Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1047 Brother Liu Bei's battle strategy

   "Big Brother! Second Brother! Where are you guys!!"

  Zhang Fei screamed, and the dust on the shaking beams fell down.

   "Hey...here..." Liu Bei quickly covered it with his sleeves, but it was already too late, and he could only watch helplessly as the dust from the roof fluttered and fell on the drinks and dishes on the table.

   "Third Brother..."

   Liu Bei looked at the wine bowl in his hand, and at the layer of fine ash on the wine bowl, he didn't know whether to drink it or pour it out.

   "Third Brother..."

   With the same words, Liu Bei's tone was somewhat helpless, while Guan Yu's tone was full of strong threats, which made Zhang Fei tremble.

   "Aww..." Zhang Fei rolled his eyes, and then immediately leaned forward, "...Hey, it's my brother's fault, this wine...wasted, let me drink it..."

   After finishing speaking, he quickly took the wine bowl from Liu Bei's hands, and took a sip without caring whether there was any dust in it. Then he took Guan Yu's wine bowl again, and also took a sip. Then poured wine for the two of them again, looked at Liu Bei with a smiley face, and then glanced at Guan Yu.

  Speaking of which, Zhang Fei respects Liu Bei, but is even more afraid of Guan Yu.

  Because I can't beat it...

  When thinking of this matter, Zhang Fei may have countless oranges and wheat skins he wants to talk about.

  Actually, if we really want to fight, we may not know who will win and who will lose, but, alas!

  Compared to strength, Zhang Fei is no worse than Guan Yu, but his explosive power is absolutely inferior to Guan Yu. It's not that the two of them haven't fought each other before, and it's not that they haven't fought over some trivial matters, but the second brother Guan Yu's explosive power is so strong. At the beginning, he always suppressed Zhang Fei and gave him a good beating. When defeating Guan Yu with endurance, Liu Bei probably heard the news or movement, and then rushed over...

   Woohoo, when Zhang Fei thinks of this, he wants to cry.

   Liu Bei rushed over, naturally he didn't want to see the brothers fighting, so he wanted the two of them to stop.

  Guan Yu was finished anyway, so of course he stopped.

   But what about Zhang Fei?

   There were also one or two times when Zhang Fei used Jiu Jin or something to pretend not to hear, and then wanted to do something, but Liu Bei and Guan Yu jointly gave it to him...

  In such a situation, what can Zhang Fei do?

   Zhang Fei was also very desperate in his heart. Over time, he formed a conditioned reflex, and his liver trembled a little when he saw Guan Yu...

Seeing that Zhang Fei had poured the wine, Liu Bei had made up for it, so he didn't care too much, but said straight to the point: "This time I called you over. First, it's because you have worked hard during this period, so it can be regarded as a condolence. Second, come Well, as a brother, I also have some ideas, and I want to talk to the two virtuous brothers... Come on, let's make this bowl first..."

  Guan Yu and Zhang Fei hurriedly raised their wine bowls together. The three of them respected each other and drank it down in one gulp.

   Waiting for the three of them to drink a few bowls, Liu Bei put his chopsticks on one side.

  Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other and put down their chopsticks.

"...Recently, thanks to the hard work of the two virtuous brothers, I have some free time to read more books..." Liu Bei said slowly, as if he was organizing his words, "...before you and I, three brothers, led the army To fight a war, in fact, it is a bit of a fluke..."

   Zhang Fei stared, and was about to say something. Liu Bei nodded, stretched out his hand to press it, and then continued: "...don't worry, listen to me..."

"...At the beginning, most of our opponents were yellow turban thieves..." Liu Bei raised his head slightly, and said slowly, "...those yellow turban thieves are actually similar to ordinary farmers. A wooden stick and a bamboo spear will go into battle..."

   Liu Bei said, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were also a little bit embarrassed.

  After Taoyuan got married three times, he fought all the way. He also tried his best to put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but he didn't realize that the blood of serving the country was not as good as a fart in front of Shi Changshi.

   Otherwise, the three of Liu Bei should be staying in the small county at this time. One is a county lieutenant, one is a horse archer, and the other is an infantry archer.

  It's better to make good fortune and trick people.

"...Alas..." Liu Bei sighed, and said, "...Later, after running around, the opponents on this battlefield gradually became no longer those yellow scarf thieves...So, two virtuous brothers, do you have any questions? Do you think it's more difficult to fight now?"

Guan Yu squinted his eyes slightly, then stroked his beard, nodded and said: "Big Brother said exactly what Guan was suspicious of... A few days ago when we fought, our soldiers were not lacking in training, and the weapons were not unsophisticated, but this time Fighting is still a two-lose situation..."

  Zhang Fei widened his eyes, and muttered: "The soldiers are still poorly trained! These bastards, no matter how strict they are, will be lazy! Big Brother, Second Brother, I will go to the barracks later, and train these **** well!"

  Liu Bei nodded and said: "The third brother's words are also reasonable, but only half of what he said... I read a book on the art of war two days ago, and there is a sentence that I would like to share with the two virtuous brothers.

  Zhang Fei sighed, and said, "I thought that sentence, I know this sentence!"

  Liu Bei smiled and asked, "Then tell me?"

   "What's the point? Knowing our own situation, and then knowing the opponent's situation, we can win every battle! Right?" Zhang Fei said shaking his head.

  Guan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his head slightly, and gave a soft "hum", expressing his disdain for Zhang Fei's ostentatious state.

   "Yes! Yes! The third brother is right!" Liu Bei smiled and said, "Then let me ask the third brother, what is our situation now? And what is the opponent's situation?"

   "Ah? Our situation?" Zhang Fei blinked and then got stuck, "Isn't our situation the same as it is now... The opponent's situation, this, this..."

  Guan Yu threw Zhang Fei a slap in the face, and said in a deep voice, "Shut up! Listen to what Big Brother has to say!"

   "...Yes, yes, yes..." Zhang Fei quickly sat down in a proper manner, "Brother, please speak, please continue..."

  Liu Bei smiled, didn't take it seriously, and said: "...Actually, this is the problem... Our opponents have changed, but our fighting methods have not changed, so now we feel a little struggling, or we can't do what we want..."

"The pawns may be part of the factor, but I think there is something wrong with our fighting style..." Liu Bei babbled, then looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and motioned him to say this, I don't know if the two of them can I understand.

  Guan Yu nodded, as if he had a sense of comprehension. Zhang Fei seemed to understand a little bit, but he didn't seem to understand.

  Liu Bei smiled slightly and said, "Where is the biggest advantage of our brothers? Or what are our advantages compared with our opponents?"

Liu Bei didn't show any tricks, and said directly: "...our advantage is...you two! Second brother, third brother, both of you are enemies of ten thousand people. Entering and leaving the army formation is like no one's land! And our battle The method should be developed around this!"

   Liu Bei looked a little excited.

   Separated from military culture, it is meaningless to discuss the military capabilities or abstract strategic thinking of characters alone.

  Liu Bei didn't understand it naturally, and even among Lu Zhi's students, he might not have the opportunity to get in touch with these military knowledge. Therefore, for his own military and strategic capabilities, he was honed and summed up a little bit in the day after tomorrow. Now after thinking about it again and again, when he came to the conclusion, Liu Bei would inevitably feel a little emotional.

   To put it simply, Liu Bei has been on the battlefield since the early years, not because of his own method, nor familiar with the manipulation of the battle formation, but more often he fights by instinct and consciousness. But now, Liu Bei has begun to sum up a set of effective tactics, which is to use Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as the main core, and then gather a small number of elite cavalry or infantry to directly attack the main formation where the opponent's coach is located from a suitable angle. Of course, it is best It is to tear open the gap and kill the opponent's coach. If it fails, it can also cause the opponent's coach to panic psychologically, lead to abnormal command, and finally create a good opportunity. The army advances together and ends together.

   This seems to be a very simple truth of catching the thief and the king.

  Simple and rude.

  But there are some things that need special attention. First of all, this is not a common method of military formation, and second, the risk of doing so is a bit high.

Although this method of warfare is too risky for many people, for the northern border warriors of the Han Dynasty, it is a method they are most accustomed to. In other words, they do not think it is a risk, but I feel it should be taken for granted.

  Where is Liu Bei from?

   Youzhou Zhuo County Zhuo County.

  Guan Yu was from Jie County, Hedong, and Zhang Fei was from Zhuo County, Youzhou.

  Thus, these three people all have a unique commonality of northern men, bravery.

  In the current period of time, in the process of fighting each other with the barbarians on the border, the Han people on the northern border have also integrated some fighting patterns of the barbarians, not only Liu Bei, but even Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, etc., are quite similar.

  Riding horses, slashing, and charging into battle, these northern men are like fish in water on the battlefield. When facing the weaker legions in the Central Plains, directly attacking the opponent's main line has become their most basic and instinctive strategy. But now, Liu Bei has summarized such instinctive strategies, and is going to systematize them to make them more organized and targeted.

  The effectiveness of this tactic first depends on the combat effectiveness of the shock troops. Once a capable vanguard can be mastered, then this tactic can be easily replicated.

   Especially when raiding the opponent's unprepared army formation, or attacking the flank of the opponent's army formation, this combat mode is particularly effective at this time. Regardless of whether the attack is the main formation or the flank, once the opponent's army formation is in chaos and it is confirmed that it is no longer possible to maintain the normal operation of the entire army formation, as long as the opponent's general is not a reckless type, he will generally choose a temporary attack. The retreat, because one is to transfer the army on the other side to rescue, and it may not be in time. Second, if the army on the other side has just been transferred, and then another army reappears, it will be a devastating blow.

  Zhang Fei laughed loudly: "Brother! I like this method!" Simple and rude, without the need for brains to arrange troops, Zhang Fei naturally liked it one by one. Originally, Zhang Fei was not very good at commanding the army formation. He had to arrange the infantry, dispatch the left and right wings, coordinate the attack, and make replacements in a timely manner. , Straight to the enemy's main formation, beheading the enemy's head among thousands of troops, just listening to it makes me feel energetic!

  Guan Yu was more careful, and after pondering for a while, he said: "If I wait to charge ahead, who can command and coordinate in the army?"

  Liu Bei pointed to himself, and said with a smile: "A certain martial arts is not as brave as the two virtuous brothers. Fortunately, I still read some books, so I will leave the deployment of the army formation and mutual cooperation to a certain..."

   "Haha! Great! It must be the best with the big brother!" Zhang Fei laughed and agreed.

  Guan Yu also nodded slowly. With Liu Bei supporting him in the rear, he was most at ease.

Liu Bei smiled slightly and said: "To implement this tactic, you must have an elite soldier...ah, not like the soldiers in our barracks now, it must be...well, it must be strong and brave enough to follow the two virtuous brothers Those who charge forward... I don't know what kind of soldiers the two virtuous brothers want?"

"Think about this carefully. Once it is decided, it cannot be changed easily..." Liu Bei said, "...whether it is soldier equipment or training, different soldiers are different. If this is changed halfway, the loss will not be a little bit It's half past..."

  Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both nodded, and then began to think.

"...I am used to using big swords, and in the battle, swords and guns are fundamental..." Guan Yu stroked his beard, and said slowly, "If there are other soldiers, I can't teach much, so I will take the school swordsman and practice three times first. Hundred school swordsman is!"

   "Swordsman..." Liu Bei thought for a moment, then nodded, agreeing, "Swordsman, you can advance and attack, retreat or defend, the choice of the second brother is naturally the best... How about you, the third brother?"

  Zhang Fei opened his mouth wide, and said with a hahahaha smile: "Of course a cavalry army that wants to make a horse! You don't need too many, three hundred is enough! Following a certain charge, you will be invincible! It's a joy to think about! It's a joy! Hahaha!"

   Zhang Fei spoke happily, but Liu Bei's face was twitching.

This "doesn't need to be too much", "three hundred is enough", three hundred war horses, Liu Bei tried his best to gather together, how many can still get this amount together, but these three hundred war horses must be good and bad, so you have to wait and see , it is a bit difficult to keep up with Zhang Fei's elite war horses who charge into battle together.

  Everyone knows that the speed of a battle formation, whether cavalry or infantry, often depends not on the fastest, but on the slowest. Poor horses will inevitably slow down the combat speed of the entire cavalry, so once a weak horse appears, it must be replaced. This is also a very important reason for the large consumption of cavalry horses.

   And also want to horse!

"...This, third brother, look, how about changing this...to a spear?" After all, his family is still poor, Liu Bei smiled politely, "This war horse is not easy for a while, or... Third brother, How about a hundred, a hundred rides?"

"Ah? Ah, ah..." Zhang Fei is not an idiot after all. Seeing Liu Bei's appearance, and receiving Guan Yu's eye knife from the side, he also scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and said, "...I Just say it casually, fifty is fine, fifty is good, a spear is fine, and a good spear is fine..."

  (end of this chapter)