From ancient times to the present, land warfare is the absolute main force in the wars that have taken place on the land of China, and the proportion of water warfare is very small. Because the Chinese nation began to develop from www.biquge.info the Yellow River Basin in the north, and then gradually expanded to the south, until the Huai River Basin, the Yangtze River Basin, and the Pearl River Basin were included to form a unified country. And the north does not have as many water systems as the south, so the war is mainly on land. The wars in the land of China can be traced back to the period of the Three Emperors in ancient times, while the water wars were recorded in the late Spring and Autumn Period between the southern powers of Wu Chu and Wu Yue.

The center of gravity of Chinese history has always been in the north, so the war is mostly in the north, the era of cold weapons, water warfare is only a vassal of land warfare, until the beginning of the Sun Wu group, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Southern Dynasties continued to develop the south of the Yangtze River, only to gradually make China's economic center of gravity move south, the importance of the naval army gradually increased, but compared with the army, it is still a world of difference.

The Three Kingdoms era is also the most famous water battle in Chinese history, the battle of Chibi between Cao Cao and the Sun-Liu Alliance, which really played a key role in a fire, and the real fighting also took place on land.

And some terms in the art of war are the direct embodiment of this relationship, such as fighting against the water, half-crossing and attacking...... One of the main reasons why there is such a strategy of war is that it is too difficult to cross the river, and why Fu Jian, who threw the whip and cut off the stream, agreed to the enemy's request to withdraw and let him cross the river is because the northern soldiers are not good at water warfare and it is difficult for a million troops to cross the river.

But this so-called water army is an inland water army, and there are very few who can go to sea. It was not until the four great inventions were transmitted to the West, until the continuous development of modern science and technology, and the vigorous voyage of the West that the continuous development of the naval army was finally driven and became a powerful backing for the colonization of the world by the great powers. Then came the Industrial Revolution, when steam power replaced sails, and the importance of the navy, or navy, increased dramatically, and it became a branch of the armed forces that could be compared with the army. Then, China, which was closed off from the rest of the country, fell behind......

Well, it's a bit off-topic, but in fact, what I really want to express is that the victory or defeat of the previous water war will not determine anything, and the siege of the city on land is the beginning of the real confrontation between the two forces.

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Holding a breath in his chest, Zu Lang moved quickly, and when Liu Feng arrived at the city of Xiang'an with his army, the moat had already been filled in.

As Yuan Shu's henchman, Liu Xun naturally knew the situation Yuan Shu was facing at this time, there were too many enemies around, so he could only take a defensive position, of course, if he had the opportunity, he didn't mind taking the initiative.

As the Taishou of Lujiang, Liu Xun naturally has a lot of soldiers and horses in his hands, and there are also soldiers and horses mobilized by Yuan Shu, but even if the army is sufficient, it is impossible to hoard a part of it everywhere and let people break it down. After all, Xiang'an is only a small county town, and it is not worth Liu Xun to pay too much for this. In Xiang'an County, the original county soldiers, plus the recruits urgently recruited, were only just over a million people. Of course, there are also some players who gather in the city and choose Yuan Shu's forces to fight against Liu Feng.

For some people, victory or defeat is irrelevant, even if they die in the war with Liu Feng, they have the capital to brag.

"Everyone, let's talk about it, how should this battle be fought?" After Liu Feng arrived, he did not immediately attack the city, but convened the generals to discuss the matter in the camp of the Chinese army under Zu Lang.

"Lord, although he is not talented, as long as he has the equipment to suppress the city, he dares to make a military order and take Xiang'an City in one go." As a pioneer, Zulang is the best of the best.

"Captain Zu arrived here first, I don't know what the morale of the defenders in the city is?" Liu Feng did not directly agree with Zu Lang's suggestion, but asked.

"The morale in the city is not high, for more than a month, all the news that came here was defeat, and Liu Xun refused to send more troops and horses here, so the morale of the defenders in the city was not high." Although Zu Lang was born as a bandit, he still has some talent for war, "In addition, some of the defenders in the city are new troops, and they have never been on the battlefield before, which has lowered the overall combat effectiveness." But some of them should be veterans under Yuan Shuhui's command, at least elite, if it weren't for their obstruction, the loss of filling the moat should be smaller. ”

"Elite? How many centaurs are there? Liu Feng asked.

"It shouldn't be more than 100,000 people, otherwise, it wouldn't be the result we have now." Zu Lang thought for a moment and said. After all, the number of his vanguards is not too many, although they are all elite, but with the number of defenders in the city, if they are strong enough, they will naturally not be afraid of this vanguard. Since no one dares to go out of the city to fight, it means that there are not too many elites.

Recruits, ordinary troops, elite troops, elite is already the third gear, it can be said that the main army under the command of the princes is basically elite, otherwise, the siege will be more difficult. As for the higher-level elite soldiers, Liu Feng didn't have one, and as for whether others had them, he didn't know.

"This should be Yuan Shu's descendant, a means for him to control the place." Xun You analyzed.

The combat effectiveness of the local army is naturally not as strong as the main force, especially the existence of players, who always want to dig the corners of the aborigines, and it is understandable that Yuan Shu chose to station a part of the powerful army in various counties to maintain his rule.

"Do you think we should take Xiang'an City?" Liu Feng asked.

"It's too early to take Xiang'an now, now that Yuan Shu is attacked from many sides, which one poses a greater threat to him, which side will be under more pressure. We don't need to start this way, and when the scale of the war expands, it will not be too late to take Xiang'an. Xun You said.

"But in this way, Shu County's preparations will be more adequate, and it will make it more difficult for us to capture Shu County. You must know that one of the main purposes of our battle is to capture Shu County. Bai Jian, as the commander, said.

"Bai Duwei is too worried, even if we surround Shu County now, it is impossible to conquer Shu County in a short time." Xun You said, "As the seat of Lujiang, Liu Xun has been operating here for several years, with sufficient troops, and Yuan Shu's backing, which is enough for us to spend a period of time in this city." Therefore, the postponement of taking Xiang'an has nothing to do with the overall situation at all. ”

"Hmm." Bai Jian nodded, didn't speak again, looked at Liu Feng, and asked for his opinion.

"Since the military advisor said so, then do this, surround Xiang'an City, and don't let anyone in or out. Pull our soldiers and horses up in turn to fight, and strive to have another batch of elites before the big war. Liu Feng finally agreed to Xun You's suggestion.

The decision is decided, and the rest is for Bai Jian, the general of the unified army, to arrange. In just half a day, more than 4 million troops surrounded Xiang'an City and began a tentative attack.

Battlefield training is a tradition that Liu Fengjun has always had. With more and more soldiers under his command, new recruits are enlisted every year or even every month, it is impossible to reach the elite level of all of them, and the number of elites in the army under Liu Feng's command is only half, and the remaining half is still a long way away.

This expedition was the same, nearly half of the army was of ordinary rank, and before arriving at the final destination of Shu County, he wanted to train as many soldiers under his command as possible. After all, an elite is worth a few ordinary soldiers.