Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1492 Who is whose prey

  Fei Qian wanted to leave for Sichuan and Shu immediately, but in fact, there was a lot of work to prepare, and it was not possible to leave immediately with a pat on the butt.

  First of all, the most important thing is to let the grain and grass in the Hanzhong area not be transported to Guanzhong for the time being, but to be stored in the local area as a reserve. In addition, the current food shortage in Guanzhong needs to be transferred from Hedong Pingcang, so if Fei Qian brings some soldiers to Sichuan and Shu, then there will be some shortage of food and grass for frontline battles...

  This is a question, after much deliberation, 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 food and grass. Food and grass should come better. Isn't it possible to calculate the accounts for ten years? What's the point of postponing it later?

  If you really enter Sichuan and Sichuan and fight for a long time, the problem of food and grass will be a headache. You can’t always let Guanzhong Hedong Hongnong adjust food and grass from a long distance, right? Only relying on Brazil alone cannot supply the troops of Fei Qian and Zhao Wei. Coupled with the invasion of war, the battle between the two sides or the three parties or the four parties in Brazil county will inevitably greatly affect the local economic production. It will also cause the entire Brazil County to become a negative production area within a year or two...

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

  However, the Hanzhong area has been deployed many times before, and now it is recruited again and again, which will inevitably affect the local area. Now Mr. Crouching Tiger in Hanzhong has repeatedly issued a seal saying that the people of Hanzhong are overwhelmed and cannot support it...

  So if you don’t want to allocate grain and grass in Hanzhong, but only seek local solutions, then normally, there are several ways to solve it, the first one is looting. If it is said that the people who were looted are tragic, but the integrity and stability of the army are often ranked first in times of war, but this will inevitably deepen the contradiction between the Fiqian army and the people in Sichuan and Sichuan. Even if it is occupied in the later stage, it will not be resolved within a day or two.

Fei Qian exists among various regions, and there is not much civil resistance. Even if some gentry have some ideas or actions, it is difficult to cause large-scale riots or rebellions. The most important reason is that Fei Qian treats When occupying or about to occupy an area, they adopt a relatively moderate strategy of gradually reforming in the process of integration, so there are no such big waves and resistance as Cao Cao did in Xuzhou.

  So in Sichuan and Shu, there are dense mountains and forests, can we send soldiers to hunt and gather food?

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

From this point of view, the coalition forces of Liu Bei and Central Sichuan will not be many to a certain extent, at least they will not increase without limit. After all, both civilians and soldiers need to consume food and grass. If there are too many people To a certain extent, it must be a great pressure on the interior of Sichuan and Shu.

   In fact, no general in his right mind would limit the looting of the army in the enemy's territory. Only in civil wars is it possible to limit plunder. Even in modern warfare, international law considers the people and property of an enemy state to be "hostile," allowing restrictions on their freedom and expropriation. Of course, unrestrained plunder is prohibited.

  When plundering, generally large troops are not dispatched, only scattered soldiers are dispatched, but the supply team is vulnerable to attack, so the supply team itself also needs guards.

  When the big man was fighting the Huns before, in the thrilling decisive battle in Mobei, the main cavalry was about 100,000, while the infantry protecting the logistics team was hundreds of thousands!

Of course, these infantry also need to consume food, so the food transported to the destination is limited. At that time, there was a saying that one for thirty was one, that is, thirty stones were transported, and there was basically less than one stone left in Mobei. This shows that large-scale To win the war, the logistical pressure is so great.

However, suffering is relative. It is impossible for Feiqian to provide a large amount of military supplies. Then in reverse, if Liu Zhang and Liu Bei's coalition forces want to defend the entire Sichuan and Shu, the pressure is not necessarily small. After all, they are the defenders, and Feiqian has The innate advantage of choosing the attack point and attack time, if you grasp this advantage, you can also create certain opportunities.

  So after Feiqian saw the head brought by Yang Xiu, he didn't continue to dwell on the issue of assassination, but asked: "Would De Zu be willing to be the left army division of a certain army and go to Hanzhong with a certain one?"

  Yang Xiu naturally had no answer, so he withdrew after thanking him.

  Pang Tong watched coldly from the side, and after Yang Xiu went down, he suddenly smiled and said, "My lord, do you want the Yang family to pay for food and grass?"

   "What else?" Fei Qian chuckled, "I don't know when the end will be the end..."

Pang Tong hesitated for a moment, then said: "Otherwise, the annual tax this autumn..." Taxation, it has been agreed that it will not change, but there is no precedent for a temporary tax increase. After all, what is handed over to Fei Qian is only one of them One part, and another part naturally fell into the right hands of various nobles, and only a small part was left to the common people.

Fei Qian also hesitated for a moment, pondered for a long time, finally shook his head, and said: "This case cannot be opened." Although it is not impossible to add gifts or something, if the family and country are in danger, it is not impossible, but it should not be used lightly, otherwise if there is something The problem is to add gifts, and these additions are often reduced to the most grassroots people. Although they can solve the urgent need, they often have a lot of troubles.

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

  A country, a regime, if it wants to give the people under its rule a sense of stability and security, it is impossible to change the order overnight. The leader of the Mashat hairstyle in the later generations will change the tariff at every turn, causing much turmoil?

   "Mr. Zuo, huh, no matter what, let the Yang family pay some money and food..." Pang Tong glanced at Fei Qian, "However, the money and food of the Yang family may not be able to fully support the army. If my lord does not want to use Guanzhong reserves..."

   "What if the number of soldiers is reduced?" Fei Qian said with a smile, "A certain one can keep Hanchang, Langzhong, and Guanghan, and then the surrounding counties will not send troops or garrison... What do you think Shi Yuan?"

  Pang Tong was puzzled at first, and then came to a sudden realization. He clapped his hands and smiled and said, "My lord really has a clever mind! Haha, haha, if that's the case, you can win!"

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  In the era when there was no instant communication, the two sides of the war were often limited to fighting or tactics, and fought locally. Few people had an overall arrangement and coordinated a battle.

   It was once said that there were no battles in ancient times, only battles. From a certain point of view, this is indeed the case, because no matter how big the battle situation is, it is often difficult for the commander to make adjustments and coordination after the generals lead the troops. Even if there are any new changes in the battle situation, it is often impossible. Immediately change, you can't even let the original troops change their targets, but you can only send the reserve team in your own hands to deal with it, or make up for the loopholes.

   It was like Zhuge Liang in Jieting, who generally had the upper hand in the overall situation, but was killed by Sima Yi in one blow, ruining all the achievements accumulated in the early stage.

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

   And this point 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 systematic military knowledge learning, Liu Bei may not be able to relax in the face of 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 if you win the battle can you have hope and future, if you lose...

  Liu Bei smiled wryly, did not think about this issue, and then refocused on the map.

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

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

  Pawn composition?

  General's habits and preferences?

  How much grain and grass stock is there?

  These news are all vague and inconsistent.

Zhao Wei, in general, the information given by Sichuan and Shu can still be used to allow Liu Bei to outline an outline, but Liu Bei only has a little impression of Xu Shu, the commander of General Zhengxi, except that Xu Shu is also a member of the five people under Lushan , the rest is not at all clear.

  The Western Expedition Army is now stationed in Guanghan, what is the next step? Is it to secure the various places first, or to take Shu County first? Is it necessary to sideline the army to contain this place, and then the soldiers go straight to Chengdu, or should we prepare to fight steadily and advance step by step?

But one thing is certain is that this time the battle was in Sichuan and Sichuan. The original strong cavalry unit of Zhengxi troops is not very useful in the terrain of Sichuan and Shu, so Liu Bei is somewhat confident. With a group of infantry in the area, if you want to fight against the cavalry, the difficulty is at least a few levels higher than it is now.

  Liu Bei's gaze has been cruising around the cities of Hanchang, Langzhong, and Guanghan. He has a vague idea in his heart, but he has never formed a complete strategy...

"Second brother, come and take a look..." Liu Bei knew it was Guan Yu who had come when he heard some footsteps. In reality, no one has the all-knowing and omnipotent visual ability. It is still a bit difficult to spell out all the answers from the sporadic and trivial information, even though Liu Bei has led the army for many years.

   "Brother, are you still watching?" 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 discuss?

"Second brother and third brother, have you all eaten?" Smelling the aroma of the food, Liu Bei couldn't help but growl in his stomach, so he straightened up, sat down at the table beside him, picked up the rice bowl, and said, " No, don't ask them to come to discuss... Oh, there are new dishes today...Second brother, as the chief general of the army, you must first have a general strategy, and then listen to the suggestions and strategies of the military advisers to verify whether your strategy is correct, If it is correct, where it is right, if it is wrong, where it is wrong, it must be clear...Well, this dish is well done...Otherwise, if you lose your mind and just listen to the counselor's words, you will not be able to achieve great things..."

  Guan Yu nodded silently, then walked to the side of the map, frowned, and examined it carefully. The three cities of Hanchang, Langzhong, and Guanghan are like a sharp knife inserted on the map of Berkshire. The blade points directly at the hinterland of Sichuan and Shu. Even Guan Yu standing on the map and watching it feels like a golden weapon He came head-on, making his heart beat faster.

  Liu Bei was eating and drinking snoringly, and the food was delicious. Anyway, there are only my brothers in the tent, so there is no need to worry too much about etiquette and norms. He is not like some people who don’t think about eating and drinking when they are thinking, but Liu Bei should eat and sleep. If it is not for such habits and Personality, so many things have been suppressed for so many years, and the body has long been overwhelmed and collapsed.

   It's just that Liu Bei's eating and drinking voice is a kind of harassment to Guan Yu who is frowning and thinking. Guan Yu frowned, trying to focus on the map, but he kept hearing Liu Bei Xili snoring in his ears, accompanied by a little bit of eating and drinking, and suddenly his heart moved...

   "Brother!" Guan Yu suddenly thought of something, fixed his eyes on the map, and seemed to be shining with light, "Brother, I have a strategy! I can conquer the West!"

"Oh?" Liu Bei moved his cheeks a few times, swallowed the food in his mouth, looked down at the rice and millet in the bowl, and simply poured all the leftover vegetables and soup from the bean plate into the rice bowl Then, holding a rice bowl like this, he came to Guan Yu's side, and while pawing and pulling, he said, "Second brother, tell me, I'm listening..."

Guan Yu pointed to a knife, and then slashed and slashed on the map, as if he was using his long knife to hit the Zhengxi soldiers in Sichuan and Shu, "Look, brother, Zhengxi is like a soldier. Potential, like a long snake, hovering along the Langshui... Now Guanghan has a heavy army, ready to go, like a poisonous snake raising its head, picking someone to eat... If we face Guanghan directly, even if we can win, Losses are inevitable, so why not..."

  (end of this chapter)