Chapter 44: Reinvigorating the Army
After coming to Yun'an, Pang He was also completely defeated by Wang Qing, except for saying that he was sent by Fang La, that words and deeds really make it difficult for people to think that he is a king, and he also calls himself the king of Chu. So far, Pang He can only try to plan according to his own ideas.
On the second day of Pang He's arrival, after statistics and comparisons, Pang He decided to gather troops from all over Yun'an to fight against Song Jiang's nearly 100,000 troops. Otherwise, it will be eaten by Song Jiang bite by bite, and Yun'an will have no power to resist at that time. Song Jiang was also cautious, sending an army of about 100,000, and it was estimated that he was still wary of Fang La, for fear that Fang La would interfere, so he brought more people and horses. In fact, with Wang Qing's tens of thousands of troops, Song Jiang only needs 50,000 horses to be able to raze Wang Qing's major territories to the ground.
Li Zhu and Duan Sanniang were in favor, and Wang Qing could only agree, and he would fight to the death by defending Yun'an, and winning or losing would be resolved in this battle.
Song Jiang led his army of 100,000 to Yun'an, and did not march as fast as he attacked Tianhu, but walked and rested unhurriedly. This is actually Wu Yong's suggestion, because Wang Qing is not his opponent at all, and Wang Qing is not Tian Hu. If Tian Hu still has some ability, and Wang Qing has almost no ability, just like an upstart, relying on his own face, he has won over the forces of one side, and proclaimed himself king like a clown jumping off the beam. Now show him the self-defeating clown what kind of fear he has in the face of an army of 100,000. It's just that Wang Qing is the kind of person who doesn't shed tears when he doesn't see the coffin, and he is still lying on the chair leisurely waiting for the arrival of Song Jiang's army. However, it has some deterrent effect on his subordinates, after all, self-aware people are still in the majority. Of course, Wu Yong still didn't know that Pang He was already waiting for him in Yunnan, so for this time Wu Yong's strategy was actually quite a failure, if he launched a strategy of quick victory, then Wang Qing would be taken down without resistance. Now, just give Pang He a chance to dispatch, and when the time comes, I am afraid that the loss will increase for himself.
But after all, people are not as good as heaven, according to common sense, Wu Yong is really not wrong to do this, Wang Qing's tens of thousands of horses in the face of his own 100,000 troops, must be able to shake the morale of the army, and even, can achieve the goal of surrendering without a fight. The appearance of Pang He is also incalculable, and it can even be said that it is basically impossible to happen.
Pang He's appearance will be destined to catch Song Jiang off guard. On the school field, Pang He saw the sparse Wang Qing army, and then pointed to the 2,000 men and horses he carried: "Look at it, what do you look like? Do you look like an army, do you look like you? You know that you are the army of the king of Chu, not bandits or bandits. Fighting, do you know what it means to fight, fighting a war means that your head may be taken away at any time. As for you, it's so easy to want your head. I tell you, a soldier must have the appearance of a soldier, the majesty of a soldier, and the momentum of a soldier. Tell me, who among you wants to die without doing anything?"
The people below exchanged heads and talked about each other. Pang He shouted loudly again: "Tell me, is there any!"
After speaking, he pulled out the saber on his waist: "Tell me, is there any!"
Seeing Pang He draw his sword below, a majesty followed, and he said almost in unison: "No!"
Pang He still said solemnly: "Okay, then you have to listen to me." From today onwards, you will be the soldiers of the King of Chu and the soldiers of the regular army of the King of Chu. Listen to me, and do what I want you to do. Do you know what is the duty of a soldier? The duty of a soldier is to obey and obey orders. That is to say, what I want you to do, you must do for me, without the slightest doubt, and do not ask me why, you just do it. ”
Seeing that there was no reaction below, Pang He continued: "I want to ask you, do you know how many people you have now?"
Seeing that the previous few basically shook their heads, Pang He asked again: "Then do you know how many people Song Jiang brought this time?"
Pang He saw many people shaking their heads again: "You don't even know yourself, how many people are on the other side, how to fight this battle." I'll tell you a very bad news now, you only have 40,000 men, but Song Jiang has 100,000, and there are countless generals under your command, all of them are brave and good at fighting. I ask you if you're afraid?"
Seeing their expressions, Pang He knew that they were afraid, who in the world was really not afraid of death? I think there should be none. Pang He said: "I know you are afraid, and I am afraid too. But stretching out the head with a knife, shrinking the head is also a knife. The same death is not as confident and bloody as sticking out your head, like a man. What's more, we still have a chance to win. If I say that I have a way to win in my heart, are you willing to listen to me, as long as you can win, it will not only survive, but also be rewarded, so that you will have no worries for the rest of your life, tell me, are you willing!"
As soon as the words fell, the two words were willing to rise and fall, endlessly. At this time, the morale has risen, Pang He has also achieved the original goal, Li Zhu and Duan Er, Duan Wu watched from the sidelines, and Pang He is more and more appreciative, Pang He has also achieved a goal of integrating into the Chu King system, in Wang Qing's power, there are not many people who can play a pivotal role, Li Zhu is one, Duan Sanniang's two brothers Duan Er and Duan Wu are also, and now, they have also shown a friendly side to themselves, which is very beneficial to their own control of the army in the future.
After that, Pang He asked them to continue their previous training, because they were bandits themselves, and it was absolutely impossible for them to become regular soldiers immediately. Therefore, Pang He did not enforce any standards for them, but only set some military discipline and daily requirements, and as for the drill, he did what he had to do. However, they also have an advantage, that is, they can be regarded as having basically practiced martial arts, and they have a somewhat martial arts foundation, and the combat ability of individual soldiers is relatively strong, and they also have a ruthless spirit, which is not possessed by ordinary regular armies.
After looking at the army and rectifying military discipline, Pang He also went back to prepare his own strategy and see how he could achieve his goal.