In the morning, a large number of Zhou soldiers were marching in the valley. Because the terrain was narrow, the marching team was like a long snake, winding forward in the mountain road that was blown yellow by the autumn wind.

Among these Zhou soldiers, a large part of them dressed differently from the ordinary Zhou soldiers. Although they were also wearing black uniforms, they wore strange-style bags and were wearing straw sandals instead of cloth shoes.

They carried rattan cards, short spears, and slightly strange-style swords. They walked on the rugged mountain roads like flat ground, leaving the mountain road from time to time, and walking on the slopes next to them, their marching speed did not decrease at all.

The other soldiers were very impressed when they saw these soldiers "unordinary paths".

Next to the road, Su Dingfang, a new army lieutenant who was using a telescope to observe the mountains and forests on both sides, always felt that this place was too dangerous: the army was moving in the valley like a snake, if there were ambushes blocking both ends or intercepting them in half...

He withdrew his thoughts and looked at the different soldiers passing by, and his confidence quickly recovered.

During his "internship" in Nanzhong, Su Dingfang followed these soldiers to fight in countless mountains and forests, so he knew that even if he was in a hiding midway, the soldiers would not be in chaos, because soldiers who were good at mountain combat had rich combat experience and excellent personal skills, could withstand major casualties without breaking down.

Mountain combat, the tactics are different from those in plain areas. The roads in the mountainous areas are narrow and rugged, and it is difficult to exert force. Therefore, the battles are mostly carried out in scattered confrontations of small teams, and a decisive battle with tens of thousands of people arranged in formations is rare.

The reason is very simple. There is a rare large area of ​​flat land in the mountainous areas. No matter how many soldiers there are, what's the use of not being able to perform?

Su Dingfang was quite touched by this. What he saw and heard in Nanzhong all illustrate the differences between mountain wars. As long as a few elite soldiers are properly arranged, they can achieve the situation of "one man is the barrier of thousands of men and tens of men".

There are mountains in the northeast of Goguryeo's border, and the city is built against the mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Goguryeo army, which relies on the mountain city and terrain, has enough courage in the mountains and attacks to engage in a war of attrition with the Zhou army, who is attacking.

Therefore, if the Zhou army wants to fight in the mountains for a long time and remove these nails one by one, it will either take time or fill a large number of lives. However, the Zhou army did not want to sacrifice soldiers for this, so it has a solution to deal with it.

When the army set out, there were teams good at mountain combat attacks. Now, more than half of the teams marching in the valley are like this "mountain army".

The "mountain army" of Zhou State originated from the Dabie Mountains who followed the emperor to fight when he was in the residence of the emperor. These barbarians from slave hunting teams walked like flying in the mountains and forests and were well-equipped, so they made many military achievements and were known as "Ivy Crawlers".

The "Ivy" participated in the Eastern Expedition more than ten years ago. In recent years, the scale has not decreased, but has become increasingly large. The reason is that the court operates Nanzhong, Guizhou and other places, absorbing more and more slave-capturing teams and a large number of brave and war-friendly mountain people.

Taking Nanzhong as an example, at the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was divided into three parts. After the Shu Han suppressed the Nanzhong rebellion, the people of Zhongshan in the south formed a "Wudang Flying Army". This army was especially good at fighting in the mountains and forests and made many extraordinary achievements.

Now, when the imperial court pacified Nanzhong, it vigorously managed and absorbed many soldiers of warlike tribes to form special troops that were good at mountain (forest) combat, and assisted the official army to eliminate the mountain barbarians in various places who were dissatisfied with orders.

These new teams are combined with the existing "Ivy" and are equipped with various new types of martial arts and equipment, and carry out targeted intensive training in mountain combat, so they have become the teams best at mountain warfare among the Zhou Dynasty's official army.

The number of people in the organization is nearly 100,000, but the court does not need much military pay, because the soldiers' income is basically entirely dependent on "extra money".

The army fought many years in the mountains of Nanzhong, Guizhou, Shu, and Lingnan, and captured Shengkou, and achieved great results.

Soldiers basically don’t need to rely on military pay to support their families, because they get more spoils from siege and breaking villages, and the stolen food they snatched are either sold or retained. Therefore, many soldiers from poverty who have not died after several years of fighting in the army will basically live a good life.

Some people left the army with scars and came to the Central Plains Prefecture and County to settle down, and lived a dull and rich life. There were also people from the same hardships. The mountain people joined in and fought with the army in the mountains and forests.

The team that constantly fights has rich practical experience and strong combat skills.

In addition, the court implemented a flexible reward and punishment system for the "mountain army", which greatly boosted morale, so the soldiers had a strong desire to fight.

For the surrounding barbarians, such an army is like a wolve, but for the imperial court, such an army is a loyal dog.

Such a special army, this time, attacked Goguryeo with the army. Even though it was far away from a foreign land, the soldiers in the army looked no different from the mountains in Nanzhong and Lingnan.

The climate here is relatively better, there is no smoke or smog, it just snows in winter.

But our side is well-equipped. Although the soldiers are not used to thick-soled cloth shoes when walking in the mountains, they are so cold that their feet can't stand it, so it's okay to fight with cotton boots.

"Lt. Su, is there any problem?"

When Su Dingfang heard this, he saw a general passing by. He quickly put away the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and replied: "General, the terrain here is dangerous. If there is an ambush..."

"It is very likely that the situation here is too dangerous." The general with short hair nodded, looked around, and said, "But sometimes, even if you know there is a tiger in the mountain, you have to go to Tiger Mountain."

After saying that, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, everything is in control, we just need to hurry up."

When he left, Su Dingfang asked his subordinates to continue moving forward, and he still thought about the terrain here as he walked.

If he was the enemy general, he would have to set up an ambush here. The best way was to use falling rocks to cut off the team in half so that the head and tail could not be taken care of.

Then throw a large amount of flammable objects prepared in advance down the mountain, then ignite them with fire arrows, or directly load them with flammable objects and ignite them with the vehicle, and then push them down the mountain and let them rush down the hill to the bottom.

The "train" that rushed down from the hillside is difficult to stop. Even if it hits a tree, it will ignite it. A large amount of thick smoke will then come out, which is enough to make the army miserable.

You do not need to send troops to fight in close combat. You can burn the army you encounter with just a fire attack to the point of death. When the fire is almost done, you can send troops to clean the battlefield.

After thinking about it, Su Dingfang thought about how to deal with you if he encountered a confrontation and the other party would attack with fire.

There seem to be many ways to deal with it...

When firearms are equipped with the army, the tactics have also changed a lot. Today's Zhou army is completely different from many known armies. As one of them, Su Dingfang is very confident.
Chapter completed!