Chapter 292 The Chaotic Years
Emperor Yuan six years, December.
The year is coming to an end soon, and the new year is approaching. This world, with constant disputes, will soon usher in new changes.
The war between Chu State and Yue State in the south soon became clear.
Although the king of Chu brought back an army of 150,000, these were elites who had experienced battles with Qin and Qi. They were brave and good at fighting, and they were far from what the rebels in those places could handle.
Therefore, wherever Master Wang went, all hopes were extinguished, and turned into a piece of peace.
The rule of Chu State also gradually stabilized, and it was restored before the war.
However, the impact of the rebellion did not subside there.
Locally, the rebels fought against the Chu army, not to mention the damage caused. The rebels alone, and now the four counties under their control, have brought incomparable humiliation and influence to Chu State.
That was the rearmost part of Chu State, the place least affected by the frontline fighters. In other words, these four counties have the most abundant population, the richest places, and the most young and strong.
According to the internal estimates of Chu, the population of these four counties is about 1.35 million, of which about 400,000 are young and strong. Coupled with the rebels who fled from Hengshan County to the south, the entire Yue Kingdom was able to gather an army of 500,000.
Moreover, given the wealth of the Yue Kingdom, the equipment of the army this time must not be too bad, and it can barely reach the level of a regular army, unlike those refugees who are no different from beggars.
Even if the 500,000 troops have no experience in war, and many of them are rookies, it is not as simple as talking about defeating them all.
Anyway, based on the current situation of Chu State, the population still in the hands of the King of Chu is barely 4 million. Among them, there are only about 800,000 young and strong, because of the perennial war.
Although there are many veterans among them with rich war experience, their strength is only twice that of the newly established Yue State in the final analysis.
The Yue State has the support of the natural danger of the Yangtze River and the advantages of local combat. The Chu army's desire to cross the Yangtze River and even attack the territory of the Yue State has basically become empty talk.
What's more, it's winter now, even though Chu is in the south, it's quite cold, making it difficult to fight.
You can only fight after the next year, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and the fields are plowed.
Moreover, Chu State no longer has any military rations, which can supply the army to fight.
Wanting to gather supplies for another army of more than 500,000 people, without three or five years of self-cultivation, is just a dream.
And with such a long time, Yue State's rule in the local area has long been deeply rooted, and the local people who still have their heart towards Chu State are afraid that they will slowly plan for Yue State.
In this way, it became more difficult for Chu State to regain Yue State.
The 300,000 troops of Chu State and Wei State withdrew from the coalition forces, leaving only 400,000 of the coalition forces on the land of Qi State.
And Zhao Guo also has an army of 150,000 in the coalition army. After seeing the withdrawal of Chu and Wei, King Zhao also asked for a retreat under the pretext of a rebellion in the country.
Zhong Yu tried every means to keep him, and knew his own interests, hoping that King Zhao would stay.
But King Zhao finally made up his mind, and still insisted on leaving you so heartlessly, 150,000 Zhao Jun kept 50,000 people, which was regarded as a friendly aid.
As for the rest, King Zhao brought back to the State of Zhao, planning to use the 100,000 Zhao army to stabilize the court.
Zhao Wang was also frightened by the rebellion of Wei State and Chu State. Even if the situation in Zhao State is good now and the rebellion is gradually subsiding, he dare not be careless. He is afraid that the rebellion will resume again. It's too late to cry!
Similarly, the reason why the armies of the three kingdoms withdrew in such a hurry, without any regard for affection, was also the reason why Cao Cao wasted their troops at will, and resented Zhong Yu for directly ordering the killing of those scholars.
If it hadn't been for Zhong Yu's order to kill these warriors and literati directly regardless of their background, it would not have caused the current rebellion in the Three Kingdoms.
So, although they didn't dare to say anything on the surface, they still hated it secretly and didn't want to stay here, for fear of falling into a trick.
As for the Wei State, because King Wei's 150,000 army withdrew, it cooperated with Zhao State's original anti-insurgency army. Under the attack of the two sides, the rebel army in Dongjun was soon defeated.
These rebels were not beheaded, but all the leaders were beheaded. It was the remnants who withdrew to Tao County, the old nest of the rebels, huddled up, built defenses and actively resisted.
In other parts of Wei State, sporadic rebellions were also quickly quelled, and the situation was generally stable. Only the old nest in Taojun was difficult to conquer, and in the cold season, it was difficult to dispatch the army, so the stalemate came to an end.
Qi State, now there is still half of Linzi County, half of Langya County, and the entire Jiaodong County left in Qi State. The strength is not as good as Sany before the war, and the strength is greatly damaged.
And all the soldiers and horses of Qi State add up to only about 450,000, and most of them are fearful soldiers, unbearable to fight.
But now the coalition forces on the opposite side are not much better.
With the withdrawal of troops from the Three Kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Chu, only the Three Kingdoms of Yan, Han and Yu remained in the coalition forces, plus the 50,000 left by Zhao, it was only 350,000 troops.
Although the combat power is better than the 450,000 people on the opposite side, it will take a lot of troops to stay behind and occupy such a large Qi country. It is impossible for the remaining people to continue to attack Qi.
However, with the withdrawal of the armies of the three countries, although the coalition forces were in trouble, the current chaos provided Zhong Yu with a wonderful idea.
Because of the appearance of Yue State, Chu State can be said to have been abolished, and no longer has any energy and thoughts to intervene in the Central Plains. I'm afraid that in the next time, if nothing happens, Chu State and Yue State will fall in love and kill each other.
The same is true of Wei State. Originally, its own foundation, Dongjun and Taojun, the two most affluent counties in Wei State, are only a little worse than the area where Daliang is located.
It has always been the source of Wei State's soldiers and wealth. Now that it has experienced such a disaster from the rebels, Dongjun was directly beaten into a cripple, and the remaining Taojun is still in the hands of the rebels. I don't know when it will be taken back.
The state of Wei has long since lost its high-spirited time, and is now actively suppressing the rebellion, and is now recuperating.
Although the situation in Zhao State is much better, Taiyuan County and its surrounding areas have been damaged a lot due to the war, and it will take a long time to restore the previous grand occasion.
In other words, these three big countries have been completely abolished.
And now there are only two small countries, Han Yan, and Qi, which is now crippled.
In this way, most of my goal has been completed, and I can almost withdraw my troops for a truce and return to Yuguo.
However, Zhong Yu didn't intend to leave just like that.
Although the countries have weakened a lot and the war in the world is still going on, the damage to the potential of the Central Plains is not the most ruthless.