Chapter 330: War Outpost

Qingzhou Secret Guard Station. ?? Bayi Chinese?
After receiving the news from Yongzhou, Wang Xuan immediately went to the Qi Palace.
In the days when the Qi King reformed the Qingzhou system, the situation in Yongzhou took a turn for the worse. The people under the Qinglong King gathered more and more, and the King Yong retreated steadily.
But this is not the most important thing, because the 60,000 cavalrymen with Chagatai seemed to have seized the opportunity at this time.
"What! Chagatai has gone south?" Xiao Ming changed slightly when he heard the news.
Wang Xuan nodded, "The message can't be wrong."
"Wang Wang, you stupid pig!" Xiao Ming patted the table again. His plan would never keep up with the changes. All his plans were disrupted by the pig teammate Yong Wang.
Although he had a foreboding after the riots in Yongzhou's life and the people, it came too quickly.
And the letter of admonition he gave to King Yong last time has not been heard, and it is estimated that King Yong had already thrown it out of nowhere.
This king Yong has always been stubborn for his own use and refused to listen to others. Under this crisis, he still did not hit the south wall and did not look back.
"What will your Highness do? Jizhou is only two hundred miles away from Yunzhou. This time King Yong will use most of his troops to counter the rebellion. At this time, Jizhou City must be empty. If it is taken by the barbarian, the door to the fief is like a barbarian opened."
Xiao Ming pondered for a while, and he said: "Never let the barbarians burn the flames of war to the fief of this king, you go and call Niu Ben and others."
"Yes." Wang Xuan responded and turned and left.
He has been busy with reforms for almost two months. It is now in late July. According to his plan, the northern expedition of the barbarians in October, and now that the barbarians go south, he has lost three months of preparation.
So now his army is equipped with only 10,000 flintlocks, Guanning cavalry and Qingzhou cavalry have no more than 10,000 men, and there are only 300 Husse chariots.
This is the result of his spending all his money on military spending.
Wang Xuan quickly brought Niu Ben and other Qingzhou generals over.
On the way, Wang Xuan told Niu Ben and others what he had received.
"His Royal Highness, the whole army must now go to Yunzhou and support at any time according to the situation in Jizhou. If the barbarian cavalry enters the fief, it will inevitably cause serious damage to the fief." Niu Ben said.
After a pause, he went on to say, "But your Highness needn't worry too much. Now that people in Jizhou don't have any food to eat, it's like a solid wall and clear fields. Chagatai only dares to attack Yunzhou by taking Jizhou City as a support."
"This King Yong is really faint, how is this fief governed?" Lu Fei cursed.
Xiao Ming sighed, not afraid of opponents like wolves, but teammates like pigs.
While everyone was discussing, Zixuan suddenly ran in and said to Xiao Ming: "Your Royal Highness, the eight hundred miles from Chang'an is in a hurry."
Xiao Ming and Niu Ben looked at each other, and he immediately walked out with the generals, and a postmaster outside the door was waiting at the door holding a letter.
Xiao Ming took the letter from the postman and opened his eyes. He said to Niu Ben: "My father asked this king to send troops to help Yongwang fight the rebellion, and jointly resist the barbarian cavalry going south."
"Why! Why didn't King Yong send a single soldier when we guarded Cangzhou, now let us help King Yong, the emperor is too partial." Lu Fei said dissatisfied.
Niu Ben frowned, he was also dissatisfied with this matter and was wronged by King Qi.
In that situation at that time, Xiao Ming was the weakest among the many vassals, but the heavy task of resisting the barbarians was on his shoulders.
It's just that he also understands that grievances are one thing at this time, but they can't just sit idly by. After all, if the barbarians capture Jizhou, they will be the enemy.
"In this case, don't talk about it. This time, even if the emperor doesn't make a decision, we will go to Jizhou. Now that the will comes, we can go to Jizhou as a matter of course, not to mention the imperial army and the army of the king of Wei have already moved to Jizhou." Ming said.
"The army of the imperial army and the king of Wei have been drawn?" Niu Ben and others heaved a sigh of relief. This time they are not fighting alone.
It looks heavy on the surface, but Xiao Ming has long been looking forward to bringing troops into Jizhou.
The Jizhou upheaval was a crisis and an opportunity for him. In the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao has since conquered 300,000 Qingzhou troops and has since been on the rise. This shows the dividends this rich population brought to Cao Cao.
These days, although Pang Yukun sent people to Jizhou to guide the refugees into Qingzhou, the effect was minimal. After all, he traveled long distances and was unfamiliar with the place.
Moreover, during disasters, human traffickers are often rampant and deceived. The victims cannot easily believe the people sent by Pang Yukun.
But if the Qingzhou army enters Jizhou, the effect will be different, and the victims will naturally believe the army's guidance.
Xiao Ming was watching "On Kings" during this period. It mentioned that a qualified king mainly has the power of a lion, and the cunning of a fox can survive.
In today's chaotic situation, he has to have a black belly, not to mention that he has to charge some fees for sending troops to Jizhou. This time he will not return without regaining 340,000 victims from Jizhou.
Having decided to go to Jizhou, Xiao Ming ordered Niu Ben and others to take 10,000 cavalry, 2,000 crossbowmen, 3,000 spearmen, 5,000 Shieldmen, 10,000 musketeers, and 300 Husse chariots to Jizhou. .
Leaving other states’ troops to guard their respective states and counties, Pang Yukun also asked Pang Yukun to open up the private Wubao. Once the barbarians entered the fief, they would organize the people to hide in Wubao, minimizing losses.
As in previous battles, the most terrible problem in going to Jizhou this time is logistics. It is said that the soldiers have not moved the food and grass first.
However, last year, Xiao Ming ordered all states to store food for war preparations. The food stored in Yunzhou City should be enough to support his trip to Jizhou this time.
Therefore, UU reading www.uukanshu.com is more relaxed this time than in the past, but this time he went out of Yunzhou and the logistics was troublesome. Moreover, this time Niu Ben also brought thirty artillery to Jizhou. , Was carried by Marathi people along the way.
Although the news was received in time, the war was not just a walk-and-go trip. Ammunition and weapons were prepared for ten days before Niu Ben brought more than 20,000 people out to Yunzhou.
In this battle, Xiao Ming is not going to go to Jizhou to follow up with him. Now everyone has to perform their duties. He is responsible for coordinating the fief, the soldiers are responsible for fighting, and the officials are responsible for assisting him.
At the gate of Qingzhou Daying, the Qingzhou Army was sent away, and Xiao Ming was a little worried.
Qingzhou has only been exposed to firearms for three to four months. He can't guarantee his performance on the battlefield, so this time the firearms team only accounted for one-third.
But this step is for him to go out sooner or later, and he will be more able to sharpen the soldiers on the battlefield and gain practical combat experience.
Of course, he explained that Niu Ben's most important task is to take in the victims.
(To be continued.)