Liu Daogui nodded with satisfaction: "That's it. The rapid expansion of the power of the demon thieves is based on their ability to achieve a series of victories and make people think that they can take over the world. Without this understanding, then
No one will seek refuge with the extreme and cruel demon thieves. After all, few normal people can stand their methods."
"Before the demon thieves attacked Jiankang, they were almost invincible. Only we defeated their navy in the battle of Jiangling, but that was not a decisive victory. On the other hand, our three main forces in Jingzhou, Jiangzhou, and Yuzhou
All legions have lost troops and generals. Even our Jingzhou has lost the entire Xiangzhou part of Jiangnan. It can only be said that we have saved the territory north of Jiangling."
"So the demon thieves' military strength can rapidly expand from 40 to 50,000 people when they came out of Wuling to more than 200,000 thieves in the three states in just about a year. This is because they have been winning battles.
the result of."
"But the battle of Jiankang was a huge blow to the demon thieves, and the loss of soldiers and horses was second. The key is that the impression they created that they were invincible, invincible, and the world was at their fingertips has been completely overturned. Those
When the rebels and rebels see that the monster thieves will also fail and cannot seize Jiankang, which is guarded by my eldest brother, they will give up and retreat along the way, and more than half of the troops may be defeated."
Tan Daoji smiled and said: "So, they must win the battle to prove that they are still very powerful, and they can't afford to offend Jiankang's Brother Jinu. On the way back, we are the only ones who have the toughest problems, and most of them don't want to take the initiative to touch them."
, after thinking about it, Yu Yue, who is still fighting guerrillas in Jiangzhou, is the easiest to use to vent his anger. Once Yu Yue's guerrilla troops are eliminated, it will be like giving these rabble a reassurance. This is the reason.
Come on, Brother Daogui."
Zhu Chaoshi smiled slightly: "That's right. Yu Yue has been fighting guerrillas. There is no solid city to defend and the number of troops is no more than ten thousand. They can be easily eliminated. However, if they really want to destroy Yu Yue, they should
It is to attack quietly and sneak attack where Yu Yue is stationed as quickly as possible, instead of marching with great fanfare like now, which will only frighten Yu Yue and flee without fighting."
Liu Daogui curled up his lips and said, "I don't think so. Yu Yue has been fighting alone in Jiangzhou for half a year. Even in the most difficult time, he did not leave Jiangzhou and came to join us. You said that he has always been timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
Mr. Yu, why did you suddenly change your gender?"
Wang Zhenzhi said thoughtfully: "I have always wondered about this question. Yu Yue is not a general and has no foundation in Jiangzhou. How could he dare to be defeated in Liu Xile? The Yuzhou Army was completely wiped out, and almost all the rear troops were defeated.
All the military generals retreated, and even famous generals like Meng Huaiyu did not dare to advance to meet the defeated army, so they stayed in Jiangzhou. Even if he himself died, where would the military supplies and food come from? "
Liu Daogui nodded: "That's a good question. I originally thought that he had a way to rob the demon thief's food channel, but the subsequent battle situation and intelligence showed that the demon thief simply ignored the head and tail.
To advance eastward, there is no need to use rear food routes at all. In the past few months, the garrisons in Changsha and Baling have completely closed the city and are not transporting food to the east. The monster warships on the river are only patrolling back and forth to monitor us.
The movement is not at all transporting troops and supplies to the front."
Zhu Chaoshi sneered: "So, Yu Yue can't cut off the food channels at all, because the monster thieves have no food channels directly, so he has only one way to obtain supplies, and that is to rob various official warehouses and private stores in Jiangzhou.
Cang, use war to support war."
Tan Daoji curled his lips in disdain: "He doesn't have this ability, let alone the intelligence ability. You know, here in Jiangzhou, the Yu family has no foundation, and may not even know the road, let alone fight guerrillas everywhere. He
He dares to do this unless he has someone in Jiangzhou who is familiar with the geography and inside information to act as his internal agent. Little Shitou, are there local officials or generals in Jiangzhou helping him?"
Zhu Chaoshi shook his head: "No, most of the officials in Jiangzhou are children of aristocratic families who came from Jiankang, such as Wang Hong, and others like Chang Yu. In the battle of Jiangzhou, Brother Wuji was defeated too quickly.
He also died in the battle. The entire Jiangzhou was leaderless. Most of the officials abandoned the city and fled directly, such as Wang Hong. There were also a small number of officials who did not run away. They were captured by the demon thieves and then turned to work for the demon thieves, such as Chang Yu. As for Zhang Yu,
Officials such as the long history of various states and counties, Sima, etc., or county magistrates and county lieutenants who came from local powerful families, fled back to their hometowns early and built camps to protect themselves. In order to observe the general trend of the world, they did not dare to easily join any party.
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"Even the local militia groups in Jiangzhou are mostly like this. After they break up, they dominate the mountain and become kings without helping each other. The demon thieves initially coerced and lured such people, and even wanted to eliminate them, but later they discovered that these independent
There were too many forces, and there was no time to send troops to encircle and suppress them one by one. Moreover, the few cottages that were conquered had received intelligence early and transferred their troops and supplies again. What the demon thieves captured were just some empty camps, so later they also
There is no other way but to acquiesce to this status quo, and instead offer some attractive conditions, appoint officials and make wishes, so that these local powerful factions can take the initiative to serve."
Tan Daoji smiled and said: "But even so, there are not many people who come out, unless they are the rabble who think that the demon thief can conquer the world. In this way, these local forces are in a wait-and-see state, and they will neither help the demon thief nor help them."
The officers and soldiers are here to help Yu Yue, right?"
Zhu Chaoshi nodded: "I think so. The local tycoons in Jiangzhou have always been unsatisfied with the constraints of the imperial court. They have always been between Jing and Yang and avoided taking sides, because if they fail, they will be liquidated. Although
My eldest brother reassured the Jiangzhou nobles by pardoning Hu Fan, but they would not risk their entire clan to help the court at this time, especially when the army was defeated and Jiangzhou was lost."
Liu Daogui said sternly: "So, Yu Yue had another way to obtain grain, grass and ordnance in Jiangzhou. He neither plundered the monster thieves' grain routes nor obtained help from the local tyrants in Jiangzhou. Then he
What did you rely on to survive?"
Wang Zhenzhi smiled slightly: "I'm afraid there is only one possibility. When Liu Yi was defeated, a large amount of ordnance and food were stored in the camp for the decisive battle with the demon thieves. After Liu Yi's defeat, the defenders in the camp
They collapsed without a fight and disappeared, and the whereabouts of the provisions and weapons were unknown. At that time, we thought they were obtained by demon thieves, but now it seems that it was our Yu Gong who obtained this batch of baggage from the Yuzhou Army.
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This chapter has been completed!