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Chapter 343 The news that the big man is about to reappear

"Pick up a rock and smash it for me!"

Above Tongguan, Ran Minjun, under the shouts of the officers, picked up rocks and kept throwing them down at the pass.

After clearing the customs, the Qihuo army and the Di tribe army raised their shields upward, and the crowd flocked to the high climbing ladder to climb up.

Looking down from Guancheng, the narrow road below is crowded with attacking Shijie Zhao troops, and beyond the narrow mountain road are enemy camps stretching for dozens of miles.

After Ran Min's division, there were still more than [-] people in the begging army. Although most of them were old and weak, they could still gather [-] to [-] strong men.

Fu Hong vowed to recapture Guanzhong and issued a call to the Di people in Shijie.

The Di people in Guanzhong could not get out. After repeated massacres by Ran Min's army, they retreated to the Southwest Basin (Tuyuhun), leaving only a small number of cavalry to harass Guanzhong.

It is hard to calculate the number of Di people who listened to Fu Hong's call from outside Guanzhong. The number of Di people who gathered under Fu Hong's command half a year ago was close to 40, and there were still large and small groups of Di people who continued to gather.

"Have you heard any news from those who contacted the Han Army?"

"It is true that some news has been sent back one after another, but... even if the King of Han is willing to help, I am afraid that the distant water cannot save the nearby fire!"

Look at the Ran Min army above Tongguan, they have been pursuing uniform uniforms, but it is really not easy to handle due to the limitation of productivity.Not only could they not even make out their uniforms, but looking at the crowd below they could only throw stones to get them. It wasn't archery, it wasn't the generals commanding the battle who were stupid, it was simply that Ran Min's army had no arrows!

"The King of Han has already defeated Yao Yizhong in Jinan County, forcing Yao Yizhong to break through at all costs. The war from Jinan County to Zhu'a County has already blocked Yao Yizhong's defeated army in a narrow terrain?" Dong Cun is the queen of Ran Min. From his mother's side, he is now the deputy general of the Qin State's garrison at Tongguan of the Ran family, and the chief general of Tongguan is Shen Zhong.He actually didn't know much about the news about the Han army. He smiled bitterly: "Even if the King of Han annihilates the Qiang army, what benefit will it have to us?"

The season has entered late summer, and autumn will enter in just over a month.

The situation in the Central Plains is extremely hot, regardless of whether the season is suitable for fighting, just like the battle between the Han army and the Qiang army along the south bank of the Yellow River, the offensive and defensive battle between the Ranmin army and the Qihuo army, and the Di army in Tongguan, and the battle in the northwest. The nomadic tribes of the Qiang nationality in the direction of the grassland fought against the Liang State of the Zhang family.

There seemed to be five major battles, and countless small ones.Because the state of Zhao State in Shijie was corrupt, people rose up everywhere, and the slogans were so strange that it was difficult to describe. What was more recognized was the effect caused by the "Alliance of Three Kings", which was the resistance of Jin people who could not survive being bullied by Hu people. .

In fact, there was no shortage of Jin people violently rebelling against the Hu people before, but it was difficult to form a spark that started a prairie fire.It is very sad to say that every time, regardless of whether it is the Jin people who resist or whoever resists, Shijie will always send a suppression army with the Jin people as the main force to suppress it. To be suppressed or to be suppressed.

The Han army defeated Yao Yizhong in Jinan County with less than 50 troops and defeated an army with [-] troops. Although the battle still left a tail in Zhu'a County, Liu Yan defeated Yao Yizhong. After the news was spread, the shock caused was no less than a magnitude [-] or [-] earthquake.

Yao Yizhong is the leader of the largest ethnic group in the world today, and 600 million Qiang people follow his orders.Yao Yizhong also has the reputation of being good at fighting, and he is also widely praised for his uprightness.

Yao Yizhong, who led more than 50 people to Qingzhou with great arrogance, was wiped out by Liu Yan in less than a month. Most of the cavalry with less than [-] broke through to Zhu'a County.When I arrived in Zhu'a County, I was stopped by a Han general named Huan Wen, what a sad reminder.

The total number of warring parties exceeded 60, and cavalry, infantry, and naval forces were used to fight. The outcome was determined within a month. The time was so short that everyone who heard the news was stunned.

"The King of Han is really powerful!" Xiao Quan, the right servant of the Qin State of Ran clan, said with admiration: "A battle of this scale can be fought within a year, but the King of Han actually laid the foundation in less than a month. Victory."

There were less than 50 Qiang cavalry who followed Yao Yizhong to successfully break through to Zhu'a County. The troops left by Yao Yizhong in the camp either died in battle or surrendered. I heard that the group of people who had previously retreated to the north bank of the Yellow River were also defeated by the Han army. Most of them were captured, so it is true that the Han army achieved a shocking result of killing and capturing [-] people in less than a month.

On the Guanzhong side where there is no daily battle, Ran Min's army of nearly 15 relies on Tongguan and Xiaoguan to block the enemy's number of about 70... Uh, the number is 70, but they can really fight The top day is 20 to 25, but the number of 70 enemy troops sounds really scary.

An army of tens of thousands of people is not an exception. The Hu people are used to marching with the young and the young. The old and the weak, women and children graze in the rear to provide food, and the young and strong fight and plunder in the front; soldiers, and a larger number of militiamen.In fact, the number of people who directly participated in the fighting in each war should only account for less than 10% of those who provided direct services for the war, and the rest were used to maintain the logistics line.

According to the statistics of Ran's Qin State, the number of battles they achieved in Tongguan and Xiaoguan in half a year should be between 5 and 7. If you include those who purged uncooperative people in Guanzhong, including Di people, Qiang people, Jin people, etc. Renhe and Zahu, it has only been about half a year since Ran Min founded the country, and the total number of people they killed will not be less than 30.

"When will the latest batch of arrows be delivered?"

"It will be half a month at the earliest."

Compared with the Han army, Ran Min's army has always been in a state of lack of everything, especially arrow branches.

Ran's Qin State was too short-lived, and Guanzhong was basically in a state of corruption due to wanton wars. Ran Min's ability to restore some agricultural production was regarded as a capable person under Ran Min's command.

The production of arrow branches is not easy. In addition to qualified arrow shafts, the production of arrowheads involves more resources and craftsmanship. Ran's Qin State is calling on everyone in the rear to serve the war, but every month It can only produce about [-] arrow branches.

Seventy thousand arrows sounds like a lot, but in fact it is enough to support a medium-sized battle.To take an example, in the battle between Liu Yan and Yao Yizhong in Jinan County, the least amount of arrows consumed in one day exceeded 12. If the battle is fierce, it is normal to consume more than 20 arrows in one day.

Of course, there are definitely not many troops who dare to spend 20 million arrows every day. It should be something that can only be done with amazing national strength. It also depends on how many crossbowmen there are. A volley is ten thousand arrows, and ten rounds is a hundred thousand arrows.A war cannot only involve remote suppression ten times. Ten times a day is about the same. How many times should we shoot arrows when the day gets longer?
It must be noted that the crossbow may be easy to practice. After all, it is a fool-like mechanical weapon operation, but it is not easy to make a crossbow. Then there are the archers. Being able to shoot does not mean that you are a qualified archer. Learning to shoot is only the basics. It needs to be mastered for everyone. Only a qualified archer can execute an order.

Seriously speaking, crossbowmen in the cold weapon era have always been regarded as elites. In many cases, it is not difficult to understand that they would rather sacrifice five ordinary infantry to save one crossbowman.

"Your Majesty is negotiating with Sikong and others, saying that he is willing to pay a high price to obtain finished arrows or arrowheads from the King of Han." Shen Zhong is the Taiwei of Ran's Qin State. He just came from behind the pass. Just say such a big news: "The king of Han has a lot of navy troops, and we plan to take advantage of this."

There is a water system directly connected to Guanzhong from Qingzhou, and there are not many sections of the Yellow River that cannot be sailed or rafted. If Liu Yan is willing to pay some price, it is not too absurd to use the Yellow River to exchange supplies with Ran Min.The problem lies in one point. The Qingzhou section of the Yellow River to Guanzhong is close to [-] miles away in the Zhao State-controlled area of ​​Shijie. How much will it cost to use the Yellow River?

"Your Majesty is also trying his best to negotiate with Li Shi. If the course of the Yellow River is confirmed to be unusable, then go to the Yangtze River to Lingqu." Shen Zhong is definitely in favor of maintaining a good relationship with Liu Yan, and he is very cautious. Said: "The king of Han defeated Yao Yizhong, and the founding of the Han tribe has become inevitable."

They used to call Liu Yan the King of Qi before, and then all parties made a secret alliance. Ran Min's side was the first to call Liu Yan the King of Han, and Zhang's Liangguo was the second.Except for the Qin Kingdom of the Ran family and the Liang Kingdom of the Zhang family, only the Tuoba Dai Kingdom also called Liu Yan the King of Han in the rest of the countries.

The real situation is that Liu Yan's rebuilding of the Han Dynasty was really put on the table. What is certain is that after Yao Yizhong is resolved, the founding ceremony will be held in mid-autumn.

The name of the country of the Han tribe must be Han, but specifically because the tribe's name is Han, it still has to inherit the Western Han and Eastern Han. Liu Yan himself has not said it, and others who want to ask don't know how to ask.

When establishing a country, there are only a few origins of the country's name.

One is the region. For example, everyone thought that Liu Yan's Jianguo should be called Qi, because Liu Yan's territory was in Qi.

Furthermore, based on one's own title, such as someone who is Tang Guogong, then the country will be established later with Tang as the country's title.

It is a matter of etiquette to obtain a country's title from the region and title. Similar country titles or king titles are generally recognized by the people under the rule.For example, when people in a certain place see that the name of the country is their hometown, they will feel "Oh, so this is this, that is their country", and they will naturally have a sense of belonging.

In addition to taking the title of the country or the king based on the region and title, occupying a hilltop or occupying a corner, claiming to be the God King, the Devil King, the Invincible King... Anyway, it is just some unfounded country or king titles, similar situations It's the Grass Head King.Under normal circumstances, the Caotou King has no regional recognition and no origin. There is a theory in "Zhouyi" and "Yin Yang" to explain the rapid demise of the Caotou King, which involves the theory of luck.

The ancients believed that all things have spirits, and they also believed in the theory of luck, so Liu Yan insisted on using Han as the country name, which cannot be involved in terms of geography, so the only thing to say is to inherit the fate of the country.

"The name of our country is Qin, which is related to the region and inherits the fate of the country." Shen Zhong said in confusion, "They... are probably inheriting the fate of the country?"

There are not many people who can understand Liu Yan. What he wants to inherit is not a national destiny, but a spirit.

Dong Cun didn't understand, and he didn't want to understand. What he was most concerned about was: "Then they established the country as Han, will they attract Shihu?"

"Yao Yizhong failed too quickly." Shen Zhong said with a bitter smile: "If there is a stalemate in the war, Shi Hu will pass. Now he has the greatest chance of leading his army to our side!"

Shi Hu summoned more than [-] Jie people to prepare an army for war, and the most terrifying thing is when they are ready to go.

Everyone is concerned about where Shi Hu will go, especially the Longteng Guards are also participating in the battle sequence, and there is a newly formed Donggong Gaoli. No one wants Shi Hu to target himself.

"The king asked us to quickly defeat the invading enemy army, but..." Shen Zhong pointed to the enemy army outside the pass angrily, and said: "We have already tried to attack the pass, but the effect is extremely limited!"

Even if the 70 enemy troops attacking Guanzhong only have a combat power of more than 20, it is not something Ran's Qin State can defeat in the field now.Ran Min's army is not a Han army. The Han army has excellent weapons and armor. The Han army has endless arrows. Ran Min's army has insufficient weapons, let alone armor, and even the number of arrows is always insufficient.

The high-ranking members of Ran Min's army, such as the city tower, were discussing, and suddenly they heard someone outside yelling something like "the attack is coming", and they smiled wryly one after another, and then dispersed.

There are no arrows to suppress, just relying on throwing stones can't stop the attacking enemy army. Recently, the enemy army has attacked the city wall more and more times. Ran Min's army has repeatedly paid a heavy price to drive the enemy army down.

Fortunately, Tongguan or Xiaoguan is such a long and narrow terrain, even if the number of enemy troops can attack the city wall, there will not be too many. If the city is located on the plain, the attack and defense of the city will be a big deal.

Once again, they killed the enemy army who had attacked the city wall, but Ran Min's army did not cheer, but instead looked extremely tired and numb.

"Persevere, must persevere!"

"If the pass is breached, none of our family members will survive, so we must persevere!"

That's right, Ran Min's army massacred disobedient people in Guanzhong. If the two passes were lost, let alone how the beggar army would treat Ran Min's army. Fu Hong, whose people were massacred, would definitely take brutal revenge.

The officers and soldiers of Ran Min's army guarding the pass are no longer simply serving the king. Whether it is for their own lives or the lives of their families, they have no choice but to persevere until a turning point appears.

……Dividing line……

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