Yu Chixin's army left the sandbank, but did not go directly to Yumen Pass to join Li Daoyuan.
While he sent a message to Li Daoyuan, he wanted to train infantry near Dashui Gorge in Guazhou, and then sent people to the blacksmith workshop on the edge of Dashui Gorge to set up camp directly.
This move made all the players and natives very confused. They didn't know why Yuchixin didn't immediately march to relieve the siege of Baowen Mountain.
Yu Chixin completely ignored these comments and took Xue Cheng into the small town on the edge of Dashui Gorge.
Nowadays, a small town has been formed next to the Dashuixia Iron Works.
Blacksmiths from Shazhou, Guazhou, and even several nearby states moved their families to live in the small town.
The whole town was filled with the clanging sound of iron. This town relied on the high-quality iron ingots from Dashuixia Iron Works and quickly became the iron-making center of Longyou.
All kinds of farm tools can be bought in this town. In addition to farm tools, there are also a variety of iron products.
In addition to local craftsmen, some players who love forging have also purchased properties in the town. As soon as you enter the town, you can feel the hot temperature of the molten iron.
Amidst the constant banging sounds throughout the town, Yu Chixin led Xue Cheng to a large workshop.
Xue Cheng asked doubtfully: "Captain, if we don't go to support Baowen Mountain to fight back Hui'er, why are we staying here?"
Xue Cheng was a little confused. Didn't he say that the military situation in Baowen Mountain was urgent?
Yu Chixin pointed at the workshop and said: "Baowen Mountain's Capturing Mansion is a fortress. The Uighurs can hold it without siege weapons. This is a newly built ordnance workshop, and I'm here to order weapons today!"
"Ordering weapons? Didn't our Mo Dao just get replaced?"
Yu Chixin shook his head and said: "Those weapons are useless against the Uighur cavalry."
"ah?"
"The two armies of Doulu and Moli were set up to deal with the Tubo people. They have more infantry and less cavalry. An army formation relying solely on infantry is too cumbersome and cannot catch up with the Uighur cavalry who are skilled in horseback archery."
"Your Highness means that relieving the siege of Baowen Mountain is only one of the goals. What is the most important goal of our army's dispatch?"
Xue Cheng immediately said: "His Royal Highness said that the Uighurs will be beaten to pain and war will promote peace!"
Then Xue Cheng said with emotion: "Your Highness is really tall! Uighur bandits are like this. Only by beating them to pain can they live in peace!"
Yu Chixin nodded and said: "Your Highness wants to hurt the Uighurs. Our army has marched to Baowen Mountain. It will not be difficult to break the siege of the defender, but it will not be easy to kill the Uighurs."
Xue Cheng was also an old soldier, and he immediately understood what Yu Chixin meant: "That's true. Hui Huier's riding skills are really good. We are all infantry. It is still difficult to encircle and annihilate them."
Xue Cheng couldn't help but admire Yuchixin. He was worthy of being the commander-in-chief of an army. Yuchixin discovered his own weakness so quickly.
Yu Chixin said: "The Uighur cavalry is brave, the horses are all armored, and they have strong combat effectiveness. We only have a thousand people. Although we can push back the cavalry besieging Baowen Mountain, if we want to make a difference in the north, we cannot use the original tactics.
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Xue Cheng was a little worried after hearing this, but when he saw Yu Chixin's calm look, he immediately asked: "Has the captain already got a solution?"
Yu Chixin nodded and said: "I have figured out a way to defeat the enemy. Now I need to order a batch of special weapons in Dashui Gorge, and then practice them before going to the battlefield."
"If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your weapons. If you want to deal with the Uighurs, you must first prepare weapons and practice formations. Only in this way can you accomplish your highness's strategic goals."
Xue Cheng was completely convinced: "The captain is as good as a god in preparing soldiers!"
Hearing Xue Cheng praising himself so much, Yu Chixin's face darkened.
After receiving the task of leading troops to support the northern border, Yuchixin also thought about it carefully.
He went to consult many players who knew history and learned that the Uighur cavalry was mainly light cavalry, and the Wang Ting Army also had some elite heavy cavalry.
The Uighurs were a powerful country that could compete with the Tang Dynasty, and their cavalry was quite elite.
Ordinary cavalry weapons have leather armor, and even horses have armor to protect their bodies.
Yuchixin soon realized that relying on his experience with Tibet was not enough to deal with the Uighur cavalry.
So what about using the Tang Dynasty method to deal with the cavalry?
Sorry, Li Yan does not have this condition now.
The Tang Dynasty also used cavalry to deal with the Turks. In these days, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty was very powerful. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there were many cavalry generals who were like gods with their troops.
The Tang Dynasty had a vast territory and there was no shortage of horses, so in the past Longyou defended the Uighurs by using cavalry against the cavalry very extravagantly. When 200,000 troops were mobilized to enter the pass, the Tang cavalry could even overwhelm the Uighur cavalry.
However, Li Yan lacks horses, and the player has not mastered mounted archery yet, so it is still a long way to go to form a player cavalry.
Doulu and Moli's army are also infantry, and only a few elites are good at riding and shooting.
Since there is no cavalry, Yu Chixin copied the work of later generations. Why not use infantry to deal with cavalry?
Whose homework should I copy? Of course it’s Yue Wumu!
Yue Family Army!
In the Northern Song Dynasty, because Yan Yun was lost and there was no place to raise horses, there was always a serious shortage of cavalry.
When Yue Fei fought against the Jin Dynasty, he summed up a set of tactics for infantry versus cavalry!
Yu Chixin studied it carefully and was amazed!
This is a team fighting method. The front row of the team is a shield bearer to protect teammates from the attack of cavalry bows and arrows.
Behind the shield bearer are archers who shoot long-range arrows. The archers are responsible for shooting and harassing the cavalry, slowing down the enemy's charge.
Then there is the sword and ax hand. The Yue family army's method is to use the sword and ax hand to chop the legs of horses. The cavalry horses are armored, but the hoofs and legs are not protected. This method forces the enemy to dismount and fight.
Finally, there are pikemen. The pikemen can attack the belly of the horse with their swords, or they can pierce and attack the knights on the horse under the protection of the shield hand. They are considered free men of the entire team and can cooperate with teammates to attack at any time.
The number of this team is flexible. It can be a team of four, including a shield soldier, an archer, an axeman, and a spearman. It can also form a small battle group of twenty or even fifty people.
This flexible and highly targeted formation allowed Yue Fei to still fight back and forth against the elite cavalry of the Jin Army, and he could even defeat the Jin Army even when he had an advantage in strength.
The combat effectiveness of the Uighurs is naturally not as good as that of the Jin army, and the quality of the players and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty is far better than that of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, Yuchixin stated his tactics to King Jianning early, and King Jianning immediately ordered the shields and spears Yuchixin needed to be made at the ordnance shop in Dashui Gorge.
At this time, a player yelled: "Let it go!"
The reservoir that had been stored at night opened its gates to release water, and the raging river water rushed down from the upper reaches.
The river water did not create huge waves, the potential energy was converted into kinetic energy to push the gears, and the hydraulic ram in the ordnance shop started to move.
Xue Cheng saw a shocking scene. The huge machine section driven by water flow was hitting the flaming red steel ingot.
The pressing, forging, and grinding are all assisted by semi-automatic hydraulic machinery, and the quenched gun head shines with a sharp light.