Great Wei Nengchen

This is one of the tricks of Bai Niao Chaofeng's spear technique, which Hao Zhao learned from Liu Shiniang, Zhao Yu, because the halberd and spear are similar in shape, and some of the tricks are also interoperable.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, younger sister, nephew...that's all!"

Under the power of family love, the balance in his heart tilted. Zhao Yun set up his bow and arrow again, aimed steadily at the back of Hao Zhao's head, and then raised it three inches... "Swoosh!"

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"Thank you Master Uncle for your mercy!"

Chapter 1497 Liu Bei Enters Sichuan ([-])

When Zhao Yun returned to Yiling, the soaring fire had just been extinguished, and at least half of the grain and grass hoarded by the pier had been reduced to ashes. Under the gusts of breeze, there was a scorched atmosphere everywhere, which really made people want to cry without tears!

The loss of so much food and grass is not enough to prevent the big event of entering Sichuan, but the logistics supply of the army is undoubtedly more difficult. In order to prevent the soldiers from starving, they can only continue to collect food and taxes, and the burden on the people of Jingzhou will be even greater. It's heavy.

The people are starving and cold, so they can only take risks. The bandits who have just been exterminated will soon be revived again. If they send a large army to conquer them, they will have to collect food and taxes... The vicious circle has no end!

"Confucius said: A tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger... I originally wanted to assist the Ming Lord and save the people from the fire and water. Why did I become like this? Did I choose the wrong path?"

"The world in this world is not the world of one family and one surname, but the world of everyone. As long as the country is strong and the people have a good life, it doesn't matter if the emperor's surname is Liu or Cao... Are these words right, brother?"

Facing the devastation, Zhao Yun sighed a few times, and then commanded his subordinates to bury the corpses, treat the wounded... and clean up the spoils!

After a great battle, more than [-] enemies were killed and more than [-] were captured, but most of them were Jingzhou people who became bandits because of their livelihood. The Xuanjia Army captured very few, and those wounded would rather commit suicide than Surrender without putting down your arms.

Liu Beijun’s losses were not small. More than 5000 people were killed in battle, and more than [-] were injured. Defeated!

"The last general is incompetent, let Hao Zhao escape, please punish him!"

"It's okay, it's a hot potato. It's not necessarily a good thing to catch it, and it's not necessarily a bad thing to escape it. General Zilong doesn't have to blame himself. Come and take a look at these things!"

Kong Ming was also patrolling the battlefield, with a gloomy face and frowning, and asked the guards to pick up two knives and put them together for comparison:

Both handles are ring-shoulders, also known as "Han Dao", which is one of the standard weapons of the Han Dynasty army. It has a single-sided front, thick ridge and thin blade, which is very convenient for chopping. The blood of the Huns flowed into rivers, creating a good story of 'one Han wins five Hu'.

On the body of the knife on the left is engraved with the words 'Jian'an 15th year-June Bingwu, Nanjun Jiangling City-military supervision to build a thousand handles-thirty forged swords'!

In other words, this knife was forged in Jiangling City in the summer and June of this year. A total of [-] handles were forged, and then equipped to the army. The more times you use it, the sharper your weapon will be!

It's a pity that this newly made ring-shou knife has been damaged beyond recognition. There are seven or eight large gaps on the blade, like a saw. The blade is also twisted so badly that it can no longer be used.

To make such a knife, manpower, materials, and transportation are combined, and it takes about 2000 yuan. In Jingzhou area, you can buy four stones of grain (480 catties made in Han Dynasty), which is the harvest of two acres of fertile land. A child's rations for a whole year... It will be reimbursed after a few strokes on the battlefield!

On the ring head knife on the right, engraved with "Jian'an 12th year - Sanyue Zichou, Xuchang Shangfang - the military supervised the manufacture of ten thousand handles - a hundred refined swords!" '

This is the saber made by the Caoying Group three years ago. It made tens of thousands of handles at a time, ten times the number of Liu Beijun, and it is a hundred-refined steel knife. It is of high quality and extremely sharp, and the cost has naturally increased several times!

Also after a fierce battle and violent collisions with various weapons, the blade of Bailian Dao was not injured at all, and the blade was only slightly worn. As long as it is maintained a little, it will not affect the next use!

"Cao's bandits are powerful, and they occupy the rich and prosperous Central Plains. The population, food, money, and supplies are not comparable to those of Jingzhou. It is definitely not an easy task for my lord to conquer the Central Plains and rejuvenate the great Han!"

"Xiao Yi is even more capable. He has made all industries in the Central Plains prosperous and prosperous. If this continues, the strong will become stronger and the weak will become weaker. How will we win?"

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"The military commander is very worried. My righteous brother has the wisdom of heaven and man. He can govern the country with literary skills and lead the army in battle, but he is a rare talent in a century. It is a pity that he was used by the Cao thief... What a pity, what a pity Already!"

Zhao Yun has been through the battlefield for a long time, and Kong Ming is resourceful. From the two ring-shoulders, they both saw a lot and thought a lot, but one eye is full of worry, and the other is mixed with longing and sighing!

In addition to courage, strategy, and timing, the factors that determine the outcome of a war are also very important. Whoever has a large population, sufficient food, and abundant treasury has a greater chance of winning. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, relied on his strength. Family property, did the overlord Xiang Yu die a little bit?

Let’s just talk about the fierce battle just now. The Xuanjia Army was able to break out of the encirclement despite the unfavorable strength, terrain, and battle situation. The casualty ratio did not fall behind. Iron hoof scimitar is also one of the reasons!

Since Kong Ming defected to Liu Bei, he was known as the general of the army, but in fact he has been serving as the chief of the internal affairs, so he deeply knows that compared with Cao and Liu, it is not only the iron hoof and the machete that have the advantage!

In terms of territory: Caoying Group occupies Yan, Xu, Yu, Si, Liang, Qing, Ji, Bing, and You ten prefectures, as well as the three counties in the north of Jingzhou.

The Liu Bei Group only has five counties in Jingzhou and a remote Jiaozhou. The former was ravaged by war, and agricultural production has never been restored.

On population: Caoying Group recruits refugees and encourages childbearing. After these years of recuperation, the population under its rule exceeds 1000 to 300 million, including more than 70 million strong men and [-] million armored soldiers!

The population under Liu Bei Group's rule is less than a million. This also includes those Baiyue tribes in the vast mountains, with less than 30 strong men and less than 15 troops. This is still forced out!

In terms of wealth: Caoying Group has the benefits of fishing and salt in the east, boundless pastures in the west, and rich mineral deposits in the north. It produces gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, sulfur, cinnabar every year...there are countless varieties!

The Liu Bei Group can only plan food from the land, catch some fish in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and the poor can hardly eat and have no clothes to cover their bodies!

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If the two compete for hegemony, even if Cao Ying loses ten or a hundred times, he can still make a comeback; while Liu Bei's army only loses once, it may be a big deal, unless he quickly enters Yizhou and obtains the land, population, and wealth there. There is hope of winning!

"Boom!...It's on fire, help me...Ah!"

"What's going on, put out the fire quickly, don't spread it!"

While contemplating, there was a sudden sound of thunder in the distance, and then thick smoke rose, and fire snakes ran around, and more than a hundred soldiers turned into fire men, who were burned all over the ground, crying for father and mother, and soon disappeared movement!

The fire snakes running around ignited the fire that had just been extinguished. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun hurriedly mobilized their hands to draw water from the Yangtze River to put out the fire. It took a long time to put it out.

It turned out that during the battle between the two sides, the Xuanjia army threw out the "thunderbolt bottle", ignited many piles of grain and hay, and killed many Liu Beijun. Zhuge Kongming stood on the top of the city and saw it clearly. Weapons generate interest!

Therefore, when cleaning the battlefield, I specially asked the soldiers to collect those unexploded Thunderbolt bombs, and wanted to take them back to study and see if they could be imitated. If successful, there would be another big killer in the army!

The soldiers acted according to the order, collected more than 100 Thunderbolt bottles, and put them into a large box. Unexpectedly, during the transportation, one Thunderbolt bomb suddenly exploded, detonating the rest... This caused a fire!

"Hey, Bandit Cao is only strong for a while. As long as you plan carefully, you can still win with manpower!"

Xiao Yi's strength is the strength of all ages, gathering talents from all over the world, opening up the wisdom of the people of the world, the foundation is as stable as Mount Tai, and it cannot be changed by manpower! "

Kong Ming's heart sank even more. These small porcelain bottles showed a big problem. Compared with the powerful Caoying Group, the biggest difference between Liu Bei Group is... Talent cultivation, those who get talents win the world!

At that time, the Caoying Group was still weak, with Yuan Shao's army in the north and Sun Ce in the south. They were in danger of being destroyed at any time. However, at the critical moment of life and death, Xiao Yi allocated a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to build the Zhengming Academy and gather all the scholars. Hundreds of schools, create another grand event of contention!

At that time, many people laughed at Xiao Yi, thinking that the Zhengming Institute was useless and wasted energy, it would be more practical to recruit soldiers and horses, accumulate grass and store food, this is good steel used on the back of a sword!

Now ten years have passed, and the people who spoke out and ridiculed at the beginning are all slapping their mouths hard, and instead praised Da Sima - he has a long-term vision, foresight and foresight, and has established a foundation that can never be shaken!

Because in the past ten years, the school has cultivated a large number of talents, and they have gone to the military, politics, business, agriculture, industry, academics, religion... various industries, and exerted great power, making all industries in the Central Plains prosperous and prosperous, and their role is even greater. Millions of troops!

It is not too late to mend the dead sheep. Since Kong Ming took power in Jingzhou, he also thought about following Xiao Yi's example and building a "Jingxiang Academy" to train talents for the Liu Bei Group, so as to compete with the north, but there are two major difficulties:

First of all, building a school requires a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. The current situation of the Liu Bei Group is that it resists Cao Cao in the north, Sun Quan in the east, and Yizhou in the west... 360 days a year, it is either fighting or preparing to fight. I have exhausted all my strength, and I have no spare energy to do other things, even if they are beneficial!

Secondly, the reputation of Zhengming Academy is too great, and the various systems are too good. It attracts famous doctors and bright students from all over the world, and even a large number of talents from Jiangdong, Jingzhou, and Bashu flow there.

Even if Kong Ming builds the Jingxiang Academy, he can only catch a few small fish and shrimps. If he wants to compete with the north, there is no hope within a hundred years, and the war of unification of the world will not last for a hundred years!

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