Chapter 54
The car is a scattered person, and the horse is a scattered person.
The huge war machine movement of the Great Chu Empire began, including Guanzhong, Longxi, Hedong, Indulgence, Bashu, Hebei, etc., in many northern regions, they were all mobilized.
Three hundred thousand troops were summoned and gathered near Xianyang. As front-line troops, they had to participate in the battle. And 500,000 soldiers gathered everywhere. As second-line troops, they had to make up for the shortage of troops in the front-line troops, and at the same time they were escorted food and grass to be responsible for logistics guarantees.
At the same time, Xiang Yu summoned all the princes to send troops together.
If there is any delay or failure to work, you will be killed.
Two years ago, Ying Bu was directly deprived of his throne and turned into a marquis because of his ineffective military service. Later, Ying Bu raised an army, but before Xiang Yu sent troops to quell the rebellion, news came that Ying Bu was killed by his generals.
After this case, many princes sent troops very quickly.
"Your Majesty, fifteen vassal kings, and more than one hundred marquises, about forty kings, all gather here... You can plow the courtyard and sweep the caves and destroy the Huns!"
Han Xin said domineeringly.
Xiang Yu nodded without saying a word. This guard in the past gradually became a famous general!
"Open the map!"
Xiang Yu said, and immediately a guard stepped forward and opened the huge map.
This map has clear descriptions, including the Hetao area, the Hexi Corridor, Chang'an City, and other areas, which are three meters long and one meter wide.
It is not a product of this era, but a satellite map brought by modern society.
The accuracy is far beyond the current map.
“What a wonderful map!”
Han Xin was surprised.
The right time, place and people are harmonious, and the right place means maps. Only with accurate maps can you fight... But due to the lag in surveying and mapping, many people fight without maps, and rely on the mystery.
"The grassland people are mainly nomadic people, and under nomadic people, they are sparsely populated. Under nomadic people, they are destined to keep moving. They are looking for a place with plump water and grass in spring and autumn; in winter, they are looking for mountainous areas to withstand the severe cold and prevent the severe cold from freezing cattle and sheep to death..."
Xiang Yu said, "In the huge north, the aquatic plants are plump and suitable for grazing, and are suitable for wintering. It is actually very limited in areas that protect cattle and sheep from being frozen to death."
"One is the Hetao area. The north has the twists and turns of the Yellow River, the water and grass are plump, the soil is fertile, and there are Yinshan Mountains to block the severe cold in the north, which is suitable for cattle and sheep to spend the winter!"
"One is the Hexi Corridor. The narrow corridor has melted snow and the water and grass are plump. There are mountains in the north to block the cold wind in the north!"
"One is in the Western Regions, with three mountains and two basins, and the Yili River Valley. The loss of the plump water and grass can make it even colder in the north of hell!"
"These three places are strategic places. If the Huns occupy it, it will be a big concern for the Great Chu. Fortunately, the Huns only occupied the Hetao area..."
Xiang Yu said.
"If the Great Wall Corps of Qin State were in charge, the Huns' Maodun would never have a chance. But with the destruction of the Qin Dynasty, the Great Wall Corps evacuated a large number of times, resulting in the loss of the Hetao area. The Huns occupied the Hetao area and were already infiltrating the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions..."
Is Maodun really better than other leaders of the Huns?
not necessarily!
Just good luck.
Every time the Central Plains region changes dynasties, it is the weakest moment in China, the rise of grassland forces, and the fall of border territories.
The so-called Huns, Turks, Jurchens, Yuan dynasties, and Manchu Qing dynasties all rose to the rise at the moment when the Central Plains was changing dynasties.
In later generations, why was Li Er considered the best military use among the many emperors in China? It was not because he defeated the Turks in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the decline of national strength.
Similarly, why Zhu Yuanzhang was considered the second most powerful emperor among all dynasties to use military force is not because the first regime that successfully expelled the Yuan Dynasty Mongolia and recaptured the north.
As for other emperors, the failure to regain lost land... is the biggest mistake.
In ancient times, evaluating whether an emperor is excellent or not, it depends on whether he can expand his territory without looking at GDP or character.
The Song Dynasty was well-developed and was not bad for literati, but a weak Song Dynasty title immediately belonged to the countdown among many dynasties.
Later generations said that when it comes to the revival of China, it is also a return to the Han and Tang dynasties, not the Ming and Qing dynasties, not the Song dynasties... Whether a dynasty can be used depends on the comparison with the Han and Tang dynasties.
In history, the recognized emperors throughout the ages are Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong and Kangxi.
The reason why Liu Bang was not praised as the Emperor of the Eternal Emperor was because he lost the Hetao area and the Hexi Corridor.
Zhu Yuanzhang did a good job, but he threw it away in the Hetao area and the Western Regions, but he was not rated.
The Song Dynasty was even more rated as not a unified dynasty.
"This battle is divided into two groups. One is led by us to lead generals and lead 200,000 troops to recover the Hetao area; the other is led by Han Xin as a general, leading 150,000 to recover the Hexi Corridor!"
"As long as the Hetao area is recovered, it will strengthen a door for Guanzhong; when the Hexi Corridor is recovered, it will strengthen another door. If these two areas are lost, the Huns will completely decline and lose the capital to compete for the great Chu! "
"As for Hebei and Guanzhong areas, Yanzhao areas were the main defense in the past, to prevent the enemy from striking east and west, to surround Wei and rescue Zhao..."
"The Huns army has an average combat effectiveness... The only thing they fear is that the Huns' cavalry, the whole nation is a cavalry, and they move fast. If they can beat it, they will fight, and if they can't beat it, they will run away!"
"My Great Chu army is just in an embarrassing situation. If you lose, you can't run away, and if you win, you can't run away! In this battle, hunting tigers essentially requires patience... If you don't take action, you will die. Think about how Li Mu destroyed the Huns back then!"
Xiang Yu said, urging everyone to avoid arrogance and impatience.
"promise!"
Everyone said in unison.
After about ten days of rectification, the 350,000 troops began to set out, divided into two groups and attacked the Huns.
A large amount of food, weapons and equipment are all in front of the transportation road and are ready to start fighting at any time.
Xiang Yu was slightly excited and nervous, but the other Han Xin, Long Qi, Chen Ping, Zhong Limei and others did not take it seriously.
This is not the China in the Song Dynasty, nor the China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but the China that had just ended the Warring States Period, and it was the moment when China's military strength was at its peak.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, no war could be fought without money, no army could be driven out without money, and no army could be fought without money.
Some people even say that fighting is essentially a money-consuming thing.
Don’t fight if you don’t have money!
The Great Chu had just been established, and the treasury had no money, Xiang Yu had no money, and he would not pay the army. In other words, in the Battle of the Seven Kingdoms, every time the Great Qin dispatched his army, he would have to pay the money. The Great Qin had already gone bankrupt in finance.
Xiang Yu did not give money, but instead joined the expeditionary army's good family, nobles, marquises, etc., who brought their own dry food, weapons, food, grass and equipment, slaves, troops, etc.
As for ordinary people, they are not qualified to join the army.
Only when a noble is born, or is a slave or a subordinate of the noble, can he be qualified to join the army and fight.
Xiang Yu only needs to provide food, weapons, and rewards.
As for money, many good families and nobles are not short of money. Those who lack need will give them fiefs and titles. As long as they are given titles and fiefs, they are more active than anyone else in wars.
Shareholding system is more powerful than employment system!
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Chapter completed!