Turbulent Times Chapter 10: One hundred thousand troops

In fact, the governor Yujuluo led 100,000 troops to Yongzhou. This was also the first time since the establishment of the Sui Dynasty that troops were deployed on a large scale against the Northwest to counterattack the Turks and Tuyuhun people. It also marked the transition from passive defense to active offense in the Sui Dynasty. It opened the prelude to the Sui Dynasty's comprehensive counterattack against the Turks.

Yongzhou had 100,000 troops stationed in one place, and Yujuluo brought in another 100,000 elite troops to guard the capital, with a total strength of up to 200,000 troops, accounting for nearly 20% of the combat troops of the Sui Dynasty. .

In addition to all kinds of logistics supplies, the states, counties, and counties have piled up mountains of grain and grass, and have requisitioned countless horse-drawn carts and ox carts. For every soldier, two or three militiamen are needed for logistical assistance.

Since ancient times, no matter how the war model develops, wars are often fought over national power.

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Standing on a horse on the north hillside of Tianshui City, looking at the vast camp below the mountain, Wang Junlin was startled. He was only on his way these days. Although he heard that the imperial court had sent a large army, he did not expect the army to come. Has arrived outside Tianshui City.

What Wang Junlin saw was the one hundred thousand army led by Yu Juluo.

100,000 troops set up a large camp in the flat and open area outside Tianshui City. The army set up the camp meticulously, because it was marching and camping, there was no camp fence, but the surrounding area was covered with chariots, shallow ditches were dug in front of the carts, and antlers were buried. A tall sentry tower was erected every 100 steps, and dense horse spears were inserted behind the car to prevent the enemy cavalry from breaking into the camp.

The Great Sui Dynasty established twelve guards, each with ten chariot mansions, and the army commanded by Yujuluo happened to be one of the guards.

Thousands of large tents are stationed according to the ten prefectures, and they are distinguished by the banners of their respective eagles, and the middle one is obviously one size larger. The word 'fish' flutters in the wind. Wang Junlin vaguely saw the word 'fish', and suddenly thought of a person, the famous governor Yu Juluo who ranked fifth in the Nine Heroes of the Kai Sui Dynasty in history. Wang Junlin was able to remember this person because he had read the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the surname Yu was too rare.

As far as Wang Junlin knows, Yujuluo is extremely brave and is known as the number one general in the Sui Dynasty. Wang Junlin remembers that in the ranking of heroes in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Yuwencheng, who was famous and ranked second, belonged to Yujuluo apprentice. One can imagine how powerful this person is. And it can be seen from the marching camp right now.

Thousands of camps are neat and orderly, the army is divided according to the organizational system and the types of arms, and each battalion has a general to lead the army to patrol, and the two shifts are in rotation, and every detail is meticulous.

This is the first time Wang Junlin saw an ancient marching camp, and it was a camp of one hundred thousand troops. In addition, he had a very good view from where he was standing, and he could just overlook and see the whole thing.

This shocked Wang Junlin greatly, and unintentionally affected his state of mind, and even some of his decisions.

Going back from Longxi these days, Wang Junlin once had some hesitation, thinking about where to go.

In the beginning, he had an agreement with Han Ziliang and was assigned military status by Han Ziliang, so he could only join the army. Later, seeing the power of Dugu Moyu, the governor of Yongzhou, made him feel ambitious or ambitious for the first time. But after experiencing life and death in Longxi County, seeing with his own eyes how easy it was for Liu Gang and others to die as ordinary soldiers, he had other thoughts.

Just before seeing the 100,000 army camp, Wang Junlin once thought that Longxi was occupied by the Qiang and Turkic peoples, Liu Gang and others had already died in battle, and he left quietly to make a living in Guanzhong, Han Ziliang would probably think he was dead.

However, just now, after seeing the shock of the 100,000 army and the Shili Company Battalion, his thoughts became firm in an instant.

The external reason for this change is of course the 100,000 army camp, but the internal reason is that Wang Junlin himself is a warrior, a brave warrior. Although he came from later generations, it is undeniable that he is still a member of Huaxia. Now that foreign races invaded the border, and hundreds of thousands of troops rushed to the front line to fight desperately, how could I be a deserter.

After staring at the camp at the foot of the mountain for a while, a flash of determination flashed in Wang Junlin's eyes. He was going to meet Yu Juluo, but he was absolutely unwilling to be just an ordinary soldier, because soldiers are too powerful in a war. Easy to die, even if Wang Junlin is not weak in force, as long as he is still a soldier, it doesn't make much difference.

So, he couldn't just go to meet Yu Juluo like this, but luckily he was fully prepared.

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In the commanding tent of the Chinese army, Yu Juluo looked gloomy. He had just arrived in Tianshui County the day before yesterday, and suddenly there was beacon smoke representing the fall of the city from the direction of Longxi County. Before the scouts returned, he didn't dare to act rashly, because the road from Tianshui County to Longxi County was full of canyons, and there were too many places where the enemy could lay an ambush. He didn't dare to rush in when the enemy's situation was unknown.

But if the Tuyuhun people had captured Jincheng County and Longxi County, he would never believe it. So after a day and a night of discussion with the generals under his command, he came to the conclusion that the enemy sent out surprise troops, took a detour, and captured Longxi City.

This time he was the commander in chief. Before the expedition, His Majesty personally poured wine for him and earnestly instructed him not only to drive away the Tuyuhun people, but also take the opportunity to take down the three counties of Wuwei, Zhangye and Xiping. And this is the lowest goal of His Majesty and the three provinces and six ministries of the imperial court.

However, he had just arrived in Tianshui County when he received the news that Longxi City had fallen.

At this moment, there was a faint noise outside the tent, with the sound of horseshoes faintly mixed in the middle.

Yu Juluo frowned, and asked, "What's the noise outside?"

A soldier ran in at the door, touched the ground on one knee, bowed and said, "Great Governor! A soldier came from Longxi, claiming to bring an emergency situation."

Yu Juluo's expression froze, and he stood up suddenly.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Li Feng, the gatekeeper of the camp, led four soldiers to open the way in front, followed by a tall and burly young cavalryman, who galloped on his horse and rushed straight towards Yu Juluo's tent. One of the soldiers was still in line in front of Li Feng, and there were four red flags planted behind his back. Each red flag had a word 'urgent' written on it, which together read "urgent! urgent! urgent! urgent!".

Wherever he passed, everyone avoided, and no one dared to complain, just because this was the highest level of urgent military situation.

It is seven or eight miles from the gate of Daying to the commander's tent. If it is not like this, it will take more than ten times the time to go all the way. If it delays the military situation, no one would dare to take the responsibility.

This tall young cavalryman was none other than Wang Junlin, and he wanted to exchange the information he knew for military merit.

A group of people reined in their horses and jumped off ten feet away from Yuju Luo Shuai's tent. The gatekeeper Li Feng jumped off his horse and shouted at Wang Junlin: "Come with me."

Wang Junlin didn't dare to be negligent, so he dismounted quickly to follow. Li Feng walked forward quickly and said loudly: "Report to the governor quickly, there is a major military report in Longxi." Before he brought Wang Junlin, he had already After simply asking Wang Junlin, he knew that the information Wang Junlin brought was not trivial, otherwise he would not have acted like this.

The soldiers around Yu Juluo had already received instructions from the commanding tent, and while taking the sabers from Li Feng and Wang Junlin's crotch according to the routine, they said: "You two, please come in, the governor will wait for a long time."

Wang Junlin took a deep breath, and followed Li Feng into the commander's tent. The two of them knelt on one knee and performed the military salute. Li Feng said loudly, "I will report to the commander-in-chief! This man has brought important military information to Longxi... "

This is the first time Wang Junlin came to this world. He met a famous person who has been recorded in history for a long time. His heart is full of deep curiosity. Make his pupils shrink.

I saw that this man was six feet six in height, in his forties, with unusually broad shoulders, and his arms were particularly long, as if he had the strength of a thousand catties. What was even more surprising was that his pupils were different from ordinary people. The double pupils, the eyes are as cold and fierce as a tiger, and even Wang Junlin feels as if the cold wind is blowing against his face, and his heart is tense.

This is the aura of a famous general of a generation, with a fierce aura, it is really extraordinary, especially coupled with this rare pair of pupils, a timid person can be scared to pee with just one look.

Wang Junlin didn't know about it, because Yu Juluo looked different from ordinary people and had two pupils. There were rumors that it was the image of an emperor. Suspicion, was beheaded in the city.

Yu Juluo's expression froze when he heard the words, he looked Wang Junlin up and down, and shouted: "Who are you and what kind of military information are you bringing, don't hesitate to present them."

Wang Junlin was agitated and said loudly: "I am Han Ziliang's personal soldier Wang Junlin, General Ying Yanglang of the Cheqi Prefecture of Tianshui County. I saw the Qiang Ge Saber Division and Turkic cavalry attacking Longxi with my own eyes."

Yu Juluo's eyes lit up, and he said to the civil servant sitting behind the short man on the left: "Zhang Changshi, you go to Cheqi Mansion in Tianshui City to check his military status yourself."

Zhang Changshi bowed and said yes, glanced at Wang Junlin, and left the tent.

Yu Juluo then looked at Wang Junlin and said, "Wang Junlin, now tell me everything you have experienced, seen, and inquired about. The commander cut off your head. But if the military situation you said is important and true, I will give you a great credit."

Wang Junlin was overjoyed when he heard the words. This is what he was waiting for, and he started to talk about it in detail from the Qiang ambush he encountered in the North Dao Gorge, until Longxi City was captured by the enemy, and he risked his life to find out the military situation. Lurking near Longxi City, captured several enemy scouts, and learned through interrogation that with the help of the Qiang Gedao Department, 3,000 elite Turkic cavalry sneaked into Longxi County by detour, and Lonely Moyu, the governor of Yongzhou, was captured by the Turks , and the Turks used this to cheat to open the city gate to break the city, and so on.

Finally, Wang Junlin talked about how he broke through the enemy's blockade and the scouts to kill him, and traveled hundreds of miles day and night, and went south to report to Tianshui County.

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