Sweep the World

Sure enough, as previously predicted by many parties, the clear sky was gradually shrouded in dark clouds, and the cool wind that had been blowing had become freezing. One day in the day, the light rain began to fall, and it turned out to be late at night. It snowed heavily.

It is unclear whether Shijie Zhao Jun has prepared warm clothes and Liu Yan, but the Han army has begun to stock up a large amount of wool felt and related warm clothes after the fall.

The warmth items provided by the Han army certainly cannot be used by the entire army, but it can guarantee the needs of frontline soldiers. Soldiers who are not on the frontline can only stay indoors as much as possible.

Liu Yan is no longer in Gucheng. At the strong request of Xu Zheng, Yuan Qiao, and ministers and workers including Ji Chang, Sang Yu, etc., he retired to Fenggao in Taishan County on the grounds that the emperor should not take risks. While the location has a natural barrier, it is also the center point of the battlefields of Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Xuzhou. There is no time difference in the collection of past information by all parties, and they can more fully grasp the overall situation.

Sometimes a proper compromise is necessary, especially for the emperor. Liu Yan is not a second stunner. Knowing that staying in Gucheng puts too much psychological pressure on Xu Zheng and Yuan Qiao, the whole Han country will be panicked. Just step back.

The war in Puyang County has evolved into a war that will determine the fate of the country. Although there are some accidents, it is a reasonable matter. After all, Dunqiu County is the place where Shihu originally arrogantly stationed troops. As a strategic location, the outbreak of a war is not surprising at all. The difference is how big the war will be.

The heavy snowfall in winter must be suspended. If there is a need to go to Yuzhou, there are places to be discussed. The important ministers in the other places should also temporarily put aside the things in their hands. I feel that Feng Gao and Liu Yan are discussing the country together.

"The number of enemy troops around Puyang City is declining, which can be interpreted as Shihu does not have enough national strength to support consumption." Sang Yugang rushed from Yuzhou to Fenggao, and almost everything he should have arrived before he came. He wore a lot of clothes, even wrapped in a fur cloak, shrank his body and said: "The decrease in the number has made the enemy more pure. According to the investigation, 150,000 of the 180,000 are the Jie people. Tiger's Dragon Guardian is among them."

"Shihu rarely used the Jie people to fight on a large scale. Using so much this time, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to the battle of Puyang." Ji Chang looked much better, although he also wore a lot of warm clothes, but at least he did not have a cloak or a cloak. Shrinking his body, he said to Liu Yan very seriously: "Your Majesty, the battle in Puyang City is a battle of national destiny for Shijie."

Xu Zheng personally led his army in Puyang City, stationed 30,000 in the city and 40,000 in the camp outside the city. His marching commander Shi Yuanqiao commanded 20,000 troops and stationed in Juancheng in order to ensure the future.

The entire country of Han has only 200,000 troops, and the city of Puyang alone used nearly 100,000 troops. For Han, the Battle of Puyang can also be regarded as a battle that will affect the fate of the country.

"On the battlefield in East Liaoning, Murong Jie led a 60,000 Yan army to station, and our defender there was only 20,000." Ji Chang had to mention another point: "Shi Bin on the Jizhou battlefield commanded more than one hundred thousand, and Murong had 30,000 yan army, we only have 50,000 on the Zhangshui line."

Huan Wen said the right words at the right time: “There is also the Yangtze River. The Jin army has begun to mobilize heavy materials, and there are signs of large-scale build-up of the navy.”

In winter, the Yangtze River will not freeze, and it can maintain unimpeded navigation throughout the year. This means that you don't need to consider icing if you want to fight the water battle. What needs attention is the flood season, and the Yangtze River in winter does not have any major floods.

"Three Kingdoms attacked my big man." Ji Chang said what he wanted to say a long time ago: "My lord, I have to conscript."

Huan Wen once again made up his knife: "There used to be six million people in the pre-Qin Dynasty but there were a million troops. The Han population is not counted as slaves, and there are more than 1.8 million. Among them, the suitable source of troops exceeds 700,000. One hundred fifty thousand is also appropriate."

"Dahan has practiced among the people all the year round. Young and Zhuangmen are qualified as soldiers when they enter the army. Although there is a gap with soldiers, there is no gap between them and the county soldiers of other countries, especially Dahan does not lack weapons at all." Sang Yu Obviously, it is also an opinion that is eager to increase the number of troops: "Your Majesty, we should really recruit troops."

The population of more than 1.8 million has supported 70,000 soldiers and nearly 140,000 second-line troops (such as auxiliary soldiers), which is equivalent to a ratio of military to civilians of nine to one. Had it not been for the larger number of slaves in Han, domestic production would have been stagnant or even scarce.

The ratio of military to civilian is already 9 to 1. Three hundred and fifty thousand, or one hundred and fifty thousand? Three hundred and fifty thousand is equivalent to a total of five hundred and fifty thousand troops, that is, one third of the country has soldiers. A hundred thousand is a total of three hundred and fifty thousand troops, and the military-civilian ratio is five to one.

"Ninety thousand civilians are enlisted, while slaves are enlisted 300 thousand according to the standards of the servants and the attached army." Ji Chang is still quite cautious, he said: "In this way, it will be 300,000 and 300,000 respectively."

"Yao Yizhong's performance is quite cooperative." Sang Yu said with a smile: "If the king is willing to make some promises, at least the Qiang and Di among the slaves can be used."

The source of slaves in the Han country is still relatively simple. The prisoners of war captured in the war are the most. Among them, the number of miscellaneous people is actually more. The Qiang and Di people captured hundreds of thousands of prisoners in the Battle of Luoyin. The two clans combined. Will account for about two-fifths.

Prisoners of war are generally rewarded to soldiers for meritorious service, resulting in the fact that most soldiers have at least one slave in their homes. At first, some soldiers regarded their slaves as war slaves, but later they were banned, and the latter slaves were specially working on their behalf.

In addition to the slaves rewarded to soldiers, the state holds the largest number of slaves, such as building roads, building bridges, or carrying out other large-scale national projects. The labor comes from government slaves.

Seriously, this set made by the Han country is almost a copy of the pre-Qin period. The difference is that most of the pre-Qin slaves are from the same seedlings from the six countries of Shandong, while the slaves in the Han country are the absolute majority. .

After Liu Yan captured Yao Yizhong, he did not treat him harshly, and there is no way to talk about abuse. Don't even think about how much he treats Yao Yizhong. There are no people who are waiting, and there will be no peace of mind, just take him around.

Some intelligence shows that Yao Yizhong’s favorite son, Yao Xiang, was also captured by the Han army. That’s why I haven’t been able to find out in the past. I really don’t know if the Han army will not find someone, or Yao Xiang is hiding too well or even being taken prisoner. Captive.

The Han army began to gradually revoke the existence of the minion army and the new attached army two years ago. The remaining minion army is the very few from the Korean Peninsula and Wadao Island. The number of the minion army can be as high as ten thousand. The army is completely cancelled. There will be such a phenomenon, according to the regulations of the twentieth class, even if the slaves perform meritorious services, they can not only become free people, but also become nobles, and they are more resisted by the troops composed of free people in the Han country.

"If slaves perform meritorious service, they will naturally be rewarded in accordance with the Han law." Facing the military's question, Ji Chang said frankly: "If you want them to work hard, you must give hope. Large-scale recruitment from civilians is not realistic, and we need it. Isn't increasing the size of the army a way to absorb them?"

The people in charge of various parties have been colliding with each other, each with their own views, and generally speaking, they have the same view on increasing the number of troops.

The three countries are about to join forces to attack Han. It seems that there are at least three battlefields. The increase in the number of troops is a matter of course, but there must be a suitable plan for how to recruit troops.

"Although the big man has always been in a state of war, the hinterland has not been affected by the war." Cai You said and glanced at Cheng Shuo briefly, then turned to look at Liu Yancai again and said: "The treasury has abundant food reserves, enough for 500,000 troops to eat. Two years. Weapons and armor depend on the situation. Armed with one hundred thousand at a time may not affect the supplement of each front line. If it exceeds one hundred thousand, it is somewhat difficult."

Liu Yan waited for the ministers and workers to say almost everything that should be said, and then he made a final decision: "Conscript 90,000 soldiers, and then select 200,000 from the slaves to form a servant army."

In this way, the Han army of non-system forces will reach 300,000, except for 70,000 soldiers, the rest can only be regarded as auxiliary troops. Add in the 200,000 slave soldiers and the 40,000 or so imperial guards, and the total number is almost 550,000. For a country with a population of close to 4 million including slaves, the army really Appears slightly more.

"It won't last long." Seeing Liu Yan frowning, Ji Chang explained: "It will last for a year at most."

Liu Yan's frown was not because of anything else, it was that the small ~ dynasty ~ court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty finally forgot the country's hatred and Shijie Zhao's confluence. However, he does not seem to have the right to blame Xiao ~ court. After all, the relationship between Han and Xiao ~ court is not very good, and it can even be said that official contacts are very bad.

"My lord, don't care too much along the Yangtze River." Sang Yu said with a smile: "The Yu clan has completely declined, and it hasn't been long before the transfer of power from the young to the court. They don't want to change from a defensive posture to an offensive posture so quickly. Besides, there is only one candidate for the coach of the Imperial Northern Expedition, and that is Chu Bao, the head of the state."

Speaking of the governor, Chu Bao has always stayed in Runan County, and commanded the three counties of Ruyin County, Xincai County, and Runan County, looking very stable.

"According to previous examples, Xiao ~Chao ~ Ting Bei Expedition must be prepared for at least one year." Huan Wen is very familiar with the Xiao ~Chao ~ Ting in the south, and said confidently: "The Chu family and the Xie family have come together, but they Together, it still cannot be compared with the strength of the Yu clan."

The Northern Expedition of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's small ~ imperial court has always relied on the power of the family, and we really can't count on the imperial army too much.

This is not to say that the army of the small ~ court ~ court cannot be fought. First, various generals are officials of the "family". They spend more time with women than with soldiers. What it is like to lead soldiers like this is very different. It's easy to imagine; secondly, the real talents are basically the trilogy of some big gate lords or aristocratic families. For example, the trilogy used by Yu Liang in the Northern Expedition is more powerful than the military commanders of the imperial court, and even the ancestor who smells the chicken and dances like this. ; Thirdly, the imperial court had fewer resources than the aristocratic family. If the aristocratic family did not contribute, the imperial court would not have enough resources to support the Northern Expedition.

Liu Yan still had some impressions of the governor. He vaguely remembered that Chu Bai's Northern Expedition was a joke at all, but the country's military affairs are so important that it should be treated with caution even if it is only in case.

"Widowhood means that the servant army is mainly responsible for the war on the southern front." Liu Yan did not have the hobby of letting Hu people kill his compatriots. He said: "The servant army is only suitable for going south. The western and northern lines are used for widowhood."

"The Hu people in the servant army are not good at fighting where there are too many water nets, but as the king said, they have to beware that the Hu people will turn to battle. Even if they turn south, the damage can be quickly suppressed, so they are only suitable Go south.” Ji Changshi first agreed, and then said: “Whether it is Xuzhou or Yuzhou on the southern route, the defense is mainly for the time being, and the defenses can be dismantled and deployed, and the harm is as low as possible.”

No one opposes the army of servants going south. Except for the above reasons, the Jin people south of the Yangtze River are also generally unpredictable against the Hu people.

It’s funny to say that the Han army has been fighting against the Hu people in the Central Plains, which means that the Han army is better than the Hu people. Regardless of whether it is the official or the nongovernmental side, Ting dared to grin at the Han army, but it was the first to be soft when encountering the Huren. It can only be said that the small ~ court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was brave in the civil war, and was not afraid of fighting in the same room. When facing non-comrades, it was timid before fighting and courageous in foreign war.

"Before the beginning of the spring, everything discussed must be done." Liu Yan said the first sentence and several people spoke. He did not give people a chance to speak: "Since the battlefield in Puyang County is a crucial battle, the widow will Will supervise the battle personally."

This is what everyone just wanted to stop, but Liu Yan had already spoken first.

"You have to have a good plan, and you have to deal with things going in a bad direction." If Liu Yan says that there is no pressure in his heart, he is really deceiving. He glanced around and said: "The bottom line for Jizhou's retreat is The plain and Leling are on the line. To the south..." After a pause, he laughed, and finally said: "Guo Zhang, ha ha."

Everyone rigorously agreed to "no" and said that they understood ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ but no one asked Liao 1dong, and they all knew that they could not be lost there anyway.

Sang Yu quickly winked at Ji Chang, and even lowered his voice to remind: "Guanzhong."

Ji Chang understood, and immediately said: "My lord, since the war in Puyang County is very important, and even our troops are insufficient, can we let Ran lead the army to fight?"

Ran's Qin State was gone, and Guanzhong didn't stop sending people to Yuzhou before the winter, but Ran Min still had an armed force of about two hundred thousand. Although Ran Min's 200,000-plus combat powers are very uneven, it is a battle for the movement of the nation for Han, and how much force can be added is one of the strengths.

"Guanzhong is currently dispensable for the big man. As long as Puyang County wins the battle, Guanzhong will naturally be in the bag. If Puyang County loses, Guanzhong will not be able to defend." Sang Yu's will is very firm and rarely serious. Said: "My king also needs to know Ran's mentality."

Liu Yan didn't have any extra words, just nodding his head in approval. (To be continued)). If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote, and your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to read. )