Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3354 Changed Formation

There was a lot of excitement in Cao Jun's camp, but no one came out!

Cao Hong seemed to have made up his mind and stood tight, letting Fei Qian squirm around, but he didn't move.

Are you really not moved?

After mutual competition and attrition in the forward battle, Cao Jun lost most of the control on the battlefield, but still firmly controlled the Anyi camp, and had the Zhongtiaoshan camp as a branch in the rear, and Fei Qian also It is impossible to lead a large force to bypass the camp in front and attack Cao Jun's rear line.

Fei Qian couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that Cao Jun was motionless and didn't even show any signs of leaving the camp.

Was this because Xu Chu was frightened by the previous battle between the two armies?

Fei Qian climbed up to observe the formation today just to take a look at Cao Jun's formation, but he didn't expect that Cao Jun wouldn't give him a chance.

Fighting without formation is tantamount to playing hooligan, and this is no exception in ancient and modern times.

In other words, Cao Jun is acting like a hooligan...

Even though the Fei potential army has strengthened a lot of communication and has the means to distinguish the ranks of military academies, in most cases, tactics still rely on formations. Due to the limitations of communication conditions, even the sound of the golden drum cannot be transmitted to a distance, and the smoke and dust make it difficult to recognize flags and other things. The messenger still has to wait and see whether God will reward him or not, otherwise he will be gone halfway through.

Therefore, the layout of the military formation is very important.

For ordinary soldiers, they only need to remember who is next to them and whether they should stand in a horizontal line, a diagonal line, or a column. As for the attack and direction, it is controlled by the non-commissioned officers in the army. The non-commissioned officers in the army usually only manage the group in front of them, and the generals give orders to the entire array.

The further down you go, the easier it is to command, and the further up you go, the more difficult it is to command.

After the game actually starts, it's really not certain whether the coach can control every general.

As for the essence of specific combat tactics, it can actually be divided into four words.

Use more to defeat less.

As for tracking the enemy, forward, backbone, harassment from both wings, remote output, outflanking and encirclement, etc., these tactics actually existed in ancient times, during the reign of Emperors Yan and Huang, otherwise Chi You would not have screamed in dissatisfaction and expressed his dissatisfaction. Yanhuang is a weakling, if he has the guts to challenge him...

It seems like a tactic that only fools can use, but whether this tactic is used well or not depends on the general's control ability and the quality of the soldiers.

Fei Qian stared at the large banner on the high platform of Cao Jun's camp, pondering endlessly.

Cao Jun did not leave the camp to form an array, which means that Cao Jun had something that he did not want Fei Qian to see...

To simply understand, the formation of the formation is, to a certain extent, the two sides showing their cards before the battle.

It doesn't matter whether to use the largest one to blind the dog's eyes, or to use the smallest one to confuse the enemy. But regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, at home or abroad, in the final stage of a battle, the losing side will always feel that it is always surrounded, outflanked, and flanked. The result must be the formation confrontation before the final stage. The result of the drawn battle lines.

Setting up a formation is nothing, pulling is the real skill.

As for the array diagram, it's half true and half false.

Really, the formations, formations, formations, etc. do have a certain effect. For example, the enemy troops rushing into the formation can be dispersed on the left and right forks, and then they will naturally be attacked from many sides. After all, human eyes can only see what is ahead. Due to the lack of movement and movement, it is impossible to observe the surrounding situation 360 degrees. Once it is attacked by the enemy from the side, it can be easily killed.

Just like what Fei Qian is observing in part of Cao Camp.

"Cao's army camp really took great pains to resist the cavalry. Fei Qian pointed to Cao Jun's camp in the distance and said, "Over there, the original terrain has almost changed..."

Cao Jun used the ravines in the camps and plateaus, as well as various artificially dug or stacked defenses to form some special terrain to a certain extent.

Fei Qian also remembered the original landform here in Anyi, but now, there are many places that are different from the original memory.

"The soil plateau at the entrance to the camp has been changed..." Fei Qian pointed to the direction of Cao Jun's camp and said, "I remember there was a gentle slope before, but now the entire gentle slope has been dug out... You can only walk from both sides... This makes it easy to be dispersed...and I'm sure Cao Jun has other arrangements in the area at the entrance of the camp..."

Xu Chu also agreed, "The cavalry must slow down when turning. If they really follow Cao Jun's passage, they will definitely suffer a loss." 』

"So, does Cao Jun want us to go through the camp gate now, or is he telling us not to go through the camp gate?" Fei Qian then asked.

"This..." Xu Chu had a headache.

This is not easy to answer.

Fei Qian smiled and had no intention of forcing Xu Chu to answer, but Fei Qian needed Xu Chu to use his brain to think.

Although Cao Jun did not turn over the cards, he showed some corners.

This is Cao Jun's change.

Just from a small area like the camp gate, we can see that Cao Jun has changed from horizontal defense to vertical depth. This will strengthen Cao Jun's ability to defend against surprise attacks.

Faced with such a change, Fei Qian also needs to make certain adjustments and changes, otherwise he will be wasted by Cao Cao in the camp's array.

Fei Qian turned his attention to Cao Jun's stronghold wall.

Logically speaking, when the camp at the foot of the slope was broken, everyone in Cao's army should have known that there were artillery in Feiqian. However, it is not that easy to change the formation and deal with it in various ways. The formation is closely related to the level of technology. . People who have never seen artillery will find it difficult to formulate corresponding strategies no matter how they imagine it.

Therefore, the direction of the camp wall should be a good breakthrough point.

It's just that Fei Qian suspected that Cao Cao might have made some arrangements near the wall, because those who surrendered all told the same thing. Cao's military leaders and guards did not allow ordinary Cao soldiers to approach the wall. some areas nearby.

This is very doubtful.

Fei Qian had to determine the direction of the attack. This was his responsibility, and it was also the reason why he went to the front of the formation today to check the terrain and Cao Jun's camp with his own eyes.

In most battles, there is no way like the opening CG of Warcraft, where Fei Qian stands on a high hill, holding an ax in his hand, oh, a sword will do, and then shouts for the tribe, ahem, For the hussar~~

Then Wu Yangyang's younger brother rushed forward and chopped the enemy into pieces.

Wake up!

If you see this kind of scene too much, some people will be brainwashed and think that all wars should be like this. But in reality, war is monotonous and cruel, and there is no emotional excitement or thunder at all... …

Most of those who think war is spectacular are those who think they are God and look down forty-five degrees. But the real perspective of ordinary soldiers is most likely that of hanging rings that cannot be caught in the subway stations in the morning and evening rush hours of big cities, or in middle schools. The window that you can't reach when you reach out your hand, and the highway that you can't walk on during the New Year or long vacation.

people mountain, people sea.

So even if you go to the canteen to get a meal, you need to queue up and pay attention to strategies, let alone asking your younger brother to kill people?

In wars and battles, we must pay attention to the basic laws.

If you don't pay attention to the Basic Law, it's all nonsense.

Fei Qian picked up the telescope and looked at Cao Ying carefully.

The layout of Cao Jun's camp was well arranged.

It's not crowded, and the paths are staggered back and forth very regularly.

The flags were scattered in an orderly manner. Looking at the flags, Fei Potential could see that Cao Jun did not put all the miscellaneous troops in front, but mixed them in and used them.

This not only ensures the numerical advantage, but also ensures the tenacity of the formation...

Cao Jun's infantry tactics were quite good. After all, in Shandong, infantry ruled the roost.

"Cao's army deployed heavy-armored infantry on both sides... there was a bear flag... the flying tiger flag was still in the center... This is the opposite of us..." Fei Qian handed the telescope to Xu Chu, "Zhong Kang, take a look. 』

The heavy infantry's method of warfare is to form a dense square formation and use human flesh to form a thick shield wall to resist the impact of the cavalry.

If this is in a relatively small area, the cavalry may not be able to defeat these heavy infantry.

After all, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the heavy infantry in these Shandong areas were resisting chariots.

The chariot is very powerful, but after all, the chariot is the ultimate weapon of the rich and handsome. It can be considered a big country if it has a few hundred vehicles, and the use environment is very limited. The cavalry will be much more flexible, but no matter what, whether it is a chariot or a cavalry, they will suffer a big loss when facing heavy infantry with heavy spears. If Cao Jun deployed a group of these heavy infantry with spears in the camp passage, then it would be wishful thinking to simply rely on cavalry to charge.

"Is it possible to use Five Elements Thunder to advance forward?" Xu Chu replied, "But when using thunder, the distance is also close, and you will be damaged to some extent..."

Fei Qian nodded and then asked, "That's right." In the past few days, will Cao Jun have any use for crossbows? 』

Xu Chu thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "There was a catapult, but I didn't see him using a crossbow." 』

Fei Qian pointed in the direction of the sentry towers in the camp, "They must be all placed over there... Look at those sentry towers, from the outside to the inside, they are like bowls, with strong crossbows on them. Shoot down. Cao Jun's baggage trains haven't been pushed out yet, right? 』

"Car array?" ” Xu Chu took a breath.

"This is it. Fei Qian laughed and said, "This is really an iron wall... However, no matter how tight Cao Mengde's defenses are, he has forgotten one thing..."

"ah? ” Xu Chu was a little confused.

"I think..." Fei Qian smiled, "Our original formation needs to be changed..."

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Fei Qian was observing the enemy's situation in front of the formation. Cao Hong, who was in Cao's camp, was also staring at Fei Qian's formation.

Especially the location of Fei Qian on the high platform under the battle flag.

Cao Hong swallowed and resisted the temptation.

Although looking from a distance, he could only see pixel-like figures shaking and pointing, and could not clearly see the changes in his expressions, Cao Hong seemed to be able to see Fei Qian's expression clearly, he smiled and shouted deliberately , "You know it's hard to fight now, right?" 』

Cao Hong's guards also laughed along with him.

As the laughter spread, the expressions of the surrounding Cao Jun soldiers relaxed slightly and began to laugh.

In fact, Cao Hong and these guards were a little nervous, but at the moment, the more nervous they were, the more relaxed they had to be, so that other Cao soldiers would not worry and be afraid.

Very early on, Cao Cao had already begun to consider how to deal with the hussar cavalry. Now, this is the first time that these defense systems and fortifications have been used on a large scale in actual combat. Cao Hong cannot guarantee the specific effects.

After all, everyone is alive.

All things will change because people change.

War is no exception.

In fact, Cao Jun has made many big changes. Because Fei Qian led the cavalry to rise again, Shandong naturally began to develop various tactical methods to restrain the cavalry. The heavy cavalry is indeed very strong, but it is not completely invincible. Especially after Fei Qian insulted Xu County in Yuzhou with his cavalry, all the generals and counselors of Cao's army were thinking about how to restrain the cavalry. Gradually, an ecological chain with conflicting arms emerged in Shandong.

At the same time, the evolution of Cao Jun also promoted the gradual evolution of Fei's submarine cavalry.

Originally, in the hussars, the cavalrymen with long steeds began to be replaced by spears and sabers, and the emphasis was shifted from a blind emphasis on impact to a balance between impact and mobility. The simple form of the cavalry began to evolve gradually, evolving towards the ultimate form of the ancient cavalry that could harass and pull from a distance and break through in close combat.

The evolution of Fei's submarine cavalry once again forced Cao's army to follow up, causing Cao's army to begin to study various tactical coordination. They no longer used infantry to conquer the world with one move, as can be seen from the long-range tactics used to deal with Xu Chu. Infantry began to be combined with long-range weapons. Bows were used to maintain range and firepower to deal with light armor, and crossbows were used to deal with heavy armor. Coupled with crossbows and catapults, a multi-layered and multi-purpose firepower output structure is formed.

Perhaps after some time, both sides will evolve again...

Therefore, whether it is Fei Qian's Hussars or Cao Cao's Zhongling Zhonghu Army, they all change with the changes in military technology and military equipment, and there is no formation that can be separated from the specific tactics formed by military technology and military equipment. . First there is equipment, then technology, then tactics, and then formation.

Formation has always been a subsidiary product of tactics, not the other way around.

Before the actual war between the two sides begins, no one knows what the other side's tactical deployment will be like or how the reserve team will be used. However, excellent generals will decide the tactics and strategies they should adopt based on the enemy's combat habits and troop deployment, as well as the reconnaissance of the battlefield before the war begins, and the battlefield situation after the confrontation begins.

The hussars are strong, elite and tough, but the only problem is that they cost money, and because they are expensive, they are relatively small in number. Therefore, all of Fei Qian's tactics revolve around this characteristic. On the other hand, Cao's army has many soldiers, and the same Cao's army's tactical characteristics are also different based on its own conditions.

So what Cao Hong is thinking about now is that the Hussars will attack the camp?

How is he going to attack?

Are you going to use cavalry to attack the surrounding areas and look for a breakthrough?

Or should we use infantry to advance, like we did when we attacked the camp downhill?

Cao Hong had already seen artillery in Tongguan.

The artillery is powerful enough to destroy everything, but if it doesn't get hit, it means nothing.

If you want to blast through the camp wall, then go ahead and blast it.

The village wall is gone, but there is an earth wall. The earth wall is gone, but there is still an earth plateau!

Even if so many fortifications are left to the hussar artillery to blast, how long will they last?

Cao Hong stared at Fei Qian in the distance, wanting to know how Fei Qian would attack the camp.

Because Cao Hong didn't believe that the formation Fei Qian was putting up was the offensive tactics Fei Qian was about to adopt.

This formation, which is similar to the traditional central breakthrough and the cavalry on both sides coordinate, looks like it is tempting Cao Jun to attack.

Placed in the center was not only the artillery camp, but also Feiqian's flag.

It's like one, no, two beauties posing in the center of the stage...

Come on, come on.

If Cao Jun really went out in a hurry, the strong man holding a big stick next to him would jump out with a clang.

Cao Hongcai is not that stupid.

During combat, if the general wants to quickly make the entire army respond in line with his own intentions, then the content of these specific tactical arrangements is the core of the preset formation. How to implement established tactical arrangements with the cooperation of respective units is the essence of the formation. In other words, in addition to the specific military formation layout, the real core part is how to develop formations, how to dispatch troops, and how to use the advantages of troops and weapons to restrain different opponents under various situations.

This is the secret secret of every good general.

Formations and formations are the same as "formation", but the different ones are "form" and "method".

Is Fei Qian a stupid opponent?

Obviously not, then Fei Qian must have some malicious intent in putting up such a somewhat rigid formation. Unless Fei Qian wants to make a pig-out tactic, this simple method of placing infantry in the middle and cavalry on both sides will be done by any general with some experience. What else can be praised?

If there is a military tactical formation but no training in how to use it, it will be easy for the opponent to catch the weakness of the defense.

Fei Qian almost put his weakness in front of Cao Hong, so Cao Hong was very sure that this weakness was a trap.

The formation reflects the strategic intention of the commander, and in many cases, in order to conceal his tactical intention, the shrewd commander often distributes the initial forces in a regular and balanced manner, and even has geometric symmetry. Just like the formation that Fei Qian put out at the moment, if the discontinuity of the earth plateau is not taken into account, which causes the formation to deviate slightly, then Fei Qian's entire formation is symmetrical...

Cao Hong understood that the real meaning of Fei Qian's doing this was to confuse him, so that he would not guess the overall tactical intention of the cavalry based on Fei Qian's deployment, while retaining the possibility of making adjustments to the tactical deployment of the Cao army.

After all, there is a certain distance between the two sides' formations. As long as the Cao army moves, Fei Qian can transfer the reserve troops according to the development of the battle situation, implement his own tactical intentions, or deflect the proportion of a certain unit or a certain area of ​​the army to achieve certain strategic goals.

And for the correction and adjustment of this formation, the cavalry, which has a relatively large proportion of elite troops, undoubtedly has a greater advantage.

The formation is not set up, but is formed in the confrontation, and is adjusted and adopted according to the opponent's tactical deployment. What it looks like now is not important, what is important is what it looks like after the battle...

"General! Move! Move!"

While Cao Hong was thinking, he suddenly heard some agitation around him, and there were guards pointing at the cavalry formation in front of him and shouting.

Cao Hong looked closely and was stunned again, "What exactly is this cavalry going to do?"