Zhang Chao also anticipated this problem, so he summoned all the legion commanders, and asked the deputy corps commander of Zhoucang, who was stationed in Goryeo, to send all the captive soldiers of the Rulou State and the Buyeo State to be selected by these corps commanders.

Alexander wanted to tell his opponents the strength of his army in terms of their strength.

Zhang Chao really thought that such an opportunity was a good thing to temper the army, although it would kill people and shed blood, but it was also worth it to get an iron army because of this. This is the case on the battlefield, you must be prepared to die when you go to the battlefield, who can survive, in addition to a little luck, it also depends on personal ability.

Borrowing the battlefield place, Zhang Chao actually wanted to build an iron army, this is his courage problem, and the military advisor Fu Zhu and Fa Zheng also agreed very much, they believed that the Celestial Empire would definitely become a big country in the future, and the expenditure of the army would definitely be a country's heavy responsibility. It is very important to use the least army to make the greatest use of the army, and to save the country's finances.

Instead of having millions of ordinary soldiers, it is better to have millions of strong soldiers, and the amount of money spent is completely different. If you save money on military spending, you will be able to spend more money on other things.

The two military advisors also agreed, although several regiment commanders felt a little sorry for the brothers who died in every battle, but when they saw that the living people were all alive, they didn't say much. Who is not proud to be able to become the commander of the legion, and of course they don't want their soldiers to be misbreeded.

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On the land of the Central Plains, Zhang Chao was killed as a deputy envoy, and the news of the two countries of Rulou and Buyeo, and the news of fighting with the Rus' powerhouses quickly spread back through various channels.

When I heard the news in the first year, many people were surprised. They didn't expect that the emperor of the Celestial Empire would really do what he said, even if the Rus power provoked them, he would still have to seek justice.

This courage and action were partially supported, and there were even many people who moved their families to the Celestial Empire because of this, in their opinion, only by following such an emperor could they have a head.

But at the same time, there are also some people who oppose it, and they think that Zhang Chao is doing this by recklessly using force and asking for trouble.

Is the Rus' power so easy to deal with? is actually an enemy of them, is this clearly self-inflicted? What's more, they will say that once Zhang Chao is defeated, I am afraid that the iron hooves of the Rus Kingdom will go south, and the entire Central Plains will not be protected at that time.

The people who hold these opinions both hate and fear Zhang Chao.

Hate because this person is causing trouble everywhere and refuses to stop, if this goes on like this, sooner or later he will get into big trouble, and it will affect the people of the Central Plains.

I'm afraid it's also because this person is too powerful, and whoever provokes him will be punished.

Ordinary people probably hold these two different views, but the same thing falls in the eyes of Cao Cao, the king of Wei, and he sees indeed a glimmer of opportunity.

Yes, it is an opportunity, a chance for Cao Cao to rise quickly.

Two years ago, Zhang Chao took advantage of Liu Bei's alliance with Dong Zhuo to attack Xiliang, suddenly sent troops, and captured Dong Zhuo with an absolute advantage, defeated Liu Bei, and thus became the new master of Yongzhou and Xiliang. It also makes him the most powerful prince, not one of them.

That time, Cao Cao also had his own plan, that is, when the four princes in the west were fighting, he would take Sun Jian in the south, and once he occupied the land of Eastern Wu, he would also have six states, which was comparable to Zhang Chao.

It's just that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes, not to mention that Sun Jian himself couldn't obey and desperately resisted, but Zhang Chao even sent the Waterway Army to intervene, making his plan to go south fail.

Zhang Chao became the strongest prince in the world and soon established the Celestial Empire, which made Cao Cao feel great pressure. He has already seen that he is far inferior to the other party in terms of military strength and national strength. And at this moment, if the Celestial Empire marches into the Central Plains, he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to win.

Fortunately, it was not only Cao Cao who had such a sense of danger, but Liu Bei, the emperor of the Han Yuan Dynasty in the southwest, was also worried, and the two had a common goal, so they created the incident of the Rus Kingdom, and now it seems that this Zhang Chao was really attracted to the past.

The news from the front was that Zhang Chao was fighting against the Rus State with a full five legions and hundreds of thousands of captives, which made Cao Cao dance happily in the room. It is foreseeable that no matter whether he wins or loses this battle, I am afraid that Zhang Chao will not be able to conquer himself in a short period of time, which is equivalent to creating a very favorable opportunity for his rise, so how to perform in this period of time has become his top priority at the moment.

"Come on, pass on my will, the action over there in Jizhou will be accelerated, if the time is ripe, do it immediately, and you will be profitable." Cao Cao said in a cold voice.

While Cao Cao was making moves, Zhuge Liang of Yizhou Citycapital was also secretly meeting with some of his subordinates, he also prepared some means, and everything was implemented smoothly.

Zhang Chao didn't know what was happening in the dark. He is a human, not a god, and although the Tianyan organization under his command has a lot of information, it is impossible to find out what Cao Cao and Liu Bei's high-level officials are doing.

Zhang Chao, who didn't know it, was still in front of Adan City at this moment, watching bloody battles happen every day.

At the intention of both sides, although there was no consensus, every day each army would send 30,000 men, or cavalry, if the infantry came to the middle of the two sides to compete.

The Rus Kingdom deliberately used this way to warn the Celestial Empire that their combat strength could not be blasphemed, and no one would be an opponent.

Zhang Chao really wants to build an iron army through a kind of battle. Of course, it is also extremely important to inflict heavy losses on the Rus' army and improve your own soldiers so that they know that they are not easy to mess with.

With the permission of both sides, and intentionally, this battle lasted for nearly four months, and the weather had already reached the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.

In four months, the Celestial Empire's army killed more than 400,000 people. Compared with the Rus' country, they did kill about 500,000 warriors in battle.

Such a big loss is something that no one can afford to bear. Zhang Chaohao used the prisoners of the two countries before Rulou and Fuyu to replenish. Although so many people were killed in the battle, the divisions, regiments, battalions, and companies in each regiment were all formed. It is even more than a notch higher than the previous combat power.

Now when you look at the legions, you will see that they have clearly changed dramatically in temperament.

In the past, these people were also soldiers of the Celestial Empire, and they also had a trace of arrogance. But after all, there are not many people who have been on the battlefield, and some are people from other armies. Even if there are some who have been on the battlefield, they have only fought some battles with the wind, and not many people have gone through this kind of life-and-death battle. There are even some people who, when they kill someone for the first time, can't stop their whole body from trembling, and they really feel fear and fear.

It's just that after almost four months of grinding, all the soldiers have changed. These soldiers, who have been on the battlefield at least five times and more than ten times, are not an exaggeration to describe them as veterans of a hundred battles.

To say that this kind of change is not only a change after going to the battlefield, but also a sense of not being angry and arrogant, as well as the kind of solemn atmosphere that brings to others. It's no exaggeration to say that they just stood there motionless, but others still felt a breath of death.

This is also a characteristic that can only be possessed after experiencing several births and deaths. In the past, it was great to have three or five people in a company, but now, everyone has such an aura, which is very terrifying.

This also shows that the combat power of these legions has been greatly improved, and if they fight others, they will also exert their combat power far beyond their numbers.

This kind of tempering has made the first, fourth, seventh, dragon and tiger and dragon cavalry legions of the Celestial Empire have undergone qualitative changes, and this result made Zhang Chao feel gratified.

Originally, he wanted to continue to sharpen himself, and even planned to send several other corps over for rotation training, but too many external conditions forced him to change his mind.

First, it is the reason for grain and grass. The army was stationed outside the city of Adan, and the distance from Goryeo was still far away, so it was very troublesome to transport the grain and herbs of hundreds of thousands of troops. This is still Zhang Chao's strength to fight a battle, if it is replaced by some small princes, I am afraid that even the soldiers can eat him poorly.

Second, the weather is getting colder, once it snows heavily, the weather here begins to fall below zero, and even the coldest time is minus 30 or 40 degrees. At that time, people were so cold that they didn't even have the ability to hold weapons, so how could they fight?

Third, and most importantly, the point. This battle has been fought so far, Zhang Chao thinks that the goal has been achieved, and the peace messenger he sent has also sent back the news, everything is working normally, and it will not be long before the Rus' country will take the initiative to cease fighting.

The reason why Zhang Chao fought this battle was to show the majesty of the Celestial Empire and deter the Rus' country.

Zhang Liang's killing was just a primer, and now that it looks like the goal has basically been achieved, at least under this battle, the Rus Kingdom has also suffered a lot, not to mention the great injury to the vitality, it is not much better. According to Tianyan's intelligence, Alexander had already fought the 200,000 reinforcements sent by their emperor to less than 30,000, and later had to transfer 30,000 city defenders from nearby cities to the city of Adan, but this was only barely holding the gate.

In this battle, Zhang Chaojun has been greatly sharpened, that is because they have hundreds of thousands of Rulou and Fuyu prisoners from Zhao Yun's previous battles. 30,000 people took turns in a day, and they could hold on.