Chapter 404

Sure enough, as predicted by many parties before, the clear sky was gradually shrouded in dark clouds. The originally cool wind became cold. One day, there was a fine drizzle during the day, and there was heavy snow late at night.

Liu Yan doesn't know whether Zhao Jun in Shijie has prepared warm clothes, but the Han Army has begun to store a large amount of wool felt and related warm clothes after autumn.

The warmth preservation items of the Han Army certainly can not be used by the whole army, but they can ensure the needs of the front-line soldiers. Without the front-line soldiers, they can only nest indoors as much as possible.

Liu Yan is no longer in Gucheng. At the strong request of Xu Zheng, Yuan Qiao and ministers including Jichang and Sangyu, he retreated to fenggao in Taishan county because the king should not be involved in danger. Fenggao is not only the natural barrier, but also the center of the battlefield in Yanzhou, Jizhou and Xuzhou. There is no time difference between the parties collecting past information, Be able to grasp the overall situation as much as possible.

Sometimes appropriate compromise is necessary, especially for kings. Liu Yan is not a fool. He knows that staying in Gucheng will put too much psychological pressure on Xu Zheng and Yuan Qiao, and the whole Han country will be trembling. So he should step back.

The war in Puyang County has evolved into a war that will determine the fate of the country. Although there are some accidents, it is reasonable. After all, dunqiu county is the place where Shi Hu used to garrison troops. Moreover, it can really be regarded as a strategic place at this stage. The outbreak of a war is not surprising. The difference is how big the war will be.

It's snowy in winter. The tour must be suspended. There are also places to discuss whether it's necessary to go to Yuzhou again. The other important ministers should put down their affairs temporarily and rush to fenggao to discuss with Liu Yan.

"The number of enemy troops around Puyang City is decreasing, which can be interpreted as that stone tigers do not have enough national strength to support consumption." Sang Yu had just arrived at fenggao from Yuzhou, and almost everything he should have arrived before he came. He wore a lot of clothes, even wrapped in a fur cloak, shrunk his body and said, "the reduction of the number has made the enemy more pure. According to the investigation, 150000 of the 180000 are Capricorn people, and the Dragon Guard of stone tiger is also among them."

"Shi Hu rarely uses Jie people to fight on a large scale. With so much use this time, we can see that he attaches great importance to the battle of Puyang." Ji Chang looked much better. Although he also wore a lot of warm clothes, at least he didn't have a batch of cloak and didn't shrink his body. He said to Liu Yan very seriously: "my Lord, the war in Puyang City is a war of national fortune for Shijie."

Xu Zheng personally led the army in Puyang City. 30000 troops were stationed in the city and 40000 troops were stationed outside the city. His marching commander, Shi Yuanqiao, led 20000 troops to juancheng in order to ensure the future.

The whole nation of the Han Dynasty has more than 200000 troops, and nearly 100000 troops have been deployed just over Puyang City. For the Han Dynasty, the battle of Puyang can also be regarded as a war that will affect the fate of the country.

"In the Liaodong battlefield, Murong seal personally led 60000 Yan troops to garrison, and our garrison over there was only 20000." Ji Chang had to mention another place: "Shi bin in Jizhou battlefield commanded more than 100000, there were 30000 Yan troops in murongge, and we had only 50000 in zhangshui front line."

Huan Wen said the right words at the right time: "there is also the front line of the Yangtze River. The Jin army has begun to mobilize supplies, and there are signs of large-scale assembly of the Navy."

The Yangtze River will not freeze in winter. It can keep the navigation unimpeded all year round. It means that you want to fight a water war without considering the problem of icing. What you need to pay attention to is the flood season, and there is no big flood in winter.

"The Three Kingdoms attack my big man." Ji Chang said what he had wanted to say for a long time: "king, I have to recruit."

Huan Wen once again mended his sword: "in the pre Qin period, there were six million people in the country, but there were one million troops. The Han population was not counted as slaves, there were more than 1.8 million, of which more than 700000 were suitable. Even if not all of them were recruited, it was also suitable to recruit 350000."

"The big man has been practicing among the people all year round. When he enters the army, he is a qualified soldier. Although there is a gap with the soldiers, there is no gap with the soldiers of other counties and counties, especially the big man has no shortage of weapons." Sang Yu was obviously also eager to increase the number of troops: "Your Majesty, we really should recruit on a large scale."

More than 1.8 million people have supported 70000 War soldiers and nearly 140000 second-line troops (such as auxiliary soldiers), which means that the military civilian ratio has reached 9:1. If it were not for the larger number of slaves in the Han state, domestic production would be stagnant or even scarce.

It's already a ratio of nine to one. How many more conscripts? 350000, or 150000? If it is 350000, it means that there are a total of 550000 troops, that is, one third of the country is full of soldiers. If it's 100000, it's a total of 350000 troops, and the military civilian ratio is 5 to 1.

"Ninety thousand civilians were recruited, and three hundred thousand slaves were recruited according to the standards of servant and subordinate army." Ji Chang is still quite cautious. He said, "in this way, it will be 300000 and 300000 respectively."

"Yao Yizhong's performance is quite cooperative." Sang Yu smiled and said, "if the king is willing to give some promises, at least the Qiang and Di people among the slaves can use them."

The source of slaves in the Han country is still relatively simple. The number of prisoners of war captured in the war is the most, of which the number of miscellaneous Hu is actually more. The Qiang and Di people captured hundreds of thousands at once in the battle of Luoyin, and the two ethnic groups together will account for about two fifths.

Prisoners of war are generally rewarded to soldiers who have made meritorious service in the war. As a result, most soldiers have at least one slave in their family. Originally, some soldiers regarded their slaves as war slaves, but later they were prohibited, and later slaves worked exclusively instead of them.

In addition to the slaves rewarded to soldiers, the state holds the largest number of slaves, such as building roads, bridges, or other large-scale national projects. The labor comes from official slaves.

Seriously, this set made by the state of Han is almost a replica of the Pre-Qin Dynasty. The difference is that most of the slaves in the Pre-Qin Dynasty came from the same Miao people in the six states of Shandong, while the slaves in the state of Han were Hu people, accounting for an absolute majority.

After Liu Yan captured Yao Yizhong, he was not treated harshly, and there was no way to talk about abuse. To say how much he will treat Yao Yizhong, don't think about it. There are no people to serve, and there will be no peace of life. Just take it with you.

Intelligence shows that Yao Xiang, Yao Yizhong's favorite son, was also captured by the Han Army, but he hasn't been found in the past. I really don't know whether the Han army won't find anyone, or Yao Xiang hid too well and didn't even be captured.

Two years ago, the Han army began to gradually withdraw the existence of the slave army and the new attached army. At present, the retained slave army is a very small number from Chaoxian Peninsula and Japan island. The number of slave army can be up to 10000, and the new attached army is completely abolished. There will be such a phenomenon. According to the regulations of the 20th class Baron, even slaves count for their meritorious service. They can not only become free people, but also become nobles, which is more resisted by the troops composed of free people in the Han country.

"If slaves do meritorious deeds, they will naturally be rewarded according to the laws of the Han Dynasty." Facing the military's questions, Ji Chang said bluntly: "if we want them to work hard, we have to give hope. Large-scale recruitment from civilians is not realistic, and we need to increase the size of the army. What's more, is it not a way to absorb them?"

People in charge of all parties have been colliding and have their own views. Generally speaking, they have the same view on increasing the number of troops.

The three countries will join forces to attack the Han country. It seems that there are at least three battlefields. It is natural to increase the number of troops, but we should have an appropriate plan on how to recruit troops.

"Although the big man has always been in a state of war, the hinterland has not been affected by the war." Cai you said, glancing at Cheng Shuo and looking back at Liu Yancai, he said, "the grain reserves in the Treasury are rich enough for 500000 troops to eat for two years. Weapons and armor depend on the situation. Arming 100000 troops at one time can not affect the replenishment of each front line, and more than 100000 will be difficult."

Liu Yan waited for the officials to say almost what they should say, and said, "recruit 90000 soldiers, and then select 200000 people from slaves to form servants and join the army."

As a result, the number of Han troops in non systematic forces reached 300000. Apart from 70000 War soldiers, the rest can only be regarded as auxiliary soldiers. Plus 200000 slave soldiers and 40000 or so guards, the total number is about 550000. For a country with a slave population of nearly 4 million, the army is really a little more.

"It won't last long." Ji Chang saw Liu Yan frowning and explained, "it will last for a year at most."

Liu Yan frowned not because of anything else. It was the small ~ Dynasty ~ court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After all, he forgot his national hatred and joined the state of Zhao in Shijie. However, he seems not qualified to blame the small ~ court ~ court. After all, the relationship between the Han state and the small ~ court ~ court is not very good, and it can even be said that the official exchanges are very bad.

"King, don't care too much along the Yangtze River." Sang Yu said with a smile, "the Yu family has declined in an all-round way. It is not long before the power transfer between the small ~ court and the court. They want to change from a defensive posture to an offensive posture for a while. Moreover, there is only one candidate for the commander of the small ~ court and the court's Northern Expedition, that is Chu Li, the abbot of the state."

Speaking of the abbot, Chu Li has always been in Runan County, commanding the three counties of Ruyin County, Xincai county and Runan County. He looks very stable.

"According to previous examples, the northern expedition of the small ~ Dynasty ~ court should be prepared for at least one year." Huan Wen was very familiar with the small ~ Dynasty ~ court in the South and said firmly: "the Chu family and the Xie family have come together, but they still can't compare with the power of the Yu family."

The northern expedition of the small ~ imperial court in the Eastern Jin Dynasty has always relied on the power of aristocratic families. I really can't count on the imperial court's army too much.

It's not that the troops of the small ~ court ~ court can't fight. First, all kinds of generals are "family" official positions. They spend more time with women than with soldiers. It's easy to imagine what it would be like for people like this to lead soldiers; Second, real talents are basically the scripts of some gate valves or aristocratic families. For example, Yu Liang's northern expedition is more powerful than the military generals of the imperial court, even Zu Ti, who is dancing with chickens; Third, the imperial court has fewer resources than the aristocratic family. If the aristocratic family does not contribute, the imperial court simply does not have enough resources to support the northern expedition.

Liu Yan still had some impressions of the abbot. He vaguely remembered that Chu Li's northern expedition was a joke, but the national army was a big thing, and he should be cautious even if it was only in case.

"I mean to let my servants join the army and be mainly responsible for the war on the southern front." Liu Yan didn't let the Hu people kill their compatriots. He said: "serving in the army is only suitable for going south. The west line and the north line are used to make few people worry."

"The Hu people who serve in the army are not good at fighting where there are too many water nets, but as the king said, they have to be careful that the Hu people will turn against the enemy. Even if they turn south, the damage can be quickly suppressed, so they are only suitable for going south." Ji Changshi first agreed, and then said, "the southern line, whether Xuzhou or Yuzhou, is mainly defensive for the time being. It can be dismantled and deployed, and the harm can be minimized as much as possible."

No one opposes the minions going south. Apart from the above reasons, Jin people in the south of the Yangtze River are also generally afraid of Hu people.

Funny to say, in the Central Plains, the Han Army has been fighting against the Hu people, which means that the Han army can fight better than the Hu people, but the small ~ Dynasty ~ court in the south is more afraid of the Hu people than the Han army. Both the officials and the people in the small ~ Dynasty ~ court dare to show their teeth to the Han Army, and they are soft when they meet the Hu people. It can only be said that the small ~ Dynasty ~ court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is brave in the civil war and is not afraid of fighting with their roommates. In the face of non compatriots, they are timid before fighting and have no courage to fight outside.

"Everything we discuss should be done before spring." After Liu Yan said the first sentence, several people spoke. He didn't give anyone a chance to speak: "since the battlefield of Puyang County will be a crucial World War I, I will personally supervise the war."

That's what they just want to stop, but Liu Yan has spoken first.

"Good calculations should be made, and there should be ways to deal with things going bad." If Liu Yan said there was no pressure in his heart, he was still lying. He glanced around and said, "the bottom line of Jizhou's retreat is the line between the plain and Leling. In the South...", he paused, but laughed. Finally, he said, "father-in-law, ha ha."

The people said they understood the promise strictly, but no one asked liao1 East. They all knew that they could not lose it anyway.

Sang Yu quickly winked at Ji Chang and even lowered his voice to remind: "Guanzhong."

Ji Chang understood and immediately said, "Your Majesty, since the war in Puyang County is very important, and even our troops are insufficient, can ran lead the army to fight?"

The state of Qin of the ran family was gone. Guanzhong didn't stop sending people to Yuzhou until winter, but ran min still had an armed force of about 200000 under his command. Although the combat power of more than 200000 people under ran min's command is uneven, it is a world war on the national movement for the Han country, and how many troops can be added is one of the forces.

"At present, Guanzhong is dispensable to big men. As long as Puyang County wins the war, Guanzhong is naturally in the bag. If Puyang County loses, Guanzhong cannot be defended." Sang Yu's will was very firm, and few seriously said, "my king also needs to know Ran's mentality."

Liu Yan didn't have any superfluous words, just nodded in recognition.