the next day. The weather was clear and a touch of moisture enveloped the world.
The leaves on the grass and trees in the field are covered with dewdrops transformed by water vapor. With a slight sway, the dewdrops show seven colors of brilliance under the sunlight.
Changshu City was an important town of the Sun family in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, guarding the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and it was Suzhou's northern barrier. This city is extremely large, and there are at least hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
The cities in the world of China, all the cities that are famous in history, have hundreds of thousands of residents.
There is no way, from the Warring States Period to the Qing Dynasty, more than hundreds of millions of creatures have descended on the world of China in the thousands of years of history. The various princes in the south of the Yangtze River, regardless of the size of their territory, only in terms of population and military strength, each one is comparable to the great unified dynasties in history.
For example, the Huai Army has over a million soldiers and tens of millions of soldiers. This is already the strength of a unified dynasty.
After Zhu Ming and Liu Song, there were more than 10 million Dingkou under their control.
Dingkou under the Southern Song Dynasty had at least 20 million people, and even the most miserable Xiao Qi, Jiangyin, Changzhou and other places had a population of 7 to 8 million.
Sufficient people represent sufficient military strength and foundation.
If there is a need to explode troops, these men will be quickly transformed into weapons... Of course, this also requires strong mobilization capabilities and internal affairs systems to support it.
The Sun family of Soochow did a bit poorly in this regard.
Although they knew that the Huai army, numbering one million, was about to move south, the number of troops in Changshu City was still less than 300,000, and they were still a group of new soldiers that Sun Quan had forcibly recruited not long ago.
Is Soochow short of soldiers?
If you only look at the surface, there is indeed a lack of soldiers. Before the Huai army went south, Soochow had nearly 500,000 soldiers and horses. They attacked Xiao Qi and destroyed Liu Bi. When they rose, they even wiped out Shen Faxing, Li Zitong and others. Criticize the rebel kings and princes.
It can be said that it is prosperous, and it is second to none among the princes in the south of the Yangtze River.
However, after the Huai Army's strategy began, most of Sun Jian's more than 100,000 soldiers and horses were destroyed, and only a few remaining defeated soldiers fled back. Sun Ce's more than 100,000 elite soldiers were contained in the south.
Not long ago, 80,000 navy troops were defeated.
There are also generals and garrison troops stationed in various places...minus these, Sun's standing and available troops are less than 100,000.
A hundred thousand troops, if in the history of the original world, this kind of troops could still dominate for a while. In the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's troops were only seventy or eighty thousand, and it didn't become a great cause in the end.
But in the world of China, with the existence of ninth-level fierce generals and Gangqi generals, the status of ordinary soldiers began to decline.
Only truly historical-level special units, that is, elite soldiers and strong generals, are the true backbone of a force.
The only elite soldiers in Sun Quan's hands were the Jiefan soldiers who were selected from Shanyue elites.
In addition to these elite soldiers and the generals under Sun's command, if the so-called 100,000-strong army really dared to confront the Huai Army, they might not be able to last even one day.
Therefore, Sun Quan mobilized as many recruits as possible to Changshu...
But if we look at it as a whole, there is no shortage of elites in Soochow. There are quite a lot of military units from aristocratic families in various places. With these elite soldiers as the core, an army of three to four hundred thousand can even be formed.
This is the current situation in Soochow, where the Sun family and the wealthy families below rule together.
The Sun family suffered a disastrous defeat, which was the Sun family's loss. If they wanted to let their wealthy families use all their wealth to fight against the Huai army, most of the wealthy families would not agree.
If the Sun family is gone, they can go to the new owner. If the family fortune is gone, then it is really gone.
Many aristocratic families still have some hidden thoughts. If they fight too hard with the Huai army, they may be liquidated after Soochow is defeated...
Changshu was able to replenish 300,000 troops and horses, and also sent generals such as Zhou Tai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao.
This is the greatest support Sun Quan has given Lu Meng.
On the top of the city, Lu Meng and several generals looked towards the north. In the hazy early morning fog, they saw a huge military camp more than ten miles away. It was as if it was ready to go. A ferocious beast.
Just looking at it gives people a ferocious aura.
"The main force of the Huai army has gathered. Yesterday, spies saw that King Huai's banner also arrived here..."
"The generals in the army, headed by Shi Wansui and Yuwen Chengdu... there are also generals such as Zhang Hao, Wen Qin, Wen Yang, etc. They should not be underestimated."
Chen Wu next to him whispered to everyone about the current situation.
They went up to Lu Meng and went down to the city defenders on the top of the city. Everyone looked uncomfortable.
Han Dang and Zu Mao looked at the Huai Army camp to the north. In addition to the murderous intent and determination to avenge their old lord, there was also a hint of undetectable fear.
They were ambushed by the Huai army not long ago, and the two of them were very unconvinced. Feeling useless. Frustrated.
The Huai Army dispatched two ninth-level generals, and only used tens of thousands of people to ambush them, killing them... They asked themselves, if they were given the same strength, they would not be any worse than the Huai Army.
But after hearing Chen Wu’s explanation.
They suddenly realized the power of the Huai Army. In addition to the West Route Army led by Gan Ning to the west, the main force of the Huai Army included three fierce generals: Shi Wansui, Yuwen Chengdu, and Zhang Hao.
Shi Wansui was the most powerful general in the Sui Dynasty, Zhang Hao was the enemy of thousands of people in the former Qin Dynasty, and Yuwen Chengdu was known as the reincarnation of the God of Thunder...
Any one of these three people can kill them both...
In Changshu City, except for Lu Meng, there was no second ninth level to come forward to support him. Zhou Tai, who was known as brave and fearless, was only at the peak strength of the eighth level.
Being brave and fearless does not mean being invincible. In history, Zhou Tai suffered more than a hundred injuries on his body and tried to keep Sun Quan safe and sound on the battlefield, earning him a good reputation. It stands to reason that it should have ninth level potential.
But he was injured in more than a hundred places. In other words, his martial arts skills were not very good.
Dian Wei and Xu Chu are also protective of the monarch. Have they ever been injured?
Being able to reach the eighth level peak is already the blessing effect of historical fame on Zhou Tai in the world of China.
"I understand! I just fought against Huai Army's Shi Wansui not long ago. I have already experienced their strength!"
Lu Meng said lightly.
He glanced at the generals around him and said, "But don't worry. Duke Zijing will come to help in the near future. The second master is trying to persuade Liu Yu."
"From Liu Yu's point of view, he will definitely not tolerate the Huai army successfully crossing the river. When the time comes, our army will join forces with Liu Song to fight against the Huai army!"
When Han Dang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If Liu Yu is willing to send troops, our crisis will be solved... At least, the two thieves Fu Youde and Yang Dayan will be unable to advance eastward!"
Lu Meng said: "Liu Song has Liu Yu and Liu Laozhi, and together with Gan Ning, they are three top strong men attacking from two directions. How can Fu Youde and Yang Dayan resist? It's a pity that I didn't go to the Western Front. If If Gan Ning and I change sides, we will definitely be able to avenge my old master!"
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