After eating and drinking, Zhang Zhun explained the advantages and disadvantages of today's battle with the officers of the cavalry. In today's battle, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army had the complete upper hand, and the cavalry of the official army was beaten without any strength to fight back. The most fundamental reason lies in the victory of rifled guns over smoothbore guns. This kind of technical gap is difficult to make up for tactically. Secondly, it lies in the flexible use of the fishing tactics of the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army.

Taking advantage of the long range of the Tiger Ben Commander, as well as its high accuracy, the Tiger Ben Army adopted an unprecedented way of fighting. Such a way of fighting is completely unsuitable for the officers and cavalry. The three-eyed system, which is commonly used by the officers and cavalry, as well as firearms such as the Thunder System and the Flying Bird System, is not the opponent of the Tiger Ben at all. As for bows and arrows, don't mention it. Therefore, on the first day of the battle, they were defeated by the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army, and they were miserable.

Heng is, does it mean that the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army has no shortcomings at all? Of course not. In fact, the shortcomings of the cavalry of the Tiger Army are more than those of the cavalry of the official army. The training time of the cavalry of the Tiger Army was seriously insufficient. Under normal circumstances, it takes at least a year to train a cavalryman. And the cavalry of the Tiger Army has been formed for less than two months. At most, only half of them are able to ride horses skillfully. Those who can shoot accurately on horseback are probably less than 10% of the total strength. In other words, even a hundred people may not be able to make up the number.

Otherwise, Zhang Zhun would not need to adopt any fishing tactics and put pockets on the official cavalry. As long as an order is given, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army and the cavalry of the official army will fight each other, and relying on advanced weapons, the cavalry of the prison army can be completely wiped out. At the same time, there is no need to worry about the large number of officers and soldiers, just take turns to go into battle and shoot desperately at the ranks of officers and soldiers.

In fact, Zhang Zhun couldn't do this. He knew very well that the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army was still a long way from being truly mature. The Tiger Cavalry still needs more training and more fighting. If it was a daytime battle, the cavalry of the godson, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army must not be so easy now.

In any army, the quality of officers is crucial.

At present, the Tiger Ben Army has not yet established a non-commissioned officer system, and Zhang Zhun can only continue to work grassroots officers, consolidate their foundation, and expand their horizons as much as possible. At the end of each battle, Zhang Zhun had to sum up his experience in a timely manner, that is, to bring out a strong contingent of officers. As long as there is a competent officer corps, the expansion of the army will become very easy. That's what the German army did during World War II.

"The enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbs, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase ......"

"If you can beat it, you can fight, if you can't beat it, you can run..."

Zhang Zhun slowly analyzed today's battle theoretically one by one.

Today's battle is not a regular battle at all. Whether it is the cavalry of the Tiger Army or the cavalry of the Ming Army, today is a melee. Neither side took a position. Such a battle is more like a battle between horse thieves. Or, rather, more like guerrilla warfare between infantry. In the face of superior officers and soldiers, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army can only strive for the greatest possible results only by adopting such a guerrilla warfare mode. Obviously, this guerrilla warfare will continue at night.

Xie Zhiyou couldn't wait to say, "Lord Dudu, will we continue to attack them at night?" ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "Zhun Li, it's the second half of the night." ”

Generally speaking, officers and men are more alert in the first half of the night, and most of them sleep more alertly in the first half of the night, and if there is an unexpected incident, they react relatively quickly. But in the second half of the night, most of the people couldn't hold it anymore and fell into a deep sleep. This is determined by the physiological characteristics of the person, and it is difficult for the average person to change. Therefore, throughout the ages, the second half of the night has often been a good time to attack. Countless classic examples of night attacks were born in the second half of the night.

Of course, Zhu Dadian will arrange for officers and men to take turns to sleep, and in the second half of the night, he will also arrange for combat duty troops to deal with possible crises at any time. However, as long as there is the sound of gunfire on the battlefield, it is difficult for the average person to fall asleep. The only ones who can fall asleep in the first half of the night are those veterans who are very adaptable to the rhythm of the battlefield. Since he didn't fall asleep in the first half of the night, of course he was depressed in the second half of the night, and even the troops in charge of combat duty would constantly doze off.

Therefore, Zhang Zhun also had to arrange troops in the middle of the night, and around the officers and soldiers, they fired guns indiscriminately, so that most of the Ming troops could not sleep. It doesn't require how many enemies can be killed, as long as the enemy can't sleep, it's a victory. Of course, it would be better if you could attack the opponent and continue to inflict damage on the enemy.

To do this, you need to rely on accurate long-range sniping. Since the Ming army was cowering inside the camp, there was a fence around the camp. Therefore, the distance of sniping should be at least about 40 zhang. Luckily, the moonlight tonight is good, which is good for long-range sniping.

"It's the sentinel who wants to hang it."

"The focus of your attack is the sentinel of the deceased."

"Killing the enemy's sentinels can cause panic and even infighting among the enemy."

"If the enemy doesn't have enough sentinels, it's like having no eyes, no ears, no idea what's going on outside, and can only fight back indiscriminately.

Zhang Zhun said eloquently.

Subsequently, Zhang Zhun specially gathered the snipers, and at the same time, selected 50 soldiers with good marksmanship from Zhong Wuying's cavalry battalion to guide them on how to find targets and present them. According to Zhang Zhun's arrangement, among the three cavalry battalions, the one responsible for harassing the Ming army tonight was Zhong Wuying's cavalry battalion. The other two cavalry battalions were well rested and would not continue to fight until tomorrow during the day.

Tonight's moonlight is too bright for a sneak attack. Even if a detachment acts, it is easily detected by the enemy. However, it is possible to shoot the sentinels of the Ming army from a distance. Now, it's time to put the snipers' shooting skills to the test. These soldiers drawn by Zhang Zhun have relatively good marksmanship, and the key is how to show the sentinels of the Ming army. As long as you can spot the opponent, then, within a distance of 40 zhang, there is a 60% chance of shooting the opponent.

At a distance of forty zhang, if you can kill with one shot, it will cause huge psychological pressure on the enemy. At such a distance, the Ming army could not even tell where the bullets came from. As long as the position is quickly shifted after a shot, the white smoke produced by the shot will mislead the enemy. At such a distance, the Ming army's fire pross could not hit the tiger army at all. In such a one-sided state of being beaten, the tension and fear in the hearts of the Ming army will accumulate again, and it is very likely that the camp will explode.

Unless the Ming army is using artillery to fight back.}. e], otherwise, the snipers of the Tiger Army can shoot cold guns all night long. They can keep presenting the target, destroying the target, then shifting positions, continuing to present the target, destroying the target, and so on. There were only a few dozen snipers in the Tiger Army, and they were distributed around the Ming army, and the distance between them was very long, and there might only be one or two people in a mile. If the Ming army used artillery to fight back, it would be too sensational.

"The second focus of the attack is the enemy's grain trucks."

"Even if you can't rush in, you will put a lot of pressure on the deceased to destroy their grain trucks."

"The enemy's food should be stored in the middle camp. For the movements of the camp, everyone must pay close attention. If there is a change in the enemy's heavy force, attack the enemy's heavy force first. ”

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun continued.

In addition to attacking the sentinels of the Ming army, cutting off the logistics support of the Ming army and attacking the roller heavy troops of the Ming army is also what the Tiger Ben Army has to do.

From Jinan City to Qingzhou City, the distance is three hundred miles, and under normal circumstances, it takes three to five days. On the way, due to the attack of the cavalry of the Tiger Army, the towns on both sides of the road were relocated. Zhu Dadian must bring his own grain and grass. Of course, 40,000 people can't have very little food and grass. According to the calculation of two catties of grain per person per day, the ration for five days is 400,000 catties. There were also rations for the horses of the cavalry battalion, which were also not counted. These grains and grasses are equipped on board trucks and stored in the middle camp.

If the Tiger Army has a chance to lurk in and burn the grain and grass, this battle should not be fought. Zhu Dadian himself had to retreat to Jinan City. Of course, Zhang Zhun feels that this is unlikely. Zhu Dadian will definitely send the elite to guard his grain and grass to the death. The location of storing grain and grass has the middle of the nine-square grid, which is very difficult.

In addition, the current advantage of the Tiger Ben Army is the long range of the Tiger Ben Commander. If you fight the enemy at close range, you won't have much of an advantage. Firing at close range, on the contrary, the Ming army's weapons such as three-eyed inlay, five-eyed dysprosium, and seven-eyed system are powerful. Zhang Zhun has less than a thousand people around him, and if he is entangled by officers and soldiers, he will be wiped out in less than an hour. Therefore, it is mainly to create psychological pressure.

"The third focus of the attack is the enemy's junction, especially the junction of the guards and other troops."

"Everyone knows that the combat effectiveness of the guards is the worst, and their dissatisfaction with their commanders is also the most serious, if we focus on attacking the guards, it will inevitably cause chaos. If these guards rise up and make trouble, we will be halfway there. ”

Zhang Zhun continued to say methodically.

For these guards, Zhang Zhun adopted an oppressive approach. Oppress them to rise up and resist. Even if they don't have the courage to resist, let them flee. Originally, the morale of the Ming army was not high, and once someone fled, or someone rose up to rebel against their superiors, or even infighting, other soldiers would definitely be affected. The lower the morale of the Ming army, the greater the advantage of the Tiger Army.

"Do you understand?"

Zhang Zhun carefully finished the explanation and asked expectantly.

"Yes!"

All the officers replied.