Chapter 90: The Theory of Blitzkrieg in the Otherworld
Seeing that the orcs did not attack, but made this senseless run, the commander of the Reaper's Scythe infantry was stunned at first, but soon his face changed.
Because he knew that they had already lost half of this duel.
Xiao Yu's completely unconventional style of playing just completely restrained the advantages of the Death Scythe infantry, allowing them to have strong combat power, but there was nowhere to show it.
The armor of the Reaper's Scythe Infantry, how thick it was, if it was an ordinary adult, it would be difficult to walk after wearing it. Even if these warriors were specially trained, it was impossible for them to move freely in such heavy armor, let alone run to catch up with the orcs.
The hoplites were originally to resist the opponent's attack with a rigorous formation, and then advance step by step, so that they could show their toughness.
This is an excellent class of troops suitable for the battle of the two armies, and such a phalanx of heavy infantry can easily defeat ten times the opponent's men and horses.
However, they forget that this is not a battlefield.
In their habitual thinking, since it is a duel, since it is a battle, it must be that the two sides must carry out a frontal attack, or even a breakthrough attack from both sides, to achieve the goal of disintegrating the other party.
Therefore, they sent light cavalry and light infantry at the same time to protect the flanks, and fully exploited the advantages of the hoplites in being durable and sharp in attack, so that they could defeat the other side.
However, no one would have thought that at the beginning of the gladiatorial fight, Xiao Yu would not fight with them at all, but directly wandered away, away from the hoplite formation, in this way, the slow-moving Reaper Scythe infantry would be completely useless.
In fact, this is like the time of the Second World War, when France built the famous Maginot Line, which was so strong that no matter how powerful the troops could break through. No matter how many people come from Germany, they have to fill it in.
However, Guderian's blitzkrieg theory, coupled with Manstein's scythe blitzkrieg plan, will not fight you at all, we will go around you and hit you elsewhere, and you will be dumbfounded.
Xiao Yu is also a pseudo-military fan, how can he not know such a famous case, today is just a matter of learning and applying it, and he is just caught in today's gladiatorial battle.
At the beginning, France was too rigid in thinking, always staying in the trench warfare during the First World War, and never imagined that there would be such a way of fighting and interspersed tactics, so the defeat was a mess, obviously the strength was similar to the German army, or even stronger, but it was destroyed by the German army within a month.
The way of thinking is different, which affects the outcome of a battle.
The people of this era, after all, are in the era of cold weapons, and their research on tactics is fixed in those aspects, which is hundreds of years behind the military theory and thinking of Xiao Yu's era that experienced a world war with hot weapons.
Therefore, their thinking will naturally not change so easily.
Perhaps from our point of view today, it would be foolish for France to build the Maginot Line, but only because we live a hundred years later, we have a hundred years more knowledge. At that time, even the slightest change of thought was extremely difficult.
The same is true in this era, perhaps, after Xiao Yu uses this method, they will awaken immediately, but it is definitely not so easy to create such a style of play.
How many years did Guderian study blitzkrieg take to take shape, where can be said in a sentence or two. It has to have the right troops, the right terrain, and the right time to achieve it. Today, Xiao Yu is very keenly aware that this Colosseum, as well as the arms of both sides, is very suitable for this kind of blitzkrieg.
In fact, if this is a real battlefield, Xiao Yu's method will not work at all. Because on the frontal battlefield, it is impossible to have only this one Death Scythe infantry and Xiao Yu's five hundred orcs fighting.
Behind the Death Scythe infantry was definitely followed by huge units of light infantry and cavalry. The role of the Death Scythe infantry is just to act as a striker, resist the opponent's forward attack, suppress the position, and then counterattack, breaking the opponent's position, thus playing the role of completely opening up the situation, and the other cavalry and infantry in the back, after seeing the collapse of the opponent's formation, will immediately follow, it is impossible for you to run away at will so freely. Once the formation collapses, and the cavalry behind rushes, you are completely finished.
Therefore, when the two armies face each other, it is impossible to be like Xiao Yu now, as soon as he meets him, he immediately flashes people and runs away, in that case, your troops will be completely useless, as if a stone has turned into a plate of loose sand, as soon as the other party advances, your troops will be immediately crushed.
It can be said that Xiao Yu's theory is only applicable to the current occasion, and is applicable to the current situation where there is only heavy infantry and other arms are extremely scarce.
Although the other side still has a hundred light cavalry and light infantry, but only two hundred light cavalry and light infantry can do more than five hundred orcs? The light infantry is out of formation, and if you fight alone with the orcs, what will be the consequences, needless to say. Five hundred orcs can definitely slowly kill all these light cavalry and light infantry while staying away from the Death Scythe infantry phalanx.
"Genius, military genius." Although there were many laymen who watched the lively aristocrats make a loud noise, condemning and mocking Xiao Yu's escape. But many nobles who really know military affairs already know the outcome of this gladiatorial battle when they see this scene on the field.
The outstanding command ability displayed by Xiao Yu seems to be funny and child's play, but in fact it can only be shown by a military commander with great strategy and great wisdom.
At this time, they suddenly thought of Xiao Yu's father, Xiao Zhantian. The invincible lion marshal of the Empire.
"Tiger fathers have no dogs." At this moment, everyone thought so.
The commander of the Reaper Scythe Infantry was stunned for a long time, and finally ordered the Reaper Scythe Infantry to stop and not launch any attack for the time being.
Because he doesn't have any plans to attack now. After a period of shock, he also thought about using a hundred light infantry and a hundred light cavalry to entangle the orcs, and then let the Death Scythe infantry force the orcs into a corner and slowly grind them.
However, the area of this Colosseum is too large, and as long as the orcs want to run, there must be a place to run. And if you send light cavalry and light infantry to attack rashly, it is likely to be slowly wiped out by the opponent in the guerrilla fight. Light cavalry and light infantry are definitely no match for the orcs.
Seeing that they stopped, Xiao Yu also made the orcs stop.
"One-two-one, stand...... Decide. Stand up and fight, look at you, what kind of garbage formation, where have you turned, this is really shameless for me. Xiao Yu thought about the face of the physical education teacher in middle school, and used it all here, reprimanding these orcs as students.
Seeing that the orcs were all standing, Xiao Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's pretty much the same." ”
Then, he turned his head to look at the Death Scythe Infantry Formation, which had completely stopped, squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "All the warriors of the Death Scythe Infantry, on this exciting occasion of the prosperous season, I suddenly have a sense of poetry, and I can't help but want to write a poem for you, how about it?" The poem goes like this, autumn...... Oh no, it's summer, summer, the petals are falling, next year, who can remember the petals that fell this year? Death Scythe Infantry friends, next year, who will remember your dead lives? Therefore, cherishing life is the right way, hurry up and surrender obediently, surrender to my great imperial lion king Duke Xiao Yu, so that your life will not wither and wither like petals. ”
Xiao Yu directly copied Goebbels's poem to hit the morale of the Death Scythe infantry.
Now, some of the slightly smarter Death Scythe infantry warriors also felt that the situation was not good, and they knew that it was absolutely impossible for them to catch up with each other in this armor.
If the opponent keeps not attacking and keeps wandering, then if they keep chasing after them, they will inevitably be exhausted and defeated by the opponent in one fell swoop.
"Hmph, hubris, do you think you can defeat us like this? It's true that we can't catch up with you right now, but do you think you'll be able to break through our Reaper's Scythe infantry formation? If you have the ability, you come and attack. "This commander is not a fool, he knows that his side will definitely not be able to catch up with the other party, so he simply does not chase it, and waits for the other party to attack here.
Although this seems to be a bit of a rogue play, I can't care about it now.
Seeing that the commander of the Death Scythe infantry didn't even attack, those people outside the field still had a trace of illusion, hoping that Xiao Yu couldn't help but take the initiative to attack. However, this probability is very small, since Xiao Yu chose this style of play from the beginning, is it possible to attack rashly?
If no one attacks and it is such a stalemate, then this gladiatorial fight, which has always been tied, seems to be good. A lot of people are now thinking about making this gladiatorial fight a draw, although in the Colosseum, there is never such a thing as a draw, only one side loses or dies. However, in this special situation, Archduke Himlai cannot afford to lose, and maybe there will really be a special result of a draw.
Xiao Yu cut and said, "Do you think I don't dare to attack?" I'm just giving you a chance to redeem yourself, and since you don't know what to do, don't blame me. ”
Saying that, Xiao Yu asked the tall orc to lead the other orcs to stay here, and when he saw the other party attacking, he ran around the field, and then he selected a hundred elite orcs and prepared to start attacking.
The tall orc, the last time I saw the orc in the gladiatorial fight, his name was Micaesar, and he was the strongest warrior of the orc tribe, and he had the temperament of a leader. After the tribal patriarch was killed, he was the temporary leader of the orcs.
Micaesar also wanted to participate in the attack, but Xiao Yu solemnly told him that as a leader, he must be able to lead his people to a better survival is the first priority.
Micaesar was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
These orcs, all of them were orcs with big poles in their hands, and they didn't let them up, but were there to help coordinate the other orcs to go around in circles.
In addition to this, Grom, Tyrande, and Dragons were involved in the attack.
Seeing that these hundred people had been selected, Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and nodded, and said, "Drink the agility elixir, you don't need to drink the strength potion first." ”
The orcs immediately drank a bottle of agility potion.
Xiao Yu nodded with satisfaction, then pulled out his Tang knife, made a very pretending to be a commander to command the charge, and then said loudly: "Orc warriors, follow me." ”
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Thank you Brother Kang for the reward.