On the grassland, the 23 standard teams advanced forward in a trapezoidal formation, separated by more than ten miles from each other in the horizontal plane, and less than five miles from each other in the front and rear teams.

"The wide front is short and the depth is short, and the trapezoidal array is varied, and it can be defended or retreated when encountering the enemy. ”

During the march of the standard team, Qiu Biao Chang and the instructors of the tactical group seized the time to give tactical guidance to the recruits selected from the new second patrol and the children's camp, and regarded the march as a classroom for actual combat.

"The wide front makes it easy to spot ambushes, which can effectively prevent the enemy from making a detour to the rear to surprise attack. Short depth, the front transverse plane encounters the enemy, the rear team is not far apart, can quickly gallop to help, and the two wings stretched out are outflanked left and right, which can not only prevent breaking through the formation, but also form an encirclement. ”

Qiu Biaochang pointed to the map and did actual combat analysis in combination with the terrain.

"Trapezoidal formation, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious, the key to victory is in the front transverse plane, reconnaissance must find the enemy's traces in advance, the encounter must stabilize the position, can not let the enemy quickly break through the defense line, so the short transverse plane is elite, the attack power may not be as good as other standard teams, but the defensive endurance is amazing, take our standard team as an example, the thundering heavy infantry, his sunset mercenaries with double strength, within an hour or two do not want to break the formation, this time is enough for the rear team to come and put up an attack formation. ”

"Instructor, we have cavalry, why do we let the infantry resist the enemy's onslaught?"

A captain of the new Second Patrol asked questions, Gao Yuan secretly remembered his name, and he could compete for the position of captain among the two seniors, and the question hit the nail on the head to grasp the key point, this junior is not simple, he must dig up the pro-guards, and he will only be stronger than Li Changgong in the future.

The march had a short break, and Qiu Biao had no time to let everyone discuss it freely, so he nodded appreciatively and let Gao Yuan answer.

"Strategically, the cadets are not afraid of any opponent, but in terms of tactics, even if they are horse bandits, they have advantages worth learning. In a word, strategically contemptive, tactical attention. ”

Takagaki did not give an answer, but first emphasized the understanding of strategy and tactics, and then got back to the point.

"The Sunset Iron Cavalry is familiar with the grassland and desert, and the cavalry training intensity is high and long, and we do not have an advantage in direct confrontation with them, of course, as a cavalry officer, I am confident that I may not lose. But this is a battlefield, not an actual combat exercise, and there is only one purpose, to achieve the greatest victory with the smallest casualties. ”

"Senior, let the heavy infantry first consume the enemy's horsepower, and when they have been fighting for a long time without success, the cavalry will protrude from the two wings, forcibly tear the formation, and the whole army will charge, encircling and annihilating the enemy in one fell swoop. ”

The captain of the new second patrol drew inferences from one case and figured out Takagaki's tactical deployment.

"You're right, but you're wrong. Gao Yuan pressed the love in his heart, and said with a straight face: "How can the whole army charge? The heavy infantry resists several waves of the enemy's offensive, and then the charge must be disabled, just now I said that we attach importance to the enemy tactically, they are not the stakes you trained, and the command and reaction ability is not inferior to ours, once the counter-charge is launched, the heavy infantry will be removed from the list in the first battle." ”

"For the sake of victory, sacrifice is inevitable, and when we come to the border, we have long put life and death out of the way. The newborn calf of the new second patrol captain is not afraid of the tiger, and he argues strongly with his neck, and the head of the enemy standard draws it with a stick, scolding and explaining: "You bastard, you are not afraid of death, you are not going to make senseless sacrifices, gather and annihilate the enemy, you dare to think, when you have the advantage, kill 10,000 enemies and lose 8,000 yourself, and after a few battles, there are not many people left in the standard team, and the price of victory is too great." ”

"You remember, the biggest advantage of the Qinghui Empire is not the combat effectiveness of the army, but the strong national strength, we can afford a long-term war, he doesn't have the money to set the sun, and he can't be wiped out in one battle, so come a few more times, and the victory will ultimately belong to us. You are an officer, and it is your greatest responsibility to let more brothers live until the day of victory. ”

Gao Yuan was afraid that Qiu Biaochang would punish his junior brother according to the usual practice, so he hurriedly took over the conversation to help him get free.

"I will remember the guidance of the coach and the seniors, but I still believe that the honor of the cavalry cannot be built on the casualties of the infantry comrades, and the cavalry collision can show more force. ”

This kid is still stubborn, and he doesn't repent after being beaten, and Qiu Biaochang rarely has no punishment, waving his hand and ordering them to return to the team.

I warn you, no matter how strong the pro-guard force is, one team of people will not be able to win this war, and you need the coordination and cooperation of the whole regiment, and if you gather all the outstanding officers, who will command the troops, and how to make them grow rapidly in the war. ”

Gao Yuan thought through it, and argued with a dry smile: "Coach, the seniors will leave the camp in half a year, and if you don't train a successor as soon as possible, the officers will not be accepted by then, don't scold me." ”

"Do you know what Lao Tzu values most about you? Hehe, tactical commander, you are laughing and talking about it. From a strategic point of view, this is stronger than Lao Tzu, boy, you have to live well, with the big tree of the county lord on your back, he may not be a general. ”

"A mixed general, I'm a real sword and a real gun!"

"Then wait for you to kill and then show off, now, stand upright, turn backwards, target reconnaissance post, run and go!"

Without waiting for Gao Yuan to run back to the reconnaissance post, the horn of departure had already sounded, and Pan Yang shouted loudly: "Li Zihui, send someone to take over the reconnaissance, and I will lead the team to respond." ”

"Okay, I'm leaving, you guys run faster, don't let me get bored and turn back. ”

Li Zihui hit his horse and galloped away, and an officer laughed and scolded: "The whole body is ghostly, it is the most suitable to be the commander of this reconnaissance sentry, he loves to calculate, and no one is more afraid of being ambushed than him." ”

"Let's go, Lao Tzu is not cowardly when he is a patrolman, and he has nothing to say when he is a sentry chief, the first sentry in the world. ”

The personal guards are all officers, the lowest have been the sentry commanders, what is the use of being the head of the army to clearly command, one look can guess the intention, hearing the sound of the horse suddenly, soon the infantry far behind. When Gao Yuan got rid of Li Longbow's entanglement and caught up, seeing this, he hurriedly ordered to slow down, and the heavy infantry behind him was already half exhausted.

"Those bastards of the pro-guard team, riding horses to show off their might, don't you want to get along with us. ”

A heavy infantry captain ran while scolding, heavy equipment was hung on the back of the war horse, for a few days, the speed of the pro-guard team became more and more unpleasant, the heavy infantry held their breath and endured, but people did not want to lose their anger, the war horse could not carry it, and many heavy infantry who cherished horsepower ran away with their feet.

Lei Ming had already scolded Gao Yuan in his heart, what bullshit tactical talent, so that the march would sooner or later exhaust the infantry, and when the enemy encountered, there would be two patrols left, and he would destroy the tactical deployment by himself, and win the biggest victory at the minimum cost.

"The guards don't need you to worry about it, they have their own county lord and standard commander to control them, so keep your mouth shut. As he spoke, he snatched the spear of one of his subordinates and continued to boost morale: "Brothers, hold on, don't let that bastard of Takagaki look down on us, behind us are the county lord and the guards, keep the formation and speed up." ”

People's spiritual strength is unlimited, but the physical strength is not as endless as the heart thinks, the heavy infantry endured for a few days has become the end of the strong crossbow, did not last long, one after another people fell behind, mixed with the guards.

"Yu Wenjie, give the order, let Gao Yuan bring the personal guards to the heavy infantry patrol. ”

Mei Ying had already realized that the situation was not right, such a rapid march, the infantry could not bear it, and the heavy infantry would be exhausted first, Gao Yuan would not have thought of this, unless he really took the opportunity to rectify the thunder, anger surged into his heart unconsciously, endure it for a few days and wait for himself to correct it, and now he will take you again.

The archer patrol equipment is the lightest, who dares to compete with Huayue when selecting war horses, the whole team of war horses is not weaker than the cavalry patrol, Huayue is relaxed all the way to the palace, every day to sneak out of the team to hunt, the food is so rich that Qiu Biao is greedy, and most of the archers follow the archer patrol on the way.

"Biao Chang, Xiao Yuanzi made a mistake, you didn't order it to be corrected in time, look at the excitement?"

Qiu Biao's long scar twitched, and replied nonchalantly: "If you teach in the classroom, it is better to let the practical action education, so that he can understand the trick of commanding a large army in his mistakes." ”

Hua Yue shot back angrily: "You train a proud disciple, the heavy infantry is invisibly unlucky, Lei Ming and Gao Yuan have fought, which will deepen the conflict between the two in disguise." ”

"Contradiction? There are many guards in the patrol, and comrades need to understand and cooperate with each other, don't worry, someone will come forward to coordinate, Takagaki is the captain of the guard, and he has another secret mission. ”

"Hmph, isn't it just bullying Xiao Yuanzi, every time he is knifed, in order to clean up military discipline. ”

Hua Yue is dissatisfied, but he can tacitly cooperate in action, and integrate the standard team during the march, which is the strategy agreed upon by the sisters, under the premise of not using harsh military law, Gao Yuan is not a scapegoat, Qin Rufeng is the poor worm in reserve, Hua Yue is not favoring one over the other, the relationship between Gao Yuan and Mei Ying is there, the two of them are willing to fight and suffer, and they can't let their brother suffer.

Gao Yuan didn't know what was going on in the rear, so he hurriedly turned back with his personal guards, and when he saw the appearance of the heavy infantry, his head was big at that time, Li Zihui, Lao Tzu repeatedly warned not to speed up, you are not shallow in violating the law.

The people of the guards reached out to help Lei Ming gather the team as much as possible, one person helped one, and the speed was barely able to keep up, Mei Ying helped a heavy infantry carrying a heavy shield, and when he saw Gao Yuan coming, he raised his eyes to the sky and ignored it, but Lei Ming took the initiative to say hello.

"Gao Yuan, you kid stepped down the dark clouds and stepped on the snow, let go of the speed and not tire us to death. ”

Lei Ming didn't mention the disguised whole person, which made Gao Yuan feel guilty, jumped off the horse and ran over, and couldn't help but take off the shield on his war horse, and felt that it weighed forty or fifty pounds, and then looked at the heavy armor on the back of the war horse, a full set of equipment of more than 200 pounds, more than one person's weight, the heavy infantry did not have pack horses, the war horse was double the weight of the cavalry, and it could hold on for a few days without falling behind, and its endurance was not weaker than that of the personal guards.

"Inspector Lei, the scheduled itinerary of the standard team cannot be changed, and the march must be kept fast, hahaha, don't let me look down on it. Gao Yuan didn't wait for Lei Ming to speak, turned his head and ordered in a loud voice: "The personal guards, each with a spear and a shield, carry it and continue to hurry, so that the heavy infantry can learn how to march with heavy loads." "The pro-guard team moved as soon as they heard the order, and the heavy infantry took the initiative to hand over the spears and shields with bad intentions, and the weight of the two pieces of equipment was reduced by half, and everyone was equal to each other, and they couldn't run anymore and people had nothing to say.

Mei Ying's face slowed down when she heard it, and if she made a mistake, she would improve it, and the method of correction was more ingenious, but she took the initiative to take the burden without apologizing, and Lei Ming and the heavy infantry would not hold a grudge because of this, and threw the spear over in the blink of an eye.

Gao Yuan took the spear and was about to get on the horse, but Mei Ying shouted loudly: "You and I change horses, don't want to rely on the dark clouds to get by." ”

Except for Gao Yuan, who only recognized Mei Ying, others were not allowed to ride, Gao Yuan had no choice but to change horses, and the little abacus in his heart was wrong, and he was really on the same level as Lei Ming, of course he refused to admit it.

"Guards, keep going, slow down, don't pull down the heavy infantry too far. ”

Lei Ming laughed and scolded: "You just let go of the speed and see if you can pull down the heavy infantry again." ”

The gap between the pro-guard team and the heavy infantry dissipated, the marching speed of the standard team slowed down, and the standard teams that followed up behind did not feel relieved.