Chapter 624
Inside Bolangsha Pavilion, arrows rained like rain, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

It took almost half an hour, and the hundreds of Liang people gathered here were killed and dispersed.

They are mainly Tutuan peasants, escorting a batch of grain and grass to Zhengzhou.He was spotted on the road, and in a hurry, he hid in the Bolangsha Pavilion, intending to rely on the earth wall here to resist.

It would be fine if they encountered cavalry, they might not be able to gnaw it down, but what they encountered was mounted infantry who mainly fought on foot.The low earthen wall was quickly breached, and the well-equipped flying dragon soldiers hacked with knives and axes, killing these earthen peasants until they cried for their fathers and mothers.

What is the profound meaning of the art of war: use the more to attack the less, and use the strong to attack the weak.

The battle of Bolang Shating was almost matched.

Five thousand cavalry infantry dismounted and put on armor, and everyone was brave. Even if there were new soldiers, they had been trained for several years, and they were selected from more than 2 recruits. They had excellent equipment and tacit cooperation. The Tutuan folks here are just like chopping melons and vegetables.

"Take the ones that work, and burn the ones that don't work!" Qi Bizhang ordered.

In fact, he didn't need to say much, the soldiers knew what they could take and what they couldn't.

The carts used to transport grain have draft animals, mainly donkeys and mules, followed by draft horses, and even cattle.

The auxiliary soldiers untied the harnesses with ease, collected the horses and mules, and incorporated them into the team.

These draft animals are also very useful, and can carry a lot of materials, such as food.At critical times, you can also kill and eat meat.

In fact, in the eyes of auxiliary soldiers, the role of mules far exceeds that of pack horses.It is resistant to rough feeding, has a strong load-bearing capacity, and can also hang boxes.If given a choice, they prefer to turn the team of draft animals they manage into mules rather than pack horses.

As for donkeys, the speed is a bit slow to be honest, but they don't mind bringing some, after all, they can also carry food.If there is an enemy cavalry chasing you, just abandon it.

Some soldiers started to fetch water for cooking, while Qi Bizhang found a relatively clean place and studied the map again.

The entire Bolangsha Pavilion is busy.

Washing horses, repairing equipment, interrogating prisoners, etc., was extremely busy.

This place is eighty miles southwest of Suanzao County in Huazhou and five miles south of Yangwu County in Zhengzhou. It is the place where Zhang Liang attacked Qin Shihuang. The Bian River flows in the south and goes straight into the river.

Qi Bizhang didn't plan to stay here for long.

Now I have to run, once I stop, I may be besieged by Liang Jun.It's not that I'm afraid of them, it's that it's not worth it.

According to the policy formulated in advance, this time is to attack Liang people's weaknesses and consume their strength, which is the so-called strategy of exhausting the enemy.

There are many commercial towns on both sides of the Bian River, which can be used to plunder business travelers.It only takes one or two successes, and the merchants will stop coming after getting wind of it, at least not in the short term.

The teams that deliver supplies to the Liang army deployed along the Yellow River can attack, kill people, rob food, and burn those that cannot be taken away.

The prefectural and county soldiers or the local peasants who went to the front for rotation were ambushed and eaten by small groups.Force them to march in large groups, but this reduces the efficiency of personnel assembly and rotation, and also increases the cost. Originally, a certain county needed to transfer 1000 people to the front line, so they just left, but now they dare not leave. The whole state must work together To set off, it is best to send them some experienced and combat-ready troops to go with them. There are too many problems in this.

In addition, there are also influences on people's hearts and morale that cannot be ignored.

When you go to major cities like Bianzhou and Huazhou, what do the local officials, generals, and common people think?Do you think that Liang Jun is so incompetent that he actually sent someone to kill him here in Zhoucheng?As time goes by, will people have other thoughts?But don't forget that when Caozhou surrendered to the Liang people, it was because they could not see hope and fell in despair.

Cavalry is not suitable for this kind of thing that goes deep into the enemy's territory to harass, so you need mounted infantry with the ability to attack fortifications.Of course, it is also possible to be proficient in both cavalry and infantry combat, but the training cost is too high-the cost of a cavalry infantry has already greatly exceeded that of cavalry.

They rested at Bolangsha Pavilion for one night. On the sixth day of March, they led the horses and walked for about ten miles in the direction of Yangwu County.After the scouts reported that Liang Jun was riding a horse, he immediately got on his horse, turned around, and galloped for ninety miles, killing Suanzao back.

They don't need to cherish horsepower like cavalry, because they don't fight on horseback, and horses are pure means of transportation.If the cavalry ran ninety miles a day, they would have no combat capability, unless you had multiple horses to spare.

Some prefectural and county soldiers came near Suanzaojin, and they were cleaning up the supplies discarded by Xia Jun. When they suddenly encountered Xia Jun who had returned his carbine, he was immediately killed and scattered, with more than a hundred casualties.

The Flying Dragon Army rested here until midnight, then changed their spare horses, and headed all the way to Lingchang County, fifty miles to the northeast. They don't know where their target is, maybe there is no target at all, and they are just doing whatever they want.
……

In Zhengzhou city, Zhu Zhen didn't sleep all night.

In fact, he has a lot of soldiers on hand, and there are more than [-] soldiers in the Yamen Army alone.In addition, there are many Tutuan villagers who do not need spring sowing (the overwintering wheat planted).At this time, the spring sowing was basically over, and after a while, there would be more troops. He even had the idea of ​​gathering a large army, crossing the river to the stronghold on the north bank, and harassing the Xia people.

Unexpectedly, after the big river was thawed, the Xia people would dare to come here, so unscrupulous, this is because they have spotted the emptiness inside the Xuanwu states.

Luokou, Biankou, Mengjin, Heyin, Sishui and some important ferry crossings must send troops to stay behind.

Some of these strongholds are more important and need to be stationed with heavy troops, such as Luokou, Biankou, Mengjin (Heyang), etc. A small number of soldiers can be left at the ferry, but after all, it still consumes [-] Yamen, plus the number More Tutuan villagers formed a high-low match with the Yamen to guard these important areas.

The remaining [-] yamen troops are mainly stationed near Zhengzhou on the second line, and they are ready to assist everywhere.

You can't say wrong about the deployment of troops, because you don't know where the Xia army comes from, so you can only make a configuration with the front light and the rear heavy.But there is actually a fatal problem, that is, this configuration is a strategy to deal with the main force of the Xia army crossing the south of the river.Now it seems that the Xia army did not play like this. Since the freezing of the river, they have continuously sent small and medium-sized cavalry to go deep into the counties of Henan Province, intercepting messengers, attacking food transport teams, and raiding small groups of soldiers and horses, etc.

For this reason, Zhu Zhen, Hu Zhen, and even Bianliang mobilized a large number of mobile troops to chase and intercept these Xia army cavalry, and fought repeatedly, causing considerable casualties on both sides.

The cavalry he can use now is only more than 2000, and less than 8000.Dai Siyuan's Flying Dragon Army of [-] was an excellent force for chasing and intercepting, but unfortunately the left wing went to Luoyang, and the right wing was taken to Weizhou by Zhang Cunjing and Ge Congzhou, and they would not be able to make it back for a while.

With the strength of his troops, he is not sure about catching the Xia bandits running around. Maybe other parties need to be mobilized to send troops back to help, and chase them all together.

But he wouldn't say that.

The King of Liang had just collected troops and handed them over to Pang Shigu to take him south to Caizhou. You suddenly complained to him and asked for more troops along the Yellow River. What would happen?
This is like slapping King Liang, telling him that you are wrong.Look at how empty the Northland is now, it can make people run wild, people are panic, admit your mistake, and draw your troops back.

You can't say this by yourself, you have to let others take the lead.Anyway, thief Xia seemed to be heading to Huazhou, and had already left his defense zone.

However, as the senior leader of the Xuanwu military and political group, Zhu Zhen still has considerable worries about the future.Even though King Liang was furious and the butcher's knife didn't fall on his head, the dilemma of the whole group being overwhelmed and neglecting the other was obvious.

This is the first year of large-scale harassment by Xia Bandits.

Their strength seems to be very strong. They are already the largest power in the world. They can send some cavalry or mounted infantry to "play" with Liang Jun, and then take over other territories to further strengthen their strength.

In the second year of Dashun, the Xia thief went east for the first time, was repelled, and took Shanguo when he returned to his army.

In the third year of Dashun, the Xiaohangu Road fought fiercely, and Xia Bandits controlled the four states of Jinshang and vassalized the states in the east of Shannan.

In the fourth year of Dashun, the war in the Weihan area continued. The Xia bandits entered the river, occupied this fertile land, and greatly increased the materials and troops that could be used in the Central Plains.

In the fifth year of Dashun, most of the entire Xiaohangu Road was lost, key strongholds such as Baiya, Heqing, and Zhiguan were lost, and the entire town of Heyang fell.

This year, Xia bandits have sent troops to harass the hinterland of Bian Song Dynasty, which has not experienced war for many years. At the same time, they captured Shenzhou and Guangzhou on the southern front, and went to Caizhou to plunder. It seems that Du Hong also took refuge in the past.

Xia thief's strength is increasing day by day, and Liang Jun's strength is weakening day by day. If the fight continues, what are the chances of winning?

Zhu Zhen asked herself that she was not some repeated villain, but if the situation was like this, anyone with a little brain would know that something was wrong.

The only more feasible solution now is to gather the main force, and Xia Bandit also gathers the main force. The two sides find a place to have a decisive battle. The winner captures and kills more than 10 people, and takes everything away.

In the long-term fierce fighting, Liang Jun could not see the hope of winning, but a decisive battle to determine the outcome was more likely to happen by chance.

It's a pity that Shao Shude probably won't give them such an opportunity.He was like a seasoned hunter, constantly molesting the beast prey he was looking for, causing the prey to consume energy, lose too much blood, and finally collapsed to the ground.

Lets see.Zhu Zhen sighed.

Then he turned out a stack of books, which were the military records of the soldiers of the various armies under his jurisdiction.

His eyes kept passing over one name after another.

Some people were recruited from Qingzhou ten years ago and brought out by hand.

Some people were recruited Cai thieves. After screening and inspection, he felt capable and recommended them to the king of Liang.

Some people were the old Xuanwu army before the king of Liang left Bianzhou. He subdued these people and recommended them to the king of Liang.

Some of them were generals from other towns who surrendered to him during many years of fighting, and now they are already part of the Liang army.

……

Too much!
Even though the King of Liang had rectified many times, no one in the entire Liang army dared to say that any troops had nothing to do with Zhu Zhen.

These days, he is also training and reorganizing the more than 3 horses on hand to further establish his prestige.

Of course, this is a very normal thing.

If you don't know soldiers, how do you fight?
If the sergeant is not convinced, how can he have morale?
Among the generals in the army, the capable go up and the mediocre go down. He didn't dare to do this before, and he should rectify it in the future.

It's all for improving combat effectiveness!
Hu Zhen has been doing this since last year, which is normal.

(End of this chapter)

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