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Volume 5 NO045 Calculating Zhang Mancheng

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    Due to the rapidity of the march, the army arrived outside Wancheng, and the news that Yingchuan Bocai had been defeated had not yet reached here.  It's just that Qin Jie, the new governor of Nanyang, thought he heard the news from He Jin. In the past few days, there were detective horses on the way from Yingchuan to Nanyang every day.

    After the Chinese army tents were set up and Huangfu Song had just summoned Zhu Jun, Cao Cao, Xiao Yang and other senior generals, Qin Jie came to pay him a visit with a smile on his face.

    This man was his immediate boss. Xiao Yang couldn't help but take advantage of Qin Jie's salute to Huangfu Song to take a closer look at him.

    But when he saw Qin Jie in front of him, he was more than seven feet tall and had a majestic physique.  His face was covered with beard, and his arms had bulging muscles, which could weigh hundreds of kilograms.  It's just that this arrogant warrior actually smiled so happily in front of Huangfu Song and started flattering Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun without showing any signs of it.  Xiao Yang was secretly wary. This man seemed to be civilized and martial. He should be more careful when dealing with him in the future.

    As Xiao Yang expected, Qin Jie was obviously more knowledgeable in military affairs than Chu Gong, the former governor of Nanyang.

    Bowing and handing the Caihou paper to Huangfu Song, Qin Jie said: "Four generals, the Yellow Turban rebels in Wancheng, Nanyang, currently have four leaders including Zhang Mancheng, and countless generals and soldiers under their command. The total strength is  One hundred and fifty thousand."

    "150,000?" Zhu Jun obviously didn't believe it. In Yangzhai, Yingchuan, Bocai and Peng Tuo often claimed that they had an army of more than 200,000 or 300,000. But when it came to a real confrontation, the Yellow Turban Army could fight.  It's between 70,000 and 80,000.

    Qin Jie did not expect that Zhu Jun would question the strength of the Yellow Turban Army, but fortunately he had made preparations in advance.  He didn't panic at this time and answered in a deep voice.

    "Report to the general, Zhang Mancheng has been expanding his troops day and night for the past month. Currently, he alone has 60,000 elite soldiers. Plus the soldiers under Zhao Hong, Sun Xia, and Han Zhong, the number is 140,000 to 50,000. I can still count  A conservative estimate.¡±

    When Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Cao Cao, and Xiao Yang fought against Yingchuan Bocai's Yellow Turban Army, Jingzhou Governor Xu Qiu received the imperial edict.  In the imperial edict, the emperor spoke sternly and ordered Xu Qiu to gather elite troops from Jingzhou to quell Zhang Mancheng in Wancheng, Nanyang as soon as possible.

    Xu Qiu took the opportunity to complain to the eunuch who went to Xiangyang to declare the decree, and finally won the post of Nanyang County Governor for his brother-in-law Qin Jie, who was still the captain of Jiangxia at that time.  Later, Xu Qiu gave Qin Jie 10,000 elite soldiers.  He also handed Huang Zhong and Kuai Yue into the hands of Qin Jie, and asked them to be senior generals in Jingzhou to assist Qin Jie in defeating the enemy.

    Qin Jie, who had 10,000 elite soldiers, temporarily settled Nanyang Mansion in Youyang.  Since taking office, Qin Jie has commanded the two arrows of Huang Zhong and Kuai Yue, and has had several confrontations with Zhang Mancheng's subordinates.

    Although Huang Zhong was brave and Kuai Yue was a wise general, the number of officers and soldiers was still too small.  Under the absolute power, the officers and soldiers have never tasted a victory until now.

    Later, Qin Jie heard from Xu Xu that the emperor had ordered Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to lead 30,000 elite troops from the imperial court to Nanyang to attack Zhang Mancheng's bandits.  Qin Jie, who was unable to do anything to defeat Zhang Mancheng, was of course overjoyed. He quickly took a small road and rushed to the outside of Nanyang City.

    Zhu Jun patted Qin Jie on the shoulder and said, "Ziwen, are you scared?" Before Qin Jie could reply, Zhu Jun said to himself: "After the Battle of Yingchuan, I have understood that all rebels are  Paper tiger. What's one hundred thousand troops? Two hundred thousand troops? There's no point in having too many people. They're scattered and untrained. Even if he has 500,000 troops, under the leadership of Yi Zhen, our army can easily solve it with 30,000 troops.  They are."

    After the victory in the Battle of Yingchuan, for these imperial generals who used to talk about war on paper, their understanding of war became more intuitive, more concrete, and more data-driven.

    In Zhu Jun¡¯s eyes, a war, a decisive victory among several departments, can determine the final outcome of that war.

    There are 30,000 elite officers and soldiers, plus Qin Jie's 10,000 elite soldiers.  Nanyang already has 40,000 elite soldiers.

    Forty thousand elite soldiers filled the mountains and plains.  What if we fight in the wild?  It is possible to devise countless strategies on this huge battlefield.

    After the bloody battle, the officers and soldiers were able to move their arms and fingers as if they were one person.  Discipline and combat effectiveness are significantly improved.  After witnessing the combat effectiveness and discipline of the rebel army in Yingchuan, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song began to look down upon the Nanyang rebel army.  At least, in their hearts, they are no longer afraid of the more powerful Yellow Turban Army.

    "Wenyuan, how is Zhang Man becoming a human being? Is he impulsive or calm?" Huangfu Song turned his head and asked Xiao Yang, who had experienced the Nanyang War.

    "Zhang Mancheng? A little impulsive, right?"

    Xiao Yang shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said: "In Nanyang, I actually had very few dealings with Zhang Mancheng. However, during the siege by the rebel army, it can still be seen that Zhang Mancheng is still a bit impulsive."

    After a pause,Xiao Yang asked Qin Jie who was listening quietly: "Master Qin, what do you think?"

    Qin Jie thought for a while and remembered the last time Zhang Mancheng led 50,000 elite soldiers to pursue Huang Zhong's 5,000 elite soldiers for thirty miles. He nodded and said, "What Wen Yuan said is absolutely correct." Then Qin Jie said to him:  In the past month, we talked about the battle with the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang.

    The five people neglected food and sleep, and talked for five hours in the Chinese military tent, until they were extremely hungry, and then they stopped.  However, it can be seen from the smiles on the faces of the five people that they already have a way to deal with Zhang Mancheng.

    The next day, shortly after the sun rose, Huangfu Song led Zhu Jun and Xiao Yang, and 20,000 elite officers and soldiers, under the banner of Nanyang Prefect Qin Jie, and drove to a distance of five miles from the city.  As for Qin Jie, the governor of Nanyang, he hurried back to Youyang early in the morning.

    In Wancheng City, Zhang Mancheng received news of the scouts early. Hearing that Qin Jie was not afraid of death, he led his troops over again. Zhang Mancheng asked darkly: "How many officers and soldiers did Qin Jie bring this time?"

    Since Qin Jie took charge of the army in Nanyang, the number of officers and soldiers suddenly increased to 10,000.  If it weren't for Zhang Mancheng alone, there would be 60,000 Yellow Turbans.  In the last field battle, Huang Zhong almost opened a wound. When Zhang Mancheng thought of Qin Jie and Huang Zhong, he felt angry in his heart.

    The scout replied: "There are more officers and soldiers this time, it seems to be more than double that of last time."

    "While Zhang Mancheng was stunned, the scout continued: "Commander, from my point of view, the officers and soldiers this time seem to be a miscellaneous bunch, put together at random."

    Zhang Mancheng quickly asked: "How do you say this?"

    The scout replied: "Commander, along the road, I saw officers and soldiers walking in three groups. Even the uniforms they wore were different. And after the fence was erected, I saw them walking in three groups.  People and horses also live in their own places. So I'm guessing, where did Qin Jie recruit thousands of people?"

    "Okay, okay, you have done a great job." The troops and horses that were put together randomly were not particularly consistent in their command and action. Zhang Mancheng, who knew the military order to some extent, laughed and said: "Okay, okay, I will let you have it today.  No return.¡±
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