February. Brother Wu, these five brigades, totaling more than 17,000 troops, will all be handed over to you. It's a long way to go, so you can go down and get ready, and you can go in seven days! ”

Wu Yangjing stood up and said to Shi Yong, "Dudu, my five brigades are all cavalry, and one person and two horses, although the road is far, it will definitely not be wrong, please rest assured." ”

Shi Yong also stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Wu Yangjing, "Brother Wu, I didn't expect the military department to send you to fight this time. You lead your troops to fight, take care! But we must fight, the morale of the soldiers of my Xing'an County! Don't be underestimated by other county armies. ”

Seeing this, Deputy Governor Wu Yangjing hurriedly bowed to Shi Yong and replied, "Please rest assured, a certain general will lead the army to participate in the war this time, and he will live up to your expectations!" ”

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Heihe County, Yichun County Barracks.

Liu Shou, who has now been appointed as the commander of the reserve brigade, also received an order from Bo Wang, the governor of the military and horses, at this time.

The herald from the Governor's Mansion was reading out the order to the brigade commander Liu Shou at this moment: "Order the brigade commander Liu Shou to lead the headquarters to Baishan, and be sure to arrive before February 10, and there must be no mistakes." ”

Liu Shou bowed and said, "Liu Shou obeys the order." ”

After the herald left, Liu Code said to a personal guard beside him, "You can give the order, and the whole army will prepare as soon as possible, and you can go south to Baishan." ”

The guard hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed, "No." ”

On the same day, in Xingdong County, Major General Hu Guiliang, who was promoted to division commander by the Junhou Mansion last year, also received a military order.

Hu Guiliang said to political commissar Ma Shunda, "Political commissar Ma, the Governor's Mansion has come to order, let my department lead the army to Baishan, it seems that there will be a big war again." We must prepare as soon as possible without delay. ”

Political Commissar Ma Shunda listened to it and said to Hu Guiliang, "It seems that the prince and the marquis, this time my Liaodi is going to completely occupy the Ji country." In this way, the entire Northeast will be unified, and I will no longer have to worry about the future. ”

Hu Guiliang heard what political commissar Ma Shunda said, understood, and nodded.

In the three counties of Xing'an, Heihe, and Xingdong, whether it is a regular army or a reserve army, they are basically cavalry now.

The people of these three counties have grown up on horseback since they were children, and every family has a war horse. Moreover, the folk customs are simple, and since childhood, they have worshiped the creed of "get rich and noble immediately", and they are more obsessed with enlisting in the army than the people in other counties.

Because these three counties were just subjugated to Liaodi last year, the requirements for enlisting in the army are more stringent. Those who do not have relatives and are not children of good families, not to mention the regular army, that is, the reserve army, according to the regulations of Liaodi, are not allowed to join.

Of course, among the newly subjugated people in these three counties, because they were all tribes, there were basically no people with such conditions, but Liaodi still stipulated it. In addition, it is stipulated that all positions above the rank of platoon commander in the reserve army must be filled by persons appointed by the regular army.

After all, in Liaodi, whether it is a regular army or a reserve army, weapons and equipment are standard "standard" equipment. The cavalry, in particular, was equipped with horseshoes, saddles, and stirrups, and it was not an exaggeration to be guarded.

In this battle, among the 100,000 troops of Bowang in Baishan on the East Road, the troops sent by the three new counties last year were all cavalry, totaling 60,000 people.

Qi Chong and Tian Jia, who graduated from Xiangping College a few years ago, have now served as the commanders of the reserve respectively, and after receiving the military order, the two did not dare to slack off. He ordered his troops to begin assembling in their respective assembly areas and prepare to move south.

On the day of departure, the two of them invariably took out the "Gongzi Sword" that Junhou Jikang personally wore for them when they graduated, and wore it on the right side of their waists. This kind of situation happened in almost all the graduates of Xiangping Academy who participated in the war this time.

On the seventeenth day of the first month, Liaoxi County, Leting County, Xinzhuang.

Li Yong is living a good life now, and his eldest son Li Zhong also got married last year and married a girl from a neighboring village, and he is pregnant this year. Now the youngest son is still studying at Xiangping College, and his own girl has also carried a schoolbag and studied in the village primary school.

During the Three Kingdoms invasion of Liao, Li Yong served as a hundred generals in the army, and was transferred to the county's literacy class, and after a three-month literacy eradication, he was transferred to the Liaoxi County College for a three-month training, and has now been appointed as the village chief of Xinzhuang.

The people who have just passed the New Year have not yet recovered from the lively atmosphere of the New Year. Li Yong received an urgent order from the county at home, telling him to gather the first batch of reserve troops in the village as soon as possible and rush to Xiangping City.

Li Yong gasped, this is about to fight. The first batch of reserve troops, according to the regulations of Liaodi, were males between the ages of 18 and 35. Because he is now thirty-seven years old, he is over thirty-five years old, and he is not within the scope of this recruitment, but his eldest son Li Zhong is here!

But Li Yong didn't dare to hesitate at all, and said to the eldest son Li Zhong in the house, "Take out the armor and weapons you used to train!" I'm in trouble again now, and I need you to go up. You go to the front line with peace of mind, don't worry about your daughter-in-law and the child in your belly, your mother and I will take care of her. ”

looked at his daughter-in-law and eldest son's daughter-in-law, their already dull faces, sighed and said, "How do you usually educate you, this is the time to do your best for the country." I'm going to ring the guard bell at the entrance of the village, don't delay, help Li Zhong prepare, I'm going to leave today. ”

After that, Li Yong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly walked out of the house. Run to the top of the village's fort and ring the guard bells placed on top of the fort.

After a three-year hiatus, the wartime guard bell rang again. The whole village was quiet for a while, and then it became noisy. Every family began to prepare things for their loved ones.

This expedition did not have the tragic atmosphere of the last Three Kingdoms expedition to Liao. Many relatives and dependents of the reserve army came to see off their relatives and told their children that they should listen to the orders of the higher authorities and have a good relationship with their comrades after they arrive in the army.

The company commanders and instructors who came to lead the reserve army constantly comforted the villagers and reassured them in front of the villagers. And promised that he would definitely try his best to take care of these postnatal families, so that they don't have to worry.

As soon as these villagers who saw off their relatives left, the company commander turned pale and shouted loudly, "All assemble and line up." ”

After the army was lined up, the company commander and instructor repeated over and over again the military discipline that these reservists had been required to memorize during their training in the past. After the explanations were completed, the company commander and instructor led these reserve troops to begin assembling at the designated place.

By the end of February, the 150,000 regular troops, the first batch of 400,000 reserve troops, and a total of 550,000 troops had all arrived in Fanhan, Ancheng, Baishan and other places one after another.

The terrain where Mino Province is located is mountainous and hilly in the middle, and the terrain on both sides is gentle. Therefore, the Liaodi army was divided into two routes, and the direction of attack was on the east and west sides of the Kei country, and the two armies were preparing to move south along the two ends of the central mountain range of the Ji country to capture the Ji country.

According to the plan formulated by the Military Staff of the Junhou Mansion, the main direction of attack of the Liao army was the Bashui River (Qingchuan River) on the border with Fanhan, with a strength of 450,000; The auxiliary attack direction is the direction of Baishan in the east, the division of Bowangsuo, with 100,000 troops, and the direction of attack is the direction of Mazishui (Yalu River) on the border with Baishan County.

Similarly, the state of Kei began a nationwide mobilization, and all men aged 16 and over were forcibly conscripted, totaling 500,000 men, to the border with Liao.

The war between the two places is about to break out.

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