Because the supplies were not delivered in time, the Northern Army stayed in Jiaozhou for a period of time and did not participate in the expedition. The Northern Army had a large number of people. Starting from the Jianning period, their food and equipment were higher than those of other armies, including the Southern Army.
There was also a gap between the Northern Army and the Northern Army. After the supplies had not arrived, Huang Zhong was not in a hurry to send troops to attack. Anyway, in Huang Zhong's view, there was no need to pay attention to these indigenous people outside Jiaozhou.
Of course, during this period, Huang Zhong didn't just sit around. With Du Wei's help, he also personally went to explore the rainforest outside Funan. He was well prepared for war. The supplies finally arrived in Jiaozhou. At this time, Huang Zhong
He also made plans to send troops.
Sitting in the Funan Prime Minister's Mansion, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Xu Huang, and Du Wei were discussing the war.
Huang Zhong sat on the main seat with a solemn expression, but his face was a little less sad. After losing his only son, he seemed to have changed. His whole person was silent in the grief of losing his child. Xiaoxian
After the emperor found out, he arranged a marriage for him very forcefully, completely ignoring Huang Zhong's refusal. Faced with Emperor Xiaoxian's edict, the loyal and courageous general could not refute it, so he could only marry a second wife.
General Huang's second wife is not from an ordinary family, but is the granddaughter of the old Taiwei Liu Ju. The Liu family is a royal family member, and she is a close relative of the general. After getting married, although the general has always cherished the memory of his late wife, he has never been close to the Liu family.
, but Mrs. Liu did not complain and was extremely virtuous. In the end, Huang Zhong also recognized his wife, and gave birth to a daughter. The birth of his daughter made the general gradually get rid of his past sorrow.
Now, he has become the resolute and brave general again.
"Gentlemen, I have been exploring everywhere these days. However, the area outside of Funan is full of woods. It is impossible to make a map. The thieves are hiding in them. It is really difficult to find them.
An order came from the Taiwei Mansion, asking us to try our best to capture the thieves alive, and not to take their lives easily..." Huang Zhong said, but Xu Huang was a little confused and asked in confusion: "Is Taiwei Sun the best?
Why are you so crazy??”
"These thieves are plundering everywhere, hurting our people, and they want to capture them alive without harming their lives??"
Seeing his confused look, Huang Zhong said solemnly: "You are not allowed to speak ill of the Taiwei... Our country is a country of benevolence and righteousness, so naturally we must have a benevolent heart..." When Xu Huang heard this, he was almost angry.
He smashed the document and said helplessly: "Repaying evil with kindness? Fortunately, He Zi has passed away, otherwise the captain would have been beaten severely..."
"Gongming..." Guan Yu on the side spoke and whispered: "Yangzhou is building a canal...ahem..."
Hearing Guan Yu's words, Xu Huang suddenly realized, grinned, nodded, and said: "No wonder it's like this... Then I have to apologize to the Taiwei... General, then we can't use fire attacks."
Originally, under such circumstances, fire attack was the most suitable, but now, if we use fire attack, I'm afraid... we won't be able to catch many alive..."
Xu Huang said a little embarrassed.
Huang Zhong nodded, looked at Guan Yu and asked, "Chang Sheng, do you have any ideas?"
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes. Over the years, he had been familiar with military books, and he had not forgotten the Gongyang Exegesis left by Yuan Shu. This made him grow a lot. Some important decisions of the Northern Army, including military training methods, Huang
Zhongdu left it to Guan Yu with peace of mind, and Guan Yu did not disappoint Huang Zhong. He came up with a brand-new method of military training. This was also an idea he got from the books left by Yuan Shu, which is simple.
Let the army be divided into two parts, and then conduct a simulated battle...
Except for not being able to actually kill people, all strategies can be used.
Guan Yu also loved to lead the Northern Army to run around without any goals. However, what he wanted was to march quickly. He had seen many military techniques, and finally regarded the importance of soldiers and speed as the core of his army. The Northern Army he led
, ran as far as Youzhou... and then ran back on foot, and almost killed several soldiers. This kind of military training method was frightening, and the most terrifying thing was that Guan Yu ran with them, and the soldiers also
I can't say anything, after all, he is still wearing thick armor.
Under this kind of military training method, the elite level of the Northern Army, which stayed in Luoyang all year round, was still not surpassed by the Southern Army. In terms of marching, they already surpassed the Southern Army. Taiwei Sun Jian was born in the Southern Army.
Regarding the issue of the Northern and Southern armies, Huang Zhong still paid more attention to the Southern Army. It is said that Huang Zhong once quarreled with Sun Jian over the shortage of supplies for the Northern Army. He felt that the Southern Army's supplies should not exceed those of the Northern Army.
At that time, Sun Jian once said with a smile: "The thirteen captains of the Southern Army, such as Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Sun Ce, etc., can be said to be as fierce as a cloud. They have better food, so why not?"
Huang Zhong replied seriously: "Guan Changsheng, the fierce warrior of our Northern Army, how can we not be as good as the Southern Army in terms of food?"
Sun Jian was speechless, and his plan to increase the food supply of the Confederate army was abandoned.
Therefore, when encountering a problem, the first thing Huang Zhong thought of was the handsome bearded man next to him. Guan Yu frowned, thought for a moment, and then said: "General, since we arrived in Jiaozhou, these people have been frightened.
I was so scared that they had been hiding in the forest for such a long time and did not dare to come out. They did not have a fixed house. It was easy to escape wherever they wanted. It was not easy to ride horses in the forest, so it was difficult to catch up with them.
..."
"I think... in such terrain, what we have to pay attention to is not to let them escape. These people pose no threat to the Northern Army... Killing them is easier than slaughtering dolphins...
.However, the Taiwei had orders not to kill as much as possible... I think that at such a time, the most effective ones are hounds... The Northern Army should borrow hounds from Jiaozhou and Yangzhou. The hounds are very useful in catching these people.
Hiding thieves work wonders..."
"In addition, it is to prevent them from escaping... General Huang can lead a battalion from Funan and conquer all the way... And I and Gongming each lead a battalion to attack from the north and south respectively and guide them to escape westward... Funan
Outside, there is a long island with sea on both sides. As long as we drive them to flee to the southwest... we can block them in one place..." Huang Zhong nodded when he heard Guan Yu say
, I think this strategy is good.
Guan Yu then said: "General, I will give you the specific plan tomorrow..."
"No need!" Huang Zhong interrupted him directly, and said: "You will be the commander-in-chief of this conquest... You don't have to ask me about everything..."
"But... this..." Guan Yu wanted to say something more, but Huang Zhong stopped him, turned his head, looked at Du Wei aside, and asked: "Prime Minister, can Funan find a hunting dog?"
Du Wei looked at him blankly, without saying anything. Huang Zhong slapped his forehead violently, almost forgetting about the deaf man. He took a pen and ink and wrote his query on the paper. Du Wei took a look at it.
I understand what they are thinking.
"I can find them, but not much. I can borrow them from Jiaozhou and Yangzhou..."
The next day, the Northern Army left Funan in a hurry. Guan Yu led a battalion, but in fact, he was in charge of the entire Northern Army. Huang Zhong handed over the power to him, and he only served as the nominal commander.
Huang Zhong didn't feel that his talents were insufficient. He just felt that since he was old, he should try to let Guan Yu carry out such a multi-corps offensive war. This would definitely be good for Guan Yu. After him, the leader of the Northern Army would definitely be
he.
Guan Yu pursued military speed, ordered the deployment of each battalion, and sent troops directly. The entire Northern Army quickly dispatched troops, but it caught the local natives off guard. Originally, they seemed a little panicked due to the arrival of the Northern Army, but the Northern Army did not appear for a long time.
As soon as they relaxed their movements, they encountered a head-on attack. In front of the Northern Army, these troops were indeed, as Guan Yu said, not the slightest threat.
The equipment of the Han army surpassed theirs by a lot. These barbarians, who were armed with bamboo spears and covered with sweaters and could only bark when fighting, encountered these men who wore several layers of fish scale armor and used the latest steel spears forged by the Han, and practiced every day.
The scene of the Northern soldiers was simply unwatchable. In the early encounters, a Northern soldier captured three to four hundred savages, and even a group of soldiers chased and killed thousands of people... It was really
Unbelievable.
These indigenous people have no tactics at all, not even leaders. They are the result of the alliance of several small tribes. In the eyes of the Northern soldiers, they are completely uncivilized savages, and they cannot communicate with each other normally.
, I could only use swords to make them obey. The early stage went very smoothly. A large number of thieves were tied up and sent to Yangzhou. Cao Cao was very happy.
But then, these people learned their lesson and no longer dared to fight against the Han soldiers, and kept fleeing. Guan Yu did not rush to kill them all, but kept compressing the area where they could move, forcing them to go west.
South escape...
Jianning Changdao, southwest corner.
Hundreds of large ships stayed on the shore. Han soldiers sat on the shore, and many of them lay directly on the ground. For these soldiers who had been wandering overseas for a long time, they could step on solid ground.
What a happy thing. Youtu looked at these soldiers, basking in the sun comfortably. During this period, they had been overseas, trading everywhere, and the goods they traded, ahem, let’s not talk about it.
After Cao Cao gave the order, You Tu immediately led his people to sea. During these days, the harvest was huge. However, he had been away from Yangzhou for too long, and the soldiers all missed their hometown. Moreover, the harvest from this trip was enough. You Tu
Then he was ready to return. Of course, after returning and unloading the cargo, he still had to go to sea. You Tu thought in his heart that suddenly a soldier shouted. You Tu was shocked and quickly pulled out the sword from his waist.
In the distance, a dense group of natives were rushing towards here.
Youtu was a little confused, what was going on? He just looked at it and immediately ordered the soldiers to attack.
These thieves who came from Funan ran all the way to the southwest and finally escaped from the capture of the Northern Army. When they looked up, they saw thousands of Han soldiers coming to kill them. At that time, their legs went weak.
These people almost cried, what is going on?
"Hehehe, it just so happens that the goods are not enough. This is really a trophy gifted to me by God!!"