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Chapter 58 All People Are Soldiers
In the second year of Longhe, March [-]th.

Frontier urgent report: Northern Mongolia takes Ergu as the commander of the Northern Mongolian army, and has assembled an army of [-] and is rushing to Shenzhou.

Da Zhou has six prefectures in the north of the Yellow River, namely Qingzhou, Shenzhou, Qingzhou, Gunzhou, Yunzhou, and Jinzhou.

Last year, Qingzhou and Shenzhou, the northernmost cities of Dazhou, were invaded by Northern Mongolia.Now that the other party has gathered troops and rushed to Shenzhou, it is obvious that another war is about to start.

Northern Mongolia is located in a poor and desolate place, with a vast land and few people. Most of the people live in animal husbandry. Looting the Great Zhou has always been the best way for them to supplement their national strength.

Zhao Yan immediately decided to lead [-] forbidden troops and [-] shence troops to march to the border on March [-].

Together with the 10 soldiers stationed at the border, Da Zhou could have as many as [-] soldiers in battle.

And there are only 6 people in Northern Mongolia.

10 people against 6 people seems to have a great advantage, but in fact, Da Zhou's winning rate is not very high.

Because, among the opponent's 6 people, 10 are cavalry.Among the [-] people in Dazhou, there were less than [-] cavalry.

In the battle on the plains, the cavalry had a huge advantage. Coupled with some war horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they were basically stronger than mules and faster than donkeys.

What's more, the individual combat ability of the soldiers of the Northern Mongolian Army is indeed generally stronger than that of the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This is a situation that has to be admitted although it is embarrassing to say.

Soon, news of Northern Mongolia gathering soldiers to attack and Zhao Yan's conquest of Yujia spread throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty.

The common people were all excited, thinking that the battle at the mouth of the Yellow River could be won, and this time they could win even more.

But at this moment, the most anxious person in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty is the third envoy, the Minister of Finance, Kong Moshan.

Fighting, fighting money and food.

Money and food in Northern Mongolia have always been fought and robbed, but Da Zhou needs to pay the soldiers while buying food from the people at high prices.

Although at the beginning of the year, the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty was a little more abundant because of the reform of tea, salt, wine and iron.

But once the war started, the money was a bit stretched, obviously not enough.

In addition, transporting grain to the front line is also a big problem, and a large number of civilian laborers need to be recruited, which undoubtedly caused a big problem for this year's agricultural production.

And how long the war will last, how long the money and food will last, are all unknown.

If the Great Zhou army was defeated due to insufficient food and grass, then Kong Moshan would be a sinner through the ages.

Just when Kong Moshan was pacing back and forth in a hurry, the steward of the Confucius Mansion came to report.

"Master, there are more than a dozen old women gathered in front of our house, holding food, eggs, and tied chickens, ducks and geese in their hands, calling to see you. I asked why, and they said they could only tell you."

Kong Moshan was taken aback, and said: "Go, go out and have a look!"

Outside the gate of the Confucian Mansion, there were more than a dozen old women with gray hair and ragged clothes, carrying some cloth bags and baskets, and surrounded the front of the Confucian Mansion.Around it stood a group of passers-by watching the excitement.

This posture, from a distance, is a bit like a poor relative coming to seek refuge.

Kong Moshan has always cherished feathers, looked at these women suspiciously, and asked: "I am Kong Moshan, what are you women doing around the gate of my Confucius mansion?"

At this moment, all the dozen or so old women knelt down.

An old woman in the middle raised her head and said, "Master San Sishi, we are all the widows of the veterans who died in the Battle of Qingya 20 years ago. We heard that Dazhou was going to fight Beimeng. We didn't know what to do. I brought all the food, eggs, chickens, ducks and geese we had, hoping that our soldiers will be full and defeat those nasty Northern Mongolians."

Hearing this, the eye sockets of Kong Moshan, the envoy of the third division, instantly became moist.

20 years ago, the Battle of Qingya in Gyeongju.

The [-] Shence Army that had just been sent to garrison in Qingzhou was raided by the main force of Northern Mongolia and besieged on Qingya.

In order to attract the support of the Shence Army, the Northern Mongolian Army adopted a strategy of encircling but not attacking.

But at that time, Dazhou considered that if a war was triggered, it would inevitably lead to greater losses.The civil servants insisted not to lose the big because of small things, and advocated going to negotiate peace.

Yang Xinghuai, the head coach of the Shence Army back then, was so angry that he vomited blood.But without the imperial decree, it is impossible to send troops.

He could only watch helplessly as the [-] Shence Army on Qingya broke through alone after starving for four days, and finally the entire army was wiped out.

This is a disgrace to the Shence Army, and a disgrace to the entire Great Zhou.

Seeing the expectant eyes of these warrior widows, as well as the rice on their backs and the eggs in the basket, Kong Moshan couldn't help but feel that he had a great responsibility.

The woman in the middle held up the egg basket in her hand and said excitedly: "Your Excellency, just take it, we only have this ability!"

Kong Moshan hurriedly helped the woman up, took the basket of eggs at the same time, and said: "Everyone, hurry up, I, Kong Moshan, thank you on behalf of the soldiers of Dazhou. We will ensure the food and grass on the front line, so that our soldiers will not have to worry about the future, and we will win this battle!"

At this time, the crowd of onlookers also raised their hands and shouted: "Da Zhou will win! Da Zhou will win! Da Zhou will win!"

Kong Moshan looked at the excited crowd and murmured in his heart: "Even if there are thousands of difficulties, I must prepare enough food and grass!"

Soon, the news spread that the widows of the soldiers in the Qingya Battle took out eggs, and the food was sent to the third minister's mansion to support the war with Northern Mongolia.

This incident was like a stone falling into the water of a lake, causing ripples among the people of Dazhou.

"Old man, I have no children, and I have enough food. My wife and I have saved two taels of silver and want to hand it over to the state treasury. Let us Da Zhou sons beat up those robbers!"

"Northern Mongolia has been bullying us for almost a hundred years. After the victory at the mouth of the Yellow River, I think we can beat them. I donate this cow!"

"You can't have a home without a country. What's the use of me asking for so much money? I want to donate 1000 taels!" said a potbellied businessman, gnawing on a greasy chicken leg.

"Donate, donate all these cloths, let our soldiers wear them well, so that we can kill more Beimeng dogs."

……

Almost overnight, various donated items were piled up in the government offices of the state capitals in Dazhou.

Donate clothes, donate food, donate money, donate goods, donate everything.

In the past hundred years, Dazhou has been bullied by Northern Mongolia, and has never straightened its spine before the great victory at the mouth of the Yellow River.

After being oppressed for so long, and humbled for so long, now that I meet a stubborn emperor, I will naturally give my all to support!
In this battle between the two countries, the people are full of confidence, thinking that Zhao Yan, who was personally conquered by the imperial driver, will definitely defeat Beimeng and promote the prestige of Zhou Guowei.

And when Zhao Yan saw the papers of people donating money and materials submitted by the state governments, he couldn't help being a little moved.

It is Da Zhou's pride to have such people.

This is the real unity of the whole country, and all the people are soldiers.

"I, Da Zhou, must win this battle!" Zhao Yan patted the dragon case and said very firmly.

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