Chapter 2089 Suppression

Just like Jiang Tian of the Merchant Alliance, what he has is unique to many people, not only the things, but also the talents he has.

Forging Master Tang Yan, Kitchen God Pao Ding, Medical Saint Sun Simiao, etc., no matter how much iron ore you bring to trade for these talents, Jiang Tian will not pay attention.

Of course, in addition to these technical talents, super generals such as Lu Bu, Huo Qubing, Li Cunxiao, and Li Xiuning are also equally precious.

Although many people are not aware of the existence of these four people, the emperor of the 3333 Empire knows the existence of one of them, that person is Li Cunxiao, also known as Lao An.

The emperor of the 3333 Empire at that time had a crooked mind. When he accidentally knew that Jiang Tian had such a general, he wanted to take it for himself.

However, he also knew that Jiang Tian of the Merchant Alliance looked like an ordinary businessman, but in fact he was a master who was more powerful than him.

So he also knew that it was obviously impossible to rob Li Cunxiao by force.

After all, Li Cunxiao's combat power can beat all the generals of his 3333 Empire, not to mention that the catapults and crossbows of the Merchant Alliance are incomparable to them.

If they really fight, even if the 3333 Empire is strong, they don't think they can easily defeat the Merchant Alliance.

Because everyone knows that as long as there is a war, it is equivalent to burning money.

At this time, unless the difference in combat power is too large, it is easy to fall into a protracted war.

Once it falls into a protracted war, then at this time, it is not about who has stronger combat power, but who has more money and who can last longer than the other party.

Once the other party can't hold on, you don't have to do anything at that time, you can easily defeat the other party.

Because so many people, just eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping are a headache.

The more people there are, the stronger the combat power, but the greater the consumption.

If they don't fight or something in normal times, their consumption may still be within a controllable range.

Once a war breaks out, the consumption of people will definitely be several times more than usual, and the food supplements required will naturally be several times more.

If there are only one or two people, the extra food will naturally not cost much iron ore.

But if the number of people becomes tens of thousands, then the extra food will not be a small number.

Especially such a battle will not end in one or two days. Every extra day of stalemate may cost an astronomical amount of iron ore.

This is also one of the reasons why many forces of similar strength are reluctant to go to war easily.

First, they are not sure to eat the other party, and secondly, they are afraid of falling into such a stalemate.

In the end, no matter who wins or loses, they are all losers.

Some people may say that as long as one side loses, the winning side can take all the resources of the other side as its own to supplement the consumption of its own forces. This is the so-called war to support war.

But is this really the case? Can the remaining resources of the hostile forces really make up for what you consume?

If a strong person is against a weak person, then this answer may be valid.

Because if you want to take down the opponent, you don't need to spend much money to win easily.

At that time, the resources left by the opponent can not only replenish the resources you consume, but may also be rich.

Because your strength is too strong, the opponent wants to replenish resources to compete with you without time.

Because such repairs and supplies require a certain amount of time to complete, it does not mean that you can repair instantly if you have iron ore.

After all, this is not a game, this is the real world, and everything here must be carried out according to the rules of time, so those things that can be achieved in the game and in the virtual world are often not feasible here.

But their strength is too weak, and they were destroyed by you before they had time to replenish. These resources naturally stayed and became your spoils, which are more than enough to make up for your losses.

But if you are facing an enemy with the same strength, as long as you can't kill the opponent in seconds, then the opponent will have enough time to replenish.

Because not only the opponent needs to replenish, but you also need to replenish, so before everyone's resources are consumed, everyone will fall into a deadlock and fall into such a dead cycle.

Once you find that you can defeat the other side, it is usually because the other side's resources are almost used up. At this time, one side can still supply, and the other side is out of ammunition and food. Naturally, the side with resources wins.

But the problem comes again. At this time, the other side has used up its resources in advance to resist your invasion.

At this time, even if you take down the other side, there are not many resources to plunder. At most, some remnants of defeated soldiers will become your prisoners.

For such prisoners, if it is normal, you will definitely be happy to accept them.

Because these prisoners can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of your forces.

But when your resources are about to be unable to complete the supply, these prisoners are not a blessing for you, but a disaster, but a hot yam.

Because you want to keep these people, let them join your forces and become your combat power, you naturally have to give them food to eat.

But now that your own people are not enough to eat, where can you have more food for them to eat.

Originally, everyone could barely hold on, but after you recruited these captives, everyone would have to starve.

If the captives are not full, they will definitely be unhappy and may even rebel.

Some people may say that since they are captives, they must be obedient. If they dare to resist, just get rid of them directly and let them know their identity. This is not their base camp, but yours.

They must figure out who is the boss and who is the master. If they are still not honest, then all of them will be executed on the spot and let them go wherever they want.

The issue of captives is naturally not a problem. Just follow what you said. If they dare to resist, just suppress them directly.

But everyone should understand one thing. This hunger is not just the captives, but all the members of the forces.

You can suppress these captives, but do you also want to suppress these brothers who have followed you through life and death?

Even if you are ruthless and can suppress them, who will help you suppress them?

You know, if you want to suppress them, you have to rely on these hungry brothers first. Now the people you suppress have become the ones who resist. What are you still suppressing? Be careful or you will be wiped out by these people in a minute.