Chapter 82: The Southern Expedition
The military in the audience was excited, and Gao Cheng clenched his fists excitedly:
"Good! Very energetic! ”
Gao Cheng actually knew that it was not his eloquence, nor that he was prestigious, and what he said could convince this group of martial artists.
Just because he is the prince of Bohai and the heir of Gao Huan in the legal sense, everyone believes that the promise he made has the ability to fulfill.
Successfully mobilized the emotions of his subordinates, Gao Cheng immediately ordered to set off.
A total of 2,000 cavalry under Gao Aocao, 1,000 under Duan Shao, 1,000 under Yao Xiong, and 500 guards directly under Gao Cheng were on the expedition, totaling 4,500 cavalry and 16,000 foot soldiers.
Gao Cheng's cronies and guards originally only had more than 100 war horses, and then asked Gao Huan for 400 war horses, so they got together 500 horses.
The 4,500 horsemen of the Gyeonggi camp did not have the luxury of Dou Tai, one man and three horses, running for more than 300 miles in a day and night, shooting at Er Zhu Zhao's heart with the state of mind of a beast.
At that time, Gao Huan even transferred the entire army of war horses to Dou Tai, so that Dou Tai had the ability to achieve this feat.
Gao Cheng was not so arrogant, the Gyeonggi cavalry was only one man and one horse, and the knights led the horses and walked with the foot soldiers.
Gao Aocao led 5,000 Han troops as the front army, which was the strongest force under Gao Cheng's command.
Duan Shao and Yaoxiong commanded 6,000 soldiers and 4,000 auxiliaries for the Chinese army, and Gao Cheng specially led 500 cavalry to live in Yaoxiong's army to control the Chinese army.
Murong Shaozong led 5,000 county soldiers as the rear army, walking with the people who transported grain and grass and baggage.
Thanks to the excellent combat preparations of Yang Su, Cui Jishu, and Zhao Yanshen, Sizhou, where Luoyang is located, recruited 30,000 people for Gao Cheng.
Even Hou Jing, who set out from the Tiger Prison, was accompanied by 20,000 people prepared for him by Xiyanzhou.
Sending troops during the spring ploughing time will undoubtedly have an impact on this year's harvest, but Gao Cheng can't give Hu Sichun and Duguxin too much time to train the troops.
Fortunately, Xiao Gao Wang is a person who cares for the people, so naturally with Gao Huan's consent, he issued a notice to all states and counties that all those who accompany the army will be exempted from this year's tax.
This is a large amount, Yang Yu sent a total of 60,000 people to Gao Cheng, plus 20,000 people under Hou Jing, that is, 80,000 people.
According to the tax of two stones of rice grain, two zhang of silk, and three taels of cotton per ding, the fiscal and tax revenues will be reduced by 160,000 stone of rice grain, 160,000 zhang of silk, and 240,000 taels of cotton.
Not to mention the grain and grass consumed by the levy, marching and fighting, and fighting is money and grain.
If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, the loss and expenditure along the way, which one is not a knife in the heart of King Xiaogao.
God is pitiful, Gao Cheng took the stage to give a speech today, and he was reluctant to give himself a knife in the chest, cut his heart and swear to everyone.
If you lose this battle, it's good to say, if you lose, it is estimated that Wei Jing will be ordered to come to Luoyang to interact with Gao Cheng intimately.
However, there are also benefits of breaking money, and even the morale of the people is very high on this expedition.
Thinking about it carefully, Yang Guang's world was really unjust, and with a scale of one million soldiers and more than two million people, he went to Northeast Liao to attack Goguryeo.
Such a battle, even if it is only one, whether it is won or lost, it is already a nerve-wracking, not to mention that Yang Guang has gone on three expeditions in a row.
Even the victors of the first two wars, who fought on the ground and captured countless Goguryeo, could not support it, and chose to surrender when Yang Guang sent troops for the third time, which was exchanged for Yang Guang's resignation.
Compared with the two, Yang Guang's heroic style made the little Gao Wang, who was a little childish, ashamed of himself.
Since going south, after Gao Cheng used dozens of heads to strictly enforce military discipline, there was no longer a phenomenon of disturbing the people, and the reputation of Xiao Gao Wang's love for the people was spread again, and there were often local scholars who led the people to send wine and meat to the army.
Gao Cheng often wants to give back some rewards, and the two parties can be called the joy of the military and the people, and they are in harmony.
There is actually a reason why you can win people's hearts so easily.
In these years, the most terrible thing was that there was a local rebellion, the rebels first grabbed a wave, and the officers and soldiers who quelled the rebellion grabbed another wave, and the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty was famous for being good at looting.
There are many such examples, just in the South.
Looking ahead, there was the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the One Piece King Sun En troubled the land of Sanwu, and the Beifu soldiers, who had been dominant in the water, took the opportunity to loot in addition to quelling the rebellion, resulting in the Sanwu city barely regaining popularity after several months.
Looking back, when Hou Jing's rebellion was more, the people of Jiangnan heard that the army of King Qin had arrived, and they helped the old and the young to meet them, and the officers and soldiers of Nanliang saw that the people's hearts were submissive, and they were overjoyed, and let go of their hands and feet to loot, causing the people to turn against Hou Jing and turn to Hou Jing.
The Two Jin and Northern Dynasties were such an absurd era.
In this era, the people's demands are actually very low, and an army of officers and soldiers who do not loot is enough to win their support.
Gao Cheng and Hou Jing are two people, with a total of 110,000 people, and it is impossible to hide the momentum of Hu Sichun and Dugu from getting their wish.
The two each sent envoys south to Jiangling to ask Chen Qingzhi for help.
Nanliang, Gangneung Daying.
Chen Qingzhi, who was nearly fifty years old, was silent, his eyes patrolled on the military map, and finally fell on the arrow representing the route of Gao Cheng's army.
The thirteen-year-old childish commander of the army, even if he is assisted by a fierce general like Gao Aocao, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes and omissions.
What's more, Gao Aocao is famous for his bravery, not for his wisdom.
Chen Qingzhi has heard a lot about Gao Cheng's deeds in Yecheng and Luoyang.
It is also clear that this young man will be a figure similar to Sun Quan in the future, an excellent master of success.
However, the military is different from the government, and it is not possible to deal with it with the assistance of a few staff.
Not to mention whether you can make the right judgment in the final battle, even if it is just to make a choice, it takes great courage.
"I have made up my mind, break Gao Cheng first, and Hou Jing will retreat!"
Chen Qingzhi said to Li Hongzhi, Wang Dangbo and others.
The thin body bursts out with infinite confidence at this moment.
As soon as the military order was given, they gathered to respond, and the soldiers of all departments were recruited back to the Gangneung camp one after another.
After Chen Qingzhi prepared the grain and grass, he left some people to guard Jiangling, and he led 15,000 soldiers to the north to rescue Sanjing.
When Gao Cheng learned that Chen Qingzhi's army was heading north, the southbound army had already arrived in Guangzhou, entered the Nanyang Basin, and advanced as far as Xinye, the seat of Jingzhou.
The so-called Guangzhou was built four years ago, that is, in the second year of Emperor Yong'an of Xiaozhuang (529 years), leading Luyang, Nanyang, Runan, Shunyang, Xiangcheng, Hanguang, Dingling, a total of seven counties and fifteen counties, and the administrative office was located in Luyang County, which was also the seat of Jingzhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
After Luyang County was allocated to Guangzhou, the Jingzhou Administrative Office was moved to Xinye County.
Gao Cheng set up camp outside Nanyang City and quickly sent an envoy to deliver the news to Hou Jing, who had traveled to Runan County, hoping that he could march west to join forces with him to attack Chen Qingzhi, but Hou Jing refused.
He only prevaricated that he was worried that the two armies would compete for merit and did not want to cause more trouble.
was so angry that Gao Cheng scolded alone in the handsome tent:
"If you despise me, you will kill me sooner or later!"