Chapter 259: Tang Dynasty Military System

When Liu Bei saw Guangmu's words about the art of war, he remembered something:

"Kongming once said that he wanted to study the art of war?"

Pang Tong pricked up his ears alertly, and Kongming said modestly:

"Looking at the later generations, Guangmu occasionally gained something, and had a new interpretation of the saying that there is no constant situation in the army and that you can attack others without being attacked by others.

"So I just wrote it down and read it slowly and ponder it when I have free time. ”

Kong Ming had discussed this with Guan Yu in Jingzhou before, and at that time he thought that the guerrilla warfare method was essentially the "attack others but not be attacked by others" in "The Art of War".

In later generations, there are new words called active and passive. To put it bluntly, it means that the enemy should deal with you, rather than you running around to deal with others.

Pang Tong sighed in his heart that Kong Ming really didn't want to be idle for a moment.

And he thought to himself, since the price of paper in their company has become increasingly low, shouldn't he write something when he has nothing to do?

After all, if it is according to what later generations say, even if you record what you eat every day, as long as it can be preserved for later generations, it is a cultural relic.

Besides, now that he has helped the lord to obtain Yizhou and Hanzhong, and has also cooperated with Yuan Zhi in Jingzhou.

Then as long as Guanzhong is pacified, the achievements should be somewhat convincing.

In the future, maybe Li Weigong will have to read his Pang Tong's military books.

Pang Tong saw a bright future, and then heard Kong Ming say leisurely:

"After all, when you teach Jiang Wei the art of war, you must have some insights into the art of war. "

Pang Tong felt his throat was a little dry.

At the same time, he saw Zhang Fei winking at him, and Pang Tong gave him a warning look.

Then Pang Tong pretended to be calm and said:

"Kong Ming is thoughtful and far-sighted."

"It's a pity that Han Sui now occupies Tianshui, and because our army is slightly close to Ma Chao, he has a grudge against him."

"Otherwise, I will definitely send elite soldiers to bring Jiang Wei's family to Chengdu."

Pang Tong's eyes met Kong Ming's half-smile.

The eyes met and then separated, Kong Ming smiled, looked at the light curtain again and said:

"Shi Yuan is thoughtful, but Chengdu is a long way away. If he can be brought in advance, it will be enough to stay in Hanzhong.

"After all, Fengchu's talent is known to the world, and he is also a good teacher."

Zhang Fei looked at the two military advisors with a smile in his eyes.

But under the table, his hands were tightly pinching his thighs, for fear of laughing out loud.

Liu Bei cleared his throat and changed the subject:

"Song already has the military classics, and there are also enemies nearby to train soldiers."

"And there are sharp weapons like the Eight Ox Crossbows, how can the martial virtues be abandoned?"

Although Pang Tong felt that his lord's clearing of his throat seemed to cover up his smile, he also changed the subject and said:

"There is no shortage of military tactics and military equipment. In this case, there may be deficiencies in the military system, or the foreign enemies are strong."

The military report of Jingzhou that everyone can see is the most outrageous one in Fancheng.

The giant boats approached the city and suppressed the city walls, and shot with special blunt arrows to break the city walls and the spirit of the soldiers. Finally, it was attacked and taken down in just seven days, which was beyond everyone's imagination. Moreover, Pang Tong remembered that the Song Dynasty was also fighting hard in Xiangfan before it was destroyed:

"However, the Song Dynasty was able to stalemate with Mongolia in Xiangfan for more than ten years, which shows that even if the foreign enemies are strong, they are not defeated..."

Shaking his head, Pang Tong felt that the Song Dynasty was more and more confusing.

【Comparatively speaking, the most valuable part of "Li Weigong Wen Dui" is the part involving the Tang Dynasty army.

The organization and composition of the army, the corresponding fighting methods, and the gameplay of infantry and cavalry coordination can all be directly learned and applied.

It is difficult for the author to insert private goods into the part of these tactics, so the essence of its content has been well preserved.

In the organization of the Tang army, Li Jing stipulated that a general would lead 20,000 soldiers and 14,000 combat soldiers, divided into seven armies, and strictly stipulated that cavalry must occupy at least one-third.

As for other soldiers, Li Jing subdivided archers, crossbowmen, cavalry infantry, jumping soldiers, reserve special soldiers, etc., and selected them as needed.

A regular combat legion basically consists of 2,900 jumping soldiers, 2,900 special soldiers mixed with infantry and cavalry, 2,000 crossbowmen, 2,200 archers, and 6,900 baggage soldiers.

And most importantly, at least 4,000 cavalrymen, which can be regarded as the main force of the legion.

The military system of the Tang army was similar later, and how to make the most of these 4,000 cavalry is the most representative of the tactical differences between the generals and commanders of the Tang army.

Looking at the history of wars in the early Tang Dynasty, there are basically several major roles:

Long-distance raids and sneak attacks on enemy generals when destroying the Turks.

The cavalry chased thousands of miles when destroying Tuyuhun. Li Shimin and Su Dingfang also liked to use this method. When Su Dingfang destroyed the Western Turks, he chased from the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang to the territory of Kyrgyzstan today. From the scorching sun to the heavy snow, the 4,000-mile raid finally destroyed the enemy and triumphed. We will have a chance to talk about it later.

The roundabout attack tactics of the Battle of Xiangji Temple.

Li Shimin's cavalry raid to cut off the supply line when destroying Dou Jiande.

The most technically demanding tactics are the infantry and cavalry coordinated tactics of the Tang army.

After the Tang army lined up, when the enemy approached to 220 meters, the crossbowmen began to shoot arrows, and when the enemy approached to 90 meters, the archers began to shoot arrows. When the enemy approached to 30 meters, the archers retreated to continue long-range suppression, and the crossbowmen abandoned their crossbows and switched to swords, ready to engage the enemy as a reserve force.

After the formal engagement, the vanguard and the central army were the first to go to the front. If they failed to destroy the enemy, the cavalry and the reserve troops on both sides of the army would rush forward, and the main force would withdraw to rest and rotate to become the reserve troops.

It was precisely because of this set of perfect, scientific and cost-saving fighting methods that the early Tang Dynasty did not fall into a situation of excessive military spending.

Just like Li Jing's destruction of Tuyuhun, Su Dingfang later destroyed the Western Turks in a long-distance raid and took only four months, which can be said to be quite Li Jing's style. 】

Everyone in Ganlu Hall was watching intently. The light screen used some very rough squares and circles, with text descriptions moving back and forth, to show them the tactics of the Tang army.

Li Jing also watched with great interest:

"This tactic is quite different from the current one."

Li Shimin understood very well:

"The younger generation also said that this book was a forgery under the name of the pharmacist, and it was probably completed around the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong."

"The person who wrote the book knew that the military system of the Tang army was naturally very different from the current one."

Li Jing agreed: "But it is still of extraordinary value."

Several generals agreed with Li Jing's judgment, but they were more interested in the specific battle cases later.

Li Shimin was very happy to see it:

"General Li's two battles against the Turks and Tuyuhun can be a model for the use of cavalry in the future."

Li Jing hurriedly declined:

"Your Majesty's plan to destroy the Turks was in place, so he could show his merit in one battle."

"But Tuyuhun is still alive now, so I dare not take credit at this time."

Just when the monarch and his ministers were humble to each other, Su Dingfang's name popped up.

Su Lie, who was listening obediently and planning to remember these dry goods firmly in his mind and think about them when he went back, was a little bit unbelievable for a while:

I can also destroy a country? And it is the Turkic Khanate that has long been in the Western Regions?

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he remembered the scattered things in the early Tang Dynasty that the light curtain had said before.

The Western Turks were destroyed by Gao... Oh, no, they were destroyed when his son Li Zhi was in power.

And the operator of this war of destroying the country is standing in front of him now!

So the figure of Prince Zhi, who had just learned to walk, turned around in Li Shimin's mind and was thrown to the Buyeo Kingdom.

Su Dingfang is now in his prime, and he should be reused to add to his merits as the Khan of Heaven!

Why should he waste twenty years?

And most importantly, Su Dingfang is one year younger than Li Shimin, and is suitable for training as a good general.

Li Shimin was depressed when he saw the news in front of the light curtain.

Duan Zhixuan led the army, but returned without success and wasted food and grass.

Hou Junji destroyed the country, was arrogant and finally rebelled.

Li Shimin in Ganlu Hall was able to guess his own thoughts in the history of the light curtain.

Because these two people are old people in the Qin Wangfu, and they are both relatively young.

Later, the two were reused to train a general who could replace Li Jing, but they were disappointed.

And now looking at Su Lie, who is one year younger than himself but acts like Li Jing... Li Shimin's eyes are burning.

He, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, seems to have the hope of completely destroying the Turks in the Zhenguan period.

Li 𪟝 on the side was calculating.

He didn't even need to look at the map carefully, he could recall it with his eyes closed:

From Chang'an to the west, the only countries that could call themselves states were Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Qiuci, Western Turks, and Tubo.

So, Qiuci was the only country without a master?

No, no, no, Li 𪟝 shook his head in his heart. Gaochang was originally the work of Hou Junji, but that may not be the case now.

He, Li 𪟝, was one of the three war gods in the early Tang Dynasty, and later generations praised him for his loyalty and righteousness. No matter how you look at it, he should be more reliable than Hou Junji, right?

Without noticing Li Jing's eager eyes, Li Shimin walked over with a dragon-like stride and patted Su Lie's shoulder without avoiding suspicion:

"Dingfang is a young talent, we should encourage him."

"Starting tomorrow, follow the pharmacist to observe the recent situation of Tuyuhun."

Li Jing naturally understood what His Majesty meant, but it still felt strange to see His Majesty, who was only 31 years old, patting a 30-year-old man to praise a young talent.

Su Lie didn't have time to care about this, and immediately agreed with great joy.

...

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun felt that this trip today was right.

The simple battle array demonstration on the light screen was more precious than a treasure to the two generals, and they immediately drew it with paper and pen.

At the same time, Zhao Yun also sighed in his heart at the arrogance of the Tang Dynasty.

A so-called group army has seven armies under its jurisdiction, and the cavalry and cavalry infantry have at least five or six thousand good horses.

How many good horses does the lord have now?

But his miscellaneous followers only have three hundred horses.

And among these 300 cavalry, there are only more than 100 genuine Youzhou horses, and the rest can only be said to be northern horses. They are okay to use in Jingzhou and Yizhou, but they are definitely not enough to fight against Cao thieves who control Hebei.

And what about the Tang Dynasty? Zhao Yun privately calculated that there were at least 400,000 Tang troops participating in the war before and after the Anshi Rebellion.

Based on 20,000 troops and 5,000 good horses, there were at least 100,000 regular horses in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

And it is impossible that all the horses in the horse farm are fine horses. After calculating the probability...

Zhao Yun no longer wants to calculate.

At this time, he also felt distressed about the Anshi Rebellion.

Four parts of envy, three parts of sighs, two parts of heartache, and one part of regret.

These are Zhao Yun's most sincere feelings for the elite Tang army that was destroyed by the civil strife.