Chapter 32 Real Strength

Thank you for the reward of Long Airbus in the past, hehe.

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Of course, Liu Feng knew that Cao Jian's 800,000 troops were bragging. In fact, this number may be greatly discounted, but Liu Feng did not know what the real number was.

"So that's it. In Mr. Yuanzhi's opinion, how many people did the thief Cao bring to the south this time?" Liu Feng pretended to suddenly realize it.

"In fact, Although Cao Shen has occupied more than half of the world, his total number of soldiers and horses is not as much as expected. The reason is that Cao Shen has always been unique in his use of troops."

Xu Shu was originally worried about the military aircraft. At this time, there happened to be a young man like Liu Feng. With such an "bt-minded" request for advice, Xu Shu's interests naturally began to talk.

"Are there not many soldiers?" Liu Feng suddenly thought of this magic formula and muttered casually.

Xu Shu's eyes showed strange light: "Sir, it seems that you have spent a lot of time thinking about Cao Qian's use of soldiers."

Liu Feng was stunned and quickly smiled and said, "That's not true, but in the past, I heard my father talk about Cao Qian, and I remember such a sentence."

In fact, what really reminds Liu Feng of this key is the mysterious note in Liu Qi's study. It is written in the notes that in the early years, Cao Wei once recruited soldiers like other warlords. Later, after three failures, Cao Wei changed his attitude of using soldiers.

Once when attacking Dong, Cao Yan fought with Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong with 5,000 new troops, and his strength was several times that of the enemy, but he was defeated in the first battle. The second time was in the Battle of Yanzhou, 30,000 Qingzhou soldiers fought against Lv Bu's 10,000 cavalry, and they were also defeated. The last time was even more painful. When Wancheng conquered Zhangxiu, the remaining Qingzhou soldiers in the battle of Yanzhou were once again defeated by Zhang Xiu's sneak attack, which was far less than their own. They not only lost two children, but also killed the fierce general Dian Wei, and he was almost finished.

The mysterious author of

notes noticed that after experiencing these three failures, Cao Wei realized the important surname of the soldier's quality. Since then, he has insisted on using a small number of but very elite troops. After many years of war, such an elite Cao army will not disperse even if it encounters a situation like the main general's death in battle.

The mysterious author, with the example of Cao Shen, proves the key to the noble but not too expensive in the art of war.

Thinking of this, Liu Feng had a stronger curiosity about the mysterious author and was eager to know who was sacred, so he wanted to find an opportunity to ask Liu Qi who this person was.

Xu Shu believed Liu Feng's explanation and then said, "Cao Qian's soldiers are indeed elite soldiers, and the training of elite soldiers is not easy, so I estimate that since Cao Qian destroyed the Yuan family, his total number of soldiers and horses should be about 300,000. These people, in addition to monitoring the princes of Guanzhong and the Hu people on the northern border, are also stationed in the northern states. It is impossible to take them to the south at one time. In this way, it is estimated that the soldiers and horses of Cao's invasion should not exceed 150,000.

150,000 soldiers and horses, although it sounds like there is no movement in the performance, the 700,000 or 800,000 troops sounded like momentum, but in this era, Liu Feng knows very well how terrible this number is.

"In addition to Liu Cong's ** 10,000 troops, Cao Yan's troops in Jingzhou should be about 250,000. Of course, aside from the transportation of grain and fodder, the new troops in each county are stationed, and some of the reasons why some of the troops are low in combat effectiveness are not suitable for fighting. It is conservatively estimated that Cao Hen's West Road Army should have about 100,000 people, of which 50,000 should be the newly surrendered navy in Jingzhou. As for Cao Ren's army on the North Road, there are about 70,000 to 80,000 people, and the water army does not exceed 20,000.

After Xu Shu's comprehensive analysis, Liu Feng finally had a clear understanding of the real strength of Cao's army. However, after clearing the clouds and seeing the truth of the enemy, the fear has increased.

This is like facing an enemy whose body is wrapped in a robe. When you only see his ferocious face, you just feel uneasy in your heart. When the enemy takes off his robe and **'s body reveals steel-solid muscles, the absolute strength shown is really frightening.

"So..."

When Liu Feng was about to ask again, the sentry on the nearby tower suddenly shouted, "There is a boat coming, and there is a boat coming in the east."

There is a ship. Could it be that Dongwu's reinforcements have arrived?

Liu Feng and Xu Shu were refreshed. They ran a few steps to the edge of the ttle, and looked down the direction of the river. Soon after, sail shadows appeared on the scaly river, but disappointingly, it was not the imagination of Wu's vast fleet in the Middle East that entered the field of view, but just a sail.

"What are you excited about? It's not too late to shout when you see it clearly next time." With disappointment in his eyes, Xu Shu complained angrily to the equally disappointed sentry on the trestle.

Somehow, Liu Feng suddenly had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

A boat rushed out of the water village and went to check the boat in Jiangxi according to the usual practice. It was thought it was just an ordinary civilian ship, but the boat came in the direction of the water village under the escort of the rush.

At this time, the feeling in Liu Feng's heart became more and more obvious, and he had a strong hunch that the ship must be unusual.

After a cup of tea, the boat landed on the shore and a Confucian student in Ge robe came down from the ship. Liu Feng, who had excellent eyesight, immediately recognized the man. It was Sun Qian, who accompanied Liu Bei to retreat to Fankou.

"It turns out that Sun Gongyou." Xu Shu also recognized Sun Qian, stepped forward, held his fist and smiled, "Brother Gongyou, you have worked hard all the way."

Liu Feng also followed and arched his hand and said, "I have met Uncle Gongyou."

Sun Qian is a meritorious minister who has followed Liu Bei since Xuzhou. Although his power in Liu Bei's shogunate counselors is not as good as Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, his status and Liu Bei's trust are difficult for others to reach. Therefore, Liu Feng, the eldest son of the Liu family, also has to politely call him Uncle Gongyou.

"Sir, Yuan Zhi, be safe and sound." Sun Qian returned the gift with a smile, with a spring breeze on his face.

Xu Shu pointed to his deep eyes and laughed at himself, "How can you be safe? Look at my dark eyes and you will know. If Brother Gongyou comes back this time, there is no good news for me. I think my eyes will be black again tonight."

"Uncle Gongyou, do you have any orders from your father when you come back this time, or is the Eastern Wu side ready to send troops?" Liu Feng was also anxious. He didn't want to sit in Xiakou and wait for Cao Qian to clean up.

Sun Qian was calm and unhurried. He brushed the Mercury on his sleeve unhurriedly and rubbed them for a long time as if he had deliberately lost their appetite. Then he smiled faintly and said, "I think Yuan Zhi, you have a good sleep tonight."

Sun Qian's words cheered the two up, and the premonition in Liu Feng's heart became stronger and stronger. Xu Shuxing's eyes flashed with excitement and asked, "What's going on? Has Dongwu finally decided to send troops?"

"Jiangdong's fleet will arrive in Xiakou tomorrow morning. The lord asked me to inform you in advance, prepare wine and meat overnight, and wait for Zhou Dadu's army tomorrow morning."