The next day, Liu Yu soon discovered that the seemingly simple formation training of the modern army encountered big problems in actual training.
Many of these farmers-turned-soldiers would get confused during training. Then when reporting numbers, some of them were at a loss for numbers over fifty. They were even more confused about the more complicated turning during the march, and the gathering and dispersion during the march. Chaos.
Moreover, these trainings require a lot of training time, and longer training time means more physical energy consumption. Generally, just after noon, these soldiers of the Western Jin Dynasty who had two meals a day began to feel weak from hunger.
Liu Yu could only "luxury" and eat three meals a day for the entire army. Wang Mi and others were very dissatisfied with this. If it weren't for the fact that Liu Yu gave them more armor, they would never agree with Liu Yu. The subordinates eat one more meal every day.
By noon, the weather in early summer was already very hot, so Liu Yu asked the soldiers to rest after lunch.
Because there were not many people in the Donglai army who knew how to raise horses, the two hundred horses seized this time were a bit too much for Liu Yu, and the manpower responsible for taking care of the horses was somewhat insufficient.
With these two hundred horses, Liu Yu can train a considerable number of cavalry, which will be one of the things he relies on to protect his life in the future.
So Liu Yu planned to go to the stables to inspect the horses now to prevent the horse soldiers from being lazy and not taking good care of the horses.
Just when Liu Yu was about to go out, a soldier reported outside the tent.
"General, there is someone outside the door asking to see you."
"Who is he and what is he here for?" Liu Yu was surprised to hear someone asking for a meeting.
Because there have indeed been many people who wanted to defect to the Donglai Army recently, but they were basically looking for "Flying Leopard" Wang Mi by name. This also made Liu Yu understand how important a person's reputation was in the Western Jin Dynasty. At least in Qingzhou territory, Wang Mi is now the most popular.
"He said he was from Wei County and his name was Gongsun Sheng. He had important information that he wanted to share with the general alone."
The administrative seat of Wei County is Yecheng, a world-famous big city. The former home of King Sima Ying of Chengdu was Yecheng.
When Liu Yu heard that the visitor wanted to see him by name, there was no harm in meeting him himself. He waved his hand and asked his soldiers to bring Gongsun Sheng in.
After a while, Liu Yu heard the soldiers talking in the tent, asking the visitors to leave their swords and not to enter with swords, but the visitors were unwilling.
"The sword is the soul of a warrior, how can he leave his body so easily!" said a high-pitched voice, which should be Gongsun Sheng of Wei County.
Liu Yu asked one of his soldiers to go out and deliver the message. He didn't need to ask Gongsun Sheng to take off his sword, he could just come in directly.
Immediately, under the leadership of his own soldiers, Gongsun Sheng entered the tent.
Liu Yu saw that the person coming was a middle-aged man of medium build, wearing a gray and white Gebu single coat, with unkempt hair and beard, and a pair of worn-out straw sandals on his feet. He looked similar to those refugees fleeing famine.
However, although his face was haggard, he had an unruly look. With the sword inserted at his waist, he had the demeanor of an aloof ranger.
"This is Gongsun Sheng of Wei County, and he is General Liu Jixing?" Gongsun Sheng was the first to salute and speak.
"This is Liu Yu of Donglai County. I don't know what Mr. Gongsun has to do with his condescension to come here." Liu Yu replied politely.
"I have heard about the general's reputation for a long time, but when I saw it today, it was indeed well-deserved." Gongsun Sheng saw that Liu Yu was quite young and seemed to be in his prime.
"I don't dare. It's just that thanks to the soldiers' sacrifice, I was able to fulfill my reputation." Liu Yu said perfunctorily according to the characteristics of the times.
"The general has won many battles, and now he has occupied half of Qingzhou. When he captures Linzi, he will have the foundation of the Eastern Emperor Qi."
After Gongsun Sheng finished speaking, he suddenly changed the subject, "Oh, but, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's such a pity!"
Liu Yu's face darkened when he heard this, and Dong Ping and others around him also looked unhappy.
"I wonder what Mr. Gongsun regrets? Please explain clearly." Liu Yu knew that this sudden change in language was a common method used by ordinary lobbyists.
"It's a pity that a catastrophe is coming, but the general doesn't know it." Gongsun Sheng saw that Liu Yu's expression was calm and continued, "Does the general know that if we take Linzi from the west, we will face a strong enemy?"
"Mr. Gongsun, does he mean Sima Lue and Liu Tun?"
"Hahaha, no, no. Liu Tun is used to political disputes in the court and is not good at military affairs. Sima Luo is a fool like a pig and a dog. How can these two be the general's opponents?" Gongsun Sheng said about these two people. People don't take it seriously.
"Who is the strong enemy that sir is referring to?" Liu Yu asked.
"Wang Jun of Youzhou." Gongsun Sheng said solemnly.
"Wang Jun is in charge of tens of thousands of border troops in Youzhou, and he also has Duanbu Xianbei and Wuwan people as minions. Now Wang Jun's general Wang Huan leads tens of thousands of cavalry and is stationed in Zhangwu in Jizhou. From Zhangwu to Qingzhou, it only takes three days. It can be reached in a day.”
"Mr. Gongsun, don't be alarmist. I, the Donglai athletes, beat the Qingzhou Jin soldiers to the ground, and the Xianbei barbarians, we are still afraid of them." Liu Yu said deliberately.
Of course he knew that in history, the Duanbu Xianbei and Wuwan people became the most powerful forces in the north after receiving military equipment from Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou. Especially the Duanbu Xianbei people were able to completely suppress the Murong tribe and the Wuwan people at this time. The first Xianbei force in the east of the Yuwen Department.
"General, don't you really know that the Xianbei cavalry is fierce and ferocious? These Youzhou barbarians have defeated the King of Chengdu and the King of Hejian in succession. They even massacred Hebei and looted the entire city of Ye." Gongsun Sheng said sadly, "Xianbei The cavalry comes and goes like the wind. When gathered, they can strike with thunder, and when dispersed, they can flee far away. Back then, with the strength of the Chengdu vassal prince's army, they were defeated three times in one day at Pingji."
Liu Yu saw that the origin of Gongsun Sheng was not simple. He was so clear about the defeat of Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, by the Xianbei cavalry of the Governor of Youzhou. Since Gongsun Sheng had the guts to come in front of him and brag about the strength of the Xianbei people, he should be sure Is there any way to restrain the Xianbei cavalry?
Since Gongsun Sheng looked confident, he had to be honest.
"I dare not hide it from you sir. In fact, I have heard about Wang Jun's strength in Youzhou. I have also thought about how I would deal with those Xianbei cavalry one day in order to be safe, but I have never been able to find the right way." Liu Yu After finishing speaking, he saluted respectfully and said.
"Mr. Gongsun is here today. I think he must have a clever way to restrain the Xianbei cavalry. Please give me some advice!"
Gongsun Sheng looked happy after hearing Liu Yu's words.
"Hahaha, great idea?...No."
After saying this, Gongsun Sheng looked calm.
Upon hearing what Gongsun Sheng said, Liu Yu and others were stunned.
Later, Dong Ping took the lead and couldn't bear it any longer.
"You're a bird, there's no way you can pretend to be a big-tailed wolf."
"Shiro, let me cut out this birdman's tongue."
[In June 2020, the new book "Mountains and Rivers of the Song Dynasty 1161" seeks support, the Song and Jin Dynasties are at war, and Xin Qiji will fight against the Jurchens side by side! 】
