The Mandarin Duck Formation, also known as the Mandarin Duck Formation, is a unique combat strategy on the battlefield in ancient China. It originated in the Southern Song Dynasty and was created by the famous general Yue Fei, and was mainly used to deal with the enemy's cavalry. With the characteristics of flexibility and changeability, both offensive and defensive, the mandarin duck array has become a wonderful flower in ancient military tactics.
1. The composition and characteristics of the mandarin duck array.
The Mandarin Duck formation is mainly composed of three parts: the forward, the middle army and the rearguard. Each part has its own unique features and combat missions.
1.Vanguard: Composed of elite infantry or archers, they are responsible for luring, harassing, and weakening enemy forces. Forward units are usually armed with shields and spears and have strong defensive capabilities.
2.Central Army: Composed of the main force, responsible for facing the enemy head-on. The Chinese army is divided into two teams, one with guns and the other with knives, and can flexibly adjust tactics according to the battlefield situation. The Chinese army has both offensive and defensive power, and is the core strength of the Mandarin Duck Array.
3.Rearguard: Composed of cavalry or infantry, it is responsible for protecting the flanks and rear of the central army and preventing enemy outflanking. Guards are usually armed with bows and spears and have some ranged attack and defense capabilities.
The characteristics of the Mandarin Duck Formation are that they are flexible and changeable, both offensive and defensive. Depending on the situation on the battlefield, the forwards, mid-line troops, and rearguards can adjust their positions and tactics at any time to make the enemy passive. At the same time, the Mandarin Duck Formation pays attention to giving full play to the advantages of various weapons, such as guns, knives, bows and arrows, etc., to form a joint force and maximize combat effectiveness.
Second, the combat methods of the Mandarin Duck Formation.
The combat methods of the Mandarin Duck Formation are mainly as follows:
1.Lure the enemy into depth: The forward troops take advantage of the enemy's pursuit psychology to lure the enemy to the preset battlefield of the Chinese army by means of luring the enemy and harassing the enemy. The Chinese army took the opportunity to attack, and the enemy army fell into passivity.
2.Flank outflanking: The Chinese army closely cooperates with the forward, and when the enemy is in trouble, the rear guard troops quickly outflank from both sides, cutting off the enemy's retreat and forming an encirclement posture.
3.Defensive counterattack: When the Chinese army encounters a strong enemy, the strikers and defenders immediately adjust their positions to form a defensive posture. When the enemy army was exhausted, the Chinese army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and defeat the enemy army.
4.Feint to lure the enemy: Taking advantage of the enemy's ignorance of the mandarin duck formation, the forward troops adopt feints and lure the enemy, so that the enemy army miscalculates, and the Chinese army and the rear guard take the opportunity to attack.
3. The application of the Mandarin Duck Array in history.
The Mandarin Duck Array was created by Yue Fei in the Southern Song Dynasty, and many generals in later generations also used this array to achieve brilliant results. For example, Qi Jiguang, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty, used the Mandarin Duck Array in the War of Resistance against Japanese Invaders and successfully defeated the Japanese Invaders. In the Qing Dynasty, the Mandarin Duck Formation became a common formation of the Eight Banners Army and played a huge role.
The Mandarin Duck Formation, a unique combat strategy on the ancient battlefield, has become a wonderful flower in ancient military tactics with its flexible and changeable, offensive and defensive characteristics. It has left a deep mark on Chinese history and is still talked about today.