There is a battle to establish the country, but Zhiyao only leads 70,000 people. The pomp and circumstance seems a bit lacking, right?
However, there are two "divisions" and more than 10,000 cavalry in the western border of the original country, and there are two "divisions" and more than 20,000 cavalry in the north. There are nearly four "divisions" in the country that are exterminating the remnants of the Wei family. Together, these forces That's more than 60,000.
Therefore, the current number of troops in the original country with combat missions is about 140,000.
Among the 70,000 people led by Zhiyao himself, four "brigades" were standing armies, with a total number of 6,000 soldiers; there was a full army, and their armor rate reached 100%, and there were even some in the army warehouse. There are more than 5,000 sets of armor in reserve; the remaining 20,000 cavalry are considered light cavalry in terms of type.
As for the coalition forces, the Chu army numbered about 40,000, and the rest were the troops brought by the princes to participate in the "Yongqiu Alliance".
They originally had about 80,000 troops, but they were harassed by Zhishi's cavalry along the way. The number of men lost was not too many, about 2,000, but the overall army was in a state of exhaustion.
After learning that the original army was stationed in "Chengqiu", Chu Junzhang fell into hesitation.
If there is a choice? Chu Junzhang still hopes to have a rest period. They have already crossed "Xianqiu" before, and then turned around and returned to "Mao". It was really a lot of trouble during this period.
However, one or two people gave very well-founded reasons and persuaded Chu Junzhang to choose to lead his army northward.
On the side of the original army.
"The longer it lasts, the worse it will be for me." Sun Wu said.
According to common sense, the princes should be deploying troops to the country? This means that the longer the delay, the more the number of coalition forces will increase.
Even if the Yuan Kingdom now needs to keep troops in three directions, it does not mean that Zhiyao has no troops to adjust. It just pays attention to the cost-effectiveness of everything. If it is not done well, it will become a way to add fuel to the enemy.
Let's put it this way, if Zhiyao continues to draw troops from the country, it will either delay the autumn farming work, or it will cause defense gaps in certain areas. After more rigorous planning and calculation, he finally led 70,000 troops south.
Fan Li, who was temporarily serving as guest minister, said: "The coalition forces are rushing back and forth, and our army is also constantly harassing us. It's just when we are tired, why not go south immediately?"
Sun Wu glanced at Fan Li, and when his eyes met Zhiyao's, he added: "This battle can only be fought in a grand and serious way, and it will be a battle for the founding of the country."
By using various means such as sneak attacks, the princes will not be resigned to losing. It is very likely that it will arouse their hatred of the same enemy, and soon they will form a coalition to attack again.
After the hunting officially begins, the two sides set up a battle formation and compete with each other. Who loses and who wins depends on the level of fighting power.
Knowing that Sun Wu was right, Zhiyao immediately ordered the entire army to set off tomorrow, and at the same time sent envoys to the coalition forces to inform the princes of the fact that they were on their way to "Mao".
According to Zhiyao's knowledge, the "Mao" that will be used as the battlefield is a flat terrain. There must be forests, but they are not very dense. It is indeed a good place for fighting.
"The princes know that I have a lot of cavalry here, so why did they choose the flat terrain of Mao as the battlefield?" Zhiyao was confused about this now, and felt that it was necessary to send enough reconnaissance cavalry and scouts to investigate.
The next day.
The army finished their meal and rested for about two quarters of an hour. Two thousand cavalry set off as the vanguard, and then the infantry and cavalry began to move in a mighty manner.
"We also need to have scouts on the surrounding areas." Zhiyao wanted to engage in a head-on battle with the enemy this time, but no one could guarantee what the enemy would do.
No army will be fully armed when marching. They will definitely take off their armor, and heavier weapons will also be temporarily removed from their bodies. Armor and heavy weapons are usually carried by the accompanying pack horses or carriages.
That is when the marching state is mainly light. Otherwise, the load will be too much and the marching speed will be too slow. At the same time, there will not be much physical strength left when waiting for the battle.
So, the so-called being ambushed actually means that the enemy suddenly appears when you are not wearing armor and heavy weapons are not in hand. Even if the enemy is still a little far away, your side still needs time to wear armor and obtain weapons. Generally, there will be no time.
There is no such thing as a battle formation. It's just whether you're prepared or not when you encounter an enemy. It's not that you're so close that an arrow can reach you, you're in an ambush.
In the past, Zhiyao always launched surprise and unprepared attacks on the enemy. He repeatedly used this method to take advantage. It was impossible to see his own army suffer the same blow, so it became necessary to send enough scouts to patrol the surrounding areas.
Facts have proved that Zhiyao’s defense was right!
"Your Majesty, the modern cavalry is ten miles away, and there are Chu troops about twenty miles away. The combined force is about ten thousand."
This is because the scouts discovered Zhao's cavalry and needed to spend time rushing back to report the estimated distance.
So, the scouts from the original country should have discovered the other party twenty or thirty miles away?
The distance between "Chengqiu" and "Mao" is about 80 miles. The original army discovered the enemy about an hour after setting off, which means that the original army is still about 60 miles away from "Mao"? (An hour's walk is about 5 kilometers.
, the original country is 500 meters per mile, 1000 meters per kilometer)
The uncertain thing now is, has the other party discovered the scouts from the original country?
If the Chu army and Dai army knew that they were exposed, would they choose to turn around and leave, or would they go straight up?
This depends on how many coalition forces are coming, more than ten thousand are the vanguard, there are more behind, or there are only more than ten thousand.
If it's just more than ten thousand, unless they don't know the fact that their side has been exposed, there is no way they can move forward.
"Wu, lead five thousand cavalry to the west. If the enemy is approaching, look for opportunities to flank or entangle; if the enemy engages with the forward, rescue is needed." Zhiyao responded like this.
Cheng Wu said "Promise!" and rode off to mobilize the troops.
At present, there are still many imperfections in the original country. Under normal circumstances, you need to order arrows to mobilize the army. For the time being, you can only recognize the face.
There is nothing that can be done. The battle for founding the country is more important than improving the system. The relevant systems can only be improved one by one later.
Zhiyao sent out messengers again, asking the two thousand cavalry in the van to pounce on the enemy immediately when they saw it, and hold them there for as long as they could.
By the way, don't you want to fight in an upright manner? Why did it turn into this again?
Zhiyao wanted to fight openly and openly, but the coalition wanted to play dirty.
The Yuan Kingdom is not the Song Kingdom. Under this premise, Zhiyao would be a fool if he did not act accordingly.
The natural thing happened.
The coalition forces also had scouts secretly spying on the original army and discovered that a cavalry group of the original army had separated from the group. Later, they saw that the original army began to wear armor, distribute weapons, and adjust their formations. They would definitely report back.
The reason why it is natural is that Zhiyao cannot let the army encounter a surprise attack without armor and weapons. Even if it is a pretense to lure, the risk is too great; secondly, the coalition army will definitely send scouts to spy on the original army at any time.
Pay attention to the movements of the original army.
What happened next was that a battle broke out between the two thousand cavalry of the original army and the coalition forces. During the fighting, the Chu army retreated first. Before Cheng Wu arrived with five thousand cavalry, Zhao Guanhe also retreated with his cavalry.
Facts have proved that if they are also cavalry, unless one side has one person riding one horse and the other side has one person riding multiple horses, it will be more difficult to capture them.
The two groups of original army cavalry chased for a distance after joining forces. When they saw the large-scale coalition troops, scouts had already gone to report to Zhiyao.
"So, the enemy is stationed thirty miles ahead?" Zhiyao's face looked a little unpredictable.
Looking at it this way, the coalition forces should have chosen to leave "Mao" and go north after receiving the envoys from the original country.
They probably wanted to launch a sneak attack on the original army, and just to be on the safe side, the army would follow them. Fortunately, if the battle came to a stalemate, or if the sneak attack was successful, they would continue to invest more troops.
The current progress has become that both sides are moving forward. It is impossible for the coalition forces to retreat to "Mao" again. The battlefield will become an unknown area between "Chengqiu" and "Mao"?
Because the original army was fully armed and marching, and the coalition army stayed behind and did not move, until near noon the next day, Zhiyao led his army to get within ten miles of the coalition camp, and the two armies could see each other with the naked eye.
It is most likely that the leader of the coalition is the Chu State, or it may be the advice given by Zhao Guanji or Gou Jian. The coalition did not give the original army time to log wood and camp in peace. After being able to see the opponent visually, the cavalry of the Dai Army were the first to attack.
action, and then the coalition forces that had completed their formation pressed forward.
"Shuo led his cavalry to fight against the Zhao family, and Wu led his army to fight against the Chu army." Zhiyao was talking about Cheng Shuo and Sun Wu.
Zhiyao looked at Hu You again and said, "It's disrespectful to come and not go back! I give you three thousand riders, accompanied by tigers, and go to the enemy's stronghold to show off your power."
The leader of the Fox clan, Hu Jie, was in the north, mainly dealing with the possible invasion of the Zhao clan, while his son went south with a small number of warriors.
In the same way, Han Geng was in charge of the west, and his son Han Hu also went south with the army.
Naturally, Zhong Wu, the eldest son of the Zhong family, will not be missing.
Everyone is well aware of this kind of thing, and looking at it without taking a stand is nothing more than a preventive measure for the monarch.
The premise is that you don't want to cause trouble, which is actually a method that is beneficial to both parties. The monarch feels relieved because he has a hostage, and the ministers also avoid unreasonable suspicion and can do things with more peace of mind.
Of course, the subordinates would feel unhappy, but many subordinates would take the initiative to hand over hostages to the monarch, which is an unspoken rule.
What happened today has completely told the world that the world has really completely changed.
In the past, both sides of the enemy would have to communicate with each other no matter what, and would not even give latecomers a chance to camp.
Even though he was tired from the distance, Zhiyao still did not choose to retreat and set up camp.
Of course, it is very likely that no matter how far the original army retreats, the coalition forces will keep up, and a fight will be inevitable when they meet.
Zhiyao made the right choice to face him head-on.
It is far better than retreating and messing up the formation, and then being pressed by the coalition forces.
On the other hand, Zhiyao ordered the baggage team to unload the army supplies five miles behind, and the vehicles were connected to each other to form a peripheral barrier.
A battle will not end in just one battle, and it will never work without a stronghold!
Therefore, the auxiliary soldiers on the original army's side still need to take risks to cut down trees and set up camps.
"A chaotic fight, right? Then a chaotic fight!"
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