Liu Bei's military conducts military training twice a year.
Once in the spring and once in the fall.
Last spring, Kou Feng stole the show, and this time in the fall, Zhang Fei stole the show.
There is no other reason. Zhang Fei really commanded a group of sergeants who looked like farmers with various weapons and defeated the white soldiers commanded by Wei Yan in the drill.
Although Wei Yan was very unconvinced and claimed that as long as he gave himself a little more time, he would be able to turn defeat into victory.
The reason is that he has already reached the vicinity of Zhang Fei's central army. Once he defeats the central army, he will win.
But all the generals present did not believe this.
Let’s not talk about whether Wei Yan can defeat Zhang Fei in the central army. Let’s just say that 30% of the white soldiers led by Wei Yan were “killed” and nearly 40% were “injured and unable to fight”. Only the fifty men he led were left in the assault. team, as well as some stragglers on the edge of the battlefield.
Even if Wei Yan really defeated Zhang Fei, as long as he did not kill Zhang Fei on the spot and give Zhang Fei a chance to retreat, then when Zhang Fei slowed down and resumed commanding the army, Wei Yan, the fifty men trapped in the middle army, would undoubtedly die.
This competition also proved to some extent how difficult it was for Guan Yu to kill Yan Liang on the white horse.
The battles in these days were not like what was written in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Before the war started, the generals challenged each other, and the soldiers who won would swarm them... No one had done this as early as the Spring and Autumn Period.
In today's battles, most generals direct their soldiers to fight. Unless it is a last resort, the general will not personally fight against others.
During this time period, it seems that only Lu Bu challenged Guo Si in a duel between the two armies clearly recorded in the history books.
And compared to Zhang Fei, Wei Yan is still somewhat immature and competitive.
As for Zhang Fei, he won this battle, and he won quite easily.
Only 10% of our own troops were "killed" and 20% were "injured". However, due to the special nature of the Yuanyang Formation, the whole team can be combined to fight, so the overall combat effectiveness has not been lost.
The reason why there were such heavy casualties was, on the one hand, because the soldiers' familiarity with the Yuanyang Formation was not at its peak, and on the other hand, because their opponents were not pirates who relied on their bravery, but white soldiers.
In the military garrison in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it was a question of who was worse than who. They couldn't be called soldiers anymore, so they caused the proliferation of Japanese pirates.
Look at the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties. Were there no Japanese pirates in these two dynasties? ! Yes! But who has ever seen something as rotten as the Jiajing Dynasty? !
After all, Japanese pirates are just Japanese pirates, not well-trained troops.
Therefore, the Qi Jiajun, an army with rigorous training, strict military discipline, and generous rewards, can burst out with super combat effectiveness and kill Japanese pirates with an unbelievable casualty ratio, just like chopping melons and vegetables.
But after all, what Zhang Fei trained was only a high imitation of the "Qi Jiajun". The equipment was not as good as the Qi Jiajun, and it did not have muskets. Facing a powerful weapon like the Tiger Cannon, it was unreasonable to lose 30% of the troops when faced with the Baiji soldiers, who were considered elite soldiers at that time. Excusable.
But Zhang Fei was already very satisfied, and Liu Bei was also shocked.
Liu Bei knew Wei Yan's abilities, although Liu Bei also knew that if Wei Yan and Zhang Fei were to command equal armies, Wei Yan would definitely not be Zhang Fei's opponent.
But Wei Yan brought his own Baijie soldiers... Liu Bei subconsciously looked at Chen Dao, the first commander of the Baijie soldiers, only to see Chen Dao shaking his head slightly at him.
That means, even if I were to direct, this would be the result.
This really surprised Liu Bei.
I couldn't help but come to the middle of the school field, and started chatting with the soldiers in Zhang Fei's camp. I asked Zhang Fei many questions. After roughly understanding the principles of the mandarin duck formation, I left the school field laughing.
Liu Bei was very happy because he got another elite soldier, which was stronger than his white soldiers.
Zhang Fei was also very happy, because at the dinner after the ceremony, Liu Bei specifically allowed him to drink, and for the first time asked Zhang Fei not to return drunk.
Xu Shu was also very happy. After seeing the combat effectiveness of Lieutenant General Zhang Fei's army with his own eyes, he became more confident for some future plans.
Only Wei Yan and Zhang Xi were not happy.
Wei Yan was still unhappy about losing to Zhang Fei.
Wei Yan didn't know too much inside information. He was only responsible for protecting Liu Bei and following Liu Bei.
Therefore, Wei Yan only knew that Zhang Fei's army was using a new method to train soldiers, and this new method was presided over by a man who "deceived the world and stole the reputation" he recruited when he was the head of the recruiting hall.
He thought that the third general was deceived by the man's sweet words, and wanted to take this opportunity to let the third general recognize the guy's true face.
It's okay now, it's me who gets slapped in the face.
Wei Yan was unhappy, and Zhang Xi was equally unhappy.
He never expected that the guard who followed Liu Bei was actually the famous Wei Yan.
To be honest, Zhang Xi knew that Wei Yan was a famous general, and also knew some of his heroic words, and even knew that he was cheated by Luo Guanzhong... But he really didn't know that Wei Yan was actually by Liu Bei's side now.
He thought that Wei Yan was working as a gate official in Xiangyang City and would not appear until Changbanpo.
Why did Wei Yan suddenly appear here... I can't figure it out.
In fact, people who don't watch "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" don't really know that Wei Yan is a part of Liu Bei, because the original work and TV series of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are so popular that Zhang Xi even thought that Wei Yan was Liu Bei who joined Liu Bei halfway, but he didn't I know that he is a hero who has been following Liu Bei since he was in Runan.
This also explains why after Zhuge Liang's death, Wei Yan reacted so strongly to Zhuge Liang appointing Yang Yi instead of him to take charge of the army.
In terms of official positions, after Zhuge Liang's death, Wei Yan was the largest. In terms of seniority, Wei Yan was older than Zhuge Liang when he was alive. Why should Wei Yan listen to the orders of a little Yang Yi? !
Of course, Wei Yan's popularity and emotional intelligence are negative, and Wei Yan is not aware of this.
Just like now, Zhang Xi thought, after all, he is a general, and he will also be a guarding presence in the future... Although it was a bit dirty before, it is good to repair the relationship now.
Therefore, Zhang Xi walked up to Wei Yan with a glass of wine, raised his glass and said with a smile, "Xi didn't know the general's name before, and he was very rude to the general. Please forgive me, general."
Zhang Xi bowed his head proactively, and even took the initiative to call Wei Yan, who was just a department leader, "general". This was already a disguised apology to Wei Yan.
But Wei Yan looked at Zhang Xi, lowered his head and snorted, pretending he didn't see such a person in front of him.
Zhang Xi was embarrassed and angry... If he couldn't beat him, I really wanted to throw wine in the face of this rebellious guy.
Okay, okay, Wei Yan is not an anti-bone boy...but now that Zhang Xi dislikes this guy more and more, why should he call him an anti-bone boy? !
Anyway, he was shouting in his heart, and Wei Yan didn't know.
Since Wei Yan wouldn't give him face, Zhang Xi didn't want to talk to this guy anymore. He turned around with the wine glass and went to please his former boss, Mi Zhu Mi Zizhong.
"If you are engaged, please drink this cup!"
Zhang Xi and Mi Zhu pretended to be friends and said nice things.
In the past, Zhang Xi was Mi Zhu's subordinate, and the relationship between the two was not bad. Mi Zhu was also Zhang Xi's "old leader".
Now, Zhang Xi's status is not as good as Mi Zhu's "Zhonglang", but the difference is not big. In addition, he is now under Zhang Fei's management, so Mi Zhu welcomes Zhang Xi with a smile.
The two complimented each other for a few words, and then Zhang Xi took his leave and went to find another idol present, Zhao Ziqiu of White Horse and Silver Spear.
Zhao Yun is actually not young now. He is already in his thirties or forties. He has grown a beard, and he does not have the look of a fair-faced, beardless, jade-faced young general like in the TV series.
But this does not affect Zhao Yun's status in Zhang Xi's mind.
A horse can break out of a tight siege single-handedly, and the enemy is fearful with its heroic spirit.
Moreover, Zhao Yun has a very gentle temperament. He does not have the narrow-eyed arrogance of the second master, nor the forthright and irritable temper of the third general. Zhao Yun is not so much a military general, but more like a scribe.
Well, well, if you don't look at his burly figure, the terrifying calluses on his hands holding the gun, and his height of over 1.8 meters.
No matter what, Zhang Xi finally found a chance to talk in front of Zhao Yun, and they were still complimenting each other.
Although I had met Zhao Yun several times before, it was mostly on business occasions, and it was not easy to establish a personal relationship in a business setting.
It's different now, Zhang Xi finally got his wish.
In these years, after meeting people like Liu Guan, Zhang Zhao, Zhuge, and Xu Shu... Zhang Xi felt that his life seemed to be very satisfying.
Well, well, that's it.
And just when Zhang Xi was immersed in the wonderful feeling of talking to Zhao Yun, a certain black man held a jar of wine and grabbed Zhang Xi's neck, waking Zhang Xi up from his dream.
"So Yuan Chang is here... Come, come, have two more drinks!" Zhang Fei grabbed Zhang Xi and poured wine into Zhang Xi's wine glass without saying a word.
While pouring the wine, he muttered, "My eldest brother is allowing me to drink this time. You can't stop me anymore, and you can't talk to me any more truths...but I'm so greedy, Lao Zhang!"
When Zhao Yun heard this, he looked at Zhang Xi in surprise, smiled, and motioned to Zhang Xi to feel free.
Zhang Xi had no choice but to raise his glass and have a drink with the black guy.
"Okay, Kuang Kuai. People from my old Zhang Junzhong are really Kuang Kuai people... have another drink!"
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