Dawei Fanghua

Sun Li's army had less than six thousand infantry and cavalry, but they were considered elite soldiers at this time. They were composed of Chinese, foreign and private soldiers.

Private soldiers are not bad either. Backed by the support of powerful manors, the master is generally willing to invest in his own thug organization.Wei, Shu and Wu all tolerated the existence of private soldiers to varying degrees, among which Wu was the worst.The imperial court was equivalent to passing on part of the military expenses to the powerful nobles. Of course, at the same time, the ministers were armed and the imperial court had to transfer some powers.

Among these soldiers and horses, there are eight or nine hundred cavalry, including two Chinese and foreign military cavalry supervisors, totaling [-] troops. The rest are Sun Li's private cavalry.

Lieutenant General Sun Lijun was equipped with a variety of armors, but the most popular was Xuanjia, a kind of black-painted iron armor. The stress-bearing points of the upper body armor were mainly on the shoulders, so the men and horses looked dark and the scene was very solemn and solemn.No wonder both Qin and Han Dynasties advocated black.

Among them, the spear cavalry and infantry were carrying newly made longer versions of spears, and they were marching with countless spears on their shoulders. It was like a forest of spears.

After the infantrymen equipped with new spears arrive on the battlefield, their mobility will be greatly reduced compared to the original spearmen. However, the battlefield range of this battle will not be too large, and it does not require too much mobile combat.

Qin Liang has long been familiar with the terrain near Shouchun. The land south of Shouchun City is basically surrounded by water.

To the west is Yangtou River, to the south is Shaobei, and to the north and east are Feishui. In the middle of the site, there is a north-south vertical ditch dividing it, called Shaobeidu.The place where battle formations can be mobilized at will is less than a hundred miles in radius. When the time comes, tens of thousands of people from both armies will be squeezed here, and the scope of movement will be even smaller.

At this time, the most different place in Huainan is probably the water system and waters.For example, the water area of ​​Shaopei at this time should be much larger than that of Anfengtang in later generations, because the east bank of Shaopei was close to Feishui, and the west bank was directly connected to the Yangtou River.

The army came out of the west gate of Shouchun. After walking for a while, they could see the small Wei Lake. Then they turned south and followed the flow of Sheep Head River southward.

Sheephead Creek cannot be used by large boats or waded on foot, so it is almost impossible for the Wei army to see enemy troops to the west.Sun Li probably took this route because he had a small number of people and was afraid of being surrounded by tens of thousands of Wu soldiers when he wandered around.

The soldiers and horses moved faster because the baggage was very small.Being close to Shouchun City, we didn't need much food and fodder, and the tents brought by Sun Lijun were also very thin and light, made of cloth soaked in tung oil.

In the afternoon, a scout suddenly came galloping with a feather flag. He dismounted and knelt on one knee and said, "Report! The water thieves came from ten miles south of Sun Shu'ao Temple and waded across the canal."

A general next to him said: "Let's check again, how many men and horses there are, and who is supervising the army."

The scout cupped his hands and said, "Here!"

Sun Li looked around and said: "Wu Bing saw that I have few soldiers, so he took the initiative to challenge me."

Everyone agreed: "The general is wise."

Sun Li leaned his neck and looked around for a while, then ordered: "Go another ten miles and camp at the bend of the river. We will not go any further today."

It didn't take long for the baggage infantry to arrive at the designated location, and each team began to build their camps.Everyone mainly dug trenches around them, placed sharpened wood and bamboo in the trenches to make traps, and then built fences on the inside of the trenches.The task of distributing tents was not arduous. Wei Jun's tents were small and light, so they were fine for temporary use.

Qin Liang rode around in a circle.The camp is not close to Sheepshead Creek. There is a large irrigated paddy field next to the river, where rice is grown. However, due to heavy rain and strong winds, the rice was tilted and toppled in pieces, causing serious damage. No one dares to save the crops now.People standing outside the camp cannot see the stream, but they can see the location of the stream at the end of the rice fields.

The terrain to the east is not a pure plain, but it is quite flat, probably flatter than most hilly areas in Huainan.There are some undulating hills, which somewhat affects the view, but there are no hillsides that can block the progress. In addition, the fan-shaped areas to the east and north are dry fields, and the crops are seriously damaged. It is basically undefensible and very open.

Looking at the fan-shaped area to the east, one can see with the naked eye two dilapidated villages there, a manor with low earthen walls, some groves and bamboo forests that cannot hide soldiers and horses at all, and a small ditch.

After walking south for a while, Qin Liang still didn't see the Shapi water area.However, he had already heard the news that Wu soldiers had dug down a section of the dike near Ancheng on the west bank of Shaopi. At this time, a large amount of water from Shaopi overflowed and flowed everywhere on the west bank, flooding most of the farmland.

The excavation of the embankment should also have affected the water canal and Shaopei Du connecting Shouchun City and Shaopei.Less than ten days ago, Qin Liang had inspected this section of Shaopidu where it was impossible to wade through water on foot, but he had already heard the military report that Wu soldiers had waded over directly...

At dusk, when Qin Liang returned to the Chinese army camp, he saw smoke everywhere, and people were cooking dinner as if they were having a picnic.Of course, none of the enemy troops were allowed to be seen by Qin Liang.

At this time, the weapon delivery distance of the war was very close, so most of the time after the army was dispatched, it was probably like this, and there was very little real fighting time.However, all the numerous activities must be for the trembling during battle.

Qin Liang met Zhizhong outside the big tent.

The two of them greeted each other. At this time, Qin Liang had already remembered this person's name, which was Lu Fang.He was also from Zhuojun, now called Fanyangjun, and was from the same hometown as Sun Li.The Lu family in Zhuo County was very large. Qin Liang estimated that Lu Fang was a little far away from his master's family, so he was appointed as a subordinate official by Sun Lizheng.

Qin Liang asked: "Lu Zhizhong, have the scouts found out the situation of the Wu army?" Lu Fang said: "The ones crossing Shaopidu westward have the flags of Quan and Qin, and I think they are soldiers of Quan Cong and Qin Huang. If the Quan Cong flag is Quan Cong and the enemy commander comes to fight in person, the number of soldiers will probably be at least twice that of our army, and there may be more."

Qin Liang asked again: "Is there any military report from Shouchun City? The document should be placed with Lu Zhizhong."

Lu Fang replied: "Yes, but dinner is about to take place. Ming Gong asked Zhong Ming to join us at the table. After dinner, the servant will show it to you."

After all, he was from Sun Li's hometown, so Lu Zhizhong was still very close to Sun Li.In ordinary times, subordinate officials who were engaged in government affairs did not have to come to the battlefield. The other subordinate officials who were in the Shouchun Governor's Mansion did not come, but Lu Fang still followed the army out of the city.

Qin Liang was about to enter the tent when he suddenly turned around and said, "Tomorrow is April [-]th, can Lu Zhizhong predict whether the weather will be bad or bad?" Qin Liang asked casually.

Unexpectedly, Lu Fang actually gestured with his fingers in a serious manner, and muttered something in a low voice. He quickly said: "At Chen Shi, charge the dog to the south. The water thief (Wu Bing) belongs to the south. If he goes out at Chen Shi, the water thief will be fierce." A sign."

Qin Liang was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand anyway.But now the layout of the battlefield has become such that Sun Li's Wei army is in the west, Gu Cheng and other Wu troops are in the east, and the general orientation of the military camps of both sides is facing each other from east to west.However, Lu Fang said that Wu soldiers were a bad omen, so it must be bad. Qin Liang said: "We can publicize it everywhere in the evening to boost morale."

Lu Fang said: "That makes sense."

The two of them entered the tent together and took seats on the left and right sides with several generals. Sun Li sat on a rope bed at the top.After a while, the soldiers came in with fish and pork stew, wheat rice, and vegetable soup.

The food was worse than the Governor's Mansion, and it was a bit strange to stew river fish and pork together, but this kind of food was a toothpaste for the soldiers, after all, they were likely to have to work hard in battle tomorrow.Sun Li probably wanted everyone to eat the same thing and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.

The tent was filled with the sound of munching.When the meal was almost finished, Sun Li said: "The water thieves passed through Shaobidu today and will take the initiative to attack our troops."

Everyone agreed and agreed with Sun Li's judgment.

Sun Li looked at Qin Liang specifically: "The spear infantry trained by Zhongming has two weaknesses. First, the two layers are stacked on top of each other and the density is very high. Originally, our troops were smaller than the water pirate soldiers. As a result, the formation It is thinner and narrower. Secondly, the spear length changes direction very slowly, and the side and back of the formation are weak."

Qin Liang nodded in agreement.

Sun Li added: "The Wu soldiers may rely on a wider military formation to outflank and attack our troops. I hope that the cavalry should not be dispatched easily. They should protect the two wings, wait for the opportunity, and use most of the swords, shields, and halberds. On the most vulnerable left wing.”

Qin Liang said: "Ming Gong, I have a plan."

Sun Li said: "Zhong Ming, please speak."

Qin Liang pondered for a while and said: "I think that defense is not as good as offense. Ming Gong should have noticed that our right wing is surrounded by river bends and rice fields to the south, making it difficult to deploy a large army. It is better to keep the right wing slightly away from the enemy's position and rely on the river bends and rice fields to delay the enemy's army. To outflank, focus on defense. Then send the cavalry to charge directly into the formation from the left wing. If the attack can break the formation, the danger of being overrun on the left side of the formation will be eliminated."

This tactic is quite conventional. In ancient formation battles, unless there were strong generals and elite cavalry who could break through the formation and attack the central army, they usually broke the situation from the flanks first.

Sun Li lowered his head and thought.

So Qin Liang said again: "The cavalry moves very quickly. If one of the governors is placed behind the formation, he can rush to the left and right for reinforcements at the right moment."

Sun Li did not deny Qin Liang's proposal, but he didn't say anything more for the time being. He probably wanted to think about it again.Because Sun Li's previous deployment idea should still focus on defense and delay time.As long as the army formation does not collapse for a day, it will be considered a defeat. Once Wang Ling's army arrives and its strength increases, it can be fought again.

After a while, everyone started talking about other battle formation arrangements.Qin Liang didn't say much, so he picked up the remaining vegetable soup and drank it slowly. The leaves and stems of various vegetables inside had been boiled out of shape and almost turned into paste. The taste was only salty, but he still wanted to eat it. Eat some vegetables to replenish fiber and make it easier to go to the toilet.

In the evening, Qin Liang first read the military report sent by Shouchun City, wandered around the military camp for a while, and then returned to his tent.

Sun Lijun's supplies were simple and the conditions were limited. Qin Liang was given a small tent and had to sleep with Wang Kang and Rao Dashan.He is relatively tall, so he should be careful when sleeping. It is best to sleep on his side with his legs bent, otherwise if he accidentally stretches his feet out at night, the insects will not let him go.

I had a bit of insomnia at night.Although Qin Liang thought about it repeatedly and felt that there was no problem with the tactics, and Wu Jun was used to fighting familiar opponents, but when he suddenly encountered new tactics, he might not have time to adjust his response.But he was still vaguely worried... After all, how would you know the effect if you don't try it?
I remember that Wu Jun never seemed to capture Huainan in history. If Qin Liang's influence actually harmed Sun Li, it would be very uncomfortable.