Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 828 The Qin Family Army

320 miles, within seven days, 46 miles a day.

"320 miles in seven days, is it too urgent?"

In the big tent in the camp, a knight in iron armor asked Ah Huang. "There is a saying in the art of war, that is to move forward with the armor, to double the road, and to fight for profit for a hundred miles, and to capture three generals. The strong one goes first, and the tired one comes last, and the method is eleventh. If you fight for profit for fifty miles, you will go up to the general. Its method is half perfect. If you fight for profit within thirty miles, then two-thirds will be perfect."

This knight was born in the general family of Guanlong, and was also the concubine son of a wealthy family in Chang'an. He came to Annan and became Qin Lang's vassal knight.

As a general's son, although he has never been on the battlefield before, he has always read a lot of military books, and he has a good understanding of the speed of marching.

Generally speaking, even the most elite soldiers can march at a normal speed of thirty to forty miles a day, but now the task Ah Huang has given him is to bring 500 people with a hundred miles of food and equipment to drive 320 miles in seven days .

Although there is a relatively smooth road from Zhennanguan to Gaoping Fort, there are still a hundred and twenty miles from Gaoping to Pingmeng, and the road is very difficult.

A group of township brave men, carrying all the equipment, had to travel 46 miles a day, which basically caught up with the requirements of the soldiers.

Missing the military term is very serious, and the knights dare not be careless.

Ah Huang smiled lightly, "Don't talk about war with me on paper, Sun Tzu's Art of War is the holy scriptures of generals, yes, but you can't just look at Sun Tzu's Art of War."

What the knight just quoted was the article on military warfare in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Ah Huang actually heard Qin Lang tell his disciples that Sun Tzu said that the most important thing is to use the army first. From the general accepting the king's order to recruiting the people, In the process of organizing the army and then confronting the enemy, it is the most important and difficult thing to gain the upper hand.

The difficulty lies in turning the detours into shortcuts and turning disadvantages into advantages.

Therefore, use detours and detours to lure the enemy, so that you can reach the important place you want to fight before the enemy starts later.

Military struggle is important, but it is also dangerous.

If the whole army is fully equipped but scrambles for the first opportunity, it will not be able to arrive at the scheduled position on time; if it is lightly loaded and scrambled for profit, the supplies will be lost.

Put away your armor and travel day and night, and walk hundreds of miles to fight for profit. The generals of the three armies may be captured by the enemy. The strong soldiers go first, and the weak soldiers follow. As a result, only one tenth of the troops will reach the battlefield.

If you go fifty miles to fight for profit, the generals in the upper army will be frustrated, and only half of the troops will be able to arrive.

And if you walk thirty miles a day to fight for profit, only two-thirds of the troops can reach it.The army cannot survive without supplies, and it cannot survive without food.

Sun Tzu's conclusion is that military struggle is very important, but it is also very dangerous.

Marching thirty miles a day is already considered dangerous. This speed may also mean abandoning logistics, supplies, food, etc., and it will make the soldiers exhausted, and even one-third may be left behind.

Even if they traveled thirty miles, the army lacked the ability to fight at this time, so it was dangerous. If it was fifty or one hundred miles, it would be even more dangerous.

Now Ah Huang asked a group of civilian men to march fifty miles a day and carry a hundred days' worth of food and supplies, which really made him embarrassed.

"Old Guo, you are a disciple of the generals, so you also know that Sun Wu's art of war is based on the wars of the Warring States Period, and it is also about the wars of the Warring States Period. That era is nearly a thousand years away from us now, and there is still a big difference. It’s different. For example, in terms of logistics and transportation of food and grass, our Tang Dynasty can be regarded as a long-distance dynasties. Although you are brave people from the countryside, a group of ten people is equipped with four pack horses, and each brigade and battalion has a pack team. So there is actually no problem with logistics, supplies, food and grass.”

"Furthermore, as mentioned in the article on Military Struggles, those who are not familiar with terrain such as mountains, forests, dangers, water networks, and swamps cannot march, and those who do not use their guides will not be able to obtain geographical advantages. Actions depend on Lima. Therefore, an army should be like the wind when it moves quickly, like a forest when it moves slowly, like a raging fire when it attacks, like a mountain when it defends, like a cloudy sky when it hides, and like a thunderbolt when it charges... "

Ah Huang pointed at the sand table.

"Now I ask you to march three hundred miles in seven days, but it is actually equivalent to marching in our territory. There are no enemy troops in the territory. You don't have to worry about ambushes and attacks. There will be supplies along the way. The roads are also very smooth and there are guides. Let's Although half of the people here are immigrants from the Central Plains, they have adapted to the weather and climate here and are familiar with the geography here. Do you think they can't walk fifty miles a day?"

"My Datang post station, Bu post station stipulates at least fifty miles a day!"

"If you don't have pack horses and carry heavy armor and food, you will have to walk thirty miles a day with armor and food. Now you are actually walking lightly, and fifty miles a day is less."

In the battle of Baiqi Huayang, he led his army to travel [-] miles in eight days, while Cao Cao chased Liu Bei with five thousand horsemen who traveled [-] miles a day and night, severely injuring Liu Bei's army.

The champion of the Western Han Dynasty, Hou Huo Huo, rode Wanqi out of Longxi, fought for six days, marched more than a thousand miles, killed King Zhelan, killed King Luhou, captured Prince Hunxie, captured 960 ranks of prisoners, and collected Hugh butchered sacrifices to Tianjin People, fought for more than a thousand miles in six days, and fought such a big victory, at least marched and fought nearly two hundred miles a day.

Even though Qin ruler and Han ruler are shorter than Tang ruler, their marching speed is still very fast.

The first factor that affects the marching speed is the load, and the second is the level of training.

An elite team can march for a long time without chaos, but if some teams lack training, they may encounter various problems, and may even go the wrong way.

And Ah Huang thought that although the 500 people who went to Mengpingzhai were not government soldiers, they were all young and strong, they could eat and fight, and training was okay.

In addition to these young and strong, many of them are militiamen or reservists who have had military training in normal times. They are more familiar with flags, drums, orders, etc., and they will not make a mess when marching.

What's more, the road they took is a newly built road, flat and safe, and there are supplies along the way without danger, and there are familiar guides and so on.

With so many favorable conditions guaranteed, traveling fifty miles a day is already considered the minimum standard.

If you speed up, it is possible to travel hundreds of miles a day.

"Our lads are still very well-trained. Even if they light torches and march at night, it is no problem. Others may march for three or four hours a day, but we can at least guarantee six or seven One hour, one hour according to the minimum plan of ten miles, isn't it easy for sixty or seventy miles?"

"Besides, I also specially approved fried noodles for each of you for ten days. With this stuff, you don't even need to cook, and you can go for an extra hour."

Ah Huang's reason is also very good.

Although he sent a group of township brave men, he gave enough guarantees. There are pack horses to solve the load problem, no worries about safety when marching in the territory, and guides who are not afraid of getting lost. Most of the township brave men are reserve soldiers, they have received basic military training, are familiar with the drums and flags, can understand commands, etc., under various favorable conditions, they can drive a hundred miles a day.

"Can you do it? If not, stay at Zhennanguan, and I will send someone else."

The knight blushed, but still gritted his teeth, "I can do it!"

Ah Huang stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "That's right, man, how can you say no, look at that kid Qian Dexing, when he first came, he also liked talking on paper, but as long as he is willing to work hard Work hard, after a few years, you have been honed from the barbarians, and now you are the best knights in our Wu'an Prefecture, you have to work hard. Although this time I gave you [-] township brave men, But Meng Ping Village is in a good position, you can advance, attack, retreat, or defend, and there are many opportunities to make meritorious deeds, so don't miss them."

"Uncle Xie teaches!"

The young knight crossed his hands in thanks.

"Thank you for what I did. We are all vassals of Duke Wei, not court officials. From now on, the family will live in this place for generations, and our descendants will also be neighbors and friends. So, Duke Wei always teaches We must unite."

"Mengpingzhai is an important place. It is not only the northern gate of Gaoping Fort, but also the main point leading to Jinjiang. It is only [-] miles away from Jinjiang. You know that Jinjiang is an important tributary of the largest river in Annan, the West Daojiang (Red River). The origin of the sentence The heart of the bureaucrats, the source of Funing village is the important place of the village of Juding bureaucrats. Last time we fought all the way to Funing village, and then we were blocked for a long time before we retreated. This time, Juding is full of nests After leaving, the Funing village is also empty, if I hadn't been tasked with guarding the gate, I would have personally led my troops to pull out the village."

Ah Huang pointed to a location on the sand table, "This is Funing Village. Look at this location, it is at the source of the Jinjiang River. If you go down the Jinjiang River, you can go straight to Jiaozhou City. Here is Bainan Village. You can go east, but Gaoping Fort is more than a hundred miles away, and you can go all the way to Qixi and Lang Son along the river valley."

"From Funing to the northeast, you can go directly to the source of the upper reaches of the Zuoxi River, go down the Youxi River, and go to Yongzhou. From Funing to the east, there are mountains and rivers and valleys passing through Andezhou and Xiyuanzhou all the way to the source of the upper reaches of the Zuoxi River. ..."

After what Ah Huang said, the knight also understood the importance of Funing Village. Gaoping Fort is not far to the southeast of Funing. From here, it can connect to the two big rivers in the north of Jiaozhou, Qiujiang and Jinjiang, both of which can directly reach Jiaozhou City. , leading to the sea and holding the big river, not to mention that Gaoping is still at the source of the upper reaches of the Zuoxi River, along the Pinghe River, it goes straight down to the Zuoxi River, and goes east to Yongzhou, and then goes east to Guangzhou through the Xijiang River and enters the sea.

The importance of Gaoping Fort is fully reflected at this time.

"No wonder Duke Wei built such an enclave hundreds of miles northwest of Wu'an Prefecture. It turns out that this place is so important." The knight sighed.

The move back then is now of great importance. If it weren't for the Gaoping Fort built in this enclave back then, Wu'an prefecture would probably not be immune to being invaded by Juding barbarians this time.

But now Wu'an Prefecture can still use the enclave of Gaopingbao as a base for counterattacks, quickly push its troops westward to Mengping, and even connect with Qiujiang Jinjiang and others.

Like Lang Son, Gao Binh will become the two major transportation hubs of Wu An Prefecture.

And Qin Lang is already planning to take Funing down and make it an important hub of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Jiaotong.

"Now is a good time to grab the territory and pick up empty villages. It depends on each person's ability. Are you capable of defending Pingmeng Village for me, and assisting Niu Jianhu and General Qin Yong to take down Funing and Ander?" Woolen cloth?"

The young knight was so excited that he blurted out excitedly, "This subordinate will definitely not miss this opportunity!"

"Okay, waiting for your good news!"

(End of this chapter)