Forbidden army training?
This novel term instantly attracted everyone's attention. Even Deng Fei, who looked ashamed, looked over, and Ruan Xiaoqi, who was even more impatient, couldn't wait to get up and ask.
"In this case, Brother Sun Xin will quickly tell us about the training methods of the Forbidden Army, so as to open our eyes."
Sun Xin was talking eloquently now.
"In my opinion, the essential difference between the training methods of the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army is the food and salary. The Xiang Army's food and salary are low and they rarely fight, so they only practice three days of training, one drill every five days, and one training every half a month. The so-called training method , refers to practicing weapons and martial arts, Cao means practicing formations, and Yue means gathering everyone together to collectively practice various battlefield commands such as attack and defense under the command of the general's flag and golden drum..."
"It's a pity that this method really became popular only at the beginning of the founding of the country..."
As a martial artist, Sun Xin recalled very much the grand occasion when the country's martial arts was strong during the founding of the People's Republic of China. At that time, the army, even the Xiang army, could practice for three days, exercise once for five days, read for half a month, and pull out a weapon at will. Their combat power is quite impressive. If they fight a few times and see blood, they can join the Forbidden Army without any suspense and become the most elite combat force in the Song Dynasty.
But in this Zhenghe period, I am afraid that there is no Xiang army in the world that can do this.
The Xiang army has completely become synonymous with handymen and laborers, and cannot go into battle at all. This is not only the opinion of Sun Xin, but also the consensus of the emperor and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.
Song Qi, an official during the Zhao Zhen period of Song Renzong, once wrote a letter saying: "The Xiang army in the world will waste food and clothing without fighting." He believed that the Xiang army was dispensable.
After a moment of emotion, Sun Xin recovered his thoughts and continued:
"As for the Forbidden Army, because of the relatively abundant food and salary, it is currently popular among the Forbidden Army to practice every other day, and the training times are not infrequent. In addition, the top priority of the Forbidden Army is crossbows, half of which are archers and crossbowmen, and the rest are gunners, swords and shields With cavalry and the like..."
As expected of a professional background, although after moving from Qiongzhou to Dengzhou, Sun Xin left the familiar Forbidden Army because of his personality differences with his brother, Sun Xin still loved the ancestral career of joining the army in his heart, and he had always longed to serve in the army. He made great achievements in martial arts, and his professional knowledge has not been forgotten.
Now that he had something to talk about, Sun Xin was pacing back and forth in the hall, explaining in detail to the people in the village the current important combat force of the Song Dynasty - the Forbidden Army.
At the end of the Song Dynasty, the imperial army had completely reduced from the early soldier system to a recruitment system. The so-called recruitment system meant that the court paid people to serve as soldiers. Soldiering was already a profession that Song people relied on to make a living. Since it is a profession, it is conceivable that dedicating oneself to one's profession is a hot news worthy of a special mention even in the 21st century, let alone the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army has been declining. This is an indisputable fact.
Since the Song Dynasty has its own national conditions here, there is Xixia in the west, which blocks the Hexi Corridor and most of the roads leading to the Western Regions, and the Liao Kingdom in the north, which occupies the sixteen states of Yanyun. The high-quality war horse resources of the Song Dynasty were completely monopolized, which caused From the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the purpose of national army training was to "control cavalry with footwork."
To achieve this effect, the most important thing is to ensure two points, one is that the formation is not chaotic, and the other is remote output.
Because infantry basically has no tactical initiative against cavalry, they can only be beaten passively. In this case, the formation of the team must not be messed up. If it is messed up, it will be fish on the chopping board. The cavalry can kill you however they want.
However, you definitely cannot fight without fighting back, so while ensuring that the formation does not collapse, if the enemy cavalry does not charge directly into the formation, if you want to cause damage to the enemy, you must rely on the long-range output of bows and arrows.
As a result of the above reasons, the Song Dynasty's imperial army was famous for its five characteristics: wearing the thickest armor, forming the tightest formation, taking the hardest beatings, and shooting the furthest arrows. These five characteristics were famous among all feudal armies in China.
It is not difficult to understand why the Song Dynasty's foot armor and divine arm bow thieves became famous.
Moreover, the Song Dynasty has been obsessed with using formation diagrams to command the army since the time of Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyin. What they were afraid of was that the generals leading the troops would attack without permission, causing holes in their own formations, and then being discovered by the enemy cavalry, tearing the holes and triggering a complete rout - -From a certain point of view, it is not that the emperor of the Zhao family is too stupid. This is really a helpless move due to the lack of cavalry.
You know, in the open area, without the infantry in strict formation, facing hundreds of thousands of wolf riders from the Liao Kingdom, it is like lazily meeting the Gray Wolf. It is really fish and meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
Therefore, the daily training of the Forbidden Army infantry in the Song Dynasty focused on crossbows. The crossbowmen accounted for almost half of the total number of the Forbidden Army. At the most extreme time, during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, he ordered the Forbidden Army to only train crossbows and not learn other skills. What is more important is that soldiers are more professionally trained and more familiar with weapons, so that they can maximize the power of crossbows.
I have to say that this order is ridiculous enough. No wonder the combat power in the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty was like a puddle of mud.
As for spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, etc., they have always been regarded as skills practiced by low-level soldiers in the Forbidden Army. Of course there is a reason for this, because when the imperial troops of the Song Dynasty went into battle, they were usually arranged with spears and knives in front and bows in the back. In actual combat, the formation has gunners in the front, archers in the middle, and crossbowmen in the back. The formation is not a repeating formation of one team of crossbowmen, one team of archers, one team of spearmen, and another team of crossbowmen. Instead, each team is formed separately. formation, so that the crossbowmen can concentrate their power and inflict maximum damage to the enemy. When attacking from a distance, the gunner and archer sit on the ground, and the crossbowman releases arrows; when approaching closer, the archer stands up, like a crossbowman releasing arrows; in close combat, the gunner charges, which can not only protect the crossbowman, but also serve as a reserve team, increasing the effective force. (Note 1).
To put it simply, the crossbowmen were well protected during the battle. When the general gave the order, they would shoot immediately. After shooting the arrows, when the enemy was defeated, they would rush forward to grab the credit. If the enemy does not retreat but advances after shooting, then the archers will give priority to retreat to the end of the team and wait, and then the hard-working spearmen and sword and shield soldiers will come forward to fight with each other. If they can resist, they will win. If they can't resist, the bows and arrows will The hands are the first to run away, and the survival rate is the highest. The hard-working spearmen and sword and shield soldiers are the targets behind, and the mortality rate is the highest.
After listening, everyone suddenly realized that no wonder Sun Xin concluded that the person who gave Deng Fei advice was a soldier. Not only was his team's training method wrong, but also the composition of the troops was wrong. The most important archer had the lowest number.
There was a lot of discussion in the hall. Deng Fei sat down on the chair with dull eyes as if he were mourning for his heir. He was struck by a huge sense of frustration. He didn't expect that he had worked hard for so long, but he was wrong from the beginning.
"I've heard for a long time that Brother Sun Xin is good at military affairs, and it's true. It's really a blessing for our village to have little Yuchi now."
Facing the useful information Sun Xin said, Zou Run stood up and thanked him. The leaders also stood up and saluted Sun Xin one after another. They were all convinced.
Sun Xin suddenly discovered that the eyes of everyone looking at him had changed from the simple kindness before to a hint of admiration, which made him secretly happy. It seems that Lulin is indeed different from the officialdom. After all, he admires capable people. What his village leader said is indeed true.
Deng Fei, who was so guilty, walked up to Sun Xin and bowed his head to the ground.
"Deng Fei is just a common man. He is short-sighted and has a reckless personality. He doesn't know what a true hero is. He just offended me. I hope my brother will forgive me." After saying that, without waiting for Sun Xin to reply, he turned around and faced his superior. Zou Run fell to his knees with a thump.
With deep guilt and self-blame, he said:
"I have let down the great trust of the village master and made a big mistake. Please punish me immediately and correct the military regulations!"
Seeing Deng Fei with his head buried deeply on the ground, Zou Run quickly stepped down from his seat and stepped forward to help him. Zou Yuan, Yang Lin, Er Ruan and other elderly people also stepped forward to persuade him, trying to persuade this straightforward and loyal man with red eyes. Pulled up from the ground.
Zou Run was even more soothing.
"What did you say, brother? I have strong soldiers and horses in the village. I went down to the mountain several times to borrow food and won great victories. It is all my brother's fault that made me famous. Zou Run is afraid that he will not reward me well. How can I punish him?"
Unexpectedly, Deng Fei did not obey. Instead, he struggled to break away from the crowd, widened his red eyes, and said to Zou Run in tears:
"The village leader said humbly, a mistake is a mistake, I will go and receive the punishment later. But before receiving the military stick, Deng Fei wanted to ask the village master for something, please agree to it!"
