In the face of Shi Lang's question, Chen Kai just smiled slightly, then took out the "accelerator" that had been prepared long ago, and handed it to Zheng Chenggong with both hands.

"Xia Guan thinks that General Shi has a certain truth in saying that he wants to reduce the production of spears. However, among the lower officials, instead of strengthening the proportion of sword players, it is better to produce spears of one foot and five feet, and rely on the dense battle formation to carry out the momentum of the dignified. Before engagement, fire was fired with guns and artillery; In the face of the Tartar cavalry, the spear is pointed diagonally, and the long card player takes cover in front and returns fire with firearms; When it comes to the engagement, the spear is stabbed, the long player or the firecracker discards the gun and draws the sword, leans over to intercept the Tartar knife player who is trying to break the formation, and fights more and less, and it will be invincible! ”

Spears and guns are two weapons that seem to be similar, but they are completely different, the former is generally longer than the latter, but this is not a certainty, the key is the head, length and size and the barrel, especially the barrel, the gun can be slightly bent, or made of materials that can be slightly bent, but the latter must be made of straight, hard materials. In terms of use, the spear is suitable for large army charges, while the gun takes into account the development of individual martial arts, emphasizing flexibility in combat.

After three or two sentences, Chen Kai summarized his thoughts, Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang stared at the manuscript papers, listened to Chen Kai's explanation, and showed deep thought, but they didn't say anything for a long time.

"Did you create this method?"

A hundred years ago, a garrison called Pizarro led more than 200 subordinates in South Asia to destroy a country with a population of no less than 6 million, and all the battles of 10,000 people were easy to defeat dozens of times their own enemy army."

The population of the Inca Empire, according to the more official and popular version, was six million. In fact, Spain's destruction of the Inca Empire really didn't have much to do with the Spanish phalanx, but he didn't believe that Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang would know about these secrets, and the right was just to strengthen the persuasiveness.

It was not out of Chen Kai's expectations, and sure enough, a population of six million, this number really scared the two of them, you must know that the Ming Dynasty before the chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty was only 70 million ding, about 200 million people, and a country with one-thirtieth of the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by 200 people, which is really sensational.

"Nonsense!"

Such an exaggerated statement, not only Shi Lang, but even Zheng Chenggong also showed a little hesitation, but Chen Kai has always sought truth from facts, and this impression has long been engraved in Zheng Chenggong's heart, so he did not immediately question it.

In front of him, Chen Kai had already estimated that Pizarro's destruction of the Inca Empire was too exaggerated and irreproducible, but in fact, he didn't plan to do some artistic reduction, so he simply said to Shi Lang: "If General Shi doesn't believe it, you can go to a Tessie, whether it is a Dutchman, or a Franco, or a Spaniard, or an Englishman, and ask them if the Spanish officer Francisco Pizarro has destroyed the Inca Empire with 200 soldiers." ”

Chen Kai's words were conclusive, and Zheng Chenggong's suspicions also retreated a little, but Shi Lang's side still didn't believe it at all, and the look on his face "There are no Taixi people in Chaozhou City, you can blow it hard" did not hide it in the slightest.

However, Shi Lang is not a fool, after this period of contact, he can clearly feel Zheng Chenggong's trust in Chen Kai. The question now is not whether the guy named Pi or something destroyed the bird country, the key is the choice of tactics, which is the core point of contention between them!

"Not to mention where did the ghosts and strange stories of Chen join the army come from, is there such a thing. Let's just say that this battle formation seems to be a dignified array to destroy the enemy, but in fact it is a target, and there is no flexibility at all. It is indeed an iron law for soldiers to fight without formation, but in Guangdong, Fujian, and even Zhejiang and Nanzhili, all of them are where the water network is vertical and horizontal, the roads are rugged, and the mountains and forests are dense. ”

Shi Lang said a word, Chen Kai's heart was shocked, the Spanish phalanx is the most important battle formation in the early stage of European military modernization, its birth and development, and the Swedish phalanx that gave birth to it pulled down the knights who were originally the core of the army, making the infantry a core class. In the centuries since, the figures of knights charging with spears on the battlefield have gradually disappeared, and only the cumbersome and savage fighting between phalanxes remains.

However, the biggest problem with this kind of phalanx is that it is cumbersome, the square formation, large and heavy, the soldiers fight in formation, march in formation, let alone chasing cavalry, even against ordinary light infantry, they can only rely on fire bullets to catch up.

After just looking at it for a moment, Shi Lang discovered this drawback, and put forward the reason that the terrain was unfavorable, which really shocked Chen Kai's intelligence.

"In terms of establishment, the official has already made it clear that it is not a fixed thousand people, and hundreds of people can also fight in formation, which is not too big a problem."

The words were explained, but even Chen Kai felt as if he was a little dry. Shi Lang obviously saw this, and then sneered: "The battle formation is bulky and heavy, and the proportion of sword players is too small, but with fire guns and spears, it is completely insufficient to destroy the formation." If you want to break the formation, you still have to look at the knife player, the spear rejects the horse, and the fire gun is supplemented by long-range, which is the right way. ”

"General Shi said no, no, the official remembers, Qi Shaobao once said: The person who learns the card must be brave, light-footed, and convenient for the youth, and then can be given this, put it in front of the army, cover it for everyone, and guard it with a tool of length and shortness, and support him. With it to face the enemy, its crowd can be combined and inseparable, available but not tired, advance and retreat, no disadvantage, the function of this rattan card also. This means that players should be positioned in battle to keep the gunner close and close, not to charge and kill. ”

"What's more, since Qi Shaobao's legislation, Jiangnan knife players, although they are among the top five soldiers, are never seen in the gun. In the final analysis, the spear and fork commander, although it loses its subtlety, and the new soldier can use it skillfully; The knife is short, subtle and lost, that is, with the bare hands. Our army has too many recruits, and we are in a dangerous place, how can we have so much time to practice martial arts. What's more, even if you have time to practice, can you compare it to those old warriors of the Tartars? General Shi is taking his own shortcomings and attacking his strengths! ”

Chen Kai's statement about knife players comes from the "Arm Record" that has not yet been written in this era. In fact, even Qi Jiguang is emphasizing the integrity of the battle formation and the self-positioning of each army, but the family Ding pro-military system that prevailed in the late Ming Dynasty military generals emphasized personal martial arts, which led to Qi Jiguang leading the fire of the players, but on the battlefield of this era, there was a strange appearance that the formation was broken with swords and shields, and other arms were reduced to auxiliary. Of course, in addition to cavalry, because cavalry can better exert personal bravery, they are still the kings of the battlefield in the feudal era, regardless of the East and the West.

Chen Kai's words are conclusive and proven, but Shi Lang is holding on to the traditional tactics on the Chinese battlefield today, and repeatedly emphasizing that the terrain is not conducive to the display of the Spanish phalanx, but it is more conducive to his ideas. In the end, Chen Kai simply asked Shi Lang directly: "Isn't it that even Qi Shaobao can't compare to General Shi's methods and knowledge?" ”

As soon as he said this, Shi Lang immediately burst into a rage: "You are just a corrupt Confucian, and after reading two books, you think you understand everything." Lao Tzu has been in battle, killed people, and has seen more dead people than you have seen in your life, what qualifications do you have to judge Lao Tzu! ”

Qi Jiguang's position in the military of the Ming Dynasty, and even in the history of China's military development, can not be compared with a mere Shi Lang. At this point, don't say that it is someone else, even Shi Lang will be self-aware. Not to mention, whether the military generals in the late Ming Dynasty knew how to read or not, there were always a few "New Books of Discipline and Effectiveness" and "Actual Records of Military Training" in the study to decorate, and it was completely impossible for him to compare with them.

At this moment, Shi Langli was exhausted and angry, and Chen Kai sneered in return. At first, the two were just arguing about the battle formation, but now that they have reached the point of vindictiveness, Zheng Chenggong immediately poured his dissatisfaction into the palm of his hand on the desk.

"You two, it's endless, isn't it? Get out of here! ”