Chapter 277 Doomsday Great Escape
Li Rui said: "This is a big circle!"
Zhuge Hui sighed: "Who said no? In the past, I wanted to come from Liangzhou to Luoyang, just pass through Guanzhong and pass Tongguan. The road was very fast and I could even take a boat. But now, due to the constant war, this road has basically been cut off. I can only go to Wuguan to Nanyang, and then go north through Xuchang." Thinking of the refugees I saw along the way, and dead bodies lie on both sides of the road. Towns were nowhere to be seen, and only ghosts were crying. She couldn't help but sigh with compassion: "There are refugees with no faces and no one was emitting deathly spirits all over the body, and there were corpses without anyone to be buried everywhere. Many towns could not see them. When the wind blew, the empty buildings whimpered, as if the wronged ghost was crying. It was really terrible!"
Beigong Chun killed a big bowl and wanted to serve it by himself, but Zhuge Hui took his bowl over and helped him serve it. He looked at this smart and beautiful daughter and sighed: "You shouldn't come to the Central Plains! It's great to stay in Liangzhou. Although Liangzhou cannot be called peace, it is not so chaotic at least."
Zhuge Hui handed him a full bowl and smiled: "I miss you, Father! We haven't met you for two years. Don't you miss your daughter, father?"
Beigong Chun muttered helplessly: "You will act coquettishly, you little girl can't do anything!" He picked up the chopsticks and slapped a few times, then asked Li Rui: "Boy, you have made contributions again this time. Jing'er wrote to him and said that you performed well in this battle."
Li Rui smiled and said, "It is only when the major general has good command, so I have the opportunity to perform."
Beigong Chun said: "I can't tell you are quite good at flattering. Jing'er said that you used a very novel tactic in this battle, that is, let the cavalry move slowly in an orderly formation, and only one arrow from the enemy began to charge. As a result, the two thousand fierce Wuhuan cavalry were defeated in just one charge. Why is this slow tactic so terrifying? What are the tricks here?"
Li Rui was not sleepy when he mentioned this. He put down the bowl and wrote on the table with his fingers: "Actually, there is nothing surprising about this tactic. It is nothing more than waiting for labor to be done and to disperse... The biggest advantage of cavalry is that it is strong mobility and strong impact, and the biggest disadvantage is that it is difficult to restrain formation when charging. The physical strength and state of war horses are different. Each cavalry has different personalities and ideas. Once a charge is launched, some people will fight for the first place, and some will deliberately fall behind. The direct consequence is that one thousand cavalry will be scattered out. The ones who really play a decisive role are often the one or two hundred cavalry rushing in the front, either in the middle and difficult to exert force, or deliberately fall behind to see the scenery. If the signs are wrong, they will run away immediately!"
Beigong Chun nodded: "It is true. Therefore, most cavalry generals often only send hundreds of cavalry to tentative attacks when they are against the enemy. They will only throw out all the cavalry for the final harvest until they are defeated. Few people launch large-scale cavalry charges from the beginning."
As soon as they came up, there were charges of thousands or even thousands of riders. They looked spectacular, but the actual effect was not good. Most people were nested in the middle, or even blocked by the bodies of dead horses, which made it difficult to play a role. They might even have to stop because of the nest, lose speed, and be killed by the enemy.
Li Rui said: "So I let the cavalry line up in tight and neat formations and trot forward instead of charging at the beginning. This slower is a little slower, but the effect is good. Which one deliberately falls behind and which one deliberately rushes in front, the officers in the horizontal line can see at a glance, and to the greatest extent, everyone is rushing forward bravely and bravely striving for the first place, and the cowardly falls far behind. Until the enemy cavalry is only one arrow away, everyone runs away. At this time, the two sides will immediately have a close fight. Even if the timids want to escape, they have no chance to escape, because they know very well that there is only a dead end to escape at such a close distance! "
"On the surface, the Wuhuan cavalry is two thousand, and our cavalry is one thousand, and our cavalry is at an absolute disadvantage. However, most of their cavalry are behind. The cavalry that can attack the enemy at the first time are only the two or three hundred people in the front, but our formation is neat and dense, which is equivalent to using more than one thousand people to attack them two or three hundred people, and they have an absolute advantage in military strength. Moreover, they rushed from the beginning. When they caught the enemy, the body strength of the war horses was consumed hugely, but our army was jogging and the physical energy was not consumed much. This is to wait for the effort to do it. In terms of the physical strength and state of the war horses, we are at an absolute advantage; their formation is loose, our formation is dense, and each Wuhuan cavalry has to face several weapons, which is to gather and disperse, and they are still at an absolute disadvantage! It would be strange if the advantage is so obvious, it would be strange if they don't rush to death!"
He explained the tactical ideas and logic of this battle in detail. Beigong Chun listened with relish. Even Zhuge Hui held her chin with her hands and looked at him with her head tilted, as if she was very interested.
After he finished speaking, Beigong Chun said: "This tactic is novel and unheard of. You can come up with such a tactic and put it into practice. Boy, you are a genius."
Li Rui laughed and said, "I read them all on military books."
Beigong Chun said: "No matter where you see it, it is a rare thing to understand it so thoroughly. However, boy, you have not done thoroughly enough. If you can win this battle, it will be a great part of luck."
Li Rui was stunned: "What do you say?"
Beigong said sincerely: "Your luck is that the cavalry participating in this battle, whether it is Jing'er's 400 heavy cavalry or the 600 tiger cavalry that originally belonged to you, are veterans who have experienced many battles. They are clear-headed on the battlefield and with Jing'er, they know what they should do and what choices they make. If you are personally commanding, if there are a large number of new recruits in the cavalry team you command, how much power do you think you can exert with the same tactics?"
Li Rui was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The Major General has experienced many battles, made great achievements and is famous. With him, everyone has a clear mind. He feels that he will definitely win and will not think randomly. But I don't have such a reputation. If I ask me to command, everyone will definitely be unsure. Once my thoughts are messed up, the momentum will be gone..."
The momentum is very important when fighting. From ancient times to the present, there have been many incredible battle examples. More than a dozen or dozens of soldiers can scare away or even directly defeat hundreds and thousands of troops, which is simply jaw-dropping. These soldiers who created the miracle of defeating the strong with the weak are all Saiyans. Can they slaughter a city by one? No, they are also mortals. When they really fight, they can kill any arrow, a thrown javelin, or a small soldier with a knife behind their back. They can create such a miracle, but because they have already overwhelmed the other in momentum before they even fought.
The side that was suppressed by them was already in chaos before they started fighting. They were afraid and just wanted to escape. If they could not exert 100% of their combat power, they would be the only one who was unparalleled by the enemy. It was like an actor who was overthrown by an old actor with far superior acting skills and richer experience. His mind was blank and he even forgot half of his lines. So what else can he do? Those who were a little more fragile mentally cried. They couldn't fight the momentum, and no matter how clever the tactics were, they were useless, and they could not implement them at all. Just like the actor who was suppressed, they couldn't even take up the lines on the opposite side, let alone the acting skills.
The momentum is gone, and no matter how many soldiers rush forward, it will be a gift.
"If there are many new recruits under his command, it will be even more deadly. New recruits are generally afraid of war. They will try every means to escape without even taking the consequences..." Li Rui kept shook his head, deeply feeling that it was really not easy for Beigong Jing to charge into battle with thousands of troops. If he had no choice, he would definitely not be able to do it!
Beigong Chun said: "So your luck in this battle is very large. If you do it again, it may not be the result."
Li Rui humbly asked for advice: "Then what should I do?"
Beigong Chun said: "Military discipline must be well implemented. The premise for whether all tactical strategies can be implemented smoothly is inseparable from four words: orders are prohibited! Without iron-like discipline, no matter how clever tactics are, they cannot be implemented!"
Li Rui said: "I have emphasized discipline from the beginning..."
Beigong Chun said: "What's the use of this kind of verbal emphasis? You have to take practical actions to let all soldiers know that the consequences of violating military discipline are more serious than those who fight against the enemy. They are more afraid of military discipline than fearing the enemy! Throughout history, those famous generals who have won every battle, such as Sun Zi, Wu Qi, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Wei Huo, and Prime Minister Zhuge, who are not strict in governing the army and military orders are like mountains? Just relying on your mouth to emphasize, you can beat military sticks and want the rebellious soldiers to obey orders. That is a dream! The steel-like discipline is piled up with heads!"
Li Rui sweated on his forehead: "Then what should I do?"
Beigong Chun said: "What can I do? Use iron-blooded means! Your idea of leading troops was wrong from the beginning. What you pursue was to make the soldiers respect and love this thing on the battlefield is too extravagant and unreliable. You should make them respect! Respect, you may win through your character and care for the soldiers under your command. If you fear, you can only use iron-blooded means. For example, if you are in line for charge, let the troops stop and complete the team every time you walk, it will definitely not work. If Qiang Yu had not been entangled all the time,
The main force of the Wuhuan cavalry, they have already rushed over to rush you to pieces while you are walking and stopping. You should implement the strictest battlefield discipline, divide the most elite veterans into two teams, one team takes the lead in charge to boost morale, and one team is in the back! One person in the front team retreats, the back team is in the back team; the whole team retreats, and the back team is in the back team to kill them; the back team retreats, and the old soldiers in the front team are in the front team to kill them! Similarly, there are people in the front team to fight for the first place and kill them from left to right! Only in this way can thousands of soldiers be integrated and command them like arms and fingers!"
Li Rui was stunned: "This... if you do this, you have to cut off how many of your own people!"
Chapter completed!