"Why do the Kopyali do this, and what is in it for them. I think this is completely superfluous, and if I had commanded the Kopyali army and had the elite launched an all-out attack on the Bukuts at the very beginning, I think it would not have taken so long to decide the outcome of this battle. ”

Farier's words made Zhang Xiao almost burst out laughing.

Sure enough, the ignorant are meaningless, and only Fariah can say such things, and look at her and think that things should be like this.

This made Zhang Xiao speechless.

"You can't say that, but the reason why you have such an idea is because you are commanding a small battle with no more than 500 troops on both sides, and you are looking at this battle with more than 200,000 men. So I want to tell you seriously that this idea of yours is really wrong, and it is very outrageously wrong. ”

Farier was a little unconvinced, she pursed her mouth and looked at Zhang Xiao. In her cognition, the number of troops is not always so warlike, so what's the difference?

Zhang Xiaozhi was very patient and explained to her.

"Don't be unconvinced, listen to me tell you, and you'll understand why your mistake was called outrageous by me."

"Then tell me about it."

Zhang Xiao put down the binoculars in his hand and set his eyes on the battlefield: "A small battle, with courage can be completely victorious. However, such a practice is simply impossible in the operation of a large corps. If you think about it, hundreds of thousands of people are fighting, even if you are the most famous warrior, but you will also face an overwhelming number of enemies, and even if you have strong fighting skills, it will be impossible to show ......"

Fariyah slowly fell silent, and fell into deep thought.

Zhang Xiao is right. In a war of hundreds of thousands of people, individual bravery is useless.

In this environment, the ability of the individual is very small, and it is impossible to even be brought into play.

In such combat effectiveness, what is needed is group cooperation and the command of skilled grassroots commanders.

Even if the orders issued by the senior commanders are the most correct, they need to be well implemented by the grassroots commanders.

Once the commanders at the grassroots level are not qualified, although they can understand the intentions of the higher-ups, they will act brutally or carry out the wrong execution. Then it will affect the outcome of the whole battle.

And some wisdom from the top is also particularly important.

For example, the method used by the Kopoyali people in this battle made Zhang Xiao admire it very much.

It is a very clever thing for them to use the cannon-fodder vassal tribal army to consume the elite of their opponents.

And the Bukuts, who have already been set, although it seems that they are gaining the upper hand at the moment, Zhang Xiao knows very well that after several hours of fighting, the physical strength of the elite fighters has been greatly consumed. I'm tired now.

On the other hand, the elite of the Kopoyali people has not been dispatched until now.

Once the Kopoyali will be elite at this time, then surely the shape on the battlefield will be reversed, and the current advantage of the Bukuts will no longer exist.

With Zhang Xiao's explanation. Fariyah finally understood that these questions she had never cared about, hidden beneath the surface, some knowledge she had never been exposed to.

It can be said that Zhang Xiao opened a door for her. A door to knowledge.

"You're so knowledgeable."

At this time, he was no longer unconvinced, and completely changed to an expression of adoration. Even the blue eyes were full of adoring girls, and Zhang Xiao, who was looking at it, was very embarrassed.

Fine, he actually blushes, what a cute man.

Zhang Xiao lowered his head, raised his hand and scratched his nose to alleviate his somewhat shy reaction.

His reaction, which Farier saw in his eyes, immediately felt very cute and funny.

In her seventeen years of Farier's life, she had never seen a man like this. This is completely different from the men she has seen, so this is also the reason why Zhang Xiao is puzzled by what attracts her.

"It's... Nothing, in the Empire, an officer like me will enter a military academy to learn military knowledge, so as long as a qualified officer will understand these things. ”

Zhang Xiao replied humbly and embarrassedly.

"I really don't know what the empire is like, but even such knowledge can be taught. I think the empire must be very powerful, and the Ottoman Empire that I know about it will not be taught casually. ”

In this era, it seems that military knowledge is really not taught casually, so Fariyah's statement is not wrong.

The practice of running schools to teach military knowledge did not appear until modern times.

At this time in the early seventeenth century, military knowledge was something that only the aristocracy could learn in the West, and even if it was taught, it was taught to their families.

Outsiders want to learn, that's simply not possible.

And the same is true of the East, especially military knowledge, which is even more family knowledge.

If anyone passes down an ancestor's military book or something, it will be very precious.

"If you have the chance, you can also go to the Americas to study. I will even be your recommender at the right time, anyway, you are still young, and it is not too late to learn military knowledge and culture. ”

Farier's sigh made Zhang Xiao feel that the people of this era are really sad in some aspects.

For example, all kinds of knowledge are controlled by the aristocracy and the church, and are not allowed to be learned by ordinary people at all. The practice of monopolizing knowledge is a practice in which the West maintains its upper echelons.

In this environment, it is not wrong for the lower classes of Europe to say that they are basically illiterate.

The situation in the East is similar to that in the West.

Only the children of big families have the opportunity to learn cultural knowledge, but the people at the bottom simply can't think of it.

The same is true here in the Arab world, especially for tribal peoples, where knowledge is scarce.

Don't think that Liye is the only daughter of a tribal leader, but in terms of cultural knowledge or something, she is not even as good as a schoolboy in modern society.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that people in this era are very sad.

Of course, the reasons for this are complex. But the main thing is that knowledge is considered a monopoly. Most people don't have the means to learn and get in touch with cultural knowledge, which is why this result came about.

And this situation will continue for at least a hundred years before it can be changed.

However, this era was due to the emergence of Zhao Hongyu and the establishment of the Song Empire in the Americas. Some changes have already begun to appear, that is, schools have appeared in the Song Empire in the Americas, there are military academies that specialize in teaching military knowledge, and technical schools that train basic industrial knowledge, as well as primary and secondary schools that teach primary school knowledge and culture......

Maybe. The situation in which knowledge is monopolized by the upper echelons will not have to wait until the early nineties to change as in the original history.

And Zhang Xiao said that he recommended Fariyah to learn military knowledge, which is not a casual talk, but it is completely possible.

It's just that there is a premise for this.

That is, the Bajir tribe is really integrated into the empire, and has been assessed as excellent by the Imperial Intelligence Department, so that they can receive such an honor.

After all, some of the knowledge taught in the empire was ahead of its time.

Someone who can learn knowledge on the side of the Empire. In addition to the European children who are treated as 'livestock', they are Indian children who have fully integrated into the empire, or European children who have a strong sense of belonging to the empire.

Like the European adults who are treated as 'livestock', what they can learn. It's just some of the industry's expertise.

When they graduate, they will have to work very hard work.

Deeper expertise is impossible for the Empire to teach them.

For the monopoly of knowledge, so to speak. The empire is doing the same.

It's just that it's not as inhumane as the upper echelons of countries in this era.

"Can I really?"

After hearing Zhang Xiao's words, Fariyah looked at him in disbelief.

Zhang Xiao nodded: "Of course." There is no problem with that. ”

When Zhang Xiao and Fariah talked, another hour had passed.

At this moment, the shape on the battlefield has begun to change.

Having broken through the center of the opponent five times without success, the Bukut side is now somewhat lacking in follow-up. And their right flank was attacked by waves of Kopyali and began to show signs of instability.

Therefore, the Bukuts had to let the offensive ease and began to rest their troops in preparation for new opportunities.

But the problem is, this is war, not a game. It's not that you can do whatever you want, and the initiative cannot be in the control of any party.

So, the Bukuts have a good idea, but they need to ask their opponents, the Kopari, if they agree.

And, obviously, there was no need to ask the Kopari, because they wouldn't have agreed.

If the Kopyali do that, then they have a lot of brains.

In order to stabilize the somewhat loose right flank, the Bukuts mobilized their reserves to reinforce the right flank.

As a result, they have no strength to deal with the crisis.

And that's exactly what the Kopyali people have been expecting and waiting for.

By the time the war had begun, nearly five hours had passed. The battle began in the early morning and lasted until noon.

Although it was winter in Cumen, the temperature was not as hot as in summer. However, when sunlight shines on people's bodies, it can still cause great damage to the skin.

Moreover, after several hours of fighting, the elite of the Bukuts were exhausted, and they were very tired one by one.

"It's almost time for the Koparis to do it."

After finishing the conversation with Fariyah, Zhang Xiao picked up the binoculars and continued to observe the situation on the battlefield, and when he saw the main force of the Bukuts retreating to rest, he already knew in his heart.

Sure enough, the main force of the Kopoyali people, who had been recuperating, began to move slowly from the center to the opposite side. Needless to say, this is the prelude to their charge.

The main army of the Kopoyali was about forty thousand.

It was impossible for the Bukuts to be unable to see such a large troop movement.

Therefore, when the Bukuts saw it, they immediately caused a little confusion.

"The Bukuts don't look good, let's everyone prepare, we won't be in a long time coming."

Zhang Xiao turned back to his adjutant and commanded...... (To be continued......)