Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

"Rumble……"

While Zhong Shidao was reading Wang Yuan's latest military report, he was also looking at the soldiers and horses from all walks of life swarming in from Neihuang, Xiangzhou and other places.

The main force of the Western Army has already headed north. The forward general Wang Yuan has met the rangers sent by Daming Mansion. The distance is not far away.

More garrison troops from various states and the Imperial Guards from the Beijing camp gathered together and marched toward Damingfu along several rivers and official roads.

There are nearly 100,000 troops deployed along the periphery from Yunzhou to Xuzhou to prevent the Liangshan Army from further attacking the military prefectures in Huaixi, affecting the safety of Guide Prefecture and Nanjing Prefecture, and possibly cutting off the great power The Song Emperor's southward escape.

Around Daming Mansion, there are nearly 160,000 Western troops as the main force, plus the 50,000 to 60,000 miscellaneous troops led by Tong Guan, and the Hebei Forbidden Army of nearly 100,000 people, forming a main force of more than 300,000 people..

Now the soldiers and horses have basically gathered around Daming Mansion.

Not only the army, but also a large number of civilians. Civilians from nearby states and counties were recruited to serve in the army. The total number of people in various states and counties totaled more than 300,000 people. There were more than 100,000 people near the battlefield alone.

When the rumble of horse teams passed by, these civilians were generally driving mules and horses, or pushing wheelbarrows, carrying all kinds of military supplies and following the army.

Folks mainly transport food.

In fact, the consumption is quite large.

To maintain physical strength, a person should have at least two to three kilograms of staple food a day without high-protein foods such as fish, meat, and oil.

Below this number, hunger is a trivial matter and death is normal.

When the Sui Dynasty conquered Liaodong, the army mobilized more than one million people, and the number of civilians was three to four million.

From the Central Plains to Guanzhong, there are civilians transporting grain to the front everywhere.

The food consumption was astonishing, the people had difficulty in supplying them, their physical energy was exhausted for a day, hunger, disease, acclimatization, various accidents...

Millions of people died in large numbers on the roadsides and ditches heading to Liaodong.

People have no choice but to rebel in order to survive.

The"Wangwu Liaodong Wandering Death Song" at that time is the most true portrayal.

In front of Changbai Mountain, Zhi Shilang wears red brocade on his back.

Long silt invades half of the sky, and the wheel-knife shines brightly in the sun.

They go up the mountain to eat deer and go down the mountain to eat cattle and sheep.

Suddenly, when I heard the officers and soldiers were arriving, I raised my sword and swung forward.

For example, if Liaodong dies, beheading will cause no harm.

Even if he was beheaded, he would not die on the way to Liaodong.

There are not enough mules and horses, and the two-wheeled cart can pull more than a thousand kilograms. It requires many people to pull and push it. It consumes a lot of money along the way. It is impossible to provide food for the generals to the people. It is not surprising that they will die of starvation, exhaustion, and illness.

This war in the Song Dynasty also mobilized hundreds of thousands of civilians. Fortunately, there were many rivers along the way. A large number of water ships came from Kaifeng and passed through several rivers for transportation. Even so, Zhong Shidao still had an ant colony in front of him. The team of civilian husbands.

Cars are the mainstream, that is, wheelbarrows, but without the rubber wheels of later generations, it would be impossible to push five or six hundred pounds.

The wooden body rarely uses iron, and the wheels are also made of wood. The load of three to four hundred kilograms is already extremely heavy, and generally it will not exceed three hundred kilograms.

There are a large number of wheelbarrows in an endless stream, stretching for hundreds of miles, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

There are also a small number of mules, horses or carts pulled by humans, but they can only transport more than a thousand kilograms of grain, but not more than two thousand kilograms.

The roads were not as good as those of later generations, with wooden wheels and fixed bodies, difficult steering, severe vibrations, insufficient mules and horses, and human power to pull and push. When encountering some bumpy routes, it was difficult for such heavy two-wheeled vehicles to pass.

Not as good as a wheelbarrow.

Therefore, the battlefield in front of us has fewer large vehicles and is full of boats and wheelbarrows.

"I heard that the water camp in Liangshan is very powerful..？"

Unknowingly, Tong Guan, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and big ears, rode over on horseback.

The army set off, and Tong Guan also arrived at the Western Army in advance.

Zhong Shidao and others quickly saluted.

Tong Guan's appearance is that of a standard martial artist, and he has been in the army for a long time, and he has a chilling air about him.

Before the fiasco at Baihegou and the Battle of Taiyuan, Tong Guan's prestige in the army was not small.

Especially in the minds of middle- and lower-level military attaches and ordinary soldiers, Tong Guan was regarded as a qualified commander.

Even a pretty good commander.

After all,"every battle is victorious."

Unlike the senior officials, they knew that Tong Guan had many shortcomings and shortcomings, and that he was good at power, striving for credit, and enjoying great success.

For Zhong Shidao and others, there is no respect for Tong Guan.

The defeat of Baigou was caused by the defeat of Zongshi Dao first, the defeat of Xin Xingzong, the defeat of one hundred thousand troops, and then the defeat of Liu Yanqing's one hundred thousand troops, who also sold Guo Yaoshi.

In addition to the lack of unity among the top and bottom of the Western Army, dissatisfaction with Tong Guan's many chaotic orders, and internal discord, the other reason was the repeated mobilization of the Western Army. Frequent mobilizations, insufficient rewards, insufficient military supplies, and tired soldiers were unwilling to serve.

Otherwise, given that the"thin army" led by Xiao Qian was also a thin army of the Liao people, how could it be possible to defeat the Western Army at its peak?

Of course, the Liao army also had Yelu Dashi, who was a rare hero.

The country fell and he fled with several hundred horsemen.

On the way westward, thousands of people were collected one after another.

With just a few thousand people, he destroyed many khanates in the Western Regions and established the Western Liao with the same territory of thousands of miles.

When the Western Liao Dynasty was prosperous, even Huala Cimo had to surrender to him and pay three respects.

Many forces in the grasslands, West Asia, and Central Asia regard Xiliao as their suzerain state.

The people who ruled Western Liao were the thousands of Khitans who originally ran from Liaodong to the Western Regions.

The Western Army of the Song Dynasty was not unjustly defeated by such a hero.

Moreover, the leader Tong Guan is really far from a famous general.

The Tong Guan in front of him looked arrogant and arrogant. He was tall, burly, and looked like a martial artist, and he even had a short beard.

He is truly an anomaly among eunuchs.

Zhong Shidao exchanged fists and saluted, and replied:"What the king said is that Liangshan Water Camp has gathered hundreds of warships, and Wang Shi's water camp is far inferior to them. They fight with a few cars and ships, and they are defeated every time. The cars and ships are not them The opponent of that kind of paddle boat. Not only the hull is different, but the tactics, courage, and skills of Shuiying soldiers are not as good as Liangshan Navy."

"Zhong Jinglue was also a little too high-minded about the bandit army. It was just because he had never met a truly powerful enemy and he had an air of arrogance."(To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Tong Guan was quite displeased in his heart!

The old man has always been like this, exaggerating the enemy in order to show the strength of the Western Army.

The imperial court already paid enough attention to the Western Army , what else?

"Also, the enemy cavalry is also elite enough.……"

"I know, I know. Tong Guan waved his hand angrily and said,"Isn't it just a few hundred armored cavalry?" Someone has already reported this kind of armor. It is integrated at the front and back, and the defense is good, but it is too expensive. Once it is punctured, it will be useless (promise is good), and there is no way to repair it. Our Western Army also wears a lot of armor, and its long body armor is not bad. The general should not always be emboldened for the enemy!"

Perhaps feeling that his tone was not good, Tong Guan smiled again and said:"Old manager, we will enter the city together in a while. Liang Zhongshu will hold a big banquet to welcome us and call all the general managers. Let's drink before going out. Strong system!"

Zhong Shidao has a lot to say.

The enemy's logistics are ridiculously strong, and the water is full of warships. The Song Army's fleet must deploy a large number of soldiers and horses to guard both sides of the strait, otherwise it will not dare to move forward.

The enemy's cavalry is strong , more and more.

The logistics of Liangshan Army are even more frightening. The large number of four-wheeled carriages are about to catch up with the number of wheelbarrows here. The war has not started yet, and it already feels that it is restricted everywhere.

But Tong Guangang won the battle against Fang La , and because of the threat from Liangshan, he was given the title of county king in advance.

His status was far higher than that of these general managers.

In the face of a powerful enemy, there must be no civil strife.

Zhong Shidao smiled bitterly, and faced Tong Guan's invitation, he could only agree with his fists clasped.[]