Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 175 Have You Heard of Uncle Liu?
In early April of the sixth year of Jian'an, Kuai Liang died of illness.

Liu Biao wept bitterly, saying that losing Kuai Liang was like losing a thigh, which made him extremely sad.

After the burial of Kuai Liang, Jia Xu entered the Hussar General's Mansion very low-key and became the new Hussar General Chief Shi.

At the same time, an astonishing news spread throughout Jingzhou.

In June, Liu Biao offered sacrifices to heaven and earth in the eastern suburbs. He rode on the Son of Heaven's Chengyu, relied on the standards of princes and kings, prayed to heaven and the ancestors of Liu's surname, and said that he would raise troops to attack Cao.

Then he presented himself as the Son of Heaven, established himself as the Duke of Chu, and set up an army of more than [-] troops, stationed in various counties in Nanyang, and began to make full preparations for attacking Cao Cao.

However, it is said that it is an army of 20, but it is actually only 9 or [-], because he has to deploy troops to guard against Liu Zhang and Sun Quan.

Now the whole Jingzhou has become turbulent, with the war together, many small and medium-sized families and powerful families have started to migrate south again, to the Jingnan area.

A large amount of food, supplies, weapons, and vehicles departed from Xiangyang and were transported to the front lines such as Wancheng and Duyang. Countless soldiers and horses were mobilized every day, and dust was flying up and down Jingzhou.

In Longzhong Township, it is already the end of June. Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang are practicing martial arts every day. Now they are getting older and stronger, and their strength and knowledge are improving day by day. Now he can fight for seven or eight rounds before being beheaded.

The mountains outside Zhuge's manor are verdant and lush with lush vegetation. There is a waterfall in the back of the mountain, and a lot of pebbles have accumulated on the ground near the waterfall. Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang sent people to clear the pebbles out of an open space where they often practice martial arts.

Today, apart from the two, there is Xu Shu, Xu Shu's swordsmanship is extraordinary, and now Gan Ning has been promoted by Liu Biao to be a general of Zhonglang, leading the army in Wuyin, so he can only ask Xu Shu to help him train his martial arts.

After practicing swordsmanship, archery, and boxing all morning, Huang Yueying brought Anu and other servants to bring fruit snacks and lunch.

The open space was transformed into a small school field, with archery targets and a martial arts arena, and a gazebo was built near the waterfall. At this moment, it was midsummer in June and the sun was scorching hot. The three of them sat on the mats in the gazebo, feeling the impact of the waterfall. Come cool.

"Liu Jingzhou offered sacrifices to heaven and earth a few days ago, calling himself the Duke of Chu, and preparing to attack the north."

Xu Shu had a courgette in his mouth, that is, a cucumber. He lay down on the mat without any image, and said while gnawing on the cucumber, "What do you think Liu Jingzhou thinks? Why would he dare to attack Cao Cao?"

Zhuge Liang was peeling a apple apple, that is, a grape. Like a cucumber, Zhang Qian brought it back from his mission to the Western Regions. After peeling it, he didn't eat it by himself, but handed it to Huang Yueying next to him. The couple looked at each other affectionately, and said He also said with a smile: "You have to ask Ah Chen about this."

Shen Chen was numb at that time.

Good guy.

Stuffed with dog food, right?

Feed my mouth, right?

Is this what people do?
"What does that have to do with me?"

Shen Chen shrugged, "Yes, I admit that I rejected Cao Cao from the north and made Liu Jingzhou stronger, but I didn't instigate him to claim the title of Duke and attack Cao from the north."

Zhuge Liang glanced at him, smiled and said nothing.

Xu Shu finished biting the cucumber in two or three bites, swallowing even the bitterest cucumber root, clapped his hands and said, "Now that Liu Jingzhou has a strong army, do you think Cao Cao can resist it?"

"Hard to say."

Shen Chen rubbed his chin, he suddenly found a serious problem.

That is, I seem to have helped Liu Biao too much.

How strong is Liu Biao now?

In history, he did not occupy Nanyang. Before Jingnan was pacified, his territory was only Nanjun and Jiangxia.

Jing Nan only belongs to him in name, but Zhang Xian's prestige is higher than his.

At that time, Nanjun's population was 74, Jiangxia's was 26, and Liu Biao's total population was just over 100 million, with only [-] to [-] troops.

So when Zhang Xiu arrived in Nanyang, Liu Biao needed Zhang Xiu to help him use Nanyang as a buffer zone for going south from the north to resist Cao Cao's attack.

Because Cao Cao was much stronger than him at that time, it was not like he did not garrison troops in Nanyang, but he was attacked one after another by Cao Cao, Cao Hong and others, and suffered heavy losses, so he could only choose to give up Nanyang, a large territory with a population of one million. .

After Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, Liu Biao almost had no choice but to give up Nanyang. He was really incapable of competing with Cao Cao in Nanyang.

It was not until later that he pacified Zhang Xian and completely controlled the four counties in Jingnan, and his strength grew, but the timing was already bad.

At that time, the population of Changsha County in Jingnan was 100 million, Lingling 50 million, Guiyang County 25, Wuling County 370, plus Nanjun and Jiangxia. At this time, the population under Liu Biao's rule finally reached [-] million.

And even more than that.

Because of the war in the north at that time, a large number of people migrated to Jingzhou, and there were countless famous scholars and great Confucian families who took refuge in the south of Jing. public.

According to historical records, the population of Jingzhou rose from 370 million to 620 million from the Zhongping period to Jian'anzhong. If the population concealed by the aristocratic family is included, this number may break through to about 800 million.

So five years after Jian'an, that is, after the Zhangxian Rebellion was put down in 200 AD, Liu Biao's strength has skyrocketed, and history books say that his armored men reached more than [-].

It's a pity that after the end of Guandu, Cao Cao became famous all over the world. In addition, Sun Quan pacified Jiangdong and began to attack Liu Biao many times to avenge his father.

This made him dare not make any moves even if he was strong and strong, and only dared to proclaim himself emperor in private.

And now?

Now Shen Chen helped him defend Nanyang tenaciously, forcing Zhang Xiu not to vote for Cao, and Nanyang's population of more than 100 million was preserved.

In addition, Shen Chen gathered a large number of refugees from Guanzhong and Henan, and captured hundreds of thousands of remnants of the Yellow Turbans, which greatly enriched the population of Nanyang, bringing the population of Nanyang close to the 200 million mark.

Under the garrison system, Liu Biao had plenty of food and grass, and there were more than four to five million people under his rule in advance. Therefore, in the second year of Jian'an, around 197 AD, Liu Biao already had the super strength of [-] armored men.

Immediately afterwards, the Zhang Xian Rebellion was put down, and the whole Jingnan was obtained.

In history, Liu Biao only had six counties in Jingzhou, and his population was 620 million. Now, adding Nanyang, which was historically owned by Cao Cao, the paper population directly exceeded 800 million. If the hidden population of the aristocratic family is included, it may even be 1000 million. about.

And what about Cao Cao and Yuan Shao?
At present, only Yuan Shao can barely compare with him.

According to historical records, the population of Yuan Shao's four prefectures should be around 900 million.

After Wang Fen ruled Jizhou alone, the population recovered to more than 500 million, and Qingzhou had more than 100 million. Adding Youzhou and Bingzhou, the population was close to tens of millions.

Cao Cao is not strong.

His territory is actually bigger than Yuan Shao's. Before Guandu started fighting, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Sili, and even Guanzhong all surrendered to him, and the population on paper was more than 1000 million.

However, the land of Henan was too shattered, unlike in the north where only Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were fighting for supremacy, the harm to the people was not particularly great.

Coupled with the epidemic of plague and endless wars, a large number of people in Henan migrated to Yangzhou and Jingzhou, and many sites were all because he got Liu Xie, and he surrendered on the surface, no matter how big the site is, it has no practical significance.

So at that time, the actual population under Cao Cao's rule was only Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and Xuzhou was slaughtered by him, with a total population of only 400 million.

In history, he defeated Yuan Shao at Guandu, and moved all the population of the Nanyang Basin to Henan. He seized the time to recuperate, quickly controlled Sili, Xuzhou and other places, and implemented the farming system everywhere, so the population and strength increased rapidly.

After Yuan Shao died of illness, he immediately regained Hebei and obtained most of the world, and the total population reached 500 million.

Calculated in this way, on the eve of Chibi in history, Cao Cao had a population of 500 million, Jingzhou Liubiao 620 million, Yangzhou 430 million, plus the population of Yizhou, Guanzhong, and Xiliang, the total population of the country was almost 3000 million. .

This is also in line with people's speculation that during the Three Kingdoms period, the aristocratic families concealed the fact that a large number of people lived.

After all, according to the records of "Three Kingdoms", the total number of Wei, Shu and Wu in the late Three Kingdoms period was only 800 million. As a result, when the Jin Dynasty ruled the world, after the re-census of the population, the official population of the Western Jin Dynasty became 600 million.

Then in the first year of Yongkang, that is, 300 AD, the Western Jin Dynasty unified in 280 years, and in just 300 years by 20 years, the national population became 500 million again.

Pigs are not so capable of giving birth.

Therefore, under the current situation of great historical changes, it has become that Yuan Shao has a population of 900 million in the north, Cao Cao has a population of 400 million in Henan, and Liu Biao has a population of [-] million in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao became the head of the princes in the world, with a total force of 20.

Although Cao Cao had more than [-] troops before and after Guandu, they were half disabled by Shen Chen's surprise attack on the rear. At present, the main force has not lost, there are still [-] to [-] Guandu elites, and [-] to [-] second-line troops.

The population comparison of the two sides is tens of millions vs. three to four million, and the comparison of military strength is 400 vs. 20 to [-]. The advantage lies in Liu Biao. It is no wonder that his ambition is vigorous.

So from this point of view, Shen Chen cut Cao too hard and supported Liu Biao too hard. It's really hard to say who wins and who loses.

After all, to some extent, this was another battle of Guandu.

Cao Cao's last battle at Guandu was basically based on luck. Now that he is doing it again, he may not be as lucky as last time.

"If Liu Jingzhou arrives in person, it might be possible to send good generals to slowly plot him, confront Cao Cao for a long time, exhaust his army's morale, and cut off his food and grass."

Zhuge Liang suddenly said: "However, Liu Jingzhou will not come in person, nor will he choose a long-term confrontation, but will be eager for success. If I were Cao Cao, I would use my impatience to lure the enemy into deep, and I would surely break the enemy."

"Right."

Shen Chen sighed: "Liu Jingzhou's biggest problem is that he is too old. When he is old, he can't run around, and he can't be as energetic as when he was young."

In history, Liu Biao didn't die until 13 years after Jian'an, that is to say, he still had almost seven years left.

But Liu Biao didn't know when he would die.

Maybe it will be soon, maybe it will be more than ten years in the future, so he will be more anxious than young people to calm down the world as soon as possible, instead of choosing to fight a war of attrition with Cao Cao.

More importantly, although he has many soldiers and horses, he is not as elite as Yuan Shao. The strength of the Jingzhou army is at most second- and third-line troops in the entire Han Dynasty.

Even Sun Quan in Jiangdong can beat the strongest Jiangxia navy among the Jingzhou army from time to time, let alone the army under Liu Biao.

So Zhuge Liang guessed Liu Biao's psychology, and his soldiers were not elite enough, so he thought that he would be eager for success, which might lead to a big defeat.

"If that's the case, once Liu Jingzhou is defeated."

Xu Shu suddenly got up from the table, looked at them with wide eyes and said, "Then Jingzhou is about to have civil strife?"

"Yeah, Jingzhou may indeed have civil strife."

Zhuge Liang pondered.

"Shall we go to Jingnan?"

Xu Shu suggested: "Many people are running to Jingnan recently."

Shen Chen waved his hand and said, "Isn't it? If it's not possible, I'm still there. You know what Liu Jingzhou thinks if he doesn't call me up. It's just because he is afraid that I will ruin Xudu and welcome the emperor back to Jingzhou. The trouble is serious, so now that I have all the soldiers and horses, even if there is civil strife, what kind of waves can I cause?"

"Are you enough men?"

Xu Shu said suspiciously: "Last year, your attack on Yingchuan seemed to have achieved fruitful results, but in fact, Cao Cao's elite was not there, and you were able to sneak attack from the rear. If there is a real fight, your thousands of people may not be able to do great things."

Shen Chen said with a smile: "Brother Yuanzhi, don't you hear that the soldiers are not many but the best? If there is a mob, even a million soldiers and horses are not to be feared. Back then, the ancestors of Guangwu, didn't just a few thousand people defeat Wang Mang and hundreds of thousands?"

"You set Xudu on fire, and your power shakes the world. Everything you say is justified."

Xu Shu shrugged his shoulders: "However, if this big defeat, Liu Jingzhou's health is not good, if he accidentally falls ill, who will take care of Jingzhou?"

"Young master Liu Qi is generous and reasonable, but Liu Jingzhou loves the second son and not the eldest son."

Zhuge Liang pondered: "This is not a good thing."

Shen Chen regained his energy immediately, and said to them: "Second brothers, don't you think you are planning to become an official?"

Are you going to be an official?
Xu Shu raised his head and looked at the sky.

He is older than Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen.

I'm [-] this year, and I've been stuck in Jingzhou for many years, but I can see that although Liu Biao has great ambitions, his military ability and age are flawed, so he doesn't want to serve Liu Biao.

Looking at the world now, Liu Biao looks like a strong soldier, but he is eager for success, and the soldiers and horses are all mobs, and his future is bleak.

So if you look around, it seems that only Jiangdong and Yizhou can become officials.

But it's too far away.

Thinking of this, Xu Shu shook his head and said, "At least I don't want to become an official under Liu Jingzhou's command. Let's see the situation after this year's war. If the young master Liu Qi inherits the position, I can try to assist him."

"The eldest son is really good."

Shen Chen nodded, he had also dealt with Liu Qi before, he was generous, humble and polite, he deserved to have such a good relationship with Liu Bei in history, the two of them could be regarded as like-minded companions.

However, Liu Qi is actually not the young man that many people think of. In fact, he is almost 40 years old, and his father Liu Biao is [-]. Liu Qi and Liu Bei are not a few years younger. He will die of illness in a few years, and it is not My lord.

Zhuge Liang looked at Shen Chen and asked, "Could it be that Ah Chen, you want to assist the eldest son? How will your grandfather deal with it?"

"It's just impossible."

Shen Chen scratched his head with a wry smile: "The sixth grandmother also supported the second son, and now the eldest son is in a very difficult situation."

His six-grandmother is indeed virtuous, but the problem is that virtuousness belongs to virtuousness, and the clan still has to take care of it.

Liu Cong married Cai Yan's daughter, and he was cousin to his sixth grandmother. Liu Cong was his cousin's husband. How could his relatives not support it?

"Well, it seems that the second son will inherit the throne in the future."

Xu Shu frowned.

This second son is weak in character and has no courage to be a master. I am afraid that even if he becomes the master of Jingzhou, he will be controlled by powerful officials like Liu Xie, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Shen Chen shook his head and said, "Second Young Master is really hard to say. If he is the master, Jingzhou may fall into civil strife. Sun Quan will not let go of this opportunity, nor will Liu Zhang let go of this opportunity."

"Are we really going to avoid Jingnan?"

Xu Shu muttered to himself.

Shen Chen smiled slightly, looked at the two of them, and said softly: "I have a candidate, if he is here, he will be able to sit in Jingzhou and be safe and secure."

"Who?"

Xu Shu asked quickly.

Shen Chen lowered his voice, like a pyramid scheme, the devil muttered: "Have you heard of Uncle Liu Huang?"

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