With the support of the people of the New Han Dynasty, Liu Yi was ready to lead the army to Jizhou for the final decisive battle with Yuan Shao this time, and he was quickly prepared.

First of all, in terms of military horses, Liu Yi plans to lead 100,000 elite soldiers of the New Han Dynasty. In addition, Luoyang's new army is 100,000, as well as the representative military horses of Lan Ji and other novel nations, with a total of 100,000 cavalry. In total, 300,000 troops were dispatched. Of course, this is just the military horse that Liu Yi brought from Luoyang.

Here, it should be noted that Liu Yi originally planned not to use the military horses of a small number of ethnic groups as much as possible in the war to unify the Han Dynasty. Because the war of the Han Dynasty was only a matter for the Han people, Liu Yi did not want those aliens to get involved.

However, from the current point of view, it has been subdued by the New Han Army, and has been subordinated to the new Han Dynasty's alien races, they are now integrating with the Han people relatively quickly, basically, after several years of development, the Han people and the aliens, in addition to the appearance of a little different, in fact, their way of life, and culture, there have been obvious signs of sinicization.

For example, the aliens in the desert, under the rule of the New Han Dynasty, are actively trying to learn the culture of the Han people. Especially the group that started from the children, after several years, they now speak the Chinese of the Han people, write the Chinese characters of the Han people, and wear the style and clothing of the Han people. The normal state of life of sunrise and sunset is almost the same as that of the Han people. They used coins minted in the New Han Dynasty to formally trade with the Han Chinese.

Now the desert aliens, they may not be completely out of poverty, but. Under the rule of the New Han Dynasty, the small number of ethnic groups in the desert had a much more orderly life. Basically, there are very few things about people of different races robbing each other, especially when they rob the Han people, although they dare not have happened, but it is also very rare.

At the very least, under the rule of the New Han Dynasty, the aliens began to live in groups with a relatively stable dìng. As long as they are diligent and raise cattle and sheep to buy for the Han people, then they can basically ensure that they will no longer lack food and clothing.

Before. For the aliens of the desert, some people may not be able to use it for a lifetime, because. Barren desert. Most of the herdsmen who live by grass do not have a fixed place to live, they go wherever they go, and most of them usually drink goat's milk and eat mutton, at most they use cattle and sheep to exchange for miscellaneous grains from others. In the desert, even if they have money, they may not be able to buy the materials they need. Now, as long as they have the coins in their hands. Even in the desert, they can buy what they need.

Right now. Under the auspices of the New Han Dynasty government, many businesses were opened in the desert, especially for those who had settled in a certain steppe. The government of the New Han Dynasty set up an official government in the place where they lived and carried out a series of business activities. Every once in a while, the New Han Army would personally escort a large amount of supplies to those places where there were foreigners who lived in a fixed place, and put the goods on the shelves to sell to the local aliens. In the beginning, the aliens did not have the coins of the New Han Dynasty, so they could exchange their cattle and sheep for coins. Then, they used coins to buy the daily necessities they needed from the shops set up in their settlements in the New Han Dynasty.

For example, they asked for salt, cloth, rice, and so on. These can also be bought in the depths of the desert.

Of course, the desert is vast and sparsely populated, and it is difficult for the government of the New Han Dynasty to open shops selling and buying daily necessities everywhere in the vast desert for the time being. At present, according to the report of the officials responsible for the management of the minority ethnic groups in the desert, in the desert, there is an official office set up by the government in a radius of 100 li at the farthest and about 20 or 30 li in the nearest area, and then there are many shops selling the daily necessities needed by the people in the desert.

For the time being, the work carried out by the New Han Dynasty in the desert and the commerce and trade done by the New Han Dynasty were basically unprofitable, and the cattle, sheep and horses of the people in the desert were purchased at some fair prices, and then, the materials transported to the desert by the New Han Dynasty were mostly sold to the people of the desert at cost price, except for some necessary expenses.

It is precisely because of this that the people of different races in the desert will integrate into the culture of the Han people relatively quickly. At least, in the past, even if people of different races wanted to wear the same clothes as Han Chinese, they could not buy them. Ordinary aliens, they wore some burlap woven by their own people, and then they used those burlap cloths and sewn them together with the furs of some animals, and they became their clothes, which looked rough and primitive. Those aliens, they usually wear those burlap clothes with fur sewn, and when they fight, they also wear the same fur clothes as usual, and they serve as ordinary leather armor. Some people of different races may wear a cowhide and fur clothes, or they may wear them for a lifetime.

This, it's really not a joke, among the aliens who lack materials, their poor life, so that they can survive is not bad, how can they be like the Han people, clothes can be changed to new ones? Of course, in fact, even the Han people, the ordinary low-level hard-working people, they don't have too many clothes in their lives, at most there are some that can be changed.

In the past, people of different races, they didn't necessarily want to wear clothes, they just didn't have clothes to wear.

Now it is different, they have accepted the culture of the Han people from the inside out, so that the process of their integration with the Han people is relatively smooth, and the time required is much shorter than Liu Yi estimated.

Of course, if it weren't for the New Han Dynasty, such a large-scale unified desert, and so many small ethnic groups who submitted to the New Han Dynasty sweetness, then the integration of Yiren and Han people is unlikely and extremely difficult.

You must know that Liu Yi used the excuse of attacking the Huns all the way to forcibly subdue those alien people in the desert. This, in addition to using force to deter them, is also to use real money to make those aliens truly return to their hearts.

Think about it, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the New Han Dynasty entered the desert, but behind them, how many materials were carried into the desert by millions of Han people? Except for part of it, which is the military consumption of the New Han Army, there are others. Almost all of them remained in the desert, left to the aliens, and solved their plight in one fell swoop. So that they were able to survive the severe cold winter that can be encountered once in a hundred years. Subsequently, during their rule, the New Han Dynasty did not stop transporting a large number of living materials to the desert, although it also brought back a large number of cattle and sheep from the desert, but it was precisely because the New Han Dynasty took the initiative to provide the foreign people on the desert with the living materials they needed. They can live a little better.

In addition, it is also inseparable from the guidance of the government of the New Han Dynasty to them, which taught them how to make a fortune.

Or. In the past, the aliens of the desert, why did they struggle to survive all the time? That is, there is not an enlightened government agency to guide them, and there is no wealthy court that is willing to give them convenience.

Something. It's a vicious circle. Former big man. They don't pay attention to the livelihood of people of other races, even if there are materials sent into the desert, but they are all related to those strong alien races in the desert, and even, only a few powerful foreign royal families, and have nothing to do with the ordinary desert people.

In this way, the aliens of the desert, they are forced by life. In the situation where it is difficult to survive, the only way to stretch out the sinful hands to the big man. plundered the people of the Han Dynasty of the necessities they needed.

Now, under the iron-fisted rule of the New Han Dynasty, they can bring a beautiful life that can be seen and touched by the aliens in the desert, so how can they not return to the New Han Dynasty.

Now, the aliens of the desert, although they do not consider themselves Han Chinese, but they very much recognize the rule of the new Han Dynasty.

In particular, in the eyes of those in power of foreign races, in the eyes of those in power who were a little more far-sighted, they all understood that if their people wanted to really live a better life, and could live a good life forever, then they had to follow the pace of the new Han Dynasty.

At the very least, they can no longer sit back and watch the development of the New Han Dynasty, they sit back and enjoy its success. We must think about how to better integrate into the cultural life of the Han people.

And now, the New Han Dynasty is engaged in a war to unify the Han Dynasty, and many foreign chiefs and so on, they all think that since they are now part of the New Han Dynasty, since they have now gained so many benefits from the New Han Dynasty. If they want to never have any quarrels with the new Han Dynasty and live peacefully with the Han people forever, then they have to give something.

Therefore, these alien chieftains decided to unite and asked Lewi's woman Lan Ji to take the lead in forming an alien cavalry of 100,000 people. Specially sent to Liu Yi to fight the world with Liu Yi. This can be regarded as the reward that Liu Yi brought them a beautiful peace.

Aliens have learned to repay their kindness, and Liu Yi naturally can't dampen the enthusiasm of aliens.

If Liu Yi refuses to let them go with him, I am afraid that those aliens will be misunderstood, thinking that Liu Yi will never treat them as his own, otherwise, there will be a war, why not let them contribute to Liu Yi?

In this way, with the addition of 100,000 cavalry of aliens, Liu Yi has now gathered an army of 300,000 and is ready to participate in the conquest of Jizhou.

The 100,000 cavalry of foreign races, what made Liu Yi even more unable to refuse was that they all knew that their own weapons would not be as good as the New Han Army, so they also raised funds to buy the official equipment of the New Han Dynasty cavalry from Liu Yi. Moreover, it is also required that the expenses of their alien cavalry should be borne by their minority peoples.

Well, that, send military horses to fight for Ley. If you still want to eat your own and use your own, is Liu Yi embarrassed not to accept it?

What's more, although this cavalry army of a small number of nationalities has not been trained by the official establishment of the New Han Dynasty. However, it is undeniable that the cavalry of these nationalities on horseback, and their skillful bow and horse, are really not comparable to the cavalry of the New Han Army. Almost all of them are sharpshooters, and they can shoot at targets hundreds of paces away in the process of the speed of the war horse.

Therefore, Liu Yi decided to divide the cavalry of these 100,000 minority nationalities into heavy cavalry, light cavalry, rangers, and assault cavalry, a total of 100,000 people in the four armies.

Immediately from the military industry department, all the cavalry of this alien race was redressed. It was replaced with the sophisticated equipment and weapons of the New Han Army. Especially the bows and arrows, all of them were given a pair of strong bows made by the New Han Army.

These 100,000 cavalry troops are directly under Liu Yi's orders, and they are similar to the first army of the New Han Army, and in the future, they may always follow Liu Yi to go on the expedition.

However, because of the military-industrial sector. For the time being, there is not so much equipment in stock, so we have to hurry up a batch immediately, and we have to transfer some back from other places.

Therefore. Lewi postponed the dispatch of troops for a few more hours.

It just so happened that some time ago, Liu Yi was busy with political affairs and neglected the women at home a little, and now he is using the time to quickly equip himself to get together with the women at home.

A few days later, through the efforts of craftsmen from the Luoyang Military Industry Department. and the support of the general public, a batch of weapons and equipment was quickly produced, and. They also transferred weapons and equipment from Wancheng, Chang'an, and other places in some places. In this way, it is just enough to equip the 100,000 cavalry of the minority nation.

In addition to the weapons and equipment for normal combat, there is also the need to mark each horse with a horseshoe. Put on a pedal. And so it goes. It can also greatly improve the combat effectiveness of this alien cavalry.

Then, it is a question of how Liu Yi will attack Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

To launch an attack on Yuan Shao, Liu Yi could first lead the army north to cross the Yellow River, pass through Bingzhou, exit Baima, Shouyang and other cities in the northeast of Beizhou, enter the Montenegro region, and pass through the Montenegro region to reach Changshan County or Zhaoguo County. and then converged with Tai Shici, Zhao Yun and other generals. Join forces with them and seek to fight to the death with Yuan Shao's remaining military horses.

Other than that. Liu Yi could also cross the Yellow River in the north and go directly through the Shangdang area and leave Hanoi. However, this route is not too easy to walk, but it is much closer. At the beginning, when Emperor Qin unified the world, it was Jizhou, which was the Zhao State at that time, that was sent by the Shangdang Army, and destroyed the Zhao State in one fell swoop.

Of course, there is a closer route, that is, to directly go out of the tiger prison, and then forcibly cross the Yellow River and directly attack Hanoi, which is also the route taken by Liu Yi when he went to Julu to Zhencaoi. If this is the case, it can also directly attack Yuan Shao's rear and speed up the time for Yuan Shao's demise.

Liu Yi consulted with the ministers and advisers of the DPRK and China, but they had different opinions, and Liu Yi also felt that what they said seemed to be reasonable.

It seems that there is no need to go around a big circle through Bingzhou and Youzhou to join the military horses of Zhao Yun and Tai Shici. Because, with the total strength of the three generals Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, and Gongsun Zhan, the total number of troops and horses has exceeded 400,000. The three generals of them have already beaten Yuan Shao to the point of being powerless in Jizhou. Now, the military horses of the two sides are facing each other, and Yuan Shaojun, according to the fortified city, according to some dangerous terrain, the enemy has captured the three generals' three-way military horses. In terms of troops, the strength of the three generals may be a little less than Yuan Shao's troops, but there is no need to send additional military horses.

Attacking tough battles does not mean that a side with more military can overcome it at once.

In this way, some people mentioned that now, Yuan Shao is already the turtle in the urn, and he is about to strike the last blow. As long as Yuan Shao's defense line is broken, then Yuan's army will be defeated, and the military spirit of his army will inevitably collapse all at once. Therefore, they built yì, they could imitate the Qin Emperor's army from Shangdang, and suddenly the troops went out of Huguan and directly attacked Hanoi County, so that Yuan Shao's entire army would be shaken.

However, as another strategist said, if the troops were sent from Huguan, the military horses would not be easy to walk all the way into the Shangdang area, especially the baggage was difficult to transport. Even if the troops were sent from Huguan to attack the Hanoi area, it would only be an attack, and if Yuan Shao's army was prepared, as soon as our military horses appeared, they would defend the city, and our army would not have the baggage equipment to attack their city.

Liu Yi also thought deeply of this, because, if you pass through the Shangdang area, the cumbersome trebuchet, bed crossbow, etc., I am afraid that it will be difficult for a lot of siege equipment to be transported to the battlefield.

At most, Liu Yi could only lead a light cavalry into the Hanoi area to attack Yuan Shao's rear. But in this way, it is also easy for Yuan Shao to mobilize more military horses to make dumplings for the surprise soldiers who attacked from the party.

There are also people who mention yì, or they can send troops directly from the Tiger Prison Pass.

This, because Cao Cao had signed a non-aggression pact with Liu Yi, then, as long as he sent someone to Cao Yi in advance to give Cao an explanation, that is, to say hello to Cao Cao, tell Cao Cao, the New Han army is out of the tiger prison, this is not to attack Cao Cao, but to cross the river to the north to attack Jizhou, tell Cao Cao not to be careful, do not think that the New Han army is going to attack him.

If it was before, it would be impossible to send troops directly from the Tiger Prison Pass, because the Cao army was staring in front of the Tiger Prison Pass, and if the New Han Army wanted to go out of the Pass, the Cao Army would inevitably wave its troops to the enemy, making it difficult for the New Han Army to leave the Tiger Prison.

But now it's different, who told Cao Cao to sign a non-aggression pact with Liu Yi? The New Han Dynasty went out of the Tiger Prison and then went north, which is not considered a violation of Cao Cao by the New Han Dynasty.

What's more, even if it's violated, so what? Cao Cao now, does he dare to send troops to fight a decisive battle with the New Han army?

However, there are also disadvantages of soldiers coming out of the tiger prison.

That is the place outside the Tiger Prison Pass, which is now controlled by Cao Jun, especially the Yellow River, it can be said that Cao Jun and Yuan Shao each controlled one bank of the Yellow River, and their two armies and horses jointly controlled that section of the river.

In this way, if Liu Yi waved his army out of the Tiger Pass and moved to Hanoi, Jizhou, he would have to pass through the west bank of the Yellow River guarded by Cao's army, and the east bank of the Yellow River guarded by Yuan's army.

And just when Liu Yi was having trouble deciding which line to attack Yuan Shao from.

Yuan Shao was very calm, since he decided not to bow to Cao Cao anymore, he had already decided to fight Liu Yi to the end. Yuan Shao, now that he is mentally prepared, he is ready, in the battle with Liu Yi, if he is cornered by Liu Yi, the big deal is death.

The fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, in his generation, have reached the peak that the Yuan family has never had, and ruined it in his hands, this is the will of heaven, Yuan Shao, has already accepted his fate a little.

For Yuan Shao now, it is a bit like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and he lives day by day, and he doesn't care much about his fate at all.

This is really a common problem that all the children of his family have, that is, he thinks very highly of himself, even if he usually looks good, gentle and polite, but in his bones, most of them will have an invisible sense of superiority. It is also this sense of superiority that makes it difficult for them to bow their heads to others. He was defeated by Guandu, defeated by Cao Cao, and then the New Han Army officially declared war on him, he finally made up his mind to take refuge in Cao Cao, so that he could obtain the happiness of the second half of his life and keep the Yuan family immortal. However, Cao Cao's ridicule of him made Yuan Shao unbearable, but aroused the pride in his bones, knowing that it was difficult for him to fight with the New Han Army, but he also had to fight the New Han Dynasty to the end.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao feels sad every time he thinks about it, he was a chess player, and he wanted to ambush the Xinhan army in Dezhou County, but he was set on fire by Liu Yi, which injured Yuan Shao's muscles and bones, and almost lost more than 300,000 elite soldiers in that fire.

Otherwise, Yuan Shao also thought in his heart that even if his hundreds of thousands of military horses were not Liu Yi's enemies, but Liu Yi wanted to destroy him Yuan Shao, I am afraid it would not be so easy.

In Yuan Shao's heart, he has always had such a mentality, that is, he thinks that there are still hundreds of thousands of troops no matter what he says, and if I don't fight a head-on battle with your New Han Dynasty, I will defend my own city, I will ask you to attack, and if you don't lose your troops and generals, you won't want to win your own city and pool.

This kind of thought, in fact, those princes who have hundreds of thousands of military horses in their hands will have it in their hearts, thinking that their hundreds of thousands of military horses, even if they are not good, I will defend the city with a strong city, what can you do?

Yuan Shao is like this, and so is Yuan Shu, who was destroyed before. Jingzhou Liu Biao also has such an idea, now Yizhou Liu Zhang, Hanzhong Zhang Lu and other princes, their hearts, more or less will have such thoughts, always think that they have a certain advantage in the army, I don't want to defeat you, I beg myself to guard the dangerous walled city, call you to attack, so that you can lose troops and generals can not capture my fortified city.

However, Yuan Shao wouldn't think so now, because the defeat of Liu Biaojun's army in Jingzhou made Yuan Shao see that sometimes, having more soldiers and enough food does not make people invincible.

Liu Biao's military horses, enough of them, right? is not less than the military horses after the defeat of Yuan Shaoguandu, and even, after Yuan Shao defected to Cao Cao in Zhang He and Gao Lan, Chun Yuqiong and other generals, he Yuan Shao was already much weaker than Liu Biao's Jingzhou generals in terms of generals.

Liu Biao can be regarded as a general with many soldiers, but Liu Yi only led more than 100,000 military horses to capture Jingzhou. In other words, if Liu Yilai wants to attack him, will he Yuan Shao still have a way to live?

In such a comparison, Yuan Shao's heart was like ashes. And under the circumstance that things are bound to be reversed, Yuan Shao is now calming down in his heart, thinking, this is nothing, the big deal is just death. (To be continued......)