Sun Li's army had less than 6,000 infantry and cavalry, but they were considered elite soldiers at this time. They were composed of Chinese, foreign and private soldiers.
Private soldiers are not bad either. Backed by the support of powerful manors, the masters are generally willing to invest in their thugs organization. Wei, Shu, and Wu all tolerate the existence of private soldiers to varying degrees, among which Wu is the most extreme. The imperial court is equivalent to part of the military
The cost was passed on to the powerful nobles, and of course it also empowered the ministers, and the court had to transfer some power.
Among these soldiers and horses, there were eight or nine hundred cavalry, including two Chinese and foreign military cavalry supervisors, totaling six hundred troops. The rest were Sun Li's private cavalry.
Lieutenant General Sun Lijun was equipped with a variety of armors, but the most popular was Xuanjia, a kind of black-painted iron armor. The stress-bearing points of the upper body armor were mainly on the shoulders, so the men and horses looked dark and the scene was very solemn and solemn. No wonder Qin and Han Dynasties both
Advocate black.
Among them, the spear cavalry and infantrymen carried newly made longer versions of spears, and marched with countless spears on their shoulders, which was like a forest of spears.
After the infantrymen equipped with new spears arrive at the battlefield and form up, their maneuverability will be greatly reduced compared to the original spearmen. However, the battlefield range of this battle will not be too large, and it does not require too much mobile combat.
Qin Liang has long been familiar with the terrain near Shouchun. The land south of Shouchun City is basically surrounded by water.
To the west is the Yangtou River, to the south is Shaopi, and to the north and east are fertile waters. There is also a north-south criss-crossing ditch in the middle of the territory, called Shaopidu. The place where battle formations can be mobilized at will is less than a hundred miles in radius.
Tens of thousands of people from both armies are squeezed here, and the range of movement is even smaller.
The most different place in Huainan at this time should be the water system and waters. For example, the water area of Shaopei at this time should be much larger than that of Anfengtang in later generations, because the east bank of Shaopei is close to Feishui, while the west bank is directly
Connected to Sheepshead Creek.
The army came out of the west gate of Shouchun. After walking for a while, they could see the small Wei Lake. Then they turned south and followed the flow of Yangtou River southward.
Sheephead Creek cannot be used by large boats, nor can it be waded on foot, and it is almost impossible for enemy soldiers to appear on the west side of the Wei army. Sun Li probably took this route because he had a small number of people, and he was afraid of being surrounded by tens of thousands of Wu soldiers.
The soldiers and horses marched faster because the baggage was very small. Being close to Shouchun City, there was not much food and fodder, and the tents brought by Sun Li's army were also very thin and light, made of cloth soaked in tung oil.
In the afternoon, a scout suddenly came galloping with a feather flag. He dismounted and knelt on one knee and said, "Report! The water thieves came from ten miles south of Sun Shu'ao Temple and waded across the canal."
A general next to him said: "Look again, how many men and horses there are, and who is supervising the army."
The scout cupped his hands and said, "Here!"
Sun Li looked around and said: "Wu Bing saw that I have few soldiers, so he took the initiative to challenge me."
Everyone agreed: "The general is wise."
Sun Li leaned his neck and looked around for a while, then ordered: "Go another ten miles and camp at the bend of the river. We will not go any further today."
Not long after, the heavy infantry arrived at the designated location, and each team began to build a camp. They mainly dug trenches around them, placed sharpened wood and bamboo in the trenches to make traps, and then built fences on the inside of the trenches to distribute tents.
The work was not heavy, and Wei Jun's tent was small and light, so it was fine for temporary use.
Qin Liang rode around for a while. The camp was not close to Sheephead Creek. There was a large irrigated paddy field beside the river, where rice was grown. However, due to heavy rain and strong winds, the rice was tilted this way and that, and the damage was serious. Now
No one dared to save the crops. Standing outside the camp, one could not see the stream, but one could see the location of the stream at the end of the rice field.
The terrain to the east is not a pure plain, but it is also quite flat, which should be flatter than most hilly areas in Huainan. There are some undulating hills, which somewhat affects the view, but there are no hillsides that can block the movement, plus the east and north directions
The fan-shaped areas are all dry fields, and the crops are seriously damaged. There is basically no danger to defend, and it is very open.
Looking at the fan-shaped area to the east, one can see with the naked eye two dilapidated villages there, a manor with low earth walls, some groves and bamboo forests that cannot hide soldiers and horses at all, and a small ditch.
After walking south for a while, Qin Liang still didn't see the waters of Shaopei. However, he had heard the news that Wu soldiers had dug down a section of the dam near Ancheng on the west bank of Shaopei. At this time, the water of Shaopei overflowed in large quantities.
It flowed everywhere on the west bank and flooded most of the farmland.
The digging of the embankment should have also affected the water canal connecting Shouchun City and Shaobei, Shaobei Du. Less than ten days ago, Qin Liang also checked that this section of Shaobei Du was impossible to wade on foot, but he had heard the military report before that Wu
The soldiers waded directly over...
At dusk, when Qin Liang returned to the Chinese military camp, he saw smoke everywhere, and people were cooking dinner as if they were having a picnic. Of course, Qin Liang didn't let any of the enemy troops see him.
At this time, the weapon delivery distance of the war was very close, so most of the time after the army was dispatched, it was probably like this, and there was very little real fighting time. However, all the large-scale activities must be for the tremor during the battle.
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Qin Liang met Zhizhong outside the big tent.
The two greeted each other, and Qin Liang had already remembered this person's name. His name was Lu Fang. He was also from Zhuo County, now called Fanyang County, and was from the same hometown as Sun Li. The Lu family in Zhuo County was a large one, and Qin Liang estimated that Lu Fang was related to
Only when his families were far apart could he be appointed as an official by Sun Li.
Qin Liang asked: "Lu Zhizhong, have the scouts found out the military situation of Wu soldiers?"
Lu Fang said: "The people crossing Shaobidu to the west have the flags of Gu, Zhang and Qin. I think they are soldiers from the three battalions of Gu Cheng, Zhang Xiu and Qin Huang. If these three people come together, the number of people is probably twice that of our army."
, there may be more.”
Qin Liang asked again: "Is there any military report from Shouchun City? The document should be placed with Lu Zhizhong."
Lu Fang replied: "Yes, but dinner will be served soon. Duke Ming asked Zhongming to join us at the table. After dinner, the servant will show it to you."
After all, he is from the same hometown of Sun Li, so Lu Zhizhong is still very close to Sun Li. Normally, subordinate officials who are engaged in governance do not need to come to the battlefield. The other subordinate officials at the Shouchun Governor's Mansion did not come, but Lu Fang
Still followed the army out of the city.
Qin Liang was about to enter the tent when he suddenly turned around and said, "Tomorrow, April 19th, can Lu Zhizhong predict whether the weather will be bad or bad?" Qin Liang asked casually.
Unexpectedly, Lu Fang actually gestured with his fingers in a serious manner, and muttered something in a low voice, and quickly said: "At Chen Shi, charge the dog to kill the south. The water thief (Wu Bing) belongs to the south. If he goes out at Chen time, the water thief will be fierce."
A sign."
Qin Liang was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand anyway. But now the layout of the battlefield has changed to Sun Li's Wei army in the west, Gu Cheng and other Wu troops in the east, and the general orientation of the military camps of both sides is east-west confrontation. However, Lu Fang said that Wu soldiers were facing each other.
If it's a bad omen, then it must be bad. Qin Liang said: "We can spread the word everywhere tonight to boost morale."
Lu Fangdao: "It makes sense."
The two of them entered the tent together and sat down with several generals on the left and right sides. Sun Li sat on a rope bed at the top. After a while, the soldiers came in with a mixture of fish and pork stew, wheat rice, and vegetable soup.
The food was worse than the Governor's Mansion, and it was a bit strange to stew river fish and pork together, but this kind of food was a sacrificial gift to the soldiers. After all, they would probably have to work hard in battle tomorrow. Sun Li probably wanted everyone to eat the same thing.
, sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.
The tent was filled with the sound of chewing. After the meal was almost finished, Sun Li said: "The water thieves passed through Shao Pidu today and will take the initiative to attack our troops."
Everyone agreed and agreed with Sun Li's judgment.
Sun Li looked at Qin Liang specifically: "The spear infantry trained by Zhongming has two weaknesses. First, the two layers are stacked on top of each other, which is very dense. Originally, our troops were smaller than the water pirate soldiers. As a result, the formation
It is thinner and narrower. Secondly, the spear length changes direction very slowly, and the side and back of the formation are weak."
Qin Liang nodded in agreement.
Sun Li added: "The Wu soldiers may use a wider military formation to outflank and attack our troops. I hope that the cavalry should not be dispatched easily. They should protect the two wings, wait for the opportunity, and use swords, shields, and most of the halberds."
On the most vulnerable left wing."
Qin Liang said: "Ming Gong, I have a plan."
Sun Li said: "Zhongming, please speak."
Qin Liang pondered for a while and said: "I think that defense is not as good as offense. Duke Ming must have noticed that our right wing is surrounded by river bends and rice fields to the south, making it inconvenient to deploy a large army. It is better to keep the right wing slightly away from the enemy's position and rely on the river bends and rice fields to delay the enemy's army.
Outflank, focusing on defense. Then send the cavalry to charge directly into the formation from the left wing. If the attack can break the formation, the danger of being overrun on the left side of the formation will be eliminated."
This tactic is quite conventional. In ancient formation battles, unless there were strong generals and fine cavalry who could break through the formation and attack the central army, they usually started from the flanks to break the situation.
Sun Li lowered his head and thought.
So Qin Liang said again: "The cavalry moves very quickly. You can place one of the governors behind the formation and rush to help at the right moment."
Sun Li did not deny Qin Liang's proposal, but he didn't say anything more for the time being. He probably had to think about it again. Because Sun Li's previous deployment idea should still be based on defense and delaying time. As long as the army formation does not collapse for a day,
, even if they are defeated, once Wang Ling's army arrives, they will be able to fight again with increased strength.
After a while, everyone began to talk about other battle formation arrangements. Qin Liang didn't say much, so he picked up the remaining vegetable soup and drank it slowly. The various leaves and stems inside had been boiled into shape.
It's almost mushy and only tastes salty, but I still need to eat some vegetables to replenish fiber and make it easier to go to the toilet.
In the evening, Qin Liang first read the military report sent by Shouchun City, wandered around the military camp for a while, and then returned to his tent.
Sun Lijun's baggage was simple and the conditions were limited. Qin Liang was assigned a small tent and had to sleep with Wang Kang and Rao Dashan. He was relatively tall, so he had to pay attention when sleeping. It was best to sleep on his side with his legs bent, otherwise he would sleep on his side at night.
If he accidentally puts his foot out, the insects won't let him go.
He had some insomnia at night. Although Qin Liang thought about it repeatedly, he felt that there was no problem with the tactics, and Wu Jun was used to fighting familiar opponents. Suddenly he encountered new tactics, and it might be too late to adjust his response. But he was still a little inexplicably worried... After all, if you don't try,
How do you know the effect after trying it?
I remember that the Wu army never seemed to capture Huainan in history. If Qin Liang's influence actually harmed Sun Li, it would be very uncomfortable.