When you stand on the road, you will definitely not stand stupidly waiting for the enemy to attack, and you must make some preparations. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoLast time, it was because of the rush of time, and the number and equipment of the incoming enemy were not clear, so I had to do nothing, so as to respond to all changes. Now the situation is different, with Xu Chu's "internal response", the basic situation of the incoming enemy is already clear, so it is impossible not to make some preparations.

Zhang Han took half of the men to cut down trees near the mountain wall and make deer. Although the tidal flat terrain is mainly here, fortunately, there are still some low trees on the edge of the mountain, although it is definitely not enough to make equipment, but it is more than enough to make a base deer that is only used as an obstacle to the enemy.

The other half dug holes fifty to a hundred paces outside the defensive position. These pits are not big, they are the size of the bowl, about a foot deep. This kind of pit has a name, called the trap pit, if the cavalry passes through the area full of traps, once the galloping horse's hooves step into the trap, the light will be unstable, and the heavy leg will be broken. Of course, the intelligence learned that the Red Turban Army did not have any cavalry, but even when dealing with people, it can sometimes work wonders.

Zhao Min couldn't intervene in all this, so he didn't want to make trouble. He found Xu Chu, who was unattended by Xu Chu with his hands tied behind his back, squatted down, so that his face was on a parallel line with the other party, and then asked: "I look at your knowledge of books and etiquette, and you must not be a small civilian household, why are you willing to be with the red scarf, don't you worry about your family?" ”

Xu Chu glanced at Zhao Min, snorted twice in his nose, and still spoke: "My son is a concubine in my family, and my mother died early; When he was a teenager, he also worked hard to study, and he also had the idea of helping the community. However, today's officials are not clear, and greed is rampant, only the powerful clan has the opportunity to become officials, and the son-in-law in my clan is only the order of the officials, and I am waiting for the concubine? and the Heavenly Army, but they know that only by overthrowing the Violent Summer regime and returning the world to a bright blue sky can there be a day when the poor family will come out. Besides, since the day I left home, I have no more to do with the clan, so why worry about the clansmen? ”

Zhao Min sighed secretly when he heard this, this is just another unfortunate person under the family gate valve system. Since the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, a large number of military nobles have appeared. After years of accumulation and development, these military nobles have gradually formed today's family gates. Since most of the court officials are served by the children of the family lords, it has also led to a large number of today's selection system tilting in the direction of the family, and it is difficult for the concubines of the poor family to get ahead.

Just as Zhao Min said when he asked Meng Hou to go out of the mountain, the system of filial piety and honesty has almost blocked the way out of the poor family, and if the society wants to progress and develop, it has reached the point where it is impossible to change. However, it is tantamount to a fantasy to expect the court to initiate a top-down initiative change, so the revolution to change the dynasty has become almost the only choice for many Shu people who cannot see the light of day. It is conceivable that the current Red Turban Rebellion must be filled with a large number of poor people, and the Red Turban Rebellion may no longer be simply composed of a group of mud legs, such an uprising with a certain degree of intellectual support may also have considerable organization and vitality.

Zhao Min shook his head, now is not the time to discuss the social structure, and it is not guaranteed whether he can escape this catastrophe! Originally, he mentioned his family to Xu Chu for the purpose of getting close, but who would have thought that it would seem to cause him greater dissatisfaction, so it would be better to change the topic: "People from Taishan County?" ”

"A native of Laiwu County, Taishan County."

Zhao Min may not be familiar with other places in Taishan County, but he knows that Laiwu knows it, because when he set off from Linjing, the first place across the county was Laiwu County! Hearing Xu Chu say that it was a Laiwu person, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Qing is a Laiwu person, dare to ask if Qingzhou can be warned? How is Qi Guoshang? In order to find out the news, Zhao Min even used honorifics for his title. In his mind, if the Qi State was unharmed, the Beihai Sea, which was separated by the Qi State from the sea, would naturally be even more fine.

"Qingzhou's move is only in Pingyuan County, or it can affect Jinan and Le'an, and Qi should be fine for the time being. Aren't you from the country of Qi? Saying that, he glanced at Zhao Min with slanted eyes, which probably meant that if you were the official army of Qi State, what would you do at the junction of Mount Tai and Langya? You must know the rules of this era, generally local officials are not allowed to cross the border without permission, let alone let soldiers cross the border to fight. It was precisely because of the existence of this rule that Zhao Min hurriedly completed the task of exploring Surabaya before he officially opened the palace and officially became the king.

Zhao Min breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It's good that Beihai has nothing to do, but he just wants to find out the news, but he doesn't plan to get to the bottom of himself, so he jumps away from this topic. "I Guanqing is both civil and military, I don't know how much the dormitory captain is compared to Qing?"

This little fart is estimated to be more useful, and Xu Chu showed a smug expression on his face: "It's not my boasting, in my Dongtai army, Yu Zhiji is all the way, except for Wu Ankui, there is no one who can come out on the right." Who is Wu Damu? I don't care about it. But then he seemed to remember that he was still a prisoner, and hurriedly added: "However, Wu Damu may have martial arts, and he is still above me." ”

Zhao Minxin said that this is normal, if all the generals in the Red Turban Army are scholars, it is difficult to say how to fight, but at least the ability to demagogue people is definitely not small. As for Wu Damu in Xu Chu's mouth, he should be the so-called Captain of the Muro School, this name is like an ordinary peasant family!

Zhao Min then asked, "I don't know how the elite under Wu Damu is compared to the Qing ...... Warriors, what is the combat power? He almost uttered the words "rabble", but fortunately he braked in time and replaced it with a vague "warrior". As for those so-called elites, Zhao Min actually didn't think so. A group of mud-legged people who have not been trained can also be called elite, and the soldiers of Jimo are heavenly soldiers! However, it is better to ask for caution.

At this time, Xu Chu's face became serious: "Most of the heavenly army are farmers, and they still need to be sharpened in the military. However, there are still 1,000 elites under the command of General Tianpeng who have returned from the border fortress, and they are brave. Because the Yiting controls the main road and the traffic is north and south, the general makes 200 people listen to the account of Wu Damu, and they are currently in the Yiting. Its elite is a hundred times stronger than ours! ”

Zhao Min's eyes shrank when he heard this! It's not easy to do now!

What is elite? If the soldiers of this year are divided according to their ranks, they can probably be divided into several classes. The last class is the county soldiers in the interior, that is, the so-called "regular pawns", which belong to the product of the conscription system, not so much soldiers, probably similar to the urban management 'temporary workers' of later generations, and it is not a big problem to deal with some unarmed ordinary people, but if they go to the battlefield, most of them will collapse at the touch of a button, and they should not be of great use, and can only be used to fill the façade. Think about the seven-county coalition army at the time of the counterinsurgency, it was probably like this.

The second class is the pawn sent to Wubian. Although these soldiers are also conscripted, they are at the border after all, and the degree of training and hardship is by no means comparable to that of the old soldiers in the mainland. Because they were well trained, and the food of the imperial court was also inclined to the border, they were able to fill their stomachs and train energetically. The key is to be able to see the banner clearly, understand the order, and be able to command and fight wherever the general commands, so the combat effectiveness is relatively strong. Especially the soldiers close to the north, because the northern nomads sometimes have Koubian, more or less have fought a little war, and have seen some blood, such soldiers and inland soldiers are pinched, and it is not a big problem to pick two of them. If it is on a certain scale, for example, it is not impossible for a hundred people to defeat a thousand mainland soldiers.

The third class belongs to the real backbone of the army of the Great Xia Dynasty, which supports the prestige of the Great Xia Dynasty. This category includes the central northern and southern armies, as well as the main armies of the three major metropolitan protectorates. These soldiers were recruited under a system of recruitment, and in addition to the clear banners and prohibitions, the spirit of the battle was completely different from that of the first two because they had food and salaries. It is pure nonsense for you to say that the people of this year have used the great righteousness of the country to call for it. Who cares about this ordinary big-headed soldier! However, there is a general consensus on one truth: take people's money to eliminate disasters for others. Since you are receiving the food and salary from the state, you have to work hard to earn this salary! Therefore, such a unit has a tough style of fighting and is full of tenacity, and even if the situation is unfavorable, it will not collapse easily, and it can be regarded as an elite.

As for Zhao Min's own team, if you compare it, even the recruits are stronger than the first rank, probably between the first and second ranks. As for the veterans who have followed him on the counterinsurgency battlefield, they are slightly stronger than the second rank, and the most elite are the Tiger Battalion and the Guards. Needless to say, the Tiger Ben Battalion has suppressed bandits on Fuyong Mountain, and played with life under Pingshou City, almost all the battles since Zhao Min crossed have been experienced, and they are even better than the third class; As for these 100 personal guards, although they have not been on the battlefield seriously, they are originally selected warriors in the army, and they have been screened and assessed, so it can be said that any one of them is released, and they are all the existence of heads-up kings.

What's more, Zhao Min has been using Qi Shaobao's Mandarin Duck Formation to practice the art of war, although it also lacks actual combat drills, but this formation has been proven to be an effective combat method after years of precipitation. Although Zhao Min has made a certain degree of deletion and modification of personnel allocation, formation evolution and weapon allocation due to the difference in combat objects and terrain, the overall idea is the same, which is to use flexible array mode, small-scale skilled cooperation and excellent individual soldier quality to defeat the enemy. Zhao Min was confident that if he fought with the same number of people, his personal guard team would not be afraid of any opponent of his time.

But the problem now is that there are more than equal opponents! According to Zhao Min's earlier idea, if the quality of the Red Turban troops coming to the aid this time is the same as the first time, they can completely take advantage of the advantageous terrain and focus on defense first; When the enemy army is tired, rush out again. At that time, the enemy was weak and emboldened, and there was a good chance of a rout, so that more time could be bought for repairs.

But when he heard Xu Chu say that there were still two hundred Wu soldiers who had returned from the border stopper, Zhao Min knew that the situation was not good. At present, the biggest advantage of our side is that the terrain is superior, and the second is the quality of individual soldiers. Zhao Min also relied on the other party's ignorance of soldiers and inability to fight a tough battle, and once the situation was not right, it was easy to cause chaos and collapse. In fact, most of the wars in the Cold Weapon Age were crushing battles, especially the untrained peasant rebel armies, as evidenced by countless bloody lessons in history. However, now that there are two hundred more soldiers, the situation is likely to change dramatically.

How strong is the combat power of the pawn? At the time of the counterinsurgency, Lu Xu had 3,000 soldiers under his command, and his combat power was stronger than that of the county soldiers, but it was not difficult to match. The key is that most of these soldiers have seen blood on the battlefield, have strong psychological quality, and are not prone to psychological collapse due to the casualties of some comrades-in-arms, so as to be completely defeated. Once these soldiers are entangled with their own guards and consume the physical strength of the soldiers, no matter how weak the other rebel armies are, they will not have fear when their own side has the advantage, so they will find a gap to attack, so that they will lose sight of one and the other, and finally even be besieged to death!

Thinking of this, Zhao Min didn't dare to sit down anymore, left Xu Chu, and strode towards Zhang Han. This time it's a big problem!

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