Although Wang Xuan looked very arrogant, Guo Jia had to admit that in terms of quick response, indeed, the other princes were not comparable to Liu Bei's side.
After all, all soldiers under Liu Bei's command have strict "emergency training," including but not limited to training subjects such as emergency gatherings at night, ambushes, and encounters.
There are complete countermeasures for any imaginable situation, and in order to implement these measures, there are dozens or hundreds of trainings to ensure that even a soldier can know what to do when encountering these situations.
how to respond.
At this point, other princes are simply not comparable. In the final analysis, Liu Bei is too rich!
If you have money, you can do whatever you want. While other princes still have two meals a day and eat most of them, Liu Bei's men already have three meals a day and have meat every week. This is talking about rabbit meat and the like.
On weekdays, every soldier can eat half a salted fish for lunch and dinner!
There is so much salt that you can’t eat it all, the ship is big, and you can catch a lot of fish. Even if you add in the auxiliary soldiers, there are only 100,000 people in total. The consumption of only 50 tons of fish a day is less than 20,000 a year.
Tons, what does it matter!
(The output of aquatic products in Shandong in 2005 was 7.36 million tons)
Other princes did one exercise every three days, but Liu Bei did two exercises a day... Don't get me wrong, it's literal.
Sufficient food ensures that the amount of training for Liu Bei's soldiers can be more than five times that of other princes, allowing more time to train how to respond to emergencies.
"Don't worry." Wang Xuan patted Guo Jia on the shoulder, "You came late, and you don't know how many tricks we have in training. It's just not as good as it looks on paper. This time, I'll let you see it through actual combat. Let's see.
The quality of our soldiers means that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will be victorious in every battle."
"In addition, our equipment is not comparable to Married Woman Cao's. At least our soldiers each have a steel kettle and carry fried noodles with them to ensure that they are in the best condition before the war."
"It's said to be an encounter, but in fact, it's not under our control. We have to be prepared and unprepared. If we lose again, I will die!"
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"Report! Liu Bei's army has been spotted ahead, six miles away from our army!" A scout ran to the center of the army and shouted to Xiahou Dun.
"What!" Xiahou Dun was startled and asked eagerly to the scout: "Are you sure it's Liu Bei's army? How many troops are there? Who is the general?"
Cheng Yu, who was on the side, also poked his head out of the carriage and looked at the scouts. He was also shocked by the news. Six miles was an extremely dangerous distance. An encounter was unavoidable. If anything happened, the whole army would be defeated.
"My subordinate is definitely Liu Beijun. Look at the flag written on Zhang. He has a strength of 15,000." In ancient times, those who could be scouts were elites. At the very least, they had to know how to read. Otherwise, if they couldn't even read the flag, how could they still be investigating?
Shit, in addition, you need to judge the total number of enemy troops based on the number of flags in the opponent's army. Generally speaking, this is a science, and non-military veterans cannot do it.
"Zhang Fei!" Xiahou Dun and Cheng Yu looked at each other and identified Liu Bei's general. However, according to intelligence, Zhang Fei only had 15,000 troops stationed in Licheng. Seeing that this was another force sent by Liu Bei,
reinforcements. (For other princes, there is no such thing as regular troops and auxiliary troops, so the total number is calculated.)
Thinking of this, Xiahou Dun sighed slightly. Although he didn't think that his side's transfer could be hidden from Liu Bei, Liu Bei's reaction was too fast. Those who prepared first on his side had not yet arrived in Licheng, and everyone on the other side had already received the news.
Support is coming!
In other words, Liu Bei himself had the idea of attacking Yanzhou?
This is not accurate. After all, Liu Bei's development is more narrow. Without provoking Yuan Shao, the overlord, the only choice is Cao Cao. Xuzhou is impossible. Tao Qian has given Liu Bei strong support in his development. If he turns his back and annexes
Xuzhou and Liu Bei's reputation was completely ruined.
This is also the reason why Cao Cao is willing to test Liu Bei. Sooner or later, the two sides will fight, so it is better to use Yuan Shao's benefits to handle his own affairs.
"I know, let's explore again!" Xiahou Dun and Cheng Yu looked at each other and asked, "What should we do?"
"Don't think so much, prepare the army for war. After all, we can't expect Zhang Fei to stop advancing, retreat and set up camp!" Cheng Yu has strong decision-making ability and never puts his hope on the enemy.
Xiahou Dun nodded and immediately passed on the order. The 80,000-strong army stretched out nearly ten miles away and was divided into three armies: front, middle and rear. How could it be so easy to assemble the army immediately to prepare for war?
The food, grass and baggage alone were closely protected behind the central army, which was the lifeblood of the army. There were 20,000 soldiers in the front, one in the middle and one in the rear. There were only 5,000 in the vanguard, 10,000 in the middle, and 5,000 in the rear.
In a hurry, Xiahou Dun could only separate the army. The civilians and baggage stopped and waited for the protection of the rear army. The vanguard army continued to advance, and the 10,000-strong central army accelerated to catch up with the enemy.
This mobilization during the march made the entire marching team even more chaotic. Take the Chinese army as an example. It has to accelerate at least three to five miles before it can meet the enemy with the vanguard. At most, it has to advance six or seven miles in a short time.
...Based on the quality of Cao Cao's soldiers, not only did they march for most of the day without water or rice, but they also had to march in a hurry to engage in encounters with the enemy... It was simply too difficult!
In comparison, Wang Xuan's side is much more relaxed. There are 15,000 troops and only 5,000 auxiliaries. They have been prepared for the war early. They are full of food and water. They are well-trained and fully armed on weekdays.
Marching thirty miles is just a warm-up routine during daily training.
Since he was discovered by Cao Cao's army, Wang Xuan asked his soldiers to advance two miles again and then started the equipment battle. Since he wanted to give Cao Cao a hard blow and show his own strength, this time Wang Xuan brought all the trump cards in his hand.
The reason why there are so many auxiliary troops is mainly to take care of Hua Xiong's thousand heavy armored cavalry and Dianwei's thousand heavy armored infantry. Their armor alone requires a large number of four-wheeled carriages to transport, and auxiliary troops are also needed to help the armor.
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When Wang Xuan's side was ready, Xiahou Dun also hurriedly formed his team with 15,000 men and faced off two miles away. Wang Xuan's side was calm and relaxed, while on Xiahou Dun's side, a large number of soldiers were breathing heavily.
On the one hand, I was tired from the emergency action, and on the other hand, I was frightened because of the lack of preparation for the sudden encounter.
If the morale of Wang Xuan's side is at full 100, then the morale of Xiahou Dun's side can only be left at 70 at most, looking at the enemy troops pressing squarely towards them.
"Blast the drums! Advance!" Wang Xuan gave the order, and the sound of "dong dong dong" war drums resounded for ten miles. With the sound of war drums, the solemn atmosphere of the battlefield became more solemn, and the air seemed to be a little thicker.
A thousand heavy armored cavalry in bright silver armor took the lead and lined up in three rows, keeping enough space to slowly crush Cao Jun. A thousand heavy armored infantry followed closely behind, and then five thousand infantry formed a front line.
Following closely behind were two thousand cavalrymen, cruising left and right in columns.