Generals skilled in warfare understand one principle: a unit of 8,000 men is the most effective in warfare!
It's like a sharp knife, flexible and incredibly sharp, capable of piercing straight into the heart of the enemy!
Sometimes, different organizational units play different roles!
When 100,000 people press forward together, it feels more like a heavy hammer smashing down on the opponent, flattening them completely!
It may look powerful, but it also has its weaknesses!
That's these 100,000 people... As the commander-in-chief, you need to be able to coordinate and manage them flexibly, letting them do what they're supposed to do.
Otherwise, they'll just rush in like a disorganized mob, which is almost like a group fight!
In warfare, the most important thing is coordination and cooperation among multiple branches of the armed forces to achieve optimal combat effectiveness.
If we simply rely on sheer numbers to charge forward, we are easily divided into different units by the enemy and defeated one by one, thus limiting our overall strength!
Many people would say, "Why not just train them beforehand? With 100,000 people, once they're inside, they can just do what they're supposed to do and execute orders accurately!"
However, the battlefield is always a place where things are subject to change!
What you set up at the beginning may not be useful on the battlefield, and may even have a disruptive side effect!
Just like the army of the Northern Song Dynasty!
In people's minds, the Northern Song army has always been regarded as weak.
The once mighty armies of the Han and Tang dynasties were practically emaciated by the time of the Song dynasty, unable to defeat anyone...
Actually, this is a misunderstanding!
It is not to say that the Song Dynasty people were weak in combat or that the Song Dynasty lacked martial virtue!
It's truly a flaw caused by the system!
Once Song Dynasty generals arrived at the front lines, they did not have temporary command authority; they had to obey the orders of the supervising officer!
The orders given by the military supervisors were all based on the battle strategy that the emperor had formulated at the headquarters from the very beginning.
When formulating battle strategies, the emperor and a group of military strategists must have taken all kinds of situations into account, and then formulated many versions and handed them over to the generals at the front, so that they could fight according to the established "rules"!
The reason for doing this is to prevent the general from harboring disloyal thoughts and suddenly rebelling!
After all, the emperors of the Song Dynasty seized power by military generals who forced them to wear yellow robes and bullied orphans and widows, so they were particularly afraid that history would repeat itself!
Moreover, this kind of "planned economy" operation is a "work instruction manual" prepared from the very beginning by some of the most intelligent people; you just need to follow it...
These are the opinions of experts, and they certainly have more foresight than those of an ordinary general like you!
But the problem is... war is not production.
This method might actually work when producing something; mass production achieves standardization and can ensure product quality.
But the battlefield is unpredictable, no matter how well the "experts" plan from the rear.
Once on the battlefield, the situation changes. If a military supervisor who doesn't understand military affairs still insists on fighting according to the established plan, then who else is going to fail?
They knew perfectly well that this was a weakness.
But in order to limit the power of military generals, the Song Dynasty rulers still did this... and their eventual defeat was predictable!
In fact, there are similar problems when commanding 100,000 troops to rush forward in a swarm!
On the battlefield, people were all bloodthirsty.
How could they possibly heed the coach's flexible wisdom?
One hundred thousand people—that's equivalent to the population of a small county! Gathered together without loudspeakers or walkie-talkies, it's easy for things to go wrong!
Therefore, unless you're a renowned general or a veteran of the unit, you wouldn't directly command 100,000 men to charge forward in a swarm!
But it's a different story with eight thousand people...
Jiang Ming divided the five of them into a group. Each of the five could switch between different formations to deal with various emergencies. They were also very good at observing the commanders and generals. They knew when to kill, when to retreat, and when to insert themselves... They could flexibly change their tactics!
It might be a little less than 8,000 people!
But its advantage as a sharp blade is unmatched by a heavy hammer!
Jiang Ming led eight thousand men like a steel knife, plunging them fiercely into the rear camp of Sahehan's army.
At this time, everyone is probably asleep, but at the very least, it's the time when people are at their weakest during the day!
Jiang Ming's soldiers, each wielding a crescent-shaped halberd modified from a spear, were specifically designed to slit the enemy's throats, then pour oil onto the tents and set them ablaze...
This was done to alert Sakhalin's army at the front that there was trouble in the rear camp, thus creating a tense atmosphere and throwing the enemy army into complete chaos!
This trick really worked!
After Jiang Ming's eight thousand men stormed into the enemy camp, they slaughtered the exhausted Northern Xiongnu soldiers with ease. After setting fires, they quickly moved out, changed direction, and attacked from the flanks!
This tactic was designed to make the enemy believe that there was still fighting in their rear and that enemy troops were approaching from their flanks, thus maximizing the atmosphere of panic!
These Northern Xiongnu soldiers were completely bewildered!
It was impossible to tell which direction the enemy's main force was coming from...
As night fell and the light dimmed, they trampled each other, creating utter chaos!
After creating complete chaos, Jiang Ming charged straight towards Sahehan's main tent!
As the old saying goes, to catch the thief, first catch the king. If we can kill Sakhalin, this war can be ended immediately!
However, Jiang Ming still underestimated the situation!
Sahehan has always been known for his cunning.
He never slept in the commander's tent...
Those living in his commander's tent were the most agile warriors of the Northern Xiongnu Empire, all of them masters of martial arts!
To put it bluntly, this is a trap: anyone who tries to ambush the Chanyu will only encounter the toughest punch!
In fact, as members of the Xiongnu themselves... apart from the Chanyu's confidants, they didn't know where their commander-in-chief was spending the night.
Perhaps it's in one of the soldiers' tents?
Perhaps it was at the night watch post...
Sahehan used this method to ensure his safety to the greatest extent possible!
When Jiang Ming's army arrived at Sahehan's main camp, an elite force immediately charged out of the tents!
They were exceptionally skilled and directly killed more than a dozen of Jiang Ming's elite close confidants!
This pained Jiang Ming greatly, and he brandished his spear to fight these people... Some used crossbows to shoot from afar, while others used spears to stab, and they were caught in a fierce and scorching battle!
Meanwhile, following Jiang Ming's instructions, Zhao Yong saw that the enemy's main camp was in chaos, so he opened the city gates and sent 100,000 troops to charge forward, engaging in a bloody battle with the main force of the Xiongnu!
What was originally a defensive siege has turned into a field battle...
Neither side was willing to accept defeat and looked down on the other, which brought the brutality of the war to a fever pitch!
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