Twelfth year of Jian'an, winter.

Ma and Bao Ertun, which are entrenched in the northern section of the Yishan Mountains, refused to obey the order and cut off the land route south of the Yangtze River. Considering that Ma and Bao Ertun are located at the junction of Poyang and Danyang counties, and the city is located between mountains and rivers, the terrain is dangerous and difficult to collect. Zhuge Liang wanted to completely pacify Ma and Bao Ertun, and wrote to Huo Jun, hoping to negotiate with Poyang County.

Ma, Bao Ertun tenacious, and a large number of people, entrenched in the northern section of Yishan, occupy the mountain dangerous place. Sun had twice conquered Ma and Bao Ertun, and for the first time, Sun Ce and Tai Shi Ci conquered Ma and Bao Ertun. Ma and Bao Ertun mountain thieves relied on the mountain situation to stick to the city, and Sun Ce had to withdraw his army because of the Yuzhang war.

The second time, Sun Quan conquered Jiangxia, Ling Cao and Xu Kun died, and the army withdrew. Sun Quan raised a large army to besiege Ertun, and the Ertun thieves knew that they were invincible, so they hid in the mountains when they heard the sound. Relying on the characteristics of his familiar terrain, he fought guerrilla warfare with the Sun clan in the mountains. Although the tunzhai was taken, the bandits did not suffer much loss. Because Liu Bei and Liu Qi invaded Yuzhang, the Ertun bandits escaped.

After Jiangzuo was pacified, Zhuge Liang ruled Danyang and wanted to make the Ertun thieves submit, but Qu Shuai Huanglong refused, so he had to use troops to conscript. Huo Jun personally led 6,000 sergeants and 7,000 soldiers under Zhang Fei to enter Ma and Bao Ertun.

The thieves who can make Huo Jun and Zhang Fei jointly conquer seem to have not been born yet. In order not to give them time for the bandits to escape, Huo Jun and Zhang Fei directly built siege equipment in advance, and the army drove to the city to attack the city with vehicles and ladders. Huo Jun attacked Matun, Zhong Lifei was the vanguard, climbed the city and broke the door, cut the canal and Huanglong, and the Matun thieves were captured. Zhang Fei attacked Baotun and besieged it in three parts, and Baotun was overcome.

Ma and Bao Ertun can be entrenched for so long, how can the volume be small, after the war, the statistics of Ertun mountain people, a total of more than 10,000 households, the population of about 40,000 or 50,000. Huo Jun and Zhang Fei divided the spoils, Huo Jun got 6,000 mountain people to leave, and Zhang Fei moved 5,000 households on behalf of Danyang, and each returned to the county.

These 6,000 households were resettled by Huo Jun in the three counties of Xunyang, Songzi and Wancheng in Jiangbei to enrich the population. There is no way that the population of Poyang County is too small, a county has a population of only 100,000, and with its own strength, it is simply unable to supply 10,000 water divisions.

In fact, in recent years, the three counties of Yuzhang, Luling, and Poyang have worked together to support the 10,000 sailors in Jiangbei. Otherwise, let Poyang County supply it by itself, not to mention whether it can afford to raise sergeants, and those ships will not be able to be built.

After conquering Ma and Bao Ertun, Huo Jun wrote to Liu Bei and Liu Qi, requesting that the generals of the Jiangzuo Water Division be summoned to train the water division in Poyang Lake and learn the techniques of water warfare.

In November, Gan Ning, Lü Meng, Gao Xiang, Ding Feng, Xu Sheng, Zhu Huan, Quan Cong and other sailors were ordered to lead all their troops to Sangluozhou, and the 20,000 people of the water division were combined.

In the big tent, the huge model of Peng Lize was placed in the center, and dozens of warship models were on the sand table.

Huo Jun took the bucket boat with the clap rod and said: "That is, in the future water war, the bucket boat should be the first, go hand in hand, whenever you meet the enemy ship, face it with the bow of the boat, and don't meet it with the side of the ship." The new type of warship, there is a window under the bow, and the two ships approach, first operate the lever, and smash the ship with a boulder, and the ship is broken. ”

The new weapon of the slap pole was only equipped in Huo Jun's sailors before. After going out to sea, I experienced keel warships firsthand, and then on my return trip, I presented a new keel warship, and many shipyards throughout Koto built them.

Construction belongs to construction, but the weapon of water warfare such as the slap pole is not familiar to the sailor generals of foreign armies like Gan Ning, Lu Meng, Zhu Huan, and Quan Cong. A few days ago, when the sailors were trained, everyone was still accustomed to using long-range combat first, and then using broadside combat.

In order for the generals to know what the problem was, Huo Jun had to go into detail about his innovative water warfare techniques.

"The enemy ships are numerous, attack from the flanks of the warships, and do not engage in battle. You need to use a short spear and throw it on a bucket boat. The short spear is not as far as the range of a bow and crossbow, and the melee combat is not as agile as the blade. However, its strength is great and the momentum is heavy, and the sailors of the boat attack many thin armor, and throw it with a short spear, and those who are hit by the spear are either killed or injured. ”

Huo Jun looked around at the generals and said in a deep voice: "In the future, the water battle must first throw a short spear to frustrate its edge, and when the enemy is on the side, he is already timid, and he will board the ship to cover up and kill, and he should be indomitable." ……”

In the new combat technique, Huo Jun put the side battle back and again, frustrated the enemy at the slap pole, and the warship faced the enemy on both sides, Huo Jun asked everyone to throw short spears instead of using bows and crossbows. Be sure to use a short spear to kill and wound the enemy in a large area, and then take the opportunity to board the ship for hand-to-hand combat.

The short spear, the earliest long-range weapon in human society, was quickly replaced by the bow and crossbow after the appearance of the bow and crossbow, and it was gradually withdrawn from the military establishment. In addition to the southern sergeants, the northern sergeants were less armed with short spears and more with bows and crossbows.

But the short spear does not mean useless, on the contrary, in a special situation, the short spear is much more useful than the bow and crossbow, that is, at medium and close ranges, the enemy is thin armor. If you are thrown by a javelin, you will either be killed or wounded.

It is not that there are no javelins in the navy, but there are very few generals and colonels who emphasize javelins so much like Huo Jun. Three hundred arrows, that is, fifty short spears.

As for why Huo Jun emphasized the importance of the short spear so much, the core still came from the combat skills of the Ming Dynasty sailors that he knew in his previous life. Under the evolution of one or two thousand years, the Ming Dynasty sailors have been the pinnacle of the feudal dynasty. Not only are there all kinds of warships, but there are also combat methods that have evolved to the pinnacle.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the understanding of water warfare was relatively immature, and many institutional things were not established. In the water war of the Ming Dynasty, the weight of the javelin was no less than that of the bow and crossbow, and even more than that. In the armament of some Southern sailors, there were more javelins than crossbows.

After talking about the weight of the short spear, Huo Jun carefully reviewed the problems in the process of the naval division's exercise, that is, the meaning of the command was unclear, and commented on the deficiencies in the exercises of each department.

The generals knew it in their hearts, and their faces showed thoughtful expressions, and they all had gains.

Lu Meng pondered for a moment and asked, "There are boulders on the fighting boat, and it is difficult to turn around, if the enemy escapes, how will he do it?" ”

Xu Sheng received Huo Jun's signal, and replied: "Ladies and gentlemen, the general ordered the shipyard to build a car and ship, and its car and ship are different from today's ships, without oars and without poles, carrying two wheels, and marching with drums, although they march against the wind, they are as fast as hanging sails. At that time, the fighting boats broke the enemy together, and Hou Sheng led the vehicles and ships behind, and the enemy was defeated and left, and the vehicles and ships rushed to pursue and cover the killing. ”

"Cars and boats?"

The generals came into contact with the unknown, and they were at a loss.

Coughing lightly, Huo Jun said: "The car and ship are new warships, Jun has been thinking hard about it in recent years, and you will naturally know it when you see it in the future." ”

Don't look at Huo Jun to Liu Bei, don't be afraid that Cao Cao is purely fake. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the war, Huo Jun developed a vehicle and ship based on his innovative sailor tactics.

The research and development of vehicles and ships is really not difficult, Huo Jun became the commander of the sailors, and studied the keel warship, he knows a lot about the structure of the warship. Removing the oars and replacing them with wooden wheels is not very high-tech.

Huo Jun knocked on the wooden case and said in a deep voice: "After you return to the camp, let the sergeants practice the short spear more, and they will be hit within twenty steps; And each department performs the clapping technique, and a certain person should personally inspect it. And ten days later, repeat the tactics of the sailors, and there is no room for error. ”

"No!" The generals answered in a deep voice and took their leave.

After the generals retreated, Jiang Ji presented a letter and said: "Yangzhou has a letter from Yuzhang!" ”

In the winter, Liu Qi showed favor to the guards of the four counties of Jingnan in the name of inspecting Yuzhang. The Taishou of the four counties of Jingzhou, headed by Liu Xian, also paid tribute to Liu Qi.

This letter is the feedback that Liu Qi got from the four county guards, the four guards have obvious meanings, they obey the meaning of Xiangyang, who succeeds to the throne of Jingzhou pastor, and who they serve as the master.

Of course, the four counties also have their own preferences, Changsha Taishou Liu Xian thought that Liu Qi was the first choice for the heir, and if Liu Biao asked his opinion, he chose to support Liu Qi. But except for Liu Xian, the other three counties are quite neutral, and only look at the meaning of Xiangyang.

Huo Jun considered it a little and replied to Liu Qi. It is recommended that after the winter, check the treasury of the state to ensure that the sergeants in the state can go out to fight urgently, and pay attention to the news from Jingzhou.

"And send this letter to Liu Yangzhou."

"No!"

Huo Jun exhaled turbidity, compared to everyone, he could feel the tension of the wind and rain coming!

PS: Some of the Kavin!

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