Chapter 53 Before the War

The camp was quickly built, and a certain amount of grain and grass was also obtained from the Yanzhou Army. Unfortunately, the amount was not much. After all, not every place had continuous bumper harvests like those around Chang'an. Yanzhou under Liu Dai's governance could only

It's average, in terms of food, although people won't starve to death, it's not so rich that any family can leave countless food reserves.

Furthermore, although the supply of military rations was given priority, the quantity was limited and the Yanzhou Army did not have enough for its own use, let alone the imperial troops who were not even part of the army?

It's just that the performance of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry just now was too shocking. These people hid in the camp and watched the whole battle... Although they only saw some general outlines and couldn't see the detailed process at all, after the battle, the piles piled up were like mountains.

The corpses of ordinary Yellow Turban thieves cannot be faked. What is even more shocking is that only a few of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were killed.

"Six? If we had to fight head-on with those lunatics, not only six thousand people would die!"

At this time, none of the Yanzhou soldiers could tell what they were feeling, but one feeling was very clear, and that was the fear of these black-armored cavalry who easily defeated the Yellow Turban bandits with almost no damage.

Therefore, when the tigers and leopards came to ask for food, even though the Yanzhou army was reluctant in every possible way, they did not dare not agree and sent part of their own small army rations to them.

Of course Cao Chun could see the plight of the Yanzhou Army, so he left a sentence: "When the army arrives, there will naturally be compensation!" However, these words were regarded by the Yanzhou Army general as a response, and they were not taken seriously at all.

But Cao Chun didn't want to deal with these things. Anyway, after the army arrived, these Yanzhou soldiers had to be resettled. Whether they were reorganized or disbanded and returned to farm, there would always be an arrangement. At the same time, the court would also allocate food and grass relief to solve some of the difficulties.

Therefore, Cao Chun's words are really not words to deal with.

When he returned to the camp and told Cao Ren that the food and grass were coming, Cao Ren was sitting on the top talking to Zhang Fei.

Although Cao Ren disliked Zhang Fei, he would not involve his personal feelings when doing business. He asked Zhang Fei in detail how he caught up with him and where did he meet the yellow scarf general he killed?

How many soldiers and horses did he take with him? Where did he escape after being defeated? Another most important point.

"When Colonel Zhang fought with the Yellow Turban bandits, were the bandits very crazy?"

"Huh?" Zhang Fei was stunned, as if he didn't expect Cao Ren to ask so many questions in one go. He was thinking about them one by one and preparing to answer them, but he was suddenly stunned when he heard the last question.

"How did General Cao know?"

Cao Ren is now the Tiger and Leopard General, so it is natural to call him a general.

"Before Lieutenant Zhang came, our Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had just fought a battle with the Yellow Turbans. In this battle, our Tiger and Leopard Cavalry wiped out more than 5,000 enemies before the enemy began to be defeated. But before that, no matter how bad the battle situation was, the Yellow Turbans

The bandit army never took a step back, they just rushed forward to fight with our army."

When he told Zhang Fei roughly about the battle between the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Yellow Turban Thieves, he saw Zhang Fei slap his thigh fiercely, and his armor made a sound: "I thought those Yellow Turban Thieves were loyal protectors, that's why I'm like this

Fighting with me desperately, it turns out there is such a thing!"

After saying that, he didn't care about Cao Ren's curious face. He just lowered his head and thought for a while, then murmured: "After saying this, I remembered that when I was fighting with the Yellow Turban thieves, these guys rushed up crazily without fear of death.

, until I cut the yellow turban thief in half with a spear and then suddenly ran away screaming."

"At that time, the Taoist general died in the battle and had no intention of fighting. Now, looking at the vision of the yellow turban thieves fighting madly, it must be related to the yellow turban thief general!"

He didn't specifically talk to Cao Ren, but with Zhang Fei's voice, even if he was talking to himself, the soldiers outside the tent could hear clearly, let alone Cao Ren who was sitting nearby.

However, as soon as he said these words, Cao Ren became more and more certain of his guess.

"In this way, the time when Captain Zhang and the Yellow Turban general met should be at the same time as the battle between our army and the Yellow Turban Army, and the general who was killed by Colonel Zhang was this Yellow Turban Army soldier.

The commander-in-chief."

If Zhang Fei hadn't happened to bump into the Yellow Turban general, he might have really had to kill all the 10,000 Yellow Turban thieves in this battle.

Zhang Fei naturally thought of this. He is a bit reckless and sometimes a bit loud-mouthed, but he is not stupid. Although Cao Ren did not directly explain his words clearly, the information revealed from the beginning of the encounter was enough.

Zhang Fei analyzed the truth.

As soon as the two people understood what was going on, they were speechless. The silence in the big tent was a bit eerie. When Cao Hong came in, he was stunned, startled by the serious expressions of these two people.

"What's wrong?" He strode forward. His relationship with Cao Ren was there, so he could naturally ask casually: "Did something big happen?"

Cao Ren sighed: "It is indeed a big deal!"

After saying that, he took out the pen, ink and other things and started writing the letter directly. Neither Zhang Fei nor Cao Hong opened a word. They waited for Cao Ren to finish writing, then put it aside to dry, and ordered the soldiers to quickly deliver it to Cao Cao.

He said to the two of them: "The situation is different from what was originally guessed. Before we have a thorough understanding of the enemy's details, we will focus on defense."

After saying that, he asked Zhang Fei: "How many troops did Captain Zhang bring this time?"

He had just seen Zhang Fei's troops, which seemed to be less than a thousand. He didn't know whether Zhang Fei suffered any major casualties in the battle with the Yellow Turban bandits, so he first asked about the situation of Zhang Fei's men.

It's also good to make arrangements.

Zhang Fei naturally knew these things and said directly: "My technique is limited. I can only bring a thousand soldiers and horses at most! Although I didn't suffer much damage when fighting the Yellow Turban bandit army, the technique has side effects.

When I fight with a thousand soldiers and horses, I am afraid I will have to let them rest for two or three days."

Cao Ren nodded. He had long noticed the "forced march" move mentioned by Zhang Fei. He guessed in his heart that this move could speed up the march of the troops and even allow some ordinary soldiers to catch up with him.

Mounted tiger and leopard riding must have some restrictions.

It seems now that although forced marches can increase the marching speed, the physical and mental state of the soldiers are at a low point after the forced marches, and they need a good rest to recover.

This is similar to a normal forced march, except that the effect is more powerful after this move is performed.

At the same time, we can also know from Zhang Fei's words that this move cannot affect too many soldiers when used, and it cannot exceed a thousand at most.

In fact, Zhang Fei's forced march was not such a simple calculation.

How effective it will be, how many people it can bring, and how long it will take to recover its combat effectiveness afterwards all depend on the distance of the forced march.

The longer the distance, the fewer soldiers Zhang Fei can lead, and it will take longer to recover after a forced march.

Like this time, he carefully estimated the distance and the speed required for the forced march before bringing a thousand troops and horses. In fact, although the heavy snow caused obstacles, it was an even greater obstacle to the cavalry, so Zhang was given the opportunity to march.

A chance to catch up.

Otherwise, even if the weather is clear and the weather is clear, even if Zhang Fei uses forced march, he will not be able to catch up with the tiger and leopard cavalry even if he is tired and vomits blood.

Cao Cao asked the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to come over first, and was able to actually reach the destination within the required time. This was entirely because the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry themselves were of better quality than the Forbidden Army soldiers, and they could maintain their position under such harsh road conditions.

Moving forward, in terms of speed, is really not that fast.

In short, the forced march is indeed very useful, but it is not so powerful that it is incredible. Otherwise, Liu Xuan would not have to worry about mobility, and he would not even have to worry about transportation tools - let all the commanders and generals master the 'forced march'

Army' is enough.

For generals in command, this move is indeed a practical ability. Cao Ren is also thinking that he should explore this aspect - he knows these moves, and the abilities are already included in the huge training method.

, it all depends on whether he can understand it. It’s okay if he didn’t know before. Now he has a direction. As long as he spends a certain amount of time, he believes that he will be able to master it.

Unfortunately, it was not the right time now. Cao Ren made a plan in his mind and immediately issued the order: "The tiger and leopard cavalry take turns to scout around. Captain Zhang's soldiers and horses will rest in the camp for three days. I will need your soldiers in three days."

We must set up camp at the fortress when entering Yanzhou, so that the Yellow Turban bandit army cannot enter Yanzhou even half a step!"

After Zhang Fei heard this, he immediately patted his chest armor and promised: "As long as my troops and horses have a good rest for three days, those thieves will not be allowed to enter Yanzhou."

He definitely has this confidence, especially after having fought against the Yellow Turban thieves, he already knows that these Yellow Turban thieves are crazy enough, and their strength is still on the level of ordinary people.

What does Zhang Fei have to be afraid of, who has surpassed the average person? Besides, in a few days, his second brother's troops will arrive. When the two brothers join forces, it will be fine if the Yellow Turban Army does not come. If it does,

How many were hacked to death.

"So what if you are crazy? I don't believe that the Yellow Turban bandits can't kill them all?"

After saying that, he clasped fists with Cao Ren and Cao Hong and said goodbye, leaving the tent to reorganize his troops. In the following days, the Yellow Turban bandit army seemed to be seriously injured due to the previous battle. Although occasionally small groups came to spy, they

There was no attack again, which made Zhang Fei depressed for a while after he had finished resting and was looking forward to a big battle.

In the past few days, Guan Yu also arrived with his troops and horses. After arriving, he didn't say anything. He directly joined forces with Zhang Fei and set up camp at the chokepoint, waiting for the Yellow Turban bandits to invade.

Cao Ren was not idle during this time. He kept sending the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry around, surveying the surrounding terrain, and finally compiled it. He only waited for Cao Cao to arrive and handed all the intelligence collected directly to Cao Cao.

, so that Cao Cao can better command this war.

As the days passed, the weather gradually improved, the snow all melted, and the ground gradually became less muddy. At the same time, the Yellow Turban Army unabashedly began to gather troops and horses, obviously preparing for an attack.

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