"In the past, we used to fight in the field by forming soldiers into phalanxes. The chief general of the Royal Army said as he drew a diagram on a piece of paper with a pen, "Let's analyze it carefully, our high-density formation is to resist the onslaught of the opposing infantry and cavalry—it is indeed very effective! We have always liked this formation before, for hundreds and thousands of years. ”

(Note: Because trebuchets and giant catapults are not very accurate and not easy to quickly change positions, in the wars in the history of the Rotisetitian civilization, it is rare to carry these heavy equipment used for siege to the field battlefield, so the soldiers of the Rotisetitia civilization generally do not need to discharge the loose formation of defensive trebuchets and other equipment.) ）

"Yes, it worked. King Malatinius nodded, "However, this formation doesn't seem to have any advantage against the current enemy. ”

The chief general of the Royal Army paused when he said this, and then changed his words, "That's true, now, it's the turn of the unknown enemies on the other side to like this formation-this kind of formation can be said to be too suitable for their attack method." ”

The general said this, and his tone became a little sad: "However, for us, the damage is great......

"Indeed...... This needs to change. King Maltinius agreed, and then asked the chief general of the kingdom's army, "Why don't we train to disperse the formation now!" Of course, many tactics that rely on formations will naturally have to be changed, such as tortoiseshell formations. ”

"That's right, Your Majesty, that's it. The Chief General of the Royal Army continued, "We don't just have to make some changes in the phalanx. ”

"Oh?" said King Maletinius, curious.

The chief general of the kingdom army told King Maltinius that the point mentioned earlier was actually only a change in micro tactics, and a change in the more macro tactics also needed to be changed - for example, to make the various phalanxes that originally cooperated with each other act separately and harass each other.

The chief general of the Royal Army then said that in a single "phalanx", or a single scattered formation, there will be different types of soldiers - that is, a scattered formation of about 100 people can be composed of dozens of short spear infantry, dozens of crossbowmen, dozens of shield and sword soldiers, etc.

"Mixed together?...... Well...... There really has been no such method of formation before. King Maletinius thought for a moment, then said, "But ...... that case."

"Your Majesty, you're worried about the inconvenience of arranging or commanding, right? The chief general of the kingdom army looked at King Maltinius and explained, "First of all, the question of formation, we generally do not plan to fight in formation on open terrain, we will go to the woods, the mountains, and the buildings of the villages. These are all small places, and they are not suitable for a large formation. Compared to the opponent lining up to shoot, the battlefield that is divided into small areas is more suitable for us to attack in close combat!"

"Well, not bad!" said King Malatinius, a little relieved, "what about the command......

"Tactics have changed, and the way of command has to evolve together. The chief general of the Royal Army said seriously, "Times are changing drastically, and the current battle is no longer the same as it was hundreds of years ago, so we must be prepared." ”

King Maletinius nodded.

"In addition, we have to admit one thing. We have brave soldiers, we have a huge number of military forces at all levels. But......" said the chief general of the Kingdom Army, paused, "Your Majesty, all of the above are the things that make me very proud of our Kingdom. However, with all due respect, I have to say that there is still a big gap between our weapons and those of unknown enemies on the other side!"

"Indeed......" King Maletinius shook his head, looking a little helpless.

"Your Majesty, I have two suggestions for this. The chief general of the Royal Army said this, took a sip of water, and continued, "In the near future, we can only maintain a certain advantage as much as possible through tactics, from macro to micro tactics, and maintain superiority in the process of fighting the other side. This battle, if we fight well in the early stage, may not end soon, if this battle ends soon, I am afraid that it is only possible...... Okay, so, we have to plan for the long term. ”

"We can still hold on for a longer period of time. King Maletinius still had some confidence in this.

"Very well, Your Majesty!" the chief general of the Kingdom Army was a little happy, "The long-term plan may require the help of the Kingdom's scholars—perhaps, hundreds of scholars, and thousands of craftsmen will be needed to help us carry out this plan!"

That sounds like a big plan!