The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire - Chapter 256

[Chapter 253 The war begins]

The drums and thunder sounded, the flag swayed, and the overwhelming army was divided into two camps, each facing each other.

On an endless plain, the armies of the two sides set up a battle, along one battlefield after another, distributed for hundreds of miles around.

When an army fights, it is never possible to tell the result in an instant, and the place where the battle is fought is also very broad, or else it can be said that thousands of people are in the wild and thousands of people are in the city.

But now the two sides add up to nearly 200,000, and they don’t know how broad the battle is.

Maybe some people can’t imagine what the image of such a large army looks like?

Let’s compare it like this!

Before the war in Wei State, its population was only 1.5 million. Before the war in Zhao State, its population was only over 1.3 million, but it occupied a territory equivalent to half a small province in China.

The state of Chu has 400,000 people, but the area it occupies is nearly four provinces in China. That is to say, 200,000 people can fill two provinces.

The population equivalent to two provinces is concentrated in a small county, with a radius of only two or three hundred miles, which can be described as extremely crowded.

This kind of scale can be said to be unparalleled in the past. It has never existed before, and it is unlikely to exist in the future.

When the army is fighting, it is not a swarm, but a series of attacks in batches, formations and regions.

The two sides are fighting each other in various dangerous positions and important cities, or I will defend the city and you will attack, or you will defend the position and I will capture it.

At the beginning, both sides were apprehensive. The war was not too intense. It was a small-scale battle with less than 10,000 people, and it was infrequent, often only four or five days.

However, as the trial slowly came to an end, the two sides had some knowledge of their respective strengths, and the attack began to become fierce, and they gradually became angry.

It has been a month since the battle, but the number of casualties was 100,000, which is not much compared to the 200,000 troops on both sides.

But if you think about it in another direction, 100,000 people is almost equivalent to the population of a small county, that is, the population of several cities in China. Isn’t this very scary!

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“So, this war will not end so soon. In my estimation, this unprecedented scale of war will last for at least a year before he has to retreat when both sides are exhausted, or all of them are exhausted. Collapse, both sides will suffer!” Inside Zhong Yu’s Chinese army camp, Cao Cao, the general of the hussars, pointed the long sword in his hand, and pointed to the map behind him, expressing his opinion.

Cao Cao’s sharp eyes glanced at the many civil and military ministers below. He was bright and full of heroic and military spirit. Few of those who looked at him could look directly at him.

The people below were all contemplating, each thinking about what Cao Cao just said, and each had their own concerns. People were so complicated that it was impossible for them to be unified.

“General Cao is right, this war can’t end so quickly. After all, there are 200,000 people, and the two sides are evenly matched. It is impossible to end it in a short time.” Zhang Liao, who was also in the tent, got up and nodded in agreement with Cao Cao. Opinion.

The armies of both sides are huge, with nearly one million people, and they are all brave and skilled elite armies with rich combat experience.

This kind of army cannot collapse because of some tactics. It is only a miracle that can happen in a small army of tens of thousands of people, and it is still a rabble.

Just looking at the battle of Changping in history, isn’t Lian Po a famous general?

Isn’t Bai Qi a famous general?

They are all famous generals in Chinese history, but they are not because their respective strengths are equal, even if their opponents are relatively incompetent, they still have to rely on time to slowly drag their enemies to death.

Throughout history, any army with 100,000 people, as long as it is well-trained, is not a mob with temporary money.

If you want to defeat this kind of army, even if it is several times larger than the enemy, you can only rely on the advantages of time and number to slowly consume the opponent.

There can be no miraculous plan to defeat the enemy in one battle.

This is because these armies have excellent training. Even if they are defeated, it is only a partial defeat. At most, one or two cities will be lost. .

These 200,000 people, their wars are destined to be long, and they will revolve around two or three surrounding counties, constantly competing for one dangerous city after another, constantly consuming their forces until one side cannot hold on, and they are helpless. Exit.

“Yes, I also agree with General Cao’s opinion!” Xu Huang stood up and said his opinion aloud.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and the others on the lower side, their faces moved slightly, obviously they had some other opinions, but there didn’t seem to be too big differences, so they didn’t say anything.

Default.

“Cao Aiqing is right, this war will indeed last within a year, and it is not that these two million people will die so quickly. The most important reason is that UU reading www.uukanshu.com is because Whether it’s our side or the Qin country, their respective backgrounds can’t support such a huge army, and they have been wasting on the front line.” Zhong Yu reluctantly stated a fact, military rations, soldiers can’t get enough to eat, and How can it be beaten!

In fact, in ancient times, the common people’s thinking was very simple, as long as they could eat enough to not starve to death, they could endure anything.

Even if they bully their children and kill their parents, they can endure it. Could it be that the soldiers of the coalition army and the Qin State have no relatives to be killed by their own?

Wasn’t their home destroyed?

They were recruited by force, and they were reluctant to join the army, but why were they able to support it and be that soldier obediently?

The really important reason is because in the army, they can eat a mouthful of food, and eat a full mouthful of food, so that they will not starve to death.

Because in their home, the food was taken away by force, and the bark and wild vegetables in their hometown were almost the same, and they were starved to death if they stayed there. Even if you die, it’s worth it.

What’s more, they still hold that glimmer of hope, that is, if they can live to the end of the war and save a life, they will earn it.

What’s more, they have made some contributions and been promoted and reused. Even if they are insignificant officials, it will be an opportunity to change their destiny.

As for their parents and relatives at home, they can’t control that much, he can’t protect himself, how can he think so much.

They can only beg secretly in their hearts, they can survive until they go back alive, and if they die, they will meet underground.

(End of this chapter)

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