Chapter 171: The Situation in the North
He was promoted by Yan Jing to have today's status, so he was quite loyal to Yan Jing. Only then did he follow Yan Jing all the way to the expedition.
"Why don't you go on the expedition, we originally wanted to wait for news, but so far the scouts we sent out have not returned, maybe no news is the best news, and the order is to march the whole army tomorrow and send troops to Hanyang County." Yan Jing said.
"No!" The crowd responded. At this time, another subordinate said cautiously: "If Lord Yan wants to go south to capture Hanyang, he must first capture Longxian, may I ask my lordship, do we want to take this county first?" ”
"Yes! What you said is very reasonable, just do as you say, and order the whole army to capture Longxian tomorrow. Yan Jing said.
"No!" The crowd responded.
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On the lobby of the county government of Longxian County, Hanyang County, Liangzhou, a person sat on the main seat, only to see that this person was very general-like, and there was a big axe behind him, this person was Xu Huang, the commander of the White Tiger Battalion under Fu Lin, and the following was full of Fu Lin's subordinates who followed Xu Huang this time.
I saw sitting on the left and right sides: Yuhua, Ma Ming, Di Xiong, and some local officials in Longxian, so how did these people come here, and why did Xu Huang appear in Longxian?
The reason is very simple, since Fu Lin learned about the conspiracy of the Zhang family and Wudu Dunhuang, Fu Lin has made corresponding arrangements, needless to say, the affairs of Wudu County needless to say, the eight thousand men and horses of Dunhuang Yanjing, how could Fu Lin not pay attention to it?
If Yan Jing's soldiers and horses detoured, one was too late, and the other grain, grass and logistics materials were not convenient to transport, so Fu Lin sent Xu Huang to lead two thousand White Tiger Battalion soldiers to guard Longxian, and all military and political affairs in Longxian County were decided by Xu Huang.
And Fu Lin also ordered that Di Xiong of Xi County lead a thousand private soldiers of the Di family, and Ma Ming led a thousand county soldiers of Xi County, all of whom came to Longxian County to assist Xu Huang in defending the city, plus there were also 1,000 county soldiers in Longxian, a total of 5,000 men and horses.
Although it was not easy to defeat Yan Jing's 8,000 soldiers and horses, it was enough to defend Longxian, and Fu Lin's order to Xu Huang was to hold Longxian for ten days at all costs, although this task was not too simple, it was not very difficult.
So today, all the soldiers and horses in Longxian County have arrived, and Xu Huang will convene the generals to discuss the matter.
"Ladies and gentlemen! I won't say much about the importance of Longxian, and you also know how the lord is to us, I think you also know how to be worthy of the lord, otherwise don't blame me Xu Huang for turning his face and being ruthless. Xu Huang said, and after a while, Xu Huang said again: "Lord! The order given to me is to hold Longxian for ten days at all costs, and within ten days we will still have one person in Longxian, and we will also hold Longxian. But we should also come up with some good methods, so that we can not only defend Longxian County, but also reduce casualties, so today we called everyone to come here to discuss with you and see if everyone has any good solutions? Let's talk about it! ”
"General Xu, we all know your ability and the vision of the lord, since the lord asked you to lead us to guard Longxian, we will all obey your command. Just say it! What do we do? The crowd said.
Xu Huang had no choice but to do so, although these people were loyal to the lord, but their resourcefulness was average, thinking of this, Xu Huang said: "Since this is the case, I will not give in, let's not look at the number of men and horses There are as many as 5,000, but to disperse the defense of the four gates of Longxian, the troops will be scattered, and a city gate will be a little more than a thousand people, so I am afraid that we will not be able to defend for ten days, and we will lose if we defend it for a long time!" Therefore, I decided to wait for the enemy to arrive, take advantage of the enemy's fatigue from afar, ambush the enemy first, and achieve a certain victory before holding Longxian. Therefore, we must send more scouts and meticulous work, and be sure to detect the enemy's every move clearly. Everyone go down and get ready to go on the march, and wait for my orders. "No!" The crowd responded.
In the past few days, Xu Huang organized people to strengthen the city wall of Longxian County and carry the equipment to defend the city. Because Fu Lin won the hearts of the people in Hanyang County, coupled with the mobilization of Xu Huang and the county order of Longxian County, many people consciously helped Xu Huang carry the rolling wood and thunder stones, and some people organized people to deliver food to the defenders.
Some scouts and meticulous works sent the news of Yan Jing's soldiers and horses to Xu Huang's hands in a steady stream, Xu Huang basically hasn't slept much in the past few days, and has been thinking about how to be foolproof.
On this day, Xu Huang was studying the terrain in the north of Longxian County, and finally Xu Huang's eyes lit up, and he thought of a good terrain.
"General, there is a scout report that there is an urgent military situation!" One of Xu Huang's guards said. Because Fu Lin was not very clear about the military system of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the various official positions, especially when Fu Lin had just formed the army, the official positions among Fu Lin's soldiers and horses were relatively chaotic, and most of the names were somewhat inconsistent with the Han army.
Fu Lin also learned a lot from these three people. For example, there is no centurion in the military system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this centurion is actually called Tun Chang, and there should be a certain number of guards or service soldiers among the soldiers and horses of the Han army, regardless of the size of the official position, so later Fu Lin received the advice of three strategists after capturing Hanyang County, and Fu Lin's soldiers and horses were on par with the military system of the Han Dynasty, in fact, Fu Lin is now the army of the Han Dynasty?
Speaking of which, let's talk about the military system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the military system in the Eastern Han Dynasty is as follows: five people are a team commander, two troops are a team chief, Wu Shi is a team set up team rate, two teams are a tun commander, two tun is a song set up a military marquis, two songs are a Sima, two or more departments are a battalion, and an officer or captain or captain is set up, and after arriving at the battalion, it is basically a separate leader, but this is not absolute, so the number of officers above the captain and the number of the unified army is not certain.
The military system of the ethnic minorities in the north of the Eastern Han Dynasty is not quite the same as that of the Han Dynasty, especially the Xiongnu soldiers and horses, and the military system among their soldiers and horses is divided according to: Wu Commander, Shi Chang, Centurion, Thousand Commanders and Ten Thousand Commanders, this Ten Thousand Commanders can actually be called generals, and then up are the various leaders and their cronies and generals, higher than these, are those who are left and right Captains, etc., left and right official positions and Shan Yu This supreme leader.
The personal guards of each officer in the Eastern Han Dynasty were the personal guards of the officers on the first floor of the soldiers and horses led by the officers.
That is to say, Xu Huang's personal guard battalion is two hundred people, and a scout came in and said to Xu Huang: "General Qiyu, Yan Jing's soldiers and horses are going all the way south, there are no pioneers and guards, and eight thousand soldiers and horses are lined up, and the speed is very fast. It is expected to arrive in Longxian County in two days at most. ”
"Okay, I see, you go down and rest for a while before you explore." Xu Huang said. "No!" The scout responded.
"Order, Li County Commander led a thousand county soldiers from Long County to guard West County, and the White Tiger Battalion, the Ma family's soldiers and horses, and the Di family's soldiers and horses will go out with me, everyone go down and prepare! Meet inside the North Gate in an hour! Xu Huang said. Promise! The crowd responded.
An hour later, in the north gate of Longxian County, I saw Xu Huang's White Tiger Battalion, Ma Ming's Xixian Soldiers and Horses, and Di Xiong's Di Battalion, a total of 4,000 people and horses assembled.