PDLP Chapter 271 The Prince's Troops Are Coming
Chapter 271 The Prince's Troops Are Coming
There are many mountains on the west and east sides of Hushan Pass.
There are few roads through the mountains, and they are relatively narrow.
Only a small number of soldiers and horses are needed to garrison there. One man can hold the pass against ten thousand men.
Hushan Pass is located right on the road leading south.
If the army wanted to march south smoothly and in a mighty manner, it could only attack Hushan Pass by force.
Moreover, it is not easy to attack Hushan Pass. If we attack by force, the environment is not good and the army will be constrained.
Ning Yi dispatched 10,000 troops to the west and east to prevent surprise attacks on the small roads.
Only 30,000 troops are needed to garrison the front.
The 40,000 troops from the capital camp that he brought with him were actually the main force to decide the decisive battle.
Ning Yi is not the type to defend head-on, so he naturally decides to take the initiative.
The cavalry just needs to rest and train well in the military camp south of Hushan Pass.
There were 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed at Hushan Pass, among whom 20,000 senior officers had been put under various control by the Intelligence Department.
He placed these 20,000 troops on the two wings, and all the elite troops sent from the south were stationed in the city.
All the military equipment sent from the capital was replaced with theirs.
They must ensure that they have sufficient armor and weapons of all kinds.
And first of all, we should pay the soldiers and boost their morale.
As expected, as soon as the military pay and weapons were replaced, countless soldiers defending the city cried out.
After Ning Yi arranged the hundreds of thousands of troops at Hushan Pass, which covered an area of 800 miles, he began to focus on the layout.
He had already trained 30,000 southern soldiers of the Beijing camp for several months.
They were directly arranged in the mountains on both sides outside the city, and strongholds were constantly being built. Various traps and obstacles emerged one after another.
If you want to break through the two wings, don’t even think about it unless you have an army of 100,000 soldiers ready to kill.
This time he has been training them well, and the commanders are all replaced by absolutely loyal people.
It wasn't that group of vassal kings' soldiers stood by and watched him die without helping.
Ten thousand of his own direct Beijing guards, that is the real trump card.
The army is controlled by his own students and servants, who are absolutely loyal to Ning Yi.
They are the last reserve force and also the inspection force. If any soldier dares not to resist, they will be dealt with directly.
Thirty thousand cavalrymen were preparing for a surprise attack, the goal being to catch the enemy by surprise.
As for his two thousand elite student soldiers and the eight hundred firearms battalion, they are his real guards.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, they will not be allowed to go to the battlefield at will.
Of course, these servants also took advantage of this opportunity to go to the battlefield to train well.
As for the people in the city, Ning Yi demanded that they were not allowed to leave.
Of course, strict inspections are required to prevent any spies. Anyone who is not familiar with the situation will be arrested and strictly interrogated.
You know what, quite a few spies were found during the interrogation.
The reason why they were not let go was that many of them were family members of the military. By settling them in the city, they could also control a lot of defensive troops.
At the same time, people began to organize the people in the city in batches to form teams to transport supplies and medical teams to treat the wounded.
Ning Yi asked for a large amount of supplies to be prepared, which surprised everyone.
The supplies Ning Yi prepared were all kinds of strange, even a bunch of yellow and white things were prepared, saying that this was called gold juice, a weapon for defending the city.
But the smell is so pungent that it makes people speechless.
Time was running out, so Ning Yi personally checked everywhere to prevent any mistakes.
This place is seven or eight hundred miles away from the border. It looks flat, but there are several cities along the way.
It is not easy for the barbarian army to move south smoothly.
Ning Yi had some time now, so he wasn't so strapped for cash.
That day, Ning Yigang took Qin Haifeng to check the inventory in various places. The troops stationed here were those he trusted the most.
No one is allowed to approach at will.
Suddenly someone came running to report: "Your Highness, a large army has arrived outside the city and is demanding entry."
Ning Yi was puzzled: "What army? How many people? Are they deserters from the border?"
"The defeated soldiers will be sent to the defeated soldiers' camp."
Recently, defeated soldiers from border towns have indeed been arriving one after another.
The number of people is not large, with a dozen or so at the least and a few hundred at the most.
Ning Yi had him sent to a shelter in the south of the city first.
Then they interrogated them one by one to see if there were any barbarian spies.
If nothing is found, they will be reorganized and incorporated into the temporary miscellaneous team.
The clothes of these defeated soldiers on the border were all worn out, but there were not many wounded soldiers.
After all, it is such a long distance that it is rare for the wounded to walk over.
However, there are still many people who have families with them. Since the border is lost, they naturally leave with their families.
All we need to do is take good care of these people, settle their families, and then reorganize the defeated soldiers.
Most of these defeated soldiers still had weapons with them. It was estimated that for them, they could throw away everything else but not their weapons, as they could save their lives and were the last barrier to protect their families.
Of course, if the defeated soldiers are honest and obedient, everything will be easy to deal with and they won't starve.
If anyone disobeys, he will be killed on the spot. At this time, Ning Yi will not waste any time.
Most of the defeated soldiers were very honest. After all, they were able to run back to Hushan Pass and were relieved to see that Hushan Pass, which was guarded by the imperial army, was so strong.
Just do whatever you are told to do, as long as it is edible.
As long as we don't punish them for the crime of desertion, that's enough.
Ning Yi couldn't possibly punish them. After all, they had been defeated at the border, and it was already quite difficult for them to escape back.
Are we going to force them to defend the barbarian army with such limited strength?
However, I also heard about various situations on the border from the defeated soldiers.
The situation at the border was very bad, and the defeated soldiers were not from the same place.
This story says that a certain city was attacked by tens of thousands of barbarian troops, the generals were killed in the battle, the city was in chaos, the barbarians were killing people indiscriminately, and they took advantage of the chaos to escape with their families.
That person said that there were spies in the city, the city gates were breached, and the generals surrendered, so they chose to escape.
Some people also said that many cities along the way were constantly attacked and there were fleeing refugees everywhere.
These defeated soldiers included those from the border and the city defense forces from various cities along the way.
I don’t have time to take care of so many things at the moment. I will just review them all and reorganize them, and put them all into the menial work team.
The general who came to report said, "Your Highness, there are tens of thousands of them, claiming to be the prince's troops. They must be allowed into the city."
"Vagrant king's soldiers." Ning Yi's eyes turned cold.
Ning Yi has long hated these damn beasts.
They saw that the barbarians did not fight at all, but when they met the troops of their Dawu Kingdom, they all showed off their power.
It was they who caused Ning Yi to be accused of treason in the court.
Ning Yi said coldly: "Let's go to the city wall."
As he walked, he gave orders: "Give orders to the army outside the city and the two inspectors inside the city to assemble and prepare for battle."
Qin Haifeng was startled. "Your Highness, you can't do that. They may not be good people, but they are the prince's soldiers. You can't act recklessly."
Qin Haifeng had followed Ning Yi for so long, so he could naturally hear that this prince was preparing to take forceful action.
Those are the soldiers of the vassal kings, representing each vassal king. Now is the critical moment, not the time to take action.