Daqin Engineering Corps

Isn't it a chance to get rid of the fear of losing your life at any time here?

But whatever the reason, at least it was done at this time.

As for the future, Shen Bing can only say that one step at a time counts as one step at a time.

Thinking of this, Shen Bing nodded and said:

"Since that's the case, I won't talk nonsense anymore, the business is important!"

Wei Xi answered yes, hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and said:

"Captain, the subordinates are willing to follow the captain, I hope the captain does not think the old man is old!"

Shen Bing hurried forward to help Wei Xi and said:

"The general's words are wrong. General Wei is always strong and wise. Shen Bing has heard of it for a long time."

"Now that he is willing to submit to Shen Bing's rule, Shen Bing can only be thankful and dare not dislike him."

Wei Wei was overjoyed:

"Thank you Captain for taking it in!"

What Shen Bing said was the truth.

Shen Bing just needs someone like Wei Xi who can stand up to them and is familiar with these Wei soldiers.

If there is anything to worry about, it is that these Wei soldiers are all Wei Wei's old subordinates.

One day in the future... What will these Wei soldiers do if they only listen to Wei Xi's advice and not their own?

However, there is a saying that "Employers are not suspicious and others are not."

Judging from what Wei Xing did before, Shen Bing can conclude that Wei Xing is not this kind of person.

Otherwise, why did Wei Xi have to be loyal to King Wei before and even risked himself to steal Guangwu Jian with only two thousand elite soldiers?

After Wei Xing got up, he asked for instructions:

"Captain, since we want to form a navy, we must choose soldiers who can swim!"

"The subordinates have made some preparations before, preparing the roster..."

Shen Bing shook his head and said:

"You don't need to know how to swim!"

Then he asked again:

"How many cavalry are there among the 20 men?"

Wei Wei replied:

"Maybe 1 people."

Shen Bing asked again:

"How many people are good at riding and shooting?"

Wei Wei replied again:

"There may be 3000 people!"

Shen Bing nodded and ordered:

"These 3000 people are needed!"

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Wei Wei was a little anxious:

"Captain, but most soldiers who can ride and shoot can't swim."

"And what I'm waiting to form is a navy..."

Shen Bing replied:

"That's it, just transfer these 3000 people!"

Wei Wei was taken aback for a moment, although he was puzzled, he still followed Shen Bing's request to order soldiers.

Yang Duanhe was also quite surprised when Shen Bing reported to the county government.

Yang Duanhe was surprised by several points:

First of all, he thought it would take a few days for Shen Bing to go to recruit soldiers, let's say, let the soldiers come to a few competitions to pick those strong and flexible ones, but he didn't expect it to be over in less than half an hour.

Secondly, like Wei Wei, he didn't understand why Shen Bing chose cavalry instead of those who were good at swimming and boat handling.

Third, the reason why he appointed Shen Bing as the lieutenant of the water army is because the lieutenant can command about [-] troops.

That is to say, Shen Bing can pick 20 soldiers from the 1 Wei soldiers to form a navy army. I don't want Shen Bing to pick only [-]...

So what Yang Duanhe asked in the first sentence was:

"Does the captain know how many navy troops Chu has?"

Shen Bing replied:

"I don't know."

Yang Duanhe said:

"It's no wonder the captain only ordered 3000 people."

"The state of Chu has 3000 sailors. If our army goes south to attack Chu, the [-] captains may not have enough troops..."

Shen Bing cupped his hands and replied:

"The general doesn't know anything."

"Let's not say that soldiers are expensive and elites are not expensive. When we go south to attack Chu, we mostly fight in the Huaihe and Yangtze River systems."

"Its widest point is only a few miles, and the navy is useless if there are too many troops."

What Shen Bing said was true.

The navy is no better than the infantry and land warfare. The land warfare is spread out on the land, and it is connected in all directions.

Water battles are limited to one river.

The navy of this era usually operated with 25 men operating a small boat.

The reason why there are 25 people is because twenty five people in five units is exactly five five.

In addition, there are two small boats connected together with wooden boards to make a big boat, which is "fang".

The boat can be used by 50 people to fight, that is, it is commanded by a village chief.

In this way, 120 troops can be equipped with 60 warships or [-] boats.

These warships are enough to spread out several times on the river several miles wide. The Chu army has thousands of troops behind it, and the contact surface between the two armies is only the width of the waterway.

In other words, water battles are a typical pattern of "the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road". Sometimes it is difficult to play a role in water battles when there are too many people.

Of course, this is only "sometimes". If you step on the pedals and fight each other like infantry in the water...the number of troops can also affect the battle situation.

Yang Duanhe felt that it made sense, and at the same time, it was Shen Bing's choice, so he didn't object.

Then Yang Duanhe asked again:

"Then, what's the purpose of the school lieutenant's formation of a water army with cavalry?"

"Don't you still want the navy to fight on horseback?"

Shen Bing replied:

"General, the worst thing to do in combat is for the enemy to know the attack route."

"But the route of water warfare is the most predictable by the enemy."

Yang Duanhe nodded in agreement.

This is the weakness of water warfare. The navy is not as flexible as the infantry. It cannot move away from the water, so the marching route can almost be said to be dead.

Shen Bing continued:

"Yes, even if the subordinates train the navy to be invincible in the world, as long as the Chu army is prepared in advance..."

"For example, using wooden stakes and iron chains to seal off the river, how can our navy play a role?"

"Or the navy is going to make emergency reinforcements or make a surprise attack on a certain place, but it is close at hand but the waterway is blocked... so what should I do?"

Now Yang Duanhe has nothing to say.

If the navy can ride a horse, it can indeed quickly maneuver to the destination and enter the battlefield under these special circumstances.

After thinking about it, Yang Duanhe could only ask:

"The captain really only wants these people?"

Shen Bing answered with certainty:

"really."

After a pause, he added:

"General, can my subordinates choose some people from the engineers?"

Seeing that Yang Duanhe was puzzled, Shen Bing explained:

"The navy needs to make boats and boats. If there are no craftsmen..."

Yang Duanhe hesitated for a while, then nodded and said:

"Go for it yourself, it must not exceed fifty, or the engineers will be hurt."

Shen Bing responded with great joy:

"Thank you, General!"

There are actually other reasons for Shen Bing to choose troops like this.

What kind of arms can really be called elite in this era?What is the most promising arm?

Undoubtedly cavalry!

It is easy to train water battles, but it is difficult to train cavalry.

Not to mention other things, just riding a horse will not fail you for a month.

This is just how to ride, if you really want to ride well enough to be able to fight, don't make a sound in a few years.

If you want to go to the point of riding and shooting, it is even better.

Just like Wei Bing, only 20 of the 3000 people can ride and shoot.

And these three thousand can ride and shoot, I'm afraid they still have water... It's one thing to know, but another thing to be able to shoot accurately.

However, in the era without saddles and stirrups, it is not easy to just know how to do it, because it is like performing acrobatics.

Another reason is that cavalry is arguably the only highly mobile unit of this era.

Infantry can travel fifty miles a day, and cavalry can travel more than a hundred miles a day. If you prepare more horses and march quickly, you can go two to three hundred miles.

This marching speed is not comparable to that of infantry.

Why did the German "Blitzkrieg" win in World War II?

It is because of its speed that the opponent is attacked violently before it is ready.

So at this time, Shen Bing was asked to order troops. Of course, he would not let the elite cavalry go easily.

One of the problems is the war horse.

This was not a big problem at first. When the Qin army captured Daliang, they captured tens of thousands of war horses in the city.

The problem is that the Qin army has allocated these horses to the cavalry and transport team of the Qin army, and even transported a batch to Handan. At this time, it is not so easy to get these horses back.

However, what Shen Bing didn't expect was that as soon as he mentioned this request, Yang Duanhe immediately prepared five thousand horses for him.

The [-] cavalry will use almost [-] war horses, because there will always be problems with some war horses, such as injuries, pregnancy, etc. In addition, it is necessary to replace the training to prevent the horses from being too tired.

In addition, [-] experienced grooms were donated to raise horses.