Chapter VIII: The Great Discussion on Military Reform (3)
The meaning contained in Lin Feng's words is also very straightforward, first compete and see, and then decide whether to parade, you have to really have the strength to show it, if you don't have the strength to show it, you will be sent by heaven!
"Do you have a different opinion?" Li Jingsui looked around at the minister.
The scene was deserted. Where to compete, it is important to say that it is important, and it is not important to say that it is not important, what Lin Feng said is also very reasonable, and the privy deputy envoy Cha Wenhui came out to oppose being choked fiercely, so there is no need for everyone to come out and be bored.
"Then according to Lord Lin's opinion, the venue of the competition will be placed in Qingliang Mountain!" Li Jingsui looked at it, and no one came out to support his opinion, so he had to agree.
Next, we will discuss the content of the competition. What do you think of the content of yesterday's forbidden army competition? Li Jingsui continued.
Shinshu Thorn Shi Bian Ho said slowly: "Your Majesty, King Qi, yesterday's martial arts contest was certainly exciting, but there were too many kills and injuries, and I am afraid that it will hurt the harmony within the army." ”
Lin Feng shook his head secretly, he deserves to be the famous "Side Bodhisattva", what is the bloodless exercise called, isn't it acting? Who will accompany you to act on the battlefield?
Li Jingsui nodded, and said with emotion: "The history of the side assassination is reasonable, after yesterday's martial arts competition, I went to visit the injured forbidden army, and some of the injuries were relatively serious, so I asked someone to treat them quickly, and asked Nanya to give them a bereavement pension." If our armies all over the world fight like this in the future, I can't afford to pay for it here. ”
Li Jingsui's little humor caused everyone to laugh knowingly.
Liu Yanzhen raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, King Qi, Weichen has a suggestion. Victory on the battlefield lies in the use of formations, just like yesterday's competition, Black has made great use of all kinds of formations, and easily gained an advantage on the field. Therefore, Wechen suggested that the formation drill should be an important content. ”
Suddenly, several ministers on the scene bowed their heads lightly.
When Lin Feng saw it, he couldn't sit still, got up and said, "Liu Tingshi is reasonable. But Lin had something to say. Black's various formations yesterday did play an important role in the contest.
However, on the one hand, these formations are specially designed for the offensive and defensive actions that the opponent may take, and must be supplemented and improved. For example, in that chain arrow formation, if the opponent has many cavalry, is not afraid of hurting his own people, and insists on attacking from the side and rear, that formation will be crushed with one blow. Therefore, Lin insisted that on the real battlefield, all formations must be adapted to local conditions and have both offense and defense, so Sun Tzu has the conclusion that 'soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent';
Second, the battle after the battle, the art of war, the magic of use, and the heart. This shows that anyone can platoon the formation, but the key is the skillful use of the commander, the on-the-spot play, improper use, and the victim.
The three formations are only their shapes, but what are the supporters of the formations? Without him, the soldiers who are disciplined, move when they hear orders, prohibit orders, and are not afraid of life and death, Lin believes that this is the foundation for a formation to play a role. Therefore, Lin does not approve of judging a team only by the neatness and good-looking of the queue. The most important thing in marching and fighting is actual combat. ”
Lin Feng is afraid, playing the formation in battle is a pure skill job, not everyone can play it! In later generations, the army of the Song Dynasty developed science and technology and led the weapon, but why did the northern ethnic minorities stop cooking, one of the major reasons is that the Song Dynasty implemented the "will be from the emperor", every time the generals go out, the emperor must "draw the formation, the temple wins, give discipline, remote control is cheap, the commander complies, and the nobles supervise the ......" that is to say, in order to better control the generals who lead the troops to fight, they often grant the generals the formation map before sending the troops, and stipulate the specific tactics of the front line in the deep palace. Even if you win, you will wait to receive the order and accept the guilt! And where did the formation chart come from? Those complicated and strange pictures were basically made up by the civil officials in the rear behind closed doors. Isn't this nonsense? How many opponents on the battlefield will fight according to your intentions? Besides, if you just look good and don't pay attention to actual combat, the best team is no better than the honor guard of later generations, do you really ask them to try a battle? Therefore, Lin Feng did not hesitate to offend people on such occasions, and he also insisted on trying to pinch any ideas that might make military reform a mere formality from the very beginning.
Although it was not a direct slap in the face, Liu Yanzhen's face still changed, and she wanted to say something more but couldn't find the right words.
"What Lord Lin said, it is very suitable for the way of battlefield formation! The old man also agrees that everything should be dealt with in actual combat. Wuchang Jiedu made Liu Renzhen stroke his beard and said. Who is Liu Renzhen? He can be said to be the best combat school in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong twice drove to Huainan Jiangbei, mainly because Liu Renzhen insisted on Shouchun and was blocked, and the Later Zhou army used all the magic weapons, "Shizong attacked Shouzhou, surrounded several times, carried cannons in the ark, and attacked its city from the middle of the Huai River; Bundle hundreds of thousands of giant bamboo poles again, go to the Shi version house, call it 'bamboo dragon', carry the armor to attack it, and decide its water to enter the river again. Attack the hundred ends, from the first month to April can not be down", that is to say, these strange tricks have been cracked by Liu Renzhen one by one, if it is not for Liu Renzhen to die of illness, Zhou Shizong's southern expedition still does not know what the result is.
Subsequently, He Jingzhu, the assassin of Chuzhou and the envoy of the regimental training, also stated that he must be dealt with in actual combat, and other people who had conducted actual combat also joined in, and the actual combat faction suddenly gained the upper hand.
"Okay, listen to everyone's opinions, the competition will be based on actual combat, but it is still necessary to avoid large casualties, everyone can have good suggestions." Li Jingsui continued to preside.
"Liu watched the three battles of the two forbidden armies yesterday, and realized that Lord Lin attaches great importance to the personal combat strength and team cooperation of the soldiers, which is also the way of training that Liu recognizes very much: you can win a single battle, and you can win a group battle! Liu believes that the content of the competition should at least include these two aspects of the test. Liu Renzhen said slowly.
Lin Feng looked over with respectful eyes, just in time to meet Liu Renzhen's calm gaze, and the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile, and bowed their heads slightly.
"The old minister agrees." Several veteran generals said one after another.
"Zhishan, do you have any specific suggestions?" Li Jingsui directly named Lin Feng.
"Your Majesty, King Qi, Weichen listened to the good ideas of the old generals, and there are three immature bricks, which are now thrown out for the purpose of attracting jade." Lin Feng was no longer polite, and got up directly and said.
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Feng.
"One, to test the combat ability of ordinary soldiers. Ten soldiers can be randomly selected from each participating army to draw lots on the spot for one-on-one combat. The top 10 teams will be rewarded heavily, and the order of the rankings will be determined according to the proportion of each team in the top 10. This was deliberately set by Lin Feng, and the conditions seemed to be very fair, but Lin Feng's original intention was to force all the knots to consciously conduct a large selection in the army, and select the most combative soldiers to participate in the competition, so as to form the skeleton of the elite division.
"Second, the specialty competition of special soldiers. As the old saying goes, a soldier who is particularly skilled in certain skills can be the key to the outcome of a battle, such as an arrow that kills the opposing commander or commander-in-chief, a Scud, who can convey the latest orders as quickly as possible. Wechen suggested setting up several separate competitions such as archery, horsemanship, and racing to discover special talents in the army. Lin Feng said eloquently.
"The third rule stipulates that a task that needs to be completed by a team, and all the armies participate together, and within a limited time, the order of the ranking is determined according to the final number of remaining members of each team. As for this specific task, please agree on it together. Lin Feng didn't take care of everything, leaving one of the most difficult tasks for everyone to discuss.
Comprehensive and direct, simple but fair, when Lin Feng finished explaining the methods and rules, the people in the hall looked at each other, and there was nothing to say for a while.