In the small pavilion on the second floor of the restaurant on the banks of the Qingshui River, Du Zhongxiao and Shi Quanbin sat opposite each other. A few side dishes on the table were extremely exquisite. A pot of wine next to it was warmed in hot water. The cannon camp and cavalry battalion here had seen it, and Shi Quanbin decided to leave and go to Tangzhou to see the infantry there.

After drinking a glass of wine, Du Zhongxiao said: "Looking at the look of the group training, it seems that he is not very satisfied with Yingtianxiangjun."

Shi Quanbin said: "It's not our first time to meet. At that time, Xia Gong, the subordinate of Hedong Road, you were the Bingzhou magistrate, and I was the commander of Bingzhou. I was very happy to work together back then. At that time, Tuoju was young and had been an official for several years. He did a great job in Yongcheng County. To be honest, Yongcheng is still very short of it. How many people want to be a magistrate there? Even Bozhou is a place where the important officials are willing to go. In Yongcheng, he was a magistrate in Yingtian and Jingxi Road. The court and everyone who did the magistrate were seen. As long as they were in the local area, there would be political achievements, and few people in the world would compare."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I have trained my family."

When he was in Bingzhou, Du Zhongxiao was Xia Feng's main assistant and had a lot of dealings with Shi Quanbin, who led troops on behalf of the Bing Road. Perhaps it was because of this origin that the court allowed him to observe the army. Shi Quanbin led his troops mediocrely and followed the rules, and there was nothing special about praise. Du Zhongxiao had business dealings with him, and had no friendship in private, so he could only be considered a matter of sharing.

Although he had no achievements in leading troops, he had seen it in the military camp. Shi Quanbin had his own opinions on the army. This time he came to the Tianxiang Army in Ying, which was really hard to describe. The artillery made him lit up. He never expected that this kind of weapon would form a branch of military service and could be used like this. But he was a little disappointed in his understanding of the cavalry, and felt that Du Zhongxiao relied too much on artillery and restricted the development of the cavalry.

The two of them drank a glass of wine, and Shi Quanbin said: "I'm not hiding the recommendation, this time I went south to pacify Nong Zhigao, and the court was dominated by Taiwei Di. It should be a deputy commander. However, the official Yan Jianjun was on the side of the army and the commander could not fight the thieves with all his strength, so it was not set. Everything was dominated by Taiwei Di."

Since Liu Ping's defeat, Huang Dehe lied about military affairs and was beheaded by Wen Yanbo, there are few military supervisors in the court, but the official title is gone, which does not mean that the matter is gone. Taking the border as an example, either taking the horse or taking the commander or governing the chief, all the eunuchs are responsible for supervising the military supervisor. When Shi Quanbin himself served as the commander, he was the second to command the military supervisor, and his main responsibility was to supervise the military supervisor on Hedong Road.

When Di Qing was determined to be the commander of Zhengnan, he originally wanted to send an eunuch as his deputy, but was opposed by the court officials and finally gave him full power. The civil servants were particularly careful in this regard. As long as the eunuch appeared among the subordinates of the command officials, it would arouse strong opposition.

Speaking of this, Shi Quanbin sighed: "There were not only Taiwei Di, but the officials and prime ministers who went south were originally planned to be the other. Tiju was the commander and I was the deputy. But this time I went to the army and saw that it was really a bit of a drum. Yingtianxiang Army was mainly artillery, but when they arrived at Guangnan, there was no train access, so they could only rely on water transportation. There was no comparison with a flat horse in the Central Plains. How could artillery be used? Artillery is inconvenient, so they should use cavalry, but I think the cavalry in the army was far inferior to the imperial guards. The cavalry was the commander of the army. The wing army was the wing army, and there was no way. This time, Di Taiwei could transfer 15,000 northwest cavalry, plus the elite cavalry of the imperial guards, and more than 20,000 people and horses! Among them, many of the iron-armed cavalry were facing DiNong Zhigao, and how could the enemy be? That guy suffered a hardship and turned around, the Yingtianxiang Army would be difficult to deal with."

Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment, not expecting that there was such a hidden feeling. Di Qing's expedition this time was huge, with high levels rarely seen, and his power was unprecedented. His deputy was indeed removed because of the opposition of the court officials. However, he did not expect that the inconspicuous position of the military supervisor was still there, and that Shi Quanbin in front of him. If he said it, it was different from before.

Seeing Shi Quanbin frowning, Du Zhongxiao said, "There is no need to worry about the regiment training. The camp and Tianxiang Army is well-trained. Even if you only bring small cannons, it is enough to defeat the Nong Zhigao chaos army in front of the formation. I always feel that the imperial guards underestimated the power of muskets. When they are far away, there are bayonets when they are close. They face the enemy head-on, which is much more powerful than swords, guns, bows and crossbows. People are flesh and blood, and even if they are wearing armor, they cannot cope with the power of guns and bullets."

Shi Quanbin said: "It's not that calculated on the battlefield. Although the muskets are sharp, there are only one row of guns in front at a time. How many people are left after this? I know that the practice method in your army is that the three rows of guns in front take turns to fire guns. But in this way, there are only three rows in one round, which is too weak. If the enemy attacks a little directly with a dead soldier, and breaks the army's formation, what should we do? Fighting in front of the formation and going all the way, you must take care of it carefully."

Du Zhongxiao raised his glass and said, "It turns out that the group training team is worried about this! You might as well drink it. I will tell you in detail."

The two of them had a drink and ate some food. Du Zhongxiao said, "The regiment training, the musketeers of the Yingtianxiang Army are indeed in the formation of three rows, but they are definitely not in the three rows or in the first row. Because of the muskets, the first three rows and the back three rows are far away, so the rear army must be arranged with the artillery position as the center. If the enemy concentrates on attacking a little, the musketeers on the side will not be mentioned, and the back will support them in time. First, there are many casualties in the front, so the three rows of people in the back will be filled. Another, if the front row is broken through

, facing the three rows behind, they are still the same. The attacked period is like a wick, burning constantly. If you lack strength, it will be like adding oil to the back. The deeper the enemy breaks through, both sides will be covered by shootings from other military formations. Isn’t this kind of fighting a dead end? Therefore, if the enemy breaks through a little, it will inevitably attack the flank, otherwise it will be dead. At this time, the formation will change next to the side, and the enemy will fall into three encirclements. Once you retreat, the three rows behind will step forward and the formation will return to the original."

Simply put, infantry is mainly muskets, and the battlefield is controlled by artillery, so naturally the formation becomes a linear shape, no longer the previous square formation. If the formation is not changed in this way, you cannot adapt to the artillery-based tactics. The square formation is too dense for artillery. This is something that the imperial guards at this time, including Shi Quanbin, cannot understand. Just using guns and cannons, the change is not too much, and each can explore appropriate usage. The battlefield is mainly artillery, and the artillery becomes the king of the battlefield, which is too big. The entire combat mode is completely different from before. The imperial guards' resistance to Du Zhongxiao's army and Shi Quanbin's concern for the Tianxiang army in the Yingtianxiang army are all due to this, not just concerning the personal status and authority.

Seeing Shi Quanbin was confused, Du Zhongxiao dipped it in water with chopsticks, drew rough and formations for him on the table, explaining them one by one. Seeing the huge gaps between each row, Shi Quanbin couldn't help frowning. The army formation in front of the battle, the denser the better, narrowing his defense area and trying to strengthen the attack on the enemy. This is the common sense of the general. The formation in the Yingtianxiang Army was so sparse, what's going on?

Du Zhongxiao said: "When a group trains, people can hold sticks, they can hold several people tightly together. Do they face the enemy in all directions? When they change the sword, gun, spear, there will be some gaps in order to be able to wield them. Now, using muskets, in order to facilitate the power of the muskets, it will naturally be like this. Each row is tightly squeezed together, basically people are connected, and they are also to strengthen the power. The three rows are closer to the three rows, so that they can shoot in turn. The three rows are relatively sparse because the range of muskets is much larger than that of swords and guns, and the formation is naturally different from before. A team of thirty people is a row, and three rows are a small array, which happens to be a number of squads. Three rows are arranged in an interlaced manner, and one squad controls a battlefield. Ten small arrays form a large array, just one battalion, and the battlefield stands alone. The battalion commander and prime minister are in the center to command the entire situation, which is the arrangement of the camp Tianxiang Army on the battlefield."

The army organization under the operation is mainly to adapt to the battlefield, and daily management is just to take into account. With the battalion as a unit, it does not require special arrangements during the war. They naturally deploy and control a key place. This is the case with the camp and the imperial guards, but the two are different in tactics, the weapons they use, the area of ​​the battlefield controlled, and the number of people is also different.

Shi Quanbin looked at Du Zhongxiao painting on the table and explained in detail. He couldn't stop thinking about it for a moment. Is this okay?

Du Zhongxiao didn't know if it was possible. He had never fought a war or had no military experience. He just had a lot of training and learning to understand the laws of combat on the battlefield and formed tactics according to combat strategies. The experience of war is of course important, but if it is not practical, the rules of the battlefield can always be simulated. Even if there are shortcomings of this and that, the general direction should not be wrong.

When the Volcanic Army was in the volcanic army, it was only the first step to make muskets and cannons. When it arrived at Jingxi Road, with Yingtianxiang Army, Du Zhongxiao learned about the role of new weapons in war through training and exercises. He changed the form of war with weapons and took a big step forward. This step is much further than everything. If it can be tested by war, it will directly bring about changes in the military system and war. For most forces, it is impossible for them to reach this point, and national strength cannot support them to organize sufficiently large-scale troops. After this, war becomes the exclusive exclusive to big countries, and small countries can only play supporting roles in war. If they barely gather human power, small countries cannot have such powerful material resources.

If the Yingtianxiang Army is fully organized, with an army of about 50,000, the vast majority of the surrounding forces are troops that destroy the country. Apart from the Khitan and Dangxiang, they cannot organize an army of this size, let alone management and command. Even Dangxiang, being able to form such an army is the limit of national strength.
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