Wang Dang was dissatisfied with these people's evasion, and he couldn't help but asked them angrily: "Why do you have an army of 100,000, but you refuse to help Commander Zhang Yan, and hide here in Mayi to survive!"
Guo Taixian chuckled and said: "How can you help? It's snowing outside. Do you want us to send troops to merge with the state in this weather? Moreover, we had a battle with 100,000 Xianbei cavalry not long ago. I think you also know that this
Although there were not many casualties among the soldiers in the war, most of our food reserves were basically consumed. How can we fight a war if we don’t even have any food!"
Wang Dang immediately said: "As long as you are willing to send troops, Marshal Zhang will be responsible for the food!"
The current Yellow Turbans don't have much else, they really just have a lot of money and food! The Jizhou clans collected the people's money and food, and most of it fell into the hands of Zhang Yan. The current Yellow Turbans are not poor beggars, but are very wealthy, and can even support Xu
A magnificent army of hundreds of thousands.
Guo Taixian really didn't expect Wang Dang to say such words, so he could only say helplessly: "This is not a matter of money and food, but a strategic issue of the Tengjia Army. At this stage, our Tengjia Army has decided to go all out to develop Mayi and build high walls.
, accumulate food extensively and lay a solid foundation, and will not disrupt our strategy because of Marshal Zhang."
Zhang Baiqi said: "Before I came to Mayi, I was also very confused. We Yellow Turban soldiers are numerous and powerful and are not afraid of death, but why can't we defeat the imperial soldiers and horses?
After coming to Mayi, I finally understood that if I want to win a war, it is not enough to rely on numbers of people to not be afraid of death. I also need sophisticated weapons and armor, experienced officers to command the army, and a wealthy territory with a large number of people.
Craftsmen who can make these weapons and armors are things that the Yellow Turban Army cannot do."
We have been fighting with the imperial court for three or four years. But we have been losing. Why is this? Haven’t you reflected on it?
It is because we do not have a territory of our own, so every time we lose a battle, we are completely defeated. Even if the Han army is defeated, it can quickly recruit troops to encircle and suppress us, and it can also mobilize elites from other states and counties to encircle and suppress us.
"Now Lei Gong Qushuai has decided to build his own territory. I think this is what Commander Zhang Yan should do. He must have a territory of his own where the Yellow Turban Army can rest, develop and grow without being besieged by the Han army.
Because the Tengjia Army has a wealthy territory, we can recruit an army of 100,000 in an instant, and can defeat the 100,000 Xianbei cavalry! Among the Yellow Turban Army, we can easily recruit hundreds of thousands of people, but it is difficult to defeat 2--
30,000 Han troops."
Wang Dang said helplessly: "We also want to occupy a wealthy place. Isn't that what Commander Zhang Yan did in Jizhou? Now as long as everyone works together, our Yellow Turban Army can occupy Jizhou, the richest place in the north."
Zhang Baiqi shook his head and said: "It's impossible. You just took advantage of the imperial court's unpreparedness to occupy several counties in Jizhou. When the imperial court reacts and leads elite soldiers to encircle and suppress you, the counties you occupied will eventually be vomited one by one.
Come out, and in the end you will have no choice but to escape to the Taihang Mountains."
Wang Dang could not refute, because this kind of thing had happened more than once or twice.
Zhang Baiqi said: "Actually, Marshal Zhang Yan should learn from Marshal Lei Gong's method, find a place beyond the reach of the Han Dynasty, occupy it, and then work hard to develop it, just like Mayi now. In a few years, Zhang will be
Marshal Yan can train an elite army of soldiers, and then they can fight against the Han's frontier troops."
At this time, Guo Taixian said: "Commander Zhang Niujiao had such an idea back then. He knew that Jizhou was the heartland of the Han Dynasty and it was impossible for us to occupy it. At that time, Commander Zhang Niujiao's idea was to occupy Youzhou and then rely on Youzhou.
The state's geographical location was favorable to resist the imperial army.
It's just that we didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the Youzhou frontier army is completely different from that of the Jizhou army. Our 100,000-strong army is actually no match for the 30,000 Youzhou frontier army, so that our idea of occupying a territory not only failed,
Commander Zhang Niujiao died in battle."
"If General Zhang Yan really wants to develop and expand the Yellow Turban Army, he must make a decision and completely abandon the territory of Jizhou, because it is the heartland of the imperial court, and it is impossible for the imperial court to watch us occupy Jizhou.
Only by running to remote places, such as Mayi, and there are many such places in the Han Dynasty, I suggest that Marshal Zhang Yan occupy the entire territory of Liaodong, which is the place that the Han Dynasty cannot reach, even if the imperial court encircles and suppresses it
Marshal Zhang can send at most 10,000 to 20,000 people. You can still defeat the Han army at this point. Then you can develop your own territory like Mayi, strengthen your strength little by little, and finally counterattack the entire Youzhou and Jizhou."
"Instead of being like the current rogue bandits, without a piece of territory that belongs to you, you can't afford to fail!"
"Liaodong!" For Wang Dang, it was simply the end of the world.
"How could a cold and miserable place like Liaodong develop? Moreover, it was a dead place. As long as the Han army stationed 10,000 troops in western Liaoning, we would be insulated from the Han. How could this develop?"
Zhang Baiqi said: "It all depends on your own ability. We all have our own hands and feet. As long as there is no imperial court oppressing us and taking away our wealth, we rely on our craftsmanship to do things. How can we not become rich!"
Today's Mayi was not a miserable place before Lei Gongqushuai and the others came, but now I dare to say that even Luoyang City is no more than this. How long has it been, less than two years? As long as you have
Even if Lei Gong Qushuai is half as capable, he won't lose much to Ma Yi after four to five years of development!"
Wang Dang looked at the busy scene of traffic outside the street. He couldn't believe that Mayi was just a small county town with a thousand people two years ago.
He remembered that when he was very young, when the great sages taught him the classics of the sages, he said that when the ancient sage kings were alive, the people would follow these sage kings to do things. The place with the sage kings developed very quickly, and one year
He lived in Chengju, established a town in two years, and Chengdu in three years.
Wang Dang originally thought that these were fairy tales compiled by later generations to beautify these holy kings, but when he saw Mayi today, he discovered that these stories might be true.
Nowadays, it is not an exaggeration to say that Mayi is the capital of a country, right?
As for Mayi's current scale, it has only been developed for more than two years. Is this Lei Gong a sage like the ancient holy king?
Wang Dang didn't know whether Lei Gong was a sage, but he knew clearly that Zhang Yan, his younger brother, definitely didn't have Xu Wei's ability to build a huge city like Mayi, and he didn't want to go to the remote and cold Liaodong.