Chapter 204
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This is the third time the trumpet has sounded today, and along with the sound of the trumpet, there is a capital 'Z' under the red flag. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
The letter 'Z' is not unusual, because there are only 26 letters in English, and the meaning that can be expressed is quite limited when the letter is used to represent the meaning. The letter 'Z', as we all know, is the last of the English letters, and in a sense, the formation represented by 'Z' also has the meaning of 'last resort'.
To tell the truth, when the flag depicting 'Z' was raised into the sky, even the soldiers trained by the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang, who were supposed to be the soldiers who collapsed in front of Taishan without changing their colors, inevitably had some commotion.
Of course, these small commotions quickly subsided under the scolding of the veterans, and then, the soldiers began to change formations.
This change of formation took a long time, because the squad fights, it is different from others, it must be coordinated by all arms, and there must be one person in the squad who can serve as the backbone and serve as the captain.
In the end, a triangular formation was formed in a team of eleven people in three rows.
At the head were two sword and shield soldiers close together, who were tasked with opening the way. Behind the Blade and Shield Soldier (i.e., the second row) are two Spearmen, who stand about 2 meters away from the Blade and Shield Soldier, with their spears resting on the shoulders of the Blade and Shield Soldier, providing support to the Sword and Shield Soldier at the front.
To the left and right of these two pikemen, there are two more sword and shield men, who are responsible for guarding the flanks; Then, behind the sword and shield soldiers (the third row), directly opposite each other, two spearmen imitated the second row, placing their spears on the shoulders of the sword and shield soldiers on the left and right flanks; And then to the left and right of the third row of pikemen, needless to say, you should also understand that there are two sword and shield soldiers here.
Of course, because this is a triangular formation with a convex head and concave tail, and there is no one behind the extra-long pikemen in the second row, forming a hollow; The veteran who served as the captain stood in this hole, taking charge of the overall situation, directing the team to attack or defend in place.
"Let's attack."
Xiao Tang shook his head, the soldiers were far from being proficient, and the time to change formations was too long; In actual combat, it is difficult to play a role unless it is like this time, with the absolute initiative in hand.
After receiving the order of the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang, the team that changed into a triangle formation began to move forward slowly, and the triangle has an advantage, that is, it is stable, and it is very easy to imitate. By the time the army advanced in front of the Viking camp, the left, right, and center flanks had become triangular formations. If you look down from the sky, three huge triangles are arranged in a zigzag, sluggish, but irresistible.
And in real combat, its effect is as follows:
"Die!"
Rushing out of the camp, the three Viking warriors looked like crazy, wielding a big axe in their hands and heading straight towards the two sword and shield soldiers at the front.
In addition, although it is a death charge, in order not to die in vain, at least one can change to go to hell and not be alone, the offensive route of these Viking warriors is also carefully chosen, they break through the diagonal side of the side, avoiding the super long spear that sticks out like a hedgehog from the front; And the pikemen, as we all know, carry heavy spears, and they can't turn around freely, so they can only watch the Viking warriors rush towards them.
But, alas.
While the courage of the Viking warriors is indeed something to marvel at, there is no way to defeat steel with the human body alone.
In the zigzag shape, the second row of triangular arrays after the first row of triangular arrays, the ultra-long spearmen holding six-meter-long spears only need to gently hand their hands forward, and the sharp spear heads have already forced the beings to evacuate.
Those who don't evacuate will die, and I'm not kidding.
"Let the soldiers speed up, the fighters on the other side who can no longer control themselves, take advantage of the fact that the enemy has separated and collapsed, and defeat them in one go!"
Viking raids don't always fail, after all, the Vikings born in the ice and snow can be called the toughest warriors in the world, even if the stomach is pierced, the red-eyed Viking can ignore the pain, laugh wildly and cut off a person's head with a large axe in his hand.
But the little Tang Grand Duke was happy, and although his soldiers had already suffered many casualties, he was still happy.
Death charge, 'death charge' charge, although the Vikings can ignore the pain, as long as the body can still move, and the arm can still hold a big axe, but so what?
In fact, the triangular array can be called a unique weapon in small-scale battles, even if the Viking warriors do not care about life and death, they can often use three to five to replace the soldiers of a little Tang Grand Duke - this is not death, what is it?
If you want to face this kind of triangular array, unless you are far away and use archers to fly kites, or simply use infantry to charge in large groups, completely overwhelm the triangle with absolute numerical superiority, so that it cannot take care of the left and right, so that the triangle that lacks flank defense will be immediately crushed.
In such a simple way, Xiao Tang didn't believe that the commander on the other side would not be able to see it, although it was only a brief exchange yesterday, but the other party's ruthless methods are still fresh in people's memories.
There is only one reason for this kind of Viking warrior to die, and that is that the commander on the opposite side can no longer effectively control his warrior!
…… In fact, although the guess of the Duke of Xiao Tang is not true, it is not far away.
Some people may forget, so I'll say it again here, the full name of the tribe where the old patriarch belongs, the Thirteen Tribal Alliance.
Note that this is the Alliance.
Even if these thirteen tribes have mixed together and the common people have accepted each other, it is impossible for the patriarch of the ruling class to give up his rights and status in just a few years.
Of course, they should have no chance, since the old patriarch can combine the thirteen tribes together, he can naturally crush these patriarchs to death...... However, the arrival of the Grand Duke of the Little Tang changed everything.
Powerful and invincible, although the self-esteem of being a Viking makes it impossible for these patriarchs to openly cooperate with the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang, it is still feasible to provide some obstacles openly and covertly.
"What about the other warriors? Where did all the other fighters go?! ”
At that time, the old patriarch saw that only his own warriors, two or three kittens, who raided the enemy, immediately screamed in disbelief, and then just thought about it for a while, and suddenly felt a wave of anger rushing to his heart, and one did not hold back, and a mouthful of blood spit out of his mouth.
"Patriarch!"
"Patriarch!"
After controlling the tribe for decades, the old patriarch naturally had his own personal soldiers around him, seeing the old patriarch angry, a mouthful of blood spurting out, and almost unstable expression, these personal soldiers immediately rushed up to support the old patriarch.
"Stop shouting, get ready to retreat."
Obviously he was surrounded by his own soldiers and should be an extremely safe place, but for some reason, the old patriarch felt a chill in his body, as if there were countless sights, countless poisonous snakes hidden in the shadows staring at him, watching him, wanting to give him a fatal blow.
…… It was not surprising that the warriors suddenly did not listen to orders, and unless the other twelve patriarchs rebelled en masse, the old patriarch could not have received no news at all—but he had not received any news at all, that is, the matter was over.
"Inform the other patriarchs, just say that the battle has been lost, they are all scattered and fleeing, how much can escape, we will gather again in the tribe."
After thinking about it for a moment, the old patriarch finally said. Although he hated this group of betrayers, intellectually speaking, it was even more important to unite all the forces that could be united, and it would be unwise to easily make enemies with anyone. Besides, he wasn't sure how many people had betrayed him, and if he pushed his original allies into the enemy's formation on impulse, he would regret it!
However, it looks like they don't have that chance.
"Let the good men in the clan be prepared, and people will come from thousands of miles to save us, and we can't let people down."
At the rear of the battlefield, Olaf Patriarch led all the young people in the group, rarely wearing a military uniform, holding a large axe as tall as a man, standing at the front of the team:
"Moreover, our revenge must be avenged by us!"
PS: The squad tactics in this chapter are imitated by Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" and "Practical Record of Military Training".