Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 42: Great and Powerful

"Ji Ling, listen to my orders. You want 30,000? No, I will give you 50,000 soldiers and horses, and make you the governor of Xuzhou. Go and take Xuzhou for me!"
"Qiao Rui, listen to my orders. I appoint you as the governor of Chenliu. You will command the troops in Pingyu and Ancheng. You will also recruit 30,000 soldiers to go to Chenliu to resist Cao Cao!"
"Liu Xun, listen to my orders. Don't let me down again. Within three months, we must take down that old man Lu Kang..."
"Zhang Xun, listen to my orders. You said 5,000 elite soldiers? This time I will give you 12,000 soldiers and 3,000 cavalry. After you bring back the white map, you can recapture Wujun and Kuaiji!"
"Sun Ce , listen to my orders. The 8,000 naval forces in Xunyang are at your disposal... Old Huang Zu of Jiangxia is now in your hands!"
Yuan Shu issued a series of orders with great momentum.
The official titles were also very much in the style of the late Han warlords. The titles of General of the Central Army and General of Miscellaneous Titles were given without further ado. Moreover, before Xuzhou was taken, the Governor was given out first. Most of Chenliu County was occupied by Cao Cao, but it did not prevent him from being appointed as a prefect...
Moreover, from the number of troops, we can also see the foundation of Yuan Shu's expansion - Yuan Shu's forces now have more than 100,000 troops, which is indeed the number one in the world.
Under the Castle Princess system, it usually takes years of training new recruits before you can have more troops. After all, it takes 50 manpower to "train" an ordinary soldier, but only 10 manpower is needed to maintain him each year.
Now the princes of the world are still in the primary stage, and only Yuan Shu, who has a strong family background, has so many soldiers and horses.
In Huainan alone, there were 120,000 soldiers, and in other places there were 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers...
Historically, in the late Three Kingdoms period, when Wei State began to consciously look for a place to store grain, Deng Ai advocated selecting Huainan, believing that "the water here is abundant and the harvest is three times that of places to the west." He even believed that after large-scale development, Huainan could be used to store "five years' needs of a 100,000-man army" in "six or seven years." Moreover, these five years would be "enough for the army of Wu" - that is, enough for a 100,000-man army to fight outside for five years!
You have to know that the consumption during wartime, taking into account the food and munitions consumed by people and horses during transportation, is at least double, or even several times, that of a normal garrison...
Even though Huainan is not yet the Huainan that was developed into the granary of Wei State, it is enough to feed Yuan Shu's army of more than 100,000. However, once such a large-scale war breaks out, Yuan Shu's food and grass will be very tight. It is estimated that he has already prepared for overdraft taxation.
"Gongjin, why are you pulling me? I'm not really drunk..." Sun Ce asked puzzledly.
As soon as the banquet was over, Zhou Yu, who was holding Sun Ce's hand, looked at him helplessly and said, "I'm afraid if I don't keep an eye on you, someone will take you away and sell you, and you'll have to count the money for them!"
"Hahaha, I'm not a mule, who can lead me away... Well, okay, okay, I was impulsive just now!" Sun Ce said with a smile.
After Yuan Shu mentioned Huang Zu's death, Sun Ce's mind was full of recklessness. Later he realized that he seemed to have been fooled by Yuan Shu - with 8,000 naval forces, all of them old and weak, could they capture Jiangxia?
"Gongjin, what should we do next? Hand over the jade seal? This Yuan Shu... is too treacherous!" Sun Ce said angrily.
Zhou Yu: ...
Zhou Yu really wanted to say that this bit of "cunning" can only "cheat" you.
"No, the timing is not right. Let's wait a little longer. I hope that the Baizhou governor can hold out, at least for a few months under Zhang Xun, then we will have a chance." Zhou Yu said with a far-sighted look.
"It is said that Lord Wen is quite powerful...there should be no problem!" When Sun Ce mentioned Lu Bu, a fighting spirit flashed in his eyes.
When Sun Jian joined the coalition to fight against Dong Zhuo, Sun Ce was still young and was not brought along.
Therefore, Sun Ce had only heard about how powerful Lu Bu was, and he had never met Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Sun Ce's own martial arts were also the result of his confidence in having "no rivals". Being young and energetic, he naturally wanted to compete with Lu Bu to see if he could build on Lu Bu's reputation and become the best in the world!
“Although the Flying General is strong, even with the help of the Chen family, the army Bai Tu could only have was a thousand cavalry at most. Fortunately, my uncle and Governor Hua sent him a batch of money and food while Yuan Shu was still not able to react... If we use it well, there should be no problem.” Zhou Yu said.
Even though Zhou Yu was a man of extraordinary talent, he knew too little about Bai Tu's side. He didn't even know how many troops the other side had, so he didn't dare to say anything too definite.
However, when two armies capture a city, it is always easier for the defending army, and the attacking party also has to bear a large amount of military rations consumption...
As long as the other side holds out until Yuan Shu can no longer bear the consumption, Sun Ce can use the excuse of offering the jade seal to ask Yuan Shu for some troops and horses , and go to Jiangdong in person. By then, the sea will be wide enough for fish to leap and the sky will be high enough for birds to fly!
It wouldn't be possible that Bai Tu would choose to meet the enemy directly outside the city, right?
This thought flashed through Zhou Yu's mind, but he immediately shook his head - although he didn't know Bai Tu's character, he shouldn't be so unwise, not to mention that he had the assistance of the experienced Flying General Lu Bu...
After the first month of the lunar year, the weather gradually becomes warmer, especially in the Jianghuai area, where spring is already in the air.
However, the situation east of the Yangtze River was not very peaceful at that time.
After receiving the order, Zhang Xun mobilized and recruited 80,000 troops from Jiujiang Anfeng, Runan Yiyang, crossed the river from Danyang Wanling, and attacked Qu'a directly!
"Eighty thousand?" Bai Tu looked at the message and started to have a headache.
Chen Gong took it and looked at it, then said, "Yes, it should be just a false claim of 80,000. It should not be more than 30,000 at most. "
White picture: ...
Then what are you "not wrong" about? I was just amazed, not questioning!
Obviously Chen Gong thought that Bai Tu also saw this.
Bai Tu was so kind, so naturally he didn't argue with him. He just nodded and said, "Well, wait for the detailed message from the scouts later."
At the same time, Bai Tu also learned that the words of the princes at this time cannot be trusted - "false claims" are very common, and the exact number of people depends on the estimates of the professional scouts on one's side!
Even if one saw it with one's own eyes, one had to be wary of the other side intentionally raising more flags and using grass to make soldiers, not to mention the number of troops one "claimed".
Just when people in the three counties of Qu'a were in panic, the intelligence gathered by the scouts was also passed back in the afternoon.
Fifteen thousand cavalry and infantry troops crossed the river from Huainan and recruited another 6,000 new soldiers in Danyang to bolster their strength.
Seeing that it was indeed a lie, Bai Tu breathed a sigh of relief - he was somewhat worried that he would not come, but also afraid that he would do something reckless.
At this time, the 3,000 cavalrymen of the front army will probably arrive at the city of Qu'a at noon tomorrow, and the central army will also arrive in the next one or two days.
After all, Bai Tu has only occupied three counties of Qu'a. Although it is backed by the Yangtze River, people do not need to cross the river from here. They can cross the river directly from Danyang and then come by land. There is no condition to defend the river at all!
"Twenty thousand... then everyone should just do their jobs and act according to the plan! Zhang Xun is quite generous and has added another six thousand to give us." After reading the letter, Bai Tu's voice became a little nervous, but he couldn't be late in bragging.
“Yes!”
In the military camp, all the generals above the rank of colonel received the order, including Lu Bu, who was at the front. For Bai Tu's prestige, he also stood up and clasped his fists, but did not bow, which was considered a half-salute...
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