At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Guo Peng persuaded him.

"I must go!"

Cao Ren insisted.

Since he insisted, Guo Peng would not stop him.

Originally, if Zang Hong was there, Guo Peng still wanted to call Zang Hong, but Zang Hong happened to go back to his hometown to celebrate and get married, and Guo Peng was helpless when he was not in Luoyang.

After learning this news, Guo Peng's fame and personal connections in Luoyang played a role. Many rangers who were favored and cared for by Guo Peng asked Guo Peng to go to the battlefield with Guo Peng and repay Guo Peng with their lives. The Ender.

These rangers had a certain force and horses. Guo Peng had no reason not to agree, so he counted the amount and made up 130 seven men, so the cavalry under Guo Peng's command increased to 510 seven men.

Before dispatching troops, it took time to prepare the army. Taking advantage of this time, Guo Peng went home and explained the matter to Cao Lan.

Cao Lan's little face turned pale immediately, and immediately stepped forward and hugged Guo Peng, without saying anything, just crying, which made Guo Peng feel very uncomfortable, but he had to go to this battlefield.

Years of planning and accumulation will bear fruit in this war. As long as he can survive, he can get a real political capital. This capital is too important. Whether it can be realized depends on this battle.

"wait me back."

Guo Peng only left Cao Lan with four words, so he asked Cao Lan to live in Cao Song's mansion with little Guo Jin, and asked Cao Song and Cao Cao to take care of the mother and son.

Cao Song held Guo Peng's hand tightly and told him to come back safely. Cao Cao had nothing else to say, but encouraged Guo Peng, saying that the man would gallop on the battlefield to serve the country, and he must go to the battlefield whenever he has the opportunity.

He will have a chance.

Guo Peng nodded and devoted himself to the task of preparing the army.

In the early years at the veteran's side, Guo Peng learned about the general concepts of grassroots soldiers in this era, and by following Lu Zhi, Guo Peng learned the art of being a general.

Generally speaking, in this era, the maximum number of troops that a general can directly command is only [-]. More than [-] soldiers cannot be properly commanded by a general.

Communication of information can become a huge problem, making it impossible to fight properly.

Moreover, generals with weak commanding ability cannot command an army of 5000 people. Only the general with the strongest commanding ability can take on the task of commanding 5000 people alone.

At that time, it was the duty of the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief did not directly command the soldiers, but commanded the generals and conveyed instructions to the generals.

Among them, the coordination and cooperation of trumpets, war drums, military flags and other messenger tools are required, and the execution of generals and well-trained soldiers who understand the commander's instructions is also required.

It is not easy to train an obedient army, and it takes a lot of time. The general has to achieve the most basic run-in with the soldiers before, otherwise the soldiers do not know the generals, they will not know the soldiers, and the command will be a problem.

Naturally, the fewer the number of people, the easier it is to train and cooperate. The generals who are on the battlefield for the first time command hundreds of people.

Lu Zhi thought that Guo Peng could only lead 500 people to practice at most, and problems would arise if there were more.

This long water cavalry just happened to be 510 seven people, which happened to be the limit of the fledgling Guo Peng.

Chapter 63 New officials take office

Changshui Colonel is under the jurisdiction of minority cavalry who belonged to the Han Dynasty, and it was added during the Han Dynasty.

By this time, it may not be all the cavalry from Karasuma, Xianbei, Xiongnu, and other places, as well as Han cavalry.

Among the cavalry led by Guo Peng, there were about 150 Karasuma and Hun cavalry, and the rest, including those brought by Guo Peng himself, were all Han cavalry.

However, these Karasuma and Huns were also people who belonged to the Han Dynasty, they could speak Chinese, and they were familiar with the military laws of the Han army.

Originally, Guo Peng was not familiar with the 350 long water cavalry, and it would take time to get familiar with them, but Guo Peng has a natural advantage here.

Guo Jin and Guo Tu want to help Guo Dan deal with the crisis in their hometown. Guo Peng has Guo Huo by his side. He has been in the Changshui Colonel's army for almost two years, and he is familiar with these people.

With Guo Huo's familiarity with them, Guo Peng quickly got to know more than a dozen of the 350 people who were military officers, including Han Chinese, Karasuma people and Huns.

After the initial run-in, Guo Peng established his position as Changshui Sima and began to perform his duties.

These 350 cavalry and Guo Peng's own [-] soldiers have all received systematic training and can cooperate with each other in combat.

But the 130 seven rangers who followed Guo Peng didn't understand military law, they needed to be familiar with military law.

So Guo Peng sent someone to explain to them the key points of the army's cooperative operations, and at the same time set the rules.

"You are willing to follow Guo, Guo thank you, but you must know that going to the battlefield is a terrible thing, not just talking about it, but a real thing. On the battlefield, Guo is the Sima of Changshui. , you are the cavalry under Guo Mou, obeying the order is the most important, can you understand?"

"understand!"

Although the sound is loud, there is not much urgency to hear.

"Guo has put the ugly words on the front, if you want to quit, there is still a chance now, give you some time to wait for a stick of incense, and if you are willing to quit, you can leave now, Guo will never stop it, and we can meet again in the future, if not If you quit, you must be prepared to die with Guo, and your life will be controlled by Guo."

Guo Peng's words made some rangers feel that they were being despised.

"Because of Guo Lang's favor, it is natural to repay Guo Lang! If you quit now, where is the qualification to continue to be a chivalrous person? I would rather die than quit!"

"I would rather die than retreat!"

A group of people followed.

"Okay! I'd rather die than retreat, you have to remember this oath! If you want to go back, there is still a last chance. Once the incense burns out, you will have no way to retreat. If you want to quit at that time, die!"

Guo Peng pulled out the first knife in the middle of his waist and slammed it into the ground.

For the first time, the rangers felt the meaning of Guo Peng's words and his will. Some people were drumming in their hearts, some people didn't care, and some people wanted to quit, but they were embarrassed.

The time for a stick of incense has passed, and whether it's to save face or really don't care, they all stay.

Guo Peng pulled out the first ring knife and put it into the sheath.

"You all stayed and served as Guo's soldiers. Well, Guo thank you. From now on, you are Guo's life and death brothers. As long as Guo's food is available, you will not be hungry. If you are injured, Guo will do your best to rescue you, and if you are dead, Guo will support your family."

"Guo Lang..."

A few people seemed to be moved.

However, Guo Peng immediately changed the subject and his tone became very severe.

"But! Since he is Guo's life and death brother, and respects Guo as the general, he must obey orders! If you don't obey Guo's orders, you will kill him! If you retreat, you will kill him! Burn, kill, plunder, and kill him. Shake the hearts of the army and kill them!"

Guo Peng sternly shouted out "Four Kills", which not only shocked the rangers, but also shocked the rest of the cavalry, including the Xiahou brothers and Cao Ren, who were all shocked.

"It's not just you, but also the rest of the soldiers, you are all the same! Since Guo took you to the battlefield, he will definitely regard you as brothers and sisters. If you don't give up or give up, you will never be left behind, but if you don't listen. Order, four must kill, the same will not be less!"

Guo Peng glared angrily, and his murderous words made it impossible to doubt his determination.

He really kills.

This young officer, who is not vicious and burly, can really kill.

"Did you hear everything clearly?!"

"Listen clearly!"

The soldiers shouted in unison.

"I can't hear you! Be louder!"

"Listen clearly!!"

"Still can't hear!!"

"Listen clearly!!!"

The soldiers shouted with all their strength, shouting loudly, and Guo Pengcai nodded slowly.

"I've heard it now. Okay, let's start practicing right away! Guo Huo, bring a few people to train them, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Ren, follow along and practice together! The rest come with me!"

Guo Peng divided the army into two parts. One part was the new recruits composed of rangers. They had personal force and bravery, but they lacked organization and discipline.

The important thing on the battlefield is not individual force, but teamwork, so they have to learn the teamwork of cavalry.

The remaining part is the original 350 cavalry plus Guo Peng's own [-] soldiers. They have been well-trained, and what needs to be improved is the tacit understanding and cooperation with themselves.

Soldiers need to be familiar with generals, and generals need to be familiar with soldiers.

In the next few days, Guo Peng took this cavalry team to gallop around, training tactical tactics, letting them understand their own leadership methods and some habits, testing what they had learned, and also enhancing their understanding of this cavalry. .

This has not been smooth sailing, it has been effective, and there are frictions, but with military law in place, severe punishment will never be tolerated.

In the evening, Guo Peng personally smeared the punished soldier with medicine and told him some "heart words". After he recovered, he became the one who obeyed the order the most.

The same is true of eating. Guo Peng eats with them. Guo Peng eats whatever the soldiers eat, and squatting with them to eat simple military rations.

Military rations don’t pay much attention to the taste, as long as they can fill the stomach. In the Han Dynasty, there were no food utensils such as iron pots, and they could not afford too much meat. The military rations were mainly thick vegetable porridge.

It is the kind of porridge with a little salt added, then cooked with corn to make a thick porridge.

Guo Peng, as a disciple of the great Confucian Confucian Lu Zhi, ate the simplest and crudest military rations with them, and there was no unpleasantness at all, which greatly changed the situation of the soldiers.

Guo Peng also killed.

The reason for the murder was not for other reasons, but because a few rangers who were used to eating meat were not used to the rough diet in the army.

Guo Peng turned his face on the spot, and immediately ordered his own soldiers to arrest the three rangers, and killed them himself in front of more than 500 people.

Chapter 64. 64 Unqualified Zhangjiao

Blindly benevolence seems to the soldiers to be weak and unable to control others. Once an accident occurs, the army will collapse immediately.

Blindly harshness is despair in the eyes of the soldiers. They will resent it, and it will not last for a long time. Zhang Fei will end up.

The combination of grace and grace works very well.

The three heads and the blood all over the ground shocked everyone, and they all realized that everything the young officer said was not false.

He did what he said.

They had an initial understanding of Guo Peng.

In the next few days, all training and running-in were carried out step by step. When Lu Zhi came to inspect, he was very satisfied to see that the cavalry troops under Guo Peng were neat and meticulous.

"I heard you killed someone?"

"Yes, there are three people who want to leave because they can't stand the military diet. The students have already made a rule. Those who want to leave can leave at that time. If they stay, they don't want to leave again. Rules are rules, and those who violate military rules will be killed. Of."

"Okay, this is the way to be a general."

Lu Zhi looked at his disciple with great satisfaction, nodded again and again, and said: "In a few days, at the latest, it will be time to leave the apprenticeship. We should arrive in the Yecheng area of ​​Wei County in early April. The Yellow Turban thieves say there are more than [-], are you afraid?"

"afraid."

Guo Peng made no secret of it.

Lu Zhi laughed dumbly: "As a teacher, I thought you would stubbornly say that you are not afraid."

"Fear is just fear. There's nothing to be rude, but the students also have the determination to completely polish away the fear in their hearts on the battlefield."

Lu Zhi's face became serious.

"Okay, this is my Lu Zigan's student, I'm afraid it's not shameful, everyone is afraid at times, but whether you can overcome fear is the time to truly see a person's character, Zifeng, as a teacher, I have expectations for you, Don't let the teacher down."

"As ordered!"

Lu Zhi smiled and nodded, asked Guo Peng a few words, and left.

Afterwards, Guo Peng learned the final order to go to war on March [-].

After Han Lingdi ordered the army to prepare for a little preparation, he was about to set off on an expedition to suppress the rebellion of the Yellow Turban thieves in Taiping Road as quickly as possible and restore the peace of the world.

At this time, the Han court had learned that the rebellious Taiping Daoists were all wrapped in yellow turbans, so they called them yellow turban thieves, ant thieves, etc., and declared that Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao and other Taiping Dao leaders were rebellious, and called on the world to attack them together.

On March [-], Lu Zhi issued an order to Guo Peng, asking Guo Peng to lead the Changshui cavalry to follow his Chinese army and follow his direct command.

The whole army is divided into three parts, the former army, the middle army and the rear army. Lu Zhi asked two deputy generals to lead the former army and the rear army, and personally lead the middle army.

On March [-], the whole army set off.

Guo Peng didn't say goodbye to anyone, and there was no need to say goodbye. He had already said what he had to say, and continuing to say it would only add to his troubles.

He just hoped that he could return to Luoyang alive, return home alive, see his wife and son alive, and the family lived to the end.

It's not simple.

The oath meeting is over, the auspicious time has come, and the whole army will go out.

Lu Zhi led his army to the north and attacked the main force of the Yellow Turbans, while Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun led the army to the south to attack the followers of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou and Yuzhou.