Chapter 189: Regular Soldiers and Auxiliary Soldiers


    ?Fei Qianqiqi Aiai said: "Well... this, in this case, wouldn''t it mean that the role of individual bravery is basically less than the role of the entire army?"


    Huang Zhong said: "Absolutely. The larger the scale of the legion, the smaller the role of personal bravery. Generally speaking, if it reaches the level of 10,000 people, then the competition is basically the overall combat capability and commander-in-chief of the legion. The deployment of emergency response capabilities, brave military generals are more effective in breaking through or attacking a small army, but the so-called enemy of ten thousand people..."


    ? Huang Zhong shook his head, saying that the matter was relatively unreliable.


    Huang Zhong went on to say: "There is a situation when encountering in the wild. If you see the opponent''s military formation is serious, you will usually send one or two powerful generals to test the formation. This time is called a single attack in front of the formation. In addition to rounds, There will also be two other modes of combat between generals, one is to fight in circles, the other is to drag swords..."


    Huang Zhong went on to explain that from the late Warring States Period until the Han Dynasty, in order to boost one''s own morale and undermine the opponent''s morale, there were sometimes invitations to fight.


    But cavalry warfare is very different from chariot warfare during the Warring States Period, because horses are much more flexible than chariots. Therefore, the battle between two generals does not rely solely on the impact of a charge, that is, the so-called turn-based duel. There are also two other modes:


    —The first type, the circle, is for two horses to turn in a circle with a small radius in the same direction. The size of the radius depends on how the weapons of both riders can kill each other. In this state, it is a longer-term sword-fighting battle;


    —The second type, dragging the sword, is a close-range chase between two horses in tandem. At this time, one side usually escapes and the other chases. The length of the chase is determined based on the speed and explosive power of the horses.


    ?Fei Qian nodded and understood. One of Mr. Guan’s specialties is knife fighting...


    Following Huang Zhong''s explanation, Fei Qian finally figured out that in the Han Dynasty, due to the continuous development of the scale of war, from the Warring States to the Qin State, and then to the Han Dynasty, the population participating in the war continued to expand, and many things originally from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were changed.


    Originally during the Warring States Period, the vassal states were limited to their own national strength and were also limited by their production tools, so it was impossible to launch large-scale populations for war. Another reason is that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhou etiquette was relatively particular, so some methods of deciding the war by a duel between warriors from both sides emerged, which later generations called single-handed victory.


    However, in the late Warring States period, as more and more people were mobilized to participate in the war, the goal of the war gradually changed from attacking the opponent''s generals to weakening the enemy''s combat effectiveness. Therefore, the change in the goal of the war also caused many of the original Zhou etiquette rules at that time to be completely Destroyed, the deceitful art of war gradually reared its head.


    ?This has developed until the Han Dynasty. Single combat in front of the battle line can no longer completely determine the victory of a battle. The decision to determine the success or failure of the war has shifted from personal bravery to more aspects, such as logistics, training, etc...


    Especially grain.


    ?Once the food and grass are cut off, the morale of the army will be chaotic, and no matter how brave the brave man is, he will not be able to withstand three days without food...


    Huang Zhong said: "Therefore, in the military formation, not only the main soldiers are important, but also the auxiliary soldiers. Sometimes it is necessary to use local handymen and civilians, but these can generally be regarded as the scope of local responsibility. So it doesn’t count…”


    "Principal soldiers and auxiliary soldiers?" Fei Qian asked, "How are these divided? It seems that the nearly a thousand soldiers and armors we carry are not divided into regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers?"


    Huang Zhong said: "We have a small number of people to begin with, and the soldiers we lead are all regular soldiers. Let''s put it this way, the regular soldiers have been trained to go into battle to kill the enemy, and can also do some chores, but the auxiliary soldiers generally have not received much training. They are mainly engaged in chores, such as building camps, transporting grain and grass, etc. They can also go into battle when necessary, but in terms of combat power, there is a huge difference between the two. "


    Fei Qian nodded and thought to himself, speaking of it, the new soldiers recruited by Cao Cao are probably auxiliary soldiers, and the approximately 10,000 soldiers brought by Bao Xin may include regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers...


    As for the two thousand soldiers Zhang Miao sent to Cao Cao, most of them should be regular soldiers. According to Huang Zhong, under normal circumstances, the ratio of regular soldiers to auxiliary soldiers varies according to the marching distance and the difficulty of supply, but the auxiliary soldiers must be at least about 30%, so that when setting up camps and transporting grain and grass, there will be There are enough manpower to use, otherwise it will be like Fei Qian and his party, and let the regular soldiers do these tasks. If there is no war, there will be no problem, but if the war itself is tight, and then the physical strength of the regular soldiers is consumed to do these chores, it will inevitably lead to a vicious cycle...


    ?During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the titles of the Upper Army, the Middle Army, and the Lower Army appeared. This is also the origin of the earliest "Three Armies".


    The Army, of course, is a professional soldier and is the country’s main armed force for field and external operations.


    The Chinese Army is generally responsible for security and defense tasks, and is a defense-focused army.


    The lowered army is a labor force engaged in combat tasks of engineering, transportation and logistical support.


    Of course in the Han Dynasty, the times were different, and their nature was also different.


    According to Huang Zhong, the so-called regular soldiers are soldiers who were initially recruited to join the army. Since they have not received much training, they can generally only serve as laborers. Then they usually need to be trained for about a year. Within this year, the soldiers They can only undertake defensive tasks in urban and rural areas. Under special circumstances, they will not carry out frontal melee combat tasks in the field. Regular soldiers mostly refer to soldiers who have been in the army for more than one year. Only at this time can they officially assume combat tasks and act as the backbone, that is, Serve as a face-to-face hand-to-hand combat unit.


    Therefore, sword and shield soldiers, spear soldiers, and broadsword soldiers must all be composed of regular soldiers. These soldiers directly participate in hand-to-hand combat. If they are not systematically trained, they can easily collapse directly on the battlefield, leading to a rout.


    In addition, most of the more professional units are regular soldiers, such as archers, cavalry...


    "That''s it..." According to Huang Zhong''s statement, the coalition forces of Bao Xin and Cao Cao seemed to be about 20,000 people, but in fact the number of regular soldiers fighting was less than 10,000. It seems that water is really everywhere. Yes, I have…


    ?In this case, can the coalition of Bao Xin and Cao Cao win this time?


    I don’t know how Dong Zhuo responded?


    Normally speaking, once the army moves into action, the movement cannot be hidden like the bionics of later generations. Moreover, the Kwantung Allied Forces came with a banner to support the country, and it is even more impossible to attack the army on its way forward. The village was blocked and massacred, so it was bound to be detected by Dong Zhuo''s scouts...


    I just don’t know, will Hua Xiong lead his army this time?


    Speaking about an old Cao and a young Cao:


    But it was said that when Xiao Cao saw two women crying, he drew his sword and wanted to kill them... He dragged the woman closer and saw that her hair was dirty and her face was dirty... He wiped her face with the sleeve of his shirt and looked at it... Her jade flesh and beautiful appearance had the color of a country. Then he said: "I am the son of Prime Minister Cao. I would like to protect your family. Don''t worry."... He sat down in the hall with his sword pressed...


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    Hehe... By the way, normally speaking, it would be enough to explain it, but why does Xiao Cao sit in the hall with his sword in his hand?


    (End of this chapter)