Chapter 151 Everything is difficult at the beginning
? Last time Fei Qian went from Luoyang to Xiangyang, there were few people and few carriages and horses, so it didn’t feel like a march. But this time it was different. Nearly a thousand people were marching in a mighty and meandering way.
?It looks like there are quite a lot of people.
Fei Qian calculated that there were only a thousand people at this scale. If Cao Cao''s so-called 800,000 troops went south to herd horses during the Battle of Chibi, the momentum must have been extremely majestic. No wonder he scared a lot of Jiangdong people at that time. It’s all been leaked out—of course, this number was also boasted by Cao A’an—but it also illustrates one point. When the number of people increases, tens of thousands, it is really boundless...
?Besides, ordinary people in ancient times were not very good at mathematics. It would be very good if a scout could count how many flags there were. How could there be a way to make detailed statistics on how many troops Cao Cao really had at that time.
So when there are tens of thousands of soldiers participating in the war, if the propaganda to the enemy is exaggerated, it will basically not be easy to detect.
? ? The ancients marched, unless there were special circumstances, which required forced marching like Xia Houyuan''s. Generally speaking, the speed of marching was not determined by the fastest part of the team, but by the slowest one.
The slowest thing in an army is the baggage. So Fei Qian finally knows why in ancient wars, sometimes the commanders of both sides knew that there were some key points that could determine the victory of the battle in a few days in the morning, but unfortunately it was not so good in the end. The reason It is because the marching speed of the army does not depend on people, but often depends on cattle and horses.
It is not impossible to reduce the burden of light troops and move quickly, but this means abandoning the logistics team, heavy equipment, and all people and objects that cannot move quickly. This means that there will be no backup, even with light cavalry.
Even in the Mongolian army, which is famous for its mobility in later generations, one person can rotate several horses, but the spare horses cannot travel long distances, otherwise they will not be able to rest. The same will lead to a decrease in horsepower. When facing a battle, there is often only one horse. If you win a chance, you can certainly wait for the subsequent troops to catch up slowly, but if you fail, it will usually be a disastrous defeat. Therefore, generally speaking, the general who leads the army will not easily abandon his baggage and light cavalry and rush forward unless he has no choice. of.
Fei Qian used to believe in thousand-mile horses and hundred-mile marches, but now that he has seen it, it''s all nonsense. It''s not enough to let the red rabbit run for a day. Besides, it has to be full force for twenty-four hours, and it doesn''t need to be called a red rabbit. If you are a rabbit, forget about calling it a cooked rabbit. The blood that cannot dissipate heat effectively can even burst a horse''s heart...
?Why can desperate battles and last-ditch battles be recorded? Because they are so rare. Except for those few successful cases, most of the troops who tried to abandon their baggage and fight in history were completely defeated in the end.
Therefore, generally speaking, the baggage is arranged a little behind the central army, and it is also within the protection circle of the entire army. If the road is not really narrow and difficult to pass, in most cases some light cavalry units will be deployed on both wings of the army. Perform cruising maneuvers.
? Attacking the baggage troops and carrying out devastating damage to the enemy''s food and grass are often the turning points of a war.
In the military system of the Han Dynasty, there were five men in a corps, two corps and five corps, so Huang Cheng and others from the Huang family were just decentralized to serve as commanders and team leaders, and the extra two or three were led by Huang Zhong As a messenger, he led the Chinese army.
What about playing forward? Liu Pan has been arranged to do it.
Fei Qian guessed that the reason why Liu Biao sent Liu Pan here was partly due to surveillance. In this case, let''s just ask Liu Pan to lead the two hundred soldiers to the front to clear the way. Since we can''t avoid it anyway, it''s better to ask Liu Pan to play a role.
Fei Qian turned around and saw Huang Zhong riding his horse and walking past his carriage. He quickly stopped Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng..."
? Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng controlled the speed of the horse, parallel to Fei Qian''s horse, and said, "Fei, don''t drive, what''s the matter?"
“…I remember that there seemed to be an inn ten miles ahead. Seeing that it was getting late, how about setting up camp there for the night?”
Huang Zhong looked up at the sky, nodded and said, "Okay, I''ll make arrangements right away!" After saying that, he rode forward to deliver the order.
Fei Qian looked at Huang Zhong''s back and sighed softly with some regret. Even after saying it several times, Huang Zhong still refused to call him "Ziyuan", but kept calling him "Fei Biejia", which is somewhat intriguing...
This is a less than ideal title.
Although it is correct to call him this way, in the Han Dynasty, it was also customary to call the official position, regardless of whether he was the current one. For example, Liu Bei was always called Liu Pingyuan, and it did not say that Liu Bei could not be called Liu Pingyuan if he no longer held an official position in Pingyuan, but Huang Zhong Such a title made Fei Qian feel that there was still some distant meaning in it.
After all, how can "Feibiejia" be more intimate than "Ziyuan"?
?? Fei Qian secretly rejoiced when he saw Huang Zhong was willing to go with him, thinking that his charm was finally working. However, Huang Zhong''s "Farewell Fei" made Fei Qian fall from the clouds to the ground.
The ideal is plump, the reality is skinny.
??If he hadn''t found a way for Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng to treat his son, Huang Zhong probably wouldn''t have been willing to accompany him on such a trip.
But what do you mean - a good start is half the battle?
?But there seems to be a saying that goes - He who travels a hundred miles has half a mile...
Forget it, no matter what, let’s do this for now.
Starting from Xiangyang, not far to the north is Nanyang.
Fei Qian thought about it. Naturally, the first stop would be to go to Nanyang to find Yuan Shu, and then go to Suanzao to find Yuan Shao...
??Cao Cao should also be there with Jujube, but I don’t know if Liu Bei’s trio is here. As for the others, Fei Qian said they seem to be negligible.
After all, the following time was like a wave of waves. Those that seemed to be good now turned out to be insufficient in gold content. In the end, they were eliminated one by one, and only those that were full of weight were retained.
Just like Cao Liusun.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Guan and Zhang are described as representatives of loyalty who have been legendary for thousands of years—
? ? Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang, in later generations, everyone admired him as the unparalleled **** of wealth and loyalty who rode alone thousands of miles...
?Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, that is a macho man who mounts his horse and takes a spear to take the admiral''s head. He dismounts and picks up a paintbrush to draw some little lolita...
Fei Qian felt a little excited when he thought about it, but before that, he had to do one thing first...
Discuss Dong Zhan... The three heroes fight Lu Bu... Hehe... Anyway, I am starting to get involved in the war chapter... I am studying the map recently, which means that Yali Mountain is big...
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