Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 482 The White Emperor Seizes the City
Because of the narrow road, the Wancheng [-]st Division led by Zhao Yun, which was originally the rear of the palace, also arrived in front of Qutang Pass half a day after Huang Zhong arrived in Qutang. At this time, Huang Zhong had already completed the recruitment.

Liu Zhang was lenient in his administration in Yizhou. Although the government was not in order, fortunately, the degree of oppression on the people was not high. It was not as good as in the peaceful and prosperous times, but in troubled times, if the situation was bad, it would never be worse than the militaristic princes.

It's a pity that that's all, Liu Zhang did not further use this to promote his kindness - to be precise, Liu Zhang did not have the ability to let local powerful people promote his kindness among the people.

Not to mention cultivating the sense of honor and collectiveness of the people of Yizhou, and Liu Zhang had no understanding or communication with the civil and military officials below the core level. The middle and low-level officials cared more about their immediate superiors than the princes of Shu.

It can be said that the inheritance Liu Yan left for him was in vain...

This is why in history, after Yizhou was occupied by Liu Bei, there were indeed several civil and military officials who died for Liu Zhang, but the people's acceptance was very mediocre until they discovered that the taxes and military service in Shu were higher than those in the Yizhou period. After suffering so much, my life was really affected, and I began to miss Liu Zhang.

Moreover, Liu Zhang really didn't know much about people. He probably didn't use any strategies or listen to the civil and military officials who died for him during his lifetime, otherwise Liu Bei would not have been invited to Yizhou on his own initiative.

On the contrary, a group of Yizhou ministers who were deeply trusted by Liu Zhang performed astonishingly!

Among them, the most famous one is Wu Yi, who is the top3 in Yizhou Prefecture and has relatives with Liu Zhang. The performance also left a strong mark.

In the novel, after Wu Yi was captured, Liu Bei asked him if he would surrender. At that time, Wu Yi answered very firmly in eight words...

Since I was captured, how could I not surrender? ——I have already been captured. If you ask me whether I will surrender, are you looking down on me?Why don't I surrender?
He can be called the toughest man in the Three Kingdoms...

Liu Bei was probably stunned by this toughness, and was immediately overjoyed.

Thinking about it now, Zhuge Liang felt a little guilty when he scolded Wang Lang for "never seen such a shameless person". After all, he also met Wu Yi at that time...

At this time, Zhao Yun had just entered Qutang Pass when he heard from Huang Zhong that Wei Yan had led three regiments to Baidi City not far away!
"The terrain of Baidi City is dangerous, will Mr. Wen not be impulsive?" Zhao Yun asked slightly worriedly.

"Zilong can rest assured that the current guard of Baidi City is a member of the Gan clan. Because he was excluded before, he led his troops to guard Baidi City. Originally, Baidi City was just a small city to inspect caravans. The defenders do not exceed a thousand people, and the resistance will not be too fierce." Huang Zhong had already inquired about the situation.

Zhao Yun was relieved when he heard this - Qutang Pass is just the first test, just the beginning.

It is not realistic to directly capture Yizhou, but they must not stop at Kuimen, or... if the results of the victory are only kept in Kuimen, they can only withdraw to Chu after the flood season!

One thing, whether Yan Yan or Wu Jing, who has become a pool, has been analyzed correctly before - from the counties in Jingzhou, through Xiling Gorge to Zigui, and from Zigui through Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge to Kui Door, during this period material transportation is very unfavorable.

If it is purely for grain transportation, one stone of rice can be transported, and there can be one and a half buckets left, all thanks to the various government transport vehicles of the Ministry of Industry, and thanks to the abundant animal power, cows and horses are used on the road sections that can use cows and horses!
Otherwise, I'm afraid I can only get half a fight...

Of course, the [-]st Wancheng Division and the [-]st Xinye Division, as the first troops to be reorganized and carry out foreign campaigns, are undoubtedly the first-line elite troops of the Chu State, and for the elite soldiers of the Chu State, their military supplies cannot only be food.

Not only does the training of elite soldiers require nutritional intake, but the generals at the grassroots level are already cultivating true qi, and have higher requirements for food intake and dietary nutrition!

Because they need to consume a certain amount of meat, eggs, fish, fruits and vegetables, the Chu army’s current individual military food expenditure during daily training is seven to eight times that of the ordinary armies of other princes. The infantry burns more money than other people’s cavalry!
The original consumption standard for military rations per soldier was one stone per month. Because the Chu army also consumed a large amount of meat, eggs, fish and vegetables, the weight of military supplies was only one and a half stone, but the value of rice grain - the current standard "stone" of Chu State, was nearly ten stones. It is slightly smaller than the previous eight buckets.

Of course, transportation costs will not increase seven or eight times. It means that the value of the transported items is higher, and the weight has only increased by half...

There is no rule that you have to eat whatever you transport!
However, the trouble is that if it is transported by the Chu army, the rations of the Chu army responsible for the transportation are also very expensive. If the people are mobilized... the cost will be three times higher than before!
After all, now a large number of workshops are recruiting people, and manpower has suddenly become valuable. Gone are the days when there was a large number of laborers to take care of the food, like when the General Mansion first started.

Three times, the people are still out of feelings for their family and country, especially knowing that this is to transport food for the crusade against Yizhou, so they are willing to do it even if they make less money!
Although if you really want to starve to death, you can naturally eat "compressed grain bricks". The elites of Chu State do not lack the quality of hard work. Ingesting nutrients to a minimum and maintaining physical strength are also daily training items.

However, if the minimum consumption is maintained for a long time, the body of the Zhenqi warrior will not be able to bear it, and the strength of Ji Zao's soldiers will also decline...

And if supplies are normal, [-] elite soldiers will stay in Kuimen, which is equivalent to the consumption of [-] elite soldiers.

In the entire Chu State, there are less than 20 people trained with the standard of elite soldiers, and there are [-] standing guards in various places.

In other words, if these two divisions stayed in Kuimen, it would be a big expense to the Chu State.

In particular, the Hanshui Weir project in Wudang is also under construction, which is a big money-sucking enterprise!
Under such circumstances, even though the state of Chu had a lot of food in storage, it was unable to supply the two large households that burned food for a long time.

Unless... you can eat locally - get food and grass locally in Yizhou.

At least "heavy" grains such as rice should be collected locally as much as possible. After that, only meat and eggs will be transported in the form of dried or pickled products, so the cost pressure will be much smaller.

Moreover, the character of Chu State must be stable, and the spirit of Bai Xue must be upheld. "Eating from the local area" cannot mean "eating from the enemy." Ordinary people in Yizhou cannot be regarded as enemies and killed and burned like Dong Zhuo's old troops did in Guanzhong. Looting supplies...

In this case, the limit of flexibility is that some of the tax can be "credited" to the people, but it should not be more than doubled. In addition, dried meat, gold and silver can be used to buy and store grain from the people!
In other words, unless they can conquer a few counties, no matter how successful they are, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong will have no choice but to retreat the same way they came.

This is why Huang Zhong directly agreed to Wei Yan's attack on Baidi City - with Wei Yan's temperament, it was not surprising that he would ask for a fight, but with Huang Zhong's style, he would not have agreed in such a hurry if there was no purpose.

Of course, part of the reason was that the news he got at Qutang Pass made Huang Zhong feel relieved.

Otherwise, even if Huang Zhong would agree, he would order Wei Yanliu's two regiments to guard Qutang Pass, and he would personally lead most of the soldiers to rush to Baidi City!
After all, Baidi City itself is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if there are not many defenders, if you are careless, there is still the danger of capsizing in the gutter.

But now that the guard is a member of the Gan family and was squeezed out before, the final risk has been reduced to very small...

When Wei Yan brought people to Baidi City, he found that Gan Mao was waiting ten miles outside the city to meet him... No, meet him!

Looking at the square formation of thousands of people, Wei Yan already understood the meaning of taking the risk.

If he really wanted to defend, he would definitely be defending the walls of Baidi City. How could he come out to meet the enemy?

"Second Battalion Commander, come out!" Wei Yan called out his Second Battalion Commander, Liao Hua.

"Here!" Liao Huazhong shouted angrily.

"Go and get your name, and then have a fight with the opponent's general... Remember, the opponent is a member of Governor Gan's clan, and his martial arts skills are not as good as yours. He has no determination to win now, so don't take any lives." Behind Wei Yan is Whispered to Liao Hua.

After all, Wei Yan is now one of the top 20 people in the Chu army, and he is young and vigorous. Naturally, he is not willing to accompany Gan Ning's relatives to fake a fight!
Although Wei Yan has only just reached the title, he has been a general for a long time and has his own dignity. Liao Hua is only 16 years old, younger than Wei Yan. He was just a dubo before. However, during the restructuring, he was dismissed from the army during the training of captains and soldiers. Wei Yan named and praised him, promoted him one level, and became the battalion commander. Otherwise, normally Dub, he would have been the company commander after the restructuring...

"Liao Hua, commander of the second battalion of the second regiment of the Dachu Xinye Division, is here. The enemy generals dare to fight!" Liao Hua fired his engine and came directly to the front of the two armies.

In the current front-line army of the Chu State, most of Du Bo are gilded generals. Only the garrison troops from various places can still see Mu Shi Du Bo. Naturally, Liao Hua is also a gilded general!
Although Liao Hua was still young and not a genius, he caught up with him at a good time - when the General Mansion settled in Jingzhou and the Chu State had not yet been officially established, Liao Hua rushed to join the army in Naxian Hall and became a Dub, he even lied about his age for this, but fortunately he was more mature. Later, when the country was founded, BUFF was promoted to gilt.

Gan Mao on the other side didn't understand, these were all messy names. He just saw that the other party was calling the vanguard, and he knew in his heart that the other party also understood what he meant.

"Although I am willing to risk being squeezed out by incompetent people and only have a few hundred defenders under my command, my bravery and loyalty can be demonstrated by the sun and the moon. Even if the Lord of Shu is deceived by traitors, I will hold on to Baidi City until the last moment. Come... Let’s fight!” Gan Mao made an excuse for himself first.

The overall thinking is "I am being squeezed out" and "I have no soldiers", and the reason for this is "the prince of Shu appoints traitors". Now Ben Zhongliang is going to fight the enemy to the death...

Then, before he was twenty, Gan Mao was stabbed to the ground by Liao Hua's three-pointed knife.

"Ah! I'm tied up... Don't surrender just to save me!" Gan Mao yelled as he was tied up, and he cooperated to take back his armor.

As for the soldiers who were willing to take the risk, they had already begun to clamor to surrender for the sake of the coach, and some people rushed up... and knelt down on the ground, begging the soldiers to stay useful and not to resist again!
Other defenders?

The [-]th-line army, which has not been in battle for a long time and has never even killed an enemy, can withstand this situation!
After having an excuse... ah no, after having a legitimate reason, everyone immediately surrendered.

Wei Yan couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked people to stop these scenes, and directly placed the military talisman, recruited Ji Zao's soldiers, and entered Baidi City...

(End of this chapter)