Chapter 1500 Who will rob whose way


    Why do many generals like to rob food?


    Is it because of the loss of morality, or... ahem, it''s actually very simple, is it better to pinch persimmons, frozen persimmons, or soft persimmons?


    No matter how bad the first-line troops are fighting frontally, they are still first-line troops. This is the same as graphics card motherboards. Even if the front-line troops of major manufacturers have their lower limit, the lower limit still has a certain standard, while the second-line troops don’t even know how many lines Troops, if you don''t see it with your own eyes, you don''t necessarily know where the lower limit is...


    So Cao Cao likes to rob food.


    It''s not because of Cao Cao''s insidiousness and cunning, but because Cao Cao didn''t have much strength to fight head-to-head with the opponent''s front-line troops in the early days, so he could only pick a soft persimmon to pinch. At a later stage, after defeating Yuan Shao, a large number of troops were integrated, and until the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao rarely used the combat mode of stealing grain roads.


    Until Sima Yi rushed to Jieting.


    Then Sima Yi also engaged in such a relatively famous battle of intercepting Liang Dao, and most of the time he was so cowardly that it didn''t matter if he wore women''s clothing. The most fundamental reason was that Sima Yi had no reputation at all before Jieting. If you are famous, you can''t have too much military power, and if you don''t have much military power, you can only pick soft persimmons.


    So if Ma Di defeated Sima Yi in history, I am afraid there will be no Wuzhangyuan in the future.


    Liu Bei didn''t want to take such a long road. He gambled like Sima Yi and wanted to make some articles, so he could only set his sights on this place, Nanchong.


    Nanchong is a good place, especially when Liu Bei and Wu Ban learned that Lei Tong was still serving as the county magistrate in Nanchong. Although Lei Tong has repeatedly stated that he will only do this kind of thing once, both Liu Bei and Wu Ban know that this kind of thing is no different from a rub, it''s just a self-deception.


    As time passed, several soldiers who were watching from the top of the hill ran down excitedly, and reported that they saw the smoke and dust of the grain convoy...


    Liu Bei and Wu Ban nodded, and set off with the vanguard, while Wu Ban led the archers on the flanks. Regardless of whether it is Sichuan or Jingzhou, archers account for a relatively large proportion of soldiers, and most of them are well-trained. On the contrary, there are not many elite forwards fighting.


    This may be related to the geographical climate. In places like Sichuan and Sichuan, the climate is relatively hot, and there are four seasons throughout the year. Well, are there four seasons, isn’t it just three seasons?


    Therefore, in areas like Sichuan and Sichuan, people don''t need too much fat to resist the cold. Even in the hot summer, too much fat will make it difficult to dissipate heat. Therefore, in ancient times, northerners looked better than southerners. The reason for looking tall and strong, and a tall and strong body naturally has an advantage when the striker is handing over short weapons.


    The soldiers who followed Liu Bei are all veterans, some are from Ji County, some are from Danyang, and they are basically homeless, ahem, wandering for many years, um, traveling with Liu Bei, um, this expression is relatively nice, Anyway, that''s about it, and finally came to Sichuan and Shu.


    These veterans of Liu Bei gathered skillfully, formed a queue, and ambushed on both sides of the road.


    Wu Ban and his archers were nimbly standing near the mountainside, hiding their figures and waiting.


    The sound of the creaking axles was getting closer and closer, and the tricolor flag was faintly seen in the smoke and dust. Liu Bei felt the blood in his chest thumping, as if he was back in the past when he was facing the yellow scarf. Mood, clenched the double sword.


    Near, near!


    Liu Bei stood up from the bushes, raised the double-pronged sword high, and screamed, "Go! Kill!"


    "Let...cough cough, let the arrows go! Let the arrows go!" Wu Ban was also a little nervous, causing his saliva to choke into the trachea at the very beginning, coughing and roaring in pain, and the veins on his neck were exposed.


    Arrows rained over the heads of Liu Bei and the others, and then scattered toward General Zhengxi''s grain delivery queue.


    The grain transport troops to the west have not been exposed to any bitter battles, and most of the queues are still peasants. When Liu Bei launched an attack, most of the peasants subconsciously left the trucks and started fleeing to both sides. In a panic, he got under the truck, closed his eyes, and covered his ears...


    Those who have really seen the world are the few soldiers who came from Hanzhong to conquer the west. They have seen many big scenes, so are they still afraid of the small scenes now?


    The military lord who transported the food shouted and ordered the soldiers to assemble, relying on the baggage carts for defense, the array did not necessarily panic in the rain of arrows, but it made Liu Bei''s infantry rushing forward a little flustered.


    As far as Liu Bei''s backbone is concerned, they are all veterans who have followed Liu Bei for many years. Although they may not be called elites in all battles, in terms of courage and combat skills, at least in terms of battlefield experience, it is not that they have not experienced many battles. The Sichuan and Shu soldiers on the scene can be compared, but having too much experience may not be a good thing at certain times.


    For example, at the moment, when Liu Bei''s soldiers found themselves rushing out, the formation of the Zhengxi soldiers on the opposite side did not panic, but formed a small formation with the help of the carts, and these experienced soldiers immediately moved from their hearts. up.


    The longer the pawns spend on the battlefield, the more cowardly they will behave. It''s not that these pawns are not brave enough, but that these pawns know when to go up and when not to go up, and they don''t just show their personal appearance indiscriminately. He was brave, and then easily died under the enemy''s sword and gun.


    Just like now, facing the small array of soldiers who conquered the west, these soldiers of Liu Bei slowed down in unison, and began to gather together from a scattered formation and began to form an array.


    Just like the cavalry is often the only one who can fight against the cavalry, you can only rely on the formation to fight against the formation, and the more experienced and knowledgeable you are, the more you know whether there is a formation. It''s a big difference. When I saw Zhengxi soldiers marching forward with arrows, and the formation was not chaotic at all, I knew that I had run into a strong enemy today...


    When the armies of the two sides are fighting fiercely, personal combat skills are really not very important. Even if you have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and the courage to fight against hundreds of people, once the spear penetrates the flesh, the knife penetrates the bone, and injures the enemy, there will inevitably be short-term damage. His "hard and straight" time is easy to be taken advantage of by his enemies. This requires the robes around you to help share part of the protective function, and at the same time, you must help him block the incoming soldiers when the robes hurt the enemy. The role of the battle array can thus be brought into play, so the skill points necessary for a thousand-man battle and a hundred-man battle are completely different.


    On the battlefield, the more complete the array is, the stronger the combat power will be. Once the array is scattered, leading to separate battles, the combat power will plummet...


    Strong soldiers, weapons are one aspect, and strong psychological qualities are another aspect. Seeing the current situation, the Marquis of Zhengxi Transport Grain also knew that most of them would not be able to escape, so he simply cut his heart and shouted in a deep voice: " Think about the young and old in the family! If you die here, the young and old in the family will have their own support! Under the conquest of the West, there will be no cowards! Fight! Let''s fight!"


    "Ha! Fight! Let''s fight!"


    Zhengxi soldiers drank together, and the momentum rose instead of falling, which made Liu Bei''s soldiers a little bit astonished.


    Liu Bei waved his double sword and shouted: "They are few! Kill them all!" Immediately he led his guards forward to attack, and led the other soldiers to move forward as well, so that there was no hesitation or confusion. Appear.


    The sound of gold and iron knocking resounded all over the field immediately, and the screams and screams became more and more dense.


    Although the front soldiers brought by Liu Bei were basically armored soldiers, many of them were only protected by hard leather armor. It''s just the chest and back, some even have a few ropes tied to the back, so they have no defense at all. As for the arms and legs, let alone, it all depends on one''s own luck to dodge the BUFF, plus there is no Mud armor defense for bathing...


    Therefore, in most cases, it may be difficult to shoot through the arrows from a hundred steps away. If it is shot directly or projected within a hundred steps, this kind of leather armor has a high possibility of being penetrated. , stabbing with a spear, leather armor is basically unstoppable, and chopping with a sword has a certain chance to reduce the damage.


    On the other hand, in the formation of the soldiers who conquered the west, basically everyone wears armor, and the worst is the two crotch armor, which not only covers the chest and back, but even hangs down to cover the abdomen and crotch. Like Liu Beijun in armor, his legs, feet and arms are still only covered by robes, not covered by armor.


    Wearing a full-body battle armor, that is, Zhengxi Junhou alone, with more draping on his shoulders and a battle skirt on his thighs. Although it is heavier, its defensive performance is naturally stronger.


    People who have never raised soldiers will never know how much money soldiers cost.


    Originally, the conscription system of the Han Dynasty was dispatched by service. The civilian husbands brought their own weapons and equipment to serve. Generally, the generals and schools did not care about these soldiers and equipment. Therefore, after this system was implemented for a period of time, it was found that such soldiers and equipment were generally very Poor, rusty weapons and arrows are everywhere, everyone is holding on to take a rag to make up for it, and then go to the battlefield to pick up the leaks, but how can there be so many leaks on the battlefield?


    So, the combat effectiveness of such soldiers can be imagined.


    Subsequently, there was a recruitment system, and the generals were responsible for the equipment and weapons of their soldiers. Although this solved part of the problem, it also brought a huge expense of money and food...


    In troubled times, human life is the least valuable thing, and after death, you can find another place to recruit; in contrast, equipment is a big expense, how can it be possible for ordinary soldiers to use good things?


    So like Liu Bei, those who can make most of the soldiers use hard leather armor are already very good, but now I see that even ordinary soldiers who are transporting food to the west are wearing them. Only the middle and senior sergeants in the army Only Zhajia can be worn, this mood is so complicated, it is really like a simple farmer in a mountainous area entering a big city for the first time...


    Poverty limits imagination.


    "Kill!" Liu Bei yelled, leading the soldiers and Zhengxi soldiers to start a hand-to-hand battle. This can be regarded as the first time Liu Bei saw Zhengxi soldiers at close range. Naturally, he was secretly surprised by the equipment of Zhengxi soldiers, and even had a trace of envy and resentment...


    Although he has an advantage in equipment, the difference in the number of people is too great after all. In addition, Liu Bei''s personal martial arts are not bad, and the double-stranded sword dances like a double needle on the sole of a shoe. The embroidery of the regiment bloomed in general, so the surrounded Zhengxi soldiers persisted for about an hour or so under the condition of constant reduction in number, and the whole army was wiped out.


    After the battle, Liu Bei took away the double needles, um, the double swords. Looking at the messy battlefield and those burning baggage carts, he felt a little heavy. He had thought about the fierce and elite troops in the western expedition, but he didn''t think of it. It turned out to be so tough, even these second-line grain transport soldiers were like this, so wouldn''t it be more difficult for those soldiers who were fighting in the front line to conquer the West?


    And on top of these infantry, the cavalry that General Zhengxi is famous for...


    Liu Bei shivered.


    Fortunately, it is in Sichuan and Shu, and the cavalry for conquering the west is useless.


    Liu Bei looked at his subordinates happily stripping off the armor of the dead soldiers who conquered the west, regardless of whether it was blood stained or damaged, and then put the armor on himself, but his mood couldn''t get better at all.


    With an absolute advantage in numbers and still in an ambush state, the soldiers who conquered the west almost caused a death rate close to one to one, which made Liu Bei a little unbelievable. After counting it again, he reluctantly accepted it. reality.


    Wu Ban laughed loudly, congratulating Liu Bei on his victory. Liu Bei could only put the smile on his face again, but his heart was full of waves and thoughts. This time, we took the risk of bypassing Guanghan by water and attacking Nanchong. The purpose was to restrain Guanghan''s soldiers who conquered the west. It''s just exerting pressure. If Liu Bei wants to win a big victory by robbing and killing the food and grass troops, even if Liu Bei is optimistic, he dare not think so.


    Another role is to give Liu Qi an explanation, to prevaricate the strategy of detouring to Shangyong...


    Now, Liu Bei believes that after seeing the strength of the soldiers who conquered the west, there are many strategies that need to be readjusted. It''s not that Liu Zhang is too incompetent, it''s because General Fei Qian of Zhengxi is too sharp.


    Therefore, the original strategy of weakening Liu Zhang and annexing and strengthening it should be slowed down now, at least to let Liu Zhang have a certain strength, and judging from the current situation, the pressure to fight Zhengxi alone is too great...


    "Yuanxiong... Hehe, it''s been a while since I came to Sichuan and Shu, and I haven''t met Panggong Pang Ziren..." Liu Bei held Wu Ban back, and said with a smile, "I wonder if Yuanxiong can recommend one or two?"


    Wu Ban frowned, a little puzzled why Liu Bei had such a change, and from a certain point of view, Wu Ban and his group didn''t have much affection for Pang Xi, so naturally they didn''t have much intention to cooperate , Hearing Liu Bei say this suddenly, he was naturally a little surprised.


    "Yuanxiong," Liu Bei added, "Zhengxi is powerful, and it is not up to you and me to contend. Somewhere I heard about Panggong, there are many soldiers and horses..." How can one person monopolize the joy of robbery? Tao, is the real happiness!


    Wu Ban was a little dazed, thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and said: "So, after a while, I will introduce you to the envoy."


    "No, no..." Liu Bei said hastily, "The current victory is only a small loss in the west, and we must not take it lightly. The situation in Sichuan and Shu is still like a pile of eggs. It requires everyone to work together to have a chance... The expedition to the west is nothing more than transporting grain and soldiers, so brave and brave, if... even if we can win, the loss will be great, if it is not as good as uniting with Duke Pang, this..."


    "?" Wu Ban looked at Liu Bei hesitantly.


    Liu Bei nodded sincerely.


    "Okay, after returning to the army, someone sent someone to go there..."


    "In that case, a certain person will thank Yuan Xiong on behalf of the young master..."


    (end of this chapter)