Chu Zhiping, Volunteer Recruitment, Shenwu Fen, Golden Drum Ringing, Mai Wude, Yang Hongming;

The Han family is micro, the society is tilted, the imperial road is lost, Huan and Ling, the eunuchs are blazing, and the heroes are fighting;

Bian Han rises, chaos Jincheng, China disturbs, no discipline, Emperor Hewu, raise the flag,

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After the twists and turns of the expedition ceremony, hundreds of thousands of Cao troops set up camp and marched south one after another, in order to further boost morale, under the accompaniment of rumbling war drums and continuous horns, the soldiers tore their throats and sang the military song - "Chu Zhiping"!

Cao Cao Wen can govern the country, martial arts can Anbang, poetry also has a high attainment, write a lot of famous articles, not to mention, but also recruited a large number of well-educated people, among which there is a person named Miao Xi, the word Xibo, the East China Sea Lanling people, young, extremely talented, especially good at poetry!

After Cao Cao entered the title of Duke of Wei, Miao Xi racked his brains and wrote a "Wei Drum Song" to praise Cao Cao's great military exploits, including "Chu Zhiping", "Battle Xingyang", "Lv Bu", "Keguandu", "Tuliucheng...... All of them are beautiful words and impassioned masterpieces!

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, first rewarded Miao Xi's daughter, added the title of 'Loose Cavalry Attendant', and became one of the pens of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then introduced the "Wei Drum Song" into the army, so that the soldiers of all sizes learned to sing day and night, and became the war song of Cao Jun!

"Woo! …… Woo! Woo! ”

"Roar! …… Roar! Roar! ”

Hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops marched south, and in order to speed up the march, they were divided into dozens of teams...... There is no greater prosperity than this!

Cao Jun looked at the momentum, in fact, there are many difficulties, the southern river is dense, the soil is soft, July is the rainy season, from morning to night, the road is very muddy, must continue to pave the road, build bridges, fill ditches...... Only the army can get by!

In addition, camping in the wilderness, rain, tents, bedding, armor, and blades...... Soaked by the rain, the soldiers could not rest and suffered, many people were sick, and the most difficult thing was not the rain, but the food!

Cao's army had more than 400,000 soldiers, more than a million people, and horses, mules, cattle, and donkeys accompanying the army...... Countless amounts of food and grass are consumed every day!

In order to win the battle of the Southern Expedition, Cao Jun also raised a lot of grain and grass, but most of them were hoarded near Xuchang, Luoyang, and Yecheng.

The generals on the battlefield all understand that even if there are millions of people in the small battle of courage, the strategy of the middle war, and the consumption of logistics in the big war, once the logistics are cut off, they will fall apart in an instant, and the fiasco of the Yuan army in the battle of Guandu is the best example!

In the past, the Cao army fought in the south and the north, and there were Xun Yu and Xun Yu in the rear to appease the people, allocate money and grain, and continuously supply the army, Cao Cao and Xiao Yi had no worries and could concentrate on commanding the battle, but the 'Erxun' committed suicide one after another, and Cao Ying no longer had such top internal affairs talents, and there was chaos in the rear!

Some counties and counties cannot collect grain and grass, some counties lack people's husbands, and the logistics scheduling is chaotic, and from time to time there are insufficient transportation and wrong transportation, and the military rations cannot be supplied in time, and the soldiers will inevitably go hungry!

"When a soldier eats food, it is justified, and he can't even eat a full meal, how can this battle be fought?"

"Since ancient times, the emperor has not sent hungry soldiers, and the grain and grass cannot be helped, and the Lao Tzu will never go south!"

"The autumn harvest will be in two months, and the strong men will come out to fight, who will serve the crops at home, and what will they eat in winter?"

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The military camp is full of resentment, the soldiers of the Cao army have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they can barely hold on, but the forcibly recruited people are not good, and some people are constantly deserting, and sometimes hundreds of people escape in one night!

I didn't even see the shadow of the enemy, there were a large number of deserters, Cao Jun has been fighting everywhere for more than ten years, and there has been no such thing, many generals have a shadow in their hearts, and then quickly report to the Chinese army and ask for countermeasures!

"Wen Ruo and Gongda have both passed away, if the old man breaks off an arm, I am afraid it will be difficult to worry about the future and lack of food and grass!"

Cao Cao, who realized that the problem was serious, began to seriously think about countermeasures, and finally in line with the principle of 'those who can work more', he handed over the heavy responsibility of logistics supply to the most capable general - Xiao Yi!

Let him sit in the rear army, and the governor's transportation of materials, grain and grass, must ensure the daily consumption of the army, so as not to shake people's hearts and delay the plan of the southern expedition!

He also ordered the local officials of Yu, Yan, Xu, and Si Prefectures to obey the orders of Da Sima Xiao Yi and make every effort to dispatch people's husbands, mules, horses, and vehicles to ensure the transportation of grain and grass on the front line!

"The last general obeys!"

After receiving Cao Cao's order, Xiao Yi did not hesitate at all, and immediately went to the rear army to take over the supply of grain and grass.

Although there are many contradictions between himself and Cao Cao, and sooner or later there will be a rupture, but on a major issue, the goal of the two is completely the same - to pacify the princes, unify the world, and return the people to a peaceful and prosperous world!

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the world has collapsed, the princes have risen together, the conquests have continued, the people have been devastated, and the total population of the Han family has dropped from more than 60 million to less than 15 million.

In this battle of the Southern Expedition, if the Cao army wins, the cause of unifying the world will be completed by eight or nine points, and then the war will basically end, the people will be able to recuperate, and the national vitality will be restored as soon as possible, so they will not be afraid of foreign provocations!

Therefore, despite a lot of suppression, embarrassment, and grievances, for the sake of the common people in the world, Xiao Yi still tried his best to help Cao Cao win this battle.

If you want to win the battle of the Southern Expedition, you must solve the problem of logistics and supply, after Xiao Yi accepted the appointment, in addition to working day and night, coordinating the rear, and constantly transporting grain and grass, he also made two big decisions:

The first is to order the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, not to rush south with the army, but to camp in the lower reaches of Yingshui, choose a place where water and grass are abundant, and buy the food and grass supplies you need every day, from the surrounding counties and county merchants, and don't harass the common people!

There are 30,000 soldiers in the Xuanjia Army, one person is equipped with three war horses, a total of 90,000 war horses, and the daily consumption of each war horse is five times that of ordinary infantry, and it is definitely the largest consumer of grain and grass.

This army is placed at the rear, and it can be placed in a place where the water and grass are abundant, so that the supply line can be shortened and the grain and grass can be saved as much as possible, and the Xuanjia army is mobile and flexible, and it can run wild for 300 miles in one day and night, and hit the enemy's weak links by surprise, and then turn the entire battle situation around, which is a killer shot!

In addition, if you are in the rear, you can avoid becoming a shield for others, you can reduce unnecessary casualties, as well as possible 'fires', and try to preserve the strength of the Xiao family, which is called killing three birds with one stone!

Second, in Chenliu, Yingchuan, and Runan counties, a large number of merchant ships, fishing boats, and Shanban were requisitioned, and the officers and men of the navy were responsible for the operation, transporting grain and grass along the waterway to supply hundreds of thousands of troops in front, and if the number of ships was not enough, they would cut down trees to make rafts!

Compared with the land transportation of oxen and horse-drawn carts and shoulder-to-shoulder people, water transportation not only saves energy, is faster, and carries a larger capacity, of course, there is no idle on land, it is full of horsepower, day and night to the front line to transport grain, grass, ordnance!

Some people can't help but wonder, Cao Ying has been forming a naval army for more than two years, and has spent a lot of financial and material resources, why not use his own ships, but requisition civilian boats, and the sea ships captured from the Gongsun clan, as many as 1,000 ships, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people, why not go south with the army?

The answer is very simple - there is a heart but no power, on the map of China in the Han Dynasty, between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, there is no natural river connection, and there is no artificial canal to communicate the north and south.

Cao Ying's naval army was stationed in Xuanwu Pond, and the Zhanghe River water system used could only be walked around near Yecheng, and even Xuchang City could not be reached, let alone use boats to help the army transport grain and grass.

The distance between the Liaodong Navy and the southern diversion is even more impossible, but those giant sea ships - large in size and deep draft, cutting through the waves in the sea, and running rampant, but when they reach the inland rivers, they can't pounce, and it is easy to run aground on the shore, otherwise they will not be captured by the Cao army!

Of course, it would be a pity if such a sea dragon was given up, Xiao Yi had other arrangements for this, and he would definitely surprise some people at a critical moment!

The southern rivers are vertical and horizontal, warm and humid, which is not conducive to the northern army's combat, but there is a disadvantage, there must be a benefit, because there are many rivers, they are connected to each other, and the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, so it is still very convenient to sail to the south!

Xiao Yat passed down the order to build a large wharf in the upper reaches of Tang Shui in Runan County, where half of Cao's grain, grass and ordnance were first gathered, and then transported south by boat, passing through Tang Shui, Baishui, and Han Shui...... It can go straight to the Yangtze River and continuously supply hundreds of thousands of Cao troops!

With a sufficient supply of grain and grass, the originally extremely shaken military spirit gradually stabilized, and the soldiers also recovered their combat effectiveness, holding high swords, guns, swords, and halberds, and killing the nine counties of Jingzhou!

Yesterday at a gathering of friends, the baron accidentally drank high, and threw up on the toilet for half the night, so he delayed the code word, sorry readers and friends...... But how many men don't like alcohol!

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