Just when Wei Chenliu ordered the bell to ring as a warning, Zhonggeng Qiangxu's general's flag had already appeared more than ten miles west of Chenliu, and the Qin army's vanguard, with more than a thousand troops, had already approached the city...
When more than 10,000 troops were dispatched, they did not rush forward in a swarm, but according to the marching method in "Wei Liao Zi", they were divided into large armies, heeling armies, raising armies, and dividing the troops into several parts.
There are more than two hundred people in this army, all light cavalry scouts. In Heifu's view, their attire is exactly the same as the "cavalry warriors" in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses: wearing short armor on the upper body, tight pants on the lower body, and
Wearing long riding boots, a small round hat with a buckle on the chin, and carrying a bow and arrow on his back, he is a typical horseman and archer dressed in Hufu.
The Xing army should move twenty miles ahead of the main army and be divided into several villages, three to five miles apart, responsible for detecting the enemy's situation on the road ahead.
The heel army is the forward infantry, with 2,000 men, all lightly armed and without armor. Once the Xing army discovers the enemy's situation and sends a message to the rear, the Hei army will quickly step forward and cooperate with the Xing army to defeat it, opening the way for the main army.
Smooth road.
The largest army was located behind the vanguard, with a total of 7,000 men, where the generals and flags were located, and there were also garrison soldiers carrying baggage and food, walking slowly.
On both sides of the army, a thousand "separate soldiers" were arranged to advance in parallel. The separate soldiers were responsible for occupying favorable terrain, chasing the enemy when the battle was won, and temporarily stationed on standby to protect the flanks of the army.
Wei Liao thinks this way: "The so-called generals' soldiers are those who are within the four wonders and are victorious."
This means that if a general can command these four parts of the army skillfully and make them cooperate with each other, marching and fighting in correspondence with each other, how can he be invincible?
Think about it, if every march and battle can be so carefully arranged, like in the movie and TV series, there is a sudden golden sound, countless ambushes on both sides of the road, and the enemy troops are wiped out. Unless it is located on a narrow road in the mountains, otherwise it will really happen.
It is difficult to appear. The Qin army was victorious in almost every battle, and the biggest reason was that its excellent marching method eliminated low-level mistakes.
Qiang Su's march and formation were all seen by Hei Fu, who not only nodded secretly, but also remembered these things in his heart.
In terms of marching and fighting, he is still a beginner on the battlefield. This battle to destroy Wei must be watched and studied carefully.
No matter what era it is, every title and official position has corresponding professional skills. If you think about how to be promoted all day long but don’t know how to study, even if a pie from the sky suddenly makes you rise to a high position, you will only make jokes and be punished in your job.
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But unfortunately, Heifu and his "thousands" did not win the "heel army" which is the easiest to perform meritorious service. Instead, they served as separate pawns to defend the flank of the army...
Hei Fu was not too disappointed. In an army of more than ten thousand people, it would not be easy to claim credit unless you were a direct descendant of the general.
He also reprimanded Dongmen Leopard, who was muttering that he might have no merit this time: "Don't complain, everyone will do what they are told. Xiao Tao, you have a sharp eye, take care of the bridges and roads on the flanks, Dongmen Leopard, lead the people to drive them away."
All Wei people who try to get close! Even the men and women in the farmland must be driven away!"
This was the task of dividing the troops. Now that they were in a strange Wei territory, with enemies everywhere, they had to be vigilant. If any bold Wei people came to watch the fun, they would be looking for death.
Green seedlings of millet and wheat have grown in the fields next to the road, and occasionally farmers can be seen working in the fields. However, when they saw the Qin army from a distance, everyone was stunned for a while, and then they hurriedly ran back as if they had seen a ghost.
village.
On the next road, the gates of several lijus passed by the army were tightly closed. The farmers of Wei looked at the Qin people trampling through their fields in horror and fear, but no one dared to come out.
The Qin army is not a benevolent and righteous army that claims to "no offense in autumn". Everything prioritizes the convenience of marching, and the damage to the local agricultural economy is not within the scope of the general's consideration.
The journey was uneventful, and just as they were approaching Chenliu City, two naked children playing by the stream accidentally entered the guarded area where soldiers were divided while they were laughing and playing. The two children looked at a group of people in front of them.
The Qin people, who were wearing strange armor and wearing strange buns, were immediately frightened and stunned.
The Dongmen Leopard already had a fierce look on his face, raised his sword and walked towards the two of them, but after thinking about it, he put the sword down again, showed a fierce look on his face, and shouted loudly to drive them away.
"In a few years, my son will be as old as them."
Heifu breathed a sigh of relief and said to everyone: "The inspection of heads in the military is very strict. Even if you kill them, it is not considered beheading. Don't attack civilians unless necessary."
Everyone only agreed. Their trip was relatively smooth. They had not experienced a bloody battle and were not crazy enough to kill everyone they saw.
Generally speaking, the Qin army is relatively calm. Although it has always had the bad habit of killing prisoners of war in order to decapitate military merits, the tiger and wolf divisions that "violated the Qin" rarely massacred cities like the Chu-Han melee.
What the King of Qin wanted was conquest and unification, not retaliatory destruction and destruction. Qin's generals also had the ability to use strict military laws to restrain the Qin soldiers' every move.
After this small incident, the soldiers arrived at Chenliu City together with the army...
Chenliu is an important county east of Daliang. It is located on an important transportation road and has a large population of more than 10,000 people. The city perimeter is four to five miles, which is much larger than Heifu and his family's Anlu County.
The city wall is made of rammed loess and is about four feet high. There are gates in the east, west and south, and there are turrets six feet high on both sides of the gate...
It was only then that the Qin soldiers, who were gearing up for a battle, were shocked to find that the gates of Chenliu City had been opened long ago, the flag of Wei had been cut off and thrown under the city, and the flag of the Hei army was already flying on the turret.
"No."
Even Heifu was a little shocked. The vanguard of the heel army was only ten miles in front of him. Could it be said that it only took an hour for the two thousand of them to take down the city? Didn't Chen Liu put up an effective resistance?
Didn’t he say that there were still three thousand Wei troops in Chenliucheng?
With such doubts, the garrison soldiers were asked to enter the city to maintain order and search for remnants of the enemy.
Walking into the west gate of Chenliu, Heifu discovered that a battle had taken place inside the city gate. There were more than a hundred corpses lying here and there. They died tragically, either killed by crossbow arrows or poked out by spears.
Several bloody holes.
"Is it Wei Jun?" Ji Ying, walking behind Hei Fu, whispered.
"Look at these people's clothes and all kinds of weapons. They don't look like Wei soldiers..." Gong Ao answered.
"He's a local light knight."
Heifu had already guessed their identities and couldn't help but sigh. The Wei army stationed in Chenliu left without a fight. Instead, it was the local rangers who shed their blood defending their hometown.
Half an hour later, the few remnants of the enemy in the city were also eliminated. Unfortunately, because there were too many Qin troops and too few light knights to resist, Heifu and his group only managed to get two heads in the village, which was not enough.
When it comes to the standard for his village chief to be promoted to a noble rank due to collective merit...
The heads of those who resisted were chopped off and piled into a pile, while the headless corpses were hung high inside the city gate, which looked very horrifying.
The people in Chenliu City were driven out of their homes by Qin soldiers and stood tremblingly at the door, looking at the corpses of their relatives and friends while waiting for General Qiang Yu's entry into the city.
Heifu also stood by the door with his subordinates, holding swords and spears to maintain order.
He looked around, and among the faces on both sides of the road that were either fearful or filled with hatred, Heifu saw a middle-aged man in his forties wearing Confucian robes. His Confucian crown was worn crookedly, and his clothes were stained.
It was full of wine stains and looked nondescript.
This man was pointing at the Qin army entering the city, and said something in the ear of a young man whose eyes were full of resentment...
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"How shameful! That captain apparently had three thousand soldiers, but he fled without fighting! How shameful!"
Li Shang from Gaoyangli is well-known among the Chenliu Rangers. He likes to stand out in everything and is highly respected by his peers.
But today, because he was stopped by his brother, he was unable to join the last resistance of the hundreds of young men and disciples led by Chen Liuling.
At this moment, he was standing among the crowds kneeling to welcome the Qin army into the city. Looking at the corpses of his former companions and the Qin soldiers showing off their power, he couldn't help but feel resentful. He almost couldn't hold it back and wanted to go over and stab the armor-clad soldier.
The black-faced Qin official who looked in their direction was struck with a sword!
"If Brother Wei hadn't held you back, you would have been one of those headless corpses right now."
Li Shiqi, who was on the side, dismissed this. In his opinion, it was not worth it for these knights to die in bare clothes and grab the ground with their heads.
When a man is born in the world, he should imitate Zhang Yi, Gongsun Yan, get angry and make the princes fearful, live in peace and let the world rest! Even if he dies, he should be like Su Qin, who did something big that shocked the princes, and died vigorously, making the world look at him! How can it be so?
How can you easily sacrifice your precious life for a regime that is destined to perish?
"Shang, put away your anger."
Li Shiqi patted Li Shang and said in his ear: "Chen Liu ordered Shijun to be the emperor's salary, and he had the responsibility to protect the land. He could only repay the king of Wei with his own death. But the Wei State has not shown a single drop of kindness to you and my brothers, so why should we do it for you?"
Burial? The fall of Wei is a foregone conclusion. Let’s think about how we will survive under Qin’s rule in the future. I heard that Qin doesn’t like rangers. What are your plans in the future?”
Li Shang was still a little aggrieved and very dissatisfied with his brother's attitude, so he turned back and said to him: "I also heard that the Qin State does not like Confucian scholars."
Li Shiqi laughed softly.
"Although I wear Confucian clothes and look like a Confucian scholar, I am learning the art of vertical and horizontal strategists. Of course, in today's world, the Qin State is sweeping across the Central Plains. Without the melee among the princes, the art of vertical and horizontal tactics is of no use..."
Li Shiqi was inevitably a little regretful. It was a pity that he was not born in a time of great strife because of his sharp teeth, eloquence, and boasting skills.
"That's right." Li Shang said sarcastically: "Whether you are a Confucian scholar or a political strategist, there is no way out, so what are you going to do, brother?"
However, Li Shiqi's expression remained normal and he said calmly: "I heard someone say that when Qu Yuan of Chu State committed suicide, a fisherman said to him that saints are not stagnant in things, but can move with the world. Everyone in the world is turbid, so why not control them?
The mud makes its ripples rise? Everyone is drunk, why not feed the dregs and smother (huo) the dregs?"
"I deeply believe what the fisherman said!"
In this world, the key to people's survival lies in the word change. Since the current situation is like this, then...
Li Shiqi tore off the Confucian crown that was crooked on his head, and tore open the skirt of his clothes. He suddenly became a wild and unruly man.
"When the Holy King was alive, I was a scholarly Confucian scholar; when the princes fought for balance, I was a scornful strategist; now that Qin has occupied Chenliu, I cannot be a Confucian strategist, but I can still feed the bad and suppress the foolish.
, imitate the drunkenness of everyone..."
He laughed: "From now on, I am a drunkard of Gaoyang! Li Shiqi should seek to be a minor official of the Qin State and collude with the world!"
