Chapter 216: On the eve of the Great War
Wang Ben was imprisoned, and a long-planned drama came to an end, and now the court has cleared a major hidden danger.
Before being arrested, Wang Ben said that the Xiongnu would come to the city in the near future and invade the border of Daqin, but I don't know whether the news is true or not, everyone still entered a state of alert for the whole army.
Through Meng Yi's training methods, the overall combat effectiveness of the Qin army has been qualitatively improved.
Whether it is the sensitivity of the body, or the flexibility, or the actual combat ability, it is definitely much stronger than before.
Not to mention anything else, although the Qin army fought fiercely before, it could not reach the ability of one enemy to ten, but now, it is completely easy for one person to fight ten.
Not only that, Meng Yi taught each person according to his aptitude, carried out special training, and compiled those who were not strong in basic ability, but focused on a certain point into a square team, such as: archers, cavalry, sword and axe hands, etc.
Today's Qin army, in addition to its comprehensive combat effectiveness, also has many special soldiers.
The reason why the Xiongnu are strong is that they are nomadic people and are good at riding and shooting, and this problem is also difficult for Meng Tian.
No, in the big tent of the military camp, Meng Tian had already gathered all the generals to discuss ways to deal with the Xiongnu.
"According to Wang Ben's confession, the Huns are going to attack the border soon, and now they are calling you here, the purpose is very simple, that is, to resist foreign thieves, although the Huns' combat strength is not as good as ours, but his cavalry strength is far higher than ours, so if you want to win, the most important thing is to deal with their cavalry, what is the best way to wait?!"
Everyone gathered around a square sand table, and the undulating terrain on the sand table was the scene of the battle between the Qin State and the Xiongnu.
"The Huns are nomadic people, living on horseback since childhood, and the reason why they have not been completely eliminated over the years is because they are very horsemanlike, and they enter the grassland like fish into the sea, and it is really difficult to deal with them."
Most of the people of Qin are from the Central Plains, they are good at hand-to-hand combat, and they fight face-to-face with knives, but the Huns are just the opposite, they ride on horseback, coming and going like the wind, even if they want me to chase them, how can human legs run over horse legs?
Although there are cavalry in the Qin army, after all, the Huns are much worse, and on the grassland, no matter how talented you are, you can't compare to the Huns.
"Of course I know the difficulty, otherwise what would I do with you?" Meng Tian said, "Bringing everyone together is to brainstorm ideas, if I listen to you come here to complain, what is the point of me looking for you?" ”
The war is coming, they are still complaining, if the grievances can solve the problem, Meng Tian still uses them.
But each of them is a battle-hardened general, if there is really a way to deal with the Hun cavalry, why let them be at ease, otherwise, they would have already entered the grassland and served their lair in one pot.
And the Xiongnu also knew that the Qin army was not good at cavalry combat, so they would have nothing to fear.
"General, if you want to deal with the cavalry of the Huns, it is not impossible."
Just when everyone fell silent, a pleasant voice quietly sounded, and they followed the sound to look over, the speaker was none other than Meng Yi.
Meng Yi again?!
This was the first reaction of the crowd, and they were already surprised that he was always able to come up with a way to come up with great ideas.
"Xiao Yi, what is the method?"
Meng Tian asked.
But Meng Yi said something that was not shocking, and said, "You want to know which method?" ”
Well?!
Everyone looked at him with wide eyes, which way? It would be nice if they could come up with a way, but Meng Yi's words are simply hatred.
"You have a lot of options?"
"Of course, but not all of my methods are perfect, and each method has its own shortcomings." Meng Yi said.
There is no perfect way in the world, and even if it is imperfect, they can't think of it.
"What's the first method?"
"Conquer it with archers."
There are also archers in the army, but most of them hide in the rear for long-range shooting, and the effect is basically not large, and all the archers are also compiled by Meng Yi when he came to the army.
If the archers could restrain the cavalry, how could Meng Tian abandon it?!
Meng Tian asked, "What's the explanation?!" ”
"When the army is marching and fighting, the archers have many rear, so it is difficult to deal a fatal blow to the cavalry, but what if the opposite is done?"
"Pushing them forward, isn't that sending them to their deaths?" Some people say that they still use what method to co-author to say some useless nonsense.
"Archers are not good at moving, and once the enemy rushes in a charge, I am afraid that they will not be able to reach the place, and it is easy to die under the enemy's horses."
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Hearing that many people objected to Meng Yi's method, they didn't think it was a good way, but felt that it was a sign of suicide, and it was obvious that they were disappointed with Meng Yi's method.
After all the words were finished, Meng Yi, who had never spoken, spoke: "What the general said is all reasonable, do not deny it, the cavalry rushing forward can easily become the soul of others' swords." ”
"But what if the people in the first row hold shields to form a barrier, and the people in the back row are all arrows?"
If the shields of the men in the first row form an impregnable barrier, and at the same time, the others fire thousands of arrows, the rain of arrows from the sky can deal a fatal blow to the cavalry.
The image that comes to everyone's mind, if that's the case, it can indeed cause some harm, but not enough to kill.
Without waiting for them to ask, Meng Yi continued: "As I said just now, he has a fatal weakness, that is, the archers have poor mobility, not as flexible as the cavalry, people are alive, arrows are dead, and the effect may not be satisfactory. ”
Once the arrow is off the line, non-manpower may change, but the cavalry can dodge left and right to avoid attacks, although it is effective, but it is not necessarily the best.
Meng Tian understood what he meant, and said, "What about the second method?!" ”
"Ground Fortification Law."
Others said they were very unfamiliar with this method, they had never heard of it, and asked, "What does this method mean?" ”
Meng Yi explained: "It's also very simple, it is to dig a trench in the ground, or lay a trap on the site, once the two armies start a battle, the enemy's cavalry rushes in, accidentally stepping into it, the horse falls into it, and people will inevitably be thrown out." ”
"Of course, the shortcomings are also obvious, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, not to mention, once the war starts, it is easy to cause accidental injuries."
The two countries are fighting, everyone is red-eyed, where to care so much, accidentally click in, the trap doesn't matter if you are an enemy or not.
"There is also the art of spear warfare, which uses shields as barriers, and spears pierce out, so that the enemy is discouraged and does not dare to take the test." Meng Yi said.
Fang Meng Yi said three methods, none of which are unfamiliar, at least for them, they are basically understandable.
"There is also a way to use cavalry to restrain the enemy's cavalry with their cavalry."
The method is good, the difficulty of operation should not be very large, they have cavalry, but their cavalry, compared to the Huns, there is still a gap.
"Xiao Yi, the above methods are all feasible, but they are not safe, but there are other ways?" Meng Tian asked.
Meng Yi also said firmly: "Yes." ”
"How?"
If the previous method can still be understood, but the next method that Meng Yi said, they can't understand it at all.
Meng Yi said: "Macedonian phalanx. ”
"Huh? What kind of don't you do? Meng Tian listened with a confused face, and he didn't understand this method at all.
The so-called Macedonian phalanx is a basic combination of the methods mentioned above by Meng Yi, this method was not created by the Chinese ancestors, but was born in the Homeric era of Greece, and was created by foreigners, and Meng Yi just borrowed it.
The Macedonian phalanx is basically a combination of infantry, archers and pikemen, etc., composed of hundreds of people, in the form of a phalanx evolved from a formation.
The biggest feature of this formation is that it breaks through a hundred, gathers the strength of everyone, and forms at one point, like the tip of a sword blade, cutting through the sky in the void, directly penetrating the enemy's internal organs, and forming an unstoppable trend.
In the form of a phalanx, the outer soldiers escorted the inner side with shields, and the second row stabbed the outer side with spears, and once the outer people fell, the inner people sought to fill the position, so that the integrity of the phalanx could be guaranteed.
In the course of the war, it was as if a big man was on a rampage, and no one could stop him.
After Meng Yi explained, everyone seemed to understand and listened to it, and Meng Yi said: "These are only tentative methods, and it is up to the general to decide whether to implement them." ”
"This method is feasible, if the Huns really use cavalry tactics, we can deal with it." Meng Tian said, "In addition, you also need to be prepared with both hands. ”
The art of cavalry is a means of killing the Huns, and they will not use it easily, of course, if they dare to use it, they must teach them to be human beings.
"No, it's a three-handed preparation." Meng Yi said suddenly.
"Huh? Xiao Yi, do you have any other plans?! ”
Meng Yi said directly, but whispered in Meng Tian's ear: "Big brother, you have forgotten that we still have a 'dark department'. ”
The dark department is a department secretly established by Meng Yi, except for himself, only Meng Tian and Fusu know, this dark department does not obey anyone, only the generals.
These people are the strongest of the strong, and in the present, their existence is special forces, performing special tasks.
Speaking of which, Meng Tian suddenly understood what Meng Yi wanted to do, and he said, "You won't want ......"
Meng Yi made a "shhhh
After Meng Tian also understood, he didn't say more.
After raising soldiers for a thousand days, the dark part that Meng Yi cultivated quietly finally came to use.
In the dark night, Meng Yi stood on top of the Great Wall, looked at the north, and said: "Helan Jingde, the last time you sneaked into Daqin, this time, Lao Tzu will let you taste the taste of being assassinated." ”