The days that followed went by like this. The situation in Liaodong had completely stabilized. Gao Fei was very busy every day. On the one hand, he had to inspect Guoyuan and the results of the wasteland reclamation carried out by Wang Lie.
While inspecting the training results of the army, he also had to pay close attention to the mining work of various minerals, which basically left him little time to rest.
The busier he is, the happier Gao Fei feels. This means that Liaodong is developing bit by bit. But what he misses most now is Jia Xu and Lu Heng. In order to go to Yingchuan, Jia Xu and Lu Heng have left several times.
It has been months. In the past few months, except for a few letters reporting safety, there has been nothing.
At the same time, he also felt like a deaf person and had no knowledge of the situation in the Central Plains. Apart from hearing from the people who were crossing east from Qingzhou that there was a Yellow Turban in Qingzhou and that the imperial court had recruited good generals to carry out a crusade, he had no other news.
However, the most gratifying thing is that the newly recruited army of 23,000 people has undergone obvious changes in discipline after more than half a month of training. The weather is also getting cooler day by day.
It's October in the blink of an eye.
Autumn has deepened, the sun has dimmed, and nature has withered.
Under the October clouds and mists, the colors slowly faded. The peaks were covered with the first snow, and the plains were covered with thick fog. The damp woods were silent, as if they were crying quietly. Deep in the woods, a lonely bird
It barked gently and timidly, and it also felt that winter was coming.
In the light mist, the high-pitched shouts of the army could be heard from afar. Immediately afterwards, the rumble of war drums was heard, mixed with the chaotic sound of horse hooves, which spread the sound to the valley in the distance.
The plain attracts everyone's attention here.
On the hills five miles southwest of Liaodong City, when the sun penetrated the mist and gradually dissipated, the scene on the hills was revealed. A raised hill on the hills was full of people. These people
They are all common people of Liaodong City. Under the high hill, there are two phalanxes of 10,000 people arranged neatly. Everyone holds a weapon and wears armor. At the front of the two phalanxes, two generals face each other.
A ferocious tit-for-tat confrontation.
"Definitely..."
A jet-black horse galloped down from the high hill, carrying on its back the ruler of the entire Liaodong with a population of nearly 200,000. He was Gao Fei. Gao Fei was dressed in fancy clothes and without any weapons on his body, riding the horse
He ran wildly and came to the middle of the two phalanxes, waving to the two generals who were facing each other tit for tat.
One of the two generals was holding a large halberd with ten small halberds stuck behind his back, and the other was holding a large gun. Under Gao Fei's greeting, the two men moved forward towards each other and came straight to Gao Fei's side.
, looked at each other, clasped their fists at the same time and said: "Lord!"
"Ziyi, Junyi, the one-month deadline has come. Today is your official competition day. I have put in a lot of effort for your confrontation. Each of you leads 10,000 people and will start here today.
In the real competition, I not only want to see how the soldiers you have trained are, but also how well you are able to command the army in combat. I won't say more. If you have any requirements, you can put them forward now." Gao.
Fei looked at Taishi Ci who was holding a halberd, then at Zhang He who was holding a gun, and said loudly.
Taishi Ci said: "My lord, let's get started. I'm tired of waiting for this day. After today, I will be a general."
"Hmph, stop talking nonsense. As long as I'm here, this general will never let you take him for granted." Zhang He said coldly.
"Okay, okay, you two have known each other for almost two months, why do you still quarrel when we meet? Can't you give in to each other? Don't you have any requests?"
"No!" Zhang He and Tai Shici said in unison.
"Okay, let's get started. When you see the red flag waving, start fighting. When you see the white flag waving, stop everything." Gao Fei instructed again.
"promise!"
Gao Fei rode his horse up the high hill, jumped off his horse, and came to where Hua Xiong, Pang De, Zhou Cang, Bian Xi, Guan Hai and others were standing on the ground. He looked back at the three thousand Wuhuan on the left behind him.
Riding suddenly, the three thousand on the right passed by Hua Xiong and the new Feiyu Army trained by Pang De himself. They smiled, turned around, and shouted to the people around them: "Red flag!"
The flag bearer immediately waved the red flag, and then the war drums on both sides began to be beaten. After the drums were blown, Zhang He was seen below, and Taishi Ci's two troops instantly launched into formation.
Gao Fei sat on a wooden stake and saw the two thousand sword and shield soldiers in the middle of Zhang He's army rushing forward quickly, followed by the archers on both wings, while the spearmen and crossbowmen were on standby. He smiled.
, said to himself: "It seems that Zhang He is quite anxious?"
Looking at Taishi Ci's army again, I saw that Taishi Ci's army suddenly dispersed in formation. The entire army formed a flying geese, with sword and shield soldiers scattered on both sides, spearmen guarding the back of the team, and the crossbowmen in the middle squatting half-crouched in the first row.
, the archer behind him filled his bow with arrows, and after Taishi Ci gave an order, he shot out all the arrows.
The battle was about to break out, and the arrows flying in the air immediately knocked down the hundreds of sword and shield soldiers who were rushing to the front of Zhang He's army, and then began to release a second wave of arrows.
This is a military exercise carefully prepared by Gao Fei. The weapons held by the soldiers are all carved from wood, and the arrows are also carved from wood. However, there are rules. As long as someone is hit by an arrow in the body, he or she will die.
Anyone touched by a woodcut weapon is also considered dead, and must immediately lie on the ground and pretend to be dead. Therefore, there is only life or death on the battlefield. In order to encourage the soldiers' passion for fighting, Gao Fei formulated a reward policy.
Each soldier has a wooden sign. Anyone who kills an enemy and obtains this wooden sign will be rewarded with a hundred coins. However, in order to avoid cheating, he also ordered all soldiers to supervise each other. Anyone found cheating will also be rewarded.
One hundred coins, and those who cheat can only receive ten sticks. The battle ends with one party voluntarily surrendering, or Gao Fei shouting the end depending on the situation.
As soon as the battle started, Hua Xiong, Pang De, Zhou Cang, Guan Hai, Bian Xi and others were all excited. Looking at this military exercise, everyone couldn't hold it any longer.
"My lord has only appointed one general this time. Taishi Ci and Zhang He have worked hard this month to grab this title. It seems that my lord's incentive policy is very effective." Tian Feng walked to Gao Fei's side.
, glanced at the battle that had already started below the high hill, and said with a smile.
Gao Fei chuckled and said: "Both of them want to be generals, but neither of them are convinced of each other. The only way is to let them have a real duel on the battlefield. This is a military exercise, which can be regarded as a kind of war.
Although the drill is not very realistic, you can see the differences between the two of them."
Tian Feng smiled and said: "My lord is wise!"
Gao Fei turned his head and glanced at the five people behind him: Hua Xiong, Pang De, Zhou Cang, Guan Hai, and Bian Xi, and said to them: "Look carefully, I will hold the same military exercise in the future, and it will be my turn when the time comes.
It’s time for you to take the stage.”
"No!" The five people answered in unison, but their eyes were fixed on the battle below the high hill.
There are no cavalry in the 20,000-strong army. This is arranged to reduce unnecessary injuries. Moreover, the 20,000 new recruits are not very good at riding horses, and even if they are, they are not very skilled, so they can only be replaced by infantry.
At this time, the vanguard of Zhang He's army rushed forward quickly, and Taishi Ci's soldiers scattered on both wings quickly surrounded them. The two wings of the Yanxing Formation immediately surrounded Zhang He's vanguard. At this time, Taishi Ci
Ci's crossbowmen retreated one after another, while the spearmen at the rear quickly charged forward.
The archers of Zhang He's army began to shoot randomly at the crowd in the melee, and the crossbowmen rushed forward immediately. The spearmen, led by Zhang He, detoured around the battlefield and rushed towards Tai Shi Ci's rear army.
The fighting was in full swing below. Although it was just an exercise, the soldiers fought desperately in order to get the reward money. In order to protect themselves from being hit by any weapons, they could only try their best to touch the enemy's body first. The melee turned into
It was very intense.
On the high hill, Guan Hai looked at the battlefield below and immediately shouted: "Oops, Taishi Ci pressed all the melee soldiers up, and the rear was empty, but Zhang He rushed over with his spearmen. It seems that Taishi Ci
It’s a bit dangerous.”
"Not necessarily! The lethality of crossbowmen is absolutely unexpected in a real battle. Even if Zhang He rushes over with his soldiers, if he is surrounded by crossbowmen, he will be dead. In my opinion, the reason why Taishi Ci is like this
He did it deliberately to lure the enemy. Zhang He was eager to win and fell into Taishi Ci's plan." Hua Xiong looked at the entire battlefield, dragged his chin with one hand, and retorted to Guan Hai.
"No, no, that's not the case. Zhang He seems to know that Taishi Ci is going to use this strategy. You see, although his sword and shield soldiers have been surrounded by Taishi Ci, they are still able to defend very tightly during the encirclement. It seems that
It was caused by rigorous training. Zhang He only used two thousand swords and shields to confuse all Taishi Ci's troops. In terms of temptation, Zhang He was the real lure. You see, he has transformed into a warrior with a long spear.
Let's go and rescue the besieged sword and shield soldiers." Pound shook his head and analyzed calmly.
Gao Fei listened to the analysis of the few people behind him and felt very pleased. This is why he let these people watch the battle from behind. It is clear to onlookers. This is also a way to train them to respond to changes on the battlefield in the future. He watched
Once on the battlefield, the battle between Taishi Ci and Zhang He was still going on, but he could clearly see that Zhang He was far superior to Taishi Ci in his military skills. Perhaps Taishi Ci was superior to Zhang He in archery and force, but he
What is needed is a general who can truly command the battle.
He glanced sideways at Tian Feng and asked, "What do you think, sir?"
Tian Feng stared at the battlefield. He also heard Hua Xiong, Pang De, Guan Hai and others talking behind him. He just smiled faintly and said softly: "The battle is still going on, and the outcome is still unknown!"