Chapter 103 Artificial Fish and Water Conditions
Looking at the wounded soldiers in the camp, although most of them were Taishan bandits under Chang Xi, Liu Feng still felt heavy.
It is urgent to continue increasing investment in medical construction.
After all, there will only be more and more wars in the future, and the value of a veteran cannot be replaced by four or five recruits.
After setting up camp, Liu Feng did not place the wounded soldiers of the two armies separately, but gathered the wounded soldiers of both sides together. Only when the treatment conditions were limited, he gave priority to the important care of his own soldiers. The wounded, and then the seriously wounded of the Taishan Army.
These days, there are actually very few effective treatment methods. Liu Feng mainly provides boiled bandages, herbs for trauma, plus a clean environment as much as possible, and lime disinfection.
In other respects, Liu Feng, a highly distilled liquor, has not yet invented it, so for the time being it can only be sterilized with salt water. Although it is extremely painful, it still has some sterilizing effect.
The wounded soldiers were wailing and screaming one after another, but Liu Feng did not leave, but continued to stay inside to help.
Liu Feng knew very well that this was the best time to refresh the morale of the army. No matter who was injured, they would become weak. Giving help in the snow at this time would have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
Liu Feng took some auxiliary soldiers, taking care of the wounded and teaching them how to operate step by step.
At the beginning, there were wounded soldiers from the Taishan Army who looked down upon Liu Feng because of his youth. When the other party was told that he was the son of Xuzhou Mu and the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Army who defeated them this time, these wounded soldiers were almost frightened. Urine.
It is scary in the literal sense.
These Taishan troops had already been defeated physically and mentally by Xuzhou troops.
Now I heard that the young man in front of me turned out to be the commander-in-chief of the enemy army. How could the wounded soldiers of the Taishan Army not be afraid?
Liu Feng did not blame them, but treated them equally, which made these soldiers very sad.
In fact, Liu Feng still had great confidence in the spear phalanx, which is why he took the initiative to find Xiahou Bo and Chen Dao to ask for command rights.
Because he was afraid that Xiahou Bo and Chen Dao would not be able to command the spear phalanx correctly, thus wasting his hard work.
The Han Dynasty founded the country, adhering to the system of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, including the military system.
So, in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the weapons of the spear formations of the Western Han Dynasty were actually longer than those of the Qin Dynasty, and unlike the West, the spear formations of the East were pattern formations, not pure color formations.
The color array here means that the weapons are not just long guns. In addition to the first and second rows which are long guns similar to spears, there are other short soldiers and long-range weapons in the back row, while the pure color array But Liu Feng is like this, all of them are spears.
This formation has no problem at all when facing infantry. It is not cumbersome at all and is even more flexible than other heavy infantry.
But when facing light cavalry, it is completely different. Light cavalry can easily harass and tire you.
After the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, the main enemy became the Xiongnu, and the war between them changed from spears to spears and light cavalry. The military system naturally began to be reformed.
Subsequently, the Han army evolved into a system of cavalry + vehicle formation + long-range firepower, and the simple spear formation was no longer the mainstream.
The main damage output relies on bows and arrows, which makes the most important thing in the assessment of the Western Han Dynasty is archery.
During the period of Emperor Wu, Li Ling was able to lead five thousand Danyang soldiers across the desert and fight thousands of miles, not with a phalanx of spears, but with a chariot formation + strong bows and crossbows. Unfortunately, he was defeated in the end because he ran out of arrows, not The spear was broken.
After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the situation further intensified.
In the system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, only the Central Army was the standing army, and foreign operations had been transformed into public security operations. There was no longer the country-destroying warfare system of the Western Han Dynasty.
As a result, the spear phalanx was further weakened, so that only a small amount of the Central Army remained as the main force of the resistance line.
By the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the spear formation had completely disappeared, and no one even knew how to practice it.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Duan Jiong was fighting against the Western Qiang, he pioneered the establishment of three rows of spear formations in the Battle of Luoting and the Battle of Jishi Mountain, which greatly defeated the Qiang people and killed over 10,000 prisoners. It was recorded at the time as an original spear warfare method.
It can be seen that even the standing army of the Central Army of the Eastern Han Dynasty no longer has the formation of the spear phalanx. I have never even heard of the spear phalanx, otherwise it would not be said that it was invented by Duan Jiong.
As for local counties, there is no longer the existence of spear phalanx. After all, most of the local counties in the interior do not even have the most basic county soldiers.
If the skin is gone, the hair will not be attached.
Therefore, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, after the rise of warlords, most of the warlords were just noobs pecking each other. This is the reason.
Everyone is learning the art of war and training from scratch, and only a handful of experienced ones, Chang Xiuyijie, and the Taishan thieves know how powerful the spear phalanx is.
Unlike modern times, ancient times can have various complete books passed down. Many ancient skills will be lost due to wars.
Like the Spear Phalanx, once a generation dies, it is likely that no one will be able to practice it.
The loss of the Mo Dao in the Tang Dynasty is also a typical example of this situation. Not only because the people who knew how to make it died, but also because the environment has changed. The Mo Dao is no longer suitable for the battlefield, or the price/performance ratio is extremely low.
If these things want to return to the stage of history, they must wait for smart people to "invent" them again, or they just happen to discover them from the pile of old papers, and the environment at that time is just right. spread.
Facts have proved that the spear phalanx indeed has a new effect. The effect of killing vegetables is simply first-class. The impact against lightly armored soldiers is like chopping melons and vegetables.
This made Liu Feng, who was already confident in the spear formation, even more confident. He felt that he could continue to optimize the spear formation and constantly try new tactical thinking.
Of course, no matter how confident Liu Xin is, he will still worry about whether he will lose this battle.
But he is still determined to fight this battle. If he can win, it means that he is on the right path. There will be more big wars and fierce battles in the future. If we don’t try and make mistakes in the current inferior war, how can we Trial and error in a high-intensity war?
What's more, this time Liu Bei's personal guards have the whole story, which is a perfect opportunity. As for the soldiers who died in battle, Liu Feng would mourn for them, remember their sacrifice, and treat their families well, but he would never regret it.
Because it is too hypocritical to say that you regret. After all, kindness cannot control soldiers.
Now that the effectiveness of the spear phalanx has been proven, and this is the right path, many subsequent supporting tactics can follow.
For example, the training of many useful supporting tactics such as heavy spear phalanx, diagonal battle line, wedge formation assault, and colorful spear phalanx has not started yet.
After returning this time, I have enough training time, so I can choose one to practice first.
That night, Liu Feng not only did not leave to rest, but stayed up all night to accompany him. He did not leave the wounded barracks until dawn.
Liu Feng didn't sleep, so Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang naturally couldn't rest by themselves. They insisted on staying with him, no matter how much he drove them away.
After being bored at night, the three of them reviewed today's battle.
Pan Zhang was a little confused. When the two armies first met, Liu Feng refused to take the initiative to attack, but chose to sit back and watch the other side put on armor and rest before fighting again.
Liu Feng was immediately amused and explained to Pan Zhang: "Wen Gui doesn't know something. On the battlefield, the most important thing is fighter planes, but fighter planes can also be divided into real fighters and fake fighters."
“Real or fake fighter jets?”
Now not only Pan Zhang couldn't understand, but Xu Sheng was also confused, waiting curiously for Liu Feng to continue explaining.
Liu Feng directly used what Pan Zhang just mentioned as an example: "Take the example you just mentioned. The opponent came from a long distance and was not wearing armor. It really looked like a perfect fighter. But this is a typical fake fighter."
"Why?"
Pan Zhang is not dissatisfied, but he really doesn't understand, and the same goes for Xu Sheng.
Liu Feng began to inspire them: "Think about it, our army was already fully armored at that time, and the opponent was lightly armed. There was a full two miles distance between the two armies. If we wanted to maintain our formation and attack Changchun, "Xi, it takes at least a quarter of an hour to walk these two miles, and the soldiers are wearing armor and holding five-meter long spears, and they have to maintain the line, which must consume a lot of physical strength."
"It takes less than a stick of incense to equip leather armor, especially if it is not full armor. A quarter of an hour is enough for Chang Xi's troops to rest for a while after wearing armor."
"In this way , when it comes time to engage the enemy, it is not our army that is waiting for work, but Changxi's army. Instead, we become a tired army that has come from afar."
"Besides, Changxi's army has no way to deal with it. But in this case, the opponent can just turn around and run away. Others are lightly armed and only have two thousand people. They are much faster and more flexible than us, and can advance and retreat freely."
"Therefore, This kind of fighter plane is a fake fighter plane. Unless you can shrink into an inch and fly in front of the enemy at once, you will not be able to catch it."
Pan Zhang and Xu Sheng were thoughtful, and somewhat understood Liu Feng. meaning.
Liu Feng concluded: "So when you find a fighter plane on the battlefield in the future, you must evaluate whether you can grasp the fighter plane. If you cannot grasp the fighter plane, it is a fake fighter plane."
After dawn, Liu Feng took the The troops began to return.
At the same time, he has sent messengers to Xiangben County and Tancheng in advance to report the victory.
Lu Su had temporarily left his post at this time and joined the army on Guan Yu's route north to Kaiyang.
Because there are no officials such as chief registrar and meritorious officials, the affairs of the county were entrusted to Jin Rui, a long-time official who had performed well before.
Soon, the messenger brought Jin Rui the news that Liu Feng had defeated the Taishan army, captured Chang Xi alive, and captured thousands.
At the same time, there was also a letter from Liu Feng.
On the third day, when Liu Feng led the Xuzhou army back to Xiangben County, he saw hundreds of old people, women and children standing outside the city gate to welcome them from a distance. These women, children, old and young are holding various baskets in their hands, which contain eggs, steamed cakes, bait, glutinous rice cakes and other convenient foods of the Han Dynasty. Several old men with white beards and hair were holding mash in their hands, and a group of children next to them were holding wooden bowls.
Liu Feng and others saw the people outside the city from a distance. The Xuzhou army was a little surprised and didn't know what these people were doing out of the city.
In ancient times, there were not no stories of people celebrating the triumphal return of kings, but most of them happened in capitals such as Chang'an and Luoyang, where they also welcomed the Central Army who had returned from an expedition to the enemy's country.
Local armed forces like the Danyang soldiers, let alone welcome the king's division, would be thankful to the people if they didn't hide away when they saw them.
Liu Feng stopped his horse, turned around and shouted to the Xuzhou Army in front of him: "Soldiers of the Xuzhou Army! Have you seen those people? They are here to greet you!"
"The clothes on your body, the food in your mouth, and the medicinal materials when you are sick all come from the cultivation of the people. Without their hard work, there would be no food and salary for you!"
"Similarly, it is also true. It was your bloody battles and bravery in killing the enemy that allowed them to farm with peace of mind and enjoy peace.”
"Many of you may not understand the truth here, but it doesn't matter. Now, you are qualified enough to enjoy the love, support and praise of the people."
"This is You deserve everything you have won through your heroic battles.”
It is indeed as Liu Feng said, even though this group of Xuzhou troops have been with him day and night for more than a month, and they are also in a subtle way! , and was brainwashed by him for more than a month.
But the most obvious effect is that military discipline has become stricter, and the soldiers are more obedient to the officers' orders.
But why they did this, many soldiers still didn't understand. They just instinctively felt that Liu Feng was good to them, and they wanted to repay Liu Feng.
Since Liu Feng wants them to abide by military discipline, then they will abide by military discipline.
Liu Feng wants them to enforce the rules and prohibitions, then they will enforce the orders and prohibitions.
Only today, I watched these old, young, women and children brave the cold weather and go out of the city to greet them.
Many people feel a little congested in their hearts, but this congestion is not uncomfortable and makes them feel relaxed all over.
“Now, straighten your chest!”
"You have just won a great victory, defeated the stubborn enemy, and protected the people of Xuzhou."
"Now, let them see the results of your bloody battle! Let them see you defeat the surrendered bandits!" "
"Let's go!"
Liu Feng gave the order and the Xuzhou army continued to advance.
But compared to before, the Xuzhou Army seemed to have completed a small evolution. The morale, fighting spirit and spirit of the entire army had undergone a wonderful transformation.
The effect of this transformation is not obvious yet, but it is indeed different from before.
This mysterious and unspeakable change was not even discovered by Liu Feng himself.
When the Xuzhou Army approached, the women, children, old and young were still afraid to approach, but compared with the previous fearful avoidance and escape, it was undoubtedly a huge improvement.
Only a few of the old men presented the fermented glutinous rice in front of Liu Feng's horse, holding it in their hands.
Liu Feng got off his horse and reached out to help several old people up.
"Old man, please get up quickly."
"You are doing this, aren't you going to break me."
Several old men rose up and offered them free of charge if they wanted to flatter me. .
"The young master is mighty and capable in both civil and military affairs. He is able to lead the army to protect the country and the people. It is really a blessing for us, the head of Guizhou."
"Yes, that's right, the young master is martial. With long-term luck, he will definitely be crowned a prince and become prime minister in the future, and he will go straight to the divine capital."
"In the past, we had to take care of the young master when we were working in the fields. If it weren't for the young master and his son, we would all have died of hunger on the roadside."
Although the praises of these old people are like rainbow farts, the emotions in them are from the heart. .
After all, it was indeed Liu Bei and his son who set up farming in Xuzhou, which not only gave them a chance to survive, but also gave them a hope for the future.
Now Liu Feng personally leads the troops to repel the Taishan bandits who want to invade Xiangbi, Lanling, and Chengxian counties, loot money and food, and plunder the people as slaves. How is this different from the re-establishment of kindness?
Yes, before Liu Feng took action, he had already asked Jin Rui to spread rumors and exaggerate that the Taishan bandits were coming to rob.
The current war proves that the previous news is reliable and true.
How can these people not shed tears of gratitude?
Liu Feng held the rough palm of the eldest among them, turned around and pointed at the Xuzhou soldiers and said: "What the elder said is wrong. The ones who really saved you are not my father and son, but the Xuzhou soldiers." ! "
When Liu Feng said this, not only the women, children, old and young were stunned, but also the soldiers of Xuzhou were stunned.
Why don’t you understand this?
Liu Feng continued: "If these warriors hadn't joined the army and fought bloody battles with me, refusing to retreat despite the rain of arrows, and advancing with swords and spears like a forest. If only I and my son, with three heads and six arms, could defeat Mount Tai. Bandits? How can we protect the country and the people and protect everyone?”
“So, the biggest contributors to this battle are my fellow soldiers from Xuzhou!”
“ Why don't you thank the real hero, but only me?"
After Liu Feng finished speaking, his voice still echoed in the wilderness and could not calm down for a long time.
The women, children, old and young looked at each other in shock. This was the first time they heard these words. There was actually a general commending merit to his soldiers.
But what Liu Feng said makes sense.
Finally, one after another, the women, children, old and young people present bent their waists and slowly bowed to the Xuzhou soldiers!
Looking at the people in front of him saluting him, there was a panic in the Xuzhou Army camp.
Not to mention the Xuzhou Army, even the Taishan Army in the team were stunned.
A sour, astringent, but slightly numb feeling surged in the hearts of these soldiers.
The soldiers of the Taishan Army felt even more envious.
Faced with the gratitude of the people of Xuzhou, the Taishan soldiers could only blush and feel ashamed. They were envious of the arrogant Xuzhou soldiers beside them and wished they could replace them with their own bodies.
Even Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang were greatly touched.
One of them is a powerful family, and the other is a country ranger. They usually don't take ordinary people seriously.
For them, the common people are nothing more than cattle and sheep, used to cultivate the land and produce food.
Even if they are usually feared and feared by the people, or even cursed behind their backs, even if they know about it, they will only laugh proudly.
Because the people are afraid of cursing, doesn’t it just prove their strength?
But now, this idea has changed. It turns out that it feels so comfortable to be loved by the people, and it turns out that fighting for the people is so refreshing.
Xu Sheng had read some books and felt deeper. He recalled that King Wu conquered Zhou and Guangwu restored the Han Dynasty. They all raised the banner of conquering the people and crusading. Is it because of the scene before him?
“Everyone, please get up!”
Liu Feng also saw the complicated emotions of the Xuzhou soldiers, and took the opportunity to loudly issue an order: "All of them are here! March military salute and thank the people!"
Although the Xuzhou army is not yet able to command like an arm, but The ban has been done very well.
After hearing Liu Feng's order, starting from Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang, all the soldiers hammered their left chests with their right hands.
In these days, there is no military salute for the local army. This action was specially designed by Liu Feng for the Xuzhou Army.
Simple, clean, easy to learn, and quite convenient, it was quickly popularized by Liu Feng's troops.
Then, some brave people came forward to offer food. Liu Feng did not refuse, but expressed his gratitude, and then sent a special person to receive it and distribute it uniformly.
"Liu Shijun will live long and prosperous! The young master will live forever!"
Suddenly, a village woman shouted.
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