Three Kingdoms Strong Army System

Although the combined population of You Fufeng and Zuo Fengyi is only 23, not as many as Jingzhaoyin County, but these two counties are also the core of Guanzhong, with fertile land and abundant water sources.

As long as it can be settled down, the arable land of the three counties combined can feed 200 million people, so there is no problem at all.

However, since Wang Mang's New Deal, the Guanzhong area has been in chaos, and there are no people in ten.

Later, the imperial court moved to Luoyang, and the population of the three counties in Guanzhong did not increase.

It is also because the Qiang people in the west often rebelled, threatening the vicinity of Chang'an, and many people also moved to Luoyang.

Liu Zhang's first step in raising troops against Dong was to capture Tongguan, so that he could be in a position where he could attack and retreat.

The second step is to strengthen your own power.

After Dong Zhuo took control of the imperial court and became Prime Minister, he used his power to remove the original prefects of You Fufeng and Zuo Fengyi.

The prefects of these two counties were originally in the hands of Hanling Emperor Liu Hong, and they were bought with money, and they didn't have much ability.

After they were deposed by Dong Zhuo, they did not dare to complain.

Now the prefects of You Fufeng and Zuo Fengyi counties are all Dong Zhuo's people.

The prefect of Youfufeng, named Dong Cheng, is a member of Dong Zhuo's clan, about forty years old, with good martial arts skills and the ability to govern the country.

He was appointed as the prefect of Youfufeng, but within three months, using Dong Zhuo's authority, he quickly took control of the entire county on the surface.

Now the county officials all know that Dong Zhuo controls the court, and no one dares to disobey Dong Cheng's orders.

However, Liu Zhang did everything carefully and defeated Niu Fu in Fengshui, but no one escaped.

So until now, he didn't know that Niu Fu had been defeated by Liu Zhang, let alone that Tongguan had been captured.

However, when Cao Cao's Jiaozhao came to him, he woke up.

He immediately summoned the army in the county and ordered them to strictly guard and watch the surrounding movements closely.

Sure enough, when Liu Zhang's [-] troops crossed the Wei River from Xinfeng County and entered Youfufeng, they were discovered.

Zhihuaili in Youfufeng County is located in the east of Youfufeng, next to Xinfeng County.

Liu Zhang's army left Xinfeng County and arrived in Huaili County.

Huaili County has a registered population of [-], and the total number of soldiers in the county is only [-]. This is only [-] recruited after Dong Cheng took office.

It's just that the time is short. The newly recruited [-] soldiers have not practiced enough and their combat effectiveness is low.

Then, Dong Cheng didn't care so much anymore. He heard the scout's report and immediately ordered them to investigate again. He must find out detailed information about the place.

Coming from the east, it could only be Liu Zhang's army.

Dong Cheng immediately summoned the troops in Huaili City, then closed the city gates and prepared to defend the city.

At the same time, he sent soldiers to inform the remaining county towns in Youfufeng and ordered them to send troops to support the county government.

As the county seat of Youfufeng, there are only [-] soldiers in Huaili City, and the remaining [-] soldiers are distributed in other counties to maintain local law and order.

However, Huaili County is too close to Xinfeng County. After Liu Zhang's army entered Huaili County, they went straight to Huaili County, and the county towns along the way did not care.

Those small towns didn't dare to stop Liu Zhang's banner when they saw Liu Zhang's banner.

He led the army outside Huaili County.

Seeing that the gates of Huaili County were closed, he couldn't help but frown.

From the point of view of the generals, "My lord, it seems that You Fufeng has already made preparations."

"Yeah!" Liu Zhang nodded, "If he doesn't notice our [-]-strong army coming, it will be too bad."

"Then what should we do now?"

"Since the other party is prepared, we are not in a hurry to attack the city, we will send people to persuade them to surrender first!"

Soon, a soldier approached Huaili County on a horse.

At this time, Dong Cheng also boarded the top of the city, looking at the army below the city.

Suddenly I saw a soldier riding his horse close to the city wall.

"Who is coming?"

"I am the head of the prefect of Jingzhaoyin!"

"Why?"

"Come here to persuade you to surrender!"

"Persuade!" Dong Cheng was startled, guessing something in his mind, could it be
"Liu Zhang didn't stay in Jingzhaoyin well, why did he lead troops into the country?"

"The princes will form an alliance to attack Dong Zhuo. I advise you to open the city and surrender. You can still live. Otherwise, when the city is broken, you will die."

"Bold, Liu Zhang dared to rebel against the imperial court and attack states and counties at will. Go back and tell your lord that I, Dong Cheng, will never surrender, even if I die!"

To persuade the soldiers to surrender, no more words, just turn around and leave.

"How?" Liu Zhang was far away, so he couldn't hear what the two of them said.

"My lord, Dong Cheng said he was dead and would not surrender."

"Go down!" Liu Zhang waved his hand.

Afterwards, he looked at the generals beside him and said with a smile, "Since he refuses to surrender, then retreat ten li and set up camp, order the soldiers to rest for one night, and attack the city tomorrow."

"Here!"

The generals began to lead the army, the rear team changed to the front team, and slowly retreated.

Liu Zhang took hundreds of riders around the city to observe Huaili County.

Huaili City is worthy of being the prefecture of Youfufeng County. Not to mention the high wall, there is a moat outside the city. If it is attacked by force, many soldiers may be lost.

After observing outside the city for a while, Liu Zhang couldn't figure out how to break the city for a while, so he left with his cavalry.

However, he still left a large number of scouts near Huaili County and ordered them to investigate the situation around Huaili County.

After all, when fighting abroad, the surrounding environment is unfamiliar, so everything needs to be investigated clearly.

When Liu Zhang returned, Liu Chang and others had already set up camp ten miles away.

Watching the enemy troops leave, Dong Chengcai left the city and returned to the prefect's mansion.

He didn't dare to be careless, and ordered a military marquis to stay on the top of the city, and the rest of the generals followed him back to the prefect's mansion.

"Is there a way to defeat the enemy?" Dong Cheng summoned the generals in the city to ask.

A general suggested: "The enemy army is far away and exhausted, it is better to attack at night!"

This is a commonly used method, and it has been used many times in history.

When Dong Cheng heard this, he said, "Huaili is close to Jing Zhaoyin, so why talk about the enemy coming from far away?"

The general who made the suggestion suddenly fell silent.

Dong Cheng looked at the rest of the generals and stopped talking. He also knew that he had dispelled their enthusiasm, and said: "Although the strategy of night attack is good, it is not advisable at this time. There are only two thousand defenders in my city. I will watch the enemy." There are about [-] troops in the army, and if they attack at night, they may not be able to win, so it is better to hold on to the city first, and wait for the reinforcements from the counties to come."

After much deliberation, the generals had absolutely no other choice but to agree.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and there are few soldiers in the city, so there is nothing to do!

Liu Zhang was originally worried that Dong Cheng would send people to attack at night. After dinner, he ordered 3000 people from his subordinates to leave the camp and stand on both sides of the camp, waiting for the enemy to come.

As a result, I waited all night and found that the enemy did not come to attack at night.

When it was almost dawn, the 3000 people returned to the camp to rest.

After dawn, the Huotou army began to make breakfast, and the soldiers began to get up, then fetch water to wash, and have breakfast.

After reorganization, they began to line up in the camp, ready to go.

Liu Zhang rode a war horse and set off towards Huaili County with 5000 people.

There is no news from the scouts who stayed near Huaili County, so he can only attack Huaili County by force.