The south boat and the north horse talk about the different customs of the residents of the two places.
Residents south of the Yangtze River are familiar with the nature of the water, and they can walk on the ground with ease.
But immediately the disadvantages were revealed, and many people staggered, leaning forward and backward, and were as embarrassed as they wanted.
And Liu Wei put forward the idea of bilateral stirrups, which simply saved these horsemen from the dire situation.
With the whole army equipped with bilateral stirrups, although most of the cavalry were not yet able to control it freely, they were able to gallop on horseback and assassinate with guns on their horses.
Compared with the beginning, the combat effectiveness has increased many times After nailing the horseshoe on the horse's shoe, the protection of the war horse will be greatly improved, which will greatly extend the life of the war horse and avoid the premature scrapping of the war horse due to damage to the horse's hooves.
For Gangnam, who lacked horses and pastures, this invention was equally important, and its value even exceeded that of bilateral stirrups.
In the evening of that day, Liu Wei had just had dinner when he received a letter of help from Lujiang.
Lu Kang said in the letter that Yuan Shu learned that Liu Wei planned to drive the expedition in person, and a few days ago sent the generals Zhang Xun, Lei Bo, and Chen Lan to lead 15,000 men and horses, divided into three routes to march to Lujiang.
"Now that Yuan Shu has made a move in advance, it seems that the plan of the Northern Expedition can only be advanced, and the minister of civil and military affairs will be quickly invited into the palace to discuss."
After reading the letter, Liu Wei didn't even bother to wipe the oil stains on his mouth, and instructed Zheng He to immediately summon the civil and military ministers to the Taiji Hall to discuss countermeasures.
Lujiang is the bridgehead of the Jiangdong Army's Northern Expedition and the support point for attacking the Central Plains, and Lujiang must not be lost.
In case Yuan Shu takes away the Lujiang River, loses the base area, and loses the place to hoard grain and recuperate, the difficulty of the war against Yuan Shu will be doubled.
Therefore, there was only one result of the meeting, which was to immediately send troops to Lujiang, repel Yuan Shu's army, and consolidate Lujiang, a frontier town.
"Although it is a bit hasty to send troops now, but the situation is compelling, I have to dare to ask which general dares to volunteer to serve as the vanguard" After making the decision to send troops immediately, Liu Wei glanced at the generals and asked loudly.
It is best to be brave and resourceful in the vanguard, and the force can not only fight alone, but also be old and strategic, not to mention that they can win by surprise, at least they cannot easily fall into the trap of the enemy.
From the above two aspects, Xu Huang and Wei Yan are undoubtedly the most suitable candidates, both of them are brave generals with a military force of more than 90, and their intelligence is also above 65.
Ordinary tactics, without a well-planned trap, are difficult to work against the two, which ensures that the vanguard army will not be easily defeated, thereby dampening the morale of the main army.
It's a pity that Wei Yan was stationed in Beihai at this time, while Xu Huang and Lin Chong were using troops in the south, so neither of them could wait for dispatch in front of the palace, so they could only choose another vanguard among the existing generals.
Among the remaining generals, Yue Fei's three abilities exceeded 90, his command and strength were as high as 98, and his intelligence also reached 91, which was naturally more than enough to serve as a pioneer.
But Yue Fei's duty is to be the chief general of the three armies, the key to this war, and the trump card in Liu Wei's hands, so naturally he can't be used as a vanguard officer.
Among the other remaining generals, Qin Qiong's strength is also as high as 98, and his martial arts are first-class in the world, even in the face of Lu Bu, who is the most courageous in the world.
In addition, although Qin Qiong's intelligence is not as good as Yue Fei's, he can also stand alone, and he is also comfortable as a vanguard officer, but it is a pity that Qin Qiong is now in charge of commanding the cavalry, and he cannot hold the vanguard position.
As the saying goes, "open the road in the mountains and fill the bridges in the water", the roads in this era were not as smooth as those in later generations, and the vanguard troops not only bore the brunt of the war with the enemy, but also needed to clear the road obstacles and ensure that the main army was unimpeded.
Therefore, few cavalry were sent as vanguards, unless the main battlefield in the future was the plains, and there was no need to think about the road.
Since Yue Fei and Qin Qiong could not serve as the vanguard, Zhou Tai, who had a bearded face, stood up without hesitation, patted his chest and said: "Dare to ask Your Majesty to allocate 5,000 elite soldiers, Zhou Tai was the original pioneer, and he will definitely march day and night to relieve the siege of the Lujiang River."
Liu Wei glanced at the other generals, in addition to Yue Fei, Qin Qiong, and Zhou Tai, there were only a few people who could be named, such as Hua Rong, Liao Hua, Ling Cao, and Yang Feng "There are still not enough generals, at first glance the number of people is quite large, but after being distributed to the counties, when the war is fought, I find that it is overstretched again."
Liu Wei's eyes were blazing, and he was silent on the surface, but he was secretly thinking about it in his heart.
At this moment, the biggest sigh in my heart is that there is not enough talent, with the expansion of territory, every place needs to appoint military generals to garrison, and there will never be too many talents Beihai County is lonely in the north of the Jiangbei and is besieged by Yuan Shao's heavy troops, whether the combination of Wei Yan, Guan Sheng, and Xu Shu can hold it firmly is still unknown, and it is definitely impossible to draw generals from here.
And Gan Ning and Jiang Qin have to fight against the Sun family and defend against Huang Zu in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, so naturally they can't transfer either.
As for Xu Huang and Lin Chong of the Southern Expedition, they didn't even equip them with deputy generals, if they draw back the main general, it would be better to withdraw their troops directly and give up this barren land in the south Of course Liu Wei is unwilling, mosquito meat is also meat, develop the mountainous area in the south, govern the alien races in Shanyue and docile, and then expand two counties in Jiangdong and increase the population by hundreds of thousands.
"When will Yang Zaixing come to vote?"
The national disaster thinks of the good generals, seeing Yuan Shu in the Central Plains as a prestige and arrogant, while his generals are a little stretched, which makes Liu Wei can't help but think of Yang Zaixing, a fierce general of the Southern Song Dynasty who was drawn on the day of his accession to the throne.
"The system said at the time that Yang Zaixing would come to take refuge in about a month, pinching his fingers and calculating, the days are almost over, why not come now If Yang Zaixing is here, he is undoubtedly the best candidate for the pioneer officer, but it's a pity."
Liu Wei sighed in his heart, then put away some chaotic thoughts, and said: "Since Youping volunteered, I will allocate 10,000 elites to you as the vanguard, march day and night, and go to Lujiang to relieve the siege.
I personally commanded the army, and then came."
Unexpectedly, the emperor gave 10,000 horses at once, which made Zhou Tai overjoyed, patted his chest and said: "Your Majesty is so important, Zhou Tai will definitely take the lead and swear to relieve the siege of the Lujiang River."
Zhou Tai's martial arts are enough, but his intelligence is insufficient, although he is slightly stronger than Xu Chu and Dian Wei, and he is not so reckless, but it is obviously not enough to be alone, so Liu Wei plans to match him with another deputy general.
"Hua Rong, I have appointed you as the deputy vanguard officer, and I will march with Zhou Youping and quickly go to relieve the siege of the Lujiang River, there must be no mistake."
Hua Rong, who was dressed in military uniform, went out to receive the order: "The last general will obey the order, and he will definitely assist General Youping along the way, even if he can't repel the rebels of Yuan Shu, he must keep the Lujiang River, and then fight a decisive battle with the rebels after His Majesty leads the army." ” "That's right, Zhou Tai is competitive, Hua Rong seeks stability, and the two of them are seamlessly matched, and they should be able to hold off more than 40,000 Yuan Shujun before the main army arrives."
Zhou Tai and Hua Rong received the order, and without waiting for the court to disperse, they immediately went out of the city to select 10,000 elites.
Arrived at the bank of the Yangtze River, prepared to cross the river and march westward to rescue the Lujiang River, which was 300 miles away.
The huge Zheng He treasure ship was able to transport nearly 3,000 people at one time, and it only took four round-trips, and it took about an hour to transport Zhou Tai's 10,000 elites to the north bank of the Yangtze River.
Zhou Tai shouted excitedly at the bow of the ship: "Brothers, we must also defeat the Yuan Shu rebels at the same speed as a treasure ship, and let the world know the majesty of our army."
After Zhou Tai's vanguard troops crossed the river, the second group of men and horses was the 10,000 cavalry commanded by Qin Qiong, including 4,000 heavy cavalry and 6,000 light cavalry.
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Even with people and horses, it took half a day to cross the Yangtze River.
Before leaving, Liu Wei passed down the decree that the major affairs of the DPRK and China would be decided by the four civil officials Huang Wan, Lu Zhi, Kong Rong, and Di Renjie, and that ordinary small matters could be handled by themselves, and important affairs should be sent north of the Yangtze River by horse, and they would report to themselves before making a decision.
In terms of military power, Liu Wei pushed Mu Guiying out again, let him once again hang up the position of temporary governor, and after crossing the river himself, he sat in Jinling City, governor of all roads in Jiangdong, and consolidated local security.
Although Mu Guiying is pregnant, she is still extremely happy about the important task of the Son of Heaven, and said with a smile on her face: "Your Majesty, although you can rest assured that the Northern Expedition is there, there are concubines in Jiangdong, and it is absolutely as stable as Mount Tai."
Liu Wei smiled and reassured: "Ai Concubine doesn't have to work, there are Gan Ning and Li Yan guarding the gate in the west, Xu Huang and Lin Chong sweeping the barbarians in the south, and Huang Qing, Lu Zhi, Di Renjie and other virtuous ministers in the court, they will definitely be as stable as Mount Tai."
You can just put on a false name as the governor, don't be reckless and start the tire."
"It's okay, I'm only a month pregnant, and even if I go to war, I don't necessarily have a fetal gas."
Mu Guiying patted her lower abdomen and swore and said, "During the period of Your Majesty's expedition, Sun Jian and Liu Biao are honestly fine, if you want to take advantage of the situation, don't blame me for not being polite, Your Majesty hasn't swept Yuan Shu yet, I'll take Jingnan or Jingbei down for you first."
Liu Wei solemnly warned Mu Guiying: "Don't underestimate Sun Jian and Liu Biao, these two are not easy people, they are definitely not comparable to Liu Jian and Yan Baihu During the Northern Expedition of the main army, Ai Concubine must try to maintain the stability of Jiangdong and not easily have friction with Sun and Liu."
In this way, when I fight the traitor Yuan Shu, I can have no worries."
"I know, Your Majesty, rest assured, the concubine will definitely live up to the trust" Mu Guiying smiled at the Son of Heaven and promised in a coquettish voice.
After Qin Qiong's cavalry crossed the river, it was followed by the 20,000 main army led by Yue Fei and Ling Cao, and then the 10,000 rear army led by Liu Wei, Liu Ji, Liu Ye, Yang Feng and others, and finally the 10,000 grain protection team led by Xun Yu and Liao Hua.
All kinds of men and horses, totaling 60,000, spent a whole day, under the full force of hundreds of large and small warships, all crossed the vast Yangtze River, braved the night, urgently marched in the direction of the Lujiang River, and galloped to the aid of the starry night.
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