In a year, Liu Yu, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei did not actually have a real war, except for the many confrontations under Tongguan City.

After a year of cultivation, the strength of all directions has increased.

The extent of growth depends on the population potential under the dominant rule.

Liu Yu's side.

When Liu Yu first occupied Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Liangzhou and other places, he had a population of 3.3 million under his rule. In the 13th and 14th year, it increased to more than 4.2 million people. Later, he wiped out the Huns, Qiangs, and Di people, and obtained more than 700,000 Hu people. The young and strong Hu people basically died in various battles. During the process of sinicization, the Sanhu people decreased by nearly 600,000 to 70,000 people. More than ten years have passed, and the remaining Sanhu people have basically been completely sinicized. The customs of Hu people, the clothing of Hu people, and the language of Hu people have basically disappeared.

In other words, before the Battle of Yizhou, Liu Yu had already had a population of more than 4.8 million.

By conquering Yizhou, Liu Yu obtained a population of about 3.25 million, and captured Hebei, You and Ji prefectures, and actually obtained a population of about 3 million. Destroying Wuheng got 240,000 Wuheng people, as well as Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi who were dependent on Wuheng, a total of about 270,000 Han people.

In total, Liu Yu is under the rule of Yong, Liang, Yi, Ji and You, plus Hedong County and Henei County belonging to Sizhou, as well as Hetao, Xihai and other places captured by the Xiongnu, Qiang, and Di. Liu Yu has more than 70 counties and a population of more than 11 million.

With so many people, in theory, Liu Yu could pull out a million troops, but the war has only ended for a year, so it is difficult to fully realize the potential of these populations. They only rely on the addition of new adult males to draw troops every year.

Liu Yu currently has only 650,000 troops. In the future, Liu Yu can still draw about 60,000 troops from the newly added male men every year. That is to say, if the war is in war for another six years, then Liu Yu can have more than one million troops.

Of course, the world has not been unified yet, and there is no possibility of a truce for another six consecutive years.

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Cao Cao lost the three prefectures of Hebei, You and Ji, as well as the two major prefectures of Hedong and Henei, which belong to Sizhou. Cao Cao's current territory is Qing, Yan, Yu and Xu. Together with the remaining three counties in Sizhou, there are 30 counties in total. Because they are all rich places in the Central Plains and densely populated, although there are only 30 counties, they still have more than 5.4 million people.

Theoretically, Cao Cao could bring in an army of 500,000 for these populations.

However, Cao Cao's Battle of Red Cliff and Liu Yu's Battle of Hebei were both defeated, and he lost too many young and strong soldiers. Cao Cao now has only more than 280,000 troops. He can draw almost 30,000 troops from the newly added male men every year. In other words, Cao Cao needs to have a truce for about eight years to have an army of 500,000.

However, it was stuck in the central government by Liu Yu, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. It has been a truce for one year. For another eight years, there is no possibility for Cao Cao.

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Sun Quan's side.

The possession of eight other counties in Yangzhou except Huainan County is basically the family's remaining period that has not changed.

When Sun Ce first visited the eight counties of Yangzhou, the population was over 2 million. However, fourteen years have passed since the Sun Ce period. There has been no war in the territory of Jiangdong, and the population has grown a lot. Now there is more than 2.6 million people. It is no problem for these people to pull up an army of about 250,000.

Because of the Battle of Red Cliff, he captured 160,000 Cao's soldiers. Although Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei and Huang Bi seized Jiangling and Xiangyang, the tragic siege was lost in vain. Coupled with the defeat of Hefei, Jiangxia and other consecutive defeats, the losses were only consumed by the Battle of Red Cliff.

Sun Quan still has an army of 250,000, which is basically the peak of his population potential and will not increase any further.

Speaking of which, because there is no need to rest like Liu Yu, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei, Sun Quan did nothing in this year. He sent General Taishici, the Zhennan General, to attack Jiaozhou, and was basically about to capture Nanhai County. If he could capture the entire Jiaozhou, Sun Quan could increase his population by 700,000 to 800,000. However, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, the three counties of Yizhou and Shangyong were all failed and trapped in Jingzhou. I think Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang would not do it and let Sun Quan capture the entire Jiaozhou.

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Liu Bei's side.

Jingzhou had a population of nearly four million during the Liu Biao period. In the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao recruited 300,000 young and strong people to participate, most of which were in the Red Cliff and Jiangxia area. Later, Sun Quan and Liu Bei divided the battle of Jingzhou and a series of subsequent wars. In just two years, Jingzhou lost more than one million people, and now only 2.8 million people are left. Due to excessive losses in youth and strong people, the population will be reduced by about 200,000 in the future.

In other words, the population potential of the land occupied by Liu Bei is almost the same as that of Sun Quan.

However, Liu Bei's current military strength is only 150,000, and his population potential can be added to the young and strong every year. It will take Liu Bei six or seven years to not break out in a war to reach the peak of his population.

Of course, Liu Bei was ambitious, Zhuge Liang had a genius and was enterprising, and being able to endure for a year was the limit.

Under Zhuge Liang's plan, Liu Bei had already set his sights on Jiaozhou. There was no doubt that Liu Bei would soon send troops to compete with Sun Quan for Jiaozhou.

At that time, a war will surely break out between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, which side will win and which one can control Jiaozhou.

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Chang'an City, Guanzhong.

"After a year, the people's livelihoods in Yizhou and Hebei, You and Ji have basically recovered." Liu Yu murmured.

There are Lu Qian in Yizhou, Tian Feng and Fa Zheng in Hebei, and Tian Feng in Hebei, and Fa Zheng in Hebei. Therefore, a year is enough to restore the people's livelihood of these newly occupied lands and completely consolidate Liu Yu's rule.

With 650,000 troops in hand, Liu Yu was able to withdraw about 200,000 troops to go out to fight.

The number of troops going to fight was definitely not small, but Liu Yu knew that these forces were not enough to destroy Cao Cao, and Liu Bei's side was unlikely to even seize Qingzhou from Cao Cao, who had Sima Yi as his military advisor.

He needs more time to quit the battle to realize the new occupation benefits, and the potential of the four states of You and Ji, he can increase 60,000 troops a year, while Cao Cao can only increase less than 30,000. As time goes by, the gap between Cao Cao and his strength will only widen.

This day.

The commander of the Qingyiwei Guard, Man Chong, came to report: "The king, I am sure that Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi fled to Liaodong and hid under Gongsun Kang's protection."

Liu Yu's eyes were slightly cold and said, "Gongsun Kang only has five counties including Liaodong, with a population of one million. How can he have the courage to accommodate Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi? I should enter the palace to meet the Empress and ask an edict to order Gongsun Kang to present the heads of the two to Chang'an. If I don't follow, I should destroy them!"
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