Zhang Ji was shocked immediately. When he left Hongnong with his troops, he had no clear goals or plans at all.
To put it bluntly, it is almost like a child who ran away from home, and it is a complete step by step.
If it weren't for the lack of money and food, Zhang Ji might not have made up his mind to fight against Liu Biao, a giant in Jingzhou.
After looting Wancheng, Zhang Ji was still quite guilty.
The reason why I continued to attack Rang County was entirely because I felt that I could not stay in Jingzhou anymore and was planning to make more money before leaving.
However, in Jia Xu's plan, the entire wealthy Jingxiang land has been displayed in front of Zhang Ji.
He quickly attacked Zhucheng in Jingbei, forcing Liu Biao to advance rashly when he was not prepared, and then concentrated all his strength to raid Liu Biao's reinforcements!
As long as Liu Biao's main force was defeated in this raid, the Jingzhou army, which was seriously injured, would probably not dare to take revenge easily.
At that time, you will be able to rule the Han River with the Jingzhou army and you will be able to occupy Nanyang County.
Nanyang County has 37 counties with a population of over one million. It can be said that it is the essence of the entire Eastern Han society.
With the money, food, troops and talents of Nanyang County, Zhang Ji can definitely become an important overlord.
At this moment, Zhang Ji's tears were about to flow.
This is the super military advisor who can set the pace!
Zhang Ji was very excited and quickly said to Zhang Xiu, "Hurry up, kowtow to your adoptive father."
Zhang Xiu was stunned by the side. You are happy about you, what does it have to do with me?
But he still knelt down honestly and kowtowed to Jia Xu three times, "Thank you for your adoptive father, and point us out a clear way!"
Jia Xu touched his beard calmly, "Go and prepare quickly. Only by defeating Liu Biao successfully can this situation be considered to be alive. Otherwise, although the world is big, there is probably no place for us to stay."
The most elite soldier in Zhang Ji's hands were cavalry, and the people were mainly from the northwest.
Going further south, there is a terrain of naval troops. The cavalry advantages of the Xiliang soldiers will be infinitely weakened, and coupled with the factors of unacceptable adaptation, Jia Xu will definitely not consider it.
The rest are three options.
One is to return to Hongnong and observe the success or failure of Guanzhong.
One is to go to the Central Plains to compete for hegemony with Yuan and Cao.
Another option is to lead troops into Sichuan and spy on Bashu.
Returning to Hongnong is undoubtedly a choice to die in chronic death. Fighting for hegemony with Yuan Cao is even more a fantasy.
Liu Zhang, who just came to power two years ago, was weak, but it was not easy for the Western Liang cavalry to enter Sichuan.
It can be said that the only breakthrough for Zhang Ji's power is Nanyang County in Jingbei.
Zhang Ji immediately ordered the soldiers to prepare for the war. Zhang Xiu and the more than 1,000 cavalry under his command were ready-made, and they could go into battle by hanging stirrups. In addition to the troops guarding the camp, some of them were scattered everywhere to plunder supplies.
While making arrangements, Zhang Ji introduced the situation in his camp to Jia Xu.
"Jia Qing, when I left Hongnong, I brought out more than 10,000 soldiers, more than 5,000 families, and some old and weak left to Hongnong's housekeeper. Cavalry accounted for more than 50% of the soldiers, and the combat power was maintained quite well. The rest were infantry, and that's what were left behind in the camp."
Zhang Ji said, pointing at Jia Xu.
Jia Xu nodded and realized his mind.
"If those families have a little armed force, there will be a thousand people who can come in handy. However, they can only count the number of individuals, and they can't be very useful."
Jia Xu asked, "What about the materials? How long can our materials last?"
This is what Jia Xu is most concerned about.
How far his plan can be advanced has a direct relationship with how long Zhang Ji's military potential can last.
Zhang Ji's opponents knew everything about the troops, but he couldn't understand the baggage and other things.
He quickly said to his personal guards, "Go and look for it and see if Sima is in the camp."
The guards left.
Zhang Ji explained to Jia Xu, "Wancheng has gained a lot, and a lot of supplies are still on the way to escort. Sima goes out to inspect from time to time to avoid any mistakes."
After a while, the personal soldiers brought a military officer. Zhang Ji was happy and quickly introduced to Jia Xu, "This is my Sima Zhang Dong."
When introducing Jia Xu, Zhang Ji thought that before he could give Jia Xu a proper title, he immediately bowed and said to Jia Xu, "I'm sorry Jia Qing, let's be the chief minister for me first."
Zhang Ji was a dignified general of the cavalry and naturally had the power to open a palace.
Jia Xu laughed and refused.
Sima Zhang Dong quickly saluted Jia Xu, "I have met the chief minister with a humble position."
After Zhang Ji and the other two had spoken, they said to Zhang Dong, "Come and tell the Chief Secretary, how much supplies are there in our army?"
After hearing this, Zhang Dong thought for a while and said, "Then I will pick up the important ones first. There are more than 5,200 cavalrymen in our army, and only 2,000 spare war horses. The last time I broke through Wancheng, I got a lot of plowing oxen, but no more than 400 horses. According to the following, I am afraid that there will be fewer war horses to harvest in the future, which is a big problem."
Zhang Ji frowned when he heard this. Even if a battle is not intense, it is very common to die hundreds of war horses.
If there is no adequate supply, the Xiliang army may not be able to avoid the situation of weaker and weaker as the battle is fought.
Zhang Dong continued, "We have seized a lot of weapons and equipment from Wancheng Arsenal, which are much better than what we use ourselves. Now all of them have been replaced, and there are still enough replacements left. There are no need to worry about weapons, but there are only a lack of siege equipment."
There are siege equipment in Wancheng arsenal, but those things are too bulky and the Xiliang soldiers are not willing to waste their energy on them.
"What about food and grass?" Jia Xu asked on his own initiative.
After hearing this, Zhang Dong replied respectfully, "The food and grass are also harvested a lot, and the harvest in Wancheng is enough for 20 years."
Jia Xu frowned when he heard this, "Why are there so little food and grass? How can this be? Wancheng is so rich, it won't be like this!"
If the Xiliang army had only enough food and grass to support more than 20 days, then the fault tolerance rate of its own plan would be too low.
Zhang Dong said helplessly, "There is indeed a lot of food in Wancheng. We can use it as firewood to burn it for the first half of the year. But there are only so many of us, so we can't be lucky at all."
Jia Xu was puzzled after hearing this, "That's not only enough for 20 years!"
Zhang Dong smiled bitterly, "Sir, we still have seven thousand war horses and hundreds of oxen to transport supplies."
Jia Xu understood everything when he heard this.
A horse's food is worth more than several people, and the food eaten by these thousands of animals every day can be worth tens of thousands of soldiers.
"In order to make up the food, I threw away all the forage. These animals now eat rice every meal, but they are fat and strong."
Zhang Ji was also a little helpless.
Although the cavalry team is powerful, the combat readiness is too exhausting.
Chapter completed!