Chapter 1755: It's better for such a big man to die early

"Strategist, how's the recruitment of the new army?"

Liu Che looked at Huo Guang and asked in a deep voice, "Is it full?" ”

Huo Guang didn't think about it, and replied directly: "Your Majesty, the 30,000 new troops have already been recruited, and General Tian Yu has been training for more than a month, and he has begun to have combat effectiveness. ”

Although Liu Che decided to rely on his own strength to fight against Qin Hao's 500,000 army, but only relying on the 150,000 army of the Northern Han Dynasty, the odds of victory were still too small, so he naturally used all methods to enhance his strength, and expanding the army was only the first step Liu Che took.

The current Youzhou is not barren, but it is not very rich, but if Liu Che smashes the pot and sells iron, he can barely afford an army of 180,000 in a short time.

Among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty before the Yellow Turban Uprising, the four states of Youji and Liangjiao were the four states with the smallest population and the poorest.

Three of these four states have a population of less than one million, and the only one that has broken one million is Youzhou, but compared to other states, it is still a state with few individuals and poverty.

During the Yellow Turban Uprising, a large number of displaced people from the Central Plains fled into Youzhou, coupled with the alliance of Hebei princes, defeated Xianbei, and killed Xianbei Shan Yu, which also made some grassland tribes take the initiative to attach, which greatly increased the population of Youzhou.

After Youzhou has experienced the governance of Liu Yugong Sun Zan and Liu Che Gongsun Xuanyuan, although there are still frequent wars, but the wind and rain are smooth, the government is harmonious, and naturally it has also ushered in the great governance, and the overall population is still on the rise, and the total population has reached more than three million for the first time.

If Liu Che can unify Youzhou, he can naturally afford to have an army of 180,000 easily, but unfortunately he failed to unify Youzhou, and what he occupies is only the essence of Youzhou.

At present, Liu Che's Northern Han Kingdom is only: Daijun, Shanggu, Zhuojun, Guangyang, Yuyang, and half of Youbeiping, a total of five and a half counties, with a total population of about 1.8 million.

The remaining half of Youbeiping, as well as the six counties of Liaoxi, Liaodong, Liaodong, Xuansu, Lelang, and Daifang, are all owned by the Gongsun family of Liao, with a total population of nearly 1.2 million.

It was only under the gradual encroachment of the Manchu Qing that most of the Liaodong County, as well as the four counties of Liaodong Subject, Xuansu, Lelang, and Daifang, were successively occupied by the Manchu Qing.

The current Liao State, oh no, is the Chen State, and there is only one county in western Liaoning, as well as half of Youbeiping, and part of Liaodong County, a total of more than ten counties, and the total population is less than 300,000.

The total population of the Northern Han Dynasty is only 1.8 million, and after fighting with the Qin army for so long, it naturally suffered a lot of casualties, but it still maintains the scale of the 180,000 army, which shows that the conscription of the Northern Han has reached the limit.

Liu Che also knew that the conscription of the Northern Han Dynasty had reached its limit, and if it continued to forcibly recruit the army, it would only provoke a popular uprising, and even if the Qin army did not take the initiative to fight at that time, the Northern Han would probably be crushed because they could not afford the army.

Liu Che knew how to measure things, so he maintained his troops at 180,000 and did not continue to forcibly recruit the army.

Compared with the 500,000 of the Qin army, the 180,000 Northern Han army is indeed a little less, but if you rely on the geographical advantages of Youzhou, you may not have the strength to fight.

Liu Che had already made up his mind that even if he was finally destroyed by Qin Hao, he would drag the main force of the Qin army in Youzhou as much as possible, and strive for and create opportunities for Shu Han and Chu Han.

Since he is destined to be unable to revive the Han Dynasty, then give this opportunity to Liu Ji and Liu Xiu of the same sect! Liu Che said secretly in his heart.

After Liu Che made sufficient preparations, he thought that the Qin army was about to fight, but he never thought that it was not the Qin army that would attack first, but the Japanese invaders.

There are many prefectures and counties near the sea in Youzhou, including Yuyang, Beiping, Liaoxi, Liaodong, Lelang, and Daifang, and some areas of Yuyang and Youbeiping belong to Liu Che.

Seventy percent of the troops of the Northern Han Army were concentrated on the front line, and the remaining two percent were responsible for defending Jixian County, the capital of the country, and all other counties only accounted for one percent of the troops.

The Northern Han Kingdom also did not have a coastal defense, and Quanzhou County in Yuyang County only had 300 defenders, so it was naturally impossible to block Sanada Yukishi's 5,000 elite Japanese soldiers.

Sanada Yukishi, in fact, is Sanada Nobumura, known as "Japan's first soldier", and is listed as the "three last tragic heroes" in Japanese history along with Minamoto Yoshitsune and Kusunoki Masanari.

If you compare the characters of the Three Kingdoms, the Sanada Yukimura in the hearts of Dongying people is equivalent to the combination of Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun.

The commander of the army is not weaker than Zhou Yu, and Wu Yong is not weaker than Zhao Yun, isn't this a weakened version of Qin Hao?

Of course, this is just Sanada Yukimura in the hearts of Dongying people, and although it is not so exaggerated, it is certainly not too bad.

After landing in Yuyang County, Sanada Nobumura's 5,000 Japanese troops quickly set their sights on the wealthy Quanzhou Prefecture and launched a massacre after capturing the county seat.

Sanada Yukimura's army robbed Quanzhou County for three days and three nights, and finally slaughtered nearly 30,000 people, committed countless sins, and left only after robbing a lot of money.

After this news was transmitted back to Jixian County, Liu Che was immediately furious, after all, the entire Northern Han Kingdom only had a population of 1.8 million, and it was slaughtered by the Japanese Kou at once.

Liu Che, who was furious, completely ignored the dissuasion of his subordinates, and was very tough to send a large army to encircle and suppress.

"Your Majesty, don't be rash, if you divide your troops to suppress the Japanese at this time, what will you do if the Qin army attacks you?"

"Yes, yes, the Japanese are just a petty fetish, even if they succeed for a while, they can't hurt the root of my Han, and the Qin army is the enemy of the henchmen......"

"That's enough."

Liu Che slapped the case violently and yelled, and everyone immediately shut up.

Seeing that no one spoke, Liu Che looked at the ministers with anger, and said coldly: "Raising an army is to protect the country and protect the people, if you don't even care about the people and let this group of beasts rob and insult, then what's the use of the army?" What's the use of wanting me to be the king?

Such a big man should die early. ”

Even the dead man said such words, which shows how angry Liu Che was at this time.

As soon as these words came out, the courtiers who had just advised them not to send troops hurriedly knelt down and cried and pleaded guilty to Liu Che.

It's not okay not to ask for sin, Liu Che's words are too serious, if they don't ask for guilt, the surrender faction who is imprisoned will end up in their fate soon, and maybe it will be even heavier.

After Liu Che glanced at these people coldly, he said lightly: "Which general is willing to lead the army to exterminate the Japanese Invaders?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Ling, Xun Yu, Tian Yu, and Xian Yufu stood up together, and said in unison: "The last general is willing to go." ”

Liu Che's brows furrowed slightly, obviously, he was not very satisfied with these four candidates.