Chapter 259: The Axe-Swordsman
The four points that Li Mengxi said were insufficient: the first point is crutches, the second point is small stoves in the army. On the third day, there was no strict order to divide porridge in the army. As for this fourth point, it is also related to military laws.
"So far, our army has not had a dedicated law enforcement sergeant, nor a military judge. This has been delayed for a long time. General Guan can decide this matter as soon as possible."
Guan Yu nodded, "I'll choose the swordsman tomorrow."
Knife and Axeman?
Li Mengxi was surprised.
The word "knife" is very familiar.
Generally, in ancient times, dozens of knives and axemen were ambushed behind the tent, and they waited to throw the cup as a sign, rushed out and chopped the person into meat paste.
It is said that there is a lack of special law enforcement sergeants, and it is called military judges, but Guan Yu said that he will pick the group of swords and axes.
Li Mengxi thought again, maybe the swordsman is a specialty for chopping people's heads. Simply put, isn't the marching method just chopping people's heads? Therefore, the swordsman is actually a law enforcement sergeant.
So, why do you have to ambush the sword and axe driver behind the tent?
Perhaps, first, the law enforcement sergeants are the most core and loyal group of soldiers in the hands of the commander, and they use insurance. Second, generally, the target of ambushing the sword and axe driver after the account must be the general.
To kill a small pawn, it is obvious that the sword and axe master cannot be used.
Generally speaking, generals wear good armor.
If the target has armor on his body, ordinary swords cannot do it. If you cannot break the armor, it is easy to fail assassination. If you use ordinary swords and weapons to ambush, it is very likely that the swords and weapons will slash around the person for a long time and even run away.
And the axe, heavy sword, big axe, can break armor and use it to cut target generals, and will inevitably be killed.
Knife and axe can break armor and kill generals, and it is a special attack equipment.
In addition, when enforcing the law in the military, severe punishments are generally cut off people's heads.
A hand-knit knife is not good enough to cut a human head. An ordinary knife has a thin blade and cannot cut a human head. You have to use an axe. The axe is strong and powerful. If you take one axe, you will have two points in your head and neck.
Therefore, the law enforcement sergeant holding an axe all day is not a knife and axe player, what is it?
Li Mengxi roughly understood this.
Due to the limitations of ancient technical conditions, the easiest way to kill is to behead the head, which is not as good as in later generations.
Also, because you have to cut off your head with nod, it is not easy to use swords, guns, swords and halberds, but the axes and axes are easy to use.
Therefore, the axe is united with punishment, power, and royal power.
It is said that during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the one who represented the king's authority was Dayue.
It is also said that the word "king" is the pictographic image of a big axe.
Not only the East.
Based on ancient technical conditions, the simplest method of executing people in the West is also to behead the head. The Western knife is not convenient to behead the head. Therefore, the Western axe also represents the royal power.
For example, the infamous spicy and crispy, the party emblem of the Italian spicy and crispy shaved Western best friend is a vertical stick, and its figure is a pattern of sticks and axes, which extends from ancient royal rituals.
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Li Mengxi finished talking about the shortcomings in the army that he saw within a day, a total of four points.
Even though Li Mengxi finished speaking, it took a long time to go.
The wood in the bonfire was burning, but Liu Bei and Guan Yu were still unsatisfied and savored it for a long time.
After a long time, Liu Bei turned to look at Li Mengxi again, and sighed, "Xi'er, you are meticulous, and you are beyond my ability to be with Yun Zhang.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know when I would know these many omissions."
As he said that, Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu and exchanged his eyes instantly. When Liu Bei turned to look at Li Mengxi again, he was already full of smiles, "Xi'er, you have to worry about it in the future. There are any mistakes in our army. Please point it out without hesitation."
As he said that, he bowed to Li Mengxi.
Li Mengxi scratched his head when he heard this.
He looked at Liu Bei, "I heard that one person has a short plan, two people have a long plan."
After saying that, he turned to look at Guan Yu again, "General Guan still remembers it? I first met the general to train troops that day. What I said at that time, the general might as well ask for advice.
The general didn't believe it at first.
But what happened later?
That day, in one day, you and I have to break the three methods of formation, fifteen methods to form formations and change formations, and there are 50 battle strategies in total.
Among them, what you and I think are only seven or eight.
All the soldiers think.”
"Now Duke Xuande wants to ask about the omissions in our army, but one person can only see how many shortcomings can he detect even if he looks at it every day and night?"
"Besides, I am not the only one who can find the omissions in the army?"
Li Mengxi stared at Guan Yu and Liu Bei, and spoke solemnly, "The rebel army was invented and far away from the strong army and elite troops. There must be omissions everywhere."
"Come on!" Li Mengxi suddenly smiled, and he reached out to ask, "This night is just right. If you think about it carefully, you will definitely find out the omissions of our army."
Liu Bei and Guan Yu couldn't help but look at each other.
"This..." Liu Bei hesitated.
Seeing this, Li Mengxi was excited again, "You two will definitely know the omissions, so don't think it's difficult."
Speaking of this, Liu Bei and Guan Yu had to touch their chin, the other pulled their beard, and their brows tightened.
After a while, Liu Bei spread his hands in embarrassment, with a look of embarrassment, "Xi'er, I really can't think of it."
"No!" Li Mengxi said seriously with a stern face, "I can't think of it, don't sleep tonight."
Liu Bei was so amused and crying.
Helplessly, I had to continue thinking about what was missing in the army.
While talking, Guan Yu thought of this.
Guan Yu pondered, "...If you say something is omission, there is really one thing."
"I lead three hundred raiders, running every day, and the bags carried by soldiers are swaying and falling off from time to time. Xi'er, look, think of a way?"
Bags, swaying?
Li Mengxi thought for a moment, and a picture appeared in his mind—
The soldiers carrying bedding, quilts, clothes, and bowls and chopsticks were running, while the things on their bodies were shaking, making people's shoulders hurt.
Not only that, the pace of running was also messed up.
Then, another picture appeared in my mind, which was the scene of the forced marching of modern troops.
During the ten-kilometer off-road, the soldiers carried large bags, tied tightly, without shaking at all. The gun was tied to the bottom of the backpack with a rope, and then tightly tied the belly with a belt in front, so that the wrapping would not shake at all.
"Carrying tools..." Li Mengxi suddenly realized and said to himself.
Guan Yu heard what Li Mengxi said. Although he couldn't quite understand, it was obvious that Li Mengxi had a solution.
Guan Yu no longer asks about it.
I think of Wei Wu's soldiers during the Warring States Period, Wei Wu's soldiers [clothing three-element armor, carrying twelve stone crossbows, carrying fifty arrows, putting on them, holding a cap, helmet and swords, winning the food for three days, and going to a hundred miles in the middle of the day.]
This Wei Wushu was wearing several heavy armor, with crossbows, arrows, swords, and military rations. Of course, he was also inseparable from messy things such as cooking utensils and tents.
With so many things, you can still travel a hundred miles a day.
Then, it is inevitable that Wei Wuzhu had a set of easy-to-use carrying equipment, and placed all the weapons and rations properly, carrying them on their backs, saving labor and stably.
Otherwise, if you cannot carry it properly, this messy thing will run all the way, wandering all the way, and even falling away. If you can't run a hundred miles, you will lose the strength.
Wei Wuzhang must have efficient carrying tools.
The importance of carrying tools is no less than armor and weapons. However, the important technology of Wei Wuzun's carrying tools is not seen in the records of military books, nor has it been passed down in later generations, which is a pity.
Guan Yu had already thought of an omission, and was waiting for Liu Bei.
Guan Yu and Li Mengxi looked at Liu Bei.
Wait for Liu Bei to "submit the question".
Liu Bei was in a very difficult situation.
The atmosphere was silent for a long time.
It's easy to say that Liu Xuande finally came up with an answer.
With the answer, Liu Xuande immediately became different.
He smiled, looked calm, straightened his waist and looked at Li Mengxi. "Xi'er, you want to leave me with twenty cars and twenty cars. Now, a lot of food depends on people's backs. Our army lacks chariots and horses. Is this an omission?"
Liu Bei asked with a smile.
"Yes!" Li Mengxi also smiled, "As I said, "and the position can also find shortcomings in the army!"
Liu Bei and Guan Yu laughed when he heard this.
The three of them agreed that in the future, each person would pick a mistake every day and summarize it at night.
He always told him to know three mistakes a day, and then correct three mistakes a thousand times a day, and correct three thousand mistakes a thousand times a day. He always told him that there was no omission, and he always told him that the strong army and elite soldiers would succeed.
Then, Li Mengxi discussed with Liu Bei how to solve the problem of insufficient vehicles.
One solution is to buy it. If you encounter a village along the way, buy cows, donkeys, mules, livestock that can pull carts, and also buy carts.
Guan Yu, who was standing by, gave another solution. If there is a carpenter in the army, he can just find someone to sit on his hands. Isn’t that okay?
Car shortage is a problem. Compared with the tool of a chariot, the efficiency of human beings is limited.
One person can carry thirty kilograms of grain for a day, but it will be too tiring if it is too much. Five people can only carry 150 kilograms of grain.
But when using a car, one person pulls in front, two people pushes behind, and one person pushes on the left and right sides. That car easily pulls more than three or five hundred kilograms of grain.
If you have a car but no car, it means that the capacity difference is several times.
A cart is indispensable.
Chapter completed!