There are thirty thousand soldiers and horses in Jizhou.
See here.
Wang Ke nodded slightly.
Subsequently.
He looked down and scanned a large list of data on Jizhou's total population and money and food details.
combined with local conditions.
Wang Ke thought for a moment.
He found that the resources in Jizhou were quite good.
then.
Wang Ke closed the official document and said to Yuan Zhen: "Thank you for your hard work, general."
Yuan Zhen said with a smile: "This is just information on paper. If you want to go to the military camp or city to inspect, the general can arrange for manpower to follow."
"No need for that yet...I will send an order tomorrow for the soldiers and horses in the city to assemble at the school grounds. I will see how the troops look like and then make a decision."
Wang Ke waved his hand and said.
When Yuan Zhen heard this, he immediately wrote it down silently, and then he and many officials bowed and left.
After everyone leaves.
Wang Ke read the official documents for a while.
Then, he got up and left, coming to the back hall.
here.
Several of his cronies have been waiting here for a long time.
Yesterday, Wang Ke arrived for the first time.
Most of the 800 soldiers and horses under his command were integrated into the military camp.
As for the remaining more than a hundred people, they served as Wang Ke's bodyguards and were stationed in the governor's mansion, under the command of Wang Tianyou.
"Greetings, my lord!"
Saw Wang Ke arriving.
Gan Meng, Ling Wei, Wang Junke, Wang Tianyou, and Jiang Song stood up together and saluted.
Just a quick mention.
Since Wang Ke entered Jizhou.
Everyone under his command changed their title to lord.
It's meant to show respect to him.
Wang Ke waved his hand, asked everyone to sit down, and then asked: "Jun Ke, you went to the military camp yesterday, did you see anything special?"
Wang Junke frowned slightly and said to Wang Ke: "The general went to the military camp at the end of yesterday to settle our soldiers and horses. What he saw and heard was indeed a bit strange..."
"Because of what?"
Wang Ke looked at Wang Junke and asked.
Wang Junke said: "Those local soldiers and horses in Jizhou are a bit old and have tattered clothes and armor. They look at us with vague hostility."
"How old? How old are you?"
Wang Ke then asked.
Wang Junke replied: "I don't know the specific age. I only saw a few soldiers with gray hair."
"You have gray hair and you are still in the army? What do you think of this Jizhou City?"
When Gan Meng heard this, he couldn't hold back and said loudly.
"Hey! Let's not draw any conclusions now. I'll wait until I watch the drill at the school grounds tomorrow before I make a decision."
Wang Ke looked at the crowd, waved his hands gently, and said to them.
See what Wang Ke said.
The others said no more.
They talked about other things in Jizhou.
Around noon, we had lunch together and then dispersed.
Let’s not mention the rest of the chores.
…
On the second day.
Wang Ke, dressed in military uniform, leaping on his horse with his spear drawn, led his generals to the school grounds.
upon their arrival.
Jizhou Commander-in-Chief Yuan Zhen has led other local officials to wait here.
"Greetings to the envoy!"
Yuan Zhen bowed slightly and gave a military salute to Wang Ke.
Wang Ke cupped his hands and said, "General Yuan, are you ready?"
Yuan Zhen said: "To reassure you, please come in with me!"
As he spoke, he rode forward and guided Wang Ke and others into the school grounds.
Come to the school grounds.
Wang Ke slowly climbed onto the high platform.
He looked down at the military formation below.
This sight made him frown slightly.
I saw it in the school grounds.
On the left side, there is a military formation with neat military appearance, bright clothes and armor. There are many swords and guns, exuding murderous aura - this group of soldiers and horses is the eight hundred elite soldiers brought by Wang Ke from the Central Plains.
On the right side, there are four military formations, but the armor is in pieces, the weapons are old, and they are sparse and scattered. There are also some soldiers among them, who are thin and swaying, as if they can be pushed down with a finger. Same - obviously, these soldiers and horses are the local garrison soldiers of Jizhou City.
"General Yuan, what's going on with these soldiers?"
When Wang Ke saw this situation, his face darkened slightly and he said to Yuan Zhen.
Yuan Zhen showed a bitter smile on his face and replied: "A few days ago, in order to prepare for Liaodong, the King of Peking mobilized young men from various states and counties to garrison on the side of the Bohai Sea. Although the soldiers and horses here are old, they are all veterans of the war for many years. ,this……"
but.
Before Yuan Zhen could finish speaking.
Wang Ke waved his hand and interrupted him: "The spirit of an army lies in its appearance; the shape of an army lies in its formation. General Yuan said that these people are veterans for many years. You don't need to explain too much. They only see them in drills." Just a real seal."
Say it.
Wang Ke waved his hand gently.
The two generals behind them, Ling Wei and Gan Meng, came out together, rolling the command flags in their hands, and the sound of beating drums rang out in the school grounds.
Boom, boom, boom!
Boom, boom, boom!
Boom, boom, boom!
With the sound of war drums.
The armor of the soldiers and horses below rubbed against each other, and slowly began to move, changing formations.
In the cold weapon period of ancient China.
According to the Art of War.
Combat military formations are roughly divided into ten categories.
Among them, except for formations such as fire formation and water formation that require special conditions.
The other eight military formations are basic subjects for soldiers' daily training.
These eight military formations are -
The square formation is the most basic formation for military combat. It has a balance of offense and defense and can be converted to other formations at any time.
Circle formation, the basic defensive formation during military operations, with the golden drum flag deployed in the center, has no obvious weaknesses.
A sparse formation is a evacuated battle formation. Square formations, round formations, etc. can all be spread out to form a sparse formation. It is a tactic designed to defeat more with less and confuse the enemy.
Several formations, dense battle formations, concentrated strength for defense and offense.
The forward formation is an offensive formation like a head-cut attack. It is characterized by sharpness and speed, and strong and powerful wings. It can use elite forwards to attack the enemy in a narrow front, break through and split the enemy's formation, and expand the results on both wings. It is an emphasis on attack. Breakthrough formation.
The wild goose formation is a battle formation that spreads out horizontally, with the left and right wings arranged in steps forward or backward. It is mainly used to outflank and roundabout, attack left and right, and sweep and strangle the enemy.
The hook-shaped formation has a square formation on the front, and the two wings are bent backwards into a hook shape to protect the safety of the flanks and prevent the enemy from detouring and attacking the rear where the golden drum is commanded.
The Xuanxiang Formation is a fake formation that confuses the enemy. The formations are widely spaced, there are many flags, and the sound of drums is endless, simulating the sound of advancing chariots, and the sound of infantry is noisy. It seems that the army is huge in number, and various methods are used to deceive the enemy.
These eight formations are the most basic formations used in ancient battles.
But.
Just when the war drum conveyed the order to change the formation.
Those 800 elite men can flexibly switch each formation very well.
But the eight thousand so-called old soldiers were in a twisted and chaotic formation.
Especially when transforming from sparse formation to several formations.
The eight thousand soldiers and horses were in chaos, several regiments of soldiers collided with each other, and there was even a stampede.
"General Yuan, is this the veteran soldier you call him?"
Wang Ke's face was stern and his eyes were as cold as ice. He turned back to look at Yuan Zhen and asked coldly.
