It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Zhang Fan felt that his performance was not good, but he got affirmation from Lu Xingchen, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Wei Hu felt that Zhang Fan was shameless. It was obvious that the commander-in-chief was praising him first and then criticizing him, but this kid couldn't hear it.

"But the casualties were too great." Lu Xingchen said.

Zhang Fan’s smile froze on his face instantly.

"One hundred and eighty brothers, ninety of them died, and now they are alive and kicking because this is a drill. If you

You are looking at ninety corpses, can you still laugh?" Lu Xingchen said.

Zhang Fan's face instantly turned gloomy.

Lu Xingchen said to Pei Jun, "It's naturally good to have achieved such results after more than ten days of training."

With Zhang Fan's example, Pei Jun naturally wouldn't be so complacent.

"But it's too conservative. This branch is too short. It needs to be two feet longer."

"Besides, the spear is too short. Even with the Qiang head attached, it could be made one foot longer."

"We must train the soldiers to the point where they can easily pierce the enemy soldier's body with their spears even if they are one foot longer."

"Also, the shield is too small."

"Do you think such a large shield, with four shield bearers standing in front, can withstand the attacks of the enemy soldiers?"

"The reason why you were defeated one after another was because the shield bearers were unable to effectively resist Zhang Fan's attack from the front."

"The prerequisite for this battle formation is to lure the enemy to get close to you and attack. During the enemy's attack, the shield bearer must block the enemy's first wave of attack."

"Zhang Fan and his men don't have archers. If they did, would four such small shields be able to completely block the enemy's arrows?"

Pei Jun showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

This was the first time he practiced such a battle formation, and he always felt that the Qiang branches and spears were too long and difficult to operate.

"We must train the eighteen people to act like one person. The shieldmen will be responsible for defense, and the swordmen will only be responsible for attacking enemies that the spears and thorns cannot reach."

"The scope that a person can take care of is very small. If he wants everything, the battle will be in chaos.

Instead of training the coordination, why not let the 18 people fight on their own and form a team?"

Pei Jun understood this very well. "General, I know what to do now."

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"General Guan, the woman surnamed Lu has occupied the entire northern Yongzhou." An old man in his fifties looked at General Guan and said.

The old man's surname is Liu.

"She will definitely attack Nanyongzhou next."

"By then, the entire Yongzhou Prefecture will belong to her."

General Guan showed a puzzled look, "We have already submitted a letter to the court expressing our loyalty and willingness to surrender."

"Why did she attack Yongzhou Prefecture?"

Another old man named Wang showed contempt for General Guan.

"General Guan, Bei Yongzhou has also expressed its submission to the imperial court, but... what's the use?"

"That woman beats me when she says so."

"If this woman is determined to do something and goes crazy, it will be very difficult to communicate with her."

"Yes, General Guan, I heard that she has more than 3,000 soldiers under her command." Another old man named Zhao followed.

"Don't you have two thousand soldiers?"

"As long as we hold on to Yongzhou City, it will definitely not be breached for the time being."

General Guan looked at the three elderly people below.

Although he now appoints himself as the military governor of Yongzhou and the prefect of Yongzhou.

But he had to listen to these three old men.

Without them, he would have no food for his troops, because there would be no silver in his treasury.

He was originally the commander of Qi State, but was defeated in a melee with the troops of Liang State.

He arrived outside Yongzhou City with a thousand soldiers.

As if by magic, these three masters opened the city gates and welcomed me into Yongzhou City.

Moreover, they were very submissive to him, promised to raise troops for him, and gave him money. Most importantly, they made him the military commander and prefect of Yongzhou Prefecture.

At that time, he had no other choice. When such a good thing came to his doorstep, he naturally agreed to it.

Later, these three masters did a very good job.

But he was not allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of Yongzhou Prefecture.

He was a soldier and had no objection to not interfering in the internal affairs of Yongzhou Prefecture. Anyway, as long as he asked for money, these three masters would basically satisfy him.

Now two years have passed, and he is living a pretty carefree life.

Moreover, these three masters were very generous and even married one of their beloved daughters to him.

General Guan married daughters from three families.

Who wouldn’t envy him for enjoying the blessings of heaven?

The three wives had the same status in his house and were called equal wives.

However, they did not feel jealous, and the three of them lived in harmony like sisters.

General Guan has lived a very comfortable life in the past two years.

He heard about it when Lu Xingchen led his troops to attack the county town of Beiyongzhou.

But he felt that Beiyongzhou was not under his control, so it didn't matter to him who took it away.

But who could have known that Lu Xingchen would occupy the entire Beiyongzhou so quickly.

"In that case, why not take the initiative?" General Guan punched the armrest of the chair.

He is also a brave soldier.

Although he had lived a comfortable life in the past two years, he knew that the best defense was still offense.

The three masters looked at each other and said, "General Guan, isn't it too risky to take the initiative?"

"What's the risk? We can launch a surprise attack while the enemy is still struggling to gain a foothold. This will surely yield unexpected results."

"Besides, I have been training soldiers for the past two years."

"We now have at least 3,000 soldiers capable of fighting."

"As long as the three fathers-in-law can guarantee me the supply of food and grass, I will definitely drive that woman out of Yongzhou within ten days."

"Let's also bring Northern Yongzhou under our jurisdiction." General Guan looked at the three people and said confidently.

"Since the general is determined, I'll trouble you to send troops."

The three masters, Yang, Wang and Zhao, stood up, clasped their fists and bowed, their attitudes very respectful.

All three of them were his father-in-laws, so General Guan naturally did not dare to take the lead. He quickly stood up and clasped his fists in return.

As a result, Yongzhou City began to mobilize for war.

General Guan was an experienced combat commander after all. He sent scouts from time to time to inquire about Lu Xingchen's movements.

Because Lu Xingchen went to the capital to meet the emperor, He County did not have much valuable information to give to General Guan.

He only found out that Lu Xingchen had about three thousand soldiers and had been training in He County.

Although He County is a county town, its city walls and fortifications are much stronger than those of ordinary county towns.

He could mobilize a maximum of three thousand soldiers and horses. If Lu Xingchen also had three thousand soldiers and horses, he would attack the city while Lu Xingchen would defend it, and he would not have a complete chance of winning.

Therefore, General Guan waited for Lu Xingchen to lead his troops out of He County before making plans.

On this day, General Guan finally learned that the troops from He County had begun to take action.

Lu Xingchen left Pei Jun to train, and left some soldiers to guard He County.

So she took 2,500 soldiers and left He County, preparing to attack Yongzhou City.

During this period, General Guan was inquiring about Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen was not idle either. He sent a lot of people to inquire about the situation in Yongzhou City.

Lu Xingchen also has a comprehensive understanding of the current situation of Yongzhou City.

General Guan was a commander who once commanded two thousand troops. Later, he was defeated and remained in Yongzhou City.

But the three local gentry, Zhao, Wang and Yang, had the final say in Yongzhou City.

Lu Xingchen also had a general understanding of the troop deployment in Yongzhou City.