Longcheng is the old capital of Sanyan, and the surname Murong is the royal surname of the Yan Kingdom. If he goes to attack Longcheng now, anyone who is not a fool can guess what Murong Fu wants to do.
After hearing Murong Fu's plan, although Murong Bo relied on his status as a descendant of the royal family of the Yan Kingdom and found it difficult to accept the reward from the Song people, he also understood that Murong Fu was right. He was too whimsical!
Seeing that Murong Bo's impulsive thoughts were dispelled, Murong Fu also breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't want any bloody drama to happen at this critical moment. If Murong Bo dared to go crazy, he would be the first to kill him.
After calming down Murong Bo's mood, Murong Fu set his sights on the Battle of Song and Liao.
Taking advantage of the danger of Yanmen Pass, Zhongshi Road has been guarded for three months. Since the Liao army has sent additional guards to transport food and supplies, if Murong Fu and the others want to rob food and grass now, they are likely to be attacked by people from all over the way. The guards surrounded and suppressed them and had no time to evacuate.
Fortunately, they have the sea behind them, and military supplies and supplies are constantly being delivered by sea-going ships. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to persist here for nearly four months.
On this day, the grain transport ship landed again. Murong Fu looked at a middle-aged man brought by Deng Baichuan himself. He couldn't help but look happy and took the initiative to greet him.
"Mr. Zong is here. I am unable to go to Daming Mansion in person to greet you. I hope you will forgive me!"
"Mr. Murong sent people to visit the thatched cottage three times. It shows his sincerity. How can he be guilty!"
The middle-aged man looked about forty years old, with a burly build, but he was dressed as a scholar, which seemed quite inconsistent with his image and temperament.
This person was none other than Murong Fu who sent people to Daming Mansion to sincerely invite Zongze, his right-hand man to fight against the Liao Dynasty.
Now that the Song-Liao War has been going on for several months, Zongze asked his superiors more than once, willing to rush to the battlefield to serve the country. However, he received no response for a long time. Frustrated, Murong Fu happened to send Deng Baichuan to After asking him for help several times, Zongze resigned and followed Deng Baichuan.
Murong Fu currently has too few people available to him.
Since the elite soldiers on the island were integrated into the rebel army, Han Baizhan took his strong soldiers into battle to kill the enemy. This coordination task inevitably fell on Murong Fu, which once made his hair turn gray with worry.
Now that he has Zongze, he finally doesn't have to worry about these trivial matters.
Murong Fu enthusiastically took Zongze around the camp and introduced him to the situation of the rebels without any reservation.
And his sincerity also gained Zongze's great favor. Originally, he was worried that Murong Fu would be arrogant when he saw that he was so young, but he didn't expect that Murong Fu treated him with such courtesy. Within a few months, he led the rebel army to achieve such great fame.
Especially when Zongze saw the rebels rehearsing their military formations, their momentum was not even that of the regular army of the imperial court.
Military training in the Song Dynasty has its own ancestral method, which is to teach the soldiers step by step the formation diagram. It is not only used for training and formation, but also for the battlefield. Generals must act according to the formation plan when fighting, and must not change their plans without authorization.
Regarding this point, it was almost always used until the Southern Dynasties. It was only after Yue Fei put forward the idea of "fighting after formation, the common art of war, and the wonderful use of it, lies in one mind" that some improvements were made.
Its main meaning is to set up the formation first and then go out to fight. This is the common law of military strategists, but one must not stick to one method. The way to use troops is to adapt to changes, act from the heart, and be flexible and clever.
This point is also found in Wu Mu's Art of War. Therefore, when the soldiers practiced the formation, they also calculated all the enemy's response variables. Therefore, when arranging the troops, the formation was constantly evolving, like a coiled dragon. Generally, it is not a dead thing, but seems to have come to life.
Zongze has always been dissatisfied with the court's military training system. Now after seeing the rebel army's military training method, he knew that he was in the right place.
As a result, Zongze seemed to want to test Murong Fu and asked him why he was training his troops in this way.
Murong Fu saw his intention, smiled knowingly and said: "We will attack from the center, and the soldiers have no choice of front. Use the skill of the army, and you will be defeated before you do it!"
"After all, the ancient and modern times are different, the terrain is dangerous and the land has changed. It cannot be copied. If we only rely on the methods of our ancestors and keep them in the formation map, we will definitely fail!"
"We have penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, and mostly fought with the Liao cavalry on the plains. If we encounter the enemy, we will have no time to organize our formations. Therefore, I believe that the way to use troops is to adapt to changes and be unpredictable!"
Murong Fu's knowledge of battle formation and military training was somewhat rudimentary, so he could only copy what Wu Mu's book said to deal with Zongze. If Han Baizhan were here, he would definitely give a better answer than him.
But even so, Murong Fu's words made Zongze amazed, and he had a higher opinion of the young rebel leader.
"Little friend Murong is so familiar with the art of using soldiers. Even though Zong has been obsessed with you for decades, his life has been in vain!"
Zongze now admired Murong Fu.
Murong Fu turned away awkwardly and laughed.
Not long after, Murong Fu took Zongze back to the hall.
At the same time, all the leaders of the banners gathered here.
In addition to the original Five Elements Banner, due to the increase in the number of people, after Han Baizhan also began to lead troops, he added one vanguard army, two left and right armies, and one each from the central army.
Among them, the Pioneer Army has the largest number, with 3,000 people, and the remaining three armies have 2,000 people each. The remaining Five Elements Banner Army has also increased from the original 1,000 people to 2,000 people.
Including some accompanying troops responsible for logistics, there can be more than 20,000 people.
Among them, the leader of the vanguard army was naturally Han Baizhan, and the left and right armies were held by Murong Bo and You Tanzhi respectively. The flag leader of the Fire Flag was changed to Shi Jian, and the deputy flag leader was another four elders of the Beggar Clan.
As for the Golden Flag where Murong Fu was located, he continued to be the flag leader, while Azi took the position of deputy flag leader.
Murong Fu handed over the final position of the central army to Wang Ming who came from the training island. This man was promoted by Baili Rentu and had certain ability to lead troops, so Murong Fu was very relieved.
After introducing the leaders and flag masters of each army to Zongze, Murong Fu also introduced him solemnly. The implication was that he valued this person very much and that no one should neglect him.
Everyone has been living with Murong Fu day and night in the past few months, and the talents recommended by him, without exception, have now become the pillars of the rebel army. Although this Zongze is dressed as a scribe and does not look like he knows how to fight, But they did not dare to be careless about someone who was so highly praised by Murong Fu. They all showed respect and did not dare to offend the other person or slack off.
