"In reply to your question, Master, Lu Dongzan has brought back over 10,000 soldiers from the front lines and transferred 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers from the Holy City. Together with those originally in the Jiangnan camp, Lu Dongzan currently has at least 30,000 men under his command, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong."
Xiao Liuzi has placed people in the military camp. This is very simple for him. After all, he is the parent official of these chieftains. If I don't let him place people, then I will not be responsible for your supplies. As for whether you can win the battle, it has little to do with me, so the chieftains also respect him very much.
"The Tusi Lords' strength has grown even stronger. Currently, a total of thirteen Tusi have joined, and they can mobilize an army of over fifty thousand men. However, their combat effectiveness is not good. They are under the command of many people. Although Tusi Maggie is the leader of the alliance, many people are disobedient and only listen to their Tusi Lords. Therefore, in a real confrontation, the Tusi coalition will be at a disadvantage."
This was the conclusion drawn by Xiao Liuzi himself. Although the armies of both sides were very brave, they were still inferior to the border troops under Lu Dongzan and the chieftain's army. The other side was fearless and ruthless.
At Lu Dongzan's command, a large number of people, led by General Huyan, came charging forward like a tidal wave. Even though some people died in the middle, their charge speed did not decrease.
The chieftain's army was fine at the beginning. As long as they kept charging forward, everyone's morale was the same. However, as the casualties gradually increased, some of the chieftain's army could not hold on. When they could not hold on, many people would run away with them. This is also a major reason for the recent failure.
"That's a good analysis. In fact, you should have understood from the beginning that the Tibetan court's army relies on quality, while the Tusi lord's army relies on quantity."
Xiao Liuzi has been thinking about the problem these two days, but what he lacks is the ability to summarize. After hearing what Li Xiang said, Xiao Liuzi suddenly realized that it was just as our highness said, the chieftains' army was like a mob, with only a part of the elite among them.
"If the fighting continues, won't the chieftain be defeated?"
Xiao Liuzi said with some worry, "During Li Xiang's absence, all kinds of supplies and money have flowed away like water. We support the chieftains. If they fail, wouldn't that mean all our money is wasted?" Although these things didn't belong to Xiao Liuzi, he already considered himself the master of them.
"We need to analyze the situation comprehensively. On the surface, the Tusi Lords don't have much chance of winning and will be beaten back sooner or later. But what if they hold out for a long time? The Tusi Lords' lands have food, while the Tubo court's lands don't. After a long time, it's hard to say who will win."
Li Xiang has now begun to teach him step by step, hoping that he can do better in this position in the future. Li Xiang has also seen this guy's work, which is basically acceptable. For someone who has never been to school since childhood, being able to do this job like this is already much better than other ordinary people.
"Young Master..."
The butler's voice came from the door, which meant that Li Xiang could no longer continue talking with Xiao Liuzi. No wonder the butler was so anxious. It was not that he did not understand the rules. He also knew that he should give Li Xiang some time to rest. But when Li Xiang came back just now, he had already sent someone to the military camp to report the news. Now Chief Maiqi had returned.
Li Xiang originally wanted to meet him in the military camp, but he didn't expect that Chief Maiqi came back by himself. From this, it can be seen that the situation on the front line is really a bit chaotic. If he can still hold on, Chief Maiqi will have to be a little arrogant and it is impossible for him to run back directly.
"Oh, my dear young master, you are finally back. Where is our batch of armor?"
When Chieftain Maggie saw Li Xiang coming out, he hurried to meet him. The war situation was getting worse. They lost 800 warriors in just one day yesterday. He had already seen that many chieftains were shaken. These people just had no backbone. When the chieftain coalition won, they immediately wanted to bring their people to join in. When the Tubo court won, these people wanted to take their people away. According to Chieftain Maggie's thinking, none of these people could achieve great things, but now if we lose their army, we really can't accomplish anything.
"Don't worry, Master Chief, they are all on their way. They will be delivered to you by tonight at the latest. There are two hundred more pairs than before, a total of seven hundred pairs."
After hearing this, Chief Maggie breathed a sigh of relief. The battle between the two sides was completely different when wearing armor and when not wearing armor. The Tibetan knives were not that sharp, but if you were not wearing armor, one blow from the knife would take a life.
But if you are wearing armor, one blow from the sword may be able to save your life, or even allow you to counterattack directly. This means you save a life and gain a life. Everyone on the battlefield can calculate this, so they are extremely eager for armor.
Li Xiang also realized that armor could be considered a magic weapon for victory on the battlefield, so when they won, Li Xiang would reduce the supply or even stop supplying them. When these people failed, Li Xiang would give them more, so as to maintain the balance of the war. Xiao Liuzi nodded beside him, not quite understanding. There were some things Li Xiang could not tell him completely, and he had to figure it out on his own. If you can't learn to figure it out, even if he handed over the stall to you in the future, it would ruin the brand.
"Great! With these armors and supplies, we can now allocate some money to motivate the soldiers."
Fighting here was different from fighting outside. There was no honor to speak of, especially in the armies under the chieftains. Many of them were even slaves, treated like animals in normal times. How could they be expected to fight bravely now? So they could only promise them money and encourage them to fight bravely on the battlefield. This was considered an incentive, but they didn't have much money at hand. They could only rely on Li Xiang's support. With this money, they could live comfortably for another month...
