Sun He was a rough man, how could he sum up his moral character? But when faced with Zhao Huan's inquiry, he had no choice but to answer, so he had to sum up.
"If I had known that these idiots were so weak, my subordinates could kill them without any warriors taking action!"
Zhao Huan laughed on the spot and patiently taught Sun He his practical experience.
"Thieves and bandits are like a group of wolves, tigers and leopards to the common people, and they are extremely difficult to deal with."
"But for the regular army, they will be unilaterally crushed."
"In addition to the gaps in weaponry and training, there is also an impact on morale."
"As long as you are fearless, you can fight even the most powerful enemy. On the contrary, if you are timid before fighting, even if you are well-equipped, you will only end up being slaughtered."
Speaking of this, Zhao Huan looked at Wang Ben and asked casually: "The brave warriors are infantry soldiers. Why can they confront heavy cavalry head-on without losing?"
Wang Ben blurted out without thinking: "Aren't they just riding animals? What's the difference between them and ordinary heavy-armored soldiers?"
Zhao Huan raised the corners of his mouth and chuckled: "That's right! The role of heavy cavalry is very pure and single. Their only mission is to defeat the enemy's formation in one fell swoop."
"But the heavy cavalry at its peak cannot tear apart the dense formation formed by the heavy armored soldiers. Instead, it will be counterattacked by the heavy armored soldiers because of the restrictions on its mounts."
"Arrangement of troops in an orderly manner is the basic quality of a qualified general."
"If you want to break through the enemy's formation, you must first send heavy armored soldiers to consume them. When both sides are almost exhausted, send out heavy cavalry to make the final decision."
On the battlefield, there are only invincible command and cooperation, but there are never invincible units.
Despise the enemy tactically and respect the enemy strategically.
Regardless of the fact that the bandits are all a mob, as if facing brave warriors they can only be slaughtered, but what if they have an armor-piercing bow and arrow, and are armed with long and heavy weapons?
Even without the protection of armor, they can still use their numerical advantage to consume all the daredevils.
Although brave warriors are tough and brave, they must also be protected by an army of servants.
Zhao Huan put his hands behind his back and said to Sun He in a persuasive manner: "As my personal guard, you must learn to assess the situation and make reasonable use of the battlefield environment and the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves."
"The king sent you to hunt down the bandits to make you understand what kind of poor bandits you can chase and what kind of poor bandits you cannot chase by using tactics flexibly."
"This group of thieves can be chased, but if the morale of these thieves does not collapse so quickly, then they cannot be chased."
"Wang Ben can judge the opponent's origin just by relying on the opponent's morale and weapons and equipment. You must also follow Wang Ben's example."
Facing Zhao Huan's detailed instruction, Sun He benefited a lot. It turned out that he had so much knowledge about fighting.
No wonder Zhao Huan was lying on a wicker chair in the palace one moment, holding out his clothes and opening his mouth, and the next moment he had gone to Yizhou Mansion and chopped off Gao Tuoshan's head.
It turns out that Zhao Huan relied not only on his bravery, but also on his grasp of fighter opportunities.
There will not be too many actual combat exercises like this in the future. The royal soldiers must improve their combat effectiveness as soon as possible and become elite soldiers who can stand alone.
Just when Zhao Huan took the opportunity to train his troops, the news also spread to Taiyuan Prefecture.
"Your Majesty, King Ding has arrived in Xingzhou three days ago and will arrive in Taiyuan soon."
"However... something went wrong in the middle. Banditry was serious in Xingzhou, and the prince was attacked."
After hearing his subordinate's report, Wang Zhen didn't pay any attention to it.
This thirty-seven-year-old northern man, who had been dealing with the military for half his life, sneered at the current decadence of the Song Dynasty.
All the officials in Beijing are the same!
Even Zhao Huan, who had accomplished countless extraordinary feats and was already famous throughout the world, in Wang Zhen's opinion, was just showing up.
After all, Zhao Huan has not gone to Yizhou Mansion to take office so far.
And like a shrunken turtle, hiding in Bianjing City.
Wang Chen never believed that a person who had not personally inspected the local situation could manage the mess in Yizhou.
The so-called first king of the Song Dynasty is just trying to gain fame and reputation!
Therefore, when he learned that Zhao Huan was attacked, Wang Zhen's reaction was mediocre. Xingzhou was not under his control anyway, and even if Zhao Huan died in Xingzhou, it had nothing to do with him.
Seeing that Wang Zhen continued to drink tea slowly and did not pay attention to Xingzhou's affairs at all, his subordinates could not help but frown slightly and reminded him in a low voice: "Everyone knows that the target of the prince's trip is Taiyuan Mansion."
"Xingzhou is very close to Taiyuan Mansion. If something goes wrong with the prince, I'm afraid..."
Before his subordinate could finish speaking, Wang Zhen refused directly: "What are you afraid of?"
"I am the guard general of Taiyuan, how can I leave my post without permission?"
"Besides, the prince is protected by guards. If even a mere bandit can pose a threat to the prince, then this prince will be too incompetent."
The subordinate quickly explained: "If there is a large team of people to escort us, there will be no problem."
"But... the prince did not waste money and people. He was escorted by only a hundred soldiers and thirty brave warriors."
"And there are thousands of thieves who attacked the prince."
After hearing this, Wang Zhen's expression finally changed subtly.
Although he scorned party strife, he immediately heard the clues. There were thousands of thieves and bandits. How could they still be thieves? They were clearly rebelling against the party.
It is unrealistic to rely solely on the bandits to organize themselves. There must be treacherous ministers and traitors among them, who secretly add fuel to the flames in order to get rid of Zhao Huan.
One hundred versus one thousand, a tenfold difference, I'm afraid the odds are stacked against each other.
Wang Zhen let out a long sigh: "Seeing that King Ding only brought a small number of guards and did not make a grand display, he sent some people to Xingzhou."
"but……"
"Whether the prince can survive depends on his own luck. After all, by the time our people arrive in Xingzhou, I'm afraid the day lilies will be cold."
The subordinates were afraid that Zhao Huan's death would cause turmoil in Taiyuan Mansion, so they did not hesitate and quickly turned around to mobilize their troops.
As a result, before walking out of the gate, a messenger ran over panting.
"Sir, I just got the news that King Ding has left Xingzhou and is heading towards Taiyuan Mansion."
Hearing this, Wang Zhen's eyes flashed with surprise: "The prince is out of danger?"
"Could it be that the local garrison in Xingzhou went to rescue?"
The messenger quickly replied: "Xingzhou didn't use a single soldier. The prince killed the bandits with just the accompanying guards."
Wang Zhen knew that the thieves and bandits were just a mob, good at guerrilla confrontation, but unable to fight a tough battle.
But after all, there is a tenfold gap between the two sides. No matter how brave Zhao Huan's guards are, they can only suffer losses for both sides.
Without his bodyguard, Zhao Huan's wisest choice would be to return to Bianjing instead of continuing to take risks.
Wang Zhen frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice: "How is the loss of the prince?"
The ordering soldier blurted out: "We defeated the bandits head-on without losing a single soldier. We killed more than a hundred people on the spot. We later retaliated and chased and killed nearly a hundred people."