God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1088
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"No wonder Li Jue and others did not forcefully attack the Qiang people when they went west to preserve their strength..." Xi Zhong finally understood the situation.

Why did Li Jue and others leave behind a large number of Xiliang cavalry and did not lead them directly to Ximang?

Although some of the former friendship is still there, it cannot be the dominant factor.

"Even if Li Jue and others are strong enough to force their way out of this area, at least half of the troops in his hands will be lost..." Cheng Yu estimated the combat effectiveness of both sides and said thoughtfully.

Compared with before, although the number of Xiliang Iron Cavalry has increased, the overall combat effectiveness has indeed dropped a lot.

As for the Qiang tribe, due to year-round battles and wars, and having been at war with the Han people for many years, their combat effectiveness is actually not weak.

Being able to fight with the Han people, or even go back and forth, already shows your combat effectiveness.

If Li Jue and the others were to fight hard, even if they suffered a 1:5 battle damage, half of them would have to lie down, not to mention that they might not be able to achieve this level.

There is an upright edict from the emperor. On the surface, it is ultimately carrying out the emperor's orders.

There is no problem with justice, so naturally he will not forcefully kick the former auxiliary soldiers.

Even along the way, there were still a large number of Qiang people trying to join the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

However, after thinking about it, Li Jue and others finally gave up on this simple and clear idea.

Because no one can guarantee whether that ghost place in the Western Region can support so many cavalry?
Li Jue and others have never been there, so there is no guarantee.

As for hearsay, Li Jue, Guo Si and others only had a general understanding and were mentally prepared.

"If the troublesome Qiang people swallow it by force, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses in strength. Even if they can get something back, they will still be unable to make ends meet, so it is better to resort to tricks. Although the Qiang people fear power but not virtue..." Xi Zhong briefly estimated the two sides. gap, and finally gave up conquering by force.

It's not that he can't beat him, but the profit he gets after beating him is completely different from what he imagined. In this case, it is more practical to use tricks.

The princes who planned the Central Plains were more nervous and might be seen through by others and counterattacked. However, Xi Zhong still felt that he had no big problem with planning the Qiang people.

Their strength, military strength, logistics and popular support are far beyond that of the Qiang people. With a simple plan, wouldn't it be easy to capture them? !

Regarding such remarks, no one present raised any objections, but nodded seriously.

Xun Yu, who had rushed to Chang'an from Chen Liuzhong, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard such discussions and discussions.

Stud-style war is indeed not suitable for people like him. In any case, it is too dangerous to do so.

Although the benefits of stud are huge, if possible, Xun Yu still hopes to take the right path and avoid accidents.

He couldn't understand the speed of Liu Bei's development. Under such circumstances, he had to drag the army to a stud, which was probably not a crazy pace.

Whenever the casualties exceeded [-]%, Xun Yu felt that he could not accept it.

What's more, in such a large-scale war, the materials consumed are huge, not to mention that in this kind of pure cavalry, the materials consumed are even more terrifying. Although there was advance calculation, most of the material consumption and food problems were solved.

But that doesn't mean that they can start the war unscrupulously and ignore the losses of the war.

"If the Qiang people can be appeased and supplemented by millions of people, both the labor force and the army can be greatly improved..." Xun Yu briefly calculated the ethnic reserves of the Qiang people and learned about the strength of these Qiang people. , and what such a huge population can do, I briefly talked about it.

Some simple data reveal incomparable authenticity.

Compared with various examples, data is the real thing.

You may work very hard to save a year's savings, and then you'll be done with it in one battle.

If the problem can be solved by non-war means, Xun Yu fully supports non-war means.

"Is there still such a problem?" Xi Zhong glanced sideways at Xun Yu, and finally believed Xun Yu's words and nodded seriously.

"Although there are strategic reserves collected by Yanzhou in the past two years, plus the full support of the Wei family, as well as taxes from various places, and the income of the soldiers in the field..." Xun Yu simply calculated for everyone present, letting everyone understand their power. sources of income, as well as its own sources of reserves.

"Together, the number of these things is quite large. In the Yongliang area, it is more than enough to support a battle of about 10 people..." Chen Qun calculated the results in an instant and looked at Xun Yu with deep meaning.

It's a bit strange no matter how you think about it, with so much supplies, but for such a reason.

"If we follow the current standards of our army and calculate the ratio of infantry to cavalry at 8:2, without affecting next year, we can guarantee a scale of about 10 people. It is limited to the Yongliang area, and it probably won't be able to support it. Two years..." Upon hearing this inquiry, Xun Yu directly gave an almost certain time.

"If that's the case, then give up force. After all, there will be many places where force will be needed in the future. There is no need to waste these precious materials in the hands of some Qiang people..." Xi Zhong waved his hand. Said lightly.

If they emptied their reserves in order to deal with the Qiang people, how should they deal with Liu Bei and others?

"Okay, I'll go find Boda (Sima Lang) and use the strategy directly. Although it may take a lot more time, at least the loss will not be so big..." Chen Qun nodded on the spot.

Now that the main tone has been confirmed, just do it.

What a pity, supplies. How did you get this thing?

In the past, the materials they owned could be said to be quite luxurious and sufficient.

But facing Liu Bei from the east, Chen Qun looked at the supplies piled up in the warehouse and could only say, these supplies are too few.

At this level, Chen Qun couldn't quite understand how so many materials were produced?

Is it really possible to piece together so many strategic materials with just food and people?
Thinking of the content involved, Chen Qun shook his head.
Although they could get a lot of information under Liu Bei's rule and infer a lot of nodes, the number of these nodes was not enough for them to deduce complete details and logic.

Although you can gain a lot by copying cats and tigers, there is still a gap after all.

(End of this chapter)