Chapter 200: A war without gunpowder
Chapter 200 A war without smoke
Chapter 199: A war without smoke
Looking at the people in the hall, a strange color flashed in Huang Chao's eyes, and he continued to talk, "Now my Yellow Turban's sphere of influence is much smaller than before I took action against the aristocratic family, but I no longer have to fight for food and grass. Worry, the army has become stronger after training, and its overall strength is far better than before. "
Everyone couldn't help but nod secretly when they heard this. Huang Chao was right. The benefits gained by the Yellow Turban Army from this war against the noble family were indeed not as great as usual.
Seized a large amount of grain, gold and silver from aristocratic families, and made a huge fortune. This is one of them.
The second is to improve the overall quality of the army and make the army reborn from the ashes.
“Introduction to the great virtuous teacher.”
After discussing the basic matters with the leaders, Huang Chao turned around and said to Zhang Jiao: "Now that the weather is getting colder, and our army lacks winter clothes, it is no longer suitable to continue the war. The Han army also suffered heavy losses to the Xiongnu because of Qin Hao The morale of the three counties was greatly shaken, and the losses of continuing the war would be too great, so Huang Chao thought that it would be better to set the decisive battle after the beginning of spring. "
Zhang Jue immediately fell into deep thought upon hearing this, but Hong Xiuquan smiled disdainfully and stood up on his own initiative.
"My Yellow Turban is short of winter clothes, not without winter clothes. Moreover, with the current financial resources of our army, are we worried about not being able to get all the winter clothes? The morale of the Han army was greatly boosted, but the morale of our army is strong. How can all such good opportunities be stagnant? forward?"
When all the Qushuai heard this, they couldn't help but nod secretly. There was indeed nothing wrong with what Hong Xiuquan said.
"Brother Huang Chao, you were only defeated once by Lu Zhi, why have you become so timid?" Hong Xiuquan's eyes flashed with a coldness, and he said sarcastically: "A man must be able to take it up and let it go!"
As soon as Hong Xiuquan finished speaking, the main combatants stepped forward to respond. Huang Chao proposed a decisive battle after the spring. That would be five months later, and they could not wait that long.
A trace of anger flashed in Huang Chao's eyes. Hong Xiuquan rubbed salt on his wounds. How could Huang Chao not be angry?
But Huang Chao is still Huang Chao, and Hong Xiuquan can defeat him in just a few words!
"Brother Xiuquan's words are wrong. It's cold in winter. Even if all winter clothes are provided, the soldiers can only exert 80% of their combat power at most, which is not suitable for fighting at all. Moreover, our army is attacking the Han army and defending it. The Eight Passes of Luoyang are the most powerful passes in the world. It is easy to defend but difficult to defend. Attack, Brother Xiuquan, how many lives are you prepared to use to attack?"
Huang Chao's words were insidious. He cleverly countered the fallacy of Hong Xiuquan's main attack, and in front of Qu Shuai and Zhang Jiao, he insinuated that Hong Xiuquan did not know how to cherish soldiers. If this is true, Hong Xiuquan will definitely Reputation plummeted.
"you…"
After Hong Xiuquan heard this, his expression changed drastically. When he was thinking about the rebuttal he wanted to explain, Li Mi on the side stepped forward and took the initiative to relieve Hong Xiuquan.
"Doesn't General Huang Chao know that the Han Dynasty has issued a message to mobilize garrisons from various places to Luoyang? If we wait until spring, when the elite garrisons of the Han Dynasty from all over the country have arrived in Luoyang, it will be even more difficult to attack the city. This is not the right time. Is this the last chance for our army to capture the Eight Passes of Luoyang? "
A troublesome look flashed in Huang Chao's eyes. Li Mi came from a family with both civil and military skills, but it was much more difficult to deal with than Hong Xiuquan's magic stick. But how could Li Mi side with Hong Xiuquan?
In fact, Li Mi was not facing Hong Xiuquan, he was just deliberately going against Huang Chao.
Li Mi came from the Yanzhou family, but Huang Chao massacred the Yanzhou family. Although Li Mi's family was not among them, the families had always been in the same spirit.
Since he had already forged such a big feud, Li Mi was naturally not willing to watch Huang Chao successfully control the Yellow Turban Army.
As soon as Li Mi finished speaking, Wang Shichong, who belonged to the aristocratic family camp like him, also stood up, but the target of his aid was Huang Chao.
"Brother Li, what you said is wrong. The Han army is getting stronger, will our army's combat power stagnate? Our Yellow Turban Army has been fighting the Han army with the crudest equipment, and now we finally have an armed army. Do you still want the soldiers to use wooden spears and hoes to fight the Han army if you don’t have enough capital?” The reason why Wang Shichong chose to help Huang Chao was because after being defeated by Qin Hao and surrendering to the Yellow Turban, it was Huang Chao who activated Wang Shichong.
Next, Wang Shichong made great military exploits, and finally reached the position of Qu Commander, so Wang Shichong could barely be regarded as a member of Huang Chao's line.
And what Wang Shichong said can be said to have reached the hearts of all the commanders. You must know that although the Yellow Turban troops are large, their equipment has always been extremely crude.
Most of the Yellow Turbans only hold long spears with iron tips. Only generals are qualified to wear armor. There are even a small number of people who always fight with wooden guns. This is the biggest reason why the probability of Yellow Turban casualties is so high.
Now that the Yellow Turbans have finally stabilized, with such a large territory and having captured so much money from aristocratic families, they can fully arm themselves with this to improve their overall combat effectiveness.
After all, it would be unreasonable if the soldiers were allowed to use the simplest equipment to fight against the Han army.
Li Mi and Wang Shichong were **** for tat, and their words were even more barbed. Fang La saw his senior brother Fang showing weakness and immediately stood up to support him, while Dou Jiande stood by Huang Chao's side in an unreasonable way.
Huang Chao and Hong Xiuquan each insisted on their own opinions. They argued and argued endlessly. A good meeting turned into a battlefield for the two factions of Huang Chao and Hong Xiuquan.
This is really a war without smoke.
The white-faced scholar standing behind Xiang Yu saw this scene, his eyes suddenly flashed, and then he whispered into Xiang Yu's ear.
“General, if the great virtuous master asks you for your opinion later, all you need to do is... you can definitely change the great virtuous master’s senses and make you look at you with admiration, general!”
After Xiang Yu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, he patted the scholar on the shoulder and whispered: "Xiaofeng, you should be more careful!"
In fact, this scholar was Guo Jia who went thousands of miles to seek refuge with Xiang Yu after breaking up with Qin Hao. The new identity fabricated for Guo Jia by the Jinyi Wei Xuanzi Department was Jia Guozi Xiaofeng.
After parting ways with Qin Hao, Guo Jia, escorted by Xuan Zibu, finally reached Jiangdong without any danger, and joined Xiang Yu's men who were recruiting troops and fighting in Danyang.
Xiang Yu's subordinates were extremely short of civilian talents. After personally testing Guo Jia, Xiang Yu also recognized Guo Jia's ability, so he kept Guo Jia. Then with Guo Jia's help, Xiang Yu won consecutive battles and finally established his Such a big contribution.
“That’s enough, what’s the point of making noise?”
Zhang Jue shouted violently. When everyone saw that Zhang Jue was angry, they immediately kept silent.
"Yu'er, do you want to fight or prepare for war?" Zhang Jiao asked Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu stood up confidently and said calmly: "Xiang Yu believes that both fighting and not fighting is the best policy. Our army is currently..."
Zhang Jiao and Huang Chao both looked at Xiang Yu as if they had seen a ghost. It was hard to believe that Xiang Yu actually had such a long-term vision and strategic outlook. If it was really like what he said, it was really possible...
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