Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3635: Long-term strategy at the pass, Dahe reorganizes the army

Looking at the Black Stone Pass which was just around the corner, Fei Qian stood with his hands behind his back.

The wind blowing from the side of the river lifted Fei Qian's cloak, revealing its red and black background.

Fortunately it’s not underwear.

Although some nonsensical thoughts flashed through his mind, Fei Qian's face remained expressionless.

People follow their butts.

Ever since Fei Qian established the Xijing Shangshu Tai, his status has gradually risen. There were even many times when Fei Qian felt that he was acting as a "mascot" and that he could add "increased attack power" or "enhanced defense power" buffs to the entire army when he went into battle.

Sometimes Fei Qian couldn't help but secretly take a look under his feet, but most of the time there was nothing special to see except a few ants or bugs crawling by occasionally.

But it does have effects...

Seen from the high platform where Fei Qian was, the Cao army defenders in Heishi Pass were obviously exhausted and barely breathing. If Cao's army had not sent reinforcements later, Heishi Pass would have collapsed long ago.

Another aspect was that Fei Qian did not want to consume too much at Black Stone Pass, so he controlled the intensity of the battlefield and did not deploy too many soldiers.

The current Han Dynasty does not have any battlefield recovery system, let alone automatic replenishment. If one is killed or injured, there is one less soldier. It is not like some games or some systems, where fighting thousands of miles away is like going out for an outing, and bringing a mobile phone and a backpack is considered fully equipped.

Fei Qian was more like going to an uninhabited area. Not only did he have to consider basic living supplies such as food and water, but he also had to consider transportation and supplies, and even communication. Otherwise, if any link went wrong...

Different from the combat mode of Cao's army when they marched into Guanzhong, what Fei Qian wanted to do was to establish a mode that was completely different from the old war form of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the army would not be followed by laborers who could only transport grain, but more importantly, it would be necessary to form agricultural, commercial, and handicraft corps that could follow the army.

That's right, Legion.

A separate type of soldier that is different from professional soldiers.

If a country wants to progress, it must have division of labor.

This is something that humans, a short-lived species, must be clear about.

In ancient times, humans may have only been active in a very small area, and hunting and gathering were rare. Everyone had to be a jack of all trades and could become a jack of all trades. However, with the improvement of production and living technology in human society, the expansion of national territory, and the constraints of the small peasant economy system, it is like trying to make adults wear small clothes and forcibly binding normal feet into three-inch stinky feet.

Confucianism began to pervert since the late Han Dynasty.

This is the problem with monopoly.

Once the imperial power, the power of the prime minister, and the companies and platforms of later generations enter the monopoly stage, there is really no bottom line.

Siege is a tactic with the lowest cost and the greatest reward. As long as the food and grass can support it, siege is more suitable than siege, because it can obtain a relatively intact city with relatively small casualties.

If we regard the entire Shandong Central Plains as a city, the same point also applies.

Fei Qian didn't want a destroyed Shandong.

Unless Fei Qian can conjure up a huge amount of supplies from his left pocket to his right pocket out of thin air, a relatively intact production chain would be better than a pile of ruins.

The only good thing about ruins is that they are poor and empty.

But no matter how poor or how white one is, people still need to eat and wear clothes. Once they cannot meet their basic needs, they can easily be instigated to cause trouble.

A blank piece of paper is indeed good for painting, but it does not mean that there will be enough ink and no one to interfere when painting.

It was precisely because of this that Fei Qian brought Zao Zhi all the way out of Guanzhong, and in the Heluo and Hongnong areas, he regulated and constructed every place he entered, hoping that while the soldiers were advancing, they could quickly restore the order of production and life.

This kind of warfare mode has very high requirements and must not have any loopholes, otherwise it will be interfered with by the enemy and attacked by surprise, and the initial investment may be wasted in an instant.

The instructions Fei Qian gave to Zhao Yun were also to seek progress through stability.

Generally speaking, the Youzhou area and the Heluo area are probably not much different, and the infrastructure has been severely damaged...

Fei Qian received new news yesterday.

News from Hongnong.

Fei Qian left about 4,000 people for Zao Zhi, not soldiers, but civilians, as well as Cao's prisoners of war and surviving civilians transported from Hedong. He also transferred some farm tools and horses from Guanzhong as assistance.

But it's still not enough.

There was also the problem of some low-quality seeds.

Zao Zhi asked Guanzhong to investigate, but the progress was slow, so he reported it to Fei Qian...

When Fei Qian saw the report submitted by Zao Zhi about the matter, he couldn't help but sigh.

Officials, regardless of time, place, or nationality, are all the same.

For products with a longer storage time, how long is considered long?
How counterfeit does it have to be to be considered counterfeit?

It is very troublesome to investigate and collect evidence for these matters.

After all, these things have little to do with the daily lives of officials, and they are unlikely to eat inferior vegetables, gutter oil, or expired meat, etc.

But if there is a mediocre doctor in the Medical Clinic, the investigation will definitely be much faster!

After all, the issue of food health is at most a problem for the common people, but if there is a problem with the doctors in the Hundred Medical Clinic, it could be the end of the lives of the Tianlong people!
So is it wrong to deal with quacks?

There is nothing wrong with that either.

Fei Qian just felt a little helpless.

Problems like this occur all the time, big and small.

Some of them can reach Fei Qian, but some will not be reported at all.

Whether it is the Information Department or the Secretariat, some things are stuck there. On the one hand, Fei Qian does not have the energy to deal with matters continuously for twelve hours. On the other hand, everyone's schedule is different, and the judgment of the importance of a certain matter will naturally be different.

Fei Qian wrote back to Zao Zhi, saying that no matter what, it was a good thing to have discovered the problem, know where the problem lies, and find ways to solve and improve it.

As the war unfolds, there will be more similar problems.

"My lord!" Fei Qian was still thinking, but he heard the guard beside him shouting excitedly, "Look! Look! They're attacking! They're attacking! Cao's army is going to run away! They're going to run away!"

Only then did Fei Qian realize that while he was distracted, the soldiers attacking Black Stone Pass had successfully broken through a collapsed corner of the Black Stone Pass and gained a firm foothold.

Fei Qian's face still had a calm aura.

The surrounding guards and soldiers under the platform had no idea that Fei Qian was daydreaming just now. They just saw that Fei Qian looked normal at the moment, as if he knew the battle record at Black Stone Pass very well and was confident about it, so he was neither surprised nor happy, but calm and composed.

"The hussars are victorious!" 』

Suddenly someone raised his arms and shouted.

"The hussars are victorious!" Won victory! 』

The others couldn't help but shout along.

The voices of the crowd merged into one, rolling like an angry dragon between heaven and earth, causing the flags to flutter.

Fei Qian suddenly had an epiphany.

To some extent, Fei Qian is not directly involved in any specific matter...

Fei Qian is still a weak fighter, and putting on armor cannot change the situation that he cannot charge and kill the enemy on the front line.

At the same time, Fei Qian could not be sure whether the soldiers attacking Black Stone Pass stepped on the wall with their left foot or their right foot first; nor could he determine how many swords and guns were produced every day; nor could he determine how much grain each piece of land would produce...

But Fei Qian is still very important.

Because people need a leader who can stand on high ground and show them the way.

Especially guidance at key strategic nodes.

This is much more meaningful than chopping off ten thousand heads and thirsting for spears at every turn.

……

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At the ferry, the sound of horse hooves was as low as thunder, shaking people's hearts, as if a large river not far away had burst its banks, and the sound waves were surging over.

"It's the Hussars!"

Someone among Cao's soldiers screamed loudly, and was immediately scolded by the military school.

"Formation! Formation!"

According to the original arrangement, Cao's soldiers and military officers hurriedly pushed the baggage carts towards the direction where the Hussar cavalry were coming.

Smoke and dust rolled up.

The cavalry seemed to have no intention of hiding their whereabouts, and they were very powerful. "Lancers, get on board!" Cao's military school commanded, "Archers, line up behind!"

"Stop it, damn it!"

"Get your swords, guns, bows and arrows ready!"

"Chains! Chains!"

"If you don't have chains, use hemp rope!"

"Hurry, hurry!"

Amid the chaotic shouts, under the threat of death and the suppression of the military academy, the Cao army soldiers more or less maintained some basic operations and formed an array at the ferry.

Jiang Jiong withdrew from the ferry and gave up his position, so Cheng Yu naturally couldn't help but come up.

But Cheng Yu couldn’t use Jiang Jiong’s camp at all!
Because Jiang Jiong's original camp was a cavalry camp.

A cavalry camp requires openness, wide spacing and great depth.

Cheng Yu and others were infantrymen.

What matters for infantry is the formation, density and solidity.

Therefore, Cheng Yu planned to set up a camp at the ferry and stand in control of the road.

This is undoubtedly in line with the requirements of military tactics...

"As expected, she's here!"

Cheng Yu exhaled. He didn't know whether he felt relieved or nervous.

He anticipated that if he tried to set up camp on the road near the ferry, he would inevitably be attacked by the cavalry.

Indeed it is!
"Don't be afraid!" Cheng Yu said in a deep voice, "We already expected them to come, and we are already prepared!"

"Yes! Yes!"

The soldiers around Cheng Yu responded.

This is the answer, but...

Cheng Yu saw that even though the Cao army soldiers in the array had already stood behind the baggage carts, their confused eyes revealed their panicked hearts.

Many of Cheng Yu's Cao army soldiers had been through battles and faced the cavalry of the Hussars more than once, but it seemed that every time they faced the Hussars, it was like the first time...

This made Cheng Yu very helpless.

As Cao's soldiers who have been fighting with the Cavalry Army until now, most of them are familiar with cavalry. They are in awe of the power demonstrated by the cavalry and also desire to possess such power.

Cheng Yu noticed the mood changes of the Cao army soldiers around him, so he laughed loudly on purpose, "It's just as I expected! The cavalry soldiers are just like this! Ahaha, hahaha!"

Indeed, strictly speaking, the tactics of the Hussars were not something unusual.

Grenades break the formation, widen the rift, cavalry pull, infantry attack.

It's just like the tactics in later generations where the artillery bombarded the infantry first and then the infantry charged, and then the artillery bombarded the infantry in a short period of time. Everyone knows it's that simple, but they just can't stand it.

Now, Cheng Yu also faces the test of this simple tactic.

If we can hold on, then the military camp at the ferry can stand. If we can't hold on...

Do not!
You absolutely can’t bear it!
Cheng Yu shouted loudly: "Beat the drum! Prepare to fight! We will win! We will win!"

The flag bearers waved their flags and the drummers swung their drumsticks. The deep sound of the war drums offset the muffled sound of the horses' hooves, more or less dispelling some of the fear that enveloped the hearts of Cao's soldiers.

"Form a formation! Hold steady!" the military school in Cao's army shouted, "Do as the military advisor says! Don't be afraid! Look at these boards! These boards are covered in mud! Even thunder can't blow them apart!"

"If they are far away, use bows and crossbows to shoot them! If they are close, use swords and guns to kill them!"

"The cavalrymen are also flesh and blood, and they will die if they are killed!"

Chaotic shouts rang out among the troops.

Perhaps the morale boosted by these "encouragements" is only a small number like plus one plus two, but at least it won't continue to drop...

Cheng Yu watched and listened, then slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Although the cavalry of the Hussars are sharp, they are also flesh and blood, just as the military academy said.

In order to prepare for this battle, Cheng Yu prepared for a long time.

He first wanted to attract the Cavalry Army to attack his camp, but failed, and was instead mobilized by Jiang Jiong.

However, Cheng Yu felt that there was nothing wrong with the current situation.

From a certain perspective, the Hussars were also "attracted" to attack.

That's right, because the inherent weakness of Cao's army is that it can only "attract" the cavalry army to attack and use a defensive counterattack strategy.

Cheng Yu even felt a little proud in his heart, thinking that the Cavalry Army was late. After all, if they attacked Cao's army halfway through its movement, it would be two different battle modes compared to attacking after they had already formed their battle array.

Cheng Yu looked at the battle formation of the Hussars, who were leaning against the river and facing the cavalry rushing out from the valleys and ravines. An idea came to his mind, "If this succeeds... it may be a reappearance of the "Back to the River Battle"... it can go down in history and be passed down forever... No, no, it's not "if", but it will definitely succeed!"

The formation before him was the product of Cheng Yu's summary based on the previous combat experiences of Cao's army and the Hussars, most of which were of course not very good experiences.

The baggage cart plus wooden boards and iron chains become semi-mobile barricades.

The iron chains can effectively connect these baggage carts, and then form a series of death tunnels. As long as the Hussars rush into the death tunnel, it means that they will be killed in vain by the swords and guns of the soldiers on the baggage carts!
The mud coated on the wooden boards of the baggage carts not only defended against arrows, but also made them immune to rockets to a certain extent. Moreover, if they were prepared, they could also draw water from the river on the spot to enhance their immunity to fire.

Of course, the most important thing is to deploy Cao’s soldiers on the baggage carts.

Spears, spears, bows and crossbows.

The spears and lances were placed close to the wooden boards of the baggage carts, and the gaps in the boards were used to kill the cavalrymen. The bows and crossbows were placed behind the protection of the baggage carts, and they could boldly use long-range attacks to bleed the cavalrymen...

And they are all so perfect.

With his back to the river, Cheng Yu arranged six rows of baggage carts to create three death passages.

If the Hussar Cavalry wanted to break through this passage and rush to Cheng Yu, they had to first rush through these three death passages.

Cheng Yu believed that with such an array, not to mention Jiang Jiong's 1,000 cavalrymen, even if they were doubled, they would not be able to break in!

Moreover, his baggage carts can change their formation!

As long as the chains connecting the baggage carts are swapped, the mode can be changed from "Death Tunnel" to "Meat Grinding Wheel", surrounding the Hussar cavalry that rush into the array and destroying them layer by layer!
Although the preparation time was still a bit rushed and the number of baggage carts was not enough, and if the camp walls were added, the lethality could be exerted to 120%, but Cheng Yu believed that now that he had occupied the best terrain first, built a defensive position first, and allowed Cao's soldiers to enter the formation, then it would be more than enough to stop Jiang Jiong's charge.

Although the Hussar cavalry is sharp, it is not easy to force a breakthrough.

Even if the Cavalry wanted to use grenades, Cheng Yu was not too worried, because according to past experience, the Cavalry's grenades had to be at a fairly close distance to be thrown effectively.

Not to mention whether the thrown grenade would be bounced back by the wooden boards of the baggage cart, even if it hit the gap in the baggage cart and fell into the baggage cart, it would only destroy a few baggage carts in front. The Cao army soldiers who died in the baggage carts still had weight and would not disappear out of thin air. They could still serve as flesh and blood barriers to resist the impact of the Hussar cavalry!

At the same time, can the Hussar Cavalry led by Jiang Jiong be the most elite cavalry unit under the command of the Hussar General?
of course not.

Just like the personal guards directly under Cao Cao are the most powerful, the most elite part of the Hussar cavalry should be in Heluo. The cavalry led by Jiang Jiong is at most stronger than Cao's cavalry, but they are definitely not able to break through the position directly by relying on physical strength.

Cheng Yu had specifically instructed the crossbowmen in particular to focus their shooting on the cavalrymen who were throwing grenades.

Cheng Yu believed that as long as Jiang Jiong wanted to get close and throw grenades, the bows and crossbows in the array would be able to inflict heavy damage on these cavalrymen!
"Here it comes!"

Cheng Yu saw a cavalryman rushing out of the valley in the distance. The tricolor cavalry flag in his hand was quite eye-catching in the smoke and dust.

As the tricolor flag flashed, many cavalrymen also appeared in the smoke and dust.

"Two hundred, three hundred..."

Cheng Yu's eyes jumped over those cavalrymen, and he silently counted their number in his mind.

"Wait, why are there only about 300 cavalrymen?"

What about the other cavalry?

Cheng Yu couldn't help but straighten his neck and look around in the billowing smoke and dust.

Still hiding in the valleys and ravines?

Or……

Cheng Yu suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.