Liu Chan then chatted with Shen Zhong alone for a long time, telling him the details of Jiangling City's defense situation, the beacon garrison and changing of guards, and the city gate garrison that he learned from Uncle Guan.
By the way, he hand-drawn a sketch of Jiangling city defense and handed it to him along with the "Procedure for Defending Jiangling" that he had prepared before coming to Jingzhou.
"Things are dead, people are alive. Even if the process I write may not be consistent with what you see, you need to observe the real situation in the city more often, compare the two, and act cheaply."
"Yes!" Shen Zhong said. Seeing that they were alone, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Si, both Li Er and Hu Li are smarter than me. For such an important matter... I'm not afraid of death, I'm I’m afraid I’ll miss your important event!”
Halfway through, he became anxious and added with a blush.
"Don't think too much." Liu Chan patted him on the shoulder, "A ruler is short and an inch is long. You have to believe in my perspective on people. Since the task has been entrusted to you, you only need to think about how to complete it."
Shen Zhong nodded in agreement. He might not be too confident at this time, but he absolutely believed in Liu Chan.
After explaining the matter of staying in Jiangling, Liu Chan was ready to leave.
"Manager Zhao, are the ships and supplies ready?"
"Don't worry, young master, everything you need has been prepared. Based on what I saw last time, I don't think the Soochow defenders will notice."
Liu Chan nodded. Manager Zhao always acted cautiously. Since he said so confidently, he should be foolproof.
In the afternoon, Liu Chan and the remaining 500 people dressed in civilian clothes boarded the ship in batches and dispersed on Manager Zhao's merchant ship to act as porters and guards.
As soon as Manager Zhao arrived in Jiangling, he contacted other companies that planned to do business in Soochow and made an appointment to go together today.
In this era of war and chaos, especially in Soochow, there are many bandits. Being able to go with Zhao's firm, which has a strong defense force, is a dream for other merchants.
Liu Chan's armor and weapons were mixed in, and a large number of merchant ships protected him without knowing it.
As for horses, they are a type of cargo and can be cleared through customs in an open and honest manner.
The so-called "crossing the river in white clothes" does not mean that everyone wears white clothes and pretends to be an assassin as if wearing sackcloth and mourning.
In fact, Baiyi here almost means commoner, which means letting his elite men pretend to be businessmen.
With the standard answer in front of him, Liu Chan was naturally happy to copy the homework and try this trick before Lu Meng.
Of course, the strategic goals are still different. I am not so fanciful as to rely on 500 people to capture Soochow City at this time.
Not to mention that it is impossible to do it, even if it can be done, it is meaningless. It will only disrupt one's own strategic direction with one bad move.
"Sir, let's just enter Wu from Lukou. Baqiu and Lukou are both gateways to Soochow, but Baqiu is adjacent to Dongting Lake, which is an important place for Soochow's naval training. The fleet rashly went to many places Something is wrong.”
Liu Chan nodded: "You have already walked through it once, just arrange the route yourself."
"yes."
Liu Chan was currently observing the land and water terrain and routes, comparing them with his abstract map, preparing to draw a more detailed topographic map himself after going through this experience.
The goal of this operation is to step in and use enemy-occupied areas to train troops.
…
In fact, crossing the river in white this time was smoother than he expected.
At this time, the Sun and Liu families were not allowed to trade, and all the merchant houses were old acquaintances, and they were quite generous with their purchases. The Soochow defenders only took a brief look at the goods on the merchant ship and then let them go.
Old Zhao tossed bottles of wine over, and the defenders laughed so hard that they almost saw their molars...
After arriving at Lukou, the huge team parted ways.
Liu Chan and his party switched from traveling by boat to traveling by land and carriage, traveling all the way to the southwest.
Their route was to go to Luo County first, and then take a boat south along the Xiang River from Luo County. This way they could bypass Dongting Lake and go straight to Linxiang County, the seat of Changsha County.
Linxiang at this time was the Changsha City of later generations, but it was not the same place as Linxiang of later generations.
Of course, the main purpose of going here is to find Doctor Zhang, not to attack the city.
But he said that along the way, as long as they were far away from the strategic points of the city, Liu Chan's team began to march according to wartime standards.
Of course, the various flags have been replaced by featureless five-color flags, and it is impossible to tell which army they belong to from the appearance.
With three hundred regular troops as the backbone, they played a role of mentoring and training new recruits such as Hu Li.
This is the first official march for Hu Li and others. Although they practice hard on weekdays, after all, it is only more than a month, and many details are still lacking compared with the veterans.
"Hu Li! How many times have I said that the waist and horse are one? Lift your hips and don't move your upper body!" Li Er followed Hu Li and patiently taught the temporarily promoted commander equestrian skills.
Hu Li has actually made very rapid progress.
Equestrian skills cannot be mastered quickly, and within a month, other soldiers could only ride slowly.
If you want to gallop a horse, it will take at least several months.
As for being proficient in fighting on horseback, and even ensuring certain accuracy in mounted shooting, it would be calculated in years.
"You! As a commander, you must always pay attention to the formation flags and military flags when marching. Once there is an order, you must lead your subordinates to complete it in a timely manner. Don't always stare at your feet!"
"yes!"
The military formation is not just five hundred spearmen per square, five hundred archers per square... a simple arrangement like in the game.
Other subordinates don't know, but at least Liu Chan's subordinates who have followed Zhuge Military Master for many years and studied with great concentration are not like that.
Most of the time, a special commander will have spearmen, sword and shield men, as well as archers and crossbowmen.
Each of the smallest combat units has both close-range and medium-range strike capabilities, and can then be changed to form a larger array according to battlefield needs.
Moreover, Liu Chan's soldiers will be trained on spears, knives, and bows and crossbows to ensure that they can switch at any time.
Therefore, the requirements for every junior officer at the grassroots level are not low.
These also require practice to develop.
Now Liu Chan is much more relaxed. At the beginning, he could only do these things by himself.
At this time, he continued to observe the terrain and landforms, and further improved the map based on reports from several scouts.
Um?
The scouts in the east-north direction sent a warning signal.
"stop!"
As soon as the order came out, it was immediately transmitted through the command system composed of officers and flags. The army stopped in response, and the information was fed back to the scout team.
After a while, one of the three scouts came to report.
"Report! Major General, there are mountains in front of our team. There is smoke in the mountains. The birds are far away. You can faintly hear shouts. It seems like there is a war!"
"Oh? Have you ever found out the truth?"
"It's still far away and cannot be detected."
"The team turned to the northeast and moved slowly. We will explore again and report again."
"yes!"
Dare to move forward and make do, but also based on common sense and information.
The pressure on Soochow at this time came from Guan Ershu to the west of the Xiang River, and Sun Quan's Happy City to the north of the Lujiang River-Cao Wei's Yuzhou Front Army in Hefei.
The heavy troop build-up is also based on these two aspects. If you enter Changsha County, you will not encounter a large number of Sun Wu troops.
In addition, the situation happened in the mountains.
There are many mountains in Wudi. Shanyue is not a specific race, but a general term for bandits in this area.
Some of them were refugees, some were defeated wealthy families, and some were ethnic minorities. These people refused to obey Sun Wu's rule and went into the mountains to resist the government with arms.
According to his own memory, Sun Quan at this time should have followed Lu Xun's suggestion and launched a vigorous internal anti-crime campaign like himself - suppressing bandits.
"Report! Major General, there is a bandit stronghold in the mountains, and the Wu army is taking out the stronghold at this time."
really.
"Does Wu Jun have backup and guards at the foot of the mountain? Does he have secret sentries and scouts?"
"No."
Liu Chan secretly curled his lips, so damn unprofessional.
"How big is Wu's army when it comes to attacking the stronghold? How is its equipment?"
"There are hundreds of people, but there are quite a few wearing armor." After the scout said this, he added with a smile, "...Looking at their fighting methods, they don't look like elites."
If you have something to say, it’s best to say it directly. Holding it back may cause internal injuries...
It seems to be composed of county soldiers or something.
Liu Chan rolled his eyes and decisively decided to go up the mountain to take a dip, but pride could not breed.
So he said with a straight face: "Although the Soochow Army is... slightly inferior. But it is an official army after all, and we cannot underestimate the enemy's carelessness."
"Yes, I know my mistake."
After Liu Chan finished speaking, he waved his hand and said: "The entire army is wearing armor, all flags and drums are down, and we are ready to enter the mountain! After entering the mountain, follow my orders and wait for an opportunity to attack the Wu army."
Nowadays, the weather is getting hotter. It is not as good as before. If we march in armor, we will be exhausted before we can fight.
This is why it is necessary to spread out scouts to avoid being ambushed in an unarmored state.
As soon as he finished speaking, several prompts popped up below Liu Chan's field of vision.
[Being in enemy territory, triggering "Death to Survive"]
[All-terrain adaptability improved to: excellent]
[Physique improved to: Extraordinary physique]
When the general gave the order, the whole army immediately followed the order.
This is the benefit of private soldiers. No one questions why they backstab their ally Wu Jun.
They only recognize Liu Chan. Whoever Liu Chan says to fight, then hit him. Who cares what army he is in!
In this way, Liu Chan's troops put away their general drums and five-color flags, and the whole army quickly marched towards the northeastern mountains...
