Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 474: Hesitation before the big version update

After the artillery division matter was finalized, what was left was the air rifle that made the generals most uneasy... ah no, it was the "air gun".

Although the cost of the Qi bullet crossbow is higher than that of the musket, the cost of the single unit is lower than that of the Chu Dao. This is just considering that the frequency of machine replacement is higher than the wear and tear of the Chu Dao, and the Qi is consumed in daily training and combat. Cores and bullets are generally more expensive than Chu Dao...

However, it is still within the scope of being able to equip the entire army, and the training period is very short.

Unlike artillery, the reason why generals are uneasy is that they are worried about the impact that the popularity of Qi bullet crossbows will have on the battlefield environment, rather than worrying that their troops will not be able to change their equipment.

After all, although the artillery is powerful, it only provides an additional means to support the army in "clearing the ground" and does not fundamentally change the overall battlefield environment.

However, if everyone uses infuriating crossbows, the importance of long-range output on the battlefield will skyrocket, and it will even be as important as hand-to-hand combat!
In other words, from military formation to battlefield tactical command, earth-shaking changes must be made in order to be able to adapt to the new situation.

My previous battlefield command experience and battle situation judgment experience were suddenly greatly "depreciated", making people worry about gains and losses...

But not everyone, there are also some who don't care, such as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. At this time, one of them shook his feather fan nonchalantly, while the other brought a Qi bullet crossbow and gestured as if he was very interested. look like.

Fazheng and his ilk are just newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers...

"In addition, regarding the infuriating missile crossbow, the news will be blocked for the time being. However, if you have any ideas, you can reflect them to the Privy Council, especially your ideas on tactical improvements. You can go to the Privy Council to communicate with each other. From about this time next year, the military affairs of the Privy Council subordinates will We will give special instruction to all levels of warriors starting from you, and moving downwards. At that time, we will issue an order to everyone, so be sure to cooperate.

After the fifth year of Chu Li, large-scale assembly of infuriating crossbows began, and the training of grassroots generals and Ji Zao soldiers began. Before the eighth year of Chu Li, the redress and basic training of the front-line troops were completed! "Lu Bu emphasized to the generals specifically.

In fact, the Martial Arts Hall already has some "textbooks" for generals to refer to. For these military generals, even if it is a new battlefield environment, they only need to be taught some underlying theories. The real performance is still It depends on their own comprehension.

after all……

With the level of firearms similar to those in the 18th century, cold weapons are still an important part of the battlefield. Ordinary infantry often use bayonets to determine victory, while real cavalry still relies on cold weapons such as lances and swords, at most. Carry a handgun as an aid.

It's just that in terms of tactical application, the cavalry can no longer take on the important task of mindlessly attacking the infantry square.

Originally, all the generals dismissed the idea of ​​going to the martial arts hall to "take classes". Even the middle-level generals, many of them had an indifferent attitude. There were only some who came from pure wild backgrounds and had attainments in the art of war and military formations. Only generals with very few grasps, or ambitious people who have not yet stepped through the door, will respond with expectations.

If it were one day ago, someone had informed these generals present and asked them to attend classes in the martial arts hall...

Their first reaction must have been "I need to give lectures". After they found out that they were students, they would secretly whisper that Lu Bu was looking for trouble!

study?Learn shit!If you don't agree with the gestures on the battlefield, it's up to you to see if I prick you - of course, it's the instructor, not Lu Bu, who's doing the gestures.

However, now that they are aware of the changes in the battlefield environment, everyone is not very resistant to taking classes, although... they still doubt whether the people who take classes will really understand!
After all, the Qi Bullet Crossbow should have just been developed not long ago, so any real tactics need to be summarized through practice.

But in the midst of drastic changes, it’s good to feel what other people are thinking.

If you think about it at the best, this might be your chance to truly become famous and become one of the people who canonize the art of war after becoming Han Xin - at least Fazheng, Wei Yan, and Lu Meng probably really think so, and they are almost laughing out loud. Come.

In fact, part of the teaching materials being compiled by Jiangwu Hall are from Bai Tu’s hard drive, which contains some military works from the 17th to 19th centuries, which are all useful for reference. Another part comes from Xu Shu’s summary, “Breaking the Formation on the Battlefield.” "The intuitive effect made Xu Shu sum up his experience very quickly.

In addition, as Lu Bu said, the Privy Council will also collect the opinions of other generals in the future - but due to confidentiality reasons, only the generals currently present will be qualified to provide opinions and suggestions on this matter within a year, and external rumors are strictly prohibited.

Of course, Bai Tu also understands that it is unrealistic to require more than 20 people to keep secrets. Even if they don't consider deliberately leaking, they might leak it one day...

Therefore, the complete confidentiality period is only one year. After one year, because the Jiangwu Hall will gradually begin to teach middle and high-level generals, the confidentiality level will become lower and lower.

It is now almost the fourth year of Chu Li. When the fifth year of Chu Li officially begins to change uniforms and train grassroots generals and Ji Zao soldiers, the so-called "secrecy" will be in name only.

Although important military news is leaked, no matter how detailed it is, even if it is the day's recipes or military supplies, as long as it is leaked to irrelevant parties, once discovered, it will be dealt with vigorously, and the results will be publicized. For irrelevant people who take the initiative to ask about military matters , and also encouraged officers and soldiers to report the situation to the military, and all cases would be investigated.

But... if even the grassroots generals know something, it is better to acquiesce that other princes also know it!

The generals' debriefing will end after the New Year's Day, just in time to spend the New Year in Jinling.

The third year of Chu Li was also the year when the most complete group of high-ranking generals appeared at the New Year's Day banquet...

During this period, while everyone was experiencing the rare atmosphere of returning to Jinling to celebrate the New Year, the most frequent place was naturally the Martial Arts Hall of the Privy Council - where there was the most complete sand table deduction system.

Even under the judgment of a large number of professionals, extreme weather and various terrain judgments can be simulated to provide the generals with the best running team... ah no, it is a tactical simulation experience!
The elite generals of Chu State can discuss together here the future tactical changes of Qi crossbows and artillery...

If someone breaks into the Privy Council now and kills all these people... they will definitely be beaten to death first.

At this time, Lu Bu also saw something clear from the performance of the generals, which were roughly divided into three types - one was high-spirited and full of enthusiasm, represented by Lu Meng, Wei Yan, and Sun Ce who were very young, at least with a young mentality. The generals and Huang Zhong, who was scratched, were also among them;
There are also those who have a calm mentality and can understand the big changes in the future, but are actively adapting, such as Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu, Gao Shun, etc., this category also accounts for the largest proportion;
The remaining ones are a small number, those whose mentality is greatly affected...

The most obvious one is Zhang Xiu!
Zhang Xiu has not participated in everyone's discussions recently. During the sand table simulation, he still used the old cavalry tactics. After being tortured by the infuriating bullets and crossbows, he looked like "time is against me", and even... Even Zhang Liao felt a little sad.

Lu Bu could also understand. After all, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao were both cavalrymen, and their favorite thing was to take the lead in charging and march across the battlefield.

However, after the emergence of infuriating crossbows and artillery, although the environment for the infantry has changed drastically, it has at least been strengthened, while the cavalry... has been much less affected!
For ordinary middle-level and grass-roots cavalrymen, they may be lucky, because this means that there are relatively few changes in the cavalry, and they can still stay in a comfortable space...

However, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao were unable to accept the fact that the strategic and tactical significance of the cavalry would be reduced in the future, and they became depressed.

(End of this chapter)