Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 863 Not Only Zhuge Ruthless

In this era, the application scale of cavalry has been very large, but it cannot be said that its technology is mature, especially heavy cavalry, because cavalry with stirrups and armored combat only emerged during the period when the grassland people entered the Central Plains on a large scale. Cao Cao has The tiger and leopard cavalry were only used as a heavy hammer to break the formation during the war. Sima Yi's army, which inherited the tiger and leopard cavalry, also hid the tiger and leopard cavalry as treasures.

So here, Wang Hou showed how to use light and heavy cavalry tactics.

"Ha!"

In the rare plains of Bingzhou, the snow powder that has not yet melted was kicked up by the hooves of the horses, and it was covered with snow and fog. There were about 600 Kansai cavalry in front, and more than 3000 Jizhou cavalry behind.

Close to the grassland, Youzhou can be regarded as half of the horse producing area, and it has been dealing with the northern minorities all the year round. Guihua City has solved the livelihood problem of Xianbei people. Youzhou has been in peace for more than ten years, but this basic skill has not been lost anyway.

And equipped with Liaodong stirrups, these Youzhou cavalry were so angry that their teeth were itchy, and they flicked the reins desperately. The horses seemed to feel the anger of their masters, and they ran out of their tongues panting. .

So fucking annoying!These days, the cavalry from Liaodong are like flies, they are all-pervasive. On the Great Plains, even if there are a few loopholes in defense, these bold Kansai light cavalry can get in. The last time they set fire to the Jinzhong Plain. They lit up everywhere like wolf smoke, and they robbed and burned the cotton-padded clothes for the winter, and the food house.

However, the huge Kwantung Army, which is mainly composed of infantry, is like a slow-response big bull. The blood-sucking flies are full, and they pat their stomachs and leave. Only then did the big bull react and slapped his tail on his ass. .

The morale of the soldiers who have been beaten has been demoralized before a big battle these days. Now they have managed to catch a group of bandit cavalry who sneaked into the hinterland of their defense line. The Hebei cavalrymen who hate their teeth are itching can't wait to chop off their heads and throw them into the latrine. Go, push these damned stupid thieves like a dog's skin plaster, sticking to each other.

However, I have to admit that the cavalry of the Han nationality who were born in farming are really not as good at playing as the cavalry of the prairie. There is a proverb in the Chang'an Military Academy, which tells the barbarians to master their skills to control the barbarians!
Why did the troops of the Han people in later generations seldom set foot on the prairie? The prairie is vast and there is not even a county town. The advantages of being familiar with geography, on the contrary, surrounded and ate the small vanguards of the Central Plains troops who were slightly separated from the main forces.

The Mongols of later generations often used this tactic during their western expeditions. The light cavalry attracted Western European canned cavalry and large infantry to attack, and the heavy cavalry ambushed behind, giving them a blow.

Running and running, the Kansai thief rider in front suddenly stopped, and turned his horse's head to face him, thinking that these stupid thieves finally couldn't run anymore, and wanted to fight him to the death. Wang Hou's deadly enemy back then, Tian Yi, the distant nephew of Youzhou Inspector Tian Yu's eyes were red with excitement, and his beard seemed to be stretched out, holding a saber and screaming excitedly.

"Kill the thief! Beheading the first level rewards ten guan, kill!!!"

To be honest, the temptation of rewarding ten strings of money is really not great, because after the establishment of Cao Wei, the nobles were in power, and the policy of garrisoning the scholars left by Cao Cao gradually changed. They used to be soldiers for generations, in exchange for political and economic preferential treatment , soldiers in the field can be tax-reduced or even completely exempted. As a result, after the ninth-rank Zhongzheng system was established, Wang Hou had a hard time correcting the tax system before it was completely reversed in the Central Plains.

There are a large number of people hiding land. Cao Pi has been on the throne for three years, and the tax revenue of the soldiers in the fields has increased from [-]% to [-]-[-]% now, which makes these soldiers in the fields complain endlessly.

The morale is so strong now, it is completely annoyed by house thieves these days, carrying sabers, those Youzhou cavalry are also roaring and rushing forward in a rage.

However, before they rushed to the front of the Kansai local bandits, suddenly there was a huff, and the Kansai light cavalry of the squad was split from the middle, wearing a full set of heavy armor and a heavy helmet with only eyes exposed, even the horses The Kansai heavy cavalry wrapped in the costumes held a three-meter-long horse lance between their crotches, and rushed out fiercely like a group of canned iron men.

Looking at this scene, Tian Yi's eyeballs almost popped out with hatred, but he only had time to yell despicable, and immediately the two cavalrymen collided fiercely like a comet hitting the earth.

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"Report! My lord, Liangzhou Liangyi Division defeated the bandit Youzhou Tianyu cavalry in a field battle, and captured Tian's nephew Tian Yi!"

"Ask if you want to surrender. If you don't surrender, you will be castrated and sent back!"

When the Arabs of later generations fought against hostile tribes, they would eunuch all the men of the hostile tribe. After the opponent was completely exterminated, they would not engage in massacres. It is said that there was a famous emperor in the Middle East who was eunuched in the middle ages. Tian Yu was a ruthless thief, defeated Sima Yi, and dealt with this group of political opponents, Wang Hou planned to use this trick, and now it happened to be used in advance.

After dismissing the messengers, looking at the map, Wang Hou was almost elated.

What does it mean to steal a chicken without losing money!Sima Yi is now trying to use cannon fodder to test the tactical combat effectiveness of his army. As a result, his huge army is like a cow on a nose rope, and is led in Jinzhong. On the map, several counties in Bingzhou are densely covered. Marked with a small red insert, and without exception, the word "victory" is marked.

This is the advantage of cavalry fighting infantry. Using advanced observation equipment such as telescopes and hot air balloons, a large number of troops can be assembled in some areas to fight more and less. This mobility is incomparable to infantry with two legs.

Even if the number is at a disadvantage, but in terms of mobility

In an absolute advantage, looking at the map and pinching the mustache on his chin, Wang Hou was really curious about how Sima Yi would deal with this situation.

But whoever laughs last and who laughs the best, just when Wang Hou was laughing like a thief, there was a loud bang, which was obviously the sound of artillery fire, which made him jump out of his wits He got up, ran out of the tent of the Chinese army, looked north, and saw that his infantry phalanx, which was as neat as a fortress, was knocked away by shells like a bowling ball.

"My lord! The bandits from Quwo City have left the city to launch a general attack!"

(End of this chapter)