He sent Lu Zhi's cavalry troops to Guangping. Behind Guangping City was Julu, where Zhang Jiao's lair was, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack. In order to prevent Zhang Jiao from retreating to Julu City, Lu Zhi had to strategically intercept and attack.
, sent the cavalry out.
This leaves Lu Zhi's army with a severe shortage of cavalry units.
There was no shortage of horses, because the army was on the move and the baggage troops stretched for miles. There was no problem in liberating thousands of horses.
What is lacking is a knight with excellent riding skills.
Luoyang belongs to the Central Plains, not the Northland, and is surrounded by mountains. Ninety percent of the entire Gyeonggi region is mountainous and hilly terrain, including Yushan Mountain, Mangshan Mountain, Qingyaoshan Mountain, Jingzishan Mountain, Zhoushan Mountain, Yingshan Mountain, and Longmen Mountain.
There are more than ten mountain ranges such as Shanshan Mountain, Xiangshan Mountain, Wan'an Mountain, Shouyang Mountain, and Songshan Mountain, and only 10% is plain.
This situation made most of the soldiers in Luoyang not good at riding and shooting, except for the specially trained Sanhe Knights (the Sanhe Knights refer to the cavalry units of the three counties of Sizhou, Hanoi, Hedong, and Henan).
Most of Lu Zhi's troops were from Sizhou. It was okay to let them go to the battlefield to fight, but it was a bit difficult for them to mount their horses and gallop. So after searching for them, they only found more than a thousand soldiers who could ride horses. Lu Zhi heard this result
It was so embarrassing that the surprise attack plan almost failed.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Chen Mu came up with a plan. Yi Yang was only forty miles away from Quliang. Their goal was just to get to Quliang one step ahead of the defeated Yellow Turban army. So there was no need to gallop, as long as they kept running faster than humans.
Just faster.
The defeated Yellow Turban Army fought fiercely in Yiyang for nearly an hour, and then ran wildly. Their physical strength must have been exhausted and they could not run very far. Lu Zhijun could have unloaded the baggage on the spot, freed up the carriages and horses, and let the grooms drive.
In this way, even if the horses cannot reach their fastest speed, which is more than 40 kilometers per hour, they can still maintain about 20 kilometers per hour. Even if the Yellow Turbans can run 10 kilometers per hour, it is more than enough.
Of course, Chen Mu would definitely not tell them the principle by calculating kilometers per hour. He would just use the chariots from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period as an example. The Han Dynasty was only four to five hundred years away from the Warring States Period, and many cultures had been developed.
The inheritance of various schools of thought is explained in this way, making it easier for people to understand.
This strategy was quickly adopted by Lu Zhi, who began to order the rear army to unload the grain and baggage on the spot, freeing up the carriages and horses, so that the carriages could be used as a means of transportation for soldiers.
Liu Bei's men and horses are all from Youzhou, and most of the soldiers have acceptable riding skills. With his pleading, he hopes to be allowed to participate in this plan.
His excuse was that he had hundreds of Youzhou cavalry in his hands, which would be of great help to the surprise attack plan.
Lu Zhi was very hesitant after hearing this.
What he considered was that Liu Bei's troops had just experienced a fierce battle and needed time to rest. If they were allowed to go to the battlefield again, it would be a huge burden for the soldiers. After all, people are not made of iron. If they fight continuously in a short period of time, the soldiers would not care.
If you don't die in battle, you'll probably die from exhaustion.
Seeing this situation, Liu Bei winked at Chen Mu and asked Chen Mu to say something.
Now Chen Mu can be regarded as someone who can give advice in front of Lu Zhi. With Qu Nihou Hou's signature, and Chen Mu's true talent and learning, Lu Zhi admires him very much and even plans to recommend him to the Imperial Academy.
Lu Zhi should be able to listen to what Chen Mu said.
Chen Mu had no choice but to say: "Sir, most of the troops of the Yellow Turban Army are poor peasants, and they all suffer from night blindness. So you can ignore the fleeing Yellow Turban Army, because they can't see the road clearly at night, and they don't even know the direction.
It is impossible to go to Quliang City alone to report the news. However, I asked the captured Yellow Turban Army and found that in addition to Qu Shuai Yu Changgen, who was shot to death by his eldest brother, there was also another bandit leader Guo Daxian. Seeing that the war was unfavorable, he led the
He led thousands of thieves to escape from Beicheng. If I guessed correctly, when he could not see the road clearly, he would definitely use the flow of Mingshui to determine the direction, and then walk eastward through the winding beams, taking care of the invisible roads along the way.
The soldiers who clear the road will definitely light up torches to illuminate the road, which will be very conspicuous in the dark night. If we have a cavalry unit on hand, we can conduct reconnaissance on them at any time, determine their location, and carry out operations.
Favorable judgment.”
Although Liu Bei didn't quite understand some parts, he nodded hurriedly and said: "That's exactly it."
Chen Mu added: "Since there is currently a lack of knights in the army, it is the time for our troops to show their talents. Although our troops have suffered heavy casualties, we still have more than 300 available soldiers. These soldiers are all from Youzhou.
, There are many ranches in Youzhou, and many soldiers grew up on horses and have superb riding skills. If they are just used to gather information, they are completely competent."
"Exactly."
Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he agreed again and again.
Among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, Liangzhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou were the only ones good at riding.
There are three reasons.
First, these three states all produce horses. For example, Bingzhou became Shanxi and a small piece of Inner Mongolia. The famous Jiuyuan Lu Bu of Bingzhou would be called Baotou Lu Bu of Inner Mongolia in another two thousand years. Youzhou was later Northeastern, and Liangzhou was
Later in Gansu, the common feature of the three places was that they were all very close to the Mongolian grasslands and all had vast pastures for raising horses.
Second, these three states have been fighting with Xianbei, Xiqiang, Hu Qiang, Xiongnu, Wuhuan and other grassland peoples all year round, and have rich experience in cavalry combat. However, the foreigners in the Three Kingdoms era can be called experienced babies. If you pick any country, they will be disappointed.
Attack the barbarians from all directions.
Third, the terrain of these three states is extremely vast. For example, the entire territory of Youzhou, except for the later small piece of Hebei and the capital, includes the entire Northeast, a small piece of Russian territory, and half of the Korean Peninsula. Liangzhou is even more exaggerated, and later Xinjiang,
During the Han Dynasty, the Western Region Changshi Mansion, a small area of Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and even reached Afghanistan in later generations.
In such a huge area, there is no complex water system to develop shipping. If you don't know how to ride a horse and walk on two feet, it may take a year or two to travel across the entire Youzhou or Liangzhou. Therefore, people who are better at riding in these three states
, has almost become a necessary life skill.
If there are still soldiers with skillful riding skills among Lu Zhi's army, they are probably from Liu Bei's Youzhou army.
Lu Zhi thought about it and felt that what Chen Mu said seemed to make sense, so he asked: "How should these three hundred knights be operated?"
Chen Mu said without hesitation: "Now Guo Daxian is like a frightened bird. He will inevitably move towards the curved beam at full speed while touching the water. The role of the cavalry is threefold. One is to know the enemy's position. The other is to delay the enemy's speed. Third, if there is a change on the battlefield,
, can be used as a surprise soldier."
"What's the use of knowing where the enemy is?"
"It is convenient to make sure that we will arrive at Quliang before them. For example, the enemy has been running for two quarters of an hour and is ten miles away from Yiyang. Then we can calculate that it will take at least six months for them to reach Quliang.
In a quarter of an hour, although they cannot have such physical strength, we have to ensure that we arrive at Quliang within six quarters of an hour and make arrangements in advance to make accurate calculations."
The Han Dynasty used a leak-marking system for timekeeping. The so-called leaking mark is to use a leaky vessel to record the amount of water leaked in a day. Every time how much water leaks out, a mark is carved, so it is called leaking mark.
At that time, the common system was 100 quarters, which meant that a day was divided into 100 quarter hours, with an average of 14.4 minutes per quarter hour.
As for the well-known 96-quarter-hour system, it was not established until the period of Emperor Liang Wu of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, so the current timekeeping system is not yet fully standardized.
Lu Zhi asked again: "How to delay the enemy's speed?"
Chen Mu replied: "If we can't surpass Guo Daxian in a short period of time, we can order the cavalry to appear in Guo Daxian's field of vision, but there is no need to attack, just let them know that there is a cavalry beside them, keep an eye on them from a distance, and let them know that there is a cavalry beside them."
They don't dare to move forward quickly, so they can delay."
"Since we can use chariots to catch up with Guo Daxian's troops, why not completely annihilate them?"
Lu Zhi seemed to be testing Chen Mu again.
However, there are some things that Lu Zhi did not understand very well, because they involve some mathematical problems. Although there were already nine chapters of arithmetic in the Han Dynasty, which proved that the mathematicians at this time were not weak, Lu Zhi was dealing with Confucian classics, and he was not familiar with it.
He knew almost nothing about mathematics and needed Chen Mu to help him solve his doubts.
"Sir, since you have already guessed it, why do you need to test me like this?"
Chen Mu was helpless. If he asked such a simple question, Lu Zhi must be too stupid.
Lu Zhi laughed loudly and said: "Chen Zigui, Chen Zigui, fortunately you are one of my subordinates. If you were a yellow turban thief, I would probably have a headache to death."
Chen Mu and Liu Bei laughed together. Although the surrounding clan members, Prince Fu, Wu Lan and other senior generals didn't quite understand what they were fighting, haha, the generals were all having fun, so naturally they had to laugh along, otherwise they would look too much.
A bit unsociable.
After everyone stopped laughing, Lu Zhi nodded: "Xuande, Chen Zigui has indeed convinced me. Then you obey the order, mobilize those who can mount the horse under your command, and act according to Chen Zigui's method. Remember, you must not delay until you are needed.
Appear within their field of vision and just keep an eye on them from a distance. When the army conquers Quliang, you will be the first to achieve success."
Can you take the lead without going to the battlefield?
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, looked around, and found that the faces of the generals under Prince Fu, Wu Lan, Bao Hong, Wu Fu, and Zhong Ji changed slightly. They looked at him with vaguely evil eyes. He immediately knew that something was wrong, and sincerely requested:
"Master, please take back your orders. If you were to pursue Guo Daxian one after another, you would not be able to defeat the enemy or kill the general. How can it be compared to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the siege battle? It is really difficult to deserve the first credit.
"
If Liu Bei takes the lead in the siege of Yiyang, there is no problem, because it is Meng Zhen's troops who attack the city, and they have nothing to do with the troops of the other four schools. If they insist on the relationship, it means that Bao Hong, the commander of the garrison and cavalry school, is Meng Zhen's.
The boss could still praise him for his good leadership. However, the five captains of the Northern Army were all senior officers worth two thousand dan, and they did not take this small credit into consideration at all.
However, the middle and low-level basic officers such as Sima, Duguan, Merit Cao, Biejia, Bingcao, and Qiangguan under the five captains are different. If they want to be promoted, they need to accumulate a lot of meritorious service. Liu Bei, leading hundreds of cavalry, can do anything.
If you don't do it, just give him a head start. It will be strange if they can accept it.
Lu Zhi was a great scholar at home and one of the three generals in the late Han Dynasty. He was a smart man himself. After noticing Liu Bei's gaze, he quickly understood that his orders had caused Liu Bei to harm the interests of middle and low-level officers.
However, after Chen Mu's explanation, Liu Bei's hundreds of cavalry have great strategic significance. They are very crucial in this battle. It can even be said to affect whether Lu Zhi's army can conquer Quliang and Kuizhang counties tonight.
, it was really unjustifiable not to give credit. He hesitated for a moment and said: "Then I will allow your troops to participate in the final battle after arriving at Quliang."
Liu Bei was overjoyed and thanked him: "Only, Bei respectfully obeys the master's orders!"