Chapter 1331 Do it yourself
Before arriving in Yecheng, Du Yi was the most commander of this baggage convoy and had the power to make decisions. After arriving in Yecheng, Sima Yi sent Hao Jin to lead 20,000 troops to join the escort team. Although Du Yi was with him, all the power was undoubtedly controlled by Hao Jin.
Escorting the baggage convoy is a very important task. Obviously, Sima Yiqiang has instructed Hao Jin to take up his spirits and must not allow the Bingzhou army to attack him. No matter what the situation occurs, this batch of materials must be sent to the Jingxing Pass front line in time and without any loss.
At the same time, Sima Yichang also specifically instructed Hao Jin to cooperate with He Yan along the way and maintain a good relationship. Obviously, Sima Yichang had already taken the initiative to win over He Yan. After the escort mission was completed, Sima Yichang was ready to transfer He Yan to his command and reuse it.
It is crucial to maintain a good relationship with He Yan at this time.
With Sima Yiqiang's explanation, Hao Jin deliberately brought his relationship with Du Yi closer, chatting and laughing along the way, and obeying Du Yi's suggestions.
To be honest, it was the first time Hao Jin did such an escort escort escort. Such escorts are very different from marching and fighting. After receiving Du Yi's advice, Hao Jin quickly mastered the method of placing troops, so that the army could maintain the speed of advance in an orderly manner.
Hao Jin's attitude made Du Yi, who was originally worried, suddenly have a solution. If Hao Jin was stronger and arbitrary along the way, Du Yi really had no chance. After all, even if he could fight for 500 people, it would definitely be impossible to defeat 20,000 people.
Moreover, these 20,000 people are not like the new army in Jizhou. They are good at fighting for a long time. Even though they do not have any high-end combat power, they at least have quite strong combat power. It is difficult to destroy all the hundreds of baggage vehicles from their hands.
With Hao Jin's official position, he is higher than He Yan, so under normal circumstances, Hao Jin does not need to please Du Yi. However, from the current perspective, Hao Jin was obviously instructed by Sima Yi, deliberately trying to win over and make friends with him.
Du Yi sneered secretly. If he was really He Yan, he might be moved by Sima Yi's win over. After all, with a backer like Sima Yi in the court, he could make a fortune in the future. Why not do it?
But neither Sima Yi nor Hao Jin expected that this guy was just a fake guy, lurking in their opportunity to deal with sabotage. Such a person would be in vain even if they used all their means.
However, Hao Jin could listen to his advice, so Du Yi felt that there was a way to do this. He had no chance during the day, but it would be different at night. As long as he could seize this opportunity, Du Yi could completely destroy these materials.
It took about fifty miles a day, and in the evening, he was about to prepare to set up a camp. Hao Jin had some experience. He chose to set up a camp in a flat leeward place, preparing to set up a camp according to the conventional methods of the army.
Du Yi dissuaded: "General Hao, there is no need to be so troublesome. We have so many baggage chariots, so why do we need to set up a camp like this? Just wrap all the baggage chariots in a circle, and the soldiers can rest safely in the middle, which is both troublesome and efficient, and can resist the attacks of enemy cavalry to the greatest extent. The cavalry of the Bingzhou Army is very powerful, and ordinary camps are difficult to stop them, unless they are trenches and high trenches, but digging a deep trenches will not be able to be dug in one or two days, so this method is not suitable for marching. During the march, the most effective way to set up camp is to use combat chariots."
Using chariots to form formations is indeed a good way to resist cavalry. It is said that there is a battalion in the Bingzhou Army equipped with a large number of special combat chariots to restrain cavalry. Although the Sima Army does not have such equipment, it uses ready-made chariots to siege cars and other vehicles to build a defensive cavalry defense line. Such tactics and tactics have become popular in the Sima Army.
However, Hao Jin was still a little worried and said, "These baggage trucks are full of siege equipment. What should I do if the enemy attack is destroyed?"
Du Yi smiled slightly and said, "General Hao, we can arrange a patrolman outside the chariot array to patrol. Once we find an enemy attack, we will immediately warn you. In this way, all the soldiers will rush to the back of the baggage van to fight. The enemy's cavalry will not be able to get close to these baggage vans at all. How can we destroy it?"
When Hao Jin heard this, he made sense. If he used a baggage truck to build a camp, he could save a lot of camping time and the time for marching every day could be extended a lot. In this way, the time to reach Jingxing Pass can be greatly shortened, which is indeed of great benefit.
Du Yi said: "Let's do it. Tonight I will lead 500 people from the headquarters to patrol outside the camp in the middle of the night. At the third update, General Hao will take over and lead 500 people to guard the second half of the night. During the special period, there is no need to deal with other people in patrols. I hope General Hao can do his best and do it himself, so as to avoid the hope of Sima's envoy."
When Hao Jin heard this, he hurriedly said, "That's right, Captain He's move is exactly what I want. Captain He is worried about military affairs and does everything himself. It really makes us admire him."
Du Yi smiled and said, "Why can you not do anything in your position? Before leaving, Sima Jianguo specially ordered Yu to say that people and goods are there, and there will be no gains or losses. Such heavy responsibilities are not forgotten for a moment. If you don't do it yourself, wouldn't you let Sima Jianguo down? "
Hao Jin nodded repeatedly. Vigilance was an extremely hard thing. Ordinary generals would delegate some confidant people to do this. They rarely do it themselves. Du Yi was so dedicated, and Hao Jin was embarrassed to refuse. Anyway, the two of them shared the responsibility to guard it. Du Yi first guard the first half of the night, and Hao Jin came to guard the second half of the night. At least he could rest in the middle of the night, so he would not be too tired.
At that moment, Hao Jin camped in the way Du Yi suggested, first laying countless tents on the camp, then connecting the chariots from head to tail, and densely surrounding the camp, like iron barrels. In addition, Du Yi also deliberately tied these chariots with ropes, which would build a solid barrier that could completely resist the attacks of cavalry from any direction.
Chapter completed!