Liu Bei appointed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as the left and right wings, personally led Zhao Yun, Tian Yu and Bai Ma Yi from the front army, Taishi Ci and Guan Hai as the central army, and Xia Cheng accompanied him to participate in the military.
10,000 troops were mobilized to rescue Xuzhou.
After leaving the territory of Beihai County, the army began to encounter forests and wilderness.
It was worth mentioning that due to the problem of land development, the population gathering places in this era were generally around cities and towns.
After leaving the city for about 20 to 30 miles, it became deserted.
Along the way, they passed through barren mountains and wilderness. Other than some wise men and hermits who might live there, there were few people.
As the main force was equipped with horses, if it wasn't for the fact that they were taking care of the new recruits, their speed would be considered fast.
It was true that modern people ran marathons that were more than 40 kilometers long.
The strongest record holder could finish the entire race in just over two hours.
The average time of the participants was only about seven hours.
However, that was because the physical fitness of modern people was much stronger than that of the ancients. Modern people could eat fish and meat, and they were more nutritious.
However, the ancients often did not have enough to eat or wear, so they could only eat more grains to satisfy their hunger. The conditions for eating meat were not too good, and their endurance and physical strength were slightly worse.
At this time, under the leadership of many famous generals and fully armed, they could reach a speed of three to four kilometers per hour. They were already considered elite soldiers.
To be able to reach a speed of five to six kilometers per hour, one could be considered to be extremely fast.
Time slowly passed.
After riding for more than half a day, Xia Cheng felt a slight pain in his crotch. It was already late.
Dusk fell.
As the last wisp of burning cloud disappeared, it was difficult to see the road ahead clearly just by relying on the moonlight.
The marching troops had no choice but to light up their torches.
During long journeys, torches were a necessity for the army.
By equipping the horses of the cavalrymen, each cavalryman would use flint to light a torch. Dozens of torches lit up the surrounding environment day and night.
Even so, the speed of the night march was greatly reduced.
At this time, it was different from the later generations. The wilderness lacked controllable light sources.
Unless there was a bright moon in the sky and visibility was slightly better, otherwise, the stars in the sky would definitely not be able to see one's fingers. Even if one held a torch, it would not be of much use if it was slightly far away.
Moreover, there was an even more important problem-night blindness!
This was also a common problem of ancient soldiers. Due to long-term malnutrition, many soldiers could not see at night.
Therefore, in ancient times, it was absolutely impossible to support a large-scale night battle.
Even during the day, soldiers would get separated, let alone at night.
At that time, the enemy might not kill many, but their own soldiers might suffer greater casualties because of the chaos. Such losses were not worth it.
Therefore, even if there was a night battle, it was to gather a small number of elite troops. Under the guarantee of effective command and strict military discipline, they would harass and surprise the enemy at night, causing great chaos to the enemy.
The most famous night battle in the current era should be Xiaoyao Jin, where Zhang Liao defeated Sun Shiwan with eight hundred…
"Lord Xuande, it's already late at night. If you want to set up camp, let me send scouts to scout ahead of the army.”Seeing that the sky was already dark, Zhao Yun went forward and suggested to Liu Bei.
At his level, because he had the ability to regularly consume fish, shrimp, beef, sheep, and pork to supplement his body's vitamins, it was very rare for him to suffer from night blindness.
However, most of the soldiers were unable to avoid it.
The risk of continuing to march was a little too high.
"Thank you, Zilong."
Liu Bei looked at the sky and Xia Cheng, who had already started to feel uneasy, and nodded.
The night was already very dark, and they had been marching for half a day. If they continued marching, it would be too late.
"Yes!" Zhao Yun cupped his fists and retreated. He personally selected the elites of the White Horse Righteous Followers to scout the way.
It had to be said that Zhao Yun was a naturally calm general.
From his serious face, one could see a thing or two.
? Although this kind of person might not have a hot-blooded personality and might not be as hot-blooded as those generals who won consecutive battles on the battlefield, he was definitely a general who could be trusted and relied on.
The so-called scout mission was to keep watch and investigate.
They didn't need to join the battle immediately after discovering the enemy.
If they bumped into the enemy's sentry cavalry, and the enemy's strength was not as good as theirs, they could try to wipe out the enemy and prevent the news from leaking.
However, once they discovered that their strength was insufficient, they should immediately report back to the central army.
This wasn't a deserter.
On the contrary, if they could report the truth to the general in time, it would be a moderate contribution.
Therefore, any army would pay great attention to the situation at the front. Only the scouts could enter the commander's tent and report the situation.
This was very important.
Especially when they were marching at night.
At this moment, what the soldiers were most afraid of was not knowing how many enemies had come.
In addition, at night, many soldiers could not see and would subconsciously feel fear.
This fear was often the source of chaos in the army.
Don't think that such a stupid situation would happen.
In this era, many soldiers were illiterate.
They were originally ordinary farmers and had only cared about the food grown in their fields their entire lives. It was too difficult for them to suddenly become soldiers on the battlefield and become knowledgeable people overnight.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been such a strange situation like the Howling Camp mutiny. They hadn't even encountered the enemy yet, but they had played themselves out.
However, if those soldiers could overcome this, they would have a huge advantage on the battlefield.
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