Lu Bu said calmly: "Our army only has these 30,000 cavalry in our hands. If you don't fight with Da Gan's army, are you going to use up all these 30,000 cavalry in our army?"
Hao Meng's commander, Gao Gan, suppressed his anger and said: "Our troops suffered too many casualties, and I am afraid that we will not be able to shoulder the task of blocking Da Gan's army!"
Gao Gan only had 20,000 infantry under his command, but more than 3,000 soldiers died in today's fierce battle, which is close to 20% casualties. Therefore, the morale of the Han army's infantry is generally low!
Lu Bu mocked: "Whose territory do you think Thunder Lord is attacking now, and whose territory we are fighting for? If you don't pay more, do you still expect us as a guest army?"
Then Lu Bu looked at Yuan Tan and said: "It is the cavalry of the Daqian Army that has the advantage. If they are not willing, then it will be difficult to fight this battle!"
Yuan Tan had just seen a little hope of defeating Da Qian's army, so he couldn't let it go like this. Moreover, he also knew that Lu Bu was right. The entire coalition of Han princes only had 30,000 cavalry, but each family of infantry had dozens of them. Ten thousand, this determines that the status of infantry is not as good as that of cavalry!
Yuan Tan could only pull Gao Qian away and said: "You also know the importance of Yuancai's Yanzhou to us now. Lu Bu and the others are originally guest troops. They cannot fight to the death for us. We have to make sacrifices, and the cavalry in my father's hands On this point, if all of them are lost in Yanzhou, it will be difficult for us to fight in the subsequent battles. Now we can only make some sacrifices from your subordinates. I can guarantee you that if you die for one soldier, I will ask my father to replace two. ! We have been fighting Da Gan for several years, and this time we have a high chance of winning!"
Gao Gan is the nephew of Jun Yuan Shao, and he and Yuan Tan are cousins. Naturally, he understands the significance of defeating Da Qian's army and Yuan Shao! He can only nod with hatred in recognition of Lu Bu's mission.
The sunset disappeared and darkness fell. Huanglong stood in front of the simple camp and looked south towards Lihu. In order to support Duan Peng and the others, Huanglong's men marched 60 miles a day. Now everyone was exhausted, and the camp was full of snoring sounds. But because of this level of forced march, his men could only set up a simple camp, so in order to maintain his own safety, Huang Long spread the Tanma around 10 miles around to prevent being raided by the enemy!
At this time, several scout horses rushed into the camp and came to Huang Long, and then handed a letter to Huang Long. Huang Long's face was very ugly after reading the letter. Duan Peng actually suffered a small defeat and even damaged He Feng. !
Fuyun also went up to see the battle report Duan Peng had just sent, and then said in surprise: "This Lu Bu is actually so powerful? He Feng even died in his hands!"
Huang Long said solemnly: "Now the Han Dynasty has gathered all the warriors and famous generals to deal with us. Not to mention Zhao Yun, who has already become famous. As for Zhang Liao who appeared yesterday, who knew his name before the battle with Song Yi, but he can easily hit Song Yi hard." Yi, you must know that Song Yi has been a horse thief for decades. He has spent half his life licking blood with his sword. His martial arts skills can rank among the top ten among us, but he is easily injured by Zhang Liao, an unknown person. And like I don’t know how many such fierce generals there are!”
Fuyun also sighed: "I really don't know what's going on with today's big men? I remember that back then, it was our Yellow Turban Army that could easily pull out hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops, but we were all old, weak, women and children. There is only so much food, and there is no way to solve it. The Han Dynasty can only send tens of thousands of elites, which is already a lot. We have almost defeated the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty can only send hundreds of thousands of troops. And their generals are also very Cowardly, I remember when the great sage and good teacher led us to attack the city and capture the territory, easily occupying the eight states of the Han Dynasty, but those Han generals knew how to escape.
But now I meet an unknown young general who is so brave, and the Han army is so large that it can produce an army of 800,000! We have a population of more than 20 million under the rule of Da Gan, but we can only raise an army of 300,000. The rule of the Han Dynasty There seems to be a population of more than 20 million. Why did 800,000 suddenly appear? To maintain this army, it would cost only one or two million civilians. I really don’t know how they get the food and grass for these nearly 3 million people. It’s got to come out!”
Fuyun discovered that Dahan's transformation in the past few years was not much less than that of Daqian. He could recruit hundreds of thousands of troops, equip hundreds of thousands of armors, and ensure the food consumption of nearly 3 million people. You must know that Xu Wei has no Before coming to the Han Dynasty, the urban population of the entire Han Dynasty may have been this number. But during the Ling Emperor's period, it was impossible to support such a large number of unemployed people!
Huang Long said calmly: "The Han Dynasty became what it is now because we were forced by our army! Speaking of generals, didn't the Han Dynasty have famous generals before? So what happened to Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao now? Not to mention the generals. Among the Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Bu and others who emerged after the Great Xian Liangshi revolt, none of them have the qualifications to be a famous general!"
"But before the great sages and good teachers rose up, the generals of the Han Dynasty were all members of the noble family. Many of the lieutenants and generals were actually celebrities. They didn't have to fight, and they could ascend to the position of generals just by relying on their reputation, so much so that they could become generals. Warriors like Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei were not wandering around in the border counties and living in poverty among the people. After we started the uprising, we defeated all the great generals of the Han Dynasty, Gao Diliang, and this gave Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei a chance to stand out!"
"To a certain extent, the great sage and good teacher is the old master of Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei. If it weren't for the great sage and good teacher who started the rebellion, Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei should never think about getting ahead in their lives!"
Huang Long's words made Fuyun burst into laughter. It was really hard for him to imagine that Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo were the former officials of the great sage and mentor. This statement was really funny!
But the details make sense. If it weren't for the great sage and mentor, Dong Zhuo would never have appeared in the Central Plains in his life, and Liu Bei could only become the leader of the rangers in Youzhou, and it would be impossible to become the general of the Han Dynasty now!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Huang Long continued: "Eight hundred thousand troops and two million civilians may seem like a lot, but based on the calculation that one of our soldiers consumes 2 shi of food per month, 300 Ten thousand people can only consume 6 million dan in a month, and fighting this war for half a year can only consume 36 million dan!"
"But is 36 million shi of food really a lot of food? According to the output of our Daqian land, it is only 10 million acres of land. Do you think there is a state in Dahan that can't produce the output of 10 million acres of land! If it weren't for the output of Yanzhou, If there is a drought this year, I am afraid that even Yanzhou can provide this food."
Although Liu Bei is now supporting the food and fodder of the coalition forces, which seems to be a heavy burden, Liu Bei only needs to support the food and fodder consumption of the 400,000-strong army heading towards Yanzhou. And Liu Bei has been developing Jiangnan in recent years. It is not impossible to support the 400,000-strong army in the Central Plains.
The terrain is flat, and there is a drought now. Although the grain harvest is impossible, this kind of weather makes it difficult for the transportation of grain, grass and baggage troops, not to mention Liu Bei's capture of Yizhou. Yizhou has Dujiangyan, which has a lot of grain, and the grain can also flow down the Yangtze River.
Next, you can go from Hanshui River to Li County. It can be said that what Liu Bei really wants to transport is the 600-mile journey from Yingchuan to Dingtao. Liu Bei can still afford the consumption of this distance!
The 800,000-strong army looks like a lot, but it is actually not much at all. Don’t forget that when the ruler was teaching us, he said that during the Warring States period before the Han Dynasty, even though there were hundreds of years of war, before the First Emperor unified the seven kingdoms, the Qin Dynasty
The country can provide 600,000, Chu 400,000, Zhao 200,000, Qi 300,000, Yan 200,000, Wei 200,000, and South Korea 100,000. The total military strength of each country is about 2 million, and the First Emperor unified the world
The estimated population is only 20 million, and the ratio of soldiers to civilians is almost ten to one! It can be seen that the potential of the Han soldiers is still huge, and it is not unusual for the Han coalition to have an army of 2 million!"
Fuyun sighed: "Yes, even the simplest arithmetic can calculate that a big man can easily recruit a million troops, but why is it difficult to maintain an army of 100,000 in the end!"
Then Huang Long mocked: "All of this is for profit. In the past, the Han Dynasty could only provide tens of thousands of troops, and even if it exceeded 100,000, it would be difficult to maintain the Han Dynasty. Emperor Ling had to buy and sell officials. This
It's because the interests of the world have been annexed by the powerful gentry of the Han Dynasty, and they are the main culprits of the decline of the Han Dynasty!
If all the resources of the Han Dynasty were invested in the army, not to mention an army of one million, the Han could recruit an army of 5 million! The interests of the world can support an army of 5 million, but the Han cannot even support an army of 100,000.
You want the emperor to buy and sell his official posts! Tell me who has taken advantage of these interests!"
Those wealthy nobles kept saying that the emperor of the Han Dynasty wanted to keep his virtuous ministers far away from the villain, but they didn’t know that the emperor of the Han Dynasty had always done what they said, but they didn’t expect that the villain was themselves!”
Fuyun felt a sudden realization: "The noble families of the Han Dynasty are so greedy, no wonder the rulers don't accept them!"
Huang Long said coldly: "Because the Han Dynasty has given them everything that can be given to the nobles, and we can't afford the price. The ruler simply cut off the fat nobles and gave these benefits to the people. You
Let’s see if we can easily form an army of hundreds of thousands!”
"The reason why the military strength of the Han Dynasty has grown so fast in recent years is not because the powerful nobles have spit out the benefits of annexing the world. Therefore, even if the Han Dynasty suffers from drought and is deprived of half of its land and people by us, it can still be
Recruit an army of 800,000, and even arm an armored army of hundreds of thousands.
From here we can see how greedy these wealthy nobles are. They are afraid that more than 70% of the entire world's interests will be annexed by them. An army of 800,000 is far from their limit. Based on the population of the Han Dynasty, they should be able to feed 200 people. Ten thousand troops!"
"So even if we defeat the 800,000-strong Han coalition this time, as long as we don't change our policy of massacring the nobles, the nobles of the Han will give their wealth to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei to form a large army and continue to fight us. , maybe we will face a million-strong army of the Han Alliance in the end!"
"Liu Bei and others do not have this strength, but the entire Han gentry has the strength to arm an army of millions! So our real enemy is not Liu Bei, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but the entire Han gentry. If we do not defeat them, the people of the world will It’s impossible to live a good life!”
Fuyun thought for a while and said: "Since the Han gentry is so powerful, why doesn't the ruling party change its policy? Let's think about our Daqian accepting the Han gentry. Liu Bei, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have lost the support of the Han gentry and they cannot be our opponents. , so that we can unify the world as soon as possible!"
Huang Long said angrily: "Short-sighted and pedantic, the ruling party has long said that although the power of the noble families is powerful, it is nothing compared to the people of the world. Since we have mastered the power of the people of the world, why should we let it go? The powerful nobles of the Han Dynasty! If you think about what they did to the people of the Han Dynasty, you will know that they cannot be forgiven.
If we let go of the wealthy nobles of the Han Dynasty so easily, wouldn’t it be in vain for our great virtuous masters, and our Yellow Turban Army and the millions of believers who follow our Yellow Turban Army will all die in vain. What is the use of unifying the world like this? He is still a master and the people are still poor. Isn’t this just another big man!
Why don’t those who are in power become emperors? They just don’t want us to become Han dynasties! Now that we can give up being in power even in the world, why should we let go of the noble families of the Han Dynasty? The powerful noble families of the Han Dynasty like to be lords, so let them be with the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Just be buried with him! And we are just going to help the ruling party to annihilate the powerful noble families of the Han Dynasty!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the fourth watch, Huanglong woke up all the soldiers again, and then the 50,000 troops simply ate some dry food and continued on the road despite the starlight that had not yet disappeared!
The air in Yanzhou in the early morning was a bit dry, and the battlefield was bright red. This was what was left from the two battles. So both sides tacitly cleaned the battlefield and brought the wounded and corpses back to their camps. But now the soldiers on both sides can still start from the faint In the breeze, wisps of blood could be smelled, which made the soldiers on both sides shudder, because they knew that this might be the last trace they left in this world!
The war horse that Duan Peng sat on became restless due to the tense atmosphere of the battlefield, and the war horses of the Daqian army were also neighing! In the middle of the night yesterday, news came from Huang Long, saying that his army would arrive on the battlefield at noon. , I hope he can cooperate well!
Duan Peng finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news. With the addition of Huang Long, their military strength was twice that of Lu Bu, and Huang Long's army formation still had a lot of gunpowder. Although the artillery was not brought to the battlefield in order to rush, it could fly easily. However, all the thunder cannons were brought, and Huang Long also brought all the more than 100,000 kilograms of artillery. With these artillery, Duan Peng no longer worried about being unable to blast open the turtle shells of the Han army. Now he was thinking about how to annihilate them all. Lu Bu’s army!
On the opposite side, Lu Bu came with the Han army. The Han army's war drums were beating and flags were flying. After two battles, the Han army soldiers' fear of the Daqian army disappeared and they became more confident. The horns of both sides were blown one after another, and both sides The sound of the war drums became more and more intense, trying to overwhelm the enemy. The bullying on the entire battlefield was extremely fierce, and the Qian-Han war was about to break out.