Although he complained all the time, his work style was still very rigorous.
Especially when Qin Yuan was retained as the chief manager of internal affairs.
This is enough to show Qin Yuan's trust in him and his recognition of his abilities.
That's why it was decided to hand over all the affairs of the Youzhou rear area to Liu Bowen.
"I got some news before!"
"Zhang Chun and Gongsun Zan are ready to move and covet Guangyang County!"
"But after we quickly captured Youzhou City, they should have given up their idea of invading Guangyang!"
"But we have to guard against this!"
"I decided to let Luo Cheng lead an army of two million to guard the border of Guangyang to prevent the invasion of these two forces!"
"And my next plan is to prepare to capture Zhuojun and Daijun!"
Han Xin pondered for a while and said, "The news I got from Zhuojun is that since Liu Bei led his army to Jizhou, the number of troops in Zhuojun has not exceeded one million. This is the best time.
The time to attack!"
"This is a good time!"
"However, there is a teleportation array in Zhuo County, and they may provide support at any time!"
"After all, Liu Bei was born in Zhuojun, and his troops are also from Zhuojun!"
"Unlike Shanggu Guangyang, there are no reinforcements!"
Liu Bowen nodded slightly and said.
"Then let's have a tough battle!"
"Even if Liu Bei leads a large army to come back for reinforcements, it will only be about five million more troops!"
"Besides, whether the other party can make a decision to return support is the same thing!"
"Even if we return reinforcements, we should treat it as a way to relieve the pressure on the battlefield in Jizhou. In short, no matter what, the initiative is on our side!"
Han Xin said calmly. "This time I personally led one million elites and conquered four million Guangyang Yellow Turbans. A total of five million troops. I'm afraid I won't be able to capture a single Zhuojun!"
"Yes, this interstate teleportation costs one or two gold per time!"
"Five million troops are five million taels of gold!"
"Even if the other party knows that Zhuojun is under attack, they may not be able to fully respond to the attack!"
"The most we can do is send some elites back to help!"
"But the greater possibility is that we can do nothing and just sit back and do nothing!"
Liu Bowen analyzed.
Interstate shipping is very expensive.
One person at a time is one tael of gold.
At this price, you can buy hundreds of units of food, or recruit a dozen soldiers.
Liu Bei had used it once before when he led his army to Julu City and spent several million taels of gold.
If it were sent back again, it would be several million taels of gold.
Liu Bei had to pay for this money himself.
Moreover, even if Liu Bei is willing to pay the money, the imperial court may not necessarily agree to Liu Bei's request for return aid.
After all, for the imperial court, the Jizhou battlefield was the most important.
Since the outbreak of the war, we have only led troops from various places to support the Jizhou battlefield, and not the other way around.
What's more, if it supports other battlefields, there may be hope of winning, defending the territory, or counterattacking the Yellow Turban Army.
But in the face of Qin Yuan's army, even if they return to support Zhuo County, there is a high probability that the city will be destroyed and people will be killed, and everything will be in vain.
In this way, it is even more impossible for them to return to Zhuojun!
"That's even better!"
"No matter what the situation is, we have a plan to deal with it!"
"Just in time, let's take this opportunity to train the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army!"
Han Xin said.
This attack on Zhuojun had several purposes.
One is to capture Zhuojun, then move to the next county to expand territory.
The second is to take this opportunity to conduct military training to improve the combat capabilities of the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army. After the baptism of war, they will become stronger, and at the same time, they will take the opportunity to control this Yellow Turban Army.
The third is to threaten local officials and put pressure on the imperial court, which indirectly alleviates the pressure on the Jizhou battlefield.
Although today's Zhuo County has been completely recovered, the previous Yellow Turban Army was defeated by Liu Bei, and the original Yellow Turban Commander Cheng Zhiyuan even defected to Qin Yuan's command.
But for Han Xin, it is not difficult to win.
"By the way, we are dispatching millions of troops this time. In terms of logistical resources, I have to worry about Manager Liu taking care of them!"
Han Xin said again.
"knew!"
"In this fight, you are all trying your best to take money out of my pocket!"
"If you hadn't saved enough supplies before, you would have emptied the treasury now!"
"Guangzong City has to send countless supplies every day. The first batch sent three million sets of soldiers and armors, and tens of millions of sets of equipment will follow!"
Liu Bowen said, "I hope you can successfully capture Zhuojun this time, but don't fight for too long, otherwise you won't be able to afford the extra supplies!"
"I'll try my best to solve it quickly!"
"And most places in Zhuo County have never been captured by the Yellow Turban Army!"
"There should still be a lot of oil and water!"
"Maybe after taking it, you can earn more than you consume!"
Han Xin said.
"I hope so!"
Liu Bowen sighed softly.
If it were before, the large amount of materials accumulated in Pingyun County and the wealth taken out from the major families in Shanggu County would be enough for them to consume for many years.
But when Qin Yuan became the Grand Marshal of the Yellow Turban Army, he reformed the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong City.
Although the early stage is only part of the reform, it also consumes a lot of resources.
Especially in terms of equipment.
Most of the Yellow Turbans were not even as good as militiamen, and some even used furniture as weapons.
After Qin Yuan took over, among other things, he must at least ensure that every soldier has matching weapons.
This can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the army.
Otherwise, once you go to the battlefield, you will basically be giving away people's lives and will be of no use at all.
Qin Yuan would rather disband such an army than send it to the battlefield.
Otherwise, once a mutiny or rout occurs, the regular army and elite troops will be affected.
After Han Xin captured Guangyang County, after a few days of adjustments, the army began to move towards Zhuo County.
Naturally, this march movement cannot be concealed from the investigation of spies from all parties.
As soon as Zhuojun received the news, they once again fell into the solemn atmosphere of the impending storm, and began to ask for help from the court and all parties. Naturally, they also sent a request for help signal to Liu Bei in Julu City.
Inside Julu City.
Since the defeat in the last war, the imperial court has not sent any troops, and they have all huddled in the city.
The battlefield around Julu Guangzong was peaceful and calm. This situation had not happened since the Yellow Turban Uprising.
However, the calm is only a superficial phenomenon. Behind the scenes, both camps are preparing for the next war.
The imperial camp had suffered such a big loss, so naturally it had to find a way to regain its position.
Lu Zhi issued a mandatory order, requiring all forces to provide part of their elite troops, with strength at least level three.
Including the troops sent by the imperial court, the five elite schools of the Northern Army, etc., there are a total of three million troops.
They planned to use this to fight against Qin Yuan's millions of troops.
Although the number of people is three times that of Qin Yuan's army.
However, these are the elites gathered by the entire imperial camp.
Moreover, the average strength and equipment are much worse than those of Qin Yuan's elite team.
As for the tacit understanding of cooperation, there is no need to mention it.
They are all pieced together by various forces, and the cooperation between them still needs some time to go through.
When Qin Yuan began to rectify the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong City, the imperial camp was also not idle.
On the one hand, it is to cultivate the number of elites, trying to create an equally large elite division to deal with Qin Yuan's Zhili army.
On the other hand, it began to strengthen the strength of other armies and prepare for the subsequent war.
However, although the war in Jizhou has subsided.
But wars continue to break out all over the world.
Especially the fall of Youzhou City in Guangyang County shocked the world again.
One is that this is every fallen state city.
The other one who attacked Youzhou City was Qin Yuan's army.
Nowadays, as long as there is news about Qin Yuan, it will definitely be taken seriously by all forces.
In the last one, an important figure appeared again, Han Xin!
This was a great contributor to the founding of the Han Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, he was now standing on the opposite side of the Han Dynasty.
"News from Youzhou, Han Xin sent troops from Youzhou City yesterday, aiming at Zhuojun!"
"It seems that their next target is Zhuojun!"
"And once Zhuojun is lost, the fall of Daijun is just around the corner!"
"By then, half of Youzhou will fall into Qin Yuan's hands!"
Lu Zhi once again summoned the leaders of all forces for discussion.
"This is normal!"
"Qin Yuan only brought one million cavalry to support Guangzong!"
"Do you think this is all Qin Yuan's army?"
"He has several million troops under his command. Although his strength is not as strong as the elite cavalry supporting Guangzong, it is not far behind!"
Yuan Shao spoke up. "And this time, we captured Youzhou City and took over the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army. Our strength has once again increased and we have become the overlord of Youzhou. Who can stop it!?"
"Why did Mr. Lu call us here?"
"Do you want us to support Zhuojun?"
"I'll be honest, defeating the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong City is the most important thing now!"
"As for the situation in Youzhou, even if Qin Yuan's army is defeated, it will not have much impact on the overall situation!"
Cao Cao's focus was on reinforcements.
As he spoke, he looked at Liu Bei in the field.
Liu Bei came from Zhuo County and supported the Jizhou battlefield, taking away most of the army.
If there is anyone present who has something to do with Zhuojun, it may be Liu Bei's side.
As for Lu Zhi, at most he considered the issue from the perspective of the imperial court.
"The situation on the battlefield in Jizhou is serious now, and Guangzong City is intensively preparing for war!"
"At such a critical time, don't bring small issues to the table!"
"As for supporting Zhuojun, it's simply a fantasy. I don't think it's necessary to discuss this kind of thing. It's just a waste of time!"
"I absolutely do not agree with sending troops to occupy Zhuojun in Youzhou, or to assist battlefields in other places!"
Yuan Shu said calmly.
Before Lu Zhi revealed his true intention, everyone unanimously opposed and supported Zhuojun.
This actually made him think of what he should say next.
"Once Zhuojun and Daijun fall, Qin Yuan's power will grow again!"
"By then, I'm afraid it will be even harder to contain Qin Yuan!"
"I heard that there are a lot of strategic materials in Guangzong City, and they are all transported from Youzhou!"
Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "It is difficult to open up the battlefield in Jizhou now. If we can severely damage Qin Yuan's power in Youzhou and cut off his supply line from the rear, we can also deal a huge blow to the Yellow Turban Army!"
"This is wrong"
After listening to Liu Bei's words, a large number of people stood up to oppose him.
Even at this time, some people simply pointed it out directly.
If Liu Bei wants to support Zhuojun, he can only lead his troops back, and no one else will send any troops or horses.
Moreover, the elite troops that were assembled for training cannot be mobilized.
All of this is for the sake of the overall situation.
After arguing for a while, Liu Bei finally looked helpless.
After all, Zhuojun is his hometown, and he wants to do his part to protect it.
But his strength alone is far from enough.
And if Cao Cao and others did not send troops to help, even if Liu Bei returned to help, he would just die.
You must know that the commander of the attack on Zhuojun was Han Xin, known as the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty and an unparalleled scholar in the country.
Even the combined military talents of Liu Bei's three brothers may not be as good as his own.
Although Han Xin has never appeared in public, he took action once when attacking Youzhou City, and showed his amazing commanding ability.
The army under his leadership and the condensed military spirit are only stronger than Li Cunxiao.
After all, Han Xin was able to lead a single attack on Youzhou City's defensive formation, but Zhuojun's defensive power alone could not stop it.
Of course Liu Bei knew this.
That's why I wanted to seek help from others.
It's a pity that others are not stupid either.
If it can defeat Qin Yuan's army in Youzhou, severely damage its rear area, and cut off its supply lines, then it is certainly a strategic method.
But the success rate is not even 10%.
You know, Qin Yuan has several million troops in Shanggu County. Now he controls the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army, and the overall army size is close to 10 million!
And Qin Yuan's army has always been known as elite. If you want to destroy it, how many troops will you have to send?
It should be at least five times the amount!
That’s fifty million troops!
Putting aside everything else, the cost of teleportation to Zhuojun alone would cost fifty million taels of gold!
Even the imperial court cannot afford so much money now.
If you have so much money, it would be more practical to invest in Julu's imperial army and strive to defeat the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong City as soon as possible.
Although the imperial court did not want Qin Yuan's power to expand again.
But there is nothing that can be done about the situation in Youzhou.
We can only let the government forces in Youzhou rise up to resist the invasion of Qin Yuan's army.
Inside Guangzong City.
Qin Yuan has been implementing his plan to rectify the Yellow Turban Army these days.
Bai Qi and Li Cunxiao were responsible for taking over and training the Yellow Turban soldiers.
Qin Yuan, on the other hand, met with various Yellow Turban commanders, generals, local army leaders, and even some leaders of players' guilds.
The power of these people may not be as powerful as Qin Yuan.
But they are the backbone of the Yellow Turban camp.
Qin Yuan's military reform must obtain the support of these people.
After all, the Zhili army under his command is only one million!
And if he wants to truly take charge of more armies, he can only win them from their hands!
