Under the clear sky, what was marching through the mountains and fields was a huge army column that stretched for several miles.
Wang Yu's team was larger than he initially expected, with almost more than 20,000 people. Among them, there were about 8,000 soldiers, and the rest were family members who accompanied the army, and some people who admired Wang Yu and were willing to move with him
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The equipment and weapons of eight thousand soldiers, plus the baggage of twenty thousand people, as well as the money collected from several princes, and finally the books sent by Dong Zhuo.
Even counting from the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has been nearly two hundred years since the founding of the Han Dynasty. In addition to the savings left over from the Western Han Dynasty, there is a considerable number of books in Tianlu Pavilion.
In this era, papermaking had just been invented, and paper had not yet been widely used. Most books were written on bamboo slips, and there were many classics written with knives in the collection.
Seeing this, Wang Yu had a deep understanding of why the ancients cherished words as much as gold when writing books. Carving bamboo slips is a physical job. People who write books talk too much nonsense and can easily tire themselves to death. How can they do it if they are not concise and concise?
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Due to the large number of troops and the large number of non-combatants, the advance was not very fast. In order to maintain the morale of the army, Wang Yu set out every morning and set up camp to rest in the afternoon, which made the advance even slower.
From Luoyang to Mount Tai, the most convenient and quickest way is to travel along the Yellow River. There are plain areas on both sides of the river bank, and you can also rely on water transportation to transport luggage.
However, if you choose this route, a large part of the journey will be within the territory of Dongjun. Today, Dongjun is in terrible chaos. The Black Mountain Army has completely crossed the Yellow River defense line and is besieging Puyang. Liu Dai left Wang Gong to hold on and ran away by himself.
He went to Dong'a to mobilize reinforcements. Cao Cao was afraid that Wang Yu would cause other misfortunes after returning to Yanzhou, so he impatiently followed the Black Mountain Army and chased him down.
All in all, it was such a mess there that it was not easy to pass by peacefully.
But the reason why Wang Yu gave up that route was not because of fear of difficulties, but because of Liu Dai's resolute attitude. Liu Dai would rather order the counties along the way to provide Wang Yu with supplies for free than let Wang Yu take a trip to Dongjun.
The Black Mountain bandits are very powerful and have a lot of troops, but they are Yellow Turbans after all and have no ability to attack fortresses. As long as the major families are determined to defend, there will not be much danger in either the county or the forts of each family. When reinforcements gather,
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Black Mountain bandit disappeared by himself.
But if Wang Yu gets involved, things will be hard to say.
He has the secret method of siege, he can also command the Yellow Turban warriors, and he has a record of using the power of the Yellow Turban to attack Shijia Wubao. If he comes to Dongjun for a visit, he will really be out of control.
Cheng Yu was not a subordinate of Liu Dai. The reason why he was willing to go on a mission for Liu Dai that day was because he was also worried about Wang Yu's appearance in Dongjun. To a certain extent, he represented the attitude of the powerful people in Yanzhou.
Wang Yu had no intention of going to Dongjun to stir things up, so he just agreed. The route he chose was to walk along the river to Chenliu, and then go east along the Jishui River, through Economic Yin County, Shanyang County, and Rencheng.
State, Lu State, across Yanzhou, and finally entered the territory of Mount Tai.
There are too many non-combatants in his team, so he cannot just prioritize speed. Safety is what he is most concerned about.
Now, nearly twenty days have passed since he left Luoyang, but the team has just left Chenliu and entered Jiyin County. This is Wang Yu's first time to participate in a long-distance march with a large team of people, and he is quite emotional.
"Iron wall in Wenzhou is truly worthy of its reputation."
Looking at the long queue, Zhang Miao suddenly spoke in praise: "I heard that he died in Mount Tai earlier. He was just a very young man. Pengju had a keen eye to recognize talents, and he was able to stand out among the ranks. In the end, he became a blockbuster. It's amazing."
"Why did uncle sigh like this suddenly?" Wang Yu looked at the queue and then at Zhang Miao, wondering if the latter was looking for something to say.
Nominally, Zhang Miao came to see him off, but Wang Yu could tell that the other party had something to say, and the content was difficult to guess. However, Zhang Miao was reluctant to speak, and Wang Yu couldn't take the initiative to bring it up.
"As the saying goes: From the small Ming Dynasty to the great Ming Dynasty, you can know the end of the year when a leaf falls; you can know the coldness of the world when you see the ice in a bottle."
Zhang Miao quoted a classic saying and said with emotion: "Pengju, your team has vehicles, horses, strong infantry, as well as old and weak women and children. If you are marching with a mediocre general, the queue will definitely turn into a mess.
You can't walk ten miles in a day; if you are a decent person, you should divide everyone into categories, with soldiers in the front, old and weak in the middle, and vehicles in the back. Although they can not interfere with each other, the marching speed is still not much faster...
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He pointed at the queue and talked eloquently: "But your team, Pengju, is completely different. Although there are all kinds of people, vehicles and horses are mixed together, they are in an orderly manner. Everyone does their own thing. Although there is a lot of baggage, it is deliberately
A certain number of chariots and horses were vacated for the slow-moving old and weak to ride and rest. The soldiers carried their own weapons and armor and rotated on time..."
Finally, he concluded: "According to this speed, we can enter the territory of Mount Tai in another half month. It only takes more than a month to complete such a big move. If the coordinator is not a famous general in the world, it is really difficult for him to do it."
He didn't say anything, and Wang Yu didn't pay attention. After hearing his instructions, Wang Yu saw that this was indeed the case.
The art of war may sound very mysterious, but in fact, many of its contents are commonplace in later generations.
For example, the marching problem raised by Zhang Miao.
The old and the weak have poor physical strength, so they not only walk slowly, but also have poor endurance; vehicles have high requirements on roads and take up a lot of animal power; when marching, soldiers must also maintain their physical strength and cannot just force forward to avoid the team getting disconnected or encountering enemy attacks.
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How to coordinate the various parts of the team to achieve the optimal ratio is a secret in the art of war. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than a specific application of overall planning.
Of course, it is one thing to be able to see the way of this kind of knowledge, but it is another thing to be able to truly apply it freely, so Zhang Miao sighed loudly.
"Wen Ze is indeed extremely talented in this area." Wang Yu nodded and sighed inwardly: It took a long time to do it, but it was pretty fast. No wonder Yu Jin couldn't be seen along the way. It turned out that he was very busy all the time.
It's time to make a deal.
Think about it, in the novel, when Liu Bei fled from the new wilderness, he also helped the old and the young. As a result, he could not walk more than ten miles in a day. He was caught up by Cao Cao before he had gone far. This is how Zhao Yun's shocking story at Changban Slope happened.
war.
"My uncle has already sent him far away. If you have something to say to your nephew, how about telling him about it?" Zhang Miao had a good relationship with Wang Kuang, so Wang Yu could only treat him with the courtesy of a junior, which made him a little restrained.
"But I can't hide it from Pengju..."
Zhang Miao laughed twice, his expression turned serious, and said: "I just want to remind Peng Ju that your move to abandon Luoyang and take Qingzhou is a clever move. At the same time, the risk is also very high. Qingzhou is not that easy to pacify.
, if you are not careful, you will get into trouble and miss the opportunity."
"Good opportunity?"
"Yes." Zhang Miao nodded: "You should have seen that Cao Mengde is taking advantage of the opportunity to take charge of Dongjun. Dongjun is the essence of Yanzhou. Cao Mengde is also a hero. His intelligence is not inferior to yours. Once
If he succeeds, I'm afraid it will be like a dragon entering the sea or a tiger entering the forest. We must take great care of it."
Wang Yu raised his eyebrows and asked, "In my uncle's opinion, does he want Yu to take advantage of the situation and attack Dongjun?"
"otherwise."
Zhang Miao shook his head and said meaningfully: "Pengju, you are the target of public criticism now. If you act rashly, it will easily lead to an attack by the heroes. What I mean is that you'd better not invest too much energy in Qingzhou.
After a while, the situation in the Central Plains changes, and everyone's attention is no longer on you, then it's time to use force."
Wang Yu frowned slightly and said thoughtfully: "By then, won't Cao Mengde have full wings? Is it really okay if one thing is going down and the other is going up?"
The reason why he gave up Luoyang and attacked Qingzhou when his military power was at its peak was because he saw through the current situation. If he went all out with force in Luoyang, it would only leave opportunities for others to develop and grow.
After he left Luoyang, news soon came from Nanyang. Sun Jian's expanded army began to evacuate Yuzhou and move towards Nanyang. Jingzhou did not show weakness, and gathered tens of thousands of troops. Chen Bing Xiangyang prepared for a decisive battle.
posture.
In Jizhou, Yuan Shao and Han Fu's plan to proclaim Liu Yu emperor was leaked out. Gongsun Zan was furious when he heard the news. He sent several envoys to Yecheng to question him with extremely strong words. At the same time, he raised tens of thousands of people.
The army, Chen Bingyou, is waiting at the junction of the two weeks of Hebei Province, ready to go.
Han Fu was greatly frightened, and finally agreed to the request of Jizhou celebrities and invited Yuan Shao to Jizhou to resist Gongsun Zan together.
This period of history is different from what Wang Yu knows. It is much more complicated and more reasonable than the one written in the book.
Obviously, Yuan Shao first took advantage of Han Fu's greed and pulled him to support Liu Yu as emperor in order to gain the merit of being a follower of the dragon. Then he secretly released the news, causing Gongsun Zan to go crazy.
Gongsun Zan can't even think about being fooled. The relationship between him and Liu Yu is not generally bad. If the latter really proclaims himself emperor and is widely recognized, will he still be able to fool around?
As a result, Yuan Shao was able to enter Jizhou, and with the response of Jizhou's celebrities, his power was not far away.
Of course, the information Wang Yu received was not so detailed, and he analyzed many of the contents.
Right now, it is not the best time to attack each other. Taking advantage of this opportunity to expand our strength as much as possible is the best way. Zhang Miao is obviously hinting that he should ignore Qingzhou, which has no much value, and join forces to plot against Yanzhou, the richest city.
"How can it be that easy?"
Zhang Miao sneered and said: "Although Dongjun is rich, the wealth is in the hands of aristocratic families. After Cao Mengde's disastrous defeat, he has been under internal and external pressure. If he wants to recover in a short time, he can only seek advice from aristocratic families. There is still a certain person in Dongjun
With a little bit of popularity, as long as he has a little bit of Dong Zhuo, he will unite everyone to criticize and form an anti-Cao public opinion. If Pengju's military force cooperates, how can Cao Mengde have the power to save himself even if he has extraordinary abilities?"
He said earnestly: "After we have captured Cao Mengde, wouldn't it be good for you and I to work together on Liu Gong Mountain to capture all of Yanzhou and then attack the outside world? Staring at the ruined Qingzhou will only lead to a small loss."
"Uncle Yu already understands what he means. Let Yu think about it." Zhang Miao's proposal was very tempting. Although Wang Yu had already made up his mind, he was still a little tempted.
For me, Cao Cao is undoubtedly the biggest threat. It would be good if I could get rid of this person first. However, this matter is of great importance and I have to think about it carefully before making a decision.
Zhang Miao did not urge him, and nodded and said: "I sent an envoy to Mount Tai a few days ago to discuss this matter with Gongjie. When you return to Mount Tai, father and son can discuss it carefully." (To be continued.