Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 473 Hesitation before the major version update
After the artillery division was finalized, the only thing left was the Qi gun that made the generals most uneasy... no, it was the "Qi crossbow".
Although the cost of the Qi crossbow is higher than that of the musket, the unit cost is lower than that of the Chu sword. However, considering that the mechanism needs to be replaced more frequently than the Chu sword, and that the Qi core and bullets are consumed during daily training and combat, the overall cost is higher than that of the Chu sword...
However, it is still within the range of being able to equip the entire army, and the training cycle is very short.
Unlike artillery, the generals were uneasy because they were worried about the impact that the popularization of Qi crossbows would have on the battlefield environment, rather than worrying that their own troops would not be able to get equipped.
After all, although artillery is powerful, it is just an additional means of supporting the army's "cleaning the ground" and has no essential change to the overall battlefield environment.
However, if everyone can use the true Qi to launch a crossbow, the importance of long-range output on the battlefield will increase sharply, and it will even be on par with hand-to-hand combat!
In other words, from military formations to battlefield tactical command, earth-shaking changes must be made in order to adapt to the new situation.
My previous experience in battlefield command and battle situation judgment was greatly "depreciated" all of a sudden, making me anxious about gains and losses...
But not everyone did, some didn't seem to care, like Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. One of them was waving a feather fan nonchalantly, while the other took out a Qi crossbow and gestured with it as if he was very interested.
Fa Zheng and his ilk are like newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers...
"Also, regarding the Qi bullet crossbow, the news will be blocked for the time being. However, if you have any ideas, you can report them to the Privy Council, especially ideas on tactical improvement. You can go to the Privy Council to exchange ideas. Starting around this time next year, the Military Academy under the Privy Council will start with you and then conduct specialized training for generals at all levels. At that time, we will issue orders to everyone, and you must cooperate.
"After the fifth year of the Chu calendar, we will start to equip the Qi crossbows on a large scale, and start the training of grassroots generals and Ji-made soldiers. Before the eighth year of the Chu calendar, we will complete the refitting and basic training of the front-line troops!" Lu Bu emphasized to the generals.
In fact, the Military Academy now already has some "textbooks" for generals to refer to. For these generals in the army, even if it is a new battlefield environment, they only need to be taught some basic theories. Their real performance still depends on their own understanding.
after all……
With the level of guns similar to that of the 18th century, cold weapons were still an important part of the battlefield. Ordinary infantry often had to use bayonets to decide the outcome, while real cavalry still mainly relied on cold weapons such as lances and sabers, and at most carried hand cannons as auxiliary weapons.
However, in terms of tactical application, cavalry can no longer perform the task of mindlessly attacking infantry phalanxes.
Originally, all the generals were dismissive of the idea of going to the Military Academy for "classes", and even many middle-level generals did not care. Only some generals who came from a purely unconventional background and had very little knowledge of military tactics and formations, or those with aspirations who had not yet stepped in, would look forward to it.
If someone had informed the generals present a day ago and asked them to go to the Military Academy for classes...
Their first reaction must be “I am needed to give the lecture”, but after finding out that they are the students, they will secretly complain that Lu Bu is looking for trouble!
Study? What the hell! If you don't agree, let's have a fight on the battlefield. Just see if I can stab you or not. Of course, the one who has to fight is the instructor, not Lu Bu.
However, now that they are aware of the changes in the battlefield environment, everyone is not very resistant to attending classes, although... they still doubt whether the people who attend the classes really understand!
After all, the Qi crossbow should have been developed only not long ago. If there is any tactics, it also needs to be summarized in practice.
However, in the midst of drastic changes, it is also good to feel other people's ideas.
If they thought positively, this might be their chance to truly become famous and become the saint of military strategy after Han Xin - at least Fa Zheng, Wei Yan, and Lu Meng might really think so and they were about to laugh out loud.
In fact, part of the teaching materials that the Military Academy is compiling come from Bai Tu's hard drive, which contains some military works from the 17th to the 19th century, all of which are of reference value. Another part comes from Xu Shu's summary. The intuitive effect of "breaking the formation on the battlefield" enables Xu Shu to summarize his experience very quickly.
In addition, as Lu Bu said, the Privy Council will also summarize the opinions of other generals in the future - but due to confidentiality reasons, only the generals currently present will be qualified to make suggestions on this matter within a year, and it is strictly forbidden to spread it to outsiders.
Of course, Bai Tu also understood that it was unrealistic to ask more than 20 people to keep the secret all the time. Even if they didn't consider intentional leakage, they might let it slip one day...
Therefore, the complete confidentiality period will only be one year. After one year, because the Military Academy will gradually begin to teach middle and high-level generals, the confidentiality level will become lower and lower.
It is almost the fourth year of the Chuli period. By the time the fifth year of the Chuli period officially begins, when the equipment replacement and training of grassroots generals and Ji-made soldiers begins, the so-called "confidentiality" will be in name only.
Although leaking important military news can be of any size, even the day's menu or military equipment distribution, as long as it is leaked to irrelevant people, it will be dealt with vigorously once discovered and the results will be publicized. For irrelevant people who take the initiative to inquire about military affairs, soldiers are also encouraged to report the situation to the military and they will be held accountable.
But... since even the grassroots generals know it, it’s better to assume that other princes also know it!
The generals' reports on their work will be completed after the New Year, so they can celebrate the New Year in Nanjing.
In the third year of the Chu calendar, there was a rare gathering of high-ranking generals at the New Year's banquet, the most complete year...
During this period, while everyone was enjoying the rare atmosphere of returning to Nanjing to celebrate the New Year, the place they most frequently visited was naturally the Military Academy of the Privy Council, which had the most complete sand table simulation system.
Even under the judgment of a large number of professionals, extreme weather and various terrain judgments can be simulated to bring the generals the best running group... No, it is a tactical simulation experience!
The elite generals of the Chu State can discuss the future tactical changes of Qi bullets and artillery...
If someone rushed into the Privy Council now and wiped out all these people... he would definitely be beaten to death first.
At this time, Lu Bu also saw something clear from the performance of the generals, which can be roughly divided into three types - one is high-spirited and full of enthusiasm, represented by Lu Meng, Wei Yan, Sun Ce and other very young generals, at least with a young mentality, and Huang Zhong who was tickled.
There are also those who are calm and understand the big changes in the future, but are actively adapting, such as Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu, Gao Shun, etc. This category also accounts for the largest proportion;
The rest are a small number, and they are the ones whose mentality is greatly affected...
The most obvious one among them is Zhang Xiu!
Zhang Xiu has not participated in everyone's discussions recently. During the sandbox simulation, he still used the old cavalry tactics. After being beaten by the Qi crossbow, he looked like "time is not on my side". Even... Zhang Liao seemed a little sighing.
Lu Bu could also understand it. After all, both Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao were cavalry generals, and what they liked most was to lead charges and roam the battlefield.
However, after the appearance of Qi crossbows and artillery, although the environment changed drastically for the infantry, it was at least strengthened, while the cavalry... was affected much less!
For the average middle-level and grassroots cavalry commanders, they might even be thankful, as this means that there will be fewer changes to the cavalry, and they can still stay in their comfort zone...
However, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao found it hard to accept the fact that the strategic and tactical significance of cavalry would be reduced in the future, and they became depressed.
