Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1008
It didn't seem to go far, the sky darkened, and we had to start building a camp.

The deployment of the army is the most cumbersome, not to mention other things, just the matter of camping involves many aspects, such as choosing a place, fetching water, setting up a tent, lighting a fire, setting up a sentry, etc., all of which need to be properly arranged .

In the camp, there was already a sound of people shouting and neighing.The cavalry began to be busy taking care of their horses, while the infantry were busy with various camp affairs. Although Feiqian chose a relatively safe and secure route to go north this time, it should be There is nothing less to do.

After setting up the camp, they have to be busy cooking again. In their respective huts, those who stir the horse spoons in the same rice pot sit together, cooking at every turn, or talking and laughing with each other, or Sitting on the sidelines in a daze, only at this time can these soldiers relax and recover the physical strength consumed for the next day. .

The soldiers piled up the bonfire and it burned vigorously. They watched the miscellaneous rice and wild vegetable soup in the cauldron gradually boil, and smelled the smell of food floating out. Although there was no big fish or meat, the soldiers were already very satisfied. Borrowing the fire to bake clothes wet with sweat or muddy water, waiting for the moment when the food in the cauldron is cooked, thinking about nothing but two words, comfortable...

But for Fei Qian, he couldn't think of nothing.

In Puzi County, Fei Qian rejected Chen Rui's invitation, and he didn't even show his friendship with some local gentry who gathered from the surrounding area. He just added some more expensive supplies and started the journey again.

It's not that Fei Qian has any opinions on Chen Rui or others, even Chen Rui vaguely expressed his willingness to contribute to Fei Qian's cause, it's just that the military situation is urgent, there is really no way to do more delay.

The most fundamental reason was because of this sudden heavy rain.

Although the heavy rain can alleviate the drought in Bingzhou for a period of time, it has a very big impact on the roads. People and horses can walk well, mainly because of the baggage vehicles...

This is the worst thing. Once the weather is bad, the first thing to affect is not the people, but the baggage trucks, and conversely, if the baggage trucks can't keep up, it will also affect the entire army.

There is no transportation machinery in this era, and even simple crawlers cannot be made, because things like transmission gears cannot be made up for by one or two inventions and discoveries, and materials science and dynamics need to be developed to a certain extent. There is a way to light it up.

But today's heavy baggage trucks, once stuck in the mud pit, are simply a disaster, and there is no other way but to rely on manpower to lift them out.

Pad?
Just kidding, how can such precious strategic materials be thrown into muddy water to soak and crush?

In the Han Dynasty, there were no wood planing machines, all of them were done by hand, and these planks were very important resources whether they were setting up a camp or going to war. If they were all paved along the way, the huge consumption would not be affordable.

Therefore, the overall marching speed is not fast now...

Or rather, horribly slow.

This is the worry that Fei Qian and Xun Chen had when they discovered the sudden change in the weather in Pingyang. The marching speed of the army was not determined by the fastest part, but by the slowest part.

According to the current progress, even if you walk for six hours a day, and try to set up camp with cars as much as possible to save time, but the speed of travel is still not satisfactory, and it is still an official way. If you go further, because The deserted cities and towns and the disrepair of roads will make it even more difficult.

Fei hid in the big tent, looked at the simple map on the table, was silent for a long time, and then ordered: "Go and ask Xun Dongcao to come here."

Now that the name of General Zhengxi has been decided, and the government has been officially established, the main appointments are that Xu Shu was named the chief historian of Zhengxi, Zaozhi is Xicao, and Xun Chen is Dongcao. Slightly rewarded.

Dongxi Cao is a bit like the so-called assistant general manager in later generations, but the focus is different. Dong Cao is mainly responsible for external affairs, focusing on the supervision of generals and some affairs outside the territory, while Xi Cao is responsible for internal affairs, reviewing Assess matters related to administrative officials on Binh Duong territory.

According to Jia Xu's original plan, he said that he would wait two days before dispatching, in order to swallow up the entire Xianbei tribe in one fell swoop, but the plan often failed to keep up with the changes. The sudden heavy rain may cause changes in the march of the surrounding troops. It also means that the entire battle situation will also undergo some changes.

Fei Qian agrees with Jia Xu's strategy, and has discussed it with Xun Chen. It is indeed feasible, but...

Had to make adjustments.

For Jia Xu, this battle is certainly a display of talent, but of course there is also some intention to strengthen his own position on the other hand, so the overall plan...

Well, how should I put it...

Be spicy.

maybe poisonous...

On the whole, it is centered on the Yinshan camp, using the Yinshan camp as a solid point, and then Zhang Ji's cavalry is cruising outside, attracting all the surrounding hostile forces, and then Ma Yue and Yu Fuluo go out from the west side of Yinshan to attack Yinshan. The already empty Xianbei tribe in the northern area robbed livestock and people...

At the Yinshan Mountain Road Crossing, it was suggested that Fei Qian send out a partial army to set up an ambush, and then block the passage for Xianbei to escape...

Then as long as Feiqian's vanguard troops arrive at Yinshan, the Xianbei army will inevitably fall into a situation of being surrounded. If the Black Mountain army wants to come out to take advantage of it, then the rear troops staying in the Zhenlin camp will be able to press up. Crushed the invading Black Mountain Army to Heze in Wuyuan.

Because it is very simple, the only way from Zhenlin to Yinshan that can cross the Kubuqi Desert and replenish the water source is Heze. Unless the Black Mountain Army has the courage to break into the desert, it must take this route.

Under Jia Xu's deployment, this battle seemed to have become a simple formation of troops.

The reason why I think Jia Xu's plan is feasible is that all the orders to the leading generals are extremely simple and clear, their respective goals are very clear, and what kind of effect is also explained and explained, so for these As far as generals are concerned, there are standards and fixed numbers for attack and retreat. Although it may be a bit rigid, the generals will probably not be confused when executing it, and there are no unreliable action plans such as so-called tips... …

Of course, the most dangerous part is still the Yinshan camp. The most fundamental point is that at least the camp can still be held until Fei Qian's reinforcements arrive.

The actions of the generals in other parts are all coordinated around this.

But the problem now is that if the movement is slow, if the opportunity is not seized, or if they are not able to arrive at the battlefield in advance and make preparations, then even if the Yinshan camp can survive in the end, it will inevitably have to pay a heavy price.

Fei Qian stared at the map, and slid his fingers over several key nodes...

All of this may have never happened in history at all. The so-called foresight of the traveler is completely useless for the current situation. All information and decisions need to be obtained from years of combat experience. Judging from the middle, if it is wrong, it may not only lose thousands of lives, but even the future of the entire Fiqian Group.

This kind of pressure can only rest on Fei Qian's shoulders.

Whether Jia Xu or Xun Chen, all their plans are for a good direction, but the strategies of these counselors only represent an estimated direction of the future situation, and as the leader of the entire group, it is must bear the consequences of its choices.

"Your Majesty?" Xun Chen came and bowed his hands in salute.

Fei Qian raised his head, gestured for Xun Chen to sit down, and at the same time patted a certain place on the map with his hand, and said, "Someone wants to send Wen Yuan first! Seize the crossing of Yinshan Dry Bone Road!"

"Go first?" Xun Chen frowned slightly.

Naturally, the cavalry can move faster if they break away from the large army, but it also means losing the protection and support of the large army...

Xun Chen bowed his hands in thanks, then sat down and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you make this decision?"

"Someone is a little worried..."

Although at this point in time, the central Xianbei, dominated by Budugen, is still focusing most of its attention on the internal strife with the eastern Xianbei, and there is also friction between each other. The behavior at the border between the two sides has made the relationship between the two Xianbei increasingly tense, and there are some signs that the mountains and rains are about to come.

Normally, Bu Dugen was reluctant to send the troops of the Xianbei royal court south...

But what if?
Once Xianbei ignored everything else and went south ahead of schedule, what should we do?
The Han Brigade, which controls the largest cavalry group in Bingzhou at present, forms a highly concentrated situation, and rushes towards the Xianbei army that invaded Yinshan Mountain. It is true that it can defeat it in one fell swoop, but according to the current itinerary, there is no way to guarantee the absolute security of the flanks. Safety……

Even because of the need to guard against the Black Mountain Army, Zhenlin's troops cannot be mobilized to the north to give early warning of this route!
Even if this worst-case scenario never happened, and the Xianbei people had no intention of going south to make trouble, they just came here with the determination to conquer the Yinshan camp, then it would be equally difficult for the Han army in Yinshan.

Zhang Ji can hold two or three thousand Xianbei cavalry, but that doesn't mean he can hold more than twice as many Xianbei troops. Once surrounded by Xianbei cavalry in reverse, it is also dangerous.

Normally speaking, the Feiqian army should be close to Zhenlin now, at least to the north of Yuanyin, but because the road is difficult, it has only passed Puzi County now...

And now I set off without waiting for all the materials to be ready, and Pingyang will deploy some materials to follow up, but even so, there is a lot of time gap.

Fei Qian’s current team is neither too much nor too little, but if you want to think about Cao Cao’s heyday, a dozen or so guys with an intelligence value of [-] or above get together and chatter. Googling for a while, it is estimated that any plan can come up with more than a dozen records...

However, although Jia Xu has decided on the general plan now, in this era of inconvenient communication, forming an overall coordination in the battle situation is a problem that Fei Qian must consider right now.

Xun Chen stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty is saying that Xianbei will also send reinforcements in advance?"

When Chen Guo was in Pingyang, Fei Qian and Xun Chen also discussed the issue of Xianbei reinforcements.As the saying goes, once a war starts, the country will not be conquered twice, and food will not be adjusted three times.The Han people are like this, and the Hu people also don't like to mobilize their combat power again and again. This kind of behavior is tantamount to killing the chicken and taking the eggs, which will cause great trouble, so generally they will not do such a thing.

Therefore, normally speaking, the Xianbei troops who came to Yinshan had not suffered a major blow, and under the premise that Feiqian had not noticed any movements or signs, it was impossible to ask for reinforcements. According to the plan, after the Xianbei who invaded the Yin Mountains were dealt with first, and then to intercept Xianbei's reinforcements, there was still a time gap.

However, now Fei Qian suddenly raised this question again.

"What if?" Fei Qian didn't have any strong evidence to prove his worries about the current situation, it could only be said to be a possibility.

Xun Chen nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "It's not impossible for Wen Yuan to lead a part of the cavalry to go first, but first, who will command the remaining cavalry? Second, this means that the deployment distance with Wen Yuan will increase. Big, once there is a change, it can only be supported by Wenyuan independently..."

"Quickly dispatch Zhao Zilong to Diaoyin! Before Zilong arrives, someone will lead the remaining cavalry!" In this regard, Fei Qian can only act as panacea.

As for the second point, Fei Qian didn't have any good solution.Since he was marching ahead of the rest of the main force, there must be no way to obtain sufficient supplies and flank protection. It can be said that Fei Qian's approach is basically tantamount to letting Zhang Liao take risks to make up for something that might happen.

"Or adjust the troops of Ambassador Cui of Xihe County?" Xun Chen proposed another solution.

Fei Qian thought for a while, then shook his head.

For Cui Jun's Xihe County, on the one hand, he had to guard against the Xianbei people near Yanmen, and on the other hand, he had to maintain the operation of the Zhenlin Camp. In fact, for Xihe County, which was not originally considered wealthy, it was already relatively big. It's a burden, and now let Xihe County mobilize troops, although it can be regarded as a little bit, but the quality of the soldiers is difficult to guarantee.

Xun Chen thought for a while, and then said: "If you are determined to do so, you can ask Zhenlin to prepare some food and grass first, and then wenyuan will pick it up. In addition, you can send a letter to Mr. Cui to raise some food and grass to be transported to the dry bone crossing... so For one thing, it may be able to make up for the expenses of Wen Yuan's army."

"...That's it..." Fei Qian pondered for a while, and said, "Come here, please invite Wen Yuan to the big tent to discuss the matter!"

(End of this chapter)