The reputation of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is well known to everyone, and if these 200,000 Liangzhou troops join the battle, it can already change the overall situation.
"Qin Wen has an army of 230,000 in his hands, plus Dong Zhuo's 200,000 Liangzhou army, the total is 430,000. And as Xiang Yu leads 200,000 elite soldiers southward, Sizhou has more than 400,000 troops.
It’s not enough.”
Zhang Jiao analyzed it to himself, but after this analysis he discovered that the military strength was insufficient and the situation was not optimistic.
Zhang Jiao originally had an army of 500,000 men, but he lost a lot when he attacked the outer city of Luoyang. Now he still has the inner city to attack, and he doesn't know if he still has 400,000 troops after he defeats them.
Since the Yellow Turbans raised their troops, except for Xiang Yu's battle on the Yellow River, all other victories have been basically based on numerical superiority.
If even the numerical advantage is lost, the 400,000 Yellow Turban Army will definitely not be enough to face the Han army whose equipment and training are stronger than ours.
"Troops can only be mobilized from other states."
Zhang Liang said helplessly, there is nothing good he can do if he is so resourceful at this time.
"Still sending troops?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Zhang Jue's face, and he asked worriedly: "Every state except Yanzhou is unstable. If we mobilize troops at this time, what if the remaining elements of the Han Dynasty resist?"
"This is simple. You can send highly capable commanders to various places and let them recruit new soldiers to suppress it on their own."
"Can we rely on new soldiers to suppress it?"
It's not that Zhang Jiao doesn't believe in the abilities of his men. The key Han army generals are also not weak, and before the recruits grow up, they will definitely be beaten passively.
"It doesn't matter if we can't stop it. As long as we can hold on until our army breaks through Chang'an, it doesn't matter even if we lose the city and land. Moreover, concentrating troops can also weaken local forces and prevent the governor from breeding ambitions to separate one side." Zhang Liang said calmly.
If the Yellow Turbans can still break through Chang'an, then this battle will basically be won. Even if there is still sporadic resistance, it will not harm the overall situation. Of course, the premise is that Zhang Jiao can survive until that time.
The Han Dynasty has fully drawn its bowstring and pointed it at the Yellow Turban. If the Yellow Turban does not use its full strength, how can it win the final victory?
Therefore, in addition to continuing to increase troops, the second way for the Yellow Turbans to respond is to switch from offense to defense, but the longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Yellow Turbans.
"That's all we can do. Third brother, what do you think about the deployment of troops?" Zhang Jiao asked subconsciously.
Unknowingly, Zhang Jiao became more and more dependent on Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang completely replaced Guo Jia as the Yellow Turban's number one strategist.
Faced with Zhang Jiao's inquiry, Zhang Liang did not answer immediately this time. After pondering for a while, he said:
"The troops of Yuzhou will be used to deal with Zhu Jun, and the troops of Jizhou will be used to suppress Huangfu Song, so the troops of these two states should not be used."
"Only mobilize troops from Qingyan, Xuyang and the four states?" Zhang Jiao asked.
"That's right, we can mobilize 100,000 troops from each of the four prefectures of Qing, Yan, Xu, and Yang. In this way, Sizhou will have an army of 800,000, which is enough to deal with the Han's 43 troops."
Although the Yellow Turbans gathered millions of troops in Yanzhou before, it does not mean that there are no troops stationed in other Yellow Turban states.
There are still many garrisons in the six states occupied by the Yellow Turbans. After all, the remaining forces of the Han Dynasty and the aristocratic families are still very strong. If the troops are not enough, they will not be able to resist the counterattack.
The Yellow Turbans are different from the Han army. Yellow Turban soldiers do not need to be paid, and the poor people in the world are basically followers of the Yellow Turbans, so it is not easy for the Yellow Turbans to expand their army.
If Zhang Jiao was willing, it would not be difficult for the Yellow Turbans to recruit another million troops, but the food burden for such a large army would be too great for the Yellow Turbans to support.
At present, there are more than 100,000 garrison troops in other states except Jizhou in the Yellow Turban area. After all, without this number of garrison troops, the stability of a state cannot be guaranteed. It should be noted that the remaining forces of the Han Dynasty are active all the time.
"We can deploy troops after the implementation of the "Heavenly Land Acre System", and we can also take this opportunity to kill another group of aristocratic families to replenish the consumption of our army."
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Zhang Liang's eyes, as if he wanted to take action on the noble family under his leadership.
Since the beginning of the war, the Yellow Turbans' million-strong army has suffered nearly 400,000 losses, and the consumption of supplies has been even greater. With the Yellow Turbans' consistent style, it is natural that they will attack the local tyrants again.
The Guandong family is really unlucky. It was powerful under the rule of the Han Dynasty, but under the Yellow Turbans, they have become pigs and sheep in captivity. As long as the Yellow Turbans' pockets are deflated, they will attack the local tyrants at any time. There is basically no human rights at all.
"Brother, it's time to decide on the candidates for the governors of the five states." Zhang Liang reminded.
Zhang Jiao nodded and asked, "Tell me who you think is the most suitable governor for each state."
Zhang Liang said without thinking, "Yangzhou belongs to our army in the Jiangbei area, which was conquered by Hong Xiuquan and Xiang Yu. Now that Xiang Yu has been appointed as the governor of Jingzhou, the governor of Yangzhou should be handed over to Hong Xiuquan.
Xuzhou is surrounded by the three states of Qing, Yan and Yang and has the safest geographical environment, so it needs a governor who is good at governing. Fang La is very good at this.
Yuzhou is a place of the Four Wars, so it needs a governor with both civil and military skills. Li Mi can use both civil and military skills, and he should be able to defend Yuzhou.
Jizhou is being attacked by two states, Youbian. It needs a governor who can fight a tough battle. Dou Jiande is brave but also benevolent. In addition, he is also a Jizhou native, so he is the best candidate for governor.
As for Yanzhou, this place is the grain depot of our army and affects the life and death of millions of troops, so it is better to leave the governor alone for the time being."
Zhang Jiao nodded with satisfaction. Zhang Liang's arrangement was almost perfect, but he still had some questions.
"Why is Dou Jiande the most suitable governor of Jizhou instead of Zhang Xianzhong? Zhang Xianzhong has been fighting in Jizhou and has made great contributions."
Zhang Liang smiled and said: "Zhang Xianzhong always has a hint of ruthlessness in his eyebrows, and he is also cautious in his actions. It shows that he is a person who is good at pretending, so I don't like him."
In this way, between the questions and answers between the two people, the other four governors of the Yellow Turbans were also decided, but this also laid the foundation for the division of the Yellow Turbans.
Li Zicheng, Chen Youliang and others were not selected, but their contributions were equally considerable. They were naturally very dissatisfied.
If the Yellow Turbans are always victorious, they will naturally not make any changes, but once the situation is reversed, they will rebel without any burden in their hearts.
In the following days, while pacifying the people of Luoyang, the Yellow Turbans stormed the inner city of Luoyang, and were still making preparations to implement the "Heavenly Land and Acre System".
Five days later, the Yellow Turbans finally captured the inner city of Luoyang, but at the cost of tens of thousands of lives.
Since then, the Battle of Luoyang has officially ended. The Yellow Turbans killed nearly 100,000 soldiers in Luoyang, and the Han army killed 30,000 troops. However, the people of Luoyang suffered more than 100,000 casualties.
Luoyang, which once had a population of one million, now only has a population of more than 700,000, and its former prosperity has also disappeared due to the war.