"Weichen is ashamed, please ask the emperor to punish him!"

After the end of the martial arts, Li Junxian and Su Dingfang came to ask Li Shimin for their guilt at the same time, although they were tied, but when they lost, they lost too completely.

"What is the crime of the two Aiqing, today is just a martial arts." Li Shimin said with a smile on his face, it really made him happy to be able to get such a peerless battle formation today, he knew that the infantry had a natural disadvantage in the face of cavalry, but the Macedonian phalanx was able to fight a draw with the same number of cavalry, which was an unexpected surprise.

"Two Aiqing, how about this phalanx?" Li Shimin turned his head to Li Jing and asked.

Hou Junji shook his head and denied: "Back to Your Majesty, this phalanx has a single position and obvious advantages, but the disadvantages are equally serious, once you break through the flanks and rear flanks of this phalanx, you will definitely lose everything." ”

Hou Junji could naturally see that the spears used in the Macedonian phalanx were too long to turn around, and once they broke through, it would be disastrous.

Li Jing shook his head and said: "It is precisely because of the single formation that it is easy to train, and when you go to the battlefield, there are naturally cavalry to protect the flanks and rear wings." ”

The attack power of the Macedonian phalanx is too huge, and on the battlefield, Datang also pays attention to coordinated operations, but it is only the cooperation of a small group of men and horses, but there has never been a single like the Macedonian phalanx, the whole army has become a collective, and the power that erupts is too strong.

Li Shimin nodded, he saw the power of the Macedonian phalanx with his own eyes, and immediately believed how powerful Alexander's empire was that Merton said.

Hou Junji retorted: "This pikeman carries too much weight, moves slowly, and the battlefield changes in an instant, how can he take care of everything, once the army is defeated, the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Li Shimin was suddenly caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, he was indeed impressed by the powerful attack power of the Macedonian phalanx, and on the other hand, he was worried about the defeat of the Macedonian phalanx in history.

Seeing this, Merton bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is very easy to solve. The so-called long-term attack will be lost, although the Macedonian phalanx has strong attack power, it is also a fact that it moves slowly and is inflexible. But let's look at it differently, what if the Macedonian phalanx is used for defense? ”

"Defense?" Everyone frowned and looked at Merton in surprise.

Merton turned to Li Junxian and said, "General Li, on the battlefield, General Su formed the Macedonian phalanx into a circle and waited for reinforcements, you can be sure of breaking through." ”

Li Junxian subconsciously looked back at the gun forest where the martial arts arena was still standing proudly, and couldn't help but say with trepidation: "With the same strength, even the cavalry may not be able to break this formation." ”

For this, even Li Shimin and Hou Junji couldn't help but nod, once the Macedonian phalanx was formed, it was like a huge hedgehog, which made people unable to speak.

Li Jing's eyes flashed, and he vaguely guessed Merton's plan, but he didn't break it, but looked at Merton with interest, wanting to see Merton's skills.

Merton took a deep breath and said: "As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move the grain and grass, my Tang soldiers go thousands of miles to fight, and the grain road is the top priority." If the troops transporting grain are trained according to the Macedonian phalanx, once Tuyuhun attacks the grain road, everyone is armed with spears and forms a Macedonian phalanx, even if the cavalry of Tuyuhun several times times the number of troops sneaks up on the grain road, he will definitely break the blood flow of his head and ensure that the grain and grass are not lost. ”

As soon as Merton's voice fell, everyone's hearts suddenly brightened, and sure enough, the Mo family was best at sticking to it, which did greatly improve the defensive ability of the troops escorting grain and grass, and greatly reduced the risk of grain and grass, even if it was really besieged, it was enough to barely protect itself.

Li Shimin couldn't help himself excitedly, in this era, the importance of grain and grass is self-evident, since ancient times, how many wars are lost on grain and grass, the battle of Changping, the battle of Julu, the battle of Guandu, the lessons in history can be said to abound, Li Shimin, as an emperor, naturally knows how important grain and grass are.

Moreover, in the land of the Western Regions, it is difficult to transport grain and grass, once the grain and grass are lost, it is almost impossible to supply again, it is almost a defeat is already a foregone conclusion, if it is not so, Li Shimin will not issue treasury bonds to build a brick road to the land of Longyou under the condition that the national strength is not sufficient.

"This old minister thinks it's very good." Li Jing nodded appreciatively.

In this way, the Macedonian phalanx formed in a circle was stuck in place, and in this way, the poor mobility of the Macedonian phalanx was perfectly solved. It has always been a perfect defensive force.

Hou Junji still shook his head and said: "In this way, the escort grain and grass can only be passively beaten, and the rangers only need to constantly ride and harass them, even if the defense line is strong, I am afraid it will not be able to hold it." ”

Although Hou Junji is picky in the egg, he also pointed out the biggest shortcoming of all infantry, facing the cavalry can only be on the defensive, and the so-called long-term defense must be lost, which is indeed a taboo for all infantry.

Morton suddenly showed his trademark and honest smile and said: "What Hou Shangshu said is very true, he can only be beaten passively, and naturally he must not, so the kid came today, not to bring another weapon, which can just solve the current situation of the grain transportation troops being passively beaten." ”

"Oh!" Li Shimin was immediately very interested, Merton's contribution to the Macedonian phalanx had already surprised him, and all the things that Merton offered had never disappointed him, and he couldn't help but look forward to it in his heart.

Merton arched his hand towards Pound and said, "Grandpa Pang, please return the things that the boy brought when he came." ”

Pound nodded, stretched out his hand, and soon the two little eunuchs carried a box in front of everyone, Merton leaned over to open the box, and suddenly a bow and crossbow appeared in front of everyone.

"Bow and crossbow?" Li Jing's heart moved.

The bow and crossbow is indeed a sharp weapon for the infantry, but most of the bows and crossbows that want to shoot at a long range are very heavy and require multiple people to operate.

"Weichen's bow and crossbow is not an ordinary bow and crossbow, it is called the Divine Arm Crossbow, this bow and crossbow is simple to operate, Weichen adds the Mo family mechanism to it, only one person can be easily wound, and the most important thing is that the effective range of this bow and crossbow can reach four hundred steps."

"Three hundred steps!" Everyone was taken aback, and looked at Merton in disbelief, knowing that the range of bows and arrows in this era was only a hundred steps, and the real lethality was only fifty steps. With a range of 400 steps, it is enough to change the entire form of the war.

Li Shimin took a step forward, looked at Morton with a hideous face, and said word by word: "Are you sure it's three hundred steps." ”

Morton suddenly looked innocent, pointed to the bow and crossbow under his feet and said: "This bow and crossbow is here, Your Majesty will know it as soon as you try it." ”

Li Shimin couldn't wait to pick up the bow and crossbow, and under Merton's instructions, he easily loaded a crossbow arrow.

"This is the crosshair, Your Majesty, just aim it at the target and pull the trigger." Merton prompted.

It's a pity that Li Shimin's mind is full of a range of 400 steps, where does he care about this, he picked up the bow and crossbow at the moment and pulled the trigger at the martial arts arena.

"Buzz!"

When everyone present heard the sound, they could feel the powerful attack power of this bow and crossbow, and in an instant, the crossbow arrows roared out under the traces that everyone could barely see.

"Go find out the range." Li Shimin took the bow and crossbow, pointed to the direction where the crossbow arrow flew, and commanded Li Junxian.

"Yes!"

Li Junxian received the order and immediately rode away on horseback.

Soon Li Junxian rode back, holding a crossbow arrow in his hand and said to Li Shimin in ecstasy: "Your Majesty, a total of three hundred and twenty steps." ”

"Three hundred and twenty steps!" Li Shimin gasped, this divine arm crossbow was several times the range of the bow and arrow.

Li Shimin loaded the crossbow bolt again, pulled the trigger, and could directly reach as many as four hundred steps at a time, the lethality of the divine arm crossbow was huge, and the crossbow arrow used by Merton to practice was not bladed at all, but within two hundred steps, it could be directly nailed to the tree.

Compared with bows and arrows, the bow and arrow are simple to operate, and the second is labor-saving, and the bow and arrow shoot rely on the arm strength, if the normal archer opens the bow fifteen times in a row, he must rest, otherwise the muscles will be damaged, but for the crossbowmen, as long as they can be wound and pull the trigger, they will continue to attack, Li Shimin fired more than ten crossbow arrows in a row, without any feeling of fatigue.

Moreover, this divine arm crossbow can be operated by one person, and it has a long range and can completely crush archers.

Li Jing also sighed again and again: "Everyone in the world knows that the Mo family is good at defending the city, but they didn't expect that the Mo family would attack together, and the Mo family also has something unique. ”

Merton said: "Attacking instead of defending, defending instead of attacking, whether it is attacking and defending, it is for the service of war."

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