This time, the 100,000-strong army that faced the Yongzhou Army was by no means like in normal times, when a small number of troops were dispatched to encircle and suppress the mountain bandits, but more than two-thirds of the troops had to be mobilized.

With the addition of all kinds of auxiliaries and civilian logistics units, the number of 200,000 is calculated in a small amount, and the huge cost can be imagined.

Therefore, even if Chu He is in charge of Tianshui County, before such a big battle, he must mobilize the generals and officials under his command to unify their thinking and ensure that when the army fights, there will be no problems in the rear.

Chu He said that he wanted to fight this general, and the military attache naturally had no problem.

They are different from the civilian officials who govern the localities, only fighting is the only way to obtain military merits, and many generals even have eager looks on their faces, and they have secretly calculated how to obtain more military merits.

On the civilian side, although they don't want to see a big war, this will definitely affect the construction of Tianshui County.

But now that the Yongzhou army is coming towards Tianshui County, they all know that it is impossible to let them enter Tianshui County, and they also have a supportive attitude towards the army's war.

Chu He looked at it and saw that all the generals had no objections, and then said in a deep voice: "Commander Chu, this time the Yongzhou army is coming, our army will send at least 30,000 troops to meet the attack, and the people will be strong and 70,000, is there a problem with logistics and supply?"

Chu Quan is a person of later generations, and he is not interested in all kinds of cumbersome and difficult official positions in this world, so all departments of the Standing Army are named after simple principles, such as the First Arsenal, the Logistics Department, etc.

Chu Quan, who is in charge of rice, grain, money and silver, is of course the Minister of Logistics.

Chu Quan's expression was a little complicated, looking at this majestic and majestic son, as if he felt a little strange, but he still got up immediately, stepped forward and said: "For example, today, the construction of various places in Water County, the training of the militia of the guard, etc., requires a lot of money and silver. ”

"Therefore, this time to send troops, the logistics department can only take out a maximum of 3 million taels of silver, 1 million stones such as rice and grain, and various transport vehicles, the number of which does not exceed 20,000. ”

Chu He nodded, this time to fight, although it was to leave the Tianshui County border to fight, but after all, it was near Tianshui County, and three million taels of silver should be enough, not to mention that once the victory was achieved, he would be able to get some war profits and supplies from the Yongzhou army.

He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "The number of transport vehicles is too small, at least 40,000. ”

Chu He frowned and thought for a while: "Forty thousand is a bit much, and it must be recruited from the people." But in this way, the requisition of 20,000 vehicles will affect all kinds of construction and agricultural affairs in Tianshui County. ”

"That's it! At present, everything is mainly based on the battle of the army!"

Chu He waved his hand noncommittally, and then turned his gaze to Zhuang Zhongneng and Chu Qianzhong: "The first and second arsenals, in addition to the equipment that has been equipped with the army, how many weapons can be taken out?"

Qianyuanwei is the whole army with armor and complete weapons, but the other four guards, especially Jiang Wuwei, who was formed at the end, except for the elite in the army, most of them have no steel armor, and some are also iron armor or even leather armor, of course, the weapons are all steel soldiers.

There is no way to do this, don't look at the huge steel production in Changding Township, but the consumption is even greater, the Changding army is close to 60,000 people, if everyone is equipped like Qianyuanwei, I am afraid that the output of steel will be a little stretched.

Not to mention the construction of ordnance, the construction of city walls and bunkers, etc., as well as the sale of foreign goods in exchange for huge quantities of materials.

In addition, many of the soldiers of the four guards such as Rock Aoki are just ordinary young and strong, and if they are all equipped with steel soldiers weighing two or three hundred catties, I am afraid they will not have much hands-on ability.

The Yongzhou army has more than 100,000 male soldiers, from Yongchang City to here, it is definitely the real elite, although Chu He is full of confidence in the Changding army, he still has to be fully prepared just in case, and ask the logistics armor, that is to consider arming the militia of the guard when necessary.

Chu Qian thought for a moment, and then said: "Back to the lord, the first arsenal has 1,000 sets of battle armor, 8,000 steel guns and knives, 3,000 steel bows, and more than 30,000 arrows. ”

"In addition, there are 700,000 catties of steel reserves in the steelmaking yard, which were originally intended to be used to make various agricultural tools, but half of them can be used to build armor, and if you go all out to build armor, you can create 2,000 sets of armor in a month. ”

On this formal occasion, Chu Qianzhong's address to Chu River was also formalized.

In the army, Chu He can be called Chu Shuai, but in front of civil and military officials, it is more suitable to call the lord.

He spoke with confidence.

Although the First Arsenal and the Steelmaking Yard do not belong to the front-line battle queue, they actually have an escort team of thousands of people, nearly 1,000 blacksmiths and apprentices working in the Steelyard and the First Arsenal, and nearly 10,000 other people or prisoners of war.

Chu He nodded: "Very good, according to what you said, within a month, two thousand sets of armor must be produced! Complete the task, there are many rewards, if you can't do this, this commander will definitely be guilty!"

Zhuang Zhongneng waited for Chu Qianzhong to retreat, and then said: "Tell the lord, here in the Second Arsenal, as long as there is no shortage of spare parts supplied by Minister Qianzhong, you can deliver 300 Eight Niu armor-breaking crossbows and 100 sharp-bladed chariots to the army within one month. ”

Baniu armor-piercing crossbows, chariots, catapults, etc., are all fist products of the Second Arsenal.

It's just that this time it's a field battle, even if the Yongzhou army base is stubbornly defended, the original catapult is enough, so Zhuang Zhong can know that what the army urgently needs is the Eight Ox Armor-Piercing Crossbow and Chariot.

Chu He, the chariot produced by the Second Arsenal, has naturally seen it and personally tested its combat effectiveness.

These chariots were made of steel, similar to later vans, pulled by two iron-clad horses, covered with thick fur and wooden planks, and inlaid with steel plates in important parts to withstand the fire of ordinary arrows.

Outside, there is a five-foot-long circle of sharp alloy steel blades, which, once charged, will definitely lead a bloody path through the enemy.

The car can hide more than a dozen soldiers, can be through the shooting hole, to maximize the power of the steel bow, each chariot is a small pillbox, but also the four guards of the ordinary soldiers to deal with the enemy important means.

Although the chariots were too large to be effective in the mountains, they were undoubtedly useful in the plains, and they could be connected together to form a temporary wall to block enemy cavalry and other attacks.

Today, there are 1,000 charioteers in the four guard armies, and 50 chariots are equipped.

The rest of the three or four senior members also stepped forward to speak, and when the army was fighting, they assisted the army to recruit and mobilize the people, etc., to ensure that the local chain would not fall, and everything was based on war.

When all the officials and generals in the main hall unified their thoughts, Chu He was trying to let most of the officials and generals retreat, leaving only the real core figures to discuss the specific dispatch of troops.

After all, the officials of Tianshui County have complicated backgrounds, and they are afraid that there will be detailed work by all parties, and Chu He will have to guard against it, and it is impossible to discuss the transfer of troops and horses in front of them, so as not to leak the military arrangement.

It's just that at this time, Zou Jing, who is good at observing words and feelings, suddenly took two steps forward and arched his hand and said: "Lord Qi, the lower officials have something to do." ”

Chu He frowned, this Zou Jing, although he joined the Standing Army for less than a year, he still has the ability, and after he became a pawn in Baoshan County, he has improved the cultural governance of Baoshan County a lot.

Now Baoshan County has established two government-run enlightenment colleges, and many of the four guards are blind in these two enlightenment schools, plus their wrists are not weak, they are sleek and old-fashioned, and their popularity in the Changding army is okay.

"What does Zou Dianxue say?"

Chu He looked at Zou Jing in a deep voice and asked.

Zou Jing knew that this was definitely an opportunity for himself, so he considered the language in his heart, and said slowly: "Xiaguan once heard Lord Pu say that this Wang Yan of the Yongzhou Army has a good way of governing the army, and he is an extremely powerful double martial arts and courage grandmaster, as if one of the martial arts can also improve the combat power of the army. ”

"It's just that Lord Kuang's words were ominous at the beginning, but it is certain that Lord Kuang must have some understanding of Wang Yan, why don't you invite him here to better understand the situation of the Yongzhou Army?"

Chu He groaned, Zou Jing was right, he would not superficially judge the combat effectiveness of the army by quantity now.

The reconnaissance battalion also judged that this Yongzhou army of more than 100,000 was much stronger than the original 200,000 Yellow Turban Army.

This is a world that is completely different from the ancient records of the earth, and the difference in the strength of each person is extremely large.

Take the Qianyuan Guard as an example, don't look at the fact that the Qianyuan Guard has only expanded to 8,000 now, but these 8,000 Qianyuan Guards are not a problem to deal with millions of ordinary young and strong soldiers, even if it is against the elite army of the Three Kingdoms, it can also be used as one as ten.

If Wang Yan has the courage to improve the overall strength of the army, he really can't be cautious.

The Yongzhou army was able to flee into Yongchang City under the pursuit of millions of three-state coalition troops, and held on for a long time under the siege of 300,000 troops, and finally broke through the blockade and escaped from Yongchang with 70,000 elites.

Chang Dingjun's understanding of this Yongzhou Army is only the most obvious and emerging thing, if you can know the true details of the Yongzhou Army from the mouth of the situation, it will play an extremely important role in this war.

"Zou Dianxue is right. Guo Pu is now settled in Ji County, and Ben Shuai and others sent someone to invite him to Changding Township. ”

Chu He is definitely a person who is as good as a stream.

Zou Jing immediately said, "Go back to the lord." According to the lower officials, the general and the general like to go to Tianshui County to play in the mountains and rivers to cultivate their temperament, and now they are in Changding Township. ”

Chu He thought for a while, nodded and said, "Very good, Zou Dianxue will take a trip for Ben Shuai and invite them to come to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss important matters." ”

Subsequently, Chu He asked everyone to retreat, leaving only Jiang Wei and other generals and deputy generals, as well as Fang Zihao, Jing Fang and a few others.

At this time, the two gods of war, Long Ji and Gan Ning, also walked out from behind the palace, and Huang Zhong stayed behind Huya Ridge to prevent the invasion of the demon clan.

Chu He didn't say anything to everyone, and directly ordered: "Captain Fang, go to the sand table!"

The situation of the Standing Army is somewhat special, civilian officials are responsible for local people's livelihood matters, and in terms of warfare, military generals are still the mainstay, and there is no need for civilian officials to give advice.

Chu He naturally does not have the means of creating a void image like Zhuge Wenxiang, but the sand table of later generations can also intuitively show the war situation.

It was a huge sand table that was three meters long and two meters wide, and the elites of the four reconnaissance battalions carried it into the main hall together.

It was not the first time that the generals of the Changding Army had seen this sand table, and they were all amazed at Chu He's ingenuity and ability to study such a military weapon.

After the suggestions of the generals, this sand table is no longer the original simple sand table, and the various terrains on it are quite clear, which can be said to be a miniature real map.

It's just that southern Xinjiang is not the territory of Tianshui County after all, and the reconnaissance battalion summarizes various maps and cooperates with its own snooping and measurement, but it can't completely detect the terrain over there, so many places seem a little blurry, and there are uncertain small flags planted on them.

Chu He knew that the reconnaissance battalion had not been established long ago, and it was impossible to cover everything, so he did not require the map to be accurate, but he absolutely did not allow deception, and the geographical environment that was not discovered had to be marked out, so as not to affect the judgment of the generals.

Those who stayed were all the core figures of the Changding Army, as well as Chu He's personal guard subordinates, even Dong Ju, a new genius, was not qualified to participate, absolutely trustworthy, and did not distinguish the hierarchical relationship as before.

Chu He looked at everyone's words and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please look, this is the current situation of the Yongzhou Army. ”

He raised the baton in his hand: "The Yongzhou Army marches in three routes, and the main Chinese army is here, with about 70,000 troops. The left and right wings are respectively in the land of Shanjing River and Jueyunling, with about 40,000 soldiers and horses each. ”

As he spoke, the baton of the Chu River was drawn, representing the flags of the three armies, and a sand line spread outward along the flat and unobstructed terrain, and finally it was Tianshui County, the closest to the land of the Southern Barbarians, Datong County!

"Judging from the route of the three armies, the target of the Yongzhou Army must be our Datong County, and I am afraid that it is coming for our rice grain and armor. ”

To tell the truth, Chu He's military quality can only be regarded as ordinary, but behind him are the two great gods Long He and Gan Ning, who have already discussed and studied the situation of the Yongzhou Army with Chu He, and now Chu He is confident and speaks very clearly.

Jiang Wei's face suddenly sank, and he said coldly: "This Yongzhou army is so arrogant, it actually aimed its soldiers directly at our Changding army headquarters!"

Chu Wu smiled and said, "If our Changding army has been unable to defend it, others will think that we are soft persimmons." Just take this Yongzhou army to sacrifice the sharp blade in our hands!"

The main generals of the four guards, Xiang Xiong and Long He are both newcomers, Long He has always looked at Chu He's horse, rarely talk nonsense, Xiang Xiong is not too familiar with Chu He, and it is difficult to say anything, but the look of invitation to fight on his face is extremely obvious.

Chu He raised his hand slightly, let Jiang Wei and Chu Wu calm down, and then pointed to the sand table and said: "The Yongzhou army is large, but it is quite cautious, and it did not send troops alone. ”

His baton turned to three of the small pale yellow flags: "The 30,000 bandits on this road were originally bandits who were active on the border between Qinzhou and Southern Xinjiang, and many of them were driven by us from Tianshui County, and they should be composed of three bandit armies, the leaders of which are the Flying Leopard, the King of Juli, and the King of Snake Mountain." ”

"The number of mountain bandits on this road is only more than 8,000, and they are the Feifeng Army that has been crisscrossing the border of southern Xinjiang and Yongzhou for many years, and the female bandits are the first Phoenix Yu. ”

In an instant, the snow without a trace brother is rewarded. By the way, I wish all readers a happy New Year's Day.