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Well, it took a moment to study one thing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info That is, did the Qin Dynasty have a unilateral kind of stirrup?

This mainly depends on one point, that is, there is now a theory that the stirrup was invented by the Huns. If this statement is taken as a premise for reference, then Zhao was the first Central Plains country to use the unilateral pedal of the horse.

This sentiment comes from Hufu cavalry shooting, after all, it is impossible to have such results simply imitate the Huns for cavalry training. And there is a problem, that is, things like the horse stone and the horse stool seem to have lost the corresponding records and physical objects in a period of Warring States history before the Qin Dynasty. It is very likely that during the period of Hufu riding and shooting, such things as unilateral stirrups were also introduced.

Here is a list of periods when cavalry auxiliaries may have been available.

The stirrup on one side may have appeared before 299 BC.

Saddle, this should be a matter of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, after all, there is no such thing, you have to fight with the Huns for cavalry, and this victory is five or five.

Saddle double pedal, this thing should be similar, ancient Chinese light cavalry was the earliest cavalry of the Han Dynasty. Of course, there is no information to say that the bilateral pedal was invented in the Han Dynasty, and it is possible that it also came from the Xiongnu.

Takahashi saddle, this thing is the most uncontroversial, at least, there was already this thing in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

As for the horseshoe...... This, this wolf has the opportunity to go to Xi'an Terracotta Warriors and Horses to see......

The situation in China is not at all suitable for the development of heavy cavalry in the traditional sense, let alone fully equipped cavalry, because with the exception of the Song Dynasty, which almost completely lost all natural horse farms, most of the enemies of the four dynasties of the Qin, Han, Tang and Ming dynasties were nomads, and vigorously developing light cavalry is the correct countervailing strategy.

Moreover, the heavy cavalry mentioned in many plays and novels...... Basically, it's purely YY, for example, the serial kidnapper horse in Yue Quan's biography, although there are records in the history books, it is impossible to use it to take the initiative to attack, and it will be chaotic if you move.

Therefore, this book will take a more reasonable approach to describing the war scene in this regard in the future.

Here's the text......

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In conversation with Han Xin, Zhang Jiashi could only get subtle criticism from the other party. Of course, for this situation, Han Xin did not blindly spit on Zhang Jiashi, he said something that made Zhang Jiashi fall into deep thought: "Lord Duwei, although Xin can help you with this, I still hope that Lord Du Wei can see with his own eyes how Daqin's current army is fighting and training." ”

Zhang Jiashi knew very well that Han Xin did this to let him know what was going on with Qin Jun. Some things are casually talked about, and of course everyone will do it. And Han Xin can also make Zhang Jiashi's blind command reflect a certain effect. But in fact, Han Xin himself was very unimpressed.

So he finally nodded.

After returning to his mansion, Zhang Jiashi did not go to Qi Ji to do something he liked. Because he knew very well that he had to think about what kind of army he needed.

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Zhang Jiashi took Han Xin and others to the barracks the next day.

In the main tent before the gathering, Zhang Jiashi looked at the more than 20 officers of the main rank and above under his command, and took a deep breath.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today we are going to have a practical exercise. As a commander-in-chief, I really derelict myself from not knowing the way my troops fight, so today I want to see how you command your troops. I hope you don't skimp on your talents and give full play to them. ”

Zhang Jiashi's words made Ruan Weng Shao and the others stunned for a while, but Ruan Weng Shao, Huan Su and others, who were familiar with Zhang Jiashi, showed a smile.

To be honest, they were quite unimpressed by Zhang Jiashi's blind command a few days ago. Although it is true that long-distance running helps a troop to improve their physical fitness. But such things alone did not help Zhang Jiashi to become a passing commander. They were all a little worried in their hearts, that is, a chief officer like Zhang Jiashi, in the case of a real battle, their fate would definitely not be good.

Although it is a natural thing to die as a soldier to defend the country and fight for glory. But if you fight with an officer who can only command indiscriminately, all of them can be said to die in vain.

They are very resistant to such a thing.

And Zhang Jiashi said these words to them at the beginning, which made them seem to be relieved in their hearts while they were changing.

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After the assembly, Wei Yao, as the first team of two or five hundred masters appointed by Zhang Jiashi, naturally led the troops, first gathered together, and then formed an army formation on a relatively wide flat ground in the northwest direction of Shanglin Yuan.

Although this military formation is not too big, it is very tight.

At the front of the procession was a row of about fifty shieldmen, or shieldmen. This was followed by the crossbowmen of the Qin army.

The Qin army's crossbowmen were mixed rather than used separately, and this way of arranging the formation was more important to carry out a defensive projectile strike against the enemy.

And Han Xin slowly explained the formation to Zhang Jiashi:

"Lord Duwei, our Great Qin's crossbowmen are often used in a mixed manner rather than separately. Perhaps, in the case of a siege, the crossbowmen will be listed separately and suppressed against the walls, but, more often, whether it is defending the city or in the field, most of the crossbowmen will only be used together, and there will be no obvious queues. ”

Zhang Jiashi nodded, and then pointed to the more than three-meter-long long troops behind the crossbowmen: "What about these people?"

"Oh, Lord Duwei, this is our Great Qin's light infantry unit, in fact, the long soldiers are not hoplites. The hoplites of Great Qin were relatively scarce in number. If you talk about a wider range of hoplites, they are either shield bearers or sword and shield soldiers. Han Xin pointed to some of the commanders with small iron shields among the Shieldmen, and he continued, "Lord Commander, you should be able to tell that these people are the captains or even the commanders of the Shieldmen. Their responsibility is not to kill the enemy, but to maintain the order of the front line. ”

Han Xin said this, and continued: "Lord Duwei, the role of the shield bearer is not great, and in the field, it is difficult to see the trace of the shield bearer. The role of the shield bearer is often to cover the crossbowmen behind him from being directly hit by the enemy's crossbow and appear on the battlefield. In the battle between the two armies, the main force is the long soldier or the sword and shield hand in the team, and their role is mainly to tear through the enemy's formation, and then let the enemy lose the formation advantage and directly rout. ”

Zhang Jiashi nodded, then looked at the cavalry and chariot troops on both sides of the team, and asked Han Xin: "What is the role of knights and light charioters?"

Han Xin pondered for a moment, and then said, "Lord Captain, the roles of knights and light charioters are actually not the same. Knights, as long as they are not elite, are generally responsible for harassing enemy flanks. The Light Rider is responsible for breaking through the enemy's formation when the situation is right. ”

Han Xin said this, and slowly made an analogy: "In fact, if the two armies start to formally clash, the role of knights and light charioters will become smaller. Because they basically can't get involved in the fierce battle. Well, my lord, there is a sentence that I think adults should have heard. ”

"What's that?" Zhang Jiashi looked at Han Xin suspiciously.

Han Xin pointed to Zhang Jiashi's position: "As the coach, you can't take it lightly from the front of the battle. ”

At this time, Zhang Jiashi realized that his current position, although he could better see the formation of a troop. But such a thing is a big taboo for an army.

Of course, Han Xin's words did not mean that Zhang Jiashi had done something wrong, but that he was reminding Zhang Jiashi that as the highest-ranking officer of a unit, if he was in danger because of his own negligence, then all of them would have to be unlucky.

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At the end of this day, Zhang Jiashi saw several common queues of the Qin army.

One is the phalanx of field defense, which is the formation of Wei Yao's thousand-person queue.

The other is an attack formation ordered by Nguyen Weng Thieu. A large number of long soldiers disappeared, and with them a large number of sword and shield hands, as well as heavy ladder warriors wearing iron armor and helmets, all these people had to do was to follow behind the ladder warriors and forcibly attack the city.

Therefore, the two-handed long soldier was replaced with a sword and shield that was easier to climb and could provide a certain amount of defense.

The crossbowmen and archers formed a suppressive formation and slowly advanced.

Of course, this is just a rehearsal.

And according to what Han Xin said, if it is really in the case of a siege battle, it is very good that there are 30% of the people who can survive.

Because the siege war is no better than others, not to mention those who have to brave the rain of arrows and crossbows, even those Qin army crossbowmen and shield bearers who are only responsible for suppressing the city wall, it is estimated that the whole army will be directly annihilated.

Because the siege is not better than the defense, the defender has the advantage of height and terrain, which is a kind of suppression for the siege force itself.

Therefore, no matter what country it is, when faced with the situation of siege, it will know in its heart what kind of situation it will be.

And Bai Qi also said at this time: "Do you know how many men and horses I lost in the battle of Yanying?"

"How much?" Zhang Jiashi asked curiously.

Bai Qi said in a gloomy tone: "Almost 90,000 people." Therefore, I am also most afraid of siege warfare. Because the casualties are too great. ”

At this time, Zhang Jiashi was very curious to ask: "What is the siege war all about?"

"This should not be the case, but rather that the higher the walls of the city, the more difficult it is for the besieging party to capture. Because although the current castle is not like the prismatic castle of later generations, it is easier to give full play to the advantages of defending the city. But if you don't have the right tactics and arrangements for a force, you may not be able to conquer a huge and strong city. When Bai Qi said this, he sighed slightly: "Do you know? When I attacked Yingdu, how many times was I driven off the city wall by the Chu people?"

"How many times?" Zhang Jiashi asked in his heart, puzzled.

"I don't remember exactly. Of course, what I want to tell you is that even if your troops take control of the walls in the future, or even open the gates. Well, you can't take it lightly. Unless, you can storm all your troops into the city. And once your troops are counterattacked, then your subordinates who have climbed to the top of the city can only jump off the wall to see if they can be blessed by heaven. ”

Bai Qi said this and did not say any more.

At this time, Zhang Jiashi slowly looked at his subordinates who were returning to the barracks for lunch, and he shook his head, because he didn't know what the real war was all about, and he could only vaguely understand it by just relying on the fragments that appeared in Bai Qi's memories.

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In the next few days, Zhang Jiashi learned about several tactics that were now more popular in the Qin army.

For cavalry troops, Qin troops, cavalry, and charioteers like Zhang Jiashi can be used together because they are a whole in themselves.

The ancient military formation, after so many bloody battles, still continued to use it, naturally there is a reason for his existence and the situation that he will continue to use it.

Don't take the ancients for fools. Zhang Jiashi is now very aware of this.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of a unit must have an excellent general as a premise, but many combat methods that have already been proficient are often not easily changed. This is an important reason why charioteers continued to occupy a significant proportion in the early Han Dynasty.

Before the appearance of a foundation that can bring out the maximum combat effectiveness of the cavalry, the cavalry will die a miserable death if they have to storm the infantry phalanx with all arms. Therefore, at this time, the cavalry can only take more of a harassing offensive against the infantry, rather than directly breaking through the infantry phalanx.

Reality is not a game, you can use cavalry to kill all sides in the game, but under the combination of reasonable terrain tactics and many factors, cavalry troops can only end up in hatred if they want to attack an infantry formation.

And Zhang Jiashi continued to lie on the bed alone one night, and asked Bai Qi: "There are many weapons in later generations that are relatively good, such as the Mo knife, will such a thing appear on the battlefield to improve combat effectiveness greatly?"

Bai Qi didn't say the answer and his own thoughts, but repeated a sentence to Zhang Jiashi: "I remember, I once told you that before you can have your own power, you'd better not drum up the things you know." ”

At this time, Zhang Jiashi thought that Bai Qi had indeed said this. So he had no choice but to die.

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In the days that followed, Zhang Jiashi, while familiarizing himself with the current combat methods of the troops, gradually revised a comprehensive training plan.

In contrast to the situation in later generations, Zhang Jiashi revised a training method that favored physical training.

Push-ups, sit-ups, long-distance running, rock climbing, etc., all appeared in a newly opened training ground in the barracks.

At first, many Qin officers and soldiers were unimpressed with these things, but soon, Zhang Jiashi, who began to have a trace of blackness in his heart because of the blow, laughed, and they found that Zhang Jiashi was not much better than the devil.

According to Zhang Jiashi's idea, that is, I don't train you guys to be men similar to governors, my name is written backwards!

As a result, in the next month or so, the troops under Zhang Jiashi's command were able to have someone who was in the mood to chat and brag after blowing out the oil lamps in the camp tent at night...... Well, his physical strength, Zhang Jiashi had to write a word.

Of course, Zhang Jiashi is not a person who is satisfied with the status quo. In fact, Zhang Jiashi, who is becoming more and more immoral in his heart, asks people to write one or two bamboo slips for Yingzheng in Xianyang almost every day. What is written on it is either this or that, or it records his newly modified training method.

By now, Ying Zheng has discovered that he seems to be fooling Zhang Jiashi, and he has an immune situation.

Of course, if he knew that the 5,000 officers and soldiers under his command had become a group of "Xiaoshou" who were almost wielding a leather whip and practicing to the death, it is estimated that he would immediately remove Zhang Jiashi from his post as lieutenant.

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Of course, Zhang Jiashi's training was very effective.

In fact, in this way of drilling, Bai Qi is the mastermind behind the scenes.

To be honest, although Bai Qi is not very impressed with the individual combat effectiveness of later generations, he has a soft spot for scientific training.

Therefore, it was not Zhang Jiashi who really wanted to train these Qin officers and soldiers to the death, but Bai Qi.

However, the results are quite good. At the very least, when an archer shoots more than twenty arrows, he will feel that his hands are sore. But now, they found themselves shooting more than thirty arrows in a row, and they didn't feel anything.

Some are even able to use a bow with a stronger pull. It has to be said that the results of the training can be seen.

Of course, the problem of the wounded in the barracks does not seem to have improved considerably. Judging from the records of the injured people, Zhang Jiashi estimated that he would be able to replace the more than 5,000 people under his command with a batch......

Of course, the results of training are more obvious in the rank of officer, and the knights and light charioters who seem to have become vassals have not improved significantly in this regard.

Bai Qi didn't know what to say about this problem, so he had to discuss with Zhang Jiashi how to effectively strengthen the quality of the cavalry and light charioteers.

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However, without waiting for Zhang Jiashi and Bai Qi to make further modifications to this situation, change the plan and implement it, a war that Zhang Jiashi had no impression of at all broke out on December 3, 211 BC.

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