The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Zhang Liao led 10 troops to form the Mount Tai theater. The enemy is of course Cao Cao’s army in Yanzhou. Yanzhou can be said to be the place where Cao Cao started. Now there are nearly 20 soldiers and horses there. The strength is very strong, and Mount Tai is the gateway for Yanzhou to enter Qingzhou. As long as Mount Tai is not lost, Qingzhou can sit back and relax.

Zhao Yun led 10 troops to establish the Qinghe War Zone. It was not the original Qinghe camp of Yan Liang, but moved westward. The main target was Cao Cao in Yanzhou. Once things changed, Zhao Yun could directly send troops from Qinghe to Yanzhou to attack Cao Cao's strength in Yanzhou. .

At the same time, Zhao Yun has to take care of all the places in the north. Once there are changes in Youzhou and Bingzhou in the north, Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses can immediately go north to support.

Zhang Ja led [-] soldiers and horses to continue to sit in Pei County and become an independent war zone. His mission was the most important, because he would face the terrifying Cao Cao.

However, Chen Ziming also established the Xuzhou War Zone in Pengjun, Xuzhou, with a high rate of 10 troops. One is to defend Cao Cao from attacking Xuzhou from Yanzhou, and the other is to support Zhang Jaw at any time.

Xu Huang was also asked to lead 10 troops to establish the Xiapi war zone, which became Zhang Jai's strong backing. Once the battle with Cao Cao started, Xu Huang's army would directly join forces with Zhang Jai's army.

Originally, Chen Ziming wanted Xu Huang and Zhang Jai to switch positions, but after thinking about it, Zhang Jai had already had some experience in confronting Cao Cao for a long time, while Xu Huang had been fighting in the north for a long time, so he wanted Xu Huang to relax.

Zhang Jai's ability is not inferior to Xu Huang's at all, even higher than Xu Huang's in a certain department, so Chen Ziming is very reassuring about Zhang Jaw.

Pan Zhang's 10 troops gathered in the land of Langya. Firstly, it belonged to Qingzhou, one of the portals. Secondly, it could also reinforce Xuzhou's various theaters at any time. Thirdly, the purpose of his existence was to guard against Sun Ce in Yangzhou, but he could not use it [-] horses were hoarded on the border of Yangzhou, otherwise Sun Ce would have to jump up.

So after much deliberation, Chen Ziming definitely concentrated these 10 horses in Langya County, and he could take care of both front, back, left, and right.

Finally, there is Chen Dao's 10 troops, which can be regarded as Linzi's guard army. It is composed of elites drawn from all over the country.

The army of one million was divided in this way, among which Chen Ziming prepared nearly half of the army for Cao Cao.

The 40 troops of Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Gao Lan, and Zhang Jai are all hoarded on the edge of Cao Cao's Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and Xu Huang's [-] troops are behind him at any time to support them. Pan Zhang's [-] troops can also be mobilized.

Chapter 279 The Arms Race

Chapter 279 The Arms Race

If the areas occupied by Cao Cao were all in the hinterland of the Central Plains and did not border the sea, otherwise Chen Ziming would definitely send a naval fleet to hang around Cao Cao's gate if there was nothing to do.

Liu Bei's group suddenly expanded its army, which terrified the princes of the world, especially Cao Cao, who took over Liu Bei's bag, heard that Liu Bei wanted to expand his army by one million, and hurriedly discussed countermeasures with all civil and military forces.

The final result is that Cao Cao also expanded his army, otherwise, once Liu Bei's army is formed, the target of the attack may be Cao Cao who stands in front of Liu Bei.

According to the situation in various places provided by Xun Yu, Cao Cao ordered to expand the number of troops to more than 60.

You must know that Cao Cao is now sitting in Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Nanyang counties, but the population under his rule is more than 600 million. It turns out that these places have more than such a population, but the perennial wars have caused a large number of population loss, and a large part of them fled to Xuzhou and other places, and then Liu Bei got him to Fuzhou and other places.

With a population of more than 600 million, 60 soldiers are recruited. This ratio is already very scary. The production technology of this era has determined that a large number of young and strong must be left for agricultural production. Otherwise, not to mention the food needed by hundreds of thousands of troops, even the common people It's hard to be self-sufficient.

Fortunately, because Chen Ziming developed a large number of grain planting technologies, which greatly increased grain production, it was barely acceptable for a population of 600 million to feed 60 soldiers and horses.

Because Liu Bei stationed troops in the south, west, and north of Yanzhou, Cao Cao had no choice but to move his political center from Yanzhou Chenliu to Nanyang. There was no way, even Yuzhou was not very safe. The army did not fail to provoke Cao Cao's soldiers stationed there. Behind Zhang Jaw were Xu Huang and Gao Lan, both of whom were well-known and fierce generals.

In the end, Cao Cao ordered General Cao Hong to lead 20 troops to sit in Yanzhou, Cao Ren led 20 troops to sit in Yuzhou, and the rest of the troops were concentrated in Nanyang, because Cao Cao's strategic intentions were already obvious, that is, Jingzhou or Sili Prefecture, and the only way to win In two places, Cao Cao is qualified to compete with Liu Bei.

But how could Liu Bei let Cao Cao sit big? There are 50 troops on the borders of Yanzhou and Yuzhou alone. As long as Cao Cao dares to move Jingzhou or Sili Prefecture, the 50 troops will attack Yanzhou and Yuzhou from all sides.

There is also a major event that caused a sensation in the world, that is, Cao Cao paid a lot of money to recruit craftsmen, and the high salary paid made many craftsmen working in the Linzi factory shine.

The status of a craftsman has been very high under Chen Ziming's vigorous promotion. Although he is still not as good as a scholar, he is much higher than a businessman and is very respected.

Now Cao Cao has come out again, directly raising the status of a craftsman to the same status as a scholar, because the treatment of small officials in many places is no more than that.

Craftsmen from all over the world rushed to Nanyang after knowing Cao Cao's great generosity. Even some craftsmen from Qingzhou and Xuzhou did not hesitate to leave their high wages and went to Nanyang with their families, because Cao Cao specifically stated that the craftsmen who passed under Liu Bei's rule would be paid double. If the workmanship is good, he may even be directly appointed as an official.

Many princes in the world have the intention of blocking it, but unfortunately there are too many roads to enter Cao Cao's territory, and it is not difficult at all.Chen Ziming was furious when he heard the news. He worked so hard to train such a good craftsman, and he was able to make Cao Cao cheaper.

However, Chen Ziming was relieved that very few artisans from Liu Bei went to join Cao Cao. Compared with the artisans trained in the past few years, those who left were only drizzle, and none of the great artisans left.

Of course, they can't do without. For this kind of craftsmen who master advanced technology, they are registered in the register. If they go to the enemy, that is death.

Soon, all the princes of the world knew why Cao Cao went crazy and spent a lot of money to recruit craftsmen, because although he formed an army of 60, his weapons and equipment could not keep up. Many soldiers didn't even have weapons, and they were all training with wooden sticks.

Moreover, many of the weapons owned by Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are old weapons, which can be completely eliminated and cannot be used for combat at all.

On the other hand, Liu Bei's army is all equipped with the latest weapons, and they are the most advanced. Many soldiers even wear armor. Although they are all simple armor, they are countless times stronger than Cao Cao's soldiers and horses.

Cao Cao is in a hurry, with such strength, how can he be Liu Bei's opponent, and Liu Bei's military division industry is too developed, and the required weapons are ready before the million-strong army is recruited.

What also made Cao Cao terrified was that Liu Bei's army was not only equipped with brand new weapons, but also had many special weapons, which were very terrifying, and made Cao Cao jealous. He wanted to find some craftsmen who could make those advanced weapons from Liu Bei.

It can be said that Liu Bei's army now has the strength to crush Cao Cao. If it weren't for the fact that there are too many recruits this year, the combat effectiveness has not yet been formed, and the fighters are not very mature. Chen Ziming even wants to fight Cao Cao now.

But I can only think about it, if we really want to fight Cao Cao, at least we must mobilize most of Liu Bei's soldiers and horses, and the other soldiers and horses will also move south, and be prepared to fight Sun Ce at the same time.

Because Chen Ziming had just received a secret report from the secret guard, Cao Cao sent Xun You to Yangzhou to discuss the alliance with Sun Ce. The purpose of the alliance between Cao and Sun is known to everyone, to deal with the powerful Liu Bei together, and to protect themselves.

Like Cao Cao, the ambitious Sun Ce also recruited a large number of troops in the Jiangdong area, and directly expanded the Yangtze River Navy to 20, divided into four divisions, and strictly protected Jiangdong.

The most important thing is that Sun Ce recruited many Shanyue people and formed an elite army composed entirely of Shanyue people. The combat effectiveness is very strong, especially in mountain warfare, it is almost invincible.

Then Sun Ce conscripted [-] soldiers from Jiaozhou, all the young and strong from the hundreds of ethnic groups in Jiaozhou, and made Jiaozhou completely surrender under Sun Ce's feet.

Now Sun Ce is not inferior to Cao Cao in strength, and there is a danger of the Yangtze River. Unless Liu Bei goes all out to attack, it will be difficult to destroy Sun Ce, who has become a general trend.

In addition to Sun Ce and Cao Cao, powerful princes such as Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Liu Zhang of Yizhou, and Ma Teng of Liangzhou felt the pressure brought by Liu Bei.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou was defeated in Nanyang last year, lost troops and lost generals, and his strength dropped greatly. Now all the soldiers and horses in his hands add up to nearly 20, and Xinye has [-].

But from Chen Ziming's point of view, with such a small number of people, whether it is Cao Cao or Sun Ce, it is not a matter of minutes to clean up. If Cao Cao and Sun Ce felt the pressure from Liu Bei and did not dare to move around, otherwise Jingzhou might have changed hands. .

2 Eighty chapters of a powerful arsenal

2 Eighty chapters of a powerful arsenal

As for Liu Zhang in Yizhou, he thinks that Yizhou is the most dangerous place in the world, and no one can attack it. Although he listened to Huang Quan and others, the conscription of [-] troops means following the tide, mainly because Liu Zhang is unwilling to take out too many troops. More money to support soldiers, because in his view, the troops in his hands are now fully capable of defending Yizhou.

Moreover, there is a watchdog at the gate of his house. Although he does not listen to him, he will definitely guard the gate. The princes of the world are powerless to attack his Yizhou.Liu Zhang felt like embracing a beauty show and watching the world.

Although Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liangzhou had already occupied the entire Liangzhou, both of them wanted to defend each other a little bit. Neither of them dared to recruit troops at will, for fear of getting annoyed and causing disputes.

They also don't have the ability to go south to fight for the world. After all, the Central Plains area has been almost divided by Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce. It is not necessary to think about attacking Yizhou. As for Sili Prefecture, they are capable of defeating it, but then, Liu Bei and Could Cao Cao let them occupy the heart of the big man? Obviously Ma Teng and Han Sui didn't want to poke a hornet's nest.Even an idiot can see that the next target of Cao Cao and Liu Bei's competition is Sili Prefecture, where a monstrous war is about to usher.

As for Lu Bu, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou in Sili Prefecture, there is no place to recruit soldiers. The people in Sili Prefecture have almost been harmed by Dong Zhuo's family. Those who survived can live until now. It can be described as a miracle. It can be said that since Dong Zhuo, Sili Prefecture has been the place where the great man suffered the most disasters. Not only the emperor was unlucky, but the people of Sili Prefecture were also unlucky.

Now Lu Bu is also starting to worry. Although he is arrogant, he is not an idiot. Cao Cao and Liu Bei have already reached his door. Liu Bei is better, he is still a little away from his territory, at least there is Zhang Ji in the middle.

But Cao Cao's Nanyang and his territory are connected together. If Cao Cao is willing, Nanyang's 20 troops can march into his territory at any time.

With the strength of Lu Bu's current army, it is impossible to be Cao Cao's opponent. He even thought about taking the emperor Liu Xie back to Chang'an, and joining Zhang Ji and Fan Chou to resist Liu Bei and Cao Cao, but Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and him are not the same. One mind, although they are both former generals of Dong Zhuo, but Lu Bu is from the Bingzhou faction, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou are from the Xiliang faction, they used to be hostile when they worked together, and if Lu Bu took the initiative to find them, Lu Bu couldn't help himself. , and there is no good strategist around him to plan, Lu Bu, who only has two or three big cats and kittens, began to worry about his future.

"My lord, military adviser, the Liaodong Arsenal is now the largest weapon factory in the Han Dynasty. It can produce all the weapons and armors of the Han Dynasty, and they are all the most advanced." In April of the ninth year of Chuping, Liu Bei, Chen Ziming and others took a boat from Linqu Go to Liaodong, Youzhou, and visit Dahan's largest arsenal with the most advanced production technology.

This arsenal can be regarded as the number one trump card in Liu Bei's hands. A huge part of the soldiers and horses in Liu Bei's hands and the weapons used are produced from here. This is also the reason why Liu Bei's soldiers and horses can crush the soldiers and horses of other princes.

"Yes, this knife is very sharp." Liu Bei picked up a Mo knife that had been finished and was about to be shipped out, waved it a few times, then looked at the sharp edge of the knife, and said with satisfaction.