Chapter 150: The Tang Dynasty Military System

Seeing the words of the art of war said by the light curtain, Liu Bei remembered one thing:

"Kong Ming once said that he wants to cultivate the art of war?"

Pang Tong raised his ears vigilantly, and Kong Ming said modestly:

"Looking at the occasional gains from the light curtain in later generations, there is a new interpretation of the impermanence of soldiers, and the theory of causing people but not people."

"Therefore, I read it casually, read it at leisure, and slowly scrutinize it."

Kong Ming had discussed with Guan Yu when he was in Jingzhou before, and at that time he thought that the essence of the guerrilla method was "to people but not to people" in "Sun Tzu".

Later generations have new words called active and passive, to put it bluntly, you want the enemy to deal with you, not you to be tired of dealing with others.

Pang Tong sighed in his heart that Kong Ming really didn't want to be idle for a moment.

And secretly wondered in his heart, since the price of paper in their house has become cheaper and cheaper, is it okay to write something for themselves?

After all, if it is according to later generations, even if you remember what you eat every day, as long as it can be preserved to future generations, it is also a cultural relic.

Besides, now he has helped the lord to seek Yizhou Hanzhong, and he has also cooperated with Yuan Zhi in Jingzhou.

Then as long as Guanzhong is pacified, the merits should have some convincing power.

In the future, maybe this Li Weigong will have to read his Pang Tong's military book.

Pang Tong saw a bright future, and then heard Kong Ming say leisurely:

"After all, when Jiang Wei is taught the Art of War, he must always have some insights into the Art of War."

Pang Tong felt that his throat was a little dry.

At the same time, seeing Zhang Fei frowning at him, Pang Tong replied with a warning look.

Immediately, Pang Tong pretended to be calm and said:

"Kong Ming is thoughtful and far-sighted."

"It's a pity that now Han Sui occupies Tianshui, because our army is slightly close to Ma Chao, so he is suspicious."

"Otherwise, we will send elite soldiers to bring Jiang Wei's family to Chengdu."

Pang Tong's eyes met Kong Ming's smiling eyes.

As soon as his eyes touched, the corners of Kong Ming's mouth smiled, and he looked at the light curtain again and said:

"Shiyuan has a heart, but Chengdu is far away, if you can really pick it up in advance, it will be enough to stay in Hanzhong."

"After all, Feng Xiao's talent is known to the whole world, and she is also a good teacher."

Zhang Fei looked at the two military advisors with a smile in his eyes.

But under the table, his hands were clenching his thighs tightly, for fear of laughing.

Liu Bei cleared his throat and changed the topic:

"This Song Dynasty not only has this martial scripture, but also has adjacent enemies outside the country for training."

"And there are sharp weapons like eight oxen crossbows, how can martial arts be wasted?"

Although Pang Tong felt that the lord's throat clearing seemed to be hiding his smile, he also changed the topic and said:

"There is no shortage of the art of war, there is no shortage of ordnance, even so, or the military system is lacking, or the foreign enemy is strong."

The military newspaper in Jingzhou can be seen by everyone, and the most outrageous is Fancheng.

The giant boat can suppress the city wall, shoot indiscriminately with special blunt-headed arrows, break its city head and the sharp spirit of the soldiers, and finally attack down, only seven days before and after, beyond everyone's imagination, and Pang Tong still remembers that the Song Dynasty was also fighting hard in Xiangfan before the destruction of the Song Dynasty:

"However, the Song Dynasty can stalemate with Mongolia in Xiangfan for more than ten years, which shows that even if this foreign enemy is strong, it has not yet reached the point of being invincible......"

Shaking his head, Pang Tong only felt that the more he looked at the Song Dynasty, the more confusing it became.

[In comparison, the most valuable part of "Li Weigong Asks the Right" is the part involving the Tang Dynasty army.

The composition of the army, the corresponding essentials of play, and the gameplay of infantry and cavalry coordination can be directly learned and applied.

It is difficult for the author to stuff smuggled goods into the exposition of these tactics, so the essence of their content has been well preserved.

In terms of the establishment of the Tang Army, Li Jing stipulated that a general should have 20,000 soldiers and 14,000 combat soldiers, divided into seven armies, and strictly stipulated that cavalry should occupy at least one-third.

As for the other soldiers, Li Jing subdivided archers, crossbowmen, horse infantry, jumping soldiers, reserve surprise soldiers, etc., and selected them according to their needs.

A regular combat legion is basically 2900 jumpers, 2900 mixed infantry soldiers, 2000 crossbowmen, 2200 archers, and 6900 baggage soldiers.

and, most importantly, at least 4,000 cavalry, which can be called the main force of the legion.

The later military system of the Tang Army was very similar, and how to play these 4,000 cavalry is the place that can best reflect the tactical gap between the generals and commanders of the Tang Army.

Throughout the history of the early Tang Dynasty War, on the whole, there are basically several major types of functions:

When destroying the Turks, they ran long distances and attacked the enemy's commander's tent.

When Su Dingfang exterminated the Western Turks, he pursued all the way from the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang to the territory of Kyrgyzstan today, from the scorching sun to the heavy snowfall, and finally destroyed the enemy in a four-thousand-mile run, and finally destroyed the enemy.

The roundabout flanking tactics of the Battle of Xiangji Temple.

Li Shimin annihilated Dou Jiande's cavalry and cut off the supply line.

And the most technical content is the Tang Army's infantry and cavalry coordination tactics.

After the Tang army lined up, the crossbowmen began to release arrows when the enemy approached 220 meters, the archers began to release arrows at 90 meters, and the archers retreated at 30 meters to continue to suppress from a distance, and the crossbowmen abandoned the crossbows and changed their knives, preparing to meet the enemy as a reserve force.

If the enemy is not destroyed, the cavalry and reserves on both sides of the army will rush forward, so that the main force will be withdrawn to rest and rotate into reserves.

It is precisely by relying on this set of perfect, scientific and money-saving playing methods that the early Tang Dynasty will not fall into a situation of reckless military force.

Just like Li Jing's extermination of Tuguhun, it only took four months for Su Dingfang to destroy the Western Turks in a long-distance attack, which can be said to be quite Li Jing's style. 】

Everyone in the Ganlu Hall watched attentively, and the light curtain used some very rough square circles to move back and forth with text instructions, showing them the tactics of the Tang Army.

Li Jing also watched with interest:

"This method of warfare is quite different from this time."

Li Shimin understands very well:

"Later generations also said that this book was forged in the name of the pharmacist, and most of it was also written around the time of the opening of the Xuanzong."

"The person who wrote the book knows that the military system of the Tang Army is very different from this time."

Li Jing agreed: "But it is still very valuable." ”

Several generals agreed with Li Jing's judgment, but they were more interested in the specific battle cases later.

Li Shimin was very happy to watch:

"General Li's two battles of destroying the Turks and Tuyuhun can be used as an example for future generations to use cavalry."

Li Jing hurriedly excused himself:

"The destruction of the Turks is the mastery of His Majesty's temple, so that he can show his merit in a battle."

"And Tuyuhun still exists now, so I don't dare to ask for credit at this time."

And when the monarch and the minister were humble to each other, Su Dingfang's name jumped out.

Su Lie, who was obediently listening to the lecture and planning to keep these dry goods in his heart and go back to ponder, was a little incredulous for a while:

Can I destroy the country too? And it is also a Turkic khanate that has long been in the Western Regions?

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he remembered the scattered things in the early Tang Dynasty that the light curtain had said before.

The Western Turks were destroyed at the High ...... Oh no, it was destroyed during the reign of his son Li Zhi.

And the operator of this war of annihilation is standing in front of him at this moment!

Therefore, the figure of Huang Zizhi, who had just learned to walk, turned around in Li Shimin's heart and was thrown to Buyeo Kingdom.

This Su Dingfang is now in his prime of life, and he should be reused, adding another stroke to his heavenly khan's credit!

Why wait for 20 years?

And the most important thing is that this Su Dingfang is one year younger than him Li Shimin, and it is suitable to be trained as a good handsome.

Looking at the news in front of the light curtain, Li Shimin was depressed.

Duan Zhixuan led the army, but returned to waste grain and grass in vain.

Hou Junji destroyed the country, and finally rebelled.

Li Shimin of the Ganlu Hall was able to deduce his own thoughts in the history of the light curtain.

Because these two people are both old people of the Qin Palace, and they are both relatively young.

Later, the reuse of the two should be in order to cultivate a handsome talent who can succeed Li Jing, but they were disappointed.

And now looking at this Su Lie, who is one year younger than himself, but acts in the style of Li Jing...... Li Shimin's eyes were hot.

He, the Tang Emperor, seemed to have hope that he would completely destroy the Turks in the Zhenguan Dynasty.

Li Tao on the side was thinking.

You don't have to look closely at the map, you can recall it with your eyes closed:

From Chang'an to the west, those who can call the country Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Qiuzi, Western Turks, and Tubo are the only ones who can claim the country.

In this way, the only thing left of the ownerless is the turtle?

No, no, no, Li Tao shook his head in his heart, Gaochang was originally the credit of Hou Junji, but now it may not be.

He Li Tao is the third god of war in the early Tang Dynasty, and later generations will judge him for knowing loyalty and righteousness, no matter how you look at it, he should be more reliable than that Hou Junji, right?

didn't see Li Tao's eager eyes at all, Li Shimin walked over and patted Su Lie's shoulder very unabashedly:

"Dingfang young talents, it is advisable to encourage them."

"From tomorrow onwards, I will follow the pharmacist to see the recent situation of Tuguhun."

Li Jing naturally understood what His Majesty meant, but it felt strange to see His Majesty, who was only thirty-one years old, praising the young talent of a thirty-year-old person.

Su Lie didn't have time to worry about this, so he was immediately overjoyed.

……

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun felt that today's trip was the right one.

The simple demonstration of the battle formation on the light curtain was more important than a treasure to the two generals, and they immediately drew it with pen and paper.

At the same time, Zhao Yun also sighed in his heart about the arrogance of the Tang Dynasty.

A so-called army group had seven armies, cavalry plus horse infantry, and at least five or six thousand good horses.

And how many good horses does the lord have now?

But he's just a motley tried-of-the-road steed.

And among these three hundred horses, the serious Youzhou horses are only more than 100 horses, and the rest can only be said to be northland horses, which are okay in Jingzhou and Yizhou, and they are definitely not enough for Cao thieves who hold Hebei.

And what about this Tang Dynasty? Zhao Yun privately calculated that the Tang army that participated in the war before and after the Anshi Rebellion had at least 400,000 people.

According to 20,000 people as an army and 5,000 good horses, there were at least 100,000 horses standing in the Tang Dynasty.

And the horse farm can't all be horses, in terms of probability......

Zhao Yun didn't want to forget about it anymore.

At this time, he also felt distressed about this Anshi Rebellion.

Four points of envy, three points of sigh, two points of sadness, and one point of regret.

It is Zhao Yun's most sincere feelings for the Tang Dynasty elite army that was destroyed in civil strife.

(End of chapter)