Ren Baqian's doubts, he soon knew the answer from the answers in front of him and his own guesses.
That part of the Great Xia army got a batch of supplies in Yushui City, enough food and grass for them for half a month, and then left the Great Xia's supply line.
Therefore, their marching speed is not fast.
But they didn't care about that, because the army of the Northern Protectorate had no time to pursue them, they only needed to capture other cities within half a month.
Simply put, they are a lone army.
What they rely on is that the Great Xia Army has dragged the other troops in the north of Dayao, and their food and grass will be completely self-sufficient afterwards. If they are stopped under a certain city and cannot advance an inch, they can only rely on the supply line of Great Xia to survive. It is a great risk to send food and grass to their hands, otherwise they will collapse when the food and grass run out.
However, they dared to let such a lonely army go deep into the north of Dayao because of their support.
That is, all the troops that Dayao can use now are restrained.
But in the interior of Dayao, the guards in each town only belong to 200 to 1,000 people, which cannot resist this well-armed army at all.
Not to mention that there are a large number of Jianghu warriors in this army.
Therefore, before the reinforcements from the Southern Protectorate arrived, Dayao temporarily had nothing to do with this lone army in the interior.
And what they have to do is also very simple, which is to destroy.
In addition to personal strength, Dayao's foundation in all aspects of agriculture is already weak. If they are allowed to destroy it, and there are a large number of refugees who leave the original city, as long as the war lasts for a long time, Dayao himself will be dragged down.
One must know that the Gu clan has a total of more than 10 million people, most of them are in the 60,000 mountains, and there are 3 to 4 million people in the plains, and Dayao can barely maintain it at present. If the fields and livestock were destroyed in large quantities, resulting in a large number of refugees, under such circumstances, Dayao's court would have to empty the treasury if it wanted to keep these refugees from starving.
Thinking about the fact that Dayao couldn't even get enough food to recruit another 20,000 recruits before the war, and that he made up his mind to recruit another 20,000 recruits after the war started, we can see how empty Dayao's treasury is.
As for whether these refugees live or die? Don't forget that Dayao's refugees are not refugees from ordinary countries who don't have much fighting power. Dayao's civilians all have considerable fighting power.
At that time, Dayao himself will be the first to mess up.
Daxia also saw this point rightly. First, he pushed forward in a wave. It would be best if he could advance in multiple ways. If he was stopped, he must have encountered a large number of ancient troops. And that's all the ancient army's army, a large number of them were restrained, and the rest of the Great Xia army could be hired in Dayao's territory.
Except for a few news from the front line here, Ren Baqian guessed the strategic part of Daxia himself.
He didn't know whether his guess was accurate, but he knew that if it was him, he would do so, and if he did so, it would cause considerable harm to Dayao. You must know that the land in the north of Lancheng is half or more of the land owned by the ancient tribe, and it is completely exposed to the opponent's sword at this time. If the production resources of this half of the land are destroyed and unable to produce, the impact on Dayao will be huge.
But there is one point in which he and Daxia have the opposite view.
It is Da Xia who believes that with the stalemate in the war, the destroyed areas of Dayao cannot resume production, and the weak ecological balance inside Dayao is broken. More and more weak.
Just like a healthy person, when the immune system is destroyed, various diseases will appear on the body, and finally die.
On the contrary, Ren Yaqian believes that with the ripening of sweet potatoes, pumpkins, potatoes and other high-yield crops, although they cannot be used as food for the army, it is no problem to ensure that refugees will not starve to death. With Dayao's war potential If it is discovered, it will become stronger and stronger.
Don't forget that Da Yao's recruits are now recruited in units of 20,000. According to the ratio, Da Xia will recruit 200,000.
As for the ancient tribe, it can be said that all the people are soldiers. More than 10 million ancient tribesmen can recruit millions of soldiers one after another. Can Daxia do it? Even though Daxia's population is ten times that of Dayao's, Daxia's recruit training is much slower than Dayao's.
Dayao only needs half a year, while Daxia needs at least two years.
When these elite soldiers are exhausted, will Daxia send farmers to fight
Of course, there is a key issue in this, that is, high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and pumpkins can fill the stomach and stabilize the interior of Dayao, and there are several new crops that Daxia does not know.
And Dayao also has the biggest trump card, which is himself. As long as the ammunition is enough, as long as someone stops the opponent's master, Ren Baqian feels that he can break through ten thousand.
Ren Baqian turned his head to look at the ammunition boxes carried on the backs of several horned oxen, and continued to turn his head to write and draw in his notebook, all of which were analysis and speculation on the current battle.
Ren Baqian felt that judging from the current situation and his own speculation, if the war continued like this, Daxia might cause considerable damage to Dayao, but it would be difficult to completely defeat Dayao.
Unless, Daxia has other trump cards that he has not used.
As for whether my guess is right or not, one only needs to look at the movements of the Great Xia Army in Yusheng City.
If the opponent is really what he imagined, then the next thing the opponent has to do is to spread out and sweep in the wild, and then merge together to attack the city, and so on.
"What are you writing?" Lin Qiaole swayed on the horned bull's back.
She had been dozing like this for three days, but she never fell off.
As for the reason, it was the ropes tied around her body that completely tied her to the back of the horned bull.
Ren Baqian didn't know how useful such a tightly bound expert could be in the event of an attack. Presumably, he didn't need to untie the rope slowly, otherwise, when she untied the rope, his own bones would be destroyed. It can all be turned into ashes.
"Some guesses." Ren Baqian closed his notebook and said.
"Oh." Hearing what he said, Lin Qiaole didn't bother to ask.
"The sugar is gone!" Lin Qiaole said expectantly.
"Don't look for me when you have a toothache." Ren Baqian took out a pack of white rabbit toffee from the backpack on the horned bull's back and threw it to Lin Qiaole. The other party immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes.
The news came quickly, and the news came from the front the next day that Da Xia's army advancing in Yusheng City had split up and marched in several directions.
Hearing this news, Ren Baqian immediately knew that the other party might be just as he had guessed, so he told the strategic part of Daxia's attack that he speculated on the radio.
"How big does Master Ren think this is?" Hong Wu's weak voice came from the radio.
"After eliminating all impossible reasons, there is only one truth." Ren Baqian pushed his sunglasses. "War is not only about killing the enemy's vital forces, but destroying the enemy's economy and production is also an effective means."
"Furthermore, Great Xia does not only have this 80,000 army. Don't forget that Great Xia has another 200,000 army. It is entirely possible for some of them to join the Xia army outside Liaocheng, and for the other part to go deeper."
"Ahem! Li Duhu, what do you think?" Hong Wu asked.
"I think it's possible." Li Qianqiu was silent for a while, then said.
"The old man also thinks there is a possibility." Hong Wu said softly.
The empress was in Liao City, listening to the content broadcast on the radio, tapped the armrest of the seat lightly with her fingers, and asked lightly: "What do you think?"
Hong Wu and Li Qianqiu both frowned and thought hard.
"I have an idea." Ren Baqian said immediately.
"Say!" The empress nodded, although Ren Baqian couldn't see his movements at this time.
"In addition to the few cities that are currently caught in the flames of war, there are sixteen towns to the north of Lancheng, which are defended by 4,600 soldiers belonging to the Central Protectorate.
What if the 4,600 sergeants were drawn out? Given the current situation in each town, it is difficult to resist the attack of the Great Xia Army, and it can only be delayed for some time. In this case, why not draw these troops out to join forces? On the contrary, it can cause more trouble to them. Otherwise, even if the 5,000 reinforcements from the Southern Protectorate arrived, it would be difficult to stop the 80,000 Xia army and those martial artists. "
"Then the area north of Lancheng doesn't have any defensive capabilities at all. The opponent doesn't need to join forces, but just spread out and attack." Hong Wu slightly shook his head, feeling that Ren Baqian's idea was too simple.
"A militia group can be formed. In the past, the reason for affecting the army was ordnance and food, but now the ordnance has been solved. As for food, every ancient tribe should contribute to defending their homeland during wartime, and they can also get some There must be many people who will be interested in using steel knives as weapons.
At that time, the wartime meritorious service will be recorded, and the rewards will be distributed after the war. "
"Tell me in detail!" The empress was aroused, and the word militia made her feel a little fresh.
"Take a small number of elite soldiers as bones, and civilians as flesh and blood, train in leisure time, and protect your home in wartime."