The rate of elite soldiers appearing in a hundred battles was far less than expected, which made Liu Feng worried. What he worries about is not whether he can win this war, but how much impact this war will have on Koto.

But in the same way, it also made Liu Feng firm in his determination to continue the war. If you don't take this opportunity to defeat Yuan Shu, when Yuan Shu's strength increases and the major princes restrain each other, it will not be so easy to seize Jiangbei and maintain the safety of the Yangtze River channel downstream.

Therefore, Bai Jian's words are very much in line with Liu Feng's intentions, no matter how big the loss is, he must continue the war until Yuan Shu admits defeat.

Now, this is just the beginning, in comparison, a large number of Liu Feng's troops are still in Jiangdong, and Yuan Shu's army is not too much - of course, this is compared to the war with Cao Cao.

Every day, tens of thousands of casualties are lost, and the navy is busy, although it has no combat mission. Transporting the sick and wounded to the rear, transporting soldiers and supplies to the front.

Since then, Liu Feng has been staying on the battlefield outside Hefei, watching batches of soldiers fall and batches of wounded and sick people being sent away, but from beginning to end, the army outside Hefei has never decreased. Jiangdong has lost more than three million soldiers and horses, and the camp outside Hefei still gathers six million troops.

Under the city of Hefei, Yuan Shu's army also reached eight million, and its losses were not much lower than those in Jiangdong.

After three months of continuous trial and confrontation, it is finally time for a decisive battle.

Because Yuan Shu left Shouchun, he personally led the army to Hefei, and the Yuan Shu army in Hefei reached more than 10 million.

For this reason, the battle outside Hefei stopped for three days, waiting for the last moment. And Liu Feng also took advantage of the free period of these three days to once again order the transfer of two million troops from Jiangdong.

As a result, almost all the soldiers and horses that had been cultivated and hoarded for many years were mobilized to the Hefei battlefield. Even the soldiers and horses defending Liu Biao in Jingzhou in the direction of Yuzhang were reduced to a minimum.

Yuan Shu not only came by himself, but also brought most of the generals under his command, except for Yan Xiang who stayed behind Shouchun to assist the "prince", the rest including Ji Ling, Chen Lan, Yang Hong and others were all brought to Hefei, and even forced the Yellow Turban Army, which had been entrenched in Langya, to bring in a group of soldiers to support.

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As the "second generation of officials", Yuan Shu's career was very smooth, rising all the way, with almost no setbacks, even if Dong Zhuo fled after entering Beijing, he was actively co-opted. But as the family of the Han Dynasty, it was by no means as unbearable as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, although Yuan Shu did not rush to the battlefield in person, but he definitely led his troops to fight more than once. When Luoyang Palace was in turmoil, he even personally took the lead in killing eunuchs and bloodbathing the palace.

Therefore, even if Yuan Shu has been corrupted by the luxurious life by now, after all, the foundation is here, and the military generals of the 7th order, after cultivating in Hefei City for three days, Yuan Shu went out of the city and entered the camp under the city.

When Yuan Shu arrived, the command power naturally came into his hands.

As a former general of the unified army, Yuan Shu would not be ignorant of the various aspects involved, the breadth of the scope involved, and the time consumed in a major war. However, as a monarch, the princes of one side could not bear the fact that Chen Ji had lost troops for many months and made no progress. For this old subordinate, although Yuan Shu was not accountable, in his actions, he had already relieved Chen Ji of his military power and handed over the power of commanding the army to Ji Ling.

Yuan Shu came to Hefei, not to make superficial articles, but to defeat Liu Feng as soon as possible and establish his prestige. Therefore, after taking over the command and handing over the power of commanding the troops to Ji Ling, he immediately increased the intensity of the offensive.

The enemy's reinforcements arrived, and Bai Jian could no longer be as relaxed as before, and became more busy.

Because both sides increased reinforcements, resulting in overcrowding outside the city, Bai Jian had to retreat thirty miles to re-establish the camp, so as not to affect the battle between the two sides.

Since Ji Ling strengthened his attack, the daily losses have increased significantly, and in the same way, the soldiers who have experienced the brutal battlefield, and those who survived, their strength has also increased day by day, and the speed of the emergence of elite soldiers in a hundred battles has greatly accelerated. Within a few days, the number of new elite soldiers in the hundred battles exceeded the previous total, reaching nearly 200.

When there were more than 100 elite soldiers in a hundred battles, Bai Jian unified them into one group, and when they were gathered together, they exuded a strong atmosphere. Although there are less than 200 of them, they are enough to rival thousands of elites. Of course, when the enemy's killer weapon is not released, except for a few people, they will basically not be sent to the dangerous battlefield again, but will be retrained in order to improve their strength again.

The number of soldiers is not unlimited, whether it is Liu Feng or Yuan Shu, they must guard against the consequences of mobilizing too many soldiers and horses. Therefore, the soldiers outside Hefei City are decreasing day by day during the war.

War is always the best way to train the army, and those who cannot adapt can only be eliminated, and those who survive become veterans and elites. Therefore, although the number of troops outside Hefei is decreasing, the combat effectiveness has never weakened.

"At the time, this strange person who didn't pay attention to it unexpectedly grew to this point. Knowing this, they shouldn't have been let go in the first place, and Jiangnan should have been taken first. In the camp under the city, after watching the battlefield for several days, Yuan Shu said to Chen Ji, "It's no wonder that you haven't advanced an inch in the past few months, it's really not your fault." ”

"The subordinates are shallow in their learning, and their abilities are insufficient, and they have high hopes for Your Majesty." Chen Ji pleaded, "Now that Your Majesty is in charge here, and General Ji Ling is in front of the command, he will definitely be able to defeat the Jiangdong Army." ”

"This is natural, otherwise why would I go there in person." Yuan Shu was proud, and then said indignantly, "If it weren't for those villains who united to besiege me, resulting in enemies on all sides and heavy losses, how could a small Jiangdong dare to have such a big rebellion." Even if Jiangdong's strength is as strong as this, it is just something in my pocket, hateful......"

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Chen Ji was silent and stopped talking, whether it was reasonable or not, this matter was not something he could evaluate.

"How many troops are left?" When the day's fighting was over, Yuan Shu asked Ji Ling, who had returned to the camp.

"There are 6 million warriors. There are no more recruits. Ji Ling replied.

"What about Koto?" Yuan Shu continued to ask.

"It should be around 5 million." Ji Ling estimated it and said.

"Is there so much more?" Yuan Shu frowned, "With so many soldiers and horses, it's still difficult to fight quickly." ”

"My subordinates are ashamed and can't share their worries for Your Majesty." Ji Ling immediately fell to the ground in fear.

"Forget it, get up, I don't blame you, I see it in my eyes." Yuan Shu raised his hand and motioned for Ji Ling to get up, "In this way, let the Tiger Guards fight tomorrow." ”

"But Your Majesty, that's your personal guard, is it appropriate to play now?" Ji Ling asked.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a name, the left and right are just peripheral guards, if they want to live up to their name and truly become my personal guards, they have to prove their loyalty first, Jiangdong Army, is their test." Yuan Shu stopped Ji Ling and gave an order in a cold voice.