warring states careerist

Chapter 283
What is suitable for holding in the hand is a pair of saddles and stirrups, things with a simple structure that can change the pattern of history.

After bringing in a horse and installing this set of things, everyone has already seen many clues.

Most of the people here can drive, and many people can ride bareback horses.

In the Shang Dynasty, there were horse-riding slave hunting teams of merchants in the Central Plains.

And in the Warring States Period, even in Chu State, which was far away from the grasslands, there were many nobles who could ride bareback horses.

Most of the people present were agile and quick-witted. After a little talk, everyone present understood what this thing was for.

Shi asked Gong Zaoye to come forward to help lead the horse, and he chose a rather obedient and naive horse. After putting on these things, Shi stepped on the stirrups and got on the horse's back.

On the horse's back, he stepped on the stirrups with both feet, stood up slightly, and made a posture of drawing a bow. Everyone nodded.

It's just a gesture, and these battle-tested people know how important it is.

It is said that Yi Di rode a horse and rode a sheep since he was a child. When he grew up, he could ride a horse without bumping.

But even if the bumps don't fall, it's not easy to draw a bow on the horse. It takes extremely strong legs to clamp the horse's back in order to cast it.

Everyone knows how comfortable it is to stand on the ground and draw a bow.

Shi did not stand on the ground, but stood on the horse with simple stirrups.

Then, Shi said loudly: "In addition to drawing a bow, you can also chop and stab with a sword, or charge with the speed of a horse with a spear."

"As soon as this thing comes out, we will not be ready for the chariot."

"In a decisive battle on the plain, if we have firearms, cannons, and stirrups, we may not be invincible."

Tactics are a system, not a competition of equipment. Everyone knew that Shi Shi was not the kind of person who didn't know what to do. After Shi Shi jumped off his horse, all the people present surrounded him.

After clearing a piece of sand, he held a wooden stick and said slowly: "Take the battle of Shangqiu as an example. If we fight in daylight, what are our chances of winning?"

Gong Zaoye shook his head and said, "There is no chance of winning. The Chu people shoot with archers and chariots attack. Even though we have a tight formation, we can defend, but the number is too small, and it is easy to be broken from the rear."

Shi drew a square and asked: "Since this is said, it means that if the opponent has no archers and we can defend on the flanks and rear, then the formation of spears cannot be broken from the front? Right? "

This is well known to everyone, but not elsewhere, but the volunteers in Peixian County, who have been trained with the elite of the Mohist Beicheng Gate as a template, can guarantee to resist the opponent's attack head-on.

Seeing everyone nodding, they drew a big square on the ground and said, "This is a spear formation."

He drew some small squares on the four sides of the big square, and said: "These people hold firearms, and they can shoot at enemy archers from a long distance, maintaining an advantage."

Then he drew a few more big squares, and while gradually forming an array, he drew some long strips in front of the big squares, saying: "This is a cannon."

"It's not easy for the chariot to turn. It can only attack from the front. With the cooperation of artillery, firearms and spear arrays, the chariot will inevitably be defeated."

"The following disciples, without chariots, can't fight, and can't fight."

He drew a few more triangles and put them between the phalanxes, saying: "These people are the elite, using short swords, wooden shields, and gunpowder mines."

"If the opponent does not retreat and engages in the spear array, the gunners will retreat into the spear and seek shelter. These elites will throw gunpowder mines to tear the opponent's formation, or prevent the elite sergeant from breaking into the array and destroying the spear array."

Speaking of this, everyone began to nod, recalling the weapons they had seen before.

Shi drew some circles on the flanks of the phalanx, and said: "These people are horsemen with saddles. It is not easy for chariots to turn, and they don't need to confront the chariots, but to protect the flanks and rear."

"If the enemy has a large number of people and will not retreat in a deadly battle, let the generals seize the opportunity and let these horsemen attack. After attacking the enemy's side, they will defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

"Horse soldiers are faster than chariot soldiers."

The Mohists are good at defending and are better at defensive counterattacks, which can be seen from Mozi's experience in defending the city, especially the counterattack that seizes the opportunity after each siege retreats, which proves that defensive counterattack tactics are easily accepted by the Mohist school.

He is talking about war on paper, but everyone present is a person who has experienced fighting, and the suitable imaginary enemy is just a common situation in the world at this time: chariot soldiers and apprentice soldiers, three armies confronting a decisive battle.

This is a cumbersome and slow tactic, but it is most in line with the temperament of the Mohists who also love non-offensive, defensive and counterattacks. He only said roughly, and everyone has already tasted some flavors.

The most important thing about this formation is that it does not disperse. As long as the flanks and rear can be well protected, it is almost difficult to break through the front.

At this time, there are still remnants of the upright formation, and the chariot is the main assault unit, which also determines that frontal impact is the decisive battle method at this time.

It is impossible for chariots to go around very far to sneak attack on the flanks. They can only crush the opponent in frontal combat or support the left, middle and right armies.

At this time, there were no regular shock cavalry, and there was no situation in which the flanking cavalry would win a decisive victory.

With the spread of technology in the future, there may be some, but the Mohists are one step ahead, accumulating experience on the battlefield, and they will go faster than others.

When Mozi saw the rounded corners of these squares drawn by Shishi, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he thought of the time when he and Gongshu Ban fought and defended each other in Chudu 40 years ago with the belt as the city and the wood chips as soldiers.

Seeing that Shi was still talking eloquently there, he drew his sword backhand, drew a few squares on the opposite side of the army formation that Shi drew, and said with a smile: "What you said is to defend first and then attack. It's just that the battlefield changes. If the opponent So what should we do if we use our bows and crossbows to defend to the death?"

Shi smiled and said: "If the opponent sticks to it, he is obviously afraid of my Mohist teacher. At that time, we will be able to restrain the world, and they dare not attack easily. Isn't the goal of eliminating soldiers also achieved?"

Mozi smiled and asked again: "If the three Jins join forces at this time to attack the Song Dynasty. If the three Jins join forces, the Mohists will be invincible."

"However, just like the battle of Linqiu a few years ago, the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei split up and will meet in Pingyin. If the Mohists want to win, they can't stick to the decisive battle in Pingyin, but need to defeat one of them first. Let them retreat before closing the siege, and we have to attack, so what?"

Shi Yi pointed at the long "cannons" with a wooden stick and said, "First fire with cannons. The cannons are far away and the bows are close. They cannot fight back."

"If it lasts for half a day, they will not be able to hold on, and they can only attack under heavy pressure."

"If you still don't attack, the phalanx will move forward slowly, and the firearms will be fired in front and then reloaded, following the footsteps of the spear formation. When approaching the enemy, the horse army will mobilize on the two wings. Once the battle is fought, the horse army will surround the enemy's back and smash it in one fell swoop. "

Mozi laughed loudly and said, "This is a short statement. Everything you said requires a premise. That is, the formation is neat and not chaotic."

Shi Ye laughed and said: "It may be extremely difficult for the officials of other countries to keep the formation in order but not chaotic. However, it is the easiest for the Mohists."

"A man of Beichengmen, the giant has been trained for many years, and what he emphasizes is that the formation is not scattered."

"Secondly, farming and iron implements are popularized. Farmers and soldiers are no longer recruited, but full-time soldiers. After several years of training, the formation must be adjusted to the farmers and soldiers."

"Three things, today's volunteers in Pei County are using the method of spear formation, and our elite Mohists also pay attention to obeying orders. There are about [-] of them, each of them is a team leader, and the branches and leaves will flourish after two years."

"Four things... Jin and Chu are fighting for hegemony again, and there will be endless wars for several years. The Mohists still have time to complete their training, hoping to benefit the world in the future."

"In a few years, it will be no problem to become a teacher of eight thousand."

From a tactical point of view, everything is a revolution around gunpowder.

But in terms of strategy, it is still a reform of the military system under the trend of the times.

The model of chariots and soldiers can no longer adapt to the times, and it has begun to fall behind. At this time, technical things are more icing on the cake.

All countries are trying to strengthen the centralization of power and reform the military system. The effect is hard to say, but for example, the military soldiers of Wei are taking the path of the semi-professional recruiting system.

The tactical change mentioned by Shi was mixed with many ideas of military system reform. Mozi heard what the eight thousand divisions said, looked at Shi and said: "You have always known the importance of food supply and civilian sufficiency. If Pei County and Pengcheng There are [-] troops preparing for battle, and they are out of production for training, so I'm afraid they won't be able to support them."

This is true, if there are [-] full-time soldiers, according to the configuration after the advent of the gunpowder era, it is enough to defeat the troops of the two counties of Chu State.

However, the materials consumed by the [-] full-time soldiers are really huge.

With the sudden loss of eight thousand young and strong laborers, the development of Pei County will also be greatly affected: on the one hand, it is really stretched to dig ditches, mine iron ore and coal, and reclaim land.

Shi had already thought about it, and said: "These 8000 people may not all be full-time off-duty."

"There are 200 people from my Mohist family, [-] volunteers from Pei County, and [-] to [-] people from all over the world who came here to make up [-] people. These are full-time soldiers."

"They are paid well enough to support their families."

"Based on the civilian households in Peixian County, Pengcheng and other places, one person will be sent out from every three households. They will be trained for three years. After three years, they will either stay in the army or return to their hometowns to farm. This way, thousands of people can be sent out, and the supply is endless."

"Once it really endangers the world, several times as many soldiers can be recruited in ten years."

Shi smiled, and said again: "Besides, evil youths, farm helpers, and landless people in the huge cities and big towns can all come here to join the army."

"We only need to spend a certain amount of money to allow them to reach Peixian County. Presumably those who have no land to help farmers will also come in a steady stream."

"There are quite a few of these people every year. Although they may not have any intention of benefiting the world, they can be turned into copper for swords."

"Soldiers don't have the heart of good and evil, only those who hold the blade have it. As long as the sword is held in the hands of my Mohist, then the sword itself is beneficial to the world, and it has nothing to do with whether the gradual copper is beneficial to the heart of the world..."

When I say this, it sounds like I'm just talking about the military system, but I actually want to say two things.

One thing is that the Mohist family should relax the conditions appropriately and allow more people to join. On the premise of ensuring the rule of Peipeng City and the military armed forces, the scale of the Mohist family can be expanded, and it should not be so elite that the number of people is too small.

The other thing is the various profitable trades that he has always wanted to do.Arms, luxury goods, armor pieces, etc. can now be a lot of money.

Only when you have money can you expand your army.Only by expanding the army can the world be restrained.At least, in front of Mozi, this truth can be said in this way.

If you don't take advantage of the opportunity of the Jin-Chu struggle for hegemony and the Central Plains War, and immerse yourself in development, the Mohist will miss the opportunity.

Shi Xin thought, if a helmet made of iron sheets was sold to a nobleman at this time, it should not be a problem to exchange for some gold, according to the level of iron helmets in the Yan Kingdom.As for gunpowder, Shangqiu became famous in the first battle, how could the monarchs of the world not want to buy it?

(End of this chapter)