Chapter 1104 New Arms
At the time of the vote in Great Britain, Guo Hao had already roughly pacified the occupied areas. He left a part of the garrison to wait for Liu Chan and his men to arrive, and the entire army began to return to the capital.
"The army is returning to the capital."
After receiving the news that Guo Hao had started his journey back to Luoyang, Shen Pei sighed. Looking at the information sent back from the front and the reinforcements sent from the rear, he couldn't help but sigh at the sight of this situation.
Yuan Shao had not arrived yet, but he and Xu You had already used part of the troops to gather some of the Parthian survivors, as well as the barbarians who had escaped from Rome or Great Britain.
After witnessing the decisive battle in which Rome destroyed Parthia, the two men had a shadow in their hearts. Otherwise, they would not have directly taken out their troops as bargaining chips.
There are really too few cards in hand, so even if it is to directly strengthen the British military formation, it has to be given.
The Han Dynasty is out of reach, and it is impossible for them to wait for support if a war breaks out. Moreover, they have already given enough things. If the Yuan family still can't hold on, then they may have to replace them.
Therefore, Great Britain was their best ally to contain Rome. For this reason, Shen Pei directly chose to exchange himself for a group of young and strong barbarians to snowball at the fastest speed.
The super heavy infantry was very strong, but far from enough. Every Roman eagle flag seemed to be able to match it, which cast a shadow over Shen Pei's heart. Rome was too strong.
Moreover, the Rome they face will only become stronger. Although the opponent will use them to train their troops, if they make a mistake, they will be wiped out.
What a foolish decision it is to put your life and death in someone else's hands.
"Military Advisor, what should we do now?" Jiang Qi's face looked extremely ugly.
He went ahead, but when he came over he found that the situation had deteriorated to the point where he felt desperate.
"It will take at least a year or so to wait for the results. We can trade space for time by then."
Shen Pei closed his eyes and said tiredly that he didn't have any better solution. Intelligence can only play the greatest effect when the strength of both parties is at the same level. If the strength exceeds a certain limit, intelligence can only make you die beautifully.
The current Yuan family is too weak. Even if it swallows up all the aristocratic families that have moved out, there will probably still be a long way to go.
This is just to say that this is the lineup Rome used for training. If Rome used a lineup for a decisive battle, they would just run away. There would be no difference anyway.
In this kind of decisive battle lineup, the elite double-talented and super-elite level guards are a piece of cake.
Without miracles and military spirit, everything is in vain.
"Ju Yi... maybe we should have a good chat!" Shen Pei thought helplessly, but no matter how difficult the situation was, they did not give up.
At this moment, Xu You was building fortifications with the gathered refugees. These were not ordinary fortifications, but the knowledge discovered between the Heshu and Luotu.
Being able to bring many magical effects to the building is already very good news for the current Yuan family.
In particular, Xu You guaranteed that after its completion, the number of soldiers who could enter internal energy and condense internal energy would at least double, and it could even speed up the growth of the soldiers' internal energy.
It can also regulate climate and output, making it a weakened version of the Jiuzhou Ding, or perhaps what they built was actually one of the Jiuzhou Ding, that is, a nine-part version of the Jiuzhou Ding.
Although the effect will be very good in the long run, it really can't help improve combat effectiveness in the short term.
While Shen Pei was anxious, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun started fighting again on the march.
Although Zhu Jun often made mistakes, he was a graduate of an orthodox school after all, and knew as much as Huangfu Song, especially in training troops.
"You are trash, trash!" Huangfu Song pointed at the new soldiers created by Zhu Jun and cursed.
"You are the rubbish! You slander me without thinking. Huangfu Song, you are really going backwards as you grow older!" Zhu Jun retorted.
"Look at my improved shield guard, with its heavy machine crossbow, it is not afraid of rain of arrows. You, that rubbish Chang Shui, should be thrown into the garbage dump!" Zhu Jun pointed at the new shield guard he had trained with pride.
Although it is called the New Shield Guard, it is actually a mobile siege weapon.
"Bah, you shameless bastard, this thing can be considered a new soldier, why don't you just dismantle the bed crossbow and have people carry it? Does your rubbish soldier have accuracy and hit rate? You can bully the double talents just by relying on size ?"
Huangfu Song sneered and totally disapproved of Zhu Jun's new shield guard.
"An adult man weighs 140 kilograms, and a small crossbow is only over 120 kilograms. Other legions can't use it, and shield guards can't use it?" Zhu Jun sneered, "Forget the armor and shield. Carrying this thing and twenty arrows is more than enough."
"As long as the amount of shooting increases, the accuracy and hit rate will naturally increase!"
"You thought we were still in the previous dynasty, but now we have plenty of supplies!"
Huangfu Song was extremely angry, he didn't expect that Zhu Jun, this bastard, would degenerate so quickly. Didn't he sneer at my armored soldiers and shield guards in the past, but now he really likes them.
But he had no way to refute Zhu Jun's words. Indeed, this type of troops was a good type of troops. If Chen Xi saw it, he would definitely make additional investments.
Theoretically speaking, if this type of soldier is trained well, it can even have a lethality that is not inferior to that of the Peacock. It just does not have a beyond-visual-range shooting range, but it is still powerful enough.
The only problem is that it is expensive. It would probably take tens of thousands of crossbow arrows per person to make one.
In the previous dynasty, it was something that was laughed at, but now, it is a very valuable type of soldier .
Mechanical heavy crossbow armed shield guard, Huangfu Song had to admit that Zhu Jun’s idea was really good.
In terms of lethality, there is no doubt that this weapon, which can be called a siege weapon, is more powerful than most dual-talent elite units.
It is perfectly adapted as a basic military force, and more importantly, the training method is solid. As long as the training method is written down and the supplies are in place, a few legions can be formed easily. The threshold is extremely low.
During all these years of war, small crossbows were rarely used, because they were neither very big nor very small.
It is very troublesome to transport something weighing more than 100 kilograms normally. Although it is very powerful, the damage is excessive when used to kill the enemy, so an ordinary single-arrow crossbow is enough. Moreover, compared with a small crossbow, a single-arrow crossbow is simpler to use, and the crossbow does not need to be transported, so it is not easy for one person to use.
More importantly, the range of the mechanical crossbow is very average, and it is basically impossible to use projectile positioning, and it is also difficult to directly enhance the talent effect of the elite legion.
Let me put it this way, even though Zhou Yu's soldiers can even cover the crossbow with their own elite talents at sea, the soldiers who operate the crossbow are all archers from Jiangdong .
He is already the top archer in the Han Dynasty, able to manipulate elite talents and overlay his own will and beliefs on them.
To put it simply, the vanguard, as heavy crossbowmen, was not powerful because the heavy crossbow was powerful enough, but because of his own terrifying willpower that could amplify this power to an even more terrifying level. It is not that the vanguard had such power only because of the heavy crossbow.
And now, Zhu Jun has solved this problem perfectly. He directly uses the crossbow. Even if he cannot amplify it with his will, the lethality of the crossbow and crossbow arrows that have been nurtured is enough.
Even though the Shield Guards are known as a type of city wall troop, they are not real city walls. If you use this thing to attack, if the distance is close enough, you may be able to take them down in one wave.
Even if the shield guards can hold on, eighty percent of the legions cannot withstand such an attack.
The most important thing is that this thing is very flexible and can adjust the shooting trajectory as the person rises and falls. It is simply a humanoid self-propelled weapon.
The most important thing is that when this thing is combined with the shield guard, it is a tank in every sense of the word.
"Tsk, with you, the Han Dynasty's troop tree has finally broken through level 60!"
Lu Zhi came over. Although he was a great scholar, he was also a great military strategist. The reason why he was not included in the Temple of Martial Arts was simply because his literature overshadowed his military strategy.
"It has already exceeded sixty!" Huangfu Song pursed his lips in disdain.
"Bullshit, just look at Sun Ce's Jiefan Army, train one for me to see!" Zhu Jun scolded mercilessly.
This old fellow Huangfu Song actually wanted to get away with such a milestone event.
Relying on this thing, maybe Zhu Jun's reputation in the Han Dynasty will be able to remain at the same level in the future.
Breaking through the nine barrier always gives people a feeling of breaking through limits.
"Bah, it's still an adaptive modification. This thing is still a shield guard, and the root is still with me!" Huangfu Song said unhappily.
"Hahaha, if that's what you mean, then the 60th position will be given to me, and my chariot corps will be ready!" Lu Zhi said with a smile.
Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were both stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Lu Zhi.
"Did you solve that problem?"
"Of course!" Lu Zhi smiled proudly.
The reason why chariots withdrew from the stage of history is very simple, that is, there is no way to cooperate with other types of troops, and in this era it is easy to be directly attacked by the legion.
They obtained and read the information about the Kushan chariot corps, and finally came to a conclusion that the chariot corps could not be integrated into the overall army like the heavy cavalry.
Then it is time for this type of military force to be completely phased out from the historical stage, only to be used as a surprise tactic once or twice.
But Lu Zhi actually said that he solved the problem.
Compared with cavalry, the biggest disadvantage of chariots is their lack of flexibility and mobility. Although they use several horses, if one horse falls, the entire chariot will be paralyzed. The high requirements for the driver make the chariot a war equipment with high technical requirements and high capital consumption.
"Hehe, it's not a complete solution, but I found a new use for the chariot!" Lu Zhi waved his hand with a smile.
Immediately, a disciple put the things on the chariot aside and formed a battle position according to the rehearsed military formation.
"How is it?" Lu Zhi asked with a smile.
"It directly turned the encounter into a positional battle, or even a defensive battle?" Huangfu Song touched his chin and looked at the military formation set up by Lu Zhi.
"How did you do this? A moving wall? Can it stop the army's attack?"
Zhu Jun's eyes immediately lit up. If this thing could be implemented and popularized, his crossbow shield guard would further solve the problem of survival.
"Hehe, of course."
"How did you do it?" Even Huangfu Song was curious.
Although the problem of chariot attack was not completely solved, it was obvious that the addition of a new type of troops, especially such a special type of troops, would further enrich their tactics.
"This is the secret method of our Confucianism. It cannot be shown to others easily!" Lu Zhi raised his head. He did not look like a great Confucian scholar at all. Or it could be said that since leaving the Central Plains, Lu Zhi's painting style has become more and more rough.
"Qi, to put it bluntly, it's just a death formation and those etching things!" Huangfu Song said sourly. He felt that he was outdone by these two old guys in military training. What could he do to compete with these two?
"How about improving the Rui Shi? It's not right to go on like this!" Although Huangfu Song appeared calm , he was a little anxious in his heart.
We agreed to attack together, how come both of you have made new breakthroughs? Doesn't this make me, the pillar of support, seem a little incompetent?
"Hahahaha!" Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi laughed loudly, making Huangfu Song look a little sour.
While the three were talking, Xu Rong and Ju Yi came closer and started talking.
"Can you understand?" Xu Rong scratched his head. He really didn't understand this thing called training soldiers. He knew how to train the cavalry, but he was not good at other things.
What heavy shield guards and chariot corps, they look quite powerful.
"Don't force yourself if you're not good at this. I do understand something about it. Make the best use of it." Ju Yi rubbed his chin in thought.
He really understood some of it. Although the conversation between Huangfu Song and the other two was very casual, for Ju Yi, who was able to cultivate a military spirit, he really heard some valuable information.
"The positioning of the vanguard is long-range burst, so what about the Halberd Warrior? Is my expectation for him just a front-line holding role?" Ju Yi's thoughts began to diverge.
"But before that, I still need to train enough halberd warriors to verify my further ideas!" Ju Yi had a headache.
What he was thinking about now was like a castle in the air. It seemed wonderful, but it was not realistic at all and was full of fantasy.
However, he did not ask Huangfu Song and others for advice. Being the vanguard was his pride. He could borrow the knowledge of Huangfu Song and others, but he would not use other people's hands to train the vanguard and the halberd soldiers.
This is Ju Yi's pride, and he must make the choice. If every step taken by his predecessors is right, then what is the meaning of their pioneering and innovative efforts?
Huangfu Song glanced at the thoughtful Ju Yi and smiled. To be honest, he thought Ju Yi was really amazing. Anyway, he couldn't develop the military soul and three talents now. At this point, in addition to training, he also needed real fighting.
He still finds it incredible that Ju Yi can ride on the military soul on a white horse.
However, Ju Yi's idea was good. Unfortunately, innovation must be based on a certain foundation. Huangfu Song thought it was a miracle that Ju Yi could train halberd warriors who were derived from the vanguard on his own.
You haven't even mastered the most basic talents in the fifty-nine dual-talent talent tree, such as strength, speed, reaction... and you want to innovate? Just dream on.
But he was not in a hurry. With Ju Yi's personality, he needed to be patient. When he really encountered difficulties, he would give him some pointers, and would not immediately recruit him as his subordinate.
Being a general is a science, and being a commander is also a science, and Huangfu Song is good at all of these.
