Eastern Jin Dynasty: Starting from the son of the refugee commander who returned from the north

Chapter 112 Wujiang County
Zhao Yue and Tian Qi are not in a hurry, but Zhao Sheng is a little anxious.

"Brother Lin, how about my younger brother leading 100 people to Liyang first to scout the way for you?"

This team marching like a snail, Zhao Sheng felt that it was too boring.

Zhao Yue shook his head lightly and said, "No."

"Ah~"

Zhao Sheng sighed, and said: "I heard that there are many water bandits on this big river, if I go to fight the water bandits, it's also right to help Brother Lin to train you, how about it?"

training?

Zhao Yue shook his head again.

"How many of us are there, and we still want to hunt down water bandits?"

The water bandits entrenched on this river, some with hundreds of people, some with thousands of people, are not easy to deal with.

Zhao Yue's subordinates are full of recruits, so why provoke others?
And
Even if he is sure that he can defeat those Jiang bandits and water bandits, the battle must be exhausting.

Before he arrived in Liyang, more than half of the soldiers in the headquarters he brought over died. Was Zhao Yue's head kicked by a donkey?
"Brother Sheng, be patient. Now that you can't even stand the loneliness of marching, how can you be a general in the future?"

Tian Qi's words captured Zhao Sheng's temperament.

"Forget it, I'm going to be the head office of Tang Bao cavalry?"

With that said, he galloped away.

Tian Qi shook his head on the side.

"Mr. Sheng Lang can't keep his temper. When we arrive in Liyang, Brother Lin has to talk about it carefully, so don't ruin the big thing."

Zhao Yue nodded slightly, then shook his head slightly.

"Of course I will tell Brother Sheng what I have to say, but he is still stable in the overall situation."

For Zhao Sheng, Zhao Yue also has some understanding of his temperament.

Don't look at him as big and thick, sometimes he looks like a hob.

But in fact, this kid is rough and subtle, and he is clever!
"However. Marching at night is really not an easy task."

Behind Zhao Yue, Zhao Zhong said.

"Yes! Marching at night is not easy, and marching in a hurry is even more difficult."

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" emphasizes: "Do double the way, fight for profit for a hundred miles, and capture three generals. The strong ones come first, and the tired ones come last. The method is eleven."

That is to say, only soldiers with good physical strength can keep up with the forced march of one hundred miles every day, and those with poor physical strength can only fall behind. The high-intensity rapid march will only cause a large number of soldiers to fall behind.

In the vast amount of historical materials, the word "doubledao" appears frequently. Doubledao means to travel at double speed and hurry along the road.

In history, it is not uncommon for Qiu Luan's troops to march at a speed of 150 miles a day and night during the Jiajing period, but there are not many who can maintain their combat effectiveness like Qiu Luan's army after a rapid march.

"Three Kingdoms Zhuge Liang Biography" records Cao Cao's rush to pursue Liu Bei when he was in Dangyang: "Cao Cao's crowd, tired from afar, heard that they chased Yuzhou, and traveled more than three hundred miles a day and one night on Qingqi. Those who wear Luxi' also.

Therefore, it is taboo in the law of war, and it is said that 'the general must be kicked'. "

In this pursuit battle, Cao Cao's light cavalry marched 300 miles a day and one night (Hanli is shorter than Mingli, about 120 kilometers in later generations), Zhuge Liang said that at the end of their strength, they must not be able to penetrate Lu Jin.

In fact, behind the fact that Cao Cao's army was able to achieve such a marching speed, it is very likely that it was a top-matched light cavalry with multiple horses and one man who abandoned their luggage.

But even so, it is difficult for the army after the attack to support follow-up operations.

Although they are light cavalry, they still need to be equipped with basic armor, bows and arrows, weapons, etc., and the knight itself is not a small burden for the horse. In the use of cavalry combat, the endurance of the horse is very limited. The most important thing is the impact when the horse runs.

In the horse endurance races of later generations, the best racehorses without weight can maintain a speed of nearly 100 kilometers per hour for nearly a day. At the end of the day, when a large number of horses fall behind, some horses can also run over [-] kilometer.

In the period of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, if you dared to face a large number of cavalry left behind, the arriving cavalry horses were unable to sprint, and a large number of horses were disabled and reimbursed after the event, and they could no longer serve as war horses, etc., Cao Jun's light cavalry would be able to rush at such a speed. , but the corresponding price paid is quite tragic.

Therefore, after the long-distance raid, on the one hand, the supplies and supplies were abandoned, and on the other hand, the troops were exhausted. The so-called "at the end of the crossbow, it is impossible to penetrate Lu Jin" is not because Zhuge Liang belittled Cao Jun.

It is recorded in the official history of "Three Kingdoms" that Zhang Fei led only twenty cavalry and dared to stop Cao Jun at Changbanqiao. Perhaps it is not an exaggeration to say that among Cao Jun, "the enemy has no one who dares to approach". A decline is almost inevitable.

Cao Jun, who was rushing through the starry night and was already extremely tired, met Zhang Fei who was stabbed immediately on the Changban Slope. Although Zhang Fei only had dozens of knights by his side, he was helpless because Zhang Fei occupied a favorable terrain to intercept it. , Cao Jun, although numerous in number, was timid in a battle, and faced Zhang Fei's blockade, he could only hold back.

Therefore, avoiding fighting after marching was the top priority of the ancient army.

Even the "Shatuo Ya'er Army", the most powerful army in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties known for its endurance, was also unavoidable, and Li Cunxu, the supreme commander of the Ya'er Army, attached great importance to it.

During the confrontation between Liang and Jin along the Yellow River, when King Li Cunxu of Jin was training his soldiers and marching, in order to ensure the continuous combat capability of the horses in battle, he once ordered that "cavalrymen are not allowed to ride horses when they do not see the enemy", and strictly restrained the soldiers. The highest punishment can be slashed.

It wasn't because Li Cunxu didn't want to use the horses to increase the speed of the march. In order to ensure that the cavalry had enough impact in combat, such a decree was also a helpless move to take the lesser of two evils.

Even in modern times, the attrition problem of rapid marches has not been well resolved.

In the book "Inner Mongolian Cavalry During the War of Liberation", it is recorded that a part of the 400th Cavalry Division of the People's Liberation Army with about 11 soldiers ran for [-] kilometers and took four days. In the end, only [-] cavalry arrived and maintained a good condition. .

The rest of the cavalry were all left behind. In the modern army whose discipline and organization were far superior to those of the old days, it was so difficult for the cavalry to fight on the run, and the attrition rate was close to 90.00%. The loss of horses will only be more alarming.

Marching and fighting, just in the word marching, there is a lot of knowledge in it.

Two days after that.

Zhao Yue and his party marched at night and rested during the day, and finally crossed 110 miles and arrived at Wujiang County.

And outside Wujiang County, there is a huge dock.

The dock is built on flat ground, surrounded by walls, with doors open front and back, watchtowers are built in the dock, and turrets are built at the four corners, which is slightly like a city system.

of course
This Wubao is still much smaller than Wujiang County.

The city of Wujiang County is better preserved than that of Liyang County. The inner city and the outer city exist, but there are only a few people in the city.

"Isn't this Wujiang county said to have thousands of households? How come there are not many people there? There are not many yamen servants in the county yamen? Where are the thieves? What about the yamen soldiers?"

Zhao Yue looked at Wujiang County Magistrate, who was half a step behind him, and frowned slightly.

The county magistrate is related to the county magistrate and the people in their territory.

The population under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate is more than 1 people, while the county magistrate is under the jurisdiction of the place with less than [-] households.

"Wei Zun, there are currently 520 households in Wujiang County. As for the yamen servants, because most of them are refugees in Wujiang County, they don't collect taxes from them, so naturally they can't pay their salaries. There are almost no yamen servants."

Zhao Yue frowned.

"You are the honor of a county, so you won't think of a way? Didn't Jiankang send Qianbo over?"

"Even if there are, they are all in the county city. Where can they go to Wujiang?"

This guy's attitude has always been kept low, and Zhao Yue has also investigated his background.

Pei Guan is said to be a small branch of the Hedong Pei clan, but it is difficult to establish a clear relationship with the Hedong Pei clan.

In addition, the Pei family of Hedong didn't have clothes to travel south, even with Pei's tiger skin, it was difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Southern Dynasty.

In the end, he was over [-] years old, and there was only Wujiang county magistrate, an empty county magistrate, who had almost no real power.

The authority of the county lord depends on the people below. You don't even have many yamen servants, so where can you respect the county lord?

"Go and get the Wujiang household registration account book. In addition, the county government is free, you can arrange it."

The county magistrate of Wujiang nodded slightly, but he didn't ask any questions, and just went to work.

"Brother Lin, do you still want to stay in Wujiang County? You should leave early and go to the county town."

Tian Qi chuckled, and said: "The county city is putting on a good show now, so let's not disturb the prefect's lord's elegance, how about we take it step by step, and first control Wujiang in our hands."

"It's just that there is nothing to rectify and control in Wujiang County. There are more than 2000 households in the city."

"This is just the household registration on the surface. There are also some hidden households and black households, and the common people gathered in Ubud. Together, there may be as many as [-] households."

A household usually has five members, counting 2 households, there must be more than [-] people under Wujiang's rule.

More than 2 people are not too small.

"I thought there would be many risks in coming to Liyang! Now I don't see any risks at all, I just come here for sightseeing."

"Hahaha~"

Zhao Yue laughed loudly, stepped forward and patted Zhao Sheng on the shoulder, and said, "Brother Sheng, don't feel too boring, I'm afraid tomorrow, it will be time for you."

When to use me?
Zhao Sheng's eyes lit up.

"Are you going to use swords?"

"It's not necessary to use swords and weapons. Let's show courtesy first and then soldiers, and see if Kang Xiu doesn't know the current affairs."

Kang Xiu, one of the five major dock masters in Liyang, is entrenched five miles away from Wujiang County. He is considered the weakest of the five major dock masters, so Zhao Yue decided to take him first.

"That's great. I'll eat and drink enough tonight and sleep well, and fight the enemy bravely tomorrow."

but
When the excitement in Zhao Sheng's heart passed, he suddenly became worried.

"Brother Lin, we now have only 200 soldiers ready to fight, but Ubud can have thousands of soldiers, and this is less than 200 people to fight thousands of people. Is this a bit like hitting a stone with an egg?"

"So, use your brains."

Zhao Yue pointed to Zhao Sheng's Tianling Gai.

"We came here for righteousness. We are not enemies or invaders. They are their dock masters. We just want to gather the people. On the surface, it seems to be contrary to their interests, but it is not impossible to cooperate."

"Cooperation?"

Zhao Sheng was confused.

"You will understand at that time, so don't talk here, go in and talk."

The county government office in Wujiang County is actually not that big, so in addition to requisitioning the entire county government office, Zhao Yue also requisitioned three houses near the county government office.

As for how to operate, I will leave this annoying matter to Pei Guan.

of course
Zhao Yue didn't ask him to work for nothing. Naturally, Zhao Yue would not be stingy with this money.

The smaller the person is, the less you can underestimate him.

If you want the horse to run, but also want the horse not to eat grass, how is this possible?

Isn't Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's fate caused by offending the villain?
For Zhao Yue, money is nothing more than a trivial matter, if you give the money to Pei Guan, the latter will benefit from it and will naturally do his best for him.

of course
If you don't try your best, you may end up with only one dead word.

Wen Zeng, the ranger he raised in captivity, is now staring at Pei Guan in the dark!
After entering the county government office, the inside has already been cleaned up.

Zhao Yue didn't go to the room, but went straight to the study.

"Although the county government is dilapidated, it still looks like a county government."

Wujiang County is in Liyang, and Liyang is occupied by refugees. This county has been captured several times by refugees. It is not bad that the county government can be preserved like this.

"Let's all sit down."

Zhao Yue knelt and sat on the main seat, Tian Qi and Zhao Sheng sat down one by one, and Zhao Zhong stood behind Zhao Yue.

"In the past few days, according to the news from the county town, the five major dock masters have all been summoned to the county town by Yu Yi. Yu Yi's actions are very rude, and he wants to use his power to suppress these dock masters and force them to submit."

"He has less than 500 people under his command, so he dares to be so radical?"

Zhao Yue smiled lightly and said, "It's not that the 1000 people sent by my father have arrived."

"It's just that there are only 1000 people who came, and there are five or six thousand soldiers from the major dock masters in Liyang. This..."

"I asked you how many people are 3000?"

Zhao Yue stared at Zhao Sheng.

"3000 people is 3000 people."

Zhao Sheng was confused by Zhao Yue's question.

"Brother Lin, why do you ask this?"

"I asked you how many people are 3000?"

Zhao Sheng thought to himself, isn't this the question asked just now?
But when he thought about it carefully, he immediately understood the meaning of Zhao Yue's words.

"Brother Lin means that Yu Yi can't tell the difference between 1000 people and 3000 people at all?"

"The easiest way to distinguish the number of people is to distinguish them from the flags, but the flags of our army under the Zhao Clan in Tianshui are different from other armies, and since my father said that he sent 3000 people over, even Yu Yi can understand the flags." , and only 3000 people can be seen."

In other words, Yu Yi misjudged.

In fact, it is very simple to think about it.

How many people are there in 100? Perhaps everyone still has an idea, but 1000, 3000, 1, 10
When there are too many people, it is difficult to distinguish how many people are facing each other.

is the reason
To be a scout, you also have to practice a pair of piercing eyes. From the flag and the marching time, you can roughly calculate the number of people on the opposite side.

Yu Yi naturally does not have this kind of ability.

　Happy Dragon Boat Festival

　　
　
(End of this chapter)