Guo Dong was very excited today, and he was still tossing and turning in the evening.
Of course Xu An, who was sleeping next to him, knew why he was like this. Was it because he saw Uncle Hirano during the day?
Xu An was not as excited as Guo Dong because he was not from Yan.
For the Yan people, it is inevitable to worship Uncle Pingye.
The court needs to create a hero;
Uncle Hirano doesn’t even need to deliberately beautify it, because his achievements and deeds are truly shown. , it looks even more beautified than what others have beautified.
In Meng Shou’s words, it adds color.
Xu An doesn’t like Yan people very much, because in Yingdu, Yan people are always superior to others.
The eyes of Yan people's merchants, Yan people's sergeants, Yan people's officials, and even those Yan people who migrated from the Yan land to cultivate land always have a very clear look of arrogance.
When my godfather was drunk once, he scolded these Yan people for looking at them as if they were inferior people.
Then, the godfather cried again, crying that if these Yan people hadn't come here in the first place, Jin people like them wouldn't even be able to make a living.
After he sobered up, his godfather said again, this is how the world is, your fist is bigger than his, and if you beat him, he will naturally be more convinced of you.
When people from other people come to our land, they are superior to others.
Since ancient times, it has never been heard that the people of a normal country would grovel and treat themselves as inferior when facing people from a country that is weaker than themselves. If this really happened, it would be the most ridiculous thing in the world. .
Xu An couldn't understand many of his godfather's words, but he could understand one thing. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Yan Ren's arrogance, as if his godfather had beaten him After several group fights, he looked down upon the other leaders of the Lifu gang, which was natural.
But whether he admires him or not, he is quite satisfied after learning that his family has been assigned to this uncle.
From what he saw and heard after gathering in Yingdu to here, and then to what Guo Dong told about their journey from the ancient county of Yan State to here, Xu An knew that here, food should be is the best.
Previously, Xu An was still wondering why his group did not deliver food and grass when they came here.
Now, he understands, because the food will be shipped from Snow Customs.
Xu An couldn't help but think of his godfather. His godfather once said that the official manager of his Lifu gang was truly rich and powerful, and people looked down upon his filial piety. , Just do things to get a job, even if you don't pay tribute, it is enough to maintain the stability of the market and not to cause trouble.
Perhaps Uncle Hirano is also "rich".
Other soldiers and horses rely on civilians to transport food. When he fights, he brings his own.
Another point, Xu An knows that Uncle Hirano fought in the warSkill, no soldier does not like to fight with the victorious general, and the auxiliary soldiers and civilians are no exception.
That night,
Xu An fell asleep thinking about it,
Guo Dong,
suffered from insomnia.
The next day,
the military drum sounded.
Xu An immediately stood up and shook Guo Dong awake beside him.
The two immediately put on their leather armors, grabbed their weapons, and quickly rushed out of the tent to assemble.
They are no longer civilians, but auxiliary soldiers, serious auxiliary soldiers who no longer need to work, they only need to be prepared to fight hard.
There were five people who gathered late.
They were arrested by the Yan people’s captain and given five whips each as a warning to others.
Then,
it’s practice.
The guys lined up and started running.
The newly established auxiliary troops are not yet so strict in discipline.
While running, Guo Dong couldn't help but ask Xu An beside him;
"Where is the horse? Where is the horse?"
The Yan State produces horses. In fact, the land of Jin can be considered. After all, in the early years before the Savage Rebellion broke out, the snowfield was like the back garden of the Jin people. Horses would be continuously transported from there to the land of Jin. Only the knights of the Three Jin Dynasties could have the confidence to fight with Dayan cavalry is showing off.
When Guo Dong and his group came out of Gu County, they actually brought horses with them. Although most of them were pack horses, there were still horses that could go on the battlefield. These horses were carefully cared for along the way.
When needed, it will be allocated to the young people in Gu County who are the most skilled in equestrian skills.
The Yan region has always had the tradition of preparing its own troops and horses to go out with the king. In some places, they will pool the financial and material resources of a village, a town or even a county to provide their young and strong with the best. He gave them their own horses and armor and let them go to the battlefield to earn military merit;
After the war is over and they have merit, they will also return to the countryside to return the favor.
After meeting Uncle Hirano yesterday, Guo Dong was so excited that he didn't fall asleep until late at night, imagining the scene of him riding a horse and following Uncle Hirano into battle.
As a result,
Where is the horse?
Where is my horse?
Xu An replied;
"There is no need for horses when attacking a city."
It was like a basin of cold water poured directly on Guo Dong's On the forehead.
After more than half of the running exercise, the captain who led the team signaled that they could stop and start marching.
As he walked to the outskirts of the camp and was about to go back to eat, Guo Dong saw his father being pinned to the ground by two Yan soldiers and whipped.
Guo Dong’s eyes widened immediately, it was his father who was beaten!
However,
He still did not dare to stop him, nor did he dare to speak out.
Guo Dong’s father, Guo Dayong, was originally the leader of this civilian team in Gu County. After reorganization, it became a serious team of 800 soldiers.The management team of the people's husband team.
When the Yan officers inspected the trench outside the camp, they found that the depth was insufficient, and the angle inside was not dug as required, so they punished Guo Dayong for laziness.
Being whipped is nothing, but being whipped in front of so many people and his subordinates is really embarrassing.
Guo Dayong is considered a reputable family in Gu County, otherwise Miss Ashui would not agree to marry his son even if her family was in decline.
But,
If you should be beaten, you will still be beaten.
The strict military discipline in Xueguan was transplanted to this camp.
After the battle, you must continue to work and lead your men to renovate the trench. If you fail to complete it after the deadline, the penalty will be increased.
The auxiliary troops returned to the camp, and the quartermaster began to distribute food.
Dry rice, a piece of marinated meat per person, and a large spoonful of sauce.
It’s not very rich, but it’s really good to have this standard of food when you go out.
Guo Dong was crying while eating.
"Your dad is fine." Xu An comforted him.
"I'm crying for my horse. It was in vain that I took care of it carefully all the way."
"..." Xu An.
After the meal, the auxiliary soldiers were handed out shields and began to line up and run back and forth in the open space outside the camp under the leadership of the school lieutenant holding the shields.
This training is more strict. Anyone who is out of position, slow or fast will be whipped.
And this extremely boring shield-raising training lasted for three days.
Every day I get up early, do running exercises, come back from running exercises, eat, finish eating, line up with shields, start running back and forth, and change the fixed formations.
Guo Dong is not a hard-working person, but under the whip, he does not dare to slack off at all.
During the training break, Xu An suddenly reached out and punched him,
"Look, over there."
Guo Dong looked over and saw that on the tower over there, Two people were standing.
One was wearing armor, while the other was wearing a black gown.
Although the distance is a bit far, it can be seen that the other party's clothes are very clean.
The rules in the military camp are strict, and the only one who can dress casually here is that one.
Guo Dong shouted happily:
"Look, Uncle Hirano is watching us over there!"
"No noise!"
A soldier came over with a whip, but instead of using the whip, he kicked Guo Dong.
Next, when the break was over and everyone started training with their shields raised, it was obvious that their mental state and morale were completely different from before. Everyone tried their best to complete the training tasks to the most stringent standards, but In order to satisfy the figure in the distance.
Even if,
that figure might not be there at allNot looking at them.
Uncle Zheng was indeed not looking at them. He was peeling oranges, and Liang Cheng was standing next to him.
"Tomorrow, all our troops should be here, right?" Uncle Zheng asked.
In fact, more than 10,000 soldiers have arrived. The three towns of Jin Shuke, Ke Yandong and Gao Yi have already arrived. Ding Hao and Zuo Jiqian's soldiers are responsible for staying at Xue Customs and also A film by Xu Youcheng is still on the way.
The reason why Xu Youcheng's unit was so slow was because the troops were responsible for monitoring and escorting nearly 30,000 savage slave soldiers.
Thirty thousand tribesmen led by Sang Hu came to surrender, but the number of suitable ones selected was only a little over ten thousand. The previous siege battle on the snowfield also collected more than ten thousand prisoners of war, and both sides gathered together , less than 30,000 people.
There will actually be more follow-up, because the tribes in the snowy plains are also required to donate young people, cattle and sheep, but they are all on the way.
This wave is just the amount of effort Xue Customs has to invest in the early stage.
In total, there are a total of eleven battalions of Yuanxue Customs soldiers, which is almost 16,000 soldiers.
The savages have 30,000 slaves. Fortunately, these 30,000 people have different compositions. After all, they have fought against each other, so they can restrain each other.
In addition, there will be other Yan and Jin troops stationed on the two wings of the military camp where Uncle Zheng is. In theory, it is not that Uncle Zheng is guarding 30,000 slaves with 16,000 people, but There were hundreds of thousands of troops around them helping to watch over them.
In addition, more than 6,000 civilian husbands were received from Yingdu, and nearly 10,000 civilian husbands were sent out from Xuehaiguan.
Among the more than 16,000 civilians, 6,000 auxiliary soldiers were selected.
If we follow the calculation method of military strength, which includes civilians, and then add the whole number, Uncle Zheng can completely launch the banner of "one hundred thousand troops".
But how to put it, it makes no sense.
After all, now everyone is fighting against the king against the king. Next, they will have to fight against the Chu people's defense system, which is mainly Zhennanguan. What's the use of bragging?
"They should arrive in batches tomorrow. According to the messenger's report, all troops and horses should have arrived. The army's food and grass are still sufficient now. The first round of fighting should be able to begin. "
With the army on the front line, and the civilians' horses chewing, every day is an astronomical amount. There will never be an absolutely sufficient amount of food and grass, so we must not wait completely. , as long as there is enough food at the moment, then the battle ahead will be fought first.
In terms of logistics, we will replenish it as we fight.
Unless Tian Wujing plans to use a method similar to the "Battle of Changping" to compete for national strength;
But this is obviously unrealistic. The Yan army's logistical pressure is greater than that of the Chu people. Much bigger.
"Okay, I guess it won't be long before the Chinese military commander..."
"Report!!!!!!"
One A famous messenger came galloping on horseback:
"The king of Jingnan ordered to summon all the generals to the commander's tent tomorrow."Listen! "
"Look, it's here. "
Uncle Zheng did not go down to receive the order. He just stood on the tower and waved to the ordering soldiers.
This seemed very domineering.
The battle In front,
If other generals dared to treat the commander so perfunctorily,
if it were another commander,
he would probably have to behead him first. It's enough to scare the monkeys.
But Uncle Zheng is proud of his favor, and he also believes that the soldier who is responsible for delivering orders will not chew his own tongue.
"Look. Look, here we go, to be honest, fighting under Tian Wujing is quite straightforward. He likes to label all the movements and purposes of the various troops for you, so that you will have a clear goal to complete. ”
Not everyone can have handsome talents.
Dayan has no shortage of generals;
And it is difficult to be a general and a handsome man. The gap is not that big.
For this reason, it is actually quite happy to be a "puppet" on the battlefield, and it is much more worry-free than having to be alone in a complex environment.
p>"My lord, just as my subordinate said at the beginning, I feel that Tian Wujing's military tactics can be put to better use in this kind of positional battle. He likes to peel off the cocoon of command. Everything was instead a roundabout battle involving a large cavalry regiment, with too many unknown variables. "
"I know, I know, the previous battles were all about wronging Lao Tian, hehe.
By the way,
You first tell me how this battle is going to be fought. I am worried that during the next meeting tomorrow, Lao Tian will ask me to speak first. ”
As the favorite disciple of King Jingnan, he naturally enjoys this kind of special treatment.
So, in order not to damage his image in Tian Wujing’s heart, he also let Tian Wujing Jing felt a sense of satisfaction and pride in training the next generation of military gods.
Uncle Zheng still habitually answered the questions and memorized the answers.
This was not cheating.
This is called a rehearsal.
"The Chu people have already planned and prepared for this battle. Therefore, my subordinates feel that since General Nian Yao has With so many castles and military strongholds built based on Zhennanguan, we can let the Chinese army suppress the main force of the Chu army at Zhennanguan, and the other troops will take turns to attack a castle or military stronghold;
Firstly, it can remove the thorns set by the Chu people outside Zhennanguan;
Secondly, it can give the Yan army, which has always been good at field battles but not good at attacking cities, a good exercise. Chance. ”
“Well, it’s over? "
"The general strategy is actually this. Zhennanguan is placed there. In fact, both Yan and Chu are playing with their cards. Before breaking the game, neither side actually has any good opportunities.
It’s nothing more than Yan’s army attacking to the death and Chu’s army defending to the death. "
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, A Cheng, I believe you. ”
“LordYes, my subordinates think that if you explain this at the meeting, there should be no problem. "
"Not enough. "
"Not enough? "
"After the meeting, Tian Wujing will probably stay with me to say a few more words. What was the opportunity you mentioned earlier? "
"For the Chu people, it is natural that our Yan army's logistics are insufficient, or there is chaos in Yan or Jin, and we have to retreat. At this time, the Chu army has a lot to do.
As for our army, after all, we are the attacking side. Since we are the attacking side, we must still be able to take the initiative. When all the thorns outside the Zhennan Pass are pulled out, we can try to attack the Zhennan Pass. The attack on Nanguan.
We don’t want to break through Zhennanguan yet, but we can try to push down the two large military strongholds on the east and west sides of Zhennanguan.
In fact, the so-called checkpoints are just like our original Shengle City and the current Snow Customs. The effect of the checkpoints depends on its radiation range.
Once our army can clean up the area around Zhennanguan, turning Zhennanguan into an isolated city and minimizing its radiation impact, then our army can divide its forces to attack and bypass Zhennanguan. Imprisoned in Chu territory.
Whether it is to destroy its food routes or to harass its places and force the army in Zhennan Pass to send reinforcements to fight, the initiative is still in our hands. "
"Oh, I understand. "
Uncle Zheng put his hands on his hips and nodded.
"By the way, remember to remind me tomorrow to also print out the "Rule of Siege" that I asked the blind man to write. 》Take it with you, just in time to send it out at the meeting. ”
“Okay, Lord. "
Xueguan has always had a beautiful scenery, that is, the blind man lights the lamp, the blind man reads the letter and the blind man writes the book.
"The closest to us should be Suicheng of the Chu people. Bar? "
"Yes, Lord, it is actually just a castle. The garrison should be less than ten thousand. "
"What's going on with Chu people recently? ”
“There is some intention to make a move. Although they know that their side is the main defender, they still hope to do something. This is not something that General Nian Yao can decide and control.
In the past few days, small groups of Chu cavalry have been biting our sentry cavalry. Obviously, they were not willing to be cowardly from the beginning.
Our civilian husbands and sentry riders have also suffered some casualties these days. "
"In my name, I would like to inform the friendly forces on both wings, and everyone's sentry cavalry will make overall arrangements. They should give me this face. "
"I feel that after tomorrow's meeting, Tian Wujing, the friendly forces on the left and right wings, should be handed over to you, the Lord, for coordination. After all, there are only three of our troops in the northeast. "
"Well, I'll ask tomorrow. ”
…………
After nightfall,
Guo Dong and Xu An began to pick blisters on each other’s shoulders. This was during shield practice these days. grindcame out.
"Hiss, it hurts!"
Guo Dong shouted.
“Don’t you have a protective pad? It’s useless?”
The day before yesterday, Guo Dayong gave his son a leather protective pad to tie on his shoulders and several others. location.
As a father, I still feel sorry for my son.
"That thing is too hot to wear, so I have no use for it."
"Well, there's no need to use it. If you keep rubbing it for a while, you'll get calluses." "
At this time,
a soldier came over, opened the tent, and said:
"Guo Dong, there are people from your country looking for you in the outer camp. "
"Okay, I understand."
After the soldier left, Guo Dong immediately said to Xu An with a smile;
"My father must have come to bring us food again. He and his people have been cutting wood in the surrounding woods these days. He often comes back from hunting to make tooth sacrifices. Wait, Anzi, we can have extra food tonight. ”
Xu An smiled and nodded.
A quarter of an hour later,
Guo Dong opened the curtain and stood at the entrance of the tent in a daze.
Xu An asked:
"What's wrong?"
Guo Dong suddenly cried loudly:
"Anzi, my father, My dad is gone, my dad is gone!”
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I have to go to class in the morning for the past two weeks, so the update time is squeezed, but fortunately it’s quick. Class is over, I will update tonight. I am a little too tired, so I need to take a rest.