Puyang City is surrounded by thousands of refugees, but there is only one place where there are not even a single refugee, and that is the school field outside the east gate. (Literature Hall)
No matter how powerful the army is, it cannot live on its old foundation. Over the thousands of years in China, there are countless powerful armies that have fallen from elites to old soldiers. The strength of Lu Bu's army was also built through continuous battles and constant training. .
Although Lu Bu's army is currently short of money and food, the situation is very embarrassing, but on this school ground, there are troops practicing every day. They are either exercising their strength, practicing formations, or simply gathering together to practice. In short, this Block School Field is the busiest place around Puyang and the most murderous place.
The troops currently being drilled are neatly dressed and have strict orders. The soldiers will shout loudly to kill from time to time, with great authority and uniformity. Nearly a thousand people are shouting at the same time, but it sounds like one person. Just looking at it from a distance can tell. I can feel the chilling atmosphere of this elite force.
This unit aroused great interest in Wang Yu. He watched intently and even forgot the original intention of coming here.
Trapped in the camp - an elite team that Wang Yu has been thinking about for a long time.
In the history of the previous life, Lu Bu's army had always been in a weak position since it started its troops. By the final battle of Xuzhou, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had long been scattered and their names were unknown. However, they fell into the camp and followed Lu Bu's army until the last moment.
How can one not care about such a mysterious and powerful force?
Today, he finally saw the true appearance of this powerful army.
The elite troops charging into the battle were actually composed of light infantry. This problem had troubled Wang Yu for a long time. Light infantry was basically synonymous with spearmen and crossbowmen. No matter which type they were, they were obviously not suitable as an offensive unit. use.
Later, through the investigation of the Intelligence Department, the news came back. It was said that the trapped camp was composed entirely of sword and shield soldiers. Wang Yu was slightly relieved. Since there are shields, the defense cannot be considered too low, and it makes sense to use them to attack the enemy. According to the legend, Aren't Spartans just sword and shield soldiers with small bucklers?
However, the sword and shield soldiers in the Roman phalanx are not light infantry. The tortoise shell formation they formed may be very defensive, but the Roman infantry still belongs to the category of heavy infantry after all. Especially their dense formation, it is simply The natural nemesis of mobility. The style of traveling hundreds of miles away from the trapped camp and immediately jumping into battle is really different.
It wasn't until he witnessed the drills of the trapped camp with his own eyes, and then compared it with the weapon manual written by Zhang Zha, that Wang Yu finally realized why a light infantry team could be so defiant.
The key lies in the shield in the hands of the soldiers in the trapped camp.
What they use is not round shields that need to be formed in a dense formation, nor oars with amazing defensive power but extremely inconvenient to carry. Instead, they use a strange weapon called hook set, which is unique to the Central Plains.
The Han Dynasty seems to have been rich in this type of compound weapon, the hook-mounted shield. As the name suggests, it is a compound weapon that combines hook and shield.
The shield is a thin square iron plate with rounded corners. There is a protruding tip on the front; the hook is a long cylindrical iron collar, both slightly bent backwards; the top of the upper hook is a sharp point, and the end of the lower hook is a small ball; the middle of the two hooks is connected to the back of the shield. The handle; the shield is used for pushing and blocking, and the hook is used for binding.
Compound weapons all have common characteristics. They are powerful and have many functions.
The hook-mounted shield has three functions: defense, hooking, and pushing, and can be used in conjunction with the ring-shou sword. During combat, the hook-mounted shield of the left hand can be used to resist and hook the enemy's long weapon, and at the same time, the ring-shou sword of the right hand can be swung towards the enemy's door. You can also lock the weapon and hit the enemy with the shield, or use the ring sword as a shield and directly attack the enemy with the hook.
According to Zhang Jia and what he saw in Wang Yu's army, this weapon can no longer be regarded as a shield, but a weapon with the best balance of offense and defense in individual combat. It can be used with the Huanshou sword with a wider blade.
, extremely sharp.
In other armies, there are actually soldiers who fight with hooks. The soldiers who use hooks are usually one or two in a group of soldiers. They are called fighting soldiers. They usually don't show off their appearance, but they often show up during fights.
Excellent performance.
This was the first time Wang Yu had heard and seen that the entire army was hooked, and it was self-evident that he was shocked.
All composite weapons not only have the above-mentioned unified advantages, but also have a common flaw, that is, such weapons often require a high degree of skill to use.
Ordinary sword and shield soldiers usually practice hard and practice just a few movements, such as stepping up to raise the shield, progressively swinging the sword, forming a shield formation, advancing as a whole, etc.
Hook soldiers are much more complicated, because the shields in their hands are not purely used for defense, so there are no fixed tactical movements. Their drills look very neat from a distance, but when you get closer, they look messy and disorganized.
It's a training exercise for the troops, it's more like a martial arts field, everyone is practicing their own thing.
In fact, this is the characteristic of the trapped camp. Everyone in the army can be used as a vanguard. Therefore, in their tactics, there is no defense and standby, only marching and attacking.
When marching, they just roughly maintain their formation, carrying only a few days' worth of dry food and two weapons. They go into battle lightly, so they can naturally advance rapidly. When they launch an attack, they are also very sudden, because they don't need to rely on the formation to see the enemy.
Just attack directly.
If ordinary troops do this, even elite troops will become just like a mob. However, judging from the drills in the trapped camp, the more chaotic the battle, the more comfortable this troop will be. Not only can they form a small group in a small area,
By cooperating and responding, we can also make timely challenges and respond to the Chinese army's orders.
"No wonder..." Wang Yu couldn't think of a suitable adjective to describe this difficult-to-evaluate force after looking at it for a long time.
No wonder in history, Liu Bei built troops and horses in Xiaopei and established a stronghold with more than 10,000 troops. However, he was defeated by Gao Shun in a battle. He was directly beaten back to his original form and ran to join Cao Cao. Cao Cao sent his trusted general
When Xiahou Dun came to attack Xuzhou, he was completely defeated by Gao Shun's attack. He even lost an eye.
The trapped camp of more than a thousand people is almost equivalent to an elite special forces. If you fight against them, if you are not careful, you will be attacked by Gao Shun. Once you fall into a chaotic battle, it is difficult to exert your advantage in strength. Even if you have dozens of times the strength,
The only thing is to get beaten.
The name "Falling in the Line" is not very accurate. The two words fully describe the characteristics of this unit. Only when it is trapped in the enemy's line is the time when this unit can exert its strongest combat power.
While recalling the past and thinking about the present, he watched attentively until the trapped camp stopped training and began to rest on the spot. Wang Yu was still watching endlessly. He watched with great interest, but the others were not very comfortable. Zhuge Liang coughed lightly and began to perform his duties as a secretary.
Responsibilities: "Lord, it's getting late..."
"Oh?" Wang Yu still didn't realize it.
"Lord," Zhuge Liang raised his voice slightly. "Are you here to see General Gao?"
"Oh, why don't you see me? General Gao has superb military skills, and I have been admiring him for a long time." Wang Yu's expression finally changed, but to Zhuge Liang's disappointment, he answered the question incorrectly. Apparently he had not recovered yet.
Zhuge Liang finally lost his patience and said loudly: "My lord, didn't you say that you are here to pick up girls? If you pick up girls, you will make cooked rice from raw rice. Even if General Lu is reluctant, he can only hold his nose and admit it. This
Isn’t that what you said? Now that you are staring at General Gao non-stop, is it possible that you have a Longyang habit and want to form a relationship with General Gao? "
Wang Yu was startled and felt a chill all over his body. Zhuge Liang successfully disgusted him and he completely woke up.
Turning around and seeing everyone in awe, he scolded him with a serious face: "I say Kong Ming, you are good at handling affairs. But your ability to make jokes is too bad. Do you think this is a joke? Are you talking to General Gao?
It's a slander on character. What you do will bring shame to our Hussars..."
After talking about it, he couldn't help but laugh. He turned to Zhang Miao and said, "Yu was so happy when he saw Hunter Xin that he made his uncle laugh."
"Only he can excel in military affairs, so he has the reputation of always winning." Zhang Miao chuckled and put a high hat on him: "General Gao is training troops in the east of the city. There are many people who have observed him, but none of them have
No one can compare with the hussar general’s concentration just now. From then on, Miao knew that the general’s glorious record of victory in every battle was definitely not a fluke.”
"Uncle, you praised me too much..." Wang Yu blushed a little at his praise and quickly changed the subject: "Where is Miss Lu now? Is she also in the formation?"
Previously, everyone discussed how to break the situation. Wang Yu's solution was to go straight to the middle palace. The so-called "go straight to the middle palace" means to come directly to Lu Qiling as Zhuge Liang said. Instead of fighting with the mother-in-law, he would win the girl first.
It will be much easier to deal with the cheap father-in-law.
His method made Zhuge Liang very angry, and the Zhang Miao brothers were also speechless. They didn't think it was very reliable. But after the initial surprise, after careful discussion, they felt that this method was not unfeasible and the risks were low.
Small.
Even if Lu Qiling hits a wall, the situation is not necessarily worse. Anyway, when a girl gets married, it is still the family elders who decide. What's more, Wei Yan said that Wang Yu is a girl killer. Although it sounds strange, it has to be said.
, his attitude towards women is indeed unique. Perhaps it is precisely because of his uniqueness that he attracts so many talented and beautiful women to be around him, right?
With the attitude of being idle, Zhang Miao took Wang Yu and others to the school grounds outside Dongcheng.
The risk of this move is not small. Lu Bu is not a cautious person by nature, but he is still very clear about the importance of the trump card of the trapped camp. During the training of the trapped camp, there is martial law all around, so Qingzhou's spies have not been able to find out.
Detailed information.
Zhang Miao was an important figure who allowed Lu Bu to gain a foothold in Yanzhou. Of course martial law would not take effect on him, but if Lu Bu later found out that he had brought Wang Yu privately to watch the troops, he would definitely not be very happy.
In addition, in order to keep a low profile, Wang Yu did not bring a large group of people to protect him. He only had two generals, Zhao and Wei, plus Zhuge Liang. Although Gao Shun has never been involved in political strategy, and he is more inclined to Qingzhou in terms of stance, he is unpredictable.
, Zhang Miao couldn't guarantee whether the other party would turn against Wang Yu and attack him after discovering it.
In short, Zhang Miao was slightly uneasy. Fortunately, Wang Yu behaved quite calmly. Under the influence, he did not appear too panicked.
"That's not true. Although the young lady is fond of martial arts, she is a girl's family after all, and the madam is still strict with her. Although she wanders around the school grounds every day, the madam strictly orders the generals to prohibit the young lady from going to the school in person, so... Well, the young lady is here.
There."
Zhang Miao raised his hand and pointed, and Wang Yu followed the sound and saw several war drums lined up on the edge of the school field. The exciting sound of the war drums during the drill just now came from here.
Because he was too concerned about the trapped camp before, Wang Yu didn't pay attention here for a while. When he saw it now, he was slightly surprised.
There are several war drums. Recalling the sound of the drums just now, it was also the sound of several war drums beating at the same time. However, there was clearly only one person next to the war drum. Could it be that one person was beating several war drums at the same time? If true, then this person's hands are really
It's fast enough, I don't know if it's as exaggerated as Ziyi.
Even if the drummer didn't turn around, he left a very deep impression on people, because his whole body had only one color - red like coals!
The autumn wind blows by, and the red cloak behind this person flutters in the wind, like a wild flame! What is revealed in the flame is an indescribable and domineering spirit, as if it will rush towards his face at any time and burn him.
It's like sweeping away all the wasteland.
As if he felt Wang Yu's gaze, the man put down his drumstick and turned around. A pair of bright eyes circled around everyone like meteors without stopping. After a circle, they stared closely at Wang Yu.
On the body.
"Wang Pengju of Mount Tai?" Her voice was as clear as pearls, but combined with her tone and sharp eyes, it sounded like an unsheathed sword.
Wang Yu cupped his hands and said, "Wang Yu has met Miss Qiling."
"Very good." Her big eyes were bent into crescent moons, full of smiles. The fiery woman shook her hands and threw off her cloak, turned around like a whirlwind, pointed her finger like a sword, and gave a clear scolding: "Now that you are here, don't leave.