Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 192 Talking about Countermeasures 1
At night, Gongsun Xu was looking at the map in the big tent. The terrain of the grassland is relatively simple, with few forests and mountains. Therefore, if there is a war, it will probably be cavalry versus cavalry. The infantry has no obvious advantage on the grassland. Gongsun Xu He was thinking about whether he could use the infantry on the battlefield, but he didn't want his elite infantry to be huddled in the camp.

Since ancient times, the children of the Han family in the Central Plains have often fought against the alien races in the grassland. However, basically, the children of the Han family first passively defend and then counterattack. There is no way to do this.

The foreigners in the prairie have the advantages of cavalry, and the prairie people advocate offense. Therefore, once the two armies are at war, the prairie cavalry will be the first to attack, and the children of the Han family usually block with long spears and counterattack with crossbowmen. This military aspect also includes the Confucian thought of post-strike strikes.

To put it bluntly, in fact, the children of the Han family usually use their lives to withstand the first wave of attacks by the foreign cavalry before counterattacking. Moreover, even if it is defeated, it cannot cause much loss to the enemy.

The cavalry came and went like the wind, and they would leave the battlefield quickly. Without cavalry, it was impossible for the children of the Han family to chase down the enemy, let alone kill the remnants of the enemy. What is the cheapest, unless it is a decisive battle or an ambush, the two sides may be beneficial to the children of the Han family if they are not dead.

Gongsun Xu thought that if he only relied on his own cavalry, it might be difficult to get cheap in positional warfare. After all, the cavalry of the Huns is not just for display. , It's really not that easy to mess with.

Moreover, according to what Gongsun Xu learned, the most elite troops of the Huns should be the Royal Guards, which should have about 5 people, and there are still 2 of the most elite troops. A powerful army of eagle shooters, but I don't know if the current Xiongnu Shanyu has completely controlled this army.

In short, the cavalry of the Huns is still very sharp. Gongsun Xu's current advantage in the cavalry is that the soldiers are more elite. The armor, swords, guns, bows and arrows are far better than the Huns, and the cooperation and tacit understanding between the soldiers.

However, compared with the hundreds of thousands of cavalry of the Huns, Gongsun Xu's advantage will be easily offset.

Therefore, Gongsun Xu felt that if he only relied on his own cavalry, he might pay a high price. For this reason, Gongsun Xu had been trying to combine infantry and cavalry to fight against the Huns cavalry.

After a while, Xi Zhicai and Jia Xu walked in. Gongsun Xu looked up at the two and smiled, "It's just in time. I'm thinking about how to solve the problem of combining infantry and cavalry in our army. You can also help me refer to it." , See if you can come up with a better way."

After hearing this, Xi Zhicai looked at the map and said: "It is very dangerous for infantry to meet cavalry in the wilderness. If you only rely on the pike formation, it is tantamount to letting the pikemen die, because the pikemen rely on the collective The strength of the cavalry relies on the formation to restrain the cavalry, if there is no formation, the cavalry will kill them all."

Gongsun Xu nodded and replied: "That's right, that's why I said that the [-] new troops may only be used to defend the camp and clean up the battlefield. If the infantry is dispatched, it must be accompanied by cavalry. However, traditional The cooperation of infantry and cavalry requires battle formation.

However, the time for the new army to form an army is short, and the formations that can be arranged are limited. If it is forced to send troops to form an formation, it may be counterproductive. However, if the infantry does not fight, the pressure on the cavalry is too great, which is really troublesome. "

"Qualified spearmen need at least three years of training to become an army, and grassland cavalry need at least ten to fifteen years to train. I think the Huns are not willing to fight us." Jia Xu said at this time: " However, since ancient times, the loss ratio of cavalry and infantry has been between 15:[-] and [-]:[-]. If this is calculated, the loss rate of infantry is still very high.

However, when I passed by the new army camp just now, I suddenly thought of a method, which might be very helpful for our army's infantry and cavalry to cooperate in combat. Moreover, this method was also used by General Wei Qing when he attacked the Huns in the north. "

Xi Zhicai heard this and said: "Could it be that you are talking about General Wei Qing's chariot formation, the infantry rely on the chariot formation to defend and at the same time attack the enemy, is this it?"

Jia Xu nodded and replied: "However, our army does not have special chariots, so I am afraid it will be difficult to rehearse such a formation for a while."

Gongsun Xu was listening a little confused, he still didn't quite understand what the two military divisions were talking about, so Gongsun Xufa asked: "You two, with such a good formation, should we first Describe it to me, and let me participate in the discussion no matter what."

Xi Zhicai laughed and said, "My lord, this is actually nothing. When General Wei Qing was dispatched to the north to conquer the Huns, because there was no large number of cavalry capable of confronting the Huns head-on, General Wei Qing thought hard to come up with a chariot formation." .

Every time in battle, General Wei Qing would first let his cavalry entangle the enemy, and then the infantry would quickly surround the city with chariots in a semicircle or arrange them in the rear, and the infantry would line up one by one. They will be attacked. If the Huns want to defeat the Han army, they must break through the Han army's spear array from the front.

However, in this way, the Xiongnu cavalry is equivalent to exchanging the lives of the cavalry with the lives of the Han army's infantry. However, if the Han army cannot be defeated head-on, the Huns cannot cause losses to the Han army.

Of course, this formation protected the Han army to a certain extent, but the initiative in the war was still in the hands of the Huns cavalry, unless it was a decisive battle or was surrounded, otherwise, the effect of this formation was not very good . "

After Xi Zhicai explained it like this, Gongsun Xu understood it. Just now when Xi Zhicai said chariots, he mistakenly thought it was the kind of chariot that charged into battle during the Warring States period. Now it seems that the chariot that Xi Zhicai said should be A protective tool, similar to a fence in a large camp.

However, the difference is that this kind of chariot can build a protective fortress for the infantry on the open grassland in the shortest possible time, allowing the rear or sides of the infantry to avoid the surprise attack of the enemy cavalry, which can also appease the infantry The morale of the army will not allow the infantry to cause chaos.

Seeing that Gongsun Xu was still a little confused, Xi Zhicai said, "My lord, maybe this kind of formation is very simple. You may not have thought that from the surface, this kind of formation is indeed very common. is the most effective.

Moreover, the biggest advantage of this formation is that it doesn’t need to be trained for too long. As long as the chariots are arranged in the designated position in time, the infantry can form a square formation. This is the best choice for the new army. phalanx.

As long as the cavalry on the two wings can give the new army a sense of psychological security, the soldiers of the new army will be able to avoid chaos. In this way, as long as they fight a few battles with the Hun cavalry, the [-] new troops of our army will be able to quickly become familiar with the battlefield. It is the only way for our army in the early stage. "

Gongsun Xu nodded and replied: "Yes, we should find a way to let the new army get familiar with the battlefield as soon as possible, then it is necessary to fight a few battles with the Xiongnu cavalry. The key is to let the new army go through the flames of war so that they can become qualified veterans as soon as possible. .

As for the formation, there is no need for any sophisticated tactics for the time being, the phalanx is enough, anyway, the Hun cavalry can at most achieve a frontal breakthrough and a rear raid. Speaking of raids, our army's cavalry is definitely the ancestor of the Hun cavalry.Therefore, what the Huns cavalry can do is to defeat us from the front with the advantage of numbers.

And the phalanx is indeed the best way to resist the attack of the Huns cavalry. As for the chariot problem, I am optimistic about it. Don’t we have grain trucks?As long as our grain transport vehicles are covered with iron sheets, and cloth bags are filled with sand on the vehicles during the battle, so that they can be set on fire and waterproof, the Huns can only choose to break through our army's gun array head-on.

Moreover, our army's grain transport troops can also adopt similar methods to deal with emergencies. Once there is a cavalry raid, the grain transport troops can use this formation to stand by and wait for reinforcements, which can reduce losses. "

"Wonderful." Jia Xu took the conversation and continued: "My lord's strategy is basically similar to that proposed by General Wei Qing back then, but our army's current cavalry is not weak, so we are relatively dependent on the chariot formation. Small point, and moreover, my lord. In fact, we are going to fight a war of attrition for the time being, right?"

Seeing Jia Xu's shrewdness, Gongsun Xu smiled and said: "Yes, we are indeed going to fight a war of attrition for the time being. We want to hold back the main force of the Huns' cavalry. It is best that we counterattack properly now to put pressure on the Huns. In that case, the Huns will be defeated." Most of the people will also recruit large troops from the rear to support the front, so our chances of winning will be even greater."

"My lord, I always like to use troops with both righteousness and strangeness. I really admire it." Xi Zhicai clapped his hands and praised: "However, lord, don't you think it's too risky to use troops like this? If there is a link that can't be connected, then our army's The overall planning opportunity is blocked."

Gongsun Xu laughed and said: "Well, you're a talent, and you want to find out some inside information, right? If you want to ask anything, you can just ask, why bother to be so secretive.

There are some things I can't explain to you for the time being. I can draw maps of grasslands, deserts and oceans, which is inseparable from the dedication of my army's scouts. If you are [-]% sure to strike again, the enemy will soon hit the door.You understand this truth better than I do.

Besides, even if there is one link that can't be connected, so what, isn't there still the two of you in Daying?Are you really going to wait for the Huns to go according to our original plan?In that case, why would I bring you out, right, hahahaha. "

Xi Zhicai and Jia Xu couldn't help laughing when they heard it. Gongsun Xu can joke with others at any time. No matter how difficult it is, Gongsun Xu will face it with a smile. The reason for great talent.

Outside the camp, the soldiers are adapting to their first night in the grassland. No one knows what will happen tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)