Chapter 19 Deliberation on countermeasures
Ladies and gentlemen, I don't think we're making fun of the two of us, let's talk about how to protect the capital.
Ah.. It turns out that the two of you still know that they came to discuss the protection of the capital, and those who don't know think that we are drinking tea and bragging, Dean Xiao said lightly.
Ahem.....
Meet the old marquis.....
Well, everyone is here, I want to state one thing, I'm a big boss, don't play with me, don't play with me, don't play with me, the king gave me a holy decree, but I have the right to be directly beheaded.
Although the old decay has retired from the dynasty for many years, but now that you are ordered to do your duty, then please do your duty, the concept of time does not need me to mention, the next thing I want to emphasize is that the next negotiation, there are 1 to 1, 2 to 2, don't be full of artillery, when the delay of the military aircraft is small, the loss of the capital is big, everyone understands?
Understood, old marquis
Good... Then everyone sit down and discuss specific countermeasures, Tianji Camp, tell me, what is the current situation in the Misty Mountains?
Old Marquis, I don't know what's going on in the innermost enclosure, at present, the demon beasts of the entire mountain range have gathered, and they have begun to attack from the inside out, this time the demon beasts seem to be under the unified command, each demon beast was originally on its own territory, and this time, no matter how many steps, no matter what kind of demon beasts, all of them are concentrated, and it feels as if they have been manipulated.
How many days is left before the attack on the royal capital?
If you follow this trend, it is estimated that you will be able to reach the inner periphery this evening, and it is estimated that you will almost reach the periphery tomorrow evening, and if there is no accident the day after tomorrow, you will almost reach the bottom of the mountain range and begin to rush to the royal capital.
And this number will continue to expand, if the demon beasts and beasts are mixed together to attack the royal capital, the number is probably no less than 100,000.
So much?.......
This is still a conservative estimate, and the exact number may be more than that.
Good... General Zhao, where are your soldiers and horses at the moment?
Old Marquis, before I came here, I had already received the holy decree, so the rest of the general was being rectified by the deputy commander, and it should have been promoted by now. But this grain and grass, the baggage must not be carried, each person only brought the weapons they carried, as well as the rations of the 2nd, and they could reach the royal capital before dark.
Good.. After the meeting was dismissed, General Zhao ordered to go down, the army did not take off its armor, all the troops were reorganized, rested in place, imposed a curfew after dark, passed through the city, and arrived outside the north city wall to stand by, and there was no mistake.
Be... Master Hou, the general was not ordered.
General Lee
The end will be
You are directly in command of the Duwei Army, and you tell me the truth, how many people can really fight and are not afraid of death?
This.... Master Hou, I'm afraid that the exact number can't be reported to you in time now, please forgive me.
Good... I will give you 3 hours, and after 3 hours, you will lead the soldiers who are not afraid of death to the north city wall, and the rest will be responsible for 1. The safety in the capital, and do not let people make trouble at will, if a case is found, solve a case, if there is a person who does not act, regardless of rank and background, there will be no forgiveness.
2. In addition to guarding the royal capital, the rest of the people participate in the transportation of baggage, and there must be no mistakes.
Yes, old marquis, but .......
But what?
What if the whole army is willing to fight to the death?
Then look at the arrangement, and if there is no one to fight in the whole army, you can go and explain it to the king yourself. Report to me in a timely manner after processing.
Yes, not the general.
Dean Xiao, how many people are there in the academy at present?
Back to Hou Ye, there are currently more than 2,000 people in the senior class and more than 5,000 people in the intermediate class. However, I don't recommend that the intermediate class also participate in the war, it must be that the intermediate class is only at the samurai level, and it is not enough to fight.
Well, the intermediate class is not good, the level is too low is equivalent to death, those are the seedlings of the future, then you go back and order, early the morning after tomorrow, lead your martial arts students and above, tutors, and everyone except the necessary left-behind personnel to gather on the north city wall.
All people must participate, and they must refuse to participate in this action for any reason, and if they refuse to participate, they will be directly cut off from the school and reported to the king, and they will never be hired.
Yes, under the command.
Lord Lee, Lord Gongsun
The lower officials are here, the lower officials are here
You were too late, and you should have been punished. But now is the time for the survival of the capital, and you are a first-time offender, and this crime can be forgiven, but if you commit it again, I will not show mercy.
Xie Hou Ye, Xie Hou Ye
Mr. Li, is there an accurate number of the current baggage weights of the Ministry of Industry?
Back to the old marquis, the next official is late to find out the number of baggage, I'm running around......
Syllable... Master Li, what I'm asking you about is the quantity, not for you to complain, if you can't answer, just get out and go to the king to appeal your grievances!
Returning to the Metropolitan Governor, there are currently less than 50,000 heavy bows, 2 million bows and arrows, 100,000 spears, more than 200,000 weapons of all kinds, 3,000 crossbows, and 30,000 barrels of oil.
The entire dynasty's Ministry of Industry inventory belongs to such a small thing? Isn't it you, Lord Li, who is choking on stealing?
The governor of the capital, Mingjian, the country has no war for more than 10 years, and the king reduces the use of the Ministry of Industry every year, and now the workshops of the Ministry of Industry are receiving private work from the outside, and the above-mentioned weapons have not been opened for 3 years.....
What the.... Syllable.. The coffee table is crushed, what do you say?3 years without opening?
Well...
Then you still run the train with your mouth full of reports of these quantities, how many of these can be used? General Lee
The end will be
Immediately order the 3 legionary soldiers to go to the treasury of the Ministry of Industry immediately, open the treasury and count the baggage, focusing on strong bows, bows and arrows, spears, and crossbows.
Before the general was ordered, Teng stood up and walked away.
Lord Gongsun, let's talk about logistical support, how much is the existing stock of military rations, how many days can the Tianwei army be fed, how much is the salary to appease the army, how much is the rolling stone, and how much is the samulus wood?
Back to the governor of the capital, the current inventory of military rations, in addition to the capital guards and other capital armaments, there are more than 1 million catties of surplus grain in stock, which can probably protect the needs of the Tianwei army for 2 days. Of course, when the subordinate returned to the city, he immediately transferred the armament and grain from the surrounding towns, and tried his best to strive for the army to be fed for five days.
At present, there is a surplus of more than 20 million military salaries, which should be enough to allocate the necessary military salaries, and there is not much left of thunder stones and rolling wood, and there must be a small inventory of household departments, which are all necessary goods that are distributed quarterly, and all of them have been transported to the border armies, and together, less than 200,000 pieces.
All right... Okay, a huge capital, if you want weapons but no weapons, you want grain and grass without grain and grass, how can you fight this battle? Even if you are old and crushed, how many nails can you make?
Ha ha... Ironically, there are too many peaceful days, and I don't know what war is. Lord Gongsun, if you go back, immediately replenish the military rations, at least ensure that the military departments will have food for 5 days, and add another 100,000 yuan to the thunder stone rolling wood, as for how to do it, that's your business, I just ask, what I just need is that when defending the city, the amount needed, you can do it without shortage, do you have any questions?
Not.... It is not certain that the lower officials should prepare as soon as possible......
Lord Gongsun, in a word, whether it will work or not, if it doesn't work, I will report it to the king, and he will decide.
Okay, the subordinate officer will receive the order.
Let's go down and prepare.
Be... Hurried away.
The rest are all of us soldiers, and we all talk about how this battle should be fought, how should it be fought?
Old Marquis, now all the subordinate departments of our army have been weaponized, and there are not many archers in each department, and a battalion of archers is usually assigned to the subordinates of a regiment, and the whole army together is less than 50,000 archers.
But in the process of the monster attacking the city, the main force participating in the battle is the archers. Now the Ministry of Works' bow and arrow inventory is unknown, how to fight this, you can't let the following soldiers fight with flesh and blood.
Well... What General Zhao said is reasonable, so let's wait for a while, and then make a decision after General Li returns and reports the baggage, and everyone should also think about how to retreat from the enemy.
During the discussion, more than an hour passed.
Old Marquis... Old Marquis....
General Li said slowly, come on, serve herbal tea.
Took two sips of herbal tea, and took a breath, Master Hou......
Say, how many, tell the truth.
Be... Hou Ye, the current data obtained is that the strong bow 0, feather arrow 0, and spear are all rusty, and they can be used less than 60,000 and still need to be polished, and other weapons can be used less than 100,000, and the strong crossbow can be used less than 1,000 pieces, and 30,000 barrels of oil are a lot.
Hehe... Lord Li, my Lord Li! You are really a good lord of my dynasty, why don't you tell me whether we will leave the capital directly with Your Majesty? Or will we directly behead you for public display?
...... This.. This... this
Don't do this, give you a task, let's remember this matter first, we are settling accounts afterwards, within 2 days, whether you buy or do, 50,000 strong bows, 3 million feather arrows, 2,000 strong crossbows, 50,000 spears, 30,000 barrels of oil, can't do it, just raise your head to see it. Let's go down.
This..... Yes, Xia Guan will prepare when he goes.
Now that they are all soldiers, let's discuss how to defend against the enemy.
Master Hou, how do you fight this battle? No bow and arrow, no spear, this... Is it better to let the king leave the royal capital and avoid it first, and then come back when it is over.
General Lee, what do you think?
I don't think much of it, how can I avoid it? Where do I avoid it? Where do the people of the capital go when the king is gone? How can I avoid the tens of millions of people? I don't think I should avoid it, and when the time comes, I will go directly to ask the king to go up to the city tower to have a look, and see how ridiculous his so-called idea of disarming and returning to the land is.
The things in the inventory of the Ministry of Works, which are all made of white silver, were all scrapped by insects, hehe... It's distressing to look at the old decay.
So, how is it good, Hou Ye... You're going to say something.
I don't think it's as good as this, mobilize the people of the whole city, donate money and materials, especially strong bows, feather arrows, and spears, and then there are 2 days to let the whole capital, including all the weapons shops in the Acropolis City, go all out to build, and the Ministry of Industry will collect enough according to the price, so as to see if you can accumulate the baggage as soon as possible, as long as the baggage arrives, you will have a little confidence, as for the attack on the city, it depends on the courage of the sergeants, whether they dare to fight.
All right... After a while, I thought about it, and I said it first, and everyone took a look at it and discussed whether it was feasible. At present, the shortage of weapons is a serious problem, and what General Zhang said is okay, I will immediately ask His Majesty to allocate funds to purchase the required baggage, but when the baggage arrives, how to use it is a problem. General Li, how many of the Du Wei Army can shoot with a bow?
Back to the Hou Ye, the main sword of the Duwei Army, and bows and arrows, therefore, there are no less than 30,000 good bows and arrows, and everyone in the rest of the department can shoot with bows.
Well, this makes it more than 70,000 archers. What about General Li, doesn't the Duwei Army have bows and arrows in stock?
Back to the Hou Ye, there are, but not much, I ordered all the troops to go back and transport all the bows and arrows to the north city gate, and it is estimated that the equipment of 30,000 people should be more than enough.
Okay, so if the Ministry of Engineering is preparing more than 50,000 bows and arrows, General Zhao, don't you have bows and arrows?
Back to the lord, the bows and arrows used by my department are old, and they are weak bows, only for ordinary practice, most of them have been damaged, and the Ministry of Engineering has not allocated them, so even if they are all taken out, they are less than 20,000 weak bows, and they are not lethal.
Ay.... The crowd sighed.