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Wei Wei was a little anxious:

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

"And what I am waiting to form is the navy..."

Shen Bing replied:

"That's it, just transfer these three thousand people!"

Wei Wei was taken aback. Although he was puzzled, he still responded to Shen Bing's request to order soldiers.

Yang Duanhe was also quite surprised when Shen Bing went to the county office to report.

Yang Duanhe was surprised:

First of all, he thought that Shen Bing would have to choose a few days for a few days. For example, let the soldiers come to a few competitions to pick those strong and flexible. 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 had to pick cavalry instead of being good at swimming and boating.

Third, the reason why he appointed Shen Bing as the navy lieutenant was because the lieutenant could command about 10,000 troops.

That is to say, Shen Bing can select 10,000 from the 200,000 Wei soldiers to form a navy army. I don't want Shen Bing to pick only three thousand...

So Yang Duanhe asked in the first sentence:

"Does the captain know how many navy troops are in Chu State?"

Shen Bing replied:

"I don't know."

Yang Duanhe said:

"No wonder the captain only ordered three thousand people."

"The Chu country has 30,000 navy troops. If our troops go south and attack Chu, the 3,000 lieutenants will be worried about insufficient strength..."

Shen Bing replied:

"The general does not know."

"Let’s not say that the soldiers are expensive and the elite is not much expensive. When I go south to attack Chu, I mostly fight in the Huaihe and Yangtze river systems."

"It's only a few miles at its widest point, and it's useless if the navy has more troops."

What Shen Bing said was true.

The navy is no better than the infantry and the land warfare.

The water battle is limited to a Hanoi.

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

The reason why there are twenty-five people is because the twenty-five people in the unit of five are exactly five.

In addition, two small boats are connected with planks in the middle to make a big boat, which is a "boat."

The boat can be used for fighting with fifty people, that is, it is under the command of a military commander.

In this way, three thousand troops can be equipped with 120 warships or 60 boats.

These warships were enough to spread several times on a river that was several miles wide. After that, the Chu army had thousands of troops, and the contact surface between the two armies was only the width of the water channel.

In other words, water warfare is a typical "narrow road meets the brave man wins" pattern, and sometimes it is difficult to play a role in a water war with a large number of people.

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

Yang Duanhe heard that there was some truth to it, and Shen Bing picked it up by himself, so he didn't object.

Then Yang Duanhe asked again:

"So, what is the purpose of the school lieutenant using cavalry to form a navy?"

"Do you still want the navy to ride on the boat to fight?"

Shen Bing replied:

"General, it is best to avoid the enemy knowing the offensive route in battle.

"But the route of water warfare is most easily predicted 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 can't move away from the waterway, so the marching route is almost dead.

Shen Bing continued:

"So, even if his subordinates are trained to be invincible in the world, the Chu Army only needs to be prepared in advance%..."

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

"Or the navy wants to make emergency reinforcements or raid somewhere, or it's just in front of you because the waterway is blocked... Then what should I do?"

Yang Duanhe had nothing to say.

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

After thinking about it, Yang Duanhe could only ask:

"School lieutenant really only need these people?"

Shen Bing replied very positively:

"really."

After a pause, I added another sentence:

"General, can your subordinates pick someone from the engineers?"

Seeing Yang Duanhe puzzled, Shen Bing explained:

"The navy needs to make boats and boats. If there is no craftsman..."

Yang Duanhe hesitated and nodded:

"Come on, no more than five things, otherwise the engineers will be hurt."

Shen Bing was overjoyed and answered:

"Thank you General!"

There are actually other reasons for Shen Bing to select soldiers like this.

What kind of unit can be truly called elite in this era?What is the most promising unit?

There is no doubt that it is a cavalry!

It is easy to train water warfare, but difficult to train cavalry.

Not to mention other things, just riding a horse will not have a month to go.

This is just being able to ride. If you really want to ride well enough to fight, you won't be silent in a few years.

If you want to go to the point of riding and shooting, it is even more of a hundred miles.

Just like Wei Bing, only 3,000 of those 200,000 people can ride and shoot.

And these three thousand people who can ride and shoot are afraid that there is still water... it will be one thing, but whether they can shoot accurately is another matter.

However, in an era without saddles and stirrups, it is not easy to just meet, because it is like performing acrobatics.

Another reason is that the cavalry can be said to be the only highly mobile unit of this era.

The infantry travels fifty miles a day, and the cavalry travels more than a hundred miles a day. If you have more horses to march quickly, you can still have two or three hundred miles.

This marching speed is not comparable to infantry.

Why did the German "blitzkrieg" win during World War II?

Because of its speed, the speed at which opponents are attacked before they are ready.

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

One of the problems is the war horse.

This was not a big problem at first, as the Qin Army captured tens of thousands of war horses in the city when they captured the beam.

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 did not expect was that Yang Duanhe immediately provided him with 5,000 war horses as soon as he mentioned this request.

Three thousand cavalry almost use five thousand horses, because there will always be some horses that are injured, pregnant, etc. In addition, it is necessary to replace the training to prevent the horses from being overworked.

In addition, two thousand experienced horsemen were given away to raise horses.

This surprised Shen Bing. When did Yang Duanhe make such a big deal?There are five thousand war horses?!

What Shen Bing didn't know was that this was actually the idea behind Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng heard that Shen Bing's method of training the navy also found it interesting, and said secretly:

"Shen Bing is really different from ordinary people."

"The formation of a navy army does not even pick a cavalry who knows the water?"

"But what he said is also reasonable. If the water battle is limited to the waterway, wouldn't it be self-binding?"

So with a stroke of the pen, it's right!

What about five thousand horses?

If it can help the widows to unify the Central Plains, 50,000 war horses will not hesitate.