Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 38 Macedonia

"Gongtai, write a letter for me and call Zhongda here." Bai Tu said to Chen Gong.

"Huh? Why did Mr. Bai ask Zhongda?" Chen Gong asked in confusion.

Chen Gong was still the only one to directly address his lord, Lu Bu, but Bai Tu also insisted on using the honorific title.

"Train troops!" Bai Tu said seriously and handed a few pages to Chen Gong.

Looking at the print on it, Chen Gong knew that Bai Tu was printed directly by Cheng Ji using manpower.

But he didn’t say much. After all, it was difficult to read what Bai Tu had written in his own hand. In order to maintain the majesty of the “lord”, it was worth spending some manpower!
But after Chen Gong read what was written above, his eyes started to light up, and he continued: "There is no need to trouble Zhongda. He cannot be left out of Xiaopei's trap."

That's right, the "Zhongda" that Bai Tu and Chen Gong mentioned refers to Gao Shun, not the one who conquered Sima Yi in his dream!

When he first learned Gao Shun's cousin name, Bai Tu was also shocked, but gradually he also felt a little "as expected" in his heart.

"Shun" and "Da" have mutual meanings. It is normal for Gao Shun to use "Da" as his first name. Moreover, he happened to be the second child, so he became "Zhongda".

This can also explain why Gao Shun clearly appears in "Three Kingdoms" but has no character...

Normally, the ancients kept their names secret, but the epistle is completely the same as that of the founder of the Jin Dynasty. So it is normal that the "Three Kingdoms" written in the Jin Dynasty had the epitome "beep" removed. .

Originally, after Bai Tu had selected his troops, he wanted to ask Gao Shun, who was good at military training, to come to Qu'a - no matter how hard Yuan Shu blocked it, Gao Shun could still come over with a few personal guards in simple armor.

After hearing Chen Gong's refusal, Bai Tu couldn't help asking: "I've placed great hopes on this new army! Although it only takes up the word 'odd', if it is used properly, it may be enough to deal with Yuan Shu's troubles at the beginning of spring. If Zhong Da doesn't come, is it necessary for righteous father to train recruits himself?"

"And me!" Chen Gong introduced himself.

"Gongtai...there are no other important matters recently?" Bai Tu was a little confused.

It wasn't that he couldn't trust Chen Gong, but he didn't expect Chen Gong to be interested in training new soldiers.

"Isn't dealing with Yuan Shu a top priority right now? Don't worry, Mr. Bai, just leave these new soldiers to me!" Chen Gong said with some excitement.

Bai Tu was a little puzzled by his attitude, but since Chen Gong had already said so, he agreed and said at the same time: "In Gongtai, you can do more work. The equipment of the new army... I will give you 1 yuan." Manpower, you can raise the rest yourself.”

It is convenient to use manpower to produce purely through Cheng Ji, but the cost performance is not high. The most efficient way is to use real craftsmen as technical guidance to assist corvee workers who "synthesize" with manpower.

"Here!" Chen Gong responded immediately.

Seeing Chen Gong leave in a good mood, Bai Tu didn't understand what was good about him when he chose his military branch...

In order to form an army as soon as possible, Bai Tu did not choose a unit that was difficult to train or had complicated equipment and technology.

Even the prototype of this unit was earlier than the Han Dynasty - the Macedonian infantry!

Its birth time was about 500 years ago, and it was the weapon that the Macedonian dynasty relied on to sweep across the Mediterranean region.

Of course, Bai Tu is not sure whether there is such a thing as the Mediterranean in his world...

The training methods and equipment technology of the Macedonian infantry are not complicated. If it is really applied on a large scale, it may not be stronger than the standard infantry of the Han Dynasty, especially the weaknesses are too obvious, but its fighting method is very strange.

First of all, in terms of equipment, the main weapon of the Macedonian infantry is a spear with an average length of four meters per person, which is exaggerated among infantry combat arms.

And the way of fighting is to form a phalanx, with layers of spears in front, and cooperate with the Macedonian cavalry to harvest the enemy.

To a certain extent, the infantry phalanx plays the role of creating an output environment for the cavalry. It is difficult for the enemy to directly drive away the Macedonian infantry phalanx. Instead, it is easy for the enemy to be restricted by the phalanx like a forest of guns, which is conducive to the harvesting of the opponent's cavalry. Location.

Of course, its weaknesses are also very obvious. Once the enemy's long-range strike force exceeds the range that the small buckler equipped with it can withstand, and the cavalry cannot quickly solve it or contain its long-range output, the infantry phalanx will become a target.

And once the front row infantry fell and were killed inside the phalanx, the Macedonian infantry was also very good at melee combat with daggers...

There is even a problem with not being able to make sharp turns. As long as someone is being swerved backward or sideways, a group of people will immediately panic.

But it doesn't matter!
What Bai Tu values ​​​​is the "wonder" of the Macedonian infantry.

The Macedonian infantry, which first appeared on the battlefield of the Han Dynasty, were safe at least in the first few battles. They could even cooperate with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to give Yuan Shu a head-on attack!
Yes, another advantage of the Macedonian infantry for Baitu at this time is that there is no need to train additional cavalry. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry led by Lu Bu is definitely more powerful than the Macedonian cavalry. Just refer to the tactics of the Macedonian phalanx.

Moreover, there are no technical difficulties in the equipment, and even the Eastern Han Dynasty's own forging technology can upgrade it - after all, the original Macedonian infantry still used bronze.

As for Chen Gong...

It was precisely after seeing this unique way of cooperation between infantry and cavalry that he burst into countless inspirations!

Originally, Chen Gong had recently been designing a method of fighting the enemy that combined the city defenders and the cavalry. It was good at containing and attacking the enemy. He named this method "Tiao Jiao Jie"...

"Tiao" does not mean "horns". "Tiao" means "pull", which refers to pulling the prey's horns, and by extension means to restrain.

However, there are still many immature aspects, such as... the city-defending army must have a "city" to defend, which is inflexible and cannot be regarded as a "military formation". It can only be said to be "holding a corner". Potential" to wait for the enemy.

As for Bai Tu's new army, Chen Gong saw a new way, which was to use infantry as a "city", and also derived a novel operation that actively created an output environment for cavalry...

That's why Chen Gongcai, while lamenting that Bai Tu knew everything and was a genius in the world, took the initiative to take over the training task of this new army!

This new army and new military formation inspired Chen Gong. At the same time, Chen Gong was also very confident that some of his ideas were not found in this military formation, and the two could complement each other.

Bai Tu handed over the new army to Chen Gong, while he mobilized officials from the three counties and recruited skilled craftsmen.

Equipment for defending the city must also be built, and both hands must be prepared.

In the spring of next year, Yuan Shu is bound to take action against Bai Tu, and what Bai Tu wants to do is to hit him head-on first, let him know that he is not easy to capture, buy time to pacify Jiangdong, and then delay it until he can proclaim himself an emperor or something, and then destroy himself. Having fun...

(End of this chapter)