Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 549: I stood out for a while, the beginning, middle and end were different.
"I don't know if what Chen Zhi taught today is to what extent he can use the battle formation, whether it is to practice the method of marching, or the method of cooperating with transformation. If he really understands the method of first and second battle formations, even if he cannot let these warriors learn it, we will wait for him. Write it down, take it back and review it, maybe you can supplement your family's military skills."

Hearing Chen Zhi's words, Lu Jian and Gu En looked at each other and had the same thought in their minds.

At that time, there were many art of war in the world, including strategies for planning, strategies for leading troops, techniques for fighting formations, and methods for training. However, there were very few descriptions of battle formations. This was because military strategists kept secrets and mostly relied on word of mouth. According to legend, even in military books, there are not many records.

Because of this consideration, Lu Jian and Gu En spoke less and began to listen attentively. Do they want to listen and see whether what Chen Zhi wants to teach is a real battle formation or a simple battle formation? perhaps.

"What is a battle formation? It is for the soldiers to be united, to follow the military orders, to adapt to the enemy's situation, our own situation, and the terrain, to facilitate combat, and to have changes in formation. What is sought is orderly deployment. The coordination is close, so the formation of the formation is complicated and strict, and it is very inconvenient to practice, I will pass it on to you today, you must keep it in mind, and you can change it with me in the future!"

Listening to Chen Zhi's narration, many aristocratic families in Liandai County couldn't help but pay attention, especially those who still had great ambitions in their hearts. They straightened up subconsciously and wanted to listen carefully.

Many aristocratic families in this generation of counties rarely started their careers with military exploits. Even if they did, it was through minor achievements on the frontier and could not reach the upper reaches of society. Therefore, they did not have any heirs to the art of war, and they did not understand the battle formations even less. However, they did not understand the benefits of the battle formations. very clear.

"Chen Zhi will certainly not teach it in its entirety, it will just allow the soldiers present to cooperate with it, but it is better than nothing. If I hear it today, I will imitate it when I go back in the future. Even if I don't get the essence of it, I can only learn its form, maybe it will be useful, so that the martial arts at home can become more brave. "

Tang Zi, Liu Qing and others had this in mind, so they paid a lot of attention. Regardless of other situations, they put aside distracting thoughts and listened carefully.

But when they heard this, they, Lu Jian, Gu En, and even brothers Yang Song and Yang Yuan all felt that something was wrong——

"I'm talking nonsense like this, and you will inevitably be confused when you hear it. You don't know the magic of the battle formation. I might as well talk about the power of the battle formation." Chen Zhi took a sip of tea and continued with a smile: "Our land in Youzhou, There once was a white-horse general named Gongsun Zan, do you know?"

As soon as he said this, the people below looked at each other, and then nodded. Some people also responded, but they were afraid of punishment these days, so their voices were not loud, so they were few and far between.

Most of these Wuding are locals who were born and raised, or people who migrated from other places in the North. Although they have not read books and do not know history, they still know some local rumors from the stories passed down by their fathers orally, so Who doesn’t know the White Horse General Gongsun Zan?After all, this happened only a hundred years ago.

Furthermore, Liu Bei had a good relationship with Gongsun Zan at the beginning, and several of his generals were from Gongsun Zan's team. Therefore, after the establishment of the New Han Dynasty, he had a high opinion of this white-horse general and his reputation was spread.

Chen Zhi nodded and said: "That's it. General Baima has experienced large and small battles in his life and has rarely been defeated. One of them was the Battle of Jieqiao. It was the battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao. Needless to say, the power of the Yuan family, today There was still a chance, and the force was strong at that time. General Gongsun Zan responded with a square formation, using the weak to defeat the strong enemy. In the end, there was no winner between the two sides."

The people below couldn't help but nod their heads as they listened, and their expressions changed.

Of course they knew Yuan Shao's name. After all, before the New Han Dynasty unified the north, the territory of Youzhou was the leader of the Zhao Kingdom, and the founder of the Zhao Kingdom was Yuan Shao.

Therefore, subconsciously, they would feel that when Yuan Shao fought against Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao was extremely powerful and Gongsun Zan was weak. However, the weak one was able to compete with the strong one in an indistinguishable manner. He must have used an astonishing method.

Could it be the result of the battle formation?

"If this battle formation is used properly, the benefits will be unimaginable. The Battle of the Boundary Bridge was a field battle. Both sides laid out their chariots and horses and fought in formations. In addition to field battles, whether they were fighting on foot or riding on horseback, it was also a matter of showing their military might. Or transporting baggage, you can do it in battle. What I want to teach you today is this kind of battle formation method, and how much you can understand depends on your own mind."

"This is interesting, as if he knows all the military formations."

Gu En and Lu Jian looked at each other and saw a bit of disapproval in each other's eyes.

A military strategist's battle formation is actually a shortcut key for deploying troops and generals. It is formed after repeated deliberation and several generations of perfection. It is the crystallization of experience and wisdom, and is a method of knowledge and application.

However, such things are the foundation for the family to settle down and survive, and will not be leaked easily. Therefore, it is like the Mohist organization diagram and square circle diagram, which are often kept secret. How much a person can master depends on it. One’s own heritage and personal understanding.

They had no doubts about Chen Zhi's understanding, but they had doubts about the Chen family's background.

"The main formation should be standing at attention, with infantry and cavalry cooperating with each other. Our Han formation has crossbowmen accompanying it, while the northern army's formation is designed to deal with the fast horses of the barbarians, and there are often chariots and soldiers lined up to create obstacles." "The formation is very powerful, and the number of troops in the formation is also very constant. Gongsun Zan's square formation has 4 troops, while Yuan Shao's formation has tens of thousands of troops, Zhang Ti's formation has 5000 troops, and Cao Cao's ten-fold formation has [-] people, Tian Yu circular formation, with a thousand and hundreds of troops."

"There are also distinctions among the soldiers in the battle formation, which are divided into the first to ascend, the backbone, the rear, and the flanks. The first to ascend is deployed on the opposite side of the enemy's formation, that is, the head of the formation, the charge formation is in it, and the recoil formation also relies on it; the backbone is deployed in the middle of the formation, and Gongsun Zan So he used the white horse righteousness as the backbone, which inherited his formation, and the rear, as the name suggests, was placed at the end to cover the army and retreat; the flanks, also known as "sides", were deployed on the flanks to cover their own troops, or Attack from the side..."

Chen Zhi listed out all the battle formations one by one, accompanied by words, and told everyone. Under the influence of the tea effect, the people in the front row could hear Chen Zhi's voice most clearly, so Their memory was also the clearest. I felt that I could not only understand everything Chen Zhi said, but also memorize it, which was much better than usual.

As for the people in the middle row, it sounds a bit difficult. They have to rely on the cooperation of the people shouting in the audience to hear something clearly, but after thinking about it in their hearts, they can get a general idea and then remember it.

In contrast, those people in the back row are even more inconvenient. Often they can only hear a few words of Chen Zhi, and most of them have to rely on the people in the audience to repeat them aloud to know the complete sentence, so They have great difficulty understanding it and can only barely remember parts of it.

As for the last edge, if you don't listen attentively, even those who rely on reciting it loudly will not be able to hear some sentences clearly, so the content they remember will appear fragmented, and even what can be remembered, It's also because the preface doesn't match the postscript, and I can barely hear some of the logic and orders, and it's hard to touch any more.

People of later generations also have many records about today's incident, among which the relationship between the difference in seating and the difference in luck is mentioned. This is a later story and will not be mentioned at the moment.

However, it was said that Chen Zhi did not stop after explaining the various characteristics of the military formation. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and started mobilizing before the war. At the same time, he also talked about a formation.

"The war cloud is in front of you, and you have no way to retreat. Behind you are the fathers and fellow countrymen. Since you have come out of the army, you have been well fed, well clothed, and have money in hand since you entered the camp. I am not raising you in vain, but I need you to serve for me! Serve for Daijun! Protect one side! Therefore, you should learn the formation and stand in the formation to defeat the enemy and save your life!"

The simple mobilization did not involve exciting words, but the plain sentences were piled up with real money, because after these warriors entered the camp, they really felt the change in the cost of food and clothing, which was much better than they did. I don't know how much better it would be to be in the master's house or in a noble family, caring for the courtyard, helping out, and doing work.

Moreover, among this group of people, there are also some relatives and friends who are eating military rations in other places, so they know that whether they are officers and soldiers or Wang Jun's private soldiers, their treatment in Youzhou is also top-notch.

Because of this, Chen Zhi didn't need to say anything more. He just talked about the treatment, which made many people's worries subside because they knew that the war was coming. Then the words of the fellow villagers made them feel a little more anxious. Sense of responsibility.

Of course, the effect of tea to encourage students to learn also plays a role in this.

"This formation can be attacked or defended. You should keep it in mind so that it can be useful."

Then Chen Zhi paused and suddenly spoke out the essence of a formation, saying that the winds and clouds of heaven and earth are represented by dragons, tigers, birds, and snakes, divided into eight formations, and there are many changes.

Just saying it briefly made Wu Ding remember it.

"You really want to teach the method of general formation in this large public? Aren't you afraid of leaking it? Moreover, what is the use of such complicated knowledge if it is taught to these mud-legged people who don't know Chinese characters? What if they end up being banned? If the barbarians from the grassland are allowed to leave, wouldn't they put the cart before the horse and create enemies in vain?"

Behind Chen Zhi, Lu Jian, Gu En and others who were sitting and waiting looked at each other, and they could see a hint of incomprehension in each other's eyes.

Previously, they thought that when Chen Zhi was going to teach the battle formation, he was going to call the team leader or something like that to teach him some key points and then start practicing. But now that they heard this posture, they knew that he was going to publicize the secret method of the battle formation in public!

This is not a joke.

The method of military formation can be regarded as part of the monopoly of knowledge. I don’t know how many people want to learn it, but they can’t get it. It is controlled by aristocratic families and is one of the foundations of family heirlooms. Now it is preached by Chen Zhi in public.

"What is his plan?"

Everyone was confused, but they suppressed their doubts, but after listening, they finally heard some clues.

(End of this chapter)