Chapter 97 Overestimation (4)
Facing Shi Lang's questioning, Chen Kai just smiled slightly, then took out the "accelerator" that had been prepared long ago, and handed it to Zheng Chenggong with both hands. The latter and Shi Lang's eyes were immediately attracted by the patterns and texts that were full of array diagrams, organization, military ratios, and training methods.
"The officials thought that General Shi said that he wanted to reduce the production of spears. However, instead of strengthening the proportion of swords and cards, it is better to turn to produce spears of 15 feet and rely on intensive battle formations and perform dignified momentum. Before he could get in the battle, he would shoot with muskets and cannons; facing the Tatar cavalry, the spear pointed at the spear, and the long card player was in front of the cover, and the fire was counterattacked with muskets; when the battle was reached, the spear was stabbed straight, the long card player or the muskets player abandoned the gun and drew his sword, and leaned over to intercept the Tartar player who was trying to break the formation. The more he fought, the less he would be invincible!"
Spears and guns are two types of weapons that seem to be different but are completely different. The former is generally longer than the latter, but this is not necessarily the case. The key lies in the gun head, length, size and gun bar, especially the gun bar. The gun can be slightly bent or made of materials that can be slightly bent, but the latter must be straight and hard materials. In terms of use, the spear is suitable for large troops to charge, while the gun takes into account the beginning of personal martial arts and emphasizes flexibility in fighting.
After a few words, Chen Kai summarized his ideas. Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang stared at the manuscript papers, listened to Chen Kai's explanation, and looked thoughtful, but they didn't say anything for a long time.
"Is this method you created?"
"No, this method originated from Thailand, and is known as the Spanish formation. The Spanish state has been scattered across Thailand for a hundred years. A hundred years ago, a garrison named Pizarro brought about two hundred subordinates to destroy a country with a population of less than six million in South Asia and America. All the battles of tens of thousands of people easily defeated the enemy troops that were dozens of times more than one."
The population of the Inca Empire is more official and popular. In fact, Spain's destruction of the Inca Empire actually has nothing to do with the Spanish phalanx, but he didn't believe that Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang would know about these secrets, and it was just to take it as a strengthening of persuasion.
It was not beyond Chen Kai's expectations. As expected, the number of six million people really scared the two of them. It should be noted that the Ming Dynasty before the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty was only 70 million, with a population of about 200 million. A country with one-thirty of the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by two hundred people. This is really sensational.
“Bad talk!”
Such an exaggerated statement is not only Shi Lang, but even Zheng Chenggong also showed some hesitation. However, Chen Kai has always been seeking truth from facts. This impression has long been engraved in Zheng Chenggong's heart, so he did not immediately question it.
Chen Kai had already predicted that Pizarro's destruction of the Inca Empire was too exaggerated and unreplicable, but in fact, he did not intend to do some artistic reduction, so he simply said to Shi Lang: "If General Shi doesn't believe it, you can find a Thai, whether it is the Dutch, Flangji, or the Spanish, or the British, and ask them whether Spanish officer Francisco Pizarro had defeated the Inca Empire with two hundred soldiers."
Chen Kai was confident, and Zheng Chenggong's suspicion was a little bit back, but Shi Lang still didn't believe it at all. The expression on his face, "There are no Thais in Chaozhou City, you can blow hard." was even more concealed.
However, Shi Lang is not a fool. After contacting this period, he could clearly feel Zheng Chenggong’s trust in Chen Kai. The current problem is not whether the guy named Pi has destroyed the Bird Kingdom. The key is the choice of tactics, which is the core point of their struggle!
"Not to mention where the strange stories of Chen Zongjun came from, and whether there is any such thing? Just talking about this battle formation, it seems to be a dignified formation to destroy the enemy, but in fact it is a target, with no flexibility at all. It is indeed an iron rule for infantry soldiers to fight without arrays, but in Guangdong, Fujian, and even Zhejiang and Nanzhili, there are all water networks, rugged roads and dense mountains and forests. Can you move your phalanx?
After Shi Lang said this, Chen Kai was shocked. The Spanish plaque was the most important battle formation in the early modernization of European military. Its birth and development, as well as the Swedish plaque that gave birth to its birth, pulled down the knights, who were originally the core army, and made the infantry a core army. In the hundreds of years since then, the figures of knights who were charging with spears on the battlefield gradually disappeared, and some were the heavy and barbaric mutual fighting between the plaques.
However, the biggest problem with this kind of square formation is that it is bulky and heavy. The soldiers are fighting in arrays and walking in arrays. Not to mention chasing cavalry, even if they face ordinary light infantry, they can only catch up with lead bullets by firing guns.
After just looking at it for a while, Shi Lang discovered this disadvantage and put forward the reasons for the unfavorable terrain, which really shocked Chen Kai at this person's talent.
"In terms of organizational preparation, I have already stated that there are not a fixed thousand people, and hundreds of people can also form a formation to fight, which is not a big problem."
After explaining the words, even Chen Kai felt that it seemed a bit dry. Shi Lang obviously saw this, and then sneered: "The heavy battle formation is one of them. The proportion of swords and cards is too small, but with the musket and spear, it is not enough to break the formation. If you want to break the formation, you still have to look at the swords and cards. The long spear resists the horse, and the musket is supplemented with long range. This is the right way."
"General Shi said that he could not do it, but he would not do it. I remember that Qi Shaobao once said: Those who are familiar with cards must be brave, have little strength, and are convenient for young people. Then they can teach them this and put them in front of the army to cover up the vassal of the people. Guards use weapons of length and shortness to support them. When facing the enemy, the people can be united but not separated, and they can be used but not tired, and they can advance but retreat and go left and right, and they are all invincible. This is the function of this rattan card. This means that the positioning of the player in the battle formation is to prevent the enemy from approaching, protect the gunman, rather than charge and kill the enemy."
"What's more, since Qi Shaobao's legislation, Jiangnan sword players have ranked one in the fifth place, but those who can get into guns are absolutely unsighted. After all, the long gun forks are long, and although the subtleties are lost, the new recruits can also be used proficiently; if the swords and cards are short and the subtleties are lost, they will be the same as naked hands. Our army has too many new recruits and is in a place of crisis, so how can they have so much time to practice martial arts? What's more, even if you have time to practice, can you still be compared with the old war soldiers of the Tartars? General Shi is using his own shortcomings to attack his opponent's strengths!"
Chen Kai's general meaning of the statement about sword players comes from the "Arm Record" which has not been written in this era. In fact, even Qi Jiguang emphasized the integrity of the battle formation and the positioning of each army. However, the family's personal military system that was popular in the late Ming Dynasty originally emphasized personal bravery, so Qi Jiguang made the player popular, but on the battlefield of this era, there was a strange phenomenon that he had to break the formation with swords and shields, and other troops became auxiliary. Of course, in addition to cavalry, because cavalry can better play their personal bravery, they are still the kings of the battlefield in the feudal era, regardless of the East and West.
Chen Kai was confident and had evidence. However, Shi Lang was sure of the traditional tactics on the battlefield in China today, and emphasized over and over again that the terrain was not conducive to the implementation of the Spanish phalanx, which was more conducive to his vision. In the end, Chen Kai simply shouted to Shi Lang directly: "Is it that even Qi Shaobao can't compare to General Shi's methods, can't he have any insight?"
Once this was said, Shi Lang was furious: "You are just a corrupt scholar. After reading two books, you will understand why. I have been in battle and killed people. I have seen more dead people than you have seen in my life. What qualifications do you have to comment on me!"
Qi Jiguang's position in the military of the Ming Dynasty, and even in the history of China's military development was not comparable to Shi Lang. Not to mention others, even Shi Lang would have a self-knowledge. If you don't say anything, whether the military generals at the end of the Ming Dynasty recognized or not, there were always a few books of "Ji Xiao New Book" and "State Military Training" in the study room to decorate it, and it was completely impossible for him to compare it with it.
At this moment, Shi Langli was speechless and angry, and Chen Kai sneered. At first, the two were just arguing about the battle formation, but now that they have reached the level of fighting spirit, Zheng Chenggong immediately poured his dissatisfaction into the power of his palm on the desk.
"You two, you are endless, are you? Get out of here!"
Chapter completed!