Outside the city of Homnitz, a series of military tents were laid out on the vast meadow plains, and the edges could not be seen at a glance.
The joint exercise of the Zhenjiang Army is in full swing here, and it is almost coming to an end today.
As a large town newly occupied by the Zhenjiang Army, Homnitz has become an important gateway to the northwest of Metasequoia City and has extremely high strategic value.
In order to consolidate the defense system here, and also to familiarize himself with the topography of the surrounding area to prepare for future combat needs, Li Jiangyao specially arranged this drill for each unit to conduct a month-long training outside Homnitz. .
A total of more than 12,000 soldiers and horses participated in the joint exercise, coming from the four main forces of "Blast", "Fire", "Thunder" and the recently reorganized "Shenhua".
Among them, the second army of Agni is the main force, with about five thousand troops.
Therefore, Du Jian, the chief officer of the Second Army, served as the commander-in-chief of the exercise, and Lin Feng partnered with him as the supervisor to help supervise the training.
Although the exercise time is not too long, the content is very rich.
From pre-war reconnaissance to camp placement, to battle formation drills, service coordination, as well as special martial arts competitions and military inspections and parades, it can be said that everything is included.
All the officers and soldiers of the Zhenjiang Army participating in the drill have been in a state of high-intensity tension. After returning to the camp after training every day, everyone is often so tired that they fall asleep.
As the commanders of the entire exercise, Du Jian and Lin Feng were even more uncomfortable.
Although they have been on the battlefield for a long time and have experienced hundreds of battles, they are still young after all. When they were in the Duhu Mansion, they only held low-level military ranks such as "small colonel". If they had not encountered a once-in-a-century rebellion in Western Xinjiang, they would have followed Li Jiangyao managed to create a huge army by accident. It was impossible for him to command thousands of troops at this age.
Without the normal stage of promotion and steady maturity, these two young generals lost a lot of necessary experience accumulation, especially the experience of leading troops and training. This may not be obvious when fighting on the battlefield, but once faced with such a satisfactory military exercise, the lack of personal ability and quality is suddenly exposed.
In the first few days, regardless of the effectiveness of the drill and training, more than 30 people were lost due to accidental injuries, including one death.
Although the army operates on a large scale, even if it is not a battle, occasional casualties are sometimes unavoidable. Du Jian and Lin Feng are still unhappy about this. They feel that various problems that arise during the drill are actually caused by their negligence and lack of ability. To.
Therefore, the two of them also put forward higher requirements for themselves. Every day when the entire army returned to the camp, Du Jian and Lin Feng did not dare to slack off and rest. They would either sit together to study the next drill plan, or patrol around the camp. Condolences to the soldiers.
On this day, as usual, the two of them hurriedly took a few bites of dinner and then began to summarize and discuss the problems that had arisen during the day's drill.
Du Jian scratched his head and said in a muffled voice: "Oh, Xiao Lin, why do you think I can't figure out the rhythm of the transition between the 'curved formation' and the 'vertical formation'? I had a problem this morning. When the infantry's four square formations turned to the two wings, the cavalry failed to deploy in time and almost collided with the infantry's shield formation. Unexpectedly, during the afternoon training, the cavalry deployed first, but they moved too early and forced the The flanks of the infantry were completely exposed, and they suddenly lost their protection!"
Lin Feng pointed to the book in his hand and said: "Here, take a look at the record of Li Wei Gong's question. Wei Guo Gong is the founding father of our Holy Tang Dynasty and a peerless famous general. He compiled and trained the Six Flower Formation, including: round formation, The six formations, square formation, curved formation, vertical formation, late formation and sharp formation, have their own variations. There are a total of thirty-six formations, which are extremely complicated to command. The issues you mentioned are all mentioned in this book. "
Du Jian stuck out his tongue: "Oh my God, it's so powerful! No wonder those generals of the Shengtang Elite Legion had to go to the Imperial Capital's Martial Arts Hall to read the volumes first. I'm sorry that after all the hard work we have done these days, it's just... Just scratched the surface a little bit."
Lin Feng nodded and said with a smile: "Of course! You see, our master and General Xu are both special martial arts subjects in the martial arts hall. They command the battle calmly and calmly. How can we be half-hearted like us? As soon as the number of soldiers under our command increases, we will immediately I'm so panicked that I don't know what to do. However, I was observing from the side today. Your problem is not how complicated the formation changes are, but a problem of command habits. We are all from the Pegasus Scout Battalion, and we are best at detecting attacks. , but the Second Army now under your command is all heavy infantry, which is more stable but slower in action. Therefore, your way of thinking must be changed."
Du Jian thought silently for a while, then grinned and said: "Hey, what you said does make sense. Now think about it carefully, at that time during the day, I was indeed always predicting formation changes according to the speed of the light cavalry's advance. The timing did not take into account the situation of the infantry battalions at all, tsk tsk, that’s really what the hell happened!”
Seeing that he was so serious, Lin Feng also smiled happily and said: "Don't just talk about you, please help me mention any shortcomings I have. Although I am serving as the supervisor this time, my lord's intention is very clear. I hope I can also take advantage of it." This is an opportunity to correct the mistakes.”
"The cavalry formation echelon cover you commanded the day before yesterday was very good in my opinion!" Du Jian said sincerely: "I learned a lot of experience from the side. To be honest, you are six or seven years younger than me. But it is more stable, which I am not as good as you."
Lin Feng shook his head and said dissatisfied: "Old Du, I asked you to find fault, why are you praising me instead?"
Du Jian chuckled: "Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet. Why are you in a hurry? I mean, you learn quickly and practice well in command. If you really want to find fault, then we adults can only do it." Or General Xu can pick it, but I can’t do it, so don’t let me fool you into making mistakes again. However, you do need to improve in other aspects."
"Oh? Which aspects?" Lin Feng asked with interest.
"The main thing is to lead the troops." Du Jian pretended to be a veteran and said with a big smile: "You guy, sometimes you are too serious! All of us soldiers are rude men with little ink and a lot of wine in their stomachs. I like to have fun in everything. Occasionally, I do something outrageous, scold my mother, get into fights, sneak around and make trouble, etc. It's normal. As a military leader, we really need to have a bit of gangster spirit in us. Only in this way can we mingle with the soldiers and be loved by them. Look at us adults, we are serious when we should be serious, and we are rogue when we should be rogue. Which brother doesn't like that?"
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "What you said is that I really can't do it. I've been like this since I was a child, and I can't change it."
"You have to change it even if you can't!" Du Jian glared: "You are always polite and serious, how can the people below you talk to you? Listen to me, you must change!"
Lin Feng shook his head helplessly and asked, "Then how do you want to change it?"
Du Jian put his hand on his shoulder and smiled mischievously: "Easy! Just start by drinking, gambling, and looking for girls."
Lin Feng rolled his eyes at him and was about to scold him when the curtain suddenly opened and a guard rushed in in panic.
Du Jian was startled, while Lin Feng shouted: "What happened?! Why didn't you report it outside first?!"
The guard quickly stood at attention and saluted, and at the same time said urgently: "General, forgive me! There is an enemy!"
The two were slightly stunned, first looked at each other, and then asked in unison: "What kind of hostility?"
"General, the scouts just sent an urgent report. Ten miles away from the north of the camp, a large number of cavalry were found, heading towards our army. They were moving very fast!" The guard kept saying: "Although it is difficult to see at night. It’s too clear, but the scouts can be sure that the people coming are Turks.”
"Turks?" Lin Feng was slightly startled. The first thing he thought of, and the only thing he could think of, was Duolun's Iron Pigeon patrol.
After the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang was jointly controlled by rebels and Turks, Duolun was appointed deputy governor by Ashina Zhijin. His 40,000 iron pigeon troops were reorganized into garrison patrols and divided into troops to guard the thirty-six countries.
Compared with the Turkic North and South Camps that blocked the two passes, the strength of the Iron Pigeon Army was obviously too dispersed. At the same time, because they were tasked with suppressing the local area, they did not intervene too much in the previous crusade.
However, when 10,000 of Mohadi's elite cavalry were wiped out at the hands of Li Jiangyao, could this huge military force still maintain its original restraint?
Lin Feng had fought against this Turkic army when he was defending Metasequoia City, so he also knew the opponent's characteristics of being good at running attacks. According to what the scouts said, judging from the direction, time and style of the enemy's attack, it was probably the Iron Pigeon.
He quickly exchanged opinions with Du Jian, and Du Jian agreed: "Well, you're right, I also think it's Duolun. When I was guarding the metasequoia, I was afraid that I didn't beat him to hurt him, but now I'm here again. coming."
"Don't underestimate the enemy!" Lin Feng said solemnly: "Since the Turks have come prepared, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them. If Duolun comes in person, then the opponent should be the main force of the Iron Pigeon Army, and their number will not be less than 20,000."
Du Jian nodded solemnly: "I know that I will not underestimate the enemy. During our military exercise this time, the camp did not deliberately strengthen its defenses, so it was impossible to defend it. However, fortunately, the Iron Pigeon Army is all light cavalry, so they can attack If we are not strong enough, even if there are 20,000 to 30,000 people, they may not be able to overwhelm the heavy armored infantry. I think we should form a formation to meet the enemy, what do you think?"
Lin Feng picked up the battle helmet and put it on his head: "You are the commander-in-chief, I listen to you! I will lead the scout battalion forward first, feel the situation of the opponent, and you can order the troops to form a formation!"
"Be careful, don't get too close!" Du Jian shouted as he watched Lin Feng rush out of the handsome tent.
