Daqin Engineering Corps

"The last time we fought against the Huns, although the Shenwu Army won a complete victory, it also exposed the shortcomings of our army!" Shen Bing said: "Especially the Shenwu Army, although they have more than enough defense, they are not enough to attack."

Wang Ben felt the same way:

"It's true what the general said."

"The Shenwu Army should be the main force rather than the auxiliary."

"However, in the last battle with the Xiongnu, the Shenwu Army was not just an assistant, it was almost just a shield, a shield used to block the Daliang Army."

That's what Wang Ben said.

The last time the enemy was almost all killed by the strong crossbow of a thousand infantry, the Shenwu Army just took advantage of the rattan armor and maneuverability to block the Huns cavalry, making it difficult for them to approach the infantry phalanx. .

Fu Su said strangely:

"However, with [-] soldiers and [-] fine cavalry, our army repelled the Huns' army of more than [-]."

"Why can't we continue to fight with this method in the future?"

Shen Bing and Wang Ben looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

Wang Ben explained:

"My son doesn't know something."

"The last time I waited to play, I actually took advantage of the defense."

"If our army wants to fight hundreds of miles away... the infantry will have to march for two days, but the cavalry will only need one day, how will we deal with the enemy then?"

Fusu let out an "oh" before he understood the reason.

Coordination between infantry and cavalry in ancient times was very difficult.

This is not like modern times, infantry can take cars, infantry fighting vehicles, and even the Soviet Union directly let soldiers lie on the back of the tank to cooperate with the tank.

Ancient cavalry was almost impossible to coordinate in speed with slow moving infantry... infantry couldn't keep up with cavalry, and cavalry was pointless if cavalry slowed down to wait for infantry.

So like last time, infantry and cavalry cooperate to combine infantry crossbow and cavalry maneuvering, not to say that there is no such situation, but it is by no means the norm.

Especially when dealing with the Xiongnu cavalry who came and went like the wind, the Qin army's infantry could not catch up with them.

All in all: it is head-to-head, the Qin army has the upper hand, flexible and mobile combat... The Qin army's cavalry will have to fight separately, so the advantages of the two armies cannot complement each other.

For example, the Shenwu Army fought against the Huns alone.

Although the Shenwu Army has the advantage of rattan armor defense, its cavalry and shooting are far inferior to the Huns. The Xiongnu can hit the Shenwu Army accurately and quickly at a longer distance, but the Shenwu Army has nothing to do with the Huns who are out of range.

Over time, the Shenwu Army will fall into the so-called cavalry trap, that is, "you can't fight and you can't fight, you can't walk away"... The infantry is not the only one who will fall into this trap. The same is true for the Huns cavalry.

If this problem is not solved, the Shenwu Army will not be able to fight the Hun cavalry at all, even if Shen Bing gives more subsidies to increase morale, it will not help.

Fusu thought for a while and said:

"In this way, we can only practice riding and shooting as soon as possible."

Wang Ben replied:

"The Shenwu Army has been practicing riding and shooting day and night."

"However, the Xiongnu specialized in riding and archery since childhood, but we only practiced it for a few years or even a few months."

"No matter how much I practice... I will always be inferior."

In fact, Wang Ben said it lightly.

Compared with the Xiongnu, the Shenwu Army is far more than "inferior" in terms of riding and shooting.

If you want to use any words to describe it, it is that the Huns are professional cavalry and the Shenwu Army are amateurs.

It is not without outstanding figures in the Shenwu Army, such as Ji, and Wang Ben.Wang Bo and Lei Hui can also be counted... Their riding and shooting skills are no worse than the Xiongnu.

But it's just that these talents with special experience and talent are comparable to ordinary Huns riders. Compared with the Shenwu Army in terms of overall quality, they are far worse.

Take Wang Ben's observation on the battlefield as follows:

"The Xiongnu can use the power of riding to open their bows. The range is at least [-] steps farther than our army and it is very accurate!"

"It is also supplemented with a scimitar that is good for chopping. It can be used for long-range shooting or close-up attack. The combat power should not be underestimated!"

This is also what Shen Bing observed at the top of the city.

The Huns cavalry are almost integrated with the horses. The horses are like their four legs. They always step on the right point to open their bows and arrows. Arrow... the whole process was done in one go.

In addition, the Huns can draw heavier bows when riding and shooting on horseback for a long time:

The bows used by the Shenwu Army are generally two hundred Qin Jin (101 Jin in modern times).

This bow strength is not too weak. The minimum bow strength used by infantry is 120 Qin Jin (about 60 Jin in modern times), but it is for the weak.

Most of the cavalry are veterans selected from the infantry. They have been trained to draw bows when they were infantry, so they can draw stronger bows.

If a stronger bow is used, the cavalry must use all its strength to open the bow, so there is no extra strength and energy to maintain body balance, let alone control the horse.

But the Xiongnu used a strong bow of more than 250 Qin Jin...

Coupled with his archery skills, the range is more than [-] steps farther than that of the Shenwu Army.

Thirty paces may not be much for cavalry, but it can be a big problem in battle.

Because in this way, the Huns can stay out of the range of the Shenwu Army and shoot at the Shenwu Army, and then say "the enemy advances, I retreat, the enemy retreats, and I advance", so the Shenwu Army will never be able to hurt the Huns.

This made Shen Bing want to invent the saddle and stirrup for a while.

Because if these two things come out, they can make up for the problem of Shenwu Army's poor riding skills in series.

But after thinking for a long time, Shen Bing finally held back.

He could not have predicted what would happen to the Huns, who were also equipped with saddles or stirrups.

If the Huns were equipped with saddles or stirrups, they might no longer be the Huns who could be defeated by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, but the Mongolian cavalry who swept across Asia and Europe.

Shen Bing dare not take this risk anyway, unless he can beat the Huns to the ground first.

Or at least hit it to the point of being severely wounded.

Chapter 327 Order

Just when Shen Bing was worried about the cavalry, Fatty Tun walked in.

Seeing that Shen Bing and the others were discussing things, he didn't dare to speak up, but Shen Bing asked:

"Is there something important?"

Fatty Tun hurried forward and said:

"General, the people in the fields in the west of the city have asked to move to the east to weave..."

Shen Bing replied without thinking:

"No!"

Fatty Tun responded, and was about to quit but hesitated for a while, then turned around and asked:

"General, there is something unclear about this subordinate. I don't know..."

Shen Bing nodded with a "hmm".

The development of the cavalry encountered a dead end and he was not in a hurry, so Shen Bing put it aside for the time being.

Fatty Tun said:

"The subordinates have calculated."

"If the monthly profit of the textile workshop exceeds the annual tax revenue of Yanmen County, why don't we turn all the fields to the west into textile workshops?"

"The textile land in the east of the city is tight, but there are large fields in the west for growing ramie and five vegetables."

"Even if it is used to farm the fields to produce grain next year, it will be far less than the income from weaving."

"That's why the people don't want to farm the fields."

Shen Bing did not expect this problem to arise.

But if you think about it, if the wages of the workers are too high, they will be [-] yuan a day and they are quite stable... Working in a textile workshop is very cold and hot, that is, there are wages all year round.

Calculated in this way, the money that a worker can earn is several times that of a farmer. Of course, the farmer is not willing to farm anymore and hopes to work in a textile workshop.

This is also the problem faced by modern industrialization: farmers have all migrated to cities to work, and there are no one to cultivate large areas of rural land.

Shen Bing only asked a question:

"If I don't farm the fields, how can I feed myself?"

Fatty Tun replied:

"The subordinates thought that we could exchange cloth for food, just like what Yunzhong County is doing now."

"For the same laborer, the output of textiles is more than twice that of farming!"

Shen Bing asked again:

"What if one day the Xiongnu cut off the food roads in Yunzhong County and even besieged Yunzhong County?"

Fatty suddenly lost his voice.

Shen Bing explained:

"Food is the most important thing for the people, and food is the foundation of Yunzhong County's survival. You can't give up farming at any time."

"Tell the people that all grain grown in Yunzhong County is tax-free!"

This is actually another way to subsidize farmers. There is no reason why farmers are unwilling.

Fatty Tun responded and withdrew.

Fusu sighed:

"The general has great foresight in this move."

"Besides, the common people will come here after receiving such benefits!"

What Shen Bing did not explain was that his move was not to defend against the Huns: Yunzhong County was backed by Yanmen County, and the threat of being cut off by the Huns was not great.

What Shen Bing was really defending against was that one day he might become an enemy of the Qin army... At that time, farming would be important.

Wang Ben said with some concern:

"Yunzhong County can accommodate [-] people is the limit."

"It is said that the Dai Kingdom will be destroyed by our army. At that time... at least [-] people will move in."

Shen Bing couldn't help but feel a big headache. It doesn't matter if there are fewer people, or if there are too many people.

The people Zhao Wangjia moved out from the North were the people from the front and the back, at least 30.

This back and forth lost part of it, and the return of 20 people is a small amount.

How can a small Yunzhong County accommodate 20 people?

Without thinking too much, Shen Bing immediately ordered:

"Train the recruits and continue to prepare for the outer circle."

Wang Ben responded coquettishly, and passed on the order.

This was Shen Bing's established strategy at the beginning, that is, to expand in the direction of the Xiongnu in a step-by-step manner, so that it will always be on defense and temporarily ignore the issue of cavalry combat.

There is nothing wrong with Shen Bing's plan, as long as it develops slowly and expands proportionally.

But Ying Zheng seemed to be impatient.

To be exact, it wasn't that Ying Zheng couldn't wait, but that Li Si was playing tricks behind his back.

After all, Li Si is the prime minister of the Qin State, and the scheming he has been able to get to today is not comparable to ordinary people. At the beginning, he even killed his junior brother Han Fei for the sake of power. How can Shen Bing feel better at this time.

After thinking about it, he saw that the development of Yunzhong County could not be restricted, so he changed a method.

On this day Li Si entered the palace privately and said to Ying Zheng:

"Your Majesty, at this time of harvest in the Central Plains, most of the Xiongnu are scattered to plunder."

"If the country of another generation destroys 20 people, they will not be able to move all of them into Yunzhong County."

"Why don't I wait for Jiuyuan?"