The New Biography of Han Lingdi

Chapter 127 Convergence
Two days later, [-] new troops arrived in Chenliu. Lian Po led the generals and the Yanzhou army to meet the [-] troops outside Chenliu City.

Seeing the army coming from a distance, Lian Po's hanging heart finally let go. After the White Lotus Sect withdrew, he checked the number of troops thoroughly, and now there are only 9000 people left in total.

9000 people are simply not enough troops for a state. Yanzhou's army was [-], and Lian Po did not expect such a huge loss.

But if you look at the record alone, using 5000 people to destroy 4 people on the opposite side is already a great victory. The losses of the Yanzhou army are mainly from the early losses. At that time, the army’s combat effectiveness was low and there was no actual combat experience. The loss is relatively large.

This is basically the case for all the armies of the Han Dynasty now. Except for the aliens on the northern border of the Han Dynasty, other places in the Han Dynasty are relatively peaceful.So this has led to the lack of training of the army and the reduction of combat effectiveness. There is no way to change this.

In the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners were originally elite soldiers. However, after entering the customs and after peace, this army was completely destroyed in more than ten years. When the Third Order was pacified, they still had some fighting power. However, during the Taiping Rebellion, the Eight Banners were basically abolished. Okay, no better than bandits.

This is also for this reason. In peace, the army does not need to maintain training. Even if it is training, it will be enough.This ancient idea is like this. In later generations, there is also a saying of imaginary enemies. Army training and weapon research and development cannot be stopped at all, but here in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is no such saying at all.

In the course of the war, of course, the biggest loss was Juyang City. All 700 people in it were directly lost, and no one survived.Although they died, they also boosted morale. In this place, they wiped out more than 3000 White Lotus Sects here.

Because there are fewer soldiers and horses, and there are still some wounded soldiers, now Lian Po is also a little worried that if the White Lotus Sect returns again, they will be drawn into the war again.So he allowed the pursuit, but he couldn't keep chasing, otherwise, there might be an ambush.But after seeing the 3 people coming, Lian Po breathed a sigh of relief.

With the supplement of 6 soldiers and horses, he now has close to [-] soldiers and horses, and the current White Lotus Sect has more than [-] people. Although they are now on the defensive side, Lian Po has soldiers in his hands at this time, and he is not happy. Panic.

"General Lian." Yuwentai, Tuoba Si, and Liu Qi got off their horses. This veteran of the battlefield, from the time he first entered the battlefield at the age of 17 to the current 40-year military career, he has dealt with many aliens. Outstanding achievements in the war.

He can be said to be the general who has been in the army for the longest time in the big man. Many soldiers and horses under him at the beginning are now in a better position than him.

It's just because of his uprightness that he offended the powerful, so they have always banned Lian Po from being promoted. Lian Po has so many meritorious deeds, if it wasn't because of the chaos in Yanzhou this time, maybe he would still be just a guard.Of course, because Liu Hong has the big weapon of the system, he can also know the existence of the famous general Lian Po. The older he gets, the more powerful he is, and he is talking about Lian Po.

therefore.Lian Po's status in the army is very special. He has served in the army for a long time, so Lian Po is a senior.These three people expressed respect to Lian Po, not to mention that Lian Po was also the commander of this war, and they had to obey Lian Po's orders.

"Come on, there's no need to have these vain rituals. I'll know you're here as soon as you retreat from the White Lotus Sect." Lian Po greeted the three people and let them enter the city.

This time the White Lotus Sect retreated, and Lian Po knew that the court soldiers had arrived. Otherwise, they would follow the style of play that the White Lotus Sect played against him. Is there anything that can make the White Lotus Sect retreat?

At the same time, some of the food he had prepared would be distributed to the new army by his subordinates.This is also a kind of reward, after all, they have been on their way for seven or eight days.This is the time to have a good meal.Although it's not a good thing, at least it can have a stable meal.

"The military situation is urgent now. I'm afraid I can't arrange any delicacies for you." After Lian Po pulled them into the city, he said to them, "When this battle is won, I will prepare a big meal for you."

At this time, during the war, there were no delicacies from mountains and seas, and it would be good to eat some now.

"According to the information we have, all the troops of the White Lotus Sect have entered the three cities of Juye, Juyang, and Baima. What do you think?" Lian Po pointed to the map and said.

These three cities are all on the same straight line and not far away. Basically, if one city is attacked, the other two cities can arrive in a few hours. They must fight quickly.

"These three cities are interconnected and can be captured by a hard attack, but our losses will be great, so we can only outsmart them," Liu Qi said.
"Actually, after this period of fighting, we also understand that the most important person in the White Lotus Sect is not Han Shantong, but a person named Wang Lun. He is the think tank of the White Lotus Sect. Can he instigate a relationship between the two people?" Zhang Yang said.

Indeed, Han Shantong's talents are average, and many things were set up by this person named Wang Lun, so it may be an opportunity to drive a wedge between the two.

"There is no use in instigating a relationship between two people now. Han Shantong can only stick to it and has no other ideas. Wang Lun is of little use." Lian Po said, "There is a city behind the three cities where the White Lotus Sect's food and grass are located. We Can we let the remaining [-] troops attack this place, the grain and grass are attacked, Han Shantong is bound to rescue, this is an opportunity."

The most urgent task now is to lure Han Shantong, the Bailian sect, so that they can fight in the field.They would lose at least half of the people in the siege, which is not worthwhile at all.

"But this place is full of rugged mountain roads. Is it okay? Han Shantong was placed here because of the good terrain and the back of the mountain. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who can't take it down. Is this okay?" Tuobasi said. .

He also immediately saw the precipitousness of this place. It was a challenge for an army to go up the mountain from the back of the mountain.

"I went to write a letter to General Murong, hoping that they would cooperate." Lian Po said, but Liu Hong did not give him the [-] troops.

It is a mobile unit. After it is given to Lian Po, it will not be able to use the mobility of this unit. Therefore, Liu Hong directly made them independent and did not obey Lian Po's orders. Therefore, they and Lian Po are independent of each other, and Lian Po cannot command them. them.You can only apply for cooperation.

(End of this chapter)