Yi Zong rode his horse and looked at his enemy in the distance from a distance.
His eyes never left the large scroll for a moment.
"Zhelan tribe..." Yi Zong stroked the sword on his waist.
During his time in Yunzhong County, he was very familiar with the name of this tribe!
The name of Chanyu Zhibian of the Zhelan tribe is even more familiar.
Yi Zong's face was extremely serious.
"The Zhelan people are best at hand-to-hand combat!" Yi Zong said to the Han general beside him: "They are the backbone of the Huns!"
"If we can interrupt them, then from now on, I, the big man, will be able to make the entire Xiongnu fearful and fearful!"
Officers from the Huben Guard and the Yulin Guard were gearing up and eager to try. Some Sima even said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, we will definitely win!"
But the officers from Yunzhong all looked solemn.
Anyone who has never fought against the Zhelan people will never know how terrifying this seemingly rough and crazy Xiongnu tribe is.
This is a terrifying tribe that even if they fall into a tight siege, even if they are knocked off their horses and their bones are broken, they will madly hug anyone who comes close, and they will roll and bite on the ground together.
The weapons of the Zhelan people are not just bows and arrows, collars and hammers.
There are also teeth, fists and feet.
A person like this is not scary.
But 10,000 such people are actually the demon army from hell, and when they have organization and discipline, the terror and horror of such an army is enough to make anyone who fights against them tremble with fear and fear.
"Send the order to the whole army, check the crossbows!" Yi Zong decisively issued the order through the Chinese army when he was still ten miles away from the Huns.
Orders were passed down from level to level to individual soldiers.
Except for the cuirassiers of the Tiger Guard and the Yulin Guard.
Other Han cavalrymen began to check the hand crossbows they carried.
This hand crossbow is the result of the cooperation between Mo Yuan and Shaofu.
Compared with the old hand crossbow, it is lighter and more precise.
More importantly, a crossbow box is added, which can fire three arrows in a row once it is cocked.
This is very important for cavalry.
Of course, there are also disadvantages.
That is, the power and range are greatly reduced. The effective killing distance is only thirty steps, and the optimal range is only ten steps.
However, for the cavalry, such shortcomings are irrelevant.
The Han army never lacked long-range firepower projection.
The emergence of this kind of hand crossbow effectively strengthened the Han army's melee combat advantage.
Moreover, the popularity of stirrups, saddles and horseshoes allowed the cavalry of the Han army to free their hands to do more things.
for example……
Many cavalrymen of the Confederate Army, after checking their hand crossbows, silently took a large ring-headed sword in their hands.
This kind of big sword is made of iron. The blade part is extremely sharp. In previous experiments, it can easily cut off the enemy's bronze weapon. It can also easily split the enemy's leather armor and chop off his bones.
break.
And behind the army, hundreds of chariots followed closely.
These war kings of the old era who were originally eliminated from the battlefield have withdrawn from the main battle force of the Han army in this new era.
They have now become simple fortifications that follow the march of the army and are responsible for transporting supplies and serving as obstacles during defense.
Now, these chariots are fully loaded with equipment of the Han army.
Especially those breastplates and lances.
"General, the inspection of the crossbows of the entire army has been completed!" an officer reported when he was still about eight miles away from the Huns' formation.
At the same time, the Hun army formation on the opposite side also began to advance.
Yi Zong completely focused his attention on the movement and advancing formation of the Hun cavalry on the opposite side.
Hearing this, he just nodded and said: "Order: Use the northern and southern armies as the left and right flanks, and the cuirassiers as the center army!"
As the flags were waved, the Han army's formation also began to adjust, from the original loose formation to a more compact combat formation.
When the distance between the two armies reached three miles, Yi Zong ordered: "The whole army listens to the order and stops advancing!"
Therefore, when the Huns stopped their steps, the Han army also stopped almost at the same time.
Yi Zong first observed the array of Hun cavalry on the opposite side, and then sighed: "It is indeed a strong enemy!"
In Yi Zong's eyes, the Huns' cavalry array was tight and aggressive.
The oval-shaped formation indicates that the opponent is very likely to launch a charge at any time.
But a distance of only three miles may only require a snap of a finger for the cavalry.
It is even very possible that our own side will not be able to respond.
But this formation is also perfect in terms of defense.
The formation listed by the Huns taught Yi Zong a lot.
"Our army is still not as good as the Huns in terms of organization and tacit understanding..." Looking at the Huns on the other side who had already formed an array and assumed a posture without the need for orders or coordination, Yi Zong sighed in his heart.
Then, he began to give orders.
"Hu Ben Guards! Yu Lin Guards, all Sima captains, listen to the order!" Yi Zong spurred his horse forward and pulled out the sword at his waist: "The entire army is wearing armor!"
"promise!"
So, in the center of the Han army, pairs of armors were pushed by chariots one by one to the vicinity of the Chinese army's banner.
The two thousand cavalrymen of the Yulin Guard and the Tiger Guard, with the help of the logistics personnel, began to put on the breastplates neatly, fasten the buttons, put on the helmets with the top of the head upright, took over the lances, and then
, they put down their masks, leaving only their eyes exposed.
Then, they formed a dense cavalry array.
This array is so tight that from a distance, they look like a solid wall.
Cheng Bushi of the Huben Guards once wrote a pamphlet "Records of the Breastplate". Yi Zong himself also wrote a military training manual called "Records of Battle Formations" based on this pamphlet.
There is a principle in these two booklets.
That's why - the way to charge into battle lies in the ratio between the enemy and ourselves, not the number of our troops.
There is even a formula summarized by several military officers within the Huben Guards.
According to this formula, everyone found that on the battlefield, especially when charging, the theoretical maximum battle loss rate of the attacker is only proportional to the number of enemies in front of them.
It does not depend on how many people our army has or how many enemies there are.
Within a single unit area, in close combat, this formula is even more god-like truth.
All past exercises have proven the reliability of this formula.
Because its inventor was a general of the Huben Guard headed by Cheng Bushi, therefore, within the Yulin Guard and the Huben Guard, it was called the ‘Hu Ben Theorem’ or also ‘Cheng’s Theorem’.
This is the first time that the Han army has found a way to boost its combat effectiveness from mathematical calculations and principles.
Since then, there has been an upsurge in using mathematics to serve the military within the Yulin Guard and the Huben Guard.
Cheng Bushi even wrote a book called "The Use of Strong Crossbows" as a textbook for crossbowmen. In that book, Cheng Bushi, with the support of the emperor, borrowed the mathematical institutions of the Han Dynasty, including the Taishi Administration, to calculate
From 500 to 5000 people, under different environments and conditions, the firepower projection strike efficiency of crossbowmen was measured.
The book "The Use of Strong Crossbows" therefore became the teaching material of the martial arts academy.
Now, within the Huben Guards and Yulin Guards, do you want to be promoted?
If you don't understand mathematics, it's almost impossible.
Every officer above Sima level even has a teacher who is a mathematician.
As the captain of the Habayashi Guards, Yi Zong's math scores have been constantly improving because of this - if he can't improve, what if the officers below him are stronger than himself, where will the captain's face be put?
You know, in the Han army, status has always been determined by ability rather than status.
At this moment, countless numbers were actually rolling around in Yi Zong's mind.
A dozen officers on his left and right sides also held a small abacus and were constantly turning and calculating.
Then, sheets of white paper were handed to Yi Zong.
As Yi Zong watched, he mentally compared these results with his own calculations.
This is the typical style of the Habayashi Guard and the Huben Guard today.
Under the initiative and encouragement of the Emperor, the Yulin and Huben guards, up and down, all practiced the idea of settling accounts before fighting, and comparing ourselves with the enemy before forming formations. Even when charging, we must first calculate the scores between our army and the enemy.
distance and speed.
The benefits of doing this are very obvious and practical.
Therefore, over time, until now, even if the emperor does not supervise it, everyone still consciously maintains this habit.
"The number of our army and the enemy's army is about one to one..." At this moment, Yi Zong was repeatedly comparing the number of the enemy and ours, as well as the length and width of the enemy's array: "The enemy's array is about five miles long and two miles thick.
…”
Looking down at the calculation results on the white paper, many different pictures naturally appeared in Yi Zong's mind.
That was the maximum blow and firepower projection area that the Huns could inflict on the Han army under various conditions.
Then, Yi Zong raised his head, raised his hand, and began to order other troops: "Southern Army Department A, move forward three hundred steps!"
"Northern Army Yitun, retreat fifty steps..."
"Yunzhong County Jiaqu, move forward a hundred steps..."
Orders were issued one by one, and then conveyed to the corresponding troops through the command flag.
The formation of the Han army began to undergo complex changes.
"Move the chariot forward five hundred steps..." Yi Zong gave the last order.
As a result, the Han army array that appeared in front of the Huns began to become strange and eye-catching.
This is a cone-like military formation.
On the left and right flanks were the light cavalry and horse archers of the Han army. They were divided into more than a dozen large and small battle groups, and the distance between them was unified at 150 steps.
The width between each cavalry is about three steps.
From a distance, they looked like some stragglers hanging on the plain.
But in fact, anyone with a little experience knows that this formation is very scientific.
The distance between each battle group is good, and the distance between each cavalry is just right.
This allows them to maximize their firepower and speed.
More importantly, the cooperation between them will be more consistent. Even if an accident occurs, there will be no problems of collision and interference with each other.
As for the central army, two thousand cuirassiers were tightly formed into a thick and solid array.
These cavalry are so conspicuous and so noticeable.
Even though they were three miles apart, all the Huns' attention was on them.
"Blast the drum!" Yi Zong ordered, riding his horse.
At the rear of the Han army, war drums carried by five chariots rumbled under the beating of dozens of big men.
The drum sound is very rhythmic.
To the beat of drums, the cuirassiers of the Yulin Guard and the Tiger Guard advanced slowly.
"Raise the gun!" one after another shouted at the top of their lungs.
The long lance began to be raised flat, and the sharp spear heads were lined up in rows, shining coldly in the sun.
Step by step, these cuirassiers began to advance slowly. The trained horses knew what their masters meant.
They moved forward step by step unhurriedly.
"Listen to your orders!" Yi Zong came to the formation on the right at this moment. He drew his sword and pointed: "Southern Army Zuo Sima! Northern Army Right Tun! Charge out of the formation and swim a hundred steps in front of the Xiongnu formation, using their crossbows.
Project it!”
"Part A, Part C, stay behind and provide support!"
It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders!
The Northern and Southern armies had this mission deeply embedded in their bones.
At this time, the two main forces of the Han army guarding Chang'an were not the delicate old and young soldiers from the Yuan Dynasty.
At this time, everyone in the Han army knew the truth - there is beauty like jade in the army, and there is a house of gold in the army.
Young man, do you want to get rich, stand out, honor your ancestors, or even become a prince or prime minister?
Then go charge!
Everything you want can be obtained through your weapons and blood and sweat.
So, with an order, two thousand cavalry rushed out of the entire right-wing Han army column.
Suddenly, the war horses neighed and galloped, kicking up clouds of dust. (To be continued.)
