"Qin Huai'an, what do you think?" Shen Yan's eyes were full of anticipation, and he glanced at each other with a smile. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The soldiers are strong and strong, and they can fight with Beihu." Qin Huai'an pondered for a moment and nodded.

"You are right, the Northern Hun is a nomadic people, who live on horseback, have a strong physique, and have no fixed residence. Long-term wandering not only exercised their horse skills, but also enhanced their sense of crisis, so they will be strong and not afraid of life and death. Shen Yan looked at Qin Huai'an and Zhu Mingxuan's expressions slightly, looked at the expressions of the two in his eyes, smiled slightly, and said.

"Although your strength is strong, there is still a considerable distance between you and the Beihu cavalry, and besides, you have been at ease over the years, and the intensity of training is not enough, so if there is a war with Beihu, I estimate that at the beginning of the war, it is normal to lose the battle." Speaking of this, Shen Yan saw that Qin Huai'an and Zhu Mingxuan's faces showed indignant expressions, smiled indifferently, and then said, "As the saying goes, born in sorrow, died in peace, as the war unfolds, my Daxia army and people are ashamed and brave, gradually temper and grow, and become more and more fierce, in a few days, you can ride a horse and shoot arrows like Beihu, and kill them under the horse." Think about how many times I have been bullied for more than 300 years, and who have we ever been afraid of? Do not be presumptuous. ”

"Let's not talk about these distant things, the first thing we think about is how to improve our strength, then how to defeat the elite of Jinling in a month, and finally we can think about fighting the Beihu Rangers." A trace of worry, a hint of expectation, and a hint of confidence appeared in Shen Yan's eyes, "Okay, let's not talk about it, let's continue to watch the confrontation drill between Wei Chongan and Pei Xiangdong to see if there are any loopholes that need to be filled." ”

"Oops, alas." Zhu Mingxuan saw that Wei Chongan's sprint was blocked by Pei Xiangdong, and slapped his thigh violently, with a trace of regret on his face.

"Although Pei Xiangdong is young, his strength is definitely one of the best in our group, and Wei Chong'an wants to win with brute force, which is tantamount to using his mantis arm as a car." Qin Huai'an said empathetically.

Shen Yan listened to Zhu Mingxuan and Qin Huai'an's emotion, while staring at Wei Chong'an and Pei Xiangdong's offensive and defensive drills, and seriously thinking in his mind that if he was Wei Chong'an, how to defeat Pei Xiangdong with the smallest casualties, instead of fighting Pei Xiangdong like this, not to mention the question of whether the strength is equal, being the main general can certainly stimulate morale, but once it is entangled by the opponent's main general or soldier, and the opponent's main general or soldier adopts an effective formation to block Wei Chong'an's offensive, Then the offensive launched this time would be meaningless, and would only increase casualties.

What if you switch to defense, is it really good to have a one-on-one heads-up with the attacker? Is that the most effective way to do it?

This kind of heads-up is indeed very romantic, and it can also fully show the personal heroism. Thinking of this, Shen Yan couldn't help but have such a beautiful picture in his mind: when the two armies were fighting, the soldiers lined up in formation. The generals of both sides, riding on white or red horses, armed with spears or broadswords, wearing silver helmets or gold armor, marched out on horseback, rushed to the most dangerous front line, and shouted, "Wait for the rats! Who would dare to fight me? ”

At this time, in the opponent's camp, there was no need to shoot him with arrows, nor to beat him in groups, but it was the same, flashing a strong general, rushing to the most dangerous front line, shouting: "Who are you?" Quickly report the name, I will not die under the gun! ”

Then, it's a heads-up between two people. You rush over on horseback, then set up a spear to block it, and the horse staggers, turns around, and initiates another reunion.

The result of heads-up is not one, or three-five, or dozens, and one of the generals is picked off the horse. And the soldiers did not make any counterattack, and immediately surrendered to the defeat, and the war ended.

This kind of heads-up combat gives people the feeling that as long as the main general wins, the whole army wins; As long as the main general loses, the whole army loses. The outcome of the entire war depends entirely on the martial arts of the two main generals. The soldiers were merely ornaments and had no real value.

If that's the case, what do you need those soldiers for? Could it be that the soldiers were just standing on the sidelines and watching the excitement? Wouldn't the soldiers rush up and catch the enemy generals alone?

Isn't it a bit of child's play to win or lose a war that is entirely on the heads-up between the two main generals? Or directly send the main general, what do you have to spend so much energy and effort to cultivate soldiers in a duel between you and me?

The two armies are facing each other, morale has a great impact on the outcome of the war, before the start of the battle, the morale of the victor will be high, and the morale of the loser will be hit, plus the main general competition, the points will see life and death, and the defeated side will bear the risk of losing the main general. The pre-battle competition of military generals is a kind of confrontation strategy, and the personal bravery of military generals affects the entire war situation. However, this situation rarely occurs in actual wars, and the generals of an army are extremely important to an army, unless they lead the charge of the army, otherwise the generals are mostly under the heavy protection of the guards to command the battle.

Unless there is a skirmish that requires the general to personally go to the front line to kill the enemy, the risks far outweigh the benefits. The larger the scale of the war, the more strategic and tactical and group combat methods become the primary factors for victory, and the smaller the role of individual force.

The chief general is the treasure of the army and the head of the army's command system. If the commander is lost, the three armies will be exhausted, so the whole army must make every effort to protect the safety of the commander. The death of the main general will inevitably lead to the failure of the army's command system, and the collapse of the entire army is also expected. There are countless examples of this since ancient times.

So how to avoid the main general heads-up, or how to win or lose a war at the lowest cost?

Cavalry shock is also a good option. But at present, there is no strength to develop cavalry, Daxia does not produce horses, there is no suitable source of war horses, coupled with the lack of attention of some army generals, as well as other thoughts of some forces, the cavalry of Daxia has not been taken seriously, the cavalry of Daxia adds up to less than 100,000, scattered under the command of the generals, at the same time, the control of these cavalry on equestrianism has not been as good as the Beihu who grew up on horseback, it is really up to them to fight a decisive battle with the Beihu cavalry, it is better to rely on the infantry.

Cavalry doesn't work, what about pikemen?

Pikemen is an indispensable branch of the army, relatively speaking, pikemen have strong lethality, stabbing to death, the lethality of assassination is far greater than slashing, if the enemy is heavily armored equipment, the spear can better penetrate than other weapons, and the function is more comprehensive, not only can fight against infantry, but also can better deal with cavalry spear light weight, long killing distance, is a deadly threat to cavalry, but also enables the soldiers in the back row of the battle formation to use the gap between the soldiers in the front row to fight against the enemy.

However, pikemen belong to the hoplite infantry, and they are fighting in phalanxes, relatively speaking, their movement speed will be slow, and if they encounter the nimble and mobile Beihu rangers, it is the beginning of the pikemen's nightmare, and they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

The cavalry does not have the strength to develop, and the pikemen have advantages and disadvantages, so what type of troops is more suitable?

Bows and arrows are undoubtedly the best way to kill from a distance. Of course, bows and arrows also have a weak point, that is, they cannot be melee combat.

As he pondered in his mind, the idea of creating a mixed class of troops suddenly flashed, with pikemen in the front row and equipped with swords, and archers in the back row, equipped with swords or other weapons in their hands, which could not only resist the frontal impact of the cavalry, but also inflict a lot of damage on the cavalry, and most importantly, reduce the threat of the rangers.

The cost of long-range weapons of destruction is certainly much smaller than heads-up, the effect of bows and arrows in war is absolutely effective, heads-up is often a blow, a blow, and with the development of the war, the requirements for the main general are also higher, martial arts are very important, but if you don't understand the art of war, at most you can only be regarded as a fierce general, so a qualified general must also understand the art of war, strategizing, which part of the attack, which part of the defense, which part of the outflanking, these are all required by the main general to command.

How to win the war at the minimum cost is something that the main general must consider before the war, so the choice of bow and arrow this long-range killing weapon turns out to be more effective, and the same is the higher and higher requirements for archers, if you want to shock the enemy's morale, you must have excellent archery skills, not only to shoot accurately, but also to shoot ruthlessly, and shoot the enemy into a hedgehog at one time, that has shocking power.

Thinking of this, Shen Yan's mind couldn't help but think that the arrows of the archers had penetrated into the weak leather armor of the rangers, and the killed rangers screamed, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but show some smiles.

"Mr. Qian, what do you want? Thinking so distractedly? Seeing Shen Yan's knowing smile, a trace of doubt appeared in Qin Huai'an's eyes, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that I saw that Chong'an and Xiangdong were fighting more excitingly, so I couldn't help but want to applaud them." Shen Yan knew that the ideas in his mind had not yet come to the public, and some things needed to be changed before they could be implemented.

"Yes, Chong'an, a big man with brute strength, is a good talent who charges into battle, every move is a big open and close, and the east has both offense and defense, although he is young, he is strict with himself, he is extremely calm, I have known him for so long, and I almost didn't see him impulsively, the two of them fought, wonderful." Zhu Mingxuan has been a soldier in Beidi for many years and has developed a bold temperament, and only Pei Xiangdong can convince himself a little bit of this group.

"You two have been soldiers in different armies for many years, and with your knowledge, do you think who will win and who will lose in this infantry battle drill between Chong'an and Xiangdong?" Although Shen Yan's combat effectiveness has improved a lot, his vision has not yet improved with his combat effectiveness, or in other words, Shen Yan's experience in this area is still relatively small, although he has his own judgment, but he still needs the guidance of these experienced veterans.

"Or, with the knowledge of the two of you, tell us your views or suggestions on the infantry drill?" Shen Yan looked at Qin Huai'an and Zhu Mingxuan expectantly.