Chapter 405: In gathering 800,000 heroes
Chapter 405 Gathering 800,000 Heroes
Chapter 404: Gathering 800,000 Heroes
The prestige of Xiliang Tieqi is well known in the world, and if the 200,000 Liangzhou army joins the war situation, it can already change the overall situation.
"Qin Wen has an army of 230,000 in his hands, plus Dong Zhuo's 200,000 Liangzhou army, the total is 430,000. And as Xiang Yu leads 200,000 elite troops southward, Sizhou has more than 400,000 troops. It’s not enough.”
Zhang Jiao analyzed it to himself, but after this analysis he discovered that the military strength was insufficient and the situation was not optimistic.
Zhang Jiao originally had an army of 500,000 men, but he lost a lot when he attacked the outer city of Luoyang. Now he still has the inner city to continue attacking, and he doesn't know if he still has 400,000 troops after he defeats it.
Since the Yellow Turbans raised their troops, except for Xiang Yu’s battle on the Yellow River, all other victories have been basically based on numerical superiority.
If even the numerical advantage is lost, the 400,000 Yellow Turban Army will definitely not be enough to face the Han army whose equipment and training are stronger than our own.
“Troops can only be mobilized from other states.”
Zhang Liang said helplessly, at this time, no matter how resourceful he was, there was nothing he could do.
“Still sending troops?”
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Zhang Jiao's face, and he asked worriedly: "Every state except Yanzhou is unstable. If we mobilize troops at this time, what if the remaining elements of the Han Dynasty resist?"
“This is simple. You can send highly capable commanders to various places and let them recruit new soldiers to suppress it on their own.”
“Can we rely on new soldiers to suppress it?”
It's not that Zhang Jiao doesn't believe in the abilities of his men. The key Han army generals are also not weak. However, before the recruits grow up, they will definitely be beaten passively.
"It doesn't matter if we can't stop it. As long as we can hold on until our army breaks through Chang'an, it doesn't matter if we lose the city and the land. Moreover, concentrating troops can also weaken local forces to prevent the governor from breeding ambitions to separatist forces." Zhang Liang said calmly.
If the Yellow Turbans can still break through Chang'an, then this battle will basically be won. Even if there is still sporadic resistance, it will not harm the overall situation. Of course, the premise is that Zhang Jiao can survive until that time.
The Han Dynasty had already fully drawn their bowstrings and pointed them at the Yellow Turbans. If the Yellow Turbans did not use all their strength, how could they win the final victory?
So in addition to continuing to increase troops, the second way for the Yellow Turbans to respond is to switch from offense to defense. But the longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Yellow Turbans.
“That’s all. Third brother, what do you think about the deployment of troops?” Zhang Jiao asked subconsciously.
Unconsciously, Zhang Jiao became more and more dependent on Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang completely replaced Guo Jia as the Yellow Turban's number one strategist.
Facing Zhang Jiao’s question, Zhang Liang did not answer immediately this time. After pondering for a while, he said:
"The troops of Yuzhou will be used to deal with Zhu Jun, and the troops of Jizhou will be used to suppress Huangfu Song, so the troops of these two states should not be used."
“Only mobilize troops from the four states of Qing, Yan, Xu and Yang?” Zhang Jiao asked.
“That’s right, we can mobilize one hundred thousand troops from each of the four states of Qingyan, Xuyang, etc., so that Sizhou will have an army of 800,000, which is enough to deal with the Han’s forty-three troops.”
Although the Yellow Turbans had gathered millions of troops in Yanzhou before, it did not mean that there were no troops stationed in other Yellow Turban states.
There are still many garrisons in the six states occupied by the Yellow Turbans. After all, the remaining forces of the Han Dynasty and the aristocratic families are still very strong, and if there are not enough troops, they will not be able to resist the counterattack.
The Yellow Turbans are different from the Han army. Yellow Turban soldiers do not need to be paid, and the poor people in the world are basically followers of the Yellow Turbans. Therefore, it is not easy for the Yellow Turbans to expand their army. If Zhang Jiao was willing, it would not be difficult for the Yellow Turbans to recruit another million troops, but the food burden for such a large army would be too great for the Yellow Turbans to support.
At present, except for Jizhou, there are more than 100,000 troops stationed in other states under the jurisdiction of the Yellow Turbans. After all, without this number of garrisons, the stability of a state cannot be guaranteed. It should be noted that the remaining forces of the Han Dynasty are active all the time.
“We can mobilize our troops after the implementation of the Heavenly Land Acre System. We can also take this opportunity to kill another group of aristocratic families to replenish the consumption of our army.”
Zhang Liang's eyes flashed with murderous intent, as if he wanted to attack the noble family under his leadership.
Since the beginning of the war, the Yellow Turbans' million-strong army has suffered nearly 400,000 losses, and the consumption of supplies has been even greater. With the Yellow Turbans' consistent style, it is natural to attack the local tyrants again.
The Guandong family was really unlucky. Under the rule of the Han Dynasty, they were all powerful, but under the Yellow Turbans, they became pigs and sheep in captivity. As long as the Yellow Turbans' pockets were deflated, they would attack local tyrants at any time. There was basically no human rights at all.
“Brother, it’s time to decide on the candidates for the governors of the five states.” Zhang Liang reminded.
Zhang Jiao nodded and asked, "Tell me who you think is the most suitable governor for each state."
Without thinking, Zhang Liang said: "Yangzhou belongs to our army in the Jiangbei area and was conquered by Hong Xiuquan and Xiang Yu. Now that Xiang Yu has been appointed as the governor of Jingzhou, the governor of Yangzhou should be handed over to Hong Xiuquan.
Xuzhou is surrounded by the three states of Qing, Yan and Yang and has the safest geographical environment, so it needs a governor who is good at governance. Fang La is very good at this.
Yuzhou is a place of the Four Wars and needs a governor with both civil and military skills. Li Mi is a man who can use both civil and military skills and should be able to defend Yuzhou well.
Jizhou was attacked by two states, Youbian. It needed a governor who could fight a tough battle. Dou Jiande was brave but benevolent. In addition, he was also from Jizhou, so he was the best candidate for governor.
As for Yanzhou, this place is the grain depot of our army and affects the life and death of millions of troops, so it is better not to leave the governor for the time being. "
Zhang Jiao nodded with satisfaction. Zhang Liang's arrangement was almost perfect, but he still had some doubts.
“Why is Dou Jiande the most suitable governor of Jizhou instead of Zhang Xianzhong? Zhang Xianzhong has been fighting in Jizhou and has made great contributions.”
Zhang Liang smiled and said: "Zhang Xianzhong always has a hint of ruthlessness in his eyebrows, and he is also cautious in his actions. It shows that he is a person who is good at pretending, so I don't like him."
In this way, between the questions and answers between the two people, the other four governors of the Yellow Turbans were also decided, but this also laid the foundation for the division of the Yellow Turbans.
Li Zicheng, Chen Youliang and others were not selected, but their contributions were equally considerable. The anti-kings were naturally very dissatisfied.
If the Yellow Turbans are always victorious, they will naturally not make any changes, but once the situation is reversed, they will rebel without any burden in their hearts.
In the next few days, while pacifying the people of Luoyang, the Yellow Turbans stormed the inner city of Luoyang, and were still making preparations to implement the "Heavenly Land Acquisition System".
Five days later, the Yellow Turbans finally captured the inner city of Luoyang, but at the cost of tens of thousands of lives.
Since then, the Battle of Luoyang has officially ended. The Yellow Turbans killed nearly 100,000 soldiers in Luoyang, and the Han army killed 30,000 troops. However, the people of Luoyang suffered more than 100,000 casualties.
Luoyang, which once had a population of one million, now has only more than 700,000 people left, and its former prosperity has also disappeared due to the war.
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(End of this chapter)