Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Famous Sword Zhanlu, the Macedonian Formation
But he found that the door was not open, and no one came to open it after he knocked, so he had to stand at the door and wait.
However, this place was originally a desolate place, far from the downtown area, so he waited for several hours, and did not even see a shadow of people. Originally, he wanted to find someone to ask, but he didn't have a chance. Fortunately, he has been in the valley for many years, and he will not be hungry and thirsty at the moment.
When Ying Zihan entered the city, he took a few of his own soldiers and went to Taichuguan, and the other violet cavalry were brought back to the camp.
By the time Ying Zihan arrived at Taichuguan, Guan Yi had been waiting all day. He heard the sound of horses' hooves, and when he opened his eyes, he was immediately attracted by a sword, and ignored the rest.
Ying Zihan was also attracted by this old man with fairy wind bones, and it seems that he is likely to be Guan Yi.
Ying Zihan dismounted and walked over, saw this man staring at his sword, pulled out the sword to show him, and asked, "Do you know this sword?"
Guan Yi: "The famous sword Zhan Lu, forged by Ou Zhizi, disappeared after the destruction of the Chu State hundreds of years ago, and I didn't expect to be brought here." ”
Ying Zihan had already confirmed his identity now, and asked "curiously", "Who are you?"
Guan Yi smiled: "There is a fate." ”
Ying Zihan: "......"
At night, Xianyang Palace
Ying Zihan prepared a banquet to welcome Guan Yi's Daolai, although Guan Yi has opened the valley, but it is okay to eat. After talking with Guan Yi during the day, Ying Zihan has already understood the history of the East for hundreds of years.
Three hundred years ago, King Yingzheng of Qin ruled the world. However, the descendants were so happy, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms were ready to move, so a hundred years later, the Warring States Period was formed, and the Qin State faced the hostility of the countries and was always crumbling. But fortunately, God blessed the Qin State, the Ming Jun on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, and countless generals under his subordinates, after two hundred years of accumulation, there is a trend of winning the world. Because of this great chaos in the world, the hundreds of schools of thought contributed a lot, so Guan Yi also wanted to escape from the capture of the Qin State. I didn't expect to serve the Qin people when I got to the west, maybe this is the destiny of heaven.
Listening to the Qin State rising up in the crisis, Ying Zihan was also full of enthusiasm, eager to sweep the countries on their behalf.
Ying Zihan introduced to everyone: "You may not know this, this is the great sage of the East, who has traveled millions of miles to the West. From now on, I will be the master of the first view, and no one else except me has the right to administer it. ”
Everyone didn't know what the Taoist temple was for, so they had to make a promise.
Ying Zihan explained: "You all know the magic of the West, but you know the magic of the East. ”
The crowd shook their heads.
Ying Zihan: "That's it, let's gather at the Jiangtai tomorrow, so that you can feel the power of Taoism." ”
Guan Yi had already seen Oakes' magic, but had no comment. Ying Zihan also wants to see the power of my Oriental Dao Method.
The next day, the whole city knew about it, of course, it was promoted by Ying Zihan, so that after they felt the power of the Oriental Dao, they would yearn for the East even more.
What Guan Yi is going to do today is to call for wind and rain. Ying Zihan has told everyone to bring umbrellas, but this is located in the desert and there is no rain all year round. So a lot of people don't believe it. Then, when the clouds of heaven began to converge, they had already begun to regret it, and when the raindrops fell on them, they had already regretted dying.
After this incident, Guan Yi was regarded as a god by the people, and Guan Yi also began to preach.
Ying Zihan also knew that Guan Yi couldn't confront the Magician Regiment head-on, but it was still okay to reduce their combat power. Ying Zihan began to propagate Taoism again, so that the people could believe in religion.
Then Ying Zihan, who had free time, began to plan for the new army.
As far as soldiers are concerned, Ying Zihan is no longer needed, but Ying Zihan still lacks an army against heavy cavalry.
The Violet cavalry was too small in number and trained for too long, so it could not be relied on too much.
Unless the Shenji battalion is trained to be the first to die in Juyi, the heavy crossbowmen are equipped with large shields and heavy crossbows to restrain the cavalry troops. But now it is impossible, it just so happens that Ying Zihan wants to establish the infantry of the West, and thinks of suppressing the Macedonian phalanx of the Western era. After checking the system, Ying Zihan found that the Macedonian phalanx was powerful.
The background to the invincibility of the Macedonian phalanx was the very chaotic situation in which the infantry fought in Homer's time. And the weakness of the Macedonian phalanx is obvious, that is, the left and right sides and the rear. If Ying Zihan established a Macedonian phalanx, he also sent troops to protect its flanks when fighting. At that time, this army became a burden to Ying Zihan.
You must know that the flanks of the Macedonian phalanx are covered by cavalry and light infantry in loose formations. The various arms of the army were organically combined into a primitive multi-arm mixed army, which played a great role in Alexander the Great's crusade to the east.
After Alexander's death, the Macedonian phalanx remained on the battlefield as the strongest infantry battle formation, but many of the tactics created by Alexander did not continue to develop, but stagnated. The infantry became heavier and more mobile, while the cavalry units that were supposed to cover the flanks of the phalanx were weakened. Later, the Macedonian kingdom and their phalanx were defeated by the Romans and their invincible legions.
If Ying Zihan directly gave up the flanks, he would no longer be dead, but looking for death. But Ying Zihan has canceled the cavalry on the flanks, first, there are no extra war horses now, and second, Ying Zihan plans to add infantry on the flanks. The army was still armed with six-meter spears, but the infantry was armed with large shields and heavy crossbows. If the enemy is not too strong, the Macedonian phalanx can attack the opponent with its superiority, but if the opponent's advantage is too obvious, the Macedonian phalanx can form a circle on the spot, like a hedgehog, so that the enemy has nowhere to go. Then take the opportunity to defeat the opponent or wait for reinforcements.
is like the circle formed in the chibi in the movie in the previous life, but the six-meter-long gun forest of the Macedonian phalanx, I'm afraid no one dares to charge like in the movie. As for the arrows, they are completely blocked by the big shield, and even the powerful heavy crossbow will make the enemy feel desperate.
However, this kind of operation is very difficult, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is very difficult to change formations. Ying Zihan has not found the general of the Macedonian phalanx after the change of leadership, if it is just a casual arrangement of generals, I am afraid that such a Macedonian phalanx is not as good as ordinary soldiers.
Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find, and Ying Zihan is also worried.
(a little bit of a cardin)