Lord of the Gaming World Chapter 436: Xuzhou-Xiliang Alliance
The Mobei prairie is full of strong winds and strong grasses, and hundreds of thousands of people control the strings.
Temujin returned to Mobei and held a meeting of kings.
In this battle, the Mongol Empire gained a population of 10 million, which greatly supplemented the population of Mobei.
But at the same time, there was a food crisis.
"Khan, with a population of 10 million, there will be a serious shortage of food. Mobei is not a land for farming. If it is impossible to feed such a population, the cattle and sheep will be eaten up."
A civil minister took the initiative to salute Temujin with a bit of worry in his words.
The population that Temujin brought back to Mobei exceeded the environmental carrying capacity of Mobei. In short, with the nomadic way of Mobei, it is impossible to feed so many people.
"Leading them to expand to Monan, Western Regions, and Lake Baikal, how much they can live depends on their own fortune."
Temujin was also aware of the food problem, but it was not necessary to feed everyone, but to survive the fittest.
Temujin captured the northern capital city and gained the hero of the northern capital city.
A Khitan general follows Temujin with sharp eyes. Temujin took him as a subordinate and entrusted him with important tasks.
With iron hoofs, the Mongol Empire began to expand to Monan, Western Regions, and Siberia.
In Monan Longcheng, Chutian's allies Prince Yan and Gongsun Zan drove the population of Monan into the city. The population of Longcheng has reached an astonishing 500,000 people, and the number is still increasing.
In the southern part of the desert, nomadic tribes are the mainstay, and it is not easy to gather a population of 500,000 people in the prairie.
"It is said that the Mongol Empire captured tens of millions of people during the national war. Now the population of Mobei may be more than that of Monan, and we will bear the brunt."
Prince Yan, Gongsun Zan, Liu Hu and several big figures in Monan have been developing in Monan, and they felt the threat from Mobei.
Because of the rise of Mobei, their goals have also undergone subtle changes.
Originally, Chutian asked them to build a large city in Monan, the purpose of which was to send warhorses to the Central Plains, but this city began to become a bridgehead to stop the Mongolian cavalry from heading south.
Prince Yan looked towards Mobei, the north was covered with dark clouds.
"Dispatching food, grass and weapons to Peiguo and Chenliu."
Chutian returned to Xiacheng and transported its main troops, food, and weapons to several counties bordering Yuzhou.
Yuzhou is a part of the Central Plains. Only by winning Yuzhou can the Central Plains be considered complete.
Under Chutian's mobilization, resources from various states and counties began to be transported to the above-mentioned places.
Not only that, when Chutian returned from the National War, he had already allocated 3 million people and 200,000 legions from the National War to Yanzhou.
His strategy is similar to that of Cao Cao in history, except that the one from Yuzhou said that Tang is an enhanced version of Zhang Xiu, which requires Chutian to go all out.
Cao Cao beat Zhang Xiu, and his son and Dian Wei were also killed, so he must not take it lightly.
During the time when Chutian went to participate in the national war, the number of the guards and the ten main armies gradually filled up. There is a war on the other side of the National War, but Chutian's territory has never stopped developing.
"The Qingzhou Regiment guarded the Gaotang area, and Yu Jin was the main general. Li Kui cooperated to prevent troops and horses from the plains crossing the Yellow River."
"The Tiebi Legion guards the area of Hulao and Xingyang, and cooperates with Man Chong to block the Jiujiu Lao Qin from Guanzhong."
"The defensive corps assembled in Dongjun, and Cheng Yu cooperated to defend Zhao Long and Yuan Shao from Hebei."
"The offensive army was assembled in Chenliu, and the military army was assembled in Qiao County. The troops were divided into two groups to attack Yuzhou."
After all the generals rested for three days, Chutian summoned several commanders to discuss annexing Yuzhou and occupying the Central Plains.
If Yuzhou was occupied, Chutian's territory would be about the same as Cao Cao's sphere of influence in the Battle of Guandu, but Guanzhong would be less.
In fact, Xuzhou in Chutian is the most fertile land in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Xuzhou has been free from war for a long time, and has absorbed the surrounding population. It can be said that it is very rich. So Chutian can let go of his hands and feet and take the initiative to pick things up.
He deployed five infantry regiments in the Yellow River and Yuzhou areas. Then came the main cavalry regiment.
"The white-robed, speedy, and invincible corps gather in Chenliu; the Yulin Corps and the Tiger and Leopard Corps gather in Peiguo."
"The Legion of the Guards, the Legion of the Holy Maiden (the 1st Servant Legion), and the Legion of the Knights (the 2nd Servant Legion) assembled at Chenliu."
"Huainan's troops do not need to be moved, and defending Huainan is the greatest contribution."
Chutian's deployment is also very simple. The guards are deployed (the five subordinate schools of the Northern Army, Huben, Xuanjia, Niangzi, and reconnaissance), two servant regiments, one main infantry regiment, and three main cavalry regiments. On the Chenliu front, one horse was Pingchuan; a main infantry corps, two cavalry main corps, and the Xuzhou defensive corps were deployed on the Peiguo front.
Obviously, the Chenliu front was the main direction to attack Yuzhou. Chu Tian personally served as the commander, with Fang Xuanling and Xun You as military advisers, and Du Ruhui in the rear.
The strategic goal of Chenliu's direction is to recapture half of Chenliu County occupied by said Tang Dynasty, and capture Xu County of Yingchuan.
Chutian considers the issue of the halo of the whole army. One battlefield only eats three all-army halo. In order to ensure that both battlefields have all-army halo, Chutian brought all the talents with all-army halo, except Hua Mulan, who is currently inconvenient.
Xia Xia Liang has the aura of the whole army that cooperates with Chutian, so this time Chu Tian brought Xia Xia Liang to fight. This is also the first time that Chu Tian brought his eldest wife to fight...
In the direction of Chen Liu, Chutian, Xianliang, and Leyi are the ones who provide the whole army with halo.
Chu Tian suspected that Joan of Arc, as the most popular hero in France, also had the halo of the whole army, but he could not see the panel of Joan of Arc.
In the direction of Peiguo, Wei Qing is the main commander, Cao Cao is the deputy commander, and Guo Jia and Lu Su are the military divisions. The target of the battle is relatively simple, preventing the Tang division from attacking Xuzhou, and at the same time attacking the Liang and Chen states of Yuzhou, and finally two legions. He joined forces in Runan County, attacked Runan County, which was the longest-running county in Tang Dynasty, and took the entire Yuzhou.
The all-army halo in the direction of Pei was provided by Wei Qing and Cao Cao, and the two all-army halos were not far behind.
Cao Cao Cao Cao was a surrendered general. With Wei Qing, the great god, he could not overcome any storms. Besides, Cao Cao could not command other troops except the Tiger and Leopard Army.
The local corps used to defend Xuzhou was transferred to Wei Qing's command by Chu Tian, mainly for defending the city.
Chu Tian estimated the number of troops. Among them, the number of troops used for the attack in the direction of Chen Liu was only 300,000, and Tang was already very kind...
The army used for the attack in the direction of Peiguo, up to 100,000...
A total of 400,000 troops!
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were probably not many princes who could afford such a large capital.
Even in the battle of Youzhou, none of the feudal lords participating in the war could provide 400,000 troops.
However, it will take time for the 400,000 troops to gather.
The 400,000-strong army uses one million pack horses, mules, and donkeys to transport grain, and millions of people carry grain.
So the battle is about comprehensive strength.
Wei Qing, Le Yi, Zhou Yafu, Cao Cao and other commanders listened to the strategy and made some additions before going down to deploy.
"My lord, Xu Fengnian from Longxi is visiting."
Chutian was busy gathering troops around Yuzhou, and some officials came to report to Chutian.
"He's finally here, invite him in."
Soon the most powerful Xu Fengnian in Longxi arrived.
Before attacking Yuzhou, Chutian needed someone to contain Jijiu Lao Qin.
As the second prince, Jijiu Lao Qin has such a strong command as a cloud. Only Xu Fengnian, who is comparable to the King of Xiliang, can contain Jiji Lao Qin.
Xu Fengnian's relationship with Chutian is close, but it is not close, and it is not accurate to say that it is not close.
If you have common interests, you can cooperate.
Xu Fengnian came to the lord's mansion with a heavy heart.
"Jijiu old Qin's general destroyed the stone tablet in the eastern main city and got the Qin general Wang Jian. Who would have thought that breaking the stone tablet would lead to a powerful military commander. Before the national war, he had already recruited 200,000 people. Soldiers and horses, stationed in the right Fufeng, ready to attack Longxi."
Xu Fengnian took the hot tea, and as soon as he sat down, he vomited bitterly.
He was ready to deal with the Guanzhong Army, but as a result, the old Qin won Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, which disrupted Xu Fengnian's plan all of a sudden.
Chu Tian asked: "What generals did you get from the national war?"
"The military general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Dugu Xin."
"Dugu Xin? Not an emperor?"
Chu Tian remembered this man, a handsome man in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, who was the same as Li Shimin's ancestor Li Hu in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Because Duguxin's genes are too good, he has three daughters who are queens... Among them, the seventh daughter Dugu Jialuo is married to Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian, and Li Shimin has the genes of Duguxin's fourth daughter...
In addition to being handsome, Duguxin is also a good warrior.
But Dugu Xin is not Wang Jian's opponent, unless Xu Fengnian's national strength is stronger than Jijiu Lao Qin. Jiujiu Lao Qin has been operating in Guanzhong for many years, occupying Qinchuan and Longxi.
"I can't be ranked as an emperor-level military general. Liangzhou has not been completely settled. The Qiang people and horse thieves are under a lot of pressure on my side. I need a lot of gold and silver. To put it bluntly, I need your support."
Xu Fengnian is straight to the point. He needs Chutian's funding to stop Jiji Lao Qin.
"Yes, I need more high-class warhorses here."
Chu Tian took this opportunity to buy a batch of war horses from Xu Fengnian.
Liangzhou was one of the best places for war horses in the Han Empire, and Chutian covets the tall horses in Liangzhou.
Xu Fengnian needed money to fight, and Chutian needed a horse, so they hit it off.
Xu Fengnian sold the war horse to Chutian at a lower price.
Chutian ate 20,000 war horses in one go, plus the 50,000 war horses he ate from Ekaterina, plus the war horses raised locally in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, Chutian believes that there will be no shortage in two or three years. war horse.
Chu Tian conspired with Xu Fengnian again, and finally signed the Xuzhou-Xiliang alliance.
When necessary, Chutian can even send troops to Longxi through the teleportation array to help Xu Fengnian fight.
To teleport from Xuzhou to Longxi, each soldier needs 15 taels of silver, and to send 10,000 elites requires 150,000 taels of silver. If Xu Fengnian paid the cost of the teleportation and paid the army salaries and provisions every month, Chutian could consider sending an expeditionary army to stop Jijiu Lao Qin for Xu Fengnian.
The restraint of Jiujiu Lao Qin was actually for Chu Tian himself. After all, Ji Ji Lao Qin was Chu Tian's biggest enemy so far. As for Mingguan, whose strength is almost the same as that of Jiujiu Lao Qin, he is preparing to crusade against the kingdom of Gaoli and cannot threaten Chutian.
"If you really can't stop Lao Qin's offensive, I will ask you for another army."
Xu Fengnian did not dare to directly ask Chu Tian for reinforcements.
With 10,000 people, the cost of the teleportation formation would cost 150,000 taels of silver. For Xu Fengnian, it was possible to form an army of tens of thousands of people in Longxi.
"If you can't keep it, you don't have to defend it, you just need to hold back Jiujiu Lao Qin. If you can unify the Eastern Han Dynasty in the future, the lord of Longxi will still enjoy the glory and wealth, and you can even be named King of Xiliang."
Chutian made a promise.
In order to contain Jijiu Lao Qin, he can grant some privileges to the lords of Longxi.
For players in the Eastern Han Dynasty, even if they fail to compete in the Central Plains, it is already a great treatment if they are named a king and a prince.
"It's okay to be a marquis, and even a king, I still want to live a few more years..."
Xu Fengnian is outspoken.
But all players know that being a king means a short life.
Wang is a high-risk occupation.
After Liu Bang became emperor, King Zang Tu of Yan, King Han Xin of Chu, King Zhang Ao of Zhao, King Peng Yue of Liang, King Yingbu of Huainan, and Wang Xin of Han were all liquidated...
Being a king, every day is like a year, where is there a marquis to nourish.
"If it can happen, all the lords of Longxi will be marquis."
Chu Tian knew that Xu Fengnian had many lords under his command. He needed to win over not only Xu Fengnian, but also dozens of lords in Longxi.
The verbal promise doesn't cost money anyway, and Chu Tian first stabilized the Liangzhou lord group to work for himself.
The lords of Longxi are probably also watching Chutian's attitude.
The two teamed up to form the Xuzhou-Xiliang alliance against Lao Qin, and then Xu Fengnian hurriedly left the lord's mansion.
The fierce general Wang Yanzhang protects Xu Feng Years ago, Chu Tian had seen Wang Yanzhang more than once.
Wang Yanzhang, like Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and others, is famous for his loyalty and righteousness. Wang Tie shot and killed several of Takeda Shingen's generals.
In order to recruit Wang Yanzhang~IndoMTL.com~, Xu Fengnian must be taken down.
"Old Qin has Lu Bu and Yang Dayan as his minions, and Wang Jian and Meng Tian as generals. You have to be careful."
Chu Tian pondered that Wang Yanzhang was not necessarily Lu Bu's opponent.
Wang Yanzhang was not afraid: "That Lu Bu, I want to see what he can do."
Xu Fengnian shook his head: "In the battle of Longxi, we can't fight head-on, we can only clear the fields and fortify the walls, cut off their food supply with cavalry, and drag the old Qin down."
Chu Tian also held a pessimistic attitude towards Liangzhou's frontal engagement with the Guanzhong Army. Xu Fengnian's persistence in tactics could hold back Jiujiu Lao Qin.
Xu Fengnian came to Xuzhou in secret, while the Tang Dynasty from Yuzhou was visiting Jiujiu Lao Qin in Xianyang City at this time.
"I want to borrow troops from Guanzhong, otherwise I will not be able to compete with Chu Zimou."
"The Guanzhong Army is about to attack Liangzhou. I can only use a partial division to help and delay the troops at Hulao. You can ask Liu Biao for help."
"Liu Biaotu has a false reputation. Even if he has an army of 500,000 people, he is no match for Chu Zimou."
"Liu Biao has been taken over by the noble family. The one who is really in charge of Jingzhou's military and horses is Yang Shilang, the prefect of Nanjun. Nanyang County is the gateway to the north of Jingzhou. If Chu Zi seeks to capture Yuzhou, he will definitely covet Nanyang. Yang Shilang will not sit idly by."
"It makes sense, it seems that I am going to Xiangyang."
Said that Tang discussed with Lao Qin and then went to Jingzhou.
Old Qin looked at Tang leaving and said to Jia Xu: "Liangzhou is not peaceful. If we intervene in Guandong, we will lose Guanzhong. This time, Chu Zimou has the upper hand. Wenhe, how can we win Liangzhou as soon as possible. ?"
Jia Xu squinted his eyes: "Longxi has many powerful people, which can be used as a means of alienation."