The devil is coming

Chapter 510 Tornado
Guo Dong was very excited today, and he was still tossing and turning in the evening.
Of course Xu An, who was sleeping next to him, knew why he was like this. Was it because he saw Uncle Hirano during the day?
Xu An was not as excited as Guo Dong because he was not from Yan.
For the Yan people, it is inevitable to worship Uncle Pingye.
The court needs to create a hero;
As for Uncle Hirano, there is no need to deliberately beautify it, because his record and his deeds look more beautified than those that others have beautified.
In Meng Shou's words, it means adding color.
Xu An doesn't like the Yan people very much, because in Yingdu, the Yan people are always superior to others.
The Yan people's merchants, Yan people's sergeants, Yan people's officials, and even those Yan people who migrated from the Yan land to settle the land, always have a very clear look of arrogance in their eyes.
One time when my godfather was drunk, he scolded these Yan people for looking at them as if they were inferior people.
Then, the godfather cried again, crying that if these Yan people hadn't come here in the first place, Jin people like them wouldn't be able to do anything.
After he sobered up, his godfather said again, this is how the world is, your fist is bigger than his, and if you beat him, he will naturally be more convinced of you.
When people from other countries come to our land, they are superior to others.
Since ancient times, it has never been heard that the people of a normal country would bow down and treat themselves as inferior when facing people from a country that is weaker than themselves. If this really happened, it would be the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Xu An couldn't understand many of his godfather's words, but he could understand one thing. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Yan Ren's arrogance, just like his godfather said to him after several group fights. The other leaders of the Lifu gang also looked down upon him, which was natural.
But whether he admires him or not, he is quite satisfied after learning that his family has been assigned to this uncle's command.
From what he saw and heard from the gathering in Yingdu to here, and to what Guo Dong told them about their journey from the ancient county of Yan State to here, Xu An knew that the food here should be the best.
Previously, Xu An was still wondering why his group didn't deliver food and grass when they came here.
Now, he understood, because the food would be shipped from Snow Customs.
Xu An couldn't help but think of his godfather. His godfather once said that the official manager of his family's Lifu gang was truly rich and powerful. People looked down upon his filial piety and only did it to get a job. When doing things, even if you don't show any respect, it's enough to maintain the stability of the market and not to cause trouble.
Perhaps Uncle Hirano is also "rich".
Other soldiers and horses rely on civilians to transport food. He brings his own when fighting.
Another point is that Xu An knows Uncle Hirano's fighting ability. There is no soldier who doesn't like to fight with the victorious general, and the auxiliary soldiers and civilians are no exception.
this night,
Xu An fell asleep after thinking about it.
Guo Dong,
Then you have insomnia.
The next day,
The military drum beat.
Xu An immediately stood up and shook Guo Dong awake beside him.
The two immediately put on their leather armor, took their weapons, and quickly rushed out of the tent to assemble.
They are no longer civilian husbands, but auxiliary soldiers, serious auxiliary soldiers who no longer need to work, they only need to be prepared to fight hard.
There were five people, and they gathered late.
They were arrested by Yanren's captain and given five whips each as a warning to others.
immediately,
Just practice.
The guys lined up and started running.
The newly established auxiliary troops are not yet so strict in discipline.
As Guo Dong ran, he couldn't help but ask Xu An beside him;
"Where's the horse? Where's the horse?"
The Yan State is a horse-producing land, and the Jin State is actually one. After all, in the early years before the Savage Rebellion broke out, the snowfield was like the back garden of the Jin people. Horses would be continuously transported from there to the Jin land. The three Jin knights, Only then can you have the confidence to compete with Dayan Cavalry.
When Guo Dong's group came out of Gu County, they actually brought horses with them. Although most of them were pack horses, there were still horses that could go on the battlefield. These horses were carefully cared for along the way.
When needed, it will be distributed to the young people in Gu County who are the most skilled in equestrian skills.
The Yan region has always had the tradition of preparing its own troops and horses for the king's expedition. In some places, the financial and material resources of a village, a town, or even a county will be pooled to equip their young men with the best horses and armor, so that they can Go to the battlefield and earn military honors;
After the war is over, they will return to their hometown to report their achievements.
After meeting Uncle Hirano yesterday, Guo Dong was so excited that he didn't fall asleep until late at night, imagining the scene of him riding a horse and following Uncle Hirano into battle.
result,
Where is the horse?
Where is my horse?
Xu An replied;
"There is no need for horses when attacking a city."
It was like a basin of cold water poured directly on Guo Dong's forehead.
After more than half of the running exercise, the captain who led the team signaled that they could put down their pace and start marching.
When he walked to the outskirts of the camp and was about to go back to eat, Guo Dong saw his father being pinned to the ground by two Yan soldiers and whipped.
Guo Dong's eyes widened immediately. The one who was beaten was his father!
but,
He still didn't dare to stop him, nor did he dare to make a sound.
Guo Dong's father, Guo Dayong, was originally the leader of this civilian team in Gu County. After reorganization, he became the manager of a serious team of 800 people.
When the Yan officers inspected the trench outside the camp, they found that the depth was insufficient and that the angle inside was not dug as required, so they punished Guo Dayong for laziness.
Being whipped is nothing, but being whipped in front of so many people and his subordinates is really embarrassing.
Guo Dayong is considered a reputable family in Gu County, otherwise Miss Ashui would not agree to marry his son even if her family was in decline.
but,
If you deserve to be beaten, you will still be beaten.
The strict military discipline in Xueguan was transplanted to this camp.
After the battle is over, you must continue to work and lead your men to renovate the trench. If you fail to complete the task after the deadline, the penalty will be increased.
The auxiliary troops returned to the camp, and the quartermaster began to distribute food.
Dry rice, a piece of marinated meat per person, and a tablespoon of sauce.
It's not very rich, but it's really good to have this standard of food when you go out.
Guo Dong was crying while eating.
"Your dad is fine." Xu An comforted.
"I'm crying for my horse. I took care of it all the way."
"..." Xu An.
After the meal, the auxiliary soldiers were handed out shields and began to line up and run back and forth in the open space outside the camp under the leadership of the school lieutenant holding the shields.
This training is more strict. Anyone who is out of position, slow or fast will be whipped.
This extremely boring shield-raising training lasted for three days.
Every day I get up early, do running exercises, come back from running exercises, eat, finish eating, line up with shields, start running back and forth, and change the fixed formations.
Guo Dong is not a hard-working person, but under the whip, he does not dare to slack off at all.
During the training break, Xu An suddenly reached out and punched him.
"Look, over there."
Guo Dong looked over and saw two people standing on the tower over there.
One was wearing armor, while the other was wearing a black gown.
Although the distance is a bit far, it can be seen that the other party's clothes are very clean.
The rules in the military camp are strict, and the only one who can dress casually here is that person.
Guo Dong shouted happily:
"Look, Uncle Hirano is watching us over there!"
"do not make noise!"
A soldier came over with a whip, but instead of using the whip, he kicked Guo Dong.
Next, after the break, when everyone started to practice again with their shields, it was obvious that their spirit and morale were completely different from before. Everyone tried their best to complete the training tasks to the most stringent standards, just to let the person far away The figure is satisfied.
even if,
That figure might not be looking at them at all.
Uncle Zheng was indeed not looking at them. He was peeling oranges, and Liang Cheng was standing next to him.
"Tomorrow, all our troops should be here, right?" Uncle Zheng asked.
In fact, more than 1 soldiers have arrived. The three towns of Jin Shuke, Ke Yandong, and Gao Yi have arrived. Ding Hao and Zuo Jiqian's soldiers are responsible for staying at Xue Customs, and Xu Youcheng's troops are still there. on the way.
The reason why Xu Youcheng's unit was so slow was because the troops were responsible for monitoring and escorting nearly [-] savage slave soldiers.
Thirty thousand tribesmen led by Sang Hu came to surrender, but the number of suitable ones selected was only a little over ten thousand. The previous siege battle on the snowfield also collected more than 1 prisoners of war, and the total number of both sides was less than 3.
In fact, there will be more follow-up, because the various tribes in the snow field are also required to donate young people, cattle and sheep, but they are all on the way.
This wave is just the amount of effort Xue Customs has to invest in the early stage.
In total, there are a total of eleven battalions of Yuanxue Customs soldiers, which is almost [-] soldiers.
The savages have 3 slaves. Fortunately, these [-] people have different compositions. After all, they have fought against each other, so they can restrain each other.
In addition, there will be other Yan and Jin troops stationed on the two wings of the military camp where Uncle Zheng is. Theoretically, it is not that Uncle Zheng is guarding 6000 slaves with [-] people, but that there are hundreds of thousands of troops around him. Help look after them together.
In addition, more than [-] civilian husbands were received from Yingdu, and nearly [-] civilian husbands were sent out from Xuehaiguan.
Among the more than [-] civilians, [-] auxiliary soldiers were selected.
If we follow the calculation method of military strength, which includes civilians, and then add it all together, Uncle Zheng can completely display the banner of "one hundred thousand troops".
But how to put it, it doesn’t make any sense.
After all, now we are fighting against each other, and next, we will have to fight against the Chu people's defense system, which is mainly Zhennanguan. What's the use of bragging?
"They should arrive in batches tomorrow. According to the messenger's report, all troops and horses should have arrived. The army's food and grass are still sufficient. The first round of fighting should be able to begin."
The army is on the front line, and the civilians' horses are chewed. Every day is an astronomical sum. There will never be a day when there is absolutely enough food and grass. Therefore, we must not wait completely stupidly. As long as the food is enough, then we will Let’s fight the battle in front of us first.
In terms of logistics, we will replenish it as we fight.
Unless Tian Wujing plans to use a method similar to the "Battle of Changping" to compete for national strength;
But this is obviously unrealistic. The Yan army's logistical pressure is much greater than that of the Chu people.
"Okay, I guess it won't be long before the Chinese Army's commander-in-chief will..."
"Report!!!!!!!"
A messenger galloped over on horseback:
"The King of Jingnan has ordered that all generals be summoned to the commander's tent tomorrow to listen to his orders!"
"Look, it's here."
Uncle Zheng did not go down to receive the order, but stood on the tower and waved to the ordering soldiers.
This seems very domineering.
The war is ahead,
If other generals dare to treat Shuai Ling so perfunctorily,
If it were another handsome man,
I guess I have to behead him first to scare the monkeys.
But Uncle Zheng is proud of his favor, and he also believes that the soldier who is responsible for delivering orders will not chew his own tongue when he returns.
"Look, it's here. To be honest, fighting under Tian Wujing is quite straightforward. He likes to mark all the movements and purposes of the various troops for you, so you will have a clear goal to complete."
Not everyone can be handsome.
Dayan has no shortage of generals;
And the difference in difficulty between being a general and being a commander is not that big.
Therefore, on the battlefield, being a "puppet" is actually quite happy. It is better than having to face a complex environment alone and it is much more worry-free.
"My lord, just as my subordinate said at the beginning, I feel that Tian Wujing's military tactics can be better displayed in this kind of positional battle. He likes to command everything in detail. On the contrary, it is that There are too many unknown variables in this roundabout operation of a large cavalry corps."
"I know, I know, the previous battles were all about wronging Lao Tian, ​​hehe.
correct,
Please tell me first how this battle is going to be fought so far. I'm worried that during the next meeting tomorrow, Lao Tian will ask me to speak first. "
As the favorite disciple of King Jingnan, he naturally enjoys this kind of special treatment.
Therefore, in order not to damage his image in Tian Wujing's heart, but also to give Tian Wujing a sense of satisfaction and pride in training the next generation of military gods,
Uncle Zheng still habitually answered the questions and memorized the answers.
This is not cheating;
This is called rehearsal.
"The people of Chu have been planning and prepared for a long time. This battle is bound to be protracted. Therefore, my subordinates feel that since General Nian Yao has built so many castles and military forts based on Zhennan Pass, then we You can let the Chinese army suppress the main force of the Chu army at Zhennanguan, and the other troops can take turns attacking a castle or military stronghold;
First, we can pull out the thorns set by the Chu people outside Zhennanguan;
Secondly, it can give the Yan army, which has always been good at field battles but not good at sieges, a good training opportunity. "
"Well, it's over?"
"The grand strategy is actually this. Zhennanguan is placed there. In fact, both Yan and Chu are playing with their cards right. Before breaking the situation, neither side actually has any good opportunities.
It's nothing more than Yan's army attacking to the death and Chu's army defending to the death. "
"Wait, wait, Cheng, I believe you."
"My Lord, I think if you explain this at the meeting, there should be no problem."
"not enough."
"not enough?"
"After the meeting, Tian Wujing will probably stay with me to say a few more words. What was the opportunity you mentioned earlier?"
"For the Chu people, it is natural that our Yan army's logistics are insufficient, or there is chaos in Yan or Jin, and they have to retreat. At this time, the Chu army has a lot to do.
As for our army, after all, we are the attacking side. Since we are the attacking side, we must still be able to take the initiative. When all the thorns outside Zhennang Pass are pulled out, we can try to attack Zhennang Pass.
We don't want to conquer Zhennanguan now, but we can try to push away the two large military fortresses on the east and west sides of Zhennanguan.
In fact, the so-called checkpoints are just like our original Shengle City and the current Snow Customs. The effect of the checkpoints depends on its radiation range.
Once our army can clean up the area around Zhennanguan, turning Zhennanguan into an isolated city and minimizing its radiation impact, then our army can divide its forces and attack, bypassing Zhennanguan and entering the Chu territory.
Whether to destroy its food routes or harass its places and force the army in Zhennan Pass to send reinforcements to fight, the initiative is still in our hands. "
"Oh, I get it."
Uncle Zheng put his hands on his hips and nodded.
"By the way, remember to remind me tomorrow to take the "Rules for Siege" that I asked the blind man to write and print out, so I can hand them out at the meeting."
"Yes, my lord."
Snow Customs has always had a beautiful scenery, that is, the blind man lights the lamp, the blind man reads the letter and the blind man writes the book.
"The one closest to us should be Suicheng of the Chu people, right?"
"Yes, Lord, it is actually just a castle. The garrison should be less than ten thousand."
"What's going on with Chu people recently?"
"They are a little bit ready to make a move. Although they know that their side is the main defender, they still hope to do something. This is not something that General Nian Yao can decide and control.
In the past few days, a small group of Chu cavalrymen have been biting our sentry cavalry. Obviously, they were not willing to be a coward from the beginning.
Our civilian husbands and sentinels have also suffered some casualties these days. "
"In my name, I would like to inform the friendly forces on both wings, and everyone's sentry cavalry will make overall arrangements. They should give me this little bit of face."
"I feel that after tomorrow's meeting, Tian Wujing, the friendly forces on the left and right wings, should be handed over to you, my lord, to coordinate. After all, there are only three of our troops in the northeast."
"Well, I'll ask tomorrow."
.........
after nightfall,
Guo Dong and Xu An began to pick blisters on each other's shoulders, which were caused by practicing shields these days.
"Hey, it hurts!"
Guo Dong shouted.
"Don't you have a pad? It's useless?"
The day before yesterday, Guo Dayong gave his son a leather pad to tie on his shoulders and other places.
As a father, I still feel sorry for my son.
"That thing is so hot when it's tied up, I have no use for it."
"Well, there's no need to use it. If you keep rubbing it for a while, you'll get calluses."
At this time,
A soldier came over, opened the tent, and said:
"Guo Dong, there are people from your country looking for you in the outer camp."
"Okay, I see."
After the soldier left, Guo Dong immediately smiled and said to Xu An;
"My father must be here to bring us food again. He and his people have been cutting wood in the surrounding woods these days, and he often comes back from hunting to make tooth sacrifices. Wait, Anzi, we can have extra food tonight. ”
Xu An smiled and nodded.
After a quarter of an hour,
Guo Dong opened the curtain,
Standing at the entrance of the tent in a daze.
Xu An asked:
"what happened?"
Guo Dong suddenly burst into tears and said:
"Anzi, my dad, my dad is gone, my dad is gone!"
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There have been classes in the morning for the past two weeks, which has squeezed the update time. Fortunately, the class is almost over, so I will update it tonight. I am a bit too tired, so I need to take a rest.
(End of this chapter)