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Chapter 989: Chapter 409: Thirty Years of Cultivation_3 Chapter 989: Chapter 409: Thirty Years of Cultivation_3 Lu Yuan directly led the western, central, and eastern expeditionary armies, which also, under the pretense of migrating the populace and supporting the front lines of Yong West and Yangxia, began to assemble in Yuzhang, Linhai, and Guangling, respectively, and had completed the majority of preparations.

To expedite the process, Lu Yuan even temporarily visited Jinling himself, to unite the people’s hearts and minds.

According to the current preparations, by the end of next February, that is, after the melting of the snow in spring, the three expeditionary armies will be fully established.

In addition, the populace that migrated northwards from the southwest of Lingnan, after half a year of relocation, have gradually arrived along the banks of the great river in the north of Chu State.

The scale of these relocated people totaled more than eighteen million, nearly the same as the number of soldiers and horses drafted for this Northern Expedition of Chu’s army, which can be described as an extremely large figure.

And with so many people congregating along the great river, naturally, a myriad of complex management issues followed.

Moreover, the daily consumption of food by these immigrants was akin to astronomical figures, simply incalculable.

If it were not for Lu Yuan’s early preparation for the Northern Expedition, where he had set up many granaries in the southern bank area of the great river for closer supply of food and fodder to the front lines, they would not have been able to sustain it.

However, even then, the consumption of nearly twenty million people was far too great.

Especially since Chu State also had to support an army of equal size, which was even more terrifying.

Consequently, Lu Yuan had already decided.

When the Northern Expedition launched next year, once the entire army crossed the great river and took control of the counties of Liang Country north of the river, they would immediately begin arranging immigration work.

Sustaining nearly forty million unproductive people imposed an enormous strain on Chu State.

Even if Lu Yuan exerted all his strengths, he could at most sustain the situation for a year or more.

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To resolve the consumption of grain and ensure that the immigrants could settle down and resume production as quickly as possible, he could only take some risks and have these people join the army on its expedition.

However, judging by Chu State’s preparations and strength, as long as they crossed the river, it would basically be a smooth advance, with the conquered territories almost having no risk of being retaken.

Therefore, even if those immigrants followed behind the military, they would at most have to face some resistance from the civilians of Liang, and it was highly unlikely for them to encounter regular Liang military forces.

And with Chu’s army’s remaining garrisons to assist, the risk was even smaller.

After making this decision, Lu Yuan once again called upon his good friend Sun Siwen, who had already lost much hair due to the strain of supplying materials for the Northern Expedition, to act.

He directed him to dewploy officials specifically tasked with handling this matter.

The whole three-pronged crossing of the army thus continued in an orderly preparation.

Over there in Yong State of Wei Country, spurred by the urging of Chu State, the army for the Western Expedition had also been assembled within the counties of Guannei.

Just waiting for the arrival of spring and the melting of the heavy snow, they would join the army of the Yangxia Expeditionary Army in Hanzhong and jointly launch a campaign against the barbarians.

As for Li State.

The monarch and ministers of Great Liang, after receiving the letter from Yan Yunqing, also displayed great concern.

However, given the present weakness of Liang Country, with a need for people everywhere and a visible shortage of talent, they had the will but not the power to assist.

Eventually, they managed to scrape together a little over a thousand proficient officials by coercing families and ministers in the country to each contribute a few of their sons and, gritting their teeth, sent them to the front lines in Jiaodong.

But this force of just over a thousand could at best manage a hundred thousand soldiers; their impact on the front-line army was limited.

The vision of Yan Yunqing to revolutionize the Entire Army and create a profound change ultimately came to naught.

Liang State, in the end, fell short due to its lack of substance.

With no other choice, this renowned Liang general had to utilize the limited resources at hand to the best of his ability to train the army.

Yet how effective this training could be, he had little confidence.

Aside from the elite officers, Liang country once again assembled a hundred thousand elite troops and sent them to Jiaodong, to replenish the losses from the major battles suffered by the Liang army previously.

The main camp at Jiaodong saw its troop numbers restored to over a million once again.

But the replenishment of soldiers did not much boost the confidence of Yan Yunqing, nor did it significantly raise the morale of the previously defeated soldiers of Liang.

After their encounters with Chu’s army, Both Sides recognized the gap between them.

Furthermore, because of these gaps, psychological Changes began to take hold.

Many soldiers in the Liang army began to show signs of battle wariness, and myths surrounding Emperor Chu Lu Yuan started to circulate in whispers In the camp, causing unrest.

The future of Liang country, under this harsh cold, was shrouded in a layer of gloom.

In the camp of the Yangxia Expeditionary Army, before winter set in, they received the last batch of grain and supplies aid from Zheng Kingdom and thus had ample grain reserves.

Thus, Huang Xuan simply ordered to select a group of deputy officers and seasoned veterans from the Army and distribute them among the civilian workers drafted from Zheng to begin their training.

He planned to use this winter to improve the combat ability of the five hundred thousand civilian workers from Zheng, to make up for the inadequacy of troops in a foreign land far from home, where supplies were difficult.

Otherwise, with just these million or so men in hand, they would face the predicament of diminishing numbers, one death at a time.

Just like the numerous battles that took place recently with the Liang forces, where although Liang’s army suffered a loss of nearly a hundred thousand, the casualties on Chu’s side were not small either, amounting to over sixty thousand.

The Vacancies in the army’s formations caused by these losses were ultimately filled by civilian workers from Zheng, thus maintaining the integrity of the Entire Army.

Now, by giving more training to these Zheng civilian workers, he would be providing his military forces with an additional source of high-quality soldiers, a matter essential to his very foundation.

While all sides were busily preparing for the impending War, time moved slowly on.

The fortieth year of Shenwu passed amidst heavy snow, and the Nine Provinces welcomed the forty-first year of Shenwu, witnessing a New Year that wasn’t particularly joyous.

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In late spring of February, Meng Chenglin, the Great General of Wei Country, led a million-strong army into the grasslands to sweep away the Barbarians.

In the same month, upon receiving news, Huang Xin, the overall commander of Chu’s military expedition in Hanzhong, abided by the agreement and led an army out of Longshan to subdue the foreign tribes of Helong.

The First battle of the year in the Nine Provinces was thus initiated by ChuWei Countries.

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