In ancient times, the Central Plains countries had no more than two methods to deal with the cavalry threat from the nomads.
One is cavalry versus cavalry.
King Wuling of Zhao promoted the practice of riding and archery in Hu uniforms and trained mounted archery.
As a result, Zhao became a war power.
It was even able to take the initiative to attack the Xiongnu, so that the Xiongnu did not dare to go south.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing led 50,000 cavalrymen to march north for more than 2,000 miles, annihilating 70,000 enemies, and capturing 3 Xiongnu Tuntou kings and Han kings, as well as 83 generals, prime ministers, danghus, and captains, among others.
Killing to Langjuxu Mountain achieved the ever-lasting seal of Langjuxu.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing led three thousand elite cavalry, braved the severe cold, and rushed thousands of miles to attack Dingxiang, scaring Jieli Khan into fleeing in panic.
The other is a combination of crossbows, spears and halberds and carriages to deal with cavalry.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Li Ling led 5,000 infantrymen and was surrounded by tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry.
Li Ling relied on the halberd soldiers to block the front, and used archers and crossbowmen to kill the enemy.
Although Li Ling was eventually captured because his bows and arrows were exhausted, he killed nearly 10,000 Xiongnu people.
However, if infantry wants to defeat cavalry, there must be two prerequisites.
First, the range of bows, arrows and crossbows is farther than that of the enemy.
Second, there must be enough arrows.
The cavalry is very fast.
In order to suppress the cavalry, the infantry's bows and arrows must be fired at a high frequency.
In order to effectively kill the enemy, a saturated attack must be formed as much as possible.
Therefore, if infantry wants to deal with cavalry, bows and arrows will be consumed very quickly.
When Li Ling's troops were surrounded, he led his troops to break out of the encirclement all the way south.
He once shot all 500,000 arrows in one day.
Can you imagine how many arrows Li Ling brought with his five thousand soldiers and horses when he went into battle?
The reason why the Song Dynasty did not have the courage to defend the Liao army with thousands of troops was not because the army in the early Song Dynasty was not brave enough, nor was it because the Song Dynasty was not rich and could not produce so many arrows.
But because of the loss of the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, the Liao State used Han craftsmen and carpenters to greatly improve their bow and arrow manufacturing level.
Although it was not necessarily better than the Song Army, it was not bad.
Therefore, the Song Army and the Liao Kingdom had no advantage in the comparison of bows and arrows.
Although the improved crossbows produced by the Song Dynasty were very powerful and had a long range, they were bulky and cumbersome to operate, which was good for city defense but not good for field battles.
Therefore, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Song Army has been more than capable of defending but insufficient of attacking.
This time, Li Jun led 1,500 navy sailors and dared to go out.
He was not afraid of Chu Te's hundreds of cavalry.
They relied on the excellent bows made by Marshal Shi Jin and the massive arrows carried by hundreds of carriages. , with a total of three hundred thousand arrows.
With this massive amount of arrows as a guarantee, if the Chute cavalry dares to approach anyone, the Liangshan navy will respond with bows and arrows.
Although a lot of arrows were consumed, there was nothing the Chu Te cavalry could do against the Liangshan Navy.
He could only watch helplessly as the enemy advanced towards his tribe.
The Chute tribe was able to occupy the best grassland in Suzhou because the tribe had a large population and strong strength.
But it is precisely because of the large population that there are many things to move.
Simply gathering the goats that have been grazed is a very time-consuming task.
Chute Samu rode his horse and rushed to Chute Zhuotu and shouted: "The enemy is advancing too fast, and some tribesmen have no time to pack up their belongings.
Can you slow down the enemy?"
Every time they attacked, the Liangshan navy was beaten back, and Chu Te Zhuotu was suffocating in his heart.
He shouted: "Instead of being such a coward, it's better to fight with them" Many soldiers of the Chute tribe also felt very aggrieved, and they all clamored to attack to eliminate these enemies and protect their own tribes from infringement.
Just as the Chu Te warriors were shouting, the oldest warrior, Chu Te Sai'e, scolded: "An attack like this will only cost the lives of the most precious warriors of the tribe."
Chute Zhuotu shouted angrily: "Are you going to watch the enemy steal our things and then leave easily?"
Chute Sai forehead roared at Chute Zhuotu: "Even if the enemy is repelled this time, can the Chute tribe, which suffered heavy casualties, survive in Suzhou without these warriors, I am afraid that even this winter has not passed yet.
Have you ever thought that our tribe will be annexed by other tribes?"
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Chute Zhuotu shouted irritably: "If we don't defeat them, what do you think we should do now?"
Chu Tesai gritted his teeth and said: "We should retreat and hide.
Then hide in the dark like a wolf.
When they relax their vigilance, and then suddenly come out and cut off their heads with our sabers, we can only defeat them."
They, as long as our soldiers are still alive, can come back."
Chu Te Zhuo Tu heard this and shouted unwillingly: "Retreat" Like the wind, the soldiers of the Chute tribe accelerated their detour, crossed the Liangshan Navy, and retreated while protecting their tribe.
When the Liangshan navy arrived at the original camp of the Chu Te tribe, the Chu Te tribe left in a hurry, and even some of the felt tents had not yet been cleared.
After marching for a long time, the enemy cavalry was following behind again, and the entire Liangshan Navy was tense.
Now that they finally arrived at their destination, Li Jun and Zhang Heng ordered the entire army to repair here and at the same time reward the soldiers.
More than seventy goats were seized from the beginning, and a dozen lost goats were later found in the tribe's garrison.
Li Jun and Zhang Heng ordered all the goats to be slaughtered so that their men could have a good meal.
Although Liang Shanjun's food was good and he could eat enough, it was impossible to eat a lot of meat.
Upon hearing the general's order, the Liangshan navy cheered.
They hurriedly moved the goat carcass off the carriage.
It was late winter and the weather was cold.
They left it like this for a long time without any problems.
The foreman had already sharpened the kitchen knife.
As soon as the goat was brought down, he immediately skinned it, disemboweled it, and cleaned its internal organs.
The whole process was done skillfully and neatly.
A goat was cooked cleanly in just a few clicks, then skewered with wooden sticks and grilled on a match.
Roast and turn, adding salt and spices.
The firewood made a roaring sound, and soon an alluring fragrance filled the air.
They ate a lot of fish, but this was their first time roasting a whole lamb.
Liangshan Haijun kept drooling as he looked at the roasted whole lamb that turned golden and exuded bursts of aroma.
Finally, after waiting for nearly a stick of incense, the guards finally delivered two large roasted lamb legs to the tents of Generals Li Jun and Zhang Heng.
The navy sailors immediately rushed forward in a swarm, and a large group of soldiers surrounded each roasting lamb fire.
The captain and deputy captain were so frightened that they scolded them repeatedly and waved their scabbards to fight them off.
Dutou, the captain of the army, and others personally cut the mutton with knives and distributed it, one piece per person.
These Liangshan navy soldiers didn't mind the heat, so they grabbed the steaming mutton with both hands and bit into it fiercely.
Some soldiers who had made great achievements in battle were even given a small jug of wine.
In the depth of winter, facing a warm fire, eating fragrant roast mutton and drinking hot liquor is simply a fairy-like enjoyment.
Many navy sailors are thinking about continuing their raids tomorrow to rob those tribes and have a delicious meal.
In the commander's tent, Li Jun saw the guards bringing roasted lamb and asked: "Have the brothers responsible for guarding sent roasted lamb?"
The guard hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, general, we have already sent someone to send him off."
Li Jun nodded and said, "That's good, you can go have a big meal too.
All the good things you saved will be taken away by others."
"Thank you, General."
The guard was overjoyed when he heard this.
Although I believe that those fire-headed soldiers would not dare to forget their role as guards, but not forgetting does not mean that they will leave the best and tenderest parts to them.
The guards came out of the felt tent and hurried to grab the roasted lamb.
Zhang Heng picked up the roasted lamb leg from the plate, tore off a large piece with his mouth, and started chewing.
"This sheep's head is roasted well.
I say don't worry about it.
Don't you understand these subordinates?
You will definitely not dare to mess up.
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Moreover, these Liao soldiers are not that great.
You have also seen what happened today.
There is nothing you can do about it." us."
Li Jun was annoyed when he heard that he also grabbed the roasted leg of lamb from the plate.
After taking a big bite, he said: "Don't be careless.
What we saw today are only warriors from local tribes.
These are only used for consumption by the Liao army."
The enemy’s troops are not the elite troops of the Liao army at all.”
Zhang Heng said nonchalantly: "Even if the rumored magical Pishi Army and Shushan Army of the Liao Army come, I won't be afraid.
I don't believe it.
Who is our opponent in front of these gangsters under us?"
" Seeing that Zhang Heng was very arrogant because of today's battle, Li Jun immediately put down the roasted leg of lamb and scolded: "General Zhang, you forgot.
What did the marshal give you before the expedition?"
Hearing Li Jun mention Marshal Shi Jin, Zhang Heng was so frightened that he immediately put down his leg of mutton, sat upright, and shouted: "How dare I forget Marshal's advice?
I have always kept it in my heart."
As more and more soldiers and horses were under Shi Jin's command, his aura became more and more majestic.
Now everyone up and down Liangshan knows that as soon as the time comes, Shi Jin will immediately ascend the throne and become king, which makes his subordinates treat Shi Jin with more and more awe.
Li Jun shouted: "Now that I remember, how dare I underestimate the Liao soldiers like this.
Today we can force the enemy back because our bows and arrows are better than the enemy's and because we have more arrows than the enemy.
This makes it impossible for the enemy to attack but not It means that the enemy has no way to do anything to us.
Now I'm afraid that the tribe's cavalry is hiding somewhere.
If we relax and the enemy seizes the opportunity to rush closer, our army will be in danger.
The marshal's army has not yet arrived, and our navy can be said to be alone overseas.
We must be vigilant and careful, and we must not make any mistakes.
We must know where the sailors are.
These are all the seeds we have worked hard to cultivate in the past two years, but there are mistakes.
We are so worthy of the marshal."
When Zhang Heng heard this, he quickly stood up and raised his hands: "Thank you, Brother Li Jun, for reminding me, otherwise I would have almost made a big mistake."
Li Jun shouted: "You and I, brothers for many years, don't need to say this.
But you must not underestimate the Liao army.
Before the expedition, the marshal told me many times that the Liao Kingdom captured the sixteen states of Yanyun.
With the help of the Han people in these areas, In terms of technology, the bows and arrows produced by the Liao State were not much worse than those of the Song Army.
This made the bows of the Han Army in the past.
The advantage of having better arrows than the nomads is gone.
The tribe we met recently, the bows and arrows in their hands are homemade, not the bows and arrows in the hands of the elite soldiers of the Liao army.
This allows us to suppress and push them back.
If we encounter them, It will be difficult for the elite soldiers of the Liao Army to repel them easily."
Li Jun sighed and said: "Without cavalry, even if we can defeat the enemy, we can't defeat it.
Just like today, when they saw that the situation was not right, they fled immediately, and we couldn't catch up.
It's not like the Song Dynasty army was defeated.
It defeated the Liao army, but it was always defeated, not defeated, and it could not give a devastating blow to the Liao army.
On the contrary, the Liao army did not need to win every time, but as long as it happened once, it could severely damage or even annihilate the Song army, allowing the Song Dynasty to defeat the Song Dynasty.
Heavy losses” Zhang Heng heard this and said: "It's a pity that I don't know how to train cavalry.
Otherwise, I would definitely train a team of cavalry and follow the example of the champion Hou, who sealed the wolf as a vassal and left a reputation for eternity."
Li Jun said with a smile: "You, forget it.
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You should train your sailors first.
I heard that Ruan Xiaoer has changed his past habits since he fell into the navy and trained sailors desperately.
Be careful that he has Climb over your head again As for the cavalry You don't have to worry about the matter.
Why did the marshal do everything possible to win over Shi Wengong?
He just wants him to help train the cavalry.
Now that Shi Wengong has surrendered to the marshal, he will go to Suzhou soon and start training the Liao army."
Zhang Heng said angrily: "If Ruan Xiaoer becomes the head of the navy again, don't you be angry?
Otherwise, why are you trying every possible means to come to Suzhou and instigating me to send troops to attack Suzhou?
You still want to gain more achievements and you are still embarrassed now."
Teach me to be cautious.
You are the boldest."
Li Jun said with a smile: "Isn't this for the sake of our navy?
As long as we are careful, we will be fine.
Come, eat meat.
It won't taste good when it's cold."
Li Jun and Zhang Heng didn't ask for how many enemies they could kill or how many supplies they could seize.
They just swept back and forth.
If you encounter those who are slow to retreat, give those tribes a hard blow.
If you encounter a large tribe, arm yourself like a hedgehog so that the enemy can't bite you.
Advancing step by step, driving away the tribal herdsmen.
As a result, the entire Suzhou was completely in chaos.
I am worried that in the depth of winter, most of the trees are withered and yellow, and supplies are scarce.
Now that the Liangshan Navy is doing this, it will make these tribes even worse.
If this continues, without these enemies taking action, the herdsmen of these tribes will be in the cold wind.
Most of them starved to death
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