Volume 3 The Struggle for the Country Chapter 116 The Great Expansion of the Army
After the battle, it took two days just to dispose of the corpses, even the people of the whole city. Meng Chengbi had already received information from the outer hall that Manchu had already used the power of the whole country to conquer Johor, this rout, the troops they fled back were only more than 2,000 people, and after discussing with Lin Xian, it was decided that Lin Xian would lead the troops to sweep away Manthorn Jia!
At noon on the third day, Lin Xian led an elite army of 30,000 straight to the border city of Antlers, where there were only a few hundred defenders.
The army led by Lin Xian arrived outside Antler City in only one day, and it was already dark, and it was decided to officially attack the city tomorrow! Before the camp was set, a group of people came out of the city, claiming to be the commander of the defenders of Antler City and the county commander.
The group had not yet seen the commander of the Black Shark Army, and fell to their knees crying and begging to surrender. It turned out that this place was the last city to be conquered by Bairi Missoula, and within a few days of this peaceful day, a group of strong men were forcibly recruited into the army. A few days ago, Bairi Missoula ordered that teenagers over the age of fourteen must join the army, otherwise the whole family will be beheaded once they are found. This makes Antler City, which has no home, even more complaining! Now that the Black Shark army is coming, they just take the opportunity to sacrifice the city.
This also saves the effort of the Black Shark Army to camp and go directly to the military camp in the city to spend the night. The eight hundred defenders surrendered bloodlessly, and according to their wishes, Lin Xian selected five hundred qualified soldiers to join the ranks. The rest of the people were released to the farmland, and it was not a happy thing to be a farmer on this land!
After settling the city of Antlers, the soldiers had a good night's rest, and the next day they drove out of the city in full spirit, and went straight to Mamba City, the king of Manchuga. At this time, there was already chaos in Mamba City, and the 20,000 newly recruited baby soldiers in the barracks were even more at a loss!
The palace ministers in the palace hall of the Manchuga royal palace are arguing!
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the Western Expedition is too risky, and now we only have 5,000 veterans and 20,000 baby soldiers, and our combat strength is really worrying!" Su Tanli said worriedly.
"The minister thinks that we should defend the royal city, the royal city is thick, and it is difficult for their 30,000 horses to break through, once the loss of the army will naturally retreat, and then we will slowly recuperate!" Marshal Artez said confidently.
Bairi Missoula was still staring at the map of the Malay Peninsula and pondering, and he had proposed the expedition to the west. Since the failure of the northern expedition, he thought that the dragon king of the South China Sea would retaliate with his troops, so he wanted to lead all his troops and ministers to march west along the southern coastline of the Malay Peninsula.
The terrain of the Malay Peninsula is quite long, and it is divided into two more narrow parts by a narrow Dahan mountain range. The northern starting point of the Dahan Mountains is Johor, and further north is the Kingdom of Pongshang, and the northwestern end is the Kingdom of West Malaysia.
At the southern end of the Tahan Mountains is the state of Malacca in the kingdom of Holotan, which has three states and sixteen cities. In the past, there are twenty-one cities in the four states of the Gulun Kingdom.
The location of the Manchurian Kingdom is the top of the Malay Peninsula and occupies the best position in the Malay Peninsula. If you have enough troops, you can easily conquer the entire Malay Peninsula with this as a starting point! It's a pity that Bairi Missoula was too anxious, and just after gaining a foothold, he put himself to death in a hurry!
"Ho Luo Dan's national strength has weakened in recent years, and there are only more than 20,000 troops to defend at the east and west ends, it is entirely possible for us to destroy Ho Luo Dan in one fell swoop!" Bairi Missoula turned to look at several of His Highness's important ministers.
"Then we have discarded the advantages of the location! It has been a hundred years since the founding of the country, and because the defense at both ends continues to consume the country's capital, it is impossible to go further! Atez argues that his insistence is not wrong, and that he can be said to be serious.
"Have you ever thought that our army supply has dried up! If you defeat Ho Luodan, you can recruit again! And even if those pirates occupy this place, they will have to divide their troops and garrison, and they will not be able to recruit troops. After two or three years, we will be strong and strong, and we can take it back, and we can even wipe out the pirates of Johor in one fell swoop! Byry Missoula looked at the sluggishness of the crowd and laughed!
Only then did everyone understand His Majesty's intentions, and they looked at each other and said no more.
"Since you have no objections, pack up today, and we will leave Mamba City early tomorrow morning and head west!" Bairi Missoula said loudly.
"Ministers, obey the king's orders!" His Highness responded in unison.
When Lin Xian came to Mamba City with the army, he saw that the city gate was wide open, and there were no defenders at the gate. Many of the people in the city fled in a hurry with their belongings.
Lin Xian hurriedly waved his hand to signal the army to stop, thinking about the scene was really suspicious, he summoned the scout leader Luo Zhao to order: "You send someone into the city to inquire and see what the situation is!" ”
"Mark and command!" Luo Zhao hurried away.
In a few moments, three knights dressed in civilian clothes would drive out from one side of the army and head straight for the other side of Mamba City. Two quarters of an hour later, three fast horses galloped out of the city gate and headed straight for the army.
"Report! There are no enemy troops in the city, and the people spread that the nobles and soldiers of Manchu have fled from Mamba City! ”
"You escaped?" Lin Xian frowned for a moment and still couldn't get the point, so he could only give up and waved his big hand, "Enter the city!" ”
By the time they entered the city, the city was already in chaos. Lin Xian had no choice but to send two thousand soldiers to patrol around and kill some gangsters who took the opportunity to rob! By the evening, the city of Mamba had largely returned to calm, with only a small group of soldiers patrolling back and forth.
In a side hall in the palace of Manjinga, Lin Xian looked at the map nailed to the screen with the candle, and his brows were twisted into pimples. With his years of experience, he never guessed the other party's intentions! The day before entering the city, he sent out more than a dozen waves of scouts, hoping to find traces of the enemy.
The most fearful thing on the battlefield is that you won't see the enemy's trace while fighting, and it's okay if the other party escapes. What if the other party thinks about how to yin himself! Know that there is never a shortage of miracles on the battlefield!
By the evening two waves of scouts had returned, and they said that many had seen the migration of Manchu Manga heading west, apparently to the state of Malacca.
When Lin Xian heard the news, he immediately found the map and looked at it carefully for a long time, only then did he understand the other party's intentions. This Bairi Missoula has a lot of ambitions, he is ready to go and occupy Ho Rodan and then go back to clean up his own side!
"Hehe, the ambition is not small! Byry Missoula is a child, it's up to anyone who can have the last laugh! After Lin Xian finished talking to himself, he didn't work hard in front of the map, and went to rest.
Early the next morning, Lin Xian ordered the whole army to redivide into ten regiments and go in all directions, he wanted to take over this Manchu Thorn as soon as possible! Although the military supply here has been exhausted, there are still many people here, and it is still a good source of taxes. The Black Shark Gang can temporarily exempt the people of this land from tax and recuperate. In the future, when their loyalty is cultivated, there will be no shortage of soldiers or taxes, and there will be a good trade port and a proper feng shui treasure.
The camp of the southern line of Bo Ni country.
"Good! Sure enough, it didn't disappoint me! Chen Zuyi patted the armrest of the seat and laughed, he was reading the military intelligence report of Johor and Lin Xian.
"Yuan Liang, immediately notify the branches in Nanyang to start the conscription work in an all-round way, and this time I want to conscript 100,000 soldiers! Let Mencius fully mobilize all the sea ships to cooperate! Chen Zuyi looked at Li Yuanliang who was standing beside him, this was his most powerful assistant and the outer hall master of the Black Shark Gang.
"Helper, isn't 100,000 a little more? With such a large quantity, the personnel of the outer hall cannot guarantee the quality of the soldiers. Li Yuanliang said calmly. He had no doubts about whether he would be able to feed so many people. As long as there is maritime trade throughout the South Seas, they will not be short of money and food. The daily input is dizzying, and if you don't spend some of it, I'm afraid that the whole Lombok Island will not be piled up!
"Well, the quality of personnel still needs to be required, but it can be appropriately relaxed and recruited more! We can survive the fittest in practice and streamline out what we need. Those who are eliminated can also be used as labor to make up for the sparsely populated cities! Chen Zuyi waved his big hand and looked forward to the future.
"Those who are eliminated may not necessarily want to go to sparsely populated places!" Li Yuanliang said with a wry smile.
"As long as there are enough benefits, nothing is impossible. We can provide them with seeds, cattle and even houses, and if they are willing to settle there, it is not impossible to borrow a part of the interest-free money! People always come up with solutions! Chen Zuyi smiled and said that his method was to prove in history that there were all kinds of trials. Don't talk about it, let's talk about Zhudai five years later, moving the capital to Beiping. Originally, it was a bitter cold place, and in order to move the rich families in the south of the Yangtze River, he not only used a big stick but also gave a lot of sweet dates to do this.
"Help the master! Subordinates admire! I'll let someone do it! Li Yuanliang admired his face, he followed all the way, and knew how huge the growth of the gang leader was from the beginning to the present. Now he is like an eagle with wings spread, ready to fight in the sky. Now I can only try to follow his every step until I can't keep up.
"you! Don't pat me on the back! Hurry up and do it! I'm going to have to recruit locally here! Chen Zuyi smiled and kicked lightly, which was flashed by Li Yuanliang, and he went with a smile.
"Someone, pass on Ma He Mosha to come and see me!" Chen Zuyi shouted outside the big tent. Then one of the guards should have galloped away.
"Your Highness, what are your orders?" Ma Hemosha came quickly, and asked directly after the salute.
"Ordered three cities and two fortresses, prepare for large-scale conscription, at least 80,000 soldiers!"
"Conscription?" Ma Hemosha was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, can you have Your Majesty's conscription order or the conscription order of the Metropolitan Military Department?" ”
"This king is the governor of the southern front, everything is cheap, do you still need His Majesty's will and the military department's conscription order to recruit soldiers?" Chen Zuyi was also confused.
Ma Hemosha suddenly cried and laughed, it turned out that His Royal Highness, who had always been transparent, didn't know the process of conscription at all, so he had to patiently explain: "This conscription is not casual!" The Code of the Laws of Bo Ni. The "Conscription Policy" clearly stipulates that if an army outside needs to be replenished or expanded, it must ask the king or the military department to issue a conscription order. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a conspiracy! ”
"Is that so? Well, do you think that's going to work? While we were conscripting, I asked my father to make a request. When my father's will comes, we will finish the conscription, wouldn't it be more time-saving? Chen Zuyi looked at Ma Hemosha with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Ma Hemosha immediately shuddered, and he suddenly woke up to the fact that it was not legal for them to clean up the forces of the five princes on the southern front, and now that they were conscripted, His Royal Highness would not bring this matter to the king. The boat I got on was not going to be a loyal minister and filial son at all, but...
Further down, he didn't dare to think about it anymore, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general understands, and immediately orders the three cities and two fortresses to double the army!" I wonder if His Highness has any other orders? ”
"Let Jiang Weichuan, Jiang Yinhai and Lie Kun be responsible for traveling around to inspect the conscription work in various places, and if there is any forced conscription, vacancies, or deductions for settlement allowances, report them directly to me! I've got my own way! But if they are good people and there is a problem with the local conscription, I will ask them! ”
Ma Hemosha's body trembled, although he followed His Highness the earliest, he couldn't get out of the category of a general, is this His Highness beating himself by the way? hurriedly responded: "It's the last general to obey the order!" ”