I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 467, Puzzles

Weijun, Yecheng, military officers at all levels who stayed in the Hebei camp, and Jizhou officials came to congratulate one after another, and the entire headquarters was full of joy and cheers.

The people of Jizhou also joined in the celebration after knowing the victory of the Central Plains War. Their good life was obtained from Dagan. Now that Dagan is getting stronger and stronger, they have a sense of security.

Yanzhou, Changyi!
Xu Wei is now also facing a big problem waiting for him to solve. This time the Great Army of the Central Plains War annihilated nearly 30 Han coalition forces, of which more than 25 soldiers were captured. Among these prisoners were local soldiers from Yanzhou. Fortunately, it can be solved. , according to the original process of Dagan, the soldiers who have no evil deeds will be dismissed directly, and they will be paid for their travel, so that they will return to their own price. Now Yanzhou is the territory of Dagan, and these soldiers have also become the people of Dagan. When they are recruited next time, they will become soldiers of the Dagan Army. Xu Wei must thank Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Cao Cao for helping him train soldiers!
The most troublesome thing is the nearly 17 soldiers from Jingzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou. These three places have not been captured by Dagan. If these soldiers are released like this now, these soldiers will definitely be captured by Liu Bei, Yuan Tan and Cao Cao. Reorganize, although according to Xu Wei's memory, the fighting will of the soldiers released in this way will plummet, and they may even become the leading party.

However, Wang Yong, Li Gang and other generals did not agree with this. Although this may reduce the fighting will of the Han army, the Han coalition forces do not fight with them at all. If there is too much combat power among them, releasing these soldiers like this will make tigers infestation!
So in order to solve the problem of these prisoners of war, Xu Wei held a military meeting in Changyi to summarize the merits and demerits of this war, and at the same time, everyone discussed how to solve the problem of these prisoners of war!
During the meeting, Jia Yu, as a staff officer, said to the generals present: "This war in the Central Plains has gone through more than 3 months, and we have already exceeded our original goal. 3 troops have been invested successively, including 50 troops in Jizhou, 30 in Bingzhou, 5 in Youzhou, and 5 cavalry on the grassland to participate in the war!
As of today, our army has suffered about 3 casualties, which is far less than what we expected, and most of the wounded can still survive. About 30 enemies have been wiped out, and 25 of them have been captured
For this war, the imperial court recruited about 80 civilians, more than 5 four-wheeled vehicles, 10 wheelbarrows, and tens of thousands of transport ships. "

Speaking of this, Jia Xu sighed and said emphatically: "At this time, the army is nearly twice as large as we expected, but the number of civilians is more than doubled. The large number of generals in the navy can be said to be indispensable. The waterway transports grain and grass to the battlefield in four directions in Yanzhou, which relieves the huge pressure on our army's grain and grass logistics. Otherwise, I would have a large army of 50. Even if 20 were not dispatched in Jizhou, there would be no two million civilians. It is impossible to support, the consumption of our army's 4 battlefields!"

Xu Wei also gave a thumbs up to Fan Xian who was fighting in a remote place and said: "Fan Xian fired the first shot in the Central Plains War. Whether it is transporting grain and artillery, or robbing the support of the Jingzhou Navy to Dingtao Changyi, They all played an important role, without the help of the navy, it would be very difficult for us to celebrate in Changyi, so Fan Xian should be the number one hero in the Central Plains War!"

Although the other generals were a little unconvinced, as Xu Wei said, Fan Xian was enough to become the number one hero in the Central Plains with a reduction of more than a million civilians, not to mention that the artillery they used was transported by Fan Xian. Now that Fan Xian has been offended, what if we need the navy to help transport troops and artillery later?
Jia Xu went on to say: "Now all the fronts in the Central Plains have been stabilized, and the cavalry of the big Han has been eliminated by us. The demand for cavalry in the following battles will be greatly reduced. Our army will also reduce some cavalry in the Central Plains. The cost of raising cavalry in the Central Plains is several times higher! Raising 50 cavalry is more expensive than raising [-] infantry!"

Xu Wei nodded and said: "The battlefields of Yuzhou and Xuzhou are indispensable to the cavalry, so let's reduce the cavalry by half and return to the grassland!"

This time the cavalry battle can be considered to be indisputable. The Dagan army has 10 cavalry, and the initiative of the battlefield that can be occupied by the Dagan army not only wiped out the 10 troops in Yanzhou in advance, but also suppressed the Han coalition. Dare to hide in Dingtao Changyi, stand firm and wait for help, and then thousands of artillery pieces led by Xu Wei were bombed and wiped out!If it weren't for the excessive consumption of cavalry, Xu Wei wanted to keep the 10 cavalry to deal with the enemies in Xuzhou and Yuzhou respectively!

Jia Xu nodded, and then continued: "General Yang Feng and General Huang Long led an army of 8 to attack Henan Yin, and now they have reached Xingyang. However, the Han army is also resisting very fiercely. I am afraid that Xingyang will be difficult to conquer for a while. !"

Wang Yong said excitedly: "Now that Changyi has been defeated, the artillery here can be transported to Xingyang. With the support of artillery, the defenders of Rongyang will definitely not be able to defend it!"

After defeating Rongyang City, they will come to Luoyang City. This has a completely different meaning to Wang Yong and other Han natives. Overthrew the Great Han Kingdom and destroyed the great Han's national fortune!Although this may not be true, Wang Yong and the others think so.

But Xu Wei smiled wryly and said: "This battle has wiped out our gunpowder stock for three years. Although Jizhou Gunpowder Factory is still manufacturing gunpowder, this amount of gunpowder is not enough to keep thousands of artillery on the offensive. Without enough numbers, it is difficult to threaten the soldiers defending the city!"

The degree of industrialization is not high enough, and the amount of gunpowder produced is too small. It took less than three months to fight, and the artillery of the Dagan army almost became fire sticks. Among them, the Feilei cannon consumes the most gunpowder. Cannons use nearly twice as much gunpowder as artillery, but it is the Feilei cannon that is the most lethal to soldiers on the city wall. On the contrary, although the artillery can hit far, its lethality is the same when facing brick walls.

Xu Wei continued: "The autumn harvest has already arrived, and the whole work will be busy for the autumn harvest. We have already consumed a lot of food and grass in this year's Central Plains War. If the autumn harvest does not stop this year, it will definitely affect the autumn harvest. I am afraid that our granary will be low again. There have been severe droughts in the past few years. It is extremely dangerous for us to have no food reserves, and everyone does not want to use food stamps in the whole of Hebei anymore!"

When Wang Yong, Li Gang and others heard this, their faces became ugly. Back then, they hadn't had enough to eat for four or five years. Originally, this was nothing to them. After all, to Wang Yong and his group For people, more than half of their life is spent without enough food.

But after they went to Mayi, hunger began to stay away from them. Wang Yong and others, who were used to having a full meal, experienced hunger again, and they found it more unbearable than when they were young!They even formed a conditioned reflex.

That is to say, in the past two years, they have conquered Youzhou and Jizhou, and the large-scale development of Liaodong has allowed Daqian to continue to harvest food even in the dry season. Only then did Dagan lift the grain quota system, and they can finally have enough to eat.

But now they hear that they will return to the era of food quotas again, and they all feel that the battle must be fought step by step!If Luoyang City cannot be taken down this time, it will be the same next time!

Seeing Xu Wei convincing Wang Yong and the others, Jia Xu continued to report: "Because I didn't expect Cao Cao to send a large army to support Xuzhou at this time, now Duan Yun's attack on Pei County and Peng Zeguo was blocked on the Xuzhou battlefield, Duan Yun is still trying to find a way Attacking the city, but the effect is not great!"

Xu Wei said: "Let Duan Yun come back, our logistics is already difficult to maintain his 4 cavalry to continue fighting!"

Jia Xu said, "Now Guo Tu and Xin Bi are leading Yuan Shao's remnants to stand firm in Henan, Yuan Tan is sticking to Yuzhou, and Cao Cao is sticking to Xuzhou. The three princes of the Han Dynasty have once again established a line of defense to resist our army after retreating thousands of miles. attack!

Xu Wei looked at the thousands of miles of defense line on the sand table and said helplessly: "The defense line of this war stops here. I ordered all the armies to reduce the army. Yanzhou left 10 standing troops and 3 cavalry, and the other soldiers were disbanded." , now the whole Dagan has to prepare for the autumn harvest!"

Then Xu Wei said: "There is one more thing to discuss with everyone, that is, we still have 17 soldiers from Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou. Originally, according to the policy of our large-scale army, these soldiers had to pay travel expenses. They were asked to leave, but Wang Yong and Li Gang disagreed, saying that they were supporting the enemy, so let us all think about it, how should these soldiers be placed?"

Everyone also felt a bit embarrassed. This was the first time they encountered such a thing. In the past, even if they captured soldiers, they would occupy their territories and tribes together. In this way, if these soldiers were let go, they would soon become The people of the Dagan Army, contribute to the Dagan Army!Just like they captured the territory of the Huns and the desert of the Xianbei.

But the scope of this war is too wide, not only the soldiers of the Central Plains, but also the soldiers of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Qingzhou. Trouble, Liu Bei, Yuan Tan and Cao Cao will quickly recover their strength!So all the generals present thought that it should not be released!
Wang Yong said: "Soldiers must not be released. We can let them settle in Yanzhou. This will not only resettle them, but also solve the problem of food and grass for the next war. Now Yanzhou is full of wasteland, so there is no need to worry about land!

But at this time Guan Hai said: "These soldiers have not committed a crime, why should we detain them? If we do such a thing, it is not the same as a big man. How can we say that we are doing justice for the sky! And if the soldiers come from Yanzhou What should we do if we escape? Should we chase them? Should we kill them if we catch up?

Li Gang said: "Now is the time when the world is in chaos. We can't have the benevolence of women. We can make it clear to these soldiers that they can go home after three or four years at most. Li, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places, the big man can't hold on for a few years!"

Guan Hai sneered and said: "The generals of the big man are not benevolent. Their solution to the problem is simple. Cut off the man, and the problem will disappear. Should we learn from what Huangfusong did in Jizhou back then!"

Li Gang immediately retorted: "Don't be so extreme, we didn't intend to kill these people, we just let them stay in Yanzhou for reclamation!"

Guan Hai continued: "Cao Cao in Qingzhou did the same thing. He even gave his wife to a stranger regardless of whether his family was separated. It would be even more miserable if the soldier died in battle. All will be divided, and a good family will cut off the incense like this!"

Song Yi also said at this time: "We are not beasts like Cao Cao, we will not do such a thing!"

"Then you are not even as good as Cao Cao. Cao Cao gave wives and children to the living anyway, but you plan to let these soldiers die alone. It took us 10 years to fight from Mayi to where we are now, but now most of the men are big men It's really in the hands of Liu Bei and others. Liu Bei and Cao Cao are heroes in troubled times. You guys dare to say that you will capture the entire Han Dynasty in four years. No, but most of the prisoners this time were soldiers from these two places!

If we want to take down Jingzhou and Yanzhou, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it in 10 years!Isn't this what makes Jingzhou and Yangzhou soldiers die alone? "In the face of Guan Hai's aggressive posture, everyone is reluctant to say that they can conquer the entire Han Dynasty in three or four years. Judging from this battle of Yanzhou, it is because of their strength that they can conquer the entire Han Dynasty within 10 years.

Wang Yong said helplessly: "Then what method do you have, it is impossible to really release the 17 troops, if we do this Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Yuan Tan will call us fools, Song Xianggong's wife's benevolence It can’t be done, let these soldiers leave now, when we attack Jingzhou, I’m afraid there will be tens of thousands of dead soldiers, don’t you want to see your brothers die in battle!”

Li Gang also persuaded: "Now that the Han coalition army has been severely damaged by us, if you want to let these 17 troops go back, our time to unify the world will be delayed for several years, and how many people will die among them. Meet with family members, but it is better than let the world be in chaos for a few more years, let them make a little sacrifice for the people of the world, at worst, we will help them find their families after we go to the army!"

Guan Hai also looked confused, he knew that Wang Yong and Li Gang didn't do much, but he couldn't find a better way to deal with this matter!
After thinking for a long time, Xu Wei came up with a solution from the redemption system in the Middle Ages!

He said: "This time we not only captured Yuan Shao, but also the leaders of big men like Guan Yu, and more than a hundred generals above the school lieutenant level. You said that we are now exchanging these soldiers with generals and leaders like Guan Yu, Xiahou Dun, and Yuan Shao. Family members, everyone said Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Yuan Tan would they like to exchange the families of these soldiers with us!"

But at this time, Jia Xu said: "It is absolutely impossible to be in power, and others are fine. Yuan Shao is the leader of the Yuan Clan. Without Yuan Shao now, it will be difficult for the Yuan Clan to unify the forces of Yuzhou and Sili, so that we can attack the Sili in the next step." Li and Yuzhou, but if we let Yuan Shao go back, I am afraid that Yuan Shao's power will soon be integrated by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao will cause us huge troubles at that time!"

(End of this chapter)