"Okay, please come with me. My left camp has 10,000 troops, 70,000 soldiers, and 30,000 logistics supplies."
"This 70,000-strong army is divided into seven directions. There are seven captains of ten thousand in each direction. There is one in front and on the right, one in the middle, and one in the middle. Our place is the central camp."
Chen Nan nodded and asked: "There are 75,000 people in the left-wing army. How many people are there in each army?"
"Reporting back to the emperor, there are a total of 70,000 troops, including 1,000 heavy knights, 3,000 light cavalry, 5,000 archers, and the rest are ordinary infantry regiments."
"Why are there only a thousand heavy-armored knights and archers? What can we do with this little money?" Chen Nan stopped and looked solemn.
Everyone knows that in ancient times, these iron cavalry were the best flesh and blood millstones.
However, to truly demonstrate true strength, the most important thing is the number of people. This heavy armored force of a thousand people may still have some effect, but if it is a war between two kingdoms, it will be a drop in the bucket. .
"This..." Lan Yuan, who had always been straightforward, was incoherent on this matter.
"I'll answer it for you." Chen Nan was about to scold Lan Yuan when suddenly a loud shout sounded from afar. Everyone followed the sound and saw Chief Sikong Zhao Lide striding over with a Chief Sima Li Guang.
"I have met the emperor."
"Pingshen, Li Shangshu, let me ask you, are you willing to answer my questions?"
"Your Majesty, before you succeeded to the throne, we had more than 10,000 cavalrymen, all of whom were elite soldiers. However, in the battle of Youzhou, we suffered numerous casualties. The late emperor died, and our military strength was also reduced by 70 to 80%."
"You mean, my father wiped out our whole army in Daliang after a big battle? Is there nothing new to add afterwards?" Qin Feng's expression became solemn. He had already made up his mind to find an opportunity. Let’s figure out the battle this time.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. Since you took the throne, the generals in the court have proposed more than once plans to increase military spending and reorganize a cavalry force, but they have not been approved."
Chen Nan wondered: "Why?"
Li Guang said cautiously: "I would like to inform your Majesty that this matter was done by Master Zeng."
Chen Nan's face darkened, and his hatred for Zeng Sihai became deeper and deeper.
"Okay, let's put this matter aside for now. Have you selected all the elite soldiers Lan Yuan asked you to select?" After a while, he calmed down his emotions and at the same time thought of the reason why he came here.
"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. Please follow me!" Under the guidance of Lan Yuan, several people quickly arrived at the martial arts field, where more than 20 soldiers were waiting.
These twenty people were all strong and well-trained. They were divided into two teams, one holding a sword and the other holding a weapon made by Chen Nan himself.
"Everyone, General Lan must have told you the rules of the competition, so I won't go into details. What I want to say is that the winner will be promoted to the first level and will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver."
Chen Nan's loud shout boosted the morale of more than twenty soldiers. They were all panting and looking like they were about to beat someone. Chen Nan had a smile on his face. It seemed that as long as there was a reward, someone would come.
Over the past hundreds of years, Daliang has formed a complete system of military merit and promotion. Without the shady secrets, it would be extremely difficult to climb to the next level, let alone the temptation of one hundred taels of silver.
"Formal drill." With Chen Nan's loud shout, the drill officially began. The two groups quickly dispersed and quickly formed an array under the leadership of their respective team leaders.
As for the little devils, they were not a vegetarian. Seeing that the enemy's formation had been formed and if they attacked again, there would be heavy casualties, he divided the team into two groups, one in front and one in the back.
Chen Nan nodded happily. Anyway, these two captains were very powerful. The battle started soon. More than 20 people came and went. Chen Nan and others looked at it with excitement. .
After more than ten minutes, the little devil's team was defeated. Only three people in the Yin Yang team were still standing, and two people had their legs injured.
Of course, this is a drill, and they won't really die, the injuries will be flesh wounds!
Chen Nan turned around and smiled at Lan Yuan. Lan Yuan opened his mouth wide and looked in disbelief. He obviously did not expect such an ending.
"General Lan asked your army to be merciful, just to please me?"
"How dare you!" Lan Yuan quickly denied.
"So, does General Lan still think these bamboo weapons are useless?"
"It's my fault! I'm willing to give a year's salary." What Lan Yuan said makes sense. In the previous battles, the wolf's teeth played an unexpected role. Many Japanese samurai used wolf blades and spears. killed by the combined effect.
"Okay, you are all exempt from the courtesy. I keep my word. The winner will be promoted to a higher official position and receive a hundred taels of silver. The loser will be rewarded with a piece of beef, a pot of wine, and fifty taels of silver."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" More than twenty people knelt down at the same time. Needless to say, the winning team, the losing team was of course happy. They got fifty taels of silver for participating in a drill. This deal was really a good deal.
"Your Majesty, come with me!" As Lan Yuan entered the Chinese army's tent, he naturally took the first seat.
"Lanyuan, let these two commanders come to see me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lan Yuan said yes quickly, and not long after, there were two more small leaders in the military tent.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
"My subordinates don't know!"
"What do you think of this drill?" After hearing Chen Nan's words, everyone looked in disbelief, especially the two people who were asked.
"No objection?" Chen Nan frowned slightly.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates feel that the main reason why we were able to defeat the Japanese samurai this time is because of these bamboo weapons. These weapons can block the enemy's vision and, combined with spears, can play a surprising role. ."
"Well, that's great. What's your name? What's your current position?"
"For your information, Your Majesty, I am Han Wu, who was originally a centurion."
"That's good. What do you think?" Han Wu looked at his companion.
"I believe that when these weapons work together, they are extremely powerful and capable of both offense and defense."
"So, you think such a large formation has no flaws?" Qin Yun frowned, he was not here to please Jiang Chen.
"No, Your Majesty, I feel that although this formation is powerful, it also has a big flaw."
"Oh, go on, I'm very interested now." Chen Nan sat on the chair and watched this scene with interest.
"I believe that although this formation is good and the weapons can play unexpected roles, it can only be used to deal with scattered soldiers. Once it encounters a large-scale army, it will be easily defeated."
