Chapter 1258

(PS: Uh, make another update.)

On August 19, the Great Xia Army began to mobilize as planned.

From 9:00 a.m., the 650,000 Zhou troops stationed in the barracks outside the city were transferred from Handan City to Nay Pyi Taw, the provincial seat of Hetao Province, in preparation for entering Tubo from Hetao Province. They were the left wing of the entire army.

It was Tian Dan, the former commander of the Danyang Army, who commanded this army.

At the same time, 380,000 Song troops were sent from Xiangyang City to Dali City in batches, planning to enter Tubo from Yunnan Province, to protect the whole army.

In view of the unscrupulous generals of the Song Dynasty, the imperial court specially appointed Yue Fei, the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army, to come to command the Song Army temporarily. In view of Chen Yucheng, the deputy commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army, Yue Fei left for the time being and was safe.

Under the command of the famous general Li Ji, the 500,000 Tang troops were sent from Chang'an City to Chengdu in batches, and entered Tubo from the province of Shu, which was the main force of the whole army.

Similarly, the 500,000 Qin army, under the command of the god general Wang Jian, set off from Xianyang City, traveled all the way west, entered the Xihai Province, and then entered Tubo, which was the right wing of the entire army.

The two major field armies in the northwest theater commanded by Li Jing are the reserve forces for the entire army.

In order for the two million troops to go to the front line willingly, Ouyang Shuo had said beforehand that whether the soldiers could be incorporated into the regular army of the Great Xia in the future, whether the generals could be reused, and whether they could take up any positions would all depend on their performance in this battle.

For those who died in battle, their families will receive the standard pension of the Daxia Regular Army.

Ouyang Shuo even went to the camps in person, and said frankly, "The surrender of the four countries is due to the dissension of the people and the trend of the times. It is not your fault. You may feel dissatisfied or unwilling, and wish to be ashamed on the battlefield. In this case, The battle of Tubo is your chance to prove yourself, whether it is a dragon or a worm, it all depends on this battle."

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers in the army were moved.

In the past month or so, there have been gossips about how the imperial court arranged for their surrendered troops. The most popular one is the rumor that the imperial court will dismiss them all.

The soldiers were naturally dissatisfied with this.

Especially the surrendered troops of the Qin and Tang dynasties, they thought they were no worse than the regular army of Daxia, but they had no chance to fight on the battlefield. To be honest, the soldiers were not without resentment.

Right now, the imperial court gave them a chance to prove themselves.

"This time is not a civil war in China, but a battle against foreign armies. I hope that you can fight the enemy bravely on the battlefield, show off the prestige of China, and earn the last glory for your homeland." Ouyang Shuo said.

This time, the corners of the soldiers' eyes were moist.

The army is responsible for defending the land. As the last barrier of the dynasty, they failed to do this, and they are ashamed. It is reported that when the news of Qin Shihuang's death reached the army, 500,000 Qin soldiers ran collectively, crying loudly.

Such a scene is enough to move anyone.

Therefore, after learning the news that the imperial court had ordered them to go on an expedition to Tubo, the 500,000 Qin troops did not think about it at all. All of them had high morale and were determined to defend the glory of the great Qin tiger and wolf division on the Tubo battlefield.

A large number of soldiers are even prepared to see death as home.

Ouyang Shuo clearly remembered that a veteran of the Qin Army said: "It is my regret that I cannot accompany His Majesty the King of Qin to die. Now the only way to live up to the name of the Qin Army is to throw this remnant body on the battlefield."

The Great Qin Tiger and Wolf, even after appearing in the wilderness not long ago, still has an unyielding pride, and his bones are strong.

"Great, Great Qin!" Ouyang Shuo toasted himself to see the Great Qin soldiers off, and said with emotion: "I don't want you to die in battle, I only hope that you will pass on this Great Qin style and integrate it into the Great Xia blood. Don't forget, we were originally It is one body, with a common home, and its name is Huaxia."

"Dry!"

Ouyang Shuo drank it down in one gulp, and threw the bowl to the ground with a crisp sound.

"It's done, Your Majesty!"

With tears in the corners of their eyes, the officers and men of the Great Qin Dynasty also drank it all in one gulp, throwing their bowls to the ground. Even the father and son Wang Jian and Wang Ben who were present were deeply moved.

This His Majesty is not only called Qin Shihuang, but also called Ouyang Shuo. With his extraordinary personal charm, Ouyang Shuo conquered this group of hard-blooded men at once, and made them go to the battlefield willingly.

The scene of that day was so shocking that Ouyang Shuo would never forget it for the rest of his life.

Great China, five thousand years of glory, such iron bones, so bloody, in fact, has been flowing in the blood of every Chinese son and daughter, as long as the family and country are in trouble, they will burst out with power that makes the enemy frightened.

Born in China, Ouyang Shuo was proud all his life.

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There are more than two million troops, covering the four countries, a mixed bag of good and bad people, there are generous and elegiac people, and naturally there are also people who are timid and fearful of war, and even have resentment towards Da Xia.

For such a group of people, the imperial court made two-handed preparations.

One, of course, is the Flying Bear Army and the Yingyang Army in the Northwest Theater. On the surface, they say they are the reserve team of the whole army, but in fact they are the law enforcement team and the supervision brigade of the whole army.

Those who refuse to fight to the death will be killed without mercy.

Second, it is their family.

Two million soldiers are going to fight, but their families are still in the Central Plains. If they dare to act recklessly or don't follow orders, don't blame the court for bringing disaster on them and their families.

With such a bargaining chip, there is no need to worry about soldiers not fighting.

After retreating 10,000 steps, after surrendering to Daxia, they were already considered soldiers of Daxia. As a soldier, going out for the country is a matter of course, so there should be no complaints.

The battle of Tubo was an upright battle, and it was not really a pure death.

The imperial court has already said that this battle is the same as other battles. Killing generals and killing enemies on the battlefield will be counted as military exploits, and corresponding rewards will be obtained.

The difference is that this war is probably more brutal.

But cruelty is the norm on the battlefield. On the day they enlist in the army, they should have a clear understanding of this. So, in essence, the soldiers really have nothing to complain about.

The imperial court has done so much work in the hope that the two million troops that went out to the expedition can show the energy they should have, fight this battle well, and lay the foundation for the empire to dominate the Asian continent.

Rather than saying that the ones who hope to go to the war are a group of soft bastards with low morale. If that is the case, it is not to consume the Ashoka Dynasty, but to send experience to the enemy.

For this battle, the imperial court can be regarded as hurt.

Not to mention the transmission fee of nearly two million gold coins, compared to other expenses, this can only be regarded as a small amount of money. The biggest consumption is still transporting such a large amount of food and grass materials.

Moreover, the cost of sending it to a dangerous place like Tubo is not usually high.

Then there is the predictable, astronomical death pension. From the attitude of the Ashoka Dynasty, we can already foresee the intensity of the Tubo War, and there are definitely not a few people who died in battle.

If there is no such battle, the court only needs to issue a retirement payment, and after they retire, they can still contribute to the construction of the empire.

This in and out, the accounts are almost a little unclear.