Wushuang Wudi of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 123 Strong Strength
(PS: Volume 45 51+ Volume 27 124+ Volume [-] [-], this chapter is Chapter [-]. This is the order of the total number of chapters adopted for reasonable chapter layout and to help readers read smoothly.)
"Do we have so many soldiers and horses?" Lu Bu naturally knew it, but he still asked on purpose.

"Uh, Marquis Wen! In fact, our army has more than this many soldiers and horses! However, the soldiers who serve as garrison troops in the local area can only be stationed in the city where they are, and cannot be dispatched. The total number of these soldiers is also 1. They are even closer to the security team of the yamen servants." Shangshu Pushe Jia Xu said.

"That's right! Apart from these security teams, there are 3000 people stationed in the north of Fengyi County, 4000 people from Gan Ning's navy, and 3000 soldiers and government servants in Chang'an City to maintain law and order. After all, Chang'an City is the core and hub of Guanzhong. The population accounts for more than one-sixth of Guanzhong, and 3000 people is not too many for such a big city." Li Ru also added.

The rest are soldiers and horses that can be used in formal combat, more than 12!You know, this is Lu Bu's family property accumulated through hard work and hard work!These strong strengths were accumulated slowly step by step.Several times, Lu Bu took risks and only mobilized part of his troops to fight the enemy!

Soldiers are very precious, and one who dies is one less. Therefore, in the initial stage, Lu Bu cherished military power more than money.

At present, in Lu Bu's army, there are 13 generals at the level of Zhonglang generals, namely Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Lu Fang, Xu Huang, Li Su, Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, and six strong generals Hao Meng, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cao Xing, Hou Cheng.

Each of these thirteen Zhonglang generals began to formally command an army, which is 8500 people.In this way, a total of 110500 people.

However, Gan Ning is currently commanding the navy of Lu Bu's forces, with about 4000 people, which are not included in the organizational system.At this moment, he is following Lu Bu's order to serve as a bridge linking Hanoi County and the Guanzhong area.Of course, Lu Bu also understood that Gan Ning could not sit still, and his extra order was to wait for an opportunity to plunder Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's city by the Yellow River, plundering people, money and food!
However, this kind of thing can be done secretly, but it is not good to move it to the table.Gan Ning occasionally plays the role of a water thief. This is a good thing done by the Jinfan thief and has nothing to do with Gan Ning!As for Gan Ning taking down the Jinfan bandits later, that will be a matter of the future!
Tai Shici and Li Mo are both at the first rank of captain, each commanding a battalion of 3500 men.Lu Bu arranged them into the army of Xu Rong and Hu Zhen respectively.After all, Xu Rong and Hu Zhen are not the core members of the team, so it is normal to check and balance.

With checks and balances, Lu Bu can use Xu Rong and Hu Zhen with confidence; they themselves can also fight with peace of mind, there is no need to be afraid of Lu Bu dismissing them, getting rid of them, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.

As for the soldiers and horses directly under Lu Bu, it is an elite and strengthened "army" with a super establishment, and it also serves as the command center. Therefore, there are a total of 10500 troops!

In this way, all the soldiers and horses are allocated reasonably.

Here, I also have to mention, specific to the interior of each "army", what are the attributes of its arms.Simply put, it is the proportion of infantry, archers, and cavalry.As an army that can perform independent combat missions, it must have different arms that cooperate with each other to exert combat power.If it is purely infantry, it is easy to be "flying kites" by the enemy's cavalry and wipe them out; if the proportion of cavalry is too large, it will be difficult for the entire Lu Bu Army to form a large-scale cavalry unit, which hinders the concentration of cavalry use.

And so on, Lu Bu had to make reasonable configurations according to the current era and tactics.

There is no doubt that infantry is still the main force, accounting for [-]%; archers are supplementary, accounting for [-]%; cavalry is the vanguard of assault, accounting for [-]%.At this time, the main force of the princes from all walks of life is still infantry.Lu Bu is no exception. After all, this is determined by the productivity of the times, and no one can change it.

Specifically, infantry is divided into light infantry and heavy infantry; archers are also divided into ordinary archers and crossbowmen; cavalry is also divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry.The reason why this happens is very simple. The lightly armed troops are flexible and changeable and run fast, but they are very fragile and cannot maintain the front line; while the armor of the heavily armed troops has been improved, but the movement speed is reduced if the load is too heavy. Slower and less stamina.

For this reason, a diverse composition of soldiers is required.

Lu Bu didn't think about creating an invincible army that can adapt to various environments and battlefields. It's not easy.What he needs is that on the battlefield, this team can take into account various battle situations and not be easily completely suppressed.

The ratio of light infantry to heavy infantry is about four to one; the ratio of light cavalry to heavy cavalry is about six to one; the ratio of archers to crossbowmen is about five to one.This is already the result of the efficient operation of Lu Bu's forces and the great potential for war in the Guanzhong land. Under the leadership of Shang Shusheng, the nine ministries perform their duties and operate in an orderly manner. It is not too difficult to do all this.

Equipment and training are what limit the size of a heavy arm.

Rows and rows, all were elite heavy infantry like steel barriers, murderous and majestic. Lv Bu led them on a rampage on the battlefield. It's not very realistic, so I have to settle for the next best thing.

At present, Lu Bujun has obtained a lot of war horses through various channels, including trade with Liangzhou, exchanges with Hanoi County, and breeding.Together with the previous [-] horses, Lu Bu's army already has more than [-] horses.

However, if it is only shared equally, each of the 14 armies can only get a few hundred cavalry, which is useless on the battlefield.Therefore, only the four generals Zhang Liao, Lu Fang, Xu Huang, and Gao Shun, each of them contained a cavalry force, that is, 1000 soldiers.In addition, the remaining 7000 cavalry were all included in Lu Bu's direct troops!
The remaining cavalry were returned to the scouts and orders of the various armies.

The power of 7000 cavalry charging in turns is far greater than that of dozens of scattered cavalry of hundreds of people.Not to mention, there is also Lu Bu's ace troop here-the 1500-strong Bingzhou Iron Cavalry!Yes, after many wars, the size of Bingzhou Iron Cavalry has also expanded.They will continue their prestige in future battles!
There are 1500 people in the camp, 1500 elite crossbowmen, 1500 Bingzhou iron cavalry, 5500 ordinary cavalry, and hundreds of others. These are Lu Bu's direct troops.

Lu Bu still left Hao Meng as the commander of the first army to defend the three main points of Wuguan, Tongguan, and Hangu Pass; Wei Xu led the first army to defend the important places of Chencang and Chang'an City; Cao Xing led the first army to protect the logistics line of the army task, and at the same time assist in the defense of Chang'an City.

Lu Bu thought about it. In the most critical situation, there are 25500 people in Guanzhong, plus the 4000 guards, 4 people from Gan Ning, and some civilians, there are [-] to [-] people, and they can always support it!

And he is leading 11 armies, about 10 people, claiming to be 20, and is preparing to go to Liangzhou!

(End of this chapter)