Just when Zhu Gaoxu was surprised, a veteran walked out of the dark darkness.
His face, beard, eyelashes, and armor were covered with frost, but his eyes were exceptionally bright. His steps were steady and he didn't make the slightest sound while walking.
"Handsome!" The veteran came over and saluted Lan Yu.
"Was everything peaceful last night?" Lan Yu asked, patting the frost on the other person's neck.
"There is not even a ghost!" the veteran grinned, "but there were three groups of people passing by at the foot of the mountain. Two of them were businessmen traveling together, and one group was an escort. The escorts were equipped with weapons, but there were no long ones."
Then he smiled again, "They all look like strong men, but they all look like they're making noises."
Lan Yu nodded and said to Zhu Gaoxu, "Look, this is a soldier!"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the veteran's rough cheeks and big stone-like hands, "He was...a former scout in your army?"
The scouts are all elites in the army. Each one is a veteran who has been carefully selected and polished countless times on the battlefield. It can be said that they are the top picks of the coach.
It's just like the scout battalion under his father Zhu Di. The leader is Zhu Neng. Although there are only 1,300 people, they are extremely arrogant. Zhu Neng is a commander, and ordinary soldiers don't look down on him.
"He's not a scout!" Lan Yu smiled, "He's not a scout at night!"
Later, Lan Yu said to the veteran again, "It's getting late. Let the brothers take it back and prepare for breakfast and break camp."
"Here!" The veteran didn't have any unnecessary words.
"Wait a minute!" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a little sorry in his heart and said, "He has been out all night, let him take a nap for a while." Then he added, "You also said that even a tough guy like this can't stand it.
live......."
Lan Yu didn't speak, but smiled, the kind of childish smile an adult would use to laugh at a child.
The veteran also smiled, a very honest smile, "Chitose's kindness is appreciated by me. I will have plenty of time to sleep while I am on my way."
"How can you sleep on the road?" Zhu Gaoxu asked curiously.
"On horseback!" The veteran said these three words, stood up and disappeared.
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Blue Jade Zhu Gaoxu and his party, less than a hundred people in total, had already broken camp and set off when the sky was dim.
Zhu Gaoxu paid special attention to the veterans under Lan Yu's command. They were divided into three waves. One wave of people acted as scouts on horseback. These people seemed to use no effort at all when riding horses, and they did not rush the horses. Instead, they always followed the same rhythm and were separated from each other.
The distance between two arrows.
There was another wave walking on the side of the team, holding a bow in his left hand and holding a few arrows in his right hand. The spear was hung on the victory hook, within easy reach.
There was another wave, lying on the bumpy horseback, snoring.
"This puts dad's soldiers in comparison." Zhu Gaoxu compared Lan Yu's soldiers with Zhu Di's soldiers. "Dad's soldiers have an arrogant air, and no one takes them seriously. And these veterans, look at it.
They don't show off their appearance, but they all have their own abilities."
Then he looked at his own soldiers. Although they were neatly dressed, there were still people on the horses who kept yawning, talking and laughing.
"Not even close!" He thought to himself.
As if she could see through his heart, Lan Yu who was on the horse said softly, "Old man, my men all crawled out of the dead. It's already great to have one such soldier among 10,000 people."
"It's a rare thing, and you don't need to think that all your subordinates are like this. If all your subordinates are like this, you will still suffer defeat if you can't protect them all."
These words immediately puzzled Zhu Gaoxu.
"Isn't it better to have better soldiers?"
"A soldier is like a knife!" Lan Yu patted the handle of his knife, "How long can a knife be used?"
Zhu Gaoxu replied seriously, "If you go into battle, your sword will be useless after two battles!"
"Yes, no matter how good a knife is, it will curl up or break after a few killings and can no longer be used. Therefore, the swords and guns in the army should be simple and durable, and should not have so many bells and whistles, let alone look at them.
use."
"Soldiers, this is also true."
"Think about it, tens of thousands of people are fighting in a melee between the two armies, and the elites are useless. In the past, if the Tatars were not elite, how many of them would be hacked to death by our mud-legged people?"
"A soldier is a good soldier as long as he is obedient. Elite soldiers can only be used in specific places, and everyone should be put to their best use."
"Besides, soldiers are also for consumption. They are all going to die anyway..."
Zhu Gaoxu was half-informed and thoughtful.
"As I said before, forget everything you learned from your father's side!" Lan Yu held the reins and spoke slowly, "You used to lead cavalry at your father's place. You really want to practice your skills.
, you still have to lead the infantry. When you understand how to lead the infantry, you will be qualified!"
As he said that, he smiled proudly again, "I'm afraid you kid is always secretly scolding me, old man, saying that I look down on your father."
"It's not that I look down on him, it's that he didn't learn it himself. He's a waste of money. If he didn't have so many veteran soldiers, hehe, he might not have been able to..."
"Forget it, I always criticize you in front of you, you feel unhappy, and I can't be disrespectful to you." Lan Yu said again, "You have to remember, if you want to succeed, you have to fight to the death.
"
"Being stronger than the enemy in every aspect is not fighting, that is bullying. Only by being inferior to others in every aspect can you develop your skills!"
"Shuai Lan, you...you seem to like infantry more than cavalry!" Zhu Gaoxu asked, "But it seems that some of your most outstanding battles back then were all cavalry?"
"I'm not as good as Wang Bi with cavalry!" Lan Yu said bluntly without hiding it, "He is good at using troops to attack from the side in a roundabout way, but I prefer to move forward step by step and push forward down-to-earth!"
"When I met the Tatar army, I bit Wang Bi head-on and stabbed him in the flank."
"Cavalry is better than cavalry, but if you really want to win the battle and capture the city, you still need to rely on infantry."
"Back then the Mongols..."
"There's no comparison. They were born on horseback from a young age. Children in their teens are qualified cavalry when they mount a horse." Lan Yu said in a lecturing tone, "What we Han people are good at are long spears, heavy armor, large shields and heavy bows.
.Now there are artillery and muskets, arrayed in the battle array."
"Besides, when the Mongols were sweeping across the world, they didn't rely on infantry to attack cities. They climbed the city wall on horseback?"
As he said that, he snorted disdainfully again, "Old man, I have been fighting with them all my life. When have they ever been able to break through my formation?"
Then there was a bit of solemnity on his face, "But having said that, their infantry is not weak. They don't rely on formations like us. They dismount their horses and attack in formation, then mount their horses and retreat in a roundabout way, which is difficult!"
"Those who lead troops can despise the enemy, but they must also pay attention to them. Learn from others' strengths and use them to your own advantage to make up for your own shortcomings. Be frivolous before fighting, and be cautious when fighting."
"I will go to Yunnan with Lan Shuai this time. I will definitely learn from you!" Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "Following you will be interesting!"
"Ha!" Lan Yu smiled and suddenly sighed, "If you are willing to learn from our tempers, I won't hide my secrets, as long as you don't mind my verbosity!"
As he spoke, he sighed again, "I'm afraid... I'm afraid you won't learn much!"
Zhu Gaoxu said anxiously, "Shuai Lan, what are you talking about? As long as you are willing to teach me, I will learn it." Then he said, "I...I can become a disciple!"
"Ha!" Lan Yu laughed, "Are you a disciple? What should you give as a greeting gift?" Then, she reached out and patted Zhu Gaoxu on the shoulder, "You kid is not bad in nature, but you are a little... arrogant in your studies."
"Actually, I had the same temperament when I was young. If you are not arrogant, you will be a teenager. But arrogance must be measured. If you are arrogant, you will be ignorant and unruly."
"If you learn to lead troops from me, I will know everything and tell you everything. But as a human being, don't learn from me."
"Of course I can't imitate you and sleep with the emperor's wife? My father can pull my skin off!" Zhu Gaoxu said to himself with a silly smile on his face.