The Dragon Infantry Army had a total of 10,000 men, and it would take five to six days to pull all of them to the front line in Hanzhong. Zhuge Liang's battle report said that although they were defeated, they were not completely defeated. Tens of thousands of people were still defending under his organization, resisting.
Zhao Tong's 25,000 reinforcements would arrive tomorrow. Including the Dragon Infantry Army, there would be 10,000 people.
Liu Chan thought it was enough.
The Three Kingdoms had been in power for several decades now, and it was no longer the same as before.
At that time, the main forces of the various feudal vassal armies were extremely large.
However, peasants who lacked formal training and weapons often rushed into battle without any rules. They relied solely on their instincts and morale.
At that time, duels were very popular, and it was a great honor for generals to fight alone.
If they did not accept the duel, the morale of the army would be severely damaged.
Not only the middle and lower ranked military officers, but even the higher ranked military officers had a high chance of accepting a duel.
Not to mention a one-on-one fight, he even took the lead.
Charging in front, the first to attack the city was accepted without hesitation.
The representatives were Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and so on.
The most famous was when Guan Yu took Yan Liang's head in the midst of an army of ten thousand.
For this reason, Cao Cao had even submitted a petition to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to help Guan Yu obtain the position of Hanshou Pavilion Marquis.
However, Guan Yu still left resolutely and quickly.
However, that was the earliest period of the Three Kingdoms, and the warlords fought among themselves.
In order to expand their territory and power, everyone had to risk their lives!
Later on, the three kingdoms slowly stood up, and the number of troops decreased drastically. However, the quality of the troops increased by more than a few levels, and the number of elite soldiers could still be reduced.
A half-farmer, half-soldier, half-soldier, half-armed, half-professional soldier.
Their morale was high and their equipment was excellent.
At this time, the role of the generals was to command and strategize.
Commanding a large-scale battle, it was unlikely for them to fight like the gangsters in the past.
In a war like this, what mattered most was comprehensive strength. Apart from super strategies, the effects of ordinary strategies were greatly weakened, let alone one-on-one battles.
Lu Bu was not only good in one-on-one combat, but also in battle formations.
To be able to launch an attack in the mountains and defeat the same number of Shu Han troops was enough to prove this point.
Liu Chan didn't underestimate his enemy. He knew that he looked down on his enemy in terms of strategy and valued his enemy in terms of tactics.
Liu Chan wasn't sure who would command the 35,000-strong reinforcements. It would be inappropriate to hand it over to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang's strengths were in politics, diplomacy, and military. History had proven that he wasn't good enough.
These 30,000 soldiers were the last of their wealth. Even if they were to recruit soldiers, they would not be able to produce an army that could fight.
After thinking about it, Liu Chan decided to go by himself.
When this decision was spread, the ministers were shocked. The opposition was overwhelming. These people were all civil officials who could write.
Among them, the most concentrated opposition was the emperor's expedition. He could only win and not lose. If others lost, they could cover it up by saying that victory and defeat were common in the military.
Liu Chan ignored the civil officials. After Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, and Guo Youzhi were demoted to the lower ranks, the remaining civil officials could no longer form a force.
He summoned the generals for an urgent Imperial Conference.
Compared to the civil officials, these generals did not beat around the bush. They were extremely excited and swore to protect the emperor.
The army of more than ten thousand people set off immediately. The emperor's expedition was supposed to have very complicated etiquette. Liu Chan could not care less and rejected the Shangshu Ling's pleading.
The weather had turned cold. Along the way, Liu Chan ordered them to pack as lightly as possible. All the bottles and jars were thrown aside except for the big pots. Each soldier only needed to bring ten catties of rice. The cavalry had to settle everything on horseback, and the infantry had to march 200 li a day.
They ran into the 25,000 soldiers led by Zhao Tong.
Liu Chan was furious and asked Zhao Tong. It turned out that Li Yan's 20,000 soldiers were holding them back. They only listened to Li Yan's orders and did not buy it even when they heard that the Emperor had personally led the army.
Liu Chan immediately summoned the generals of the army for an Imperial Conference. Two of the generals who delayed the most were beheaded by Liu Chan with the Emperor's Sword during the Imperial Conference. Only then did the situation begin to change.
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