Liu Sansi didn't put too much pressure on Yan Yingyuan. Basically, you just try and do it. It doesn't matter if you can't complete the task. As long as you can bring the troops back.
Yan Yingyuan pointed to the map and said: "Since we have decided to go to the rescue, let's study how to fight this battle."
Liu Sansi asked: "What do you think?"
"First of all, it is difficult for infantry to fight cavalry. From Jiuyuan City to the north, there is desert. This large plain of more than 100 miles is very suitable for enemy cavalry to charge and kill. Our number is equal to that of the enemy. The same number of infantry cannot defeat cavalry.
. Moreover, our infantry must carry a large amount of baggage, while the enemy's troops are not encumbered by baggage and come and go like the wind."
What Yan Yingyuan said is very practical.
The Mongols have three horses per person. One horse rides, one horse carries weapons and equipment, and one horse carries food and water. They mainly eat dried meat and cheese. After these things are dehydrated, they are small in size and light in weight. Stir-fried meat from a cow
It is turned into floss and can be packed into a cow's bladder. It can be easily carried by a horse.
When camping, set up a bracket on the branches and hang the helmet up to use it as a pot. Grab a small piece of meat floss and boil it in water to turn it into beef. Use a knife to cut off a small piece of cheese and put it into a water bag.
Under the bumps while riding, it naturally returns to a liquid similar to milk. The temperature is also more palatable.
Therefore, the infantry's burden is very heavy and they have to carry everything themselves.
When cavalry attacks infantry, they do not need to attack directly. Just plunder their baggage team, which is enough to trap them to death. Without food and military supplies, how long can the besieged infantry army hold on in the wilderness.
Liu Sansi nodded and said: "Yes, that's right. The commander asked the caravan to bring a lot of fried noodles. They are fried with beef bone marrow fat, flour, soybean flour, and meat floss. They also add white sugar, salt and
Green tea powder. Put it in a long small bag, connect the two ends to make a ring, and hang it diagonally around your neck. One person can carry twenty kilograms of fried noodles. This stuff is high in calories and can last for a month. I will give it to you at my discretion.
Go down. So you can move forward lightly."
Yan Yingyuan said happily: "It's great, there is such a good thing. Now, the biggest problem is solved."
Liu Sansi continued: "To deal with the cavalry, the most effective weapon in the commander's hand is the Swiss halberd. I decide to give you six thousand. Then there are the bows and arrows. The steel crossbow is not good, and His Majesty has a strict order not to leave the Beijing camp. But
, a lot of Mongolian cavalry bows have been captured. Their broken arrowheads made of stones and bones are of no use to us. All the arrows are given to you. There are more than six million of them, more than 30,000 people, each
A person can get more than two hundred arrows."
Yan Yingyuan said: "The Mongols' bows and arrows are very powerful. I'm afraid we can't do regiment training without armor. Can you give us some armor?"
Liu Sansi said: "Don't even think about this. It's impossible to give you the plate armor from the Beijing camp. However, I can give you the captured Mongolian armor. Leather armor is the largest, with more than 28,000 sets. Locks
Iron armor such as armor and fish scale armor is only available to Mongolians above ten captains. We captured a small amount, but it is still enough to equip all your officers."
Yan Yingyuan's officers, general banner officers and above, are all students of Jingwei martial arts. They are all generals. Before this expedition, those who could afford it were all given armors at home. Liu Sansi gave some more, so that Xiaoqi and
Level 1 corps commander can also wear armor.
"Thank you. With these armors, we have a better chance of winning."
Liu Sansi said: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. Even if all these things are equipped, how you march is still a problem. If you are discovered by the Tumuts, you will be attacked by the cavalry."
Yan Yingyuan looked at the sand table, pondered for a while and said: "It would be too dangerous to go on the plains. As long as the enemy cuts off our supply lines and retreats, the morale of the army will be shaken, or even collapse. Once chaos is caused, it will be easy to scatter.
The enemy chased and killed him."
Yan Yingyuan pointed to Daqingshan and said: "We will set off at night, go directly to Daqingshan, and take a detour to King Zhao City."
Liu Sansi measured it with a scale and said: "It's a good idea to go to the mountainous area. Even if the Mongols find you and they enter the mountains, the advantage of the cavalry will become a disadvantage. The mountain roads are rugged, the cavalry has a big target, and it is inconvenient to move. It is not as good as
Infantry is flexible and easy to use. It will take three times the distance."
Daqingshan is not far to the north of Jiuyuan City, running east and west. Zhaowang City is on the north side of the mountain. It is at the end of a north-south branch of Daqingshan.
Yan Yingyuan said: "It doesn't matter if you walk more. In the words of the commander, it's called trading space for time. The mountainous terrain is complex and the forests are thick and bushy, which makes it easy to keep secrets and hide. When we leave the mountain pass, we will reach Zhao Wangcheng. As long as we can reach it safely
It’s worth walking the extra mile under King Zhao’s city.”
Liu Sansi held her chin, thought for a moment and said: "Your shoes are not good for walking on mountain roads. If your shoes break halfway, you will suffer. Forget it, I am a good person who will bear the responsibility to the end. I will take some responsibility and use the rubber shoes reserved by Jingying.
I’ll give you 40,000 pairs. These shoes were bought from the Marshal. They are extremely wear-resistant and will not break down even after walking on mountain roads for several years.”
The equipment of Jingying is cowhide and rubber-soled leather boots ordered from Xincheng Leather Shoe Factory. The soles of these leather boots are made of rubber from used tires. They are very strong and wear-resistant. They also have a certain degree of elasticity. They are not suitable for long distances.
My feet are tired. In summer, I wear rubber shoes, which are old-fashioned Jiefang shoes.
Now, the weather outside the Great Wall has not warmed up yet, so it is still okay to wear leather boots. In the Mongolian plateau, the hot weather only lasts for more than a month, and the warm period is only about five months, so it is okay to wear boots all year round.
There are a lot of rubber shoes in stock. After all, they were purchased at 200,000 pairs at that time.
Liu Sansi asked: "I am a good person and have done my best. Do you have any other requests?"
Yan Yingyuan said: "Can you give me some shields? After all, the opponent's arrows are very powerful."
Liu Sansi immediately refused, "No, I can't give you those wheeled shields. Don't even think about it. If I dare to give them to you, the imperial guards accompanying the army will come immediately."
In fact, Yan Yingyuan also knew that those aluminum alloy shields with wheels and transparent tempered glass observation windows were impossible to give him. They were the treasures of Jingying. He planned to do the next best thing.
Since, if you ask for something but are not given, it would be awkward to make a lower request and then refuse. This is the law of human nature and relationships. Therefore, if you make a high request and are rejected, then make a lower request, it will generally be met.
"If the big shield doesn't work, can you give me some of those shields? It's light and easy to carry. It can be carried directly on the soldiers' backs. It can prevent arrows."
Liu Sansi hesitated for a moment, because the attack and defense of Jiuyuan City would soon break out. He really didn't want to give him a shield. This thing is very useful when defending the city. The biggest threat to the defenders is Liuya.
"Okay, I can only give you 10,000 vine shields, no more. They will be used to defend the city. If you are defeated, it is impossible to bring these equipment back."
Yan Yingyuan immediately agreed. "Ten thousand is ten thousand. If all these can be put in place before dark, I will set off tonight with ten regiments of infantry training."