Chapter 1843 Strategies are not available
Yangcheng.
After all, Xiahou Dun didn''t have the guts or the ability to go out of the city and fight Fei Qian outside the city.
Sturdy city walls can bring some sense of security to people, and this sense of security may be the only thing that can comfort Xiahou Dun at the moment.
Yangcheng happened to be in the middle of the two mountain ranges of Yangcheng Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain, and it was built on the Yingshui River. Northwest Gate. It is also for this reason that Cao Cao specially arranged for Xiahou Dun to be stationed here.
Let others be here, Cao Cao may not be able to rest assured.
Xiahou Dun''s failure to come out does not mean that Fei Qian will be able to walk around the city carelessly. After all, the size of the troops is different, and many things are different. Zhu and Zhang can sneak in while Xiahou and others are negligent, and a large group like Fei Qian, even a blind person can detect abnormalities based on the sound vibration and so on.
Although it is said that Feiqian can also imitate Sidu Yingshui or something, but that would be too troublesome, and there may be an easier way at the moment...
Fei Qian looked at Yangcheng, and at the flag with the words "Xiahou" written on it, then smiled and said to Li Dian: "General Li, I won''t send you off..."
Li Dian was silent for a while, and finally cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the hussars not killing...there will be... some time..."
Fei Qian pretended not to hear Li Dian''s voice-over, and waved his hand.
Li Dian didn''t say anything more, he knocked on the horse''s belly slightly, and the horse neighed, and walked forward slowly.
On one side are the majestic cavalry troops lined up horizontally, on the other side are the city guards who are waiting in full force, holding shields and spears, and in the middle of the two sides is Li Dian alone with a man and a horse, and there is a faint smoke under the horse''s hooves, If it is accompanied by background music such as erhu, matouqin, etc...
Zhang Chen asked in a low voice behind Zhang Liao: "General, why did my lord let that guy go at this time?" 』
Zhang Liao glanced at Zhang Chen slightly, and then said in a low voice: "The strategy of attacking the mind." 』
『Spiritual strategy? 』Zhang Chen didn''t quite understand, but Zhang Liao no longer paid attention to him.
Zhao Yun was immediately on the other side of Fei Qian, and seemed to have heard Zhang Chen''s muttering in a low voice, took a slight look, and then set his eyes on Li Dian who was walking slowly forward.
It was as if Zhang Chen was trying to interpret the meaning of General Hussar''s actions all the time, Zhao Yun actually had his own understanding of releasing Li Dian.
Yangcheng Shanzhai must be fought. On the one hand, the entire southward passage cannot be opened without fighting. When the power of the Shanzhai came, Xiahou Dun could only avoid the edge temporarily, not daring to go out of the city to fight. It''s not that Xiahou Duan is timid, but Xiahou Dun knows that not all of his soldiers are brave. If he loses another game and the army''s morale is shaken again, it will definitely be difficult to end. It is safer to be in the city.
Yangcheng, for the hussar general, is obviously more inclined to surrender without fighting, or to use tactics. After all, Yangcheng was under Xiahou Dun''s command, and the defensive strength of a cottage was naturally very different. If it was a strong attack, it should still be able to be defeated, but the loss may be relatively large.
If you don''t fight, just do nothing and pass by the city, Xiahoudun in the city will think that Feiqian is nothing more than that, and whether it is attacking Feiqian''s rear wing, or intercepting and enclosing, it will make Feiqian Feeling uncomfortable is something Fei Qian doesn''t want to see, so letting Li Dian go to Yangcheng seems to have fulfilled his promise to Li Dian on the surface, but in fact...
The so-called ignorant people are fearless, the more they know, the more timid they become. Small groups of troops are naturally best kept secret, but since they are here with great fanfare, why bother to cover up? Fei Qian didn''t say that a hundred thousand cavalry would hunt Xu County, he was already very conservative and cautious.
Fei Qian is not afraid that Xiahou Dun will know the situation of his army. On the contrary, Fei Qian also wants to know how Xiahou Dun will respond in such a situation.
The interesting thing is, as Li Dian, if he wants to survive, or want to live better, what will he do?
Li Dian lost a game and lost Luo Yang. That''s right, this is a fact that Li Dian can no longer change, but if someone else beat the hussars, then...
If other people also lost, Li Dian''s crime seems not so serious...
Does the law not blame the public?
Zhao Yun thought for a while.
Could it be that General Hussars also thought of this, so he didn''t tell Li Dian anything, and just let Li Dian go like this? How did the hussars judge that Li Dian would not act stupidly in a moment of anger or other emotions?
Ok…
The subtle changes of Hussar General in this square inch are really amazing.
Zhao Yun lowered his eyes silently, as if he was about to close his eyes and rest his mind.
Before the battle.
Li Dian walked unhappily, as if every step was like carrying a heavy weight on his back. When he arrived at the place where the arrow was shot, Li Dian slowly raised his head and looked towards the top of the city. He found Xiahou Dun''s figure, pulled the reins, and got off his horse. He said in a deep voice, "The person to be punished has seen General Xiahou ! 』
Xiahou Dun frowned, pondered for a while, waved his hands, and ordered his men to say, "Pull down the suspension bridge and hang it up to the city!" 』
Li Dian turned the horse around, and then slapped the horse''s buttocks. The horse suffered from pain, spread its hooves and ran back, while Li Dian slowly crossed the suspension bridge, and then sat in the bamboo basket. In the midst of creaking, pulling and grinding, I boarded Yangcheng.
『Li Mancheng, do you want to be a lobbyist? 』Xiahou Dun sat with a golden sword on his horse, and his tone was quite unfriendly.
Li Dian bowed his head and said, "I''m a sinner now, why are there any lobbyists?" 』
Xiahou Dun paused for a moment, then dropped the question, and did not say whether Li Dian was guilty, nor did he say how to deal with Li Dian, but asked directly: "How about the horses and horses?" 』
Li Dian didn''t hesitate, and replied almost immediately: "Nearly ten thousand." 』It is also impossible for Li Dian to fully understand how many people Fei Qian brought here, but he has roughly estimated a number based on his own experience in commanding soldiers and horses. the basic data.
『All cavalry? ’ Xiahou Dun asked again.
Li Dian nodded, then shook his head again, and said: "They are called cavalry, but... they are actually fierce soldiers, with long and short weapons, complete armor, and many changes..."
Xiahou Dun couldn''t help but tightened his hand on his knee, "Speak carefully! 』
Li Dian said: "The hussars can gallop on horseback, form formations when dismounted, set up camp, sentry, gather, fish and hunt. They also have heavy armor and long halberds, which are good for field battles. ...''
Xiahou Dun leaned forward, "So...there are no auxiliary soldiers under the hussars? 』
『Of course. 』Li Dian nodded in agreement.
『This...』Although it was not the first time Xiahoudun had heard of this matter, Li Dian had confirmed it once again. He still found it incredible, and didn''t know what to say for a while.
The military system of the Han Dynasty still has a chain of contempt. It is a very common phenomenon that the main soldiers despise the auxiliary soldiers, and the auxiliary soldiers despise the servants. Therefore, in Xiahou Dun''s concept, even in the concept of many great Han generals, there is no auxiliary soldier. Soldiers or civilian labor, can this battle still be fought?
Just like Xiahoudun''s current situation, if counting the top and bottom of Yangcheng, there are at least 25,000 people, but about half of them are actually laborers, and about half of the remaining half are assistants. Soldiers, the last ones are the trained and well-equipped regular soldiers, and because Xiahou Dun is also considered the front line here, the proportion of regular soldiers is relatively high. In ordinary counties, there are often only a few hundred, and it can exceed a thousand. That''s already amazing.
Of course, Feiqian is not the only place in the world that has full-time professional soldiers. Just like Xiahou Dun, there are about 1,200 full-time soldiers. In fact, they are Xiahou Dun''s private soldiers, who do not engage in any occupation or labor at all. , Every day is either fighting or preparing to fight, but all the consumption of such full-time soldiers must be borne by the master. You may not feel anything in a day or two, but after many years, not to mention other things, eating and drinking is just a matter of life. Huge to a number unacceptable to general generals.
It’s like the relatives who left behind to catch up with the epidemic in later generations. Just having an extra seven or eight people can make the original hospitable host cry...
So the situation described by Li Dian is like the hussar general raising so many private soldiers!
This is incredible!
Where did General Hussar get so much money? !
What''s even more frightening is that General Hussars also distributed these personal soldiers, which were regarded as his own in a certain sense, to his generals to command. For the generals in charge of troops and horses, if they "borrow" a young lady singer or something, they don''t need to say anything. They laughed and waved their hands and said to take it. Give it away, and if you want to "borrow" his soldiers and horses for use, you will probably turn your face immediately...
Ask yourself, if Xiahou Dun is asked to distribute his private soldiers to his subordinates, Xiahou Dun is absolutely unwilling, but the problem is that General Hussars did just that!
Xiahou Dun and Li Dian were both silent, speechless for a while.
The Han Dynasty or some later feudal dynasties adopted the system of regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, not because they were ignorant of the drawbacks of this system, nor because they were unwilling to reform, but because of the dual constraints of productivity and political system, it could not be implemented.
Everyone knows that a person''s physical strength and endurance have a certain limit, especially during the Cold War. The victory or defeat of a battle is often a competition between the physical strength and will of the soldiers on both sides, so there is no way to guarantee everyone When you are full and have strength, give priority to ensuring the physical strength and endurance of soldiers with strong combat effectiveness. After certain training, you can use the physical strength and endurance of these soldiers to their blades, which becomes a relatively relatively Reasonable measures, so the auxiliary soldiers used to relieve the main soldiers and reduce their burdens, and even the laborers under the auxiliary soldiers, came into being naturally.
But what is the prerequisite for the existence of this structure?
In addition to the lack of productivity, the most important thing is the lack of logistical supplies, which often involves the political level. The problem of wantonly reaping benefits will still exist even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties of later generations.
Under Feiqian, because cattle, sheep, pigs and other meat are much more abundant than Cao Jun''s, most of the soldiers can have more physical strength than Cao Jun''s. Engaging in production with peace of mind will obviously produce more value than capturing them as laborers, so it will naturally make up for the extra subsidies for these soldiers in logistics, so in fact, what Feiqian paid is not Xiahoudun Waiting for so many people imagined. After all, even if the auxiliary soldiers and labor labor are given less food and less food, the addition of more people will also consume a lot.
Xiahou Dun pondered for a long time, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he straightened his body, "Someone got it!" I finally know where the key to the hussars is! 』
Li Dian shook his head and said: "If General Xiahou''s strategy is to use more to bully the less... I am afraid it will be difficult..."
Xiahou Dun stared, instinctively wanting to ask why, but suddenly thought of something, couldn''t help feeling a little slumped, sighed slightly, and shook his head.
Xiahou Dun can be considered a master of the art of war, and Li Dian is naturally not bad, so they can all think, under the current conditions, how to deal with elite soldiers?
During the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, Sun Bin has already given the answer.
The lower si is against the upper si, consumes its strength, and it will naturally delay the victory.
That''s right, the biggest problem for elite soldiers is the difficulty of replenishing them, and they can''t withstand large-scale consumption. From the perspective of strategy alone, the method Xiahou Dun thought of has no problem, but the problem is not in strategy, but in It is in the heart.
Fighting against the elite soldiers of General Hussars, all fools know that those who went into battle at the beginning were for the purpose of consuming these troops. There is hope of winning, but the most important thing is the initial consumption of personnel, who will bear it?
Cao Cao alone can bear it?
Obviously impossible.
Can the court afford it?
The current imperial court is also a joke.
Then the only possibility is that the gentry family will share the share, but the question is which or those gentry families in Jizhou, Yuzhou and Yanzhou are willing to contribute all their manpower, material and financial resources fearlessly, and then risk the future will be nothing. What risk do you take to bear these?
In the final analysis, there may be only two families left, the Cao family and the Xiahou family.
And just relying on the Cao family and Xiahou family, can they win the Hussar General?
Obviously, impossible. And even among the Xiahou family of the Cao family, there are still some people who disagree, for fear that after the Xiahou family of the Cao family is defeated, other noble families will be cheaper.
There are always a lot of smart people in the world, and these smart people are generally unwilling to suffer losses, or even take any action, but only willing to criticize with their mouths, singing that a gentleman uses his mouth but does not act, expressing his own condescending. Would anyone of the aristocratic families in Cao Cao''s jurisdiction be willing to bear these losses?
No.
So there is a way, but there is no way to use it. Just like in the Warring States period, the six countries knew that as long as they worked together, Qin would naturally have nothing to fear, and they could do whatever they wanted, but the problem was that they couldn''t work together.
Xiahoudun figured this out, so he couldn''t help sighing.
This is very hussars.
Everything seems to be very simple, but actually it is very difficult to do it. So now, what''s the plan? Xiahou Dun stared at Li Dian for a few moments, then moved his eyes to the outside of the city, and suddenly another thought popped into his mind...
(end of this chapter)