Although Ji Han's army launched a three-pronged attack, the burden on Ji Han's court was almost negligible.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Since ancient times, military food supply has been the lifeline of the army. Before this era, the ancients conducted long-term practical explorations to solve the problem of military food supply, and developed long-distance transportation, reclamation of military camps, and carrying with the army.
, using war to support war and other mainstream methods.
Among these methods, long-distance grain transportation is still the most commonly used method.
In this era, most of the armies sent out to fight on the border. However, the border was in a state of war for a long time, and the scale of agricultural production was small. Only the transportation of grain and grass from the central plains could meet the needs of the large-scale army.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought against the Xiongnu, food had always been a big problem. So Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recruited civilians to transport food and brought their own tools. Large families used oxcarts, and small families even used people to carry food. There were huge teams to transport food.
, endless on the road, the distance is three thousand miles, and the distance is more than a thousand miles. During Wang Mang's time, he recruited more than 300,000 prisoners, Jia soldiers, Ding men, etc. to transport food, weapons, etc. from the Jianghuai area
To the north. This kind of long-distance, large-scale, and long-term transportation of grain not only increases the labor force, but the key is that the losses are serious.
Coupled with the food consumed by civilians on the road, the cost of starting a war was unimaginable and unaffordable.
The second step is to store grain in the fields.
In the early days of the Three Kingdoms, warlords were fighting, and the people were in dire straits. They were either fighting or on their way to war, and the food problem was acute. Yuan Shao in Hebei once fed his officers and soldiers with mulberries; Yuan Shu in the Jianghuai area used clams as military rations. In the first year of Jian'an,
Cao Cao defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Runan, Yingchuan, and seized many farm tools and cattle. Zaozhi, the governor of Yulin, asked Cao Cao to establish a farming system to solve the food problem. Cao Cao accepted his suggestion and appointed him as the farming captain.
Ren Jun was the general in charge of farming, and was jointly responsible for farming matters. Zao Zhi and Ren Jun recruited people to cultivate farming around Xuchang, and harvested 1 million dendrobium of grain. Later, this practice was extended to various states and counties, and warehouses in various places quickly
Full of grain. The field system allowed Cao Cao to send troops to all directions, which solved the difficulty of transporting grain over long distances and played an irreplaceable and important role in Cao Wei's unification of the world.
In the end, fighting supports fighting.
Although it is said that "before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first", the delivery speed of food and grass often cannot keep up with the needs of the battle. Especially when the cavalry is conducting long-distance and rapid maneuvers like Huo Qubing, carrying too much food supplies will affect the army's ability.
Movement speed and ability. Therefore, it is necessary to carry a certain amount of military rations with you and then annihilate the enemy to support the war.
However, this method is only used in foreign wars and is not suitable for use in civil wars.
Perhaps the Ji Han civil and military officials had a misunderstanding in their thinking and did not think of the combat method of "fighting to support war"; or perhaps there was no place to store grain around Liangzhou. Therefore, in their thinking, they believed that Ma Su launched three attacks at the same time.
The consumption of this war must be huge, so great that Ji Han could not bear the consumption at all.
But unexpectedly, after launching these three wars, Ji Han sent out 110,000 troops and had no other side effects.
Ma Su started the war and won it without recruiting any Han people to transport grain.
This made the princes in the court marvel at Ma Su's military ability, but at the same time they found it unbelievable.
If war can be waged in such a low-cost way, doesn't it mean that an empire can dominate the world as long as it has an army?
Realizing this, they discovered the horror of the "war to support war" strategy proposed by Ma Su.
This is simply a perpetual motion machine that supports the war maniac's idea of dominating the world.
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Chang'an City, Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Household Affairs,
Yang Yi and Fei Yi were sitting across from each other, and sitting beside them was an unrecognizable man.
This man is very majestic, with a red face, and his original appearance can no longer be distinguished.
Of course, it doesn't matter who he is.
The important thing is today's guest Yang Yi.
Fei Yi sighed and said: "Brother Wei Gong, the person standing on His Majesty's left should be you."
"Even if I can't stand on His Majesty's left hand, the first person standing under General Ma Su should be you, Wei Gong. It's a pity."
In the few times they had interacted with each other, Fei Yi, who was very sophisticated and opaque, had left a deep impression on Yang Yi. For this reason, although both of them were frustrated in politics, Yang Yi
He inexplicably rejected Fei Yi and felt that the two of them were not on the same road.
Yang Yi is an outspoken person, and her likes and dislikes are all on her face. She will speak out to anyone who doesn't like her and never get angry. She will never interact with anyone she has a problem with. She never compromises or plots against others behind their backs.
But Fei Yi is different. Fei Yi is the kind of ruthless person who says, "If you step on him, he will apologize to you on the surface and make you paralyzed, but secretly he will cut you to pieces when he gets the chance."
I often have strange yin and yang energy, and I feel very angry when I look at it.
Now that Fei Yi had hit on her sore point, Yang Yi, who had always dared to criticize the sky, the earth, and the air, was startled. Instead of daring to directly attack him, he temporarily suppressed the depression in his heart and silently thought about what the guy across from him said.
What is the reason why he, who has a chance to win, has been frustrated one after another?
Originally, he regarded himself as the successor of the prime minister, and even the prime minister himself acquiesced. As a result, the situation took a turn for the worse. First, his identity as the successor to the prime minister was ruined, and then his position as the head of the four assistant ministers was also ruined. In fact, he was not even able to become the four assistant ministers.
None of the ministers were accepted.
This gap is really too big, so big that even though nearly two years have passed, Yang Yi is still worried about it.
However, two years after the incident, Yang Yi was able to think about the root cause from the perspective of a bystander.
He believes that there are three reasons for his political frustration.
The first reason was the sudden demise of the Wei State, which caused a large number of talented people with family backgrounds and connections to turn to Ji Han, which launched a fierce attack on the official positions above the court, which in turn led to his elimination.
This situation occurred because Ma Su attacked the city too fast and destroyed Wei in an instant with only 20,000 people.
Therefore, the fundamental reason is still because of Ma Di.
The second reason also comes from Ma Su. There is no doubt that after a hundred years, the Prime Minister, Ma Su, is determined to control the military power, and he, Yang Yi, has always been at odds with Ma Su. The Prime Minister considered that the two of them, one civil and one military, must cooperate sincerely, so that the Shu Han can
To form a joint force, Jiang Wan, who had a better relationship with Ma Su, was promoted.
The third reason is still because of Ma Di.
It turned out that the prime minister had already run out of gas in the year before the first year (232) and was about to give up his life. At that time, the position of heir was none other than Yang Yi... As a result, I don't know what tricks Ma Su used. The prime minister until
He is still alive now.
Yang Yi was not looking forward to the Prime Minister's death, but she felt inexplicably being targeted by Ma Su in all aspects, even to the point of death.
But it's obvious that no matter how angry he is, he is no match for Ma Di now.
Therefore, when he learned that Fei Yi invited him to deal with Ma Su together, Yang Yi agreed without hesitation even though he didn't know what the grudge between Fei Yi and Ma Su was.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
"...Well, let's not talk about this for now..." Yang Yi wriggled her lips, waved her hands, and turned to look at the pockmarked man who turned his head sideways, "This strong man, why did you want to kill Ma Su?"
"Me? My reasons for killing him are no less than yours! The reason why I am like this is all because of Ma Su."
The strong man spoke word by word, and although his voice was hoarse, his tone was extremely firm. Yang Yi noticed that his eyes became very sharp in an instant, and there was a light of hatred in them.
So he said calmly: "I think you should reveal your identity and your grudges with Ma Su, otherwise I will not be able to reach an intention to cooperate with you."
The strong man nodded, and his hoarse voice tried to become more normal, "Weigong, do you still remember me as an old friend?"
"You? You! You are...didn't you flee to Jingzhou?"
Yang Yi stood up in horror, turned pale with fright, and hurriedly looked at the big man's face again. This time, he vaguely saw a familiar face from the pockmarked face.
Four years ago, he met this man often. At that time, both of them were working under the Prime Minister, one in literature and one in military affairs.
When the strong man finished telling what happened to him in the past few years, Yang Yi was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
He didn't expect that there was such an inside story hidden behind the strong man's escape to Jingzhou, nor did he expect that the martial artist who couldn't read or write in the past would become so scheming now.
Yang Yi couldn't speak for a long time, and her heart was filled with turmoil.
Fei Yi, who was standing by as a bystander, reached out and patted Yang Yi's shoulder at the right time, and said in a deep voice: "Master Wei, the three of us can form an alliance...
Yang Yi came back to her senses, shook her head, and looked directly into Fei Yi's eyes, "I can believe him, but what about you? Why did you want to kill Ma Su? You have no grudges with him."
"Yes, it is true that he and I have no direct grudges."
Fei Yi nodded: "But there is someone who has a grudge against him. I am entrusted by others to be loyal to others. I don't know the reason. Can you let Mr. Wei trust me?"
"Who do you trust?"
Yang Yi looked at Fei Yi in surprise, but she didn't expect that the latter, as the Minister of Household Affairs, would actually take up a part-time job as a liaison killer.
"I can't talk about this person, but please believe me, I am no less determined than you to deal with Ma Su."
When he said this, the hatred in Fei Yi's eyes was no less than that of Yang Yi or the strong man. If someone who didn't know the inside story saw it, they would think that he and Ma Su had a grudge against taking his wife and killing his father.
Yang Yi nodded and asked: "You don't have to tell me about this person, but you have to tell me the benefits you can get from this matter, otherwise I can't believe you."
The strong man just sat quietly and did not join in the fun, as if he had already known the benefits that Fei Yi could get from this incident.
Fei Yi casually pulled back the tablecloth on the desk, revealing a lot of yellow and white things underneath. He smiled slightly and said two words, "Fame and fortune!"
"Ten thousand taels of gold, and the position of one of the four ministers, do you think Wei Gong thinks so?"
"Hiss~~"
What a grand gesture!
Yang Yi was horrified and moved. At the same time, a huge question mark filled her head, almost bursting out of her body.
