Chapter 510 Tornado
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 imperial court needs to create a hero;
Uncle Hirano doesn’t even need to beautify it deliberately, because his achievements and his deeds are more realistic than those that have been beautified by others. It will be even more beautified when we go up.
In Meng Shou’s words, it means adding color.
Xu An doesn’t like the Yan people very much, because in Yingdu, the Yan people are always superior to others.
The eyes of the 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.
One time when my godfather was drunk, 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 do anything.
After sobering up, the godfather said again, this is how the world is, your fists are bigger than his, and if you beat him, he will naturally be more convinced of you.
When people from other countries 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 bow down 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, just like his godfather said to him after several group fights. The other leaders of the Lifu gang also looked down upon him, 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 the food here should be 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 family's Lifu gang was truly rich and powerful. People looked down upon his filial piety and only did it to get a job. Do things, even if you don't pay homage to them, it's enough to maintain stability in the market and don't make 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 is that Xu An knows Uncle Hirano’s fighting ability. There is no soldier who doesn’t like to fight with the victorious general, and the auxiliary soldiers and civilians are no exception.
This night,
Xu An fell asleep after thinking about it,
Guo Dong,
had 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 armor, took 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 and they gathered late.
They were arrested by the Yan people's captain and given five whips each as a warning to others.
Immediately,
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's the horse? Where's the horse?"
The State of Yan is a horse-producing country, and the State of Jin is also considered one. After all, in the early years before the savage rebellion broke out, the snowy plains were like the back garden of the Jin people, and horses would Only when the knights of the Three Jin Dynasties are continuously transported from there to the Jin region can they have the confidence to compete with the Yan cavalry.
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, the financial and material resources of a village, a town, or even a county will be pooled to provide the best for their young men. War horses and armor, let them go to the battlefield to earn military merit;
After the war is over and they report their achievements, they will also return to the countryside to report back.
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.
The 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 forehead.
After more than half of the running exercise, the captain who led the team signaled that they could stop and start marching.
When he walked to the outskirts of the camp and was about to go back to eat, Guo Dong saw his father being pressed to the ground by two Yan soldiers and whipped.
Guo Dong's eyes widened immediately. The one who was beaten was his father!
But,
He still didn’t dare to stop him, nor did he dare to make a sound.
Guo Dong's father, Guo Dayong, was originally the leader of this team of civilians in Gu County. After reorganization, he became the manager of a serious team of 800 people.
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 fight, you will still be beaten.
The strict military discipline in Xueguan was transplanted to this camp.
After the battle is over, you must continue to work and lead your men to renovate the trench. If you fail to complete the task 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’re out.
Guo Dong was crying while eating.
"Your dad is fine." Xu An comforted.
"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 given shields and began to line up and run back and forth in the open space outside the camp under the leadership of the school captain holding the shields.
This training is more strict. Anyone who is out of position, slow or fast will be whipped.
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 spur of 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 two people standing on the tower over there.
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 East kick.
Next, after the break, when everyone started training with their shields raised, it was obvious that their spirit and morale were completely different from before. Everyone tried their best to complete the training tasks to the most stringent standards, just to Satisfy the figure in the distance.
Even,
The figure might not be looking at them at all.
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. Xu Youcheng's film 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 10,000. The previous siege battle on the snowfield also collected more than 10,000 prisoners of war, and the total number of both sides was less than 30,000.
In fact, there will be more follow-up, because the various tribes in the snow field 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. Theoretically, it is not Uncle Zheng who is guarding 30,000 slaves with 16,000 people, but the entire surrounding army of hundreds of thousands. I'm 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, including civilians, and then add it all together, Uncle Zheng can completely launch the banner of "an army of one hundred thousand".
But how to put it, it doesn’t make any sense.
After all, now we are fighting against each other, and next, we 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, and 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 sum. There will never be an absolutely sufficient amount of food and grass. Therefore, we must not wait completely stupidly, as long as There is enough food now, so let’s fight the battle in front of us 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 much greater than that of the Chu people.
"Okay, I guess it won't be long before the Chinese military commander..."
"Report!!!!!!"
A messenger The soldiers came galloping on horseback:
"The king of Jingnan ordered all generals to come to the commander's tent tomorrow to listen to the order!"
"Look, here we come."
Uncle Zheng did not go down to receive the order, but stood on the tower and waved to the ordering soldiers.
This seems very domineering,
The battle is ahead,
If other generals dare to treat the commander so perfunctorily,
If it were any other commander,
he would probably have to behead him first 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 when he returns.
“Look, here we come. To be honest, fighting under Tian Wujing is quite straightforward. He likes to label all the movements and purposes of various troops and horses for you, so you will have a clear idea. To achieve the goal.”
Not everyone can have handsome talents.
Dayan has no shortage of generals;
And the gap between the difficulty of becoming a general and being a commander is not that big.
For this reason, being a "puppet" on the battlefield is actually quite happy. It is better than being left alone to face a complex environment and be blind.
“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 cocoons. Commanding everything is a roundabout battle with a large cavalry corps. There are too many unknown variables."
"I know, I know, the previous battles were all about wronging Lao Tian, hehe. >
By the way,
First tell me how this battle is going to be fought. I'm 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 destroy his image in Tian Wujing’s heart, he also allowed Tian Wujing to have With 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 isn't cheating,
it's called rehearsal.
"The Chu people have already been in business and prepared for it. This battle will definitely be protracted. Therefore, my subordinates feel that since General Nian Yao built so many castles based on Zhennan Pass, Hejunzhai, then we can let the Chinese army suppress the formation and resist the main force of the Chu army at Zhennanguan, and the rest Each ministry takes turns to attack a castle or military stronghold;
Firstly, it can remove the thorns set by the Chu people outside Zhennan Pass;
Secondly, it can make people who are always good at field battles but not The Yan army, which is good at siege, got a good training opportunity.”
"Well, it's over?"
"The general strategy is actually this. Zhennanguan is placed there. In fact, both Yan and Chu are playing cards. Before breaking the game, neither side actually has anything good.
It’s nothing more than Yan. The army is determined to attack, but the Chu army is determined to defend."
"Wait, wait, A Cheng, I believe you."
"My lord, I feel that you are in the meeting. If you explain this, it should be fine.”
"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 not good enough, or there is chaos in Yan or Jin , had to retreat. At this time, the Chu army had a lot to do.
As for our army, after all, we are the attacking side. Since we are the attacking side, we must still take the initiative and wait until the town is south. After all the thorns outside the pass have been pulled out, we can try to attack Zhennanguan
We don't want to conquer Zhennanguan now, but we can try to push away the two large military fortresses 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 and attack, bypassing Zhennanguan. Entered the realm of Chu.
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 take the "Rules for Siege" that I asked the blind man to write and print out, so I can hand them out at the meeting."
"Okay, my lord."
Snow Customs 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 one closest to us should be Suicheng of the Chu people, right?”
"Yes, Lord, it's actually just a castle. The garrison should be less than ten thousand."
"What's going on with the Chu people recently?"
"Some of them are ready to make a move, although they know that they One side is the main defender, but thinking about it, I still hope to do something. This is not the case with Nian Yao. The general can decide and control it.
In the past few days, small groups of Chu cavalry have been biting our sentry cavalry. Obviously, they are not willing to be cowardly from the beginning. .
Our civilian husbands and sentinels 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, The friendly troops on the left and right wings, Tian Wujing responded It will be left to your lord to coordinate. 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, which were caused by practicing shields these days.
“Hiss, it hurts, it hurts!”
Guo Dong shouted.
“Don’t you have a pad? It’s useless?”
The day before yesterday, Guo Dayong gave his son a leather pad to tie to his shoulders and other places. .
As a father, he still feels sorry for his son.
"That thing is so hot that I have no use for it."
"Well, there is no need to use it. If you keep rubbing it for a while, you will get calluses."< br>
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 smiled and said Xu Andao;
“It must be again My father has come to bring us food. He has been cutting wood in the surrounding woods with his people these days, and he often comes back from hunting to make tooth sacrifices. Wait, Anzi, we can have extra food tonight. "< br>
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 dad, my dad is gone, my dad is gone!"
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There have been classes in the morning for the past two weeks, which has squeezed the update time. Fortunately, the class is almost over, so I will update it tonight. I am a bit too tired, so I need to take a rest. (End of this chapter)