It had been seven days since Li Shushi led the main force to the front line.
The changes in the Bingzhou Army are obvious.
First of all, the biggest change is that several corps that originally did not cooperate closely enough with each other can now better understand the tactical intentions of others with the help of faster information transmission tools. This enables multi-point attacks to
Not only did the Bingzhou Army, which had an advantage in terms of military strength, not be defeated by the enemy individually, but they were able to coordinate with each other so that the enemy had to shrink their defense lines to cope with the full-scale attack of the Bingzhou Army, preventing the Bingzhou Army, which had the advantage of speed, from completely dividing it.
In addition, with the arrival of some "specialists in weirdness" at the front line, the Bingzhou army has basically identified the enemy as a bunch of "earth puppets with human faces". Although these puppets are far more autonomous than the undead on the grassland,
But they are still puppets after all.
In other words, certain physical properties that can be realized on the clay doll can also be realized on those enemies, but the effect will obviously be much worse. After all, each of the enemies this time has their own will, and they want to
It can only be done once or twice to get them to be fooled. If you use the same trick too many times, you will not be able to defeat the Saints, but ordinary people as well.
As for the enemy, the changes are becoming more and more obvious.
Let’s not mention the detailed changes. There are two main changes.
One is that the enemy's activities during the day began to increase. Perhaps because the harassment by the Bingzhou people made the enemy adapt to the sun's exposure more quickly, the enemy's forces that originally only moved at night unless necessary are now almost as normal as normal.
There is not much difference between the armies of the princes... No, there are still differences. At least the enemy's night fighting ability is unparalleled in the world.
This was also a pain for the defenders of Chang'an City. Originally, they only had to reverse day and night, and as long as they survived the long night, the day's war was over. But now they found that wanting to sleep well all day has become difficult.
It’s extremely difficult. The enemies outside the city are a group of people who don’t worry about physical strength at all, and they don’t worry about the physical and psychological diseases caused by reversing day and night, such as indigestion, constipation, anger, etc. The only thing they need to do is to obey the orders of their commanders and then
Appear where they should be.
However, the living will obviously not receive such good treatment. Not only do they have to endure the enemy's powerful long-range strike capabilities, but they also have to face the enemy's attacks day and night. Under such a sudden increase in pressure, Huangfu Song was originally
The already gray hair became even drier, as if in just a few days, the old general had aged ten years again.
Another piece of news that was beyond everyone's expectations, but made sense after thinking about it carefully, was that the living began to participate in the enemy's formation.
Although the number is only a small number compared to the enemy's estimated size of nearly 100,000, and the work they are engaged in is not very important, manufacturing siege equipment, but this still shows a situation that makes everyone feel uneasy.
signal:
The enemies they face are really not the evil undead who were completely enemies of the living on the grassland. Only those who were blinded by short-term interests and hatred would be willing to follow. Instead, they are a group of organized and planned people.
, there may even be ideal princes. Even though they are not the living, they have the ability to unite the living.
For most people, do they really care who is informing them?
Again, as long as you can have a full stomach, you can preserve your genes. Most people don't have a big feeling about who notified them. If they can really be given that kind of life, even if it is an animal notifying them,
That’s okay too.
At least compared to today's era when wars are raging and there is rarely a quiet place to put a desk in the world. Perhaps many people will envy those... pets who lived a prosperous life in the Balance Era.
That’s why I say I’d rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times.
Not to mention that the people who notified them were still a group of people wearing human skins, oh no, at least they looked like people... soil puppets.
Although the two sides were desperate enemies, the senior officials of the Bingzhou Army, including Li Shushi, were amazed at their enemy's efficient bureaucracy and excellent military command system, even though they were completely unfamiliar with the various laws of this era.
Laws and rules, but it did not have any adverse impact on it at all. It relied entirely on its own strength to implement the strict but clear-cut order.
Those under the rule who disobey the new law will be dealt with according to the provisions of the law. If it is not necessary, as long as the things they do do not touch the promulgated new law, they will not be dealt with at all. At the same time, within these days, the materials in the treasury will be inventoried.
Those household registrations in the county government
The topographical atlas was sorted out clearly, and then according to the contents of the atlas, the powerful people under the rule were investigated, the hidden household registrations were identified and re-registered. As for those who dared to resist, they simply became the new "people" on the banks of the Wei River.
view".
It can be said that such vigorous and resolute methods are difficult to achieve even by the Bingzhou Army, which has always been considered a powerful enemy of the family.
After all, after becoming a member of the ruling class, all management generals at all levels of the Bingzhou Army will have some "private households" that are not registered in the county, and this is also allowed in the Han Dynasty laws, so unless some
The powerful oppressed the local people too much, or the amount of land annexed was disturbing, so Li Shushi did not dare to engage in any more "movements" in this regard.
Although the enemy's actions seem simple and rough, and can even be said to be a bit cruel, because the local powerful are mainly affected, the people will be much more relaxed as long as they don't commit suicide. Therefore, it is just like what Li Shushi implemented during the Yellow Turban Army.
Like some of the land reform policies, it was easy to win over the hearts and minds of many people. This is probably how the team of survivors, who are still very weak and can only participate in the battle as auxiliary soldiers, came from.
After all, even if there is a real high-pressure threat, if there is resistance, there will at least be a large number of deserters, or the production efficiency will be greatly reduced, forcing those puppets to make a choice - kill most of the people or make another choice
A more efficient approach.
"That is to say, from now on, we need to treat each other as princes with the same status as us, not just as a group of sudden 'evil thieves'. So Wenhe, you need to enrich this time
It’s a trick.”
Obviously, the means of suppressing bandits and the methods of suppressing rebels cannot be exactly the same, because the former is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of public opinion, while the latter is completely the opposite. Especially the organized and planned rebels must at least have considerable power.
Only with the foundation of people's hearts can success be possible, so when confronting rebels, the battle of public opinion is also a key point that cannot be ignored.
However, at this point, Li Shushi felt that he did not need to worry too much. With the wisdom of Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others, as long as they came up with a little bit of future people's ideas, they could perfect it into a "god" suitable for this era.
weapon".
Okay, this is a bit self-proclaimed.
"There are not many available terrains in the plain area, and the enemy seems to have adopted a steady and steady approach. Even if our army uses various methods to lure the enemy, the opponent's reaction will be the same, and they will inevitably advance slowly without leaving any loopholes."
Huang Zhong looked at the information compiled by the staff department in his hand, the expression on his face was still solemn. However, he did not feel a trace of pessimism. He just felt that the opponents this time might be the most difficult group of enemies in previous battles. It was as if they were...
It was a big stone that even the Bingzhou army couldn't gnaw away. They wanted to move it but couldn't lift it.
"Then should they pursue it as a single army, or as a large army?"
"We also have little chance in this regard, because even if the opponent chooses to pursue, it will only be within a safe range. Beyond that range, even if we use various methods, the opponent will not take another step. Even if we turn back and fight again,
That distance may prevent the enemy from providing immediate support, but we are not sure that we can defeat the opponent in a short period of time."
In fact, these things are also described in the documents, but Li Shushi still hopes to hear the personal feelings of the generals who have been fighting on the front line these days. After all, some things can only be understood by those who have seen them with their own eyes. It can be translated into words.
A lot of things will be lost. Just judging from Zilong Jiang’s answer, there is not much difference from what is in the text.
"Forgetting this, do you think of any better solutions to the enemy's crossbowmen?"
It can be said that so far, the enemy's greatest threat to the Bingzhou Army, apart from the chariot troops that have never had a chance to show up, is the enemy's crossbow shots that can block the sky and the sun every time, and can even
It is said that if there are no crossbowmen to suppress the formation, the enemy's remaining somewhat ancient Bingzhou cannot pose an essential threat to the Bingzhou army.
If the pikemen are not protected by crossbowmen, they can find enough gaps to take advantage of the Bingzhou cavalry who are good at moving, whether flying kites or making large-scale movements left and right.
The light cavalry didn't know why they couldn't use melee weapons to fight on horseback. They didn't know whether they were unwilling to change or unable to change. However, considering that the opponent had many unscientific things, Li Shushi instead
I am more willing to believe that the latter is more likely, and the enemy's light cavalry who cannot solve the problem of close combat will not find it too troublesome no matter how high their fighting will is.
The remaining arms are slightly less mobile than ordinary people because they are earth puppets. It can be said that on this vast Guanzhong Plain, the Bingzhou Army, which is good at cavalry combat, has many ways to deal with the enemy. Even if they have physical strength
There are also disadvantages, but the rhythm and initiative of the battle can be controlled by the Bingzhou Army.
Unfortunately, the premise for all this to be realized is that the enemy's crossbowmen do not exist.
It can cover shooting at long distances, making it difficult for the speed advantage of the Bingzhou Army cavalry to be used, and various melee units can properly protect them at close range. And the close combat, which was originally the biggest disadvantage of the crossbowmen, is also due to the soil puppet's
The characteristics were also complemented, and even the enemy generals took advantage of it to the extreme, developing a method that allowed crossbowmen to shoot at enemy troops at zero distance without any protection, which was completely unimaginable in ordinary wars.
matter.
Faced with such an almost perfect unit except that it was unable to pursue the enemy due to its speed after victory, the Bingzhou Army had not been able to come up with any more effective method from the beginning until now.
Letting soldiers carry a shield is a method that has been proposed before, but the defenders in Chang'an City have proven that whether it is a wooden shield or a skin shield, in addition to having a better defensive effect against enemy crossbows, as long as it is slightly stronger,
A few crossbows will make these shields feel "big as a mountain".
As for copper shields and iron shields, which have been proven to be more effective in actual combat, they are only suitable for city defense due to weight issues. They can also be used when infantry advances slowly. However, if infantry is used to fight the enemy, it will definitely be with one's own strength.
Li Shushi absolutely believes that those soldiers who have survived hand-to-hand combat with "Stone" (the nickname given to their new enemy within the Bingzhou Army) are very likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
, because it was definitely a nightmare-like process.
So even though Li Shushi raised this issue again, everyone still looked confused and couldn't find a good solution.
And just when Li Shushi thought that this meeting seemed to be fruitless again, an impossible voice suddenly sounded:
"Although it seems to be a bit overstepping, but since you don't seem to have any good ideas, I wonder if you can let me intervene~?"
As a result, everyone's eyes were focused on Su Xiaololi, who was standing in the corner behind Li Shushi, dressed in a soldier's uniform.
This is really a very rare situation.
Although Su Xiaoluoli has maintained a great influence on Li Shushi and the people around Li Shushi since she was in Zhuoxian County. From the beginning, she was in charge of the Li Mansion, or the entire financial power of the grocery store. And because of her
This order of groceries
The shop's income has increased many times, far better than when the old man Tong who did not do his job and Li Shushi, who only did his job, managed it. Since then, he has become a responsible butler, and even established the position of the powerful person in the inner room of the Li Mansion to a considerable extent.
status.
Since then, he has played a huge role in both Xihe and Bingzhou, and has an authoritative status in the economy and education - at least he is still the honorary president of Bingzhou Medical College and a guest of Bingzhou Official School.
Professor, the famous name of a certain loli often appears in the textbooks studied by students in these two colleges.
Although these things were largely entrusted to Li Shushi.
What Su Xiaololi is really interested in may be that she transforms into a cute little soldier and follows Li Shushi on his expeditions. He runs around everywhere. Basically, wherever Li Shushi goes, he can't do without this little arrogant little dog.
The Loli personal soldiers, who are not talkative at all times, protect Li Shushi from body to soul in an all-round way...probably.
It is worth mentioning that because of Su Xiaoluoli’s explosive drinking capacity and equally inhuman fighting power, her popularity among the generals is extremely high. For example, poor Cao Chun’s children’s shoes still cannot escape the shadow of those years. But that’s just right.
So, now no one dares to resist Su Xiaololi's "justice", because behind it is a history full of blood and tears.
Ahem, in fact, there are basically only two idiots who will be punished by Loli's iron fist of justice. One of them is naturally known as the dead little prince. There is also a little strong kid who has received countless crosses to extend his life, and the other is naturally
They can make Loli both arrogant and shy, but I don't know if they can also be classified as Li Shushi's children's shoes that seek death.
However, Su Xiaololi rarely directly intervenes in government affairs and military affairs. Perhaps because of her past experience, she always appears to be very cautious in this regard. Although there are many rumors about her behavior from the outside world, for those who are more familiar with it,
As for the senior officials of the Bingzhou Army, they still know this very well.
It can even be said that Su Xiaoluoli's overt interference in military and political affairs is not as much as that of a certain eldest lady. Because of the existence of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the latter is always an indispensable spokesperson at special meetings on agricultural issues before the Spring Festival every year.
.
It is precisely because of this premise that everyone was so surprised that the matron of the Bingzhou Army suddenly spoke up at the military meeting and clearly wanted to put forward her own ideas. After all, this was really unlike Su Xiaoluo.
Li's style.
"...Tamako-chan just tell me if you have any ideas. Is there any new equipment that can be used?"
In fact, everyone is not completely out of ideas on how to fight against the enemy's crossbowmen. Instead, they have provided several directions to solve this problem. In summary, there are three main ones: increasing the defensive power of our own soldiers and weakening the killing effect of the enemy's crossbows.
; Find a weapon that can compete with the enemy's crossbows, so as to suppress the enemy's crossbowmen with offense; find a suitable tactical method, and destroy the enemy's crossbowmen at an acceptable cost.
The method of increasing defense power has been mentioned before. The situation is not ideal. When the enemy's crossbowmen are already very strong, even if they use the same weapons as the opponent, it will be difficult to win because of the difference in soldiers. As for being more powerful
Although it cannot be said that there are no weapons, they are very rare in quantity and it is difficult to reach the number required to suppress the enemy.
It can be said that the third way is probably the one that really makes the Bingzhou Army feel more feasible. However, the counselors believe that the intelligence on hand is still insufficient. For the time being, they are still carrying out various exploratory attacks, but because the enemy
The oppression on Chang'an City was intensifying day by day, which made Li Shushi feel a little uneasy and convened this tactical discussion meeting.
But Su Xiaololi's words made Li Shushi see new possibilities.
What's possible?
Don't forget that Su Xiaoluoli, in addition to being a "doctor" from two major colleges, is also the person in charge of Li Shu's private weapons research and development institute under his real name. Many scientific and unscientific black technologies cannot be solved by Su Xiaoluoli's workshop in his basement.
If opened, they will be sent there to conduct various experiments that will cause a lot of bad rumors.
In other words...could it be that Su Xiaololi has any interesting new products ready to be launched?
"Hmm~ Just please wait and see, husband~ Hehe~~?" (To be continued...)