Chapter 66: The Hunt
Yan Zheng didn't know anything about those legendary formations, but this did not prevent him from formulating a suitable offensive and defensive system.
Based on some of the theories in bayonet fighting, he developed a simple battle formation of ten-man teams for the tribal army.
Among them were five spearmen, three crossbowmen armed with swords, and two shieldmen armed with swords.
The five spearmen, arranged in the manner of 122, cleared the blind spot of the defense as much as possible, so that the defensive surface of the entire formation reached 270 degrees, and could quickly change directions.
Two shield-bearers stood at the front, holding their shields to block arrows as much as they could from the front.
Moreover, the cone-shaped distribution of the queue makes the shield play the greatest protective force.
Crossbowmen select those who are skilled in archery, and they are responsible for long-range attacks.
Such a combat ranking, each with armor on their bodies, and also possessing iron weapons that other tribes do not have, can be said to be theoretically invincible.
It's just that these people's comprehension is limited, and only by letting them form muscle memory of the queue can they really do not attack chaotically.
So Yan Zheng only asked them to practice the formation every time, and as for the personal bravery, he didn't think it was much necessary.
He also took matters into his hands and taught a few standard assassination techniques. Let these soldiers be able to use spears more reasonably.
And the fifty professional soldiers, Yan Zheng requires them to be all-powerful, not only to grow spears, but also to know how to use waist knives, and to play with bows and crossbows.
If necessary, these fifty men should also be able to travel long distances. So they keep training every day, they keep fighting ready every day.
Yan Zheng also kept explaining some applicable theories to them and telling them some plans on the battlefield.
In particular, several platoon commanders were called together by him from time to time to express their views on how to attack a certain tribe.
Two months after the founding of the army, everything was almost on the right track, and all the newly promoted soldiers began to get used to this system and the new training.
Yan Zheng also completed the complete control of the military power of the entire tribe, and there was no concept of military power before, so the hunting team could only assume this function.
The hunting team, on the other hand, did not have a clear idea of what tasks to engage in, nor did it know who they should obey, let alone a system to manage.
From this point of view, Monabu has far surpassed other tribes, after all, other tribes can't play like this!
And after clarifying the military power, Yan Zheng, the national system that is ready to be implemented, can be regarded as a complete system. Historically, there has been military power first, and then political power.
And he naturally became the de facto supreme power, a higher being over the tribal leaders and witches.
In other words, he completed the seizure of power over the tribe by creating a new system of management and duties.
And he didn't know it, and the leader and the witch wouldn't have thought that he would secretly poke and profess the two of them.
From then on, the leader was only equivalent to a large village head, and Wu could only engage in sacrifices.
Of course, there was no fierce power conflict between the tribes in the past, after all, the tribes had not grown to that extent.
The new system established by Yan Zheng can be regarded as solving the bottleneck problem of the development of primitive tribes.
According to his set, these tribes don't need to divide any kinship tribes at all, let alone create a low-level organizational form like a society.
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As the weather gets hotter and hotter, the newly planted rice of the tribe enters the flowering period again.
According to Yan Zheng's records, it was a full five days earlier than the previous crop of rice!
This means that the hydrothermal conditions are very conducive to the growth of rice, and it is now summer!
He knew he might be in the tropics, where rice could be grown three times a year.
And in order to avoid the upcoming heat, Yan Zheng launched a hunt in advance.
This hunt also has the purpose of testing the results of the tribe's training, and it is also the tribe's first hunting behavior, and it is very well prepared.
The location of the hunt was chosen in the former hunting ground of the Western Naibu, and all the militia were dispatched, leaving only full-time soldiers to guard the territory.
This was no less than a battle, because it would last five days in total, and in these five days, they would drive the animals of the entire hunting ground into a valley.
According to Yan Zheng's instructions, the four teams divided their own areas and judged the position of their allies by the sound of drums.
Yan Zheng and Lu Wan were responsible for the most important driving operation, and under his command, the remaining three teams only needed to be responsible for the encirclement.
After arriving at the predetermined area, Yan Zheng made people smoke up.
After seeing smoke rising in the distance from different directions, he struck the first drum with his own hands.
Drums suddenly sounded all around, and Lu Wan held a bamboo tube in his hand, put it on the ground, lit the hemp rope treated with nitrate and sulfur, and quickly ran away.
With a loud bang, the frightened sound of a beast suddenly came from the forest.
And this deafening explosion is still ringing.
All the beasts were scurried by the sound of drums and explosions, and the leaders of the herds were frightened by the sound.
They began to flee the sound with the herd, and when they encountered other herds, it turned into chaos.
Yan Zheng was like commanding an army, encircling and annihilating a ragged enemy army, and he let Lu Wan constantly control the speed of the team's advance.
Don't panic at this time, because a routed beast is far more difficult to catch than a routed enemy.
Driving them into a predetermined area is also a job that requires patience and skill.
When the drums got closer, Yan Zheng ordered to create a bigger movement and force the beasts into the preset route.
On this preset route, some traps are set and some obstacles are deliberately removed, so that the beasts are more inclined to run to a safe "place"!
After a day of this, the location of the herd was confirmed, and the whole work began to enter the time when it was most necessary to be careful.
Yan Zheng deliberately stopped and asked the soldiers to set up camp, using sporadic harassment to prevent the beasts from escaping.
It was also to rehearse how they would camp to rest and besiege the enemy in a protracted field battle.
When it was dawn the next day, they stirred the herd again, and this time even more.
Because the leader of the herd has gradually recovered after a day of expulsion, they will try to reorganize their group.
So at this time, there is a need for even greater chaos!
Yan Zheng had even seen the herd of beasts left behind, this was because the road ahead was getting narrower and narrower, so many beasts couldn't run at all.
In order to better wipe them out in waves, Yan Zheng also ordered Lu Wan to find a way to shoot the leader of the beast herd.
It took another day of expulsion before the restless herd was driven into the valley where the nitrate had entered.
If you look at it from a distance, it is like a huge crack in the ground, and the beast that entered it will try to rush out after reacting, but it is too late.
The encirclement was complete, and the herd erupted into bursts of mournful screams.
Some of the beasts went berserk, and even began to attack other beasts without their lives.
The entire valley immediately fell into a wail, and the leader of the beast herd was powerless at this time.
Yan Zheng saw with his own eyes that a deer with a pair of big horns was constantly trying to escape routes.
It kept arching its horns to get in the way of other beasts, and eventually it fought with a boar.
Scarred, it let out a long howl, and the whole herd seemed to react, and they all followed the head deer with a long howl.
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