Drumming marches, Mingjin collects troops, and fights in formation, and the war in the era of cold weapons is roughly like this. []

The so-called army is actually nothing more than a many, many people gathering together, and the so-called war is actually just a many, many people gathering together and fighting in groups.

Under normal circumstances, when there are not many people on both sides, both sides fight for physical strength and courage.

In general, when there are slightly more people on both sides, the two sides fight for quantity and quality.

In general, when there are many people on both sides, the two sides fight for order and discipline.

In the cold weapon war, the battle group stragglers are all floating clouds, and the array is the king. The reason is very simple: In the absence of military academies, the General Staff Department, and the absence of a sufficient number of high-quality officers, the command level of the troops seems to be complicated and simple, and it is impossible for any unit to allocate relatively high-level military personnel to the Shiwu level, and an army of 10,000 people can be organized into four armies and 20 commanders; if it can have 10 command-level officers who are "roughly versed in military strategy," this army will basically be able to be invincible on the battlefield. The "rough strategy" here refers to the ability to effectively control the force in wartime – that is, the 500 men in the establishment.

Generally speaking, if you can control these 500 people on the battlefield and always face in a unified direction, even if this command is qualified, the soldiers can be regarded as well-trained; If he can control these 500 people to advance at a unified pace, even if this commander is a very outstanding military talent, and if he can control these 500 people to obey the order and advance and retreat at the same time, this command can be called a "capable soldier," and if he can control these 500 people to quickly change direction and maneuver in four directions, this command will have the potential of a famous general.

In fact, it is rare for an army to have so many good officers. In the era of cold weapons, the total number of troops is of little reference value to measure whether an army is strong, but the number of so-called "brave generals" in the army is definitely an important reference standard. Taking the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass in the early Tang Dynasty as an example, the maximum strength of the Xuanjia Army led by Li Shimin was only 3,500 people, but Dou Jiande had an army of more than 100,000, but Li Shimin's army had more than ten "fierce generals" with excellent command ability, such as Wei Chi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Luo Shixin, Hou Junji, Li Daoxuan, Zhai Changsun, etc., with few troops and strong mobility, coupled with a strong command system, although the number was small, it always occupied the initiative on the battlefield, and pressed the Dou army from beginning to end. On the other hand, Dou Jiande, although the army is strong, but because of the hasty start of the army, the expansion of the army is too fast, and he has never been able to accumulate a group of officers with high military quality and rich combat experience, so the 100,000 army in his hands is not only not a resource, but has become a burden, the command and transfer is not effective, a military order from the time it is delivered to the grassroots level for half a day may not be enough, such a large army, it is really reasonable to be killed by the Tang army in seconds.

Generally speaking, a general who can command 1,000 to 2,000 troops is enough to be called a brave general, and 10,000 soldiers can still command freely, and that is already a strategic talent. At that time, Han Xin called Liu Bang "capable of 100,000 troops", which was already a very high evaluation of Liu Bang, who could command 100,000 troops to fight, and the so-called "peerless famous general" was nothing more than that. The more troops, the more levels of command, the slower the information transmission, the slower the reflexes, and it is easier to clench tens of thousands of people into fists to form combat effectiveness.

Therefore, in the war of the cold weapon era, the regulation of the array is generally determined by the terrain conditions and the number of troops, although there are many patterns on the battle map, there are very few that can be applied in wartime, and the goose marching array and the rhombic array are generally the majority. There are few soldiers and generals, and more geese are selected to march in formation, divided into left, middle and right armies; If there are many generals, the Ling array will be selected, and the five armies will be divided into the front, left, center, right, and rear armies, and the commander must be able to have a full view of the general dynamics of his entire army, so as to facilitate command and dispatch. Once the troops are divided, the partial division is out of the sight of the commander, and the command is completely entrusted to the generals of the partial division, and the commander is not remote.

The Zhou and Han armies fought each other, the Han army had 26,000 troops, divided into five armies, and the Zhou army had 16,000 troops, divided into three armies, and the width of the two sides was roughly the same, and the Han army was slightly superior to the Zhou army in thickness. In the Zhou army, Chai Rong sat in the Chinese army, Zhao Kuangyin led the two imperial front soldiers to guard the side, the commander of the Chinese army was led by Zhang Yongde, the deputy commander was Shi Yan, the commander of the left army was Li Chongjin, and the deputy commander was Bai Chongzan, who was the commander of the horse army; The commander of the right army is Fan Aineng, the commander of the guards and horses, and the deputy commander is He Hui, the commander of the guards and the infantry army. On the large battalion side, Cao Bin, a relative of the imperial family, sat in the name of the commander of the Quanhou army, and Xiang Xun, the supervisor of the camp, guarded the southern part of Bagongyuan with a commanded Dianqian Ya soldier, responsible for killing the soldiers who were dragged away from the battle.

In terms of the Han army, the Han lord Liu Min led 10,000 elite soldiers to call himself the Chinese army, with Bai Conghui as the commander of the Chinese army in front of the palace guards, Hao Gui as the deputy commander of the Chinese army, 5,000 people in the front of the army, Li Cunhuan as the commander of the front army, Xue Jien as the deputy commander of the guard horse army, 6,000 people in the left army, Zhang Yuanhui as the commander of the left army in front of the palace, He Jiyuan as the deputy commander of the guard infantry army, and 5,000 people in the rear army. Duan Chang, the commander of the military department, is the commander of the rear army, and Wei Jin is the deputy commander of the palace guards.

The right army of the Han army was 3,000 cavalry Khitan soldiers, led by the Daliao Yunzhong Provincial Government Order, soldiers and horses, and Yelu Dilu personally led the army.

On the position of the Han army, the position of the Chinese army, a high platform was erected, Liu Min was wearing fine armor, standing on the platform, and the Zhou army on the opposite side was almost clear at a glance.

There was a creaking sound on the edge of the stage, but it was Wang Dezhong, a privy counselor, who climbed up.

"Lord, the wind is not favorable, it is better to fight again tomorrow!" After Wang Dezhong bowed, he said eagerly.

Liu Min squinted at the flag on the corner, and sure enough, there were signs of fluttering in the northwest direction, but it was not obvious, and the flag horn was still drooping most of the time.

"It's okay, it's just a breeze, no fuss!" Liu Min glanced at Wang Dezhong with some reproach, this stunned young man spoke a little loudly, and was listened to by the soldiers in the audience, which inevitably affected the morale of the army.

Wang Dezhong's expression was serious: "Lord, the Khitan people are strange, and the wind direction is not favorable to our army. ”

"What's so strange about the Khitans?" Liu Min didn't care about the direction of the wind at the moment, and he didn't care about blaming Wang Dezhong for being too loud, if the Khitan people were unstable, the biggest reliance of the Han army would not exist, so he naturally had to ask first.

Wang Dezhong smiled bitterly: "The Khitan people shouted and neighed last night, and they tossed all night, but today there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses, this matter is strange!" ”

Liu Min breathed a sigh of relief, frowned and said: "You are the minister of the imperial court, in front of the two armies, you still have to be steady, don't make a fuss." The Khitans sent troops, and they didn't expect them to really come forward and fight hard, 30,000 iron cavalry pressed here, which is a big mountain on the head of the Chai family's children, 3,000 or 5,000 people in battle, what's the matter? ”

Wang Dezhong wanted to admonish, but Liu Min stretched out his hand to stop him: "The Qing family is sincere, I know it in my heart, the war is imminent, the military is important, and other things will be discussed after the war!" ”

Wang Dezhong was helpless, so he had to retreat.

Although Liu Min disagreed, he was also a little unsure in his heart, although the Han and Liao coalition forces were many and powerful, they were different from each other, although Liu Min was the Son of Heaven, he could not command the Liao army, Yelu was a Liao minister, and naturally there was no reason to control the Han army - Liu Min did not allow him to come to the festival, the war was imminent, and the two sides had not even unified the order to advance and retreat. Although Liu Min is old, after all, he has been through the battle formation, and he knows that this matter is troublesome.

He pondered for a moment, and called Wei Rong, a scholar from Hanlin, and said: "You go and inform Marshal Yelu, today's battle, the army of Shangguo can only watch the enemy's formation for the Han army, and watch me break that rice child, a little Zhou thief, and don't work for the famous generals of the country!" ”

On the Zhou Jun's side, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but sneer.

Wang Zhengzhong was a little puzzled, and asked softly: "Is there something wrong with the Han army?" ”

"Look at those banners—" Zhao Kuangyin pursed his mouth.

Wang Zhengzhong looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see the end, and asked, "What's wrong with the banner?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin pursed his lips, glanced at the emperor in iron armor who was sitting on the horse, and said softly: "Li Cunhuan and Zhang Yuanhui are both capable of fighting tough battles, Xue Jien and He Jiyuan are both nephews of the Northern Han Lord. Bai Conghui is old, Hao Gui is brave and unnecessary, although Wei Jin is also known as the Zhijun, the top boss Duan Chang is a civilian official, the Northern Han Central Army and the Rear Army are not to worry, the only front army and the left army that can fight, and also sent two relatives to restrain them, Liu Chong is old......"

Wang Zhengzhong didn't seem to understand when he heard it, and said for a while: "Aren't there still Khitan captives?" ”

"Although the Khitan soldiers can fight, Liu Chong can't command it......" Zhao Kuangyin smiled coldly.

"Even if the captives don't move, they will be a little bit clumsy after all!" Wang Zhengzhong grinned.

"The orders are different, that is, there are no orders-" This time it was Chai Rong, the son of heaven, who was sitting on a horse.

Wang Zhengzhong shrunk his neck and stopped talking.

Chai Rong didn't look at Wang Zhengzhong, and looked past the countless helmets to the east.

……

"Shhh

"How could you be careless?" Zu Lin asked with a frown while carefully dipping a small piece of silk in Tuguo Chun and wiping it on Chen Lu's palm.

On the palm of the old man's hand, the white marks are shocking, and there is a skin that is gone, and the pink tender meat inside, which is very terrifying.

Chen Tuan grinned in pain, but there was an uncontrollable smile in his voice: "Our Tai Wei heard from somewhere that the patchwork is not right, I wonder if there is really a sulfur essence in this world." If it weren't for this mistake, it would really be hard to get! ”

Zu Lin looked at the half bowl of white crystals in the pottery bowl on the side, and frowned: "This is the sulfur essence that Taiwei always hangs on his mouth?" ”

Chen Shu said: "Lao Dao's hand is injured like this, can it be fake?" ”

Zu Lin frowned, and approached the important news, but Chen Jian was startled, and grabbed Zu Lin regardless of the defense of men and women: "Grandma, this can't be smelled, it's poisonous!" ”

Zu Lin muttered to himself, "Is it really sulfur essence? ”

Chen Jun proudly took a small wine cup and gently dropped a few drops of water into it, only to hear the hissing sound, a few wisps of white smoke rising, the water droplets were absorbed without a trace in a blink of an eye, and a hot breath came to his face.

"When it's water, it's hot—right?" Chen Jun said triumphantly.

"The concubine remembered that the Taiwei said that the sulfur essence seemed to look ...... with water," Zu Lin said.

Chen Shu nodded: "When I just got it, it was really similar to water, but it was a little turbid, white, viscous, and ...... with yang essence."

The old cow's nose was unobstructed, and he realized that something was wrong when he finished speaking, Zu Lin was already so ashamed that his face was flushed, Chen Jian grinned and laughed dryly, swallowed and spitted and said: "It's really tired, I slept for six hours, and when I woke up, I became what I am now......

Zu Lin stared at Lao Dao fiercely, and his mind turned back to the half bowl of crystals: "Taiwei's method is not effective, but what method did the real person use to make it?" ”

The old cow's nose suddenly shook up, and he danced and said, "What is he called?" Distillation's method I have long been abandoned, but fortunately, in order to get this sulfur essence, this more than half a year I don't know how many strange materials in the view, a few days ago to the white pool salt division to pick medicine apprentice back, brought some poolside salt soil, took some boiling distillation, got some white salt powder, the day before yesterday I hydrated some stone calcining, the excitement of adding some of the salt powder into it, then got this sulfur, at that time I didn't know that it was sulfur, I also used my hands to try, at the beginning there was no big problem, then poured, but yesterday the hand was swollen and painful, I paid attention, went to the place where the day before yesterday to see, I got such a half bowl of borneol, with water immediately boiled, I put some more out yesterday, that's what I am now, and today it's ice flakes again......"

Zu Lin frowned and thought for a long time, and asked slowly: "The amount of material, can the real person have written it down?" ”

Chen Jun took out a roll of paper from his sleeve: "Brother and sister, look, it's all on this......"

Zu Lin silently looked at the ghost-like experimental records on the paper scroll, and was silent!

Chen Jun was still excited: "It's a shame that our Tai Lieutenant is ashamed to assert that sulfur must be used for sulfur and other things, and it is chiseled to say that this salt soil and stone calcining have nothing to do with sulfur, and when he comes back, I should be ashamed of him, I thought he was a prophet, but it turned out to be just nonsense......"

"Real ......" Zu Lin raised his head, a hesitant look on his face.

Chen Jian was a little puzzled: "Is there a problem with this method?" ”

"How is the method, the concubine body does not dare to assert it......" Zu Lin frowned and said, "It's just that the inner son and the concubine have heard Taiwei say, sulfur essence is the most domineering, and the world is highly poisonous, nothing more than this, touching the skin and flesh, such as pouring boiling oil, and the skin and flesh rot in an instant, so the Taiwei told the real person in every possible way to be cautious." Now although this thing hurts people, it has a very slow effect, and the damage is not big, and this is one of them; Tai Wei also said that the sulfur essence will be used to turn into gas with water for a long time, and the Tai Wei used a word called 'wave', but he did not say that it would become borneol-shaped, and this is the second thing; Shi Cai Zhenren once said that this thing was like grease at the beginning, but it was similar to the sulfur essence that Tai Wei said, but the sulfur essence that Tai Wei said was clear in color, like pure water, but the thing obtained by the real person was white and viscous, which did not match what Tai Wei said, and the third thing was also ......."

Chen Tuan shrugged his nose: "Although what the Taiwei said is chiseled, it may not be completely able to do it, otherwise Lao Dao would not have been busy for more than half a year, spent a lot of money and goods, and failed to come up with anything useful......"

Zu Lin smiled: "What a real person says is not unreasonable. It's just that this sulfur essence is valued by Taiwei, the amount of trickle, the price is higher than gold, such a valuable thing, always have to wait for Taiwei to come back, so as to distinguish the authenticity, fortunately, in the production process, the amount of material, the real person has written it down, these days the Taiwei is not there, the real person can take this thing to think carefully, but everything must be cautious, and you can no longer easily test the risk by yourself, take this thing to ponder, and the amount can not be too large. Otherwise, it really hurts the real person, but the captain has no face to worship the old man......"

Chen Jian frowned and thought for a while: "When you say this, I am also a little hesitant, whether it is stone calcining or salt soil, it is not such a rare thing, since the price of sulfur essence is higher than gold, it will not be so easy and simple, but if it is not sulfur essence, this thing does hurt your hands, so what is it?" Could it be that you have been busy for more than half a year, but you have got some ordinary poisons? If so, you're going to be laughed at by someone......"

Zu Lin wrapped his hands in cloth, twisted a small piece of crystal, looked at it carefully, and said softly: "Although this thing is not very similar to sulfur essence, it has never been seen, when it is not a common thing in the world, but I don't know what use it can be?" ”

Chen Jian said: "Taiwei Huairen once said that there is a thing that can determine whether it is sulfur essence or not, but after saying it for a long time, I have forgotten what it is......"

Zu Lin was suddenly startled, as if he had thought of something.

Chen Yan blinked his eyes and looked at Zu Lin, but saw Zu Lin Huo Ran get up, turned around and walked into the inner room, and in a blink of an eye, he had already taken a tea basket out.

Chen Tuan frowned: "The old way of drinking wine does not drink tea......

Zu Lin didn't say anything, he directly opened the tea basket, grabbed a handful of reddish loose tea from it, put it in the bowl, and scooped some water into it.

Chen Jian looked at Zu Lin dumbfounded, not knowing what she was going to do.

Zu Lin stirred the loose tea in the water with his hands, and the tea was soaked in water, and the color became darker and darker, and gradually became a little purple.

Zu Lin carefully wrapped his hand in silk silk and put a small piece of white crystal into the tea cup, and with a hissing sound, the white crystal gradually dissolved, and a few bubbles bubbled on the water surface, raising a stream of white water vapor.

The water vapor dissipated, and Chen Shu shouted "ah", and the purple tea powder in the tea cup had all turned into dark blue at this moment, as if it was a trick.

Chen Yan opened his mouth and asked, "This ...... What kind of tea is this? ”

Zu Lin stared blankly at the cup of tea with a faint blue hue, and said softly: "This is not tea, it is a substitute for tea......

She sat down slowly, her tone a little confused: "Wang Yin's "Book of Jin" once mentioned that Yu Gon entered Lin Xishan, ate wood, bait litmus, and had to be long-lasting, and the mushroom ears could be substituted for food; The stone is born, which can be used as a substitute for tea, and this thing is called litmus ......"V