"This battle is unwinnable! Give me a beating!"
Before Yu Qiuping entered the tent, he heard the angry roar of Ji Gang Shengzheng.
"The grinding chirping is over there. They won't fight if they fight, and they won't run if they run! I'll give you a shot or an arrow from so far away. Are you so annoying? We rushed over to catch them, but they are here
They are running so fast in the barren mountains that you can't catch up. After a while, they will come out and give you a shot! If you ignore them, just go your own way, and they will immediately rush down with many people holding swords, guns, swords and halberds.
Fuck you. You formed a fighting formation, and their men also withdrew, and you had to change your formation again! It’s so annoying!”
Yoshioka Shengmasa's complaint reached everyone's heart, and a chorus of complaints and curses immediately erupted in the tent.
"Don't you dare to fight openly and openly!"
"If they really dare to fight, we can only use half of our troops and destroy them all in one battle!"
"What kind of man is he who hides in the mountains and dare not show his face? How dare he be called a samurai with such a despicable fighting style?"
"Okay, okay, stop arguing and do something useful." Yu Qiuping walked into the main tent, clapped his hands to signal everyone to quiet down, and gathered around the sand table, "Instead of thinking about complaining, why not respond honestly to the situation?
If you encounter difficulties, we can discuss them and find ways to solve them."
"Your Highness, please be sure not to let the spearmen walk alone on the path." Charlie was the first to protest to Yu Qiuping, "In my reserve team, there are several platoons of spearmen who walked alone on the path and suffered heavy losses. They did not fight back from a distance.
Ability. Once attacked by iron cannons and bows and arrows in the mountains and forests on both sides of the road, there is no other choice but to be passively beaten. Several attempts to pursue the Kii people in complex terrain have not achieved any results. We are in a complicated place.
You can’t catch them in the terrain.”
"You mean, any unit marching alone must have iron gunners, right?"
"Yes, if there are iron gunners, they can at least suppress the attackers and allow the troops to move forward."
"But if all the small roads are lined with iron gunners, the main force on the main road will lack enough iron gunners to cover it." Yu Qiuping said hesitantly, "Hanbingwei, we may use squads as units.
Should we break up the organization and reorganize it so that each platoon has 1-2 iron artillery squads? Instead of like before, the minimum organizational unit of pike and iron artillery is the platoon. A company has 5 pike platoons and 3
The organization of an iron artillery platoon."
"If it were a traditional army, it would be absolutely unimaginable to break up the organization and reorganize it like this." Takenaka Shigeharu pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "But the Red Leaf Army's highly standardized command system has room for experimentation. Tonight
I will try to work out this plan with my staff."
"Your Highness, I suggest that all the ninjas from the Military Intelligence Department be transferred back to participate in the attack." Sanada Masayuki expressed a new view after completing the discussion of the previous question, "In mobile battles in complex mountainous terrain, ninjas are obviously more capable than soldiers.
To be handy."
"But the ninjas are probably no match for the people of the Kii Kingdom, and they also have iron cannons. It would be a big loss to fight like this. We are already at a disadvantage in terms of intelligence, and we cannot use our precious ninjas to fight the people of the Kii Kingdom.
Consumption." Yu Qiuping shook his head and rejected the plan, "Keep in mind the goal of our action - not to fight with the Kii people in the barren mountains and mountains, but to directly attack what they must defend.
City and Yanzhai, force them to accept a main battle, and destroy them in the combined battle. Otherwise, we are fighting away from home, the supply line is too long, and we will definitely not be able to win if we continue to consume in small battles."
"Then the cavalry should be brought up quickly." After a moment of hesitation, Sanada Masayuki proposed a compromise plan, "With the cavalry here, we can at least deter the Zahe people right in front. Now Suzuki Shigei is relying on We can't catch up with him and he harasses us wantonly, which also boosts the morale of the people of Kii Country."
"You are right. I have already issued an order. Give the cavalry company the highest road pass level, and all personnel and materials on the road behind must make way for them. They can arrive tomorrow afternoon." Yu Qiuping opened his own book. He nodded after confirming that the previously issued command record was correct.
"Your Highness, there is another problem. Although everyone has not noticed it yet, it may actually be fatal. Not only for this battle..." Takenaka Shigeharu suddenly spoke, then paused and glanced at Yu Qiuping silently. Finally, he continued to whisper, "But for the future of the entire Hongye Army."
"What?" If someone else had made such exaggerated remarks, Yu Qiuping would definitely think that he was trying to flatter others. But if the person who said this was Takenaka Shigeharu... not only Yu Qiuping, but also everyone in the main account stopped talking. There were loud discussions and turned their attention to Takenaka Shigeharu. The atmosphere in the tent was a little solemn for a while.
"Thanks to Oda Hall and the people of Kii Country, the Red Leaf Army, which the Yuqiu family is proud of, may soon be able to find a way to crack it."
Takenaka Shigeharu spoke plainly.
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"What I am going to say next, I hope all the adults in the room can keep it secret."
"As we all know, the reason why our Red Leaf Army has such a strong combat power depends largely on our two major characteristics. One is the dense formation, and the other is the sufficient configuration of long guns and iron cannons. The dense formation requires extremely high cohesion. and high-intensity training, they can always maintain the integrity of the formation and local numerical advantage in the battle. The Hongye Army has always been famous for its strong military strength. With its excellent armor and sufficient long guns and iron cannons, it is very advanced in ordnance. Don’t be left at a disadvantage.”
"However, for the dense formation, Oda Hall has found a way to crack it a few years ago. The Asai family's Eagle Bei is completely trained after the Red Leaf Army's dense formation. However, once the dense formation encounters iron cannon fire, there will be casualties. It is much higher than the ordinary formation. If artillery becomes more popular in the future, the cost of casualties will only become higher. Therefore, the first tactic to restrain the Red Leaf Army is to equip sufficient iron cannons and artillery."
"The second weakness of the Hongye Army has also been discovered by the people of Kii Country. Although it is not known whether they did it intentionally or simply took such measures to operate in the mountains and forests - everyone is facing The Red Leaf Army did not wear armor or equipment, only cloth."
"It seems like an exaggerated move, but in fact, if I were the opponent of the Red Leaf Army," Takenaka Shigeharu pondered for a moment, then looked around at the crowd and whispered, "I would let my subordinates wear only civilian clothes and go into battle. "
"Because the equipment of the Hongye Army is destined to have extremely high armor-piercing capabilities. The power of iron cannon shooting is enough to destroy any weapon. And the power of spear assassination is definitely not something ordinary weapons can withstand. Even the Hongye Army's own sophisticated Even if you have enough power, you can't stop an assassination from a spear. If you have enough power to really effectively defend against an attack, you can't stop it.
It is damage from bow and arrow shooting, blunt weapon blows, and slashing damage with swords. The long guns and iron cannons equipped by the Red Leaf Army are destined not to use this attack method as the mainstream. The short knives of the iron gunners are nothing.
A big threat. And since most of our troops are trained by civilians for a few months before going to the battlefield, they can only master simple weapons such as spears, and it is impossible for everyone to train complex samurai sword techniques."
"In other words, since no matter how good the armor is, it can't stop the Hongye Army's attack, then why should I wear the armor? Anyway, the effect is the same whether or not I wear the armor. Not wearing the armor can also reduce the burden on the soldiers and retain
Their physical strength also allows them to march, move, and perform actions faster. Therefore, when facing the Red Leaf Army, the wisest thing to do is not to wear enough equipment."
"If in the future, a certain army prepares for the two weaknesses of the Red Leaf Army and uses military uniforms instead of equipment and is equipped with a large number of iron cannons and artillery, then their army will become a nightmare for the Red Leaf Army."
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Takenaka Shigeharu's words caused a long silence in the big tent. No one had ever thought about these issues before, and no one would consider these issues. They only knew that Yu Qiuping, a native of the Ming Dynasty, had been training at the Imagawa family since then.
There is this unique training method.
After the Battle of Mikachi Town, Oda Nobunaga, who was deeply shocked, also wanted to imitate Uakihira's military training methods to train his own direct banner unit, but he encountered great resistance. Those who were warriors were unwilling to
Standing in a square formation with civilians to protect each other, they are not willing to use the same lowly spears as civilians, let alone undergo prohibited training with civilians. And Yu Qiupei's wall cavalry charge was even protested by the samurai of the Oda family
——They are all warriors. They are senior and junior, but they still want to inherit the position of the head of the family. There is still a lot of territory and wealth waiting for them in the family. How could they want to use this kind of "one life for one life" suicide strategy?
What? Although under the forcible order of Oda Nobunaga, the directly-administered flag corps reluctantly started similar training. However, people with a samurai background are always absent-minded and follow the rules secretly. Soon after, Oda Nobunaga had no choice but to give up.
It was only then that Oda Nobunaga and others realized that the reason why Yu Qiupei was able to train such an army was not only due to his military management methods, but also related to the trust and cohesion of the Hongye Army. Yu Qiupei
He is a foreigner, and the core of his subordinates are all slaves. There are no hereditary warriors in the army. They are basically recruited from the people of the territory. Therefore, there is no distinction between high and low in the army. And Yu Qiuping has been doing this for more than ten years.
He promoted his idea of ​​"everyone is equal" and emphasized that everyone is born equal. He implemented the weird military etiquette in the army - subordinates do not need to kneel and kowtow when meeting their superiors, and they must line up according to the rules in everything they do.
There is no need for me to wait. It is Yu Qiuping's efforts that allow the Red Leaf Army to have such strong cohesion, mutual trust and tacit understanding. These deviant actions are unacceptable to traditional samurai.
No one has ever thought that the army trained by this method of military management has any special weaknesses - but Takenaka Shigeharu pointed out the weaknesses sharply now.
"Wearing military uniforms instead of armor, using iron cannons (muskets) and artillery as the main means of attack." Yu Qiuping murmured as he recited the troops described by Takenaka Shigeharu, imagining what they looked like - isn't that just modern
army?
Sure enough, the modern army that can suppress the ancient army has its mortal enemy the modern army.
Chapter completed!