"The one I'm angry about." Zhao Kuo looked at the sand table and didn't circle around. It was really too much for his body.
After letting out a long sigh, Zhao Kuo continued: "It is these three hundred heavily armored cavalry who are fighting for the first time today. Although they won the battle, their actions deeply failed the general's expectations."
"This?" When Li Mu and Zhou Qi heard this, they both looked at each other. disappointment? Heavy armored cavalry? You heard that right!
These three hundred heavily armored cavalry first broke through the gate of the Hu people's stronghold, and then tore apart the Hu people's defense lines. They even killed the Hu people's King Zuo Xian and the Chinese army's Da Zun. It can be said that most of today's battle will be fought. All the credit must be recorded on these three hundred heavy armored cavalry.
Are you still disappointed with the performance of three hundred heavy armored cavalry today? Of course Zhao Kuo understood their surprise, and immediately continued: "Although the number of these heavy armored cavalry is only a few hundred, the military resources they consume are ten times that of ordinary soldiers. I should have high hopes for them. !”
"Today's battle seems to have shattered the defense line, beheaded the generals and captured the flag, and made great achievements. But it is so capable. Not to mention other things, the general's personal guards can also complete it under a surprise attack, and the sharp soldiers of the Qin Army, the soldiers of the Wei State, and even All the martial arts warriors in Qi can achieve it. If I just want an elite fighting force, why bother to build this heavy armor? I can just choose a striker!" Zhao Kuo shook his head helplessly.
Hearing this, Li Mu and Zhou Qi seemed to understand Zhao Kuo's disappointment. But isn't that enough?
No matter how powerful the combat power is, all it can do is
"Tear down the defense line, kill the general and capture the flag" are these two things? Zhao Kuo then turned to Zhou Qi and said slowly: "You know, in today's battle, the combat power of the three hundred heavy armored cavalry was actually not even 1/12 of its actual combat power. .”
"The last general." Zhou Qi was speechless. Without waiting for Zhou Qi's reply, Zhao Kuo immediately picked up the baton at hand and began to make gestures on the sand table.
"Our army began to march two miles away from the enemy's camp. When it was about 500 paces, the war horses finished warming up, and the heavy armored cavalry began to accelerate. When they arrived in front of the enemy's camp, the heavy armored cavalry reached their fastest horse speed, and then broke through the door and entered. ." Zhao Kuo traced the marching route on the sand table while reviewing it for the two of them.
"There is no problem with any of this." Zhao Kuo then made a sharp stroke in the middle of the Hu camp and continued: "But who can tell me why I can catch up with the heavy armored cavalry in front of the Chinese tent in the Hu camp? ? You know, the horses of the heavy armored cavalry are supposed to be faster than other war horses, and they started to accelerate a full 200 steps ahead of me. Why can I still catch up with them? "
"This?" Zhou Qi was stunned for a moment and answered randomly: "It should be the heavy armored cavalry. In order to cooperate with the follow-up team, they opened and expanded the gap, which caused the horse speed to decrease."
"That's the problem!" Zhao Kuo immediately answered: "Why do we need to wait for the follow-up troops, why do we need to widen the gap, and why do we need to slow down the horse speed?" Li Mu also nodded and replied: "If it is a heavy armored cavalry If we don’t slow down our horses and continue to sprint forward, we will inevitably lose touch with the rear troops.”
"So what if we are out of touch?" Zhao Kuo immediately looked at Li Mu and asked calmly.
"Out of touch?" Li Mu frowned. What did the general mean? The dangers of being out of touch. Do you still need to ask? Any captain also knows the dangers of the disconnection between the front and rear armies!
Of course, out of trust in the general, Li Mu still bite the bullet and replied: "If there is a disconnect, first of all, the gap opened by our heavy armored cavalry may be refilled by the enemy. On the other hand, if the heavy armored cavalry If you break into the enemy's formation alone, you will be extremely vulnerable to being surrounded by a large number of enemy troops."
"So what about the siege?!" Zhao Kuo still didn't explain, but continued to ask.
"Besieged, both sides are unable to defeat four enemies. Naturally, it is inevitable that the entire army will be annihilated." Li Mu was obviously a little unconfident when asked, and even answered a little stuttering.
"Yes, if you are besieged, your entire army will be annihilated. This is natural!" Zhao Kuo said with a slightly mocking smile: "It's just that Sima Cuo of the Qin Army may not agree with it. After all, he led thousands The sharp soldiers of the Qin army came to besiege my less than four hundred soldiers. Why was he obviously the one who took the initiative in the siege, but was killed by our army?" The two people who heard this felt like they were struck by lightning, yes, who Does the number of troops determine who to besiege?
That doesn't seem to be the case. But three hundred cavalry, charging into a formation of ten thousand people, makes people feel uneasy...
"What you think is natural and logical, is it really right?" Zhao Kuo ignored the two people who were already confused and continued to ask.
"Zhou Qi." Zhao Kuo then looked at the thoughtful Zhou Qi and asked, "I once told you, what is the most important weapon of this heavy armored cavalry?"
"Speed!" Zhou Qi replied almost without thinking. Obviously, Zhou Qi still took Zhao Kuo's teachings to heart, but like many note-taking postgraduate entrance exam takers, he took notes neatly and fully, but he just couldn't answer the questions.
The same seems to be true for Zhou Qi. Although he memorized Zhao Kuo's teachings, he was unable to apply his teachings into practice.
Fortunately, this battle was a very exciting and vivid practical course.
"Of course, speed!" Zhao Kuo continued: "As long as this heavy armored cavalry moves quickly, with its huge strength of hundreds of kilograms, who can stop it? Even if there are thousands of people blocking the front, It's just mud under your feet!" After hearing this, the two people suddenly remembered the scene where the heavy armored cavalry broke through the barbarian camp under the moonlit night today.
Under the impact of the heavy armored cavalry, the seemingly thick and solid village gate was almost like paper and fell down with one blow.
If the village gate is like this, let alone a human being? Immediately, the scenes of heavy armored cavalry clashing left and right in the barbarian camp also appeared in their minds one by one.
It seems that as long as the heavy armored cavalry is willing, nothing can stop them from advancing, not even anyone who can slow down their speed.
Of course, if there are enough shield guns and the human wall is thick enough, it is not impossible to stop the rampage of this steel body.
But that obviously requires setting up the formation in advance, and the person commanding the heavy armored cavalry needs to be stupid enough to be fooled.
Otherwise, if the angle is slightly shifted, all the layout will be in vain. After all, the battle in the wild is not in the city. It is too difficult to encircle it from all sides.
When you are surrounded on all sides, the heavy armored cavalry can already find a gap and jump out of the encirclement.
It can be said that most of the time, heavy armored cavalry are almost invincible on the battlefield, as long as they have enough speed.
In today's battle, the opponent obviously did not know the existence of heavy armored cavalry, let alone arrange it in advance, so there was no need to worry about being surrounded.
It's a pity that his heavy armored cavalry still follows the
The old method of "tearing the gap, widening the gap, and advancing step by step" is used to execute this battle. Abandoning the biggest advantage of heavy armored cavalry and relying only on a layer of iron sheet to fight, no wonder the general was angry.
Li Mu and Zhou Qi finally understood where Zhao Kuo's anger came from.
"Get up." Zhao Kuo nodded, but did not put down the baton in his hand, and then continued: "In this battle, the opponent is too weak. If the opponent is the Qin army, I am afraid that these three hundred heavy armored cavalry have suffered heavy losses at this time. No more. The heavy armored cavalry without speed is just a group of armored soldiers. If they are surrounded or trapped, they can always be strangled to death." The two people who heard this were immediately frightened by Zhao Kuo's words. Covered in cold sweat.
A scene seemed to appear in front of their eyes: their heavy armored cavalry was trapped in place by the Qin army, and the swords struck hard on the horses and warriors' armors. Although they failed to break the defense, they were able to let them down. The strong armor gradually dented.
Finally, the sword struck the armor hard one after another. The armor became more and more collapsed and concave. Soon the dented armor was embedded in the flesh, and the blood flowed out along the gaps in the armor, and among them The soldiers and horses had already been chopped to death by the earthquake.
Wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads, the two looked at each other and both confessed: "The general will eventually realize his mistake." Just know that he was wrong!
Finally, Zhao Kuo lived up to his words. Now that they know they are wrong, they have to tell them the correct way to operate.
"As I said before, speed is the life and combat effectiveness of heavy armored cavalry. Besides, there is still an obvious shortcoming." Zhao Kuo paused for a moment, then continued: "Of course, time."
"To be precise, it is the time when the war horses and cavalry can continue to fight." Zhao Kuo added.
Li Mu and Zhou Qi naturally nodded in agreement. The armor was too heavy, and both men and horses were carrying heavy loads, so of course they wouldn't be able to go for long.
This is also the reason why Zhao Kuo immediately transferred back his heavy armored cavalry after defeating the Hu people.
"Therefore, the use of heavy armored cavalry must be as effective as possible in the shortest time and at the fastest speed." Zhao Kuo finally put the heavy armored cavalry into use.
The "three most" are all revealed.
"Take this battle as an example!" Zhao Kuo continued to wave the baton in his hand and said: "After breaking through the camp gate, what the heavy armored cavalry should do is not continue to attack the barbarian front with an arrow formation, but should maintain high speed. At the same time, quickly and powerfully drill through the barbarian's front camp. If you encounter resistance, you should not entangle with it, let alone wait for the follow-up army, or stop at all for the purpose of killing."
"What should be done is: quickly penetrate the enemy's formation and approach the enemy's center." The baton in Zhao Kuo's hand passed all the way, and the tactics continued: "Similarly, in the face of the enemy's possibly thicker Chinese army, , what we have to do is still to break through, break through the central army, and enter the rear camp. In short, in a word, rush forward regardless of everything, and rush forward again! "
"Understand?"
