After a period of march, the army finally arrived in Jizhou and entered Wei County.
During this march, Liu Bei's biggest feeling was not only that Dong Zhuo was really extraordinary, but also the fear that ordinary people and local officials had towards the Han army.
Liu Bei couldn't find any other more suitable words to describe this feeling.
It's fear.
The Han army was marching, and the people and local officials of the Han Empire were frightened. This situation seemed quite absurd, but this was the real situation.
Lu Zhi's marching route was reported in advance, and He Jin's series of material preparation actions were also based on this. The food and materials needed by the army were prepared on the marching route. If Lu Zhi deviated from the scheduled marching route, Lu Zhi would It is necessary to take responsibility.
During the march, especially when passing through counties, small towns, and farms, what Liu Bei could see were closed doors and eyes full of alertness and hostility behind the doors. The people there were guarding against them like thieves. With the Han army.
Although Lu Zhi strictly enforced military discipline, Liu Bei still had to say that when this army was marching, the marching state of most soldiers was really worse than that of primary school students lining up to do exercises in school.
So during the march, he accidentally remembered an old movie he had watched called Armageddon.
There is a scene in that old movie that describes the march of a certain regiment of the Kuomintang. It was probably taken by aerial photography. The long dragons were winding one after another, and the end could not be seen at a glance. The scene was very grand and spectacular, with a huge crowd of people.
That was not considered neat in Liu Bei's eyes, and he thought it was no wonder they lost.
But later he heard that some knowledgeable veterans said after watching the movie that their steps were not that consistent at that time. If such a formation was true, it would not have been easy to defeat them back then.
So, that’s called neatness?
Liu Bei, who was used to seeing National Day military parades, was surprised at the time. He thought that if everything was neat, what would it look like if it was chaotic?
Since then, Liu Bei has studied more about the marching ranks and pace, and he has really delved into some tricks, and witnessed with his own eyes how an army that lacks organization marches under real conditions.
To use a vivid expression, it is the greedy snake in the video game that eats too much and grows up. Its head is smashed and its body is scattered on the ground. It moves forward in a crooked and broken shape, in small and noisy groups, and People deserted and escaped at any time and place.
Not one or two people, but always one or two percent of the entire army.
For this reason, Lu Zhi also assigned Liu Bei a task during the march, which was to lead his troops to supervise the march. Once he encountered those who fell behind and were about to desert, he would directly arrest them and enforce military law, so as to deter those who tried to escape but did not escape. The big-headed soldier.
The quality of this army is quite good. They are mainly recruited, not captured by strong men, so there are not many people who escape.
During the period from Luoyang to arriving at Wei County, more than 300 people ran away. More than 100 people were arrested by Liu Bei and enforced military law. The others were really experienced people who had wind on their feet, and Liu Bei couldn't catch them. arrive.
This is not bad. Liu Bei also heard that some armies were marching because their generals were not rigorous enough. As a result, one-third of the army's people had fled when they arrived at the destination, and some even ran away more than half.
How can we fight this?
Therefore, Lu Zhi paid special attention to the army's ration control when he was marching.
When they were relatively close to the Land of Three Rivers, he did not allow the soldiers to carry more than one day's worth of rations with them. When the distance was far away, he changed the policy to not allowing the soldiers to carry more than three days' worth of emergency rations with them to prevent them from finding opportunities to run away.
Therefore, food is also the best weapon for a general to control his army.
Lu Zhi knew the scale very well, so when the army arrived at Wei County in a crooked way, the main force was still there and could still fight.
Then everyone quickly held a military meeting with the prefect of Wei County to see what the specific situation was.
At first glance, I realized that the scale of the Yellow Turban Army's ruckus in Jizhou was really quite big.
At first, the Yellow Turban Army only made trouble in Julu County, and then spread to Anping State, Changshan State and Zhao State. In about two months, this Yellow Turban Army had already occupied a relative advantage in the four counties and fought everywhere. The soldiers of the county and state could not raise their heads.
Half of Jizhou has been affected by the Yellow Turban Army. The most severely affected Julu County has even the prefect of the county killed, and it has basically fallen. The situation is very critical.
However, in many places, the Han army was not completely defeated. Many soldiers from counties and states still resisted in key cities. Moreover, because the Yellow Turban Army massacred local powerful landlords and plundered their wealth, it also caused the reaction of some powerful landlords. system.
They used their own resources to raise a small force to fight against the small Yellow Turban Army. They protected their land and property and attracted many Yellow Turban Army troops. The battle was fairly successful.
So overall, the power of the Yellow Turban Army has not gone out of control, the situation is still controllable, and the possibility of winning is still very high.
Lu Zhi briefly synthesized all the current intelligence, and then ordered Liu Bei to mark the enemy's situation on the map and announce the war situation.
This is what Lu Zhi focused on training Liu Bei.
Liu Bei lived up to his expectations and marked the current situation on the map, and then explained the current battlefield situation to the many captains, army commanders and other officers involved in the battle, so that they had a general understanding of the battlefield situation.
After Liu Bei finished speaking, Lu Zhi continued to speak.
He believes that the current task that the army needs to complete is to concentrate the main force to attack Julu County. Julu County is the hometown of the Yellow Turban Army, which they will not give up no matter what. Therefore, as long as they fight in Julu County, they can find the Yellow Turban Army. The main force of the army.
The combat effectiveness of the Han army can basically be determined to be higher than that of the Yellow Turban Army, so as long as it can have a decisive battle with the Yellow Turban Army, the threat of the Yellow Turban Army can basically be eliminated, and then the Han Army can destroy it in a relatively easy manner. Defeat the enemy and pacify Hebei.
None of the officers had any objections to Lu Zhi's general strategy.
Lu Zhi also specifically asked Dong Zhuo, who had rich combat experience.
"How does Captain Dong view this battle?"
Dong Zhuo smiled broadly.
"What Lu Zhonglang said is what I want to say. I have no other opinions. Everything is subject to Lu Zhonglang's arrangement."
Lu Zhi nodded.
"In that case, let's prepare the whole army. After replenishing food and grass in Wei County, we will enter Zhao State, and then enter Julu County. Our troops will point directly at Julu County to find the main force of the Yellow Turbans and start a decisive battle."
Lu Zhi gave the order, and all the officers came out to prepare, and Dong Zhuo was no exception.
Liu Bei was retained by Lu Zhi and given the important task of vanguard.
"Xuande, I don't want you to be a vanguard, but since you have joined the army, I will never have any special care for you in this army. On the contrary, I will use you as a vanguard. Only in this way can the unification be smooth." Control the entire army, including Dong Zhuo."
Liu Bei nodded.
"Teacher, don't worry, I know the teacher's painstaking efforts."
"Helmets and armor must be worn neatly, you must not leave the personal guard, and you must pay attention to protecting yourself."
Lu Zhi affirmed three words in a row, then stretched out his hand to straighten Liu Bei's helmet, and said with concern: "The yellow scarf thieves do not have strong combat power, they are just a mob, nothing more than strength in numbers. You have many cavalry, so I am not worried that you will be trapped in a tight siege." , so, everything is up to you.”
Liu Bei nodded.
"Disciple, obey."
Afterwards, Liu Bei left the commander's tent and went back to reorganize the army.
(End of chapter)
