Three Kingdoms

Most people in later generations of China's understanding of ancient wars is generally inseparable from romance novels such as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasties, and then various film and television dramas, including divine dramas.

Unfortunately, most of the information is not true and has been artistically reprocessed.

Most of the history of China was controlled by literati, and since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has appeared on the stage. The literati of the early Han Dynasty, who allowed literature and martial arts, gradually became more academic after the Three Kingdoms exerted their last glory. No literati likes the smell of sweat, dust, and blood anymore. Instead, it is tainted with a lot of powdery smell and sour Confucian smell. Therefore, there are very few specific descriptions of the war process in the remaining texts.

Most civil servants who have the power to write history do not understand tactics, and due to the popularization of paper and other reasons, the battle reports sent back from the front line basically belong to the battle with someone on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year. In a certain place, how big is our army, how big is the enemy's army, what is the result of the battle, and whether any important people were killed or captured. The specific use of weapons, military formations, logistics, road conditions, etc. will not be released through public channels. Ordinary civil servants have no way of knowing, and even the emperor may not know it.

In order to enrich the record content, the civil servants who made history from generation to generation often had to make up their own minds. When they won, it made people feel that their generals were treating the opponent like a pig, and their fighting style was very elegant. When they failed, they felt that their generals were like pigs. You can win personally.

For example, Wei Qing's battle record, "In the autumn, Qing returned from the clouds, went to Gaoque in the west, and then to Longxi, captured thousands of prisoners, livestock more than a million, and the white sheep and the king of Loufan" are generally realistic, while Li Guang's words are a bit figurative, "When Guang is hunting, he sees a stone in the grass. He thinks it is a tiger and shoots it. The stone does not have the arrowhead, so he sees it as a stone. Because he shoots it again, he will never be able to hit the stone again."

When Feiqian came to later generations, he always thought that the soldiers of the Han Dynasty should be comparable to those of Rome at the same time. However, he later discovered that in fact, the application of tactics by the Han soldiers of this era was more flexible and changeable than that of the Roman Empire. If nothing else, at least it was stronger than the Roman Empire in the use of cavalry.

Otherwise, the Northern Huns, who were beaten by the Han Dynasty, would not have ridden on the head of Rome and beat Rome all the way. Even two hundred years after the Southern Huns completely became subjects of the Wei State, the Northern Huns who fled westward The Huns could still defeat the two empires of Rome, the East and the West, and once they came to Rome. If the Archbishop of Rome hadn't filled up the bewitching skill tree at that time, the city of Rome might have been beaten by the whip of God.

At the time Fei Qian is now in, the standard combat routine of "one rush, then another decline, and three exhaustions" is already old-fashioned, and even a completely inferior general will not do this. After all, after the aristocratic fighting skills of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were ruined by Cao GUI, a general who liked to go to the lower third route, everyone learned wisely.

The pace of war in the Han Dynasty was not as fast as in later games, and there was no such thing as "the enemy will arrive on the battlefield within five minutes." Generally speaking, even if the two armies unexpectedly encounter each other in the wild, it usually takes at least three or four days to determine the winner. On the first day, each camp will be set up, on the second day, they will go out to test the camp, and on the third day, they will fight...

Of course, if you encounter someone like Sima Yi, even if the two armies are facing each other, he still insists on not fighting and refuses to fight, even Brother Zhu will have no choice but to be dragged down alive.

Fei Qian originally knew nothing about ancient wars, but after so many battles one after another, he gradually developed some battlefield feelings, like an oil seller, nothing but familiarity.

Do your best in each item, then even if you fail, you won't suffer much loss. After gaining experience, you will naturally be more comfortable next time.

Normally speaking, everyone who can go to college in later generations has good learning ability, but the difference lies in whether they have the heart to study hard. It is like the new generation in later generations who can hold a mobile phone at the age of three or four. Play with pesticides.

In matters of life and death, if Fei Qian doesn't use numerology, there will be no numerology. Therefore, although Fei Qian is not a top-notch general who is resourceful and cunning, he is probably above the second-rate and below the first-rate on average. Online, it’s almost the same. After all, Fei Qian has few shortcomings. The cavalry understands it, the infantry understands it, and because they have studied crossbows and other things, the crossbowmen can also make do with it, and they even know more about siege equipment than ordinary generals. How to use it.

Even if other generals want to learn, they may not have the opportunity.

On the other hand, Fei Qian's advantage in focusing on cultivating soldiers was slowly reflected.

The most obvious aspect is the scouting area.

In addition to specific battlefields, the role of scouts and outposts is extremely important, and sometimes even determines the direction of the entire battle.

So for such an important opponent's soldiers, should we focus on preventing and killing them?

There is nothing wrong with it in theory, but in practice it is not very operable among other princes.

Except for individual cases where it is necessary to intercept and snipe the opponent's scouts, generally speaking, even if the scouts of both sides see each other, unless they happen to bump into each other, they are too far away and the bows and arrows will not be able to reach each other. If you can't reach them, it's useless to chase them. Most of them just spit and go back to their homes.

To be a good scout, the first requirement is not to be very good at fighting, but to know how to ride a horse, be able to count, and have good eyesight, especially night blindness.

The conditions are not complicated. However, except for Fei Qian's Bingbei Longyou area, war horses have always been scarce in other areas, not to mention a large number of soldiers who are proficient in riding skills. Therefore, in terms of the first requirement, Fei Qian has Advantage.

A large amount of trade with the Hu people not only made profits, but also obtained a large number of livestock. Whether it was improving physical fitness or reducing the night blindness of soldiers, Fei Qian also had advantages.

And most importantly, the work of popularizing basic knowledge in the military that has been carried out in the early stage has also achieved remarkable results. Not to mention the full-time scouts under Zhengxi, even ordinary soldiers at the level of corps commander can also carry out the work. For simple addition and subtraction within twenty, you need to know a hundred words, but you are not required to be able to write them. But when you reach the level of senior non-commissioned officers and military lords, you must know simple addition and subtraction of three digits, and recognize a thousand words, at least half of which If you can write well, you should probably be at the second or third grade level of elementary school in later generations...

Therefore, in the Fei submarine army, there are a lot of people who can serve as scouts, and even a few temporary captains and team leaders can be gathered up. In this way, in this aspect alone, it is better than It is much stronger than other princes.

What's even more unique is that Fei Qian's scouts even know how to make rudimentary battlefield camouflage!

Where is the best place to observe?

In what range are scouts most likely to appear?

And who knows the scouts better than the scouts themselves?

When Fei Qian got serious, the Zhengxi scouts who were equipped with powerful crossbows and knew how to camouflage caught Yuan Jun's scouts off guard. And the massive attrition of Yuan Jun's scouts could be replenished immediately, so the transparency of the entire battlefield was reduced. Begin to lean towards General Fei Qian of Zhengxi.

Especially when Gong Jun, as a scout under the direct jurisdiction of Fei Qian, appeared on the battlefield with a group of fierce and cunning scouts, Yuan Jun's scouts under the jurisdiction of Gao Gan had no good fruits to eat.

The stronger the scouts are, the more information they can bring back. Fei Qian has a clearer understanding of the battlefield, but for senior officials, the field of vision is gradually narrowing, and even twenty miles may not be completely guaranteed.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the stalemate between the two armies lasts longer, Fei Qian would be able to find out what color clothes the senior officer on the opposite side is wearing...

Under such circumstances, as long as the foreplay is sufficient, is there any room for high-ranking officials to perform micro-operations?

lie in ambush?

nonexistent.

The suppression of the quantity and quality of the scouts meant that Fei Qian could see every move of the high-ranking cadres, so Fei Qian naturally had the confidence to compete with the high-ranking cadres. After all, there were so many talented people in the Three Kingdoms. If you don’t dare to confront someone like this, how will you live in the future?

Let’s not talk about Fei Qian’s methodical frontal advance. Let’s just talk about Gao Gan. The best strategy at the moment is to either put up the battle-free card and stick to it, or to form a frontal array and make a bold move. But the problem is that Gao Gan can neither play the battle-free card. I don't dare to rush out and act recklessly.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it seems that Yan Liang Wen Chou is more famous than Gao Gan, but in fact Yan Liang Wen Chou is more like Yuan Shao's left and right vanguard. His bravery is qualified, but his commanding ability is not much better than Gao Gan.

After the senior cadre lost his vision, he immediately realized that something was wrong. However, this kind of crushing quality of soldiers and equipment happened to be something that the senior cadre could not solve through other means. If his rear was stable and his reserves were sufficient, the senior cadre would also I don't mind hanging up the no-war card for a few days until General Zhengxi's energy dissipates.

However, senior officials are now not even qualified to be exempted from fighting.

The news of the attack on the back road reached Gao Gan immediately, even faster than Zhengxi General Fei Qian. After all, Gao Gan was closer here, while Zhang Liao still had to take a detour to Zhengxi Fei Qian. , relatively far away.

The camp was tight and the soldiers were on guard. It didn't seem to be much different from before, but the senior officials knew clearly that the army was still the same army, but its morale had declined a lot. The small victory before may not be able to offset the worry of being attacked in the back.

After passing through the short period of excitement when they defeated Zhengxi's forwards, the Gaogan army also entered the sage time. After all, at the ambush site in front of the camp, it was not only Zhengxi's cavalry who fell, but also Yuan's infantry. Death. Those stumps and broken arms, and the wails of the wounded soldiers who were injured in the battle but did not die immediately, were enough for the soldiers under Gao Gan to gradually realize that the soldiers in front of them were better than their previous opponent Heishan. Thieves are even more difficult to deal with, not even much worse than Baima Yicong!

Especially when General Zhengxi's scouts completely crushed his own soldiers. As a result, out of ten soldiers, often only two or three came back. Once the number increased, even high-ranking officials who wanted to block the news were unable to do so.

Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong was indeed defeated, but General Ju Yi almost paid the price of annihilation. Besides, how can the elite strong crossbowmen under General Ju Yi be compared to the ordinary Jizhou soldiers currently serving high-ranking officials?

Some soldiers in the camp were already muttering, and the morale of the army was wavering. After all, the situation was right in front of them. The way back was cut off, and there was not much food and grass in stock. How long could this last?

For these, the senior officials did not order suppression and refutation of the rumors, because he knew that the more suppression, the harder it would be to suppress such a thing, and the more suspicion would arise. On the contrary, he was generous and generous, opening up the escape route again, and the soldiers' morale would be better. It will gradually settle down.

But damn, General Fei Qian of Zhengxi arrived at this point!

We are not willing to retreat, and we don't dare to retreat rashly. If we are attacked by Zhengxi again on the way, we will really be defeated like a mountain.

Defend, but not defend, because although troops have been sent to the back road to connect with the small force that drove out the Zhengxi, it is still unknown how much it will take to reopen the back road and then transfer food and grass over again.

War, not war, the surrounding fields are dark. I just know that General Zhengxi led his troops south. There are many people, at least three or four thousand, but the specific distribution, types of troops, any special key points, etc. are not very clear. How can we fight with peace of mind?

At this moment, Gao Gan really regretted it.

If I had known that the governor of Bingzhou was so troublesome, I might as well have stayed in Yecheng and continued to be Yuan Shao's Sima to feel more comfortable...

What else can you do? Let’s take a chance. When the quality of soldiers is not as good as others, they can only rely on experience to make up for it. After all, General Fei Qian of Zhengxi is young. Maybe he can seize this and have some opportunities.

So when General Fei Qian of Zhengxi arrived, the senior officials relied on the camp in the middle of the mountain to set up an array, an unconventional array...

Fei Qian also squinted his eyes and stared at the array of senior officials in front of him.

Speaking of the array of high-ranking officials, that’s:

One word long snake formation, a long rainbow pierces the sun; two dragons come out of the water formation, capture with both claws.

The Three Talents Taiyi Formation is a three-legged formation; the Four Elephant Luohe Formation is a four-dimensional Hunyuan Formation.

The Five Tigers and Herds of Sheep Formation all come together at every point; the Six Universes Connect Square Formation forms a square circle.

The Seven-Star Beidou Formation represents the lower realm of Taiyi; the Eight-Door Golden Lock Formation represents the presence of the Eight Immortals.

The nine-bend formation of the Yellow River, the flying sand bites people's lives; the ambush formation from ten sides, the souls of heroes.

Well, none of the above...

These so-called grand formations are all made up by the minds of people after the Han Dynasty. In real battles, at least now, you will never see them.

In fact, the Han Dynasty was not completely without formations, but it was definitely not as exciting as described by later novelists.

According to Fei Qian's understanding, formations are actually divided into three categories, one is used to focus on offense, the other is used to focus on defense, and the third is both offensive and defensive, corresponding to triangle, circle and square. As for flying geese, crane wings, chariots and so on, there was no such explanation in the Han Dynasty. There were only specific applications of some basic formations.

For example, the formation currently arranged by senior officials has nothing to do with any so-called grand formation. The front is slightly set back. The main soldiers are naturally sword and shield hands and spearmen. The rectangular ones with a slight curvature are listed after the horse resistance. The array, halfway down the slope, occupies a tight spot at the foot of the mountain.

Left wing, no.

Because the left wing is the cottage, there should be some archers hiding among the high-ranking officials in the cottage, but not many can be seen for the time being.

On the far right wing was a mixed force of cavalry and infantry, with the infantry behind and the cavalry in front.

For the entire array, for Fei Qian's side, the nearest part is the camp on the mountain, and the farthest point is Gao Gan's right wing.

So if the senior officials put up such a formation with mixed terrain and camps, what formation should be called to be more majestic and resounding?

The more majestic and loud the opponent is, and then your own side defeats it, will you get more happiness and satisfaction?

Okay, let’s put aside the obsession with the name of the formation. As a new generation of oil seller, which point should Fei Qian choose as his attack point?