Chapter 151 Everything is difficult at the beginning
The last time Feiqian 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 would have been extremely majestic. No wonder he scared a lot of Jiangdong people at that time.
This number has been leaked out - of course, this number was also boasted by Cao Aha - but it also illustrates one point. When the number of people increases, tens of thousands, it is really boundless...
Moreover, 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.
Therefore, 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.
Marching by ancient people, unless there were special circumstances, required forced marching like Xia Houyuan's. Generally speaking, the speed of marching is not determined by the fastest part of the team, but by the slowest part.
The slowest thing in an army is the baggage. So Fei Qian knew why sometimes in ancient wars, the commanders of both sides knew that there were some key points, and they could finish them in a few days in the morning.
It is a pity that the victory of the battle is decided by less in the end. The reason is because the marching speed of the troops 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 is no backup, even with light cavalry.
Even in the Mongolian army, which was famous for its mobility in later generations, one person could rotate several horses, but the spare horses could not travel long distances, otherwise they would not be able to rest, which would also lead to a decrease in horsepower. In the face of battle, they would often only have
If you win by one 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 to.
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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 red.
If you are a rabbit, forget about calling it a cooked rabbit. The blood that cannot effectively dissipate heat can even burst the heart of a horse...
Why can a last-ditch battle be recorded? Because it is so rare. Except for those few successful cases, in history, most of the troops who tried to abandon their baggage and fight again 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 fodder are often the turning point of a war.
In the military system of the Han Dynasty, there were five men per 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 was to do some surveillance. In that case, he might as well just ask Liu Pan to lead two hundred soldiers to the front to clear the way. Since there was no way to avoid it anyway,
It's better to ask Liu Pan to play a role.
Fei Qian turned around and saw Huang Zhong riding by his carriage. He quickly stopped Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng..."
Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng controlled the speed of the horse, and when Fei Qian's horse was parallel, he said, "Fei, don't drive, what's the matter?"
"...I remember that there seems to be a post station ten miles ahead. Seeing that it is getting late, how about setting up camp there for the night?"
Huang Zhong raised his head and looked 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.
After saying it several times, Huang Zhong still didn't want 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, 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"?
When Fei Qian saw Huang Zhong willing to go with him, he secretly rejoiced, thinking that his charm was finally working. However, Huang Zhong's "Farewell" 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 cure 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, 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 has arrived. As for the other people, Fei Qian said they seem to be negligible.
After all, the time that followed was like a wave of waves washing over the sand. Those that seemed to be good now actually turned out to be insufficient in gold content. In the end, they were eliminated one by one, and only those with full weight were left in the end.
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 were the gods of martial arts and wealth that everyone admired in later generations and were known as being able to ride alone thousands of miles with unparalleled loyalty...
Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, that's a tough guy who got on his horse and picked up a spear to take the admiral's head. He got off his horse and used a paintbrush to paint some little luoli...
Fei Qian felt a little excited when he thought about it, but before that, he had to do one thing first...
