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Under the command of the fierce officers, groups of soldiers are forming formations, forming a triangular formation for a while, a phalanx for a while, and a hollow formation for a while, constantly changing formations in the training area.

Wang Huaqiang sat on a horse za, looking at the training scene in front of him with satisfaction, the heat was pressing, even in this valley, a layer of vague heat wave gradually rose, Wang Huaqiang who was sitting still put his robe in big armor, but the sweat had flowed into a stream from the two ear guards of the helmet, if it wasn't for the forehead to stop sweating, I was afraid that the whole face would be drowned in sweat at this time.

Pei Shiju on the side couldn't stand the heat for a long time, took off his helmet early, kept wiping his face and neck with a sweat towel, he looked up at the sun in the middle of the day, and said: "Hua Qiang, I've been practicing all morning, the sun is too poisonous, do you think it's time to rest for a while, and then continue in the afternoon?" ”

Wang Huaqiang shook his head: "Hongdae, you are just too soft-hearted, Ci is not a general, the enemy army will not fight with us when it is comfortable when we are fighting, remember, the enemy is outnumbered, if you want to rely on these 3,000 people to sweep Lingnan, you can only train them to be one as ten, or even one as a hundred."

On the battlefield, our Sui army was stronger than those barbarian places in Lingnan. It lies in the strict appearance of the army. It can be a dignified array. Hongdae, look. When we march, we should form a small phalanx with such a hundred people, lined up in four rows, with the two rows of baggage in the center and the infantry outside, so that whether the enemy is attacking from the front or from the side, we can line up and resist each other in the fastest time.

If you look at the triangular squads, fifty people in a team. The captain is the governor, standing at the front, followed by two flag-bearers, and then two deputy governors, one at the head of the team to assist in the command, the other in the last row, if someone retreats and escapes, he is responsible for killing. The soldiers were forty-five, seven in the first row, eight in the second, and nine in the third. Ten people in the fourth row and eleven people in the last row. Such a triangular formation. Extremely conducive to assault operations.

If it is a frontal engagement with the enemy, the seven people in the first row can be lined up in a relatively wide front, whether it is holding a lance or firing arrows, the width is sufficient, and in this way, if the soldiers in the front row are killed in battle, the soldiers in the back row can quickly make up for it, which is the reason why there are fewer people in the front and more people in the back.

If it is a formal large phalanx, twenty such triangular small formations can be lined up in a row to cover the front more than two miles wide, and the officers and men of our army have large shields, iron armor, long lances, and strong crossbows, and those who are naked and only know how to fight and rush up in chaos will not be able to break through the iron formation of our army at all. ”

Pei Shiju nodded again and again when he heard this, he used to be mainly engaged in staff work under Gao Xi, and he was not too good at the battle formation, but today Wang Huaqiang took him to see the training on the spot, which also really opened his eyes.

Hearing this, Pei Shiju suddenly asked: "Hua Qiang, you are all infantry phalanxes, are there no cavalry?" The iron cavalry of my Northern Dynasty is the place to really subdue the southerners, and it can be used in Lingnan. ”

Wang Huaqiang smiled and shook his head: "Hongdae, of course the cavalry is good, but it is not suitable for our army." First, most of them are Nan Chen's sergeants, because Nan Chen lacks the production area of war horses and has the obstruction of the river, so there are very few cavalry, mainly infantry, and it is difficult for me to train them into excellent cavalry in a short period of time.

Second, in the land of Lingnan, miasma was rampant, and the recipe of Madudus had only been tried on people, but not on horses, and in case a large number of horses died, then these cavalrymen would still have to be infantry. Fortunately, the barbarians in Lingnan did not have decent cavalry, so we relied on these infantry troops, which were enough to deal with. ”

When Wang Huaqiang said this, he glanced at the soldiers who had already walked in a decent way, and sighed: "Actually, these veterans of the Southern Dynasty are very good, you look at them, it only took one morning, and they can basically adapt to the formation of our Sui army.

You see, now they have begun to teach these southern soldiers to fire arrows and shoot crossbows, and the archers in the southern soldiers do not participate in hand-to-hand combat, but after the archers of our Sui army have finished putting their arrows, they have to pick up the long knives and axes prepared in the back, and follow them when the pikemen are engaged with the enemy.

These crossbowmen often have amazing arm strength, and when the time comes to go into battle shirtless, they can directly cut those barbarians who lack protective equipment into two sections, the scene is very bloody and violent, and the barbarians often fight only with the bloody courage of a burst, seeing this terrible scene, the whole army will definitely collapse. ”

Pei Shiju pondered for a moment and said: "But after all, our army has few people, only 3,000 people, even against the 20,000 barbarians raised by the division last week, it is still necessary to deal with more than seven enemy troops by one person, can it withstand it?" ”

Wang Huaqiang laughed: "Hongdae, the soldiers are not expensive, as long as you choose the right terrain and put two or three miles in front, if the enemy army can't encircle our army on both wings, then only the people in the front two or three miles wide can fight with us, and the people behind can only stare dryly."

Moreover, the barbarians lack training, and they often rush up in chaos in battle, and they have to go through several rounds of arrows and crossbows to rush in front of our army, and it is more likely that they will collapse by themselves when they rush in front of our army. As long as it is not a thief army of more than 50,000 people rushing up and completely surrounding our army and besieging it on all sides, Hua Qiang is confident that he will lead this army to defeat any rebel army. ”

Pei Shiju nodded, he glanced at the morale-boosting soldiers in the distance, and sighed: "Hua Qiang, your means of mobilizing morale, as well as your ability to command and train troops, are considered to be insightful for your brother today, but these wishes you made here have not been approved by the imperial court, what will you do to fulfill them in the future?" Last time, you lost your official position in the Turkic false decree, haven't you learned your lesson this time? ”

Wang Huaqiang's face also began to become solemn, and he smiled bitterly: "People say that eating a trench grows wisdom, but I seem to be doing the opposite, but Hongdae, you also know very well, in addition to this, how can I beg these uncles to go to the battlefield?" It is impossible to rely on my two hundred people to drive them to Lingnan with knives in the back.

Military orders can only make a small number of people obey the majority, and if soldiers are driven to the battlefield, they have no combat effectiveness at all, and there is even a danger of defection, and only if they want to fight this battle from the bottom of their hearts, and have the motivation and desire to fight, can they win the war.

Hongdae, you have to give me a testimony in this matter, the conditions I mentioned are actually not excessive, presumably in order to stimulate morale, General Murong will have opened the treasury of Panyu City a long time ago, and take out the money to motivate the soldiers and people defending the city, even if these people are asked to divide the money, it will not be much, as for Lingnan, which is already sparsely populated, and they are divided into Yongye Tian and Lutian, which are three times that of the people of the Central Plains, presumably the imperial court will not lose anything, right. ”

Pei Shiju nodded: "Your conditions are actually quite okay, which is why I didn't directly stop you just now, it's just that I don't think Gao Servant Shot will like your behavior of asserting himself without asking for instructions, last time you actually didn't make a big deal in the Turks, even if you start a war, Gao Servant Shot has countermeasures, but he really doesn't like you to act beyond your authority, which will break the rules." ”

Wang Huaqiang's eyes revealed a trace of loneliness and helplessness: "Hongdae, the general is outside, the king's order is not affected, you give these soldiers three times the salary is the high servant who has been granted the right to shoot, but this alone is not enough for them to have a strong desire to make contributions, these people are Nan Chen's soldiers, not the kind of recruits, if they don't tempt each other with real profits, how can they work for you!"

Honestly, if they hadn't reacted so enthusiastically today, I'd have considered allowing them to plunder the rebellious slang barbarian tribes after the victory. On the one hand, it can stimulate the motivation of these soldiers, and on the other hand, it can also deter the disobedient barbarians in Lingnan. (To be continued......)