Chapter 42
"Ji Ling listens to the order, do you want 30,000? No, I'll give you 50,000 soldiers and horses, and I will make you the assassin of Xuzhou, and go and take Xuzhou for me! β
"Qiao Rui obeys the order, I order you to stay for Chen, and the soldiers and horses in Pingyu and Ancheng will be controlled by you, and then recruit 30,000 troops to go to Chenliu to resist Cao Cao!"
"Liu Xun listens to the order, don't let me down again, within three months, I will definitely take down Lu Kang's old immortal ......"
"Zhang Xun listens to the order, you said 5,000 elite soldiers? This time, I will give you 12,000 soldiers and 3,000 cavalry, and after bringing back Baitu, I will recover Wu County and Huiji! β
"Sun Ce listens to the order, and the 8,000 sailors of Xunyang are at your disposal...... Jiangxia Huangzu Lao'er will be handed over to you! β
Yuan Shu issued a series of orders with great momentum.
Fengguan is also very much in the style of warlords in the late Han Dynasty, Zhonglang General, Miscellaneous General said that he would not say that he would be sealed, and Xuzhou had not yet been defeated, so this assassination history was sealed out first, and most of Chen Liujun was occupied by Cao Cao, and he was not delayed to be sealed too much......
And from the number of soldiers and horses, it can also be seen that the foundation of Yuan Shu's expansion - Yuan Shu's forces now have more than 100,000 soldiers, and it is true that the number is the first in the world.
Under the castle system, it usually takes years to train recruits in order to have more troops, after all, it takes 50 manpower to "train" an ordinary soldier, and only 10 manpower is needed to maintain it every year.
For example, the princes are still in their infancy, and only Yuan Shu, who has a strong family background, has so many soldiers and horses.
In Huainan alone, 120,000 soldiers were raised, and 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers were raised in other places......
Historically, in the later period of the Three Kingdoms, when the Wei State began to consciously look for a place to store grain, Deng Ai advocated that Huainan should be selected, believing that "the water is abundant and often three times the west", and even thought that after Huainan was developed on a large scale, "within six or seven years" it would be able to settle "the needs of 100,000 troops for five years", and these five years were still "used to take advantage of Wu" - that is, enough for 100,000 troops to fight abroad for five years!
You must know that the consumption in wartime, considering that people eat horses and chew during transportation, but at least double, or even several times that of the peacetime garrison......
Even if Huainan is not the Huainan that has been developed as the granary of Wei, it is enough to feed Yuan Shu's army of more than 100,000, but once such a large-scale war starts, Yuan Shu's grain and grass are also very tight, and it is estimated that he is ready to overdraft and levy.
"Gongjin, what are you pulling me for? I didn't really drink too much......" Sun Ce wondered.
As soon as the banquet ended, Zhou Yu, who was pulling Sun Ce, looked at him helplessly and said, "I'm afraid that if I don't look at you, I will be led by someone to sell it in a while, and I have to count the money for others!" β
"Hahaha, I'm not a mule, who can lead it...... Ahem, okay okay, I was on the pulse just now! Sun Ce sneered.
After Yuan Shu mentioned Huang Zu's death, Sun Ce's mind was full of recklessness, and he also reacted afterwards, he seemed to have been tricked by Yuan Shu - eight thousand sailors, all of them are old and weak, can they defeat Jiangxia?
"Gong Jin, what are we going to do after that? Offering the jade seal? This Yuan Shu ...... It's so treacherous! Sun Ce said angrily.
Zhou Yu: ......
Zhou Yu really wants to say that this "treacherous" can only "deceive" you.
"No, the timing is wrong, wait. I hope that Bai Zhou Mu can hold on a little bit, at least for a few months under Zhang Xun, so that we can have a chance. Zhou Yu said with far-reaching eyes.
"That Wen Hou is said to be quite powerful...... It should be fine! When Sun Ce mentioned Lu Bu, his eyes flashed with war intent.
When Sun Jian participated in the coalition to fight against Dong, Sun Ce was still young and did not take him with him.
Therefore, Sun Ce has only heard of how strong Lu Bu is, and he has never encountered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and Sun Ce's own force is also the confidence raised by "no opponent", and when he is young and vigorous, he naturally wants to break his wrist with Lu Bu to see if he can step on Lu Bu's reputation and become the first in the world!
"Although General Fei is strong, even if the Chen family helped him before, the army that Bai Tu can have is only a thousand cavalry at most. Fortunately, my uncle and Hua Taishou took advantage of Yuan Shu's failure to react and sent him a batch of money and food...... If you use it well, you should be fine. Zhou Yu said.
Even though Zhou Yu is a ghost and a god, he has too little understanding of Bai Tu's side, and he doesn't even know how many troops the other party has now, so he doesn't dare to say it too much.
However, it has always been easier for the defenders to capture the city by the two armies, and the attacking side has to bear a large amount of military rations......
As long as the other party insists until Yuan Shu can't bear this consumption, Sun Ce can ask Yuan Shu for some soldiers and horses by offering the jade seal, and go to Jiangdong in person.
No, Bai Tu directly chose to meet the enemy outside the city, right?
This thought flashed through Zhou Yu's mind, but he immediately shook his head - although Bai Tu's character is not clear to him, he should not be so unwise, not to mention that there is also the battle-experienced Fei General Lu Bu to assist......
As soon as the first month passes, the weather is getting warmer, especially in the Jianghuai area, which is already full of spring.
To the east of the river, it was not very peaceful at this time.
After Zhang Xun received the order, he mobilized and recruited 80,000 troops from Jiujiang Anfeng and Yiyang in Runan, crossed the river from Wanling in Danyang, and rushed straight to Qu'a!
"Eighty thousand?" Bai Tu looked at the message, and also had a headache.
Chen Gong took it and looked at it at this time, and then said: "That's right, it should just be 80,000, and it should not exceed 30,000 at most." β
White Picture: ......
So what are you "right"? I was just amazed, not questioned!
Obviously, Chen Gong thought that Bai Tu also saw this.
Bai Tu was so kind, naturally he didn't argue with him, just nodded and said, "Well, wait for the detailed message after the scout." β
At the same time, Bai Tu also learned that the princes at this time couldn't believe what they said - "fraudulent claims" or something are very common, and the specific number of people depends on the estimation of their own professional scouts!
Even if you see it with your own eyes, you must beware of the other party's intention to erect more troops and build grass, not to mention how many soldiers and horses you "claim".
Just when the people of Qu'a Sanxian were panicking, the information of the scouts was also transmitted back in the afternoon.
Ma Bujun 15,000 crossed the river from Huainan and pulled another 6,000 recruits in Danyang to strengthen the momentum.
Seeing that it was a fraud before, Bai Tu breathed a sigh of reliefβhe was a little afraid that he would not come, and he was afraid that he would mess around.
At this time, the 3,000 cavalry of the front army will probably arrive at Qu'a City at noon tomorrow, and the Chinese army will be a matter of the past two days.
After all, now Baitu only occupies the three counties of Qu'a, although it is backed by the Yangtze River, but people do not need to cross from here, they can cross the river directly from Danyang, and then they can come by land, and there is no condition to guard the river at all!
"Twenty thousand...... Then do your duty and do what you do. This Zhang Xun is generous, and he added another 6,000 to us. After reading the letter, Bai Tu's voice became a little nervous, but the bragging bull couldn't be late.
"Whoa!"
In the barracks tent, all the generals above the captain received orders one after another, including Lu Bu at the front, for the prestige of Bai Tu, he also got up and hugged his fists at this time, but he didn't bow down, which was considered a half-salute......