Cao Rui was being squeezed out one after another, and he seemed a little overwhelmed. However, the supervisors of these new armies actually had no real affiliation with him. Even the two new armies of the royal family happened to not be members of his princely party.
, he, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, a dignified and dignified second-rank official, really couldn't put on airs in front of this group of people. But as the commander-in-chief of this big exercise, he had to suppress the situation, so he listened to Xu Shaoyang.
After saying this, Cao Rui simply frowned and said: "I'll wait for the horse to rush on. Even if I walk for an hour and rest for an hour, I won't be able to fall behind the infantry and reach Hai'an County. Needless to say, I might as well rest for a while first."
Let’s discuss the follow-up arrangements.”
He used the pretense of discussing follow-up arrangements. The supervisors didn't say much. Xu Shaoyang didn't have any expression on his face, but he was sneering in his heart. You, Mr. Cao, didn't believe it this time. He thought I was talking big words. It was really too late by the time.
, it depends on how you end up
The rest of the people also had their own plans, but since Cao Rui had already said so, they couldn't be too disrespectful, so they agreed.
------------------------------------------ Yunzheng's dark clouds are not even holding back the snow.
When he came out, he walked with the whole army. When this decision was just made, the whole army was surprised that the big-headed soldiers walked, and the officials raised their horses. It was the same everywhere. It was completely a natural practice. But Yun Zheng's
The idea is a little different. In his opinion, during a war, it is necessary for officers and generals to ride horses, but this military exercise is to test the transfer ability of the entire army. He, Marshal Yun, usually has no problem riding horses, but nothing on the battlefield.
It's hard to say, what if he wants to rush when the horse is not around? So he insists on walking by himself. Of course, with his ability, rushing is actually a trivial matter. This is mainly to express an attitude, which is what he said to Lin Xi, ten thousand
Military discipline and orders cannot compare to a person who "leads by example"
Yunzheng, the commander of the capital, walked on two feet, and of course the others could not ride horses. Therefore, the entire Yingyang Guard army, which came from the horse-producing land of Hebei, could not see a single horse.
But even so, Ying Yangwei's marching speed is still quite fast. When the road is good, almost the entire army runs forward, and only slows down on mountain roads.
By noon, Ying Yangwei had arrived outside Zhoujiachong. Zhoujiachong was actually a village. The place was a bit remote, and the village chief had no idea that a large army might pass by them. The villagers discovered that a large number of people were suddenly arriving outside the village.
When a huge army arrived, he was frightened to death. The village chief came out trembling and saw Yun Zheng. He thought that military bandits were coming, and said that he planned to sacrifice everything in the village and asked the "general" to let the people in the village go...
…
Yunzheng was both angry and funny. Yingyangwei had implemented his military orders from beginning to end and did not even come close to the village. However, the largest water source nearby was near the village, so Yingyangwei camped here.
After listening to the village chief's words, Yun Zheng couldn't help but sigh, are these ancient soldiers really like bandits? Otherwise, why would these people look at the army like this? There is no way, for the reputation of Ying Yang Wei
, he had no choice but to go up and explain the purpose of his trip to the village chief in person. Unfortunately, the village chief didn’t understand why Yanjing’s army came to Yangzhou to train. When Yun Zheng said this, he thought there was another fight outside.
When the battle came, he was so frightened that he kept begging for mercy. Yun Zheng finally gave up his gentle explanation and shouted: "Be quiet!" Then he told the whole village to be quiet with murderous intent.
Don't run around in the village, otherwise...hehe, shoot to death without mercy!
Not to mention, the soft ones are not as useful as the hard ones. As soon as Yun Zheng said the harsh words, the village chief immediately became honest and kowtowed. He repeatedly promised that the village was full of honest people and would definitely not run around. Yun Zheng didn't bother to say any more.
Just wave him away and send him away.
After sending the village chief away, Yun Yi and others had already arranged lunch. Yun Zheng was not particular about it, so when he ate, he had a good one. If there was a good one, he would eat the good one. If there was no good one, he could eat whatever he wanted.
This point should be regarded as a necessary quality for generals. However, after all, he usually eats too well. Suddenly eating these things, he is still a little uncomfortable. After taking the last bite, Yun Zheng became a little lost. He has always believed that
The combination of material power and spiritual belief is the most powerful combat power. After traveling for so long, I have never made any push for this world, but now it seems that I really need to use my brain. How can I make my army effective?
Will stronger transportation capacity be able to better guarantee the army’s food supply?
Logistics and transportation have always been extremely important. Before the troops and horses are moved, food and fodder go first. Even if there is a million-strong army, if the logistics work is not done well, the battle will still be unwinnable. But logistics is very complicated. Sun Tzu said: Thousands of chariots, but grass
Thousands of chariots, one hundred thousand armors, food for thousands of miles, expenses for guests inside and outside, glue and paint materials, chariots and armors, a thousand gold per day, and then a hundred thousand troops are raised
It shows that to raise a force of 100,000 troops, the logistics pressure is very high. This is why the brave and capable volunteers suffered many losses in the early days of the Korean War even though they had advanced strategies and tactics. In ancient times, there was a lack of transportation tools for later generations. Generally, cars were used on flat roads.
For horse transportation, people are carried on horseback in mountainous areas. It is best to use rivers to transport grain, so generally the troops in the upper reaches and downstream can quickly defeat the lower reaches. This is why Jingzhou is so important to Yangzhou. In order to use river water to transport grain, General Yang Hu of the Western Jin Dynasty
Lu Kang, who deliberately deceived the state of Wu, said that he would attack and destroy a certain embankment of the state of Wu. Lu Kang saw through it and destroyed the embankment to release water. As a result, the Western Jin Dynasty could only use carriages and horses for land transportation, which was a lot of effort; the general Huan Wen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty led his army to fight continuously.
When they arrived near Chang'an, Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty had harvested wheat in advance, so he had to retreat. During the second Northern Expedition, he captured Luoyang. Because he was worried about grain transportation, he asked Yuan Yu to dredge the river and transport grain by water, but he did not complete it. As a result,
Huan Wen had no choice but to retreat hastily. At Fangtou, the Eastern Jin infantry was pursued by Murong's cavalry from the former Yan Dynasty. They were defeated and returned. Zhuge Liang crossed the Qinling Mountains to attack Wei, but failed repeatedly, often because of poor food transportation, so he invented the wooden ox and the flowing horse. Wei Yan once suggested
Departing from Ziwu Valley to attack Xianyang, the specific suggestion was that 5,000 men fight and 5,000 men carry food. It can be seen that the logistics and combat numbers have reached a one-to-one ratio.
Zhuge Liang's wooden ox can transport 1 stone of grain (1 stone is about 60 kilograms), while the flowing horse can transport about 4 stone. Due to the long distance, it takes a month to transport grain from Xichuan to the front line, so multiple batches are needed to ensure
food supply
Farming is also a method for the army to obtain food. It began with Cao Cao's implementation of military farming during non-war times. It lasted for nearly 70 years and restored the economy of the north. Later, Zheng Chenggong also followed suit in Taiwan.
Sun Tzu said: If you use war to win for a long time, your blunt soldiers will defeat the enemy, and if you attack a city, your force will be defeated. If your army is violent for a long time, the country will be short of resources. If you use blunt soldiers to defeat the enemy, and use your force to destroy goods, then the feudal lords will take advantage of the disadvantages. Although
A wise man cannot follow well, so his soldiers know how fast they are, and they do not see how long it will take for their soldiers to benefit the country. If they do not have it, they will not fully understand the harm of using troops, and they will not fully understand the advantages of using troops (War Chapter)
) It can be seen that soldiers need speed, and war must be quick. A long war will make the country's economy difficult. The Iraq War is a typical example. Our ancients were greatly influenced by Sun Tzu, so they attached great importance to "quick war". If we can achieve quick war,
, then the problem of grain and fodder can be easily solved
As for Sun Tzu, he said: Therefore, it is wise to feed the enemy. If you feed the enemy for one hour, you will be worth twenty for me; if you feed the enemy for one stone, you will be worth twenty. This shows that in the ancient wars of our country, war was used to support war, and it was very important to obtain food in the enemy's country.
It is often said that a good general should know how to supply food to the enemy's country. However, Yunzheng cannot think this way now. He is now focused on truce with the Liao Kingdom. The Yanjing area has been in the war, and many farmland and pastures have been abandoned.
, the impact on the production of the entire Hebei and Shanxi, if measured from an economic perspective, can be said to be a huge loss. Moreover, the Wei Dynasty is becoming increasingly unstable internally. The Yun family must always ensure that they have enough strength to cope with various changes, and it is necessary to fight externally.
It can be said that there is no need to consider the enemy country now, and eating like Sun Tzu is definitely not possible at home, so Yunzheng must come up with a way to improve transportation capacity
How to do it? Yunzheng scratched the back of his head in distress and sighed to himself: "It's really strange. People traveled back to the Qin and Han Dynasties and were able to generate electricity and make electric lamps. This young marshal is just
I want to make the frontline troops eat better, but why can’t I think of any good way? Grandma’s bear, why didn’t I learn to make cars?”
"What flag car?" Yun Yi came over at some point and asked curiously
Yunzheng was startled: "When did you come? Have you finished eating?"
Yun Yi chuckled: "This thing is not a delicious thing. Wouldn't it be nice to fill up your stomach casually? Marshal, what did I hear you say about the flag car just now? What is it?"
Yunzheng said "Uh": "You heard me wrong, I didn't say... I meant that the vehicles we use to transport grain are not good now, they transport very little, the speed is slow, and the consumption on the road is extremely high, it is not cost-effective."
"Ah... that's right!" Yun Yi said with deep sympathy: "People say that our Yun family army does not go to Liao to fight in order to feed the thieves' self-respect. Hey, we want to fight, but who will give us food? We fight from Yanjing.
How many battles will be fought on the way to the capital of Liao Kingdom, how much time will it take, and how much food will be consumed during this process? Damn it, those people in the court know how to talk, but in fact they don’t understand... Didn’t Emperor Shengzong say that?
All lands conquered by foreigners belong to the border army. Is there something wrong with our Yun family? Do we think our territory is too big? It’s really..."
Yunzheng said "Hmm, um" twice, but suddenly thought of a situation in his mind. We can't make a big car, so what about a smaller one, but it is particularly convenient?
