Author: Shengxiao Swordsman

The Aztec lords would have never dreamed that the millions of troops they had organized so hard would surely cultivate a great warlord regardless of success or failure.

It's really ironic!

The only blame is that the lords were too harsh on the "defeated generals" such as Luo Gesi.

Only then did he suffer such backlash.

Two days later, after all the subsidies, war horses, equipment, personal guards, etc. were in place, the Union commander Grant proposed that in order to ensure the safety of the food road, it was necessary to build a city in Macon County.

Then build granaries in the city to reduce the distance for transporting food.

In addition, in order to facilitate the army to cross the river, at least five bridges need to be built in the Honey River, Mero River, Xishui River and other river basins.

Essentially.

It's like he wants to use the resources of the alliance to improve the infrastructure of his future territory.

The abacus is bang bang bang.

The alliance lords immediately proposed that food could be transported by water.

Grant calmly used what Mike had analyzed earlier to deal with the alliance lords, "Chang'an has navy warships and sea monsters to assist. It relies solely on waterways to transport grain and grass, and grain-carrying ships are easily damaged.

If an attack occurs, the consequences will be disastrous."

To be on the safe side, the Alliance could only agree.

Most of them are gone.

Not even the slightest bit worse.

But at the same time, the alliance also made a request to the coalition forces, that is, the siege, fortification, and bridge repair can all be carried out simultaneously. There is no need for the army to stay in Pelican County all the time.

An army of one million people consumes more than two million kilograms of food in one day.

The alliance is also under a lot of pressure.

Faced with the alliance's request, Grant readily agreed this time and immediately divided the one million coalition troops into the Northern Route Army, the Middle Route Army, the West Route Army, the South Route Army, the East Route Army, the Rear Army and the Base Camp.

The Northern Route Army, with a strength of 100,000, entered Kern County in the north of Bay County.

Responsible for guarding the north of the army.

The Central Route Army, with a strength of 200,000, entered the Denton Plain and stationed itself north of Chang'an City.

It is one of the main siege forces.

The South Route Army and the East Route Army each numbered 200,000. They planned to pass through Monroe County, cross the Gray Water River, and station themselves in the south and east of Chang'an City. They were also the main force to attack the city.

The West Route Army has 200,000 troops and is stationed in Monroe County, serving as the reserve force for the South Route Army and the East Route Army.

The rear army, with fifty thousand troops, was stationed in Macon County.

It is the reserve force of the Central Route Army and will also be responsible for maintaining the security of the food road.

The base camp has 50,000 troops and is still stationed in Pelican County, responsible for guarding the safety of the general granary.

Break it down.

There don’t seem to be that many of the original million-strong division?

Suddenly it became thin.

For this reason, Grant once again made a request to the Alliance for an additional 200,000 troops without any psychological pressure.

The alliance was in an uproar.

"Good fellow, the army hasn't even set out yet, and it's already asking for reinforcements?"

"I really think the army is like leeks. How many can you get?"

"A bit greedy!"

Recruiting millions of troops will not only break the alliance's muscles and bones, but it will also shed a layer of skin.

Still coming?

"Everyone has seen that there are only 600,000 troops actually participating in the siege on the front line."

Faced with doubts from the alliance, Grant remained calm.

""Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: 10 times to siege, 5 times to attack, and 5 times to fight. What we are fighting now is a siege. If we want to win, we must have at least ten times the strength of Chang'an."

"How many troops are there in Chang'an?"

"After defeating 90,000 coalition troops in Monroe County, Chang'an captured a large number of coalition soldiers. It is conservatively estimated that Chang'an's military strength will expand to 100,000 people." During the explanation, Grant did not forget to connotate his predecessor Rutgers.

"That's not all!"

"Accurate intelligence shows that in the past week, the lords of Zunlong Kingdom sent a wave of support to Chang'an. There were many soldiers among them, and it is expected that the number will be no less than 100,000."

"That is to say, there are more than 200,000 defenders in Chang'an City."

"Two hundred thousand!"

"The enemy has a strong city to defend. How can we conquer it with only 600,000 troops?" Grant is a dog, but his mind is very clear.

The analysis is straightforward.

"Isn't this wrong?"

The alliance lords are not stupid either. Someone immediately jumped out to retort, "That's because there is something wrong with your troop formation. If nothing else, I don't understand. What is the significance of the existence of the Northern Route Army? As far as I know,

Chang'an has no troops stationed in the northern part of Haiwan County at all."

"that is!"

"What if the Northern Route Army is to support the Central Route Army, and there is a wide Honey River in between? If we really want to support it, wouldn't it be better to station the Northern Route Army in Denton County or Joaquin County?"

"madness!!!"

Faced with the lord's questioning, Grant also fired with full force: "Have you forgotten how the three counties of Denton fell? How did the coalition army defeat in Monroe County? It was because Chang'an had a large heavy cavalry force.

!”

"!!!"

Rutgers, who was far away in Xihai Town, was eating melon and watching, and his face had jumped three times.

Scared by Grant's madness.

Those who don't know the truth may think that Rutgers is a complete loser.

It’s true that he is somewhat unworthy of a human being!

"If we do not station troops in the northern part of Haiwan County, and at the same time form support with the Central Route Army, believe it or not, Chang'an will release the cavalry in advance and then sneak into the northern part of Haiwan County?"

"What will be the consequences?"

"When our army attacks Chang'an City, Chang'an's heavy cavalry troops will be like a wild horse running wild, wreaking havoc throughout the entire valley province."

"More than that."

"If we leave this cavalry alone, it will always threaten our army's rear and food routes."

"this…"

"Is this the result everyone wants to see?"

"no!"

The lords of the River Valley Province were the first to stand up and express their support for Grant.

They don't want to become the second Macon County.

The lords of other provinces also fell silent in the face of Grant's professional analysis.

As a last resort.

was forced to agree to Grant's plan to increase troops.

In order to wait for follow-up reinforcements, the millions of coalition troops cannot set off too quickly.

to this end.

Grant ordered——

The middle route army and the rear army marched into Macon County first, waiting for supplies while supervising the construction of the city.

The West Route Army, South Route Army, and East Route Army also began their journey. After passing through Macon County, they all entered Monroe County and set up camp in Monroe County. They also had to wait for subsequent supplies of food and grass.

The Northern Route Army marched by mail to the junction of Palm County and Bay County.

Then wait for the opportunity to go south.

The various armies were first on the periphery, forming a huge encirclement of Chang'an City.

To deter Chang'an.

………

Chang'an City, Lord's Mansion.
To be continued...