Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

Seeing the Garrison Commander asking, Li Yuan quickly clasped his fist and said.

“The so-called art of war formation emphasizes strategy and tactics.”

“Strategy is the goal our army wants to achieve in this battle, and then formulate a feasible plan.”

“And tactics are the methods to be used to achieve this goal.”

“To achieve this, our Great Liang army must achieve at least one of the following.”

“First, rely on the mountains to inflict heavy casualties on the Tiele cavalry, making them retreat in the face of difficulty.”

“Second, kill the enemy commander, causing their command to collapse and retreat.”

“Third, exhaust the enemy's provisions, causing them to retreat due to lack of food.”

“Fourth, devise a clever plan to annihilate the enemy army.”

The centurions in the tent looked at each other upon hearing this.

They grumbled in their hearts.

Who doesn't understand this principle, but how easy is it to achieve?

Could this Li Yuan just be boasting here?

Li Yuan looked at the expressions of the people around him, knowing what they were thinking, so he continued.

“To achieve the above goals, our army must use appropriate tactics.”

“This humble officer has thought of several tactics that may be useful for the army's defense.”

“For example, the first point I just mentioned, how to rely on the mountains to inflict heavy casualties on the Tiele cavalry.”

“In the past few days, I have observed that there are more than forty yards of flat land on the river beach between the south bank of the Chishui River and the Shishi Mountain.”

“The enemy is best at horse warfare, but cavalry galloping requires a large area of flat land to run.”

“We might as well make some arrangements on this river beach on the south bank.”

“For example, we can mobilize soldiers and households to dig dozens of long trenches on the south bank of the river beach overnight, turning the flat river beach directly into a dead place where horses cannot travel.”

“You mean, dig trenches?”

The centurions in the tent, and the superior officer, Garrison Commander Lin Wanshan, were all stunned.

“That's right, it's digging trenches.”

Li Yuan briefly introduced to everyone.

“The trenches we want to dig should be two yards wide and two yards deep. This width is impossible for war horses to cross as soon as they reach the river bank.”

“Sharpened wooden spears can be densely laid under the trenches. Once the enemy falls into the trenches, they will be pierced by the wooden spears, and both men and horses will die.”

“The soldiers and households in our hands may not be as capable as the Tiele people.”

“But most of them are from farming families, and they are not lacking in the skills of digging soil and trenches.”

“As long as we dig enough deep trenches on the river beach, even if the Tiele cavalry cross the Chishui River, they will not be able to run, they can only dismount and fight on foot.”

“Once those Tiele people dismount, they are not so scary.”

After Li Yuan explained this, Garrison Commander Lin Wanshan thought carefully and nodded frequently. The idea proposed by Li Yuan was indeed a good one.

Lin Wanshan had fought against the Tiele people many times and knew that they were best at horse warfare.

If long trenches were densely laid on the river beach, making their horses ineffective, then the Great Liang army could indeed turn the tide.

Moreover, digging trenches is not a difficult physical task, and the soldiers and households under his command, who were born as peasants, are competent enough.

The most important thing is that this method can be implemented immediately.

Thinking of this, the Garrison Commander stroked his beard, with a slight smile on his face.

At this time, outside the tent, Longxiang Marquis Bai Jing and her sister Bai Yuxuan exchanged glances.

They had never heard of this analysis of strategy and tactics before, and they were very surprised.

Longxiang Marquis Bai Jing is not a novice without battle experience. She has also led troops to quell several rebellions.

Therefore, she understood the principles Li Yuan said.

Because she could understand, she felt even more surprised.

The female marquis was sure that this centurion inside was not simple.

Li Yuan's method of digging trenches on the river beach also brightened the female marquis's eyes.

She felt that it could be implemented on a large scale throughout the army.

At this moment, the Centurion Li in the tent continued.

“Besides cavalry warhorses, the Tiele people's most relied upon weapon on the battlefield is bows and arrows.”

“I have heard that the Tiele people's bows and arrows can shoot light arrows up to a hundred paces away, and we must guard against them.”

“I have observed that among our Great Liang soldiers and horses, except for the Longxiang Army, which is equipped with shields for defense, very few ordinary soldiers and households have shields.”

“The soldiers and households also lack armor. If they are showered with arrows by the enemy in front of the battle, those soldiers and households will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.”

“Therefore, this humble officer suggests.”

“The Garrison Commander should immediately order the soldiers and households to build wooden shields and wooden rafts, and place them everywhere in the camp.”

“Wooden shields? Wooden rafts?”

Garrison Commander Lin Wanshan and the centurions all looked at each other. What were these wooden shields and wooden rafts?

Li Yuan hurriedly explained to the people in the tent.

“The so-called wooden shield is a large wooden shield that can cover the whole body, with a wooden frame on the back that can be placed on the ground.”

“And the wooden raft is even simpler. It is to make a wooden raft one yard wide from logs as thick as arms, which can shield a squad of people from being injured by bows and arrows.”

“When the Tiele people launch arrows, the soldiers and households can hide behind the wooden shields and wooden rafts.”

“With the protection of a large number of wooden shields and wooden rafts, although we cannot win decisively, the soldiers and households will feel at ease, and our army will not be easily defeated.”

“Well, Centurion Li is right!”

Lin Wanshan nodded repeatedly after listening.

In the past, when facing the Tiele people, the opponent's arrow rain was indeed a headache.

These wooden shields and wooden rafts are simple to make, and there is no shortage of wood nearby, so it is indeed feasible.

At this time, outside the tent.

Longxiang Marquis Bai Jing and her younger sister Bai Yuxuan looked at each other again.

They both nodded silently.

Until this time, Bai Yuxuan, who had been disdainful just now, now had a solemn expression on her face.

She felt that this Centurion Li in the tent was indeed somewhat capable.

She had underestimated him just now.

Thinking of this, the sisters couldn't help but move their bodies closer to the tent.

They wanted to listen carefully to what other good ideas this centurion named Li Yuan had.

Inside the tent, Garrison Commander Lin Wanshan sighed and said.

“It's just that the soldiers and households have just finished reinforcing the camp, and they are all exhausted. Now asking them to make wooden shields and wooden rafts will definitely be full of complaints.”

Hearing this, Li Yuan smiled slightly and cupped his hands to the Garrison Commander and said.

“This is not difficult. We can let each squad of soldiers and households make one wooden raft and two wooden shields.”

“And tell them that the Tiele people's bows and arrows are fierce, and these wooden rafts and wooden shields are for shielding arrows and saving lives, and tell them who made them will use them in battle.”

“These soldiers and households will definitely not complain for the sake of their own lives, and they will make them extremely strong.”

Lin Wanshan's eyes lit up, and then he stroked his palms and laughed.

“Centurion Li, you are right. If the soldiers and households make them to save their own lives, then they will indeed not complain.”

“They will also be very careful.”

Lin Wanshan thought for a while, and then sighed while stroking his beard.

“Centurion Li's method, although it can block the enemy's arrows, it is still difficult to kill the enemy.”

“What I am worried about is that the soldiers and households lack training and courage, and I am afraid it will be difficult for them to fight against the enemy.”

Li Yuan pondered for a moment, but said.

“If we can win a battle first, the morale of the soldiers and households should be boosted.”

“Garrison Commander, I have a plan that can severely damage the enemy during battle.”

Lin Wanshan's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly asked.

“Centurion Li, what is the clever plan? Tell me quickly.”

The female marquis and her younger sister Bai Jinyuan outside the tent also moved their heads closer to the tent.

They also wanted to hear what other clever plans this Centurion Li, who kept bringing surprises, had.

Li Yuan cupped his hands and said.

“Garrison Commander, my plan requires a large number of archers.”

“Among the hundreds of people in our Xibei Fort, only seventy or eighty can be archers, which is far from enough.”

“The Garrison Commander can ask the Supervisor for assistance and transfer all the archers from Qingyuan County.”

“It is estimated that there will be four to five hundred archers.”

“Tomorrow, the Tiele people will definitely send thousands of soldiers and horses to cross the river to test us first.”

“And after the enemy crosses the river, they will definitely send archers to launch arrows at our army to test our strength.”

“We can first send dozens of archers to shoot back with soft bows and light arrows.”

“We deliberately shoot arrows weakly.”

“The Tiele people will definitely mistakenly believe that we lack strong bows and feathered arrows, and will definitely become careless.”

“There are wooden fences in front of our army, and the best thing they can use to attack the wooden walls is heavy hammers and giant axes.”

“If the enemy determines that our army does not have many bows and arrows, they will definitely line up in dense formations on the river beach and abandon their knives and shields to replace them with two-handed hammers and axes.”

“In order to break through our army's wooden fences in one fell swoop.”

“Now is our army's chance.”

“When their soldiers are densely arrayed on the river beach, before they charge.”

“Our Qingyuan army will order all the archers to aim at the river beach and cover it with strong bows and heavy arrows.”

“As long as our archers fire seven or eight arrows in a row.”

“Three or four thousand feathered arrows can instantly cover every inch of the river beach with a rain of arrows. Garrison Commander, please think, how many of those Tiele people crowded on the river beach in formation, holding war hammers and heavy axes in both hands, lacking shields to cover themselves, can survive under such a dense rain of arrows?”

“Wonderful!”

Lin Wanshan stood up excitedly from his seat in an instant, clapping his hands, his eyes shining.

“Li Yuan! This plan is very good!”

Just as Garrison Commander Lin was about to continue praising, a sudden change occurred in the tent.

Suddenly, with a thud, two people crashed in from outside the tent.

This scared all the centurions in the tent, including Lin Wanshan, to draw their sabers.

They shouted loudly, “Who is it!?”

But when Lin Wanshan came over and took a closer look.

He hurriedly dropped the long saber in his hand, knelt down on one knee in panic, and said.

“This humble officer, Lin Wanshan, the garrison commander of Xibei Fort, pays respects to Marquis Longxiang!”