Chapter 680

Xuzhou, the center of the fourteen states at the beginning of the Qin Empire, the border between the north and the south, and the gateway to the Central Plains.

Its importance is no less than the Hangu Pass in Yongzhou Qindi. It has a pivotal position in the entire empire, and it is also the key defense area of ​​the Qin army.

"General Sima, General Wang Ling, in order to resist the monsters and buy time for the main force of the army, the Southern Border Army has paid a lot."

At this moment, in Xuzhou Chengzhou Mansion, hundreds of Qin military generals and Daqin civil officials had gathered, and Ying Ji, who was at the top, also looked at Sima Cuo and Wang Ling and said.

Ying Ji, one of the two generals of the Great Qin Empire, is also the front-line commander of the Xuzhou front line, and has full control over the Qin army's war with the monsters.

"Hey, Admiral, although our Southern Border Corps has wiped out the two monster forwards with the assistance of the Navy Brothers this time, the casualties themselves are not to be underestimated."

"Before and after, our Southern Border Legion lost 180,000 soldiers, of which more than 80,000 were killed."

"More than 30,000 soldiers and soldiers have been permanently disabled and can no longer participate in subsequent battles."

"General Zhao She's 14th Legion was hit hard by monsters, and the overall combat power of our Southern Border Legion was considerably weakened."

"Therefore, the last commander asked the general to replenish the troops of the Southern Border Corps."

At the end, Sima Cuo also mentioned the key points.

That is the helpless situation that the Southern Border Legion suffered nearly one tenth of the casualties, and the Zhao She Legion was crippled.

It is hoped that Ying Ji can replenish the troops of the Southern Border Legion, otherwise the follow-up operations will be greatly affected.

And hearing Sima Cuo's words, Ying Ji also pondered for a while, and actually saw the bitterness of the Southern Border Legion.

It was originally a first-class legion cluster of the empire, and its strength was comparable to that of the Eastern Theater and the Central Theater.

But just because he didn't participate in the battle of Xuantian, he missed the opportunity to make the legion soldiers' martial arts cultivation base and legion's combat power soar.

As a result, the combat power of the entire legion cluster fell from first-class to second-class, otherwise it would not have fought so hard on the front line and paid so many casualties.

Therefore, Ying Ji also decided to supplement the troops of the Southern Border Legion.

I saw Ying Ji said: "General Sima said that the commander knows that the Southern Border Legion does need to be replenished."

"In this case, this commander will add the Jing brothers and the 400,000 soldiers under their command to the Southern Border Legion."

"Jing Lan, Jing Cui, are you two willing?"

Looking at the Jing brothers who were in the ranks of the military generals to the right, Ying Ji asked.

Hearing this, Jing Lan and Jing Cui, both wearing black armor, looked at each other and nodded.

Out of the column handed over and said: "Report to the general, the last general is willing to lead the army into the Southern Border Legion."

"Okay, Jing Lan, Jing Cui, from today onwards, the two of you are the commanders of the Southern Border Corps, and will be controlled and dispatched by General Sima in the future."

Hearing the words of the two, Ying Ji also said with a smile.

"promise!"

The two shook hands.

Seeing this scene, Sima Cuo was also satisfied, especially the addition of Jing Cui made Sima Cuo extremely happy.

The Jing clan, a prominent family in Chu, Jing Lan and Jing Cui are the rare generals in the entire Jing clan, and they are also rare generals in the world.

Back then, Jing Cui led the Chu army to conduct a surprise attack, broke Daqin's Lantian barracks, and approached Xianyang, almost killing Daqin.

If it were not for the fact that the late king stubbornly defended Xianyang and the king of Chu was sluggish and transferred it back, I am afraid that Daqin would have been forced back to the barren mountains of Longxi, and the achievements of the Qin people's hundreds of years of fighting would have come to nothing.

In that battle, Jing Cui's military ability was proved, Jing Cui was also listed as the world's top famous general, and his military ability was by no means inferior to that of Sima Cuo.

As for Jingcui, who was disheartened after returning to the state of Chu, he lived in the family, playing songs and chords every day, drinking and having fun, and living a happy life.

After the Chu State was destroyed, Jing Cui lived with his younger brother Jing Lan in Xianyang, the imperial capital, and was hidden by His Majesty.

I just didn't expect that, under the threat of the monster frenzy that might endanger the Daqin Jiangshan Sheji, His Majesty actually reactivated the two of them and let them lead the army to reinforce the Xuzhou frontline.

But now, with the addition of the Jing brothers and their 400,000 Qin soldiers to the Southern Border Army, the previous casualties of the Southern Border Army can be filled, and the combat power has increased instead of decreasing.

In this regard, both Sima Cuo and Wang Ling's confidence surged, and they were ready to fight in the next decisive battle in Xuzhou.

"Well, everyone, after this period of troop deployment, the Empire's Eastern Theater, Northern Theater, Western Theater, and Central Theater have sent their main troops to reinforce."

"Except for Lord Wu Lingjun's First Expeditionary Army, which is still returning to defense because it is far away from overseas, and the Xuantian garrison."

"Up to now, all levels of training regiments, including the four titled regiments, have arrived at the Xuzhou defense line."

"The current Xuzhou defense line has gathered a total of more than 26 million imperial troops, and is already capable of large-scale battles with monsters."

At this time, Ying Ji also showed a satisfied smile when he saw the full seats of civil servants and military generals in the prefecture.

Among the full seats, the generals included Sima Cuo, Wang Ling, Zhao Gu, Zhao She, Jing Cui, Wang Yan, Shi Wansui, Wang Yanzhang, Pei Xingjian, Xiao Mohe, Chong Shidao, Chang Yuchun, Wei Xiaokuan, Lian Po, and Li Mu. , Tian Ji, Sun Bin, Meng Ao, Wang Jian, Wang Xiaojie, Zhang Han, Bailifeng, Gongsun Zan, Xie Xuan, Liu Laozhi, Guo Xin, Su Jiao, Shejian, Gao Shun, Ju Yi, Zhang He and others from the Southern Region There are more than 200 imperial generals in total.

In terms of scribes, there are hundreds of scribes and counselors including Wei Wuji, Tian Wen, Huang Xie, Zhao Sheng, Baili Xi, Guan Zhong, and Wei Zheng.

The counselors are like rain, the fierce generals are like clouds, the stars are gathered, and the stars are bright.

Gathering so many famous generals and celebrities in one place to fight against foreign enemies, such a grand scene, has never appeared in the empire since its founding, and it is enough to be recorded in the history of the empire.

"Master Xuzhou, should the Xuzhou defense line be built by now?"

"Xuzhou defense can be said to be the most important life line of defense in the entire empire. It is a frontier barrier to block tens of millions of monsters. It must not be lost."

At this time, Ying Ji also looked at Wei Zheng who was a Xuzhou animal husband and said, and repeatedly emphasized the seriousness of the matter.

"Back to General, after learning that the monster frenzy was approaching, Xiaguan immediately recruited 5 million young men from the six counties in Xuzhou and surrounding counties."

"In addition to the five million imperial soldiers dispatched by the general, a total of tens of millions of laborers are building the Xuzhou defense line day and night."

"Kung fu pays off, thanks to the efforts of tens of millions of imperial soldiers and civilians."

"Connecting the six counties of Xuzhou and Xuzhou City, the defense line of the Great Wall of more than 2,000 miles has been erected and completed."

"The defense line of the Great Wall is more than 2,000 li wide, 240 zhang high and 68 zhang wide, all of which are made of steel as the skeleton, paved with bluestone, filled with sand and gravel, and adhered with glutinous rice thick liquid. "

"Although it is not said that it has the blessing of the formation, the existence of the third-order cannot be easily broken, and it is enough for the subsequent wars of the imperial army."

At this time, Xuzhou Mu Wei Zheng also got up and said, reporting the progress of the Xuzhou defense line, and everyone's eyes lit up with Wei Zheng's report.