There was even a fight with the Angsa Empire, which had firearms.
But most of those participating in these wars were the Liangzhou Legion.
As for the reason, it is simply that this is Li Chengqian's own direct line unit, which is also the most powerful team in the Tang Dynasty and the first to be equipped with firearms.
However, the Liangzhou Legion also has its own shortcomings, that is, the Liangzhou Legion has too few cavalry.
The Liangzhou Legion has a total of 100,000 people, but the total number of cavalry is only more than 2,000.
And these two thousand people were still Li Chengqian's dissatisfaction with the poor scout team of the Liangzhou Legion.
So I took advantage of the military reform and scraped together the equipment myself.
It's okay to let them gather information and act as scouts, but it would be a bit embarrassing to ask them to go to war.
And just as Cheng Yaojin said.
Their main target for this battle is Xue Yantuo and Gu Ligan.
These two are nomadic people, and the cavalry under their tent are all the best among the best.
Moreover, the land of these two countries is very vast, which is extremely suitable for cavalry warfare.
For example, if you use infantry to target the opponent's cavalry.
The final outcome was basically the same as that of the man who later went to Mobei for five expeditions. He just went shopping on the grassland and came back after running out of money and food.
Because I am not a fool, I will definitely not be able to use my own cavalry to fight against your large army.
And your team has poor mobility. If you engage in a pursuit battle on the grassland, it is equivalent to asking others to lead you by the nose.
Not to mention being fooled around by others, it's not much better.
Therefore, they must be fully prepared for this expedition and must bring an elite cavalry team with them.
There were two cavalry teams in the Tang Dynasty.
One is the Youzhou Cavalry of the Youzhou Legion, and the other is the Bingzhou Cavalry of the Bingzhou Legion.
But as Cheng Yaojin said, these two teams have no experience in fighting deep into the hinterland of the empire.
If you forcefully take them there, you will most likely have to trade casualties in exchange for experience.
It's like having two glasses of poisonous wine in front of you, and you have to choose one to drink.
> Li Chengqian was also in a dilemma for a while.
It was also at this time that Xue Li, who was standing next to him, suddenly said, "Perhaps, we can consider using the Mobei Cavalry!"
As soon as this statement came out.
Everyone in the venue was stunned.
The so-called Mobei Cavalry is a team composed of "New Tang Dynasty people" who later joined the Tang Dynasty.
At the earliest, they were under the command of the Liangzhou Army.
After the Tang Dynasty carried out military reforms, they were all separated and named the Anbei Army by Li Shimin. Their commander was the Northern Desert general Zhi Husi Li who had belonged to the Tang Dynasty in the early years.
But due to various reasons, this team has always been excluded from the system.
Normally, other teams have their own defense tasks, but they are always idle.
Li Chengqian couldn't bear it anymore and arranged for them to go to the Northeast Road to guard the gold mines on the Northeast Road.
But as time went by, he forgot about it.
Now when he suddenly heard Xue Li mention the Mobei Cavalry, Li Chengqian suddenly remembered that he still had a cavalry that he could call upon.
But not before he could speak.
Li Daozong on the side frowned and said: "Mobei people are Mobei people after all, not Tang people."
"As the saying goes, those who are not of my race must have different minds."
"What if something unexpected happens on the battlefield?"
"No one can guarantee that they will still stand with our army."
"If someone in the team rebels when the war is intense, our army will be in danger..."
It was obvious that he did not believe Mobei Qi.
The other veterans obviously had this look on their faces.
Suddenly, Xue Li's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly.
He didn't like Li Daozong's statement very much, but due to the gap in status, it was difficult for him to reply.
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong."
"Mobei has long been a Tao of the Tang Dynasty, and the people of Mobei have long been people of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Chengqian said calmly: "Furthermore, the purpose of our dispatch of troops this time is to defend Mobei, and we should ask them to also contribute."