Eight Magical Techniques of Yin and Yang of the Bright Moon in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 309 The War Elephant Legion Attacks Daqin!

As a powerful country, the Maurya Dynasty has equally astonishing military strength.

The military organization under its jurisdiction is divided into six sections, headed by a committee of thirty officials, five in each section.

They are the Navy Department in charge of water warfare, the Logistics Department in charge of food collection and ordnance transportation, the Army Department in charge of infantry, the Light Cavalry Department in charge of cavalry raids, and the two heavy cavalry departments in charge of chariots and elephant soldiers.

From the structure of the army, it can also be divided into six parts.

The first is the professional army or hereditary army known as Moro. They are the standing army and the basic backbone of the country's armed forces.

No.2 is Britto, that is, mercenaries. They have strong combat effectiveness, but they don't have too much loyalty to fight for profit.

The third Shreni, that is, the guild army, is composed of urban handicraftsmen who serve the army with handicraft technology, which is equivalent to the role of logistics soldiers or militias, with a large number but limited combat power.

Amidoro and Midoro refer to allied foreign armies or armies provided by vassal kings and allies, acting as partners or friendly forces.

As for the last type, it is the Atubika, an army belonging to the wild tribe in the forest. It is brave and good at fighting, but its character is rough and wild, and it is difficult to command.

Among the many arms, infantry has the largest number and is also the backbone of the army.It includes swordsmen, archers, and spearmen, and they are divided into four categories: heavy, second-heavy, light, and second-light according to different equipment.

For example, the unique elephant soldiers of the Maurya Dynasty are the most powerful heavy cavalry.

War elephants are trained from wild elephants. After taming the captured wild elephants, they must be manipulated, turned, advanced, trampled, and killed. In addition, they must undergo multiple tests with other elephants before they are qualified. .

Under normal circumstances, an elephant is equipped with three archers, who stand in a compartment on the back of the elephant to fight, and the elephant driver sits on the neck of the elephant and holds a prod to direct the actions of the war elephant.

Once the training of the elephant soldiers is completed, they will become a big killer on the battlefield. They are extremely capable of charging and are much more difficult to deal with than war horses.

It is conceivable that when thousands of elephants in armor charge at the same time, it will be a frightening scene, but the huge size and the movement of the ground can make the enemy flee.

Under the notice of King Ashoka, today's Mauryan Dynasty has tens of thousands of elite heavy cavalry, hundreds of thousands of infantry, and tens of thousands of war elephants. It can be said that its military strength is very strong.

In addition, there are dozens of standing weapons.According to its function, it can be divided into three types: offensive, ordnance, and protection.

Among the offensive weapons, the most commonly used are bows and spears.In addition, offensive weapons include broadswords, swords, javelins, hammers, battle axes, slingshots, and hand catapults.

There are also more than 20 kinds of military equipment, among which siege equipment includes various catapults, catapults, wooden towers, siege towers, battering rams, and ladders.

In terms of defensive equipment, there are hanging beams, nailed rolling logs, watchtowers and so on.

It is worth mentioning that the Maurya Dynasty, like the Qin Army, attached great importance to bows and arrows. The bows and crossbows were wide and strong, and the length of the bow was equal to the height of the bow holder. When shooting arrows, one had to sit on the ground and use the pedals to pull the bow. open.

Whether it is long-distance attack or melee combat, its strength is very strong, and it is precisely because of this that it can defeat the dominant Macedonian Kingdom.

Ashoka, who was on the throne, heard the guard's report, slowly opened his old eyes and moved the beads in his hand.

He said softly: "My belief in Buddha should be spread throughout every inch of land. It is really wrong for the king of Qin to prevent thousands of people from accepting the baptism of Buddha's light for personal preference."

As he spoke, there was a sigh in his tone, as if he was really pitying the people, and then his eyes flashed and he continued: "In this case, we can only overthrow the tyrant's rule and elect a better leader."

"The word of my king is the truth!"

The guard below said respectfully.

Ashoka smiled and waved his hands and said, "It's not what I say, what the Buddha wishes is the truth."

Hearing this, the courtier standing aside thought for a while and asked, "Is the king going to send troops to Qin?"

Ashoka shook his head: "What I hate the most is fighting, so this is not an invasion, but to help the people of Qin to push away the mountains they are burdened with, so that they can live better."

The former heard the words: "However, according to investigations, the strength of Qin is not weak. It may not be easy to achieve the goal in this way. Even if we really win, there will be a lot of lost soldiers and horses."

Ashoka still said calmly: "If more people can be bathed in the brilliance of my Buddha, a little sacrifice is inevitable."

Seeing that he had already made up his mind, the minister did not dissuade him. After all, no one in this country can go against the other party's will.

After pondering for a while, Ashoka continued: "Since the Qin army is fierce and difficult to deal with, let's dispatch ten combined legions and add another three thousand elephant soldiers."

Hearing this, the minister's expression changed, and he replied respectfully: "Yes."

In the Maurya Dynasty, a joint legion is composed of four ordinary legions, and an ordinary legion contains four different arms.

其中包括四千零96人组成一个重甲步兵方阵、两千零48人的轻装盾兵、一千零24人的辅助兵以及一千零24人的骑兵，四个不同兵种共计八千190二人。”

And this time Ashoka dispatched a total of ten joint legions of troops, which means that there are more than 30 troops together, accounting for half of the entire country's military power, which is definitely a big deal.

Coupled with the bottom-of-the-box army like Xiangbing, this configuration is enough to level a country.

Even in the war with Macedonia, only 20 troops were dispatched. Obviously, although Ashoka showed a look of indifference on the surface, he still took it seriously in his heart.

With the order of the Peacock King, the whole country quickly started to operate. Fighting a war is not an easy task, especially this kind of war with a scale of hundreds of thousands.

First of all, it takes a lot of time to raise food, grass and military supplies. Secondly, the distance between the two countries is thousands of miles, and it is not easy to draw maps and plan marching routes.

Moreover, the climate of the two places is also significantly different, and the army also needs to adapt in advance.

Even if the preparations start now, it will be difficult to make proper arrangements without a year or two of effort, and once the two countries go to war, the winner will not be determined overnight.

In the protracted war, the resources needed to be consumed are an astronomical figure. Even with the strong family background of the Maurya Dynasty, they have to deal with it carefully...

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