Chapter 18: The uprising regime was first created, and the mountains and seaside were once on

Just when Zhao Jin led the uprising successfully and took full control of the new city, the Dongsi coalition had captured Shalai City.

The officers and soldiers of the coalition countries are happy! Captured the Tatar capital that has been riding on our heads! The goal is achieved and the battle is over! Soon you can go back to the new city to share treasures and women! Before winter comes, you can go back to China with your treasure and women to enjoy!

...that's happy. However, within a few days of happiness, Siganov, the general of the Duchy of Ryazan, who escaped from the new city, came to report with several remnants, and the joint officers and soldiers were immediately dumbfounded.

What? Slave riot?! Damn...

The slave riots of the Dongsi people continued throughout the reign of the Golden Horde. They kept creating the rebellion of the Mongols. Unexpectedly, slaves of all ethnic groups in the East also came to rebel against them. Of course, there is a reason - Zhao Jin's call. But the coalition did not know at all, but felt that the matter was very sudden, which immediately put the whole coalition into a dilemma.

Shataniev, the actual commander-in-chief of the coalition, fell into an extremely embarrassing situation. Originally, he organized coalition forces to resist the Mongols and captured the two important towns of Xincheng and Shalai one after another. The name of the hero was just as high as the sun! If this name is recorded in history books, it will not only be a national hero, but also a cross-national hero! Unexpectedly, as soon as the slaves of the new city rebelled, the main victory was wiped out, and the officers and soldiers of the countries of the coalition forces immediately changed from five bodies to resentment against Lord Shataniev.

Think about it, our wealth and our women are all gone. How can we not blame him? He complained that he had no way to use people and appointed the incompetent Grand Duke Cheryev to stay in the new city. Damn Cheryev, we all know that he is a pig, and his ability to defend the city is no more than his ability to play with women! How can such a pig be guarded in the event of an accident? And Kurefaru. This damn Kurefaru, although a famous general, is also a famous drunkard! How can an alcoholic who doesn't drink much be trusted? But it's just a pig! Unexpectedly, Lord Shataniev was really fascinated by Shengsheng and was fascinated by the appointment of two pigs to stay in such an important new city!

The above ideas and resentment soon spread among the coalition forces. Although Duke Daniel is also annoyed, he is very wise and knows that chagrin will not be helpful. Let's do something really useful! So he quietly contributed to the resentment of the officers and soldiers and sent people to spread many rumors that were unfavorable to Shataniev and beneficial to him...

So the officers and soldiers felt that Lord Shataniev's miscalculation this time was entirely due to his stubbornness and did not listen to the advice of Duke Daniel. If Duke Daniel had stayed, such a thing would not have happened.

The coalition was very annoyed and had nowhere to vent, so they looted Shalai and burned it into scorched earth. The monarchs of many countries, such as the Grand Duchy of King Ordisco, openly broke with Shataniev and angrily led the headquarters to roll up the booty and embarked on the way home. Even the prince of Kiev, the ignorant boy Sviatoslav, knew that the new city had been lost, and his heart was about to break with his uncle! But he was afraid of his uncle and didn't dare for the time being.

With less than 100,000 remaining coalition forces, Shataniev took a lot of effort to reorganize them and go back to the new city to recapture this significant city.

Duke Daniel was very obedient at this time. He did not want to take the lead in the counterattack on the new city, because he was worried that winter was coming. If he couldn't attack, the resentment of the coalition forces would be more serious, and those who took the lead would become the object of resentment.

So, why doesn't Daniel lead the return of the headquarters like Taedul? That won't work, it will anger the Grand Duchy of Kiev. After all, the Grand Duchy of Kiev is still nominally the suzerain of the Duchy of Moscow. Moreover, through this joint expedition, Daniel has established a very good prestige in the minds of people of all countries. If he returns without authorization at this time, it will inevitably damage his prestige. Therefore, under the balance, Daniel decided to continue to follow Shataniev and lead the headquarters to participate in the siege; but he made preparations in time to prevent accidents. If the coalition cannot quickly recapture the new city and face the threat of winter wind and snow, they can propose to retreat to preserve their strength. At that time, people in all countries will regard themselves as saviors, not pigs.

Let's talk about the new city. The rebel army officially established power on September 28. Because of the rush of time, the name of the country has not been determined for the time being. It is only called the Rebel Army and respect the Song Dynasty as the orthodox. The Epoch Times also followed the name of the Song Dynasty, called "Two Years of Xiangxing".

As the leader of the Rebel regime, Zhao Jin is known as the "General". As for everyone's belief that the lord was the patriarch of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Jin closed his eyes and acquiesced. Anyway, it really doesn't have to be! Who knows? Thousands of years later, there is no way to verify whether Zhao has the bloodline of the royal family of the Song Dynasty.

It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. The important thing is that if the lord is the Song clan, the subordinates are very happy. Who doesn't want to follow a famous lord? Who would question it? Sticking gold on the master's face is equivalent to putting gold on everyone's face. Smart people are afraid that the master's name is not loud enough, and fools will question whether the master really has these identities! Just like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, how could they doubt whether Liu Bei's poor man who weaved mats and sold his shoes was a real Han Dynasty clan?

As for the titles of his subordinates, he had no time to consider for a moment. Zhao Jin temporarily worshipped three generals: Li Tu as General, He Anping as the later general, and Wu Da as the right general; appointed five partial generals: Xiao Qian, Lu Xian, Lu Xiang, Li Gui, Qi Jin; and appointed ten members of General Pei: Yan Shizhong, Liu Shang, Gao Jinghe, Lin Mi, Shi Yan, An Feng, Dai Degong, Ge Lishen, He Pan, Yao Manzi; and dozens of people such as Su Mi Du, Tan Sheng, Zhou Bolong, Yang Hong, Tian Jiang, Gong Liao, Huhe Er and dozens of other lieutenants.

The creation of the regime is facing a major test. In a few days, he explored the Dongsi allied forces and returned to the division and reported quickly. The general then ordered people and horses to guard the walls of the city gates on all sides. Among them, the south gate is the enemy's front and has the greatest responsibility, making Wuda guard it. Secondly, Ximen volunteered bravely, and the general entrusted it. Deer descendants are used in the east gate and Li Gui is used in the north gate. Liu Shang, Gao Jinghe, Shi Yi and Dai Degong each led an infantry station behind the four gates. Li Tu and He Anping sat in the middle of the town, respectively as the right-hand man who assisted the general in governing the army and governance, and also called Lu Xiang, Lin Mi, Ge Lishen and others to help.

The general himself personally led the cavalry as a mobile force, and was escorted by Xiao Lu, Yan Shizhong, He Pan and Yao Manzi. When it came to the battle, the two archers, Xiao and Yan Shizhong, opened their bows left and right, and He Pan and Yao Manzi, two strongmen, opened their way left and right, which must set off the extraordinary general's spirit!

In this way, the initial organized volunteers totaled about 40,000, including more than 20,000 crossbowmen, about 10,000 melee infantry and 8,000 or 9,000 cavalry. This newly established army is actually a rabble. In order to defend the city, the archers are the first priority, so we must first join the formation of the archers. The second is the melee infantry. When the war situation is urgent, once the enemy rushes under the wall with arrows and begins to climb the city, the soldiers and civilians defending the city will lift the rolling wood and stones to smash it! In case the enemy climbs up the wall and the archers can no longer fight against it, there must be melee infantry to withstand it!

As for cavalry, the rebels can form more cavalry troops, but it is not a top priority. At present, the focus is on defending the city, and eight or nine thousand people are enough. This is the first batch of cavalry of the Rebels, which recruits people with a basic riding skills, but most of them have not received special military training, let alone line up to face the enemy. Therefore, their main task is not to fight, but to train. They don't necessarily need to participate in the city defense battle, just train with the general every day. Cavalry is a powerful and mobile weapon, a sharp weapon for expanding territory, which will always be used in the future.

Let's talk about horses. Horses are very important to the country and can be regarded as the primary strategic resource in ancient times. During the Han Dynasty, the state established many horse farms to raise horses, and encouraged the use of horses in private production and labor, which was actually "hoverden horses from the people". During the war, the army and horses are really tight, and they can also be requisitioned. Without a large number of horses, how can we defend the Central Plains, let alone drive out the Huns from the Huanglong Mansion! At the beginning of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, it was also active to raise horses. The central government's horse farm alone raised more than 700,000 military horses, not to mention local and civilian. Without so many horses, how can we defend the frontier and defeat the Turks? The productivity of the Song Dynasty was much higher than that of the Tang Dynasty, but the central government raised only more than 200,000 horses at most; there were not many local horses; the people kept a large number of cattle and a small number of horses because they gave priority to productivity and lacked strategic considerations. Raising horses was not encouraged by the government. On the contrary, landlords and farmers were afraid of their own horses. The government is requisitioned for free and tends not to raise horses. In this way, there is a shortage of horses in the country. Once the army takes action and needs horses, it often receives less than half of what it needs. How can an army without horses be reduced in terms of combat effectiveness and logistics? The important reason why the Song army was good at defense and not good at attacking was that the Song Dynasty had a developed crossbow and lacked troops and horses. A powerful country relying solely on defense, looking at the East and the West, has never been seen since ancient times. How could the Song Dynasty not be weak?

Nowadays, the establishment of regime by the rebels inevitably requires development. Sitting in the new city is tantamount to waiting for death, and must be fought out. Therefore, a strong cavalry force must be gradually established and sufficient horses must be maintained. So, how many horses are there in the Rebels at present?

The Golden Horde controlled the vast territory. Originally, the number of horses was extremely large, but a large number of horses belonging to it had been used during the expedition, and the rest was more than 20,000 pregnant horses this year. These horses are the property of the Great Khan. They are raised on the grasslands around Xincheng and Shalai in summer. After autumn, they are concentrated in the vast area of Xincheng, which is conducive to preventing the cold and preventing the death and miscarriage of the horses due to sudden weather. These more than 20,000 pregnant horses are now owned by the Rebels, which is really a valuable resource. If the pony they give birth to next year is well managed and 70% or 80% survives, it will be nearly 20,000 horses!

As for the private horses of the soldiers of the Golden Horde, because they usually take their families and animals with them when they go on an expedition, there is nothing left in the new city.

Other horses in the new city roughly include: 1. The horses of the former New City garrison. There were also thousands of cavalry and thousands of infantry in Ha's headquarters. The cavalry usually had several horses per person, with a total of more than 20,000. However, after combat losses, there are about 10,000 left. This part of the horse is mainly used by the current cavalry of the Rebels. II. The underage ony and some weak horses left behind have reached more than 40,000, but unfortunately they cannot be used immediately. Zhao Jin made people feed and take care of them well. 3. There are horses from civilians (mainly Mongolians and Semen) in the city, and there are also tens of thousands of horses in this part, including pregnant horses. After the Dongsi army broke the city, it was seized from the civilians; now the general is kind and let the civilians claim it back despite the opposition of his generals. As for the horse whose owner has been killed and unclaimed, it will be distributed to the turnovers to help them settle down and engage in production. Therefore, this part of the horse can't be used, but hiding the horse for the people is beneficial to the future.

At present, there are more than 100,000 horses in the new city, more than 70,000 belonging to the Rebels, and about 20,000 horses will join the horse herd next year. It seems to be quite a lot, but in the long run, I'm afraid it's far from enough. Therefore, we must find a way to get more horses in the future, and we must control a large area of grassland to raise horses. Relying on the accumulated grass and limited grassland in the new city alone is not a long-term solution.

In this way, the rebels attach great importance to the conservation of horses and soldiers. Outside the city, more than 10,000 cavalry, the leading force of the Dongsi coalition, arrived on October 6. Subsequently, the main forces of the coalition arrived one after another and surrounded the new city.

This is the second time that the Dongsi coalition forces surrounded the new city. However, this is not the first time that the new city can be compared, and its defense has been greatly strengthened! Previously, he was also paralyzed and attacked, but now Zhao Jin led the generals to prepare as early as possible. Previously, he also lost his troops and was overstretched, but now the strength of the Rebels are sufficient. The Dongsi army tried to attack the city near the south gate. Under a try, tens of thousands of crossbows in the city gathered like rain! The southern guard Wuda personally beat the drum, and the Rebel soldiers shot with all their strength. The Dongsi army was soon shot down a large number of people and could not even approach the city wall. Seeing that it was not a way to attack the city like this, they had to retreat quickly.

The battle to defend the new city won the first battle. But the new city is very large, and the outside of the city wall has not been able to dig out the moat like the outside of the palace, so can the wall alone withstand the siege of the Dongsi army?

(to be continued in the next section)