Chapter 208: The Difference in the Barracks
It is precisely because of such considerations that Cao Ying wants to be tactful, so that Guo Jia can retreat from the difficulty! It's not like you think it's fun, you can be a military advisor if you want to!
"It's okay, isn't it just horseback riding, I can't learn it. It's like walking, and who will do it in the first place? Since people all over the world, including some women, can learn to ride horses, it doesn't make sense that I, Guo Jia, am stupider than them, I can't learn it! Besides, even if Lu Bu's red rabbit horse, I have ridden it at the beginning, there will be no other horse that can control it better than the red rabbit horse! Guo Jia waved his hand and said indifferently.
There was no way, Cao Ying smiled bitterly, and could only temporarily agree to Guo Jia's request. It's just that before learning to ride a horse, Guo Jia obviously should have serious work to do. And if there is a military operation when, and Guo Jia has not been able to learn to ride a horse, Cao Ying will obviously not be able to take Guo Jia to the battlefield!
Of course, as for what kind of degree is called learning, just like the driver's license test in later generations, Cao Ying must take the school test himself. This is not only responsible for Guo Jia himself, but also responsible for the entire Cao Army, and it can't be at a critical moment, everyone has to find a way to protect you Guo Jia.
Especially when escaping, Cao Ying can be regarded as relatively experienced in this regard. When Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, Cao Ying chased after him, but he was ambushed by Dong Zhuo, at that time, even with Cao Zhuo's riding skills, he almost couldn't run away, and if he was replaced by Guo Jia, he would have died a long time ago. In addition, Cao Ying originally wanted Guo Jia to retreat from the difficulty, so when the time comes, although Cao Ying will not deliberately embarrass Guo Jia, he must also be seriously checked!
Seeing that Guo Jia was so interested, Cao Ying simply led everyone to the camp directly, firstly, to familiarize people with the situation, and secondly, Cao Gang probably wanted to take the opportunity to show his strength. To evaluate the quality of a unit, it is not based on the number of people, but more important is the morale and strict discipline of the army! Cao Ying wanted Guo Jia and other newcomers to take a good look at how strong the soldiers under his command were Cao Ying, although the number of people was not as large as Yuan Shao's, but the combat ability of his soldiers was definitely above Yuan Shao! Now Cao Ying's difference is only in a quantitative word, not in quality.
As a result, Cao Ying led Guo Jia and his party to the barracks, but his face suddenly darkened.
It turned out that as soon as a few people came to the camp, they found that it was as lively as a vegetable market, and the soldiers were not trained, but they were surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, as if they were watching some kind of performance, the sound was noisy and lively.
Is this the discipline surname that Cao Ying envisioned in his heart for Guo Jia and others to see?! Even if Cao Ying didn't say in advance that he was going to come to the camp, could it be that he was like this in Pingyue, and he used to make a show for Cao Ying?! Fortunately, Cao Ying didn't have any bragging words before, thinking that seeing is believing and hearing is false, let Guo Jia and others feel it for themselves to know the difference, otherwise Cao Ying would probably lose his face at this time.
However, at this time, Cao Ying's heart is obviously ready to be held accountable, no matter who it is, Cao Ying will not let it go! Cao Ying knows very well that in his army now, the people in charge are either the Xiahou brothers or the Cao brothers, although there is nothing to say about loyalty, but this kind of kinship is also easy to make people slack, not enterprising, and even do whatever they want!
Cao Ying wants to let people know today that he is absolutely clear about public and private, even if his relatives make mistakes, he Cao Ying will not tolerate them! Politically, it may be the same thing, but you can also pay attention to gentleness; But in the army, it is definitely another matter, here, it is necessary to have iron discipline, so that Cao Jun can become a heroic division that wins every battle!
Seeing that Cao Ying's face was very bad, Chen Gong on the side hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord, it should be General Xiahoudun on duty today." ”
Xun Yu and the others did not speak, "watching coldly", they were new to the city, this is not where they should behave, on the contrary, Xun Yu and the others wanted to see how Cao Ying would deal with this matter. In this era, the choice between the lord and his subordinates is definitely not one-way, but two-way. To put it mildly, if Cao Ying does not handle this matter well, cronyism, and covers up his relatives at will, Uncle Xun Yu and nephew may leave Cao Ying immediately.
At the beginning, Guo Jia took the initiative to test Yuan Shao, but now God just put such an opportunity in front of Xun Yu and others, so that they can take this opportunity to test Cao Shao!
"Where's Xiahoudun?!" Cao Ying roared angrily.
Although the scene was very noisy, the surrounding soldiers still immediately discovered Cao Ying, after all, who would dare to call their general's name directly like this. Finding that Cao Ying didn't know when he had come behind them, many soldiers exclaimed, "The lord is here!" ”
hurriedly made a gap, so that Cao Ying and his party could see the "performance" in the center clearly. And the soldiers on the other side, because they were far away, obviously had not noticed anything unusual, and continued to shout and scream recklessly. This also made Guo Jia clearly realize how difficult it is to clearly convey information orders to every soldier in this era. Usually you have to rely on drums or flags, but even if you do, it is often not very effective.
For example, in the case of hand-to-hand combat, if you still have the heart to look at the Lingqi, it is estimated that your head would have been cut off a long time ago. As for the sound of drums, not to mention whether they can be heard clearly in the shouting and killing, the drums on both sides are often confused. Therefore, a simple drum beat that represents an attack and a retreat does not necessarily have a good effect, let alone other complex orders.
Why is it that in this ancient world, where there were no mobile phones and other communication devices, there was a saying that the victory was won thousands of miles away? To a large extent, it is because of the uncontrollable surname of the battlefield situation! The coach wants to respond to the situation, and even if he can react, he can't command it, so a predetermined strategy can often play a big role.
The slightly more complicated tactics can only be brought into play if they are clearly explained to the soldiers in advance. Therefore, some fixed military formations will be studied.
When they returned to the scene and saw the "performance" in the center, Cao Ying and Guo Jia were stunned. The reason why Cao Ying was stunned was that one of the "performers" was actually Xiahoudun; And the reason why Guo Jia was stunned, needless to say, another "performer" is Dian Wei.
Although Guo Jia and Dian Wei have been called brothers, Dian Wei is not like Zhao Yun after all, Zhao Yun is completely a family living with Guo Jia, and Dian Wei has always lived separately from Guo Jia. Therefore, Guo Jiacai has no idea about Dian Wei's behavior now, if it is Zhao Yun, even if he wants to do it in his heart, Zhao Yun will definitely ask Guo Jia in advance.
It turned out that Xiahoudun was trying to wrestle with Dian Wei in the middle, so there was such a lively scene around, and the soldiers were all cheering and cheering.
Guo Jia knows that this should be regarded as a tradition, or an unspoken rule, just like Guo Yuan also tried with Yan Liang at the beginning, it can be said that every newcomer entering the camp is indispensable for such a competition.
(To be continued)