Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 188 Turn-based exit stage

  Fei Qian watched Bao Xin and Cao Cao lead the army away and disappeared into the horizon, his heart was churning, and his emotions were so complicated that he didn't know how to express it for a while.

   In Fei Qian's impression, didn't Cao Cha fall into an ambush when he was chasing Dong Zhuo to withdraw his troops, leading to his defeat?

  But now Cao Cao and Bao Xin set off with soldiers and horses, and Dong Zhuo's army hadn't retreated yet!

  Fei Qian couldn’t even confirm whether what he said with Cao Cao and Bao Xin influenced their actions. If it was indeed because of him that he changed history, would things in the future also change accordingly?

   Besides, this time it was not Cao Cao who led the army, but Bao Xin. Cao Cao was only Bao Xin’s lieutenant general...

In fact, according to the current situation, such an arrangement is normal. After all, Bao Xin is the prime minister of Jinbei, and Cao Cao, ahem, if the arrest warrant at the gate of the city is still there, Cao Cao's identity is still the same. A fugitive on the run...

   Speaking of fugitives, why hasn’t that tourist trio arrived at Suanzao yet?

   Could it be that you really went on a trip?

  At this moment, there are only Kong Ni, Liu Dai, Zhang Miao and others in Suanzao. Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, and Tao Qian are not here, and even the two Yuan brothers, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, are not here.

...

   Is Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, the representative sent by Tao Qian? But it seems that Zhang Chao didn't say anything about it at all. If it was a representative, then there would be a flag representing him at the time of the oath, but I really didn't see any flags with Tao characters.

   It's good now, Guan Yu didn't come, what should Hua Xiong do?

   Originally, Fei Qian was thinking about seeing Liu Bei and contacting him, but now Bao Xin and Cao Cao have already sent troops to attack Dong Zhuo before Liu Bei comes!

  Besides, two people merged into one place, and the number is quite a lot...

Bao Xin's own headquarters in Jibei County has about 10,000 soldiers, and the Cao Family Army under Cao Cao's jurisdiction, that is, he has recruited about 5,000 new recruits, and then there is another person who followed Cao Cao. A man named Wei Zi also brought 2,000 soldiers. Ma, in addition, although Zhang Miao did not go out to fight, he also dispatched 3,000 troops for Cao Cao to lead. In this way, Bao Xin and Cao Cao had close to 20,000 troops.

  20,000 soldiers, the number of troops under Cao Cao's defeat in Fei Qian's impression is completely inconsistent, it is several times more...

  Will Cao Cao really fail now?

   Fei Qian himself was not sure, so he went back to the tent alone. After sitting for a while, after much deliberation, there was still something wrong, so he got up and went to look for Huang Zhong.

  Although Fei Qian himself has studied "Six Secret Teachings", it is all on paper and has not been verified in the field. He has no experience in fighting soldiers, so he simply came to find professionals.

  At least on the way from Xiangyang to Suanzao, Huang Zhong seems to be able to command with ease, no matter what, he must be better than himself. Therefore, it is more appropriate to ask Huang Zhong for advice if you have any questions.

  Huang Zhong and Huang Chengcheng lived next door to Feiqian's tent, and they were just a few steps away.

In fact, Huang Zhong has been a little restless for the past few days. After all, his son's illness is like a stone in his heart. If he doesn't solve it for a day, his heart will be heavy. It should be intended, but it is also human nature to be worried and anxious to some extent.

When Fei Qian saw Huang Zhong and Huang Cheng, he didn't ask his own question in the first sentence, but said to Huang Cheng: "Uncle Ye, please go and check the supplies in the army to see if there is any shortage. , just add it in time, if you can’t add it, make a list for me.”

  Huang Cheng said: "Sir, I'm leaving too?"

   Feiqian nodded, although he regretted not seeing Liu Bei's trio, but time is running out, and it's time to leave.

   "Then I'll go get ready right away!" Huang Cheng crossed his hands and took the order to go out to count the military reserves. Huang Zhong wanted to go with him, but he was stopped by Fei Qian, and said, "Han Sheng, let Shuye do it alone. I have some questions and I want to ask you for advice..."

  When Huang Zhong learned that he was about to leave, his mood improved a lot, so he said with a smile: "The envoy is too polite, just tell me if you have anything to say."

Feiqian actually thought of a question when he set off from Xiangyang. Now when the two armies of the Han Dynasty faced each other, it was really the generals who first started arguing with each other, and then slammed the iron. The other party immediately threw away their helmets and armor and fled in embarrassment?

  Huang Zhong laughed loudly when he heard this, shook his head again and again, and said, "It is normal for you to not know this even if you have never led an army, but you said that this situation has been a custom hundreds of years ago..."

   "Hundreds of years... Han Sheng means, is it a custom of the Warring States?"

  Huang Zhong thought for a while, and said: "Yes, there are some cases where the generals of the two armies fight in front of the battle as you mentioned, but it is very rare, and the situation you mentioned will only happen if the two parties agree..."

It turns out that most of the cities, camps, and military strongholds will be relatively solidly built, and generally there is no equipment when marching, and it is not worth the loss to rush to attack an army that occupies a favorable location. The big ones go to the gate of the city gate to shout, call for the next day, etc., to provoke the troops in the city camp to come out to fight, so as to avoid the unfavorable factors of attacking the defense facilities.

  If the party with the advantage of land believes that it can be crushed by force, it will agree to the request for an invitation to fight, and agree on the time of the confrontation in the war book. The two sides will fight against each other according to the rules left by the Warring States period...

  Of course, as a general, your own bravery is also very important. If you can win the battle, it will also have a great positive effect on improving your morale.

but!

   Such cases are rare.

  After all, the family has a favorable location and has an advantage. Few generals are willing to give up their own advantages to accommodate the enemy...

  Besides, the so-called "round" word for how many rounds the generals will fight is actually produced from the chariots of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods—

  During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the chariots of noble warriors galloped past at a distance of several meters, and the moment when the weapons intersected was a "combination". If you don't kill the driver on the opponent's car, the chariot can't stop immediately, you must keep the speed and turn slowly, turn around at a place far away from the "close" point, re-accelerate and "close" again, this turning process is called " back".

In the late Warring States period, because chariots were gradually replaced by single-handed horses, weapons like chariots gradually withdrew from the stage in history, so the so-called round fighting generals naturally became an ancient ritual. not common anymore...

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   I was scolded by the editor... There are not so many updates on the shelves... A chapter will start tomorrow...

  (end of this chapter)