Because this object can help them overlook the entire battlefield, it feels like they are looking down at the Jiejiao army outside the city, and this illusion makes them no longer worry about those Jiejiao troops.
"Report! Enemy traces found in the south of the city!"
"Report! Enemy traces found in the north of the city!"
"Report! On the hillside west of the city, traces of the Jiejiao slave army were found... They are cutting down the nearby mountain forests in an attempt to build military camps."
Reports from the messengers of the Shang Shui Army were successively conveyed from the city defense to the felt tent where Zhao Hongrun was located.
After hearing these reports, Zhao Hongrun very calmly placed the red wooden sculptures representing the Jiejiao army in the corresponding positions on the clay plate.
This makes the distribution of the Jiejiao Army's troops clearly visible in this clay plate.
After arranging all this, Zhao Hongrun raised his head and said in a deep voice to the clan leaders in the felt tent: "Everyone, when our Wei army entered Sanchuan, due to the unfavorable inspection by my king, there was an army under my command.
, committed a chilling evil deed. I know that although the clan leaders did not mention it with their mouths, they still have some grudges in their hearts... For this matter, I will pay corresponding huge compensation after the war. Although I
The king cannot resurrect the dead, but I can make the people who are still alive get the compensation and compensation they deserve, so that the families of those innocent victims can live a better life in the future...including those whose tribal wealth was burned by the king.
Lun tribe."
"King Su is serious." Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun tribe, waved his hand and said: "King Su is tolerant and kind and allows our tribe to continue to live in Sanchuan. We, the Lun tribe, are extremely grateful..."
"No, you are already allies of my Great Wei, so you can naturally control this fertile land. This is clearly listed in the oath regulations, and it does not reduce the losses suffered by the tribes because of my Great Wei... I, the Great Wei,
As the leader of the alliance, you should lead by example." Zhao Hongrun said seriously.
Hearing these righteous words, the tribal chiefs in the tent all nodded secretly and said in their hearts: Any mistakes must be corrected. This is the attitude a big country should have!
"However, due to the Jie Jiao army threatening the city, the pension and compensation will wait until I defeat Jie Jiao's army... However, I can guarantee that the pension and compensation will satisfy the clan leaders at that time.
.If you can trust me, how about we first discuss the Jiejiao army approaching the city?"
The clan leaders looked at each other for a few times. Although they knew that this was a promise made by the young King Su in front of them in order to gain their support, they did not feel disgusted. After all, they had been in contact with His Highness King Su in the past few days.
Time is not short, and I naturally understand the character of His Highness Prince Su.
"What did King Su say? The enemy troops are approaching, so naturally we should be the first to discuss this matter!" Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun tribe, looked around at the other chiefs and was the first to speak in support.
After that, the other clan leaders also nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands towards the clan chiefs and said with a smile: "The clan chiefs understand the righteousness well, and I, Ji Run, will bear it in mind... Now, I will tell you what should be done in this battle.
How to fight."
After that, he paused, and after looking around at the clan leaders, he continued with a serious face: "You are all allies of the Wei Dynasty, advancing and retreating together, sharing weal and woe, so I will not hide anything from you.
.......This battle is not easy to fight."
After hearing this, the atmosphere in the felt tent became slightly heavier.
In fact, all the clan leaders knew that this battle was not easy to fight. Thinking about it, for the sake of the overall situation and to avoid being heavily surrounded by the Jiejiao tribe's army, the Dangshan army and the Chenggao army left Luocheng separately so that they could take care of each other.
.But such division of troops also made the situation in Luocheng become more severe.
It is estimated that at this moment in the city, because the elderly, women, children and other non-combatants from various tribes in the city have moved to Gongdi, or even temporarily evacuated to Chenggao Pass, the number of people in Luocheng has rapidly shrunk to about 30,000.
.
Among them are 20,000 Shang Shui troops and 10,000 warriors from the current 23 tribes of the Luoshui Alliance.
And how many Jiejiao troops are outside the city?
According to Zhao Hongrun's estimation, the Jiejiao people would not foolishly send out slave armies to pursue the Dangshan Army and the Chenggao Army. After all, those slave armies who were already exhausted from rushing on the road would hardly be able to send out to pursue the Dangshan Army or the Chenggao Army.
It has no effect.
If those Jie people were not stupid, they would probably use these slave troops in the battle against Luocheng.
Therefore, it is conservatively estimated that Luocheng will face 20,000 Jiejiao cavalry and more than 200,000 slave troops.
This is already a huge number of soldiers that will make people despair.
What's worse is that if the Jiejiao people ignore the Dangshan Army and the Chenggao Army, then the Jiejiao Army outside Luocheng will add another 30,000 Jiejia cavalry to this huge number.
And the clan leaders are actually aware of all this.
It's just that the words "making this battle difficult to fight" coming from the mouth of King Wei Guosu, who defeated them, are far more weighty than those spoken by anyone else, and it makes them feel even more confused about their future.
"Are you not even sure about King Su?" Halegoh, the leader of the Aries tribe, asked solemnly.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a strange face: "I just said that this battle is not easy to fight. When did I say that I was not sure?"
Eh?
The tribal chiefs looked at each other, seeming a little confused.
Perhaps noticing the shocked expressions of the patriarchs in the tent, Zhao Hongrun smiled and explained: "It seems that my wording has caused you to misunderstand. Let me explain." After that, he thought for a moment.
, asked the clan chiefs in the tent: "Childs, from what you see, what is the fight for in this war?"
"Soldiers of both armies!" Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun tribe, replied seriously.
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the expressions of the clan leaders, then shook his head and said: "It is long-lasting... In the Central Plains countries, including my own country, the war between the two countries, hundreds of years ago, could last within two or three months.
The wars that ended just now have long since disappeared. In recent decades, the wars that broke out in various countries in the Central Plains often involved hundreds of thousands of troops and took more than a year. Sometimes a local war lasted for several years. This is a very common thing. Because
Generals from all over the world learn from
Be good, they gradually tend to use the smallest loss of troops to create the greatest results, and are very cautious about every troop dispatch... There is no problem if one side uses troops cautiously, but when both sides of the war are very cautious, then
The problem arises: since no one dares to take risks, the two sides are in a stalemate, so that a battle often lasts for a year or two... At this time, it depends on which side of the two armies is more durable."
"..." The clan chiefs listened with interest. After all, they had never been exposed to wars between countries in the Central Plains.
"The durability I am talking about refers to many issues such as the morale of the army's sergeants, the resilience of sustainable operations, and the support of logistics and food. ... Among them, food and grass logistics are the most critical! The war between the Central Plains countries is a struggle.
What we need is a steady stream of troops and a steady stream of food and grass!" At this point, Zhao Hongrun lowered his voice and raised a key point: "According to what I know, the Jie tribe's army does not have the concept of logistics and food and grass."
"Yes, the Jie people fought against the Hu people in the north all by looting..." Meng Liang, the leader of the Meng tribe, vaguely understood what Zhao Hongrun wanted to express, and murmured: "And in this battle,
Except for the sheep of our tribe that stayed in the city for military rations, the rest have moved to the east and are no longer grazing outside the city. The Jie tribe cannot snatch any food from us..."
"And Jiejiao, who can't plunder food from us, has two to three hundred thousand mouths that consume many things every day." Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun tribe, also understood, with a hint of emotion on his face.
A relieved smile.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said: "Therefore, we don't have to take the initiative, we can just spend it with the Jie people. We are only 30,000 people, but the other party has 200,000 to 300,000. Their daily food consumption is,
It is ten times that of ours, and this gap will bring them down."
"However, the Jiejiao people may have received support from many tribes along the way. What if those tribes provide food for the Jiejiao people?" a tribe leader asked hesitantly.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly and asked: "Provide food for as many as two to three million people? And day after day? No one would be willing to do it, right?... Ha! If the Jiejiao people really do this
If you do, I can guarantee that as long as they fail to conquer Luocheng in half a month, the tribes that surrendered to them will definitely be filled with complaints!"
After listening to Zhao Hongrun's clear analysis of the food, the clan leaders secretly nodded: Indeed, providing food to the Jiejiao people for free, and it is food for an army of two to three hundred thousand people. Which tribe would be so stupid? To say the least, two days a day is acceptable.
, but in ten and a half months, those tribes will definitely be overwhelmed by the Jiejiao Army's huge food consumption.
By that time, those tribes that surrendered to Jiejiao will definitely ask to withdraw. If the Jiejiao people are arrogant and do not allow it, you can imagine what will happen. After all, the tribes in Sanchuan will not pay in vain.
The tribe provides food to the Jie people for free. What is the difference between this and enslaving the tribe?
Thinking of this, the faces of the clan leaders looked much better, and some even showed happy expressions, as if they had defeated the Jiejiao people.
However, the steady Halegoh remembered Zhao Hongrun's words that it was not easy to fight, and asked doubtfully: "I think King Su has made a conclusion, but why does King Su still say that this battle is not easy to fight?"
"Because the Jiejiao people are not fools, they will attack Luocheng crazily before they run out of food." At this point, Zhao Hongrun glanced at the tribal leaders and said solemnly and solemnly: "We will win this battle! But, in
Before victory comes, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses in the face of the Jiejiao people's crazy offensive. I hope the clan leaders will have this awareness."
The tribal chiefs looked at each other, and then they realized that when King Su said it was not easy to fight, he was referring to the expected casualties of his own soldiers and soldiers.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun's eyes rested on the wooden carvings in the clay plate representing the Dangshan Army and the Chenggao Army.
Can you control this kind of large-scale war where fighting breaks out on multiple battlefields at the same time...
It turned out that Zhao Hongrun's unconfidence in his heart stemmed from his fear that he would not be able to accurately grasp the movements or intentions of the Dangshan Army and Chenggao Army, and would be unable to cooperate with them in combat.
The purpose of tinkering with the clay plate was not to grasp the movements of the Jiejiao people, but to intuitively "capture" the two friendly armies.