"The strength of the ancient civilians is not low. As long as they are adults and exercise a little, they can reach the strength of the Daxia Renlun, and they can already be used as low-level officers in the Daxia Renlun.
Nor do they lack courage. It can be seen from the fact that a large number of civilians resisted in Yusheng City and Liao City and defended the city in critical moments.
All they lack is weapons, training for combat, and someone to organize them. "
"Although war is a matter for soldiers, at this moment, when the army cannot protect them, they need to protect themselves.
Although there will be some casualties, it is better than the current situation. "
"As long as a small number of elite soldiers are used as the backbone and civilians are used as flesh and blood. For example, a team of ten people, including one elite soldier and nine civilians, can form an army with considerable combat effectiveness in a short period of time. And if the army needs to be supplemented, they It can form combat effectiveness faster than recruits recruited from the mountains." Ren Baqian analyzed on the radio.
"This matter... is feasible." Hong Wu was silent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth. Although he doesn't like to push civilians into the battlefield, but at this moment, he must find a way to reverse the situation.
Otherwise, let the army destroy Dayao's hinterland, even if they are driven away, it will not know how long it will take to recover.
Not to mention Daxia's 200,000 reinforcements, as long as 100,000 reinforcements join the 70,000 troops outside Liao City, they can hold back Flying Cavalry and the Central Guard Army in Liao City. Also go deep into Dayao's hinterland, so the total will be more than 180,000. Even if 5,000 reinforcements from the Southern Protectorate arrive, they are likely to be swallowed by them.
If so, the situation will be even more difficult.
"As long as this system is implemented, they can focus on their own lives on weekdays and gather together during wartime. This way, they don't need to consume too much food and fodder, but they can pull out tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of animals in a short period of time during a war. Tens of thousands of troops are coming."
"Old Chief, call Qin Chuan to discuss this issue together," the Empress ordered.
"There is another problem, that is, the two armies that entered Dayao, since they are replenishing food and grass on the spot, then we can fortify the wall and clear the field, and notify all the people in the village to take away all edible things and gather in the city Among them, let them get nothing in the wild. If the city is destroyed, then the people in the city will be evacuated, and all the food that cannot be taken away will be destroyed.
If they want to replenish food and grass on the spot, then let them get nothing, they can only retreat, or be replenished by Daxia. If it's the former, we can cut off their back lane and swallow them up. If it is the latter, we can cut off the food and grass line, force them to retreat, and then cut off their return. "Ren Baqian continued.
"Insufficient troops." Li Qianqiu said that he was really powerless at the moment.
Facing the menacing Daxia, Dayao fell into a passive position in a short period of time.
"If the sixteen towns north of Lancheng are implemented according to the method just now, at least 3,000 troops can be drawn. Although more than half of them have been drawn to the south of Lancheng, they should still be able to gather 1,500 troops, right? The 5,000 reinforcements who went to the Southern Protectorate Mansion can make up 9,500, and although His Majesty's flying cavalry seems to be dragged in Liaocheng, it can actually be dispatched at any time, which is enough to swallow one of the two armies. .
We have a wireless station that can be contacted at any time, but the other party cannot. "
Mentioning the radio station made everyone feel a little more relaxed. This is their biggest advantage over Da Xia at present.
"And why don't we change our combat method? Our number is smaller than them, and an 8,000 army can have the combat effectiveness of their 80,000 army. It is much more flexible than them. And many of them are from the mountains and forests, and they are good at fighting. bow and arrow.
We can fight around them, harass them with bows and arrows at all times, and retreat after a wave. Unless the enemy is cavalry, they will never catch up with us. A small amount of cavalry can be eaten directly. "Ren Baqian said again.
"Although our soldiers have stronger arms than the Great Xia Army, we are not as good as Dayao in making bows and arrows, so the shooting ranges of the two sides are very close. When our soldiers can attack each other with bows and arrows, they are also exposed to the opponent's bows and arrows. Every time we engage in battle, our losses are the greatest during this period.
On the contrary, if the two sides face each other with real knives and real guns, the loss will be much smaller. "Hong Wu answered Ren Baqian's question.
"It's not impossible, just move quickly. The Great Xia army is bloated, and its flexibility is much worse than ours." Ren Baqian thought for a while, and he thought of Genghis Khan's army back then.
Although the ancients rely on two legs, they can't run fast.
"But when we reached the vicinity of the Great Xia Army, they had already discovered it." Hong Wu insisted on his opinion on this matter.
Ren Baqian didn't refute him anymore, Hongwu knew more about the situation than himself, so he still had to go to the front line for a while to see.
Afterwards, everyone discussed for a long time about the two matters of the militia and clearing the walls.
Ren Baqian really wanted to name the militia regiment the City Management Brigade. The name alone could at least provide UFF with a 30% increase in combat power. It's a pity that the empress's veto power directly rejected him.
Although strengthening the wall and clearing the fields is the correct method at present, everyone in Dayao feels a little distressed at the thought of destroying all the ungrown crops. After this battle, everyone in Dayao's stomach might tighten their stomachs.
"There is no need to worry about food, it will be fine when the sweet potatoes are ripe. And there is no shortage of food in Daxia." Ren Baqian comforted everyone. As long as the current army of Daxia is disabled, the situation between the two sides will be reversed, and a large area of Daxia's land will be left to Chipin.
The radio station was used to negotiate the end, and the Ministry of War started working on the militia without stopping, and a large number of weapons that were originally intended to be used to equip the recruits were transported to many towns in the north of Lancheng.
And Shi Qing also ordered the towns to collect the civilians in the nearby villages, take away the food that can be taken away, and destroy the food that cannot be taken away.
The whole north of Dayao moved.
Ren Baqian continued on his way to the northeast, and after walking for a day, he rested in a village for the night.
"My lord, how is the situation now?" Early in the morning, the clan elder looked at Ren Baqian who was about to eat and asked. Ordinary people don't know the current situation of the war, but they also heard that some cities in the north have been destroyed by the big people. Xia Jun broke.
"The order will come down immediately. All the villages gather the grain and bring it to the nearest town. Take away the grain that can be taken away, and destroy the grain that cannot be taken away." Ren Baqian turned his head and said, even if the other party didn't ask, he would say it , this place is already too close to the front line.
"How can this work?" the patriarch said in surprise. Now the green vegetables in the field will mature in half a month, some of them will be used for their own use, and some will be sold in the city to be exchanged for meat, which can provide nearly half of their rations. As for the other half, it is buffalo and other livestock raised in the stockade.
If this half is missing, I am afraid that the future will be difficult.
"Xia Jun is coming soon. The food is not destroyed, it is prepared for them. Withdraw to the city, the imperial court will settle it." Ren Baqian said lightly.
At this moment, a commotion was suddenly heard from the entrance of the village.
"My lord, it's Xia Jun!" Shi Hu listened carefully and then his face sank.
Ren Baqian tilted his head, you guys are faster than Cao Cao
"Everyone, get ready to eat chicken." Ren Baqian was not too nervous, the ones he could meet here should be the scattered Xia Jun.