Three Kingdoms

Although Fei Qian won this battle, it only slightly restored the situation, making the situation on the west bank of the Fenshui River a little easier. However, relying solely on Fei Qian's current strength is still a bit weak. .

And in Xiangling on the east bank of the Fenshui River, the war situation is still grim. Although there is no news of the fall of Xiangling yet, it can be said with certainty that if the Baibo Army on the west bank of the Fenshui cannot be eliminated, then the fall of Xiangling is only a matter of time. The problem.

According to the practice of the Han Dynasty, the military strength of border counties is generally set at 5,000 for large counties and 3,000 for small counties. In other words, the military strength here in Xiangling should normally be 3,000. , regardless of whether Xiangling's soldiers can be full, just say that of the three thousand troops, only one-third are permanent regular soldiers, while the other two thousand are auxiliary soldiers.

Judging from the situation Fei Qian encountered here, the strength of the Baibo Army was greater than Fei Qian originally expected.

A Qu Commander can lead three to four thousand soldiers. If calculated according to past practices, then the number of civilians carrying packages should be at least between ten thousand and one to five. This means that the overall number of Baibo Army is not as large as before. Qian said 30,000 to 50,000, but 60,000 to 80,000.

Then it means that Feiqian still has to face at least 4,000 soldiers and about 20,000 to 30,000 civilians carrying packages; while in Xiangling, he has to face nearly 10,000 soldiers and Twenty thousand to thirty thousand people.

For the Yellow Turban thieves, there is a very hated way of fighting, which is to attack the city with civilians carrying bundles. When the Yellow Turbans broke out in the early Zhongping years, many counties fell in this way.

This is the Han Dynasty, and this is reality. It is not like in the game, as long as you build an archer, you can carry endless arrows. As long as there is a blood skin left, you can shoot powerful arrows; as long as there is a city wall, No matter how much durability is left, as long as it is not zero, it will always stand and can be used to roll stones and logs endlessly.

In a fierce battle, if an archer fires his bow twenty times in a row, he must step back to adjust and rest. Otherwise, even if he fires forcefully, the effect will not be achieved. Similarly, if a soldier equipped with a spear or a sword stabs or chops continuously for more than a quarter of an hour, his strength will weaken drastically. If no adjustment is made, the rate of battle damage will greatly increase.

When he first built the Mo Dao Type 1, Fei Qian asked Huang Cheng to test it himself. Even a martial artist like Huang Cheng who had practiced martial arts and knew how to control breathing and use the muscles of the whole body rationally, after chopping with all his strength for an hour, I couldn't stand it, so I finally switched to the mode where people don't turn and the knife turns, maximizing the energy saving and prolonging the fighting time. Otherwise, no matter how strong a warrior is, he puts on an armor weighing forty or fifty kilograms and holds a weapon weighing fifteen kilograms. The Mo Dao, which weighs about a kilogram, can still chop and chop with a broadsword like Mr. Guan?

When it comes to chopping alone, the strongest one is not the Mo Dao, nor Guan Er's Qinglong Yanyue Dao, but the long-handled iron axe, with all the center of gravity on the axe...

But a small ax will not have much effect, and if it is made into a big ax...

Not to mention that long axes are not conducive to close combat, but if you want to build a big iron axe, it is really useless!

Although Huang Dou, a great craftsman, resmelted all kinds of ironware traded along the Luoyang route and used the fried steel method to increase the strength, the output was still very small after all and could not supply such a large amount of iron consumption.

A large amount of equipment is required. Fei Qian currently has no problem with technology, but he is still very lacking in manpower, workshops, and raw materials.

Although the terrain of Beiqu Camp was good, it was too small and lacked space, so Fei Qian set his sights on the entire Xinshui River Basin.

This area is bordered by Luliang Mountain in the north, with Puzi County in Yong'an as the northern defense line, Fenshui River in the east, Beiqu in the northwest, and Pingyang in the southeast. It controls the entire Xinshui River Basin and has abundant water sources to flatten the land. Carry out agricultural farming on the Luliang Mountains, and at the same time, you can also use the wood and water power on the Luliang Mountains to build workshops.

If we could still find one or two small-scale iron ore producing areas nearby...

Of course, as a memory of Fei Qian’s later generations, further to the northwest is the birthplace of Ordos, which was much talked about in those days.

This place is a treasure!

But before that, the people carried by these Baibo troops were fat meat that Fei Qian definitely wanted to swallow in one bite. The soldiers can kill them, but the people must be saved.

After all, there is no population base, so nothing can be discussed.

"Now that Baibo has suffered a new defeat, I don't think I will have the courage to attack Pingyang again in the short term. However, with our existing soldiers, we can defeat it but it will be difficult to swallow it up, so..." Fei Qian looked to the north and said leisurely, "Liang Dao, I want to keep you here to guard Pingyang..."

"Your Majesty, do you want eternal peace?" Jia Qu's eyes shone brightly.

It's easy to communicate with smart people. Fei Qian didn't even say his plan, but Jia Qu seemed to have realized it.

That's right, in order to gain the population, you must first control Yongan into your own hands. If Yong'an County is captured, on the one hand, it will cut off the retreat route of the Baibo Army. On the other hand, it will also be equivalent to leaving the people brought by the Baibo Army on both sides of the Fen River.

Fei Qian smiled and said: "The one who knows me is Liang Dao. How about it? Are you willing to stay here?"

Qu is only sixteen years old now. Although his intelligence is pretty good, Fei Qian still doesn't have much confidence in letting Jia Qu handle such a matter.

Although the old city of Pingyang has city walls, they are not complete. There are still many places like the city wall under your feet that have not been repaired.

Defending the city was extremely difficult.

But it is even more unfeasible to go out of the city to fight.

Except for the support provided by Baibo Valley, there is no point that can provide side cover. Once surrounded at the Fen level, it will be a disaster.

Although there is Linfen to the south, even Wang Yi, the governor of Hedong County, dare not pass there, so it is also extremely risky.

Although there is no news from Beiqu in the west, there are not many troops left there, and they are in the territory of barbarians. They can only defend the camp with ballistas and cannot Allocate more troops, otherwise it will be dangerous.

Therefore, although an attack by the White Wave Army was repelled, we don't know when the next wave of attacks will come. Will it be more brutal than this one...

All of these, once there is an error in that link, there will be loopholes in the entire layout. Fei Qian has to treat it carefully, and specially communicates with Jia Qu alone on the wall of Pingyang City, also for this reason. .

This is not a farce like the early-year work meeting in later generations, where leaders of all sizes come on stage to receive tasks, slap their chests and shout slogans, and then slap their thighs again in the middle or the end of the year, and finally slap their butts and get rid of the problem. This involves thousands of people. It’s related to Feiqian’s layout of the entire Northland!

If Fei Qian could have a few subordinates now, in memory, those counselors and generals belonging to the first level, or even quasi-first-class ones, would not put Fei Qian in such a difficult situation.

Jia Qu, Jia Liangdao, you know, this burden is very heavy...

Are you willing to pick it up?

Can you defend well?

Can you trust me?

Jia Qu saw the caution and inquiry in Fei Qian's eyes, and fell into silence. He thought quietly for a long time and then asked, "How many troops do you want to bring north?"

"Hundred Cavalry." Fei Qian did not intend to bring too many troops, because bringing more troops would weaken Pingyang's defensive power even more. "The other troops and horses in Baibo Valley are at your disposal."

Jia Qu nodded, and then said: "Heavy armored soldiers, can you stay here?"

"...Yes." Fei Qian thought for a while and finally nodded in agreement. However, he felt that some precautions still needed to be explained, so he called Huang Cheng and asked him to bring Mo Dao up.

Fei Qian motioned for Huang Cheng to show the Mo Dao to Jia Qu for inspection, and then said: "Originally, this sword required a hundred tempers of iron, but due to time constraints, only fifty tempers were required, so there are many deficiencies..."

Jia Qu looked at it carefully and stroked it gently. On the Mo Dao's blade, some chips and minor cracks had appeared due to the last high-intensity battle.

Huang Cheng said: "This blade can be used for one or two more turns before it is completely destroyed and needs to be reworked." The blade is hard enough, but not tough enough...

Jia Qu suddenly asked: "If we only chop, how much can be used?"

Huang Cheng smiled and said: "It should last longer, but the tip of this blade is long. If it is used on daily basis, it can be used for thrusting." The Mo Dao is not a Daguan Dao, but is flat and slender with a slightly curved arc. It's great for cutting, but it's not as effective as an ordinary broadsword for chopping mountains. However, because the blade is long, it can also be used to thrust like a spear.

Fei Qian added: "Heavy-armored soldiers, the armor weighs forty-eight in total. Although they have been trained, it is still inconvenient to move. Moreover, the hands and feet are exposed outside the armor, and the armor on the sides and back of the body is thin. There are all flaws, so we have to guard against them." , you need to be cautious when using it." After all, heavy armored soldiers are not robots, and they also have weaknesses and will get tired, so they can only achieve good results by using them at critical moments, rather than using them from beginning to end. It is estimated that Iron Man will fall down from exhaustion.

Jia Qu returned the Mo Dao to Huang Cheng, held it in his hand earnestly, noted it down, and said, "When will the envoy return it?"

The most feared thing for defending the city is that there are no reinforcements. Jia Qu can ask this question instead of directly patting his chest and saying that it is no problem. It shows that he has a certain understanding of the entire situation now, rather than saying that the city is there and the people are there. Wait for the boring slogan.

"As little as seven days, as much as ten days."

Jia Qu lowered his head, thinking and calculating silently. After a long time, he raised his head, straightened his body, and with a firm look in his eyes, he said loudly: "I am willing to issue a military order! I will protect Pingyang within ten days!"

Some place names in the Three Kingdoms have been renamed...

If the latest place names are substituted into the book, it becomes:

I am Zhao Zilong from Shijiazhuang...

I am Baotou Lu Bu...

I am Zhang Fei from Baoding...

I am Zhuge Liang of Linyi...

I am Yuan Shao from Zhumadian...

I am Gongsun Du of Pyongyang...

I am Wu Tu Gu, Ho Chi Minh City...

The stick and the monkey may not accept it, but it is true...