Well, judging from the second master's reaction, there really is no such thing as a military order these days.
The origin of the military order is basically impossible to study because there is too little information. We only know that it was first found in the Ming and Qing scripts.
I really don’t know whether this thing existed in history.
But with a little explanation from Zhang Xi, the second master can understand what the military order means.
It is just a specific combat content, reward and punishment measures, and a document signed and approved by both parties.
The second master dares to set up this thing, but the problem is that the second master himself is the coach. Who should he guarantee that he can complete this task? Who will punish him if he fails to complete it? !
Zhang Xi smiled and said two words - "Lord".
The second master's expression changed for a long time, and finally stopped.
Zhang Xi actually told Guan Yu in a different way that as a guard, you shoulder the trust and expectations of your lord Liu Bei.
If you are still Guan Yu in the Juebei Dao period and have nothing to worry about, then you can just go. Zhang Xi really won't stop you.
But now, you have the great trust placed in you by the Lord, and the safety of the land of Jingzhou rests on you alone. The first thing you have to do is to be cautious and not take risks, and then consider completing the tasks assigned to you by the Lord.
You really can't act on your own initiative.
If you tell Guan Yu directly, Guan Yu's temper may really not be taken seriously, because the second master has absolute confidence in himself.
But Zhang Xi brought Liu Bei out and let Guan Yu figure it out on his own, which was much more effective than Zhang Xi's persuasion.
The next day, the second master's face was still gloomy, but he did not mention anything about blocking Cao's army, but continued to command the catapult to smash the wall and attack the city.
And this smashing lasted for three days.
After smashing in the morning and then in the afternoon, Man Chong was so smashed that he wished he could just rush out of the city and die together with those catapults.
Then Yu Jin arrived.
Nearly a month after Guan Yu attacked Fancheng, Yu Jin finally led seven armies, more than 30,000 men, to arrive ten miles north of Fancheng.
Yu Jin did not enter Fancheng directly, but took precautions on the spot and set up a stronghold outside the city, forming a horns with Fancheng.
After doing this, Yu Jin sent people to test Guan Yu's camp and contact Fancheng guard Man Chong.
After Guan Yu noticed the arrival of the Seventh Army led by Yu Jin, he did not send out catapults to continue attacking the city. Instead, he asked Zhang Xi to hide the catapults in the camp and personally led an army to inspect Yu Jin's camp.
Yu Jin heard the report from Tan Ma that Guan Yu personally led an army to investigate. He climbed up to observe in the camp and found that Guan Yu only brought more than a thousand soldiers and horses. He immediately knew that Guan Yu was not here to attack.
In order not to lower the morale of the army, Yu Jin also ordered a thousand soldiers and horses to go out of the camp to confront Guan Yu.
It's not a fight, it's just a simple meeting between the two coaches to reminisce before the battle between the two armies.
Yu Jin and Guan Yu have an old friendship.
Guan Yu lived in Xudu for a period of time and had some interactions with Yu Jin, and Yu Jin later also lived in Xinye for a period of time. Although Guan Yu went to Fancheng to guard at that time, Yu Jin was captured by Guan Yu on the battlefield.
So, reminiscing about old times is also a matter of finding out the other person’s truth.
This is considered battlefield etiquette. When the coaches of both sides meet, they say harsh words to boost morale.
The two of them didn't actually say anything, and even said harsh words to each other, such as "On the battlefield, victory or defeat will not be spared." But Xu Chu didn't understand this.
He thinks, Guan Yu just brought so many people here, there are more than 30,000 of us, why can't we just rush in and kill Guan Yu directly? !
Yu Jin knew Xu Chu's ability, and he also knew that Xu Chu's brain had always been stubborn. Even Xiahou Dun dared to stop him when he wanted to see Cao Cao. At best, he was loyal, but at worst, he didn't have much brains.
In addition, he and Xu Chu have been colleagues for many years, so Yu Jin will not laugh at Xu Chu because of this, but patiently talks to Xu Chu about some unwritten rules on the battlefield these days.
If the attack on Guan Yu was launched at that time, without saying whether Guan Yu could be retained, if word got out, he would not go to the battlefield after the ban, and he would be laughed to death.
Although Xu Chu was stubborn, he was not mentally retarded after all. After listening to Yu Jin's explanation, Xu Chu finally recalled that it seemed that Cao Cao had done this before. At that time, the guards were around Cao Cao, and the person who ensured Cao Cao's safety was Xu Chu.
Then Xu Chu complained again, saying that Yu Jin was too careless. As a general of an army, how could such a thing be so risky? He should have called himself at that time to protect Yu Jin to prevent Guan Yu from launching a surprise attack without respecting martial ethics.
Yu Jin was speechless. That was Guan Yu. Others would ignore martial ethics, but Guan Yu would never do that.
But Mr. Xu Chu was also kind-hearted and thinking about himself, so Yu Jin couldn't say anything. He just comforted him, sent Xu Chu away, and then sat down to think about the problem.
Cao Cao sent Yu Jin to Fancheng, obviously not just to fill up the defense force of Fancheng. There were more than 30,000 people in Fancheng, and Fancheng could not hold them.
Yu Jin's main purpose is to repel Guan Yu, preferably in a short time.
Before Yu Jin, he had been following Cao Cao in commanding the army, and he was very aware of Cao Cao's current situation.
Now Cao Cao is anxious to go to Chang'an to take command. While guarding Xia Houyuan's retreat, he also wants to send reinforcements to Xia Houyuan.
But the current situation is that someone in Xuchang rebelled first, and then Guan Yu attacked Xiangfan. As soon as Cao Cao made a response, Hou Yin of Wancheng rebelled again. With so many things going on, Cao Cao simply couldn't get away.
The key to breaking the situation in these matters lies in Guan Yu's attack on Xiangfan.
As long as Guan Yu is defeated and Xiangfan is saved, Hou Yin is just a little flea and can be exterminated at any time.
Therefore, Cao Cao gave himself more than 30,000 people at once, with the purpose of defeating Guan Yu.
This is also the reason why Yu Jin camped outside Fancheng instead of entering Fancheng to assist in the defense.
Yu Jin wanted to use the field battles that Cao Jun was good at to defeat Guan Yu's Jingzhou Army.
This is really not because Yu Jin is arrogant. In terms of combat power, it is true that Cao Jun is unique in the world.
I didn't see the Sun family in the east. They sent two unknown clan generals and led more than 20,000 people. They didn't even touch the edge of Hefei City, and they were directly blocked outside Hefei by Zhang Liao.
When it comes to field battles, Cao Jun is really strong.
And this time, Yu Jin also brought a lot of cavalry. On Guan Yu's side, except for the reconnaissance cavalry, they were all infantry, and they all had an absolute advantage in terms of arms.
Therefore, Yu Jin's idea was to fight with Guan Yu in the field, trying to defeat Guan Yu first, then besiege Guan Yu's camp, and finally force Guan Yu to retreat through the waterway.
The general strategy has been decided, but Yu Jin still has to think about how to arrange the troops.
After all, the opponent is Guan Yu. First of all, the defense of the Chinese army's main formation must be strengthened.
He had to guard against Guan Yu's reenactment of the Battle of White Horse, break into the Chinese army's main formation, and return with a beheading.
Secondly, Yu Jin also had to consider Xu Chu's problem.
Cao Cao asked Xu Chu to assist him in the battle this time, obviously to give Xu Chu a chance to make meritorious deeds, so Xu Chu must be the vanguard. But this was Yu Jin's biggest headache.
Although Xu Chu is a man who has been in battle for a long time, he really does not have the ability to lead troops in battle.
The position of vanguard is very important. The success or failure of the vanguard's attack will greatly affect the morale of the army. A general who is not wise and courageous will not be able to shoulder the responsibility of vanguard.
As for Xu Chu, his courage is enough, but intelligence is not a factor, so it is better not to estimate.
Yu Jin was very worried about letting Xu Chu serve as the vanguard, but Cao Cao's intentions were very clear to Yu Jin, and Xu Chu had to be the vanguard and had no choice but to arrange it.
Fortunately, this time we were directly confronting Guan Yu's two armies, and we were not asking Xu Chu Fengshan to open roads and fill bridges when encountering water. The intellectual requirements may not be that high.
Ten days later, Yu Jin arranged for Xu Chu to be the vanguard and lead 3,000 cavalry troops to challenge Guan Yu's camp.
Yu Jin had already thought very well. Guan Yu's army was basically infantry, so Yu Jin arranged for Xu Chu to have 3,000 cavalry. Even if he faced Guan Yu's army's 10,000 soldiers, as long as the cavalry charged up, they would never be able to stop Xu Chu.
In addition, Xu Chu himself has no problem with martial arts, so in this first appearance, as long as Xu Chu is not too hot-headed to challenge Guan Yu, there should be no chance of failure.
As for why he had to wait ten days, Yu Jin didn't think about it, but the climate in Jingzhou was quite strange.
It was already the end of July and the beginning of August. Why did it suddenly start raining heavily for three or four days?
For the remaining six or seven days, Yu Jin waited for the ground to dry. After all, it was a cavalry charge, and too muddy ground would also affect the speed of the cavalry charge.
Fortunately, it is still the end of summer. Although the weather may rain heavily from time to time, the temperature is high, so we can finally find a suitable time to enter.
Therefore, on the tenth day, the weather cleared up completely, and Yu Jin saw that the ground was not so muddy anymore, so he quickly asked Xu Chu to lead three thousand cavalry to challenge Guan Yu's camp.
As for Guan Yu, he was waiting for Xu Chu to challenge him.
(End of chapter)
