Just as the gang members of various gangs in Ganyang City were digging deep underground to search for the black-clad assassins who attacked the Sanshui Guild's headquarters in order to collect the huge reward of 100,000 strings of cash offered by the Sanshui Guild, suddenly, a large number of Hun cavalry appeared all over the mountains outside Ganyang City.
On the night that the Xiongnu army appeared outside Ganyang City, Sun Hao and the leaders of fifteen other gangs in Ganyang City were invited to the provincial government office by the governor Chen Fengshi.
The only gangs eligible to receive Chen Fengshi's invitation tonight are the seven major gangs: Zhongyi Sect, Chihu Gang, Dulang Gang, Anshengtang, Heyitang, Brothers Society, and Sanshui Society.
The remaining nine places cover all the second-tier gangs in Ganyang City.
In a hall of the provincial government office, Governor Chen Fengshi said to the sixteen gang leaders in a deep voice, "You all should know that hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu Khanate troops are already at the gates of the city.
Now, there are only two brigades of the Ganyang Army's vanguard and three brigades of the rearguard left in the city, with a total strength of less than 20,000. So, I hope you can organize your gangs to help defend the city."
As soon as Governor Chen Fengshi finished speaking, Jiang Mingshan, the leader of the Loyalty Sect, asked, "Governor, aren't the 300,000 cavalrymen of the Xiongnu Khanate besieging Shuoyuan City?
Could it be that Shuoyuan City has been breached?
The left and right guards of the Ganyang Army have been completely wiped out?"
Governor Chen Fengshi shook his head and said, "Shuoyuan City has not been breached. The left and right guards of the Ganyang Army are still defending Shuoyuan City.
The Xiongnu army should have divided its forces in Shuoyuan City, but the number of Xiongnu troops invading this time is probably far more than 300,000.
There were probably three hundred thousand Xiongnu cavalrymen just outside Ganyang City."
When the governor Chen Fengshi heard with his own ears that there might be 300,000 Hun troops outside the city, the gang leaders present couldn't help but gasp.
Sun Hao frowned even more. Although Sun Hao led more than 200 heavily armored cavalrymen and was able to fight his way in and out of the tens of thousands of Gule troops three times and killed thousands of the enemy.
But if the tens of thousands of Gule troops were replaced by ten thousand Xiongnu cavalry, Sun Hao and his men might not be able to escape so easily.
The combat effectiveness of the Xiongnu cavalry far exceeded that of the army of the Gule Kingdom, including the cavalry units of the Gule Kingdom.
If the 300,000 Xiongnu cavalry launched an attack on the city at all costs, Ganyang City would be in danger.
Then Governor Chen Fengshi sighed and said, "Perhaps we fell into the Xiongnu's trap from the very beginning.
The Xiongnu's siege of Shuoyuan City was merely a decoy intended to lure the Ganyang Army to rescue Shuoyuan City, but the Xiongnu's real target was Ganyang City.
Jiang Mingshan, the leader of the Loyalty Sect, hesitated for a moment and asked again, "My Lord Governor, will the imperial court send troops to rescue Ganyang City?"
Governor Chen Fengshi gave a bitter smile and said, "Unless the imperial court can persuade the Huaide Army or the Zhenrong Army to send troops, there will be no reinforcements coming to Ganyang City in the short term.
If we want to defend Ganyang City, we can only rely on ourselves."
After a pause, Governor Chen Fengshi continued, "I plan to immediately organize a wing army in Ganyang City and temporarily appoint everyone present as wing army captains.
After repelling the Xiongnu army, I will report to the imperial court and grant you the official military rank of lieutenant of the Xiang army."
The Xiang Army was the local army of each prefecture and county in Liang State. Its main task was to guard the city and eliminate local bandits. Its military equipment was inferior to that of the imperial army and border army.
Shuoyuan City, the county seat of Defeng County in Pizhou, was able to block the Huns' siege before the arrival of the left and right guards of the Ganyang Army, mainly relying on the persistence of the wing troops in the city.
As the capital of Pizhou, Ganyang City was allowed to form a wing army of the Wei Army according to the regulations of the Liang court, and it was directly under the command of the governor of the state.
However, due to the existence and obstruction of the Ganyang Army, the Ganyang City's wing army has never been formed.
At this time, Feng Geng, the leader of the Red Tiger Gang, asked loudly, "My Lord Governor, do you intend to give each of our gangs a wing-barracks?"
Governor Chen Fengshi nodded and said, "As long as we can defend Ganyang City, I promise you that the organization of these sixteen wing army camps will belong to your sixteen gangs, and you will still serve as the wing army captains.
But you are responsible for the military expenses of each barracks.
In addition, I have temporarily appointed four captains of the provincial government as generals of the wing army to persuade dozens of other small gangs in Ganyang City to join the wing army to help defend the city.
Your sixteen wing camps will be assigned to the command of their four wing army generals."
After Sun Hao returned home, he told everyone that the governor, Chen Fengshi, was planning to form an army to help defend the city. A burly man over two meters and two meters tall said, "Young Master, if you want to fight the Tartars, don't forget me!"
The burly man who was speaking was named Xiong Kuohai, a powerful general that Sun Hao had just summoned from the "annual signing system".
After returning to Ganyang City, Sun Hao used up the extra sign-in opportunity he got from Princess Luo Xuan of Huaqing, and then summoned two powerful generals.
Xiong Kuohai (Sui and Tang Dynasties), combat power value: 100.
Pei Yuanqing (Sui and Tang Dynasties), combat power value: 100.
When Sun Hao was still regretting that he had not been able to recruit Lu Biao, a powerful general with a combat power of 100 points, he did not expect that the "annual signing system" would immediately give him two powerful generals with combat power of 100 points.
Xiong Kuohai and Pei Yuanqing are about the same height as Lu Biao, but they are both more muscular than Lu Biao.
In addition to the standard equipment of peerless horses, bows and arrows, and a full set of armor and vests, Xiong Kuohai's weapons include two axes weighing 80 kilograms each and a copper stick weighing 300 kilograms.
Pei Yuanqing's weapon was a pair of eight-sided silver hammers, each weighing 150 kilograms.
Before leaving Canglong Mountain, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Dian Wei and Huang Zhong all had sparring matches with Lu Biao, but all four were defeated by Lu Biao's brute force.
Of course, if it was a life-and-death fight, Lu Biao might not win.
After all, the only training Lu Biao received since childhood was close combat. Although he was invincible in foot combat, he had never learned to ride a horse.
If Qin Qiong and his four companions on horseback fought against Lu Biao on foot, it would be hard to say who would win or lose.
However, Lu Biao, who was known to be invincible in foot combat, was now sitting next to Xiong Kuohai with a bruised face and nose. His injuries were caused by his sparring with Xiong Kuohai and Pei Yuanqing respectively.
Lu Biao, who had never lost in strength, was defeated by Xiong Kuohai and Pei Yuanqing in succession.
Luo Xuan suddenly frowned and said to Sun Hao, "My dear, Governor Chen's arrangement of sixteen garrison camps should not only be for the sixteen guilds to assist in defending the city, but perhaps there is a deeper purpose."
Sun Hao was stunned when he heard this, "Sister Xuan, what do you think Chen Zhoumu's other intentions are?"
Luo Xuan shook her head, "I haven't figured it out yet, but if he only wants sixteen guilds to help defend the city, there's no need for him to send out sixteen lieutenants of the garrison army at once.
Regardless, the rank of Lieutenant of the Xiang Army is a seventh-rank military officer in the imperial court, and he is entitled to an imperial salary."
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