As the trumpets and drums sounded, more than 100,000 troops in the camp began to assemble.
"Every army must be more agile. The king and the prince will be arriving soon. This is the prince's first time coming to watch the military parade. Don't let the morale of our powerful soldiers in Chu fall in front of the prince!"
"Hurry up and get into formation! If you think of Gong, get out into formation now. Don't miss the important event!"
Xu Feng, Wei Yan and other generals rode their horses to patrol the military formation, constantly directing the soldiers' actions.
"stop!"
Xu Shu stood on the high platform. He had changed his armor and looked more majestic than Wei Yan and other generals.
"Commander, come on stage!"
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"The general has an order! The messenger comes to the stage!"
"The king and the prince are here to inspect the army. All armies must cheer up and show the king and the prince the strongest posture of our Chu army. Today's inspection is extraordinary. Anyone who dares to slack off or disobey orders will be punished.
Kill without mercy!"
Less than ten miles away from the military camp, Liu Cong and Prince Liu Chang changed into armor here. Liu Chang was still young and just changed into powerful clothes.
"Chang'er, daddy tells you that the army respects the strong. As a king, you can't just use your status as a king to order the army. If you want the soldiers to respect you, you have to show them how strong you are. As the saying goes.
It is said that a man relies on his clothes and his horse relies on his saddle. You can regard this as a means to better control the army."
"Father, is it also to better control the army every time you lead an army?"
Liu Cong chuckled, "That's true, but my main purpose is to win the battle and expand the territory. The king's presence on the front line can naturally boost morale, but you can't just pretend to understand and give random orders. You have to listen more to the generals.
The opinions of counselors.”
The military training of future generations is very necessary. Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty died too early and had no chance to train his sons. In the end, the Ming Dynasty was defeated by the Hu people at its peak, and the emperor was born.
The king does not need to lead troops to go to war, but he must know the art of war. This is an absolutely necessary condition for mastering the barrel of a gun.
Lifting Liu Chang onto the horse's back, Liu Cong also climbed onto the horse, "You will slowly learn these things from now on. Now, daddy will show you what daddy relies on to defeat the enemy many times!"
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"The king has arrived!"
"The king has arrived!"
The camp gate was wide open, and Liu Cong rode straight in, with his personal guards closely guarding him.
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
When Liu Cong entered the army, the soldiers waved their weapons and shouted loudly. As Liu Cong advanced, the soldiers all knelt down one by one.
"The Chu army is mighty!"
"The king is mighty!"
"Long live the Chu army!"
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"Long live the king!"
After riding his horse around the military formation, Liu Cong led Liu Chang to the high platform.
"I pay my respects to the king and the prince!"
Liu Cong nodded towards everyone, "Pingshen."
After sitting down with Liu Chang in his arms, Liu Cong looked at Xu Shu and said, "Yuan Zhi, let's start."
"promise!"
"Qiang!"
Xu Shu bowed his hands to Liu Cong, then turned around and stepped forward, drew his sword and gave orders to the generals!
"Your Majesty's order! Begin!"
"Your Majesty's order! Begin!"
The military parade slowly started as planned. It was the first time for Liu Chang to see the Chu army's military parade, and he watched it with gusto. Liu Cong, on the other hand, felt sleepy even as he sat in the main seat.
"Your Majesty!"
Hearing the call from beside him, Liu Cong turned slightly and looked at Duan Kun, "What's the matter?"
"Urgent report, Cao Cao is leading the army to attack Hanzhong!"
Liu Cong instantly lost his sleepiness and opened the secret report that he had snatched from Duan Kun's hand and read it, "Haha, Cao Cao's confidence has increased since he got the catapult."
"We want to destroy Liu Bei first. Pang Tong's army is still in Fancheng. He is not worried about leading his troops north alone."
Duan Kun cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, although Cao Cao went west, he left an army of fifteen kings in Xuchang. In addition, Xuzhou and Qingzhou also had an army of 200,000. They are obviously well prepared."
Liu Cong's eyes narrowed slightly, "Central Plains is 1 Ma Pingchuan. Cao Cao is so sure that he doesn't dare to go north."
After the first trade with Gongsun Gong, Chu and Yan went to war. The 30,000 horses that were rewarded for the trade were just enough to make up for the cavalry lost in the Huainan battle. In the Central Plains, there was only one horse in Pingchuan, and the Chu army
There is insufficient cavalry, and a hasty march northward is likely to result in defeat. Even if some places are captured, Wei's cavalry will not be able to control the food roads.
"Yuan Zhi!" Thinking, Liu Cong waved to Xu Shu.
Xu Shu came over and said, "Your Majesty?"
"Let's take a look first."
"promise."
After reading it, Xu Shu said in surprise, "Cao Cao led the army south not to prevent us from going north, but to attack Shu? He is indeed a veteran of military affairs. I'm afraid Liu Bei and Kong Ming didn't expect this move."
Liu Cong nodded, "According to Yuan Zhi, can I take the opportunity to go north?"
Xu Shu put away the secret report and smiled and said, "I think the king should order Pang Tong to come back, reduce the deployment of troops and horses in Huainan, and let Cao Cao and Liu Bei have a good fight!"
"Hahaha"
"Well said! This time I will just sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers!"
Xu Shu once served Liu Bei, but now, he is Liu Cong's minister and the teacher of the prince of Chu. For Xu Shu, the relationship between emperor and minister with Liu Bei is in the past. Now, he is a minister of Chu!
With the excavation of the Huainan Canal, the bloody battle in Liaodong, and the emptiness of Nanzhong, Chu State is also not idle. Objectively speaking, now is indeed not a good time to send troops. Liu Cong understands this very well. He just wants to see
Look at Xu Shu's point of view and see if he is really planning for Chu.
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"Father, when are we going to fight Cao Cao?"
Liu Cong lowered his head and looked up. Liu Chang was looking up at him. Liu Cong chuckled and rubbed his son's head, "Bad boy, your father is not worried but you are worried. Don't worry, before you grow up, your father promises to give you some care."
The world is unified."
"When you succeed to the throne, dad will leave you a strong and wealthy world!"
As he said this, Liu Cong's eyes became profound. The war with the Gongsun family can be ended this year. After obtaining war horses, the gap in the number of cavalry between Chu and Wei will be narrowed again. Gunpowder has been researched and will be prepared for another year. Next year
The generals of the Chu State had accumulated sufficient resources to annihilate Cao Liu in one fell swoop!
"Chuanggu's order! Let Pang Tong move his troops. Let Zhou Yu lead 100,000 troops in Huainan and supervise the slaves building the canal."
"promise."
Want to fight? Then I will give you two a chance, and you two will beat the shit out of me.
"Yuan Zhi, in your opinion, can Cao Cao take over Shu?"
Xu Shu thought for a while and said, "I think Cao Cao may not be able to win the Shu Kingdom, but he should be able to achieve some results."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others are all outstanding men. The Shu Kingdom imitates our country, and its strength cannot be underestimated. If Cao Liu goes to war, Liu Bei will definitely resist with all his country. But Cao Wei's army is elite after all. And it has sharp weapons like catapults. I estimate that,
The uninformed Shu Congress lost a battle, but the Shu territory is extremely difficult and dangerous, and the morale of the Wei army will weaken over time. Moreover."
Saying that, Xu Shu paused for a moment, "And the king will not watch Cao Cao really destroy Liu Bei."