Chapter One Hundred and Seventy One: Pride Soldiers
If you want to win a battle, it is not just someone, but you also need enough money, food, equipment and weapons. These are indispensable.
Chen Sheng is known as a million troops, but currently only one-fifth of the soldiers with iron weapons are like this, and there are only twenty pairs of iron armor.
This is because they occupied Xiapei Mansion and had people mined two small iron ore veins there, otherwise their weapons and equipment would be worse.
Without enough iron weapons, the army's attacking power will be greatly reduced. If you fight with the enemy, you will naturally suffer losses.
"We certainly know the importance of iron ore, but in comparison, what we lack most now is food. Without weapons, you may not die, but if you don't have anything to eat, you will definitely die."
Cao Yu's words made everyone in the tent nod and expressed their agreement. Food is the most important thing for the people. The number of people in the army is too large and they eat more. Their food is no longer enough and they need to be supplemented urgently.
This scene made Chen Sheng feel even more displeased. He was a person with a strong desire to control. The situation in front of him was the last thing he wanted to see. Cao Yu's power in the army was not weak, and he usually wooed people's hearts, and the threat to him was getting bigger and bigger.
Especially now that he saw so many people supporting Cao Yu, Chen Sheng suddenly felt a little murderous intent, but he quickly suppressed it. Cao Yu has always been cautious and not weak. Many people in the tent are from his Minshan Camp. It is not a simple matter to kill him. Maybe it will cause internal strife, and today's good situation will fall apart.
The biggest advantage of the dog-legged Yuan Si is to observe his expression and flatter him. At this time, he saw the gloomy face of his elder brother Chen Sheng, and his eyes turned, so he immediately stood up and asked, "Dang Cao, everyone doesn't understand the situation in the city now. What if the food inside is not enough?"
Regarding this problem, Cao Yu had a vain case and said lightly: "Even if it is not enough, it doesn't matter. As long as we conquer the prefecture, the surrounding major counties will be no longer supported. Let us ask for it. We will naturally be able to solve the current urgent needs, and then we will then go south to capture Huzhou. Huzhou is a country of fish and rice, with abundant food and grass. Not to mention supporting a million troops, there is no problem even if we have twice as many, and the problem of weapons and equipment will be solved."
Hearing this, many people in the tent showed an expression of intent. As we all know, Huzhou is the richest Shangzhou in the Qian Dynasty. If Huzhou is taken down, it is easy to solve both food and weapons. Compared with this, Xiapei Mansion is less important.
"Although Huzhou is good, it is not that easy to fight."
Xu Ye said lightly, "First of all, the situation in Huzhou and Jizhou is different. First, the disaster situation there is relatively mild. Although the people are not full, they can still survive. They may not be as close as us. In this way, we will lose a great advantage. Second, Huzhou is an important grain production and taxation place for the Qian Dynasty, and the defense force in various places is definitely not weak. Once we go south to attack Huzhou, the Qian Dynasty will definitely dispatch large troops from all over the place to encircle and suppress. Not to mention anything else, the Zhenguo Army, which is now confronting Liu Feng's black armor army, is a great threat. With our current strength, there is little chance of victory."
As soon as he finished speaking, a leader immediately spoke, "Mr. Xu, you are too ambitious to destroy your own might. We have a million people now. Even if each person is spitting, it is enough for the Qianjun to eat a pot. Everyone said it is!"
"That's right, we are all human beings. We are all heads, who is afraid of whom."
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Seeing that many people in the tent looked disapproving, Xu Ye sighed in his heart. During this period, the army was invincible and the lands of several palaces began to expand. He thought that the army was just like this, but he didn't know that the situation in Jizhou could be compared with Huzhou? If you continue like this, it is not far from defeat.
Although many people were stunned by the victory during this period, a small number of people remained awake.
As the head of Minshan Camp, Cao Yu was much more sober than the people below. After hearing what Xu Ye said, he suddenly felt that attacking Huzhou seemed a bit hasty. He only thought about the benefits of conquering Huzhou, but ignored many factors.
The most important factor is that their strength is still too weak compared to Gan Chao.
After thinking it through, Cao Yu looked at Xu Ye curiously and asked, "Since Huzhou is not easy to fight, I don't know if the military advisor has other plans?"
"Jiangzhou!"
Xu Ye had already made plans. Jizhou is now sandwiched between the Northern Wei and the Gan Dynasty, not a place to stay for a long time. Although their rebel army is now known as a million troops, compared with the Northern Wei and the Gan Dynasty, it is still a small witch. It must take advantage of the gap between the two countries' wars to grow and grow.
Jiangzhou is remote, leaning against the Western Qi, and is not in the route of the Northern Wei attack. In this way, we can accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity with this place.
"Military advisor, are you kidding? Jiangzhou is even poorer than Jizhou. Aren't we going there to find a crime? In my opinion, it's better to fight Huzhou. Any place you want to win is enough for us to eat for a while."
When I heard that I was going to Jiangzhou, someone immediately disagreed.
"That's right, that place is leaning against Xiqi. If Xiqi also sends troops to attack Ganchao, won't we be the first to bear the brunt?"
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Almost half of the people in the tent disapprove of going to Jiangzhou. After these people became leaders, they began to enjoy it. Naturally, they did not want to suffer from the poor mountains and rivers of Jiangzhou. On the contrary, Huzhou, a prosperous place, has a greater temptation to them.
"Shut up!"
Looking at the chaos in the tent, Chen Sheng suddenly slapped the table with his tiger eyes wide open.
Seeing the palm of the plate getting angry, the people below immediately closed their mouths.
"A few days ago, the military advisor told me that our army is becoming more and more arrogant, and many people were knocked out by victory. I still disagree. Today, it seems that this is not wrong at all."
Chen Sheng glanced at the people below and continued, "At present, I can't even capture a small prefecture for a long time, and they all want to attack Huzhou. They don't think about how much they have. They think it's amazing to win a few battles? So powerful, will I ask you to lead your troops to take the lead tomorrow?"
The heads below were lowered. I don’t know how many battalions were destroyed these days, so they were reluctant to use their direct troops as cannon fodder to consume them.
"I'm all mute, right? Didn't I scream so happily just now?"
After getting angry, Chen Sheng finally felt much more relieved.
At this moment, an anxious shout came from outside, "Report - take the plate, there is an emergency military report!"
"Come in!"
Then a man hurriedly ran in and presented a letter to Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng opened it and looked at the people below and said, "The Zhenguo Army is here!"
Chapter completed!