"City Guard?" Lü Bu raised his eyebrows. What kind of strange name was this? Generally, elite soldiers would be named after their region, such as the Bing Province Cavalry, Danyang Army, Qing Province Army, and then the Tiger and Wolf Cavalry, such as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. None of them were called urban management.
"Do you think he is still practicing standing there?!" Lu Bu asked a question even though he already knew the answer.
"Yes, my lord!" The messenger lowered his head and replied, "Now, he's not just practicing standing, he's also practicing marching!"
"Marching?" Lü Bu was stunned. What was this?
"That's it, that's it!" The messenger imitated the City Guard's marching practice in the camp.
"Marching?!" Lü Bu looked at the messenger's actions and frowned even more. If he was practicing standing before, Lü Bu could still understand that it was military law. After all, Liu Mang had already beheaded a soldier.
But now, he was practicing marching after standing? If it was a battle formation, it would be pardonable. After all, some battle formations required mutual cooperation. But did that guy understand battle formations?
Lü Bu was puzzled. What was this guy thinking? Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were already like fire and water in Guandu. Therefore, when Boss Lu left Xu Province, not only did he not send any soldiers to chase after him, but he also let the surrounding Cao Jun let him pass. He did not want Boss Lu, this fierce tiger, to be lurking around, watching him while letting him pass.
Without any pursuers, it gave Boss Lu time to rest. Lü Bu's subordinates were not only paying attention to the Formation Breaker and the Bing Province Cavalry, but also to Liu Mang's City Guard.
Lü Bu was right. Liu Mang's marching was really for battle formations. His battle formation was not a changeable long snake, nor was it a goose formation with full attack power. It was even more impossible for it to be a defensive round shield formation. These might be strong, but Liu Mang did not know anything about it.
Therefore, he could only use a square formation, a square formation with marching.
"My lord!" While Lü Bu was pondering, someone opened the door of the tent and a mighty general walked in. The first thing he said was, "My lord, Hanyang took away 200 war horses from me!" Zhang Liao had less than six thousand warhorses in total. He was prepared to form three Bing Province Heavy Cavalry units. However, it was difficult to form three thousand Bing Province Heavy Cavalry units. He couldn't tell Liu Mang directly. After all, most of the warhorses were brought by Liu Mang. He could only tell Lü Bu.
"Oh?!" Lü Bu was stunned for a moment. When he had established the City Guard for Liu Mang, he had given an order that the City Guard could directly take all military supplies without reporting to him. Who would have thought that this brat would directly use it?
"He wants to form a cavalry?!" Lü Bu thought for a moment. That wasn't right. 200 warhorses, his City Guard had a thousand people. He wanted to ride them himself? Even if he added the generals, a dozen or so warhorses would be enough. Moreover, Liu Mang had taken away those Ferghana horses.
What use would a few hundred cavalry units be? Even if there were less than a thousand heavy cavalry units, it wouldn't be of any use.
Lü Bu still hadn't finished thinking when Gao Shun came in and complained, "My lord, Hanyang took away 300 giant shields from my Formation Breaker. These giant shields are all good treasures. They are light and thick. It is difficult for spears and swords to penetrate them. Even a rain of arrows can block them. Therefore, every Gao Shun treats them as a treasure. Now that Liu Mang had taken away 300 giant shields, Gao Shun felt distressed. Therefore, he also came to Lü Bu.
"He still wants to take away 300 giant shields?!" These giant shields were only suitable for heavy infantry. Only death soldiers like the Formation Breaker needed them. What was Hanyang thinking? First the warhorses, then the giant shields?
At this time, another soldier of Zhang Liao walked over and whispered a few words into Zhang Liao's ear. Immediately, Zhang Liao's voice became louder. "What, he also took away 800 cavalry pikes? My lord, look at this! "
Lü Bu really had a headache. What was this Hanyang doing? What did you want the cavalry pikes for? Those things were not good for close combat. Even if you wanted to form a cavalry unit, you should have taken 200 of them. Now you only have 800.
"Gongtai, since you're here, could it be that you're also here to complain? Speak, what did Hanyang take away from you?! " Chen Gong had just stepped into the tent when he was stopped by Lü Bu's question. His face was filled with doubt. He waited until Lü Bu had explained everything before he smiled.
"I'm not here to complain." Chen Gong smiled and shook his head. His purpose in coming here was to tell Lü Bu that they should set off tomorrow. He didn't expect this to happen.
"Oh right, if you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten. It seems like Han Yang also took away 700 sets of bows from Chen Deng!" Chen Gong interrupted.
"This Liu Mang, if I don't beat him up for a day, he'll play this trick on me!" Actually, Lü Bu was also very curious about what Liu Mang was doing! Why do you need so many supplies for a thousand soldiers?
Eight hundred spears, three hundred shields, and two hundred war horses. What kind of David's Deer was he thinking of? If he added a little more, he would be able to form a 5,000 strong troop.
You don't say, Liu Mang really did come up with a David's Deer.
The two hundred war horses were all given to one hundred bodyguards. Each person had two horses to maintain enough horsepower. The Arabian war horses had high explosive power. If these bodyguards were equipped with heavy armor and spears, it could be said that as long as they didn't fight a large scale battle, they would definitely be able to protect themselves.
Liu Mang also gave three hundred shields to the cavalry. This was the same treatment as the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. The remaining two hundred shields were given to a company by Liu Mang. If the two hundred shield soldiers were to defend, the shield formation would definitely be able to protect the 1,000 people.
Out of the eight hundred spears, one hundred were given to the cavalry. The remaining seven hundred were all given to the remaining seven hundred soldiers. The same went for the seven hundred bows. The spearmen were used for close combat and the archers were used for long range combat.
The 1,000 people formed a square formation and the 100 bodyguards were used to protect the cavalry.
However, some people would ask, since Liu Mang only brought cavalry, could the spears be used on infantry? Indeed, it was impossible for infantry to use cavalry spears. This was because once the enemy was in close combat, the cavalry spear would not be able to display its full strength. Even cavalry would only use their spears to pierce the enemy's body and pull out their swords to engage in close combat. The cavalry would retrieve their spears at the end of the battle.
However, Liu Mang's square formation was different. The first row was made up of giant shield soldiers to protect the front wing. Behind them were seven hundred spearmen. There were twenty rows of 35 spearmen.
The soldiers in the first row were usually half squatting and pointing their spears forward. The soldiers in the second row placed their spears on the shoulders of the soldiers in the first row, and so on. This way, they could increase their killing power when facing the enemy. The essence of the square formation was that all the soldiers would work together and advance together. Those who ran away would receive the most severe punishment.
That's why Liu Mang is so strict with the formation. That's why he will not tolerate those who do not listen to his orders. That's because if you don't listen to his orders, the formation will be broken and the enemy will break through.
That's right. This was the famous Macedonian square formation. The square formation faced the enemy head-on, and the 100 cavalry were Liu Mang's mobile troops. They protected the flanks from being besieged from all sides.
In terms of elites, these soldiers could not be compared to the famous armies of the late Han Dynasty. For example, the Formation Breaker and Danyang. There were even Great Halberd Soldiers, Xianzhong, White Hair Soldiers, and Qingzhou Elites.
In terms of military strength, Liu Mang could not be compared to Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Ju Yi, Liu Guan, and Zhang Liao.
The only thing that could compete with them was tactics. Only by working together could their will be as strong as an impregnable fortress. If those elites were tigers and wolves, then the current City Guard would be sheep. However, once the sheep charged and worked together, even the tigers and wolves would have to retreat.
When a thousand people put their strength together, it would be more effective than five thousand people working separately.
When the Urban Management Bureau was formed, Lü Bu had already promised Liu Mang that he could take whatever he wanted. Naturally, he would not interfere with Liu Mang just because of Gao Shun and Zhang Liao's report. The next day, the army began to move. Lü Bu was also very curious about Liu Mang's army. When the army set out, he rode his horse towards Liu Mang's camp.
As soon as he entered the camp, he saw a neat square formation. It looked like it was cut very well, not a single bit more, not a single bit less.
Liu Mang seemed to be talking in front of this square formation. Lü Bu could not help but pull his horse closer.
"Today, we will leave here. We will end our rest and enter the camp!" Liu Mang said.
When these words came out, the faces of the soldiers below had a trace of joy. This was because they had been miserably tricked by Liu Mang these past few days. They did not do anything. They did not practice any martial arts. They only did four actions: stand, walk, raise their spears, and lay down.
These soldiers had been stifled. Now, they could finally stop resting.
"Laugh, laugh, be happy. Try to be happy!" Liu Mang also knew that these City Guard had been stifled. This was the effect he wanted.
"Didn't you complain that the training was boring? Didn't you want to change the training? " Liu Mang said to them with a smile. Under this smile, the City Guard was a little scared. This was because every time Liu Mang showed this smile, something bad must have happened. Sure enough, Liu Mang threw down a large pile of cotton bags. These cloth bags were originally used to store grain. Now that they had been used up, Liu Mang borrowed them and made them. There were a total of one thousand and eighty-five strips on them.
"Are these the cloth bags that the madams sewed a few days ago?" Lü Bu looked at the cloth bags. A few days ago, his madams were very busy. In order to add the strips on the cloth bags, the madams were very busy. In order to add the strips on the cloth bags, the madams were very busy.
What is he trying to do?
Liu Mang picked up one of the cloth bags and walked to the side of the rocky slope. One by one, he filled the cloth bag with stones until the entire cloth bag was full. Liu Mang demonstrated that he carried the cloth bag on his back.
The two strips were used to carry the bag on the back. Lü Bu was a little confused.
"Everyone, take a cloth bag and fill it with stones. Bring your weapons and armor. We are on our way!" Liu Mang shouted. "Do you understand?"
"Understood!" The soldiers shouted in unison.
Marching with stones on their backs? Is Liu Hanyang crazy? The next camp was a few dozen li away. It was already difficult to carry armor and weapons. Now, they had to carry stones on their backs?
Lü Bu wanted to stop them, but he did not expect the soldiers to take the cloth bags under the lead of their officers. They filled the cloth bags and carried them on their backs.
"Very good, very good!" Liu Mang was very satisfied that no one questioned him this time.
"I will carry the same weight as you all! All cavalry dismount! You all carry stones for me too! "Liu Mang said.
"Yes!" The 100 soldiers also took the cloth bags and filled them with stones. The warhorses also carried things on their backs. These were the tents used for the camp.
"Let's run!" Under the sun, Liu Mang was the first to take the lead to leave the camp. The Urban Army also followed him to withdraw from here.
Lü Bu looked at Liu Mang who left and could not help but worry. "Is he really going to train the soldiers like this?" After saying that, Lü Bu laughed. He was so sentimental when he was in the Four Gates.
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