Modern army versus super soldiers.
Facts have proved that modern technology still has the absolute advantage.
Of course, the Ming Army not only has modern technology, but the current Ming Army is basically a ninth-level warrior per capita, and they are also super warriors.
This is also the reason why this battle can be so devastating.
The effect of one plus one is indeed greater than two.
time flies.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past three years, the Yellow Turban Rebellion that spread due to the Yellow Turban Army uprising was finally partially suppressed.
Of course this is only on the surface.
In fact, the central imperial power of the Han Dynasty was completely lost due to this Yellow Turban Rebellion.
All the nobles and powerful people in the world saw the weakness of the Han Dynasty, and chaos began to arise.
The specific manifestation of this is the rebellion of various noble families and generals who are constantly emerging in the world.
For example, Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, joined forces with Zhou Jing of Pei State and others to plan to depose Emperor Ling and establish the Marquis of Hefei. Bian Zhang and Han Sui of Jincheng County in the northwest killed the governor and the prefect and led more than 100,000 troops to rebel against the court.
At the same time, in the past two years, as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty became increasingly weak and unable to control the court situation, the political struggle at the center of the court became more intense.
Especially in recent times, relatives and eunuchs have almost fallen out with each other.
According to the report of Zhu Yuanzhang's Jin Yiwei who infiltrated into Luoyang, both General He Jin and Shi Changshi were ready to show up.
To make matters worse, veteran generals such as Huangpu Song, who played an outstanding role in quelling the Yellow Turban Army in the late Han Dynasty, lost power in the power struggle and gradually faded out of the political center in the past two years.
As the last batch of veterans who suppressed the dynasty faded out of the political stage, the direction of the Han Dynasty became increasingly uncontrollable.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that troubled times are about to begin, and that this great empire that has lasted for nearly five hundred years will finally run out of steam and come to an end.
For Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, who were familiar with the history of the late Han Dynasty, they knew this better than anyone else.
And compared to the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, they know better when this point started and what happened.
In May 189 AD, that is, this year, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty passed away.
As soon as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, in order to suppress the eunuchs, He Jin had to recruit Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army and Ding Yuan's Bingzhou Army to Beijing. This was the beginning of the Three Kingdoms' struggle for hegemony and the chaos in the world.
Although it is now the mythical version of the Three Kingdoms, according to Jin Yiwei's investigations over the years, history should still follow the original historical direction.
Of course, the Xiliang army that came to Beijing on orders from this plane should be stronger than in history.
Especially Lu Bu, the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms, his strength is even more unfathomable.
In the past three years, after Zhu Yuanzhang stabilized the situation in Jizhou, he tried to contact or even recruit Lu Bu, but unfortunately he always failed. He also sent Jin Yiwei to test his skills, but unfortunately there was no news from all the Jin Yiwei he sent.
It was obviously given to Lu Bu.
It can be said that for Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao now, the Xiliang Army and Lu Bu who are about to arrive in Luoyang are the biggest instability factors.
"There are two paths before us now. First, join the Xiliang Army and fight against the eighteen princes together."
"Another option is to join the Eighteen-Road Allied Forces of Princes against Dong Zhuo."
"Judging from the intelligence we have learned so far, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army is more powerful, no less powerful than our Ming Dynasty's New Army. Even the powerful forces among them, such as the trapped camp led by Gao Shun, are said to be even more powerful. means of testing.”
"This is an extremely tough bone to crack."
"But their weaknesses are also obvious. As a border general, they are not popular with the nobles. After occupying Luoyang, they have a big problem of food and grass."
"That's why historically they've failed."
"If we cooperate with Dong Zhuo, then we can use food and grass as bait like those nobles in history, gradually divide and encroach on the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army, and then defeat and recruit each one."
"And if we join the Eighteenth Route Allied Forces, the advantage is that we can gain prestige and benefits among the nobles all over the world. Our current reputation is not strong enough. If we join the Eighteenth Route Allied Forces to fight against Dong, then His Majesty will most likely gain Jizhou after the war against Dong. Mu became the veritable highest official in Jizhou.
This point is also very important in the Three Kingdoms plane, because it occupies the great righteousness.
In the Fengtian Hall of Nanjing, military personnel such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and cabinet members such as Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, and Yang Shiqi gathered together.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were also sitting at the top of the list, listening to the feasibility strategic analysis report of the imperial staff below on the conquest of the Three Kingdoms planes.
This Imperial Staff Office was proposed by Zhu Biao six years ago.
It is independent of the military and cabinet, and is directly led by Zhu Yuanzhang. Its task is to formulate various strategic plans based on the actual situation of the Ming Empire.
This strategic plan covers all aspects of the Ming Empire. Whether it is military operations or the formulation of major domestic policies, this department has the right to make suggestions.
Of course, it only has the right to make suggestions. To be clear, it can only be done on paper, and specific matters still have to be left to the cabinet and the military.
In fact, the Ming Empire also had similar functional departments before, namely the Hanlin Academy and the Academy of Sciences.
But as the territory of the commander of the Ming Empire grew larger and larger, and there were more and more things happening, these two departments alone were unable to do what they wanted, so this staff department was created.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned slightly when he heard the strategic report on the conquest of the Three Kingdoms world produced by the general staff.
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang was not satisfied with the strategic report produced by the general staff, no matter which of the two plans it was.
Because it's too ordinary.
This was not what he expected.
And he already had a better plan of action in mind.
In the previous three years, Zhu Biao led the Zhu Jiajun to follow Huangpu Song in the southern and northern campaigns and gained great popularity.
Zhu Biao himself now had an official status and was personally named the Han Dynasty Colonel by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
At the same time, Ming Dynasty relied on its own strong strength to basically control most of Jizhou. It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang is now a veritable leader of Jizhou's wealthy families.
Of course, in view of the characteristics of the Three Kingdoms period, Zhu Yuanzhang did not adopt the method of killing local tyrants to divide the land this time like the previous planes.
After all, the imperial examination system has not yet been implemented in the Three Kingdoms plane, and knowledge is monopolized by the gentry. There is no way to divide the fields and let the people cultivate the soil by themselves.
So he adopted the method of inducement.
Through food as a link, the powerful people in Jizhou and Ming Dynasty formed a community of interests.
Not only the powerful people in Jizhou, but also the powerful people in Youzhou, Qingzhou, Bingzhou and other places in the north also have transactions with the Ming Dynasty. Even if they cannot control those powerful people, the Ming Dynasty can definitely do business with the northern Hebei, Qingzhou, Youzhou, etc. And it had an impact on four states.
It can be said that now when it comes to the influence on the Three Kingdoms plane, the Yuan family of the Ming Dynasty and the Fourth and Third Dukes have made no more concessions.
This means that the time they took to get started was too short, otherwise even the Yuan family would have to step aside.
"How is the immigration work going now?" Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while, and did not immediately comment on the staff report, but asked rhetorically.
"As of last month, 1.2 million ordinary people have migrated from the Three Kingdoms plane."
"At least the population pressure in Jizhou has been greatly relieved now, and the endless Yellow Turban rebellion has basically disappeared." Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, said hurriedly.
The biggest reason why there were large-scale peasant uprisings at the end of the dynasty was that productivity had stagnated, but the population continued to increase.
When people have no food to eat, they will naturally rebel.
This phenomenon is even more serious in the current Three Kingdoms plane.
Because the star of the year has come.
It is an extremely terrifying thing to have everyone's food intake greatly increase, but there is no corresponding increase in food.
This is also the source of the current chaos in the Three Kingdoms.
But this is an opportunity for Ming Dynasty, because Ming Dynasty has a lot of food, which will be Zhu Yuanzhang's most important bargaining chip in the future when he joins forces.
"good!"
"Continue!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
The World Tree game has entered the third dimension. The biggest advantage for Zhu Yuanzhang is that the space door is fixed and ordinary people can pass through it.
This suddenly greatly increased Zhu Yuanzhang's operating space.
Even the most ordinary people in the current Three Kingdoms plane are extraordinary beings who have experienced the coming of the three stars. The physical fitness of the people here is not a bit higher than that of the people in the main world plane of the Ming Dynasty. They are an excellent source of soldiers.
To be honest, these people are also a huge asset to Ming Dynasty.
After all, there is still a lot of undeveloped land in the main world!
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and then continued: "I heard that the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou is serious now. There are more than one million Yellow Turban bandits called Black Mountain Bandits. Since the population pressure in Jizhou is not great, then go to Qingzhou to continue relocating the population."
"If I remember correctly, Cao Cao started his career by reorganizing these Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. If we move these people to Ming Dynasty first, do you think Cao Cao can still recruit hundreds of thousands of people?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile. .
"No way!"
"I'm afraid Cao Mengde will no longer be able to serve as Prime Minister Cao who holds the emperor in power to order the princes!" Zhang Juzheng said, stroking his beard.
For them, it is also extremely interesting to witness history and even change the trajectory of historical figures.
"Then if Cao Mengde cannot become Prime Minister Cao, do you think it is possible for me to become the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty who can hold the emperor hostage to order the princes?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said.
"Um?"
"Your Majesty, what you mean is..." Zhang Juzheng's expression changed slightly and he asked.
"We can leave as soon as we decide and go to Luoyang."
"With the great reputation we and Biao'er have accumulated in the past two years, and the large amount of life-saving food we brought with us, it shouldn't be an exaggeration to offer the emperor the position of prime minister!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
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