After Li Shimin's rearrangement, Sizhou's troop ratio will become: 110,000 troops at Hulao Pass, 90,000 at Luoyang, 30,000 at Mengjinguan, and 20,000 each at Xuanyuan, Guangcheng, and Yique.
It has to be said that although Li Shimin's ratio of troops was dispersed, with the support of Luoyang's 90,000 fresh troops, Sizhou's defense was almost impeccable.
The eight passes of Luoyang are all the most powerful in the world. If you send too many troops, they will not be able to deploy them. Twenty to thirty thousand people are enough to support them for a long time. Once the loss of troops is too large, reinforcements will be sent from Luoyang.
As for why Li Shimin deployed so many troops at Hulao Pass, it was mainly because Qin Hao and the main force of the coalition forces were here.
Qin Hao has always been known for his scheming, God knows what kind of back-up plan he will arrange? Li Shimin is not completely sure that he can block it, so he relies on increasing his troops to increase his confidence.
Li Shimin's allocation of troops in this way not only included a tactical perspective, but also included many political factors.
Yang Jian's prestige in Sizhou Liang's army was too high. In order to prevent Yang Jian from constraining him, Li Shimin did not let Yang Jian go to the front line but stayed in Luoyang.
In this way, Yang Jian was isolated from the 100,000 people who belonged to him. Although Li Shimin left 90,000 troops for Yang Jian, this part of the army was brought from Yongliang. It was impossible for Yang Jian to completely master it in such a short period of time. of.
On the road leading to Hulao Pass, Li Shimin and Yang Guang rode side by side, with tens of thousands of cavalry galloping behind them.
"Frame, frame..."
Yang Guang cracked his whip and said with a smile to Li Shimin next to him: "Shimin, you made my dad very angry this time. My dad scolded you in front of me a lot after he came home."
Li Shimin was shocked, and then he smiled bitterly and said: "I have indeed wronged Uncle Yang this time, but I really can't help it. Who told me that my opponent this time is Qin Hao, so I must not leave any future troubles for myself." .”
"There is no need to explain who is following whom. My father may be dissatisfied, but I will definitely be on your side. After all, I also want to defeat Qin Hao once."
Yang Guang's eyes flashed with a strong sense of unwillingness, and like Li Shimin, he regarded Qin Hao as his opponent.
In the past, Yang Guang and Li Shimin looked up to Qin Hao's glory, but now Li Shimin was on the same level as Qin Hao, but he could only watch the two of them fight.
With his own lack of ability, what can Yang Guang do? He can only support his good friend wholeheartedly and strive to defeat Qin Hao, their common enemy.
Hearing what Yang Guang said, Li Shimin finally felt relieved. With Yang Guang here, the 100,000 troops belonging to Yang Jian would definitely be able to obey his orders.
"Aguang, Qin Hao has never been defeated so far. He is an extremely difficult opponent to deal with, but he is by no means invulnerable."
Li Shimin looked at Yang Guang sincerely and said solemnly: "This battle will definitely be very difficult, but I believe that as long as you join forces with me, you will be able to defeat Qin Hao."
Li Shimin's ambitions were even greater than Dong Zhuo's. He really wanted Yang Guang, the brother he had grown up with, to help him, but he did not dare to invite Yang Guang easily.
Yang Guang is the only surviving son of Yang Jian. Although his behavior is not very good, his ability is beyond words. He also has the potential to become a prince in the future.
If Li Shimin opens the invitation, it would be fine if it succeeds, but if it fails, their friendship will be over. This is what Li Shimin does not want to see.
Moreover, Li Shimin believed that he could impress Yang Guang with nothing but friendship.
Obtaining Yang Guang was equivalent to getting 100,000 Yang troops. At this time, Li Shimin was not qualified to ask Yang Guang to assist him.
Yang Guang stared at Li Shimin's eyes for a long time, and Li Shimin looked at him without any fear. After a while, Yang Guang laughed sheepishly.
"How can there be anyone in this world who can remain undefeated?"
Yang Guang's eyes were full of fighting spirit, and he said in a deep voice: "Xiang Yu is powerful enough, but didn't he die on the north bank of the Yangtze River? The myth of a generation has been shattered. Now let us join hands to break the myth of Qin Hao's invincibility."
"good."
Infected by Yang Guang's words, Li Shimin's eyes were full of fighting spirit, and he also laughed.
Qin Hao, this battle is either your defeat or my death. Li Shimin made up his mind.
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Through some small means, Li Shimin easily controlled the military power and minimized the instability factors in Liang's army.
In comparison, the price Qin Hao paid to conquer a certain kind of princes was much higher.
Since Qin Hao received more than half of the votes to become the leader of the alliance, and he has come up with new grains to share with the princes, his current prestige is simply at its peak.
With Qin Hao's current prestige, even if he wanted to establish a new emperor, the opposition voice among the coalition forces would not be too loud. However, as long as he dealt with matters concerning the vital interests of the princes, he would inevitably encounter strong resistance.
For the princes of the world, it doesn't really matter who becomes the emperor. Anyway, they can't reach their own territory, as long as they don't infringe on their own interests.
But Qin Hao, the leader of the alliance, is different. His orders will involve his own interests.
The elements involved in the fight against Dong Lianjun are too complex, and the entangled interests of all parties seem to be a large network that cannot be sorted out. Even Qin Hao will not compromise easily as long as his own interests are involved.
Putting aside everything else, just taking the issue of military rations for the coalition forces, this is simply an unsolvable problem.
As we all know, war is all about logistics and foundation, and the amount of food and grass required to raise troops is completely different from that of sending troops. The food consumed by sending troops during war is basically double that of raising troops.
A total of nearly 550,000 troops were dispatched by the coalition forces against Dong this time. It can be said that they can basically eat a mountain every day. It is no exaggeration to say that the total amount of military rations consumed in the entire battle was astronomical.
Naturally, it is impossible for all the princes to bear such a huge amount of military rations, and no princes can afford it.
Obviously everyone knows the truth, but when it comes to solving the problem, everyone is passing the blame and shirking responsibility.
In order to coordinate the various princes, Qin Hao has even held six princes meetings, but so far it is difficult to reach a perfect plan.
The major princes fought like philistines for a small profit, without any dedication at all.
If this delay continues, even if the army is finally retrained, the coalition forces may face the embarrassing situation of sending troops without food.
In order to avoid this embarrassing situation, Qin Hao decided to cut through the mess quickly and use his power to force large grain and grass households to supply military rations to the coalition forces.