Chapter 1176: A Renewed Plateau Legion
The Plateau Army has a total of 100,000 people, this is the largest army in the Western Qin Army, the soldiers are all trained by the warriors of the various tribes in Tibet, since the beginning of the training has been three years, the predecessor of this army is a few years ago when Zhao Ziliang conquered Tubo when the formation of the Tubo servant army, after sweeping the Tubo, the servant army of nearly 200,000 people was screened and removed, leaving the elite warriors to form the Plateau Army, the commander of the corps was appointed by the king Zhao Lei, and the first deputy general was appointed by the Tubo people Zhamu, after three years of training, After being equipped with the standard equipment of the Western Qin Army, the combat effectiveness of this army is not far from the general standing army, and it has been stationed in the Tianzhu area for several years. ββ β½ββTomato Fiction -''.x-f-q-x'
Turberd, Zhao Lei and Zamu were marching westward with 50,000 plateau troops, 40% of the Gaoyuan army was cavalry, 60% were infantry, and the 50,000-strong army was nearly ten miles long on the road to the Persian region.
After three years of rigorous training and the equipping of a full set of Western Qin Army's standard equipment, the appearance of the Plateau Army has undergone earth-shaking changes, and it is barbaric and strictly disciplined. These Tibetan warriors wore their own unique national costumes in the plateau area, because of the terrain and climate, but in the hot Tianzhu area, the Tubo people's own costumes could not be worn, they could only wear the regular clothes of the Western Qin army, and the reborn plateau army could not see the original appearance at all, it was no different from other Western Qin troops.
The top generals of the army stopped at the side of the road and began to study the next march route, and the procession slowly stopped after receiving the order.
The first lieutenant general Zamu looked at the map, Zhao Lei discussed it with another lieutenant general, and gave the order for the whole army to stop advancing, rest for an hour, eat on the spot and then set off, and then walked to Zamu and asked, "Zamu, how is it?" β
Zamu raised his head and said to Zhao Lei: "Great Prince, there are two roads to Behedashir Castle that are relatively close, but both of these roads need to pass through the garrison area of the Great Cannibal."
Zhao Lei was very unhappy and reprimanded; "Zamu, I said that in the army, don't call me the eldest prince, call me the commander!"
Zamu touched the back of his head embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "The last general's memory is not good, he always can't remember, and he forgets it as soon as he speaks!" β
Just as he was about to tell Zhao Lei about the marching route again, a group of cavalry with more than 100 people came from the north, but the distance was too far to see whether it was friend or foe. When he heard the movement for two days and turned his head to look at it, he couldn't help but change his face, Zhao Lei's face was ugly and said: "Why did a team of cavalry run to our army, and only now did they find out?" What are the guards on both wings for? β
Zamu said: "Maybe it's a friendly army, there are so many people, and the momentum of running is so loud, it's impossible for the guard post not to find out!" Big?? Oh, the general don't have to worry, it seems that there are only more than 100 horsemen, and the last general will lead people to meet them, and if it is an enemy army, he will immediately meet it! β
"Okay, hurry up and prepare!" Zhao Lei immediately agreed.
Zamu led more than 100 cavalry from the legion's personal guard battalion to quickly meet him, and soon saw the other party's flag and attire clearly, it turned out to be friendly troops, and Zamu breathed a sigh of relief.
The captain of the guard battalion next to him was a Han veteran, who was quite familiar with the banner in the army, and when he saw a civilian official at the front holding a festival, his face suddenly changed, and he said to Zamu: "General, festival!" β
After all, Zamu is a native of Tubo, he has not been in the Western Qin Army for a long time, and he still doesn't know much about some things in the Western Qin Army, so he turned his head and wondered: "What is the Festival?" β
The lieutenant explained: "Did the general see the man in the front holding a bamboo pole with a yak tail tied to it? He took the feast. There are several kinds of festivals, one represents the king, the other represents the court, and what he holds in his hand is the festival representing the king, that is to say, this person is a messenger sent by the king! β
Zamu hurriedly said: "Quickly send someone to tell the eldest prince and ask him to come over!" β
"Yes!"
Zhao Lei, who got the news, quickly rode over on horseback, stopped to take a look, and sure enough, he saw the person in front of the opposite horse running over with a jingjie, and immediately ordered the soldiers of the personal guard battalion to pay attention to the neatness of the queue and their own appearance, and when more than 100 horsemen on the opposite side came to the front to stop, Zhao Lei took Zamu to fight the horse and hugged his fists and said: "Tianzhu Duhufu Duhu, the commander of the Plateau Legion Zhao Lei led the deputy general Zamu to greet the king's envoy!" β
Both sides dismounted and walked towards each other, and the civil official on the opposite side was holding a bright yellow scroll in his left hand and a bright yellow scroll in his right hand and stopped in front of Zhao Lei and said with a smile: "Xiaguan Jin Zhanpeng meets His Royal Highness the Eldest Prince!" β
Zhao Lei hurriedly said: "Lord Jin represents my father, no need to be polite!" Did you come with your father's will? β
Jin Zhanpeng said: "Yes, the king has a will, please ask His Royal Highness the eldest prince and General Zamu to receive the order!" β
The two immediately bowed down on one knee and knelt on the ground to receive the order, Jin Zhanpeng read the decree again, the main content was to let Zhao Lei and Zamu's plateau army not have to make a detour, directly enter the southern region of Persia of the Great Food Country, and on the way to Behedashir Castle, by the way, swept away the garrison and opposition forces of the Great Food Country in the southern region of Persia, and left 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison in the area, and Jin Zhanpeng will also be Zhao Lei's supervisor with the army.
The southern part of Persia, which includes Sistan and Baluchistan, Hormuzgan, southern Kerman and southern Fars, is not small, but the number of cannibals in this area is not very large, leaving 10,000 troops to garrison.
"Command!" Zhao Lei agreed loudly and took the edict handed over by Jin Zhanpeng.
After getting up, Zhao Lei read the edict again, turned around and handed it to Zamu, and said to Jin Zhanpeng: "I have ordered the army to rest for an hour before setting off, my lord has come from afar, so I will rest and eat something with these brothers first, and I will order someone to prepare a camp tent for Lord Jin!" β
Jin Yunpeng hurriedly stopped: "The eldest prince should not be busy, anyway, he will set off in an hour, it is too troublesome to set up a camp, everyone should be at ease anywhere, but he is very hungry and thirsty, and the lower officials have just arrived, and they are not familiar with the personnel in the army, and they have to trouble the eldest prince Zhang Luo one or two!" β
Zhao Lei nodded and said: "That's as it should be, in that case, General Zamu and I were discussing the route of the march just now, and we were about to say while eating, Master Jin will be together!" β
Jin Zhanpeng immediately agreed: "Okay! β
Returning to the ranks, the soldiers had already set up a simple camp tent on the side of the road, and the map had been hung in the camp, and while the food had not yet come up, several people began to discuss the route of the march.
The second lieutenant Utelin stood in front of the map and said, "It is the king's order that we should lead our army to the southern part of Persia on the way to the castle of Behdashir to join it, so this march route will have to be carefully considered." According to military intelligence, the total number of troops stationed in this area is less than 10,000, and they are mainly stationed in several places, namely Zalebao, Bambur, and Khurumus. Of these, Bambur and Khurumus each had three thousand, and Zaleburg had a thousand, and the remaining three thousand were scattered throughout the region, some towns had five or six hundred, some had only one or two hundred, and so on, and if they were gathered they could be regarded as a force to be reckoned with, but when they were scattered, we could easily break them apart! β
"The last general has an idea, we will first cross the border line to attack Zale, and then go northwest to capture Bambul, leaving a part of the army to continue to sweep the surrounding area, and the main force will march west along the Bambul River, along the water source, until it passes through the Jazmurian Basin, although there is no road, but there is a water source, as long as there is a water source, we can march. March all the way west until you reach the city of Kurumus, and after capturing the city, you will leave a part of your men and horses behind to sweep away the local resistance, and the main force will march to the northwest, attacking if there is a large food army along the way, until you reach the castle of Behedashir! This route is not the closest, but it is the best one, and it will be able to capture the southern part of Persia by the way! β
Zhao Lei thought about it, turned his head and asked Jin Zhanpeng and Zamu: "What do you two think?" β
Jin Zhanpeng had just arrived, and it was inconvenient to express his opinion, so he didn't say anything, and Zamu said: "This can not only eliminate the main forces of the Great Food Army in the area, but also take into account the speed of the march, and the general thinks it is feasible." What does Master Jin think? β
Jin Zhanpeng said with a smile: "I'm just a civilian official, I don't know much about military affairs, since the three generals think it's feasible, then follow this marching route, but the army's grain and grass are enough to use?" β
Zhao Lei said: "We didn't carry enough grain and grass, there are local governments along the way on the march, barely able to support here, our existing grain and grass can only eat for half a month at most, we will cross the border after three days, so after entering the realm of the big cannibals, we will have to raise our own food, this matter we discussed before the departure, the matter of raising grain and grass is in charge of General Zamu, his logistics also belong to him, and General Wu and I are responsible for the march and battle!" General Zamu has always said that he is not good at logistics, and it is still possible to raise food and grass. Let's re-divide our respective responsibilities now, so that the big and small things of the army are in order and orderly, so as to avoid chaos. As the commander-in-chief, I am in charge of everything, mainly responsible for commanding operations, military intelligence and news exchanges; The Ukrainian general was mainly responsible for marching and encamping; General Zamu is in charge of the collection of food and other supplies, and will give you three thousand men first, and then allocate another one if it is not enough; Lord Jin is in charge of logistics, military discipline, and law enforcement teams! β
The three of them agreed one after another, these people are very respectful to Zhao Lei, after all, Zhao Lei is the eldest prince, or the legal prince of Western Qin, but he has not yet been officially canonized, according to the law of Western Qin, Zhao Lei is the first heir to the throne, if nothing else, he will take over the power of Western Qin in the future, so these generals and officials are extremely respectful to him.