During this period, Cao Zhi stepped up the training of his troops. Now Cao Zhi had more than a thousand troops, and another thousand troops had been taken by Xiahou Dun to Chenliu.
The thousand people at hand are also half new recruits and half veterans. This is actually Cao Zhi's intention. If all the new recruits do not have the words and deeds of the veterans to teach them, the growth rate of the new recruits will be slow. This trick is often used in modern management, which is called "leading with the old"
When Cao Zhi first entered the institute, he was told to "bring in the new with the old".
Cao Zhi needs to turn those newly recruited peasants into real warriors, the kind of soldiers who can go to the battlefield anytime and anywhere. Now that the Black Mountain Army has Shali Dog coveting the fat of the Cao family, these thousand men and horses may be ready at any time.
If they want to go into battle, these veterans will come in handy. At least they have received formal military training and have combat experience. This is called intangible assets in modern times. They can not only improve the killing skills of the new recruits, but also improve their killing skills.
Consolidate and strengthen the confidence of recruits. Confidence is very important for soldiers on the battlefield.
Cao Zhi knew that since the Three Kingdoms era had begun, the use of troops was inevitable, which required him to have a combat-effective army. An army is not just called an army when it has enough people, but the people in this army must become real soldiers.
, are called troops, and being able to truly go to the battlefield to kill the enemy requires arduous training and training.
The training in the past few days was arduous and effective. Although some lazy recruits shouted that they couldn't bear it, Cao Zhi couldn't control so much at this time. Now is not the time to talk about humanized management. Cao Zhi told every soldier, "Today's training has
Being loose may mean death tomorrow." With Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren and others serving with sticks, those lazy recruits could only insist on training obediently.
The equipment of weapons and the supply of food and grass are basically no problem. Soldiers' weapons are basically made on site. After all, this is the era of cold weapons. As long as there is iron, making weapons is not a problem.
Salt and iron have always been controlled by the state in ancient times, and people cannot buy and sell them casually. But now the Eastern Han Dynasty controlled by Dong Zhuo exists in name only. Salt and iron merchants have already openly bought and sold salt and iron. They sell to whoever has the money. After all, they also want
Eating, besides, this is a hugely profitable industry. In addition, Cao Song had been a big farmer for many years, and the big clerk's scope of responsibilities included the taxation of salt and iron, so it was not difficult to find channels for selling iron. Besides, Cao Zhi
There are not many people now, only more than 2,000 people at most. Half of the original guards came with weapons, and those without weapons were only more than 1,000 newly recruited. Through the recruitment of blacksmiths from all over the county some time ago,
In a hurry, all the soldiers in Cao Zhi's barracks now have weapons. Each person is equipped with two swords, one long and one short. The short sword is a broadsword and the long sword is a spear. The sword is single-edged and is mainly used for cutting.
Kill, this spear is specially made, it is more than two feet long, with a wooden or bamboo body, and an iron spear head. It is most effective against cavalry. Officers can also be equipped with special sword blades that they like to take advantage of. And Cao Zhi
Everyone in the army was equipped with a bow and arrow. At that time, the most long-range lethal weapons were only bows and arrows and crossbows.
Cao Zhi knows that in modern warfare, whoever can kill the enemy on a large scale from a long distance can take the initiative or win the war. This is very important in war. Cao Zhi does not have many men and horses, so it is impossible to allocate them specially.
Each man and horse were equipped with archers. Crossbows were relatively expensive to make, but bows and arrows were simple to make and had a long range. Therefore, Cao Zhi chose to equip each soldier with a bow and arrow, and required everyone to be able to shoot arrows.
Cao Zhi himself also practices fencing and archery whenever he has free time. These are items he has trained in before, but of course they are not as focused as practicing sword skills. Considering the "Qin Huang Sword" he is currently equipped with and the realities of war,
I need it, so I have to practice more diligently now.
For a professional soldier like Cao Zhi, he can use any weapon. He also humbly sought advice from other warriors with strong martial arts skills, and even eliminated their swordsmanship to retain the essence, and created his own sword that is as free as the sky and the most lethal.
Although my swordsmanship still felt inadequate, I couldn't find a master to seek advice from, so I had to give it up.
The only regret is that war horses are hard to find. Most of the best war horses are produced in the north. Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou is the place where excellent war horses are produced. However, the long distance and the chaos of war make it particularly difficult to buy war horses. As a last resort, Cao Zhi had to go to the local area to buy war horses.
The horse is temporarily substituted. According to Cao Zhi's original idea, all soldiers should be equipped with a war horse, so that the mobility and combat effectiveness of his army can be greatly improved. This was based on Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army.
.But unfortunately, Cao Zhi sold out almost all the horses that he liked in Qiao County. He also went to neighboring counties to purchase many times, but he could only collect 500 horses.
The autumn breeze was blowing, and the chill was getting stronger. Cao Zhi stood outside the military tent, having walked around several times and looking at the mountain road in the distance from time to time. He was worried about Le, who was sent to inquire about the situation of the Black Mountain Army in Danyang.
Jin, Lejin and the others have been gone for more than ten days, and no one has been sent back yet, and they don't know what the situation is like. Cao Zhi has sent Li Dian to meet them, and it should be said that those sent out are all elite soldiers and strong generals.
Le Jin is now an expert at what he does. He showed his talent in this area when he was spying on the eunuch's mansion in Luoyang, the capital. Coupled with Cao Zhi's modern investigative skills, this kid is now a fully qualified and excellent agent. With him
The scouts (spies) who went there were all selected from the Tiger Guards around Cao Zhi. They were all highly skilled in martial arts and quick-thinking. It shouldn't be a problem to go and find out about Danyang. But none of them have come back so far. Cao Zhi is worried.
Le Jin and the others gave them an extra task before they left. Don't let this extra task cause them to make any mistakes. Cao Zhi has always wanted to understand that the Sali Dog's Montenegrin Army suddenly moved to Danyang because of the modern needs of modern people.
Sensitive, Cao Zhi asked Le Jin to go to Danyang to pay more attention to the situation in Danyang County. Cao Zhi felt that if this Sali dog had not been related to anyone in Danyang County, he would not dare to move his troops to the boundary of Danyang.
Cao Zhi was concentrating on these annoying things when suddenly someone put a robe on him from behind. When he turned around, it turned out to be Ren Hongchang. Seeing her charming face and ridiculous bodyguard outfit, Cao Zhi was like an earthworm.
The frown finally relaxed a little. Seeing her recently always made me feel better. In order to stop Ren Hongchang from worrying about anything, Cao Zhi asked her to dress up as a guard and stay by his side during the day. In fact, Cao Zhi also wanted to see her every day.
Ren Hongchang mentioned this idea to Cao Zhi after her second mother, and Cao Zhi agreed after thinking about it. With Ren Hongchang by his side, Cao Zhi's diet and daily life were taken care of. When he was tired, he had someone to relieve his boredom.
After Ren Hongchang joined his life in the military camp, he added infinite color to his monotonous life.
Cao Zhi heard it said in modern times that once a woman falls in love, she will turn into a gentle little sheep. Ren Hongchang has been like a little sheep recently, taking good care of Cao Zhi. When Cao Zhi was writing at his desk, she
She was grinding ink for Cao Zhi next to her. When Cao Zhi came back from training, she removed his armor and poured water for him. When Cao Zhi was troubled, she stayed by his side to talk to Cao Zhi to relieve his boredom. Ren Hongchang has been showing off the traditional high-quality daughter-in-law for some time recently.
Essentially, Cao Zhi is also very happy to have Ren Hongchang by her side. As long as Ren Hongchang can see Cao Zhi every day, she feels fulfilled and satisfied. Through this period of getting along, the relationship between the two has obviously heated up. Of course, the two have not crossed the last hurdle yet.
The limit is, firstly, Cao Zhi has been busy expanding armaments and preparing for the Montenegrin Army recently, and is not in the mood. Secondly, Cao Zhi is a modern person after all, and he still can't let go of the romantic feelings of modern people, and he insists on things being done naturally.