After years of training and combat, the Jin army's cavalry took advantage of their equipment. Even if their equestrian skills were not as good as theirs, their ability to fight head-on was definitely no worse than that of the prairie cavalry.
However, this is only the ability to fight head-on, and there are still some gaps in other strengths.
For example, the speed advantage is that although the marching speed of the Jin army's cavalry is already very fast, there is still a certain gap between them and these knights who live on the grassland all year round.
During the march, these grassland cavalry's endurance and resistance to harsh environments were much higher than those of the Jin army. During the march, the grassland cavalry could rest and sleep directly on their horses, and change horses while galloping, while the Jin army
The army has never mastered this ability. Although the Jin army can travel overnight and conduct long-distance attacks, such a marching method will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the knights. Since the prairie cavalry has been like this all year round, after long-distance attacks, their combat effectiveness is basically reduced.
It won't be much affected.
No matter how well-trained the Jin army is, in many aspects it is definitely impossible to compare with the prairie people who have grown up on horses since childhood.
Just like the grassland can never match the Jin army in some aspects, it is also difficult for the Jin army to catch up with them in those areas where the grassland people are good at.
Just like the cavalry in the south, whether it is the Three Thousand Battalion or the original White Robes during Liu Che's period, they are trained according to the standards of elite cavalry units, and the generals who train them are definitely famous generals in the world.
However, although their level in all aspects has surpassed that of ordinary cavalry, compared with the Feihuying, Beiwei Army and even the Golden Fire Cavalry, which are also elite cavalry, they are still a little inferior.
As for Wang Baobao, although the army he led was also composed of Jin people, they were naturalized Jin people.
After the fall of the Southern Xiongnu, many Southern Huns were assimilated into the Han people, and then became the Jin people today. Not only generals such as Wang Baobao and A Shu were naturalized, but also ordinary herders.
Although these people are now Jin people and no longer Huns, it is difficult to change the fact that these people also grew up on horses.
Therefore, Wang Baobao's route was the fastest way to advance. Most of his troops were originally from the southern Huns, and returning to the grassland was no different from returning home.
"General Dou, this Wang Baobao is really a rabbit!" Hou Mo Chen Chong said a little depressed.
This war was fought against the grasslands, so many generals from the grasslands were appointed by the Jin Dynasty.
Not to mention the troops from Bingzhou, Yue Fei directly sent Wang Baobao, who was born in the grassland, as the main general. Among the troops from Liangzhou, the two grassland generals Hou Mo, Chen Chong and A Shu also participated in the battle.
Candidate.
Although the soldiers and horses along Liangzhou's route were not like Wang Baobao's, most of them were naturalized Southern Huns. However, among the soldiers and horses along this route, there were many generals from the grasslands.
However, among the three groups of soldiers and horses, the Liangzhou group was the slowest.
Moreover, among the three groups of troops, the Liangzhou group has the worst overall quality.
The two armies of Bingzhou and Hezhou are all veterans among veterans. They have been fighting Yuanmeng for who knows how many years in northern Xinjiang. Although they may not have experienced any big battles, small-scale fighting is absolutely useless.
Everywhere.
In this aspect, Liangzhou is relatively inferior. When Su Dingfang went to the Western Regions, he transferred a large number of key forces from Liangzhou, which resulted in the fact that Liangzhou's overall strength is now inferior to Bingzhou and Hezhou.
"It doesn't matter, just because you set off early, it doesn't mean you can make great achievements!" Dou Xian comforted the generals in his tent.
Of course, it is not certain what exactly Dou Xian was thinking in his heart!
A large part of the reason why Meng Tian asked Dou Tian to send out troops so slowly was also deliberate.
If you send troops from Bingzhou and Hezhou, you will only face the Yuanmeng from the north. But if you send troops from Liangzhou, in addition to the possibility of encountering the Yuanmeng troops from the north, there is also a certain possibility of encountering the Yuanmeng from the Western Regions.
of soldiers and horses.
Therefore, their troops and horses are the most cautious route. After Bingzhou and Hezhou send troops, observe the movements of the Yuan and Mongolian armies in the Western Regions, and Liangzhou's troops and horses can strike early.
However, northern Xinjiang has already opened fire, but there is no sign of the original troops from the Western Regions being mobilized back, which shows Yuan Meng's determination for the Western Regions. In this way, the troops in Liangzhou could no longer wait any longer and began to officially send troops.
The Jin army also wanted to use this to further put pressure on the grassland. Even if it was to prevent Yuanmeng from having extra power to interfere with Tuoba Wei and the Manchus, they also wanted to see if they could relieve the pressure on Su Dingfang of Xizhou!
"Alas!..." On the city gate, Liangzhou Governor Meng Tian looked at the 20,000 soldiers quietly marching northward in the night. He sighed and said slowly: "I don't know how many soldiers are still alive after this.
Coming back? As the saying goes, Lord Grim is lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times?"
The battles with the grasslands are almost all the most primitive cavalry battles and hand-to-hand combat. Regardless of victory or defeat, the casualty rate is not much less!
Moreover, the Jin army's cavalry and archery abilities were much worse than those of Yuan Meng. Many of the cavalry's combat skills cannot be learned through training. Those prairie people who grew up on horses have already mastered many of their movements.
It's their instinct. But how long have the knights on the Jin army been riding horses?
This kind of thing is a natural gap!
Yuanmeng, this is the enemy of the Jin army!
Now, this soldier and horse have entered the grassland, and they are facing even more threats! No one can guarantee how many they will come back in the end!
Twenty thousand Jin army cavalry entered the vast grassland with a radius of thousands of miles and interspersed among hundreds of thousands of Mongolian tribes and herdsmen. It was impossible to send back the battle report on time. Li Xiang and Meng Tian did not expect to see the real-time information in time.
The battle situation. All Meng Tian can do now is to stay in Liangzhou and wait in agony for the soldiers to return in triumph.
Yes, it's a triumph.
As the Grand Governor, he must have confidence in the generals and soldiers under him. If he does not have confidence in the generals and soldiers under him, then why should they win this battle!
Throughout history, any party that is determined to lose is not far away from a real defeat!
As a general, you must not be arrogant, but you must not lose confidence in yourself.
To put it another ten thousand steps back, if he, as the Grand Governor, has no confidence, how can he make the soldiers have confidence?
