Listening to Du Zhongxiao's introduction of the current system of the Yingtianxiang Army, and calmly analyzing what benefits and shortcomings have been brought, Han Qi slowly became serious. Obviously, there was neither boasting nor self-blame in Du Zhongxiao's tone, but explaining one thing flatly.

In the past, military training was naturally improved little by little in accordance with the problems that arose in the course of training and the experience gained, and there was no actual combat experience. When you actually fight in real combat, you will naturally find out what you have lacked in the past and deepen your understanding.

In the past, the battalion and field army paid special attention to discipline, and although there were many measures to enliven the atmosphere in the army, discipline was the core. It was only after the actual battle that I realized that it was wrong to emphasize discipline, and it was easy to make junior officers and non-commissioned officers rigid, and they were like puppets on the battlefield, losing their initiative. Such an army is naturally capable of fighting against the party, and when it encounters an unfavorable situation, it will inevitably be somewhat deficient in the face of the nomadic cavalry, which is particularly flexible.

The purpose of strict discipline in the barracks is to make discipline the instinct of soldiers, and on this basis, real military training is carried out. The instinct of a soldier is not just discipline, it is only the foundation, and on this basis the instinct of a soldier to fight collectively is formed.

In my previous life, I heard that Chinese peasants were particularly ignorant, so ignorant that they could not distinguish between their left and right feet, and they could not walk in unison. Only when we really train soldiers can we know that it is the product of special geographical and social conditions, and it is precisely because of the special conditions that it will be recorded. From birth, there is cruel oppression and exploitation, a life without a little hope, heavy labor from morning to night, and very little and very simple communication between people. How many people in this world are born fools? Social conditions don't get to that point, and most people don't.

This is the first time that Han Qi has heard someone analyze and train troops in such a systematic way, instead of a cliché such as strict selection of soldiers, strict military discipline, and clear rewards and punishments. Du Zhongxiao's military training is based on a complete set of logic that runs through the foundation, and all principles are born from this.

After listening to Du Zhongxiao's speech, Han Qi said: "Jinglu, if these things are written down, it is the art of war, the art of war for military training." There are many art of war in the world, but there are very few of them that talk about them, and they are very rare. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled and shook his head: "Xianggong, saying that the art of war is also the art of war, saying that it is not and is not." Is there anyone talking about that? Actually, there should be. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the various laws and regulations of the imperial court regarding soldiers and soldiers, although the requirements were different, the content of the lectures should be similar. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countless battles were fought for hundreds of years, how could those battles be fought in vain? After the Two Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and many ethnic groups in the Northern Dynasties did not cultivate Wenzhi, and these laws and decrees have long been lost and have not been handed down. There are few martial arts in the past dynasties that surpass the two Han people, I am afraid it has something to do with it. ”

Han Qi nodded: "Maybe." I'm waiting for Wenchen, and I can't see that anymore. ”

In the Tang and Song dynasties, in fact, the army did not cultivate civil rule, unlike the general military service system of the Han and Han dynasties, there must be laws about soldiers. Government soldiers are a group of people who specialize in joining the army, they do not need to be regulated by laws and regulations, they can teach at home since childhood, and they only need to be strict in the army. Not to mention the feudal towns in the back, as long as there are some elite soldiers and a large number of cannon fodder, which is patient with Rory's wordy laws.

The regulations in the military from training to management to combat should be a whole and form a complete style. This style is reflected in every soldier, and what is shown is the instinct of a real soldier, and discipline is only the most basic part. In fact, the army of the Song Dynasty did not have such a set of regulations, and it was still the warlord style since the five dynasties, and Du Zhongxiao had to summarize it by himself.

After talking about military training, the two were silent for a while, sitting quietly drinking tea, looking at the white clouds in the sky.

Han Qi chewed carefully what Du Zhongxiao said, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. There may be errors and omissions in the specific contents, but such a complete set of documents from operational principles to complete regulations should be necessary. The various yamen of the imperial court, there are often Chinese regulations for political affairs, the Privy Council has the Privy Council regulations, the three divisions have three regulations, and even a state and a county have their own regulations, why is there no need for them in the army? How can it be done by relying solely on military law, when there is no need for all kinds of regulations with the criminal system? With this set of regulations, everything in the army has rules to follow, and it is very different from before.

After drinking tea for a while, seeing that it was still early, Han Qi asked casually: "The training is like this, what should I do about the battle?" The imperial court repaired the military scriptures, engraved various military books, and issued generals, which was precisely the move to reorganize the armament. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "When the minister asked, the lower official said a little bit about it, please forgive me for any inappropriateness." ”

Han Qi smiled and said, "It's okay to talk about it. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "In fact, the principles of fighting wars have been similar since ancient times, and the specific principles vary from time to time. Strategy is the overall situation, and those who are in command should try not to fight a war without a clear purpose, not to fight a war that is uncertain, and to grasp the opportunity. Had to wartime, there were no fighters to create fighters. Tactics are even simpler, do your best to strike hard at the weak, with more strikes and fewer strikes, and don't get caught in danger. Various ways are taken to achieve this goal. The vast majority of tactics should be based on this principle. In command on the battlefield, it is necessary to give full play to one's own superiority as much as possible, limit the enemy's superiority, and attack the enemy's weakness with one's own strengths. ”

Han Qi said: "What Jing Luo said is concise and clear, but how many people are there?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Xianggong, most things in the world are so simple, but in fact, the simpler things are, the more difficult they are to do. To do simple things well, it is required to be serious, but how many of us are serious? How many people can be serious all the time? Wise people always overestimate their own wisdom, and feel that doing simple things is an insult, and seriousness is stupid, hindering the flash of inspiration in their wisdom. I have always asked the generals of the battalion and field to not make any whimsical moves, but to do everything step by step in a down-to-earth and conscientious manner, and to do a good job of the planned things. If you really have spare strength, the wisdom of the wit will be useful, otherwise it will be a poison that will harm people and delay the right thing. ”

"The principle of combat is simple, it is to defeat the enemy and achieve victory. Get the biggest win with the least cost. But when it comes to actually commanding the army, many people forget about that. The art of war, which has been handed down since ancient times, is a good book used by generals to broaden their horizons, and if it is regarded as a regulation for learning to do war, it is very wrong. It's not impractical, it's just carving a boat for a sword. Literati learn soldiers, study military books hard, and really command the army, either at a loss, or exaggerated, or aimless-"

Han Qi frowned: "The strategy and meaning, is it not necessary to be a civil official?" Isn't Jinglu a civil official? ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Xianggong misunderstood, it's not what it means, but to learn to use soldiers, don't learn from the art of war, but really be familiar with the army and combat." Study seriously, don't float to the sky. In the imperial court now, the literati do not know the soldiers, and how many generals do they know? The literati are good at reading and writing, and they have read several military books, but they are still better than military generals. ”

Du Zhongxiao was very disgusted by the vulgar and unliterate atmosphere of military generals, and even some generals took illiteracy as their honor, and they didn't know what to say. The battalion and field army are afraid that they will do less to eradicate illiteracy, and they are completely different from other armies. If you don't even know the words, strategy and tactics are not to use people as your own eyes.

"In fact, there are only a few principles of war, and if you subdivide them honestly and seriously, you can't learn to fight a war. In terms of battlefield, it is nothing more than density, speed, saving oneself, killing and injuring the enemy, which has not changed much since ancient times. How is the formation laid out? What weapons do I have, how to use them in the shortest time and at the fastest speed when facing the enemy, and how to prevent the enemy from injuring themselves. On this basis, both command and transformation are taken into account. As long as you firmly grasp this principle, no matter what the formation, you can't understand it. On the contrary, what is the use of reading for the sake of reading, what is the use of learning formations? ”

"Hurt the enemy, protect yourself-" Han Qi silently recited several times, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "It's really simple and straightforward."

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the case with battlefield command. Forming a formation is nothing more than giving full play to the power of one's own weapons and hurting the enemy according to geography, time, and enemy situation. At the same time, try to reduce the damage of the enemy and protect yourself. It is conducive to command and formation change, in fact, it is also for the same purpose. With guns, try to use long spears, gather together, like a wall, so that the enemy has nowhere to hide, unable to attack himself. With a crossbow, the crossbowmen in the front row do everything they can to slow down the attacking enemy and shoot as many bolts as possible from close quarters. The archers in the back row shoot as many arrows as possible in the shortest possible time, hitting the most enemies, and that's nothing more than that. ”

"When there were no muskets and artillery, this was the way to fight on the battlefield. Generals judged the hour and sized up the situation, formed in a short period of time in the local battlefield to fight more and less, and attacked the weak with the strong, and seized the fighter in time to expand the winning momentum. With muskets and artillery, it is to maximize the firepower of artillery, so that the enemy cannot assemble and cause maximum damage. The musket seized the opportunity created by the cannon in time to crush the enemy in one fell swoop. The enemy broke and fled, and the cavalry caught up for maximum results. ”

Han Qi listened for a while, and he couldn't say: "After a strategic battle, it is straightforward-"

"In the past, there were no muskets and artillery, and there were many bows and crossbows, and how the combat power was most related to the number of people. Therefore, tactical command, mobilizing the enemy, and changing the situation on the battlefield are mostly based on numbers. With muskets and artillery, combat power has the greatest relationship with firepower. Tactical command has become to take firepower as the main thing, mobilize according to firepower, and take the main purpose of everything to give play to one's own firepower. ”

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao shook his head with a smile: "What art of war do I know?" Since the beginning of my military training, I have read countless military books, but in the end they are all useless. Wait until you calm down, conscientiously sort out the principles of the army, and start with the most basic. Divide the most basic strategic principles, tactical principles, and command principles step by step, until they are assigned to every artillery on the battlefield, every gun on the battlefield, and every person on the battlefield, and what they should think and do. Only when we have sorted out the responsibilities of battlefield command, tactical command, and strategic commanders should be sorted out upwards, compiled into a booklet, and revised countless times, can we truly understand how to fight a war. At this time, when I went back and read the military book, I suddenly became enlightened. ”

"When it comes to military books, the military books of the Yingtianxiang Army are actually booklets. From the initial ignorance, try to come step by step. If you make a mistake, you can change it, and if you change it, you can try again, and finally you have today's situation. These pamphlets are the condensation of the painstaking efforts of all the officers and soldiers of the Yingtianxiang Army, and they are more important than any military book. With these foundations, we can talk about the art of war. Otherwise, it is a tree without roots, and water without a source. ”

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao sighed and said: "I also watched the battle of attacking Dulun Village sent back from the front, and after thinking about training for several years, I really entered the portal." Only then did I know how to command the battle, how to arrange it, and how to fight it. In the end, it is nothing more than that sentence, things in the world are afraid of the word serious, do it seriously, do simple things to the extreme, and in the end it seems that it is not simple. The literati who talk about the military are ridiculed because they don't have these foundations, and how can they be looked down upon after reading a few military books and talking about it. ”