Chapter 1266 Playing the Sword and Singing

October, the third year of Mingguang.

Cao Zheng of Qingzhou, Yuan Chu of Jizhou, Zhao Jie of Xuzhou, Shi Jin of Yangzhou..., 13 armies, responded to the call of the court and formed a coalition army with a total number of more than 400,000, claiming to be one million, to attack Huang Tian.

For a while, Shenzhou was shaken.

The Huang Tian army once had 150,000, claiming to be 300,000. It lost 50,000 in the Southern Wilderness, leaving 100,000, claiming to be 200,000. After giving up five counties, it retreated to Guqiu Pass to defend.

The current territory of the Huang Tian army originally only had two passes and 15 counties. Now retreating to Guqiu Pass, it can be said that it has given up one-third of the territory at once.

This is not the end. When the coalition was formed, the Huang Tian army was panicked, and some generals even suggested that it would be better to abandon the land of Qingzhou directly, retreat to Wucheng in the Southern Wilderness, burn the plank road, take the Southern Wilderness first, and then seek the world.

Undoubtedly, although the Huang Tian army is now in decline and not as good as before, it is not without capable people.

However, Zhao Cheng refused this, saying, "How can you plan for the country if you retreat before fighting?" !

In the war of the cold weapon era, the number of people is indeed very important, but it is not absolute. Otherwise, when fighting, you only need to compare the number of people to see who has more people, and the other side will surrender directly.

But this kind of thing is obviously impossible.

More people is indeed strength, but with more people, the consumption of food and grass will be an astronomical figure, not to mention the wear and replenishment of clothes, armor and weapons. In addition, injuries caused by acclimatization are also a big problem.

Moreover, in the era without airplanes and cannons, the defending party is naturally more advantageous than the attacking party.

In history, it is not uncommon for thousands of people to resist the attack of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people for several years.

It seems impossible to stop an army of 500,000 with 100,000 troops, but in fact, it is not impossible.

At least in Zhao Cheng's opinion, it is not difficult to do this. He only needs to persist for half a year, and the morale of the coalition forces will naturally disperse. At that time, the other side will have no choice but to retreat.

Of course, Zhao Cheng did not have such an idea. He just wanted to take this opportunity to reorganize the Huangtian Army and optimize the structure of the Huangtian Army.

Eliminate the accumulated drawbacks over the past ten years in one fell swoop.

It is not a new thing to eliminate accumulated drawbacks through war, but few people can do it well.

Among them, the grasp of the situation and the appointment of personnel are extremely challenging to the ability of the leader.

Qingzhou, Zhu County, this place is rich in a kind of green bamboo. Whether it is used for papermaking or for making pens, it is a top-grade product. The best of them are sold at a very high price. If it is from the hands of a famous artist, a piece of paper and a pen are worth thousands of gold.

Of course, the preciousness of things does not affect the cheapness of bamboo. Zhu County is not rich, and there is no difference from other counties around it.

After all, for the court, the real wealth is not those copper coins, gold and silver, but the people themselves.

If Zhu County is wealthy, it will affect the production of bamboo paper.

At this moment, the army is stationed in the wasteland outside Zhu County. In just a few days, the once barren land has become a gloomy military camp, and the people in Zhu County are panicking because of the arrival of the army.

In this era, the army is a bandit, and they can do anything. As for the court, even in the prosperous times, when has there been no lack of killing innocent people for credit? !

The people of Zhu County are hiding in their homes, or even in the cellar, for fear that a large army will enter the county.

The big tent in the middle of the military camp is full of singing and dancing, which is very lively.

There are probably more than a hundred people in such a large tent. Sitting at the top is a tall and mighty young man. His name is Huo Zicheng, the youngest son of Huo Lianzhen, the uncle of the king. He also became famous at a young age, but compared with Yuan Chu and Cao Zheng, his reputation is far behind.

But who can blame him? His father is so powerful that even if the heroes of the world have their own little thoughts, they will not neglect him as long as they do not raise the banner of rebellion.

Therefore, the position of the leader of the crusade against Huang Tian is naturally Huo Zicheng's.

Of course, Huo Zicheng did not parachute in, but brought 50,000 troops.

In this case, even Yuan Chu and Cao Zheng could not compete with Huo Zicheng for the position of leader.

Of course, Yuan Chu and Cao Zheng have their own ideas about the position of leader. Yuan Chu is very dissatisfied with Huo Zicheng because of his family background and proud personality, but he can't do anything about it for the time being and can only obey.

Cao Zheng, on the other hand, wants others to come forward first and be the first bird to come forward, so that these people can consume the destiny of Huang Tianjun.

Being prominent for a while is nothing. What he wants is far more than what he has in front of him.

At this moment, Huo Zicheng sat in the first place, and on his left and right were Cao Zheng and Yuan Chu, and behind them were other princes. In addition, in more marginal places, there were some leaders of small forces. Most of these people had only a few thousand soldiers and horses, and they were just joining in the fun, but because they had a relationship with one or even several of the thirteen princes, they appeared in the camp.

At this time, a group of people were eating wine and meat, enjoying singing and dancing, and each of them had a happy look on their faces. They did not have any worries about the subsequent war.

With a million troops, the Huangtian Army was no longer a force to be reckoned with. The only variable was that the war would end earlier or later.

If Huang Tiandao had the ability to change his fate, he would have changed his fate long ago, and he would not be trapped in this corner of Qingzhou.

As for the matter of Wucheng, although it was miraculous, everyone knew that Wucheng suffered this disaster because Wu Qi was not lucky enough.

At this moment, they had a coalition of one million people and were following the imperial decree of the court. They could be said to have used all the luck in the world to suppress Huang Tian's army. In this case, no matter how powerful the magic was, it would be suppressed and it would be difficult to achieve anything.

Even various natural disasters would be slower than them.

Indeed, now people's minds have changed, and the court's luck can no longer suppress the world, but at least at this moment, the minds of the heroes on the matter of attacking Huang Tian are surprisingly consistent.

As long as Huang Tian falls, it will be beneficial to everyone.

In this case, everyone will naturally not be worried, which would be too disappointing.

And Huo Zicheng, who was at the top, only thought that he came here to gild himself. He thought that when the matter of Huang Tian was settled, it would be his turn as the leader of the alliance and become famous all over the world.

Therefore, when the wine was at its best, Huo Zicheng couldn't help but play the sword and sing: Fight against the Yellow Sky, and the Divine Land will be settled; Show my might, and my name will last forever...

Seeing this scene, everyone had different expressions. Cao Zheng heard the words, his eyes turned, and he directly agreed, while Yuan Chu's expression was even colder, but in the end he just snorted coldly and didn't get angry.