Chapter 599: The Grassland Coalition Army, which has a huge force
Liu Ji took the Modao soldiers and the five cavalry brigades of the Guards Legion to Xinning City, the capital of Puzhou, the capital of Beiting, on May 10, 432, and at this time, the main forces of the Grassland Army and the Beiting Army gathered inside and outside Xinning City.
Puzhou originally belonged to the grassland of the Xianbei people, with an area of about 500,000 square kilometers, and Xinning City was a city that was just built last year, and there is only one city in Puzhou, Xinning City, with a resident population of less than 150,000.
According to the news obtained by Heishuitai, a large number of cavalry troops of the Xiongnu, Khitan, Xirong, Donghu, Tiele and Karasuma tribes on the grassland are converging on the royal court of the Xianbei tribe.
On the evening of 10 May, in a meeting hall in the Xinning City Governor's Mansion, Liu Ji met Su Lie, the commander of the Prairie Army, Di Qing, the commander of the Beiting Army, and Huo Guang, the governor of Pu and Zi.
Liu Ji asked the three of them in a deep voice: "In addition to the troops brought by the Governor of Ben this time, how many troops has our Broken Army gathered in Xinning City so far?" ”
Su Lie, the commander of the Grassland Legion, immediately said: "Lord Qi, our Grassland Legion has eighteen cavalry brigades and six infantry brigades, all of which have come to Xinning City. ”
Di Qing, the commander of the Beiting Legion, followed and said, "My lord, our Beiting Legion has sixteen cavalry brigades and eight infantry brigades, and they have also come to Xinning City. ”
The Grassland Legion and the Beiting Legion are only ready to transfer these troops this time to meet the coalition forces of the seven strong clans of the Grassland, and the other troops of these two legions also need to be stationed in other states and counties of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and there are a total of fourteen states in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and it is impossible for the two legions to transfer the troops of the other thirteen states to Xinning City.
Huo Guang, the governor of Pu and Zi Prefectures, said: "My lord, there are also 100,000 people in the entire Beiting garrison gathered in Xinning City, in addition to about 600,000 cavalry of various ethnic groups, after receiving the call of our Beiting Protectorate, they also came to Xinning City, and more cavalry of various ethnic groups are also rushing to Xinning City. ”
Liu Ji calculated the strength of the Broken Capture Army here in Xinning City at this time, and said with a slight bow: "The five cavalry brigades of the Guards Legion are also rushing over, plus there will be more cavalry of various tribes who can also come to Xinning City, we can gather at least more than four million troops here in Xinning City this time!" ”
After a pause, Liu Ji asked everyone in the council hall, "How to deal with this coalition of the seven strong clans of the grassland, what suggestions do you have?" ”
At this time, in addition to Su Lie, Di Qing and Huo Guang, there were also Zhang Liang, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Fu Zhu and Tian Feng, as well as Dian Wei, the commander of the Mo Dao Soldiers.
Zhang Liang then said: "My lord, this time in the face of the coalition of the seven strong clans of the grassland, my subordinates suggested that it is best to adopt a complementary strategy, in addition to gathering heavy troops to meet the main force of the seven strong clans, it is best to transfer some troops to enter the territory of some strong clans, maybe it can play a role in encircling Wei and saving Zhao." ”
As soon as Zhang Liang's words fell, the other top ministers all nodded, thinking that Zhang Liang's plan was very good.
Liu Ji agreed and said: "This is a good idea, the strange soldiers we sent will definitely bring a big surprise to some strong clans on the grassland!" ”
Liu Ji then stayed in Xinning City, and more soldiers and horses continued to gather here in Xinning City, and by May 25, 432 of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Broken Army had gathered 18 cavalry brigades and 6 infantry brigades of the Grassland Legion, 16 cavalry brigades and 8 infantry brigades of the Beiting Legion, 5 cavalry brigades of the Guards Legion, 5 cavalry brigades of the Native Legion, 100,000 garrisons of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and 2.7 million cavalry of various ethnic groups in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and 208,000 Modao soldiers.
Liu Ji brought back a total of more than 184,000 Mo sword soldiers from the southwest of the Great Jin Dynasty, and on the way to Puzhou, Liu Ji found an opportunity to summon all the 24,000 Tang Dynasty Mo sword soldiers in the system, so that the establishment of Mo sword soldiers was restored to more than 200,000.
There are still 326,700 Wei soldiers, 36,000 soldiers in the camp, 86,400 Ming Dynasty white pole soldiers and 6,000 Han Dynasty tiger soldiers, these more than 400,000 elite soldiers, Liu Ji is not in a hurry to summon them, and the reserve in the system is equivalent to following Liu Ji, if necessary, Liu Ji can summon these more than 400,000 elite soldiers to the real world at any time.
Originally, Liu Ji estimated that it would not be easy to recruit 1.5 million cavalry from the various tribes in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, but he did not expect to return to the grassland tribes of the Broken Army, because the Broken Prisoner Army implemented various policies to benefit the people in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, the sense of belonging to the Broken Prisoner Army was extremely strong.
In this way, the strength of the Broken Army gathered here in Xinning City has reached 5.33 million, and the entire Xinning City is surrounded by the barracks of the Broken Army.
At the same time, the Xianbei royal court north of the Yinle Mountain Range also gathered a larger army.
On the evening of May 25, in a huge felt bag in the royal court of the Xianbei tribe, Murong Ke, the great Khan of Xianbei, held a wine glass, and said loudly to the Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Timao, the Khitan Great Khan Yelu Dilie, the Xirong Great Khan A Rishan, the Donghu Great Khan Yishag, the Tiele Great Khan Jirimu and the Karasuma Great Khan Zhaonastu: "I didn't expect that a few years later, all the Great Khans would gather again in the Xianbei Royal Court, come!" On behalf of the entire Xianbei clan, I, Murong Ke, would like to salute all of you Great Khan! ”
After Murong Ke, the Great Khan of Xianbei, finished speaking, he drank all the wine in the wine glass, and the other six Great Khans followed suit with a glass of wine each.
After putting down the wine glass, the Great Khan of the Xirong Clan, Ah Rishan, sighed and said, "It's a pity that compared to the gathering a few years ago, there are fewer Great Khans of the Wuheng Clan, Shuerha, and Mugulu, the Great Khan of the Rouran Clan. ”
Although the Great Khan Shuerha of the Wuheng tribe is still alive, the strength of the Wuheng tribe has been seriously damaged, and most of the tribes of the Wuheng tribe have also been annexed by the Broken Army, and now the entire Wuheng tribe has a population of less than 700,000.
Because the Wuheng tribe did not defect to any of the Xiongnu, Khitan, Xirong, Donghu, Tiele and Karasuma tribes, the Wuheng tribe did not participate in the coalition of the seven strong tribes of the grassland this time.
The Great Khan of the Khitan Clan, Yelu Dilie, immediately said in a deep voice: "It is in order that there will be no more affairs of the Wuheng and Rouran clans in the future, and our seven strong grassland clans have gathered here again, this time we will completely defeat the Broken Army no matter what, so that the entire grassland will return to peace!" ”
The Great Khan of the Huns, Luan Timao, nodded and said: "It is true that we can no longer let the Broken Army continue to grow, this time there is just the Great Wan State taking the lead, and the Great Wan Kingdom promises to send more than eight million troops this time, presumably the Broken Army should be in the catastrophe this time, this Great Khan brought two million cavalry of our Huns this time, and the Yiqu tribe, the Xubu tribe, the Li tribe, the Suli tribe, and the Hulu tribe who are attached to our Huns have sent a total of 800,000 cavalry, and the thirty-eight small tribes attached to our Huns have also sent 400,000 cavalry. All of them are counted as a total of 3.2 million cavalry, and this time our Huns will definitely fight to the end with the Broken Army! ”
As the first strong clan on the grassland, the Xiongnu currently have about 3.8 million cavalry, and this time they were brought half by the Xiongnu Khan Luan Timao, and in addition, they forcibly recruited 1.2 million cavalry from the various subordinate ethnic groups attached to the Xiongnu, and only from the Yiqu tribe, the Xubu tribe, the Liqi tribe, the Suli tribe and the Hulu tribe, these five nomadic people who belong to the third echelon on the grassland, and 800,000 cavalry were recruited.
Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke then said: "This Great Khan has mobilized 1.5 million Xianbei cavalry this time, and 600,000 cavalry from the Qiluo tribe, the Suxi tribe, the Yuzhen tribe, the Guhun tribe, and the Ding Ling tribe who are attached to our Xianbei tribe have also arrived at the Xianbei royal court, and the eighteen small tribes that are attached to our Xianbei have also sent a total of about 200,000 cavalry, and this time our Xianbei tribe has gathered a total of 2.3 million cavalry troops!" ”
The Great Khan of the Khitan tribe, Yelu Dilie, continued: "This Great Khan brought 1.3 million Khitan cavalry this time, and the White Tanning tribe, Limo tribe, Yilu tribe, Kulu tribe, and Shatuo tribe who are attached to our Khitan have sent a total of 500,000 cavalry, and the 26 small tribes that are attached to our Khitan have also sent a total of 200,000 cavalry, so that our Khitan tribe has gathered a total of 2 million cavalry this time!" ”
As the third strongest clan on the grassland, the Khitan tribe currently has about 2.3 million cavalry, and most of them were brought to the Xianbei royal court by the Khitan Khan Yelu Enemy Lie, and now the Shatuo tribe attached to the Khitan was originally attached to the Wuheng tribe.
The Xiongnu, Xianbei and Khitan, the three most powerful nomadic peoples on the grassland, originally only promised to Dawan to send more than 1.5 million troops each, but now the actual number of troops sent by these three tribes is far higher than the original promise to Dawan, and even Heishuitai, which broke the captive army, also underestimated the strength sent by these three tribes.
The reason why the Xiongnu, Xianbei and Khitan tribes will spare so much effort is entirely because the Broken Army has touched the dominance of their three tribes on the grassland, and the three tribes hope to take advantage of this opportunity to completely eliminate the Broken Army, the henchman of all the tribes in the grassland, and at the worst of all, they will drive the Broken Army out of the grassland.
In addition to the Xiongnu, Xianbei and Khitan tribes, the Xirong Khan A Rishan brought 800,000 Xirong cavalry this time, the Yuemo and Liji tribes attached to Xirong sent a total of 200,000 cavalry, and the 23 small tribes attached to Xirong also sent 200,000 cavalry, and the Xirong tribe sent a total of 1.2 million troops.
A total of 500,000 cavalry of the Donghu tribe and its affiliated nationalities came to the Xianbei royal court, and Tiele and its affiliated nationalities, as well as the Karasuma tribe and its affiliated nationalities, also had 500,000 cavalry each came to the Xianbei royal court, and now the cavalry of all ethnic groups gathered in the Xianbei royal court has reached 10.2 million.
The Great Khan of the Xiongnu, Luan Timao, immediately proposed to the Great Khan of the other six tribes: "The Broken Army occupies a large amount of land on the grassland, and after defeating the Broken Army, the land occupied by the Broken Army, as well as other spoils, our seven tribes can be distributed according to the number of troops sent by each tribe, what do you think of the Great Khan?" ”
Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke, Khitan Great Khan Yelu Dilie, Xirong Great Khan A Rishan, Donghu Great Khan Yishag, Tiele Great Khan Jirimu and Karasuma Great Khan Zhao Nastu, then looked at each other, according to the current number of troops sent by each ethnic group, the Xiongnu will gain the greatest benefits after defeating the Broken Army, but the Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Ti risked this proposal is understandable, after all, the Broken Army is not a soft persimmon, which tribe sends more troops, the greater the loss may be.
Xianbei Khan Murong Ke nodded and said: "Yelu Khan's distribution plan is very reasonable, and our Xianbei clan agrees to this post-war benefit distribution plan!" ”
Next, the other five Great Khans also spoke out one after another, expressing their approval of the post-war benefit distribution plan proposed by the Xiongnu Khan Luan Timao.
Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke then said: "According to the information obtained by our Xianbei clan, now the Broken Army has gathered millions of troops in Xinning City, which was just built last year, and a considerable part of them are cavalry of various tribes in the grassland who are attached to the Broken Army. ”
The Great Khan of the Huns, Luan Timao, smiled and said, "Our seven clans have gathered more than 10 million cavalry so far, even if the Broken Army knows about the alliance?" This time, our seven clans directly gathered tens of millions of cavalry and went straight to Xinning City, as long as the broken army of Xinning City was eliminated, and the entire Beiting of the Jin Kingdom was protected, there should not be many troops left! ”
The Khitan Great Khan Yelu Enemy Lie nodded and said: "Last time, the alliance of our grassland tribes was defeated by the Broken Army, and the division of troops was also one of the reasons. ”
The Great Khan of the other clans also had no opinion on the decisive battle with the Broken Army in Xinning City, so the battle plan for the seven strong clans of the grassland to attack the Broken Army was thus decided.
Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke said: "Today is the 25th of May, less than five days are left before the time for our seven clans to launch an attack with the Dawan Kingdom, and the Xianbei Royal Court is nearly a thousand miles away from Xinning City. ”