Hearing his words, Niu Gao looked at it, Zhong Ziang had already relied on a fast horse to get out of the gap before the mandarin duck formations were closed, and it was already far away from him, just a small black spot. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's easier said than done to shoot them with a single arrow.

I couldn't help but choke for a moment.

Yue Yun only met Niu Gao yesterday, and knew that this was a fierce general whose martial arts and ability to lead troops were not inferior to his own. However, after hearing that Wang Shen attached great importance to this person and had the intention to let him lead an army alone, he was very dissatisfied in his heart.

You must know that with his countless exploits on the battlefield, he has become a commander of the army at this moment. This Niu barbarian was defeated by Yelu Mawu, the subordinate of the Sizhou army, in Henan, and he couldn't stand still, and he could only take refuge in the mountains and rivers, so why should he lead an army alone.

As a result, there was a lot of dissatisfaction in the words.

Fortunately, Niu Gao is old and not as reckless and mindless as in later novels. On the contrary, he is a person who is a person with good feelings, and he only smiles and does not let Yue Yun get angry.

Seeing Niu Gao, Yue Yun smiled sarcastically: "Old Niu, the thief will not go far, I can't do it." But if the army is changed, it is not difficult to shoot with his divine shot. You Henan people can't do it. ”

Hearing that he insulted the Henan people, Niu Gao's face flashed with green energy, and he suddenly pulled out the big bow on his back, put on the carving feather, and pulled it round. shouted: "General Yingxiang, let you see the archery skills of our Henan heroes today!" ”

After saying "boom", he didn't need to aim, so he shot out so casually.

On the battlefield, everyone's eyes fell on the feathered arrow that came out of the string.

Niu Gao used the uncommon method of hanging shooting, and the arrow drew a high arc in the air.

At first, it was very fast, but the higher you go, the slower it became, and when you reached the top, there was a short pause, and then it fell.

"Huh" The arrow was shot accurately at Zhong Ziang.

There was silence on the battlefield, and for a moment, there was a burst of applause all day long: "Good! ”

Yes, this arrow is high and far, and it comes first, and it is simply miraculous.

Yue Yun was also so shocked that goosebumps fell all over his body, he was knowledgeable. It's really archery, and he only serves Wang Shen alone in his life. My brother-in-law's archery skills have reached the point where he can penetrate Yang in a hundred steps, but he has a great weakness - lack of strength - if he were to come here today, it would be absolutely impossible to shoot so far at Niu Gao.

Niu Man, he still has some ability.

After being hit by the arrow, Zhong Ziang shook his horse several times, but finally did not land, and leaned down and rode wildly.

Yue Yun was shocked: "Niu Gao, shoot him, give him another shot." ”

Niu Gao drew the bow, thought about it, loosened the string again, and shook his head: "It's useless, this thief is wearing heavy armor, and if he shoots so far, even if he hits, he can't take his life." ”

"Then it won't be a task." Yue Yun shook his head regretfully, and said, "If you run, you will escape, and you will kill it later." Although the pseudo-prince could not be left behind, this battle was a great victory. The key is that today is the first battle of the military envoy's Mandarin Duck Formation, and the effect is quite ineffective, and it can be used on the battlefield in the future. Old Niu, I have opened my eyes to your archery skills today. However, Lao Tzu is not convinced, let's see you on the battlefield in the future to see who kills more thieves. ”

There is a strange phenomenon in the Sizhou army, all the armies, including each other, do not like each other and like to compete for strength. If you lose to someone else, it is a great shame.

Niu Gao naturally saw it and said with a smile: "That's good, we'll see you on the battlefield in the future." Although you are not convinced by my old cow, I admire the military envoy this mandarin duck array and the warriors trained by General Ying Xiang very much. ”

When Yue Yun heard his praise, he liked to rejoice: "That's it, count you as having eyesight." Suddenly, looking at Niu Gao was much more pleasing to the eye: "Old Niu, let's go see my Taishan boss." ”

"I'm going to see Judge Du." For the number two person in the Sizhou Army, Niu Gao is also curious.

The two of them did not ride horses, but walked slowly side by side in the fields.

Niu Gao said: "General Yingxiang, I also tried the Mandarin Duck Formation yesterday, and I didn't think so. I saw it on the battlefield today, and I realized how powerful it was. ”

Yue Yun nodded: "I also heard about that, but at that time, you were covered in heavy armor and had a delicate archery skill, but it was not difficult to break through the Mandarin Duck Array." But there are a few heroes like you in the world, and there is no perfect formation in the world, only a suitable formation. ”

Niu Gao's heart moved: "Also, if during the general war, the troops form countless such mandarin duck formations, wouldn't it destroy the withering and decay and conquer the world?" "Yesterday, he and Wang Shen met for the first time, and after only saying a few words, he rushed over with reinforcements to join Yue Yun, and there was not much communication between the two sides.

Wang Shen said that the Mandarin Duck Array was just an expedient measure, specially designed for Manichaean demons and the terrain of Hunan, and when the war in Hunan was over, it would not be used again in the future, which made Niu Gao feel puzzled in his heart, and couldn't help but ask Yue Yun for advice.

Yue Yun said: "The military envoy said: water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, the battle is wonderful, there is one heart, where in the world is there a formation that covers the world." It is necessary to use appropriate formations and tactics according to the time, place and person, and if you are stubborn, you will die. ”

"As far as the topography of Hunan is concerned, it is divided into two major forces, the north and the south. To the north, there is a lake area, a water network that is vertical and horizontal, and swamps everywhere, which is not conducive to the battle of the army at all. To the south, hills, rivers and deep streams are just as troublesome. When a large army advances, it is easy to be divided into many unrelated pieces by the harsh environment. ”

"And the thieves, because they are not regular troops, do not know how to fight. It has always been to concentrate several times or even ten times the strength of my troops, this ship is roaring, if you can fight, you will fight, if you can't fight, you will roar away, when we first came to Dingzhou, because we are not familiar with the enemy's tactics, we have suffered some losses. The demon weapons are relatively messy, and the long-range weapons are mainly longbows, the number is relatively small, and the attack power is not high, and because there is no formal training, it can't play a real role, so my military can basically deal with it with a long shield. ”

"The thief army does not have any tactics, and uses crowd tactics in every battle. The weapons are also extremely rudimentary, and it is good to have a large knife and a spear. The vast majority of people even have only a hoe and a nail rake in their hands, and their weapons are relatively short. On the battlefield, an inch is long and an inch is strong, and our army must restrain the enemy in weapons. ”

"First of all, the wolf's spear, hoe, and nail rake is longer than the thief's spear, hoe, and nail rake, and the upper part has branches, which not only expands the attack distance, but also expands the attack range, and when fighting, not only can the enemy be attacked first, but also with this expanded branch, it can attack more people and a larger area. But the wolf also has its shortcomings, one is that the lethality is not enough, and it cannot be killed with one hit, and because it is too long, it disturbs the enemy from a long distance and disrupts the enemy's attack rhythm, and the attack of suppressing the enemy's long weapon is naturally very good, but it has no protection after being close to it. ”

"As mentioned earlier, the geography of Hunan is not suitable for large-scale operations, and there is no cavalry to protect the flanks, and it is mostly hand-to-hand combat, so the Mandarin Duck Formation adopts an independent small unit formation, which is not only suitable for our army with a small number, but also more suitable for deployment in the geographical environment of Hunan. Eleven or two people in a team, in addition to the two wolf wielders, two shield bearers are close to protect in front of the wolf whives, and the four pikemen behind the two wolf wedgers can also protect the left and right sides respectively to prevent the enemy from burrowing into the close range of the wolf whives, so that as long as the safety of the wolf whizzers is protected, the wolf wedgers can attack the enemy as much as they like by virtue of the length and range advantage of the wolf whives. ”

"Of course, the reverse is also true, with the long-distance protection and support of the wolf hand, the shield hand can move forward to slash and kill, without having to worry about being attacked by the enemy's long-distance weapons, and the two pikemen can also rest assured to hit the Mani demon with the protection and support of the wolf, which is essentially complementary weapons, mutual protection, mutual support, mutual strength, shield knife plus wolf plus + two spearmen and palladium, so that the power of these five weapons is far more than the combat effectiveness of five shield knives or five wolf swords, spears, and boring palladium."

Speaking of excitement, the two stopped walking, and simply sat on the ridge and chatted.

Listening to Yue Yun's eloquent talk, Niu Gao couldn't help nodding his head and said, "I probably heard the military envoy talk about this formation yesterday, but I didn't have General Ying Xiang say it so thoroughly, so I can be regarded as completely understanding the beauty of this formation at this time." But...... However, the general has not yet answered my question, why will this array no longer be used after the battle of Hunan? ”

Yue Yun: "Although this mandarin duck array is powerful, it has a fatal weakness. If you return to the north of the Yangtze River and still hold this formation, not to mention encountering the Jurchens and Khitans, I am afraid that even Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng can easily defeat my Sizhou warriors. ”

Niu Gao was shocked: "How is it possible?" ”

Yue Yun: "If you want to say that this mandarin duck array is invincible, that's not right." Everything has its advantages and disadvantages, and the shortcomings of the Mandarin Duck Formation are also obvious, first, the fear of dense long-range offensives, the Mandarin Duck Formation only has two shield players per squad, and only one is a long shield player. A long shield player, if the opponent is very scattered from a distance, not much, such as a Mani demon, has not been formally trained, then a long shield is enough to resist the attacks of some scattered arrows. But if the regular army has been trained, intensive bow and crossbow shooting, the mandarin duck formation is difficult to defend, and can only maintain the formation and advance to meet the enemy by foot, so in the process of receiving the enemy, you can lose a lot, if some key positions of manpower are lost, it is basically wasted. ”

"Second, the impact of the infantry is very weak, and the ability to break through head-on in the face of heavy defense infantry is very weak, as mentioned above, if it is an active attack, it is necessary to maintain a formation to advance to meet the enemy, even if the opponent does not have a long range, but discharges rows of heavy shield defense of the heavy infantry, the wolf is itchy for the attack of the hoplite, and the shield knife hand cannot split the opponent's shield array, and the pikeman cannot stab, and the boring palladium is even more powerless. Some people may say that the impact and breakthrough are the affairs of the cavalry, but in fact, horses are not available in every place, and the formation of cavalry is actually very expensive, and the impact and breakthrough of the cavalry are more through weak points such as flanks. The large-scale confrontation between the two armies mainly relied on the infantry, and the confrontation between the infantry was mainly infantry, supplemented by cavalry. ”

"Silk ......" Niu Gao suddenly realized the seriousness of this problem, and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. Yes, if the Mandarin Duck Formation encounters the enemy ironclad infantry covered in armor in the open area, and the weapons in the hands of the partial students cannot break the armor, it is simply a one-sided massacre!

"Third, this mandarin duck formation is too expensive and troublesome to train." A voice came.