Three Kingdoms

The last time Feiqian traveled from Luoyang to Xiangyang, there were few people and few cars and horses, so it didn't feel like a march. But this time it was different. Nearly a thousand people were walking in a mighty and meandering way.

It looks like there are quite a lot of people.

Fei Qian calculated that there were only a thousand people at this scale. If Cao Cao's so-called 800,000 troops went south to herd horses during the Battle of Chibi, the momentum must have been extremely majestic. No wonder he scared a lot of Jiangdong people at that time. It’s all been leaked out - of course, this number was also blown up by Cao Aha - but it also illustrates one point. When the number of people increases, tens of thousands, it is really boundless...

Moreover, ordinary people in ancient times were not very good at mathematics. It would be very good if a scout could count how many flags there were. How could there be a way to make detailed statistics on how many troops Cao Cao really had at that time.

Therefore, when there are tens of thousands of soldiers participating in the war, if the propaganda to the enemy is exaggerated, it will basically not be easy to detect.

Ancient people's marches, unless there were special circumstances, required forced marches like Xia Houyuan's. Generally speaking, the speed of marching is not determined by the fastest part of the team, but by the slowest one.

The slowest thing in an army is the baggage. So Fei Qian finally knows why in ancient wars, sometimes the commanders of both sides knew that there were some key points that could determine the victory of the battle in a few days in the morning, but unfortunately it was not so good in the end. The reason It is because the marching speed of the army does not depend on people, but often depends on cattle and horses.

It is not impossible to reduce the burden of light troops and move quickly, but this means abandoning the logistics team, heavy equipment, and all people and objects that cannot move quickly. This means that there is no backup, even with light cavalry.

Even in the Mongolian army, which is famous for its mobility in later generations, one person can rotate several horses, but the spare horses cannot travel long distances, otherwise they will not be able to rest. The same will lead to a decrease in horsepower. When facing a battle, there is often only one horse. If you win a chance, you can certainly wait for the subsequent troops to catch up slowly, but if you fail, it will usually be a disastrous defeat. Therefore, generally speaking, the general who leads the army will not easily abandon his baggage and light cavalry and rush forward unless he has no choice. of.

Fei Qian used to believe in thousand-mile horses and hundred-mile marches, but now that he has seen it, it's all nonsense. It's not enough to let the red rabbit run for a day. Besides, it has to be full force for twenty-four hours, and it doesn't need to be called a red rabbit. If you are a rabbit, forget about calling it a cooked rabbit. The blood that cannot effectively dissipate heat can even burst the heart of a horse...

Why can desperate battles and last-ditch battles be recorded? Because they are so rare. Except for those few successful cases, most of the troops who tried to abandon their baggage and fight again in history were completely defeated in the end.

Therefore, generally speaking, the baggage is arranged a little behind the central army, and it is also within the protection circle of the entire army. If the road is not really narrow and difficult to pass, in most cases some light cavalry units will be deployed on both wings of the army. Perform cruising maneuvers.

Attacking the baggage troops and carrying out devastating damage to the enemy's food and fodder are often the turning point of a war.

In the military system of the Han Dynasty, there were five men in a corps, two corps and five corps, so Huang Cheng and others from the Huang family were just decentralized to serve as commanders and team leaders, and the extra two or three were led by Huang Zhong As a messenger, he led the Chinese army.

What about playing forward? Liu Pan has been arranged to do it.

Fei Qian guessed that the reason why Liu Biao sent Liu Pan was partly due to surveillance. In this case, let's just ask Liu Pan to lead the two hundred soldiers to the front to clear the way. Since we can't avoid it anyway, it's better to ask Liu Pan to play a role.

Fei Qian turned around and saw Huang Zhong riding a horse passing by his carriage. He quickly stopped Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng..."

Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng controlled the speed of the horse, and when Fei Qian's horse was parallel, he said, "Fei, don't drive, what's the matter?"

"...I remember that there seems to be a post station ten miles ahead. Seeing that it is getting late, how about setting up camp there for the night?"

Huang Zhong looked up at the sky, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!" After saying that, he rode forward to deliver the order.

Fei Qian looked at Huang Zhong's back and sighed softly with some regret.

After saying it several times, Huang Zhong still refused to call him "Ziyuan", but kept calling him "Fei Biejia", which is somewhat intriguing...

This is a less than ideal title.

Although it is correct to call him this way, in the Han Dynasty, it was also customary to call the official position, regardless of whether he was the current one. For example, Liu Bei was always called Liu Pingyuan, and it did not say that Liu Bei could not be called Liu Pingyuan if he no longer held an official position in Pingyuan, but Huang Zhong Such a title made Fei Qian feel that there was still some distant meaning in it.

After all, how can "Feibiejia" be more intimate than "Ziyuan"?

When Fei Qian saw Huang Zhong willing to go with him, he secretly rejoiced, thinking that his charm was finally working. However, Huang Zhong's "Farewell" made Fei Qian fall from the clouds to the ground.

The ideal is plump, the reality is skinny.

If he hadn't found a way for Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng to cure his son, Huang Zhong would probably not have been willing to accompany him on such a trip.

But what do you mean - a good start is half the battle?

But there seems to be a saying that goes - He who travels a hundred miles has half a mile...

Forget it, no matter what, let’s do this for now.

Starting from Xiangyang, not far to the north is Nanyang.

Fei Qian thought about it, and the first stop was naturally to go to Nanyang to find Yuan Shu, and then to Suanzao to find Yuan Shao...

Cao Cao should also be there with Jujube, but I don’t know if Liu Bei’s trio is here. As for the others, Fei Qian said that they seem to be negligible.

After all, the time that followed was like a wave of waves washing over the sand. Those that seemed to be good now actually turned out to be insufficient in gold content. In the end, they were eliminated one by one, and only those with sufficient weight were left in the end.

Just like Cao Liusun.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Guan and Zhang are described as representatives of loyalty who have been legendary for thousands of years——

Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang were the gods of martial arts and wealth that everyone admired in later generations and were known as being able to ride thousands of miles alone...

Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, that's a macho man who got on his horse and picked up a spear to take the admiral's head. He got off his horse and used a paintbrush to paint some little luoli...

Fei Qian felt a little excited when he thought about it, but before that, he had to do one thing first...