PFC Chapter 204 Luancheng General Mobilization
Chapter 204 Luancheng General Mobilization
With Zhang Xiaosi's encouragement, he gained soldiers who could fire infantry artillery. After a day's rest, he also let his own people learn.
Zhang's army was originally composed of people from the Central Plains, so the recommended soldiers quickly integrated into the army and did not feel too unfamiliar.
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Lu Zhi and 60,000 others broke through the defense line and headed towards Luancheng.
The situation is extremely critical!
Zhao Yongsheng notified all the Zhao and Li clansmen gathered in Luancheng and spontaneously organized an armed force.
There are a large population of people with the surnames Zhao and Li in Luancheng, and there are more than 30,000 people who voluntarily join. Of course, the maximum age limit is no more than 38 years old.
People with other surnames in Luancheng also signed up enthusiastically.
There are three reasons:
First, Luancheng belongs to Dingzhou County, which is the fief of the prince and has benefited from his grace for many years; second, Luancheng is the fief of the princess, who implemented benevolent policies after the establishment of the government, and direct reduction of agricultural taxes is being piloted; third, the workshop has brought employment opportunities to most families.
Who can tolerate their home being invaded by outsiders?
Suddenly, another 50,000 people signed up.
There were 20,000 men and women working in the workshop, and at least half of them were able to participate in the battle.
With a combat force of 80,000 people, it's a pity that the weapons can't keep up. If Zhao Sheng knew that Luancheng had such a strong combat force, he would definitely have stockpiled a large amount of weapons in advance.
However, he also had a large stockpile of weapons, including 30,000 javelins, 10,000 long swords, 10,000 longbows, and more than 10,000 short swords of various types.
Javelin is actually not suitable as a fighting weapon. It is only about one and a half meters long and is suitable for handheld throwing. Zhao Sheng manufactured these weapons mainly for use in street fighting.
In addition, the dagger is a bayonet used on a gun. It can be used as a dagger or installed on a gun or a wooden stick.
Zhao Yongqiang, who is in charge of workshop security, is an expert in this field.
Local families all have weapons.
The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty stipulated that it was forbidden to privately possess weapons such as crossbows, halberds, and armor, but it was allowed to use weapons such as short blades and machetes for self-defense.
Therefore, those who volunteered to be the first group of Luancheng volunteers and were able to produce weapons automatically came to report with their weapons.
The only thing the county government provided was the plate armor that symbolized protection, and only the chest plate.
The plates were tied around their bodies with ropes, much like a turtle shell, and some people even carried them on their backs.
The plate armor can also be used as a shield. After the warrior holding the sword returns home and modifies it, it becomes an iron shield that is small and easy to use.
In short, plate armor is a symbol of status. When it is stamped, there is a word on it - County!
Just when everyone was worried about who would be the leader of these people, Li Xin came on horseback with 10,000 people.
"Father, what are you doing here? Dingzhou County needs someone to take charge."
Li Shuya was pregnant and in charge of all matters in the Princess's Mansion. She was both happy and heartbroken to see her father.
"Silly girl, you're already a mother, and you're still crying."
Li Xin continued to comfort him, "When I came here, I saw that your county had organized 80,000 people, which is much more than the population of our Dingzhou County."
"It was your husband's benevolent rule that attracted so many disaster victims and refugees. I never thought that civil unrest would break out before we had even had three years of peace."
"Okay, now we have nearly 100,000 people, and the invading enemy should be around 50,000."
"Father, according to the information from the Intelligence Department, there should be 110,000 people. The frontline villages of Ma Village and Ruan Jia Village have already engaged in battle. Ruan Jia Village has retreated to the West Camp, while Ma Village has broken through the defense line. We are preparing to fully defend."
Upon hearing this, Li Xin stroked his long beard and said sadly, "This situation is not only caused by the Lu family. I guess the royal family is also watching the fire from the other side."
"Why do you say that?"
"Alas, our Li family has been accumulating power for a long time. The emperor is more wary of us than the seven major families!"
"What do you mean?"
Li Shuya hesitated to speak, and Li Xin nodded silently.
In the evening, news came from Dingzhou County that the county city had been lost. The reason was that they mistook it for their own army and did not take precautions!
Li Xin was so angry that he wanted to curse on the spot.
"Master, there's no point getting angry now. The people in the city are mostly civil servants, and the military commanders are either in the Dingzhou camp or have come with us."
Seeing this, Yuchi Baowei, who was beside him, stepped forward to comfort him.
"It would have been better if Jiao Fafa had stayed."
"Master, it's useless to stay. The defenders mistook the clothes of the people coming for the Dingzhou army. When they got close to the city gate, they realized something was wrong. At this time, it was too late to close the city gate.
This is a bad habit that has been formed over the years. The personnel of the Dingzhou camp who changed guards always handed over their positions outside the city. There is no habit of refusing to stay in the city for inspection."
Li Xin thought of Cheng Jushu at this time: "Where did old Cheng go?"
"I heard they're sending people to Anping Town to encircle and suppress the enemy. Oh, that's not good..."
Yuchi Baowei was secretly shocked and muttered to himself.
"Are you saying that the people from the county town were driven here by old Cheng?"
Li Xin also reacted and sighed helplessly, "Forget it. Let's fight tomorrow and push the enemy in Luancheng back forty miles. Then we can go back and deal with the enemy in the county city. Let's find out the exact number of enemies invading the county city."
"promise!……"
The messenger who had been kneeling below finally agreed to leave after hearing Li Xin's order.
He originally wanted to capture Luancheng in one fell swoop, but the spies in front said that there were more than 100,000 people gathered in the city, and the more than 10,000 people behind were holding on tightly and refused to let go, so Lu Zhi had to send troops back to defend.
"These people's weapons are too weird. Long-range firing makes a huge noise, and some of our people fell down. But I found that armor and shields can provide protection."
Wang Yachun was Lu Zhi's right general. His mission today was to block the pursuing troops from behind. As a result, he lost the lives of a thousand people in exchange for a defensive effect.
"Really?" Lu Zhi was very happy. Being able to defend was a good thing, and then using the majority to attack the minority.
"This time the Xianbei replaced our armor. Now the brothers are basically wearing leather armor, and it stinks."
It wasn't just one or two days ago that people below him had been complaining about the Xianbei people's leather armor being smelly. Lu Zhi certainly knew this. After so many years of using these leather armors, countless people had died and no one knew how many of them had been stripped off and reused. It would be strange if they didn't stink.
Even the armor they wore was mostly damaged goods captured on the battlefield, which they used after cleaning and repair. They thought it was good out of sight, but not in mind.
"How's things going in the West Camp? Have the soldiers from Shigedai occupied the West Camp warehouse?"
"General, I'm not very clear about the situation in the West Camp. You should ask the people in the Scout Camp."
As soon as Wang Yichun finished speaking, he heard a sound coming from outside the room.
"General! News has come from the tribe's army that the West Camp has been occupied and all the supplies in the warehouse have been looted. Although they were attacked by guards organized by a local wealthy businessman, they were driven away. And, and..."
Having said this, the scout who delivered the message hesitated and did not dare to continue.
"Just say whatever you want to say!" Lu Zhi looked displeased and shouted at the scout.
"General, the people of the ? tribe captured the families of several wealthy merchants today and roasted and ate their sons in front of them!"
After saying this, the scout's stomach churned and he vomited on the spot.
Even Wang Yichun, who had experienced countless massacres, felt nauseous when he heard the scout's words and ran out of the barracks.
The deep and chaotic night sky spreads out like ink, covering the vast horizon.
The three hundred miles of Luancheng reveals a heart-pounding silence in the darkness, like a ghostly breath in the underworld, quiet and mysterious.
I really can't sleep tonight...