The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire Chapter 253: The war begins

The drums of war thunder, the flag shook, and the overwhelming army was divided into two camps, each facing each other.

On an endless plain, the armies of both sides opened up their battlefields and distributed hundreds of miles around them along the battlefields one after another.

The battle between the army has never been able to tell the result in a moment, and the place of the battle is also extremely wide, or it is said that there are thousands of people in the wild and the city.

Now the two sides add up to nearly 20,000, so I don't know how broad the battle is.

Maybe someone can't imagine what kind of image so many troops are like? Let's describe and compare it like this!

Before the war, Wei Guo had a population of only 150,000. Before Zhao Guo started the war, it had a population of 130,000, but it occupies a territory equivalent to half a province of China.

The Chu country has 40 million people, but it occupies nearly four provinces in China. That is to say, 20 million people can fill two provinces.

The population equivalent to two provinces is concentrated in a small county with a radius of only two or three hundred miles, which is extremely crowded.

This kind of scale can be said to be unprecedented.

The battle between the armies is not to swarm them, but to attack in batches, formations and regions.

The two sides competed in each critical position and important cities, or I defended the city and you attacked, or you defended the position, I came to seize, you come and I go, each singing their own masterpieces.

In the beginning, there were fears on both sides. The war was not too fierce. They were all small-scale battles that were maintained below 10,000 people, and they were infrequent, often only in four or five days.

However, as the temptation slowly ended, the two sides had a little understanding of their respective strengths, and the offensive began to become fierce, and slowly became angry.

It has been a month since the battle, but he has 10,000 dead or injured, which is not much compared to the 20,000 troops on both sides. But thinking about it in another direction, 10 million people are almost equivalent to the population of a small county, that is, the population of several cities in China. Isn't this terrifying?

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"So, this war will not end so soon. In my estimation, this unprecedented scale of war will last for at least a year before he has to retreat when both sides are exhausted. Or all collapse, and both lose!" Inside Zhong Yu's Chinese army camp, General Hussein Cao Cao, with a long sword in his hand, pointed towards the map behind him, showing his opinion.

Cao Cao's sharp eyes scanned the many civil and military ministers below. They were piercing and full of heroic spirit. Few people who looked at him could look directly at him.

The people below are all thinking, each thinking about what Cao Cao said just now, and each has its own cares, and the people's minds are complicated, and it is impossible for them to be unified.

"General Cao is right. This war cannot end so quickly. After all, there are 20,000 people. The two sides are evenly matched. It is impossible to end it in a short time." Zhang Liao, who was also in the camp, stood up and nodded in agreement. The opinion of Cao Cao.

The armies on both sides are huge, with nearly a million people, and they are both brave and well-fighting elite troops, both with rich combat experience.

This kind of army cannot collapse because of some tactics. It is only in a small army of tens of thousands of people, and it is a miracle that can only be produced by a mob.

Just look at the battle of Changping in history, isn't Lian Po a famous general? Isn't Bai Qi a famous player? They are all well-known gods in Chinese history, but they are not because their respective strengths are equal, even if their opponents are relatively incompetent, they still have to rely on time to slowly drag the enemy to death.

Throughout history, all troops with 10,000 people are well-trained and not mobs. If you want to defeat this kind of army, even if it is several times the enemy, you can only rely on the advantages of time and number to slowly consume the opponent.

There can be no conspiracy to defeat the enemy in one battle.

This is because these armies have excellent training. Even if they are defeated, it is only a partial defeat. At most, one or two cities have been lost. But as long as the army is still and can be assembled, it will continue. Able to resist.

These 20 million people, their war is destined to be long. They will revolve around two or three counties, constantly vying for one dangerous city after another, constantly consuming their forces until one of them can’t survive. , And reluctantly exit.

"Yes, I also agree with General Cao's opinion!" Xu Huang stood up and said his opinion aloud.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others on the lower side, their expressions moved slightly, apparently they had some other opinions, but there did not seem to be too big differences, so they didn't say anything and gave their default.

"Cao Aiqing is right. This war will indeed last within one year. It is not that these two million people will die so quickly. The most important reason ~IndoMTL.com~ is because Regardless of whether it is our side or the Qin side, our respective backgrounds cannot support such a huge army and have been spending on the front line." Zhong Yu helplessly told the fact that the soldiers can’t have enough to eat. How can I fight it!

Actually, in ancient times, the common people's idea was very simple. As long as they can eat and not starve to death, they can endure everything.

Even if they bullied their children or killed their parents, they could endure it. Could it be that the soldiers of the coalition and the Qin State had no relatives killed by each of them? Hasn't their home been destroyed?

They were recruited by force themselves, and they were reluctant to join the army, but why could they still be able to hold on and be that soldier?

The really important reason is that in the army, they can eat a bite of rice, eat a full bite, and not starve to death.

Because in their home, the food was forced away, and the bark and wild vegetables in their hometown were almost eaten. They would starve to death when they stayed there. Instead of this, it is better to join the army and eat a few mouthfuls of food. , In the end, even if he died in battle, it was worth it.

What's more, they still hold that glimmer of hope, that is, if they can live until the end of the war and survive, then they will earn it.

Furthermore, they have made some contributions and received some promotion and reuse. Even if they are a trivial little official, it will be an opportunity to change their destiny.

As for their parents and relatives at home, they can't control so much. He can't protect himself, so he can't think about so much.

They can only beg secretly in their hearts, they can survive until they are alive, and if they die, they will meet underground.

(End of this chapter)

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