Three Kingdoms

Boss Cao is worthy of being Boss Cao. This wave of operations is really exciting, making Fei Qian want to give him a thumbs up or something. But Fei Qian knew in his heart that the royalists were still very powerful, and the Han's good fortune for three to four hundred years was no joke.

These people may not have powerful positions or a large army, but judging from the incident of Liu Xie escaping from Luoyang, there are still people who have worked hard despite Liu Xie's obvious disadvantage.

Of course, this may be the last trace of the Han Dynasty. After this wave of people radiates their own light and heat, the Han Dynasty will inevitably sunset.

Save the big man?

Fei Qian actually doesn't have much interest. He just wants to save China.

Pang Tong laughed twice. There was a treacherous flavor in his laughter. He didn't know who he learned it from, "Cao Pingdong thought he had a trick, but in fact, good or bad luck is uncertain. Anyway, I don't know what happened to others. Yuan Da is sure It’s very unpleasant…”

"Where is Yuan Da... The current strength of the army is between 100,000 and 120,000. Although it has gained some weight from Gongsun, it will also be damaged. One comes and two go, it is about the same... As for the number of civilians deployed on the battlefield? ...I can’t calculate it. Jizhou has a large population. I’m afraid it’s over 100,000 if you don’t care...” Pang Tong muttered, “Yuan Er, it’s a little worse. If we take Jiangdong and integrate it, we’ll almost have it.” This number, but the Jiangdong gentry probably haven’t completely returned home yet, so let’s give it a 20% discount, 80,000 or 90,000…”

"But both of them have to leave some soldiers to look after the territory, and to prevent others from taking the back route, or a fire in the backyard, so it's impossible to bring them all, it must be 60% to 70% more..." Xu Shu tugged at his fingers. , said, "If you calculate it this way, if it is a head-on confrontation, Yuan Da's soldiers will be about 70,000, and Yuan Da's 260,000 soldiers will be slightly different. The difference is actually not very big. And then add in the civilians, if the two sides really fight , it’s a battle starting with at least 300,000 people... Tsk tsk..."

Unlike most people of this era, perhaps because of the influence of Fei Qian, when Pang Tong and Xu Shu calculated their military strength, they also began to calculate the main soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, civilians, etc. separately, unlike others. Two hundred thousand when you open your mouth, half a million when you close your mouth, and you can grab your beard and eyebrows. As long as you have a head, it's all counted as military strength.

"Are you two so sure that Yuan Da and Yuan Er will fight?" Fei Qian asked with a smile.

"Isn't this obvious?" Pang Tong changed his posture and picked up a folding fan to fan the wind and said, "If you unite, you will gain, if you divide, you will lose. Naturally, everyone knows this truth, but Yuan Da and Yuan Er have spent so many years. If they wanted to be together, they would have been together long ago... As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no room for two monkeys on the top of this mountain in Shandong..."

Xu Shu shook his head and said: "Merger is easier said than done. If it were not calculated from the beginning, by now, even if Er Yuan wants to merge, his subordinates may not be willing..."

"Well, that's true..." Fei Qian also nodded. Not to mention other things, this is why most units in later generations are willing to split up but not merge. It would be great to split up. There will be a lot of carrot pits. Once merged, you will watch the carrot pit under your butt disappear. This makes these big and small How to tolerate white radish and carrot?

Two monkeys fighting for the king is the current script of the Three Kingdoms.

In terms of family background, Yuan Da and Yuan Er are actually similar. Yuan Shao assumed the status of a party leader, and Yuan Shu assumed the status of the legitimate son of the world's most honored clan.

In terms of population, Jizhou and Yuzhou were originally the two most affluent states in the world. There was not much difference in terms of population ratio. They both had wars and internal strife, and they were similar in calculation.

In terms of territory, Yuan Da controlled Jizhou, Youzhou, and part of Sili and Qingzhou. Yuan Er controlled most of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, and a small part of Jingzhou and Xuzhou. In comparison, they were roughly the same.

Yuan Shao is slightly stronger and Yuan Shu is slightly weaker.

"This is generally correct, but one thing to note is... After Yuan Da defeats General Gongsun, he will have a large number of veterans who have been in battle... And Yuan Er, haha..." Fei Qian thought, Yuan Shu's most important weakness is actually his ability to control the army.

Yuan Shao's soldiers are all veterans who have either fought against the Yellow Turbans, Black Mountain, or Gongsun in the past two years. However, even if Yuan Shu unites the soldiers from Jiangnan and Jiangdong, these soldiers do not have much experience in fighting. They are enough to defend the territory, but not aggressive enough.

More importantly, most of Yuan Shao's troops are in his own hands, and Yuan Shu's strongest general is obviously not Ji Ling but Sun Ce, and Sun Ce is establishing his own territory in Jiangdong.

Therefore, Fei Qian felt that if he did nothing, Yuan Shu might not be Yuan Shao's opponent if he really wanted to fight, even though Yuan Shu's cards were similar to Yuan Shao's now.

However, it is still early and there is still some room for maneuver.

"When the two apes go into battle, Liu Cao will definitely be the vanguard..." Fei Qian said, "However, Liu Xuzhou will probably be in trouble soon..."

Pang Tong chuckled a few times. He didn't show any consideration for Liu Bei in history. He was more or less gloating about his misfortune. He glanced at Fei Qian to confirm the words he used, "Who asked Liu Xuzhou to... change jobs, right? ? But he didn’t even think about it. How could Yuan Er endure such a jump? Hehehe..."

At the moment, which one of Aru Dai and Aru Er is stronger, Fei Qian can see this, and other people can naturally estimate it, so it is natural for humans to selectively transfer bets to places with a higher winning rate. It's just that the abandoned Yuan Er will definitely not be happy, and if he doesn't give the traitor a good beating, the group's people will lose their support in the future. How can they lead this team?

Xu Shu continued: "Liu Xuande took over Xuzhou, and people's hearts are undecided... Paying tribute to the court is just a way to stabilize himself, and he is not aggressive enough... It is estimated that most of them will not be able to resist. Once Yuan Er's army arrives, it is estimated that they will be defeated... "

Fei Qian was drinking herbal tea. He almost choked when he heard it. He coughed twice and said: "Ahem... I heard that Liu Xuzhou has two generals under his command, both of whom are known as the enemies of ten thousand people... although they may not be able to do so. Win, but it won’t be a quick defeat, right?”

Pang Tong hummed at the side and said: "Xuzhou, I know that if Liu Xuzhou was close to the Chen family, he could have resisted for a while, but it's a pity that he was with the Mi family... The Chen family is famous for being able to have both sides... I can't say at that time, hehe... Anyway, I don't think Liu Xuzhou has much chance of winning... Ten thousand enemies, are you just bragging? It's just martial arts. Haha, you should have no worries about saving your life in the battle formation. As for expecting two generals to win, then Why are you recruiting soldiers?"

Fei Qian has never met Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so it's hard to say whether these two have the power to destroy the world, so he can only laugh a few times.

While the three of them were talking, an attendant from the corridor cautiously came to report that the cold melon had been chilled and asked if he wanted to serve it...

Suddenly everyone, including Fei Qian, became energetic and asked people to bring it in.

Cold melon is actually watermelon. Because it is often eaten chilled in summer, it is called cold melon. Watermelons and simple refrigerators already existed during the Western Han Dynasty, but these things were all expensive.

It’s still the old saying from later generations, are rich people happy?

No, the happiness of rich people is beyond your imagination...

Eating melon and watching a show is a joy in life!

By the way, lay some landmines or something, maybe some silly roe deers, stupid rabbits will bump into them at some point...

Anyway, the Central Plains area is currently in chaos. For Fei Qian, one is to deploy a defensive line of troops in the Taiyuan Shangdang area, and the other is to find an opportunity to release some catalysts. Anyway, as long as the Central Plains does not stop, Guanzhong will naturally develop.

The three of them murmured together while eating melon, and from time to time they burst into understanding laughter, which was a bit creepy...

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Liu Xuzhou's crisis is right in front of him, and Liu Jingzhou is also very unhappy now.

Jing Xiang was quite stable during this period, but Liu Biao was always unsettled, and it could be said that he was unhappy!

In history, Liu Jingzhou and Liu Biao can be said to be quite a figure. He sat in Jingxiangnan County and commanded an army of 100,000. Even Yuan Shu would not easily provoke him. Cao Cao would take a look at his face from time to time in the early stages. But it is such a person who, because he looks forward and backward too much, gradually loses his early advantage and becomes ineffective later on.

However, in Fei Qian's time and space, Liu Biao was not as strong as in history.

Mainly because of Feiqian.

This damn guy!

Liu Biao gritted his teeth thinking about it.

Today, Jingzhou appears to be one, but is actually divided into three parts.

The first part is naturally Liu Biao's series, and Liu Biao's group is divided into three factions, the faction of confidants who followed Liu Biao, the faction of the Cai family of Jingxiang natives who married Liu Biao, and the faction of the Kuai family of Nanjun who are close to Liu. Although they are not They belong to the same family, but there are also fights in private.

The second part is Huang, Huang Chengyan.

Historically, Huang Chengyan appeared only when Brother Zhu got married and when Lu Xun was lost. He was basically just a passerby...

Well, having said that, as Brother Zhu’s father-in-law, and it seems that Brother Zhu even made a special confession, the old man still saved the life of the lost deer. In a certain respect, is this a dispute between Brother Zhu and Lao Huang? What problems have arisen in the relationship? And could such a problem arise because of the relationship between Huang Yueying in history?

Of course, it is impossible for Fei Qian to know about these problems now. He only knows that Lao Huang is very prestigious now and is doing well in business in Wancheng.

That's right, Wancheng has now become the largest trading city in the surrounding area.

Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, became more and more famous. As a result of the marriage, the Huang family was naturally in trouble. Yang Feng, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu and others who had invaded Wancheng were either dead or under Fei Qian's command. Therefore, Wancheng, which was far away from Jingxiang, gradually became the Huang family's base. With Huang Zhong in charge, sophisticated equipment and Huang Chengyan's connections in Jingxiang...

Even though Liu Biao had thousands of things to say and felt unhappy in his heart, he had no choice but to hold his nose and admit it.

The third part is the Jingxiang indigenous neutral faction headed by Pang Degong. He neither took the initiative to seek refuge with Liu Biao nor expressed any opposition to Liu Biao. He was the kind of person who nodded and laughed and everyone took care of themselves. But the problem was that it would be fine if they were all neutral. As a result, some time ago Liu Biao heard that the Jingxiang Ma family actually They sent people to follow Huang's people to Hanzhong, and then Fei and Xi seemed to be a little moved...

So in fact, these three parts are all related to Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West...

Liu Biao felt so miserable!

Who does this Jingxiang belong to?

Liu Biao couldn't express this worry even in the yamen and the inner courtyard. Knowing that Ms. Cai was on the side of the pillow, who knows if he missed a word and spread it out in a short time...

So Liu Biao could only look at the bronze mirror every morning, look at his own figure, and silently cheer himself up, not daring to fart more.

But now, it seems that there is a chance to fart...wrong, it is a chance to make a comeback.

Liu Biao believed that the main reason why he was in the current situation was that he did not have direct military power. Not to mention the Cai brothers who were in charge of the soldiers. Anyway, they almost wore the same pair of trousers as Huang, and the other general Wenpin also People from Jingxiang, and several of Liu Biao's own confidants, have no problem taking care of accounts and going on missions, etc., but let them fight...

So when Gan Ning and Shen Mi fled from eastern Sichuan to Jingxiang, the Yiji who was in charge of contact reported that Gan Ning and Shen Mi were quite brave and were betrayed by friendly forces before they fled. After that, Liu Biao seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Advent.

According to Yi Ji, there was originally another person named Lou Fa, but because he was ambushed by Zhao Wei, Lou Fa risked his life to stop the pursuers, and Gan Ning and Shen Mi found the opportunity to escape.

At first, Liu Biao was a little disdainful. After all, what was there to value about the defeated general? However, after Yi Ji's persuasion, Liu Biao also met with him in person and found that Gan Ning and Shen Mi seemed to be useful, and they seemed to be no better than Cai Mao in terms of military force. What a big difference there is between Cai He and others. The most important thing is that Gan Ning and Shen Mi are not from Jingxiang!

Therefore, Liu Biao showed more concern for Gan Ning and Shen Mi than in history. He allocated soldiers and supplies and allowed Gan Ning and Shen Mi to station themselves in Jingxiang.

After a period of training and running-in, Liu Biao decided to let Gan Ning and Shen Mi find a place to try their skills first, and also check the quality of Gan Ning and Shen Mi. After all, the value of a general lies in the battle formation. can be fully reflected. So I stood up and looked around, and found that there was actually no place to reach out. I had to choose either Yuzhou or Yangzhou...

You can't go over the mountains to attack Yizhou. Maybe Gan Ning and Shen Mi will just beat the dog with meat buns and never look back.

We need to eat one bite at a time, and we need to be fat after each meal. Naturally, he didn't want to eat grass when he could eat meat, so Liu Biao asked Gan Ning and Shen Mi to lead the teams to Yuzhou and Yangzhou to plunder...

Hearing that Yuan Shu was preparing to march into Xuzhou, although Liu Biao disapproved of Liu Bei, a relative of the royal family, after all, Han Emperor Liu Xie had just recognized his relatives. Yuan Shu was obviously not giving face by doing this, and Liu Biao also had a reason to send troops.

What about border friction? It’s not really like marching straight into the city to seize the stronghold. Anyway, it’s almost the autumn harvest. Going to the local territory to plunder will not only attack the enemy but also strengthen yourself. At the same time, you can also take a look at Gan Ning and Are Shen Mi and Shen Mi as brave as Yi Ji described? They are like two birds with one stone.

Liu Biao was naturally very proud, but he never expected that the situation in the Central Plains at this moment was like a powder keg, and a little spark could completely explode the situation that had reached the critical point!