Chapter 740 Xiang Yu and the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan are both accumulating strength!

Chapter 740 Xiang Yu and the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan are both accumulating strength!

In addition, the Chinese nation has always attached great importance to a crucial word - orthodoxy. To put it bluntly, this obsession in the bones is difficult for a nation to change.

If Gao Yao had no experience from later generations, no systematic help, and no special rice seeds, he could only grow rice according to traditional methods. In this way, the yield might be very low, and even unable to meet the food and clothing needs of the local people. Not to mention accepting refugees, that would be simply a fantasy.

Even if he could barely supply food and grass for the army, the remaining food could only allow the people to barely make a living, and there was no extra resources for development. Moreover, the economy, culture and bureaucracy of the South were more complete than those of the North, which meant that the South had a certain advantage in terms of development speed.

The development of the south was a gradual process, while the north has a deep historical heritage. This heritage is also reflected in the tourist attractions of later generations. The south is famous for its landscapes, while the north attracts tourists with its numerous historical sites. Although it is impossible to say which is better, in ancient times, advancing from south to north did face many difficulties, which is one of the reasons why it was difficult to succeed.

In addition, there are many nomadic peoples in the north, who often confront the Central Plains. Setting the capital in Xianyang and Luoyang can quickly obtain relevant information and make strategic deployments and arrangements in a timely manner. In this way, the deployment of troops will become more convenient and efficient.

However, if the capital was set in a place like Kuaiji, once the north was invaded, it would take at least half a month or even a month for the message to reach Kuaiji. And in the process of waiting for the reply message, it would take at least one and a half months, or even longer. During this time, the battlefield situation may have changed dramatically. Given the mobility and advantages of the nomadic people, it is entirely possible that they could complete the battle, rob the property, and then leave during this period of time.

Not only that, the north also has unique geographical advantages. Wudingguan, Yangpingguan, Hanguguan, Juyongguan, Yanshan, Qinling and other important geographical locations can all become natural barriers to resist enemy attacks. In contrast, although the south can also form a certain defense with the help of rivers, its ability to restrain cavalry is relatively weak. In addition, the renewable resources of war horses in the south are also relatively scarce, which to a certain extent limits the development of military power.

The same is true for Gao Yao. Without Gao Yao, it would be a fantasy to train an elite cavalry division. Even if it is just to gather 20,000 or 30,000 war horses, it is by no means an easy task. In a plain war, without a sufficient number of cavalry, it will inevitably be severely restricted by the enemy.

This is exactly what Xiang Yu and the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan are currently preparing for - crushing the opponent through absolute advantage in numbers. After all, when the number of cavalry reaches tens of thousands, the qualitative change is huge. Especially in a field battle environment, this advantage will be further magnified, and the disadvantage will become more obvious.

This is one of the reasons why Gao Yao did not want to continue to delay and accumulate slowly. According to the current intelligence, Xiang Yu already has a full 80,000 cavalry. In comparison, although Gao Yao has more troops, the number of cavalry in the true sense is only 60,000.

Once the number of cavalry reached the critical point of 80,000, it would be a pipe dream for Gao Yao to send 80,000 troops to confront Xiang Yu's cavalry. This was not a problem that could be made up for by a simple gap in weapons, but an essential difference in the mutual restraint between the arms.

This is why Gao Yao could not delay any longer. Once Xiang Yu truly trained 100,000 cavalry, it would undoubtedly be an extremely terrifying force, incomparable to the Chu army in Kuaiji. At the same time, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was not idle. Gao Yao had learned that the other party was now in frequent contact with the Xiongnu. Such contact would naturally not be a good thing.

As far as Gao Yao knew, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan already had 70,000 cavalrymen under his command. And he had close exchanges with the Xiongnu. Gao Yao did not think that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan contacted the Xiongnu just to buy war horses. What was more important was definitely the cooperation between the two sides.

When the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan began to instruct some ordinary people to assassinate Gao Yao, Gao Yao had already seen through it. In the eyes of the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan, there was no humanity at all. In other words, in his eyes, all people living in this era were like NPCs in the game, and were not considered in his plan at all. Because of this, he was able to cooperate with the Xiongnu so unscrupulously.

After thinking through these problems, Gao Yao also sighed deeply, then got up and went back to the backyard to eat. After finishing his meal, Gao Yao naturally went to Concubine Qi's room to see what characteristics this Concubine Qi had.

In fact, Qi Ji was very surprised at this time. Qi Ji knew what the man's attitude towards her was. Originally, Qi Ji was supposed to follow Wei Bao, but she was sent to Gao Yao as a gift by mistake. Although Qi Ji was a woman, she had heard about the current situation of Gao Yao. He was in charge of half of the country.

If she could really become Gao Yao's woman, she would undoubtedly have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life. As for whether Gao Yao was young or what his attitude was, these were not issues that Qi Ji could consider. This was the usual situation of women in troubled times, and the plots shown in those film and television dramas were often exaggerated.

In reality, it was almost impossible for a woman to travel around the world during a war. Especially during the war between warlords, the existence of laws was simply a decoration, and women naturally became like trading goods, with no choice at all. This was the fact at the time, and being able to follow a strong man was the biggest guarantee for women to survive in that turbulent era.

After all, only by surviving can one be qualified to talk about the future. Moreover, in that era, the level of education of women was generally very low. It can be said that if there were one or two people who could read in a village, they were basically men, and the women who could read were basically daughters of nobles. Girls from ordinary families often had no chance to learn to read in their entire lives.

But today Gao Yao made Qi Ji somewhat unexpected. When she first met Gao Yao, she noticed a strong possessiveness in his eyes. This possessiveness was undoubtedly a good thing for Qi Ji. Because she knew very well that the stronger a man's possessiveness of a woman, the more favored the woman would be. Qi Ji was clear about this.