The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 150 Fighting Xu Chu

It is impossible for Cao Jun's 30 troops to go out all at once. When the front army arrived in Wancheng, the rear army was still in Xudu.From Xudu to Wancheng, the road was full of flags and banners, and there was not only an endless stream of soldiers, but also many civilians transporting food and supplies.

The expedition of 30 troops is currently the biggest issue for Cao Cao's group, and the entire group is focused on this matter.It is definitely not enough to rely on Xudu's grain and grass alone. Under Xun Yu's dispatch, grain and grass from Jizhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and other places were also sent to Xudu, and then transferred to the front line.

According to records, a soldier in this era had to eat about 3 stones and 3 buckets of rations a month, which is about 90 catties in modern times, and an average of 3 catties per day.The food in this era was mainly millet (also known as grain, millet after shelling), and some wild vegetables were boiled. The food for ordinary soldiers was very poor. Except for senior generals, few people could eat meat.There is no high-nutrition food such as meat and eggs, so they can only eat a lot of food to supplement it, and the amount of food they eat during the war is different from that during normal times.

A person eats three catties a day, and a 30-strong army eats 90 catties a day, not counting war horses and civilian husbands.The daily consumption of war horses is three times that of soldiers, and they can't just eat grass, but also have to be matched with a lot of food, especially some guaranteed protein such as black beans, otherwise the war horses will lose weight.There should be at least 30 cavalry in Cao Jun's 3 army. This is at least 150 horses, plus other mules and horses for transporting grain, grass and luggage, and consumes at least [-] million catties of grain a day.

Moreover, the transportation capacity in this era is not good. There are neither trains nor trucks. If you go on land, you can only use small carts except for the soldiers who carry some food with them.But using people and livestock to transport grain consumes a lot on the road.

According to records, during the Ming Dynasty, the consumption ratio of transporting grain from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the vicinity of Datong was about three to one.That is to say, three servings of food are consumed on the road to be transported to the front line for one serving of food.Although it is closer from Xudu to Wancheng and even to Fancheng, even if the consumption is compared one to one, the food and grass needed will have to be doubled.What's more, in this era, productivity is still relatively backward, and the population is much smaller.

The strategy Zhang Wu, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others decided was to withstand Cao Jun's fierce attack, and enter a stalemate with Cao Jun until Cao Cao couldn't afford it.Then Cao Cao either retreated or transported grain and grass by water.

It would be fine if Cao Cao retreated at this point, but if Cao Cao dared to transport grain and grass by water, Zhang Wu's opportunity would come.If the plan is right, not only can Cao Jun be severely injured, so that Cao Cao will not dare to invade Jingzhou easily, but it is also possible to capture several generals of Cao Jun and blackmail Boss Cao severely.

It is also very convenient for Cao Jun to transport grain and grass by water.Starting from Wancheng, you can go directly to Fancheng along the Feishui River.On the one hand, using ships to transport can save the consumption of livestock, and can also increase the transportation volume, which may save Cao Jun half of the consumption of grain and grass.When Cao Cao couldn't withstand the pressure of food and grass, Zhang Wu didn't believe that Cao Cao would not be tempted.

After Cao Cao's army gathered in Wancheng one after another, Xu Chu led [-] elite soldiers to cross the Nie River to Rangcheng as a vanguard.

Zhang Wu found out that Cao Jun's army hadn't arrived yet, and there were only Xu Chu's 3000 troops in the vanguard, so he led the army out of the city to fight without hesitation.He wants to defeat Xu Chu first when Cao Cao's army is coming, so as to dampen the enemy's spirit and improve the morale of his own army at the same time.

Relying on his strength, Xu Chu saw that Zhang Wu dared to go out of the city to fight, so he went straight to the front of Zhang Wu's army to form an array.

Xu Chu was a fierce general in the world and a first-class military general. He once fought with Lu Bu for [-] rounds with no outcome, with Zhao Yun for [-] rounds with no outcome, and later with Ma Chao for [-] rounds with no outcome.Only Gan Ning and Huang Zhong among Zhang Wu's generals could fight to a draw with Xu Chu, but Gan Ning was not here. After all, Huang Zhong was old. He might not have the upper hand in physical strength in a fight with a ruthless man like Xu Chu, so Zhang Wu planned to personally He rode out to fight with Xu Chu.

The Lu horse that Zhang Wu rode walked forward for a certain distance, and immediately shouted: "I am the governor of Jingzhou, General Zhang Wu of Zhennan. I heard that Xu Zhongkang is a powerful general in the world. I don't know if General Xu dares to compete with me in front of the two armies." some time?"

Xu Chu was originally a brave and ruthless person, and his favorite thing to do was to fight. Now everyone named him and wanted to challenge him one-on-one. The opponent was the commander of the Jingzhou Army, so of course Xu Chu wanted to fight.If Zhang Wu was hacked to death or captured alive, wouldn't this battle be unnecessary?Isn't Jingzhou pacified immediately?Then our credit can be great!

So Xu Chu came excitedly, clapping his horse and wielding his sword, and shouted loudly: "Zhang Wuxiu is going crazy, let me take your head!"

"Hahahaha... Come on, whoever runs first will be the grandson!"

Two super-class generals who also wielded swords fought together, and the shouts of the soldiers on both sides shook the sky.

The soldiers of the Cao army knew that General Xu Chu was the prime minister's personal guard commander, personal bodyguard, brave and invincible, and killed countless enemy generals, so they naturally had great confidence in Xu Chu.

And Huang Zhong and others also know Zhang Wu's strength, they are even more unbelievable about the speed at which Zhang Wu's strength has improved, and they don't know what kind of training method their lord used, he has jumped from a second-rate general in just two years Raising to a super first-class level, this also proves that my lord is really different from ordinary people!
Zhang Wuxian fought against Xu Chu with his own normal strength, and with his force value of 97 points, he was considered among the top generals. He fought Xu Chu back and forth for [-] rounds, regardless of the outcome.This Xu Chu is indeed Cao Cao's bodyguard, his confidant and favorite general, he is really powerful, infinitely powerful, and extremely fierce, no wonder he was able to fight Ma Chao for [-] rounds regardless of the outcome.

After fifty rounds of fighting between Xu Chu and Zhang Wu, he couldn't help but be amazed, no wonder General Zixiao said that Zhang Wu was extremely brave, as expected, he was able to draw with me, it was really enjoyable!

After the two fought for a hundred rounds, there was still no winner. After Zhang Wu had a deeper understanding and experience of his own strength, he decided to use his skills to defeat Xu Chu.

So, after opening the distance again, Zhang Wu activated the "Wushuang" skill, and then rushed towards Xu Chu with his horse's belly, and activated the "Flying General" skill at a suitable distance.

The galloping Luma suddenly jumped up, flying high in the air as if he had grown wings. Zhang Wu held the sword tightly in both hands, fixed his eyes on Xu Chu, and shouted "Ah~ah~~", He slashed at Xu Chu with a knife.

This knife, with a sonic boom, seemed to split the air, as if to split the earth!

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others looked at this scene in shock, and the lord used his stunt again, the parachutist swung his horse and wielded his sword!

The Jingzhou soldiers also shouted excitedly: "Fly! Fly! The governor is flying!"

(End of this chapter)