After entering the Tiande Military City and arriving at the military office, Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi and Dou Shunqing came to visit.

Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi sat in the middle and said, "You have been here for a few days, how is the surrounding military situation?" ”

Yang Wenguang said: "Looking back at the scriptures, the surrounding geography and military situation have basically been figured out, and the maps used in the army have basically been drawn. The Black Mountain Supervisor Si Wu Thorn Haicheng Choke Wolf Mountain Pass, located in the mountains, 30 miles to the north is the Great Wall of Han, and 20 miles to the south is the Great Wall of Qin. Although the Great Wall is falling, it is enough to limit the movement of large armies. Several of these large cities were occupied by the party and the walls were rebuilt. ”

Han Qi said: "How many party soldiers are there in this area?" ”

Yang Wenguang crossed his hand: "Back to Xianggong, according to our investigation, there are more than 8,600 regular soldiers, and the auxiliary soldiers are unknown." Of these, five thousand were stationed in and around the city of the Vultures, and the rest were scattered among the cities. There are avenues leading to the sea here, and the rest of the cities are mostly distributed along the Great Wall of the Qin and Han dynasties. ”

Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi nodded. The party was originally defending the Khitan in this area, and the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain was not the main battlefield, but relying on the Great Wall to prevent the enemy from the north of Yinshan. If the Khitan army attacked Helan Mountain along the Yellow River, the Black Mountain Supervision Division would be condescending, threatening its flank, cooperating with the Helan Mountain garrison, and attacking the enemy together with the White Horse Supervision Division. The main force of the guards at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain is the Helan Mountain Garrison and the White Horse Supervision Military Division.

Han Qi said again: "Now that the number of party soldiers has been clarified, why is the auxiliary army unknown?" Didn't you say that the party item one was equipped with three to five auxiliaries? ”

Yang Wenguang said: "It was wartime, and it was necessary to gather soldiers and horses." Strange to say, our more than 20,000 troops arrived, and there was no movement on the party side. I asked the surrounding herdsmen, but no one knew that our army was assembled here, and the party did not gather troops and horses. Most of the party's auxiliaries were slaves of the regular soldiers, and now in the early spring, most of them were sent to the tribes, preparing to move pastures, graze cattle and sheep, and the number in the city is not clear. ”

Du Zhongxiao said to Han Qi: "Xianggong, the armies are coming one after another, and there is no major announcement, will it be?"

Han Qi shook his head: "Didn't the party think in that direction, thinking that we wouldn't attack him?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's not good to say. Even if the battle of Quye River did not reach the Vultures, it is not surprising. ”

Han Qi thought about it, shook his head slightly, and stopped talking. The situation of the party is complicated, the domestic forces are complicated, there is no hidden deception that the Pang family is dominant, and other forces are dormant, so it is not surprising that there are any strange things.

Du Zhongxiao said: "These days are the season when herdsmen migrate, send people out to find out where the major departments gather. If we attack the city of Assassin Sea, the tribes who do not go to the rescue can be left alone, and it can be assumed that they will not raise an army after the place is returned to the imperial court. In this battle, the general principle is to encircle the point and send reinforcements. You first discuss with each other, choose a good route, choose a good battlefield, and prepare to fight. ”

A few people made a promise.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Set up a banquet tonight to catch the wind for Han Xianggong." Drink hard, cheer up tomorrow, and prepare for the war with all your might! ”

In the city of the Vultures, Zhuang Lang listened to the situation in the clan and nodded from time to time. The Zhuanglang people are in the north of Montenegro and are one of the major ethnic groups in this area, with a large population. They were nomadic to the plains, often in conflict with the White Tatars in the northern Khitans. The last time the Khitan attacked the party, the White Tatars sent troops to help, and after the victory, they were even more arrogant. As the Song army came north, killing Yelu Zongzhen, Yelu Hongji and Yelu Chongyuan were proclaimed emperors respectively, and the White Tatars could not get help from the Khitan, and Zhuang Langbu decided to attack back. For this matter, the main soldiers of the burial company took the auxiliary soldiers and sent many people back to help.

At this moment, Wu Qusu came in and arched his hand: "My lord, the new military situation, the Song army is assembled in the Tiande army. A few days ago, the Song army attacked the Quye River and destroyed countless forts. The nearby Song army is gathered, will it come to attack us? ”

Zhuang Lang buried Bao Dao: "How many soldiers and horses does the Song army have on Hequ Road?" Tens of thousands of troops are rushing to attack, plus the Hengshan soldiers, where are they still coming to attack us! Don't listen to rumors, they will confuse people's hearts! ”

Wu Qusu said: "What the adults said is true. But this month, there are really a lot of Song troops in the Tiande Army. Yesterday, someone saw that the Song army had arrived in the Tiande army, and they looked like big shots. We didn't have a little bit to gather troops and horses, and we didn't have any defense, if the Song army suddenly attacked"

Zhuang Lang buried Bao said: "If the Song army wants to fight, it is also going to fight Helan Mountain, attack Xingqing Mansion, what do we do!" If you can't plant land in Montenegro, what's the use of the Song people getting it? They Han people are used to cultivating land to grow crops, and they are not used to grazing cattle and sheep! ”

Wu Qusu said: "The lower officials think that for the sake of safety, it is better to send more rangers to find out the truth of the Song army." ”

Zhuang Lang didn't have the heart to think about these at all, and said casually: "Then you go and arrange it." Now is the time to relocate the pasture, and suddenly there is a gathering of troops, and many families are affected. Remember, just send someone to investigate quietly, and don't spread the word and mess with the army! ”

Wu Qusu said yes and said goodbye to Zhuang Lang.

Back in the official hall, Yang Baliang, another hall official, saw that Wu Qusu's face was not good, and said, "I reported just now, what did Lord Assassin Shi say?" ”

Wu Qusu shook his head: "The assassin is concentrating on his own tribal affairs, and he can't wait to transfer our soldiers and horses here to drive away the White Tatars, where will he care about the Song people of the Tiande army?" Brother Yang, I don't think this matter is good, the Song army has gathered a large number of military horses, and there must be a plan. ”

Yang Baliang said: "The truth is so, but the assassin doesn't care, what can we do?" Although the number of the Song army team who came yesterday was small, I heard that the pomp was not small. When the herdsmen looked at it from afar, they felt that the momentum was unusual. Moreover, these Song people are very different from the ones in front, there are not many big cars, and they are very likely to be the leaders of the Song army. ”

Wu Qusu sat down, took a sip of tea, frowned, and said, "What kind of general can it be?" I heard that after occupying the Hequ, the Song army knew that it was Zhao Zi in Yunneizhou, and he was extremely brave. Could it be that he came? This person commands a lot of troops, if he goes to the Tiande army, it will be a big trouble! ”

Yang Baliang said: "It's a pity, we don't know what Song Jun means. When they asked the shepherds for news, they could not tell why. Since the arrival of the Song army, the surrounding cultivators have organized all the households and people to build cities and villages, and grazing is not allowed around, and we can't even ask for news. If Zhao Zi came, the newspaper and the assassin knew that he would definitely not ignore it as he is now. ”

The two sat opposite each other, drank tea for a while, and Wu Qusu said: "This is not a way, either quickly find out the reality of the Song army, or order to gather troops and horses." Do nothing, if the Song army suddenly attacks, aren't we waiting to be killed? ”

Yang Baliang shook his head: "No one assassinated Shi Jun's order, don't say that we don't dare to gather troops and horses, just give an order, which one will do it?" In this way, let Wang Erlang, the signing judge, take people to inspect the cities, check the defense, and by the way, see if there is any exact news about the Song army. ”

Wu Qusu nodded: "That's all." Wang Saburo went out of the city today to do business, and when he came back tomorrow, he would let him go. ”

The military supervision department set up by the party is in charge of military and political affairs, and the supreme governor is the head of the wealthy clan, and there are two department heads, one department deputy, two co-judges, and four signatories, who are responsible for military and civilian affairs. Some of these officials were leaders of small tribes, and some were sent by the party and the imperial court. Wu Qusu and Yang Baliang were both sent by the imperial court, and they were previously guests of the prime minister's mansion, and the prime minister was in power, and they were also reused.

The soldiers and horses of the Military Supervision Department are not the central army of the party, but are composed of local tribes. Not to mention the two halls, even the assassin Shi Zhuang Lang can't be completely controlled, and he has something to discuss with the clan leader.

The party's army is divided into regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, and the auxiliary soldiers have many names, and they are the retinues of the regular soldiers, and they do miscellaneous work for him. The regular soldiers were generally members of the tribal chiefs in various places, and the nomadic herders had tents and livestock, and the farmers had land and agricultural tools. The auxiliaries were mostly slaves and tenants of the regular tribes, and some were slaves taken captive during the war.

This composition, somewhat similar to the knights and servants of Europe, was similar in the political structure of the state. The regular soldiers bear the military obligations for the imperial court, they must prepare their own horses and armor, maintain the military weapons issued by the imperial court, and gather to fight with the army at the battle point, and are the main combatants. The auxiliaries were slaves, captives, and a part of the bankrupt civilians, especially those who were bankrupt due to debts.

The identities of regular soldiers and auxiliaries are mainly determined by their origins, and it is very difficult to change identities between them. Just like bankrupt civilians who follow the army and participate in the war as auxiliaries, their military merits are mostly counted on the regular soldiers, and the captures are also the regular soldiers. Unless there is a great achievement, or the regular soldier dies in battle, and there is no suitable person in the family to join the army, or he is adopted as an adopted son by the regular soldier family, he can change his identity and become a regular soldier.

This was a semi-slave and semi-feudal military-political system, especially suitable for areas with extremely backward productive forces. Without relying on the clans, it would be impossible to survive in the territory of the party, except for the cities and a small part of the agricultural area.

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