Volume 2 Xihe Baiboyan Section 27 Military System (2)
"In this way, a hundred-person team of your Great Qin State is roughly equivalent to one of our tun or one team. Let's replace the squad (hundred-man team) of the Great Qin State with a team of fifty people. As for the formation, it is configured according to local conditions, and is configured into a depth of ten men and five men as the basic tactical unit. ”
"Your Excellency is wise!"
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"As for the weaponry, it can be said that the main infantry of our Great Qin State uses a large shield and short sword with a curved surface, as well as a javelin for throwing."
Speaking of this, Ma Yao, who had some doubts, looked at Zhao Hong, "The weapons and equipment of your lord's men are different from those in this Middle Earth, generally speaking, the army in this Central Plains is equipped with halberds and swords and shields, and the shields are generally not very large. And the shield under the adult's hand is quite similar to that of our Great Qin Kingdom. The Great Shield Short Sword and Javelin are the traditional weapons and equipment of our Great Qin State. ”
"Uh. Forehead.. I have studied the military technology of your Great Qin State, didn't I say that only by being good at learning can we innovate better? After listening to Ma Yao's words, Zhao Hong smiled slightly, and then he accepted without changing his face and heartbeat, followed by a sentence that Ma Yao didn't understand.
When explaining why he knew about the military technology of the Great Qin State, Zhao Hong told everyone that in the Xingyang area of Sili, where he used to live, there lived next to his family, and this family was also a descendant of the soldiers of the Great Qin State. When Zhao Hong was a child, he often went to his neighbor's house to play, and often saw Zhao Hong, who was practicing martial arts in his neighbor's house, secretly imitate it, holding their big shield and short sword to imitate this family when no one was around, so he liked this kind of weaponry. In the turbulent era, Zhao Hong, who loved the house and Wu, equipped his men with a short sword with a door panel. It's a pity that Zhao Hong's neighbor died in the tug-of-war between the Yingchuan Yellow Turban and the official army. Every time he heard this, Ma Yao always sighed that he never had the opportunity to meet Zhao Hong's neighbor, who was also an ancient Roman soldier. The melancholy of meeting his old acquaintance in a foreign country made Ma Yao sigh every time he thought of this. But later, Ma Yao would always find a corner after a long sigh and secretly began to rejoice, fortunately Zhao Hong's neighbor died in the war, otherwise how could he rely on Roman military technology to rise to prominence?
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"The tactical characteristics of our army in the Great Qin Empire are indeed very different from those of the Han people in the Central Plains, and I heard my grandfather say that this is the case. The main armament of the Great Qin Youth Army was a large shield with a curved surface and a short sword, and it was also equipped with three javelins. The youth army is relatively poorly equipped. The youth army that did not approve the armor was only armed with short swords, large shields, and javelins, and the youth army of the Great Qin State was generally in a battle formation on the front line. The Great Qin Youth Army was mainly recruits.
The main equipment of the Great Qin heavy infantry is the same as that of the Youth Army, but the difference is that the heavy infantry is generally armored, and the heavy infantry usually has more rich combat experience. "The equipment of the heavy infantry is equipped with cuirass on the basis of the youth army, but other than that, the armament is exactly the same as that of the youth army. The main reason is that the Great Qin heavy infantry is relatively rich in experience. Usually, the hoplites of the Great Qin State were the main force in the confrontation with the enemy. ”
"And the Great Qin elite infantry weapons are completely different from the first two. The elite infantry of the Great Qin is the most experienced troops, they are wearing heavy armor, carrying heavy spears for stabbing attacks, and also carrying long shields and short swords, the Roman elite infantry is the most sophisticated, and the Roman soldiers are the best equipped with the best equipment, and the elite infantry of the Great Qin will generally be used in very few battles. Elite infantry is also known as a reserve army. ”
Speaking of which, Ma Yao, who was sitting on the hay, took the small wooden stick and drew three deep grooves on the ground. The three grooves were arranged in turn, forming a battle line with a strong depth, and Ma Yao, who was engrossed, held a wooden stick in his hand and pointed to the three grooves and said.
"Our Great Qin State uses three-line tactics in combat, and in the three-line tactics of the army of the Great Qin Empire, the first line is the youth army, the second line is the hoplite, and the third line is the elite infantry.
The Great Qin Youth Army on the front line was the first to engage in the battle with the enemy, throwing javelins at the enemy while charging, and then opening the gap in the enemy's battle formation under the cover of javelins. If the Great Qin Youth Army was unable to defeat the enemy, it would quickly get rid of the enemy's entanglement and retreat from the passage of the Great Qin hoplites on the second line to regroup. The hoplites, on the other hand, hurried forward while the youth army was retreating, throwing javelins at the enemy to cover the retreat of the youth army and disrupt the enemy formation. This was followed by a repetition of the tactics of the Youth Army. And if the enemy army is particularly powerful, it is the elite infantry who carry heavy spears and come forward to fight hand-to-hand. Ma Yao began to explain in detail to the three lines, and Zhao Hong couldn't stop nodding his head, Zhao Hong showed a satisfied smile on his face, and then Zhao Hong gestured with his finger to the last line and said.
"I remember that our neighbors once said that the Great Qin elite infantry was the last line of defense of the Great Qin State Army, and investing in the Great Qin elite infantry meant that the battle was at the most critical juncture."
"Your Excellency, we do have a proverb in the Great Qin Kingdom that says this is what it means. Under normal circumstances, the enemy can be completely eliminated by relying only on the Great Qin Youth Army and hoplites, and the elite infantry of Great Qin is rarely used. If the elite infantry of Great Qin entered the battle, it meant that the battle was particularly difficult and encountered a particularly stubborn enemy. The appearance of the Great Qin elite infantry marks the decisive moment of the battle, and only in this case can the third line of defense composed of the Great Qin elite infantry and such a strong heavy spearman need to be put into the battlefield. ”
"I don't intend to completely follow the military establishment of your Great Qin State. In terms of tactical formation, I plan to learn the military technology of the Great Qin State, but it is my proposition to learn from the Great Qin and gain or lose something. After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Hong began to make a general evaluation and summary of Ma Yao's speech.
"If you can't learn it, you're afraid of losing it." Zhao Hong, the great thinker Confucius, still agrees with this sentence, and others think that completely copying the military technology of ancient Rome is easy to produce the effect of Handan toddler, and it is likely to crawl back in the end. Even if ancient Rome's military technology was excellent, it did not necessarily adapt to the Chinese environment. In the final analysis, Zhao Hong planned to absorb and transform the military technology of ancient Rome in accordance with the national conditions of the Han Dynasty, and create Roman military tactics with the characteristics of the Han feudal system in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
"Brother Ma, you just said it right. I have decided to take your suggestion, and you will be in charge of the training of the soldiers in the future, and now is the time to be in the same boat, and I hope that your skills will not be hidden. ”
"I don't dare to ask for ears!" Ma Yao crossed his arms, raised them flat to his chest, and bowed to Zhao Hong.
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