Chapter 897: The Man Behind the Situation in the North
On the road from Qingzhou to Xuzhou, two million cavalry troops were drawn into ten long dragons and rumbled forward.
"General Guan, what are you looking at?"
At the tent of the commander of the Chinese army, Tai Shi Ci rode forward, curiously looked at Guan Yu, who kept watching left and right, and wondered: "Is there any problem?" ”
"No problem!"
Guan Yu retracted his gaze and said with a wry smile: "I just feel that the equipment of the Yellow Turban Army is too good!" ”
Two million elite horsemen are already not a weak force, and no force in Xuzhou can take it at the moment.
What's even more exaggerated is that the two million elite horsemen are all dressed in perfect leather armor, and they also sew heart goggles on the heart mouth, and they also wear metal protective gear on their shoulders, which makes Guan Yu look straight.
That is, when the Han Dynasty has not collapsed, it can be easily equipped, and only a few world-famous princes have such financial resources and strength equipment in the current princes' melee, at least the Liu Bei group sitting in Xuzhou at the moment does not have such ability, and it took out two million leather armor to equip his generals in one go.
At this time, almost a month has passed since Guan Yu and Mi Zhu visited the Yellow Turban Leader of Qingzhou and sent an invitation to Lei Hu, the leader of the Yellow Turbans.
Lei Hu directly responded to the dispatch of troops, and immediately sent two million elite cavalry, which was personally commanded by Tai Shici to participate in the battle to besiege Yuan Shu.
Guan Yu was overjoyed and didn't bother to look at the unusual features of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Collar, so he basically stayed in the barracks every day and prepared for the expedition with Tai Shici.
Obviously, the speed at which the Yellow Turban Army deployed troops, horses, and logistics materials startled him, but he didn't pay much attention to too many things, and set off as soon as everything was ready, without any delay.
After hitting the road, Guan Yu slowly reacted.
No wonder the eldest brother Liu Bei wanted to invite the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army to fight together, the quality shown by the Yellow Turban Army was indeed quite good, at least it was a strong army with not weak combat power.
When all the two million elite horsemen in his companion were deployed, he was even more surprised.
"It's nothing!"
Tai Shi Ci smiled lightly: "The production of these leather armors is at least not troublesome at all, just need to make good use of water conservancy to produce hundreds of thousands of pieces per year!" ”
At present, the Qingzhou yellow scarf collar has started a mechanical change, such as the manufacture of leather armor workshops there are a lot, all of which are the use of water conservancy machinery, with the method of grinding and cutting quickly formed, the output within a year is definitely not low, as long as the raw materials are not lacking can be operated non-stop from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, compared to the traditional handicraft workshop does not know how strong it is.
Not only is leather armor manufactured, but simple ordnance such as knives and guns can be used, and some livelihood appliances can be made in this way, and the efficiency has been improved by a fraction of a star.
There is also a large-scale application of charms in production, and it can be said that the development of the yellow turban collar has been completely out of touch with the current Han Dynasty and has become a unique existence.
The productivity of the Yellow Turban Collar family is comparable to the productivity scale of several states or even half of the Han Dynasty.
That is, at this time, the territory of the Yellow Turban is not large, and the population is quite limited, otherwise with the productivity of one family, the productivity of the entire Han Dynasty is not a problem.
Although there is such an extraordinary power as the method of refining qi in this world, whether it is a military general or a strategist, they still have to rely on the existence of productive forces, and without enough materials and resources to support, it is difficult for them to improve.
Productivity is combat effectiveness, although this saying cannot be said to be entirely true, but it is almost equal to the truth.
It's just that it takes time to completely transform productivity into combat effectiveness, and it is also a matter of time before the strength of the Yellow Turban Collar is further restricted.
Only the senior management of the Yellow Turban Collar knew this, and Tai Shici also had a very deep understanding, so he naturally would not easily tell Guan Yu about this.
But that's it, Guan Yu was also taken lightly, and asked with a surprised face: "Can you make hundreds of thousands of qualified leather armor in a year?" ”
Don't blame him for being surprised, how many people does the Yellow Turban Collar have?
It is the size of the entire Xuzhou and the number of people, and it is not easy to do this.
The collection of raw materials and the coordination of the workshop alone is a headache, at least Guan Yu definitely doesn't want to participate in such a matter, it is too cumbersome.
He didn't know that the productivity and production efficiency of the yellow turban collar was not what he remembered at all.
The ability to work continuously day and night to maximize the role of water conservancy machinery is much better than the model that requires craftsmen to make everything by hand.
Tai Shici didn't say much about these, it is estimated that Guan Yu may not be able to understand it, or he can listen to it, which has nothing to do with Guan Yu's daily life.
Feeling the aura emanating from the two million cavalry, Guan Yu changed the topic and said helplessly: "I'm afraid that after this cavalry arrives in Xuzhou, it will cause an uproar!" ”
What he said was naturally the popularization of the Yellow Turban Army's method of refining qi in the army, which violated the family's taboo.
Although the two million cavalry in the same industry are only beginners in qi refining, and their strength is not even as good as that of the in-stream generals, this approach is absolutely unacceptable to the family.
You must know that even a mere method of refining qi that does not enter the stream is enough to support a strong place where the strength is not very good.
Although such a place is not strong and powerful in the eyes of the family, and it can even be said that it is not even worthy of carrying shoes for the family, but the Yellow Turban Army showed two million qi refining cavalry in one breath, according to the logic of the family, it represents two hundred inconspicuous local powerful forces, which is a force that the family does not dare to underestimate.
If one in a thousand or even one in 10,000 of these two million Qi Refining Cavalry can go further, it would be a big deal, even the family would not want to offend too much.
No one knows when there will be a good show in Hedong and Hexi for 30 years.
"It's okay!"
Tai Shici said disapprerovingly: "Since the big leader dares to let a certain family lead troops to the battle, he is not afraid of these haves and haves!" ”
I have the ability to come to Qingzhou to find trouble, what kind of family is a fart in front of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Collar.
Don't look at the Yellow Turban Collar only has two states, but the entire Qingzhou has no other strength to gain a foothold, except for Tian Kai, who was pushed in front of the thunder, the entire Qingzhou is actually under the secret control of the Yellow Turban Army.
The situation in Qingzhou has been stable in the past three years, but those families who fled the war or hid in Tian Kai before were stunned and had no way to return to their nests to re-establish the order that belonged to the family.
It's not that they don't have ideas, it's that the yellow turban collar doesn't agree, and they don't have a rut at all.
In Qingzhou, the Yellow Turban Collar is the maker of order, and there is no room for the so-called family to rebuild order, and those who are not blessed have long died unclear.
As long as you are not a fool, with the bloody lessons of your companions in front of you, even if you are unwilling in your heart, you don't dare to make trouble, and if you don't do it, you will cause trouble for the family.
It's not that there is no family who wants to secretly have an affair with Jizhou, and wants to collapse the yellow scarf collar by saving the country by curves, but it has no effect at all.
The existence of the yellow turban collar has completely changed the situation in the north of the Han Dynasty.
Originally, according to normal history, the finished Youzhou Gongsun Zan is still alive and well, although he is on the absolute defensive, it is not easy for Yuan Shao of Jizhou to bring about the fall.
The reason for such a change is that the Yellow Turban Leader indirectly sent a large amount of ordnance materials, grain and grass to Youzhou by supporting Tian Kai, helping Gongsun Zan withstand the impact of Yuan Shaobu.
Gongsun Zan's reputation in Youzhou is not covered, basically the Youzhou border army is a supporter of Gongsun Zan.
No matter what era, the combat power of the border army is extremely strong, and Youzhou in the Han Dynasty is naturally no exception, among which the White Horse Yicong formed by Gongsun Zan himself is one of the best.
Although Baima Yicong has been completely abolished, the combat power in Gongsun Zan's hands is still good.
In the original history, Gongsun Zan was defeated too badly in Jizhou, not only was he disheartened, but the Youzhou forces also fell apart, but even so, he persisted for a long time before it was completely finished.
Not to mention the current side, Qingzhou Tian Kai is Gongsun Zan's unswerving ally, helping to share part of the pressure, not to mention, but also providing a continuous supply of ordnance and grain and grass materials.
In addition, the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army was not weak, which restrained part of the energy of the Jizhou Army, and several generals had been staying in the rear to guard against Qingzhou, which made Yuan Shao unable to attack Youzhou with all his strength, giving Gongsun Zan a chance to breathe.
Gongsun Zan's temperament was extremely stoic, otherwise he would not have beaten the foreigners in Youzhou to cry his father and mother, and at the same time he could get the support of the border army, and he quickly recovered from the previous defeat, and became a reef in the sea to give Jizhou Yuan Shao a lot of trouble, and he is still alive and well.
Although the yellow turban collar did not take direct action, the resources in the secret and the support of Tian Kaibu in the front were the main reasons for the complete change of the situation in the north.
Dialect Beidi, the forces that can threaten the Yellow Turban Leader in Qingzhou can be said to be the only one Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao's Jizhou warlord group is all formed by the alliance of the clans, which can be said to represent the essence of the power of the northern clans, and the strength revealed in the light alone is quite good, not to mention that the power hidden in the shadows is even more terrifying.
Although Lei Hu is an earth immortal, he is not sure that he can really deal with the hidden power behind the family, so it is better not to fight directly until he has figured out their specific strength.
In addition to Jizhou, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou can be said to be the biggest powerful force there, even if he is against the Yellow Turban Collar, he has no chance of winning.
As for Cao Cao, he is licking his wounds now, and he can't take care of Qingzhou at all, and the first thing he wants to face when he wants to go north is Yuan Shao of Jizhou.
Therefore, don't look at the frequent wars in the north of the Han Dynasty, but the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Collar is very stable, and there is no need to worry about the threat from the coming department.
Besides, the Yellow Turban Collar has developed into a strong enough strength now, even if outsiders know about Lei Hu's taboo behavior, what can he do?
With the strength of the Xuzhou family, do you still want to extend your hand to Qingzhou?
Tai Shi Ci is arrogant in his heart, and the strength of the Yellow Turban Collar behind him is extremely strong, Guan Yu, who is traveling with him, can't understand it at all, this time he will definitely play the prestige of the Yellow Turban Army!