Volume 2 Washing Horses and Quicksand Chapter 7 Major General (II)

The Crane Wing Array is also a common formation in ancient warfare, and you don't have to guess to know that this is definitely developed by humans. Therefore, it is a formation for encirclement, and in this formation, the main general is in the center (mostly the archers) and the lieutenant generals are flanked. It is better to use strong troops on both sides (cavalry is the majority), and when our troops appear in the enemy's rear, the two wings can be immediately stretched out, and they can meet our troops and immediately form an encirclement. "Three Kingdoms" and the Five Dynasties said that it is the only formation that can actively attack, in fact, strictly speaking, what he said is to form an encirclement of the bow and arrow attack power of a variety of formations is less concentrated, so it is not strong enough, and it is often compared with the shape of a goose.

Fish scales are a formation that divides the corps into five or six sections, one layer at a time. The position of the main player is located in the middle and rear, please note that the difference between the fish scale and the cone is the width of the triangle and the width of the cone. Moreover, the troops in front of the fish scales are usually as dense as the ones protecting the commander. This arrangement results in a different result than the cone, because the cone-shaped units are scattered, so the effect of pushing each other is small, and the movement speed is very fast. However, the slightly slower Fish Scale troops can surprise (because the front troops are dense, the whole army will not be scattered, but the cones will). You don't need to look at it to know that the fish scales and the crane wings are both "civilian formations", that is, the main general does not have to take the lead in the front to attack, but hides behind. However, the fish scales were very weak in defense, and when they were rushed from behind, the whole army immediately collapsed. Because there's too much to show in the back. Sharp arrows, as the name suggests, form an arrow-like appearance in the whole army. The position of the main general is at the front, so it is suitable for brave generals with high combat effectiveness. Since the troops at the front are very dense, it is also an assault formation. The so-called assault formation is not only this formation that can be assaulted, in fact, all formations can give assault orders but may not be able to achieve the assault effect (the whole army will not be dispersed when penetrating the enemy formation), that is to say, the three kingdoms can be assaulted in the fifth, which means that there is an assault effect on the real battlefield, not only this unit can give an assault order. In addition, the rear of this formation is a parallel formation, so it moves quite well in the mountains, and of course the defense is also very weak (too much from behind).

Bingzhong thought of these people, who had never read a book, could not read a single word in a single word, and were simple-minded; they were prone to impulsiveness in dealing with problems on the battlefield, and if they did not have an intuitive and concise prompt, they could easily fall into a situation of being passively beaten. There is no other trick, and the only one who can open up this group of elm bumps is to think about it on the colorful flags planted in front of the team. One day, when Bingzhong was inspecting the grain field reclamation, he saw a peasant woman holding a headscarf in the field in order to call her husband home for lunch, shaking and shouting desperately. Because the ground was so far and wide that the man could not hear what the woman was saying, but he could see the call of the turban, and he came about to go. Seeing this scene, Bingzhong had a flash of inspiration, and two words suddenly popped up in his mind: flag language. This flag language was originally a language in the maritime industry, it is a way of communication using flags to transmit signals, which can be divided into single flags and double flags, and its content is complex and different, and it is impossible to enumerate them by analogy. In the ancient formations, there must be a flag-bearer at the highest place called the formation eye, and his role is to guide the direction and so on. Thinking of this, Bingzhong knew that his team could not be so subtle and complex as it was learned at the beginning, and it could only be trained from the simplest four methods: opening and closing, advancing and retreating. Immediately called the "two long generals", and explained to them the meaning of the flag language can be added to the training, the two immediately clapped their hands happily and said, this method is really good, reducing a lot of loud shouts and adding trouble, and then the two gradually drifted apart, to experience the taste of the flag language by themselves. With the help of the flag, it is easier for the team to carry a lot, but for fighting, it is still not enough. Bingzhong found the two King Kong Long-haired Dao Chiefs and discussed: As for how the current military source can create a formation and tactics of his own, the Long-haired Dao Leader can only smile apologetically. "It's okay for me to give me something or do something, but if I were to create something, I wouldn't think it would be possible. Bingzhong listened to him say this, only to let go of the things in his heart, and only to rely on himself to ponder more in ordinary times.

In the past ten days, Bingzhong has been pacing around the village, and the foolish goods in the stable have been holding back for a few days, and he is a little impatient. When I met the entourage that fed it, I was biting and kicking, and I was very irritable. The soldiers had no choice but to talk to Bingzhong about it, Bingzhong nodded, smiled and said I know. thought to himself, this big man probably ignored him for half a decade and suffocated him. Then he went to the stable and circled the big man, stepped on the horse and asked him to withdraw from the joy. Everyone said that the old horse knew the way, and I don't know what the reason, the big man carried Bingzhong all the way across the walled gate; he was careless and carried Bingzhong to the nearby locust area, although a large number of locusts have swept away, but there are still some left here. These locusts roam the horses and swarm to gnaw on the crops or leafy plants that remain. Watching the locusts bite all the way, Xiao Liuzi suddenly opened his mouth at this time, no matter how good the enemy is, he can't stand the group bite, and it is an unchanging truth since ancient times. It's just a slight change in the offensive method and formation, and after figuring this out, Xiao Liuzi pulled out his horse and returned. On the way back to the village, Xiao Liuzi thought of the scene of his phoenix shadow catching locusts, and it is also a common tactic to weaken sharply, so he also needs to cultivate soldiers with characteristics and personality in his troops for special purposes. Thinking of this, I felt that something was almost something, and I turned my horse back to the locust village, and saw that the locusts, urged by the horse's hooves, dispersed like a tide, and gathered elsewhere. It turns out that this locust warfare method is also the method of concealing water, just as the "Shangshu Hongfan" says: Water is said to moisten, fire is said to be hot, and water is said to be moist and downward. In the art of war, if it is more straightforward, it is: the stretching of wood, the concealment of water, the flame of fire and earth, and the meaning of gold and revolution. After this ideal is passed, it will help with great support for future changes in the military formation.

The trumpet flag, yes, is the signal flag, which is used to indicate the transmission of commands. In addition to the flag, in battle, it is often used to command the three armed forces with golden drums, horns, horns, and other utensils that can make a loud sound. "Hear the drum and advance, sound the gold and retreat", that is, the signal to attack when the drum is beaten, and the gong is a signal to retreat, and so on

The battle formation is the source of the soldier's morale, especially for the side whose individual combat ability is weaker than the opponent's, it is necessary to pay more attention to maintaining the formation. Only by maintaining the formation can the power of group combat be brought into play. In this regard, China's ancient understanding was much clearer than that of the West. Ancient wars, as in modern wars, the greatest casualties and results were not in organized confrontations, but after the destruction of the organized battles of the enemy's army. The array, on the other hand, is the external manifestation of the organization of operations. That is, the slaughter begins only after the formation is destroyed. Therefore, when there is not much difference in strength and the two sides face off against each other, the two sides of the battle often try to destabilize the enemy's formation. For example, in the Spring and Autumn Period, in a confrontation between the Chu State and the Jin State, the Chu army forced the camp to set up a formation to prevent the Jin army from forming a formation. The Jin army filled in the stove pit well, removed the camp tent, and finally removed the fence to form a formation. In the process of arranging the formation, archers are often sent to occupy and control a certain area, and use long-range attack weapons to control a large area, in the words of old novels or commentaries, "shoot the position" to prevent the enemy from charging into formation. When breaking the formation, or send strong warriors as the lead, break into the formation and then force the breakthrough (the cone formation is more appropriate), the idiom refers to the battle to lure the enemy into complex terrain, or detour to attack the weak part. Here we can talk about the problem of the ancient generals carrying and charging. There are many people who are suspicious of the scenes of a large number of generals in the storytelling and old novels. It is true that in ancient times, generals went head-to-head or generals took the lead in charging, and the earliest records should have occurred in the Spring and Autumn period. In some periods, due to the lack of grass-roots units, poor organizational quality, and weak equipment, certain well-equipped generals with superb martial arts skills have become the core of an army, and their life and death determine the success or failure of this army. For example, in the early days of the Three Kingdoms, there were many examples of generals going head-to-head, or millions of troops galloping across the country, which was due to the fact that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, after the Yellow Turban Uprising, a large number of elite troops were consumed. The armies of the various warlord organizations lack grassroots organization, lack of training, and low morale, and can easily collapse when they encounter unpredictable circumstances, such as raiding camps, ambushes, running out of food, and fire attacks. During the Three Kingdoms period, there were several times when less won more, and this is because of this. For example, the Battle of Guandu, which caused the collapse of Yuan Shao's army due to lack of food, the Battle of Chibi, in which 800,000 Cao troops were wiped out due to fire attacks, and the Battle of Yiling, in which Liu Bei's army of Sichuan and Shu was defeated because of fire attacks. However, with the formation of the Three Kingdoms, all countries have reorganized and trained their armies, at this time, it is mainly based on the group combat of the army, and it is rare that some generals are single-handed, and the leading generals of various countries have also changed from the original focus on individual force to the transformation of the generals' leadership and strategic ability, such as Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Lu Xun, Jiang Wei, Deng Ai, etc., are all formation generals or veterans.

The big guys here are stepping up their work, and the legging king has also gotten news from many places, the world is not peaceful, and it is fried like fried beans in an earthen pot. It is only that there are more than ten leaders of the uprising in Shaanxi, and the most famous one is Wang Jiayin of Fugu. Wang Jiayin's ancestral home is Biguan County, Shanxi Province, and his ancestors immigrated to Fugu in the second year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. Wang Jiayin's family was poor, he lost his parents in his teens, he served as a border soldier, worked as a long-term worker, went to the coal kiln to dig charcoal, and lived without a fixed place, and then became a member of the border army in order to survive. When Wang Jiayin was in the village, an elder in the same village once said to him: "In all dynasties, there must be people who have rebelled in order to promote the development of society!" Later, because of this incident, Wang Jiayin of Fugu changed his name to Wang Ziyong in order to prepare for rebellion.

When Wang Jiayin of this Fugu was a border soldier, he fled and returned to Lili, and because of the lack of food in the year, he led the people to revolt in Fugu. Subsequently, Wang Erlei of Baishui County, Shaanxi Province led his troops from Chengcheng to vote, gathered as many as three or four thousand people, and was the first to raise the banner of the uprising. Therefore, people are righteous, happy to make heroes, and never soft on wealth relief, so people are called Zijin Liang. (Note: A common sentence in the story, the white jade pillar of the sky, the purple gold beam across the sea.) This name is full of meaning. This was the time when he was recruiting troops and horses, and for a time there was no one in the land of Qinling, and even his own brothers in the eighteen villages wanted to go to him. The crazy spread of this incident made Zhang Bingzhong both happy and worried, the happy thing is that the government will not keep an eye on our growth, and the worry is that if we can't control the men in the village, I am afraid that there will be a phenomenon of escape. So I privately discussed with the owner of the village, Du Heng, and the chief of the long-haired road, whether we want to pull the recruits out to practice their hands, and if we have the excitement of battle, we are not afraid of him escaping and dispersing. When the two of them heard Bingzhong say it, they felt that it was the same reason. "It's all up to the military advisor!" the two of them said in unison.

Back home, Bingzhong opened the map stored in the army and saw that there were many people gathered here, and the one who had the most enmity with the eighteen villages was Liujian Fort. But this Liujian Fort is definitely a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if it is attacked head-on, before the people reach the fort, the whole army will be annihilated. Bingzhong thought: If you want to attack this strong fortress, there are only two methods, the first is to sneak attack, and the second is to lure the snake out of the hole. If you want to lure the snake out of the hole, you have to have a good idea or excuse. Because they were scared last time, it is estimated that they will no longer intrude on the eighteen villages at will. It is not Bingzhong's intention to hurt people only by sneak attack, and the only thing worth a sneak attack must be the granary or armory. Liujian Fort is dominated by martial artists and scattered bravery, and it is estimated that there is no armory. What can make people greedy is the granary, which is easy to beat and difficult to transport. The best time for a sneak attack is when he collects and puts grain, because only in this season, a large number of tools for transporting grain will appear near the granary. Therefore, if you want to fight, you have to fight Xinyun Chen, and when you figure out this pass, you will call Du Heng, the owner of the village, and the chief of the two King Kong long hairs to come to the meeting. Several people locked up in the room and repeatedly deduced and discussed, and finally spent two days thinking everything clearly.

When it was time for the last review, Bingzhong unfolded the map on the table, took a stack of small cups, and placed small wine cups on the map while explaining. I saw him say: This sneak attack on the granary, we must fight and withdraw quickly. To truly fight and withdraw quickly, in fact, it is necessary to do a good job of follow-up affairs in advance. First of all, arrange the four King Kong leggings to attack and retreat along the way to set up, and then to raise the cattle and horses of the village in advance on the mountain road behind Liujian Fort, the cattle and horses are arranged in about twenty or thirty heads, and when the grain cart is intercepted, immediately replace their own cattle and horses day and night and quickly retreat, this is the method of one car and two times in the past, and the intercepted cattle and horses are arranged to rush back to the cottage. This cart of grain is about 20 or so loads, and there are as many as 4 or 500 loads in 20 or 30 carts, and when they return to the village, they can only be used as military rations. Now all the food hoarded in the village is managed by Du Heng, the owner of the village, and it is only used as the ration for daily life. Secondly, three teams of men and horses were arranged to be stationed in Liujian Fort, with about 30 people in each team. A team led by the thin monk Sanjra is specially responsible for mixing in the grain truck, these people are loyal and reliable, can not speak too much, most of them are not talking on weekdays, mainly responsible for driving the car to pull grain. The second team was led by the tongue of the six vajra flowers, and after entering the Liujian Fort, they lurked in the area of half a mile around the granary; they must be those who can speak the truth, and their task is to spread rumors and make trouble, and they must make a noise that the grain intercepted is the same message that has been burned by fire, and the people in the fort must not be suspicious. The third team, led by the Seven Vajra Gods, was only responsible for clearing the retreat road of his brothers and intercepting the pursuing officers and soldiers, and the crowd. Our main purpose this time is to grab food, not to hurt people, let alone cause casualties. Only outside, when they went out to fight for food, I led a team of nearly 50 people to take charge of the feint; at the same time, each of them brought rockets, only shooting food and not people, and when the grain caught fire, we retreated back to the village ...... at full speed. In this way, after all the questions were arranged, Bingzhong decided to hold a meeting of the various leaders in the council hall. Du Heng, the owner of the village, saw that Jing Xuan had arranged it in such an orderly manner, so he nodded and praised the second leader. The second leader, Chang Mao Daochang, added and asked: Do we need to carry the banner of the Eight Great Kings in this attack? Bingzhong thought for a while, nodded cautiously and said, Okay! What we want this time is to make a reputation, and it will be better to erect a flag.

Everything was arranged step by step, just waiting for the news and season of the Leggings King's salary. The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and there is already movement of grain collection in Liujian Fort. Under the leadership of Bingzhong, the team in the village practiced several links such as interception, transportation, and burning, and everyone thought that the action was very smooth, and the news came from the four King Kong leggings and five that the food would be delivered in the near future. At the moment, the leaders led their teams to arrange them one by one. The first day of the Chung Yeung Festival is a good day for harvesting grain, and it is also the last day for removing stale grain. The group discussed that the day would begin, and that the horses should be washed early in the morning, and the bows and arrows should be brought. led his own team and went straight to Liujian Fort.

The weather was fine on this day, and Xiao Liuzi specially arranged the team to rest in the mountains and forests outside the fort, and at the same time notified that the time to start was arranged an hour before the sky went down. Because at that time, the guards in the fort were tired and tired, and it was the most difficult to concentrate. The action will obviously be much slower than in the morning, and the team will rest in the mountains and forests for most of the day, and the action will be exceptionally fast and fast. Finally waiting for the sun to set, Bingzhong led the team to kill directly on the street of Liangdao. Before they reached the granary, the grain collection team had already lined up on the streets. So, Bingzhong issued an order to burn grain, because he had already received the news that Chen grain had been successful. The task now is to delay time and build momentum, and the greater the momentum, the longer it drags on, and it is best for the retreating team. After nearly half an hour of noisy shouting, the reinforcements of the government gradually gathered over, Bingzhong heard the news, hurriedly whistled, waved a small flag, and told the team to retreat with him.

When Zhang Bingzhong and the team arrived at the cottage, it was dark, and everyone was eating dinner in the tent hall while waiting for the arrival of the follow-up team. At the end of the day, the ox carts carrying grain returned to the village one after another, and everyone counted the booty, a total of 32 grain carts, each of which had 24 loads of grain, and nearly 800 loads of grain, and at this time piled up the granary of the soldiers' rations. The big guys cheered together, and they all praised the resourcefulness and foresight of the "Eight Kings". After the grain was collected in the warehouse, it didn't take long for another batch of cattle and horses to be harvested, which made the livestock in the village more than half.

This is the first time since the establishment of the 18th village to take the initiative, and a big victory. The big guys are very happy, and they can't help but call Xiao Liuzi "Young General".

Major General, Fugu Wang Jiayin, together with Wu Yangui and others, organized a large number of local victims to rise up, and confronted the officers and soldiers to revolt. ”