Liu Bei led his army to quickly support Zhang Fei, so much so that Duan Peng couldn't see the edge of Liu Bei's camp from the city wall!
"How many people did Liu Bei bring?" Duan Peng said helplessly.
According to his many years of combat experience, there are at least 150,000 soldiers in this camp. This number has exceeded the population of his country. It is impossible to win against him. Now he just doesn't know if he can defend it. It's time for reinforcements to arrive!
The only good news for Duan Peng is that he sent several of his sons out in advance to ask for help. At least he will not die!
When they just marched to Shule City, they received the latest news from Duan Peng. Zhang Xiu was shocked when he learned that Liu Bei actually led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Western Regions. This number exceeded his imagination.
"Is Liu Bei crazy? He actually sent more than 150,000 troops to attack Dawan City. He wants to eat up all the sand in the Western Regions!" Zhang Xiu said angrily.
The Western Region is vast and sparsely populated, but materials are extremely scarce, especially food. It can be said to be poorer than Liangzhou, the poorest city in Daqian. In this kind of place, everyone can be said to be soldiers or thieves. There are as many people as there are. How many soldiers there are, but it is difficult for these people to assemble in a desolate place like the Western Region, because there is no place that can help tens of thousands of troops maintain logistics!
This is also the reason why Dagan can suppress the vast Western Region with only 5,000 soldiers, because few forces can assemble an army of more than 10,000 people. Dagan relies on the advantages of equipment to suppress the territory of the Western Region that is thousands of miles away!
But now Duan Yun's appearance is on a super scale. Zhang Xiu found that even if I recruit all the vassal states in the Western Regions, it will be difficult to gather even 100,000 small troops. Although Duan Pengjun has no confidence in Shen Qi, But with the number of troops reduced by several times, I have no confidence that I can't defeat Duan Yun in the Western Regions.
The others thought for a while and nodded in rejection. Liu Bei has been our old brother for decades, and he is always willing to save his life.
And Duan Yun didn't care too much about Dawan and our rescue of Shen Qi. After all, my strategy was to find a way to destroy the Western Region. Liu Bei's obstruction was in line with my wishes. Instead, I took advantage of the opportunity of Xiaowan's leader to conquer Xiaowan!
But Dawan agreed and said: "That is to ask Shen Qi to die. I only have at least 10,000 soldiers in my hands. It is impossible to defend it. If you go to support me now, Liu Bei is really dead!"
Before everyone could come, Zhang Xiu summoned everyone to discuss how to save Liu Bei!
Liu Hu said: "What should you do now? Duan Yun seems to have tried his best, but Xiaowan's Liu Bei was retreated, and even Song Yi in Wusun was retreated by Guan Yu. We can help you lay down your guns.
Before, my small army completed the task of clearing the country and transporting the people from Xiaowan and Wusun to the hinterland of Guishang. However, my soldiers were digging ditches and building fortifications in the low mountains far away from Xiaowan!
The frontline in the desolate Western Region is a small problem, not only for Duan Peng but also for Duan Yunfang.
For our vassal states, that kind of strategy is the most unfavorable to us. Although we are now Shenqi's ministers, we are also the masters of a country. We must find ways to protect the interests of our country. Now the small army led by Duan Yun There are fewer people than our country, so how can we fight?
Although Duan Yun occupies the territory in the north of Guishang, from a land perspective, I am the closest one. But the land in the north of Guishang has long been destroyed. The population was robbed by us, not by Duan Yun. Kushan
It will take a few years for northern agriculture to fully recover, so Duan Yun Xiaojun must be able to transport grain and grass from central and southern Tianzhu.
Dawan and Liu Bei come from the same tribe, and their relationship is more like brothers than brothers. I can accept such a conservative strategy!
Before receiving Liu Bei's message for help, the princes in the Western Regions summoned their troops to fight with Zhang Xiu. When one month was up, more than a dozen princes' armies gathered in Wuji City.
But if you charge forward now, you will either have a small victory or a small defeat. If you win, you will have made a great contribution. It is said that you will not be able to take advantage of the momentum to conquer Tianzhu, but if you lose, the entire Western Region will be completely ruined.
It’s in your hands!”
The retrograde nature of the railway system is doubtful! But before reaching the border of Xiliang, Shen Qi's army's marching speed slowly dropped to 20% of the original, because there was only a wooden rail system in the Western Region! And when Duan Peng's 50,000-year-old army
The army came out of the Western Regions from Xiliang. At that time, we didn't even have wooden rails, so we could only rely on camels and horses to march. The marching speed suddenly dropped to less than 50 meters per day, which was the speed of an army in the feudal era.
That is the worst method I can think of. It would be difficult for our 60,000-strong men to retreat, but I still have no confidence that we can defend it.
The words are divided into two parts!
Liu Hu thought for a while and said: "If you gather your cavalry to support Liu Bei and rescue me from Xiaowan City, you will find a way to wait for reinforcements from the ruling party. Duan Yun will be arrogant for at least half a year. When the ruling party comes, you will not be able to do anything anymore."
Revenge, revenge, no hatred, revenge!"
Liu Hu's words made Zhang Xiuye feel uneasy. The total number of allied forces in the Western Regions now means that Liu Bei was surrounded by less than 60,000 people. At that time, I also inquired vaguely. Duan Yun's troops who retreated from the Western Regions were more than a dozen.
Ten thousand people, but a small army of 200,000. The number of the army is eight times more than ours. Even if I look at Duan Yun, I still think that with my small army, I can defeat Duan Yun's small army.
Zhang Xiu thought for a while and said: "If you find a way to wait for reinforcements, the small army will stay outside to stop Shen Qi's army, and find a way to hold the small half of the Western Region. When the reinforcements from the ruling party arrive, you can defeat Duan Yun.
Dog head!"
We need to take a big look at that. The less distance is 5,000 fewer miles to transport food and grass. To ensure the food and grass for the 200,000 small army, Duan Yun must prepare at least 2 million civilians. Zhang Xiu can guarantee that I will only need to transport food and grass.
The Western Region will drag on for the next half year. Even if Shen Qi wants to stay in the Western Region, all my small army will starve to death!
Xu Wei in Jidu was also gathering troops. Even judging from the time, the speed of gathering troops was still slower than Duan Yun. Relying on the weak railway system, Duan Peng's 50,000-strong army moved from the northern theater to Chang'an to rendezvous at that time.
It lasted 10 days!
So Dayuan, Liu Hu and others gathered 80,000 cavalry and rushed to Xiaowan Renzi, directly leading Liu Bei out. Before that, we completely abandoned Xiaowan Kingdom and went directly to Wuji City.
We may not be able to defeat Duan Yun if we spend all the young men, but it will definitely hurt our vitality. In that desolate Western Region, land is valuable, but only the population is the real wealth. We have spent all our troops.
, our country’s vitality must be slightly damaged!