Zhao Yue and Tian Qi were not in a hurry, but Zhao Sheng was a little anxious.

"Brother Lin, if the younger brother takes one hundred people to go to the Yangyang first and explore the road, how about?"

This follows the team of snails, Zhao Sheng feels too boring.

Zhao Yue shook his head lightly and said, "No."

"Well ~"

Zhao Sheng sighed and said, "I heard that there are a lot of water bandits on the river. If I go to fight the bandit, I also have the right to help Lin, you can practice troops, how about?"

Training?

Zhao Yue shook his head again.

"How many people do we want to go to the bandit?"

Some of the bandits entangled on the river, some are hundreds of people, some are thousands of people, it is not easy to deal with.

Zhao Yue is full of recruits under his hands. Why do you provoke others?

and...

Even if you are sure to be better than those bandits, this war must be consumed.

Before reaching the Yangyang, most of the soldiers who had taken the headquarters died more than half. His head of Zhao Yue couldn't kick the donkey?

"Brother Sheng is more patient, and now even the loneliness of marching can't bear it. How can I be a general in the future?"

Tian Qi's words were seized by Zhao Sheng's temperament.

"Alright, I'll go to the Temple Cavalry Cavalry Office?"

Speaking, I went away.

Tian Qi shook his head on the side.

"Sheng Lang Jun's sex can't be stable. When he arrived in Liyang, Lin's brother had to say goodbye, so he didn't want to break the big things."

Zhao Yue nodded gently and shook his head gently.

"I naturally say what I should say, but ... he is still stable in the overall situation of people."

For Zhao Sheng, Zhao Yue also had some understanding of his temperament.

Don't look at him, five or three, sometimes like a rolling knife.

But in fact, this kid is thick and clever!

"But ... marching at night is really not an easy task."

Behind Zhao Yue, Zhao Zhong said.

"Yeah! It is not easy to march at night, and it is even more difficult to run for the army."

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" emphasizes: "Between the roads, the fighting between the hundreds of miles, the three generals, the first of the general, the first, the fatigue, the law eleven to the end".

In other words, the forced army of a hundred miles a day can keep up with good physical and strong soldiers, and those who have poor physical strength can fall behind. High -intensity emergency army will only cause a large number of soldiers to fall behind.

In the vast historical data, the word "Dao" has frequently appeared, and Dao Dao means traveling at a double speed.

Historically, it is not uncommon for the marching speed of the Qiu Min Ministry to reach 150 miles during the Jiajing period, but it is not uncommon to march, but after the emergency army, there are not many fighting power like Qiu Junjun.

"The Biography of the Three Kingdoms · Zhuge Liang" records the situation of Cao Cao's urgent army chasing Liu Bei when he was in Dangyang: "Cao Cao's crowd, from far away from fatigue.

Those who wear Lu Yan also.

Therefore, the method of taboos of the soldiers, said ‘the general’ s general ’.”.

In this pursuit, Cao Cao Light Cavalry was 300 miles a day and a night (Hanli was shorter than Mingli, and about 120 kilometers of the future).

In fact, Cao Caojun can reach such the speed of such marching, and it is most likely that a light cavalry that has abandoned the heavy cavalry.

But even so, it will be difficult for the troops after the attack to support subsequent operations.

Although they are light cavalry, they still need to be equipped with basic armor, bows and arrows, weapons, etc., plus the knights themselves, which are a big burden for the horses. In cavalry combat, the endurance of horses is very limited, and they rely on

What is important is the impact of the horse when running.

In later horse endurance races, the best horses without weights could maintain a speed of nearly 20 kilometers per hour for nearly a day. At the end of the day, when a large number of horses fell behind, some horses could even run to 100 kilometers.

Many kilometers.

In the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period, if they dared to face a large number of cavalry laggards, the arriving cavalry horses were unable to sprint, a large number of horses were disabled afterwards, and could no longer serve as war horses, etc., Cao Jun's light cavalry could rush forward at such a speed.

, but the corresponding price paid is also quite tragic.

Therefore, after a long-distance attack, on the one hand, the supplies and baggage were abandoned, and on the other hand, the troops and horses were exhausted. The so-called "at the end of the strong crossbow, the force cannot penetrate Lu Zun" does not mean that Zhuge Liang belittled Cao's army.

It is recorded in the official history of "Three Kingdoms" that Zhang Fei only led 20 cavalry and dared to stop Cao Jun at Changbanqiao. "No enemy dared to approach among Cao Jun" may not be an exaggeration. After the high-intensity march, the combat effectiveness increased sharply.

A decline is almost inevitable.

Hurrying on a starry night, Cao Jun, who was already extremely trapped, met Zhang Fei on the Changban slope, who was standing on horseback. Although there were only dozens of knights around Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei had no choice but to occupy a favorable terrain to intercept him. He was waiting for work and had plenty of physical strength.

, although Cao's army was large in number, they were timid in a fight. Facing Zhang Fei's blockage, they could only patrol and stand still.

Therefore, avoiding combat after marching was a top priority for ancient armies.

Even the "Shatuo Ya'er Army", the most powerful army in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, which was famous for its excellent endurance, was not immune to this. Li Cunxu, the supreme commander of the Ya'er Army, attached great importance to this.

During the confrontation between Liang and Jin along the Yellow River, when Jin King Li Cunxu was training his soldiers and marching, in order to ensure the continuous combat capability of the horses in battle, he ordered that "cavalry must not ride horses unless they see the enemy" and strictly restrained the soldiers. Any sergeants who violated this military order would be punished.

The maximum punishment can be beheading.

Unless Li Cunxu didn't want to use horses to increase his marching speed, in order to ensure that the cavalry had enough impact in combat, such a decree was a helpless move to choose the lesser of two evils.

Even in modern times, the problem of attrition during rapid marches has not been well solved.

In the book "Inner Mongolia Cavalry during the Liberation War", it is recorded that the 11th Cavalry Division of the People's Liberation Army with about 400 people traveled 200 kilometers and took four days. In the end, only 40 cavalry arrived, maintaining a relatively good situation.

state.

All the remaining cavalry fell behind. In modern armies, which are far more disciplined and organized than those of the old days, it is still so difficult for cavalry to attack, and the attrition rate is close to 90%. In ancient times, using this lightly armed and simple pursuit tactic,

The loss of knights and horses will only be more shocking.

Marching and fighting, just in the word march, there is a lot of knowledge in it.

The next two days.

Zhao Yue and his party marched at night and rested during the day, finally crossing a distance of 110 miles and arriving at Wujiang County.

Outside Wujiang County, there is a huge dock.

A dock is built on the ground, surrounded by walls, with doors opening at the front and back. A watchtower is built inside the dock and turrets are built at the four corners, which is slightly like a city system.

certainly...

This Wubao is still much smaller than Wujiang County.

Wujiang County is better preserved than Liyang County. There are inner and outer cities, but there are only a few people in the city. Even when you get to the Inner City County Government Office, you still feel a sense of dilapidation.

"Isn't it said that there are thousands of households in Wujiang County? Why can't we see a few people now? There are not many government officials in the county government? Where are the traitors? Where are the government soldiers?"

Zhao Yue looked at the Wujiang County Magistrate who was half a step behind him, and frowned slightly.

County magistrates and county heads are related to the people in their territories.

The county magistrate has jurisdiction over places with a population of more than 10,000, while the county magistrate has jurisdiction over places with less than 10,000 households.

"Wei Zun, there are currently 2,520 households in Wujiang County. As for the government officials, because most of the people in Wujiang County are refugees, and they do not collect taxes from the refugees, naturally they cannot pay salaries. There are almost no government officials.

"

Zhao Yue frowned.

"You are the respecter of a county, so you can't think of a solution? Didn't Jiankang send money and silk?"

"Even if there are, they are all over the county town, and there is no way to reach Wujiang River."

This guy has always kept his profile very low, and Zhao Yue has also investigated his origins.

Pei Guan is said to be a branch of the Pei family in Hedong, but it is difficult to have a clear relationship with the Pei family in Hedong.

In addition, the Hedong Pei family did not have the clothes to cross south. Even with the Hedong Pei family's tiger skin, it was difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Southern Dynasties.

Finally, when he was over 30 years old, he only became a short-term county magistrate, the Wujiang County Magistrate, who had almost no real power.

The authority of the county magistrate must be exercised by the people below. You don't even have many government servants. How can you, the county magistrate, respect you?

"Go and get the Wujiang household registration books. In addition, you can make arrangements for the county government office to be vacated."

The Wujiang County Magistrate nodded lightly, but didn't ask any questions and just ran to work.

"Brother Lin, do you still want to stay in Wujiang County? You should leave early and go to the county town."

Tian Qi laughed and said: "There is a good show going on in the county now. Let's not disturb the elegance of the prefect. Why not take it step by step and control Wujiang first?"

"It's just that... there is nothing easy to control in Wujiang County. There are only more than 2,000 households in the city."

"This is just the household registration on the surface. There are also some hidden households and ordinary people gathered in Wubao. Together, there are probably as many as 5,000 households."

There are usually five members in a household, so if there are five thousand households, there must be more than 20,000 people under Wujiang rule.
To be continued...