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Chapter 1094: Chapter 444: Four Military Expeditions_3 Chapter 1094: Chapter 444: Four Military Expeditions_3 “`

Therefore, if the battles in Dongping County and Le’an Prefecture become critical, Xu State may transfer troops from Qingping County to support the two jurisdictions.

If only the most basic defensive requirements for Qingping County are to be maintained, a garrison of four hundred thousand would suffice.

Hence, within Qingping County, the Xu Army should be able to withdraw a force of four hundred thousand, along with two or three Inborn, which is a threat that cannot be ignored,” Lu Yuan said, furrowing his brows deeper as he continued, “And what about their rear, in the Xu Province itself?”

Guo Yishou said, “In Xu Province itself, Xu State still has four prefectures under its control and a population of over ten million.

Additionally, because Xu Province borders Tang Kingdom’s Jingzhou and Zhao State’s Ji Province, a substantial military garrison is necessary.

Thus, in Xu Province proper, there remain seven hundred thousand Xu troops garrisoned with about five Inborn commanding.

In terms of strength, it is quite formidable.”

Xichang City: five hundred thousand troops, ten Inborn.

Shouzhang City: three hundred thousand troops, five Inborn.

Wuyan City: two hundred thousand troops, three Inborn.

Sheqiu City: two hundred thousand troops, two Inborn.

Le Ling City: three hundred thousand troops, six Inborn.

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Qingping County: eight hundred thousand troops, five Inborn.

Xu Province proper: seven hundred thousand troops, five Inborn.

Lu Yuan calculated the Xu State’s strength in his mind: ‘Adding up the military forces at these places gives a total of three million troops, thirty-six Inborn Grandmasters.

Indeed, the foundation of Xu State has fattened up.

In this Central Route Army, except for having a slight advantage in Inborn top-tier combat strength thanks to my Avatar, in other aspects, we are no match for Xu State.’

Having sorted out these calculations, Lu Yuan realized that Xu State could not be taken by force.

Considering the opponent’s three million standing troops, if he were to attack their cities one by one, no matter how many men he had, there would not be enough to sustain such losses.

If he really were to do so, that would be playing right into Xu State’s hands, falling into their trap.

Xu State probably wanted just that: to wear down Chu State slowly and gradually drag it to its downfall.

After all, the opponent held the defensive advantage, with strongholds to rely on, they could inflict a casualty rate of two or even three to one on the Chu army.

That is, for every Xu soldier killed, two or three Chu soldiers would die.

To exhaust the opponent’s three million men, Chu State would first have to suffer seven or eight million casualties.

Given Xu State’s depth, could the opponent raise another three million soldiers after losing three million?

By that time, would Chu State continue the fight, sacrificing another seven or eight million lives?

To defeat Xu State, to lose fifteen or sixteen million lives would amount to the population of a dominant country—the price was simply too great.

While Lu Yuan could afford it, he did not consider it worthwhile.

‘Therefore, a frontal assault on this battlefield is not the answer; we must consider other strategies.’

He pondered the situation, then asked, “How is the battle going at the Southern Route Army?”

Guo Yishou replied, “Your Majesty, led by True Person Huang Xuan, the Southern Route Army has divided its forces into two paths.

Among them, True Person Huang Xuan is leading the main army, accompanied by Emperor Lin Qiu of Liang and his Liang troops, marching north towards Donglai County.

They have already positioned themselves near Xian’an City.

Meanwhile, True Person Huang Yun is leading a detached force and has entered Jiaodong County.

With the aid of three Inborn and the defection of Lin Qiu Emperor’s five hundred thousand Liang troops in Jiaodong County, they have already driven out the Le’an forces supporting Emperor Xian An from the county and taken control of the whole Jiaodong County.

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Now, True Person Huang Yun has already left a portion of troops stationed in Jiaodong County, while he himself, leading the main force, is preparing to hurry to Xian’an City to join with True Person Huang Xuan’s principal force.

Over in Jiaoxi County, after Yan Yunqing lost control over the majority of his troops as spring began, he also tried to reclaim them, leading soldiers to attack those rebels.

But it wasn’t long before he received a plea for help from Xian’an City.

Now, Yan Yunqing had no choice but to leave Jiaoxi County and take his two hundred thousand men back to reinforce Xian’an.

So now, within Jiaoxi County, there are three hundred thousand troops loyal to Great Chu and two Innates, along with another two hundred thousand troops remaining neutral, under the control of one Innate—in essence, it’s a land without a master.”

Guo Yishou organized and reported the current situation in Liang.

After listening, Lu Yuan immediately communicated with his avatars using his divine sense.

After exchanging information and confirming there were no major discrepancies, he nodded slightly.

Compared to the tough problem on his own side, Liang, which had already been dismantled and fragmented, was undoubtedly a soft persimmon.

With just a little effort from Chu’s troops, it would fall apart, unable to withstand a single blow.

At this rate, it might be possible to wipe out this once world-dominating power within two to three months.

“Issue an order, have fifty thousand detached troops from the central route camp and seven Innate Generals, led by Master Qingyangzi, march through Shanyang County and invade Jiaoxi County.

Integrate the thirty thousand Liang troops inclined towards our army and subdue the other twenty thousand neutral Liang troops.

After taking over the whole of Jiaoxi County, establish Le’an Camp on-site with fifty thousand Chu detached troops and fifty thousand Liang troops, with ten Chu and Liang Innate Generals as the core, and Master Qingyangzi as the Camp Commander.

The only target of Le’an Camp is to march north to Le’an Prefecture, conquer South Capital, Le Ling of the Xu Country, and contain Xu Country’s Le’an Prefecture army.”

Having understood Liang’s situation, Lu Yuan immediately issued orders.

An officer responsible for conveying orders, upon hearing this, quickly wrote the decree, sealed it after verification, and hastened to dispatch it upon confirming it was error-free.

Having issued this decree, Lu Yuan then released a second one.

“Order the fifty thousand detached troops led by Huang Yun, as well as the fifty thousand Liang troops from Jiaodong County who have surrendered, to form Qingping Camp, with Huang Yun as the Camp Commander, subordinate to ten Innates.

Qingping Camp is responsible for capturing Qingping County, to constrain Xu Country’s large army of eighty thousand stationed in Qingping County.”

“Yes.”

The officer who had just finished writing the decree hastily began writing again.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

Xu Country was a tough nut to crack, and relying solely on his central route camp, it was an impossible task.

But with the full support of Great Chu behind him, why rely only on one central route camp?

If one camp is insufficient, then simply deploy three.

Doesn’t Xu Country have three counties in Qingzhou?

Perfect, let each camp attack a county and see if it can withstand the onslaught of these three large forces.

Let’s say they can hold out.

Do not forget that in Donglai County, Chu’s forces also have a Southern Route Army.

This camp, too, boasts eight Innate Generals from Chu, two Innate Generals from Liang, one million Chu troops, over two hundred thousand Liang troops, and two hundred thousand captured Liang soldiers.

This power is equally formidable.

Once the battle of Xian’an is concluded, the Southern Route Army can be mobilized at any time to join the battlefield in Xu Country.

Lu Yuan didn’t believe that with the combined strength of four camps, he wouldn’t be able to take down Xu Country within the year.

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