Chapter 643: Han Xin's Northern Expedition (Middle)
The commander of the First Cavalry Corps of the Wehrmacht was Xu Zhi, and the commander of the Fifth Cavalry Corps was Wei Han.
Xu Zhi was a cavalryman when he served in the Qin army, oh...... There was no "cavalry" unit in the Qin army, and their name for the cavalry was "single horse walking", and he was still a flag bearer in the single horse at that time, and he was a guy who rode a horse and held a flag. He followed Lü Zhe during the Battle of Jiangling, in that battle, he commanded the cavalry to attack from the flank of the Baiyue coalition army, successfully rescued Lü Zhe who was trapped in the enemy formation, and destroyed the will to fight of the Baiyue people, so that their own side, which did not have an advantage in numbers and weapons, could fight a battle to cover up.
After Lu Zhe successfully occupied the entire Nanjun, Xu Zhi had always been in the cavalry sequence, but the number of cavalry in Lu Zhe's army at that time was not large, and it had always been maintained within 2,000, so to be honest, it was difficult to do much.
In the Battle of Hengshan, Xu Zhi served as a deputy general and invaded against Deng Zong, and his ability to appear was higher than that of the main general. In this invasion, Xu Zhi's cavalry repeatedly played a key role, that is, he became one of the few captains in that battle.
In the following year, because of the occupation of Nanjun, Hengshan County, and Qianzhong County (now Cangwu County), Lü Zhe had enough territory and resources to start trading with the Qin State, and the number of war horses under his command increased, so the number of cavalry would definitely be expanded accordingly, and as the first person to ride under Lü Zhe, Xu Zhi's importance became higher and higher.
Wei Han was a scout officer from the beginning, and he followed Lü Zhe to suppress the rebellion during the Battle of Yiling, along with the unsound Qin army.
The scout official position of the first school is the same as that of the military marquis, and Wei Han's starting point is one level higher than Xu Yan, but different people have different talents, and their fate is difficult to be the same.
There are quite a lot of scout officers in the army, even if it is based on the tun system, the tun commander can temporarily appoint a military commander to become the scout officer, and it is because of this relationship that although Wei Han has a high starting point, it does not seem very special. It is difficult to be taken seriously by Lu Zhe.
Scouts above the rank of military marquis rarely go into battle in person, and if you want to make a clear difference, the military scouts above the establishment of a school are actually more like clerks who manage and dispatch. And what this clerk does most in addition to scheduling scouts is to record information, filter out useful information from it, and give it to the master for reference.
Scouts above the rank of military marquis have a heavy responsibility, and the probability of making mistakes is infinitely high, because they need to make judgments about intelligence, and they can't always report anything to the commander, if so, the commander simply doesn't do anything. There's not enough time to filter through useful information all day.
In many cases, what kind of intelligence is useful, what kind of intelligence is useless, that requires the scout officer to have rich experience and a keen sense of smell to judge, judging correctly is of course a credit, and misjudgment is punished or a trivial matter. Therefore, the scouts of each army have a heavy task and get credit quickly. But it is also an extremely risky position in the military.
Wei Han officially entered Lü Zhe's field of vision in the battle between Ye County and Qin, and he was the first scout officer to judge the epidemic in the Qin army that went south at that time, and Lü Zhe had the follow-up intelligence detected by the scouts to lay out a strategy, and surrounded the Qin army at a very slight cost.
There is always room for talent to be developed. After Lü Zhe slowly figured out the characteristics of the scouts, Wei Han became Lü Zhe's first candidate to conduct officer observation of scouts, and while Wei Han continued to be promoted to the scout officer of a larger army, Lü Zhe also recognized Wei Han's talent.
Han Xin once served as a scout officer at the level of a thousand-man team. To put it bluntly, the scout officer is not only a figure who mobilizes the "eyes" of the army, but also an intelligence officer who needs to have sufficient judgment, and an adjutant who is not an adjutant. The nature of the hodgepodge is destined to pay attention to many directions, and when necessary, it is a firefighter who has to concentrate on horseback scouts to rescue the scene.
The special nature also has a special space for development, Lu Zhe continued to shift his attention to the scout officers of various units, and found that the special profession gave these guys no less than the general of the first army to display space, if it were not for the inherent flaws in character or the lack of acquisition, many scout officers could become candidates for the main general of the first army.
When Han Xin was transferred to the reorganized Fifth Army, he existed for a while as Wei Han's adjutant.
The so-called adjutant is not a formal military position, but is actually a clerk-type deputy, who also serves as a member of the personal guard.
Of course, Han Xin's ability to become Wei Han's adjutant was arranged by Lu Zhe, and Lu Zhe didn't have much time to give Han Xin a step-by-step "character cultivation", so he could only push Han Xin to the relatively all-powerful Wei Han, hoping that Wei Han could teach Han Xin some basic knowledge.
It may be a little funny, but the truth is that although Han Xin has quite a lot of military knowledge, he learned it from books. To put it bluntly, the military book is also a reference value, if you really want to become an excellent commander, it is impossible to do everything according to the knowledge in the military book without flexible use, and you will only stick to the rules.
Wei Han knew Lu Zhe's intentions very well, in addition to telling Han Xin some practical cases in his spare time, he spent more time on "training" with the promulgated tasks.
For example, now, it is clear that the army is marching within the territory of Wei and Han, and it is almost impossible to encounter a group of enemy troops, and a small group of thieves and baggage troops can solve it by themselves, in order to give Han Xin more field experience, Wei Han will send Han Xin out to escort the surrounding baggage troops.
Escorting the baggage troops is a seemingly easy job, but in fact it is not so simple, the importance of the baggage to the army is not a fool can clearly understand, so even if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance of being attacked, you must always be nervous and mentally coping.
Han Xin knew very well that there would not be a blind gang of thieves to attack the baggage convoy, after all, the first and second legions marched from this route, and if there were really bandits or something around, they would have been sorted out a long time ago, but he did not relax at all.
The reason why it is not easy to escort the baggage convoy is not only because of the possible attack from the enemy, but also because it is necessary to prevent the people from fleeing during the transportation and the contradictions between the uneven transport personnel.
If it is the auxiliary transport team of the Han army, it is basically impossible to escape, you must know how many people in the Han country wish to have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, the auxiliary soldiers are always looking forward to being able to turn into a regular army, and there will never be a day when they do not go to the battlefield, but the transportation baggage to the front line will have the opportunity to participate in the battle according to the changes in the battle situation, and they can finally get closer to the battlefield, and they will flee only if there is a problem.
Han Xin escorted not the auxiliary baggage transport team of the Han State, but the people recruited from Wei and Han.
Wei and Korea have always been in a state of decline, and the land where they are located is not the traditional area of the original Wei and Han. Because after the restoration of the country, he fled everywhere, and after finally having a piece of territory, Wei Han must have established a royal city, so the exploitation of the Qianshou under his rule must also be strict, so it is impossible to talk about winning the hearts of the people.
For a period of time, the population of Chen County who fled to the rule of Lü Zhe was very large, and Lü Zhe governed the territory well, and compared with the two heads, the leaders of the Qians under the rule of Wei Han were even less inclined to Wei or Korea, and the result was that more and more people fled, and Wei and Han became more and more difficult to recruit and the economy.
Later, after Lü Zhe formally established the alliance with Wei Han (the suzerainty and the vassal state), in order not to make Wei Han so weak that he could not even cope with the domestic rebels and bandits, Lü Zhe supported Wei Han with some supplies, and also restricted the escape of the Qianshou in Wei Han.
In recent years, Wei Han could have been able to get a little respite, after all, Lu Zhe, who did not know much about the Spring and Autumn Covenant, did not exploit Wei Han so exaggeratedly, and the amount of "taxation" has always been kept very low. However, Wei Han himself got rid of it again, and with the protection and support of Lu Zhe, they should have focused on developing the economy, and also used the Han State to share some soup in the frequent trade with Qin, Qi, Yan, and Zhao, and the result was that the trade was involved, but the wealth obtained was not used to restore the people's livelihood, part of it was used to develop the army, and more was used by the royal family to build palaces and enjoy it.
A person who can eat half full at a time, he will feel satisfied when he sees that others don't even have to eat, but he sees that he can only eat half full, and others are big fish and meat, so he has to feel sorry for himself or simply give up on himself, and the fiercer ones will simply embark on the road of no return.
The Qianshou under the rule of Wei and Han are those who can maintain half-fullness, and what they see is basically two extremes, the Qianshou under the rule of the Han State does not have many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, although they are not living a life of heaven on earth, but compared to the people on Wei and Han's side, they are really much better; They can also see Qi and Zhao, Qi is better, although there are a lot of taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and life is still passable, but there seems to be more forced labor. Zhao Guo is even more miserable, whether it is harsh taxes or many conscriptions, living in a land that may become a battlefield at any time is really eight lifetimes of mold.
The complex surrounding environment and the ruling class that do not know how to cherish it also brought a lot of complexity to Wei Han's Qianshou, among them there is no shortage of people who are content with the status quo, nor will there be a shortage of people who are not satisfied with the status quo, such people are more conscripted and conscripted to join the transport team, and there are many strange things happening, what groups of gangs want to push the grain cart to run away, what restless guys bewitch everyone to break away from the team on the way to occupy the mountains and become bandits, and what is even more outrageous is that infighting with different opinions also occurs from time to time.
As one of the commanders of the protection team like this, how easy can Han Xin go? (To be continued......)