In the history of the world's armies, especially accompanied by the development of firearms, the scale of frontline troops has become smaller and smaller. In Napoleon's time, "line infantry tactics" (*paidui qiangbi* - lining up to shoot) were popular, and regimental-level line tactics had high technical content. With the development of machine guns and infantry accompanying artillery, the scale of frontline troops became smaller and smaller. The tragic trench warfare of World War I spawned new small assault group tactics, which were also the predecessors of later infantry squad and platoon tactics. By the end of World War II, infantry squad and platoon tactics finally matured. The armies capable of standing at the peak of this army tactic could be counted on three fingers, and among the masters of infantry squad and platoon tactics, the army of Red China was particularly outstanding.

This Red Army lacked heavy weapons, not to mention tanks and airplanes. Not only that, this army's equipment was extremely backward, and the population of its base areas was much smaller than other forces. To survive, this army had to conduct profound research on tactics because this troop had no manpower to squander. The direct result of such study and research was that the army of Red China mastered exquisite infantry squad and platoon tactics.

The Yankees didn't care about the strength of this army, so they disapproved after receiving the warning from Red China and audaciously crossed the 38th Parallel. Thus, the world's number one industrial power and Red China, possessing the number one infantry tactics, went to war. The result of the war was that the Yankees were driven back from the Yalu River to the 38th Parallel.

In the Korean War, 110,000 people of Red China died in battle on the battlefield, and other deaths were more than 70,000. 180,000 outstanding sons and daughters of the Republic shed their blood in Korea. However, because Red China faced not only the Yankees but the coalition forces of sixteen nations. The numbers carved on the Korean War Memorial in the United States represented the statistics of the United Nations forces. The United Nations forces had 628,833 deaths. More than 470,000 were missing, and more than 1,060,000 were injured.

Of course, both China and the United States are big countries, and big countries naturally have the bearing of big countries. Both countries only discussed the losses of China and the United States. As for the losses of the United Nations forces, anyway, they were consumables like livestock or toilet paper. The discussants of the two countries didn't treat the United Nations soldiers other than China and the United States as humans. No one would feel distressed if some livestock died or some toilet paper was consumed; if they died, they died. Thus, the dead of the United Nations forces rotted silently in the garbage heap of history without a sound.

Red China's top-notch infantry tactics were based on light infantry weapons back then. This army displayed brilliant light in North Korea. In Chen Ke's plan, he wanted the Red Army with the Insurance Corps as the main body to master these tactics in ten to fifteen years. In 1950, the United States was arrogant for a while, having the confidence of being "unparalleled in the Warring States," but was still beaten into fleeing in all directions. Now it was 1906, and fifteen years later would only be 1921. The armies at that time were not armed to the teeth like the United States in 1950 in history. As long as they could master infantry squad and platoon tactics, the Insurance Corps and the future Red Workers' and Peasants' armed forces would definitely be invincible on land.

Infantry squad and platoon tactics were naturally very advanced, and Chen Ke's vision of promoting infantry squad and platoon tactics was naturally very beautiful. And Chen Ke firmly believed he could do this. However, in the battle attacking Zhang Youliang's fortified village, after the explosives blew open Zhang Youliang's fortified village, Chen Ke adopted the very primitive line infantry tactic.

Before the explosion, Chen Ke ordered the comrades to simply stand up because if they lay on the ground, the shock wave transmitted along the ground would have too great an impact on the human body. The explosives made by You Gou were very powerful and directly blew a big hole in the north wall. There were originally several lackeys on the watchtower of the north wall. After the violent explosion, these unlucky devils were either blown away or knocked unconscious. The soldiers of the First and Second Platoons of the First Company of the Insurance Corps lined up in neat formation and stood in front of the north wall. The troops were divided into three rows. As the commander, Chen Ke stood in the first row. Behind the three rows of troops holding various firearms were the close-combat troops holding long spears.

Chen Ke held a ghost-head broadsword. Under his command, the three rows of musketeers first aimed at the two people on the watchtower who were no longer moving. From this position, it could be seen clearly that those two people had firelocks in their hands. If they woke up during the battle and shot at the Insurance Corps from a high position, the threat would be too great. Although they hadn't woken up now, Chen Ke still didn't mean to let them go. Raising the ghost-head broadsword in his hand high, Chen Ke shouted: "First rank, fire!" While shouting, the ghost-head broadsword swung down like lightning.

The first row of soldiers fired. The accuracy of the bullets wasn't too good; only one person's back was hit. That person twitched and let out a scream.

"Second rank, fire!" Chen Ke continued to roar. A volley passed; this time it was relatively accurate. Accompanied by screams, Chen Ke saw that both people were hit in the head. They definitely couldn't survive.

"Reload!" Chen Ke roared.

Although they had trained many times, when the soldiers really engaged in combat, they were still in a flurry. Many people reloaded while looking at the two lackeys killed on the watchtower. This was everyone's first time killing people in battle, shooting from such a distance at enemies with no ability to resist. For these ordinary soldiers who had never been on the battlefield, this stimulation was the greatest.

Reloading took almost a minute to complete. Chen Ke shouted loudly: "Comrades, the enemy is in front. If we defeat them, we will have land to farm, and our parents and relatives won't starve to death. What should we do?"

"Kill!" The First and Second Platoon Commanders had been instructed by Chen Ke; they took the lead in shouting.

"For our parents, what should we do?"

"Kill!" Many comrades shouted along.

"For our parents, what should we do?"

"Kill!" The soldiers all shouted.

"For our parents, what should we do?"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Capture Yuezhangji, everyone has land to farm!"

"Kill!"

"Capture Yuezhangji, everyone has land to farm!"

"Kill!"

The soldiers roused themselves in such slogans. The intense emotions triggered by the killing just now were guided towards combat emotions in repeated slogan shouting. No one loved killing, but for parents, for land, for being able to survive, some things had to be done. Moreover, implementing the silence order all morning had also suffocated these youths. Under the combined action of various external environments and internal emotions, these simple youths shouted "Kill" one by one. They gradually entered a combat state.

The Insurance Corps recruited sons from decent families. Even entering a combat state, these youths were more excited than wild. It was certainly not the enthusiasm for killing peculiar to those scoundrels. Chen Ke was very satisfied with this. The true combat will of an army comes from love, not from the killing nature of humans themselves. Although these simple farmers couldn't compare with those "scoundrels" for the time being, after these people lived a "new socialist life," it would absolutely be possible to stimulate the combat will of these soldiers.

Seeing the comrades had entered the basic state, at least having eliminated panic and got rid of the fear of killing, Chen Ke shouted loudly: "Troops follow me forward." After shouting, he strode into the gap blown open on the wall. Slightly slower, the comrades flooded into the gap behind Chen Ke.

The location of the explosives was set after calculation, not just a random place. When Zhang Youliang's fortified village was built, there must have been a plan to build two gates. But for some reason, this plan was not fully adopted. The result was that a road running straight from south to north extended from the south gate to the north wall. The road was interrupted under the north wall, and all buildings were built on both sides of the road. The explosives were set at the end of this road. After Chen Ke led the team into the fortified village, the inside of the fortified village was already in chaos. The sharp sound of alarm bells ringing, and the shouts of lackeys yelling "The wall is broken" and "Someone broke in." Laden with the screams of men and women and the crying of children.

After lining up, Chen Ke ordered the troops to send people to seize the watchtower on the north wall first, and he commanded the comrades to step forward. There was chaos everywhere inside the fortified village. People without combat power hid in houses one after another, while lackeys looked around on the street. Chen Ke shouted loudly: "Surrender and you won't be killed! Lenient treatment for prisoners!"

Commanders at all levels of the troops shouted along. The soldiers looked at those people scurrying like frightened beasts (*wutu langben*) and felt there was no need for senseless killing. Although the comrades showed enough courage in disaster relief, they were far from forming a habit in killing enemies. Shooting at targets or stabbing with long spears was no problem, but doing this to ordinary people without mercy, everyone couldn't do it. Since the troops started to persuade surrender, the comrades' reaction was quick this time; about a hundred people shouted together. This voice instantly overwhelmed other sounds. The lackeys' reaction to this wasn't very enthusiastic; instead, someone raised a firelock from a distance and aimed at the troops.

Chen Ke's broadsword pointed straight at the lackey who dared to aim a firelock at the Insurance Corps, and the soldiers also aimed one after another.

"First rank, fire!" Chen Ke waved down the ghost-head broadsword again.

Time seemed to return to Europe a hundred years ago. The troops presented a dense formation like this, with no cover or anything at all, standing straight like this, starting to shoot at the enemy. Several screams came from the opposite side; presumably, someone was hit. But the enemy didn't just take the beating there blindly. A few scattered firelock shots rang out.

Chen Ke wasn't hit. He didn't even look; the ghost-head broadsword pointed to the position where the gun was fired just now. After the firelock fired, the smoke was heavy. Chen Ke shouted: "Second rank, aim at the smoke on the left! Fire!"

Another volley passed, and several screams came from the opposite side.

Chen Ke continued to shout: "Third rank, aim at the smoke on the right! Fire!"

This was the most primitive line infantry tactic. Generally speaking, if at a relatively long distance, the troops would conduct several more exchanges of fire. But the fortified village wasn't big originally, and there was no time. After the third volley was finished, Chen Ke raised the ghost-head broadsword again: "Rifle team reload! Spear team advance!"

After shouting, Chen Ke strode forward a few steps. The spear team behind the rifle team crossed the rifle team that was reloading bullets and stood behind Chen Ke. Generally speaking, after shooting, it was a bayonet charge. But Chen Ke's musketeer team didn't have bayonets, so the spear team undertook this task. Back then during the First Opium War, the Manchu Qing army fought the British. The Manchu Qing could endure the British artillery bombardment in the forts, but faced with a bayonet charge, they collapsed completely. Chen Ke believed that Zhang Youliang's family servants and lackeys would absolutely not be stronger than the Manchu Qing army of 1840.

"Spear team, follow me! Charge!" After shouting, Chen Ke didn't look back; raising the ghost-head broadsword, he rushed forward. The platoon leader and squad leaders of the Second Platoon led the comrades, holding long spears, and rushed forward following Chen Ke.