NCCnovel Chapter 163 Weizhou's Defense
Chapter 163 Weizhou's Defense
Lu Benzhong's worries are not unreasonable.
The remnants of the previous dynasty have been fighting with the Great Zhou for many years. Now that they have returned, they will definitely not let go of the opportunity easily.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiaosi didn’t bring many people this time, only about 50,000.
"Uncle, the Zhang family only has about 50,000 men this time. Which route do you plan to have them attack from?"
Yuwen Zhou was Yuwenhua's nephew. He followed him on this expedition mainly to exercise his strategic thinking.
The Yuwen family was not worried about Yuwen Zhou's martial arts, but their brain was a little worrying.
"The Zhang family cannot be with us. On the one hand, these people are too arrogant. On the other hand, Zhang Xuegeng is not truly joining us. This is just a transition. Let them make their own decisions this time. Their life and death depends on their own luck..."
Yu Wenhua explained the situation of the Zhang family in a very simple way.
"Oh, what about the people from the Hu family?" Yuwen Zhou was not giving up and wanted to know everything.
"The troops Hu Shanzhong brought this time are not bad. Although there are only 50,000 of them, they are enough to contain the Zhang family. Incorporate them into my central army and don't let them go out to kill the enemy easily. I have some use for them."
Since the decline of the Xiongnu, several large Xianbei families have become active again. The Yuwen family wanted to establish an independent kingdom, but unfortunately the Murong family always opposed them, so this wish was never realized.
"Keep the Hu family? This family is a bit declining, what's the point?"
"Even if the grasslands are burned, the roots are still there; even if the family is in decline, its influence remains." Yu Wenhua glanced at his nephew and sighed, "Don't underestimate these families with a long history. There are many benefits to cooperating with them now."
Yuwen Zhou saw that his uncle was unhappy, so he stopped talking.
"Give the order. Station troops in Huaian Town today and launch an attack on Weizhou tomorrow..."
at the same time,
Weizhou!
In the camp of the commander-in-chief of the city defense.
"Report! The spies sent out from Huaian Town have reported that the Yi Yu army may be heading towards Huaian Town."
"Alright, we've already thought of this. We can't let the fighting spread to the city. Two regiments of elite soldiers are already ambushed there."
For the defense of Weizhou, the elite soldiers are the musketeers, and this time there are also new infantry artillery and landmines, which are enough to make the Yuwen Xianbei people regret coming here.
"Commander-in-Chief, with this arrangement, the military strength of Weizhou will be insufficient. What if Changshan County rebels? Besides, our heavy defensive weapons are all in Huai'an."
There are not enough hot weapons, which is a problem with weapons manufacturing in Jing County. Now the arsenal in the Jing County mining area has moved away and is currently in a state of suspension.
The steel mills in Guangchang County can only cast, but they can only make landmines and hand grenades. They cannot make artillery shells, let alone precision machines.
Zhao Long suddenly discovered that as the battle line was extended, problems such as defense gaps and insufficient manpower would arise.
"It looks like we need to transfer some people from Guangchang County to defend it."
"No, Guangchang County is full of people from Dingzhou County, and their weapons are still the same old ones. If they are attacked by surprise, it will be troublesome."
The person who gave Zhao Long the advice was Xin Tu, a counselor under the Prince of Dingzhou. The new army was short of talent, so some counselors and strategists of the Dingzhou army were transferred here.
Although Xintu is just a counselor, he is very smart and Zhao Long likes him very much.
"Then organize the young people in the city to defend the city together."
"Let's defend together. County Magistrate Zhang has already made arrangements. They just don't have enough weapons and armor. They're waiting for us to supply them!"
Xintu handed over the memorial that he had prepared long ago, which listed the number of people organized to defend Weizhou and the number of weapons needed.
"How can Weizhou have so many people now? Wow, can they prepare 10,000 people at once?"
Zhao Long was stunned. When he first arrived, there were less than 2,000 people in Weizhou, but now there were 10,000 young men just defending.
"When we took in refugees and displaced people, we made an agreement: if there was a war in Weizhou, the young men in the family would choose one of two, the second echelon would choose two of three, and the third echelon would all go."
"Wait! What's 'choose two out of three'? I remember it was 'choose two out of three' at the beginning, why is there another one later?"
Xintu knew that Zhao Long didn't understand the ins and outs of this. It was he, the consultant, who attended the county meetings.
"The second tier will select two from three, eliminating those with disabilities, those over fifty-five, and those under fifteen..."
"Then what? Regardless of gender?" Zhao Long asked curiously.
"Yes, regardless of gender!" Xintu continued.
Since the advent of grenades and crossbows for defending cities, any woman who is not disabled can defend a city and even engage in street fighting.
Of course, most women do logistical support, such as boiling water, cooking, and taking care of the wounded.
Of course, there are guarantees for doing this.
Once a war breaks out, the government will give priority to taking care of the food and accommodation issues of the families of military martyrs and resolve all their worries.
The wartime regulations issued by Zhao Sheng stated that identity was useless at this time, and only those who had made special contributions could be given priority to survive.
Privileges always exist, but they are opportunities given to those who have made special contributions.
On the eve of a war, all the resources in the city are prepared for victory. In the face of swords and guns, who cares how much money you have.
Everyone should unite. No matter if they are capitalists or officials, they are nothing in the face of absolute strength.
Merchants can also exchange materials for privileges.
The officials were scared now. They had to either fight together or wait to die.
Zhao Sheng's wartime regulations stipulated that if real estate exceeded a certain area, the source of the assets would be investigated.
Even so, why aren't these rich people afraid?
This involves a regulation introduced by Mr. Zhao.
The liquidation of wartime assets and some details handed over to government offices for management.
That is to say, handing over your assets to the yamen at this time is equivalent to the yamen helping you to watch over them, and no one dares to steal them. On the contrary, if you don’t hand them over to the yamen, the yamen will not help if any problems arise.
Everything is clear, and even a small amount of money occasionally earned will not be pursued. Moreover, contribution points can be exchanged for priority, which can be used for post-war reconstruction.
This offer is huge.
Think about it, fighting hard at this time can not only save your life, but also give you priority in living, and you will also have preferential policies for reconstruction in the future.
At this time, who would want such a government office to fall?
He was dealt with before he fell.
Zhao Sheng’s ideas were behind all of Weizhou’s operations.
"Some of the weapons were captured from prisoners of war. Write a letter to Luancheng and see if they can squeeze out some troops to support us..."
The information Zhao Long obtained was given to him by the Luancheng New Policy Intelligence Bureau, and Luancheng naturally also received a copy.
"It seems that Weizhou is under great pressure. The new army cannot move. We can only draw troops from Dingzhou Army."
After reading the letter, Zhao Sheng told Zhao Yongsheng.
Zhao Yongsheng is now not only the top leader in Luancheng’s security, but also the top leader in the Intelligence Bureau.
Because there was no suitable title, Zhao Sheng called him the Director of the Security Intelligence Bureau.
"The Dingzhou Army has dispatched 50,000 men this time, which is half of the original Dingzhou camp's strength. I think we can only withdraw troops from places like Zhao County and recruit new ones."
Corvée labor consists of two parts: working and serving as a soldier.
It can also be said that serving in the army is also corvee labor.