Walking out of the cafeteria, Liu Ziyu suddenly remembered that if Wu Shu withdraws from Shaanxi, then only Sa Lihe will be left in Shaanxi. Sa Lihe's army is less than 10,000 people, so why should he guard the five routes of Shaanxi? I wanted to ask Wang Xiaolie if he would send troops into Guanzhong, but just because of his appearance, I decided to forget it. Without Wang Xiaolie, could Zhang Jun regain Shaanxi with brothers Wu Lin, Wu Jie, Yang Zheng, Liu Qi and others?
Liu Ziyu thought for a long time, but still didn't have an answer. Facing less than 10,000 gold troops, Liu Ziyu couldn't help but sigh as he was not sure of victory.
Walking out of the front living area, there is a large arena to the north. It is also divided into teams and teams, led by instructors for teaching. This place is different from the previous ones. There are people who practice spears, swordsmen, and archery. They have all kinds of things.
Liu Ziyu said: "Jie Shuai, I think in your recruit camp, you are divided into a team of about a hundred people and practice separately. What is the reason?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Because in our army, every city is a military formation. Once they have learned everything they need to master in this military formation, they can be divided into different armies. For more advanced things, they need to be in the army. Study, you can’t learn it here.”
Liu Ziyu said: "What the soldiers should do in the battle formation is just to watch the flags and drums, advance or retreat. It can be taught in a few days, why do you need to train for three months?"
Wang Xiaolie looked at Liu Ziyu. Said: "From a farmer to a warrior on the battlefield, how can he learn it in just a few days? How to use a gun when fighting on the battlefield? How to use a knife? How to use a bow and crossbow? There is knowledge in this. There is a lot of knowledge about how to arrange the military formation, what to do with the soldiers when they are moving, and what to do when they are not moving. It is said that it is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, and as motionless as the mountain. How can it be done so easily? "
Liu Ziyu said: "How difficult is this! If a soldier joins the army, give him a gun, and he will sprint and fight in half a day!"
Wang Xiaolie laughed after hearing this. He said to Liu Ziyu: "Let's go see how to practice shooting here. Councilor, do you think you can do it in half a day?"
While talking, Lu Gai led everyone to the square formation where they practiced spears.
Wang Xiaolie said to Liu Ziyu: "We have a hundred recruits organized into a capital here, and there is one instructor. Below the instructor, there are three instructors to assist the instructor in training. Among the three instructors, some of them are good at using guns. Some people are good at using swords, and others are good at using bows and crossbows. Each has its own strengths."
Liu Ziyu said: "There are many weapons used in the army, not just knives, guns and bows."
Wang Xiaolie said: "All instructors are familiar with military equipment. Except for these three, they can teach them all."
Liu Ziyu looked at the spearmen in front of him. The training of the spearmen in other armies was completely different. An instructor next to him shouted slogans, such as "Thrust, thrust up, thrust down, thrust left, thrust right", etc. The trained spearmen heard a slogan and made an action. Anyone with irregular movements will be called out individually and taken to the side to practice. There was also an instructor there, and the slogans he shouted were single movements such as raising a gun and taking a step. After hearing the slogan, the soldiers would do this action and repeat it repeatedly.
After watching it for a while, Liu Ziyu said: "I've never seen gun training like this before. Jieshuai, is this useful?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course it works. If it didn't work, how could we practice like this? It would take a lot more effort to teach new soldiers like this."
Liu Ziyu listened and watched the previous training carefully. After looking at it for a long time, I didn't see any clue. He said to Wang Xiaolie: "I'm sorry for my stupidity, but I really don't see the use of this. Please give me some advice, Commander-in-Chief."
Wang Xiaolie said: "How many ways do you think guns can be used in the army?"
Liu Ziyu thought for a while and said: "Use spears to stab, pick, and poke, as well as how to deal with infantry, how to deal with cavalry, and many other names."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "No. The use of the gun is actually very simple. It is nothing more than stabbing and poking. There are many stabbing methods, such as upward stabbing, downward stabbing, flat stabbing, left stabbing, right stabbing, and many other names. Digging is relatively simple, such as left dialing, right dialing, lifting up, pressing down, etc. These actions can be broken down. For example, how to hold the gun when stabbing, and whether to move forward or not when stabbing. The simpler these actions are, the better If it is effective, it will be relatively easy for soldiers to train.”
Liu Ziyu thought for a while, but still couldn't understand what Wang Xiaolie meant. I couldn't help but smile, too lazy to ask again.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Actually, the fighting movements of soldiers on the battlefield are very simple and must not be complicated. The simpler, the easier it is to teach and the more powerful it is. More importantly, everyone's movements are the same. The power is endless in the military formation."
With memories of past lives, Wang Xiaolie knew that the most effective training method was standardized training. Actions on the battlefield are standardized and action decomposed. After new recruits enter the military camp, they undergo a large number of repeated exercises. Don't teach him complicated knowledge, just simple actions. Only in this way can the new recruits become proficient in their movements in the shortest possible time. When soldiers are skilled in their movements, they can move uniformly in the military formation.
The action of the spear is far simpler than that of the bayonet of later generations. Bayonet is a single-soldier combat, and the movements are relatively complicated. The pikemen were in a military formation, and with the sound of drums, the entire military formation moved together. Their most common movements are stabbing and poking.
Under strict discipline, the power of a military formation's thrusts together is terrifying and almost unstoppable. Two rows of spearmen advanced together, and the rear row spearheaded the enemies who broke into the formation, leaving almost no openings. The soldiers in the front row died in battle, and the back row was filled in, advancing like a wall.
Unlike other armies, the guns in Wang Xiao's hunting army are almost identical. Not only the appearance is the same, the structure is also the same, and the center of gravity is also the same. There are obvious lines engraved on the place where the soldier holds it, so he can't hold it wrongly. On the battlefield, there are standard actions for how to lift such a gun and how to stab it when advancing.
In the recruit camp, soldiers develop muscle memory and remember these standard movements through a large number of repeated training. When they leave the recruit camp, they become qualified soldiers. The so-called qualification means that there must be a standard military formation and standard command in Wang Xiao's hunting army.
How could Liu Ziyu understand this training idea for a moment? However, the recent victory made him know that the combat effectiveness of Wang Xiaolie's army should not be underestimated, and he carefully watched the training of the new recruits in front of him. This kind of training was something he had never seen before.
After a while, Wang Xiaolie said to Liu Ziyu: "Consultant, the way I train soldiers must be this way and practiced strictly. It's not like a soldier comes, gives him a gun, and then goes to the battlefield after playing around. Of course, how to use the soldiers trained in this way is also a science."
Liu Ziyu said: "Shuai Jie is right. I was wrong."
Wang Xiaolie looked into the distance and sighed. Said: "Actually, I know that you are very dissatisfied with this kind of military training method. I don't know what the use of this kind of military training is. You may even think that I am fooling around -"
Liu Ziyu waved his hand hurriedly: "How dare I guess Jieshuai like this?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "There is nothing strange in thinking like this. Literary men often read military books, read history, and study strategies when they are in charge of military affairs. They think that they know the military plan and can strategize and win decisively thousands of miles away. Is this right? You can't. Wrong. But first of all, you must have an army that dares to fight and can fight. How does the army fight? They line up in a military formation. If you ask them to go forward, they will go forward, and if you ask them to retreat, they will retreat? That's a joke! This is a joke! The capable soldiers of the dynasty must be veterans who have experienced battles for a long time, coupled with veteran generals who can lead troops. Why? Because only such people know what to do when they go to the battlefield. And the newly recruited soldiers, Where do you know discipline?”
Liu Ziyu nodded: "Commander Jie is right. If you are a new soldier, you really don't know what to do when you go into battle for the first time."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The population of this dynasty is ten times that of the Jin people, but the military strength is not more than them. What should we do? We must try our best to turn farmers into warriors in the shortest possible time! How to do this? Consultant What I saw today is how troops are trained like this. After such troops are trained, there must be corresponding generals who can command them on the battlefield. Ordinary generals are not good at it, they don’t know how to use such troops!"
Liu Ziyu couldn't help but stay there for a moment after hearing this. Yes, I don't see the use of training troops like this. Why don't other generals do the same? Wang Xiao hunts and trains such soldiers, and of course he has the corresponding generals to use such soldiers.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Our ministers in the court have no idea how soldiers fight. They all know that military discipline must be strict. How strict? We must start with every move in their lives and every action on the battlefield. Then That's right. Instead of issuing a ten-kill order or a seven-kill order, killing this way and that way. How can a minister not understand soldiers, but he likes to command wars? A literati can lead an army, but first he should know how to lead an army. Instead After reading a few military books and learning a few formations, I felt that I knew the tactics and was able to strategize!"
After hearing these words, Liu Ziyu understood that Wang Xiaolie was talking about why he didn't enter Guanzhong. Zhang Jun is such a person who doesn't know how to fight but loves to lead troops. However, he still has great power and thinks highly of himself. When Wang Xiaolie's 100,000-strong army came into his hands, instead of chasing the Jin army, they were chased and beaten by the Jin army. Such soldiers need to be commanded by corresponding generals. Besides Wang Xiaolie, where else could there be a suitable general?
