The old saying goes: Soldiers and horses do not move grain and grass first.
The most important thing for marching and fighting is grain and grass, so in ancient wars, the protection of grain and grass has always been the top priority, and sometimes logistics troops or grain storage points will not easily tell others.
Just like the Battle of Guandu in the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao faced Yuan Shao, who was ten times his own strength, and the most important point was that a large fire in front of the station burned Yuan Shao's granary.
During the feudal dynasties in history, population and productivity have always been the concerns of every emperor, and it is easy to empty grain reserves after a long time of war.
But in history, there is such an army, they never bring food and grass to fight, they all go out directly, but the army will bring a lot of women.
Historically, they were called the most brutal of armies.
During the Time of the Five Hu Chaos, one of the Hu people chose to slaughter the city directly every time they attacked the city.
Everything in the city was looted, all the men and the old man would be killed, and only the women would be left behind.
Because the army of the Qi people never brought grain and grass, they have always been adhering to the method of fighting and feeding war in the central plains.
At the same time, the women they left behind during the raid were the tools for the soldiers to vent at night, and in the daytime the women would be killed and made into food.
Then the depleted army will set out for the next city and begin to plunder. Although these women were not killed when the city was destroyed, they were treated worse than death.
Shi Le, the leader of the Qi clan, was originally a slave, but in the chaotic world, he climbed the emperor step by step, in addition to his own talents, more relying on this extremely effective army.
Relying on the policy of feeding the war and plundering women, Shi Le's army has maintained a strong morale.
After Shi Le's behavior was known to the Han people, it caused a great shock, and it should be known that in ancient times, although women had a very low social status, they were an important guarantee of productivity.
Coupled with the insult of the Qiang people calling women "two-legged sheep", the Central Plains region broke out a great call to resist the aggression of the Qiang people.
The most famous of this period is the three "killing orders" issued by Ran Min after he ascended the throne.
Thanks to the strong support of the Beggar Army, Ran Min's three "killing orders" completely snuffed out the arrogance of the Hu people. This made the Central Plains region gain a breath of relief during the Wuhu Chaohua period.
It was also a rare victory in the war against ethnic minorities during this period.
After Shi Le's death, his descendant Shi Hu intensified, and the plundering in the most central plains further escalated, which also caused the dark age of Wuhu Chaohua.
Seeing the performance of this army, I only felt a chill in my back.
Such an army that feeds war with war is really cruel, not only the invasion of war to feed war, but also to do such inhumane things, you must know that in ancient times, even slaughtering the city was not accepted by society.
It is no wonder that the rulers of successive dynasties have resisted the invasion of ethnic minorities, and once they invade, it is not as simple as the destruction of life.