Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 194
After Gongsun Xu led the army to the camp, he began to discuss with the generals the countermeasures against the Xiongnu and ways to improve the army's combat effectiveness. Now, the entire Northern Expedition to Hetao has kicked off. The Northern Xinjiang Army has officially entered the Xiongnu grassland.

As for the Central Plains region, after discussing with Guo Jia about the trading volume of war horses and other supplies, the representatives sent by various princes left Bingzhou to return to their masters. Go back and report the news.

Jingzhou, Nanyang, in the prefect's mansion, Yuan Shu danced happily after receiving the letter sent back by Ji Ling, because Ji Ling and the others had exceeded his goal. Ji Ling had already discussed the number of horses with Bingzhou, and finally decided It is [-] horses.

This is definitely an astonishing number for the Jingzhou area. Twenty thousand horses, I am afraid that the total number of war horses in the Jingzhou area is not enough. Yuan Shu seems to have seen his cavalry beckoning to him.

However, what came along with this good news was Gongsun Xu's request for business. The [-] war horses were indeed worthy of Yuan Shu's congratulations, but the food and deposit were enough for Yuan Shu to worry about.

However, the world is in chaos now, and the emperor can no longer control anyone. Even though Liu Bian in Youzhou has the support of Gongsun Xu and his son, but now that Gongsun Xu has gone to the Northern Expedition, and Gongsun Zan is staying in Youzhou, Nanyang is already Yuan Shu. The world is gone.

In order to get the horses as soon as possible, and also to establish his own horse farm as soon as possible, Yuan Shu decided to send troops to other local forces. There is no other way. With so much food and grass, Yuan Shu does not have it, so he can only think of other ways. .

At present, Yuan Shu is the prefect of Nanyang, and his land is too small to raise so many soldiers and horses. Moreover, if he wants to build a horse farm, he must have a large grassland. At the beginning, Yuan Shu bragged to Gongsun Xu, saying that Huainan was already his own land. I can build a horse farm there.

In fact, Huainan does not belong to Yuan Shu yet, but that doesn't matter, now it's almost here, Yuan Shu ordered decisively: "Send the order, gather troops and horses, practice intensively, and when Ji Ling and the others come back, we will direct our troops to Huainan. "

The messengers quickly conveyed the order. The current Yuan Shu can be said to be full of ambitions. For nothing else, Gongsun Xu had already asked Ji Ling to bring back [-] horses. In addition to the [-] cavalry formed earlier, Yuan Shu The first force can be described as quite strong.

In the area of ​​Jingzhou, no one is as arrogant as Yuan Shu now. Yuan Shu dared to attack Huainan. Apart from having an elite Huainan army in his hands, he also had this cavalry. The sum of all the war horses may not be as many as Yuan Shu's, so Yuan Shu now has the capital of arrogance.

The main reason why Yuan Shu was in such a hurry to dispatch troops was because of Gongsun Xu's request that he must collect the first batch of food and grass and send it to Bingzhou within a month, otherwise, it would not be so easy to transport the horses back.

Yuan Shu is still grateful to Gongsun Xu for his righteousness. Among the princes in the world, Gongsun Xu only asked Yuan Shu to bring back three thousand horses first. If Yuan Shu repented, then the three thousand horses would be free of charge. Of course, Yuan Shu would never be able to do this kind of thing.

Gongsun Xu is loyal enough, and Yuan Shu is naturally not far behind. As long as he conquers the Huainan area, the food and grass paid to Gongsun Xu will be available. When the time comes, he will take down the Shouchun side, and Yuan Shu's horse farm will be established. This is Yuan Shu's current plan.

Apart from Yuan Shu, the other princes are also starting to feel restless now. If the horses provided by Gongsun Xu to Yuan Shu strengthened Yuan Shu's confidence in attacking Huainan, then the news that Gongsun Xu personally led the army to the northern expedition to Hetao is a kind of appeasement to other princes .

If Gongsun Xu was in Bingzhou, most of the princes with similar territories would not dare to move. No one knew whether his rash actions would be calculated by Gongsun Xu. Now, all the princes who participated in the crusade against Dong Zhuo understood a truth, Gongsun Xu Like a hungry wolf hiding in the dark, it might pop out at any moment and take away its own interests.

This is a fact and a lesson.Eighteen princes crusade against Dong Zhuo together, the real winner is only Gongsun Xu, Dong Zhuo paid such a big price, but it was just to make the princes of the world give up their crusade against him, and the other princes were as tired as dead dogs, and the actual benefits they got in the end But not many benefits were all earned by Gongsun and his son.

Only Gongsun Xu, a hungry wolf, has taken away most of the benefits, but other people can't say anything about him, let alone how to treat him. contest ideas.

In fact, after the end of the crusade against Dong Zhuo, the other princes did not become peaceful. On the contrary, due to various reasons, these people were already fighting openly and secretly. After Gongsun Xu left Bingzhou, the princes of the world dared to let go of the wedding dress.

When it comes to conflicts among princes, there are many reasons for this. Needless to say, Yuan Shu has always been staring at places like Huainan and Shouchun. My own, in fact, at that time, Yuan Shu hadn't been to places like Huainan yet.

Since Sun Jian returned to Jiangdong, he had had a deadly feud with Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou. Needless to say, the reason for this is that Liu Biao led an army to surround Sun Jian when he was at his weakest, and almost wiped out Sun Jian's entire army.

If Sun Ce's [-] cavalry hadn't suddenly rushed to the battlefield at that time, I'm afraid Sun Jian might really have confessed there that time.Sun Jian is a man who will take revenge on every enemy. In addition, Jingzhou is rich and Jiangdong is poor. Sun Jian is also very jealous of some places in Liu Biao's hands.

Now that Liu Biao and him are already in this situation, of course Sun Jian will not hide anything anymore. Anyway, he wants to meet swordsmen and declare war directly.

After returning to Jiangdong, Sun Jian has been raising troops and recruiting soldiers. Since many soldiers were lost during the crusade against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian now has to recruit recruits for training. Fortunately, Sun Jian earned enough fame during the crusade against Dong Zhuo.

In the land of Jiangdong, no matter who it is, as long as Sun Jian is mentioned, they will give a thumbs up and say admiration. Now, the name of Jiangdong tiger has really started. After donating money and food, I hope to leave a good impression on Sun Jian.

There is no way, Sun Jian has military power and is the largest warlord in the Jiangdong area. Although these big clans also have their own private soldiers, they are not arrogant enough to confront Sun Jian.

When he had more money and food, Sun Jian took advantage of Gongsun Xu's wedding and Liu Bian's re-enthronement as an opportunity to send his eldest son Sun Ce to northern Xinjiang to congratulate him. Arm yourself with the best infantry equipment and horses.

Fortunately, Gongsun Xu was in a hurry to do business this time, and he had a good friendship with Sun Ce, so Sun Jian's purpose of dispatching Sun Ce was achieved.

The day before yesterday, Sun Ce sent his soldiers to report urgently that Gongsun Xu had agreed to trade two thousand horses with Sun Jian. This was already the upper limit of Gongsun Xu. The two thousand war horses were obtained by Sun Ce playing tricks.

No matter what method Sun Ce used, he got the horse anyway, and Sun Jian was also very excited. As long as the horse was transported to Jiangdong, Sun Jian would arrange for Sun Ce to step up training the cavalry. The battle with Liu Biao would not be without Sun Jian's cavalry, otherwise, It is very difficult for Sun Jian to gain an advantage.

In addition to the horses, there is another news that makes Sun Jian very excited. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu actually got the equipment of [-] infantry from Gongsun Xu, the equipment of [-] pikemen, and the equipment of the previous sword and shield hand. The equipment of a thousand crossbowmen and the equipment of five hundred heavy armored soldiers.

Although these equipments were said to be inferior products that the Northern Border Army did not want, the other princes did not know about them, so what if they knew, these inferior products were absolute treasures in Sun Jian's eyes.

Sun Jian didn't have a large craftsman battalion in his hands. Although he recruited a lot of recruits, the armor and weapons of the recruits were not at all complete. Many soldiers were still wearing commoner clothes and training with long sticks. I went to pick it up when I went to the battlefield, but I don't know how many soldiers will have this life to use.

Sun Jian once secretly warned Sun Ce that even if he couldn't get a war horse, he must find a way to get one or two thousand standard equipment from the Northern Army. The sharp swords and solid armor of the Northern Army left a deep impression on Sun Jian. impression.

In Sun Jian's memory, even the most elite Imperial Forest Army of the Han Dynasty was not necessarily equipped with better equipment than Gongsun Xu's soldiers. Apart from the ferocity of the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the sharpness of the sword is indispensable.

The prosperity of Jingzhou is well known in the world. Liu Biao already has no less than [-] armored men. In addition to the well-known navy, Liu Biao's strength has far surpassed Sun Jian. If it wasn't because Jingzhou was too big , Liu Biao has not fully controlled it for the time being, I am afraid that Sun Jian is not having such a good time now.

Therefore, in the face of a powerful enemy, Sun Jian needs to pay more attention to the soldiers. Without sharp weapons and strong armor, what will Sun Jian use to make these loyal soldiers work for him, and what will he use to compete with Liu Biao? .

Sun Jian had already calculated that within two months at most, he would send troops to attack Liu Biao. As long as all the weapons and armor traded with Gongsun Xu were in place, Sun Jian was ready to do it. Otherwise, why would he pay Gongsun Xu's money, food and grass.

As for Liu Biao, in addition to dealing with the tiger Sun Jian, he also did not forget to find craftsmen for Gongsun Xu. At the same time, Liu Biao is not stupid, anyway, Jingzhou has a lot of money, and he also secretly traded [-] war horses with Guo Jia, Gongsun Xu's military advisor. However, even with these horses, Liu Biao can't train cavalry for the time being.

(End of this chapter)