Chapter 684: Capturing Liu Bei

After Liu Bei heard about this, he still remained silent, Jia Rong had decided to release Liu Bei, but this release did not cancel his imprisonment, as long as he made any moves, there would be relevant personnel to look for trouble immediately, Liu Bei, who had a great reputation in the world in the past, could only live cautiously in Luoyang City, Zhuge Liang's refuge, he did not have any complaints, in his opinion, Zhuge Liang is a talented man, should not die in obscurity, but should be a celebrity through the ages, If he hadn't looked at the thatched cottage three times, maybe Zhuge Liang's life trajectory would have been another way.

From the fourth year of Kaiyuan to the fifth year of Kaiyuan, the princes were in a delicate balance, and the activities of merchants were very frequent, and Jia Rong did not have any restrictions on the merchants of the princes, as long as they paid taxes, there was no problem.

At this time, there were only three princes left in the world, but they could not be called three-legged, because the Liang State could start a war at any time and push Cao Cao and Sun Quan to a dead end.

After several years of stability, Liang launched a war, Jia Rong collected the world's soldiers and horses, gathered in Hanoi, in order to calm Cao Cao in a war, the eyes of the whole world focused on Liang and Cao Jun, this battle, related to the situation of the whole world, if the West Liang Army wins, with the victorious army, can easily pacify the territory under the rule of Cao Jun, and Jiangdong's Sun Quan, it is difficult to become an opponent at all, few people are optimistic about Sun Quan, with Jiangdong six counties, soldiers and people are rich, compared with the Western Liang Army, It's still more than one grade worse, not to mention that the Xiliang Army also has a naval army, and there is no suspense about the war with Jiangdong.

At this time, under the rule of Cao Jun, it can be described as an economic depression, no one can understand Cao Cao's hardships, the Liang State attacked on a large scale, and the grain and grass in the treasury were difficult to support a long war, which was the most fatal for a prince, not only that, under the rule of Cao Jun, there may be how many merchants who secretly tended to Liang Guo, in recent years, the development of Liang merchants has been very rapid.

Liang launched the war this time, and the amount of direct donations from businessmen reached 2 billion money, which not only represents the determination of Liang Guo, but also represents the confidence of businessmen in dominating the world.

The businessman's donation of two billion yuan was very fatal to Cao Cao, and two billion money was enough to support an army of 100,000 for several months.

Jia Rong attaches great importance to this war, and decides to take the expedition in person, maybe this is the last battle to pacify the whole world, every battle is crucial, related to the future situation.

The main topic in the court became to discuss how to fight against Cao Jun, Jia Rong fully demonstrated the temperament that a Ming lord should have, and accepted the words of his courtiers, as long as it was a useful strategy, all of them were recorded, and it can be said that this was the largest military operation in Liangguo.

Jia Rong directly mobilized 400,000 soldiers and horses, and gathered all the standing troops from all over the country around Luoyang, waiting for the start of the war.

After several years of development, the strength of the Liang State has reached its peak, mobilizing 400,000 soldiers and horses, including 80,000 cavalry.

On the day of the oath, Jia Rong appeared in front of the soldiers of the three armies, and after hearing the shouts that shook the sky, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Soldiers, fighting against Cao Cao is for the world to be unified, so that all the people can live a stable life, on the battlefield, the soldiers will sacrifice their lives to kill, don't worry about what happens behind you, but if you have a bite of porridge to eat, you won't starve your family." Jia Rong's words were very simple, but they mobilized the agitated mood of all the soldiers, and they chanted endlessly.

After about a quarter of an hour, Dianjiangtai gradually regained its calm.

"The Cao army is divided into three armies, the first vanguard army, the main general Zhao Yun, commanding 40,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry."

"The commander of the Second Route Army, Guo Yan and Huang Zhong, led 80,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry."

"The commander of the last army is me, leading 200,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry, striving to pacify the world in a war."

The 400,000 army was stationed around Luoyang, and when you climbed up, you could see that there were camp tents everywhere, densely packed, and it was shocking.

Zhao Yun, the commander of the first road army, after receiving the order, immediately ordered the soldiers and horses and went to Dongjun, this war is very important, Zhao Yun is also full of spirit, and the named generals include Lu Bu Ma Chao and others, which can be described as a soldier with enough food.

Horse-drawn carts escorted grain and grass materials to the front line, and the three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and the daily expenses of the 400,000 troops were a huge amount of money that could not be ignored.

Three thousand cavalry, divided into hundreds of teams, scattered in the direction of Dongjun, what Zhao Yun had to do was to control the wind and grass on the battlefield and prepare for the arrival of the army.

Cao Cao had already learned about the transfer of troops and horses of Liang State two months ago, and after being shocked, he was also prepared, Liang Guo's actions, as expected, were also confident in his own strength Cao Cao, knowing that a war with Liang State was inevitable, he also mobilized all the troops.

On the elite degree of soldiers and horses, Cao Cao did not dare to compare with the Western Liang Army, in recent years, the Liang State has been in the accumulation of strength, no one dares to ignore the influence of this tiger, especially the armor and weapons of the Liang soldiers, in the past, the Western Liang Army was able to dominate the world, and this key factor is inseparable, the same cavalry, the princes and two people, it is difficult to defeat a cavalry of the Western Liang Army, this is the gap.

The cavalry of the Liang Kingdom continued to appear outside the East County, Cao Cao categorically ordered that all the defenders of the East County be withdrawn, and all the soldiers and horses left by Chen were also mobilized and gathered near Dingtao in Jiyin County, Cao Cao knew that his strength could not be compared with the Western Liang Army, and even the grain and grass in the treasury were difficult to support a large-scale battle, it was better to fight a decisive battle with the West Liang Army, a quick battle, and victory, which would alleviate the current crisis of the Cao Army, and if it failed, it was destined to be eliminated and had no chance to dominate the world.

Cao Cao's decision-making, the strategists under his command had no complaints, no one dared to ignore the influence of the Liang State at this time, not only military but also economic, the economy under the rule of Cao Jun, under the influence of the Western Liang Army, there was no room for development, everything had to be contained, the means of the merchants, under the rule of Cao Cao, were greatly exerted, Cao Cao could not be angry, all the merchants were wiped out.

Zhao Yun's soldiers got Dongjun Chen Liu, and opened up a forward position for the march of the Xiliang Army, the more such a large-scale battle, the more it tests whether a general is competent, and many years of conquest all prove that Zhao Yun is a qualified commander.

With Chen Liu and Dongjun as the front line, Zhao Yun fought steadily step by step, slowly moving towards the direction of Jiyin, and all the enemies along the way were all eradicated to ensure the stability of the army when it was marching, and there could be no mistakes, this is the goal that Zhao Yun gave himself.

Cao Cao's concession, as Jia Rong expected, would surprise Jia Rong if Cao's army chose to resist in every city.

The grain and grass materials were slowly transported to Dongjun, where it will become the rear of the decisive battle of the Xiliang Army, providing the army with a supplement of grain and grass materials.

The food and drink of the 400,000 army was extraordinary, almost all the merchants in the city of Luoyang were busy, no one was willing to let go of this grand event, every day you could see hundreds of carriages entering the East County, and the mountains piled up by grain and grass materials rose rapidly.

There was no large-scale battle between the two sides, but the scout contest began, Zhao Yun wanted to control the movements of the Cao army at any time, and Cao Cao did not want to lose the opportunity in this battle, the scouts on both sides were fighting, extremely fierce, and there were large-scale scouts killed and wounded every day, at this time, the two sides would not care so much, every intelligence on the battlefield was related to the victory and defeat of the army.

Cao Jun has 300,000, of which the number of cavalry has reached 40,000, although it is only half of the number of cavalry in Liangguo, it also shows how rapid Cao Cao's development has been over the years, you know, Cao Jun does not have a large-scale horse farm, the source of many war horses, all need merchants to provide, 40,000 cavalry consumption, enough for Cao Cao to build an elite army of 100,000.

The battle between the scouts on both sides intensified, from the first dozens of people to hundreds, and even in the recent scout battle of nearly 1,000 people, two fierce generals of Lu Bu Machao were also sent to the battlefield to win more information for the army.

After the news of the decisive battle between Cao Jun and Liangguo reached Jiangdong, Sun Quan couldn't sit still, he could naturally see what kind of situation the world would become after this battle, no matter if the Western Liang Army won or lost, he was the strongest person in the world, this point, no one doubted, it was spring, the two sides fought Jiyin, the strongest collision of strength.

Liang Guo is not only a soldier on land, the navy has also begun to mobilize, Jia Rong is very determined this time, thinking that he can pacify Jiangdong at one time and bring the whole world into his palm, with the previous heritage of the Jingzhou Navy, plus the 50,000 sailors under the command of Gan Ning, the strength has far surpassed Jiangdong.

After Ganning Zhou Tai turned again, he began to discuss how to attack Jiangdong, and the two generals of the Liang State Naval Army met again in Jingzhou many years later, and they faced the biggest battle in the Liang Kingdom.

At this time, the Liangguo Navy is no longer as simple as the one with only a few building ships back then.

Twenty building boats, equipped with thunderbolts, in the appearance of the building boats, are all wrapped in iron sheets, five of the main building ships, surrounded by dogs and teeth interlaced steel, the sailors have no doubt, when the Jiangdong Navy encounters such a building ship, what kind of fate will be, in Luoyang's Cai Mao, also sent to the navy, Cai Mao has been in charge of the Jingzhou Navy for many years, and he has a deep understanding of the water station and the Jiangdong Navy.

Jiyin, a radius of 100 miles, has been developed into a battlefield, where all the trees and even ravines have been filled.