Only when all the generals were gone did Lord Xinling regain his composure. He heard the instructions given by Mang Mao just now, but he didn't understand the meaning at all - even though every sentence was clear. This made Lord Xinling feel a little uneasy in his heart: "Mang Mao is about to return to Daliang, how can I bear this burden?" He glanced at Jin Bi subconsciously: "Are you going to hand over all the affairs of the army to him? ?" Thinking of this, Mr. Xinling felt helpless and unwilling: Time waits for no one!
As a prince of the Wei Kingdom, the education received by Lord Xinling included military education. He also loved military affairs deeply and paid close attention to it. Most of his disciples were warriors, and he was always exposed to military matters. But the command of thousands of troops and horses does not use any of the usual tricks. No, it is almost completely irrelevant!
After Mang Mao gave the order, he calmed down for a moment, turned to look at Lord Xinling, and asked politely: "Can I be called the son of a minister?"
Lord Xinling hurriedly responded: "The general has the overall situation in mind and is meticulous. Wuji admires him!"
Mang Mao hurriedly replied: "I don't dare. Since the account is in compliance today, I am no longer a general, and every move I make is the order of the young master."
Lord Xinling said: "Wuji is young and ignorant, and I hope the general can help me."
Mang Mao said: "Young master, I dare not disobey when summoned. Only if the king has an order, we should set off immediately after the handover!"
Lord Xinling glanced at Jin Bi again, but Jin Bi still sat indifferently and said nothing. Lord Xinling could only say to Mang Mao: "During the handover, I hope General will give me some advice!"
Mang Mao returned the greeting and said: "How dare I! The generals in front and behind have just met; the generals in the center will hand over the leadership when they move to the camp! It is the time of the morning meal, my lord, please condescend to get some war food under the tent!"
Lord Xinling bowed and said, "How dare you ask for help!"
Mang Mao said: "If you don't give up, I will be honored! That's it!"
Jin Bi interjected: "There's still some time before the food is ready, can you do some inspection in the camp?"
Mang Mao said: "I had this intention, but because I was too tired, I didn't dare to ask my ears! Unexpectedly, the doctor said it first." After saying that, he stood up, dusted the soil on his knees, bowed to the two of them and said, "Master, Please!" The two of them returned the greeting, and the three of them walked out of the tent one after another. After leaving the tent, some guards with halberds came behind. Mang Mao said to them: "Prepare the car and go to each camp to inspect it!" The guards understood and several people went to the back to prepare the car.
Mang Mao seemed to understand the fact that Lord Xinling knew nothing about the basic common sense in the army. He pointed around at the tent door and said: "There are five people in the army, and there are ten people in the army. Each one recommends the leader of the corps. After setting up camp, ten people People share a fire, so it is also called a "companion". Five groups are companions, and two companions are pawns, also called a Lu, because there are usually a hundred people in a Lu. The companion can choose one person to be the leader, and the two pawns are the elders. Five. The soldiers are the camps, and the camps have divisions; the two camps are schools, and the schools have rates; the five schools are partial, and the partial has benefits; the two sides are the army, and the army has generals. In short, the system in the army is like a person having two hands and five fingers. , compiled in this way. Driving an army is like waving two hands, either forward or backward, left or right, divided or combined."
Lord Xinling suddenly felt his heart light up, and he praised: "Wuji understands the general's words! Do you dare to ask about the method of setting up camp?"
Mang Mao said: "When setting up camp, naturally the camp comes first. There are trees and fences for each camp, and firewood and grass are used as boundaries for each soldier in the camp. The soldiers are divided into left and right by roads, and there are five groups of soldiers on each side. The five soldiers are either square or Circle, or arranged front and back, each depends on the terrain. Two battalions are separated by a hundred steps, and their eyes and ears are close to each other without contact. Military academies should be close to mountains and rivers, each with important needs and cannot be predetermined. Or three or five miles, It may be ten miles or twenty miles, and we always need to take advantage of the opportunity. I will lead the three armies and camp for thirty miles. From the beginning to the end, it cannot be reached in one day. According to the order, it must be carried out by light carriages and post offices." At this point, Mang Mao also glanced at Jin Bi vaguely.
At this time, several guards arrived driving three carriages. Mang Mao was the first to board the first carriage, stood at the driver's position, took the bridle rope, and said to Lord Xinling and Jin Bi: "I will lead the way!" Then he said to the guards: "The general is setting up camp. Add axe!"
The guards entered the tent and took out a copper ax. At this time, Lord Xinling and Jin Bi had already boarded the carriage, standing on either side of Mangmao. The guard presented the bronze ax on the left side of the car. Lord Xinling took the ax and held it in his hand. Suddenly a heavy feeling spread from his hand to his heart: "Is this the burden we have to bear?" He saluted back with a serious look, Standing in the car. Mang Mao shook the reins lightly, and the chariot drove out slowly.
Mang Mao looked straight ahead and said as he drove: "You can't rush in the army, you can only move slowly. The three armies are divided to the left and right, with five thousand soldiers on the left and militia on the right. One side is afraid of one Two hundred miles. The militia is different from the military soldiers. Each of them is based on a li, and the commander of the city is his own. However, a military soldier or a partial assistant can be sent as a lieutenant.
"The Chinese army has five schools and ten battalions on the left, forming a camp near water and grass. The two armies in front and behind are on the left side of the Chinese army, each leaning on water and grass. The three armies have formed a three-talent formation, ten miles apart, and can take care of each other's priorities. Today's military situation is urgent, and the camp patrol cannot be long. , only patrol ten battalions along the river and return."
Mang Mao drove out of his military camp and turned to a small river. Looking from a distance, two campsites face each other across the river; as we get closer, we can see a five-step wide plank bridge on the river.
The camp is fifty steps away from the river. Lord Xinling and the others walked along the shore and could clearly see the actions of the sergeants in the camps on both sides of the river: at this time, most of them were very focused on grinding millet grains with stones and preparing their own breakfast. The roads in the camp are criss-crossed, distinguishing the soldiers and companions.
The first battalion covers an area of about one mile, and the fifth camp covers an area of six or seven miles. Although he was riding in a light car, he was not galloping, but was walking slowly. Along the way, Mang Mao patiently explained some of the things that happened in the camp, such as how to place the food, grass and armor staff, how to prepare the curtains and bridges, and which campsites were placed or could be improved. He commented on them one by one. After walking all the way like this, more than half an hour has passed since the inspection of the five schools was completed.
The farthest battalion was arranged in the bend of the river, with a large swamp on the right wing protecting it.
Mang Mao drove around the military camp and walked back along the road between the military camp and the wetland. There are tall aquatic plants and reeds growing in the wetland, clearly distinguishing the wetland from the dry land.
As the car passed through the reeds, a large piece of grass suddenly appeared in front of us. On the grass are groups of people of various costumes, ages, heights, shortness, fatness and thickness. They sat in circles around the fire, grinding grains with various stones. Among them, there are flags of various colors, with various symbols and patterns painted on them in various colors.
Seeing this group of people, Mang Mao speeded up the car intentionally or unintentionally, and the soldiers behind him also changed from a quick walk to a trot. Mang Mao introduced: "This is a camp on the right side. They all gather together from one family to form an army, so there is no fixed number. Setting up a camp can only roughly refer to a place. The place with more people will be larger, and the place with fewer people will be smaller. .”
"What if we get into a dispute?" Lord Xinling asked.
"People in the countryside generally have few disputes. If a dispute arises, the elders from both sides will meet and it will be resolved. If it doesn't work, it will be suppressed by the side committee or the school leader."
When I came back from patrolling the camp, my wages and meals were ready. The three of them had a meal with the soldiers and began to break camp. At this time, the commanders selected from each battalion also arrived one after another. Mang Mao asked them to rest in front of the camp and wait until they were all ready before moving together.
