Before the arrival of the new year, the heavy snow fell unexpectedly again, and the soldiers of the front battalion finally did not have to engage in long-distance training this time, and stayed in the house to listen to the lectures. In the morning, Shen Chen explained to half of the people the two most basic ancient military theories, Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sima Fa, and the other half was Wei Xun to explain the military rules and discipline of the front battalion and various rules and regulations that were different from those of other battalions. Mainly because the house is not big enough, and there are too many people now, more than 100 people can't be crammed into one room at the same time.

After dinner, the recruits are free to move around – of course, they can't leave the barracks. The veterans, on the other hand, began to light expensive oil lamps and listen to Captain Xuanjie explain the "basic tactical points".

“…… Learn to make your own weapons, and making your own weapons here is not for you to build your own blades, but for you to transform everything you can get your hands on the battlefield into weapons to defeat your enemies. For example, a river, a mountain, a fire, a gust of wind or a heavy rain. Don't underestimate these things that look ordinary on weekdays, when it comes to the battlefield, those who are good at using these things will be invincible......"

“…… Take the trip to Luzi Pass a few days ago, if it were on weekdays, our infantry marching on two legs would not have thought of finding a cavalry harrier like Xifeng Renyong, but a heavy snowfall immediately taught him that he could not hide......"

"-That's because my horse froze to death, otherwise you wouldn't have found me!" Hosophon Minda, who was listening to the lecture in his arms, protested dissatisfiedly.

"If it weren't for that heavy snowfall, how could your horse have frozen to death?" Li * asked rhetorically, but there was a slight apology in his eyes and he glanced at Xifeng Minda, but he still kept talking: "Therefore, whether we capture Xifeng Renyong or Tuoba Guangxing's useless kid, it is all thanks to the heavy snow. Whether it is our strategy, our bravery, or even the rudimentary weapons in our hands, these are not the fundamental reasons why we were able to win, the fundamental reason is that we took advantage of this heavy snow and severe cold weather, on the march to Luzi Pass, because of this heavy snow, we all suffered enough, but also because of this heavy snow, the enemy became more difficult and embarrassed than us...... There is no doubt that for an army, sophisticated weaponry is undoubtedly necessary, but the most advanced and powerful weapons are not in the hands, but in the minds of every soldier and commander, and whoever reacts quickly and makes the most of the weather, the terrain, and all the powerful weapons that God has provided us with will be able to win......"

Li * breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Hundreds of years ago, the powerful and fierce Turkic iron cavalry galloped across the steppe in the north, and the armed forces of this nation once launched 200,000 cavalry from Yanzhou all the way south in August of the ninth year of Wude, reaching the city of Jingzhao Chang'an, but just three years later, this powerful army was wiped out. In the past three years, the Tang Dynasty has just gone through a difficult period of national ******, with only 200,000 soldiers and no more than 20,000 cavalry, but Li Weigong completely wiped out the Turkic tribes with hundreds of thousands of cavalry mobilization capabilities with only 3,000 light cavalry......

“…… Don't be surprised, it's not my Li * blowing the air, this is the history of our Han people and Tang people that has been recorded. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Weigong, who has the reputation of the god of war, are not immortals, they do not have the ability to call for wind and rain and scatter beans into soldiers, they rely on the harsh and cold weather of winter for several consecutive years. The extreme cold will cause a large number of livestock to die, which will lead to a significant decline in the national power of the steppe nomads, and even force the steppe monarch to lead his subjects and herds south to spend the winter...... Li Weigong's 3,000 cavalry attacked Dingxiang, and no less than 5,000 horses were frozen to death along the way, which shows how harsh the weather was at that time, but the severe cold weather was certainly a test for the Tang army, and it was a devastating natural disaster for the Turks......"

“…… Therefore, you must remember that the time and place mentioned in the art of war are not dead things, but living things that can bring us victory. There is no absolute superiority and disadvantage and bias in time and place, for the general, who has a fast brain, who can make the most use of these time and place, who is the winner......"

“…… I have said so much about weapons today, but now I will tell my brothers about the basic principles of warfare......"

"In battle, there are two very basic principles. The first principle is that as a soldier or as a commander, no matter how strong the enemy you face, you must have the courage to rush face to face and fight the enemy with a hand-to-hand fight. It's not wrong to say that you want to avoid the enemy's edge, but it's a strategic skill, not a tactical principle. As an army, the most basic test of its combat effectiveness and combat quality is whether it has the ability to engage in white-knuckle combat with a strong enemy, fundamentally speaking, whether it is a bow and arrow, a ballista, or a throwing car, these long-range weapons can undoubtedly cause significant damage to the enemy, but to finally defeat and truly defeat the enemy, there is no other way, only to launch a white-edged charge against the enemy is the only royal way. Whether an army can fight a war and whether it can win a war depends on the army's ability to fight in a white-knives war, and an army that does not dare to engage in a white-knuckle battle with the enemy cannot win a war! I hope that you veterans must take this to heart and use your actions to teach those new recruits who have just entered the camp......"

"Report—" Liang Xuan raised his hand.

"Speak!"

"Commander, is it possible to win as long as you dare to fight with the white blade?"

Li * smiled: "Wrong, a white-knuckle battle may not be able to win, but there is no doubt that a team that does not dare to fight with a white-edged battle will not be able to win!" ”

"Why?" Liang Xuan asked in confusion.

"Because the soft ones are afraid of the hard, the hard ones are afraid of the horizontal, the horizontal ones are afraid of the stunned, and the flutes are afraid of the dead—understand?" Lee* replied in what he thought was succinct.

The crowd burst into laughter.

“…… Don't laugh, it's not a joke, the brave wins when you meet on a narrow road, this is an eternal truth. The weapons will become more and more sophisticated, the equipment will become more and more advanced, but the white-knuckle combat will not be abandoned at any time, face-to-face combat, even if you are unarmed, you must learn how to use your fists, knees, elbows and even teeth to attack the enemy, to kill the enemy, this is the difference between soldiers and civilians - civilians are Li Shu, are ordinary people. Ordinary people can be timid or frightened in the face of a huge number of heavily armed and fierce enemy troops, they can raise their hands to surrender, they can turn around and run, but the soldiers cannot. It's not that soldiers can't surrender, but soldiers can't give up fighting, as long as they have a breath, they have to fight for the enemy's life, there is no excuse, there is no reason, fighting is a soldier's duty, it is a soldier's duty. As a soldier, you have to keep in mind one sentence—"

Lee* took a deep breath and shouted, "We don't ask who the enemy is or how many they are, we just ask - where are they?" ”

This is what Li * said in a certain fantasy novel of his time, because it is a classic, so he did not hesitate to plagiarize it.

"Liang Xuan, do you understand?"

"Understood—" Liang Xuanli yelled.

Li * waved him to sit down, adjusted his train of thought, and continued: "The second basic principle of tactics is that as the commander of an army, as a soldier in an army, everyone should choose the enemy's flank to attack to the best of their ability in battle......"

As soon as the words came out, there was an uproar below, and Li * clearly saw that there were many soldiers with little brains, and there were already countless little stars flying in front of them......

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A large number of arms of different lengths were raised almost at the same time......

Shen Chen, who was sitting on the side, did not raise his hand, but his brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look......

Li * waved his hand: "Put your hands down first, I know you think it's a bit confusing, just said that the first principle is to dare to launch a frontal white-knuckle charge against the enemy at all times, and now the second one says to attack the enemy's flank as much as possible, which seems to be inconsistent." I know you don't understand, but if you don't, you can put your hands down for a moment and listen to me carefully. ”

The raised arms were lowered one after another, Li * smiled, and was about to continue speaking, but found that there was a young soldier who raised his hand and did not fall, he looked at it, it was a Xiucai soldier who had read the same book as Shen Chen, the difference is that this person's father is an old Xiucai, not from a military family, he is not a private school, but follows his father to read and learn calligraphy since childhood, and a beautiful book has surprised Li * for a while.

Li * looked at this soldier who looked almost as thin as himself, and said by name: "Qin Haoran, what is your problem?" ”

The soldier named Qin Haoran stood up and asked, "Why do you want to attack the enemy's flank instead of attacking the enemy's back?" ”

Lee*'s eyes lit up, and he smiled and asked, "Why do you think it's supposed to be an attack on the enemy's back?" ”

Qin Haoran smiled a little shyly: "I want to...... The enemy's back is always poorer than the flanks, and attacking the enemy's back is not only not easy to protect, but also difficult to fight back. If you attack the flank, you have to turn half of your body to respond to my attack, but if you attack the back, you need to turn your whole body to respond to my attack, so isn't it more effective to attack the back than to attack the flank? ”

Li* glanced at him approvingly, waved his hand, and said, "You sit down first, and listen to me tell you slowly." ”

He cleared his throat and said with a smile: "You all heard what Qin Haoran said just now, he is right, in battle, the enemy's flank is relatively weak in protection compared to the front, and it is more difficult to fight back, so we choose its flank to attack is an attack mode that uses strengths and avoids weaknesses, just like when we fight with people, we must attack the enemy's soft underbelly, lower abdomen, and lower body, which are relatively soft and easily damaged. When we fight the enemy, we must also choose the flank where the enemy's protection is relatively weak, so that the effect of the attack will be better than the frontal attack......"

“…… First of all, we should explain that this principle does not contradict the first principle, in which we emphasize that the military must have the determination and ability to fight a decisive battle with the enemy, rather than asking everyone to face the enemy head-on no matter what the circumstances. Fighting is not a duel, there is no need to pay attention to rules and fairness, defeating the enemy and killing the enemy is the only purpose of our fighting. We must have the courage and ability to rush forward and fight against an enemy who cannot be avoided, and we must also have the wisdom to avoid the edge of a powerful enemy and attack its weaknesses. If we can describe it in one word, the first principle is that every soldier must have 'courage', and the latter requires that every soldier must have 'strategy', and a soldier who is brave and resourceful, or a soldier who is brave and resourceful, is a good soldier and can become a good general in the future......"

He paused and smiled at Qin Haoran, who was sitting in the corner: "As for why it is attacking the flank instead of attacking the back with worse protection...... Brother Qin, think about it carefully...... Brothers, think to yourselves, how do you stand when you stand in line on weekdays...... The queue of an army, whether it is a combat queue or a marching column, is one in which all the soldiers face the same direction. That is, if you attack an enemy from their flank, then according to the enemy's queue standing method, the enemy who may be standing behind you is also facing your back with his flank; But if you go around the enemy and turn around and attack his back, then you give your unprotected back to the enemy standing in the row behind the enemy you are attacking, and while you attack the enemy without reservation, another enemy is attacking you without reservation......"

He took a deep breath and said seriously: "Combat is a science, a science of how to better protect yourself and kill more enemies. Attacking from the flanks may seem to make it easier for the enemy to turn around, but in reality the little time it takes for the attacker to turn around—perhaps only for a moment—is perfectly safe, because it takes so long for an enemy standing in front of you to turn around, and it takes so long for an enemy standing behind you to turn around......"

"In addition, it is a test of courage and courage to fight, but it is not the courage of a man who can win. When you are attacking the enemy's flank, the enemy's flank behind you is also threatened by another comrade-in-arms of yours, your comrade-in-arms and you belong to a parallel array, you enter the enemy formation at the same time, he threatens his enemy's flank while removing the threat of this enemy to your back, in the same way, the enemy behind him is also being threatened by other comrades-in-arms in the same array, so cooperate with each other to support, A detachment of our army can theoretically kill the same number of enemy detachments without suffering any losses of its own...... But if you go around the back of the enemy to attack, then the comrades supporting you will have to go around the back of the enemy further back to attack, and so on, and such an attack can only be launched at the same time when the soldiers at the forefront of our army make a detour behind the back of the enemy's last column...... That's long enough time for the enemy to kill you hundreds of times. Therefore, as a basic tactical principle, we advocate attacking the enemy's flanks and not going around the enemy's back...... Of course, there are exceptions......"

Li * picked up the water on the table and took a sip, looked into the eyes of the soldiers, and said: "When the enemy has only this one force to move forward, and the reinforcements are dozens or even hundreds of miles away, as a strategy, the effect of our whole army bypassing the enemy's army and attacking the enemy from the rear is far better than the effect of attacking the enemy from the flank. For example, if it is a person and a person to fight, then the effect of me turning behind you to give you a guy is much better than I am giving you a guy from the side, in a battlefield, two armies that are not mixed with each other can be roughly regarded as two people, in this case one of the armies goes around the enemy's back to launch an attack is a good strategy and tactic - provided that the reinforcements of this enemy army do not follow in a short time......"

“…… Another situation is when the enemy who has been defeated is pursued, in this case, the enemy himself turned around and gave his back to our army, such a good cheap person who does not pick up is a fool, for the enemy who has lost the courage to fight, the only tactic is to catch up with him and give him a guy, at this time you can't hold on to the dogma of flank attack, the enemy can no longer pose any threat to you, you just need to catch up and slaughter them. At this time, the commander needs to judge whether the pursuit should be pursued, whether the enemy is really rout and fleeing or luring the enemy to go deeper, but as a soldier, after receiving the order to pursue, there is no room for hesitation, chasing and fighting, slashing, beating the water dogs, so that the enemy does not dare to stop the whole team, dare not stop and rest, and is eager to spread his legs and run to the edge of the sky, that is the correct tactic. At this time, it doesn't matter if you cross one or two enemy troops and cause your back to be threatened. Because the fleeing enemy has lost the courage to fight, if he attacks you from behind, it will cause the speed of escape to be slower, and it will be easier for our troops to catch up and kill you...... What's more, the comrades behind you will catch up and deal with him, so although it is dangerous, it is not a big ......"

Speaking of this, Li * paused and said slowly: "As a soldier, you can not understand things at the strategic level, but as a soldier, you must not be familiar with tactics, which is your capital to save your life and kill the enemy on the battlefield......"

"As a general, an officer, you must not only be proficient in tactics, but also in strategy, because soldiers on the battlefield can only carry out your orders unconditionally, and any mistakes in judgment and wrong orders you give will lead to the death of your soldiers, so - generals who really love soldiers like sons are generally generals who win battles......"

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