"Huang Zhong, I now designate you as the captain of the martial arts school. With the original guard archers as the team, you will form a martial arts battalion and expand the army to 3,000 people."
"promise!"
"Tai Shi Ci, I now grant you the title of Colonel Wu Feng. I will divide 2,500 soldiers from the Xiaoqi camp and add 500 more, for a total of 3,000."
"Ziyi, do you understand the meaning of the word Wu Feng?"
Looking at Liu Zhang's expectant eyes, Taishi Ci nodded firmly.
"My lord, I want the cavalry to be as sharp as a blade!"
Liu Zhang smiled and patted Taishi Ci's shoulder gently and nodded repeatedly.
"That's right! Ziyi, I hope you will become the sharpest knife under my command! Cut the enemy's formation wantonly!"
"The general will definitely live up to his mission!"
"Dian Wei, I now grant you the title of Captain of the Military Guard. I will select brave men and establish a Military Guard camp to serve as my personal guards, numbering a thousand people."
"Don't worry, my lord! I, Dian Wei, will definitely live up to your lord's expectations!"
Liu Zhang turned his head and looked at Zhao Yun.
"Zi Long!"
Zhao Yun was shocked and bowed to Liu Zhang.
"The end is here!"
"Zhao Yun, I now grant you the title of Captain of the Military Cavalry School. Based on the remaining soldiers and horses of the Cavalry Battalion, I will add 500 people and expand it to 3,000."
"Lord, where will the general's cavalry develop?"
Zhao Yun looked at Liu Zhang with doubts on his face. Taishi Ci was a charge rider, but what about himself?
As expected of Zhao Yun, his thoughts are meticulous.
Liu Zhang admired him greatly in his heart. If he liked him the most, it would have to be Zhao Yun.
"Zilong, I know you have the ability to cross a Yang with a hundred steps, but you never show it!"
When Liu Zhang said these words, Taishi Ci and others were slightly shocked.
"Zilong! Really?"
Zhao Yun smiled and nodded sheepishly.
"My lord, I have never mentioned it before. How did my lord know?"
Liu Zhang just shook his head and laughed and did not answer the question.
How do I know? I just know!
"Zilong, my Han cavalry is often at a great disadvantage when fighting with foreign races. Do you know the reason?"
"I don't know what will happen next."
Zhao Yun answered simply without any hesitation.
"What about you, does anyone know?"
Liu Zhang suddenly thought about it and glanced at everyone in the room.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but there was no answer.
After a long time, Jia Xu stood up.
"Since everyone is so humble, let me do the talking."
Everyone was slightly ashamed. They were either being modest or really didn't know.
"Our enemies of the Han Dynasty are almost in the north. The most powerful ones are the Xianbei, Wuwan, Hu Qiang and Xiongnu."
"Hu Qiang are still at war with us, Wuwan, and Xianbei often go south to plunder. As for the Xiongnu, because the north and south are separated, the harm is far less than the former!"
Everyone nodded. They did not live on the border and were far less capable than Jia Xu in clearing these areas.
Jia Xu seemed to remember his own experience, and his face looked extremely ugly.
"When I was young, I traveled to the northwest and learned a lot about foreign races. The main reason why foreign races are strong is that all the people are soldiers."
"This is even more evident in Xianbei, Wuwan, and Xiongnu! They were almost born on horses and stayed with horses throughout their lives!"
Taishi Ci asked with some confusion: "Does the military advisor mean that their riding skills are better than ours?"
Jia Xu smiled and nodded, then shook his head.
"Those who grew up on horses are naturally much better at riding skills than those of us who learned later, but the riding skills are not the biggest difference!"
"So what is the biggest gap?"
Facing Tai Shici's questioning, Jia Xu did not speak, but looked at Xun You.
This is a top strategist who doesn't want to monopolize the limelight but also wants to test the depth of his colleagues.
Everyone also followed Jia Xu's gaze, and suddenly everyone's eyes were focused on Xun You.
"The biggest difference lies in war horses and mounted archery!"
Xun You blurted out without any hesitation.
"good!"
Jia Xu looked at Xun You with admiration and nodded to indicate for him to continue.
"The vast majority of our Han soldiers are infantry. In the past, Emperor Gaozu led 200,000 elites to fight against the Xiongnu, but they were trapped in Baishan Mountain. In the end, they were able to escape with heavy bribes. The final reason was the issue of military units!"
"At least 150,000 of Gaozu's 200,000-strong army were infantry. And the Huns' 300,000-strong army consisted of 300,000 cavalry!"
"Military advisor, when the elite infantry forms a formation, the cavalry is not guaranteed to win, right?"
Huang Zhong felt that what Xun You said was a bit exaggerated. No matter how powerful the cavalry was, was it really impossible to defeat them?
"Yes, if the cavalry charges blindly, the infantry can resist it by relying on formations."
"But what if the cavalry doesn't charge?"
Huang Zhong frowned and was very puzzled. What does it mean not to charge?
"Military advisor, how can the cavalry have combat effectiveness if they don't charge?"
Xun You did not answer directly, but spit out two words.
"Mounted shooting!"
"Mounted shooting?"
Huang Zhong and the four others exclaimed at the same time. This word was too shocking to them!
Even ordinary archers have very high requirements for soldiers, not to mention the difficulty of riding and shooting!
"Commander, do you mean to charge and shoot arrows at the same time?"
Zhao Yun seemed not very clear about the concept of riding and shooting, so he quickly asked Xun You for advice.
"Yes, cavalry archery. As the name suggests, cavalry archery."
"So that's it, the infantry will never be able to defeat the cavalry! You can't catch up with them, and they will always be attacked by bows and arrows."
Zhao Yun suddenly realized what Liu Zhang meant.
"My lord, do you want me to train the cavalry battalion into a cavalry and archery army?"
"good!"
Liu Zhang nodded, "What the two military advisors just said is what I want to say to you! Have you ever known about King Zhao Wuling's Hu-clad cavalry and shooting?"
This is recorded in [Warring States Policy], and Liu Zhang probably wouldn't be able to access it based on their conditions.
Sure enough, the four of them shook their heads at the same time, expressing their ignorance.
"During the Warring States Period, after King Zhao Wuling came to the throne, Zhao's national power declined, and even the surrounding small countries came to bully him. King Zhao Wuling was determined to improve the country's power, so he looked for ways everywhere."
"The geographical location of Zhao State is that it borders Donghu in the northeast, the Xiongnu in the north, and Linhu and Loufan in the northwest. These tribes all live as nomads and are very good at horseback riding and archery, and they often attack Zhao in this way.
border."
"King Zhao Wuling discovered that the Hu people's riding and shooting skills were far stronger than the chariots and spears of the Central Plains, and they had greater flexibility and mobility."
"King Wuling of Zhao proposed the idea of riding and shooting in Hufu. As he thought, Zhao became a military power and destroyed neighboring countries that often invaded him!"
When Zhao Yun heard this, he completely understood what Liu Zhang meant and was shocked!
Compared to Huang Zhong and others, he was the last one to join. Unexpectedly, not only would he receive the same treatment as the elders, but he would also be entrusted with important responsibilities!
"My lord! Yun will live up to my lord's trust!"
Looking at Zhao Yun who was steadfast in his vow, Huang Zhong couldn't help but shook his head.
"Zilong, do you know how difficult it is to ride and shoot?"
"Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, Zhao Yun will not frown!"
Zhao Yun was now completely moved by Liu Zhang's trust and was not afraid of any difficulties.
Alas, it is true that I am still too young and do not know the heights of the world.
Huang Zhong sighed in his heart, but still planned to pour cold water on Zhao Yun.
"Zilong, you have such confidence. As an elder brother, you shouldn't say too much. But when it comes to my lord's great cause, I still have to say a few more words."
Zhao Yun was beyond Huang Zhong's expectation. He showed no emotion and instead asked Huang Zhong for advice very humbly.
"Brother Han Sheng, please speak out!"
"Zilong, five years ago, the Lord ordered me to train archers. You should know about this."
Zhao Yun nodded. He knew that these archers had amazing fighting prowess and had risked their lives to protect Liu Zhang.
"There are only a hundred people. Do you know how long I have been screening them?"
Huang Zhong stretched out his hand and made a gesture.
"It took me half a year to select these 100 people from more than 2,000 people!"