The mobilization of the martyrs was extremely fast, and the efficiency of the team was beyond Guida's imagination.
The former army was composed of martyrs and temporary martyrs, with a total of 5,000 people and five brigades. The organization of the troops had obvious Wu characteristics. At least in Guitian's view, this army was not much different from Wu Jia.
All are in decimal.
A team of ten is called a squadron, a squadron of ten is a squadron, and a squadron of ten is a squadron.
In Wu's army, a hundred men were considered a Chexing, which was equivalent to a squadron.
But Guitian didn't know that County Magistrate Li did this just for convenience.
Setting up a corps commander or something like that is not in line with County Magistrate Li’s personal habits.
At the beginning, the martyrs were just marching normally, not very fast, and the roads were not good either, and there was nothing extraordinary about them.
But after a long time, scouts came and walked around one after another, and the march speed obviously accelerated.
"The weather is hot and the advance is so rapid, how can the soldiers withstand it?"
Soon, Guida and his party were a little doubtful about life, because the temperature was really unbearable, but the main force of the martyrs was still moving forward. Even the Yi Cong, although they were lagging behind, vehicles soon followed, easing the road.
After that, I was able to keep up immediately.
It didn't take long. During this period, water was replenished twice. After another batch of scouts arrived, the marching speed of the large army slowed down significantly.
"Riding Biography."
Guida felt that this was the last batch of scouts, because after these scouts came back, they did not go out again, but went to the rear army to rest.
When the horses were resting, the knights kept massaging them, and then allowed the horses to eat and rehydrate.
This series of operations did not require any orders at all, it was so natural that Guida was dumbfounded.
He had stayed in Biyang City, but at that time there was no way to observe Li Jie's main force at close range.
At this time, he was suddenly a little frightened. Jiang Yinzi had such a powerful army with orders and prohibitions. How did King Gouchen of Wu subdue him?
Also, how strong is the King of Suzhou in order to allow such a powerful army to roam freely outside?
Gulu.
I couldn't help but swallowed and touched my neck. It's so good, it's still there.
"call……"
In the former army, the martyrs were all recovering their strength. There was no smoke from cooking, so they ate on the spot. The military rations were very special, and seemed to be wrapped in some kind of leaves.
"What is this?"
"Reed leaves?"
I shook off a piece of reed and smelled it. The food was not rancid at all.
"salty."
Guida's personal attendant took a bite, then nodded at him and said, "Sergeant, there is cured meat...or beans..."
I personally took another bite and found that it was indeed not sour.
I took another bite and it didn’t turn rancid despite the hot weather?
I took another bite, but why was it not sour?
Finally, I licked my fingers and asked the cook who distributed military rations for another one. I had to figure out why it wasn't rancid!
Li Jie ate the same food as a soldier. He ate rice dumplings and drank water. Then he picked up a telescope and looked at the building complex in the distance. Let's call it the building complex. This is the "station" near the entrance of Yingshui River to Huaikou.
Looking back, it all happened when Emperor Zhou was exerting pressure on the world.
Later, Cai State, Chu State, Fan State, and Hu State successively maintained it, but they were basically abandoned. In the end, private businessmen maintained it voluntarily.
There are advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that this is almost ownerless land, and whoever occupies it counts. The disadvantage is that it is ownerless land, and the property rights are not clear.
This ghost place was robbed more than 40 times during the battle between Wu and Chu. Different troops had different numbers, and the degree of cross-border robbery was also different.
But no matter what, it is dilapidated.
Only the basic buildings are still there and are still suitable for settlement.
"It is true that Cai Guo's troops are not here. Since they are confronting someone in the north, it is estimated that the number of troops is not small. The latest one is about 500 in armor and armor, and the large force should be more than 5,000."
This is what County Magistrate Li estimated. Normally, this should be the case.
For a weakling like Cai Guo, if the main force is ten thousand, the logistics must be twenty, thirty, or even forty or fifty thousand.
Even if a surprise attack is launched, the number of casualties will have to be doubled.
"Shou Li, the Cai people cut off the north and south, maybe the main force is about to cross the Ying River?"
"That makes sense."
Li Jie agreed with Ying Jian's view, but he always felt that there was something wrong with him.
Even if it is easy first and then difficult, it is not necessary to go to the "no man's land" to have fun. It is easy to hold the enclosure but difficult to hold it.
Wu State is so powerful. A large area of land in Jiangbei is governed by local autonomy. It's not that they don't want to rule, but it's really inconvenient. They require large and long-term investment in various things.
If the old monster vigorously manages the Jiangbei area, he won't have to do anything else in this life. Why call it Dawu International or Dawu Real Estate?
When a small Biyang country was engaged in large-scale construction, County Magistrate Li also used "hidden tricks" to steal chickens, cheat and steal, and then used "free" labor to give Biyang Guo's "second ring"
It started.
In terms of qualifications, Biyang Guo now has a much better future than Cao Guo. Of course, the premise is that Biyang Guo can survive.
"What is Shou Li worried about?"
"Jian, you said Cai Guoren should be dividing his troops now."
"Yes, soldiers are valuable and fast. Fighters are fleeting for our army, and the same is true for Cai. Once the Chu people have finished resting, north of the Huai River, the Cai people will not dare to act arbitrarily."
Yun Zhenluo's main force was not damaged, but was frightened by County Magistrate Li's fleet of twenty or thirty miles long.
It's impossible to run away. What's the concept of a fleet of twenty or thirty miles long? It's not something that a small city can resist.
Moreover, the people of the Chu State paid special attention to the territory outside Jianghan. For a long time, they focused on the north and the east as a supplement.
After all, the Central Plains has a higher quality population, more troops, and more regional powers.
Of course, this kind of strategic judgment is subject to fluctuations, and it will be fine in the long run, but there must have been some hiccups in the middle. As soon as the Wu State came over, the Jubu area would bleed...
Now Yun Zhenlu's judgment is that King Gou Chen of Wu wanted to seriously injure Chu State before he died. Of course, he is not sure yet, but the description of the fleet has been strengthened a lot in the reported military information.
The fleet of twenty or thirty miles directly expanded several times, becoming "an incalculable number of ships and oars running for hundreds of miles."
In a word: please dad, save me!
It’s just that Chu State’s communication efficiency is not high and the terrain is complex. Therefore, Chu State has relatively delegated power to the military chiefs or local chief officials below in terms of external defense. This has also led to the Chu State taking risks every few years.
One or two powerful ministers or military leaders came out.
Anyone who can ascend to the throne of Chu King must be a ruthless person himself, or his family is a ruthless person, a very, very ruthless kind of ruthless person.
At this time, while Yun Zhenlu reported the emergency military situation, he also rested in Liaocheng and began to mobilize.
In addition to requisitioning the "countrymen", they also plundered a large number of savages. Someone had to do the defense work. The "countrymen" obviously wanted to be soldiers and take up arms to fight the Wu people to the end.
Forget about savages, savages are just tool people.
Yun Zhenluo was seizing the opportunity to build fortifications with the purpose of guarding against Li Jie, but in fact, he also drew a line to expand Cai Guo's scope.
Although this was not Yun Zhenluo's idea, it had such an additional effect.
Therefore, there is no problem that Ying Jian's chance to judge Cai Guo is also fleeting.
How much territory could Cai Guo seize before Yun Zhenlu expanded the defense area?
Even if the territory you robbed has to be vomited out, this is a matter of bargaining. If you rob ten thousand and spit out three thousand, you will make a profit; if you grab ten thousand and spit out eight thousand, you will still make a big profit.
The number of counties in the Cai State is only six or seven. The expanded territory is enough to release the relatively "crowded" population of the Cai State. The survivors of the original Huaiyi, Hu, and Fan states can always be plundered every year with a little management.
Order something.
And after the domestic nobles are released and spread, they can also impose the authority of the King of Cai. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
It's just that good things take a long time.
"Is there something wrong with the Cai people? There are about 500 people guarding Chen's 100 and less than 200 people? What is this bayonet for? Is it to guard against the Chu army or our army?
"
When County Magistrate Li personally inspected the "front line", he always felt that these tough and tough Cai troops looked a bit funny.
"Looking at the flag, it should be Xincai's 'Xuanjia Brigade', and its brigade commander... seems to be a member of the Cai Guogong family."
After observing through the telescope, Ying Jian returned the telescope to Li Jie and said, "My lord, although Cai's army is elite, its numbers are few. With only 500 people, it should be easy to defeat them."
"I'm not worried about this at all."
County Magistrate Li picked up the telescope and looked at it again, "There are a lot of shanty towns set up at this checkpoint. It is estimated that the people intercepted are businessmen on this road. We have to find a reason to rob them."