Although Guan Hai was proficient in martial arts and had fought with Brother Guan for more than ten rounds without defeat, it was a pity that he was only seven feet tall. At this time, he could only groom the good horse.
He glanced at Fang Guang several times, but he seemed a little embarrassed to say what he wanted to say.
"Okay, the strongest men in the army are all weighed and selected. The people here are the best in this place regardless of their length and weight. They are eighty-three people, have thirty-five armors, and can move huge rocks over the top. The top thirty-five people among them can do it."
Choose the front part!"
In front of the fire, Fang Guang glanced at the rows of strong men in front of him and spoke slowly word by word.
Everyone in Dianwei Guanhai tribe and Qu Huangjin knew Fang Guang's methods for a long time and were convinced by him. Although they didn't understand why Sima selected his troops in this way, everyone followed him and picked stones to wrestle with.
Next to Xu Chu, there was a middle-aged man who was barely tall enough. Seeing that his physique was not as good as that of his fellow villagers, he suddenly became impatient.
"Sir, since ancient times, the selection of soldiers has been based on martial arts. How come the selection of soldiers is just like the selection of cattle for the skeleton and muscles? We join the army to serve our lord and kill the enemy, not to stand in front of others to look majestic!"
The words of a mature man resonated with many children from Qiao County who were eliminated based on their height and weight.
Among the crowd, the soldiers instantly started talking.
"Yeah, what's the use of being tall and strong? Xu Hu, you are half a head taller than me, how can you be my opponent in a fight?"
"That's right, in a battle, you can see the skill of archery and the skill of swords and horses. Xu Hu, you are stupid and strong, and your arrows can miss several feet. How can you be afraid of fighting while you are riding a horse?"
The children of Qiao County made a noise together, and the veterans of the Yellow Turban Army were killed, and many looked at them obviously puzzled.
Fang Guang knew a long time ago that everyone would be doubtful about his selection method, so he smiled softly when he heard this.
"Who are you? Questioning my method of selecting troops? But you rely on your proficiency with swords and guns? Do you disobey military law?"
"Fang Sima, this is my brother Xu Ding. Although he is not very tall, he is also famous for his bravery in the village. Sima, I have no objection to your method of selecting soldiers, but it seems to be really unreasonable."
Xu Chu stood up and pointed to the man next to him with one hand. Hu Chi's brows furrowed and doubts were written on his face.
"Zhongkang, the armored soldiers I choose are for impact and for fierce fighting. What kind of martial arts are needed to charge into the enemy's formation?"
"Being able to lift a wooden pillar flat is the only way to defeat the enemy by choosing the front cavalry and horsemen, and fighting endlessly!"
Fang Guang slowly explained word by word. After he finished speaking, the soldiers suddenly became uproar. This time, even the Yellow Turban veterans felt that Master Sima might have gone astray in the art of war.
After Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, when the Han Dynasty arrived at Wuhu, the Han army's armor and horses were sharp, and the Huns' light cavalry, bone arrows and wooden shafts could not hurt the enemy, so they were suppressed and beaten by the Han army.
In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Youzhou's sudden cavalry changed the trend of cavalry from volley shooting to assault and hand-to-hand combat.
However, even though they are called shock cavalry and they enter the formation during a fierce battle, once they rush into the line and stick to each other, it depends on their skill with swords and guns.
A few years later, Zhao Yun was in a deserted place on Changban Slope. It was not because of his thick armor, but because he was skilled in marksmanship and killed the enemy in a deadly battle!
This kind of sudden cavalry, and what Fang Guang had in mind, was actually different from the impact tactics of later generations of cavalry horses and the French feudal knights in Western Europe.
Of course, metallurgical technology was limited, and the vanguard army in the late Eastern Han Dynasty could not compare with the above two armies.
It's just that Fang Guang's concept of assault cavalry, Tongyou and sudden cavalry, is completely different from Zhang Liao's half-equipped cavalry combat concept.
This logic is quite time-consuming to explain, and Fang Guang didn't bother to say more. He just glanced at the noisy soldiers.
Although he was young, he was quite prestigious in the army because of the battle in Juancheng. His eyes swept across everyone, and even Xu Chu's brother Xu Ding couldn't help but slowly stopped talking.
"Gao Shun's men are all lightly-armed soldiers, and Zhang Liao and Lu Bu's men are veterans of hundreds of battles!"
"We will fight to the death with them. We will not be our opponents. The army that chooses the front will be the brave champion of our side. Facing the enemy is just one word. Charge, charge into the enemy's formation, pull out, and keep charging!"
"Those who dare to fight and defeat me will be punished for disrespecting military orders even if they win!"
Fang Guang thought for a while and finally expressed his position on the Selection of the First Army. This time, even Guan Hai was a little confused and boldly asked.
"Datong, if you are riding a war horse or a carbine, you must avoid heavy armor during impact. Otherwise, before the horse mounts, the barrel of the gun will break and the person will fall off the horse!"
"Datong just mentioned the word "charge". When galloping, don't let the enemy soldiers stab you with their spears and knock you off your horse. How can you defeat the thieves of Bingzhou?"
Guan Hai's words hit the point, and Dian Wei, who was most convinced by Fang Guang, scratched his head and spoke.
"Yeah, because it's not easy to fight. When I'm in battle, I prefer to fight on foot. With my own strength, when encountering heavily armored soldiers, my fast horse will bump and fall. When I'm in battle, I always have to rein in the horse.
Datong, this..."
"Haha, my troops, my saddle and stirrups were created just for riding!"
"With these two sharp weapons, when facing battle, the chosen leader is like being fixed on the horse, and the man and horse are one. As for the horse fighting weapon, what if it is broken? If it is broken, throw it away. Rush to escape the enemy and get the gun again!"
"With such a body weighing thousands of pounds, they are constantly attacked. No matter how brave Gao Shun's army is, they will be defeated if they have no place for a fierce battle with their big axes and heavy spears!"
After Fang Guang said what he said, no one among the thousands of people in the valley spoke up to question it. Everyone's eyes were dull, obviously thinking about what Fang Guang said and could not understand.
"Don't ask too much, just follow my instructions and move the boulder!"
"Fighters are rare. I think Gao Shun's soldiers trapped in the battle will still be looking for fighters in Dongjun. Lu Bu is short of food and his troops are scattered!"
"Gao Shun will rob the grain and send it back to Lu Bu's army from Juye. If he robs the lord, I will rob him here too!"
"In three days, the soldiers of the vanguard army will fight to the death. Whatever doubts you have in your mind, they will be clear to you on the battlefield!"
Fang Guang's marching route was carefully chosen by him. Of course, being a man of two generations and familiar with historical materials is also the key to making judgments.
According to history books, the turning point in the battle between Cao Cao and Lu Bu was the defeat of Juye Li Feng and Xue Lan!
These two people were Lu Bu's close confidants, but they had no ability to control them. Cao Cao moved his whole body with one move, and it was only after Juye's great victory that Lu Bu came to the rescue.
In this world, although everything has changed, Li Feng and Xue Lan are incompetent, but it will not make any difference.
The ability to be highly obedient, in addition to being brave and brave in battle, is also the key to always predicting the enemy first. Mobilizing the enemy has always been the most powerful ability of a good general.
But this time, Fang Guang is going to treat him the way he is treated. He wants to mobilize Gao Shun to wait for work and defeat him in one battle!
"ah!"
In the valley, the man named Xu Hu, who was looked down upon by the children of Qiao County, was a tall but clumsy man. He was the first to stand out from the crowd.
He struggled to lift the boulder and lifted it upwards.
Fang Guang nodded slightly when he saw this. Next to him was a military Chinese clerk who counted Xu Hu's stones very seriously.
It wasn’t until the middle of the night that the valley became quiet!