The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 397 The World Situation
Standing in front of the huge map of the north, Chen Ziming's gaze slowly moved from east to west. The vast borderline made people both gratified and helpless.

It has been more than ten years since he followed Liu Bei to fight the world. He fought south and north and spent countless thoughts to achieve a much better situation today.

Today's Liu Bei can be said to be the number one prince in the world, even the number one in the world. Although I don't know how strong the other three powerful empires were at the same time as the Han Dynasty, according to historical records, they are far inferior to the Han Dynasty. Whether it is population or technology, the Great Han surpassed the other Three Kingdoms empires.

According to historical records, the Frost Empire, not far from the Great Han, had only 20 soldiers and horses in its strongest period. Looking at the current Great Han, let alone Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan, the three great princes with millions of mercenaries, even Liu Zhang, who is partial to safety, now has more than [-] mercenaries.

Of course, in terms of the land area he owns, Liu Bei has the ability to compete shoulder to shoulder with the Frost Empire. You must know that the land area of ​​the other three empires is not much different from that of the big Han.

Then there is Sun Quan, who is still expanding, and his territory is not small. As for Cao Cao, unless he can kill Liu Zhang or Sun Quan, he has lost the ability to expand.

Needless to say, Liu Zhang, when Liu Bei has calmed down, it is time to take action to eliminate this Xiaoqiang, so that the situation of three-point world will reappear in history.

One-third of the world, speaking of it, makes people blood boil, but this is the situation that Chen Ziming least wants to see. The three-point world in history not only saved Liu Bei, but also saved Sun Quan. Missed.

Liu Bei and Sun Quan were fulfilled, but the people of the Han Dynasty suffered, even the people living in the so-called benevolent Liu Bei's Shu Kingdom were suffering unspeakably.

For the sake of the so-called great cause of unification, you beat me and I beat you in the Three Kingdoms, which beat the whole Han to pieces, and almost caused the Han people to die.

Looking at the current territory, Liu Bei now occupies Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Hanzhong and other places in the original territory of the Han Dynasty, which can be said to occupy half of the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, it also expanded its territory and established Fuzhou, Jizhou, Heilongzhou, and Yizhou, which are rich in products. Today's land area is no different from that of a complete Han Dynasty.

The occupied population has reached nearly 3000 million, and under Chen Ziming's effective policy, the population under Liu Bei's influence is still growing. Far from Cao Cao, Sun Quan and other princes who only know how to consume the population, the continuous potential is so strong many.

Let’s look at the territory Cao Cao now occupies. Yanzhou, where he started his family, and then Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Silizhou, which owns four states. Although it is far less large than Liu Bei’s current territory, the four states occupied by Cao Cao are all big men. the central area.

Whether it is economic culture or population density, it is the best in the former Han Dynasty. Of course, the economic and cultural center of the Han Dynasty is Linzi, Qingzhou, which is absolutely well-deserved.

Needless to say, Yanzhou and Yuzhou, although small in size, are in the center of the Han Dynasty, with a very high population density, and there are many families. Having families means that there are countless talents for Cao Cao to use.

Compared with Cao Cao's occupation of Jingzhou and Sili Prefecture, Yanzhou and Yuzhou are much worse. Jingzhou, the land of abundance, has fertile land and rich products, providing Cao Cao with countless resources, which is definitely the guarantee for Cao Cao's sustainable development.

As for Sili Prefecture, let alone the so-called place where the real dragon lived for a long time, two ancient capitals were located in this prefecture, there were countless wealthy families, and high-level talents were inexhaustible.

Cao Cao, who owns the land of these four states, is not comparable to Sun Quan and Liu Zhang. Don't look at Sun Quan's success today, but he is far inferior to Cao Cao in terms of population and talents. Cao Cao is so close, Sun Quan can get it, and there is no room for expansion.

But to own a territory, one must have a population. The rich and big men have only that small population, not to mention the backward and poor southern regions. The disease and epidemics are much more terrifying than the Central Plains, and the population is barely that much.

So don't look at Sun Quan's continuous growth, but Chen Ziming doesn't care much about it. Now Liu Bei has the power to crush Sun Quan, and there is no discussion at all. Even if Liu Bei didn't restrain Cao Cao, Cao Cao would have the ability to kill Sun Quan.

This is why the alliance between Cao Cao and Sun Quan is still dominated by Cao Cao, because everyone knows that Sun Quan's current strength is much worse than that of Cao Cao.

Sun Quan occupies Yangzhou and Jiaozhou. The territory is large, and it is still expanding southward, but the population is not large, and except for the natural danger of the Yangtze River, everything else is not good, so Sun Quan is much weaker than Cao Cao and Liu Bei. As for The natural danger of the Yangtze River that Sun Quan is proud of is also useful to Cao Cao, and Chen Ziming can only express it to Liu Bei.

As for Liu Zhang in Yizhou, he is just a stronger king of the mountain. If Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan did not restrain each other, the fat in Yizhou would have been divided up by the three. The three princes are not joking. Absolutely abuse Liu Zhang.

Seeing Liu Bei's territory getting bigger and bigger, Chen Ziming felt a little complacent. He did it with his own hands. If it wasn't for him, Liu Bei would still be hiding in hiding, let alone fighting against Cao Cao and Sun Quan now. .

"Ziming, what can you see?" Just as Chen Ziming was flirting, an inappropriate voice rang in Chen Ziming's ear. It turned out that it was Liu Bei who saw Chen Ziming staring at the map, so he asked.

"Ah!" Chen Ziming was awakened by Liu Bei's voice, adjusted slightly, and then said: "A few years ago, the northern herdsmen invaded the south many times, and they all returned in defeat, but now Qiu Liju dared to come south with only 20 remnants. , Big Brother thinks, where does courage come from?"

"This..." Liu Bei was speechless. The Xianbei army he regarded as the enemy, in Chen Ziming's mouth, turned out to be remnants of soldiers and refugees, which was not sufficient evidence.

"Zi Ming should not underestimate the enemy. Qiu Liju was able to defeat Wu Heng and the Xiongnu and dominate the grasslands. He is by no means an ordinary person. It is by no means easy for him to defeat 20 soldiers." Liu Bei thought that Chen Ziming was starting to swell, and he underestimated the enemy, so he hurriedly said : "Besides, our northern border is vast. Qiu Liju came from the grassland. There are countless places that can be entered. We have limited troops and horses, and we cannot cover everything. How to prevent it."

"Hehe..." Chen Ziming shook his head slightly, and said indifferently, "The vagrants in the north are short of food and clothing, and their weapons are outdated. They are by no means the enemy of our elite heroes. There are only 20 soldiers and horses, why should we be afraid of them?"

After Liu Bei heard this, he shook his head helplessly, and said: "Our northern border is vast, and I cannot find out where Qiu Liju is attacking in time, and how to prepare for it. If 20 Xianbei soldiers enter the Han Dynasty, it will be a huge disaster."

(End of this chapter)