Strictly speaking, it is the left wing of Desheng Army.
The source of this army is the original Bian Army cavalry, commanded by Xuanwu Yamen generals Yang Yanhong and Li Si'an. These two cavalry officers for generations are both from Chenliu, Bianzhou.
After Zhu Quanzhong left Xuanwu, he only had 500 soldiers on hand. In order to win over Xuanwu's old army, he retained these old generals.
However, he did not completely trust these non-direct generals, especially the older generation.
Yang Yanhong is now gradually being marginalized. Li Si'an has risen to the top, which is surprising. Perhaps he has secretly gained Zhu Quanzhong's trust. He is currently the commander-in-chief of the cavalry in Tabaidu, and his deputy is Wang Tan.
The original source of Youde's victorious army was Yicheng Town, which was the Huazhou Cavalry.
After Zhu Quanzhong entered Bian, he ordered Pang Shigu to recruit Huaixi and Ziqing warriors to form a cavalry army, which was later merged into Youde Shengjun.
Pang Shigu has been promoted, and now all the victorious troops of You De will be He Delun.
This man was born in the Hexi tribe, and his father served in the Huazhou Army. After his father died, his son replaced him, and he later surrendered to Zhu Quanzhong.
There are also several cavalry units in the Bian Army, but they are very small, some even only have 300 cavalry. They are led by generals such as Guo Yan, Hua Wenqi, Liu Kangyi, Xie Yanzhang, etc. The source is the surrendered Huaixi Cavalry Army of Qin Zongquan, Hedong
The people fled, and the two towns of Tianping and Taining surrendered their troops.
This time they were taken away together by Ge Congzhou.
Left and right Desheng Army, outside Tabaidu, only Zhongwu Town still has a cavalry army. It comes from the descendants of the Pinglu Army in Huaixi and the local Hu people. It is not large in scale, with more than a thousand cavalry.
Desheng's army had 3,000 cavalry on the left and right sides, and Tabaidu's elite 500 cavalry. They had been in Heyang before. This time, 1,500 cavalry on the left side received orders to go to the northern border of Henan Prefecture to expel the Xia army's cavalry.
The original commander of Zuo Desheng's victory army was Li Fan. After this man was killed, Pang Shigu's favorite general Shi Shucong took charge of the entire army, and he led his troops to the west.
Also dispatched with him were more than 5,000 infantry troops led by Hu Zhen, the envoy of Yicheng Jiedu.
Henan infantry, there are really as many as you need.
The Xuanwu Army originally grew to 60,000 to 70,000 people, and recruited more than 100,000 Cai thieves. After reorganization, they marched eastward and westward. Wuning Shipu, Tianping Zhuxuan, Taining Zhujin, and Wei Boluo Hongxin were all beaten to disgrace.
At that time, it already had a mansion and fifteen states, with a household registration of millions, and its strength was considered to be the best in the world.
But they are still waiting.
Although Henan Prefecture has continuous mountains, there are also many plains. The infantry is exposed on the plains, and it is very difficult to face the harassment of the cavalry.
Zhu Quanzhong stood in the craftsman's camp and said with a smile: "We usually beat Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin, but Shi Pu didn't think anything of it. Among the three of them, Zhu Jin only has more cavalry, but it's still nothing to worry about."
Jing Xiang and Li Zhen stood beside them, looking at the craftsmen who were building the vehicle, looking at each other in silence.
Jin Malong marched westward, and the infantry was equipped with side carriages, which greatly defeated the Hu cavalry.
The so-called sidecar has a carriage baffle on one side with a shooting hole for archers or crossbowmen to shoot. There is no baffle on the other side. One is to reduce the cost of materials, and the other is to facilitate people getting on and off.
The vehicles moved forward while shooting. The mounted bows were not very powerful and could not penetrate the baffles, and the range of the foot bows exceeded that of the mounted bows, so the barbarians suffered heavy casualties.
When camping, surround the car into a camp, which may have more than one level, making it difficult to break through.
Ma Long selected 3,500 crossbowmen, brought enough food, grass, and arrows for three years to shoot as he went.
The Western Jin Dynasty lost contact with him for a time and believed that his entire army was wiped out until news came that Liangzhou had been recaptured.
Malong's convoy fought and marched for more than a thousand miles, killed tens of thousands of thieves, recaptured Liangzhou, and Xianbei and other tribes came to surrender one after another. It was a miracle.
The Xuanwu Army did have some sidecars, but the number was far from enough to equip 5,000 men, so they had no choice but to make them temporarily.
However, it’s not that side cars cannot be used. There are ready-made parapets and wooden parapets in the craftsman’s camp, which are similar to side cars. The disadvantage is that they are much bulkier, so we can only make do with them at this time.
Jing Xiang and Li Zhen were familiar with military books, so they naturally knew how to deal with cavalry. However, they did not expect that these things would be used in the war in the Central Plains, and they were speechless for a while.
This kind of convoy can ensure the transportation of soldiers and military supplies. Coupled with the many forts in Henan, the army has no worries about logistics and there is no risk of the food route being intercepted.
But there are also weaknesses. If the thief cavalry does not come to attack you, but only goes to kill your people, it will be a troublesome thing. Unless you build special side carriages, station troops everywhere, and use dense troop deployment to cut off the movement route of the thief cavalry.
They always have to rest and camp. After a long battle, the men and horses are exhausted, and the horses cannot outrun the sidecars.
Of course, this is just a passive defense trick. The best way is to attack Shuofang and go straight to the enemy's lair.
The sidecar convoy walked on the prairie, carrying enough food, grass and arrows, and was not afraid of the cavalry at all. The problem was that the Shao thieves also had a large number of infantry. In short, it was a very complicated matter that required long-term planning and careful calculation.
"It would be easier to deal with the Shao thieves if they only had cavalry and no infantry." Zhu Quanzhong knocked on the fender of a newly built sidecar and said with a smile: "This man's first four thousand Tielin troops were infantry."
Soldier, we later relied on the help of the Yue family to have hundreds of cavalry, so how did it end up like this now?"
"Commander, it is not difficult to defeat the Shao thieves this time. We still have to find a way to invade Shuofang in the future. Otherwise, Henan Prefecture will be repeatedly invaded by his cavalry, plundering the people, destroying bridges and forts, and making it impossible to defend against it."
"We still have to fight Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu first." Zhu Quanzhong thought for a while and said, "We might as well send someone to retreat with humble words and generous gifts. If that doesn't work, we can marry him as his son and daughter.
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Jing Xiang and Li Zhen shook their heads and laughed.
My lord is really capable of all kinds of tricks, but Shao Thief may not be able to take them.
However, his supply line is very long. There are tens of thousands of horses here, which consumes a lot of money. How much can Henan Prefecture plunder? There are only 50,000 households, and most of the food is concentrated in the city. How much can he get?
In this battle, Shao Thief will probably lose.
"Commander, it is better to lure the Shao thieves deep into Luoyang City, and then complete the task in one battle. If we can capture and kill this thieves, Shuofang will be torn into pieces, and the matter will be settled." Li Zhen suggested.
Zhu Quanzhong thought about it seriously.
Transporting grain from Guanzhong to Luoyang, this supply line is full of flaws and consumes a lot of money. There are only a few cavalry on hand, otherwise the Shao thieves would have tasted the pain of running out of grain.
"I'm afraid he won't come. Looking at his troops, there are cavalry and infantry everywhere. There are very few. Most of the troops have not been gathered. How can he be willing to come?" Zhu Quanzhong stroked his beard and suddenly said: "Maybe
Spread the news that he wants to attack Shaanxi and Guo, making Wang Chongying and his son suspicious. If he really takes action, he will engage in war with Hezhong and the two towns of Shaanxi and Guo. Li Keyong will also be suspicious, and his alliance will be destroyed without an attack."
"The commander-in-chief must have made arrangements in advance." Jingxiang said with a smile.
Zhu Quanzhong pointed at Jingxiang with his finger, laughed loudly, and said: "Jing Sima knows me too. Li Keyong has repeatedly attacked to no avail, and his stamina is insufficient. There is no need to worry about the north. Now we can send an envoy to Youzhou. Converse has always hated Keyong."
, or we can persuade them to send troops to attack Daibei. At this time, if the Shao thieves attack Luoyang City, I will mobilize all the troops and encircle them on all four sides. If Wang Chongying and his son can cut off their return, the matter will be settled."
"Shao Shao is too arrogant. He dared to come over such a long supply line. Let him learn a lesson this time." Li Zhen was very disgusted with this military leader who suddenly came from the west. He was really ruining his lord's important task of unifying Henan.
Zhu Xuan had just lost Caozhou and was experiencing internal turmoil. He should have taken advantage of the situation to make progress, but in the end, a good opportunity was gone.
Now Zhu Xuan has probably started to rectify his internal affairs. He will kill what needs to be killed and seize power where there is a need to fight. It will take a lot of effort to fight again later.
Li Keyong also had a deep connection with Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin, and from time to time took advantage of Wei Bo to send troops to help, which was equally hateful.
"When I sent an order to Ge Congzhou, I just said, 'It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.' I don't blame him." Zhu Quanzhong found a chair and sat down and said.
"One more thing, if you can lure Thief Shao to Luoyang, it will be your first success."
"As commanded."
Ge Congzhou once saved the life of Prince Dongping.
That was when they were attacking Qin Zongquan. The Huaixi cavalry was fierce. Commander Zhou Fu mounted his horse, and then fought fiercely with the thieves, and his face was injured. At that time, Zhang Yanshou also rushed to the horse and killed several Cai thieves' elite cavalry.
The commander escaped.
With this incredible power, no matter how poorly he performs in Henan Prefecture, his status is as stable as Mount Tai.
"Do you have any explanation for the two states of Huai and Si?" Zhu Quanzhong asked again.
After the surrender of Suzhou, the communication between Huaizhou, Sizhou and Xuzhou was inconvenient, and each had its own agenda.
He has sent envoys many times to recruit surrender, but has not yet succeeded.
"General, Xuan Commander Yang Xingmi also sent envoys to surrender. The two states are wavering and it is difficult to make a decision."
"Ask Guo Yan to go to Suzhou." Zhu Quanzhong's face fell and he said: "Contact Chuzhou, if that doesn't work, we will conquer by force."
To deal with these two weak states, a partial army is enough.
The governor of Chuzhou is a member of the Xuanwu Army. He was appointed by Zhu Quanzhong when he was appointed as the military governor of Huainan. However, he is isolated and is really an enclave. Now that he has Suzhou, he should make more contacts.
"The situation is like this, take your time, don't rush." Zhu Quanzhong stood up, looked at the busy craftsman who was sweating profusely, and said: "There is no need to worry about using it. The focus today is to attack Er Zhu, Shi Pu.
If the Xia thieves can retreat, it doesn't matter if they send envoys and give them gifts. I'm not afraid of losing face. If they can't, I'll use other methods to deal with them."
"All craftsmen will be rewarded with two pieces of silk."