After each battle victory, as long as conditions permit, Lu Yao would always personally parade on the battlefield, on the one hand, to comfort the casualties, and on the other hand, to commend the brave soldiers on the spot, and to encourage the morale of the whole army. For example, Lu Yao's current commander of the guards and Ma Rui, who was entrusted with a heavy task to go to Luoyang, was promoted in this way. On the battlefield of Weiyuan that day, Ma Rui, as an ordinary cavalryman, attacked and killed regardless of life and death; After the battle, Lu Yao inspected and saw with his own eyes that the war horse under his crotch was foaming at the mouth, his hooves were trembling, the lance in his palm was broken, the long knife was broken, and even the armor on his body was dyed red with blood...... This situation made Lu Yao greatly admired, and he immediately made an exception.

It was the same today, but he was really curious about the soldier who killed the enemy's general independently, so he should have walked in this direction first. This time I found that Hu Xiu, who had made the contribution, was an acquaintance. Such a brave man, if he can really use it for himself, it is naturally a good news, but now Lu Yao leads tens of thousands of people, and there are countless bears under his command, no matter how brave Hu Xiu is, after all, he is not as good as the generals who can command thousands of troops and horses. But this old man spoke in a very loud tone, which seemed to be more interesting.

That Uncle Song is not very knowledgeable, otherwise he would not have been in the Youzhou Army for many years. But seeing the many people around him kneeling, how could he not know who the young man in front of him was? He hurriedly knelt on the ground with a "poof" and bowed: "Villain Song He, meet General Pingbei!" ”

"No need to be polite." Although Lu Yao's status was already extremely high, he was never used to being bowed down by such an old man, so he waved his hand and let Song He get up from the mud all over the ground. Then look at Song He's weathered appearance, and then look at his clothes: "Song Shi is not young." When did you join the military? And when did you join our army? ”

This question made Song He stunned. He frowned, a thoughtful expression, as if he hadn't thought about his past for a long time. After a long while, he said slowly: "General Qiyu, villain...... The villain himself can't remember what year he joined the army, but he only knew that he was originally under the command of Wang Yi and Wang Dadu, and later fought with Wei Qian and Wei Assassin History. And then ...... He went around and around as a soldier under several generals, and fought hundreds of battles with the Xianbei people and Wuhuan people. After the death of Boling Gong, the villain's unit was absorbed by you, and the villain went to Jicheng to practice martial arts according to your military order, and was favored by General Xue Tong and promoted to the rank of chief. After that, I'll follow you south and kill here. ”

Lu Yao was slightly taken aback. Song He's mouth of Wang Yi Wang Dadu, is the son of Wang Xiong, a powerful member of Youzhou during Cao Wei, after the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, he served as the general of Pingbei and the history of Youzhou for many years, until August of the seventh year of Taishi, he returned to his hometown, giving way to the general of Pingbei, the governor of Youzhou, and the captain of Wuhuan. If Song Hyuk had fought under him, he had been in the army at least seven years ago. It was a full thirty-six years of frontier beacon fire and thirty-six years of horse fighting career!

Since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, the borders have never been truly stable, and the fact that he has survived 36 years of struggle in the Northern Xinjiang Army, which is prone to fighting, has proved the extraordinary nature of this old pawn.

Lu Yao bowed solemnly to Song He: "It turned out to be an old-timer." Thirty-six years in the army, not easy! Lu admired it very much. Since he has experienced hundreds of battles with the Hu people, there should indeed be some ways to resist the Hu cavalry. ”

"Yes...... It's ...... "In front of me is General Pingbei and the military of Youzhou!" It's the bosses of the bosses of the big soldiers, the bosses of the bosses, the bosses of the bosses...... Ahem, at least a seventy or eighty level boss! Such a big man suddenly became so humble and polite to himself, which really flattered Song He. The old pawn has seen too much bloody rain on the battlefield, so when he talked to Hu Xiu, he was quite a bit of an old man, but in the face of Lu Yao, he was really nervous, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Pang Yuan reacted quickly, and at this time, he had already pulled Hu Xiu aside to wait. Seeing Song He's clumsy mouth, he smiled from the side: "My lord, the right man Wang Yan broke into the military formation, and it was menacing, but fortunately, there was Hu Xiu to kill the enemy generals and stifle the enemy's momentum; On the other hand, Uncle Song's ten-person team was able to defeat the thieves, and only two people in the whole team were slightly injured, which was also amazing. ”

Lu Yao naturally heard Pang Yuan's intention to ask for credit for Hu Xiu. But he had his own opinions, so he ignored Pang Yuan, still smiling and waiting for Song He to speak.

Song He took a deep breath and puffed up his chest: "When it comes to the trick of fighting against the Hu cavalry, it was learned more than twenty years ago when he followed the Wei Thorn Shi to fight on the grassland. The eastern Xianbei and central Xianbei on the grassland, as well as those Wuhuan people and Fuyu people, have similar cavalry tactics, and they all have a set. But at that time, the army of the Great Jin was not inferior to them. I remember that before and after Xianning, Xianbei was in civil strife, and Wei Thorn Shi took the opportunity to send troops to the grassland. In that year, there were several battles before and after, and our team of 100 people beheaded more than 30 Xianbei people, and only a dozen brothers died. In comparison, the routines of these Central Plains thieves are much simpler than those of the Hu people, and the villains also have some reluctant methods. ”

"Oh?" Lu Yao looked around, found a dead horse, sat down on the horse's belly, and moved a shield in front of him. He patted his shield: "Old Song, you sit here and talk, do you think there is any good way to defeat the enemy in this battle just now?" ”

Lu Yao's casual actions made Song He relax a little, not to mention that what Lu Yao asked was originally his decades of familiar combat experience. As soon as he sat down on his shield, the two of them began to talk in the heavy rain.

"General, the villain thinks that there are no certain rules for the tactics of infantry against cavalry, and they are generally chosen accordingly according to how the enemy soldiers fight. The main point is to coordinate the use of vehicles, crossbows, shields, and spears to fight according to the enemy's flaws...... After all, the Central Plains thieves did not have the same experience of large-scale cavalry combat as the imperial court officials, so although the thieves were brave, had many horses, and had strong armor, there were many flaws in the actual battle. ”

Song He coughed lightly and continued: "When the heavy cavalry rushes into formation, it is necessary to make sure that the formation is as strict as a mountain and can be destroyed with one blow, so the requirements for horses are extremely high. Careful selection and distribution were required to ensure that the horses of the same team could maintain the same speed during long gallops, and the gap between the cavalry queues remained almost constant. The war horses of those thieves were all snatched from the pastures of Hebei, and the thieves divided them like wolves, how could they be carefully selected? Therefore, although they launched an attack on the scale of dozens or even hundreds of horsemen every time, they inevitably lined up in front of our army's formation, and the soldiers had to deal with no more than three or five horsemen each time. At this time, we must not stick to the array, but take the initiative to close the formation, concentrate more than ten or even more soldiers, and stab the enemy's war horse with one blow. As long as the leader of the platoon falls to the ground, the enemy army will be chaotic, and their attack will not be able to continue! ”

Speaking of this, Song He glanced at Hu Xiu, who was deeply bowed, and sighed with emotion: "The right enemy will lead the troops to rush and kill, and Hu Xiu's troops and I will bear the brunt." Hu Xiu's bravery is a hundred times better than that of the villain, so he can make a contribution. However, the difference in casualties between the two was so great that in the later battles, many officers and men did not coordinate and cooperate perfectly, and failed to accurately grasp the timing of attack and defense. ”

After a pause, Song He said again: "The general's battle this time, resisting with spears and spears in a horizontal formation, and then defeating the enemy's sharp tactics with heavy armor is indeed a good way to defeat the cavalry under the cover of a lack of bows and crossbows. However, as soon as the enemy cavalry broke through into our array with some warriors, the spears and spears did not work well, and the heavily armored foot soldiers moved slowly, it was inevitable that the wolf would be bèi...... If the villain is to lead the troops, they will not arrange such a horizontal formation, but will use multiple small phalanxes of 100 people to resist the enemy. Even if the enemy cavalry breaks through the first line, the subsequent phalanx can attack their loose team from the front, left, and right, so that the gap in the formation can be filled at any time, and there will be no risk of missing. ”

The old man's words were not in any order, he was completely thinking about where to speak. But there is some truth in what is said. However, this method of arranging formations requires extremely high levels of proficiency in the operation of infantry groups by grassroots generals, and it is necessary to pay attention to it during military training, so that it can be used freely in the future. Lu Yao pondered Song He's statement in his heart, and bowed slightly. As Song He spoke, he gradually lost his nervousness, and danced and gestured: "What I just said are all methods that the villain learned from the officers when he was fighting in Northern Xinjiang before, and now they happen to be able to use them." General, you just mentioned the trick, but I happen to remember a simple method that can be learned at a moment's notice, and it is best used to deal with the cavalry that the thieves have temporarily assembled! ”

"Oh?" Lu Yao wiped the rain from his face and widened his eyes: "Come quickly." ”

Song He smiled: "General, most of the war horses of the thieves have been looted in recent years, and the horses themselves have undergone very little training, and their courage is far from being compared with the military horses that are used to fighting in battle formations in Northern Xinjiang. When the thieves ride this kind of horse to charge into battle, we only need to raise the head of the spear as much as possible to the eye level of the horse, and out of ten times, two or three times can stop the horse, and the so-called charge will become a joke......"

Lu Yao smiled dumbly: "There is such a thing? It's as simple as that? Does it work? ”

"It worked!" Song Hyuk is categorical.

This kind of experience and memory accumulated over decades, and the instinct to take different countermeasures against different enemies, are really precious. Although Lu Yao himself was a great expert in marching and fighting, he had never thought of such an idea. And the generals other than Lu Yao are either good at commanding or fighting, but most of them are young adults in their thirties, and compared with old pawns like Song He, they generally lack some accumulation. Such an old soldier is simply a treasure mountain, as long as the generals humbly ask for advice, they will be able to dig out surprising battle formation skills. And these skills are exactly what the Youzhou Army, which has been reorganized for less than a year, needs the most.

"Haha, good!" Lu Yao laughed and said, "Song He! ”

"The villain is here." Song He bowed a little helplessly.

"From today onwards, you will be the leader of my personal guard camp. As long as Lu has time, I will ask you to be my division commander, and please talk about your decades of experience and experience in the army! ”

Lu Yao patted the old man on the shoulder and was about to say something more, and in the direction of the big river embankment behind him, a shout came from afar.

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Bow * crossbow has become a forbidden word? If it goes on like this, swords, guns, swords, halberds are all forbidden, and those who write history and military affairs can still live? ?