Chapter 90: The first time I took charge of the cavalry, it was my turn to be Lao Zhang
When Tian Yu was under the command of Gongsun Zhan, he was already the elite of the cavalry and was good at sentry.
Now that he is Lu Zhi's protΓ©gΓ©, he has received a lot of guidance from Lu Zhi along the way.
For this protΓ©gΓ© who has not yet won the championship, but has been fighting on the battlefield for several years, Lu Zhi is also quite appreciative.
"Go now, go back quickly."
Lu Zhi agreed to Tian Yu's request, and then ordered Zhang Fei to gather troops.
Gongsun Zhan lent 500 cavalry, and Zhang Fei recruited more than 1,000 brave cavalry.
Under Lu Zhi's command, there were about 1,800 cavalry at his disposal.
Although most of them were new recruits, after a month of marching and reorganizing the army, these more than 1,000 cavalry had initially been able to adapt to cavalry tactics.
If this is not the case, the distance of more than 600 miles from Zhuo County to Leling County, even if there are heavy foot soldiers who delay the speed of the march, it will not take more than a month.
And Zhang Fei, under the guidance of Lu Zhi, his ability to command troops has also improved by leaps and bounds.
Before this, Zhang Fei had almost never commanded the army.
The county soldiers and private soldiers of the Hao clan in Gaotang County, Liu Bei handed them over to Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei had no chance to touch them.
But the more than 1,000 cavalry has been led by Zhang Fei for the past month, and Lu Zhi has accompanied him to point.
Lu Zhi is very good at teaching students according to their aptitude.
Even Zhang Fei, a fighter like Zhang Fei, who is good at reading but does not seek to understand much, can remember this method of commanding troops and can use it.
"Master Lu, according to your orders, a thousand cavalry have been assembled." Zhang Fei was slightly excited.
Although he had studied orthodox cavalry tactics with Lu Zhi for a month, Zhang Fei had not really fought on the battlefield.
Whether or not the tactics learned can be used must be tested on the battlefield.
Lu Zhi nodded and reminded: "Yide, this is the first time you have commanded the cavalry, you must remember that on this battlefield, if the soldiers do not know the generals and the generals, it is equivalent to half of the defeat." β
"The old man knows that you are brave and good at fighting, but personal martial arts cannot determine victory or defeat on the battlefield, only the martial arts that can be used to twist these thousand cavalry into a rope."
"Advance and retreat together, the offensive is like fire, come and go like the wind, and you can win all battles!"
Zhang Fei was awe-inspiring and silently wrote down Lu Zhi's teachings: "Master Lu, don't worry, I won't let you down." β
Half an hour later.
Tian Yu rode his horse back and reported the enemy situation to Lu Zhi: "Lu Division, the one who attacked Leling City was the Yellow Turban thief from Le'an Kingdom. I don't know where I heard that this Leling City stored a large amount of money and grain from Jizhou grain merchants. β
"The Yellow Turban thieves have three thieves, namely Wang, Guo, and Cong, and it is roughly estimated that there are about 30,000 thieves, and there are about 5,000 people who can fight."
"The guards of Leling City seem to be unwilling to use thunder stones to smash the old and weak women and children under the city, and many Yellow Turban thieves have climbed the city tower."
"But fortunately, the castle tower is narrow, and the armor and weapons of the defenders are better than those of the Yellow Turban thieves, and it is difficult for the Yellow Turban thieves to take advantage of the numerical advantage to seize the castle tower in a short time."
Tian Yu's spy on the enemy is not much more detailed than the previous scouts.
Lu Zhi couldn't help but nodded, quite satisfied with Tian Yu's spying: "The two armies are fighting, and only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one win a hundred battles." β
"But it's easy to know yourself, but it's extremely difficult to know your opponent."
"Therefore, when you are responsible for spying on intelligence, you must choose a smart one, otherwise it will delay the major events of the military aircraft."
Lu Zhiming praised Tian Yu, but the meaning of his words was to teach Zhang Fei.
After all, these more than 1,000 cavalry, including the scouts, are all under the command of Zhang Fei.
The scout was not selected well, so naturally Zhang Fei's command was wrong.
"It's my fault, when this battle is over, I'll train them hard." Zhang Fei's face was a little ashamed.
There is no harm if there is no comparison, and when there is a comparison, the scouts selected by Zhang Fei are like nerds.
Lu Zhi nodded, after all, the purpose was only to point out Zhang Fei's mistakes when commanding the cavalry, so that Zhang Fei could reflect and understand, not to reprimand Zhang Fei for not even choosing a scout.
The reason why he only pointed out now is because only when he is really close to the battlefield can Zhang Fei have a deeper understanding.
After all, this opponent is just a Yellow Turban thief, and Lu Zhi doesn't have to worry about delaying the fighter.
"Quick fix." Lu Zhi gave an order to Zhang Fei.
This kind of battlefield, Lu Zhi does not need to go to Leling City in person.
With a brave general like Zhang Fei, Lu Zhi only needs to command in the rear.
Will be in front, handsome in the back.
The weight of grain and grass in this camp is also the most important.
"It's finally my turn to come out!" Zhang Fei was even more excited.
Zhang Fei asked the ten county soldiers in the camp that this Leling City had been captured by the Yellow Turban once before, but it was defeated by Zheng Ping and the county soldiers.
Now guarding the city is Liu Ziping's son-in-law Deng Xu.
Seeing that Zheng Ping did not bring Guan Yu when he defeated the Yellow Turban, Zhang Fei guessed that Guan Yu must be sitting in Gaotang County.
Now the yellow turbans in the nine counties of the plain have been defeated, which means that the yellow scarves in Gaotang County have also been defeated by Guan Yu.
Thinking that Guan Yu had already led his troops to fight against the Yellow Turban, Zhang Fei was excited and also had the idea of competing.
Zhang Fei's march was fast.
It didn't take long to arrive outside Leling City.
Looking at the yellow turbans surrounding the city, and the yellow turbans attacking the city, Zhang Fei's ringed eyes were repeatedly scanning the battlefield.
Zhang Fei remembered Lu Zhi's teachings: On this battlefield, if the soldiers do not know the generals and the generals do not know the soldiers, it is equivalent to half of the defeat. Only with military courage can these thousand cavalry be twisted into a rope. Advance and retreat together, the offensive is like fire, and the coming and going are like the wind, so that you can win all battles!
But it is not easy to really meet Lu Zhi's expectations.
After observing for a while, Zhang Fei finally found the best route to cut into the battlefield.
"The flag bearer is following!"
"Soldiers, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, at this time!"
Zhang Fei kicked the horse's belly violently, sat down and neighed, and quickly rushed towards the Yellow Turban thieves.
And the flag bearer who carried the flag followed closely behind Zhang Fei.
The flag bearers are all strong and skilled horsemen, even if they carry heavy flags, it does not affect the speed of the flag bearers.
Under the guidance of the general's banner, a thousand cavalry followed closely.
These cavalrymen were all from the township brave servants recruited by Zhuo County, and the cavalry recruited from Gongsun Zan stayed with Lu Zhi.
Since it was a military training, it was natural to use new recruits who went to the battlefield for the first time.
Only by truly experiencing the dangers of the battlefield can these budding cavalry transform into elite cavalry capable of fighting well.
It will be the courage of a soldier.
Zhang Fei is brave, and the cavalry that follows him is also like a rainbow of morale.
Only bursts of shouts and killings echoed, and the Yellow Turban thieves Guo Zu, Wang Ying, and Congqian, who were commanding the battle under Leling City, looked at the rear in shock.
"Where did this cavalry come from?" Wang Ying's eyes were about to pop out.
Although the Yellow Turbans of the Plains Country were broken by Liu Bei, Wang Ying knew very well that Liu Bei was still settling down with the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the Beihai Kingdom.
If it weren't for that, Wang Ying, Guo Zu and Congqian would not dare to come to Leling City rashly.
I thought I was here to pick up a leak, but suddenly a cavalry appeared!
Looking at the momentum, the number of cavalry is quite large.
"Yanren Zhang Yide is here, the thief will dare to fight!"
Zhang Fei's voice was like a leopard's roar, and this momentum alone made the Yellow Turban thieves who blocked the way weak in their legs and almost unable to hold the knife and gun in their hands.
"Wang Ying, from the money, work together to kill the ring-eyed thief!" Guo Zu reacted the fastest.
And if they are scattered by this cavalry, they will be made lambs to the slaughter, whether they have ascended the tower, or whether they have gathered under the city.
The simplest and most effective thing is to work together to kill the ring-eyed general in front of you!
Wang Yinghe did not hesitate, they clenched their weapons one after another, and stared at Zhang Fei deadly.
And among the Yellow Turban thieves, those who could shoot were under Guo Zu's order to aim their bows and arrows at Zhang Fei.
"Shoot the enemy and get a month's worth of food!"
There must be brave men under heavy rewards, even the Yellow Turban Thieves are no exception.
A month's food is enough for these Yellow Turban thieves to go crazy.
"Shield, defend!"
Zhang Fei did not ride deep alone, and relied on his own personal courage to slash and kill Guo Zu, Wang Ying and Congqian, the three Yellow Turban thieves.
On the battlefield, it is difficult for individual martial arts to determine victory or defeat.
A military general who is truly good at fighting must learn to twist all the soldiers and horses under his command into a rope.
Lu Zhi's advice is vivid.
Under Zhang Fei's order, more than ten cavalrymen who followed Zhang Fei raised their left hands one after another.
The left arm of these cavalrymen has a cavalry shield that is used to block incoming arrows at high speeds.
For Youzhou cavalry who are good at riding and shooting, even if they only have unilateral stirrups, this is a basic operation to control the horse with their feet.
The right hand weapon dispels the arrows, and the left arm shields the arrows.
The cavalry, who had long been good at archery, had already begun to return the salute with bows and arrows.
Puff puff β
The sound of an arrow sinking into the sky gradually sounded.
Looking at the fallen archers around them one by one, the eyes of Guo Zu and the three of them were more frightened.
"This is no ordinary cavalry!"
"Can ride and shoot, can also block arrows, is this the cavalry of Youzhou going south?"
"Guo Shuai, do we still want to kill that ring-eyed thief?" Wang Yinghe hesitated.
I wanted to use the bow and arrow to consume it first, and then attack together, and kill Zhang Fei with personal bravery.
As a result, Zhang Fei looked reckless, but he was not reckless at all.
More than ten cavalrymen around him were guarding each other.
This kind of tactics is not at all something that a yellow turban thief like Wang Ying can understand.
"If you want to kill, kill you, retreat!" Guo Zu's reaction was still the fastest.
Can't stop it, can't beat it.
Thirty-six plans, go for the upper plan.
Although Guo Zu ran away in advance, Wang Ying and Congqian were stunned in place, and they didn't seem to understand why Guo Zu ran.
By the time the two of them reacted, Zhang Fei had already led his troops to the front of the battle.
"No guts bandits, take your life."
Zhang Fei is fierce and vicious, and this Zhangba snake spear is longer than ordinary weapons.
But in a breath, Wang Ying was picked up by the snake spear.
Frightened by Qian, he crawled to the pile of dead people, and successfully avoided Zhang Fei's snake spear.
But before Qian could turn around and run away, another cavalry squad rushed to kill.
Congqian struggled to resist for a while, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the third cavalry squad rushed up again.
"What's going on?"
From the blood hole in Qian covering his chest, he didn't understand how the cavalry in front of him gave him a shot.
Tower.
Deng Xu raised his voice and shouted: "Reinforcements have arrived, kill the thief!" β
I didn't understand how he died, but Deng Xu of the city tower saw it very clearly.
Zhang Fei's cavalry was divided into a group of five cavalry squads, and each cavalry squad maintained a relatively tacit formation.
Even if the shot missed, the cavalry would not look back at the Yellow Turban Thief, but continued to sprint in the direction of the banner.
I didn't understand it because during the period of struggling to resist, a cavalry pawn of the fourth cavalry squad shot just enough distance to get money.
A group of loose yellow turban thieves, facing the Youzhou cavalry who have been trained in Lu Zhi's orthodox cavalry tactics, this is like a fledgling meeting an eagle, and the two sides are not heavyweights at all!
Zhang Fei was not skilled enough in this cavalry tactic, so that he only killed one Wang camp in the first wave.
If Zhang Fei is given another year, whether it is Guo Zu who escaped or Congqian who drilled into the dead man, he would have to die in the first wave of impact.
The battle ended quickly.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the yellow turban thieves in the city tower either knelt down and surrendered, or jumped off the city tower to escape.
Deng Xu rode out of the city to meet Zhang Fei: "Yide, thanks to you for coming to help today." When will you return to the plains? β
Zhang Fei laughed: "It's been two days since I came back, and I have been hiding in the camp in the north, and I heard that the camp was built by you." β
Deng Xu nodded: "It's all Mr.'s arrangement, and it's still useful to keep the camp." Only today did I understand that Mr. was specially prepared for Yide. β
After greeting for a while, Zhang Fei asked Liu Bei's whereabouts.
I haven't seen Liu Bei for a long time, and Zhang Fei is quite worried in his heart.
Deng Xu said frankly: "The prince of the government settled the displaced people in Beihai Country, and most of the grain merchants from Jizhou also went to Beihai Country to sell grain. β
Zhang Fei said: "No wonder the Yellow Turban thieves said that Leling City has a large amount of grain and rice transported by Jizhou grain merchants, so they came to attack the city." β
Deng Xu was taken aback: "Yide, is your information true?" Although there are grain merchants from Jizhou in Leling City, they only come to the city to inquire about the news, and their grain has not passed through Leling City. β
"No food? How can the Yellow Turban thieves come to beat you when they have no food? Zhang Fei was also stunned.
The next moment.
Zhang Fei and Deng Xu both sensed that something was wrong.
"Someone deliberately led the Yellow Turban Thief to attack Leling City, it's really bold, my eldest brother dares to calculate!" Zhang Fei was so angry that he shouted: "I'll go to find Master Lu, and I'll leave the battlefield under the city to you." β
Zhang Fei did not linger, and directly led the cavalry back to the camp.
As soon as he saw Lu Zhi, Zhang Fei told Lu Zhi about the situation in Leling City, and the anger in his heart was also unabated: "Master Lu, there must be a villain who wants to persecute my eldest brother, so I have to go to join my eldest brother immediately." β
Lu Zhi frowned.
The reason why this yellow turban thief attacked Leling City was because there was money and food in Leling City?
"Yide, don't be impatient!" Lu Zhi calmed the angry Zhang Fei and pondered: "The top priority is to get in touch with Xuande of the Beihai Kingdom. β
Zhang Fei immediately asked: "Master Lu, I know the way to Beihai Kingdom, I will go!" β
Lu Zhi did not agree: "Now that the situation is unclear, Yide cannot leave easily." Go to Leling City first, and then send someone to deliver a letter to Xuande. β
Say sorry, the child has a fever, if it's too late tomorrow, the two chapters at 14:00 in the afternoon will be updated normally. If it's too late, it will be updated later.
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