Chapter Eleven Forming Horse Archers
Originally, at Yang Yifei's level, he was not qualified to participate in Meng Yi's Dian Mao, but he was quite special. In addition, he was new and didn't know where to go if he didn't participate in Dian Mao, so he was a hundred generals and mixed with a group of lieutenants and military marquis.
When Meng Yi finished placing Mao for them, they would go to their own troops or Qudou Mao again.
There were only a few dozen people, and it was obvious who could not see who could reach the sight, Meng Yi did not name one by one. There was a solemn expression on his face, but there was a smile in his eyes.
After glanced at the generals, Meng Yi reached out to Yang Yifei standing beside Nangong Yan, and said, "I believe everyone has already known this brother Yang and is deeply impressed. I won't introduce it much."
"What I want to tell you is that Brother Yang yesterday created a few items that could greatly increase the combat effectiveness of our Qin cavalry. After presenting them to Your Majesty, he was awarded the title of official and the promotion of a hundred generals."
"General Shen, you will take Brother Yang to the Guard to select one hundred soldiers."
The Guards Army Hou Shentu clasped his fists and said, "Yes, General."
Meng Yi nodded, looked calm, and said solemnly: "Yesterday, the Japanese general entered the palace. His Majesty's instructions have been given to him. Recently, His Majesty received a reward from the border army. Qiang, Yuezhi, Wusun and other Rongdi have been ready to move again."
"They are gathering in succession to the 'Han Qiang Houyi', and they are likely to invade our Longxi and the two counties in the north. Your Majesty wants us to prepare for the war at any time."
"The soldiers must not relax their training. They must keep their combat power and morale at their peak..."
Listening to Meng Yi's words, the soldiers were greatly motivated and were about to fight again, which means they will gain military achievements again.
The Qin Dynasty's soldiers, from generals to ordinary soldiers, all became militants due to their military merits and titles.
They are not afraid of war, but instead look forward to war. The young soldiers yearn for making achievements on the battlefield, even if they know that many of them will never come back.
This is an era of full of blood and an era of unparalleled fighting spirit. This may also be one of the reasons why the army of the Qin Empire was invincible and invincible.
Meng Yi motivated the soldiers and announced their dissolution, and told Yang Yifei a few words, then followed Nangong Yan to the central army's tent.
Yang Yifei followed Shentu to a square array in the schoolyard, where the guards array was.
"General Yang, the Guard now has fifteen hundred generals, and I personally commanded the other five hundred. Originally, I did not have a hundred generals under my command, but since you are here, I will feel wronged that you should take one hundred brothers under my command first!"
Shentu is only twenty-eight years younger than Yang Yifei, so he is naturally not suitable to call Brother Yang. Although the level of the hundred generals is lower, no matter how low it is, he is a general, not a soldier. It is not wrong to call General Yang. Moreover, everyone knows that the hundred generals are just temporary.
After hearing Shentu's words, Yang Yifei thought for a while and said, "General Shen, I wonder how good the brothers of the Guards can ride and shoot?"
Shentu laughed and said, "Haha, all the guards of the Meng family are elite soldiers who can draw bows on horseback and hold swords off horseback."
Yang Yifei said happily: "That's good. The last general had imagined a tactic that requires very strict cavalry and shooting ability. However, if you can practice successfully, it is also very powerful. It can be worth a hundred thousand and thousands of dollars, and it can greatly reduce the number of casualties among the soldiers."
"At the end, we will try with the hundred people under our command. If it works, then promote the entire army. If it fails, only a hundred people will have no impact on the army."
Shentu immediately became interested and said, "In this way, I will wait and see. I believe General Yang will not disappoint us."
Yang Yifei planned to train a archer and cavalry unit. After all, this era is different from the Qing Dynasty. The thermal weapons of the Qing Dynasty have already started, and he can make a high point, but in this era, the thermal weapons have developed to zero, and the cost-effectiveness from scratch is too low, so there is no need.
So it is better to develop some advanced tactics, such as the "Sabreman Archery" of the archer, which in the words of later generations is the kite tactic.
A unit that is proficient in cavalry and shooting will be killed after encountering the enemy. When the enemy starts to attack, it will immediately turn around and retreat. If the enemy pursues, it will retreat while shooting arrows. If it does not pursue, it will turn back to meet and continue shooting, and shoot when the enemy doubts life.
The essence of this tactic is: First, attack the enemy at a long distance and never get close to the enemy.
2. Continuously attack the enemy, causing the enemy to run away.
Third, do not give the enemy a chance to fight back, and make the enemy feel frustrated, irritable and angry.
Fighting with such a unit is the most disgusting. Once you are entangled, you can't catch up, you can't fight, and you can't shake it or get rid of it.
Finally, you will find that you are not chasing, retreating, or stopping. The only result is that your soldiers have collapsed mentally, leading to the collapse of the troops. Once the collapse occurs, the war will be almost lost.
But the most basic requirement to use this tactic is to have a crossbow with a longer range than the opponent and a war horse with a stronger endurance than the opponent.
But these two things are not lacking in the Qin Dynasty, so it is feasible to develop this tactic, and the rest is training the ability of the archer.
Shentu took Yang Yifei to the guards' array and introduced Yang Yifei to all the guards' soldiers.
The three five hundred masters of the Guard knew Yang Yifei and knew his strength. Although he was just a few generals, he did not despise him at all, because they all knew that the hundred generals were only temporary. After they came to the battlefield, his title would soon be raised.
After Shentu conveyed Meng Yi's words, he continued: "According to the order of General Meng, General Yang will select hundreds of cavalry from the light cavalry of the headquarters. General Yang, please go and select soldiers!"
"Yes." Yang Yifei held his fist at Shinto, then looked at the five hundred soldiers under Shinto on the left, and said loudly: "I will have a new tactic. After practicing it, you can get ten hundred and a hundred, and you will get a thousand, and you will be safer."
"There are three conditions for soldiers who need to be a general. First, they are proficient in riding and shooting, and can also shoot arrows when riding a horse. Second, they have extraordinary arm strength and must be able to draw at least fifteen times. Third, they have accurate archery techniques and must be able to ensure that they can shoot at least five shots."
After talking about the three conditions, Yang Yifei pointed to the position of the side of the array and said, "Those who meet the above three conditions stand up and come here to arrange the array."
These three conditions are not high or low. Riding and shooting is the basic ability of the guard light cavalry, and the requirements for 5 shots in ten or five shots are not high. Among them, there are many people who can guarantee that 10 shots in ten or eight shots.
The only condition that is slightly higher is fifteen times of the bow, but many people can do it.
In fact, they could not shoot a few arrows when fighting, because at most three or five arrows, the two sides were approaching and started a close-kill battle.
Generally speaking, the limit of the crossbowman's bowing in a short period of time is about twelve or thirteen times. The light cavalry of the Meng Family Army's guards is composed of the most elite soldiers in the army, and fifteen times are not difficult.
After the soldiers looked at each other for a while, some people stood up one after another. Yang Yifei counted the number of people and called for a stop after enough hundred people.
Chapter completed!