The big sand sea lost the sultry heat during the day and became a little cooler. Qin Huaidao sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and resting, thinking about his thoughts. His ears were filled with the sound of whimpering wind, like a ghost crying. It was very scary, but he knew its principle.
As I listened more, I got used to it, and gradually began to feel a little worried.
Luo Tong and his people have been away for some time, will there be any problem?
Gradually, Qin Huaidao couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and jumped out of the carriage. Several members of the village guard team who were guarding the nearby village were coming up from the darkness. Qin Huaidao asked: "What time is it?"
"It should be around midnight." A team member said.
"Is there any news about Brother Luo? Where is Luo Ying?"
"Uncle!" A black shadow hurriedly ran over, it was Luo Ying: "I have sent people along the way to find out the news, but there is no reply yet. Don't worry, with my uncle's skills, nothing will happen."
Qin Huaidao thought about the fighting prowess of Luo Tong and Li Yixie and thought, "Is everything normal?"
"Everything is normal. After listening to my uncle's words, everyone knew that the strange sound was caused by the wind. Some brothers even pushed it against a wall to verify. The strange sound after the wall fell was true. Everyone felt relieved, and the captives also
While you're asleep, the brothers will take turns watching over you. Nothing will happen, so don't worry."
Qin Huaidao lost his sleepiness and came to a commanding height. He stood and looked into the distance. Under the moonlight, the front was gray and dusty was blown up by the wind. It was deathly silent and looked a little breathtaking.
Suddenly, several figures appeared in the hazy moonlight. They looked a little hazy. Qin Huaidao took a closer look and saw that someone was coming. He quickly warned: "Someone is coming, be alert!"
"Alert, prepare to fight." Luo Ying shouted loudly.
The sleeping man quickly stood up, picked up his weapon and rushed towards the favorable terrain.
After waiting for a while, Qin Huaidao found that the people coming were all cavalry, walking very slowly. The figure of the leader looked familiar, so he recognized it carefully. When he got closer, he found that it was Luo Tong, followed by Li Yixie. He was overjoyed and shouted: "Dismissal"
Be alert, our people are back."
After rushing out of the ruins and coming to the open area outside, Qin Huaidao looked at the approaching team and saw that there were actually a lot more people. It seemed that the harvest was good. He went up to greet him and said with a smile: "Brother Luo, you are back. How is everything?"
"We have captured a few thieves, 1,130 of them, as well as a large number of war horses, property, food, etc. No one on our side was injured or killed, please check and accept." Luo Tong said proudly.
"As long as it goes well, all horse bandits will be classified as..." Qin Huaidao stopped here and frowned in thought.
During the Zhenguan period, the Tang Army stipulated that a corps of 5 people, 2 corps as a group, and 5 groups as a team. Plus flag bearers and other auxiliary troops, the total number of people in a team was 55. The team was the most commonly used military organization. Once a war broke out, it would be
The army is temporarily organized into several corps. Each corps has dozens of teams of different arms, and can have hundreds of teams at most.
However, each team has the same weapons and equipment, such as the archer team, spear team, knife team, etc., which results in each team having a single type of arms and limited combat effectiveness when taken alone.
There is another shortcoming, that is, every two teams form a brigade, with a brigade commander, and every two brigades form a regiment, with a colonel. However, the regiment and brigade are only nominal establishments and are temporarily set up. The brigade commander
Lieutenant He Xiao was not familiar with the troops he commanded. He did not know the generals and the generals did not know the soldiers. There was even a leader who directly commanded the team level. There was a gap in the middle. Once the leader was absent, the teams were on the same level. No one would obey the other, and cooperation would be difficult.
Something happened.
This phenomenon did not change until the late Tang Dynasty. From two teams as one brigade to five teams as one battalion, five battalions as one compartment, two compartments as one capital, and five commanders as one army, middle-level management was added. According to this standard,
There are 12,500 people in an army, 2,500 people in a division, 1,250 people in a compartment, 250 people in a battalion, and 50 people in a team. This system continued into the Song Dynasty and had a great influence on later generations.
Whether it was conquering Goguryeo, fighting against the Turks, or quelling the rebellion in the north, Qin Huaidao found that this organization was very problematic. But at that time, he was in control of the imperial imperial army. He could not move it, otherwise it would be true of the population and cause trouble. But now it is his own
Do you want to change the team?
Everyone was a little surprised when they saw Qin Huaidao being silent for a long time, so they all looked over.
Luo Tong also looked at Qin Huaidao and couldn't help but ask: "Brother, why are you making this up?"
Qin Huaidao realized that he was a bit rude. He stopped mid-sentence and was obviously disrespectful to Luo Tong. He quickly explained: "Brother Luo, suddenly thought of something else. He handed the prisoners over to everyone for centralized custody. Follow me, Li Yixie, Luo Ying
, you two should come over too."
Everyone promised to follow, full of doubts.
After entering the ruins, several people sat on the ground in an open area. Qin Huaidao said bluntly: "Everyone, the Tang Army uses teams as its basic combat units, such as scout teams, archery teams, Modao teams, shield troops, spear teams, etc. Each team has
Single, for example, once the archery team is attacked, it has no other countermeasures except shooting arrows, which is not advisable."
"You want to change the military system?" Luo Tong asked in surprise.
Even Li Yixie and Luo Ying looked over with shock. Changing the military system was no joke, it involved too much.
Qin Huaidao had a clear view of everyone's expressions and said sternly: "We can't control what happens to the imperial army, but our own army must change to maximize its combat effectiveness."
"This is no child's play. Tell me, how do you plan to change it?" Luo Tong said seriously.
Of course, Qin Huaidao knew that this was not a child's play, but related to future combat, but he had to change it, and immediately said: "The team is the most basic combat unit. This remains unchanged, but the types of troops can be adjusted."
"This is very critical. The number of basic combat units cannot be small, otherwise teams will suffer losses when fighting against each other. How do you plan to adjust the units?" Luo Tong, as a battlefield veteran who has also led the army, naturally understands the key.
Luo Ying had never led a large army or fought in a big battle, so he didn't understand much and didn't say anything.
Li Yixie had led thousands of troops and knew the importance of the basic combat unit, so he nodded in agreement.
Qin Huaidao continued: "A team of fifty-five people remains unchanged, but it is no longer a single unit, but is composed of multiple units. For example, the current horse bandits, in addition to swordsmen and archers, can have a team of twenty archers.
Thirty sword soldiers, the remaining auxiliary soldiers include one flag soldier, two scouts, one messenger soldier, and one medical soldier. If there are enough weapons, a team can be changed to ten archers, twenty sword and shield soldiers, and twenty spearmen.
, during the battle, the sword and shield soldiers are at the front to block the enemy, the spearmen are at the back to stab, and the archers are at the end to shoot. If the three arms fight together, if the same team fights, it will definitely win."
Everyone is a person who knows military skills, and they can see through it at a glance, and their eyes suddenly light up.
"Then how can the people on my side change?" Luo Ying asked.
Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Ying, thought for a while, and explained: "The horse bandits have weak combat effectiveness. In the future, they will mainly train one kind of weapon, so they need to be mixed and adapted to cooperate in combat. One thousand of your people are proficient in various weapons, so there is no need to change."
Luo Ying nodded and said nothing more.
Luo Tong considered the benefits of the adaptation and agreed: "The mixed method is feasible, but once it is a large-scale, large group position battle, it is impossible to mobilize the same troops to launch an attack, such as mobilizing thousands of archers at the same time to hold down the formation."
"It doesn't matter. In the future, we will not engage in large-scale, large-group positional battles. Moreover, the method of two armies confronting each other and attacking each other in formation is outdated." Qin Huaidao waved his hand and said.
"Obsolete?"
Luo Tong was immediately unconvinced: "How is it possible? Two armies are facing each other. The enemy has sent out ten thousand cavalry. How can you defeat them? The enemy has sent out more than a thousand archers at the same time. How can you defeat them?"
"First of all, there is no need to break up. Instead, use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to gradually bleed the enemy. Secondly, in small-scale frontal encounters, use the three-three system and coordinate operations. In medium-scale encounters, fight and retreat while dividing your troops to lure the enemy. Finally, use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare.
Hunt them one by one, and if they really encounter a large-scale enemy group charge, use explosives and earth mines to blow up a large area, and they are looking for death in front of the explosive packs." Qin Huaidao said confidently.
"Wait a minute, I understand mobile warfare, and I can probably understand guerrilla warfare. What is the three-three system? What are explosives and earth mines? What was your attack method that night?" Luo Tong interrupted quickly, his eyes full of surprise when he saw Qin Huaidao
Smiling and nodding, something suddenly occurred to him. When he thought about it carefully, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he said with a wry smile: "I went to see the Li Mansion. The power of the explosion is comparable to thunder. The number is sufficient, even if it faces a hundred thousand cavalry, it is no problem. What's more?
The sound of the explosion was so earth-shattering that the war horses would be frightened and they would blow up the camp. It would be difficult not to win. It seems that times have changed and our style of play is outdated."
After saying that, a look of loneliness appeared on his face.
I thought that my martial arts skills were unparalleled and I would never have an opponent in the world, but I didn't expect that times have changed, wars have changed, and no matter how high my martial arts skills are, I can't withstand explosive charges.
Qin Huaidao said quickly: "Brother Luo, there is no need to belittle yourself. Explosive packs are indeed sharp, but they are not popular, and they are only in the hands of younger generations. Don't worry about enemies. Brother Luo's force is still of great use."
"Tell me about your three-three system." Luo Tong asked.
"This is more complicated, but Luo Ying has basically mastered it. Let Luo Ying teach you later. Let's talk about the restructuring first." Seeing that Luo Tong's ambition was not dampened, Qin Huaidao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "The five teams are one battalion, and the five battalions are
One regiment, five regiments form one division, and five divisions form one army. At each level, there is one officer, one adjutant, and one officer who joins the army. After joining the army, they will be deployed and commanded at all levels. Each one performs his or her duties without skipping a rank."
Everyone pondered the pros and cons and remained silent.