Pivot of the Sky

Alexander was curious about all the unknown and liked to talk about marching to war, but instead of just dancing around with guns like all the other kids, he was seriously discussing strategic issues, which was a temper for Medanzo. Ammon is very brief in Aristotle and has not had much contact with others. It is not easy to meet, but Medanzo is often with Alexander to talk about the North and South China Sea.

From the information Philip II knew, Medanzo was also an imposing figure, perhaps even another god, and the king had deliberately instructed Alexander to respect Medanzo as much as he did his teacher. Alexander didn't have a hard time doing this, Medanzo had nothing to do with hip-hop during the week except love the trembling wind, Alexander deliberately made out, and the two got along well.

Alexander was only eighteen years old, and Medanzo saw the shadow of teenager David on him. DAVID - Solomon is a disciple of Medanzo, who loved the Duke town miner when he was a teenager, but today the owner of Salem has disappointed him a little. DAVID - Solomon's aspiration is to build the kingdom of Salem, and out of love for his disciples, Medanzo still hopes that David will get what he wants.

David demolished the Temple of Amon and changed the main temple of Salem City to the Temple of Aloho, where the spirits, despite comparison, escorted Iso away from Salem City. David - Solomon has achieved seven levels of strength, but his greatest vow today is to establish the State of Salem, and I am afraid that this lifetime of strength will come to an end, because he is pursuing another achievement.

When Medanzo met Alexander, he remembered David Solomon as a teenager, who loved the child very much, perhaps out of some sort of indemnity. Perhaps there is some regret in his heart that he did not bring David into the Garden of Eden or help him achieve his aspirations for nation-building.

Alexander was inspired by his father as a child, and his life aspirations were similar to and more ambitious than David Solomon's. He wants to conquer the immense and unimaginable Empire of Potts and avenge all Hitons. Juvenile madness, when it's the most imaginative time, it seems to others that people are simply crazy to say dreams, but Alexander tells Medanzo seriously about his wish.

Medanzo neither laughed nor struck him, but patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, be willing! But the road is one step at a time, and the Heaton Peninsula is not yet unified, so there is no need to talk about how to conquer the Potts Empire. The real difference between aspirations and implementation, whether or not they are ultimately fulfilled, is - what are you doing now when you say what the future holds? ”

Alexander is not talking, he has been learning military formations and magic and letting his guards play in them. It's like a kid's game, but he plays it very seriously. Having met Medanzo, he entwined Medanzo and asked him to teach him about the terroir, population distribution, successive wars and military command throughout the Heavenly Pivot continent.

Aristotle has also travelled to the heavenly pivot and experienced war, and naturally will teach these courses to Alexander, but most of the sage's references to military issues are to national strategies. Meanwhile, Medanzo, a pro-Guard captain of the Battle Trap, frequently discusses the details of a range of strategic command and tactical arrangements, from large regiment arrays, various kinds of cooperation, logistics system dispatching to the Battle Battle Battle Match, Battle Rotation, and Short Soldier Succession.

Aristotle teaches students how to see the world, and Medanzo becomes another teacher in Alexandria, who may have learned from Medanzo how to conquer the world. Medanzo did not intend to do so, but the Alexandria Conference drew on the knowledge it needed from its own perspective.

One day, Medanzo tries to ask Alexander, "You know my history and my story, and if one day, when you really conquered the Potts Empire, David Solomon had the opportunity to build a Salem State, would you support and allow it? ”

This sounds like a joke, but Alexander knew that people like Medanzo would not ask random questions, and he replied positively: “To build their own kingdom, the Salem must be rid of the reign of the Poz Empire, which is consistent with my goal. My desire to defeat Potts, if fulfilled, will also help them. ”

Medanzo nodded: "Well, I hope you don't forget what you said today. Let me ask you again, David Solomon demolished Ammon's temple, which disappoints me, and would you do that one day if you were in the same position? ”

Alexander answered very seriously: "I swear to God, I will never! If I can reach Ecu one day, I will personally offer a sacrifice to Amon Temple and rebuild Isis Temple! ”

This child can't believe he's adding flowers to his own idea to rebuild Isis Temple. He knows exactly how to cast Amon. Amon is a samurai from the Temple of Isis and became the head of the Legion under the patron of the Temple of Isis, Virgin Mary. Amon worships the Isis Goddess among the ancient gods of the Divine Divine Divinity of the Heavenly Hub. The restoration of Isis Temple did not damage the glow of Amon God, but entrusted it with a profound commemorative meaning.

I didn't expect this 18-year-old to have such a heart. He's really smart!

When Alexander replied this way, he heard a cough in Medanzo's soul, but could not tell if it was Zeus in heaven or Amon in the world. Medanzo patted Alexander on the shoulder again: "Go, don't sit around chatting all day, take me to the Macedonian barracks. ”

A few days later, one morning, Amon and Aristotle were talking in the study, and Medanzo walked in with Alexander. "Mr. Armon, Mr. Aristotle, I have something to show you! ”

He ordered the guards to move into a sand tray model, the terrain of which was an open area at the foot of the mountain, where the soldiers in array stood, at first glance, as if it were a bare little forest. Amon frowned and asked, "What is this formation? ”

"Infantry Battlefront," replied Alexander. ”

Amon: "These soldiers are very dense. Do they have long guns? At the height ratio, there are 20 feet! I've never seen such a tight battle before, and such a difficult weapon to manipulate. How did you come up with that? ”

Alexander: "It was Miss Medanzo's idea to solve the biggest military dilemma in the Kingdom of Macedonia! ”

Medanzo smiled and waved: “I just gave some inspiration, the kid organized his own drill and figured out the army formation. In fact, there are already armies in the Heaton Peninsula, but there are no systematic exercises. ”

Aristotle stood up and waved his hand towards Amon and Medanzo: "Don't speak yet, let His Highness speak for himself. Then ask Alexandria Avenue:" What are the military difficulties in the Kingdom of Macedonia? How did a military formation like you overcome those difficulties? ”

Alexander stood in front of the sand tray and began to explain one by one ——

Macedonia is the most powerful state in the northern part of the Hitton peninsula and is no less powerful than Yaren and Kibada in the south. But in the eyes of such an insightful war as Medanzo, Macedonia and the whole of the Hitton peninsula are nothing more than bullets, not to mention the vast Pozzi Empire, as compared to the former Ecu, Baron, Hati, Assyria and so on.

The Heaton Peninsula is located on the seamounts, and the Kingdom of Macedonia has a rare open plain, but more than half of the country's land area is still mountainous. Fighting here is difficult to set aside the battlefield common in the mainland kingdoms. Due to the relatively small size of the city and the very small number of heavy-duty cavalry, only wealthy aristocratic citizens are often worthy of knights' armor and weapons. In warfare, usually a small number of cavalry carry large numbers of infantry to slay each other.

Beyond the difficulty of forming and operating a chariot array and a small cavalry, one of the biggest problems is the limited number of samurai and the difficulty of forming regular regiments like the traditions of the countries of the heavenly pivot continent.

The regular regiments that Ammon has seen in various countries, apart from the powerful to perverted Uruk regiments, are basically 5,000 fighters and 50 clerics, while the official regimental fighters are at least first-class samurai who awaken blood forces. Because large regiments are most afraid of collapse formation, it is difficult for ordinary people to take heavy weapons without strong blood forces, and even if they can, it is difficult to cooperate with battle formation to advance to launch a series of assault chops.

For countries with large populations, it is not difficult to organize several regular regiments, depending on the level of training and logistical security. But this is difficult to do in the Heaton Peninsula, where the war of conflict between the cities and states has many mercenaries, most of whom are ordinary farmers, but not samurai, in addition to the armed marches of citizens of the city.

So the scene of war between Hilton's cities is a little messy, and only a city as perverted as Kibada can form a strong regular army formation if it is formed entirely by military means. All adult men among the full citizens of the city of Kibada are samurai and, without the power to awaken their blood, were brutally eliminated from training by the age of twenty.

The Kibada warriors can organize a very combative battlefield, but it is difficult for other urban states to follow suit. The shield of the Kibada warrior is very heavy and requires a belt tied to the left arm to tie it flat, and the Pei shotgun can be thrown in close combat. Ordinary fighters in other states simply fail to meet this requirement and are therefore always in the downwind in the face of the Kibada warriors.

If, according to conventional thinking, more people can try to practice martial arts as Macedonia expands its sphere of influence and population grows, the lucky ones will wake up the forces of the blood as samurai and form corps to perform training in the traditional way of the heavenly pivot continent, it is not known how long it will be and how difficult it will be.

Alexander inspired Medanzo to create a new) soldier battlefield, emphasizing formation and collaboration. The first change is the main weapon of war, which is no longer a traditional shotgun or an axe shield, but a 20-foot long gun.

Medanzo is also a martial arts master who tells Alexander that for ordinary fighters it takes a long time to learn to use a sword and a battle axe, but with simple training, almost everyone can master the most basic techniques of long-gun assassination. And building other weapons is relatively expensive, large-scale equipment is extremely expensive, and wooden rod guns are relatively cheapest.

And Alexander took this idea to the max, designing a rifle as tall as three people. This long barrel is difficult to manipulate, and you have to feel comfortable waving around the rebels unless you are a powerful samurai. But Alexander does not require that the warrior have this ability, but rather assassinates him forward with a dense array of formations. The techniques used in the battle are much simpler, and more importantly, the forces of overall cooperation, and the tight formation must not be disturbed as he advances.

Medanzo made Alexander a long gun, about twenty feet long, with a pointed finger in line, a butt on the ground, and the position in his hand was exactly what he had in battle. Such a long gun should try not to be too heavy, but with good toughness and weight on the barrel, so that the center of gravity is between the grips so that it is easier to maintain balance when stabbed out.

As you march, you can tilt the gun against your shoulders toward the sky. As you approach the enemy, the first platoon of fighters flattens the gun, the second and third platoons of fighters tilt the gun toward the front finger, and the queue at the rear remains equidistant. Such a tight long gun battle, from the front, looks like a hedgehog with nowhere to go. Even a powerful samurai can't take advantage of personal combat power in the face of this position.

If the formation of an army formation is carried out in this way, while at the same time addressing three of the most headaches: the source, in addition to the samurai, a strong ordinary person can be integrated into the battle formation, greatly expanding the size of the regular army. Secondly, finances, whose equipment is not expensive compared to other weapons, can be built in large quantities in a short period of time. Thirdly, the effective use of the ranks makes it difficult for the Heaton Peninsula to build up a large battle convoy, which takes full advantage of infantry.

Why did Medanzo build the barrel so long? The distance it punctured from the front of the soldier just exceeded the length of a chariot.

After Alexander's somewhat proud introduction, Aristotle frowned: "Well, you did solve the biggest dilemma in the Kingdom of Macedonia by forming such a battlefield. But what's the biggest problem with a battle like this? ”

Alexander replied, "I've let the guards play, so long as the barrels, so tight that they can't turn around in battle, they can only move forward, and the front that propels them must not be disturbed. This requires focused training, the order must be aligned with the pace, and if the warrior in front falls, the warrior in the rear must make up for it immediately, and if the order is violated, it must be severely punished. ”

Amon said with a smile, “This is a matter of routine training. Arrays are the simplest and most important training for a large legion. Such queues can only move forward in wartime and are difficult to turn around, as is the case when marching. When a commander moves out of combat into a marching state, at least three commands are required to turn the battle formation in one direction, and the speed at which it can be accomplished depends on your level of performance. ”

Alexander nodded, "Yes, I put the guards in a sixteen queue, very well done. But if ordinary fighters were to form a large battlefield, it would take a lot of effort to train. ”

Amon pointed to the sandbox and asked: "In a state of engagement, the front of this battle formation is strong, but the flanks are very weak. This cannot be compensated by training. What do you intend to do if the enemy surrounds it from the flanks or the rear? ”

Alexander replied: "It is precisely because there are not enough samurai and a limited number of cavalry that I thought of forming a battlefield for strong ordinary men. In this way, the liberated samurai can form auxiliary battle formations on the flanks and rear, and the wings can also be protected by cavalry. ”

Amon also pointed to the sand plate: “There are two other fatal weaknesses in this dense longgun battle formation. First, if you encounter archers firing, you can't hide; second, if the battle is staggered, the other party's morale is high, and you fight for casualties, you can't fight close, what if the knife shield soldiers are forced to come in front of you? ”

Alexander revealed hesitation, scratching his back head and thinking: "The range of bows and arrows is limited, and shocking with a two-wing cavalry is one way to cover the battlefield. When the Kingdom of Macedonia is strengthened in the future, it will also be possible to equip these longgunmen with short shields and swords. ”

Amon smiled and said: "This tactic of warfare that you think of because of the limited number of samurai who are unable to organize large legions is of great promotional value and is likely to lead to a major change in military history. However, I suggest that regular samurai are still used in the first three rows and last rows of this gun line. ”

Alexander blinked his eyes for half a day and said with some disappointment: “I thought my thoughts were perfect, but let me ask you this before I realized that there were so many weaknesses in this battlefield, not as powerful as I thought. ”

Medanzo said with consolation: "It is already perfect that there is no perfect military formation in the world that can maximize combat power under the prevailing conditions. The same tactics can be replicated by anyone, but they usually depend on training and discipline, and on command and logistics in wartime. Such a battlefield weakens the differences between individual combat forces, solves the most critical troop source problem, and is also an initiative.

In the circumstances prevailing in the Kingdom of Macedonia, it is most appropriate. Didn't Mr. Aristotle say that the world we perceive is imperfect, but you need to understand its shortcomings and know how to avoid it, which is the difference between genius and genius. Son, take this sand plate to your father and tell him everything you just said. He'll know what to do. ”

Aristotle also waved: “Your Highness, today's lesson is no longer required. Your Majesty will be surprised if you take this sand plate and the guards to the palace. ”

Alexander left, and Medanzo exclaimed, "I have to admit, there are geniuses in this world! Unfortunately, the little prince was born with weak veins, unable to awaken the power of his source, and must pay careful attention to his body if he is to live a long and healthy life. ”

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