Chapter 114: Preparing for a Rainy Day in the Xiaoqi Battalion
"Let's discuss, what is the key to the continuous victory of King Neng Zonggecheng, Huangzhong and Kalochuan?"
Many people raised their hands. Zhang Shuye randomly named an officer.
"Tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry recruited on the spot. They are the main force of the king's consecutive battles and victories. It can be said that without them, there would be no three battles and three victories for the king."
Zhang Shuye nodded approvingly and waved for the officer to sit down.
"Without these tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry recruited on the spot, no matter how clever the king is, he will not be able to defeat the Xia army. But how can these tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry quickly exert their combat effectiveness? Have you ever thought about it?"
This time, there were far fewer people raising their hands. Zhang Shuye named another officer.
"I have spent five years in the Xihe Army, and I have a general understanding of the situation in the Tibetan tribes in Taoshui, Hequ, and Huangzhong. The herdsmen there have grown up on horses since they were young, and their riding skills are not a problem. The environment is also harsh, and they often We must compete with other tribes for water and pasture. We must prevent bandits or other tribes from snatching cattle and sheep, people and horses.”
"It can be said that there is no day without fighting, and there is no day without vigilance. There is absolutely nothing to say about the martial arts of riding and shooting. Fighting alone, the elites of Xihe Qinfeng Road may not be his opponents. The key is that they do not know military discipline and tactics. "Since childhood, we have been fighting in groups. This is the biggest disadvantage."
"That's right!" Zhang Shuye praised loudly, "He explained clearly the fundamental reasons why the king won the battle, and also pointed out the biggest drawback."
The officers below were in an uproar, "Xiaoqi Battalion, I said that Xiaoqi Battalion was suddenly transferred and left in such a hurry. It turned out that it was transferred to the Xihe front line."
Zhang Shuye laughed loudly, "That's right. After the king decided to fight in the land of Huangzhong, he immediately sent people to rush back to Kaifeng at night. He asked the officials for military symbols and transferred the Xiaoqi battalion back to the front line of Xihe River. The king was along the edge. After patrolling for more than twenty days, the Xiaoqi camp traveled day and night, rushing all the way, and arrived at Xizhou a few days early."
"They were originally brave elites selected from various tribes, and they were well-known among the tribes. They were trained diligently by the king for several months, and they were all trained like officers. Don't say too much, they are absolutely qualified to be centurions. He is qualified. As soon as the king arrived in Lanzhou, he sent an order to all the Xiaoqi battalions to disperse back to their headquarters and recruit the Tibetan cavalry."
When Zhang Shuye said this, Zeng Baohua threw away the pen in his hand and said fiercely: "This is called preparing for a rainy day! When I was training the knight camp, the money and food were spent like a flood, and I was heartbroken. Now it seems that it is worth it. , so worth it!”
Changsun Moli looked at him and said lightly: "I'm so happy!"
“Very happy!”
"When you are happy, pick up the pen and continue to be your transcriber."
Zeng Baohua was stunned for a moment, then he let out a sigh, lowered his head, went to pick up the flying brush, and started working as a transcriber honestly.
Everyone who saw it couldn't help laughing.
After laughing for a while, Zhang Shuye pressed his hands down, and everyone stopped laughing.
"Three thousand heroic cavalry camps, each went back to the headquarters to recruit cavalry. The Dangxiang people went to the Dangxiang tribe, the Tuyuhun people went to the Tuyuhun tribe, the Tubo people went to the Tubo tribe, the Uighurs went to the Uighur tribe, and the Qiang people went to the Qiang tribe. There is no problem with communication, and there is a military order from the king. and guarantee that recruitment will not be a problem.”
"The officers and soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion are familiar with the habits of the Tibetan cavalry, and know how to encourage and restrain these fellow tribesmen. They have also been trained by the king in the Wansheng Town Camp, and know how to execute orders and what tactics to adopt when facing the enemy. They may do ten things With captains or centurions as the backbone, the king can quickly unite tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry."
Zhang Shuye said this, but he still felt scared in his heart.
The Tibetan cavalry gathered together in this way can barely fight, but they can easily collapse. Now that I think about it, the king took great pains to attack the 20,000 Xia troops in Zongge City in the first battle.
First, they had the numerical advantage, and then they used tactics to lure the Weiming Li Nu tribe to the edge. Then they used the terrain and the numerical advantage, added 20,000 Xihe elites as the basic base, and cooperated with tens of thousands of Fan tribe cavalry, and then the Weiming were annihilated. Management Department.
Winning the first battle not only strengthened the team, but also made the Tibetan cavalry full of confidence. With such preparation, the king dared to seize the Xia Army's left army, which was distracted, and fight at Haotongchuan.
Although the risk is extremely high, as the king said, if you don't dare to take risks, where will the victory come from? Are you waiting to fall from the sky?
Uncle Zhang secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, raised his head slightly, glanced around the crowd, and continued to preside over the meeting.
"Zongge City, Haotongchuan, Kalochuan, three battles and three victories. Now that the war has reached this point, what do you think? What should we do next?"
Everyone looked at each other, hesitated for a while, and then the master raised his hand.
"After fighting like this, the soldiers and horses are very tired and will not stabilize first. Then we turn back and capture Zhuoluo City, and destroy Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi of Xia Kingdom."
Most of the soldiers nodded in agreement.
At this point, the battle has already been an unprecedented victory, so there is no need to take more risks. It is better to consolidate the results and there is no need to continue to take risks.
"Keep fighting!" Bai Chonghu raised his hands and said loudly.
Everyone turned their heads when they heard the sound and looked at him in surprise.
"In the first three battles, we only hurt Xia Jun, but we didn't frighten him. Now that the right time, place and people are on our side, why not continue to pursue the victory? We will beat him to death!"
Zhang Shuye's eyes lit up, "How do you think Bohu should fight?"
"Chase down and kill the Xia army that is fleeing to the northeast, then set up an ambush on the west bank of the Yellow River in Lingbo Mountain, and attack the Xia army that is coming for reinforcements halfway across the river!"
Generals, you look at me and I look at you, with surprise and surprise.
This is not impossible.
Our army is tired, but Xia Jun has traveled a long way to help, isn't he tired? What's more, our army can still wait for work on the west bank of the Yellow River.
Our army has won successive victories, which is when the morale of the army is at its highest, and it is a good time to go all out.
"Then how do you think His Highness King Jian fought this battle?" Zhang Shuye deliberately tried to make things difficult.
The first military report only stated that King Jian commanded the Western Army to win consecutive battles. The detailed military report was all in the second military report in Liu Kai's hand. It had just been rushed to Wansheng Town and had not had time to be circulated to everyone.
Could it be that the king really made persistent efforts, as Bai Chonghu said, setting up an ambush on the west bank of the Yellow River and attacking the Xia army that was rushing to the rescue? A very careful person calculated the number of beheadings and found that there was still a gap of 40,000.
When I told my colleagues about this discovery, the whole meeting room was excited.
Your Majesty, this is a magical battle! It’s incredible.
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Liu, please tell us what will happen next." Everyone was like a school of fish in a pond before a thunderstorm, jumping around, opening their mouths desperately, and talking non-stop.
"Haha," Zhang Shuye raised his head and laughed, "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. Zhongyan, you continue to read!" This chapter has been completed!
