(I'm over the sun again, feeling weak and in a daze. I wrote this chapter while lying down. I tried my best. I'll make up for it when I'm done. Thank you)
Mei Ying is sparse, the ice is melting and leaking, and the east wind secretly changes the years.
The days are getting warmer day by day, the grass is green, the trees are sprouting, and another spring has arrived.
Zhao Yu was training troops on the bank of the Yellow River. It was not a large-scale drill, but a cavalry team of more than a thousand people was repeatedly trained.
This cavalry has a total of more than 1,300 people and is composed of three parts: the Scarlet Pioneer Regiment has 100 people, and the 9th and 10th Commanders of the Dragon Guard have 600 people each.
The Scarlet Vanguard Army is Zhao Tao's personal guard. They were all selected when they were young, and it goes without saying that they are loyal.
The ninth and ninth commanders of the Dragon Guard Army have been replaced through continuous replacement over the years. Those among them have been replaced by those who have military backgrounds, those who have families, those who are unable to continue, those who are timid and cowardly, and those who have complex and changeable minds. Replace.
Now the rest can be said to have been brought in by Zhao Tan. There are few locals in Gyeonggi and most of them are refugees. They lost their land in their hometown and were helpless. They came to Tokyo to make a living and were recruited into the rural soldiers. Zhao Tong selected from thousands of people to be included in the Forbidden Army.
In addition to the normal military salary, Zhao Tao also received many rewards in private. These people had no assets, but Zhao Tao's rewards were more than the military salary. They were supported by Zhao Tao, so they only recognized Zhao Tao and did not know who he was. Privy Council, East Palace and West Palace.
Some of these people fought against Wang Qing in the Huaihe River, and most of them also participated in the conquest of Fangla. They are not raw melons and eggs. They have seen battlefields and blood. They dare to charge and fight. They have many differences with the ordinary Gyeonggi Forbidden Army. different.
Maybe the overall combat power of these more than a thousand people is not as good as that of the Western Army. After all, the Western Army has fought more battles, but it is not far behind, because it is a selection of the best.
Regardless of strength, speed, and reaction, they are all one in a hundred. Moreover, Zhao Tong replaced their horses with the best and their weapons with the sharpest. He did not need ordinary instructors to teach them how to handle swords and guns, but directly asked Lu Junyi, Du Bo, and Xu Ning to Under personal guidance, not only long-range soldiers must learn bows and arrows, but short-range soldiers must also practice.
As for the battle formation drills, Zhang Xian was given the lead. He had already passed on all the tactics in Meng De's new book to Zhang Xian, so that he and the cavalry could practice each other and make progress.
Zhao Tong felt that it wouldn't take long for this team to reach the level of the Western Army's cavalry, or even surpass it. After all, they had been eating Xiao Zao, but unfortunately there were only more than 1,300 people.
But this is the biggest business Zhao Yu can do in Gyeonggi at the moment. If it continues any longer, something will happen.
Thousands and eight hundred people can still hide people's eyes and ears, but if there are more people, people with intentions will find out and stir up trouble.
As for these more than a thousand people, he actually plans to use them as a private army to prepare for future emergencies. After all, he only has the power to manage troops, not to deploy them. If something unpredictable happens in the future, some of his subordinates can use them. , a word from the Dao Lord and Emperor, or the control of the Privy Council, would not directly turn him into a bare prince.
Operating under the nose of Emperor Daojun is actually extremely risky. Although Emperor Daojun is obsessed with having fun, he is not at all confused about power, especially military power.
The system of the Song Dynasty also determined that Zhao Tong could not tamper with the Tokyo Forbidden Army. If he wanted to steal and replace others, he could not do it. Once he went too far and the news leaked and aroused suspicion, he would be involved.
At this moment, he was leaning on the tiger leather chair and watching Zhang Xian command the cavalry to set up various formations.
There are fourteen chapters in Meng De's new book. The first chapter is the general outline, the last chapter is the political strategy, and the remaining chapters on the art of war are twelve chapters in total, namely: Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Formation, Column, Number, Group, Zai, Forward.
The formation chapter is about formations. There are large formations and small formations. Many of them are derived from Yin Yang Bagua and Qi Men Dun Jia. They imply the way of mutual generation and restraint between heaven, earth and the universe. It is difficult to distinguish between reality and reality and is unpredictable.
Although more than a thousand years have passed, raising troops today is different from that of the three-point era, but it may not be impossible to use it. Many formations can still be used. The worst is to use formations to train troops, which is better than rigid orders from front to back, left and right.
Zhao Tong watched carefully. The 1,300 cavalrymen started from the long snake formation, followed by the two dragons emerging from the water formation, the three talents heaven and earth formation, the four door pocket bottom formation, the five tigers and herds formation, the six dings and six armors formation, the seven star Beidou formation, There are eight-door golden lock formation, nine-character continuous formation, ten-sided ambush formation, and some large formations within small formations, and small formations combined with large formations, which are ever-changing and endlessly wonderful.
Moreover, using formations to train troops, especially cavalry, is also equivalent to practicing riding skills. After all, there is no room for mistakes between the horses, and subtleties require superb control.
Seeing that the whole group of people in front could advance and retreat, turn and combine freely, and come and go like a tide, Zhao Tong couldn't help but nodded. Zhang Xian's hard work these days was not in vain, and this army already looked like some elite soldiers.
It is extremely difficult to train an elite soldier from the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army. It is like trying to train a group of sheep to change their temperament and become wolves. The possibility is almost slim.
But this army is different. There are no lazy Forbidden Army members, nor are there any old veterans. Zhao Tong even stationed them alone to prevent them from having too much contact with other Forbidden Army soldiers.
Firstly, it was because there was a private reward. This kind of thing must not be leaked, otherwise it would be difficult to explain. Although he had placed a gag order on this matter, he was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
Second, the veterans of the Forbidden Army all have jingles passed down from generation to generation, which are full of lazy and slippery ways to be a soldier. It is better not to know this kind of thing.
Therefore, this cavalry is not the foundation of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army. Zhao Tong is confident that he will train into an elite soldier. He has already begun to show his talent. It only takes time for him to stand out.
Zhao Tong sat on a chair and thought for a moment, then suddenly called Zhang Xian and said: "I see that although these soldiers advance and retreat in a well-organized manner, their endurance seems to be lacking!"
Zhang Xian said: "What the prince said is that these people's endurance is indeed poor, or they haven't practiced enough and they haven't developed long-term strength."
Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and said: "The strength to continue fighting is very important. Regardless of cavalry or infantry, the most taboo thing is repeated decline and exhaustion. It may be unavoidable to decline again, but exhaustion in three situations is absolutely inevitable."
He said this with certain considerations. Take the Western Army as an example. The Western Army has always been good at fighting. It has been fighting with the Xixia and Tibetan people for hundreds of years. Many general families even have ancestral combat experience and military skills passed down from their families. However, when they encountered the Jurchen cavalry, the result was hard to describe.
Before and after the Jingkang Incident, the Western Army participated in major battles such as the Battle of Taiyuan and the Battle of Fuping, but the process was almost one-sided. No one, including Zhong Shidao, had a good record against the Jurchens.
The reasons for the defeat can be summed up in various ways, but one of them is recognized by everyone, that is, lack of endurance and the Jurchen's strength on the battlefield.
The terrain in the northwest of the Song Dynasty is changeable. When the Song Army fought with Xixia, Xixia cavalry and infantry often fought together with the help of complex terrain. The cavalry did not conduct multiple rounds of attacks, but liked to lead the opponent into an ambush and join forces with the infantry to fight.
The Western Army, which has fought with the Xixia people for dozens or hundreds of years, is also accustomed to this fighting mode. It often uses cavalry to intercept, that is, it uses small groups of elite cavalry to compete with the Xixia cavalry to block the gap between the enemy's cavalry and infantry. connect.
The Western Army has been fighting like this for a long time, and has long been accustomed to the Xixia elite cavalry's habit of resting after one or two charges. When the Western Army encountered the Jurchen cavalry who often fought for hundreds of rounds, they generally couldn't bear it.
And the boasted words of "Jingyuan Iron Cavalry are the best in the world" were ruthlessly exposed at this moment.
Although the Jurchen cavalry also used heavy cavalry to attack, there were thirty horse archers in every fifty-man team, and they were accustomed to fighting in two parts. The thirty-man cavalry team often rushed in front of the Song army to shoot at close range. Even fighting, which made the Western Army very unaccustomed.
Because almost all of the cavalry units in the Song Dynasty specialized in mounted archery, "the horse infantry troops were only led by ten percent, one part of the cavalry troops were trained on spears and swords, and the rest were trained on bows." This means that cavalry training requires that 90% of the energy should be spent on riding and archery. Yicheng practices gun and knife.
Therefore, the Western cavalry's ability to fight in close combat is not as good as that of the Jurchen cavalry. Even when they get up close, many of them no longer have the strength to fight with weapons.
The tactics used by the Western Army to fight Xixia were not effective against the Jurchens. They could not adapt to the long battlefield rhythm and continuous fighting method of the Jurchen cavalry. Coupled with other factors, they naturally suffered successive defeats.
Zhao Tong felt that if one wanted to defeat the Jurchens head-on on the battlefield, endurance as the basis of combat was indispensable.
The Jurchens are nomads who hunt and fish all year round. They are all tough and have an advantage in strength. If they can't match their opponents in terms of strength, it will be even more difficult to win.
Zhang Xian said at this time: "Your Majesty, I understand."
Zhao Tong pondered slightly: "This article can be regarded as the core of future training!"
Zhang Xian was slightly surprised when he heard this. Zhao Tong was formulating rules for the training of soldiers. He hurriedly said: "I will find notes on paper when I get back!"
Zhao Tong nodded and walked to the Yellow River with his hands behind his hands. He looked at the surging water and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He just wants to set a tone for future military training. This tone is specifically for the Jurchen fighting style. Even if the opponent cannot be suppressed, it will never collapse at the first touch. A big defeat is a loss...
(End of chapter)
