sweeping the world

Chapter 274 Endless Bitterness

Still the same problem, the population of Han is too small, need to use any means to increase the population.

Raiding Xuzhou is not for the land, except for eliminating the threat from the southern part of Qingzhou, it is for the population!
"Donghai County will increase our population by about 20?" Liu Yan really feels terrible about the governance of Shijie Zhao. , So many years have passed, it can't be used as a reference at all: "The number of Lanling County is slightly small, and it can be more than a hundred thousand."

A large number of population migration will be a big problem. Furthermore, if you want population, you need to face many docks and fortresses. If you don't solve those local tyrants, there will be no population to obtain.

The key issue lies in Liu Yan's case. Too many troublesome things will not disappear with the end of the war, but will increase instead.

The local tyrants with Wubao and the city will not easily compromise. This is the background that Shijie Zhao has not cultivated for decades. What is placed in front of the Han army is to find a model to deter.How to deter and deter is still a problem. If you do it well, you can make the rest of the local tyrants compromise, so as not to fight slowly one after another.

If deterrence doesn't work, the Han army would not be able to waste so much time fighting one by one. Don't forget that the threat from Qingzhou is not only from Xuzhou, the threat from Sun Fudu from the direction of Jizhou is imminent, and Yao Yizhong seems to be coming from the direction of Yanzhou Approaching Qingzhou.

"Let's find the strongest Wubao to attack first, and deter the rest of the powerful." Sang Yu thought for a while, then said helplessly: "If it doesn't work, haven't we recruited a large number of new recruits? Only a small number of veterans can lead new recruits." Assault the dock."

"Be prepared." Ji Chang is actually more inclined to attack Pengcheng directly. Capturing Pengcheng will be the best deterrent. Killing or capturing Shi Zun can also build momentum for Wang Jianguo. Unfortunately, there is no such time. .He said: "It is urgent to mobilize the recruits, and it happens to be on the way."

Don't forget that with Yishui as a waterway, the Han army can use ships to transport troops to the front line, and of course they can also transport civilians back from the front line, so there will be no empty ships when traveling.

Originally they thought they would get more things in Xuzhou, but their imagination was somewhat different from the reality. For example, they didn't get much grain and fodder, but the number of cattle and sheep seemed to be relatively large.

If you think about it carefully, it seems to be the same thing. Most of the Hu people eat cattle and sheep as their staple food. Because of Shijie Zhao's agricultural productivity has declined badly, the number of plant food must tend to be in the minority.

"Your Majesty, it may be difficult to carry horses, cattle, and sheep with boats." Tian Shuo said with pain in his happiness, "there are too many."

This time, the Xuzhou army who defeated Shijie Zhao State captured more than 17 war horses and about [-] cattle and horses in total because of the encirclement and annihilation.The corresponding amount of forage is also huge. After all, horses, cows, and sheep will mostly eat grass.

"We still have at least two more big battles." Ji Chang said with a forced smile: "I'm afraid... Sun Fudu's temptation to us has already begun?"

According to the speculation of the Han army, Shijie Zhao Guo, who has already suffered a loss, should change his strategy. Instead of going all the way alone and being defeated one by one, he will launch a general attack from multiple routes at the same time with the momentum of thunder like Mount Tai?
How many troops does Liu Yan have that can be used in field battles?There were about [-] before.The Battle of Xuzhou is over, and there are only [-] main forces left that can be used for combat.This is a dangerous signal, especially since we may have to face more than two attacks in the future. The main field force of the Han army must be concentrated to fight, and it is absolutely impossible to divide it into two parts.

How to deal with it has been difficult to perfect. The established plan is to find a place that must be guarded and build fortifications to stick to it. It is for this reason that huge manpower and material resources are used to continuously improve.

"We'll delay here for another month at most." Ji Chang looked at Liu Yan worriedly, and said, "No matter how much more, the rear is really unstable."

Liu Yan wanted to trap the Jin army, but the distance was really far away.

Looking at the speed of action of the Jin army, and then looking at the strength of the attack, a good Northern Expedition was a bit procrastinated, and the number of troops invested in nearly two months was still less than [-].

"The border line is too long, and the Zhao army has the advantage in the number of troops, and the Yan State and Liangzhou armies that were originally planned to be better have not seen any movement." Huan Wen told the truth: "The lack of the Yan State and Liangzhou armies will implicate the Zhao army. , only the way of the king makes the court feel inappropriate."

Liu Yan understood.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty did not expect the Han army to do much. It was still considered dispensable. Otherwise, when Liu Yan led the army to fight the Shijie Zhao army, Xiao~chao~ting still wanted to do something in Qingzhou. conspiracy.

Ji Chang asked: "If Xiao~chao~ting knew that Xuzhou's army had been wiped out, would he send more troops to Xuzhou?"

"The border between the imperial court's ruling area and the Zhao Kingdom is very long, and every time it affects the whole body." Yuan Qiao said with a wry smile: "Although the chariot general (Yu Bing) has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but... In addition to Xuzhou, we have to deal with Yuzhou and Jingzhou."

"Chenghan, who had already calmed down, learned that Shihu was going to send troops from all over the country to the south, and Li Shou dispatched troops to punish the generals." Huan Wen looked helpless: "Only in the Badi area, Li Shou stationed [-] troops. Invasion is possible at any time."

Well, it's another rotten situation. If you look at it from the whole perspective, there are really many things that the Eastern Jin Dynasty's small~chao~court needs to deal with, and there are flaws almost everywhere.

It would be fine if the Jin army had 50 million troops to deal with multiple defensive areas, but due to the limitations of population and productivity, it would be difficult for the Eastern Jin Dynasty to raise 20 troops in the small ~ court ~ court, so it is naturally restrained everywhere.I really want to thank the Yangtze River, and I must be thankful that the Hu people are unbearable to fight in water. If the border line is so long, Shijie Zhao State has a complete advantage in mobilizing troops. It would be strange if the Eastern Jin Dynasty could hold it.

"What!?" Yu Bing is also a handsome man, but his handsome face is full of astonishment and disbelief: "Mr. Liu wiped out more than [-] Xuzhou troops?"

The results of the fierce battle between the Han army and the Shijie Zhao army reached the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and that was already about ten days ago.

"The news is accurate!" Wang Tanzhi's head was like a chick ordering rice. He is only 13 years old this year, but he looks very burly and majestic: "Yuanzi sent back the soldiers to send the news."

The news of Huan Wenwen and Yuan Qiao's detention was also sent back together. It was not written in a letter, but said by the soldiers sent back by Huan Wen.

Yu Bing didn't have the time to get angry at Liu Yan's detainment. He was completely shocked by the destruction of the main force of Shijie's Xuzhou army: "Impossible? Doesn't Wang Luan have nearly 30 soldiers and horses in his hands?"

"It is said that the real strength is in the early 12s." Wang Tanzhi spoke without any scruples when he was young: "Mr. Liu only used less than 12 troops to wipe out the [-] troops. It is simply too powerful!"

Yu Bing looked confused: "Fifty thousand? How much is the real force?"

No way, who doesn't talk about a title these days?If there are thousands of people, he dares to call tens of thousands, and if there are tens of thousands, he dares to call hundreds of thousands. It is not surprising that Yu Bing is not sure how many troops Liu Yan has.

"No, Liu Jungong didn't claim it, it's a real [-]." Wang Tan said with admiration on his face, "According to Yuanzi, the armored cavalry is close to [-], the sudden cavalry is nearly [-], and the light cavalry is also close to [-]. The cavalry is like this." Quantity, but what Yuanzi really thinks is extremely elite is an infantry army of about [-] people, a powerful infantry army that can fight tens of thousands of cavalry in formation and win battles!"

The main reason is that Huan Wen was so impressed by the battle in formation.He used many words to introduce the infantry of the Han army, especially emphasizing the sharpness of the bow and crossbow, and even asserted that as long as there are no shortage of arrows, no one can break it.He also reminded at the end that the Han army is definitely not limited to those elite infantry. After all, there are only [-] armored cavalry, and there are nearly [-] sudden cavalry. It makes no sense that the elite infantry will only have [-].

"No wonder..." Yu Bing said with melancholy on his face, "Duke Liu dared to raise the Han flag in the Central Plains where barbarians are everywhere. How could he have no support? It's really incomprehensible that he can develop like this in just four years."

"General, the Xuzhou army has been destroyed, and the defenders of Jiangdu and Jiangshui Temple must panic." Wang Tan said with a look of eagerness: "It is no problem to capture Jiangdu and Jiangshui Temple. We should take advantage of the rare opportunity to cross the river and take down The area around Huaiyin is at this time!"

Of course Yu Bing knew that now was the best opportunity, but he had doubts, big doubts: "After Duke Liu wiped out the main force of Shijie's Xuzhou army, will he advance to Pengcheng?"

"This Yuanzi didn't say anything." Wang Tanzhi thought for a while: "Duke Liu probably won't go to fight Pengcheng, should he choose counties that are easy to capture to expand the results of the battle?"

What Yu Bing was not sure about was how many troops Liu Yan had in his hands, and whether Liu Yan had the intention to capture Xuzhou.According to Yu Bing, Liu Yan didn't pay much attention to Shijie Zhao's territory before, but instead tried his best to develop overseas lands.

"Look for the news." Yu Bing was full of entanglements, and was silent for a while before saying: "If Duke Liu advances to Pengcheng, we will send more troops to the north."

Wang Tanzhi took a deep look at Yu Bing, and blinked his lips: "Are those trash behind you holding back again?"

Yu Bing had a bitter look on his face: "I had expected it."

It was not only the aristocratic families that pulled the Northern Expedition back, but the Sima royal family who contributed the most.The situation south of the Yangtze River has been changing recently, especially the Sima royal family is the most active.

The Sima family's useless family was actually too frightened to bear. One was the pressure from Shijie, Zhao Guo's all-powerful effort to go south, and the other was the strength mobilized by the Yu and Huan families.They themselves established the country by usurping Cao Wei, so how could they not be afraid that they would be usurped too?Therefore, for the Sima royal family, it is necessary to beware of their courtiers, and ensuring that the royal family has no worries is infinitely more important than the Northern Expedition.

……Dividing line……

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