Three Kingdoms

Fei Qian wanted to leave for Sichuan and Sichuan immediately, but in fact there was a lot of preparation work, and it was not something that could be done immediately.

The first and most important thing is to stop the food and grass in Hanzhong from being transported to Guanzhong for the time being, but to keep it locally as a reserve. In addition, the current food shortage in Guanzhong needs to be allocated from Hedong Pingcang. If Fei Qian takes some soldiers to Sichuan and Shu, there will be some gaps in the food and grass for frontline fighting...

This is a question. After thinking about it, Fei Qian thought of Yang Xiu.

This is also an important reason why Fei Qian did not fall out with the Yang family before. After all, there are not many places that produce grain and grass now. It is better to protect one of them first than to beat Hongnong to pieces again and then stick it inside. Food and grass should come better. Can't the reckoning last ten years? What's the point of postponing it later?

If we really enter Sichuan and Sichuan and fight for a long time, the problem of food and grass will be a headache. We can't always let Hongnong in Guanzhong and Hedong adjust food and grass from a long distance, right? Brazil alone cannot supply the troops of Fei Qian and Zhao Wei. Coupled with the war intrusion, the fighting between the two sides, three parties, or four parties in Brazil County will inevitably greatly affect the local economic production. It is impossible to say It will also cause the entire Brazil County to become a negative production area within one or two years...

Guanzhong has just begun to recover, and it cannot become a major grain-producing area immediately. Moreover, the population in Guanzhong is relatively concentrated, or it will be concentrated in the future, so the grain and grass in Guanzhong are not suitable for supporting other areas for a long time. Then the one that can still provide support to Sichuan and Shu is Hanzhong.

However, the Hanzhong area has been redeployed many times before. Now, if it is redeployed again and again, it will inevitably affect the local area. Mr. Crouching Tiger, who is now in Hanzhong, has repeatedly stated that the people of Hanzhong are overwhelmed and cannot support it... …

So if you don't want to allocate grain and grass in Hanzhong and just want to solve it locally, then normally, there are several ways to solve it. The first one is to plunder. Although the people who were robbed are tragic, the integrity and stability of the army often come first in times of war. However, this will inevitably deepen the contradiction between the Feiqian army and the Sichuan and Shu people. Even if it is occupied in the later stage, it will not be resolved within a day or two.

Fei Qian is now in various regions, and there is not much civil resistance. Even if some nobles have some ideas or actions, it is difficult to cause large-scale riots or rebellions. The main reason is Fei Qian's treatment When occupying areas or about to occupy areas, they adopted a relatively mild strategy of gradual reform during integration, so there was no big disturbance and resistance like Cao Cao's in Xuzhou.

So in Sichuan and Sichuan, there are dense mountains and forests. Is it possible to send soldiers to hunt and collect food?

It seems feasible, but the first condition is that there cannot be too many soldiers. If there are more than one, no matter how abundant the output of a certain mountainous area is, it will not be enough to support concentrated hunting and consumption...

From this perspective, the coalition forces of Liu Bei and Sichuan will not be very large to a certain extent, at least they will not increase without limit. After all, whether they are civilians or soldiers, they all need to consume food and grass. If the number of people is too large, To a certain extent, it will inevitably put a lot of pressure on Sichuan and Shu.

In fact, no general in his right mind would limit the army's plunder in the enemy's territory. Only in civil war could plunder be limited. Even in modern wars, international law considers the enemy's people and property to be "hostile" and allows restrictions on their freedom and expropriation. Of course, unbridled plunder is prohibited.

When plundering, generally large troops are not dispatched, only skirmishers are dispatched. However, the supply team is easily attacked, so the supply team itself also needs to be escorted.

When the Han Dynasty was fighting against the Huns, in the thrilling decisive battle in Mobei, the main cavalry force was about 100,000, while the infantry protecting the logistics team was hundreds of thousands!

Of course, these infantry also consume food, so the food transported to the destination is limited. There was a saying at the time that one in thirty means transporting thirty stones. Basically, there is less than one stone left in Mobei. This shows the large scale In a war, the logistical pressure is so great.

However, all hardships are relative. It is impossible for Fei Qian to provide a large amount of military rations. So if the coalition forces of Liu Zhang and Liu Bei want to defend the entire Sichuan and Shu, the pressure will not be small. After all, they are the defenders. Fei Qian has The innate advantage of choosing the point of attack and the time of attack. If you grasp such advantages, you can also create certain opportunities.

Therefore, after Fei Qian saw the heads brought by Yang Xiu, he did not continue to dwell on the issue of assassination. Instead, he asked: "Dezu is willing to serve as the left military advisor of a certain army and go to Hanzhong with a certain person?"

Yang Xiu was naturally unfazed, and after thanking him, he withdrew.

Pang Tong watched coldly from the side. After Yang Xiu went down, he suddenly smiled and said, "Master, are you trying to make the Yang family provide food and grass?"

"Otherwise?" Fei Qian chuckled, "I don't know when the end of this demolition of the east wall to make up for the west wall will come to an end..."

Pang Tong hesitated for a moment and said: "Otherwise, this autumn's annual tax..." As for taxes, it has been agreed that they will not be changed, but for temporary tax increases, it is not without precedent. After all, only those paid to Fei Qian are among them. Part of it, and another part naturally fell into the right hands of various nobles, leaving only a very small part to the common people.

Fei Qian also hesitated for a moment, thought for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "This case cannot be opened." Although it is not impossible to increase the tax if the family and the country are in danger, it cannot be used lightly, otherwise if something happens To solve problems, we need to increase taxes, and these increases often fall on the people at the lowest level. Although they can solve urgent needs, they often bring many consequences.

Pang Tong was stunned for a moment, then nodded silently.

If a country or a political power wants to give the people under its rule a sense of stability and security, it is bound to be impossible to change orders overnight. The kind of leader with a Mashat hairstyle in later generations will change tariffs at every turn. How much turmoil will it cause?

"Commander Zuo, haha, forget it, let the Yang family provide some money and food..." Pang Tong glanced at Fei Qian, "But the Yang family's money and food may not be able to fully support the expenses of the army. If the lord does not want to use the Guanzhong reserves..."

"What if we reduce the number of soldiers?" Fei Qian said with a smile, "One can only protect Hanchang, Langzhong, and Guanghan, but then the surrounding counties will not send troops or garrison... What do you think, Shi Yuan?"

Pang Tong was confused at first, then suddenly realized, stroking his hands and smiling: "My lord, you really have a clever idea! Haha, haha, if so, we can definitely win!"

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In an era without instant communication, both sides of the war were often limited to battles or tactics, and fought locally. Few people had an overall arrangement to coordinate a battle.

Someone once said that there were no battles in ancient times, only battles. From a certain perspective, this is indeed the case, because no matter how big the battle situation is, it is often difficult for the commander-in-chief to make adjustments and coordination again after letting the generals lead the troops. Even if there are any new changes in the battle situation, it is often difficult to To change immediately, you can't even let the original troops change their targets. Instead, you can only send out your own reserve troops to deal with it, or make up for the loopholes.

Just like Zhuge Liang in Jieting, he generally had the advantage in the entire situation, but was killed by Sima Yi with one blow, ruining all the gains accumulated in the early stage.

Now, for Liu Bei, he just wants to find a way to kill him in the chaotic battlefield situation. Even if there is no way, he must at least have a strategy and a targeted plan.

This is indeed a very difficult problem for Liu Bei, who has never undergone systematic military study and relies entirely on his personal ability and so many years of actual combat experience.

Even with a systematic study of military knowledge, Liu Bei may not be able to relax when faced with such a huge and complicated battle situation. The success or failure of this battle is not only related to Sichuan and Shu, but also to Liu Bei himself.

Only when you win can you have hope and a future. If you lose...

Liu Bei smiled bitterly, did not think about this problem, and then focused his attention on the map again.

These days, Liu Bei has to stare at the huge sand table and constantly make plans. Even though soldiers continue to pass on surrounding information, what Liu Bei can know about the overall situation of the war is still relatively rough.

For example, we only know that the troops of the Western Expedition entered Brazil from Hanchang, and then captured Langzhong. Now they are in Guanghan, and together with Zhao Wei, there are about 20,000 troops...

The composition of the soldiers?

General's habits and preferences?

How much is the grain and grass stock?

These messages are all vague and there are different opinions.

Zhao Wei, generally speaking, the information given by Sichuan and Shu allowed Liu Bei to draw an outline, but Liu Bei only had a little impression of Xu Shu, the commander-in-chief of General Zhengxi, except that he knew that Xu Shu was also among the five people under Lushan Mountain. , the rest are not very clear at all.

The Western Expeditionary Army is now stationed in Guanghan. What is the next step? Should we settle various places first, or take Shu County first? Should we use a partial army to contain this area, and then move forward as a winger to take Chengdu, or should we prepare to fight steadily and advance step by step?

But one thing is certain, this time the battle is in Sichuan and Shu. The original strong cavalry troops of the Zhengxi people are not of much use in terrain like Sichuan and Shu, so Liu Bei still has some confidence. If the terrain is flat like With a group of infantry in the area, if you want to fight against the cavalry, the difficulty will be at least a few levels higher than it is now.

Liu Bei's eyes kept wandering around the cities of Hanchang, Langzhong, and Guanghan. He had a vague idea in his mind, but he never formed a complete strategy...

"Second brother, come and take a look..." Liu Bei heard some footsteps and knew that Guan Yu was coming. He didn't look back and just fixed his eyes on the map. "How to deal with such a situation?" After all, in reality, no one has omniscient vision. It is still a bit difficult to piece together all the answers from scattered and trivial information, even though Liu Bei has been in charge of military formations for many years.

"Brother, are you still reading?" Guan Yu put some food in his hand on the table and said, "Brother, why don't you use some food first, and then invite Uncle Ji and Gongtai to come and discuss it?

"Second brother and third brother, have you all eaten?" Smelling the aroma of the food, Liu Bei's stomach couldn't help but growl. He straightened up, sat down at the table next to him, picked up the rice bowl, and said, " No, don't ask them to discuss it yet... Oh, there are new dishes today... Second brother, as the commander-in-chief of the army, you must first have a general strategy, and then listen to the suggestions and strategies of the military advisers to confirm whether your strategy is good or not. Correct, if it is correct, where it is correct, if it is wrong, where it is wrong, it must be clear and clear... Well, this dish is well done... Otherwise, if you lose your mind and just listen to the advice of the counselor, you will not succeed in the end. event……"

Guan Yu nodded silently, then walked to the map, frowned, and looked at it carefully. The three cities of Hanchang, Langzhong and Guanghan are like a sharp knife inserted on the map of Bajun. The blade points directly at the hinterland of Sichuan and Sichuan. Even Guan Yu felt a sense of Jin Ge when he stood on the map and looked at it. It rushes towards you, making your heart beat faster.

Liu Bei was eating and drinking happily, and he was eating very well. Anyway, there are only his brothers in the tent, so there is no need to worry too much about etiquette. He is not like some people who ignore food and drink when they are thoughtful. Liu Bei should eat and sleep. If it weren't for this habit and Personality, after so many things have been suppressed for so many years, my body has long been overwhelmed and collapsed.

It's just that Liu Bei's eating and drinking sounds are a kind of harassment to Guan Yu, who is frowning and thinking. Guan Yu frowned and tried to focus on the map, but he kept hearing Liu Bei snoring and eating and drinking, and suddenly his heart moved...

"Brother!" Guan Yu suddenly thought of something, and his eyes were fixed on the map, which seemed to be shining with a kind of light, "Brother, someone has a plan! He can defeat Zhengxi!"

"Oh?" Liu Bei moved his cheeks a few times, swallowed the food in his mouth, lowered his head to look at the rice and rice in the bowl, and simply poured all the remaining vegetables and soup in the bean plate into the rice bowl. Then he came to Guan Yu with a rice bowl and said, "Second brother, tell me, I'm listening..."

Guan Yu pointed his sword together, and then slashed across the map, as if he was using his long sword to attack the Zhengxi soldiers in Sichuan and Shu. "Brother, look, Zhengxi soldiers are like this." The momentum is like a long snake, circling along Langshui... Now there are heavy troops in Guanghan, ready to attack, just like a poisonous snake raising its head, choosing people to bite... If we face Guanghan directly, even if we can Even if we win, losses are inevitable, so it’s better to do this and this..."