Sacrificing logistics just to pursue speed and efficiency will inevitably lead to inevitable flaws.
Now, when the goal was achieved, the Chu State's military rations inevitably experienced a shortage, even though Xiang Yan ordered to collect the entire army's military rations and implement a strict rationing system.
But in the end, the quartermaster made some statistics and reported to him a very disappointing figure. The entire army could only survive for ten more days if they were frugal on food.
Therefore, Xiang Yan had no choice but to attack the city as soon as possible and reduce the loss of military rations through the constant casualties of soldiers in the siege battle.
Moreover, we can also use this turbulent offensive to capture the Nanliang City as soon as possible, opening a way forward for the Chu State.
The two armies came and went, and for this small city, they launched a life-and-death duel. Here, only the winner can survive to the end.
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In the central battlefield, Qin State and the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms headed by Yu State launched a fierce duel. The severity of the war was far more tragic than that of the other two battlefields.
This sounds a little strange, because you must know that although the armies of the two central parties are the largest, the two armies add up to 800,000 people, which is a number that can make anyone feel scared and suffocated.
But in the southern battlefield, the Chu and Qin armies each had 300,000 troops, and the total number was 600,000. Although there was a gap compared to 800,000 troops, under such huge numbers, the gap was not too obvious. .
Then why is it said that the intensity of the fighting in the central battlefield far exceeds that of the other two sides!
Speaking of which, there are several main reasons for this. The first point is that Qin State used the central part as a breakthrough this time.
Different from the defensive strategies of the other two directions of the front, the central part uses a sudden and fierce attack to break through the enemy's defense line with the greatest strength, thereby achieving a little surface-breaking effect.
Therefore, the 450,000 Qin troops in the central part launched a raging offensive at the beginning of the war, and did not cower and defend the territory.
The same is true for the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces on the opposite side.
After all, there are three countries, and the food and grass consumption of the 350,000-strong army is still in short supply even with the material support from the nearby South Korea. After all, South Korea has suffered a lot of destruction, the people have been depleted, and the country is a desolate scene.
Moreover, South Korea has a small population and a small territory. The food it can grow is barely enough for their own consumption, but there is no other surplus.
After the consumption of this war, although the population has been greatly reduced, leaving a surplus of food, it cannot withstand the daily consumption of 350,000 young adults.
Although Zhao and Wei also had some support, it was the support of these two countries that allowed the 350,000 troops to barely support themselves on the front line.
But now, due to the war, the strength of Zhao and Wei has been greatly reduced, and the consumption of food and grass is even more serious. Now their monarchs are surrounded, and the country's energy resources have long been involved in the northern battlefield. It is no longer possible. There is no remaining force to support the central coalition forces.
Therefore, there is not much food and grass left for the Central Allied Forces. It is estimated that this food and grass can only support him for two months if they are frugal and frugal.
In order to solve this situation, Zhong Yu had to take the initiative to attack and seek fighter opportunities, or make a breakthrough and plunder grain and grass supplies from Qin itself to make up for the losses.
Or, reduce the number of soldiers through war, so that with fewer people, less food needs to be consumed every day, and more time can be sustained.
Moreover, having been confronting the Qin army in the central part for so long, both themselves and the Qin State were unable to hold on any longer, and their patience was almost exhausted. After all, the confrontation had lasted for more than two years. For such a long time, compared to the Zhao State, The battle of Changping did not fall behind at all.
So as soon as the war began, the two sides squarely formed their formations on the plain and began decisive battles.
The reason why the ancient armies paid attention to the art of war and deception was because they lacked strength and had no choice but to do so.
However, the victory achieved through planning and trickery is ultimately difficult to admire from the bottom of one's heart.
People still admire those strong people from the bottom of their hearts.
So throughout history, how many people who were able to establish a dynasty that dominated the world did so through conspiracy and trickery!
Every time the Qin State destroyed the six kingdoms, it sent hundreds of thousands of troops to crush them in an upright manner. In the subsequent Chu-Han War, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu also fought several battles involving hundreds of thousands of people. Through the scale of mobilization of these armies and the courage of the soldiers to fight, the princes of the world would willingly gather under Liu Bang and help He fights Xiang Yu together.
In addition to being oppressed and forced to gather together because of Xiang Yu's great strength and his ambition to annex the world, isn't it also because of the large number of troops under Liu Bangla's command? It was precisely because I admired his strength that he recognized him as the boss and regarded him as the emperor.
Why are the members of the six Shandong countries and the joint vertical alliance willing to serve Yu Guo as the joint commander.
In addition to not being able to stand out and face the huge pressure of Qin alone, isn't it also because of Yu's previous record of 300,000 troops overwhelming the Yan State and crippling the Yan State in one fell swoop
It is precisely because of this strength that all the countries consider themselves inferior and regard the imperial country as their joint leader.
In these three months, the two sides fought a total of three large-scale decisive battles. Three battles and three decisive battles left countless corpses on this land.
The first battle was a test battle for both sides. Both sides sent out few troops, 100,000 each.
But although there were not many people, the brutality of the fighting was extremely terrifying.
On the battlefield, the sky was full of blood clouds, storms were surging, sand was blowing everywhere, and screams could be heard all the time. In order to have their own beliefs, their own reasons, their own persistence, and the most basic and important thing of survival, the soldiers on both sides had to try their best, risk their lives, and kill all the enemies in front of them so that they could survive. Come down and survive to become the final winner.
Since it was the first battle, both soldiers and generals had received instructions before the battle. In this battle, we could not retreat, we could only advance.
As long as no order is received, anyone who dares to retreat, even if he retreats from the battlefield, will be beheaded in public, and their parents and relatives will also be implicated.
Under this strict military order, as well as the eyeing supervisory team at the rear, all the soldiers had to bite the bullet. Even if they were extremely frightened, they could only take their own steps involuntarily, holding hands tightly. He grabbed the weapons in his hands and regarded them as his life-saving charms.
After all, at this time, the only thing they can trust is the weapons in their hands.
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