Boss Cao is worthy of being Boss Cao. This wave of operations is really exciting. Fei Qian even wants to give him a thumbs up. But Fei Qian knows in his heart that the royalists are still very powerful. The Han Dynasty has been here for three or four hundred years.
Luck is no joke,
These people may not have powerful positions or a large army, but judging from the incident of Liu Xie escaping from Luoyang, there are still people who have worked hard despite Liu Xie's obvious disadvantage.
Of course, this may be the last trace of the Han Dynasty. After this wave of people radiates their own light and heat, the Han Dynasty will inevitably sunset.
Save the big man?
Fei Qian actually didn't have much interest. He just wanted to save China.
Pang Tong laughed twice, and there was a treacherous flavor in his laughter. He didn't know who he learned it from, "Cao Pingdong thought he had a trick, but in fact, good or bad luck is uncertain. Anyway, I don't know what happened to others. Yuan Da is sure
It’s very unpleasant…”
"Where is Yuan Da... The current strength of the army is between 100,000 and 120,000. Although it has gained some weight from Gongsun, it will also be damaged. It will come and go, about the same... As for the number of civilians deployed on the battlefield?
...I can’t calculate it. Jizhou has a large population. I’m afraid it’s over 100,000 if you don’t care...” Pang Tong muttered, “Yuan Ermo, it’s a little worse. If we take Jiangdong and integrate it, we’ll almost have it.”
This number, but the Jiangdong gentry probably haven’t completely returned home yet, so let’s give it a 20% discount, 80,000 or 90,000…”
"But both of them have to leave some soldiers to look after the territory, and to prevent others from taking the back route, or a fire in the backyard, so it's impossible to bring them all, it must be 60 to 70 percent more..." Xu Shu tugged at his fingers.
, said, "If you calculate it this way, if it were a head-on confrontation, Yuan Da's soldiers would be about 70,000, and Yuan Da's 260,000 soldiers would be slightly different. The difference is actually not very big. Then add in the civilians, if the two sides really fight.
, it’s a battle starting with at least 300,000 people... Tsk tsk..."
Unlike most people of this era, perhaps because of the influence of Fei Qian, when Pang Tong and Xu Shu calculated their military strength, they also began to separately calculate the main soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, civilians, etc., unlike others.
Two hundred thousand when you open your mouth, five hundred thousand when you close your mouth, and you can scratch your beard and eyebrows. As long as you have a head, it is all counted as military strength.
"Are you two so sure that Yuan Da and Yuan Er will fight?" Fei Qian asked with a smile.
"Isn't this obvious?" Pang Tong changed his posture and picked up a folding fan to fan the wind and said, "If you unite, you will gain, if you divide, you will lose. Of course, everyone knows this truth, but Yuan Da and Yuan Er have been doing it for so many years.
If they wanted to be together, they would have been together long ago... As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no room for two monkeys on the top of this mountain in Shandong..."
Xu Shu shook his head and said: "Merger is easier said than done. If it were not calculated from the beginning, by now, even if Er Yuan wants to merge, his subordinates may not be willing..."
"Well, that's true..." Fei Qian also nodded. Not to mention other things, this is the reason why most units in later generations are willing to split up but not merge. Splitting up is great, but there will be a lot of carrot pits. Once merged, you will be helpless.
Seeing that the radish pit under my butt is gone, how can I bear these big and small white radishes and carrots?
Two monkeys fighting for the king is the current scenario of the Three Kingdoms.
In terms of family background, Yuan Da and Yuan Er are actually similar. Yuan Shao assumed the status of a party leader, and Yuan Shu assumed the status of the legitimate son of the world's best clan.
In terms of population, Jizhou and Yuzhou were originally the two most affluent states in the world. There was not much difference in terms of population ratio. They both had wars and internal frictions, and they were similar in calculation.
In terms of territory, Yuan Da controlled Jizhou, Youzhou, and part of Sili and Qingzhou, while Yuan Er controlled most of Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and a small part of Jingzhou and Xuzhou. In comparison, they were roughly the same.
Yuan Shao is slightly stronger and Yuan Shu is slightly weaker.
"This is generally correct, but one thing to note is... After Yuan Da defeats General Gongsun, he will have a large number of veterans who have been in battle... And Yuan Er, haha..." Fei Qian thought,
Yuan Shu's most important weakness is actually his ability to control the army.
Yuan Shao's soldiers were all veterans who had either fought against the Yellow Turbans, Black Mountain, or Gongsun in the past two years. However, even if Yuan Shu united the soldiers from Jiangnan and Jiangdong, these soldiers did not have much experience in fighting. They were enough to defend the territory, but not aggressive enough.
More importantly, most of Yuan Shao's troops were in his own hands, and Yuan Shu's strongest general was obviously not Ji Ling but Sun Ce, and Sun Ce was establishing his own territory in Jiangdong.
Therefore, Fei Qian felt that if he did nothing, Yuan Shu might not be Yuan Shao's opponent if he really wanted to fight, even though Yuan Shu's cards were similar to Yuan Shao's now.
However, it is still early and there is still some room for maneuver.
"When the two apes go into battle, Liu Cao will definitely be the vanguard..." Fei Qian said, "It's just that Liu Xuzhou will probably be in trouble soon..."
Pang Tong chuckled a few times. He didn't show any consideration for Liu Bei as he had in history. He was more or less gloating about his misfortune. He glanced at Fei Qian to confirm the words he used, "Who asked Liu Xuzhou to... change jobs, right?
?But he didn’t even think about it, how could Yuan Er endure such a jump? Hehehe..."
At the moment, which one of Aru Dai and Aru Er is stronger, Fei Qian can see this, and other people can naturally estimate it, so it is natural for human beings to selectively transfer bets to places with higher winning rates. It’s just that
However, the abandoned Yuan Er will definitely not be happy, and if we don’t give the traitor a good beating, the gang will lose their support in the future. How can we lead this team?
Xu Shu continued: "Liu Xuande took over Xuzhou, and people's hearts are undecided... Paying tribute to the court is just a way to stabilize himself, and he is not aggressive enough... It is estimated that most of them will not be able to resist. Once Yuan Er's army arrives, it will probably be defeated...
"
Fei Qian was drinking herbal tea. He almost choked when he heard it. He coughed twice and said: "Ahem... I heard that Liu Xuzhou has two generals under his command, both of whom are known as the enemy of ten thousand people... although they may not be able to do so.
Win, but it won’t be a quick defeat, right?”
Pang Tong hummed at the side and said: "Xuzhou, I know that if Liu Xuzhou was close to the Chen family, he could have resisted for a while, but it's a pity that he was with the Mi family... The Chen family is famous for being able to have both sides...
I can't say at that time, hehe... Anyway, I don't think Liu Xuzhou has much chance of winning... Ten thousand enemies, are you just bragging? It's just martial arts, haha, you should have no worries about saving your life in the battle formation. As for expecting two generals to win, then
Why are you recruiting soldiers?"
Fei Qian has never met Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so it's hard to say whether these two have the power to destroy heaven and earth, so he can only laugh and call it a day.
While the three of them were talking, an attendant from the corridor cautiously came to report that the cold melon had been chilled and asked if they would like to serve it...
Immediately everyone, including Fei Qian, became energetic and asked people to bring it in.
Cold melon is actually watermelon. Because it is often eaten chilled in summer, it is called cold melon. Watermelons already existed during the Western Han Dynasty, and there were also simple refrigerators, but these things were all expensive.
It’s still the old saying from later generations, are rich people happy?
No, the happiness of rich people is beyond your imagination...
Eating melon and watching a show are the joys of life!
By the way, lay some landmines or something, maybe some silly roe deers and rabbits will hit you at some point...
Anyway, the Central Plains area is currently in chaos. For Fei Qian, one thing is to deploy a defensive line of troops in the Taiyuan Shangdang area, and the other is to find an opportunity to put some catalysts or something. Anyway, as long as the Central Plains does not stop, Guanzhong will naturally develop.
The three of them were eating melon, muttering together, and laughing knowingly from time to time, which made people a little creepy...
…………………………
Liu Xuzhou's crisis is right in front of him, and Liu Jingzhou is also very unhappy now.
Jing Xiang was quite stable during this period, but Liu Biao was always unsettled, and it could be said that he was unhappy!
In history, Liu Jingzhou and Liu Biao can be said to be quite a figure. He sat in Jingxiangnan County and commanded an army of 100,000. Even Yuan Shu would not easily provoke him. Cao Cao would take a look at his face from time to time in the early days.
But for such a person, because he looks forward and backward too much, he gradually loses his early advantage and becomes ineffective later on.
However, in Fei Qian's time and space, Liu Biao was not as strong as in history.
Mainly because of Feiqian.
This damn guy!
Liu Biao gritted his teeth thinking about it.
Today, Jingzhou appears to be one, but is actually divided into three parts.
The first part naturally belongs to Liu Biao's series, and Liu Biao's group is divided into three aspects, the faction of confidants who followed Liu Biao, the faction of the Cai family of Jingxiang natives who married Liu Biao, and the faction of the Kuai family of Nanjun who are close to Liu. Although they are not
They belong to the same family, but there are also fights in private.
In the second part are Huang and Huang Chengyan.
Historically, Huang Chengyan appeared only when Brother Zhu got married and when Lu Xun was lost. He was basically just a passerby...
Well, having said that, as Brother Zhu’s father-in-law, and it seems that Brother Zhu has made a special confession, the old man still saved the life of the lost deer. In a certain respect, is this a dispute between Brother Zhu and Lao Huang?
What problems have arisen in the relationship? Could such problems arise because of the relationship between Huang Yueying in history?
Of course, it is impossible for Fei Qian to know about these problems now. He only knows that Lao Huang is very prestigious now and is doing well in business in Wancheng.
That's right, Wancheng has now become the largest commercial city in the surrounding area.
Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, became more and more famous. As a result of the marriage, the Huang family was naturally in trouble. However, Yang Feng, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, etc. who had invaded Wancheng were either dead or under Fei Qian's command.
Therefore, Wancheng, which was far away from Jingxiang, gradually became the Huang family's base. With Huang Zhong in charge, sophisticated equipment and Huang Chengyan's connections in Jingxiang...
Even though Liu Biao had thousands of things to say and felt unhappy in his heart, he had no choice but to hold his nose and admit it.
The third part is the Jingxiang indigenous neutral faction headed by Pang Degong. They neither take the initiative to join Liu Biao nor express opposition to Liu Biao. They are the kind of people who nod and laugh, and everyone takes care of themselves. But the problem is,
It would be fine if they were all neutral. But not long ago, Liu Biao heard that the Jingxiang Ma family actually sent people to follow the Huang family to Hanzhong, and then the Fei family and the Xi family seemed to be a little moved...
So in fact, these three parts are all related to Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West...
Liu Biao felt so miserable!
Who does this Jingxiang belong to?
Liu Biao couldn't express this worry even in the yamen and the inner courtyard. Knowing that Ms. Cai was beside him, who knows if he missed a word and spread it out in a short time...
So Liu Biao could only look at the bronze mirror every morning, look at his own figure, and silently cheer himself up, not daring to fart more.
But now, it seems that there is a chance to fart...wrong, it is a chance to make a comeback.
Liu Biao believed that the main reason why he was in the current situation was that he did not have direct military power. Not to mention the Cai brothers who were in charge of the soldiers. Anyway, they almost wore the same pair of trousers as Huang, and the other general Wenpin also
People from Jingxiang, as well as several of Liu Biao's own confidants, have no problem handling accounts and sending envoys, etc., so let them fight...
So when Gan Ning and Shen Mi fled from eastern Sichuan to Jingxiang, the Yiji who was in charge of contact reported that Gan Ning and Shen Mi were quite brave and were betrayed by friendly forces before they fled. Liu Biao seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope.
Arrive.
According to Yi Ji, there was originally another person named Lou Fa, but because he was ambushed by Zhao Wei, Lou Fa risked his life to stop the pursuers, and Gan Ning and Shen Mi found the opportunity to escape.
At first, Liu Biao was a little disdainful. After all, what was there to value about the defeated general? However, after Yi Ji's persuasion, Liu Biao also met with him in person and found that Gan Ning and Shen Mi seemed to be useful, and they seemed to be no better than Cai Mao in terms of military force.
How different are Cai He and others? The most important thing is that Gan Ning and Shen Mi are not from Jingxiang!
Therefore, Liu Biao showed more concern for Gan Ning and Shen Mi than in history. He allocated soldiers and supplies and allowed Gan Ning and Shen Mi to station themselves in Jingxiang.
After a period of training and running-in, Liu Biao decided to let Gan Ning and Shen Mi find a place to try their skills first, and also check the quality of Gan Ning and Shen Mi. After all, the value of a general lies in the battle formation.
Only then can I fully realize it. So I stood up and looked around, and found that there was actually no place to reach out. I had to choose Yuzhou or Yangzhou...
You can't go over the mountains to attack Yizhou. Maybe Gan Ning and Shen Mi will just beat the dog with meat buns and never look back.
People need to eat food in mouthfuls, and people need fat after meals. When they can eat meat, they naturally don't want to eat grass, so Liu Biao asked Gan Ning and Shen Mi to lead their teams to Yuzhou and Yangzhou to plunder...
Hearing that Yuan Shu was preparing to march into Xuzhou, although Liu Biao was disapproving of Liu Bei, a relative of the royal family, after all, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty had just recognized his relatives. Yuan Shu was obviously not giving him face by doing this, and Liu Biao also had a reason to send troops.
Border friction? It's not really like marching straight into the city to seize the stronghold. Anyway, it's almost the autumn harvest. Go to the local territory and plunder, which not only attacks the enemy but also strengthens yourself. At the same time, you can also see Gan Ning and
Are Shen Mi and Shen Mi as brave as Yi Ji described? They are just like two birds with one stone.
Liu Biao was naturally very proud, but he never imagined that the situation in the Central Plains at this moment was like a powder keg, and a little spark could completely explode the situation that had reached the critical point!
