Chapter 279 Strengthening the control of the army!
Chapter 279 Strengthen military control!
"Since everyone in the world thinks so, we can make a big announcement on top of the Qin-Han conflict!"
Zhang Jiao said again.
After all, this is the most time-saving, labor-saving and most effective way.
The advantage of doing this is that it can even unite forces that even the Yellow Turban Army cannot unite.
One is the base of the Yellow Turban Army, the farmers living at the lowest level.
Although many farmers joined the Yellow Turban Army and participated in the uprising.
But there are still a large number of farmers, and this group is also a target that can be fought for.
The second is the powerful class of nobles.
They used to look down upon the Yellow Turban Army.
I also felt that the Yellow Turban Uprising would not go far.
Therefore, it is not believed that the Yellow Turban Army could overthrow the Han Dynasty.
But if it were the Qin Dynasty, the result might be different.
It is estimated that there will be many nobles who are more likely to accept Qin Yuan, a descendant of the Ying family.
Finally, there is the player base.
The player group is spread across the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and it is a very large group.
Moreover, this group is developing very fast.
From the lowest level, they gradually become the backbone and the main force of all parties.
Over time, the player group will definitely be able to influence the overall situation.
You know, it’s not even a year since the so-called ‘game’ was launched.
The players have escaped from the poverty stage and have occupied a territory.
As far as guild power is concerned, the top ten guilds like Tianxiahui Baihua Palace have hundreds of thousands of guild members under their command, own hundreds of villages or towns, and even occupy cities.
The troops under his command number in the millions.
In terms of individual strength, the top players have basically reached the acquired state.
Moreover, the overall average strength of the player group is not low, with at least a third-level combat effectiveness.
If these player groups could be united, how could there be anything to do with the various princes in this world.
The most powerful thing about players is that they can be resurrected after death.
To a certain extent, he is less afraid of death than most soldiers.
The only drawback is that it is difficult to discipline.
But if it can get the support of the majority of players, it will be an extremely terrifying force.
"That's okay!"
"It's all up to you!"
Qin Yuan thought for a while and said.
In this aspect, he has a vested interest and will naturally not object.
But he didn't expect that Zhang Jiao would be so supportive.
After all, in this way, Qin Yuan was the protagonist in the struggle between Qin and Han, and Zhang Jiao and the Yellow Turban Army were secondary.
Once an inherent impression is formed, Zhang Jiao's prestige status will be completely replaced by Qin Yuan.
Even if Zhang Jiao is still alive in the future, people in the world will only recognize him and not Zhang Jiao.
In the previous plan, Qin Yuan was only Zhang Jiao's successor, and the real leader of all the Yellow Turban Army was Zhang Jiao.
If we guide the development of public opinion now, Qin Yuan will successfully ascend to power and become the true leader of the rebel army.
If Qin Yuan took the initiative to bring it up, Zhang Jiao would probably suspect that Qin Yuan had different intentions and would like to replace him.
And being mentioned by Zhang Jiao shows his trust in Qin Yuan.
At the same time, Zhang Jiao is doing his best to fight against the so-called destiny.
In any case, after these operations, Qin Yuan's power reached the top, which can be described as overwhelming.
Afterwards, they discussed some strategies for dealing with the imperial court.
After today's battle, the imperial court will definitely change the way it fights.
We will no longer invest 10 to 20 million troops on the battlefield like before.
In that case, it would undoubtedly be a tribute to Qin Yuan.
The subsequent war will inevitably escalate again.
Or don't fight.
If there is a fight, it will definitely be a big war.
Both sides will be gearing up, making full preparations, and going out with all their strength.
Especially the imperial court, after experiencing this huge setback, will definitely find ways to win a victory to stabilize the morale of the military.
After all, on the battlefield in Jizhou, winning or losing will not only affect the situation in Jizhou, but also the overall situation of the world.
“There are a few things you need to pay attention to next!”
"One is to be wary of retaliation or proactive attacks by the imperial army. The imperial court will definitely find ways to regain its position and seek strategic victory!"
"Secondly, I found that the overall strength of the Yellow Turban soldiers is weak. Many are just ordinary militiamen, and their equipment is hard to describe!"
"So, we need to reorganize all the armies!"
"Strengthen the training of soldiers, improve individual strength and teamwork, and provide all members with sophisticated equipment, etc."
Bai Qi spoke out.
The Yellow Turban Army has a large number, but its strength is too weak.
Most of the confrontations with the imperial army were lost. This is the main reason.
"That being said!"
"But our supplies are in short supply and we really can't afford to supply so many troops!"
"In fact, even if the daily minimum supply of food and grass in Guangzong City is maintained, I am afraid it will last for a month!"
"Not to mention that all personnel are equipped with equipment!"
Hearing this, Zhang Jiao couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In its early stages of development, Taiping Taoism had the support of many local tyrants and gentry, and gained a large amount of money.
However, this money was basically invested in development, and now it has basically been spent.
The expansion of the Yellow Turban Army also cost a lot of money.
Moreover, the Yellow Turbans were all farmers who could not sustain their lives, and they had no money at all.
They only joined because they wanted to join the rebel army and be able to provide food and clothing.
Although they occupied a lot of territory and robbed a lot of money in the early days of the uprising, they also invested in development. Otherwise, how could the current Yellow Turban team be as large as it is today.
The development of the Yellow Turban Army relies on war to support war, and it does not develop itself at all.
And when the expansion of the market is blocked, it is often unable to follow up and is very weak.
Once there is a stalemate with the imperial army for a period of time, it will be easy to lose.
Now that they have been fighting against Julu's imperial army for many days, supplies are in short supply.
And not only did most of the troops rely on the support of the Yellow Turban Army from other regions, but also the supplies, which were transported from various places.
And it only protected the Yellow Turban Army under the generals of Qushuai from all sides.
For the players and guild forces who have joined the Yellow Turban camp, the Yellow Turban Army did not allocate any military expenditures to them, it was all their own.
Therefore, the player's army is highly autonomous, and even Zhang Jiao has difficulty in intervening.
Training soldiers and strengthening equipment mentioned by Bai Qi are indeed excellent ways to improve the strength of the army.
Zhang Jiao also understands this truth.
But the problem is, it's all money.
What the Yellow Turban Army lacks most now is money.
Nowadays, the prices of various metal raw materials have skyrocketed, and it is simply an astronomical figure to obtain the equipment worn by tens of millions of soldiers.
The same is true for training soldiers, which consumes a huge amount of food, and the daily expenses are not even lower than launching a war.
Otherwise, there would be no ordinary soldiers in this world, but they would all be elites.
The so-called elites are actually all created with money.
“You can rest assured about this!”
"Since I, Qin Yuan, have become the military marshal, I have the obligation to be responsible for the entire Yellow Turban Army!"
"I am fully responsible for the food, grass and equipment!"
"But I have to declare something in advance. Since you have accepted our funding, you must obey my orders!"
Qin Yuan said again.
He doesn't know how to build an army with hard work, but in the end he doesn't even listen to orders.
In fact, it is very difficult to succeed in this step.
Because even if he is a military marshal, he can mobilize the armies of all parties.
The premise is that the order is conveyed to the Yellow Turban commanders and generals below, and then they mobilize their troops.
Once you accept Qin Yuan's supplies, it means handing over the army to Qin Yuan's management.
Then when the time comes, Qin Yuan can directly control the army, and can remove these generals from their positions at any time and replace them with his own people.
This is naturally a good thing for the Yellow Turban Army as a whole.
However, for most of the middle and high-level generals of the Yellow Turban Army, it is depriving them of their power.
There are far fewer people who can agree to it than those who support him.
But Qin Yuan never thought about taking down all the Yellow Turban Army in one go.
After all, he doesn't have that much material in hand. Even though there is a large military factory like Pingyun County, it will still take time to build equipment for tens of millions of people.
Accept part of it first, and then proceed step by step, step by step.
"Of course, whether you accept my funding or not depends on your own choice!"
"I can guarantee that if you are unwilling, I will not force you to do so!"
Qin Yuan clearly felt that the atmosphere had become serious and continued, "There is no need for you to express your position in public now. If you agree with the idea, you can talk to Military Advisor Bai Qi privately!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere finally eased somewhat.
After all, Qin Yuan's hand stretched out too long and too fast.
In the past, becoming a military marshal was at best a false position, and its symbolic significance was greater than its practical significance.
But if you follow what he said, the entire army will be under Qin Yuan's management in the future.
Then he will become a real military marshal, even if Zhang Jiao comes, he will not be able to do it.
After Qin Yuan finished speaking, he looked around at everyone's expressions. They seemed to be relieved.
At least, no one stood up to directly oppose Qin Yuan.
This is a good start.
"Okay, then just do as the generalissimo says!"
Zhang Jiao took the lead in voting.
As long as the supply of materials can be solved, everything else is a minor problem.
"As for the alien group!"
"There must be unified management!"
"We can't be as willful as before!"
Qin Yuan said again and issued the policies one by one.
Hearing that Qin Yuan was planning to attack with an alien army again, the faces of these Yellow Turban senior officials became a little better.
After all, we can’t always treat alien groups as special people!
Everyone knows that Qin Yuan is slowly expanding his power.
This was no longer done in secret, but in the open, with no intention of hiding it at all.
In troubled times, military power is the most important.
But they couldn't do anything about Qin Yuan.
Especially since Qin Yuan returned with a great victory, their opposition now is completely insignificant.
Let’s not talk about Qin Yuan’s strength.
Just with Zhang Jiao's strong support behind him, no one can shake Qin Yuan's position.
These Huangjin Qushuai generals secretly sighed that Zhang Jiao didn't even raise any objection, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
This is because he knows that his life is not long, and he completely regards Qin Yuan as his successor!
Should we say that Zhang Jiao is selfish and arbitrary, or should we say that he is great?
On Jizhou Guangzong's side, with the arrival of Qin Yuan and some operations, the situation of the Yellow Turban Army gradually opened up.
At the same time, it is slowly controlling the huge ship of the Yellow Turban Army.
However, if you want complete control, you still need to invest a lot of time, energy and financial resources.
And on the Youzhou battlefield.
The army led by Han Xin finally arrived in Guangyang County after many days of long-distance raids.
Guangyang County is the seat of Youzhou.
The only state city in Youzhou is located in Guangyang City.
As the location of the state capital, it should have been the place with the strongest military strength in the entire Youzhou.
As a result, Guangyang fell the fastest in all of Youzhou.
Within a few days of the Yellow Turbans outbreak, more than 80% of the area was occupied by the Yellow Turbans.
Subsequently, Youzhou City was besieged by the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army for nearly a month.
Although the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army was large in number, its military strength was far superior to that of the government army.
However, due to the lack of important siege weapons and the difficulty in breaking through the defensive formations of Youzhou City, it has never been taken down.
Otherwise, the first county to fall must be Guangyang County, not Shanggu County.
If it cannot be attacked for a long time, it will be difficult to move to other areas.
As a last resort, the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army sent a request for support to Qin Yuan.
Moreover, Qin Yuan won a great victory in the Guangzong battlefield and became the general marshal of the Yellow Turban Army. He asked the army of Shanggu County to support the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army. The local Yellow Turban Qu Commander was still able to accept it and was not as disgusted as before.
Just like the local officials of the imperial court, each of them had a strong sense of place.
The same is true for the local Huangjin Qushuai.
Naturally, they don't want other so-called friendly forces to seize the territory that originally belongs to them.
At most, there is some cooperation between them.
This is also a problem that exists for both the imperial court and the Yellow Turban Army.
It is difficult to bring local forces together.
For example, if two Yellow Turban armies gather together, it will be a huge problem to choose who takes the lead.
This involves a struggle for rights, and no one can give in.
Once there is a conflict of opinion, it can range from a slap in the face to a fight on the spot.
Therefore, even if the Yellow Turban headquarters knows that it is still difficult to solve the problem, it also tries its best to avoid conflicts among the Yellow Turban armies in various places.
At the same time, after successful uprisings in many places, the Yellow Turban Army could only take over one county at most and would not continue to expand outwards, so some troops were sent to support Guangzong.
In fact, if it were Qin Yuan who was in charge, he would definitely not do this.
After all, although the Guangzong battlefield is important, the local situation cannot be ignored.
Only by condensing the power of the Yellow Turban Army from all over the country and connecting the territories occupied by the Yellow Turban to prevent them from being defeated by the government and imperial troops can victory be achieved.
Otherwise, it will be like a plate of loose sand.
This is also a challenge that Qin Yuan needs to face next.
"Are you General Han under General Qin?"
In a certain city in Guangyang, two armies gathered together.
Qu Shuai of the Yellow Turbans naturally wanted to meet Han Xin.
"That's right!"
Han Xin nodded slightly.
In fact, the uprising of the Yellow Turban Army in Guangyang was very successful, and the government army was unable to fight back.
The scale is also the largest among the many Yellow Turban armies in Youzhou, with a total of five million.
Although like most of the Yellow Turban Army, there are the same problems of uneven quality, it is possible to reach this point, which is considered very good.
The only flaw is that it has been unable to capture the state city located in Guangyang City.
This resulted in them not being able to control a teleportation array, unable to move to other places, and being restrained by the state city, which made them very uncomfortable.
If Youzhou City is not conquered for a day, the government troops may come back at any time.
For example, through the teleportation array, a large number of troops can be mobilized from other places for counterattack.
As for the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army, it was difficult to obtain support.
This time, they sent a signal to Shanggu County for help. After many days, Han Xin arrived with his army.
These two counties are adjacent to each other, so the distance is not too far.
After receiving the request for support, we rushed over without stopping.
If a war really breaks out between the two sides, it is estimated that the outcome of the battle will be decided within a few days.
By then, even if reinforcements arrive, the day lilies will be cold.
