Chapter 26 Reform of the military system
"Wang Li, drill the army."
"Wind, wind, wind."
"Boom, boom, boom."
Li Chen and Ying Yue stood on the central point platform, and the two armies of about 100 people in the school field were demonstrating the tactics of the Qin army.
In the Great Qin military system, the army is mainly divided into three arms, light vehicles, material officers, and knights.
The light chariot is the chariot soldiers, and the chariots are all wooden, single-wheeled, and drive four horses. There were five people in each car, one driving a horse, and one holding a bronze sword to guard the coachman. The two of them held bronze ge, located on the left and right of the car, and stabbed the main stab. One person holds a bow, is located in the middle of the car, and shoots the main shot.
The station soldiers are mainly used for operations in plain areas, and are used to rush into enemy formations and disrupt the enemy's combat formation when attacking; When defending, use chariots as a base to prevent or delay the onslaught of the enemy; Placed in the front and on both flanks during the march is conducive to ensuring the safety of the troops.
The material officers were divided into crossbowmen and infantry, and the crossbowmen of the Qin army naturally did not need to be in the majority. Qin's crossbows are the best in the world, and it is the excellent crossbowmen who have made the greatest contribution to the Qin army's unification of the six countries. The infantry was divided into heavy armor infantry and light armor infantry, and the Qin infantry had almost no heavy armor. Some of the infantry wore leather armor and held Qin Ge. Part of the batch of leather armor, with swords and shields.
The cavalry of the Qin army is also extremely sophisticated, each horse is equipped with two horses, Qin crossbows, and Qin swords. It's just that the cavalry at this time was not suitable for horse fighting because they had no saddle horses and no point of strength when their feet were suspended in the air, so they were basically based on trailing shooting.
Although the number of the two armies in the exercise was small, the momentum was not weak at all. Although they are all wooden weapons, they are also murderous.
"Does the princess think that our chariots can catch up with the Huns?" Li Chen asked.
"Can't catch up." Ying Yue replied.
"We have defended the steppe aliens with chariots for hundreds of years, and this is the Great Wall we have moved. But when we want to attack, we will eliminate the rooks after all. ”
"Crossbowmen are retained, infantry and cavalry need to be improved."
"The improvement of the branches of the armed forces, the improvement of combat methods, the improvement of training methods, and the replacement of weapons almost the entire military system need to be reformed." Li Chen said.
"You let it go, I support you." Ying Yue said.
"I need time, about three days, and I'll make a plan for reform." Li Chen said.
For three days, Li Chen only slept for just two hours a day. According to the collected books, the earth has been sorted out from ancient times to the present, and the military system from the middle to the outside has been extracted from its essence and dross, and a set of military systems belonging to Daqin have been refined.
Three days later, Li Chen was lying on the bed groggily, with a handwritten booklet on the table.
Field Army Military Manual
Class Planning
One army, 20,000 soldiers
Crossbowmen, six thousand, good at shooting
Four thousand horsemen, twin horses, leather armor, crossbows, sabers, javelins, spears
Six thousand sword and shield soldiers, leather armor, round shields, and simple knives
There are 4,000 Mo knife soldiers, heavy armor, and Mo knife
Military Training
3 meals a day
Orders and prohibitions, physical fitness, military skills
……
A thick booklet densely recorded Li Chen's experience in a few days.
After sleeping for a whole day and night, Li Chen appeared in the Shimen Mountain camp.
"Princess, after the new army replaces weapons, it should be dominated by iron weapons." The two sat opposite each other in the camp, and Li Chen said.
"Iron tools are too fragile and lack toughness. It is easy to shatter on the battlefield, how to use this iron weapon. Princess Moon said.
Daqin still uses firewood as the main fuel, and the temperature is not up to par, which leads to the quenching of iron tools as a problem. Today's iron tools are extremely brittle, and can only be used to make some tableware and agricultural tools.
"I have a way to turn iron into steel. The weapons made of steel are ten times more than a hundred times that of bronze. Li Chen said.
"Princess, look, this thing is a Mo knife, and the light cavalry used to deal with the Huns can be called an artifact. With a knife, it was divided into two with men and horses. Li Chen pointed to a long knife on the ground and said.
The weapons in this place include Mo knife, Pu knife, and round shield. Li Chen swept them out of a history museum in the earth's space a few days ago, and at that time he would use this as a model to train steel with the blast furnace forging method to equip the whole army.
At this time, the infantry of the Qin army used weapons to fight against the cavalry were mostly Qin Ge, and they were mainly stabbed in battle formations. In practical application, it is difficult to maintain a battle formation after blocking the first wave of cavalry charges.
Mo knife, long-bladed soldier also. It weighs about 60 pounds, is about eight feet long, and has a blade and a handle of four feet. The use of this Mo knife is also very simple, there are only two kinds, split, and wield.
A strong man in the army, wearing heavy armor and holding a Mo knife. Iron armor is like a wall, and cold knives are like forests.
Encountering the cavalry head-on, he held the Mo knife in front of him, and bent his arms, leaving the strength to slash forward. The bright Mo knife is pushed forward like a wall, on the one hand, it can effectively boost the morale of its own soldiers, on the other hand, the thick, sharp Mo knife against the light cavalry wearing leather armor, a knife down, everyone and horses are broken.
Our army's Qin crossbow is far superior to the bow of the alien race in terms of power, range, and speed. But the shields that our infantry are currently equipped with are too heavy to be easy to move. Since the interracial crossbows of the steppe races are weaker than our army, they will definitely not shoot at our army. It must be a cavalry charge, quickly closing the distance. Therefore, our infantry should be replaced with lighter round shields to deal with hand-to-hand combat.
There is also Qin Jian, the use of the sword requires more skill. Techniques such as stabbing, slashing, teasing, touching, and poking are not suitable for soldiers to master. In contrast, a knife only needs to slash vigorously to be lethal. In my opinion, our army, except for the necessary generals, should exchange swords for swords.
In the Qin Dynasty without saddles and stirrups. Cavalrymen were required to ride on the back of a bare horse, and only by grasping the reins or mane and clamping the horse's belly with their legs to keep themselves from falling off while the horse was galloping. But this method was very unreliable, and in close combat, the cavalry could not use swords and spears at will. Slashing or stabbing misses, and the striking of both blades can cause the rider to slide off his horse at any time. Therefore, in addition to the superiority of speed and loitering shooting, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is not as good as that of the down-to-earth infantry.
The saddle, the horse's pedal, and the horsehoe are artifacts for the cavalry. The Great Qin cavalry has always been weaker than the Huns who grew up on horseback, and this thing will completely pull the steppe aliens off horseback.
By straining the saddle horse to the horse, the cavalry can use both feet with force. Not only does it avoid the danger of falling, but it is more powerful to stab with a gun or slash with a knife.
When the horse's hooves come into contact with the ground, they will fall off quickly due to the friction of the ground and the corrosion of stagnant water. The main purpose of nailing a horseshoe is to delay the wear and tear of the horse's hooves. The use of a horseshoe not only protects the horse's hooves, but also makes the horse's hooves grip the ground more firmly.
Each rider is equipped with four javelins on the left and right, and the javelins are projected with the power of the horse's charge. The power of the javelin is much greater than that of the bow and arrow, and it can better disrupt the formation.
"How?" Li Chen asked.
"Very good, flawless." Ying Yue looked at Li Chen directly.
"It takes time to cast weapons, so let Wang Li do physical training first according to the military training article I wrote these days." Li Chen said, handing the booklet in his hand to Ying Yue.
Ying Yue looked at it for a while, and said slowly: "I really want to split your brain and see what is inside?" ”
"Are you tired?" Li Chen said and walked out of the big tent.
"Am I tired?" The winning moon left behind is a little inexplicable.