Speaking of the charges, the Mongolian army is even more harsh, which is one of the reasons why most of them can fight to the death.

As for humanity and fairness, in that era, under that background, Meng Jiucheng would not consider it. Everything is for victory and for the tenacity of the army, and it is useless to say anything if it fails.

This will happen to the situation with infantry against cavalry for a long time. In order to block the impact of cavalry, infantry without steel will not be able to do so.

Of course, in addition to the strict battle formations of infantry, Meng Jiucheng believes that the sharp firearm is also extremely important.

The plunder and killing of nomadic peoples depends on their bravery and combat skills, while the resistance and combat of farming peoples depends on their technology and equipment.

The progress and use of firearms was a great contribution when the Han people defeated the rule of foreign races for the first time. It was the battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty led by Zhu Yuanzhang; and hundreds of years ahead of schedule, Meng Jiucheng was working hard to make it a reality, although the road was still far and the time was still long.

In order to make up for the shortcomings of the development of firearms, Meng Jiucheng used side vans and pine cannons as a transition. Although the power was insufficient, it was no longer passively beaten, and it also had the power to resist in field battles.

In terms of the army organization, Meng Jiucheng and Wang Zhongfeng and other generals repeatedly discussed and set the battalion as the smallest unit for independent activities, with more than 600 infantry, one hundred artillery and logistics soldiers, and twenty reconnaissance cavalry. Each battalion was equipped with ten pine cannons, ten baggage chariots, and ten flying thunder cannons.

The specific tactic is that when encountering enemy cavalry in the field, the cavalry is responsible for early warning and seeking help from friendly forces, while the infantry defends on the spot.

According to military orders, it is better to die than to fight to the end, otherwise military law will be carried out. In this way, even if it is annihilated by the enemy due to insufficient reinforcements, it is necessary to kill as much as possible for the enemy. Moreover, this will avoid the end of being chased by the cavalry when retreating hastily.

As for why the battalion is the smallest unit, it is not decided by anyone, but the results obtained through repeated research based on the experience of the generals in actual combat.

A battalion has about 800 people, which can form a relatively stable and solid square formation. Moreover, such a number of people will not be too long when marching, and the time it takes to form a formation on the spot is relatively short, which can be quickly converted into a defensive formation.

The Red Turban Army lacks established cavalry, so it is impossible to adopt such a strategy. Because the cavalry harassment of the marching brigade, it is difficult to completely prevent the raids, and it is impossible to always maintain a marching formation.

Meng Jiucheng and others knew that the defensive formation formed by the battalion was unlikely to defeat a large number of cavalry, but if you were defeated, you would have to knock off a few teeth and make the enemy pay a certain price. To put it bluntly, you have to pull the back even if you die, and you have to make the enemy pay a price.

"Swap people with people", Meng Jiucheng didn't say that, but his idea was exactly that. Of course, there is nothing to be blamed for. In the competition of comprehensive strength, the number of people is also one of various resources.

If this goal can be achieved, which foreign race can withstand such a war of attrition by the Han people with an absolute advantage in number?

Although we are still walking along this road and can only be regarded as a small step, the pace is unswerving.

You should know that the reason why muskets can eliminate bows and arrows is not the advantage of range and precision, but the ability to explode a large number of soldiers. When musket soldiers’ training cycles are a month or even shorter, it forms a crushing momentum for archers that can only be trained for several years. In the war, "swap people with people" has become an invincible tactic and method.

Relying on the risk of perseverance, he defeated Wanyan Bird's attack. This not only trained the troops, but also had the experience of facing the Jin army. Although he had it before, the battle process was different. It also made Wanyan Bird put away his arrogance and began to consider the possibility of surrendering, as well as the confidence of the Lion of the Red Turban Army.

Similarly, Fang Guosan's defeat also sounded the alarm for Meng Jiucheng again. That is, the clap and attack of the cavalry, whether the warning and defense systems in the base area are complete, and what loopholes and defects are there? Although it cannot be foolproof, it is still necessary to try your best to minimize losses.

"Although it is difficult to prevent water from leaking, the light cavalry also has its weaknesses. If you can't attack, you don't have enough food to carry, and you will have the risk of being cut off from the back." Wang Zhongfeng had his own opinion on this, "So, it is neither possible nor necessary to set up defenses everywhere. Although the current defense system is still necessary to strengthen, it is correct."

The main traffic roads and passes and dangerous places were the first places where the Red Turban Army built forts and built forts. Wang Zhongfeng said it was correct, that is, he insisted on key defenses and stationed troops in the important areas, rather than laying down defense lines.

Meng Jiucheng pondered for a while and nodded in agreement. After all, he cared too much about human life. Although the invasion could not defend the root cause, the casualties of the people in the base area were inevitable. But in reality, he had to make him ruthlessly and adopt the most favorable strategy.

As Wang Zhongfeng said, it is impossible to lay down the defense line and it is also stupid.

Just like the Great Wall in history, fortifications of thousands of miles can be unpredictable. The enemy can break through at one point, and then drive straight into the Central Plains. However, the Great Wall is not useless. The garrisons of the passes and fortresses are the main reasons why nomads cannot invade on a large scale and dare not invade too deeply.

Therefore, although there is no Great Wall in the base area and it is impossible to build it, it is connected into lines with key points of defense, and the role it plays is similar to that of the Great Wall.

Moreover, points can be increased. Regular troops stationed castles, passes, piers, villages and towns to build camps, militias guard and joint defense. This will cause dozens of people and hundreds of people to invade and return in vain, and may even be completely wiped out.

"Master, I want to send someone to the north to contact the defeated troops of Yang Aner's troops and go south to attack Wanyan Bird." Meng Jiucheng did not say Yang Miaozhen's name because this was only what he knew. In the information transmission at that time, no one knew the specific situation of Yang Aner's remnants after Yang Aner's defeat.

Wang Zhongfeng was a little surprised. Now that the northern front has gathered tens of thousands of Red Turban troops. If he goes to war with Wanyan Bird, he dare not say that he will win the battle, but he relies on the danger to defend, but he has a great grasp of the defeated army. What kind of role can he play if he goes south?

"It's not that they need to put in a lot of effort. As long as Wanyan Bird is inducing division of troops, we will have a good chance to win." Meng Jiucheng then added: "If there are only five or six hundred cavalrymen, our entire army will be dispatched, and it is very likely that our infant city will be forced to defend itself. At that time--" Meng Jiucheng sneered, closed his hands together, and made a surround gesture.
Chapter completed!