With the addition of Qi State, Tao State's situation of retreating due to the invasion of Wei State suddenly changed.
The war fell into a long stalemate. Neither the Tao Qi coalition nor the Wei State dared to act rashly again and fell into a confrontation.
Ever since, with the truce between Wei and Chu, the world fell into a brief period of peace.
Although the Qi State was beaten badly before, it was still one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, and could rival the great powers of Qin and Chu.
Although it is dilapidated now, and the soldiers' previous performance was unsatisfactory, it is all over after all.
Today, the Qi State, after experiencing a catastrophe that destroyed the country, has finally reorganized its troops, trained soldiers, rectified the administration, and restored people's livelihood. Coupled with the previous war, although Qi suffered heavy losses, it also developed an elite force.
There are not many people, just 100,000.
But just these 100,000 people are enough to protect the current Qi State from being bullied by other countries. If it is paired with some ordinary soldiers and horses to give it wings, it can also be used to get a glimpse of the reality of other countries.
100,000 people may seem like a small number, but that was before Yuguo appeared in this world. Now, after Yuguo stirred up troubles in one of the Seven Kingdoms of the Central Plains, the strength of the Seven Kingdoms has long since lost its original strength.
It is estimated that before a complete melee breaks out in the world, that is, before the alliance headed by Yu Guo is formed, the seven countries have a population of about 30 million.
Nowadays, it may be barely even half of what it was at the beginning.
The Chu State in the south is now experiencing successive wars and rebellions in the country. The Yue State in the southeast has torn apart 1/4 of its territory, greatly damaging its strength.
Nowadays, the entire Chu State adds up, except for the three counties now occupied by the Yue State, although there are still 11 counties. However, the population during this period was withered, and many counties were deserted. They were no longer as populated and wealthy as before.
Based on Zhong Yu's information from various sources and secret spies from many factions, he finally got a roughly reliable estimate. The current population of Chu State is estimated to be only 3 million. This is the reason why Chu State is far away from the battlefield of the war and is located in the south and is less affected by the spread.
You must know that before the war, Chu State now had a population of about 6 million in its territory, including the counties it seized from Qin and developed in the southwest and southeast. The total population was about 6 million, accounting for 10% of the total population of the world 1/5.
In the previous wars, whether it was the two operations of the alliance or the Chu State's counter-insurgency war, the Chu army had lost millions of soldiers in total, which was extremely terrifying.
The soldiers have lost so much, and it is natural that some civilians have suffered a lot.
However, even so, in the eyes of all countries in the world, Chu State is still a large country with abundant population, which is quite enviable by all countries.
Moreover, due to successive wars, although the Chu State suffered a large population loss, it also developed a large, brave and capable army. The total number was about 400,000, and the elite number was about 200,000.
This kind of strength is enough to disdain all countries in the world.
As for the Yue State, which split from the Chu State, it occupies three counties of the Chu State. Because its population is located further south, far away from the battlefield, it is less affected, so the population remains relatively abundant, far better than other countries. county.
Even after several wars with the Chu State, the young and strong men suffered a lot, and the old and weak were also affected by the war, starving to death and damaging a lot.
But now the three counties combined still have a population of about 800,000. There is also an army of 100,000 people among them, and the elite number is about 30,000. Judging from the current situation of all countries in the world, it can barely be considered a big country.
Besides, South Korea, which is located in the Central Plains, was the center of the alliance's first war with Qin. It was the most affected and suffered the greatest loss of population.
Although he later received the support of Zhong Yu and took over the original territory of Sanchuan County and made some supplements, it was still not enough in the end.
Due to the war, South Korea's food supply has long been exhausted. Previously, it relied on the resources of the coalition forces to maintain its army. The people in South Korea are not so lucky to receive support from the coalition forces.
Therefore, after the coalition forces were disbanded for the first time, a famine immediately occurred in South Korea, and many people starved to death. The situation in Sanchuan County was not much better. Most of Qin's food on the front line was plundered from Sanchuan County, and the people there did not have much food.
Therefore, after such a famine, the original population of the two armies was about 800,000, which was suddenly reduced by 200,000, leaving only about 600,000.
Fortunately, these people who starved to death were all old people, or women and children who were in poor health. The real thing is that the young man has not suffered much damage, which is good news.
After all, the real strength of a country is measured by how many men and labor force there are.
Therefore, although the population seems to be much smaller at first glance, in fact, it is also a lot less burdensome for South Korea. Without such an open mouth, South Korea would not need so much food relief, and the consumption of other materials would also be greatly slowed down, greatly easing South Korea's economic pressure.
As for the South Korean army, they participated in an alliance before and suffered a lot of losses. After returning to the country, coupled with the integration of domestic troops and horses, there were only about 100,000 people, including less than 50,000 elites.
The situation of Wei State, which is adjacent to South Korea, is not much better than that of Chu State. It is even more miserable because it is located in the Central Plains, the place where the Four Wars were fought.
After losing Tao County, Wei State still had four counties: Dong County, Dang County, Hanoi County, and Hedong County.
However, although there are many territories, and they are still located in the Central Plains, they are all areas that have been ravaged by several previous wars. Needless to say, the population has been severely damaged.
Among them, Wei's home base, Dang County, where the capital Daliang was originally located, is a little better. Several wars have not affected it, and the population and economy are relatively well preserved. The population is estimated to be about one million, which is not as high as the 1.5 million before the war, but it is not bad.
As for the remaining three counties, it doesn't look good. All added up, it's only about 1 million, of which I don't know how many young people there are. Having 150,000 is enough to make King Wei secretly happy.
Therefore, the total population of Wei State is about 2 million, of which there are about 250,000 soldiers and horses. The number of elites is about 150,000. After all, many important battles were fought in the hinterland of the Central Plains of Wei State, and the soldiers and horses were still trained.
The remaining Kingdom of Zhao, also one of the Three Jins, has a larger territory than the Kingdom of Wei, with approximately seven counties.
However, Zhao State is located in northern Xinjiang, and its territory is mostly barbaric areas near grasslands. The degree of development is not large, and the population on it is even sparse.
Moreover, Zhao State has also experienced several wars and a large-scale rebellion. In addition, due to famine caused by wars in the country, the population loss has been quite serious after several times.
Therefore, its population is similar to that of Wei State, about 2 million. However, there are more young people, so they have an army of about 300,000, including 200,000 elites, which is hardly weaker than the Chu State.
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