It is a pleasure for all soldiers to win a battle and then have a big meal, where they can eat as much wine and meat as they want, which means they are still alive.
However, after every big victory, the commander-in-chief must be careful and careful again. If he wins first and then loses, it will be a complete tragedy. You must know that there are many people who win at first but are defeated or even lose their lives because of carelessness.
Therefore, after a big victory, you need to be more cautious to maintain the victory.
After the generals left, Chen Xi, Guo Jia and several senior generals were left in the entire tent. Some matters still needed to be discussed with them. As for Xu Chu, he had already gone to patrol the camp first, and Zhao Yun would patrol the camp in the middle of the night. Only this
Only after a great victory do senior generals need to be so cautious.
"Revisiting old things, Yuan Shao's army doesn't seem to be weaker than us, and the fighting will of both sides is basically the same." Chen Xi sighed and said, "The soldiers under our command are both kind and powerful, especially the Qingzhou soldiers, except for the fact that their military discipline is not very good.
, it can be considered top-notch in other aspects.”
"We have been focusing on military discipline, but after all, we were born in the Yellow Turbans, and it is difficult to wash away the ten-year habit. However, this aspect is not a big problem. The biggest advantage of the Qingzhou soldiers is that we give them what they want.
They are willing to pay for everything with their lives." Guo Jia waved his hand and said.
Guo Jia doesn't take military discipline very seriously. After all, the killing, burning, and looting in the general direction of Qingzhou's military discipline has been eliminated. What's left is to seize materials and hand them over. For Guo Jia, as long as he can win, it doesn't matter whether he turns them over or not.
It's too important. Winning the battle is much more important than capturing these materials.
Besides, the Qingzhou soldiers' habit of carrying everything they can use after a fight is entirely because they were afraid of poverty before. Otherwise, it wouldn't be like this at all.
"Okay, military discipline has been overturned. As long as you don't kill, burn, and plunder the people, pretend you haven't seen those details. After all, the Qingzhou soldiers have the strongest fighting will." Chen Xi waved his hand, not bothering to care, and became the Yellow Turban Ten
In the 1990s, I was scared of being poor. It was my habit to take whatever I saw that could be used, as long as I could win.
"Xuzhou soldiers' fighting will is not good, and they are obviously timid before fighting." Zhao Yun sighed and said.
"There is nothing we can do about it. The three generations of leaders from the two places all swore a blood oath, which allowed the Yellow Turbans to break away from the thieves group. They all know how to cherish this opportunity, and we also gave them fertile land and built houses for them, so
These people will fight to the death." Chen Xi said helplessly, this was also the biggest advantage of his original plan.
"As for the Xuzhou soldiers, there has been no war in the country for many years, and there are too many areas that need to be tempered." Guo Jia curled his lips and said. He has never endured hardship or experienced war, so no matter how hard he trains, he will be just like that.
"Yuan Shao's army has too many cavalry." Guan Yu said slowly.
"It's true. Our army is located in the Central Plains and has no source of cavalry. Even if we have Jia Wenhe's horse administration, this is actually to deal with Ping Hu's methods in the future. Our army really can't do anything about horses alone." Chen Xi said helplessly.
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"Jia Wenhe's Ma Zheng is now in operation. In fact, it is to pacify Jizhou. After merging the states, there is no way to stop it. It also has the intention of dealing with the barbarians in the north. It is completely worthless now." Guo Jia sighed and said, "In short, Yuan Shao
Horse transportation has been restricted."
"This is also a trouble." Zhao Yun frowned and said, "How about our navy going to Liaodong to transport horses?"
"This line is now considered broken. I don't know what Yuan Shao gave Gongsun Du. Now it is difficult for us to get good horses from Gongsun Du." Chen Xi waved his hand. He was in Yanzhou and knew these things clearly.
"Basically, as far as I feel, our army and the Hebei army basically have no strength advantage. Our army has a slight advantage in soldiers, but when the cavalry beat us, our army was still at a disadvantage. As for the large number of bows
Crossbow, Zichuan, how many have you accumulated over the years?" Guo Jia was also helpless.
In the past, there was an endless battle between Licheng and Jizhou. Guo Jia himself knew the Jizhou soldiers very well. As for the large-scale collision this time, Guo Jia knew the Jizhou soldiers even better.
"I have reserves of crossbow arrows, powerful crossbows, and bows and arrows. Although I only started this two years ago, I have prepared nearly 400,000 pots." Chen Xi said calmly,
It’s not that Chen Xi has done nothing for so many years. He has provided relief for work every year. It does not necessarily have to be to build infrastructure. It is also possible to make some gun shafts, arrow shafts, knife handles, cushions inside large shields, etc. With the world
With the goal of becoming the strongest and facing the world's princes head-on, Taishan has been saving up.
"Okay, you can rest assured about the war weapons. The number of well-maintained armors, large shields, swords and guns is absolutely sufficient. Hundreds of thousands of field soldiers have been spent for so many years. I have been stocking up. You can rest assured in all aspects of weapons. We
Definitely have the advantage." Chen Xi said with a smile, "You only need to consider the war aspect."
"There's nothing to say. If we don't play dirty tricks, we are evenly matched with the North. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The North's biggest advantage, the local aristocratic families' complete civil and military skills, has been taken away by us." Guo Jia said confidently.
"Yes, we have hundreds of thousands of scholars we have cultivated ourselves, and it is not difficult to promote thousands of lower-level officials. We have millions of Yellow Turbans who are kind to us. We have certain advantages in both civil and military aspects.
"Chen Xi nodded and said, this is accumulated bit by bit.
It is said that what Chen Xi and Liu Bei did before was to cast a wide net, directly creating hundreds of thousands of scholars. These people did not study for a long time, but after all, there were some people with amazing ideas. Although what they learned was not comprehensive, it was
There is absolutely no problem in being a small official.
Although the elite education provided by aristocratic families is terrifying, and the family education has a long history, and it is easy for geniuses to emerge, it cannot withstand the large number of people Liu Bei and Chen Xi cast their nets to educate at once. If the number of hundreds of thousands is exceeded, there will be more than a thousand who can be used in three to five years.
According to the government-to-citizen ratio of one to seven thousand in this era, the available talents produced in three to five years are enough to manage millions of people, and a lot of the rest are thrown into all walks of life. This is the key to the prosperity of Mount Tai, and these people are large
Most of them are grateful to Liu Bei. If nothing else, he is much more reliable than the children of aristocratic families.
"But it's still hard to fight." Zhao Yun sighed and said. He had been a civil servant in Mount Tai for a long time, and he had a clear understanding of the strength of Yuan Shao's subordinates. The population alone was tens of millions, and the economy was prosperous. Under his rule,
There have not been many natural disasters in recent years.
"I've never thought it was easy to fight, but it's okay. As long as there are no big changes, we will win." A trace of ridicule appeared on Guo Jia's face. Looking back at Jizhou, the hidden dangers he planted there had already taken root.
