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Chapter 920: Chapter 386 Western Liang Tiger and Wolf_3 Chapter 920: Chapter 386 Western Liang Tiger and Wolf_3 Unlike ordinary people who are partly nomadic and partly agrarian, with a complete state system, Western Liang, which is both nomadic and agrarian, can sustain more standing troops than the barbarians who outnumber them.

In the Helong battles over the past several years, with each spring and autumn, although the barbarians could muster four to five hundred thousand, or even six to seven hundred thousand cavalry, their momentum was indeed vast and boundless.

However, among these several hundred thousand troops, over eighty percent were temporarily conscripted barbarian herdsmen.

The actual number of full-time barbarian knights from all tribes only amounted to just over a hundred thousand.

You must know, these are the elite troops that tens of millions of barbarians could barely assemble.

Looking at this ratio, it’s almost as if one hundred barbarians could only support one full-time soldier.

This level of production efficiency, compared to the countries in the Nine Provinces who are currently wrestling for dominance, is still far behind.

In nations like Chu, Wei, and Liang, it’s basically three households supporting one soldier, which means about fourteen to fifteen people support one full-time soldier.

The conversion rate of population to troops is six to seven times that of the barbarians.

With such a vast production gap, it is no wonder that the barbarians who have been stubbornly persisting in fighting at Helong have seen two to three million soldiers die in battle without making any progress.

Instead, they were repeatedly defeated by the Zhou People, suffering heavy losses.

Had the Wei Country from the North not suddenly intervened and attacked the Jingji region of Zhou Country, forcing the Zhou People to redeploy troops for reinforcements and give up the northwest territory,

the barbarian tribes might still be miserably shrinking in the Snowy Wilderness, descending the mountains day after day to meet their deaths, bleeding out on Helong.

However, even after the Zhou People left, the Snow Plains Nomads who occupied the two counties of Helong didn’t remain triumphal for long.

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For the people of Western Liang, who were just as fierce as Zhou and even more impoverished, had arrived.

As a nation that emerged from the borders of the snowy wilderness, the grasslands, and Yong State, situated at the border between civilization and barbarism, Western Liang’s geographical location dictated that the country must establish itself through military might.

Otherwise, under the surveillance of a multitude of barbarians and great nations, Western Liang would not have been able to survive.

And indeed, this was the case.

The harsh living conditions hardened the people of Western Liang to withstand toil and hardship, and the threat from the barbarians fostered their fierce and violent nature.

This was a country like the Great Qin from Lu Yuan’s past life, a true land of tiger and wolf.

With a population of four million, Western Liang managed to maintain three hundred thousand standing troops and about five hundred thousand part-time militia who combined farming with military training.

It was almost as if every household were soldiers.

This kind of martial spirit was unparalleled, even among the fiercely battling countries of the Nine Provinces.

Just like Zhou, which was nearly brought to the brink of destruction by Wei and forced into desperate mobilization, could only maintain one million troops.

According to the population, that’s merely twelve people supporting one soldier.

Western Liang, however, has one soldier for every five people.

Even though a large number of these were soldiers stationed on farms, it was still a remarkable achievement.

What’s most impressive is that with this method of impoverished soldiers and fierce warriors, the troops raised by Western Liang were surprisingly strong.

At this moment, with Huang Xin leading the Chu army to Helong, reinforcing the barbarians, the tribes with newly gained support quickly gathered four hundred thousand troops and, together with the arriving one hundred thousand Chu soldiers, proceeded to reconquer Hexi County, which had been taken by Western Liang.

Both armies set up their camps and faced each other across the plains.

Now, at Huang Xin’s request, the barbarians sent cavalry to test the mettle of Western Liang.

Yet, after both sides clashed, the five thousand barbarian cavalry dispatched were disastrously routed by a mere three thousand Western Liang knights, a truly surprising turn of events.

Even more shocking was that the Western Liang cavalry, who performed well earlier and could defeat the greater number of barbarian herdsmen with fewer troops, turned out to be only their militia.

The quality displayed by these Western Liang militiamen, although still some way off from soldiers, was on par with the regular standing prefectures and counties troops in Chu.

“I have always heard of the bravery and tough fighting of the people of Western Liang and thought it was just exaggeration.

Seeing it today, it truly is astonishing.”

“No wonder our King sent us here as reinforcements.

Just based on the strength exhibited by Western Liang’s army, those barbarians really aren’t their match.”

“It looks like we’re in for a tough fight against Western Liang’s army.”

By observing just a fraction, one can perceive the whole picture.

The Chu generals, veterans of over two decades of battle, were exceedingly proficient in military tactics and strategy, with a keen sense of perception.

Although they had only witnessed the might of Western Liang’s militia, these experienced generals recognized that Western Liang’s army was a formidable enemy based on their performance alone.

Despite resorting to impoverished soldiers and fierce warriors, the troops they raised were not weak.

Under the unique environmental influence of the northwest territory, their three hundred thousand standing troops’ combat capability would in no way be inferior to those of the main forces of the world’s dominant powers.

Given the current condition of the Chu army, which had decreased in strength due to numerous expansions and incorporation of surrendered and new soldiers,

the outcome of a direct encounter with them was truly unpredictable.

“Western Liang, a nation of tiger and wolves with all its citizens ready to fight, only lacks in population and wealth.

If they now seize Helong and subjugate these millions of barbarians, gaining access to this rich and fertile land and a vast population, the foundation for their dominance can be established in an instant.

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At that time, with a new power emerging in the northwest of Great Chu, our borders will never see peace.”

Listening to the generals’ discussion, Huang Xin’s expression was stern, “That’s why we must seize the moment before their rise to power, before the barbarians pledge allegiance, and before they claim Helong, to eradicate this menace and eliminate the future threat to Great Chu.”

As an avatar of Lu Yuan, he knew his original body’s thoughts profoundly.

If it’s said that previously, Lu Yuan only had a rough idea of the threat posed by Western Liang, based on the barbarians’ descriptions and imperial reports, which didn’t resonate deeply,

now that his avatar had personally led the troops to the Helong battlefield and observed the strength of Western Liang’s soldiers,

he had come to view Western Liang’s army as an unprecedented formidable enemy.

Towards Western Liang, he had included it as a must-destroy target, or, in other words, a target that must be attacked and weakened without question.

The barbarians, having been stabilized with the support of Chu, could not be allowed to perish in this land of Helong.

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