Although Meng Fan had some understanding of the military, it was only on the surface.
If he really had to give a detailed introduction, it was still a little lacking.
Wang Jian first asked the three children,"This old man will test you first and see what kind of troops you know.”
"My father told me that the Qin army has light chariots, material officers, knights, and..." Also..."
"There's also the tower ship!" Buttface added.
These four titles corresponded to chariot soldiers, infantry, cavalry, and marines.
It was also the most basic structure of Great Qin's army.
" That's right." Wang Jian nodded in satisfaction." These four types of troops are the most general division.”
"The turreted ships fight in rivers, lakes, and seas, so I won't go into detail here. The armies on the plains are mainly light chariots, timber officers, and knights. Today, I'll tell you in detail.”Wang Jian stroked his short beard and said to them.
Meng Fan also listened carefully.
His understanding of the structure of the army was not much better than these children, and he only knew a general idea.
However, Great Qin's Infantry had many different types, and the coordination between these types of soldiers had created the invincible Qin army.
" Let's talk about this light car first." To make it easier for the children to understand, Wang Jian asked Meng Fan for a bigger piece of paper and started drawing on it.
During this period of time, Ying Zheng and Wang Jian had gotten used to Meng Fan's Xuan paper and used it for everything they wrote.
Ying Zheng had even snatched a huge pile of books, and was sitting at the side, listening to the two's lecture while practicing his calligraphy.
The feeling of Xuan paper and bamboo slips were naturally incomparable. After using Xuan paper, Ying Zheng did not even want to write on bamboo slips anymore.
Meng Fan didn't mind. It wasn't troublesome to make Xuan paper anyway, and he could use it for a long time.
He even used it to go to the toilet…
After Ying Zheng and Wang Jian found out, they scolded him and took away all the papers Meng Fan had left in the toilet.
Meng Fan, who had just finished solving a big problem, had been holding up his pants to argue with the two. He chased them for half the yard before he managed to get some back.
To be honest, Wang Jian's drawing skills were really not that good. He raised his brush and drew a square frame on the paper before saying,"For the time being, treat this as a carriage. Each carriage has four horses in front and three armored soldiers on it.”
As he explained, Wang Jian drew four horizontal lines in front of the frame as warhorses pulling the carriage.
He drew three circles in the middle of the frame, which were the three armored soldiers he mentioned.
Although the drawing was a little rough, it did not hinder everyone's understanding.
"Each of the three armored warriors has their own tasks. The one in the middle is the driver, responsible for driving the chariot and also the commander of the chariot. The one on the left is the left of the chariot, also known as the archer. He holds a bow and is responsible for long-range shooting. The one on the right is the right of the chariot, equipped with long weapons such as daggers or spears, and is responsible for destroying the surrounding enemies.”Wang Jian explained in detail to the three children surrounding the table.
Chariots were widely used in wars from the Warring States Period to the Qin Dynasty. They played an extremely important role.
The so-called chariots and cavalry were a mixed combat force composed of chariots and cavalry.
Moreover, the chariots would also cooperate with the infantry to maximize their combat effectiveness.
Listening to Wang Jian's explanation, the three children nodded with shining eyes. Ergou said enviously,""It would be great if the three of us could board a chariot. I'll be the driver, Hu Zi the archer, and Tie Dan the spear. We'll be invincible!”
Fat Tiger was instantly displeased when he heard that. He quickly retorted,"Why should you be a charioteer? I'm clearly more suitable!"
Looking at the two children arguing, Wang Jian could not help but hang a smile.
What he didn't say was that the armorers on the chariot were usually only members of the nobility.
If these three little fellows wanted to board the chariot, they would have to go to the battlefield to earn battle merits first. Only after they obtained the title would they be qualified to board the chariot.
Before he could continue, Meng Fan said,""Old Wang, it won't be long before combat units like tanks are eliminated. Isn't it a little unnecessary for you to tell them this?”
"Oh?" Wang Jian was a little unhappy when he heard that. The chariot was an extremely important unit on the battlefield.
He himself had a deep understanding of the war chariot's tactics, so he naturally didn't agree with Meng Fan's words. He couldn't help but retort," Then tell me, kid, why did the war chariot get eliminated?"”
Meng Fan smiled lightly and pointed to the saddle and saddle of two horses not far away.""Old Wang, did you forget the harness I made?”
Wang Jian was stunned, seeming to have thought of something.
In the past, cavalrymen could only be used as mobile units to coordinate with the overall situation because they could not borrow strength from the horse's back.
However, if the horse saddle was popularized, this disadvantage of the cavalry could be compensated.
At the same time that their combat power was greatly improved, their mobility was no less than that of a chariot.
A chariot required four horses to drive, and four warhorses meant four cavalrymen.
Four cavalrymen with horses were fighting against a chariot, but it seemed that the cavalrymen had the upper hand…
Since that was the case, why did they need chariots?
Wang Jian, who had thought about this, was a little confused. Meng Fan's words seemed to make sense.
Meng Fan looked at Wang Jian for a while and saw the confusion on his face. Meng Fan smiled.""Do you think what I said makes sense?”
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