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Chapter 856: Pre-war preparation lessons '19/33'

The war between Qin and Wei seemed to be a certainty, judging from the fact that the Qin envoy Gan Xu left Daliang, the capital of the King of Wei, on the day Zhao Hongrun rejected them.

From Zhao Hongrun's point of view, the purpose of the Qin envoy's visit to Wei was simply to find a reason to declare war.

Because no envoy from any country would ask the other party to give up a land equivalent to half the size of Longxi. You must know that this half of the land the size of Longxi is almost the entire territory of a Weiguo.

Zhao Hongrun thought that the Qin envoy named Gan Xu didn't seem to be mentally retarded. Otherwise, how could he have become the retainer of Wei Yang, the chief minister of the Qin State? How could he have been ranked among the ministers of the Qin Palace?

Du You, the Minister of Rites, could see through this kind of thing, Zhao Sheng, the Lord of Yao, could see through it, Emperor Wei could see through it, and Zhao Hongrun could also see through it.

Qin wants to continue to expand!

They need a legitimate reason to declare war on Wei!

They long for war!

Because without war, Qin might collapse!

This is no longer a war caused by enmity or not. The fundamental reason is that Qin is in a special period.

Prepare for war! Prepare for war!

Following the order from King Su Zhao Hongrun, the General Administration of Metallurgy and the Military Casting Bureau worked frantically, rushing to cast equipment for the Shang Navy and the Yanling Army day and night. The research and development of weapons such as repeating crossbows and sniper crossbows were also accelerated.

The craftsmen who created the situation strived to come up with the most advanced war weapons when Qin and Wei fought.

At the same time, the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army also put an end to the happy entertainment of hunting wolves and invested in high-intensity training.

After all, the Qin soldiers they may face in the near future will definitely be the most fierce and fearless enemy they have ever encountered so far!

During this period of time, Zhao Hongrun stayed in his study in Prince Su's Mansion, asking Lintao Lord Wei Ji about the situation of the Qin army.

Speaking of Lintao Lord Wei Ji, Zhao Hongrun really didn't know what to say about this person.

Because a few days ago, that is, on the day when the talks with Qin envoy Gan Xu collapsed, Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, knew that war between Wei and Qin was inevitable, so he sent his family to northern Xinjiang that night to tell the troops stationed there about the incident.

Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao in the Yanghu area of ​​Hedong County.

Lintao Lord Wei Ji was so excited when he heard about this incident that he immediately reported to Chui Gong Palace and resigned from the post of general of the "Northern Army" and replaced him with deputy general Jiang Bi. He traveled day and night in light clothes to assist Zhao Hongrun.

So when Zhao Hongrun saw Lintao Lord Wei Ji storming into his Prince Su's palace in such a furious manner, he was dumbfounded.

He never expected that Lintao Lord Wei Ji, who was almost forty years old, would act so impulsively.

You know, we are in the Kingdom of Wei now, not Longxi. According to Lintao Lord Wei Ji's wanton behavior, if someone is accused of "escaping from battle", he will be executed.

Therefore, without saying a word, Zhao Hongrun immediately sent Wei Jiao, the chief of the imperial guards, to report the matter to Chui Gong Hall and intercede for Lintao Lord Wei Ji.

Fortunately, Emperor Wei was a wise king and could guess why Wei Ji, Lord Tao, did such a thing. In addition, Zhao Hongrun met the latter to intercede, so he did not pursue the case. He just asked the Ministry of War to issue a notice,

It means that Lintao Lord Wei Ji contracted an illness on his way to northern Xinjiang and was unable to command the army. He had to return to Daliang to recuperate. As for the position of general of the "Three Northern Armies", Jiang Bi succeeded him.

Although because of Zhao Hongrun's relationship, Lintao Lord Wei Ji was not punished, his actions were really incomprehensible to Zhao Hongrun.

You must know that the "Three Northern Armies" were selected from the twelve private armies of the Wei clan in Longxi, and most of them were soldiers of the Lintao Wei clan and Tianshui Wei clan. Therefore, Wei Feng of the Tianshui Wei clan proposed that Lintao Jun

Wei Ji served as the general, and Jiang Bi, a retainer of the Wei family in Tianshui, served as the deputy general.

But now that Lintao Lord Wei Ji has resigned from his post, it is like giving the "Three Northern Armies" to the Tianshui Wei family. Zhao Hongrun would never be able to do such a generous thing.

However, it can be seen from this that how strong Lintao Jun Wei Ji was in defeating Qin and retaking Longxi.

After returning to Daliang, Wei Ji, the king of Lintao, who pretended to be injured, quietly moved to the Xiyuan wing of Prince Su's palace so that he could discuss with Zhao Hongrun how to defeat the Qin army.

In addition to his own thoughts, Lintao Lord Wei Ji also brought back two retainers, one named Mao Bo and the other Xue Jiang, who were both confidants of Lintao Lord Wei Ji when he was in Longxi.

So today, the four of them, plus Wei Jiao, the chief of the imperial guards, sat in the study room studying tactics to defeat the Qin army.

Of course, before studying tactics, Lintao Lord Wei Ji naturally wanted to introduce the general situation of the Qin army to Zhao Hongrun.

In fact, Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, told Zhao Hongrun about Qin's "Iron Eagle Army" and "Tattooed Army" a while ago. However, the overview of the Qin army that Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, knew was not as good as that of Lintao.

Wei Ji details.

After all, Lintao Lord Wei Ji and Jiang Bi were the generals who personally led the troops to fight the Qin army on the front line.

According to Lintao Lord Wei Ji, the regular army of the Qin State was mainly composed of "ge shield soldiers", that is, infantrymen holding a shield in their left hand and a long spear in their right hand.

While telling the story, Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao, also drew a picture of "Ge Dunbing". Although the painting skills are not very good, some clues can be seen.

Through observation, Zhao Hongrun discovered that the shield of the Gedun soldiers of Qin was a square shield like the shield made by his Wei army, but it was at least a circle larger. The soldier placed the shield vertically on the ground, and the height of the shield actually reached the soldier's shoulders.

At first, Zhao Hongrun thought it was a problem with Lintao Lord Wei Ji's painting skills. After asking about it, he found out that it was indeed the case.

This is incredible!

The weight of such a big shield can be imagined. Coupled with the heavy armor, are all the people of Qin a strong man?

Later, after Lintao Lord Wei Ji explained it, Zhao Hongrun realized that although the shield was indeed a heavy bronze shield, the armor worn by Qin's Gedun soldiers was very light, and most of them were leather armor made of cowhide.

Therefore, in general, the load of Qin's sword and shield soldiers is not much higher than that of Wei's sword and shield soldiers.

Furthermore, Qin people are generally tall and have strong arms. Therefore, using such heavy bronze shields will not affect the soldiers' strength on the battlefield.

What's more important is that Qin's sword and shield soldiers generally use the "step by step" tactic to advance, squeezing the enemy's space on the battlefield and disrupting the enemy's formation through advancement. They will not charge like Wei's sword and shield soldiers.

——That is the responsibility of "Qin Guo Zhang Ge Bing".

"Can't a crossbow penetrate this kind of bronze shield?" Zhao Hongrun asked Lintao Lord Wei Ji.

Lintao Lord Wei Ji shook his head and explained while gesticulating: "Qin's Gedun soldiers have a set of tactics to deal with far bows... about ten people form a square formation, with two shields in each direction and two shields above their heads.

, even if thousands of arrows were fired in volley, they were still unscathed...As for the crossbows, we have tried, but they can't penetrate the Qin army's shields."

"That's your crossbow." Zhao Hongrun took the picture and looked at it twice before throwing it away on the table.

In his opinion, if Qin's army dared to use this slow-advance tactic to deal with Wei's army, it would simply be seeking death.

You know, the continuous crossbows of Wei State's Smelting Bureau can even penetrate the military iron shield forged by the country two years ago, and it is no problem to shoot through the bronze shield of Qin State.

What's more important is that the range of the Lian Nu, although Zhao Hongrun thinks it is a mid-range, is still only one to two hundred feet. According to the snail-like advancement tactics of the Qin Ge Dun soldiers, I am afraid that even the Lian Nu will be hit by them before they even get close to it.

Shot to death.

"This is considered heavy infantry...what else?"

"Other than that, the main army of the Qin State consists of long-armed soldiers, crossbow soldiers, and chariot soldiers." Lintao Lord Wei Ji said.

There is nothing to explain about the Changge soldiers. In Zhao Hongrun's view, they are just cannon fodder in the Qin regular army. As for the crossbow soldiers, he is not afraid. After all, the range of Qin's crossbows may not be as far as that of Wei's crossbows. In addition, the range of Wei soldiers'

The armor is designed to evade flying arrows to a certain extent. Unless they are at a very close distance or simply hit the vital point, it is difficult for Qin's crossbowmen to pose any threat to Wei soldiers.

In comparison, the threat from the chariot fleet is greater.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Hongrun asked: "What tactics do Qin's chariot fleets generally adopt? Are they used alone, or in conjunction with infantry?"

"Generally, they will cooperate with the Ge Dun soldiers to act. Only when they are pursuing a victory, they will act alone." Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao, explained.

"...The most troublesome situation."

Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.

It is undeniable that Zhao Hongrun does despise chariots. After all, in his opinion, chariots have long been eliminated by history, but he will not underestimate the power of chariots because of this.

In the final analysis, when chariots were eliminated by cavalry, they were not eliminated in terms of tactical use, but on a strategic level - chariots carrying multiple people were destined to be far less maneuverable than cavalry, so they could easily be

Experienced Hussars beat.

But if it's a head-on battle, how about letting cavalry with about the same strength compete with a chariot? Can two crossbowmen in a chariot shoot down an oncoming light cavalry?

What's more, the chariot fleet is more lethal to the infantry, and the largest number of the Wei army's arms is the infantry.

If it was just a chariot convoy acting alone, Zhao Hongrun was not worried. The northern Sichuan cavalry could defeat the opponent casually.

But it would be more troublesome if Qin's chariot fleet acted together with the infantry. After all, the Northern Sichuan cavalry was not used to force the enemy's mixed army. Zhao Hongrun could not accept the losses caused by that, even if the Northern Sichuan cavalry was a foreign cavalry.

"We have to find a way to restrain Qin's infantry fighting vehicle combination..."

Zhao Hongrun muttered to himself, and then asked: "Iron Eagle Army and Tattooed Army don't need to be introduced. Lord Zhao Sheng has already told me about it. Besides, is there any other army in Qin that deserves attention?"

After hearing this, Lintao Lord Wei Ji nodded and said, "Yes, cavalry."

"..." Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a while after hearing this, and asked Lintao Lord Wei Ji in disbelief: "Cavalry?"

"Yes, cavalry." Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao, nodded and said, "The guard martingale of Qin has formed a cavalry force."

"..." Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, and then his eyes showed a bit of solemnity.

He suddenly realized that Wei Yang, the commander of the Qin State's Zuo Shu, was originally a guard, which meant that the other party was likely to imitate the Korean cavalry and create a cavalry for the Qin State.

At the same time, it also means that the Qin State with Wei Yangmao may not be as backward as he imagined.


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