This battle is not easy to fight.

Yao Chengtai is a relatively capable team in the military system.

However, judging from the performance of the various gangs in the Warring States Army and the Warring States Army during the rampage in Huaibei, the Warring States Army generally performed poorly and had never heard of any record worth mentioning. Instead, there were many cases of defeat and being surrounded and annihilated, which was speechless.

Due to the mediocrity of Shi Feng, the governor of the army, during his tenure as the governor, his control over the military leaders of each army under his command decreased significantly, which made Shang Yunxi, Yao Chengtai and others increasingly more independent tendencies.

Especially after the armies began to have financial independence and used commercial taxes and donations to maintain the survival of the army, this unstable guarantee mechanism also had a considerable impact on the combat effectiveness of the army.

Because of this, the influence or infiltration of external factors on the troops has become easier.

Yao Chengtai and Yu Mingzhen were both stuck on the important water channel on the Bian Canal to collect commercial taxes, but Yu Mingzhen could also rely on the gentry of Sihai Prefectures to collect some taxes and donations. Yao Chengtai also controlled the important post road on the road from Xuzhou to Huainan, so they all had their own ways to make a living.

However, even so, it is already very difficult to influence the various units of the army. Although the arsenal looks very large, its combat effectiveness is shrinking sharply. Not only is the organization of each army unevenly organized, but the armor is also difficult to make up for. This can be seen from the confrontation between the garrison in Yingbo and the Caizhou army.

Of course, this may also have something to do with the fact that Yingbo and the two prefectures are not their own defense. When it is time to seize the territory of the guy who will eat, it is probably necessary to fight to the death.

In Jiang Feng's view, this is actually a vicious cycle.

Such as the Restoration Army, the Taining Army, and the Pinglu Army, the northern army and the vassal states, have been on the verge of collapse.

On the one hand, the flood and drought disasters have been continuous over the years, and the war has greatly damaged the local production environment. On the other hand, due to the military man's power, the power of civil servants has been greatly weakened. The distrust and disrespect of civil servants to govern officials has been greatly weakened, and the ability to govern local governments has been greatly weakened, leaving no one to care about local government affairs and everything is around the military. The unfavorable situation in these two aspects directly leads to the survival difficulties of local farmers and merchants.

If the year is not good, many people can only become refugees and flee to the surrounding areas. The stronger the local gentry, the more control the land, the less rent and tax revenue will be achieved. To maintain an army, it can only be achieved by increasing commercial taxes and taking advantage of others.

This has also damaged the local commercial environment, and the circulation of commodity goods in many places has become a high-risk industry, either directly linked to the army or must cooperate with local gentry.

This makes it difficult for other industries to survive except for the production and circulation of daily necessities.

In this case, it is a dream to expect the military vassals who are all thinking about protecting the operation of the army to build roads or irrigate ditches, which are conducive to economic development.

In contrast, it has to be said that the prefectures in Shandong, Huainan Road, Jiangnan Road, and Jiangnan West Road have to do much better in this regard. Whether it is the Liu family in Nanyang, the Xu Ju family in Guangshen, or the Du family in Ehuang, Wu Yang, and Qian Yue, the frequency and intensity of war in this area are far inferior to those in the north of the Huai River. In addition, the irrigation system in the south of the Huai River is also more developed and water transportation is more convenient, making it more convenient in agriculture and trade circulation. This is also a main reason why the northern population flows to the south from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the late Tang Dynasty.

War is undoubtedly the most cost-effective thing. The frequency and intensity of wars in the south of the Huai River are much weaker than those in the northern Central Plains, so they naturally have more time to rest and recuperate. In addition, the pressure of military survival among the various vassals is not that great, so of course they have more energy to focus on the other party's governance.

So if it weren't for the ant thief who rose from Yingbo and flourished in the Central Plains, and suddenly crossed the Huai River to attack the Qingzhou, Shouzhou, Shuzhou, Xuanzhou and other prefectures that gave Jiang Feng an opportunity to take advantage of the situation, it would be impossible for Jiang Feng to have such a situation in such a short time, especially without the foundation of Shouzhou, there would be no current Huaiyou situation.

It is precisely because of the location of the granary of the four states of Shishoulu and Hao, and the preparations for the grain storage in the previous year or two, that Jiang Feng had the courage to cross the Huai River to attack Xu. Otherwise, even if Xuzhou was taken down, the refugees who were used in the three states of Yan, Yun and Yi in the north would have to be overwhelmed.

The advantageous factor now is the division within Xuzhou. Yao Chengtai was attacked by himself, so who would come to save him?

Lu Qiming from the north can basically be ruled out. If he really wants to move, there will be a restraint from Zhuang Yongsheng; Yu Mingzhen is not strong enough now, and his relationship with Yao Chengtai is not good, so the possibility is small.

The rest are Shang Yunxi and Shi Feng headquarters.

But there is also a conflict between Shang Yunxi and Yao Chengtai. The two of them had been arguing over the first army of the war. Shang Yunliu's troops were annihilated and Shang Yunliu was killed, which was a headache for Shang Yunxi. Therefore, Shang Yunxi is now all about dealing with the Caizhou army in the west. It is difficult to judge what kind of reaction Yao Chengtai was attacked. But at least it will take some time to rescue without any preparation. After all, it will take several days to move south from Xiaoxian.

As for Shi Feng, Jiang Feng calculated that this person did not have the courage to take out his old fortune without Shang Yunxi's cooperation. This time difference is Huaiyou's opportunity.

Of course, everything on the battlefield changes rapidly, any accident or anything you think is impossible will become possible, not to mention that there is a Caizhou staring at it in the west. Will they sit and watch Huaiyou drive north so sway?

The news from the scouts and detailed feedback shows that the combat effectiveness of Yao Chengtai's troops garrisons differed greatly. The main strength of the two armies stationed in Fuli was the strongest, followed by Qi County, Tongqiao Army, and then two armies stationed in Qi County and Fuli, respectively, which were reorganized by the regiment training army and had the worst combat effectiveness.

In addition to these seven armies, Yao Chengtai also has two battalions of personal guards, known as Bolang Camp and Feishan Camp, with the strongest combat effectiveness and the troops trained by Yao Chengtai, which are similar to the Dragon Bird Tail in Caizhou.

Chai Yong stood in a complicated look and looked at the army that was quickly crossing the Huai River. His tenth army ranked second to last.

He didn't care much about this, and he felt more moved by Jiang Feng's courage.

In his opinion, in fact, in addition to the combat effectiveness of the First Army, which is indeed stronger than the original Zhongzheng Army and the Desheng Army, the Ya Army and the Sixth Army transformed from the Heshuo Army, the Eighth Army and the Original Desheng Army, the elites of the Zhongzheng Army are just between the same. For example, the Fourth Army, the Fifth Army is not worth mentioning. It is purely a group of new troops with good training but inexperienced experience. Such an army will have a high casualty rate in the war, and there is also a high chance of being defeated. If you want to grow up, you will have to go through at least one or two real fierce battles.

But with just such an army, Jiang Feng dared to bravely march north to Xuzhou. Chai Yong sighed that he was not as good as this.

Of course, Chai Yong could also see clearly that although the Huai You Army was not very outstanding in terms of the hard power of the army, the Huai You Army was outstanding in soft power, at least the Desheng Army he had seen and the Zhongzheng Army was incomparable to the Zhenhai Army with the Donghai Army that had dealt with.

A good and orderly logistics support system, extremely excellent intelligence collection capabilities, a very stable and united group of generals and advisers, and extremely strong economic strength guarantees are all the confidence of the Huai Youjun.

The lack of experience of the army is not a problem. If a war or two, soldiers who survive bloodshed and death can naturally complete the transformation, and a thick reserve source can quickly fill these troops. Once the integration is completed, the combat effectiveness of these troops will immediately rise to a higher level, so this is precisely the easiest to solve.

Chai Yong was both surprised and secretly admired by the caution of the Huai You Army in expanding the army.

According to his previous speculation, the Huaiyou Army now has five prefectures, and even half of Nanyingzhou, and one Hezhou has not yet been included. It should be normal to expand the army to about 30 armies. For example, the Huaibei Insurgency Army only has five prefectures, but the maximum army is nearly 40 armies with 100,000 troops. The current economic strength of Huaiyou is far stronger than that of the five prefectures in Huaibei. However, after a round of major expansion of the army, Huaiyou has only been the 18th army, which includes both the navy and cavalry.

According to Jiang Feng's words, elite soldiers and strong generals, but in Chai Yong's view, sometimes quantity cannot be compensated by quality, and more ants can bite to death is not false.

Fortunately, Huaiyou has done a good job in the construction of the reserve force source supplement system, which is what Chai Yong values ​​the most. Once the battle is damaged, he can use the reserve force who has been initially trained to replenish it immediately. With a little training, he can restore his vitality and even improve it.

Noting that Chai Yong's expression was complicated, Jiang Feng glanced at the other party.

The Yang Wu system general who surrendered in the end was probably the most complicated person. His martial arts level had already entered the Little Heavenly Territory, but he was not very popular with Luzhou generals from the Qin and Han dynasties and Luo Chenggan. However, judging from the demeanor and ideas shown by this person, this person is indeed outstanding, and Jiang Feng also hopes to see how this person performs in this battle in Xuzhou.

Because of this, he was willing to bring this person with him. Even like Ding Man and Guo Yue expressed his opposition, believing that this person's martial arts level was too high and that if he had bad intentions, it would be difficult for them to guard against it.

But in Jiang Feng's view, as long as Chai Yong has not lost his mind, it is impossible to have any adverse behavior to him. Yang Wu has become a thing of the past. Although Chai Yong is a warrior with ideas, he lacks basic connections and even less opportunities. Only by relying on himself can he realize his own ideas.
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