When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 666: The Generals’ Thoughts

"Is there anything that is not well considered in this march?"

Qiang Wei, a Western Qiang man, thought that he was the general who knew grassland warfare best among all the people present, and pointed to the large piece of land outside Yanmen Pass on the map.

"Since ancient times, one of the things that people have to be wary of when fighting on the grasslands is the cavalry of the grassland wolf tribe."

"These wolf tribe members grew up on horseback. Without stirrups, it would be difficult for us to compare with them in terms of riding skills."

"But now, the Meng family's Golden Fire Cavalry, Dragon and Tiger Cavalry, Yulin Cavalry, White Armor Army, Zhao Bian Cavalry, these most elite cavalry in the world are all gathered here, so there is no need to worry."

"That's right. If we were to fight, our Qin army would not be afraid of them, but we would be afraid that they would flee everywhere and not fight us head-on, or that it would be difficult for us to complete our mission and annihilate them after we win."

In terms of cavalry tactics, thanks to the countless fine horses in his family, Li Xin, who grew up on horseback, had a deep understanding of this. If they encounter a battle, they will run away, and then find a chance to bite you. Moreover, a group of people will fight in this way. This kind of fighting method, like a wolf pack hunting, is also the origin of the name "wolf tribe" given to the aliens on the grassland.

The reason why the archers on the grassland are so difficult to deal with is that they can ride light horses and conduct guerrilla warfare, taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain. As long as they have enough arrows and horses, they can keep fighting.

"The second is that it is difficult to tell the direction on the grassland."

"Whether it's endless grassland or desert, it's impossible to tell the direction."

"Wait, don't we have a compass car?"

After hearing Qiang Wei's words, Wu Chen was a little confused.

A march must have a compass vehicle, which, combined with a map, will allow the troops to march on the right path.

But in Wu Chen's impression, even without a detailed map, he could still determine the direction under the guidance of the compass car, and at least he would not deviate too far from the target.

Tu Sui glanced at him with a unhappy expression. Ren Xiong seemed to see the dissatisfaction in the heart of his good partner.

As a general, one does not need to be proficient in astronomy and geography, but one must have some knowledge of them. Not to mention that before the war, it was not yet clear that the compass chariot could not determine the direction on the grassland.

But Wu Chen was Zhang Ji's retainer after all, so Ren Xiong took the initiative to explain: "The compass chariot is not completely accurate, and even the sun, moon and stars in the sky cannot point out the direction completely accurately."

"What's more, the wolf tribe's camp can move at any time and has no fixed location. Sometimes, even the wolf tribe may not be able to find their own royal court without support from their own people."

"If we get lost on the grassland, at best, it will delay military operations, and at worst, we will be cut off from water and food and the whole army will be wiped out."

"Therefore, it would be best to capture some prisoners who are familiar with the geography of the grassland in this battle!"

Of course, without the captives as guides, the army would not be in danger of being wiped out.

Now that the Qin army has established an organized air force, the scale of Mohist's mechanical Suzaku has become larger and larger. It can already transport 300 people at a time, which is larger than the transportation capacity of many ships. It is called a "flying boat" by many people.

In addition, there are Gongshu's bat wings, whether it is air strikes or reconnaissance, it is a dimensionality reduction attack for the grassland wolf tribe of this era. "These are not enough to make the king dissatisfied, is there anything else we have missed?"

Cao Shen murmured, he racked his brains but could not think of any loopholes that they had not taken into consideration, and the same went for Zhou Bo and Wu Chen beside him.

Su Jiao smiled without saying anything, patted Xiahou Ying's shoulder, hooked his shoulder and pulled him out of the tent.

"There are some things that neither you nor I need to think about. It may take another twenty years before it's your turn."

Shejian didn't say anything, but also patted Xiahou Ying on the shoulder.

He and Su Jiao both liked Xiahou Ying, the lieutenant general, very much.

No one in the entire Qin State could match Xiahou Ying's riding and driving skills, and he absorbed all the cavalry and chariot tactics like a sponge after being instilled almost without reservation by the two of them. Naturally, they did not want Xiahou Ying to be involved in this fight that had nothing to do with him.

The main generals and deputy generals who stayed in the big tent seemed to have reached a silent understanding. They kept their mouths shut and left one by one. Only generals like Cao Shen and Zhou Bo stood there in a daze, somewhat confused.

The head follows the butt. As deputy generals, their thoughts are all focused on the battlefield. However, Bai Yifei has a puzzled expression, and his eyes wander among several main generals and deputy generals.

As a general, perhaps he is not as good as the main generals and deputy generals in the camp on the battlefield, but after all, he was also the general and the Blood-Robed Marquis who was second only to the emperor in the past of Korea. In terms of political vision, there are probably few people in the camp who can compare with him.

Whether Zhang Ji's lazy nature was getting worse and he planned to hand over more things to his generals, or he was worried that his achievements would overshadow his own and he was thinking about retiring, from Zhang Ji's behavior that day, it was obvious that he wanted to train a talented commander in the Qin army to take his place.

These people also lowered their heads, looking like they were thinking hard but could not figure it out. It seemed that this military meeting that brought together many senior generals of the Qin army had yielded no results... Looking at this scene, Bai Yifei couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly.

The candidate for the chief coach was naturally chosen from among this group of main generals and deputy generals. Shejian, Sujiao and Shejian did not have the talent to be a commander, so they were naturally eliminated.

Among the remaining few people, Qiang Wei was of Qiang ethnic group after all. Ying Zheng trusted and tolerated him. He allowed him to control one side and even command 100,000 troops, but he would never let him serve as the commander-in-chief.

It’s not that Ying Zheng didn’t have the mind to do so, but that the court officials would not approve of it.

Among the remaining people, Feng Wuzhe was a fierce general but had no talent as a commander. Yang Wengzi inherited the true teachings of Wang Xi but was not competitive by nature, just like his father Yang Duanhe.

Li Xin, Wang Ben, and Meng Tian, ​​these three are all strong competitors whether in terms of their ability to lead troops, their battle records, or their backgrounds, but it is unknown who will win in the end.

Bai Yifei smiled and followed Li Xin away.

But he still had some doubts.

Based on what he learned from his nominal mother, there should be no need for Zhang Ji to retreat at this stage.

(End of this chapter)