Zhao Yun reined in his horse and looked to the north, asking, "Brother, the north is the Huns. What if they take the opportunity to come and intervene?"
Xiao Yu followed Zhao Yun's hand and looked to the north sky, saying: "It's not that fast. I guess Huchuquan is still fighting with other tribes for the position of Shanyu! By the time we take Bingzhou, it will be almost there!"
The Hetao is a plain and plateau area on both sides of the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River. Due to its developed agricultural irrigation, it is also called the Hetao Irrigation Area. The area has been famous for its abundant water and grass throughout the ages. The biggest reason why Xiao Yu entered Bingzhou this time was to seize control of the Hetao area. He needed to control the supply of horses to the Central Plains, and he needed to control the development of the Xiongnu and other Qiang barbarians. He wanted to completely cut off Wu Huan Hua's signs and hopes.
At this time, Xiao Yu had already led his troops to the border of Shangjun.
Wang Kuinai, the governor of Shangjun, came from a poor background and achieved the position of governor through his own efforts. Unfortunately, he was now threatened by Xu Rong, who was separatist in Shuofang County in the north, and had to pay him a large amount of grain and grass every month.
Today, Wang Kui is worried about the food and grass issue in Shuofang County next month. Suddenly, a servant comes to report. "Your Majesty, Xiao Yu, the governor of Xiliang and the general of Zhenxi, has led his troops to the border of Shangjun. The city defense general asked the county guard what should be done?"
"Huh? What is he doing here? Get your horses ready, I want to see what happens."
In the evening, Wang Kui arrived at the border of Shangjun. At this time, Xiao Yu's army was already stationed here.
In front of the formation, Xiao Yu rode out. He holds an Overlord Halberd in his hand and wears ink-colored rolling dragon armor! "Are you Wang Kui, the governor of Shangjun?"
"The official is Wang Kui, the governor of Shangjun. I wonder why Governor Xiao is here?" Wang Kui asked from the other side with his hands clasped in fists.
"Oh, you don't have to worry. Xiao came here this time for the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si who are separatist forces in Shuofang County. Please let Mr. Wang go! So that a certain army can pass by."
"Let you go over? Can you leave after you go in?" Wang Kui thought for a while, but Yuan Shao was having a heated argument with Baiguan in Luoyang at this time. Baiguan suggested establishing a new emperor as soon as possible, but Yuan Shao seemed to have other ideas Zuo Tu has been hesitating and refusing to respond directly. Wang Kui sent troops many times to report the situation in Shangjun to Yuan Shao, but there was no reply.
"This Mr. Xiao avenged His Majesty and pursued the two thieves Li and Guo for thousands of miles. How dare I refuse to let him go? Mr. Xiao, please"
Xiao Yu chuckled, "Please!"
Entering the city, after the banquet. Xiao Yu ordered Wang Kuiping to step back and look at him steadily. He said loudly: "Does Mr. Wang know what is happening in the world today?"
"ThisWang is in Shangjun and doesn't know what's going on."
Xiao Yu naturally heard that Wang Kuinai deliberately avoided the topic and said with a slight smile: "Qin lost its deer and the whole world chased it away. Now that His Majesty has passed away, Yuan Shao and other officials have been reluctant to establish a new king. Don't they have other thoughts? Is this? The world is in chaos, and it is still unclear who will win. Mr. Wang should plan a good life for himself. This is what Xiao said. Farewell!" After that, Xiao Yu waved his sleeves and walked out.
Wang Kui was left with a painful decision, Xiao Yu was naturally powerful. From being the son of a rural landlord, he became the governor of Xiliang and the general of Zhenxi. This is completely unprecedented! But Yuan Shao was born in the fourth generation and the third prince, and his disciples and former officials were all over the world. It seems easier to shoot this deer, sohow to choose?
"By the way, let's see if Xiao Yu can successfully kill Li Guo and Li Guo this time. If he has the ability, then I, Wang Kui, will not be too late to pledge my allegiance!" After making up his mind, Wang Kui relaxed. Not to mention going back to the room to rest.
After Xiao Yu returned to his residence, he did not rest immediately. Instead, Dian Wei was exchanged for Guo Jia to discuss the matter of fighting Xu Rong.
Xu Rong, an outstanding commander in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and early Han Dynasty, once defeated Cao Cao and Sun Jian. In Lao Luo's book, Xu Rong was a third-rate general who was handed over to Xiahou Dun several times and killed by his horse, but there are often discrepancies between romance and history.
Xu Rong in history can be said to be a fierce man who became famous for a while. His record is jaw-dropping. Although his records are few, they are enough to place him among the first-line generals of the Three Kingdoms. Judging from the limited records in "Three Kingdoms", "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", in terms of war examples, Xuan Tu Xu Rong is definitely not an ordinary general who can be taken lightly.
"According to what my lord said, Xu Rong is difficult to deal with. Moreover, Bingzhou is mostly plains, which is not conducive to infantry combat. Fortunately, most of our troops coming this time are cavalry!" After listening to Xiao Yu's introduction to Xu Rong, Guo Jia said, I couldn't help but frown and said carefully.
Xiao Yu took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it to Guo Jia, "Yes, Fengxiao, this is the formation I remembered the teacher gave me when you came to the future!"
Guo Jia took the cloth in confusion, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. "Brother, this, this is your teacher came up withComing formation? "
"Well, that's right. I think he should be suitable for this battle with Xu Rong! That's right!" Xiao Yu seemed to suddenly remember something, took out a piece of yellow paper from the desk, picked up a brush and wrote on it carefully Painting. After a while, Xiao Yu handed the paper to Guo Jiaqi and said: "Feng Xiao, with this, our army will definitely have an advantage even if it directly confronts Xu Rongjun's cavalry!"
Guo Jia had just been restrained by one of Xiao Yu's formations, and heard Xiao Yu say there was something more powerful. Get it quickly. "Stirrups? Horseshoes?" As he looked down, Guo Jia could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart. He said with great joy: "Congratulations, brother, with this thing, I, the Xiliang sergeant, can dominate the world!"
"Haha! However, although these stirrups and horseshoes are easy to spread, the necessary secrecy must still be kept. I will order the soldiers to keep the secret and start making stirrups and horseshoes tomorrow. As for this formation, let's wait until Bingzhou is pacified. I won¡¯t be able to train for a while!¡± The formation that Xiao Yu gave to Guo Jia was the famous Macedonian phalanx!
The military organization of the Macedonian Phalanx is very similar to the organization of the modern army. Usually 64 armored soldiers form a platoon, 128 people form a company, 256 people form a battalion, 1024 people form a regiment, and 4096 people form a division (i.e. primary phalanx). The primary phalanx is the same as a modern division. It is a self-contained multi-arms combat force. In addition to heavy infantry, it also includes (at full strength) 2048 light shield soldiers, 1024 auxiliary soldiers and a 1024-man Cavalry regiment, totaling 8,192 men. Each combined phalanx consists of four primary phalanxes, which is equivalent to a modern small corps or field army, with about 32,000 people. This was the composition of Alexander's typical expeditionary force.
"Yes! Brother! Fengxiao went out first. No, I will tell the military blacksmith to start making it tonight! Haha" After Guo Jia finished speaking, he rushed out with a crazy smile.
Dian Wei came in and looked at Guo Jia's crazy look. He couldn't help but asked in confusion: "My lord, what's going on with Fengxiao? Why does he seem to be crazy?"
Xiao Yu smiled slightly, "It's nothing. By the way, there is an order for you. You should do it immediately!"
"yes!"
With that said, Xiao Yu walked up to Dian Wei and whispered instructions in his ear. It wasn't until Dian Wei left with a smile that Xiao Yu looked at the north with a bloody smile on his face.
Early in the morning of the second day, we were in the Xiliang military camp outside Shangjun City. All kinds of shocking sounds spread, the joy of the soldiers, the entanglement of the horses! Everyone was shocked and laughed heartily.
Xiao Yu rode his horse and walked in. Seeing Xiao Yu's arrival, Guo Jia hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "My Lord, last night Jia ordered people to drive out 1,000 pairs of stirrups and 200 pairs of horseshoes overnight! Almost all the blacksmiths in the city were looking for him. coming."
"Oh? Has it been made? Well, let's find a horse and do an experiment first!" Xiao Yu didn't expect Guo Jia to be so efficient in doing things, and he was immediately happy.
Zhang Fei over there was already feeling itchy. When he saw Xiao Yu speaking, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother, let me come first. Someone will bring my mount here."
After a while, Zhang Fei¡¯s BMW was brought over. First, they put stirrups on it, and then everyone held down the horse and nailed the horseshoes to it.
After a long time, when everyone let go of Zhang Fei's mount, they saw Zhang Fei's mount get up instantly. The horse's hooves clattered straight to the ground.
Zhang Fei laughed and jumped onto the horse. Putting his feet in the stirrups, he laughed and galloped away into the distance.
"Haha Brother, this stirrup is really a good thing! With this stirrup, second brother may not be my opponent, haha" As he said this, Zhang Fei picked up the snake spear in front of the horse's neck and practiced on the horse. stand up. All the soldiers in the camp could only watch with envy.
Xiao Yu chuckled and said: "Don't worry, everyone has it. Before attacking Xu Rong, we hope that all the soldiers of the Xiliang Army will put on stirrups and horseshoes!"