Chapter Seventy-Eight: Pulling

It's easier said than done.

Zhang Xuan was busy almost all night, and all kinds of orders were distributed from Zhang Xuan's hands to the four battalions, and among the four battalions, they were also busy for a while, loading trucks and distributing weapons. And so on.

The two battalions of Baoding Battalion and Xiping Battalion were not stationed in Runing Mansion, so they needed to be convened separately, converge on the road, and after dealing with the affairs under their command, they also sent someone to send a letter to Yang Shenzu, asking how Yang Shenzu's department was prepared?

"Tell you general, it's been prepared for a long time, and you can't make a mistake." Yang Shenzu snorted coldly and said.

"Yes." Yang Shenzu's personal soldiers immediately agreed, and then went down.

"Second brother, this Zhang Xuan is not simple, you will be under the command of others in the future, you have to be careful, no matter what you think in your heart, at least you can get by on face." Yang Chengzu said.

Tomorrow Yang Shenzu will follow Zhang Xuan to the north, in the troubled times, any parting may be a permanent trick, Yang Chengzu put down everything and had a drink with his younger brother.

"I know." Yang Shenzu's face was a little ugly, he snorted coldly, and said: "The palm plate didn't treat me badly, although I went to be Zhang Xuan's subordinate, but you rose up, big brother." It's also good. At least one general is incapable of exhausting the three armies, although this Zhang Xuan has a little ability, but how many catties are there, can he play with an army of 20,000? also fought against Ma Shiying's tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, an accidental -----"

Yang Shenzu was a little depressed when he said this, and drank a bowl violently. With a "snap", the bowl slammed on the table.

"It's all because of me that you're tired." Yang Chengzu said.

Yang Chengzu knew very well that although he performed well among the generals of Cao Ying, he was not a top-notch one. Of course, it is not the worst one, the reason why he can become the commander of the left army is probably to appease him, although the real main force of Cao Ying is in the Chinese army, the left and right armies, at first glance, they are outsiders.

But even so, it is a big step for Yang Chengzu.

I have to say that after Luo Rucai decided to dominate the world, Cao Ying's morale rose, and even the intrigue between generals at all levels increased.

However, it didn't hurt much, and everyone was trying to figure out how to determine their place in the future court. Yang Chengzu is now the first person among foreign generals no matter what he says.

Oh, Zhang Xuan is not a foreign general, he is a relative.

"That's something." Yang Shenzu said: "For many years, it has been the eldest brother who has taken care of me, what is the trivial matter? ”

"This trip to the north will be released." Yang Chengzu said: "Seeing that the momentum is not good, I will find a way to save my life, but it is best to bring Zhang Xuan back together." Otherwise, it will not be easy for the king to explain. ”

"Okay." Yang Shenzu said: "

I understand. Big brother, it's not early, you should go to bed early. ”

"Take care."

"Take care."

Early the next morning.

Before dawn, Zhang Xuan went out early. Luo Yujiao stood in front of the door to see him off.

The other Zhang Xuan was already at night after finishing his work yesterday, and he could have rested in the barracks, but thinking of Luo Yujiao, he hurried back to the city, and stayed with Luo Yujiao for an hour or two, then hurriedly got up and left. Zhang Xuan looked back at this woman, he couldn't say a word for a while, in the troubled times, parting in a hurry, every side can be the last side. Needless to say, some of them know each other.

"Take care." Zhang Xuan said.

"Take care, too." Luo Yujiao said: "And take care of the tiger head." ”

"Don't worry, the tiger head will always be by my side, there is no danger." Zhang Xuan said.

In fact, with Luo Yujiao's original intention, she wanted to leave the tiger head behind. But he didn't want to be unwilling, and insisted on going into battle to kill the enemy, hone his skills, and avenge his father in the future. Luo Yujiao couldn't resist him, so he let the tiger head go into battle, but as Zhang Xuan's personal guard.

On the official road outside Runing City, two battalions of 6,000 men and horses, plus Zhang Xuan's more than 1,000 horsemen's guards, had already crossed the Ru River with Yang Shenzu's 5,000 elite horses, and turned north.

One day only cares about the march, and there is no communication.

However, in Yang Shenzu's opinion, just marching is powerful enough.

Zhang Xuan's cavalry was a little scattered, but it had just been transferred, and it had not been sharpened yet, which was understandable. However, the foot soldiers, with a sentry as a small phalanx, went north along the official road in turn, and formed a vertical row horizontally, and there were more than 100 cavalry, scattered in front of and behind the road to warn on the left and right, and it was a complete marching column.

Yang Shenzu also put it away for a while, and said secretly in his heart with contempt for Zhang Xuan: "This Zhang Xuan's foot soldier is really a bit interesting, but it's a pity that the foot soldier is a foot soldier." ”

Marching has always been the most basic and crucial skill for fighting. Just looking at the marching speed of Zhang Xuan's troops, and then looking at the organization of the march, Yang Shenzu knew that Zhang Xuan was not a promiscuity, but in the Cao camp, he was a heavy horse team. It has been a long time since he despised the atmosphere of the infantry team, and Yang Shenzu will naturally be affected.

A day later, the army set camp at Shangcai.

A scene that made Yang Shenzu even more surprising happened, that is, the Xiping camp, and the Nanyang camp almost reached Shangcai, and Zhang Xuan's four battalions all hinted at arrival.

"Divide and attack, and squeeze the time so tightly?" Yang Shenzu glanced at Zhang Xuan again.

In modern times, it is a very common training subject, but in later generations, many armies could not play because there were no accurate and accurate timing tools, and there were many accidents on the road, and the army had to wait for a long time at a certain assembly point to collect people.

In fact, Zhang Xuan is the same, but he pays close attention to training, and he knows how much he marches every day, and it is not too far to go up to Cai County. Hence this phenomenon of almost simultaneous arrivals. If you stretch the distance and it takes several days, it's hard to say.

There are too many surprises.

However, even so, it is rare for Yang Shenzu, after all, Cao Ying's foot soldiers have always been weak. Even the supposedly elite ones are just loose and sloppy.

"Zhang Xuan is known as an iron wall." Yang Shenzu secretly said in his heart: "It's really a bit iron-clad." ”

"My lord, General Zhang would like to ask you to discuss the matter." A pro-soldier said.

"Okay, I'll go." Yang Shenzu walked over with a few personal soldiers in his whole clothes and armor.

Zhang Xuan seems to have a habit of not staying in a house or setting up a tent when he is on the march.

Although he was outside Shangcai County, Zhang Xuan had no intention of entering the city.

As soon as Yang Shenzu entered the big tent, his eyes swept and he found that almost all the people who should have come had arrived, and immediately said: "The end will be too late, please forgive the commander." ”

"They are all their own brothers, why be so restrained, those who don't know are not guilty." Zhang Xuan said, "Sit." ”

Yang Shenzu found that there was only one empty position, which was the place where Zhang Xuan was the first person to be. With a slight relief in my heart, I sat down.

"Everyone is here, let's start." Zhang Xuan said: "Yesterday, the time was tight, and the people were not together, so there was no discussion, but now everyone is here, let's talk about it, how to save this Xiayi?" ”

"The soldiers are fast." Cao Zongyu said: "Now that the enemy's situation is unknown, the only way to step up the march is to catch the officers and soldiers off guard. In order to open up the situation, otherwise we can not open the situation by comparing the strength of the enemy and us. Even if you advance to Xiayi City, do you really want to fight according to the city and defeat Ma Shiying by tens of thousands? ”

"That's why it's important to be the first to strike." Cao Zongyu said.

Zhang Xuan also understands that in fact, speed is not the most important thing, but suddenness. Only a high-speed march can inflict the suddenness of the offensive. When the officers and soldiers thought that Zhang Xuan's troops were in Runing, they had already arrived outside the camp so that they could win.

However, Zhang Xuan also understands that everything has two sides, and if you want to ensure the suddenness of the attack first, I am afraid that you will have to face a lot of physical exertion.

It's a big adventure.

Zhang Xuan's heart moved, and he looked at Yang Shenzu. Without him, he only had a way to do it without cavalry, and now with five thousand cavalry in his hands, for Zhang Xuan, there was a lot of room for maneuver.

"General Yang, what do you think?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"This ----" Yang Shenzu pondered for a while and said, "Now that the enemy's situation is unknown, it is too dangerous to attack rashly." Please also find out the enemy's subordinates, and do not hesitate to do so. ”

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