Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 301 Key forces
Seeing Yuan Xi's disdainful face, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Jia is just reminding you to be careful, lest you meet this person in the future and chop him up indiscriminately, that would be a pity."

He then asked curiously: "There is one thing that Jia doesn't understand. Although Jia appreciates Liu Ye quite a lot, but his reputation in Jizhou is not obvious. How do you look at the young master's appearance, he seems to agree very much. Could it be that the young master has met him?"

Yuan Xi heard this, and said with a dry smile, "I said I know how to watch the stars, do you believe me, sir?"

Guo Jia looked like you were lying to someone, "Then tell me, how long is Jia's lifespan?"

Yuan Xi choked.

Seeing this, Guo Jia laughed, turned and left.

In the blacksmith's shop in Jicheng, new weapons were forged one by one and delivered to the soldiers.

In the barracks, Zhao Yuntian Yu is leading the soldiers to practice the new formation.

This is Yuan Xi's evolution from Qi Jiguang's idea of ​​mandarin duck formation. Considering that the more arms there are, the difficulty of training and coordination will increase. In the end, Yuan Xi, Zhao Yun and others discussed and simplified the arms into three types, with a team of five. people.

The two sword and shield soldiers in the front are holding a shield or hook in one hand and a ring sword in the other.

Not to mention the shield, it is an important means of protection against chopping and bows and arrows, while the hook inlay is a composite weapon composed of a hook and shield, which is specially used to deal with long weapons with hooks such as halberds and thorns.

There are hooks on the top and bottom, and an iron shield with a handle in the middle. There are spikes on the surface, and it has three functions of defense, hook and push. It is a perfect match with the ring head knife.

When encountering an enemy, it can be used to hook the enemy's long weapon. It has a miraculous effect on weapons with twigs such as halberds, and it is extremely restrained against cavalry infantry who use long halberds.

At that time, it was far more popular than long spears, because it not only had the function of stabbing, but also took advantage of its length to hook the enemy's body or weapons with the horizontal branches of the weapon, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

The earliest appearance was to target weapons such as long halberds. He could hook the enemy's halberds back and use the advantage of being close to the enemy's weapon, so that the enemy's weapon could not be withdrawn, and he could only be forced to let go.

After the appearance of the hook, the halberd quickly disappeared from the battlefield, so that it was completely replaced by the spear. After the disappearance of the halberd, the hook disappeared and was completely replaced by the shield.

Therefore, there is no distinction between superior and inferior weapons on the battlefield, only mutual restraint, mutual cooperation, and adapting to the current situation. Through the elimination of battles, the most suitable weapons remain.

The reason why Yuan Xi trained troops that cooperated with each other was to find the most efficient way to kill the enemy with the least loss in the complex environment of Montenegro.

Behind the sword and shield soldiers are two pikemen. Different from ordinary pikemen whose heads are less than half a foot long, Yuan Xi's pikemen have iron spearheads that reach about two feet. It shows the benefits of Yuan Xi occupying several iron mines in Youzhou.

This kind of long spear was originally only used by cavalry for sprinting, but now it is distributed to infantry, not only the lethality is greatly enhanced, but also the front end of the long spear has a long iron part, which is not easy to be cut off by the enemy.

The people behind the pikemen are the crossbowmen.

It is equipped with a small crossbow for one-handed use, and it can shoot arrows very quickly. It is responsible for sneak attacking behind everyone, and it is also equipped with a ring-sword.

This position is extremely demanding, not only must it be in the center to support, but also the bow and crossbow cannot accidentally injure one's own people in the melee, and requires a very high battlefield awareness. Usually, the corps leader among the five is in charge.

Jizhou is very famous for its strong bow and big crossbow. Qu Yi Xiandeng defeated Baima Yicong that day and used a strong crossbow. Now Yuan Xi imitates a small crossbow with a range of dozens of steps, which is quite easy.

It was a pity for Yuan Xi that he didn't have the method of making continuous crossbows now, otherwise he would be equipped with two more crossbowmen, and an enemy without armor would suffer a big loss with one encounter.

Zhao Yun commanded the soldiers on the field to fight in groups, and said to Tian Yu: "The soldiers have become more and more proficient in cooperating in the past few days. After training for a while, they will be able to adapt to mountain melee."

Tian Yu said: "The progress of the cooperation between these soldiers is much faster than I imagined."

"In the past half a year of training, soldiers still didn't know what to do. Now the progress is unbelievable."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun deeply felt the same way, "Sure enough, what you said is right, you can get twice the result with half the effort if you open up the wisdom of the people."

They could all see that the reason why the progress of the soldiers exceeded expectations was because of Yuan Xi's request that an hour must be set aside every day for literacy, discussing tactics, and exchanging family information with everyone.

At the beginning, from the corporal chief to the soldiers, I didn't understand that soldiers are used to fight, so what do you learn from these boring things?
As a result, a month later, many soldiers who were ignorant before gradually understood the intention of the order and began to cooperate actively.

And by exchanging ideas with their relatives and themselves, everyone found that their relationship with each other has become better, and they can understand each other's difficulties, knowing that everyone's life is not easy.

At the back, Zhao Yun Tianyu was surprised to find that the initiative and enthusiasm among soldiers were getting higher and higher. For teammates' mistakes, they could take the initiative to fill up in time without orders, which was unimaginable before!

Tian Yu sighed: "At first I thought that the son is young, and his achievements are mostly dependent on his father's generation, but now I find out that I was wrong."

"These seemingly deviant ideas are really the essence of mastering military training, which is really not to be underestimated."

"But the only thing I don't quite understand is why the young master cares so much about the cleanliness of the tent when setting up the camp."

At that time, when soldiers set up camp, they would take out sackcloth to support and fix it, and then take a bundle of straw and spread it on the ground, then cover it with clothes, lie down and sleep casually.

As a result, after Yuan Xi thought about it, he took the internal affairs of the tent as an important part of military training and made a serious decision.

Including where and how to put the weapons and armor while sleeping, that's all. There are also corresponding requirements for clothes and shoes, which makes Tian Yu a little puzzled.

I am already tired from fighting and marching, so what are you doing?
Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "I can figure it out a bit."

"You need to be vigilant at night. If the enemy sneaks up, whether you can find clothes and armor more quickly in the dark, pick up weapons and go out of the camp will play a role in deciding the outcome."

Tian Yu listened, nodded and said: "I can figure it out somewhat, but I just need to remember the general location. Why do they have to be placed so neatly that even the direction can't be wrong?"

Zhao Yun said: "Young Master once told me why you did this."

"This is not only for yourself, but also for others to see."

"If the clothes and armor are arranged exactly, it will give other people a hint that this person will do what he says and be meticulous, and if he executes the order, there will be no deviation."

"Such a partner is bound to be deeply trusted on the battlefield."

"Conversely, if the shoes are crooked and the clothes are thrown everywhere, other people will mutter in their hearts when they see it. If this person is usually like this, is it true that he obeys orders on the battlefield and does something wrong?"

"Invisibly, seeds of doubt will be planted in people's hearts."

"You know, these people are all in the same group. On the battlefield, some people are in charge of the back, and some are in charge of the flanks. If your back is someone who is not serious about things on weekdays, will you often feel weak behind your back?"

"If you have this kind of thinking, you have to be on guard at all times, how much combat power can you exert against the enemy in front of you?"

"Young master finally said that the way to train soldiers is not only in the playground, but also in the tent."

"The purpose is to make everyone twist into a rope, trust each other, and cooperate to play the strongest combat power like one person."

After hearing this, Tian Yu suddenly said, "So that's how it is!"

"I always thought military training was martial arts training, but I didn't expect to have to train my mind. I'm too narrow-minded!"

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "I am the same. There is no end to learning. In this world, there are still many things to understand. No one dares to say that he can understand everything, especially on the battlefield."

Hearing Zhao Yun's words, Tian Yu seemed to have something to say, thoughtful.

At this time, Zhao Yun was thinking about the secret mission Yuan Xi had arranged for him.

After the military training was over, the army set off and rushed directly to Changshan Zhending, pulled out the front camp of the Black Mountain Army in Zhending, and entered the North Pass of the Montenegro Passage.

At this time, Zhao Yun did not enter the hinterland of Montenegro with the army, but led the most elite soldiers directly south into Hanoi!
This task is extremely dangerous, because Lu Bu's attitude in Hanoi is unclear, and Zhao Yun will be attacked by the opponent at any time!

Although Chen Gui went to Hanoi to negotiate with Lu Bu, the success of the negotiation has nothing to do with Zhao Yun, because the most important part of this plan is that no matter what happens, Zhao Yun will meet the emperor Liu Xie and try to eradicate the Baibo army !
At that time, no one can help Zhao Yun, he can rely on his soldiers to fight alone.

Of course, this idea is still immature, and Yuan Xi is also hesitating, because Lu Bu's power is really a huge variable. He discussed with Guo Jia several times, but he couldn't fully make up his mind.

In Huaicheng, the prefecture of Hanoi, Lu Bu summoned his men to argue endlessly about the visit of Youzhou's special envoy.

Lu Bu couldn't get a clue when he saw that everyone was talking for a long time, so he couldn't help being irritable. He slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "We used to have no choice, but now we have so many choices, so we don't know how to choose?"

Chen Gong smiled wryly when he heard the words: "Wen Hou's words are correct. When we were in Yanzhou, we were enemies everywhere. I didn't expect that in Hanoi, there will be more people who want to join forces with Wen Hou."

After hearing this, Lu Bu looked pale, pointed at Qu Yi and said, "Dezhou, that hidden tiger really has a lot of tricks. After I came here, not only did I get Zhang Yang's help, even Yuan Shu and Yuan Xi came to befriend me. The art of stargazing is still so accurate."

After hearing this, Chen Gong coughed, "You can't have both a bear's paw and a fish, and Marquis Wen always has to choose between the two Yuans."

After hearing this, Wei Xu said, "What is there to choose? Yuan Gonglu owns three states, while Yuan Xi only owns half of the states. How can he help Marquis Wen?"

"Besides, Yuan Xi's friendship with Marquis Wen must have been hidden from Yuan Shao. Now that we have turned against Jizhou, how do we know if Youzhou will turn against us in the future?"

All the generals nodded slightly after listening, only Gao Shun remained silent.

He was in a very complicated mood. He was a member of the Gao family, but Yuan Shao's wife's family. Because of this relationship, he was also feared by Lu Bu, and he was never reused.

So in fact, he secretly hoped that Lu Bu and Yuan Shao would have a good relationship. After all, if the two sides fought like this, his own situation would become more and more embarrassing.

Qu Yi saw it, smiled slightly, and didn't answer, just sat and watched Lu Bu's generals torn apart.

Song Xian said: "How should we deal with Chen Gui's visit?"

"If we plan to tear ourselves apart with Yuan Shao, naturally we don't need to give this Yuan Xi a good face, why don't we just behead this Chen Gui and give it to Yuan Shu directly?"

(End of this chapter)