"In the daytime battle, our army suffered about 30,000 casualties, while the enemy's casualties were only 3,000."
Ziguo's words made many people take a breath of air, and then their faces became very ugly.
Does that mean the casualty ratio is one to ten? This kind of record is indeed very embarrassing, and it also shows that the original country is far more powerful than the Chu country in all aspects.
Of course, all aspects! From equipment to soldiers' training, fighting will, and the fighting will shown by former soldiers is the most critical.
There are many well-equipped troops, but their fighting will is not very good. No matter how good the equipment is, they will become transportation brigades. This all shows that the most important thing about an army is its fighting will.
The calculation of casualties in the Chu State is relatively unreliable. This is determined by their system, and they usually report higher.
"Of course, fighting during the day must involve all the elites of the Yuan Kingdom, and I am just an ordinary soldier." Ziguo added.
During the day, the first and second batches of troops from Chu State were attacked by the original army.
The first batch of Chu troops to go into battle had never encountered cavalry before, and they made many mistakes when facing unfamiliar enemies, which led to them ending up like that. If there is a next time, with relevant experience, Chu State will be like this
The nobles on the border will definitely come up with ways to deal with it before the war, and try to avoid making some mistakes during the war.
What attracted the most attention from the kings and ministers of the Chu State was the heavy infantry of the original state.
"Wearing heavy armor, we fought fiercely for more than an hour. When we retreated, we saw no disorder in the ranks. Huai has never seen such a strong army." Dou Huai swore that he was not putting gold on his face.
What do you mean? When I talk about being flattered, it's mainly because Dou Huai was defeated, but he didn't retreat on the spot, which proves from the side that Dou Shi is still strong.
Chu Junzhong asked: "Is this the standing army of the original country?"
In the past, Chu State paid great attention to Jin State's intelligence, but there were a lot of families that needed attention.
When it was Zhi's turn to succeed the Jin Dynasty, the target of Chu's attention would become very clear, and they would try to catch Zhi and try to spy on him.
So, the Chu State already knew that the Zhi family had a standing army, and after collecting intelligence again and again, they would definitely learn more and more.
Ziguo said: "This strong army was built by Yuan Junyao when he was sixteen, and it has been in existence for twenty-seven years."
Of course, with such a long period of time, the standing army has gone through countless updates, and it is impossible that it will still be the same batch of personnel from the beginning.
Because it took a long time to form an army, which is actually the most critical point!
Over the past twenty-seven years, the originally young officers have matured, and some soldiers have also become officers. Enough experience will allow the soldiers to have clearer screening targets in the selection of soldiers when they change, various training methods and the use of
The tactics must have formed a system. As long as internal corruption is not too serious, or various small hills cause internal strife, it will only get stronger and stronger.
In fact, the upgrading of the standing army has provided many excellent officers for other troops, further increasing the combat effectiveness of the other traditional Zhishi troops; many officers and soldiers who retired from the standing army have become local officials because they are literate.
Continue to shine for the domestic development of the original country.
Originally not qualified to speak in this situation, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the Zhi family trained cavalry by riding single horses, and the number of archers in the country is a hundred thousand, or even more.
Today, the original army has a new cavalry to charge into the formation. Watching the fierceness of its charge into the formation, it is unstoppable and must be observed."
Yes, many people have noticed it.
The number of cavalry used by the Yuan Kingdom to rush into the formation was not large, but it looked very frightening. There were only about 500 of them, and in less than a hundred breaths, they cut through the formation of nearly 3,000 of our own soldiers.
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The indomitable attitude and the killing effect on the infantry caused by the rampage really made people have an urge to possess it.
"I didn't know it before, but now that I know it, just use the spear to target it." Ziguo didn't look down on Zonglou, he simply couldn't undermine his own confidence too much.
Zong Lou held back what he said later. He actually meant one thing. Countries that had the conditions, such as Qin and Dai, were imitating the original countries to form cavalry troops. Chu State was not particularly lacking in war horses. Should it also form a cavalry force?
What about the troops?
There is really no shortage of war horses in the Chu State now, and the quality of the horses is not too much inferior to that of the Central Plains. It is not that they cannot collect suitable war horses to form a cavalry.
Of course Zong Lou had selfish motives. He had joined the Chu State not long ago and had not brought many skilled warriors with him. He still wanted to find his own position in a new field, perhaps becoming an indispensable part of the cavalry. Taking this opportunity
Rise in Chu State.
It must be said that Ziguo was really clever and quickly found a way to restrain the cavalry charging into the formation.
The infantry forms a military formation, and then uses long weapons to target the cavalry. It can indeed restrain the light cavalry and cavalry, and it can also pose a sufficient threat even to the heavy cavalry.
Of course, no matter what kind of equipment it is, the most important thing is the person who uses it. For example, long weapons can restrain cavalry. What if soldiers holding long weapons are intimidated by cavalry and collapse without fighting?
Ziguo thought of something and said: "Your Majesty, I also need a new bow and arrow!"
Because most of them were bamboo bows, bamboo arrows, and reed arrows, the Chu army was a bit weak in long-range attacks in the past. The war mode of the era was different, so it was not too urgent.
What era was it, and what kind of war pattern was it? It was the Spring and Autumn Period, and the war was not a war to destroy the country; the war was a gentleman's war pattern.
As long as they are not too ignorant or have low vision, who can't see that the times have changed? No country will be soft-hearted if it can destroy the country in the future.
Ziguo believed that the problems accumulated by the Chu State could be better solved under the threat of the original state.
Douhuai was the first to respond and said: "Your Majesty, I urgently need a strong bow. It can make up for the range and increase the killing power. In this way, the range will no longer be compromised, and it will make it difficult for the enemy cavalry to be aggressive!"
Long weapons can target cavalry, and arrows that are longer than long weapons can definitely do it too!
The state of Chu was actually not bad at all in making strong bows, and was even technically ahead of other countries in the Central Plains at one time. However, they kept it hidden or felt that the cost was higher than that of bamboo bows, so they did not want to make large quantities of bows.
There is a rumor that I don’t know whether it is true or not. It is said that the Chu State gathered all the efforts of the whole country to create three sacred arrows, which were usually enshrined in the ancestral temple. They would be carried out in war to be used by Youji.
The background of the above rumor is that the craftsmanship in the Spring and Autumn Period was not good, and it was difficult to make absolutely straight arrow shafts. It took a lot of efforts to create three arrow shafts. With Yang Youji's archery skills, every shot was sure to hit wherever he pointed.
It should be said that rumors are just rumors, otherwise it would definitely be a problem to recover the arrows shot by Yang Youji.
For example, Yang Youji shot Wei Qi to death in the battle of the "Battle of Yanling" (a duel between generals). Is it unreasonable for the Jin army to take the arrows from Wei Qi's body and return it to Chu?
Here comes the problem! At that time, the Chu State only had three divine arrows. Wouldn’t it be better to use one less than the other?
The king of Chu accepted the opinions of his important ministers one by one, and then asked from his soul: "Where does the money and silk come from?"
The current situation of the Chu State is not very good. They have fallen into decline since 506 BC, especially the central government's control over the local areas has seriously declined. The central government is no longer the rich Chu Ting.
Therefore, when Ziguo proposed to rebuild "Left and Right Guang" before, Chu Junzhong just listened.
Chu State has the technology to make excellent leather armor. The question is, do you know how expensive a set of armor is?
In addition, the "Left and Right Guang" of Chu State not only required three sets of leather armor for each soldier, but also weapons called halberds were not easy to make, not to mention that it seemed that they needed to add a strong bow and a war sword.
If the Chu State really rebuilds the "Left and Right Guang", then it is estimated that the color of the shirt and the style of the armor will be different from the heavy infantry of the original standing army, and the use of weapons will be basically the same.
Another point is that in the past, when the "Zuo Zuiguang" was at its largest, the scale was only around 3,000, so it definitely needs to be expanded in terms of organization.
Many nobles who had the title of king began to concentrate. Their concentration could be staring at a certain place, as if they could see a flower; many of them were staring at their own palms, as if they wanted to tell their fortunes.
; There are inevitably some people whose eyes become distracted, and they feel like they are out of their minds at first sight.
Why did the Chu State fall into civil strife before? Isn't it because the local nobles were unwilling to let the central government exploit them to the extreme?
Seriously speaking, during the Hundred Years War, and later in the confrontation with the Wu State, the Central Committee of Chu State exploited the localities too seriously, causing the implicit confrontation between the Central Committee and the localities to turn into a civil war with weapons against each other.
Ziguo said: "If the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached?"
Once the Chu State is completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Yuan State, not only will the center be in danger, but how will the local nobles fare better?
Dou Huai glanced at the Qu family, Jing family and Zhao family, and said: "If we don't try to become stronger, the country will be destroyed in a matter of days."
At this time, many nobles of Chu State understood.
The battle situation during the day was obviously not good for the Chu State. At night, did the monarchs and ministers communicate in advance, or had sufficient tacit understanding, or were they just thinking of ways to benefit the nobles?
It is tantamount to say that some monarchs and ministers of the Chu State wanted to use the pressure brought by the original state to make the nobles compromise.
The nobles of the Chu State were absolutely unwilling to live the old days again. They were constantly being exploited by the central government for their money and resources, and even high-quality soldiers in their fiefdoms were begged for by the central government.
Luo Tong looked at Ziguo and said, "What your Majesty Yin said earlier was to deceive us?"
What is it? It is the implementation of the feudal system. The local mountains and rivers no longer belong to the king of a country, but become the sacred and inviolable property of the nobles. At the same time, the amount of taxes and contributions can be negotiated, and other preferential conditions.
Mountains, forests, water systems, copper, and other resources, they only belong to the king of a country for a certain period of time, and subjects are not eligible to own them. These boundaries gradually blurred with the passage of time. The central government of Chu was the first to make it clear that they could
A country that belongs to its lord.
Ziguo said: "You can also let your nephews enter the 'left and right'."
In an instant, Chu Junzhong's expression became a little ugly.
What is the "Left and Right Guang" that I have been talking about? They were the personal troops of the king of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. They were also the best troop in the Chu State in terms of equipment and quality of soldiers. They once made great military achievements in the Hundred Years' War, and later because of
The central finance department of Chu State was not allowed to be disbanded.
Now that "Left and Right" needs to be rebuilt, will the rebel forces get mixed up?
Ziguo did not discuss this with Chu Junzhong in advance!
As for hostages? The center is too weak to use noble children as hostages. On the contrary, many rights belonging to the center will be usurped.
At the right time, Zonglou said: "I heard that the king of the original country has newly appointed Langguan. The people selected are all the heirs of nobles. He wants to set up a new army, called Qimen."
This was Zhiyao's addiction to copying the work of the Western Han Dynasty, and it was also a way for the powerful princes of the original country to allow the central government to control the nobles and officials.
The officials and nobles in the original country regarded the selection of their heirs as a matter of pride, and always showed off to everyone. Of course, there was no such thing as keeping it secret.
Since Zhiyao copied the Qimen Army, how could he forget about the Yulin Army?
Therefore, Zhiyao will also select the children of those who died on the battlefield with meritorious service, recruit them as personal soldiers, and train them to become excellent cavalry. When the time is right, they can form the Yulin Legion.
At the same time, if nothing unexpected happens, after this battle, the standing army will have its own special designation, named Tiger Ben.
In this way, before the Chu State staged various intrigues in seeking to rebuild "Left and Right Guang", the Yuan State had already put on the agenda the formation of two special legions, and the existing strong army would be passed down through the ages.
number.
Maybe, just maybe, as time goes by, more and more wars are fought in the original country, and legions with special numbers will appear one after another, such as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the trapped camp, the Black Armor Army, the White Robe Army, and the Divine Machine
Five thousand battalions and so on and so forth will emerge one by one.
Leaving aside the fact that it is too far away, the nobles of Chu State felt moved after hearing what Zi Guo said.
Of course they knew that their nephew would become a hostage in a certain sense if he joined the "Left and Right Guang" directly under the central government, but what if they could control "Left and Right Guang" or have a greater future?
Even if they don't have too ambitious goals, just to ease the relationship with the central government, many Chu nobles are willing to give it a try.
To put it bluntly, despite the fact that so many Chu nobles have united to fight against the center, their common goal is to stick together for warmth. It is clear that the alliance will fall apart at any time and at any time. Who doesn’t want to have an extra escape route?
Chu Junzhong and Ziguo had more eye contact.
They did not discuss the battle situation during the war, and suddenly engaged in such a sudden attack. This was not because they did not pay attention to the current battle, but simply because compared to the long-term future, the immediate victory or defeat was not the key.
If we don't take advantage of the huge pressure brought by the original country and do something unfavorable to our own situation before the victory or defeat is decided, no matter whether we win or lose this war after the war, we will just fall into endless wrangling.
To use the general trend of victory to subdue the local area? This kind of thing is difficult to achieve in Chu State. If it can be done, it will not be the turn of Chu Junzhong to do it.
Do you know how complex the terrain of Chu's vast territory is? This is the key to the difficulty of several generations of Chu monarchs in controlling the place. Not to mention that the situation faced by the Chu monarchs is more difficult than that of previous generations of monarchs.
Next, the nobles relaxed and Ziguo talked about many things. It was difficult not to make Chu Junzhong look gloomy.
The result is that the more ugly the face of Chu Junzhong is, the more cooperative the nobles will be towards his country.
"What is Gongsun Ning's situation? Is he a loyal minister who helps others, or does he want to be a powerful minister who supports others?" Chu Junzhong felt that he did not understand Ziguo.
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