Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2116
The moment he walked out of the palace, the sun poured down and fell on Xun Yu.

Xun Yu narrowed his eyes, raised his head slightly, glanced at the hard-to-see Guanghua in the sky, then lowered his head, hiding his face under the shadow again.

Before the joy of the son of Emperor Liu Xiexin dissipated, the sad news of Yangcheng came.

In the middle of the night, Liu Xie hurriedly summoned Xun Yu to answer the question and asked about the security situation.Although Liu Xie felt that something was wrong, after all, he lacked practical experience in military operations, so he couldn't find any problems. Even though Liu Xie still had doubts in his heart, he could only reluctantly accept Xun Yu's proposal. Saying the words, let Xun Yu go out of the palace...

Are there any soldiers around Xu County?

Have.

There are quite a few soldiers in the field, a full 300,000.It's just that Xun Yu didn't say that these garrison soldiers are basically the [-] farmers in Qingzhou who transferred jobs, and he didn't say that the old and the weak are counted among these numbers.The soldiers who stayed in the field around Xu County were either old or weak, and the better ones had already been screened out. The rest had to take care of the fields and maintain law and order. Are they really going to go into battle? Not necessarily better than the Yellow Turban Thieves back then...

Is there a better military force?
There are also.

Tarzan soldiers.

Or Taishan thief.

Zang Ba is not a little white rabbit, he can listen to Xun Yu's words obediently, prick up his ears when he says it, turn his butt when he says it, and the ones who stand behind Zang Ba and go in and out are the ones who stay invisible most of the time Qingxu Haoqiang Group.To put it simply, they are Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Chang Xi and others.

In many games of later generations, these four guys always look like yellow scarf thieves, or they don't even have decent attire, and they don't even have decent armor, but in fact these four guys are not only famous, but also famous. In the era of Cao Wei who admired the "nine ranks", if these people were simply born as ordinary people, a pariah, and a bandit road tyrant, then it can only be hehe up...

If you only pay attention to military affairs and ignore politics, it may be difficult to understand Zang Ba's status and fate in Cao Wei.Just like what Mr. Luo wrote, or the description in some games, Zang Ba looks like an ordinary surrendered general, even far worse than the five good generals, but in fact, Cao Pi succeeded Queen Wei, Zang Ba served as "General Zhendong" and "supervisor of all military forces in Qingzhou".

In the early and middle period of the Cao Wei Dynasty, it was Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun and the like. Only the cronies of these clans were qualified. Most of the five good generals were still commanders of the army, and they were not qualified to sit in such a position. Zang Ba was in a game. With the face of the masses who command only [-] or [-] armed forces, how can He Dehe be the "Commander-in-Chief of the Qingzhou Front Army"?
Therefore, the relationship between Zang Ba and Cao Cao is more like a relationship of mutual cooperation, rather than subordinates. This relationship even lasted until Cao Pi's period.

This time, Xun Yu used the name of Cao Cao to transfer Zang Ba's soldiers early on. Although he said that he was sure, he didn't have much confidence in his heart. If Zang Ba didn't want to come, or he came late up...

Xun Yu's face was calm, and his demeanor remained the same. He walked forward and nodded to the colleagues he met from time to time.

In Xu County, inside and outside the imperial palace, because of the celebration of the new heir of the emperor, some arrangements were also made.

At this moment, the gorgeous decorations in front of him seemed like Luoyang in the past.

At a rough glance, the big man seems to be still there, prosperous like brocade.

But who can know that under these beautiful decorations, there is actually a piece of dead wood?
……~(=_=)……

On the outskirts of Chang'an, Sima Manor.

The classics in the study are high and low, showing the depth of Sima Mendi's knowledge reserve.

These books are not used as decorations in the later generations. In the Han Dynasty, such a collection of books was enough to awe ordinary people and envy ordinary gentry children.In the daily gentry gatherings, whoever can shake his inner beauty and tell some remote allusions is more admired and admired than shaking a watch and a dog chain.

But now, neither Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui nor the little fox Sima Yi has much interest in reading.

A few thin birdsong came from outside the window, sandwiched in the green smoke lingering in the study.

Sima Manor, the halls and courtyards for receiving outsiders, is magnificent and prosperous, but the study and other places used by my family do not have any gorgeous eaves carvings, nor rich gold and silverware. thoughts.The shade outside the study is like a canopy, and the light coming in is comfortable and not harmful to the eyes. There are windows on both sides, which can be used for ventilation and viewing.

Listen to the rain in spring, watch lotus in summer, fall leaves in autumn, and enjoy snow in winter.

Look at the scenery outside the window and see the general trend of the world.

As far as Xijing is concerned, the situation of the entire Jingzhou battle did not attract much attention among ordinary people, and even caused little waves. Large-scale requisition of grain and grass, collection of materials, but relying on the storage of several warehouses built before Chang'an, supported this small battle...

On the table, placed is a huge map, and on the map are large and small landmarks.For the two of Sima, the war in Jingzhou is obviously the focus of attention. After all, this battle also means some future trends...

Although Mr. Shui Jing seems to be aloof on the surface, in fact he has collected a lot of information secretly and is paying close attention to the changes in the world.

"What makes hussars different from the rest of the world is that Tibetan soldiers are better than the people..." Sima Yi picked up two white stones from the lacquer plate on the side and put them in the Guanzhong area of ​​the map. After thinking for a while, he took another one , put it in one place, "Since the hussars raised troops in the north, they have been scattered in various cities to patrol and inspect. There are probably nearly ten thousand local village soldiers..."

Sima Hui and Sima Yi still follow the habits left over from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, using "ten thousand formations" as the unit for calculation, but this "ten thousand formations" does not mean an array of ten thousand people, but only about 3000 regular soldiers.In fact, in many cases, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others called the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but in fact it did not seem to be the so-called "thousands" of soldiers, but the "thousands" of formations.

Three white pieces represent three "ten thousand", which is about 10,000 people.Of course, in fact, Fei Qianruo said that the number of soldiers retired from the army as a whole is of course more than this number, but the number in Guanzhong is indeed similar to Sima Yi's calculation.

"These soldiers, as patrol inspectors, calm the bandits, frighten the place, and have the convenience of recommending soldiers, in fact, they can accomplish multiple goals..." Sima Yi shook his head and said, and couldn't help but click twice.

The Shandong gentry has been drawing from the top of the people, and has never thought of making up for the place. As a result, all the places with good combat effectiveness were transferred away, and the rest were selected from the poor until there were no bad ones. Catching death row thieves as a source of soldiers is naturally impossible to have a virtuous circle.

And like Fei Qian at present, even though most of the troops in Guanzhong have arrived in Heluo Jingzhou, the gentry children in Guanzhong dare not say that Fei Qian can take the opportunity to rebel because of the emptiness in Guanzhong, because even if it is not counted in Bingbei The support soldiers in Yinshan, Longyou Racecourse, and Hanzhong Basin, even in Guanzhong, although there are not many patrolling soldiers scattered to each town, but once something happens, they are a force that cannot be underestimated.

Sima Hui nodded, nodded on Baizi, and said: "Correcting the root cause is the benefit of a soldier's armour...People in Shandong used to laugh at the waste of their horses..."

Sima Yi added, "In addition, Jinchuangke..."

Sima Hui nodded again.

In war, battle damage is inevitable, but since the hussars ruled the army, they have attached great importance to the lives of soldiers, sophisticated weapons and good logistical support, so that in several battles, the death rate is not very high, especially It is especially important that those injured soldiers can also recover in the follow-up repairs.

In serious battles, the number of direct deaths due to fighting does not actually account for the majority of deaths in the entire battle. On the contrary, the subsequent wounded soldiers cannot survive tetanus, inflammation, etc., and the number of damage is even greater. Those who directly kill the opponent's prisoners are the biggest loss of soldiers in war.

In the final decisive battle between Huangfusong and Huangjin back then, more than 150,000 people were defeated and killed head-on, and there were more than [-] people who were either driven into the river or directly killed to become Jingguan...

Immediately in the second year of Zhongping, spring, the first month, a great epidemic.

The dead don't count.

Therefore, at most 50,000 people were directly killed in the final battle of the three Zhang Jiao brothers, and at least 200,000, or even 300,000 people died directly or indirectly after the war...

Therefore, no matter whether it is Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, there are a lot of soldiers in hand, but they are not like Fei Qian, who can control them. After the post-war death rate is reduced and controlled, the number of veterans in Fei Qian is of course more than that of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. , There are other places where the princes are much better.

Sima Hui took a few more white pieces and put them in the Yinshan Mountain, "At first glance, this place looks flat and barren, and there are barbarian neighbors, and is despised by scholars, but if you don't pay attention, who will know, this place is very important." !Breeding horses and training horses, training soldiers and horses, complement each other, can not only suppress the northern border, but also be a prolific source of troops... Hussar's plan...』

Sima Yi said: "General Pingbei plundered the royal court in the north, and most of the livestock and horses he got were transported here... and some of them went to Longxi... Not many people know about this..."

Sima Hui's gray eyebrows twitched, "Go out of the car to Peng Peng, the city is farther than Shuo Fang." In the past, Marquis Lie crossed the Xihe River to Gaoque, and won 71 captives. He then set west to Henan, according to the old fortress of Yuxi, Jue Ziling, Liang Beihe, begging for Puni, breaking Fuli, beheading the light and sharp soldiers, arresting the listeners with [-] [-] levels, getting ugly in the interrogation, driving more than a million horses, cattle and sheep... But what, hey... ...'

Sima Yi smiled, and said with some emotion: "This is the ability of hussars... Liehou fought against the Xiongnu, the big man was poorer than horses, and now hussars have defeated Xianbei, hehe... Uncle knows, Wenhou Chitu, born There are three generations, some time ago, the hussars sent a horse to General Pingbei...』

"Oh? 』Although Sima Hui is old, he is from the Han Dynasty after all, and he is even more interested in war horses than in beautiful women. When Sima Yi said this, he suddenly became interested, "The horse is also red?"Like a rabbit head? 』

Sima Yi shook his head, and said: "There are a few scarlet horses, but there are also variegated ones, and the rabbit head is the same, but they are powerful, tough, competitive, and they are all excellent horses..."

During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and others beat the Xiongnu until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, but the harvested horses, cattle and sheep did not survive much, and they were soon either eaten up or died on the battlefield again. In the later stage, he was still struggling with war horses. The reasons for this were very complicated, and there might also be equipment and technology reasons.

Among them, although the conditions for raising horses in Dahan were not as good as that of Damo at that time, it did not mean that it was not suitable for raising horses at all. In the end, everyone was eager to eat, and after eating, they pouted their buttocks and didn't think about sustainable development at all.

But now, after Lu Bu had been decadent for a while, Fei Qian took the opportunity to breed some red rabbits. Later, the second-generation red rabbits given to Lu Bu were one of them, and now there is the third generation. The appearance and face shape are a bit mixed, but there are still some excellent genes, and it is also a top horse among ordinary war horses, so it is used to distribute to senior generals in various theaters.

It is said that the fourth generation with a more diluted bloodline will join the ranks of the sale of high-end horses, and ordinary people can also buy them with coins, but they need to make an appointment first...

Well, if Sima Yi stayed in later generations, he must be familiar with this set of procedures.

If Cao Cao knew that Fei Qian sent troops to attack Jingzhou because there were a lot of war horses at a time, some of them were difficult to feed, and he had to digest some, how would he feel?

"In this way, the Hussars use the horses of less than 100,000 people..." Sima Hui drew a map, "The place is stable...even..."

Sima Hui swallowed a mouthful of saliva and didn't say the rest of the sentence.

If he didn't do the calculations, Sima Hui even thought that there should be at least 150,000 hussars, not to mention [-] troops, in order to win from south to north, from east to west, almost all are oppressive victories, but in comparison with After checking the specific situation, Sima Yi found out that in fact, the hussars did not have many soldiers and horses, and this also included those retired soldiers. If the retired inspection veterans were removed, then at most it would be In the early [-]s, less than [-].

Among the [-] to [-], not all of them are cavalry. The cavalry and infantry are about six or four points. There are more cavalry in the open and vast terrain in the northern part of Guanzhong, and the places in Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu are dominated by infantry.

Of course, the calculation method of Fei Qian's soldiers is different from that of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others.Most of the soldiers under Feiqian can be regarded as elite soldiers, such as soldiers in the fields, Feiqian basically does not have, and will not be counted, but among the armies of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, there are many soldiers similar to The number of low-level arms such as Tuntian soldiers naturally seems to be very large.

In most wars, it is unlikely that all the troops will be dispatched. Although the refueling tactic has been criticized by military strategists, in reality, there is a time difference between the defenders from all over the country arriving at the place where the war takes place, so it has become a common form instead. .

Just like the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao back then, Yuan Shao mobilized more than 150,000 manpower. If the recruited civilians were included, the number would be close to [-], and Cao Cao's side also used about [-] soldiers to fight head-on. , and then added soldiers again, and finally Cao Jun’s strength reached more than [-], and finally judging from the results of the entire battle situation, in fact, the two sides have always maintained a battle surface of about [-]...

In other words, although Yuan Shao has many troops, his efficiency is low, just like the CPU of later generations. If he runs some poorly optimized programs, it does not matter whether it is equipped with eight cores or twelve cores. All beings are equal and there is only one core. Working hard, the rest of the core stood behind and watched the show.

Now Cao Cao is also caught in this kind of "all beings are equal". Cao Cao's total force far exceeds that of Fei Qian. Among the various key points and townships in Jizhou, there are still about [-] soldiers in Yijing and Yuyang in Youzhou. ...

In theory, if Cao Cao squeezed harder, he could still gather a hundred thousand elite soldiers.

It's just the difference between theory and reality, it's like the silly kilometers, which look beautiful, but in fact, it's absolutely impossible to drive on the real road.

Cao Cao's [-] to [-] soldiers in Jizhou are still elite soldiers. These soldiers have experienced the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, and they also have certain combat experience. They can indeed be used directly, but the question is whether to defend Taihang Mountain?Even if you don't defend Shangdang Taiyuan, should you be wary of the local gentry in Jizhou colluding with these former soldiers of the Yuan family to engage in petty tricks, or even rebellion?

You must know that Yanzhou has learned from the past!
How long has it been since the Qinghe county magistrate incident?

Similarly, it is basically difficult for Cao Cao to mobilize the Taishan army and Xuzhou soldiers.

After the white and black spots were all set up, Sima Hui nodded, then shook his head and sighed, looking at the Jingzhou map where there were obviously more black spots, "The people of Jingzhou have suffered so much after this long battle..."

Sima Yi disagreed, "My nephew thinks that this battle won't last long..."

"Why? ’ asked Sima Hui.

"Although Cao Jun has a large number of soldiers, the consumption is also great..." Sima Yi smiled, and clicked on the map, "If my nephew is not bad, now Cao Jun...hehe, I am afraid that there is not much savings...Cao Jun took Wan The city cannot be obtained, but it is a lack of breath... The hussars marched out, and they were stuck on the main point... This time in the black and white calamity battle, although there are many blacks, they are stupid, and although there are few whites, they are agile. Long live and win! 』

(End of this chapter)