"Tell the king, this is the government affairs letter sent by Yingdu. A few days ago, the Qin people seized Jiangyi, so they accumulated in Xixian County...... "What was placed in front of Xiong Jing was a box of bamboo slips, as well as a small number of paper documents. Although paper is made, it has not yet been popularized and used throughout the country. Even though the paper is extremely lightweight, there are many objections, and the paper is very weak compared to bamboo slips.

"Isn't this matter handed over to Da Sima?" It was already dark, and Xiong Jing, who was still excited and still trembling in his hands and feet, had no intention of doing government affairs at all. The major affairs of the country are being worshiped in Rong, and now he is dealing with the major affairs of the country.

"Great King," after the temple man spoke, Right Shi, as the only doctor beside Xiong Jing, naturally spoke, "Great Sima Fei Ling Yin, it is not his duty to deal with government affairs. If this battle is over, please also ask the king to order Yin as soon as possible. ”

"Ling Yin?" Xiong Jing naturally had consideration for Ling Yin, but he couldn't think of anyone more suitable for this position than Huang Xie. Ling Yin, first, he must have connections in various countries, especially Qin, second, he must be good friends with the county Yin, and third, he is naturally shrewd and capable, not to cause trouble for Chu and himself, let alone let Chu and himself suffer, and fourth, he must be of the same heart as the monarch and the ministers, not to mention loyalty, and his position must be firm, and there are not many courtiers and officials who are too greedy for Chu State's poverty and luxury......

Xiong Jing thought of many requests as Ling Yin for a while. Judging by these requirements, it is often difficult to meet the fourth article if the first three requirements are met, and it is difficult to meet the first three items if the fourth one is met, which makes him very embarrassed.

"Do you have a recommendation?" Xiong Jing asked to the right.

"Minister," Right Shi didn't expect Xiong Jing to recommend a candidate by himself, so he said: "The minister thinks that Doctor Zuo Tuzhao can be Ling Yin." ”

"Zuotu Zhaoqing?" Xiong Jing had also thought about Zhao Huang, but he was actually more cunning.

"Exactly. Zuo Tu is the ruler of Dafu, and under his rule, Dafu is well-organized. Right Shiba looked at Xiong Jing, as if he wanted to prescribe the right medicine.

"Well-organized?" Xiong Jing couldn't help but smile. How could he not know what was going on in Dafu, what the right history said was in order, and it seemed to him that it was a mess. Especially the accounts, which can't be calculated for a few months. It's not that Zhao Huang is corrupt, his family is rich, and he is one of the richest people in Chu State, so it is impossible to do such a reluctant. Zhao Huang's problem is that his temper is too big, he is not shrewd and smooth enough, and he can be a minister, and he can become a minister who makes Yin Dou fight outside but the ministers of various countries, and he can't fight the counties and counties Yin inside.

"The king thinks it's wrong?" Right Shi was still looking at Ba Wang, and looked at Xiong Jing's expression carefully.

"Zhaoqing is Ling Yin, and the county Yin will be dissatisfied." Xiong Jing pushed the pot on the county Yin, "His people are virtuous, but how can he not only take advantage of the fire of Chu State, but also not be deceived by lobbyists from other countries?" "Xiong Jing is on the matter, and he doesn't hide it, and when he said this, he nodded again and again." In this battle, you have also seen that the weakness of the Chu State is already in danger, and if it does not change much, it will not be strong and the society will not exist. Can Zhaoqing take on the task of enriching the country and strengthening the army? ”

"What the king said is very true, but among the doctors in our country, who is more capable of Ling Yin than Doctor Zhao?" Right Shi asked rhetorically. "Doctor Zhao is virtuous, and when he was in Yingdu, he had the courage to get off the car and hold the fight, he was not Ling Yin, how could the king be brave and faithful?"

Right Shi is attacking the shield of the son with the spear of the son, Xiong Jing laughed when he listened. Right Shi said again: "The matter of taking chestnuts in the fire, the affairs of Yin in various counties and counties, are not to be worried, so that Yin is the position of the auxiliary country, and he should take his virtue and not his talent." ”

You Shi said that Xiong Jing was about to nod in agreement, but at this time, the people from the temple outside suddenly came in and said that Xinping Junlian was here. Lian Po disappeared after the war, Xiong Jing originally wanted to discuss with him about the strategy of driving Qin, and he also found a figure in the middle of the day, and when he heard that he was coming, he naturally summoned him immediately. Right history also saw that Xiong Jing was moved, how could it be unfortunate.

"Where is the teacher, let me find it easily." Xiong Jing stood up to greet Lian Po and asked him to warm wine. This Lian Po not only had a weathered face, but also let his son carry two big shields in. One of them is the Roman shield of sanitation, and the other side is the Chu State Ping shield.

"Is there anything to be gained when the teacher goes?" The shield was found from the battlefield, and the scars of the halberd were clearly visible on it, and there were still some traces of blood in some places. And Xiong Jing had asked Lian Po Chu Jun what kind of formation he was in, and he went to bring back the two-sided shield, which was naturally gained.

"Do you remember the battle of the Sanitation Shield Array the day before yesterday?" Lian Po was not polite, and only spoke after drinking a bowl of hot wine. Because he drank in a hurry, his white beard was full of wine stains.

"Naturally remember. At that time, the teacher said that shield soldiers should go in tandem with crossbowmen and spearmen, and if the enemy has long soldiers, they should shoot them, gather in formation and attack, and scatter and fight, and they will be close. This is also a mutual aid of long and short, far and near. Xiong Jing recalled Lian Po's words that day.

"Does the king know who will break the Qin people's array first today?" Lian Po nodded and asked again.

"Xiang Shi attacked the Qin people after the Qin formation, so the Qin people were defeated." shouted on the battlefield to kill the heavens, Xiong Jing only knew that the breaking of the formation was because of the Xiang Division's hook attack, and he didn't know what happened to the left army.

"Definitely." Lian Po waved his hand, "In this battle, the first to break the enemy's formation is our army's left army. ”

"Left Army?" Xiong Jing was stunned, "Teacher, isn't the left army rushed by the Qin people's chariot and is about to collapse?" ”

"Those who were charged by the Qin army's chariot were the Lu division of the left army. The one who broke the formation was the first to go to bed and the second division of Chen. Lian Po explained. After he finished explaining, he asked: "How did the king know how to break the formation and how the second division of Chen broke the formation?" ”

"......" turned his head to look at the two big shields, Xiong Jing said with some disbelief: "It can't be a big shield, right?" How is this possible. ”

"It's the big shield." Lian Po slapped his palm on the shield: "The right army of the Qin people was pushed down by the second division of the Qin people with a shield. ”

"Ahh Xiong Jing's hand couldn't help but touch the big shield, he never thought that the big shield could also break the formation, but Lian Po obviously went to the second master of the bedroom to ask about the situation, so he happily came back with two big shields.

"The shield of sanitation is thin but not firm, the shield is curved, and the broken formation is not as good as the flat shield. The people in the front row of the dormitory said to me: They rushed into the Qin formation, first holding a shield to protect themselves, and then stabbing with a sword, slashing with a knife, and poking with a halberd, all of which were better than pushing with a shield. The shield pushes the enemy back, and our army retreats; Our army re-advanced, stabbed and stabbed and poked and then pushed, the enemy retreated, and our army re-advanced. In this way, step by step, when the Qin array is deep, the enemy is defeated. ”

Shields and large shields are all available in all nations, but they are all placed in the first column to block arrows, and are not used to attack the enemy and break the formation. But the day before yesterday, the generals of the left army witnessed the sanitation shield array, and they all felt that the shield array was extremely exquisite, and the sanitation used the shield array to kill five hundred Qin soldiers with only a slight loss, so everyone was equipped with a shield. Of course, the shield they found was not a Roman shield, but a large shield owned by the Chu State. Some are rectangular solid wood shields, others are leather shields with waves on the sides. With these shields, the second division of the Qin army was crushed by the second division of the Qin army.

"You can't win by killing the enemy, but you can win by moving forward?" Xiong Jing was stunned for a moment, and blurted out these words.

"It must be so." Lian Po nodded heavily. "The victory of the left army lies in the advance."

"I see." Xiong Jing also nodded heavily, and his eyes were no longer on the Roman shield, but on the solid wood Chu shield.

"However, those who bear the shield must have rhino armor." Lian Po added. The rhinoceros is the armor of rhinoceros skin, and only the thickest shoulder armor is taken. The cowhide is only one or two minutes thick, but the rhino armor is more than an inch thick, and the rhino armor made is several times more protective than ordinary leather armor.

"How's the armor?" Xiong Jing finally remembered a movie in which Spartan warriors beat the Persian army. Excluding the fancy things, he remembered the image of the Spartan warrior with the big round shield pushing the Persians very well.

"Huge armor?" Lian Po glanced at Xiong Jing, but he was not wearing a huge armor at this time. "Jujia is expensive, and it is not feasible for everyone to have a big armor."

"There will be a day when it will work." Xiong Jing is full of confidence in this.

The Qin army was defeated, and the Zhao State sent troops, and this catastrophe was considered a thing of the past. Now that it has passed, then the state of Chu has time to vigorously develop. Burning glass, drying salt, porcelain, papermaking, foreign trade, ......, anyway, whatever money comes from, you can do anything. As for steelmaking, the problem of converter is actually the problem of ore, and there are ores with low sulfur and low phosphorus, and it is not difficult for converter steelmaking. It's all a matter of thinking, not a technical one, or at least a critical one.

"The king is wise, and the ministers know that one day will come. Please don't forget Zhao at all times. Lian Po pleaded.

"If Zhao Guo can pay me, he can naturally buy this method to refine iron." Xiong Jing smiled, "This is an afterword." The teacher thinks that our army should be a shield formation? And then with crossbowmen and spearmen? ”

"The shield bearer is not to fight, but to break the formation. A short sword is not advisable, but a long blade. Lian Po's thinking turned to the shield array again. When the halberd and short spear are most suitable, it is enough to be accompanied by a crossbowman. ”

"How's the trebuchet?" Xiong Jing asked again, the war was over, and he suddenly had an idea.

"The trebuchet is too heavy to move." Lian Po immediately shook his head. Until the end of the battle, not a single trebuchet was seen. Such a bulky thing is not at all suitable for field warfare.

"Nope. Trebuchets also have light ones. Xiong Jing added. It can be dragged by a few people, and it weighs no more than 8,000 catties. Easy to move. At least fourteen rounds of fire are fired in a quarter of an hour, but the fire bombs are only one-fifth to one-eighth of the large trebuchet. ”

"How many steps can you shoot?" Lian Po was interested, eight thousand catties is not heavy, maybe it can be placed on a four-wheeled heavy car.

"You can shoot a few steps...... Xiong Jing said, the same principle as the crossbow's torsion trebuchet. After this battle, he felt that the crossbow was not easy to use, and it was not as good as throwing fire bombs at people. If the coal tar from coal mine coking is refined, the light oil in it can be used as an incendiary bomb, adding sugar (no sugar yet) and rubber (no rubber yet), and the effect will definitely be more than ten times better than now. It's just that it also costs money.

"A hundred steps?" Xiong Jing actually thought of money, but Lao Lian couldn't wait.

"There must be a hundred steps." Xiong Jing replied, "At least one hundred and fifty steps." ”

"If it's a break, it doesn't have to be too far. A hundred steps is enough. "Today, Lian Po also saw the difficulty of breaking the Qin army's military formation, and now the two of them are talking about how to break the formation.

"The teacher is familiar with General Li Mu?" Xiong Jing smiled. He was still determined to train a cavalry, at least in detecting the enemy, and not lose to the Qin State. Like now, his eyes are black, and he doesn't know how many people the Qin army has when he wins, and he doesn't know how many people he has killed, which is really embarrassing.