The struggle of the reborn prince

"Always treat others with my ease, always treat them with chaos, always treat them with my closeness, always treat them with my fullness, so they are as sick as the wind, and as slow as the forest; as immovable as a mountain, it is difficult to know as Yin; Vibrating like thunder, plundering like fire, the way to win is also the law: use righteousness to cooperate, use oddness to win, but the upright will be in formation; It is not surprising, although it is complete but useless, it must be used together, and then it can be victorious in a hundred battles. Therefore, it is said: To govern the crowd is like governing the widow, and it cannot be done without fractions; Being defeated by the enemy without being defeated, it is impossible to be successful." This passage vividly describes the role and changes of formations and the principles of using troops.

We often hear the stories of the two armies' fighting formations from storytelling, such as Tianmen formation, Bagua formation, Xuannv formation, etc. In fact, they are not as wonderful as the storytellers say, and there are no gods such as flying sand and rocks at every turn, and the sky is dark and the earth is dark. In the supporting scene, the main function of the big formation is to attack and defend. It is similar to the offensive formation and defensive formation in modern tactics.

Since the large formation is a tool of war, it has its own mysteries and murderous intentions hidden everywhere, but it pays more attention to the cooperation between the various small formations, so commanding a large formation with tens of thousands of people is not so fun, and a single negligence may lead to the entire battle. The collapse of the formation is precisely due to the fact that Zhao Tun's army is composed of multiple parts, including the loyal and brave army equipped with firearms, the imperial army, the government army mainly with cold weapons, and the militia organizations such as foreign soldiers and archers. They are all training separately, lack of cooperative training and tacit understanding between each other. Although after some small battles, it is not close to the point of 01:30

How to unite them together and fight together is the primary problem facing Zhao Tun. His method is very simple, try to use their specialties to form a team alone, try to maintain the original organization, surrounded by familiar companions and officers, so that they can Soldiers keep their emotions calm, reduce the pressure brought by the war, and will not panic when they are in battle. Each department only undertakes combat tasks in one direction, which can reduce formation changes, fight in the way they are good at, and give full play to their role

Then there was the issue of different orders. Zhao Tong adopted the method of coordinating between arms that is commonly used in wars today. He dispatched experienced officers from the Zhongyong Army to disperse them to various ministries to act as liaison officers. Command, use the communication system and command method that everyone is familiar with in battle, reduce errors in information transmission, avoid confusion in command, and cause unnecessary losses **Bubble! Book*

Secondly, the problem brought about by this way of fighting each other is that it is difficult for the various ministries to support each other, so a strong mobile force is required to take on the role of the fire brigade, fill in the gaps at any time and quickly, and reinforce the tasks of the various ministries. With strong motivation, fierce firepower, well-trained, and strict discipline, they took on this task, and Zhao Tong's guard battalion and training battalion served as the reserve team for the entire battle, ready to go into battle at any time

These measures adopted by Zhao Tun effectively solved the problem of mutual cooperation between the various ministries, made up for his own shortcomings of lack of experience in commanding large armies, and successfully contained the first wave of Xia's attack, and wiped out one of the enemy's troops, although it was only a small victory. , but it boosted morale and dispelled the shadow of Liu Fa that hung over everyone's hearts after Liu Fa's defeat, and strengthened the confidence to win

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Time gradually arrived at noon, the army stopped and stopped, repelled Xia's repeated attacks, and approached Erli's sun mercilessly roasting the life-and-death crowd below them, and the thirsty sand was sucking and flowing. Human blood and horse blood, swarms of flies came from nowhere to share this rare feast, the strong bloody smell exuded in the fire-like air, almost suffocating

The hot weather makes it easy to feel tired. The soldiers of the Song Army who fought all morning felt exhausted. There was no movement at the Xia Army's side at this time. Although the officer ordered to rest, everyone was puzzled. Take off the saddle, sit cross-legged on the ground, and put the weapons within reach. The cavalrymen are busy giving water to the horses, taking oil cakes from their pockets and sending them to the horses. The horses also consume a lot of energy. You won’t serve them right now. , it won't serve you later

Although everyone took the anti-heat medicine provided by the health team and the cold boiled water sent by the fire army, and there were dry food in their pockets, the excitement caused by the tense atmosphere on the battlefield and the heavy armor on their hands and the weapons in their hands were not enough. None of them had much appetite and what was annoying was that the sun turned around and hit their faces, making everyone have to lower the brims of their hats and squint their eyes, but there was still a dazzling glare in front of them, and they couldn't see the scenery a hundred steps away clearly. For the archers who play a decisive role in defense, even

Zhao Tong put down the binoculars and rubbed his eyes. The binoculars he made are considered high-tech products in this era, but the lenses are just two convex lenses made of white glass without coating and without electronic auxiliary facilities. People feel dizzy after looking at them for a long time. There has been no movement from Xia Jun for more than an hour, and the abnormal calm on the battlefield made him even more uneasy

In the morning, the Xia army launched more violent counterattacks than before, and the last time even dispatched nearly ten thousand soldiers to attack the right flank of the Song army. It was only after the two battalions of loyal and brave troops stabilized the line of defense that the enemy was repelled. After that, the battlefield fell into a stalemate, and neither side launched an attack.

Although Xia Jun was successfully repelled every time he attacked and lost thousands of soldiers and horses, compared with the total force of 5 people, he did not hurt his muscles and bones. , none of them showed up on the battlefield, which shows that Brother Cha is likely to use them as his secret weapon, and will give him a fatal blow at a critical moment

"Xin Zhao, what do you think Brother Cha wants to do next?" Zhao Tang turned to ask the captain of the guard who was by his side.

"Well... Second Master, if I were Brother Cha, I would launch a decisive battle in the next attack." Xin Zhao replied after a moment of thought

"Why?" Seeing that Xin Zhao answered so positively, Zhao Tun asked again.

"Second Master, the Xia army launched a total of five attacks this morning. Although it seemed to be unorganized, it seemed to have no rules, but it tested the reality of our army's defense line, the firepower configuration and the power of the firearms. It's worth it." Zhao Xin saw that the prince was listening to his own analysis seriously, and then said: "From a large perspective: our army is good at defense, and Xia Jun is good at field battles. If we dig trenches and stick to it, Xia Jun will have nothing to do with us at this time. Their army's food and grass have been exhausted, and they rely on slaughtering war horses for food. According to time calculations, Brother Cha should already know that Xiazhou City has been occupied and reinforcements have been blocked. If this continues, they will only be trapped and die in Sichuan. Brother Cha said that the opportunity is rare, and he can’t wait for it. He will use all his strength to seize this opportunity. The best strategy is to defeat our army in a decisive battle, but he should have given up this idea after several trials; the best strategy is to defeat the enemy. Our army, forcing our army to retreat and give way to Chuankou, he captured Liangu, supplemented the army rations, opened the passage, and then advanced and retreated freely; Open the gap to break through, and the troops of the Xiangyou Army, who were gathered on the line of Mingtang River and Jialu River, withdrew to the country to prevent our army from advancing westward. Judging from the current situation, I think this is his best choice."

"Well, yes, you continue to talk" Zhao Tun gave Xin Zhao an encouraging look and asked him to continue talking

"From a small point of view, it is now at noon, and we are fighting against the sun, which is not good for us; and although we are attacking, it seems to be passive defense. The Xia army used cavalry to attack everywhere and put our entire army on alert. Before resting, the army has become exhausted, and its combat effectiveness has declined. On the other hand, their attacking troops can be rotated, and the troops can be rested. The ebb and flow is a good opportunity for them to attack. A precursor to attack," Xin Zhao said affirmatively

"Oh, that's exactly what I'm worried about, but it's too late to build a fort now." At this time, Lizhai was giving Brother Cha a chance. This kind of plan was already impossible. The battalion moved to the left wing and prepared for battle; ordered the machine gun team directly under the army to secretly transfer to the right wing, and arranged a shooting position; ordered the Linzhou army to retreat three miles to get out of the Liangu pontoon bridge, and attacked the Xia army at Bandu; ordered Zhao Shi to lead the leopard general The two battalions immediately crossed the river, ambushed in a sloping valley ten miles west of the Quye River, and waited for Xia's army to pass through, intercepting the rear troops to gather and annihilate them."

"Second Master, if we do this, Xia Bing will break out and leave. Haven't we been busy all these days?" After the prince's few orders were given, Xin Zhao asked in surprise, frowning

"Wu said: Mountains and valleys are dangerous and difficult to overcome. This is called the method of attacking poor bandits: Fu Ze hides in a hut, opens the way for them to go, shows them to walk, and seeks to survive. If you have no will to fight, you will attack them. Although everyone will be defeated." The Art of War also says: If the enemy is on the ground, the soldiers must be courageous, and the method of attacking is: do not resist when they are in line, and guard their brakes, then they must open their way. Fighting is the way to defeat the scheme." Zhao Tang smiled and did not answer, but only recited a section of the Art of War to Xin Zhao.

"Oh, I understand. Second Master, you are really ruthless. Now that Xia Jun is in deep danger, he will definitely fight us desperately in order to break through. Second Master will use his plan at this time. Withstanding the attack from the enemy's right wing, Xia Jun will be able to prevent Xia Jun from attacking from both wings. Breakthrough, leading to the collapse of the formation, and then let go of the left wing to give them a way out. Xia Jun will definitely flee from here desperately, so that the enemy on the right wing will collapse unless he is determined to die. Gu defenders intercepted, followed by pursuers. Even if Brother Cha wanted to break through our army formation at this time, he might not be able to control the troops who only wanted to break through, so we had to cross the river and go west. Annihilate Xia's army" Zhao Xin suddenly said, the prince's plan is a variant of the "siege"

"That's right, you can be a deputy commander now." Zhao Tong nodded and said (to be continued)

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