diskusbooks Chapter 717 The Empress Leads the Troops to War
Chapter 717 The Empress Leads the Troops to War
The auxiliary troops of the Yan army were building a bridge, while Gongyang Ge and Pang Lei were busy reorganizing their own troops.
Gongyang Ge's army was the army, which was organized entirely according to the structure of squads, battalions, battalions, and corps.
On the other hand, the Chu army was organized into a fleet of large and small ships. Although it was not known how many ships there were, Pang Lei was very familiar with the organization of the navy, so he was able to make arrangements with ease.
Then you can go directly on board for training.
Gong Yang Ge, after compiling the list and appointments, wrote them all down and took the list to visit Yan Fuyao, asking her to review it and give her names.
Yan Fuyao just took a quick look and shook his head.
“This list won’t work.”
Gong Yang Ge said quickly,
"Your Majesty, please enlighten me, but are the appointed generals not good enough? I know all of these people well. They are definitely highly capable and qualified to be generals. Some of them are former commanders."
"I'm not talking about generals, I'm talking about soldiers. The name and place of origin of every soldier in every regiment must be clearly written down, recorded, and military badges made and distributed.
They are now soldiers of Dayan. Whether they have made military achievements while alive or received pensions after their death, they must be paid. They don’t even have their names on them. How do you expect the money to be delivered to their families?
Dayan values every soldier. Each of them is an ordinary hero. We cannot let heroes shed blood and tears."
After hearing this, Gong Yang Ge was deeply moved.
He now understood why the generals who had defected to the Yan army not only did not rebel, but even the soldiers were willing to follow the Yan army.
I also understood why the soldiers of the Yan army fought so hard and their fighting power and will were so strong.
With such a wise leader, what more could I ask for?
"I will obey your orders. I will not let your majesty down."
"Well, when you go back, tell Pang Lei to prepare the list as well. Don't try to fool me with a list of only a few names.
But there's no rush. You don't have any military supplies yet. I'll make a list in the next two days, and when we get to Xiangyang in two days, I'll give you all the supplies. We'll then count the number of people."
"I will obey my orders."
Gong Yang Ge raised his head and said,
"Your Majesty, I have a humble request. The new legion has been established, but it doesn't have a designation. The banners and flags must also have designations before they can be made. Your Majesty, please grant them names."
"Give me a name..."
Yan Fuyao murmured,
"Yes, the new army should indeed have a name, let's call it... the Zhi Ge Army.
To stop war is to use force, and to stop war with force, I wish the world will be peaceful and there will be no more wars.
Aside from the navy, this is the last new army that Great Yan has expanded. Named "Zhi Ge," it also symbolizes Great Yan's unification of the world, with no more wars.
Yan Fuyao was absolutely right when he said these were the last new legion.
Now Dayan already has the Changning Army, the Weihu Army, the Wushuang Army, the Baipao Army, the Baima Army, the Longxiang Army, the Zhennan Army, the Pingnan Army, the Zhengnan Army, the Yuying Army, the Tianyu Army, the Feiying Army, and the Shenfeng Army. Together with the newly established Zhige Army, the main combat central army alone has reached as many as 1.5 million people.
Together with the navy, local troops, border troops, auxiliary troops, etc., the number of people is close to two million.
An army of this size would consume a terrifying amount of national strength. Currently, 40% of Dayan's finances are invested in armaments, and any more would be unbearable.
Now that Great Yan has swept across the world, everything is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt everywhere. The country does not have the national strength to support so many troops.
Moreover, after unifying the world, there will be no more wars and no need to maintain more troops.
These armies have reached their limit.
Gong Yang Ge clasped his hands and said,
"Zhi Ge Army, what a great name! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Well, go down and report back if there is anything."
Yan Fuyao casually put the list aside and continued to handle government affairs.
……
The next morning.
After a day and a night of bridge laying, the three floating bridges were finally completed, connecting the north bank, Taohua Island and the south bank respectively.
After breakfast, the Yuying Army took the lead and marched towards the south in a mighty force.
The empress also sat in her own dragon chariot, ready to follow the army to the south. She was accompanied by Gongsun Wan'er, Tang Xinyi, Jiang Ruoxue, Fairy Meiyan and Yu Ziling. Yang Hongying was commanding the army in front.
Just as the dragon chariot was about to set off, Shen Changgong lifted the curtain and walked in, followed by Tu Queling.
"What are you here for?"
Yan Fuyao narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Changgong.
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"You went to war then, and took all my women away. What's the matter? Do you want to wipe me out?"
"Humph, a city guarded by only 20,000 local soldiers, what kind of danger could there be? Are you here to take credit for it?"
"Why should I compete with you for credit?"
Shen Changgong asked the guards outside to drive the carriage, and then walked directly to the innermost part and sat next to Yan Fuyao.
The dragon chariot moved forward slowly. Shen Changgong hugged Yan Fuyao into his arms and kissed her pretty face.
"Go away! Go down quickly! I'm personally leading the army this time. Why are you joining in the fun? If you follow me, others will say you're in command."
"Don't worry, I won't say anything this time. I'll let you and Zi Ling take charge. I'll be here to cover your back. If anything unexpected happens or there's any danger, I'll speak up."
"What danger can there be? One hundred thousand elite troops against twenty thousand local troops."
However, Shen Changgong shook his head and said,
"War is a matter of great importance to a state; it is the place of life and death, the road to survival and destruction; it is a tool of great evil.
Every time an army is mobilized, someone has to die, many people die.
You want to kill them, and they want to kill you.
Therefore, war must not be treated as a joke and the enemy must never be underestimated.
Since ancient times, there have been countless battles in which the enemy had the upper hand but failed because they underestimated the enemy.
Putting aside other things, how many times have our Yan army fought battles where we defeated the larger force with a smaller one?
You lead an army of 100,000, so you are responsible for the lives and deaths of these 100,000 people, and for 100,000 families."
"Okay, okay, whatever your Lord Shen says is right. I'll listen to you this time, okay?"
Yan Fuyao glanced at Shen Changgong helplessly.
"Don't listen to me. I'll just ask you a few questions. I often say that knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle. So, how much do you know about the enemy now?"
"The enemy has a total of 20,000 troops. They are all local troops from the Jingxiang area. They were temporarily recruited. On weekdays, they only guard supplies and food, and they don't have much training."
"Then how are they defending? Where are the people more numerous and less numerous on the four walls? Which direction do you plan to open a breach, and what tactics will you use?"
"I…"
Yan Fuyao stammered,
"Once I get there, I will naturally send people to investigate."
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"How about we have a sand table military exercise? You are the commander of the Yan army, and I am the commander of the Chu army."