During the introduction, Zhou Changshou put this part of the mark representing the sixteen cavalry forces of Yanyun aside, showing their special status.

Until this point, no one has any objections.

But what is unified is that everyone is very curious. The military force composition of the first three parts is clear, but where is the fourth part?

Moreover, the first three parts have reasons that they cannot be sacrificed as cannon fodder, so everyone guessed that Zhou Changshou’s goal is probably the fourth part.

Zhou Changshou did not let everyone wait for a long time, only to see him gathering the scattered marks behind the Crescent Pass into a ball, and then said, "Our fourth part of the troops are composed of these."

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at Wu Qingcang and Wu Dianshan, and asked, "Dare you ask Wu Shuai and General Wu that since the war started, including the civilians who were summoned by the Yueyaguan and the civilians who came to support Ganzhou and Shaanxi, the number of people can be less than 100,000?"

As soon as this sentence was spoken, everyone took a breath.

A civil servant!

Li Chen's eyes suddenly became solemn.

This time, Wu Qingcang replied: "Yes, and the total number is about 120,000."

A large-scale battle to defend the city will inevitably require the participation of the people and the people.

These people and civilians do not have combat skills and qualities, but they are important components supporting the logistics defense line.

Especially defending the city.

Stones, wood, grains, tung oil, arrows, armor, weapons, etc., and all kinds of materials need manpower to transport them.

If it is a long-distance raid, it can only be solved by the soldiers themselves.

However, defending the city is different. The fixed position allows the soldiers to concentrate all their energy on the enemy. Most of the logistics transportation tasks are organized by civilians and local people.

Since its establishment, all the battles have been fought against the city. The significance of its existence is to defend the northwest gate for the Qin Dynasty, so there are 40,000 to 50,000 people and men who have been stocked up all year round. As long as the war is done, they can be put into work at any time and can also gather more people in a short period of time.

These civilians, both men, women, young and old, are mostly local people. Once war comes, everyone understands the principle that there is no end to the end of the nest when the nest is destroyed. After throwing away the farm tools and carrying the shoulder pole, they can work immediately.

It can be said that the Crescent Pass can last for so many years, and it is inseparable from the help of these civilians.

Although everyone is mutually beneficial and the court will also allocate funds to pay for the people, in the final analysis, they are also fighting to protect their homeland.

It’s just that their battlefield is not on the front line, but on trucks of supplies.

But in the final analysis, there is an extremely important factor, they are the people!

No one dares to let the people die.

This is not only a matter of military literacy, but also a matter of morality.

Once it is spread, the world will be in chaos.

Wu Dianshan said in a trembling voice: "They are all people."

This sentence touched everyone's hearts.

It is precisely because they are the people that no one has ever thought about this.

But now that Zhou Changshou has raised it, everyone has to face this problem.

Regarding this issue, no one dared to express his opinions without authorization, and all his attention was focused on Li Chen.

Li Chen frowned and said nothing.

The first time, he was in a state of confusion when facing a decision for the first time.

Not only did he not have the heart to destroy these more than 100,000 people here, what he had to consider was that this matter might bring about political storms, public opinion and moral storms.
Chapter completed!