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Chapter 939 War is imminent

"The Han people are starting to deploy!"

A scout patted his horse and galloped, ran to the Liao army, immediately dismounted and knelt on one knee and said.

"Could it be that the Han people want to set up a 'Ping Rong Wanquan array'? Hahaha..." A group of princes and nobles were also laughed at by these words, and they almost fell off their horses from laughing.

The so-called "Ping Rong Wan Quan array" is actually a joke.During the reign of Renzong in Dashun, the emperor didn't know about soldiers, but he was afraid of losing the battle, so he ordered the Privy Council to set up a battle formation for the imperial army to practice.

This year was also a year when Shunliao's offensive and defensive positions were different.

The Liao Kingdom finally discovered that Dashun had been a paper tiger since Emperor Gaozong, with nothing to fear except baring its teeth and claws.Ever since, in order to survive, the Khitan people began to hunt grass valleys secretly.The Dashun frontier army couldn't pursue them, so they let them go as they wished over time. They just restrained the people and kept them from going beyond the border of the Great Wall.

As time passed, why didn't the Liao Kingdom know that Dashun's military strength had declined?In order to test Dashun's military strength, he sent a siege force composed of [-] cavalry and Han troops. Renzong was so frightened that he quickly dispatched the imperial army to defend.

However, the commanding general had great ambitions and talents, and thought of accomplishing all his merits, but unexpectedly deployed this "Perfect Array of Ping Rong", and was vividly taught a lesson by the Khitan people.

The "Pingrong Wanquan Formation" consists of the forward, the rear, the central army, the left wing and the right wing.Its main force is the Chinese army, which consists of three square formations lined up, each led by a general; each formation is five miles on each side, twenty miles in circumference, and 22 steps; the three formations are separated by one mile. The front is seventeen miles wide; in the three square formations of the Chinese army, there is one chariot for every 440 steps, and each chariot is equipped with 5000 "ground troops"; each chariot counts 320, and each The formation is also equipped with 11 "divided troops without land".In total, the three formations of the Chinese army are equipped with [-] vehicles and more than [-] soldiers.

In addition to chariots in each formation of the Chinese army, soldiers are equipped with horses, spears, bed crossbows (large repeating crossbows), infantry crossbows, infantry bows, swords, shields and other weapons and equipment.In addition, there are eight "watchtower vehicles" (movable watchtowers) in each formation, and 80 "Wangzi" soldiers on each floor.There are two rows on the left and two on the right wing, with 120 and five teams in the front row, each with fifty riders, a total of 250 riders.There are 120 five teams in the back row, each team has 750 riders, a total of 650 [-] riders.That is, there are [-] riders in each formation on the left and right wings, a total of [-] riders in the two formations, and another [-] riders for exploring horses.

There are also two rows of cavalry in each of the front and rear formations, with 62 teams in the front row, each with fifty cavalry, totaling 62 cavalry.There are 860 teams in the rear, each team has [-] riders, a total of [-] riders, and there are another [-] riders exploring horses.There are [-] horses in each of the front and rear formations, a total of [-] horses.The left, right, front and rear formations are all composed of cavalry, including light cavalry and cavalry equipped with lances, bones and regimental cards.

A total of more than 14 troops were invested in the "Pingrong Wanquan Formation". Among the five army formations arranged, the main force is undoubtedly the Chinese Army Formation with more than 11 people.It should be pointed out that the chariots owned by the Chinese Army Formation are completely different from the chariots of the pre-Qin chariot battles, and they do not have the function of charging and attacking.It uses the car body as a cover to defend against the impact of enemy cavalry on the plain.

The chariots put in are equipped with equipment such as repelling horses, and are mainly responsible for defensive functions.Therefore, the Chinese army formation is dominated by infantry.The front, rear, left, and right formations are composed of cavalry, with a total of only [-] cavalry. Obviously, they are the auxiliary force of the Chinese army, mainly responsible for guarding and covering tasks.

It's easy to talk about military affairs on paper, but how can it be possible for an army of more than 10,000+ people to make a move?

In that battle, the central army of more than [-] cavalry broke through, restrained by its two wings, and harassed from the rear, vividly demonstrating to the Dashun army what it means to be overwhelmed.The Dashun army was also full of mistakes, and in less than an hour, the mobility of the Khitan cavalry was completely dragged down.

4 people defeated 10,000+ people. The First World War made the Liao Kingdom famous, and Dashun's prestige was ruined.

If it weren't for the quick rescue of the frontier army, I'm afraid the army would have been defeated like a mountain.Since then, no Dashun army dared to cross the Great Wall, because they were afraid of the Khitans.

Therefore, the so-called "Pingrong Wanquan Great Array" is completely a joke in the eyes of the Khitan people.

Think about how wise and powerful the two founding monarchs of Dashun were, and they were invincible everywhere they went. Why did they become so sluggish only in the reign of Renzong?

The reason is that Taizu and Gaozong had complete trust in the army, and they were well versed in the principle of "the one who will be able but the king does not defend him will win", and gave the commander the right to use troops and deploy troops in front of the battle, and did not respect the actions of the frontline generals. Without further intervention, there will be no imperial gift formations and formation diagrams for remote combat.

Although Taizu Dashun gave instructions before the generals went out, they generally did not intervene in the actual process of using troops.Looking at the war activities of the Taizu dynasty, there is no record of an imperial formation or formation map.For example, when Cao Bin led the army to the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Taizu not only gave the commanding power, but also gave Shang Fang a sword, "Below the deputy general, those who do not need to be killed."During the battle against Jinghu, Taizu's confidant Li Chuyun served as the capital supervisor as a privy deputy envoy. Later, because of conflicts with the commander Murong Yanzhao due to the enforcement of military discipline, Taizu had to relegate Li Chuyun to maintain the authority of the commander.And the generals who lead troops on the front lines of Hebei and Hedong have great autonomy, "everything in the army is cheap."

It can be seen that Taizu roughly followed the principle of "the one who can be able but the king does not resist wins", and he was not keen on giving arrays and arrays. Volume [-] of the first episode of "Wu Jing Zong Yao" is dedicated to recording the formations made by the Song Dynasty, but there are no formations from the Taizu and Gaozong dynasties. There is an explanation in the book: "Emperor Gongwei Yizu used martial virtue to appease the world, In ancient times, the art of war should not have been mastered." From this, it can be proved that the use of formations is based on one mind and cannot be rigidly rigid.

Now that the Han people have deployed again, the Khitan people feel more at ease.Although the Han army has more than 30, the Khitan noble army also has more than [-]!
"I think it's better to be cautious. These Han troops are a little weird..." King Chu suddenly said.

The king of Jin next to him was amused when he heard this: "King of Chu, did you get scared by the Han army before?" , have never played.

"That's where the Han army set up a suspicious formation. Now who doesn't know that the Han army's food and grass are distributed to the soldiers?" The king of Chu blushed and tried to argue, "I can use the tribal children's money for a little food." Do you want to change your life!"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing." King Liu persuaded, "How about this, the king of Chu feigns a frontal attack, and the king of Jin and I hold back the two wings. The real attack direction is behind the Han army. Wu How are you going, King Wuxie?"

"This is good!" Everyone supported, but the King of Chu frowned and said nothing.

"That's it, let's get ready!" Liu Wang said lightly, but in fact, he could no longer hold back his inner excitement.If one gains prestige in this war, recruiting some Khitan scattered tribes is not a problem.With a large tribe, the Khitan nobles could even despise the Liao court.If it gets bigger, it can rebel and replace it.Who can resist the temptation of the throne?As long as it is a man with a desire for power, he can't escape, right?
War is imminent.

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