Ju County, inside the city.
In the summer morning, it is already very hot.
Not far from the city gate of Jixian County, several soup and wine vendors who got up early have opened their doors. A large group of Jin people dressed as merchants are eating some food while waiting for the time for the city gate to open.
Although the Donglai rebels and the Jin army had fought to death, the Jixian defenders had surrendered long ago and did not cause much military disaster. For these businessmen, since there was no military disaster, they had to continue doing their business. .
And many people know that after the Donglai rebel general named Liu Yu came to Juxian County, he launched three bandit suppressions in just ten days, culling the three largest groups of stubborn bandits around Juxian County, and other The small group of bandits either surrendered or hid far away in Lushan Valley in the south.
Today, there are almost no bandits around Juxian County. These merchants feel that after the arrival of these rebels, it seems to be safer than before when the government troops were there.
Suddenly, a burst of loud shouting came from outside the city wall of Ju County and entered the city.
Some merchants who had just arrived in Jixian County yesterday looked puzzled, and some even looked frightened, thinking that there were soldiers or thieves outside the city coming to steal the city.
Other familiar fellow businessmen obviously knew more than them, so they explained to these people.
"Brother, don't panic, this is the morning exercise that Donglai Army has every day."
"Morning exercises? Daily?"
This newly arrived businessman has also seen the world. He knows that in summer, the army usually chooses to practice in the morning and evening. However, it seems that the sounds outside the city do not sound like drill slogans, but more like screams. .
Liu Yu stood on the city gate tower and watched with satisfaction that the Donglai Army below the city was training in full swing.
Nowadays, the Donglai Army implements military training methods that are copied from the Ming Dynasty's new records and military training records. Although it is a greatly simplified version, it is still a huge leap forward for the army in the Western Jin Dynasty.
Compared with the military training in the Wei and Jin Dynasties provided by Gongsun Sheng in the early stage, it is an epoch-making summary and improvement in many aspects.
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the interpretation of a collection of classics and history could become a family heirloom.
Even a certain craftsmanship is a family secret.
What's more, it is impossible to easily show to outsiders the summary of various military experiences of military strategists.
Moreover, during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, theories about gods and ghosts were spread all over the country. Even the various art of war that every general regarded as a treasure were filled with a large number of unfounded theories about horoscopes and astrology. As for the misinformation among them, the generals could only I experienced it myself.
However, Ji Xiao's two books on military training are the master of eliminating the unnecessary and retaining the good. Liu Yu also suddenly read these two military books in later generations. He only took out a few volumes of them and already shocked Gongsun Sheng.
Of course, there are many things that are not consistent with the Wei and Jin Dynasties. One of them is that the intensity of soldier training at this time was actually much lower than that of the era when Ji Xiaoxin was written, and the professional requirements for soldiers were also higher.
In the Western Jin Dynasty, many soldiers were semi-professional soldiers. In addition to training, there were also a lot of farm work and corvee waiting for them.
In response to this, Liu Yu first used the method of soldier selection to select more than a thousand of the strongest soldiers from the three thousand refugee army, and formed a new army of two thousand people with the soldiers from his previous headquarters.
Although he only practiced for a short three or four days, he could find almost everything in detail. As long as there were problems that might be encountered during the training, Liu Yu could find them in Ji Xiao's new book. Moreover, under the leadership of almost all the veterans, those new The soldiers who joined also made rapid progress.
And unlike at this time, the soldiers under his command were reviewed only once every ten and a half months. Liu Yu's Donglai army reviewed and competed every morning. Those who fell behind in the review and competition that day did not meet the standards, ranging from the deduction of meat or rations for that day. , the severe punishment may include whipping, and even more severe punishment may result in not only punishment, but also deduction of food supplies for the family members.
Therefore, every morning, during the morning exercise review, these soldiers will work hard to complete the training requirements. Even if they really cannot complete it, they will never dare to relax. After all, being punished is a trivial matter. If it affects the whole family, they will starve together. It's not worth it and it's too embarrassing.
By nearly noon, the weather was getting scorching hot.
The Donglai Army avoided the hottest period and went to rest.
As soon as Liu Yu returned to the city, Dong Ping, the leader of his soldiers, said to him.
"Silang, someone is back from Linzi."
"Oh, bring someone here quickly." Liu Yu said anxiously.
Soon, a soldier came in and presented Liu Yu with a sealed letter. Liu Yu opened it and read it carefully.
The letter stated that Liu Bogen of Linzi received news yesterday that the Jin army from Youzhou, which was moving south from Jizhou Zhangwu, had crossed the river and, under the leadership of Ningbei General Wang Huan, had arrived at Licheng in Jinan County.
The Western Jin Dynasty has removed Sima Lue from the position of governor of Qingzhou and appointed General Wang Hu of Ningbei as governor of Qingzhou. The Jin army will take a rest in Licheng and then lead an army of 20,000 to Linzi.
The letter also said that Liu Bogen and Wang Mi had summoned the generals in Linzi and decided to fight the Jin army outside Linzi City.
After reading the letter, Liu Yu asked the visitor verbally about the situation in Linzi City, and the answers were generally similar to those in the letter.
At first, Liu Yu felt that it was unwise for Liu Bogen to go out to fight with the Jin army in the field. With an army of 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and a large amount of baggage in the city, he could completely defend the city, so the Jin army had almost no chance of attacking Linzi.
But after thinking about it carefully, Liu Yu also understood Liu Bogen somewhat. Although he occupied Linzi, the powerful Qingzhou power was not fully used by him. Most of them were lucky not to be enemies with Liu Bogen. Liu Bogen was eager to win another victory. Establish your authority and strength.
After all, the coming enemy is the powerful Youzhou Army in northern Xinjiang, and there may be among them the brave and ferocious Xianbei and Wuwan cavalry. If they can defeat the powerful enemy in one battle, then at least within half a year, the Youzhou and Hebei states in Hebei will not be able to fight again. The Jin army invaded, which gave Liu Bogen enough time to win over and integrate these wallflowers in Qingzhou, or these wallflowers in disguise.
But if Liu Bogen leads 50,000 to 60,000 rebels to face 20,000 Jin troops and has a numerical advantage, but only wants to defend the city, he will probably be inferior in the eyes of those Qingzhou powerful men. If the Youzhou army is given another chance, If all the powerful men in Qingzhou are brought over, then Liu Bogen will be really in danger.
Therefore, Liu Bogen simply used his leisure and numerical advantage to win the field battle with one blow, and Qingzhou would be legitimately under control.
Liu Yu felt that Liu Bogen's gamble would probably be lost just like in history.
And when the time comes, how will I deal with myself?
