The failure of a sand table fight made all the generals of the Qin army wake up. All this time they fought against the six eastern countries, and rarely fought against the northern barbarians, who were mainly cavalry. The Huns, as well as the Donghu people, were strange opponents to them. After Alexander's lesson, they realized the natural inadequacy of infantry for cavalry.

The 300,000 Qin troops set off a vigorous large-scale military training campaign, and the generals and soldiers meditated together and imagined how to deal with the nomadic cavalry. As soon as a new idea comes out, layers of wargames will be performed to confirm its correctness. Jing Er announced that as long as he came up with a practical method of warfare. No matter what rank the title, the official will be promoted to the third level and the reward will be a thousand gold. Under the heavy reward, the Qin army's enthusiasm for training was even higher.

A guy wearing a silver mask appeared next to Jing Er, even if the unruly Duke saw this person, he had to respectfully shout Mr. Silver Mask. Except for the senior generals in the army, no one knows who this guy is. Anyway, every way to ride on foot came up with it. He has the final verdict to persuade as long as he says yes. A reward will be given!

Not only is everyone trying to figure out a way, but there are also some changes in these Qin armies that have never been seen before. First of all, the stirrups of the Yun family were quickly imitated. This was followed by the creation and training of a series of new troops, starting with the archers.

The standard weapons of the Qin cavalry were crossbows and short swords. Now not only did they have spears, but they were also armed with bows and arrows. With the help of stirrups, most people were able to shoot arrows with bows on their horses. But this quasi-head is indeed a bit depressing, the Yun family's archers and cavalry are all good at picking out good hands from infantry archers first, and then training horsemanship. In the end, he began to practice mounted archery, and after three or four years, he could not become a qualified archer after three or four years.

Crossbows, like bows, are long-range weapons. The way you can fire is very different from the way you aim it, and it is even more difficult for the best crossbow cavalry to turn into an archer cavalry.

Eventually, a crossbowman invented a new method, which was to install a hook behind the saddle. After shooting an arrow, the crossbow string is hung backwards to wind it. Compared to traditional pedal crossbows, although less powerful, they are very practical, and the winding speed is more than one level faster. And the rate of fire has always been the shortcoming of the ballista!

Jing Er, who was helpless, could only choose this compromise method, although this soft crossbow could only shoot more than a hundred steps. But thinking about the mobility of the cavalry, it can only be settled. Who let the archers, so difficult to train. The Donghu people and the Huns have all practiced since childhood. Yun Yue's archers are already the product of accelerated training. When it comes to cavalry shooting, the grassland cavalry is much higher than the Yunjia cavalry. However, they did not have stirrups or compound bows with eccentric wheels.

Another newly created branch of the army was the spear thrower, at the suggestion of Mr. Iron Mask. These spearthrowers combined with cavalry to form a new class. Javelin Cavalry!

They were armed with spears three feet long, and their light armor galloped as fast as the wind. When you use a spear in close combat, when you are thirty or forty steps away from the opponent, you will suddenly throw out the javelin, which is extremely powerful, and the general armor can penetrate it, which is impossible to prevent.

However, this kind of javelin cavalry requires not only horsemanship, but also great arm strength. Of the 300,000 Qin troops, only more than 1,200 cavalry were selected, and these will be the main arms to fight with the Donghu cavalry in the future.

Alexander summed up the whimsical ideas of a trick to use foot cavalry, many of which were from the perspective of individual tactics. And most of them are flashy and difficult to achieve at all. There is also a brainless one who actually came up with the old story of the Fire Bull Formation. People are cavalry, should you be the foot soldier of Yan back then? Riding a horse is faster than a mad cow, and your trick has no effect in the slightest except to deliver beef to people.

To sum up, riding on foot still has to rely on formation. The infantry formed a dense phalanx, trying to make obstacles to block the onslaught of the cavalry. And it is also necessary to take advantage of the advantage of crossbow shooting farther than riding a bow (of course, this does not refer to the Yun cavalry. ), improve the Qin Army's ability to shoot moving targets.

In fact, the strength of Qin's crossbow was quite strong, and even an arrow from a horse three hundred steps away would be fatal. If it is about 100 steps, it can even penetrate the human body. And the training is simple, even the weaker soldiers can use it well. Alexander was fascinated by this weapon, if he had it. must give Yun Yue a lot of hardship!

In the end, the knife cart still appeared many years in advance, and the great Chinese soldiers did not lack wisdom at all. The red deer is too bulky to pull away. This kind of guy with a reel is fine, not only can he put something on it, but he can also turn it sideways. The side panels filled with spear tips would be a nightmare for cavalry. There is no difference between hitting it on it and hitting it on a pegboard, and it is guaranteed to pierce the enemy.

In addition to the knife cart, the triangular nails that impressed Alexander by the Yun family also appeared in the list of standard weapons. Each infantry will be issued a few, and it's winter. The thing was thrown into the snow, and for one night, he couldn't even find the triangular nail he had put down the day before.

Alexander was also very fond of the Yun family's three-bow bed crossbow and trebuchet, so he could inquire about it. These two things are not equipped in the Qin army, and they are all high-tech equipment in these years. Yun Yue has adopted a technical blockade on anyone. The people in charge of manufacturing are all Qiang slaves, and it is impossible to steal the technology. Whoever dares to steal someone out under the hands of Qi Qi, and when he is caught, there are only two options for steaming or braised boiling.

After continuous war games with Yang Duanhe and a group of Qin generals, Alexander drew eighteen formation diagrams. These formations are based on different terrain and different situations, and what kind of large formations should be placed to guard against the onslaught of the enemy's cavalry.

To this end, the Qin army also carried out military reform and corresponding drills. After this military change, Jing Er believed that even the most ferocious cavalry was no match for the tiger-like Qin army. Just wait for this army to finish training and start a war with the Donghu people.

Jing Er was busy working here, and Yun Yue over there was not idle. Like Jing Er, he is also training in the army. All reserves were converted to active duty to fill the vacancies created by the previous casualty. All divisions and regiments were quickly fully loaded.

Then there are all kinds of drills and joint exercises, which make the school field dusty every day.

The recruitment of Qiang soldiers has also been expanded, as long as they are young and strong. The people of the three eastern counties who are not very young also want it, they are very good servants. Busy packing every day. The officers and men were gearing up one by one, because they all knew that all this meant that there was going to be a war. (To be continued.) )