Chapter 219
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Chapter 219: Misuse of Personnel
“His mind works pretty fast.”
“Did he finally figure out the correct use for light cavalry’s speed advantage?”
Laying down his monocular, Luo Ji casually mused.
After all, he was an experienced strategist.
Just by looking at a layout, he could pretty much guess Bai Ze’s upcoming tactics.
He had indeed previously led light cavalry units in direct frontal clashes with enemy forces.
However, that was because the opponent’s strength was too weak.
If a single charge from a cavalry unit could crush them, why bother going through so much trouble to set up a tactic?
So, setting aside individual special cases, on a proper battlefield, light cavalry, as the most mobile troop type in the entire cold weapon era, often had tasks of support and sudden attacks.
Direct frontal charging tactics were actually very unprofessional.
“Sir, shouldn’t we go support them?”
Looking at Luo Ji, who was engrossed in his own thoughts, the young, well-featured general who had been following him couldn’t help but ask.
Hearing this, Luo Ji glanced at the other party.
Over this period, he had inadvertently annexed the entire territories and populations of two players, and then successively absorbed so many small tribes.
Naturally, he had discovered many talents from all walks of life.
This young general behind him was one of them.
He was only seventeen, named Luo Cheng.
Coincidentally, he shared Luo Ji’s surname, but this name wasn’t given by Luo Ji.
His bravery and intelligence caps were both 4-stars.
This talent could be considered both intelligent and courageous.
He was also the most outstanding in talent and potential among the newly discovered batch of talents.
Naturally, he became one of Luo Ji’s key development targets.
This time, Luo Ji brought him along.
“No rush.”
Hearing this, Luo Ji waved his hand.
“Since Bai Ze already has a plan, let’s wait and see. What if we rush out rashly and disrupt his setup?”
“I see.”
Hearing this, Luo Cheng quickly nodded.
After all, he was still young and didn’t understand much.
Talent and potential alone weren’t enough, and there was still a lot to learn in terms of experience and knowledge in all aspects.
After speaking, Luo Ji continued to observe the battle with the monocular in his hand.
Although with the current craftsmanship, the telescope’s lenses weren’t particularly clear, at least the preliminary effect was already there.
When he saw the light cavalry unit led by Zhao Chuan charging out from the rear and the grasslanders beginning to frantically break out, he could basically foresee what would happen next.
Luo Ji directly handed the monocular in his hand to Luo Cheng, who was beside him.
Then he asked.
“Luo Cheng, what do you think caused this?”
Taking the monocular, and looking at the grasslander forces, half of which were intercepted and half escaped, Luo Cheng thought seriously for a moment, then slowly said.
“Is it because the tactician didn’t set up the tactics well?”
“That’s one of the reasons.”
As he spoke, Luo Ji sighed.
“Not considering the possibility of a failed encirclement, and the opponent breaking through, and not preparing a countermeasure in advance, is naturally due to the tactician’s lack of thorough consideration.”
“But from another perspective, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. Who can truly calculate everything perfectly?”
“So, the person responsible for implementing the tactics must also possess sufficient adaptability…”
“When the grasslanders were breaking through, they unexpectedly stretched their formation too long.”
“This invisibly increased the difficulty for Zhao Chuan to cut off their retreat.”
“But in reality, given the situation at the time, Zhao Chuan only needed to slightly maneuver outwards to intercept all of them.”
“This wasn’t difficult for light cavalry, who have a speed advantage and are more flexible, but he directly charged head-on.”
At this point, Luo Ji couldn’t help but sigh again.
Bai Ze’s tactical thinking was correct.
It was just that Zhao Chuan’s personal ability was limited, and he wasn’t flexible enough in his actions.
This caused Bai Ze’s encirclement and surprise attack to be half successful and half a failure.
Of course, if one were to strictly assign responsibility for the success or failure of this matter, Bai Ze himself also committed the error of ‘misusing personnel.’
Therefore, such matters can only lead to reviewing the causes.
If one were to insist on who was right or wrong, an entire swathe of people, from top to bottom, would have to be punished.
“Then, Chief, should we pursue and support now?”
Luo Cheng asked, while processing Luo Ji’s earlier words.
“Pursue!”
“But we can’t catch them using ordinary methods.”
“We need to have a purpose, and we also need to pursue them more intelligently…”
As he spoke, Luo Ji casually opened his system map.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Bai Ze and others, pursuing Burigude, went further and further.
After a round of charging and breaking through, Burigude, who had continuously knocked several cavalrymen off their horses, was now covered in blood.
His ferocious appearance, like a demon, was quite frightening.
Even the few grasslanders who broke through with him felt a pang of fear.
Facing this situation, Bai Ze, who was pursuing, was also secretly anxious.
Due to issues with the tactical deployment earlier, he had to wait until this unit cut off the opponent’s retreat before making a move, otherwise, he would alert the enemy.
But this approach directly led to him falling too far behind in the subsequent pursuit.
For a time, he simply couldn’t catch up…
“Attention all!”
“No single cavalry team is to charge rashly.”
“Pay attention to coordination among yourselves.”
“We must press forward simultaneously!”
Bai Ze’s leadership level wasn’t low, not to mention this light cavalry unit was originally under his command.
As soon as he spoke, the previously wavering morale of the troops immediately stabilized, and even their spirits saw a slight increase.
However, Bai Ze himself was actually not optimistic.
He couldn’t deny that Burigude’s horsemanship and strength were indeed formidable.
The initial encirclement hadn’t formed.
Now that this guy had broken through all the way, he truly couldn’t say what the final outcome would be.
Who knew, at this moment, a cavalry unit appeared as if from nowhere, like divine soldiers descending, on Burigude’s inevitable path, forcefully cutting off his escape route.
In a flash, everything happened too quickly.
Before Burigude could even recover, the cavalry unit that had cut off their retreat charged forward with terrifying momentum, crushing them.
One charge, and the world spun.
When Burigude reacted, the long spear in the opponent’s hand was already pressed against his throat.
In that instant, the distance between him and death was incredibly close.
The opponent only needed to push the long spear forward slightly to easily pierce his throat and take his life.
In this situation, Burigude felt his mind go blank.
His gaze, somewhat dazed, stared at the man on the splendid horse, who seemed like a god descended from heaven…
“Choose!”
“Submit or die!!”
