Chidao is not just a simple road. From the beginning of its construction, this road was planned to be used for marching armies.
Therefore, hundreds of post stations were set up along the road to supply the army with food, grass, drinking water, and temporary rest.
The inns are also set up in places with leeward water and large ones can accommodate tens of thousands of people, while small ones can accommodate thousands of people.
Therefore, Li Jing's army was destined to advance in batches, because there were too many people and it was impossible to gather in one place to rest.
The resting place of each legion has been planned in advance, and the station officials will prepare everything to welcome the army. After all, it is November now, and they are marching from the northern border of the Sui Dynasty. There must be a place to rest at night.
You can't survive it in the countryside.
Marching can be divided into normal marching and emergency marching. The army starting from Guanzhong has plenty of time and will never march at night. It cannot exhaust all the energy of the soldiers on the way.
But Li Jing set an example and led his six thousand cavalry troops, all wearing armor, to march at night so that the army could adapt to the dangerous environment in the future. A night march would require two or three days of rest. After all, marching with armor is very important.
Tired, although the armor made of refined steel is not only several times stronger than before, but also lighter, which greatly reduces the weight of the soldiers.
Every soldier who possesses refined ordnance regards his armor as a treasure and cleans it frequently.
"Good horse, good saddle, good armor, good sword," Yang Yuanqing took off his armor and wiped it carefully in the barracks, as if he was touching his beloved woman.
Pei Xingyan laughed at the side and said, "Isn't Dalang good at using two spears? Why did he use a horse spear this time?"
"As far as I am concerned, spears, spears, spears, and all kinds of skills and regulations are already complete," Yang Yuanqing said arrogantly, "As long as they are long weapons, I am good at them all."
After saying that, Yang Yuanqing raised his head and said: "Please take your position in the army."
Pei Xingyan laughed: "Okay, General Yang."
The two of them are responsible for the two thousand heavy cavalry under Li Jing's command. Each of them receives one thousand. Why the two of them? Because the method of fighting heavy cavalry is quite special, and both of them have studied military books and know how to use them, because their families have
There is such a book.
Pei Xingyan is the prototype of Pei Yuanqing. The author of "Shuo Tang" and "Xing Tang Biography" wrote Pei Yuanqing so awesomely because Pei Xingyan himself was very awesome.
This kid is also a big thorn in the capital. He is quite capable of fighting. His reputation is not as good as that of Yu Wenhuaji and Yang Xuanting, but he is still among the best of the generation below them.
The weapon he makes good use of is not an eight-edged plum blossom silver hammer, and his mount is not a jade lion that illuminates the night. The outfit he wears is no different from other armored cavalry.
The main weapon is a horse-drawn horse. On the saddle are hung a horizontal knife, a short crossbow, an arrow pot, a whetstone (whetstone), a large boat (untying awl), a lasso, and a round shield. He wears a felt hat, felt clothes, and leggings.
, and also bring twenty pieces of Hu cakes and two buckets of rice (about 7 kilograms).
As for Pei Xingyan's horse, it is naturally the Gaochang Longju, which is hard to buy for a lot of money. This is the standard equipment of the family.
This 2,000-strong heavy cavalry is a horse troop, and its ability to charge into battle is quite terrifying.
According to Li Jing, an infantry regiment of 30,000 people can charge into the formation.
The bonfire in the barracks was constantly being replenished with firewood. Instead of chatting with others, Li Jing opened the map to study, holding a branch in his hand and drawing on the ground.
Xiao Shilian walked in from outside, holding a letter in his hand and handed it to Li Jing,
"Letter from the Grand Steward."
There is only one general manager at the moment, and that is Yu Wenshu.
After Li Jing opened the letter and read it, he smiled, put the letter aside and said:
"The Grand Controller doesn't want me to lead the cavalry to support his eastern flank, but His Majesty has already agreed, so I don't have to listen to his general orders."
Yuwen Jingli had already arranged Li Jing's arrangements and sent someone to submit them to the emperor who was still in Luoyang. The matter was also brought to the court for discussion. There were few objections and the majority were in favor, so Yang Guang agreed.
Already.
But Yu Wenshu was not happy, so he wrote to Li Jing privately, hoping that he would stay on the West Road according to his old plan.
Yu Wen Jingli frowned and said: "There are some complaints from the East Route Army about the general manager's arrangement. After all, you are obviously distrustful of the East Route Army by doing this. Manager Jing (Jing Yuanheng) made the most noise, but Manager Wei (
Wei Xuan) didn’t say anything.”
Li Jing smiled and said: "The Chief Guard knows the troops well. The west road and the east road are two completely different geographical situations. Our west road is relatively safe, but the east road is crisscrossed by mountains and the terrain is steep, which will cause the army to be extremely scattered. They
We don’t have many cavalry, less than 30,000, so we can’t find many people to stay close to the main force to take care of them. The chief guard should be happy to have me help.”
During the Sui Dynasty's expedition, the total cavalry force was 200,000, but only 100,000 were delivered to the 11th Route Pioneer Army. Li Jing took 15,000, Wei Xuan took 28,000, and Duan Wenzhen from the north took another two.
Thirty thousand people, the rest are in the hands of Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen, which is just over 30,000.
War horses eat fine feed, which is a mixture of grass, bean feed, millet, sorghum, and wheat bran. They eat better than humans, and war horses have to be fed when they are almost idle, so the fine feed is definitely not enough.
Food must be given to the vanguard army first.
The main force is to attack Pyongyang, and the siege must be infantry. But the problem is that those guarding Pyongyang must be Goguryeo's most elite armored cavalry, and the heavy cavalry is used to charge into the formation.
Therefore, the main force of Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen included nearly 40,000 elite siege infantry regiments, as well as 20,000 light cavalry regiments and 10,000 heavy cavalry regiments.
The purpose of the 10,000 heavy cavalry regiment is to rush into the formation, while the purpose of the light cavalry regiment is to harass, cover, sneak attack, reconnaissance, outflank, flank, and detour, mainly using its mobility.
The heavy infantry regiment of more than 40,000 people is the elite among the elite, basically coming from the left and right guards, and is equipped with the best large shields, strong bows, powerful crossbows, armor-piercing arrows, as well as catapults, crossbows and other siege vehicles.
instrument.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There is also a 10,000-man Mo Dao Corps and a 10,000-strong Gongshen Corps. These two regiments are matched up to specialize in heavy cavalry.
This is why there are more than 200,000 troops on the east and west sides, just to cover 70,000 of them, because the combination of these 70,000 troops is suitable for large-scale battles under any circumstances, and they are all strong and strong guards.
It is extremely difficult for such a large army to break the formation when it is deployed. The only shortcoming is that during the march, because it is heavy infantry, all the ordnance, armor, food, grass and baggage on the march are transported on military vehicles.
Yes, marching without armor.
Therefore, Li Jing saw the problem and would rather offend others to ensure that the army could reach Pyongyang smoothly. When the army deployed in the plains around Pyongyang, he would not have to worry about it.
"To the Chief of Guard, should we write a letter and ask him which generals he will send to cover the main force, so that we can cooperate more easily," Han Xiaoji said.
Li Jing smiled and said: "Xin, I sent someone to deliver it when I was in the capital. I should be able to wait for a reply at the next inn."
Yang Ming had previously arranged for five people, Su Lie, Pei Xingyan, Liang Shidu, Luo Yi, and Qin Shubao.
Among them, Su Lie and Pei Xingyan were originally the commanders of the leopard cavalry of the left and right Yiwei. Luo Yi and Liang Shi both recorded affairs and joined the army for the leopard cavalry of the left and right Xiaowei. They had already decided to join the army, but in the end they were deliberately manipulated by someone.
changed.
Xiaoqi (belongs to the left and right Yi guards), Baoqi (belongs to the left and right Xiaowei), Xiongqu (belongs to the left and right Wuwei), Yulin (belongs to the left and right Tun guards), Shesheng (belongs to the left and right imperial guards), Ci (ci) Fei (
Belonging to the left and right guards), these are the six main military trumpets.
Yu Wenshu definitely didn't want Su Lie to be under his command, so he kicked Su Lie to Xue Shixiong. Now he belonged to Xue Shixiong's department of the Eastern Route Army. In name, Su Lie was still the commander of the Xiaoqi, but he went on an expedition under Xue Shixiong's command, and then
He kicked Pei Xingyan into Li Jingbu.
It means that Yu Wenshu did not change your position for you, but changed your place of work. After all, their military positions were requested by the prince and approved by the emperor. You can't change them, but he doesn't want to use them, so I will change them for you.
place.
Yu Wenshu was the general manager of the march, and he had this right to control the armies.
There were also changes in Luo Yi and Liang Division. Luo Yi would follow Duan Wenzhen to attack Buyeo City, while Liang Division became a general under Yu Zhongwen, responsible for commanding four thousand platoons of soldiers, that is, at the front.
The spear infantry has a high probability of being killed in battle.
As for Qin Shubao, he has the support of Lai Hu'er. Yu Wenshu doesn't want to offend Lai Hu'er at this time, so he is still in Zuoyi Guard. However, Lai Hu'er's six most powerful sons are now under Wei Xuan's tent, commanding the five
Qian Qingqi.
When I come to protect my children, I don’t want to take all my sons with me, otherwise if something happens, it will be a big deal that will end our relationship.
Three days later, Li Jing received a reply from Wei Xuan in Yinmayi. After reading the letter, Li Jing was overjoyed.
Wei Xuan was a very powerful person, and he also had the overall situation in mind. He knew that the person who could work together with Li Jing would be the prince's best, so he divided Su Lie's 3,000 Qingqi and the 5,000 Qingqi from Lai.
He was classified as the main flank cover and was specifically responsible for cooperating with Li Jing.
The 30,000-strong army led by Wei Xuan himself will also try to stay as close to the main march route as possible to prepare for support at any time.
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On December 15th, Wei Yunqi, who was in Zhuo County, received a military intelligence report that Goguryeo's two armies crossed the Liao River, marched all the way to Xi, and marched along the Liaoxi Corridor, approaching Linyu Pass.
These two roads will be the march roads that the Sui Dynasty will use to enter Goguryeo. They have already taken precautions and plan to have a fight with you during your march.
"How many soldiers and horses are there?" Wei Yunqi asked the ranger scout.
The scout said: "It is difficult to investigate deeply. There are at least 3,000 cavalrymen along the way. I don't know how many cavalry there are at most. The Banghai Road is even more difficult to explore. Our army's scouts have suffered serious losses and no detailed military reports have been brought back."
"Send another thousand scouts to investigate in two directions. We must clearly detect the enemy's troop deployment. It is best to see their numbers," Wei Yunqi said.
The scout said "yes" and took the order to leave.
Wei Baoluan on the side frowned and said, "I will report to Your Majesty immediately the military situation."
Wei Yun nodded, turned to a general beside him, and said in a deep voice:
"Immediately summon all the generals to discuss matters in the military room. Anyone who fails to show up for no reason will be beheaded!"