Before Wang Yu could think of how to retaliate against Tai Shi Ci's big mouth, the sound of drawing horns had already resounded throughout the whole world.
This is not a horn urging war, but more like a prelude to this war. It sounds sad and sad. The horn sound along with the morning wind blows away the thin morning fog, allowing the light of the morning sun to shine unhindered.
On the ground, the field of vision became clearer and clearer, completely showing the military appearance of both sides in the eyes of the other side.
The troops on both sides were very neat, and thousands of battle flags were blown by the morning wind, and there was a sound of hunting. Together with the sound of horns and the sound of wind, they gathered into a decisive battle force, full of murderous intent!
The arrangements for the Youzhou Army are the same as those finalized in the military discussions over the past few days. They will meet the enemy with a large formation of flying geese. The central army is Gongsun Zan's bodyguard, with three thousand white horses. The rest, including Taishan Qingqi, are eight thousand cavalry.
were evenly distributed to the two wings.
The cavalry goes first and the infantry follows behind. The idea is to break through in the middle and fully bloom.
Gongsun Zan's strategy is understandable. Youzhou has a strong army, but infantry and cavalry are completely different things. The armor, food, pay, and training are all different. There are more than 30,000 infantry, and even 3,000 heavy armor cannot be made up. Plus Wang Yu
Only the defeat of Chunyu Qiong and the capture ensured that officers above the commander level had armor.
The military system of the Han Dynasty was calculated based on multiples of two and five.
The most basic unit is a corps, that is, every five people have a captain; two corps, every ten people have a captain;
Five Shi is a team, and there is one team leader for every fifty people; two teams are a camp, and there is one camp leader for every one hundred people;
Two villages form one qu, and there is one military lord for every 200 people; two qus form one, and there is one military commander for every 400 people.
Usually every five divisions form a battalion, that is, 2,000 people form an independent combat unit. Usually the leader of the army is a general or a colonel.
The commander of the camp is the centurion. After getting the loot captured by Wang Yu, the centurion can wear armor. This shows how crude the equipment of the infantry of the Youzhou Army is. It is not much better than the Yellow Turban Army.
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For this reason, Wang Yu asked Tian Kai privately and found that the actual situation was worse than it seemed.
Before Gongsun Zan officially plotted against Jizhou, there was no infantry establishment in the Youzhou army. Gongsun Zan's target was the Huru outside the wall, and his fighting style was to attack and then attack again. What was the use of infantry?
These infantry are all county soldiers and even civilians gathered from various counties after he went south and issued a message. They are capable of carrying grain, grass and baggage. Can they fight? Compared with the experienced cavalry of the Youzhou Army, the infantry
At best, the pawns were just bluffing to make up the numbers.
Therefore, using cavalry to open up the situation, followed by infantry to cover up and expand the results, is the best strategy for this battle.
Other strategies can only be implemented without engaging in a main battle. Gongsun Zan and the Youzhou generals are now very satisfied with their ambitions. They think that the world is huge and they can do anything. It is not easy for Wang Yu to persuade him too deeply.
Too often, so as not to be thankless and damage the harmony between the two families.
In fact, he had already gained some insight into Gongsun Zan's thoughts.
General White Horse is still far from being a hero. Like Lu Bu, his pride and unyielding temper are the Achilles heel of the world. In addition, he is also very bad at hiding his worries.
After only two conversations, Wang Yu realized that if he repeatedly persuaded and appeared too eager, Gongsun Zan and the Youzhou generals would easily regard him as a villain with ulterior motives and suspect him of trying to annex the Youzhou army.
Wang Yu does have such an idea. A long time ago, he began to peek at Youzhou and Bingzhou, these two powerful armies. However, he also knows that he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The friendship is not deep enough, and the situation is not good.
Before maturity, any move that crosses the line will arouse a strong backlash from the other party, and even turn them into enemies.
Therefore, Wang Yu simply stopped trying to persuade him, and completely put himself in the position of reinforcements. While letting Gongsun Zan arrange it, he concentrated on winning over Zhao Yun. After traveling all the way, there must be something to gain, right?
Gongsun Zan and the Youzhou generals were very satisfied with this.
Gongsun Zan still has the mentality of a big brother and thinks that he should take care of Wang Yu. After winning this battle and taking all Jizhou, he can start the Qinwang strategy. With the combat power of Youzhou cavalry and the wealth of Jizhou, who in the world can
Can people stop it?
Since Wang Yu no longer tries to influence his own strategy, he probably has no intention of interfering with his troops. When the work is completed, although he will have great power in the court, he will also leave a prominent position for his brother Wang Yu.
As for why Wang Yu held on to a young man who had joined the army, Gongsun Zan didn't care at all. The talent concept he advocated was this. Even if you are very capable, you have to start from the grassroots level. As long as you are talented, you will eventually stand out. If
If you don't have this patience, even if you have the ability, he will still look down on you.
Shan Jing, Yan Gang and others did not like anyone to compete with them for their position, and were happy to sit back and watch what happened. Tian Kai was aware of it, but he was satisfied as long as Wang Yu did not conflict with Gongsun Zan, so how could he do it?
To care about the ownership of a soldier?
Therefore, Wang Yu's blatant poaching action did not cause any trouble. Except for Liu Bei, no one even paid continuous attention to the matter.
It's a pity that Liu Bei didn't have the ability to make quick calculations, so he lagged behind from the beginning.
Zhao Yun came here because he admired the reputation of General White Horse, so he brought a white horse himself. Even if he could not become a cavalry general, he would rather be a cavalryman; while Liu Bei's army was a pure infantry unit, except for the horses for the generals to ride on.
There were only a few old and weak draft horses, so their appeal to a man like Zhao Yun who wanted to be a cavalryman was naturally very limited.
Of course, the key was Wang Yu's presence. From the moment they met, he showed considerable importance and got the upper hand.
Moreover, his reputation is much louder than that of Liu Bei. He is unparalleled in loyalty, the emperor's humeral minister, and the champion of the Han Dynasty. This halo dazzled Zhao Yun, who was always loyal and dedicated to serving the country. How could he pay attention to others? In contrast,
In other words, Liu Bei's reputation as a so-called Han clan clan member is simply too weak.
Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan, was born at the wrong time. He happened to catch up with the era when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had just ascended the throne and the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion had just ended. The power of the vassal king was weakened to the extreme.
Liu Sheng was a smart man. He knew the principle of keeping a low profile and put all his energy on wine and sex. As a result, he was praised by the court and was hailed as the 'Essential Fan of the Han Dynasty'. This person's greatest and most famous ability is
After spreading the branches and leaves, they gave birth to more than 120 sons!
Children beget grandchildren, and when he dies, his children and grandchildren are gathered together to form two armies, without any pressure at all. From the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the present, more than three hundred years have passed, and in the territory of Zhongshan Kingdom
, among the ten people with the surname Liu, at least five are Queen Jing of Zhongshan.
If there were no competitors, Liu Bei would have spent some time and tried his best to impress Zhao Yun. However, facing such a strong competitor like Wang Yu, Liu Bei was completely at a disadvantage.
The most important thing is that he has never understood what is special about the boy who is highly valued by Wang Yu, apart from his good looks! He only judged that this boy might be unusual based on Wang Yu's behavior
, and then based on the principle of not letting go of the wrong ones, try to insert a pole horizontally, that's all.
Because of this, the failure in this battle for talents did not bring much frustration to Liu Bei, at least not as strong as the two failures to win over Jia Xu in Luoyang and conquer Tai Shici in the plains.
In fact, not only him, but also Wang Yu himself still doesn't understand what the strength of Zhao Zilong in front of him is.
The first is martial arts. Descriptions of Zhao Yun usually focus on his martial arts, which is almost universally recognized as a master second only to Lu Bu. However, Wang Yu competed with the opponent several times and found that although the opponent's martial arts were strong, he was not.
Far from reaching Lu Bu's level, he is almost the same as himself before practicing the Mohist mental method.
Wang Yu couldn't tell whether it was because of his age or because the other party was concerned about his identity. However, both his place of origin and his experience showed that he had found the right person.
As for the art of war, Zhao Yun's background is not bad. It can be judged from his conversation that he has read a lot of military books. During the chaos of the fifth year of Zhongping, he participated in the Zhending defense battle and made many contributions.
Have prestige.
However, he had little experience in military affairs and did not know much about military affairs. In general, he could only listen to what Wang Yu said and then be surprised and admired, and he could not come up with any unique insights.
Wang Yu could only think that the person in front of him was Zhao Zilong who had not yet grown up. It might take a long time to recreate the unparalleled hero he knew in his previous life who was full of courage and made his enemies invincible.
There was already a young version of Xu Shu before, and now there is an incomplete version of Zhao Yun. Our lives are really miserable! However, it seems strange to say that the Battle of the Boundary Bridge shouldn't be the battle where Zhao Yun comes into his own.
?With his current ability, how can he stand out?
Even if he hides his martial arts skills, among the thousands of troops, the role of personal martial arts can be said to be minimal. Besides, no matter how much he hides it, things like strength and reaction speed cannot be hidden, at least not from himself.
, unless there is something special about his technique.
Because all his attention was on Zhao Yun, Wang Yu inevitably paid less attention to the battle situation. When he noticed that the surroundings suddenly darkened, he was shocked to realize that the two combatants were already close to a considerable distance and began to launch arrows.
A tentative attack!
When he looked up, he saw thousands of feathered arrows flying from the formations of the two armies, streaking across the clear and cloudless sky, casting two thick shadows on the ground, like two dark clouds.
The dark clouds quickly approached each other, then passed through each other, dissipating invisible, and countless flowers bloomed in the morning sun, some were red, and some had a faint blue mist, as if war elves were dancing.
The sound of wind, shouts of death, horn sounds, and screams of agony intertwined together to form a tragic carol.
Wang Yu looked back at the formation and found that the cavalry had already dismounted and given up their position at the front. Thousands of infantry archers stood at the front. Under the general's order, they repeated the same tactical actions, taking arrows and firing.
Bow, lead the string, loosen the string...
Then, either give death to your opponent, or accept the fate of death, without regrets, sorrow or fear.
The casualties were not too great. After three tentative shots at each other, the enemy and we stabilized their positions 250 steps apart. This is almost the limit distance that ordinary walking bows can reach. By this point, the arrows have already reached the end of their strength. .
The sound of war drums and curses followed closely in the military formations of both sides, which was deafening.
This was the rhythm of the official opening of the war, which made people's blood boil. Wang Yu put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and focused on the battlefield. Gongsun Zan rejected the strategic proposal, so what he could do was to look for opportunities tactically and try to turn the tide. ( To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)