Chapter 18 Preparations Before Attacking
Time passed quickly, and the camp on Yuan Shu also became lively. Because it was about to go to war, all the soldiers and generals got up early to prepare. Now they may be ready.
So Lu Meng was asked to stay in the camp and supervise the soldiers to continue their offensive and defensive exercises after the long-distance running. Sun Ce and several other generals turned over and rushed towards Yuan Shu's camp to see off for Yuan Shu's army.
After saying goodbye to Sun Ce, Zhou Yu took his followers to continue on his way to his uncle Zhou Shangchuan, the prefect of Danyang.
Preparations for the independence of the Jiangdong Army and an intelligence force will be established soon. In this way, Sun Ce can directly own his own intelligence system when he is in Jiujiang.
What they didn't expect was that man's calculations were not as good as God's calculations. This separation lasted another year and a half. However, in the middle, they had letters and had dedicated contacts, so they didn't miss them very much.
As the team advanced, it soon passed in one morning. Yuan Shu was a person who liked to talk about pomp. His front army used 108 flags of various sizes of various sizes to lead the way. As for other drummers, it was even more exaggerated to as many as 2,000 people.
The marching teams that were blowing and fighting were not like war brigades on the battlefield, but like the civilian marching queues that sent off their brides, loose and lively.
At the beginning of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the weather temperature was already quite high. The generals stood under the stage of the general (we were not trusted, but were just Sima and a subordinate officer at the level of the lieutenant, and were not qualified to stand on the stage to go to the military parade.) It also felt a little bit painful, and even more sympathized with the soldiers carrying the banner.
Finally, he sent away Yuan Shu's troops, a large number of people, to defeat the battle. When Sun Ce and others stood in the audience, Ji Ling glanced at Sun Ce with cold eyes from time to time.
Naturally, Sun Ce would not have the same knowledge as him, but just pretended not to see it. He looked at the troops slid into the distance in the sky with interest like a lazy snake.
Such a moraleless team can win a battle unless Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's troops are piled up with sand, and they will collapse as soon as they step on it. I really admire Ji Ling and his team of people, so they dare to go to the battlefield to fight.
This is a war, not farming, and it also uses many people and great power. No wonder, in this era, the wars can only rely on the single-handed battles of military generals to decide victory or defeat. If they win, they will use these ordinary people as porters. If they lose, they will let them block the pursuers and serve as substitutes.
Yuan Shu's car disappeared from the sight of everyone who saw him off.
Sun Ce said goodbye to Chen Yu, the new governor of Yangzhou who was left behind, and went back to his military camp to train troops.
If we had to wait for the soldiers to go on the road and add the rear army's baggage camp, we would be afraid that we would not leave until tomorrow. Everyone was in a hurry, but no one saw Chen Yu's complex and unexplained vision behind them.
Sun Ce returned to his military camp. It was already noon. The soldiers had all eaten and went to rest.
Sun Ce and the others hurriedly had dinner and returned to their own military tents first. Han Dang gave up the central army tent to Sun Ce, and then went to the side to ask his personal guard to set up a small military tent. He lived next to him and lived next to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce looked at Han Dang's military map for a while. The map is too simple now, but the modern map that Sun Ce remembers is not very clear. There is no way, the journey is too sudden, and Sun Ce is really not prepared. It is just a rough location.
When I saw Xuzhou, I couldn't help but think of Tao Qian, the old boy: "This old man Tao Qian is so stingy. Didn't Old Sun Ce just poach Zhang Hong from his territory? Old Sun Ce has only connected this talent for so long, which is enough to give you face."
"If you can't recruit talents yourself, it's because you don't have enough charm and you can't help but come and vent your anger. It's really funny, I actually sent someone to drive me away."
"If I hadn't come to join Yuan Shu according to Zhang Hong's opinion to plan major events, I would have really played tricks with him. Fortunately, my father was attacking Dong Zhuo and his troops were so tight that he sent Zhu Zhi to support him."
This is the real person who is cold and tearful when crossing the river! This old man who has lived for decades has long become a human being. Thinking about it, this guy seems to be able to jump for a few years, so he won't bother with him anymore.
The future will still belong to our younger generation!”
In the afternoon, after everyone rested, they came to Sun Ce's tent to discuss future strategies. Before, Sun Ce must teach them to sing our new military song twice, so the tent was filled with heroic singing.
After singing it twice, Sun Ce gave them a piece of paper, which remembered the lyrics. He asked them to copy it by themselves, and everyone immediately snatched it into a ball.
Sun Ce looked at it and said, "What are you robbing? Can't you copy one by one? You didn't see you working so hard even if you robbed your wife! Okay, okay, come one by one, don't rob anyone. According to official rank, queuing up by age, is it okay to have some quality? We are civilized Jiangdong soldiers."
At first, everyone ignored Sun Ce, but after saying the words, it finally worked. Everyone calmed down and smiled foolishly at Sun Ce, as if only by laughing like this was the only way to be a civilized soldier.
Sun Ce couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Everyone is crazy! There are no big girls here. Is the little wife laughing so ambiguously? Civilization is not pretending to be like it, but cultivation naturally manifested by the heart. It's really a group of fakes. Okay, give the lyrics to General Yi Gong first, is it good to be orderly?"
Among everyone, only Han Dang sat steadily and did not participate in the robbery.
He smiled proudly and said, "The eldest son is here, and you guys are snatching each other. You guys have tried their best to get sick, and they are not cheap. So no matter when, you must see the situation clearly, don't be a snipe and clam fighting, and the fisherman watching is cheap. Haha..."
As he said that, he reached out to take the paper that had been clenched into a ball from Chen Wu, and re-stacked it on the desk to copy it.
Sun Ce couldn't help but exclaim: "Yi Gong, you are such a talented general! No matter when, I will never forget to educate my younger generations. I am worthy of being a veteran who has been in the army for many years."
After hearing Sun Ce's praise, Han Dang sighed: "Ah! These are what the generals who defeated us taught us back then. I remember that we were all brothers and sisters when we followed the general back then, just like you... Alas, I won't say it anymore. I feel sad when I think of the general!"
Everyone couldn't help but feel silent. At this time, Chen Wu took the lead in singing "Salute to the Country". After singing it, everyone in the tent couldn't help but burst into tears again.
The most sad time is not loss, but nostalgia!
After everyone had almost finished copying, Sun Ce said, "Yi Gong, listen to me, I have a plan. Let's discuss it together. I want to take advantage of Yuan Shu's absence and let everyone pull the team outside, go around and conduct practical and semi-practical training outside. Do you have any opinions?"
Everyone's eyes lit up at the same time and they became active immediately. It seemed that they were all a group of militants.
They asked one after another, "Big Young Master, where did you fight?"
"How to fight? Master, just tell me, we will charge forward and not lose the reputation of the Jiangdong Warriors."
Only Han Dang didn't speak. It seemed that the experienced generals in a unit really had to have them! They were calm and considerate more comprehensively. If they were like these wild boys, they would be dizzy by them.
My Sun Ce ordered: "You all go out and prepare, and set off after a full meal tomorrow morning. Chen Wu (Zi Lie) You, Deng Dang, Lu Fan, you three take people to the camp and find the military commander to prepare a month's military commander for us, and use it on the road. You must prepare enough swords, guns, bows, arrows, and shields. You should discuss the arrangements and let him prepare each person and a war horse for us. Let's do our own things, and I will discuss the action plan with General Yi Gong."
Everyone left noisy all the way: "Now, everyone has become a cavalry and can let the horse run wildly. Woo woo..."
“It’s been two years since I rode a horse last time.”
"The eldest son has a way. We can go out of the camp as soon as we come."
"That's right, I've been in this camp for almost a year and I've grown hairy."
"Zi Lie, do you have no hair? Why did you just grow out?"
"Go to die, I'll just say that. You, Sun Bohai, have no hair."
Looking at these noisy men, Sun Ce smiled bitterly, but it wouldn't work without this vitality. The deep-tempered sect leader and the army would not have the passion to fight! It just needs to control this degree, and if it becomes an impulse, it will be easy to have a bad thing.
Sun Ce turned to Han Dang and said, "Uncle Han! Come on, let's talk. These guys are really troublesome, and it will be much quieter to drive them away.
Let’s discuss it. My plan this time is to let the team do exercises along the road, divide them into two teams A and B, and they can take turns to be infantry and cavalry. One team attacks and one team defends, and the number of people in the two teams can also be continuously adjusted to adapt to various tactics under different situations, mainly for practical combat purposes. Practice cavalry and stance practice attack and defense in different situations.”
Han Dang nodded with satisfaction, "Young Master, just call me Yi Gong! You have to be so kind, the eldest master's idea is really wonderful, so that we can explore all the tactics in various situations in one training.
Very good, very good. Very innovative military training methods. But can General Yuan let us mobilize it at will? Will the governor Chen disagree with us going out at will?"
"Uncle Han! Bo Fu has obtained Yuan Shu's order and allowed us to act freely among the prefectures. Now Yuan Shu himself goes north to Yanzhou. As long as we do not rebel on both sides of the Yangtze River, no one can control us."
"Bo Fu, it's done well. In this way, we can train all the way, find various terrain, and practice the soldiers well. Everyone has not had such opportunities for more than a year. This time I will definitely turn them into an elite soldier again. Restore the power of my Jiangdong army! Haha."
Sun Ce was silent for a moment and continued, "Uncle Han, training is important. In fact, my final idea is to suddenly cross the river and eliminate the bandits of Zulang, Jingxian County, at the end of the training. Let's test the results of the training."
Han Dang was stunned and looked at Sun Ce deeply: "Zu Lang? Is this guy not easy to deal with? I heard that they have three or five thousand troops, and they are in charge of the mountain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The officers and soldiers failed to encircle and suppress him several times, which made him even bigger.
And I heard that there are a few high-ranking gossips in Zulang Village, and their kung fu is very good. Moreover, there are so many of us who cross the river, and the movement is a bit loud. I am afraid that he will be prepared for a long time, so it will be difficult for them to move."
"It's them, these rangers."
Sun Ce thought, "At that time, our sentry was killed by Zulang into the camp without making any sound. They should be the culprit that led to the destruction of our entire army.
These people are truly primitive special forces! If they can be used well, they will definitely play a huge strategic and tactical role in future operations. We must subdue them."
In Sun Ce's impression, there are no tall and steep peaks in Zhejiang, not to mention that no matter how high or dangerous the mountain in later generations, they can be summited. These small hills are just like these small hills, as long as you think about it, there will always be a way."
Chapter completed!