In Guangzhou, Hao Shao had prepared two days' worth of rations and hot food for Liu Mang's army. Originally, he wanted to prepare accommodations for Zhao Yun's White Horses, but he was rejected by Liu Mang. He could not afford to waste any time. Moreover, Liu Mang intended for the White Horses to travel a thousand li in a day. Just this hundred li journey would require them to stay in the city and provide hot food.
How could they train for training? One person, two horses. The horses were still in good condition, but the cavalry was a little dispirited. After all, among the 3000 White Horses, there were still 1000 recruits that needed to be taken care of. Fortunately, the horses had saddles and stirrups. Otherwise, the recruits would have been thrown off long ago.
After two days of galloping, the recruits had adapted a little. Once they entered the city to rest, all their previous efforts would be wasted.
"Replenish the rations and rest for half an hour. Immediately move out!" Liu Mang gave the order to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun cupped his fist and nodded. Zhao Yun had the experience of leading cavalry, but Liu Mang had the tactics of Mangu De. Only by combining the two could he truly display the tactics of a thousand men.
The current Guangzhou was no longer a small city that Liu Mang did not care about. The current Guangzhou had been merged into one by Liu Mang. Yiyang, Zaoyang, and Guangzhou were the places where Hao Shao could display his skills. In Guangzhou, Liu Mang had also raised it from a small county to a prefecture.
Hao Shao was originally good at defense. With the resources of the three cities, Yangzhou's West Gate could be considered impregnable.
"Is Wenchang still in Yiyang?" When Liu Mang's army arrived, Wei Yan and the others should have come to greet Liu Mang. However, Wei Yan's figure was nowhere to be seen, so Liu Mang asked.
"Yes, General Wei Yan is currently commanding the soldiers in Yiyang!" Hao Shao nodded to Liu Mang. Hao Shao had not worked with Wei Yan before, but Hao Shao had seen Wei Yan's ability. His Yiyang soldiers were a group of desperadoes. They were not afraid of death in battle. How could such a troop not be strong? Wei Yan had the ability, so Hao Shao naturally respected him. Hao Shao came from the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry worshipped strong people. Therefore, although Wei Yan was under Hao Shao's control, Hao Shao generally asked Wei Yan and Wei's cooperation was very close. "Shao, do you want me to call General Wei Yan back?"
"There is no need. This time, I will definitely pass by Yiyang. We will talk about it when the time comes." Liu Mang waved his hand and said. "Yiyang's soldiers, five thousand men and horses. Bodao, you also have five thousand men and horses. In total, there are ten thousand men and horses. Is there enough men and horses?"
10,000 troops in three cities seemed like a lot, but in reality, it was not a lot. On average, each city only had 3,000 troops. Moreover, 5,000 of these 10,000 troops were not a real army. Hao Shao had to guard against Liu Bei's 40,000 troops. Even in Xinye, there were still 15,000 troops under Jing Province's Liu Biao.
"My Lord, rest assured. Although I am not good at attacking cities, as long as I am alive, I will not let the enemy take a single step into Yangzhou!" Hao Shao said confidently. Hao Shao was able to stop Liu Bei's 20,000 troops for three days. Now that Hao Shao had 10,000 troops, he could command the supplies of the three cities. This made Yangzhou's West Gate even more impregnable.
"Bodao, you and Wen Yuan are now my two main gatekeepers!" Liu Mang was very confident in Hao Shao's defensive ability. This person was the first person to stop Brother Zhu. After the battle of Chen Cang, Brother Zhu even planned to not leave Sichuan. This showed Hao Shao's defensive ability. In Eastern Han, the only person who could be compared with Hao Shao was Huo Jun. The two of them were known as the Great Wall of Human Flesh. As for the Xiliang Cavalry's charge into Yangzhou, it was because Hao Shao did not have any cavalry. His horses were also not as good as the Xiliang Cavalry's. That was why Jia Xu was able to charge into Yangzhou. This time, Liu Mang also brought 100 horses for Hao Shao.
Soon, an hour had passed. Half of the warhorses had been fed with horse feed, while the other half had not. White Horse Congyi was riding the ones that had not been fed. Once a warhorse ate too much, it would naturally slow down due to digestion problems, and its horsepower would also decrease. The other half of the warhorses that had not been fed with horse feed had to be hunted, so the two offset each other, and their speed was about the same.
After a day and a half, Liu Mang's army once again arrived at Yiyang City. Wei Yan was already there to welcome them. Accompanying Wei Yan were 5,000 Yiyang soldiers. Although they did not have the killing intent of an elite army, they were still in high spirits. Liu Mang was very satisfied. Although this Wei Yan was a little arrogant, he was very capable. If a capable person was arrogant, then that was called arrogance. If a person was not capable, then that was called crime.
"Let's go into the city!" In Guangzhou, Liu Mang did not choose to rest because he needed to train his White Horse Congyi. He wanted to let the recruits adapt to this kind of long distance attack. In Yiyang City, he rested because they had been on horseback for four days. It could already be considered as a kind of training. Now, the White Horse Congyi had already been trained. At the very least, it could stop its horse and run for several days. If it continued to train, it would only cause it to collapse. Therefore, it still needed to rest.
Moreover, Liu Mang had more important things to do in Yiyang City.
When they heard that Liu Mang said that they could rest in the city, the entire White Horse Congyi began to boil. Whether it was the recruits or the veterans, they were all like this. Four days of long distance attack was uncomfortable even if they were riding horses. They ate, drank, and defecated on their horses. This kind of discomfort was not ordinary.
Basically, there were people who fell from their horses. There were also people who were carried by the wind when they defecated on their horses, causing them to be scolded.
There were also people who were not skilled enough. They really died during the attack. Three thousand cavalry went out to battle. Before the battle even started, five people had already died. There were also three who were seriously injured. These people were trampled to death by the horses behind them when they fell from their horses.
If the recruits were like this, then the veterans were also not much better. Although the Xiliang Cavalry took off their heavy armor and wore embroidered clothes, they still had to dismount for four days. When they dismounted, their buttocks began to stiffen. Some people's buttocks were soaked with sweat mixed with blood.
"What are you doing, what are you doing! Line up and enter the city! " Liu Mang frowned. The officers of the White Horse Congyi began to reprimand the White Horse Congyi. Liu Mang needed the light cavalry to be disciplined. If the light cavalry was muddle-headed during battle, then what was the difference between them and ordinary light cavalry?
Seeing the White Horse Followers who are holding back their anger after being reprimanded by the officer, Liu Mang suddenly laughed. Now is the time for these bastards to hold back their anger and have complaints in their hearts. Who was the one who made them suffer? Naturally, it was the enemy. If Liu Bei did not kill Liu Mang's messenger, then there would not be such a long distance attack. Even if there was, it should be a few months later when everyone was used to it.
The complaints of their training would accumulate and in the end, it would all be poured on the enemy. This was what Liu Mang needed.
Looking at the White Horse Congyi entering the city, Wei Yan did not know what to say. There was envy and jealousy! The White Horse Congyi was a man with two horses. Other than his own war blade, the White Horse Congyi had a quiver full of arrows. He also had two war bows as backup. He also wore embroidered clothes, and the arrows were incomparably luxurious. In this era, a war horse was as expensive as a hundred gold. The cheapest war horse was around a few gold. This White Horse Congyi's equipment was enough to equip a team of Yi Yang Soldiers. How could Wei Yan not be envious? Especially the general of the White Horse Congyi, White Robe Zhao Yun. Didn't he have a conflict with this pretty boy? But after that, Zhao Yun directly became the general of an army, while Wei Yan was thrown into the City Guard to be a Giant Shield Soldier. It was good to be handsome.
Wei Yan blinked his lips. But even though he was envious, Wei Yan had his own pride. So what if this pretty boy's White Horse Congyi was rich and had luxurious equipment? Good looks could not be eaten. Whether it was a mule or a horse, he had to bring it out for a walk. His White Horse Congyi might not be able to kill more enemies on the battlefield than his Yi Yang Soldiers. His Yi Yang Soldiers could not be worse than this pretty boy. Thinking about this, Wei Yan suddenly shouted at his own subordinates, "Don't you know how to walk?! Line up, line up! Which one of you doesn't know how to walk? This daddy will teach you personally! " Under Wei Yan's scolding, the Yi Yang Soldiers also began to line up neatly. The two armies walked out like a parade, causing Liu Mang to not know whether to laugh or cry.
The two armies entered the city together. With the help of the people in the city, they prepared food and set up tents. Yi Yang was not like other places. This place was originally under the rule of Liu Biao. Liu Mang did not want to go overboard with the people, so he let the soldiers and horses set up tents. Fortunately, with the help of the people, the tents were completed before the sky turned dark.
Liu Mang also entered the county headquarters of Yi Yang. Everyone sat down and the banquet began. Although there was no singing and dancing, it was still joyous and harmonious. After eating and drinking to their fill, Wei Yan approached Liu Mang and asked. "Milord, this time you want to attack Nanyang?" “
"What else?" Liu Mang put down his wine cup and asked. Liu Bei had killed Liu Mang's messenger. It could be said that he had completely fallen out with Liu Mang. Before the attack on Yang Zhou, Liu Mang had not properly settled the score with him. This time, he naturally came to collect interest.
"Are General Chengyu and General Xu Sheng's troops behind you?"
Liu Mang shook his head. "Chengyu is guarding Shouchun. As for Xu Sheng, he is now under Wen Yuan's command. He should be in Linhuai."
"Milord, you only have 3,000 white horses to attack Nanyang?" Wei Yan really did not understand. If Liu Mang was here to attack Nanyang County, he would be delivering food to the enemy. He only had 3,000 light cavalry while the enemy had 40,000 soldiers and horses. No matter how he thought about it, it did not make sense. Instead of sending the white horses to the enemy, it would be better to give the remaining 3,000 to Wei Yan. Although Wei Yan had Yiyang Soldiers, he also wanted to turn them into Yiyang Iron Cavalry.
"3,000 soldiers is enough!" Liu Mang looked at Wei Yan and said indifferently.
"Milord, what are you doing?" If it was not for the hierarchy, Wei Yan would have gone up to Liu Mang to see if he had a fever. 3,000 soldiers was enough. If the White Horses were so powerful, Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's allied forces would not have been able to attack Yang Zhou. They could have just formed the White Horses directly.
"Wenzhang, it seems that you think I am confused? Are you blinded by anger? "Liu Mang looked at Wei Yan and said with a smile.
"Wei Yan does not dare!" Wei Yan lowered his head. Liu Mang's suppression of Wei Yan had left a deep impression on Wei Yan. He did not dare to directly contradict Liu Mang.
Although Wei Yan said that he did not dare, his eyes were still a little arrogant. "Wenzhang, let me ask you! One person with two horses, who in Nanyang can catch up with me? “
Wei Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard Liu Mang's words. 3,000 White Horses for one person, this level of luxury would definitely have sufficient horsepower. In the Central Plains, there were not many warlords who could afford such a configuration. Not to mention, the Xiliang Cavalry was a heavy cavalry. It was originally very weak in terms of horsepower. "No! “
"3,000 White Horses, is there any infantry in Nanyang that can stop me?"
"No!" Light cavalry might not be enough to deal with heavy cavalry and heavy infantry, but to deal with ordinary infantry, it followed the law that cavalry naturally countered infantry. 3,000 light cavalry was a nightmare for ordinary infantry.
"The Xiliang Cavalry can't catch up with me, the Nanyang infantry can't stop me! Wenzhang, do you have any doubts? "Liu Mang said to Wei Yan with a smile.
"This!" Wei Yan really could not refute. Liu Mang's words had placed his troops in an invincible position.
"But Milord, although Nanyang's troops can't do anything to you, you can't do anything to Liu Bei either!" Wei Yan did not understand. A large army would consume a lot of provisions. Liu Bei's troops could not stop you, but you can't do anything to Liu Bei either. As long as Liu Bei closed the gates of Nanyang, Liu Mang's 3,000 light cavalry could only wander outside the city. There was also the possibility of being ambushed by Liu Bei. Why would he do such a laborious and thankless thing?
"Hehe, I really don't believe that he has 18 counties in Nanyang. Every single one of his cities is tightly shut. As long as one of them is open, my army will be able to arrive at any time and destroy the city. If it's a field battle, then it's even better! Zilong, you tell Wenzhang our sixteen word secret! " Liu Mang asked Zhao Yun to talk with Wei Yan. It was good that these two people had fighting spirit, but they must not have the intention to fight. Otherwise, there would be problems within the army. Only by letting these two people talk with each other could the conflict be resolved.
Zhao Yun nodded and came forward. He cupped his fist and said: "General Wei Yan, Milord's sixteen word secret is' If the enemy advances, I will retreat. If the enemy retreats, I will advance. If the enemy stays, I will disturb. If the enemy is tired, I will attack."
"This!" Hearing Zhao Yun's words, Wei Yan couldn't remain calm. He sucked in a breath of cold air. These words sounded simple, but in reality, Wei Yan didn't dare to imagine it. You can't catch up to him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't enter the palace, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you can't attack him, you Once the morale of the ancient army was low, their fighting strength would be greatly reduced.
Wei Yan listened to Zhao Yun's words. If he was the Nanyang army, then the best way to deal with this situation would be to close the city gates and not come out.
Indeed, Liu Mang wanted Liu Bei to guard the city and not come out. Because in this way, he would be able to make Nanyang restless. First, he would be able to train his soldiers. Second, Liu Mang would be able to organize the transportation of provisions for Liu Bei's army.
Liu Bei's Nanyang granary was burned down by Jia Xu. Liu Mang lacked provisions, but Liu Bei did not lack provisions. If Liu Bei did not come out of the city, then he could only starve to death in Nanyang. If Liu Bei came out of the city, then he could only wait to be bewitched by the 3,000 White Horses. Liu Bei made Liu Mang uncomfortable. Similarly, Liu Mang would not let Liu Bei be comfortable. Now, it was time to see whose plan was more vicious and who would be able to play who to death.
Wei Yan once again lowered his arrogant head and cupped his fist and said, "Milord is a great talent. Wei Yan is inferior."
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