Overlord!

Chapter 22 The Clan's Great Generals Join the Camp
Facing Chen Wu's question, Sun Ce smiled and asked back: "If we beat Jiangdong, we must give up Liyang?"

Chen Wu asked: "Shouldn't it be so? After all, Liyang is to the north of the Yangtze River. After we cross the Yangtze River, this should be General Yuan's sphere of influence."

Sun Ce laughed and said, "It's really necessary to set up a martial arts hall in the army to teach the generals the art of war, the shape of the army, and the power of the army. What should your sphere of influence look like in your impression? Yuan Shu controls a large area of ​​Huainan?"

Chen Wu thought for a moment and nodded.

Sun Ce said with a smile: "Then you have misunderstood. The territory that any prince can effectively control is only near the city where his army is stationed. Taking Huainan and Xuzhou as examples, the spheres of influence of Yuan Shu and Liu Bei are very limited. Yuan Shu's The hinterland is in Shouchun, and Liu Bei's hinterland is in Xiapi. Who do you think the territory between Shouchun and Xiapi belongs to?"

Chen Wu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is it from Xuzhou?"

Sun Ce raised his brows and said, "Then Yuan Shu sent tens of thousands of troops to the north to fight for Xuzhou, and the troops went straight to Guangling. These cities were unguarded, and they fell directly into Yuan Shu's hands. When Cao Cao went east, he also conquered more than ten cities in a row. Is it Cao Cao's or Tao Qian's?"

Chen Wu was thoughtful and asked: "The general means that none of the forces control the whole territory. Where does the army stationed in the city belong?"

Sun Ce nodded in satisfaction. The reality is not the coloring of the map, or where Yuan Shu's influence is, but where is his sphere of influence.In fact, outside of his hinterland, large areas of cities basically belong to weak areas of rule.So when Cao Cao conquered Yuan Shu, he could go straight in.

In this troubled world, any ruling foundation and prestige influence are all vain.Only an army with a sword and halberd in hand is the most solid control.

Sun Ce's army is stationed in Liyang, so this is Sun Ce's sphere of influence.Yuan Shu wanted to take control of this place by force, but there was only one way. Like Liu Yao, he sent troops to expel Sun Ce's forces.

Therefore, in history, Sun Ce directly sent his clan brother Sun Fu to garrison Liyang to reject Yuan Shu, and to lure the remaining people, who were scattered.

Sun Ce felt that this deployment was really clever. Using Liyang as the front line to attract refugees from Huainan would not only increase the population of Jiangdong, but also accept talents from the Central Plains.It can be said to be a window to improve the civilization level of the entire Jiangdong.

Then Sun Ce said: "Defend the river first and defend the Huai River. We must garrison troops here in Huainan. Even if there are only a few hundred people, Liyang will be firmly in our hands, regardless of Shouchun's decree. Therefore, we must govern Liyang and win the hearts of the people. "

Chen Wu was a little ignorant, at least he had never heard of Shou Jiang Xian Shou Huai, and he didn't quite understand it.

He still felt that leaving Liyang alone in Jiangbei was not controlled by Yuan Shu?Wouldn't it be safer to withdraw all troops to Jiangdong?Otherwise, if Yuan Shu came to attack Liyang, Jiangdong would have to spend a lot of time sending troops across the river to rescue.

Sun Ce shook his head with a smile, and said, "Don't think too much. The simplest truth is that we fought Jiangdong from Liyang. What if someone else fights Jiangdong along this route?"

Chen Wu took a breath, and felt that the truth became clear in an instant.

On the opposite side, in order to guard against Liyang's attack, Liu Yao set up fortifications along the river and deployed a large-scale army.

It is still easy to make a choice whether to defend the entire Yangtze River or to defend an important military site in Liyang.

Looking at Chen Wu who suddenly realized, Sun Ce said: "You will pass on the order in a while, and gather the soldiers above the commander of the army tonight to teach martial arts. Each team will lead the soldiers to learn the seventeen orders and 54 cuts!"

Hearing this, Chen Wu looked bitter, and asked, "Do you want to add more learning content? Soldiers only need to learn the Seventeen Prohibition 54 beheading, but the generals have to learn military regulations and military discipline, and also learn to read and write. Now they have to learn the art of war." ?It feels like my hair is going to fall out."

Sun Ce laughed loudly and said, "That's why the ancients said that when the heavens are about to send you a great mission, you must first work hard on your will and work your muscles and bones. Therefore, if you move your heart and forbearance, you will benefit what you can't do."

If you want to form a strong army capable of conquering and fighting in this troubled world, a learning army is undoubtedly the cheapest method, but also the most effective method!
Sun Ce did not believe that an army commanded by a group of officers who are well versed in the art of war, familiar with battlefield experience, and have strict military discipline, would not be able to defeat a reckless army of princes in troubled times.

Regarding the content of the martial arts lecture tonight, Sun Ce has already thought about it, so he will talk about the arrangement of mandarin duck formations.

In order to make the image vivid, he asked someone to carry a wooden board, and found a stack of white paper from Huiqu's mansion. This kind of white and soft paper, called Zuobo paper, is actually no different from the paper of later generations. Yes, it feels smooth and delicate to the touch, and there is no roughness at all.

After the advent of Zuobo paper, papermaking in the Central Plains had the conditions to completely replace bamboo and silk, so even after Zuobo paper, there was almost no development in papermaking.Huan Xuan, a minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "replace simplified orders with paper", ordering the world "all those who use simplified forms should replace them with yellow paper".Paper can immediately and completely replace the status of bamboo and silk.

The famous idiom of the Jin Dynasty, Luoyang paper is expensive, does not mean that paper is so expensive that ordinary people cannot afford it.On the contrary, after the publication of "Sandu Fu", the people of Luoyang used paper to copy, and the paper was snapped up on a large scale, which was not enough to supply, so the price of paper became more expensive!

The publication of "Sandu Fu" is less than a hundred years away from the present, and during these hundred years is the most tragic period of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty, with almost zero technological development.

While sketching the pattern on the paper, Sun Ce was thinking in his mind, when he crossed the Yangtze River, when would he choose to carry out Huan Xuan's brief decree with paper instead.Huan Xuan also implemented this decree in Jiangnan, which is a very good reference.

After throwing away a few pieces of waste paper, Sun Ce successfully sketched out a picture of the army formation that he was satisfied with on the paper.It is the basic formation of mandarin duck formation with left and right symmetry.

With the hand feeling, Sun Ce went on to draw the evolution of the mandarin duck formation, the three-talent formation.

The mandarin duck formation is suitable for the hilly terrain in the Jiangnan area where large square formations cannot be deployed, while the Sancai formation is a horizontal formation suitable for large-scale operations.

The formation is also very simple, that is, the wolf gunners, spearmen and short soldiers are in the center, and the shieldmen are on the left and right sides to protect their attacks.

This formation can probably be regarded as a phalanx of spears, and will be arranged from small formations into a huge phalanx.And there is a neat phalanx of archers in the middle to fight together.

Once this method of crossbow, infantry, and cavalry coordinated operations is formed, it will be a crushing blow to the mob.

After drawing the formation, Sun Ce summoned a county official and asked, "Go find a painter in the county, copy dozens of these two formation diagrams, and then give them to my personal guards, and ask them to give each Tunchang sent a copy."

Tonight, when we talk about martial arts exercises, let these generals check the formation diagram, arrange soldiers in front of everyone, and arrange them into formations.

The county magistrate glanced at the stickman on the drawing, and really admired General Sun's courage, and he also had the courage to show this kind of painting for others to copy.It's completely graffiti that doesn't know how to draw.

After arranging these, Sun Ce asked his personal guards to bring the planks and return to the barracks outside the city with him.

Today's military camp is very grand and magnificent. The soldiers cut down trees to build fortifications, enclosing more than ten acres of land, and set up military tents in it, and it was in full swing.

A large number of military tents are supplemented from Liyang's luggage, and the craftsmen in the camp are also making new tents with cloth and silk as soon as possible.

The craftsmen in Liyang City were even brought to the camp, and the soldiers brought supplies from the treasury for them to start weaving armor.

The whole camp was full of morale and energy.

This scene is very different from the lifeless army of other princes.

Of course, in order to achieve this effect, Sun Ce also consumed food like running water.The soldiers are full of food, so they have this vitality.

After entering the tent, Sun Ce said to the guards beside him, "Put this board up, and paste the formation diagram on it with paste. Tonight we will teach martial arts in front of the formation diagram."

Yang Xiao immediately agreed loudly, and led the guards to set it up.He belongs to the most typical vested interests who follow Sun Ce to complete the class leap. He has already regarded all Sun Ce's words as the standard. Sun Ce said that he wants to learn the art of war, and he is more active than everyone else.

"Bo Fu is quite a hero now." Before he arrived, a tough voice came from outside the tent.

The next moment, a young general with a height of more than eight feet and a majestic appearance walked into the big tent.He wears a black armor and a red robe, with a ring around his waist and a sword. He has a fierce demeanor, and his eyes are so fierce that ordinary soldiers would be terrified.

When Sun Ce saw this hero, he smiled and said, "I was in the city and I was going to find you, Qingyue."

The person who came was Sun Ce's cousin, so he was partial to General Xu Kun.

Xu Kun stood in the middle of the big tent, his burly and majestic body dimmed the light in the whole big tent.

He was nearly ten years older than Sun Ce, so he had a stiff beard on his chin, which further highlighted his toughness.

After standing still, Xu Kun said: "I saw the morale of Bofu Camp like a rainbow in the camp, which is far different from other camps. Such a weather can make a great achievement."

Sun Ce stood in front of him and said solemnly, "Qingyue, how many people are in your camp? Come and help me, I have prepared three thousand horses for you."

Xu Kun looked at Sun Ce squarely. Both of them were more than eight feet tall, with majestic looks, and they were even more masculine under the sun.

Afterwards, the corners of Xu Kun's mouth slowly rose, and he said firmly: "Among the many clan relatives, I always thought that you, Bo Fu, are the only ones who can lead the people to fight for power in the world. The others are just generals! "

Sun Ce laughed out loud, feeling refreshed in his chest!Among the relatives, there are still some people with discerning eyes, who don't consider any conflicts of interest, and only support the hero for the word "hero".

Xu Kun said: "There are more than [-] soldiers in my battalion, all of whom can help Bofu to conquer Jiangdong and establish achievements."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Good. There are more than [-] people in Huiqu's army and there is no leader for the time being. You will lead them."

Xu Kun frowned and said, "Huiqu's troops? Their armaments are slack, and Ji Gang is corrupt. The huge size of 3000 people is completely wasting food."

Sun Ce led him out of the command tent, pointed to the men who were busy camping in the distance, and said, "Heroes have a little understanding. Their mental outlook is not as good as these new recruits. I plan to reduce the number of soldiers and gather uniforms and armors to serve as soldiers. Unify as crimson clothes and walks."

The crimson clothes are the red military uniforms, and the liners are the leggings of the soldiers.

There are more or less some of these things in the veterans. As long as the scale is reduced, how can there be hundreds or even thousands of uniform uniforms from a group of more than [-] people.

At that time, the selected soldiers in the battalion will put on the unified black armor and red robes, and they will surely have excellent equipment, impressive displays, and neat military appearance.Seeing this scene, the hearts of the soldiers will be different from those of the mob.

Xu Kun solemnly promised: "I will take care of this matter for Bo Fu, streamline the soldiers, and tidy up the army."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "I have no doubts about Qingyue's ability. By the way, how is my aunt?"

"It's very healthy, how about Bofu come over at night and have a family dinner together?"

"Okay. I'll pick out a present and bring it to my aunt."

While choosing gifts, Sun Ce also wanted to check the treasury to check how much luggage he had in his camp.

It is Lu Fan who helps Sun Ce manage the logistics. Without him, he is absolutely trusted!
Lu Fan's loyalty and character are impeccable.

This loyalty and morality have been verified by Sun Quan himself in Leichi.

Historically, after Sun Ce defeated Jiangdong, he asked Lu Fandian to take charge of the financial plan and manage the finances.Sun Quan was young at the time, and once asked Lu Fan for a personal matter. Lu Fan said that he should report to Sun Ce first, and he dared not make any claims. There was a rift between the two sides.

When Sun Quan represented Yang Xianchang, he used money for his own personal use. Every time Sun Ce checked the accounts, it was thanks to Zhou Gu who helped Sun Quan write false accounts, so that he was not blamed.Sun Quan was very happy at the time, but when he later took charge of Jiangdong, he realized that Lu Fan was truly loyal and honest.

Which prince would not like this kind of upright and honest subordinate who is dedicated to the public?Of course, except Lu Bu!So he died quickly.

Managing logistics is a very troublesome thing. When Sun Ce found Lu Fan, he was still counting the items of various materials with a thick bamboo slip.

Sun Ce took Zuo Bo's paper from his personal guard and handed it to Lu Fan, saying, "Ziheng, it will be much easier to replace the bamboo slips with paper."

This stack of Zuo Bo's papers has been bound into a book by the county government officials with needles and threads. Lu Fan tried to flip through a few pages, and said: "I heard that the Central Plains has started to use paper to send messages. Cai Yong, every time you write a book, you are not a Zuo. Bozhi doesn't write rashly. Try it today, it is indeed much lighter than the bamboo slips."

Sun Ce nodded and said, "We in Jiangdong must also keep pace with the times. With pen and paper, it will be more convenient to count logistics. How is the statistics of the baggage in the camp now?"

Lu Fan put away the paper book, spread out the bamboo slips again, and said to the list: "I haven't checked the details one by one, but I will report some important items to Bo Fu. The first item is money, which we collected along the way. , plus the supplies in the treasury of the Liyang Mansion, and the supplies in Mr. Hui's camp, there are a total of more than [-] catties of gold, more than [-] catties of silver, and more than [-] million yuan in money."

Gold and silver are hard currencies. Even in this troubled world, you can buy grain, cloth, war horses, salt and iron.

Although the urban economy has been destroyed, the commodity economy is still in circulation, which is a necessary attribute of society.

But the value of this copper coin collapsed at 2000 million.It's hard to say how much food can even be bought back.

There are thousands of miles of red land in Yanzhou, and people eat each other, and the stone grain is more than 50 yuan.The 2000 million yuan is enough to buy forty shi of grain, which is pitifully small.The situation in Huainan is a little better this year, but the price of food is getting more expensive.

Sun Ce said: "Let Sun He lead the soldiers to send all the money to Shao Zhuo, the magistrate of Liyang County, to buy grain, cloth, and shoes in the city regardless of the price."

Lu Fan nodded and said, "Nowadays, the world is in chaos and food prices are rising every day. If the money is not spent early, it will become a pile of scrap iron sooner or later."

This is not a good sign. Even officials do not recognize the value of copper coins. The current copper coin system may collapse sooner or later.

Sun Ce gritted his teeth: "Dong Thief's legacy is so poisonous, I really want to destroy it. He burned the first emperor's golden man and minted small coins, so that the money couldn't be exchanged. After we arrive in Jiangdong, we must mint new coins."

　Thanks to the book friend Xiaofeng Monster for the 100 starting coins

　　
　
(End of this chapter)