Three Kingdoms: copy Lu Bu's force at the beginning

"Brothers..." Hua Yu was full of anger, and shouted loudly, "Today, the lonely oath master will lead you in the northern expedition to Bingzhou, defeat Budugen and Tadun, and save the people of Bingzhou from the fire and water."

"Among you, there are Han people, there are Southern Huns, there are Qiang people, there are also Xianbei people and Wuhuan people."

"It doesn't matter where you are from, but now you are all soldiers of the orphan, and the orphan will treat everyone equally, and will never discriminate because of race."

"Since you are all lonely soldiers, you must unite and love each other, and you must not form cliques and fight wantonly."

"Gu's military discipline is the strictest in the entire Han army. Once someone violates it, he will never be lenient."

Although the Xiliang army is fierce in fighting power, it is also the most miscellaneous army, and almost half of them are Hu Yi.

Hua Yu continued to shout: "This Northern Expedition to merge the prefectures is the first step in the solitary pacification of the world."

"Therefore, this battle can only be won, not defeated."

"If this battle is won, the whole army will be rewarded with great rewards."

"If you lose, you will have no face to go back to Hedong, and you don't want to come back either."

"Brothers, are you confident?"

The [-] troops shouted together: "Yes."

The 5 people yelled with almost all their strength, and the sound was absolutely thunderous. The sound actually spread to Anyi City ten miles away, and everyone heard it clearly.

Hua Yu nodded in satisfaction, and shouted: "The army is starting."

The [-] troops marched neatly towards Shangdang County, northeast of Anyi City.

Grain is already on the way.

The so-called three armies have not moved, food and grass first.

Hua Yu conquered [-] farmers in Anyi City, and was responsible for escorting grain and grass.

Escorting food and grass, the consumption of farmers is also very large.

The farther the distance, the more farmers need to be recruited, and the more obvious the disadvantages will be.

First, farmers have to eat food on the road, and they are the same as soldiers, two liters a day.

After a month, it is six buckets of rice, and one bucket is equal to ten liters.

Farmers transport grain to other places and have to come back and eat grain on the way. That is twelve dou, that is, two dou for one stone.

If an army of 10 goes out, the number of farmers alone must be at least 12, and after a month, at least [-] shi.

Historically, Meng Tian of the Qin Dynasty led an army of 30 to attack the Xiongnu in the north, and the transportation of grain and grass was as follows: the rate was [-] minutes to one stone.

Wei Qing of the Western Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu in the north, and the transportation of grain and grass was as follows: it took more than ten minutes to arrive at one stone.

The reason for the difference is that in the Qin Dynasty, there were few cattle and horses, and farmers were almost always used to transport grain.

A farmer can carry six buckets of rice, counting his own consumption on the road. Once the journey is long, the grain he carries is not enough for him to eat.

On the way, many farmers will die, and a lot of food can be saved.

If there is a crisis in food and grass, the leading general will kill some farmers.

Regardless of whether they died of illness or were killed, at least the food these farmers needed to go home could be saved.

The second drawback is farming.

Young and strong farmers are conscripted to send military rations, who will do the farm work?
Naturally, it was the old, the weak, the sick, the disabled, women and children at home, so that countless people died of exhaustion.

Once the busy farming is delayed, the common people will not be able to pay the tax, and the world will be in chaos.

Therefore, in ancient marches and wars, food and grass always came first.

The expropriation of grain and grass, or the purchase by the imperial court, is fine as long as the country is not in chaos and there are not many catastrophes.

But food transportation is a big problem.

Both Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty fought Goguryeo, but the results were completely different. The problem lies in the transportation of grain and grass.

Emperor Sui Yang used the land transportation method, which was very convenient but required a huge number of farmers.

It takes millions of farmers to transport the grain and grass of millions of troops.

I don't know how many people died on the road, and how many farmlands were barren, which caused rebellions everywhere and overthrew the Great Sui Dynasty.

As for Tang Taizong, he was very smart. He first stockpiled grain and grass in advance, and built [-] large ships to transport grain through water transport. He only needed soldiers to escort him up and down, and he didn't need to requisition farmers.

If the farmers don't die, the farmlands don't go to waste, and the common people can have a bite to eat, the world won't be in chaos.

When Hua Yu marched north to merge the state, the first thing to consider was naturally the problem of food and grass.

Therefore, when Xu Huang conquered Shangjun and Xihe Commanderies, Hua Yu had already started to arrange food and grass issues.

To the northeast of Hedong County, at the junction of Hedong County and Shangdang County, there is a heavy city called Luize City.

After leaving Luize City, it only takes less than half a day to enter Shangdang County.

There were [-] defenders in Luze City, and Hua Yu ordered Zhang Hu and Zhao Wu to guard it personally.

One is that Zhang Hu and Zhao Wu are brave in battle, delicate in mind, and have some strategies. They are all talents that can be molded.

Second, Hua Yu secretly transported food and grass to Luize City, making Luize City a black nest for the Battle of Guandu.

Since there are many war horses in Bingzhou, and Luize City is close to Shangdang County, Hua Yu doesn't need to recruit civilian husbands, he only needs to let the war horses carry grain and grass, and the soldiers drive the horses.

Huayu's Northern Expedition to Bingzhou wanted to expel the Xianbei and Wuhuan people, but it did not affect the farmers. This alone was enough to win the hearts of the people of Bingzhou.

The [-] army, each carrying three days' worth of food, marched all the way in a hurry, and arrived at Luize City in three days.

Zhang Hu and Zhao Wu got the news in advance and went five miles out of the city to meet Hua Yu's army.

"The last general, Zhang Hu (Zhao Wu), pays homage to the lord."

Hua Yu nodded: "Excuse me."

"Thank you, my lord." Zhang Hu and Zhao Wu straightened up, "Please, my lord, enter the city."

Hua Yu led an army of [-] troops into Luize City, ordered Dong Cheng and Hu Chuquan to settle the army, and then took Dian Wei's three generals and military advisor Xu Shu to the city guard's mansion.

When they arrived at the city guard's meeting room, Hua Yu took the first seat, and Dian Wei stood behind him, with Xu Shu on the left, Zhang Hu and Zhao Wu on the right.

After Zhang Hu's personal guard served the tea, Hua Yu asked, "Zhongwei, how is the situation in Shangdang County?"

"Return to the lord." Zhang Hu clasped his hands, "My lord, Tianwei, killed Fu Luohan, and the [-] Xianbei army either died or surrendered, and Budugen was shocked."

"During this period, Bu Dugen used two methods to deal with the Lord's upcoming Northern Expedition."

"First, Budugen raised an army from the three counties, a total of 10 horses, and went south to Shangdang County, stationed in Yang'a City and Gaodu City. The two cities are the horns of each other."

"Secondly, Budugen sent people to persuade Wuhuan King Tadun to raise [-] troops and go south to Xihe County in order to restrain General Xu Huang's troops."

"Therefore, in this battle, General Xu Huang's army will not be able to attack Taiyuan County according to the original plan, and will not be able to attack from both sides."

At this moment, Ding Chou strode in, holding a letter in his hand: "My lord, General Xu Huang has a letter."

Hua Yu took it and took a look. Sure enough, as Zhang Hu said, King Wuhuan raised his troops and went south.