People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 150 Who is the boss?
With Liu Yu here, it can be predicted that the officers and soldiers' suppression strength will increase sharply in the future. Xu Chen also believes that Liu Yu is absolutely capable of integrating various forces.

In this case, Xu Chen did not want to have a thorn in the side of the Yellow Turbans, so Liaodong had to be conquered so that he could face the enemy at one go.

Wang Dang was originally just mumbling as a routine matter, but he didn't expect Xu Chen to suddenly agree this time. This made him suddenly alert, and he stood up and hurried over.

"Okay, okay, I am a Yellow Turban who has practiced martial arts. If I don't go out and show off my skills, I will be just being self-admiring. Master, when do you decide to start the battle? I will go down and prepare!"

Wang Dang clasped the edge of the table with one hand, his face showing an expression that he really wanted to go out to fight immediately.

He also had something to say. He was a general, but what he had done most in the past two years was not fighting, but studying and taking assessments. How could he find justice in this?

Although Xu Chen always finds a way to make him pass the tests, it doesn't mean that Xu Chen will be slack with him in studying.

On the contrary, in order to make him truly qualified as the coach, Xu Chen encouraged him no less than others.

The textbooks used by the Yellow Turban officers today were compiled by Xu Chen after he forced him and other outstanding officers to study together.

This kind of textbook is not an outline-type military book like "The Art of War", but a specific military technical book like "Wujing Zongyao".

Specifically, students are taught how to choose a camping site, the specific layout of the camp, the organization of troops, the calculation of logistics and food needs, analysis of the characteristics of different arms, how to form an effective command system, how to obtain military intelligence, and so on.

Wang Dang and the officers of the Yellow Turbans were actually all from self-reliant backgrounds. Most of them had no theoretical knowledge, but they were forced to use their combat experience to study. Although this made them suffer a lot in the end, it was also a learning process in itself.

Xu Chen didn’t dare to say how excellent Wang Dang was as a top commander now, but he could definitely be considered a qualified general, at least he wouldn’t make any low-level mistakes.

In the future, such qualified generals will continue to be mass-produced through the Yellow Turbans' learning and assessment system.

Although he successfully completed it in the end, the process was very uncomfortable for Wang Dang. Studying hard with his brain was far less painful for him than going into battle and killing the enemy.

He had no way to change the general direction of the Yellow Turbans' keeping a low profile in the past two years and could only endure it silently. Today, the time has finally come.

Xu Chen said: "If I give you 20,000 troops, including 5,000 cavalry, how long will it take you to conquer Liaodong?"

Wang Dang immediately patted his chest and said, "Counting the distance of the march back and forth, we will definitely conquer it within two months!"

Xu Chen asked again: "What if I only give you 5,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry? How long will it take you?"

Wang Dang pondered over what he said, and then said, "Within three months, I can take Liaodong!"

After hearing Wang Dang's answer, Xu Chen felt that it was not much different from his expectations.

Although there is a gap of one times between 10,000 troops and 20,000 troops, the key to attacking Liaodong is to capture the Wuhuan cavalry, which is not something that can be easily solved by having more infantry. On the contrary, too many troops will slow down the marching speed of the army.

Therefore, it is not surprising that an army of 20,000 takes two months and an army of 10,000 takes three months.

Su Puyan's troops absorbed the remnants of Qiuliju who had fled to western Liaoning. According to the intelligence collected, they should have 7,000 to 8,000 cavalrymen in full strength.

Even though the other side had more cavalry, both Wang Dang and Xu Chen believed that 5,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry would be enough. 5,000 armored warriors, plus 5,000 cavalry to assist, if Su Puyan really dared to charge, then Xu Chen really wanted to see if they could make it.

If there were no cavalry and they only relied on infantry to go into battle, Xu Chen would really have no good way to deal with them. Now that he has cavalry himself, he can speak with confidence.

"I will give you 5,000 infantry and cavalry, and recruit 3,000 civilians. I will wait for you to bring back the victory report in three months." Xu Chen pondered for a moment and finally made a decision.

The king was overjoyed and went back to prepare to recruit soldiers and then hold a pre-war meeting.

But just as he was about to stand up, he thought for a moment and sat down again, looking at Xu Chen with some doubts: "Besides governing Liaodong, does the leader have any other plans?"

Wang Dang's brain became smarter as he used it more. When he saw that Xu Chen had enough strength but still sent out troops to be conservative, he guessed that there must be other arrangements.

Xu Chen nodded and said, "Youzhou will soon welcome a new governor, and the pressure we face will inevitably increase dramatically. In order to prevent them from colluding with Su Puyan, I intend to take the initiative to pacify Liaodong first, but if you want to protect the rear, I can't give you much troops."

Wang Dang finally understood what he said, and then he snorted coldly: "He is just a governor. I will deal with him after I conquer Liaodong!"

Speak, he then bowed heavily and said: "Master, don't worry, 10,000 soldiers are enough to destroy the enemy, just wait for my good news!"

Preparing for war is not a one-day job. Recruiting soldiers began soon and large amounts of food and supplies began to be transported. The distance from Yuyang to Liaodong was long and the logistics were difficult. Although it was only a battle involving more than 10,000 people, the cost of the war was bound to be considerable.

However, Su Puyan was a thorn that had to be removed no matter what. Xu Chen didn't want to face the pressure from the government with Su Puyan lurking behind him.

Just when Wang Dang had finished his preparations for the war, Liu Yu, who had traveled all the way from Luoyang to Youzhou, finally arrived.

After entering Youzhou, wherever Liu Yu went, the local gentry and powerful people all warmly welcomed and entertained him, and young talents from every household were also sent to Liu Yu.

Although Liu Yu had not officially taken office, the support of the nobles was clear, and even the common people in some places came to greet him spontaneously.

Liu Yu was a good ruler and many common people benefited from his kindness.

Along the way, wherever Liu Yu went, he was praised and respected. This treatment made Gongsun Zan jealous. He had been operating in Youzhou for so many years, but he had never seen such a scene.

Especially those nobles who had made him feel neglected, turned around and expressed their willingness to contribute money, manpower and personnel to Liu Yu, which made Gongsun Zan even more angry.

There was a lot of drinking and chatting at the banquet to welcome Liu Yu. The more lively it was, the more uncomfortable Gongsun Zan felt.

If these nobles could support me with such an attitude, why would I suffer repeated defeats at the hands of the Yellow Turbans?

After a while of chatting at the banquet, Liu Yu finally got to the point and talked about the biggest mission of his trip.

"The Yellow Turbans in Youzhou have been causing trouble for a long time. When I came here, Your Majesty repeatedly asked me to quell the rebellion. I cannot fail Your Majesty, and I cannot do this without your support.

As for the Natural Religion and Xu Chen, I am far away in Luoyang and do not know the details. Can anyone explain a little to me so that I can understand the enemy more clearly? "

(End of this chapter)