On March 17, the second year of Kaiyuan of the New Han Dynasty, Hussar General Wang Yu took Pingdong General Zhang Liao as his commander, Yi Army General Zhao Yun, and Fu Army General Yu Jin as his deputy. They commanded 30,000 troops and pledged to march eastward at Jieshi Mountain. General Hussar Army
The big flag is once again flying in this land that is too far away from the Central Plains and has almost been forgotten.
Lord Wuhuan of Western Liao Dynasty stepped forward and connected to Lord Wuhuan's Nanlou in Shanggu. Lord Wuhuan of Liaodong Su Puyan gathered more than 40,000 people from Wuhuan's various tribes and fought hard to attack without showing any signs of weakness.
Of course, the attack came after an envoy was sent to ask for surrender. The envoy was beaten by Wang Yu with a stick because of his rude words. Therefore, Wuhuan's attack was somewhat irritating to the Han people. However, several major forces in Liaodong and the frontier fortress
In Zhu Hu's eyes, there is a full sense of tragedy.
Although because of the strength of the Qingzhou Army, all the tribes did not dare to act rashly and were still waiting and watching, but the enemy's resentment had already arisen, and the eyes they looked at the Qingzhou Army were full of hostility.
Learning from the lessons of the Youzhou War, Tadun adopted a flexible strategy. A large number of rangers were dispersed into hundreds or thousands of small teams, scattered along the vast western Liaoning Corridor, communicating with each other using special methods, gathering and dispersing at times, in an attempt to
To threaten the Qingzhou Army, slow down their advance, and threaten the food route.
Speaking of which, Wang Yu often used this tactic, especially in the battle against the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, when the light cavalry tired and harassed the enemy and made great contributions, laying a solid foundation for the final victory.
But it would be wrong to say that Wu Huan plagiarized Wang Yu, but the other way around is more or less the same.
When the frontal combat power is insufficient, using a small number of elites with high mobility to launch raids and disturbances to create opportunities for the main battle is originally the tactic nomads are best at.
At least in later generations, this tactic was very effective when facing the Song and Ming armies that had degenerated into peasants. In later generations, the noisy Manchu Eight Banners and the saying that Mongolian cavalry and archery were unparalleled in the late Song Dynasty came from this.
However, from the battle examples created by Wang Yu, we can actually get another meaning, that is, the tactics of light cavalry harassment are very powerful at bullying farmers, and moreover, they can only bully peasant soldiers.
Against a well-trained regular army, the effect of light cavalry harassment is greatly reduced, and it can even be said that the gain outweighs the loss.
Shanhaiguan in later generations was built on the narrow strip between the end of the Yanshan Mountains and the Bohai Sea, hence its name. Walking out of this narrow gap, the terrain suddenly became clearer. Such a flat terrain was exactly what Qingqi wanted.
A place of use.
As soon as they came out of Linyu, sporadic Hu cavalry appeared from time to time. They looked at the Han army's formation from a distance and made various strange noises from time to time. This was a provocation.
If the Han army pursues them, they will turn around and flee. If the Han army persists in pursuit, there is likely to be a trap waiting in front of them. If they turn around and come back halfway, Hu Qi will continue to repeat this action.
This method may seem simple and boring, but if you encounter an army with poor quality, it will often have considerable effects.
Soldiers who dare to fight are brave enough, but are repeatedly provoked by a small number of random cavalry. Even if they are restrained by the generals from pursuing randomly, they will become impetuous and affect the subsequent battles.
Cowardly soldiers will feel frightened when they see the arrogance of the enemy and the helplessness of their own side: a few scattered barbarians are so powerful that they have no choice but to kill hundreds, thousands, or thousands of them in one go.
Is it worth it?
The Wuhuan people's light cavalry harassment tactics can be regarded as the original version. The grasp of each step is very perfect. What effect will each tactical action have and how to use it to expand the results of the battle, up to Tadun, Nanlou, etc.
My lord, down to the junior officers such as centurions and ten-centurions, they all have a well-thought-out plan.
"Hoo...drink!"
As the Han army moved further and further away from Linyu, more and more Hu cavalry were wandering around the military columns. Finally, hundreds of Hu cavalry gathered together. After the leader gave an order, they all
They all shouted loudly and rushed over on horseback.
"Drink! Drink! Drink!" Seeing the feat of their companions, the Hu Qi from far and near shouted wildly in unison. The same syllables were shouted by thousands of people from a wide distance, echoing in the budding vitality.
In the wilderness, the momentum seemed quite huge.
The Qingzhou military formation, which had not been much affected by the previous provocation, immediately slowed down. Hu Qi, who was charging into the formation, immediately became proud when he saw this, and turned around four to five hundred steps away from the edge of the Han army's formation.
Horsehead laughed evilly.
"Hahahaha, are you too scared to move? Come here and beat grandpa if you can! What? Don't you dare? How dare you come to fight even if you don't dare? Go home and nurse!"
"What kind of hussar general or champion lord? Just show off your power in your own home! This is the grassland, this is the territory of our Wuhuan people. Cowards like you will die as many as you come!"
"Coward, coward!"
The Wuhuan cavalry felt very happy, very happy!
This Han army defeated the army of the Xianbei people, the overlord of the grasslands, but when it came to their own side, they were only teased and ridiculed. Doesn't this mean that the Wuhuan people are more powerful than the Xianbei people?
Of course, we are still in the initial stage of the war and are still far away from the final victory, but the Han people have a saying: a good start is half the battle. Now the Han army obviously has little way to deal with the harassment on its side, as long as
If we continue to keep up, will victory still be in doubt?
Driven by the winners, the Wuhuan cavalry became more and more powerful. People continued to gather and launch false charges. Each time, the Han army slowed down, which in turn inspired the Hu cavalry, which seemed to create a vicious
Cycled.
"Vicious cycle? Yes, if it is an army with low quality or a mob, a vicious cycle will form. The bravery of the soldiers who dare to fight will be worn away, and the cowardly soldiers will be unable to move further, and the marching speed will be slowed down.
We may not even get any rest at night, and if we are cut off from our food supply in the end, we will be completely destroyed."
Wang Ze, who used to be a soldier in the army under Xu Rong, fought fiercely with Wang Yu in Yangren. Later he joined the Qingzhou Army and has now been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Facing the questions from his subordinates, he smiled and said:
Here's the answer.
"However, we are the Han Hussars. Do you want to disturb us with this little trick? Haha, it's really a daydream. Let them go ahead."
"But in this way, the speed of the army has indeed been delayed? Brother Wang, why did you ask General Yu for instructions to change the queue to battle status, instead of asking the Gale Cavalry to go out to fight and drive away the Hu Cavalry?"
The Yulin Army is the one that pays the most attention to military discipline among the six Hussian armies. Whispering during the march, even if it is related to the war, is also taboo.
However, the status of this diligent and inquisitive team leader is somewhat special. His surname is Xu Mingbin, and he is the second son of Xu He, the governor of Yanzhou. Xu He's eldest son was sent to Wang Yu's personal army, while his second son was admitted to the military branch of Taishan Academy.
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This Northern Expedition was the first large-scale war after the academy got on the right track, and it was a rare internship opportunity for the students. Under the strong suggestion of the part-time academy principal, Wang Yu authorized the selection of twenty candidates.
Those with outstanding performance voluntarily accompanied the army to observe operations. Everyone was given the title of team leader, but they did not actually command operations.
Xu He had no talent in the art of war, but Xu Bin's talent was good, and he ranked among the top three among the twenty people. After joining the Yulin Army, he not only fought bravely on the front line, but also never forgot to apply what he learned.
Wang Ze was the person in charge appointed by Yu Jin to take care of the students. In addition to commanding the troops, he also had the responsibility of teaching the other party. Therefore, instead of reprimanding the other party, he called together several officers with similar status to explain in detail.
"Harassment by light cavalry is a very classic tactic. The key point is that... my lord was a master of this technique back then, and those Zhanxing Academy must have used it as a topic for teaching. Now, Wen Zhi proposed to use light cavalry against light cavalry to drive away the barbarian cavalry.
Where are the others? What do you think?"
The others looked at each other and shook their heads slowly.
The light cavalry comes and goes like the wind. Unless they rush into the infantry array, it is difficult to restrain them with infantry alone. If you want to restrain the light cavalry, you can only respond with the light cavalry. If not, Xu Bin's father, including Xu Bin's father, would have been hated.
The heroes under Yu Junhou are not brainless, so how come they have no solution at all?
Besides, don’t the teachers in the academy teach this too?
Wang Ze looked at everyone gently. There was no emotion like disappointment in his eyes, but there was a lot of expectation. Obviously, he felt that this answer was not good enough and he hoped to hear a better one.
Seeing Wang Ze's encouraging eyes, Xu Bin seemed to have thought of something, but that thought kept wandering around in his mind like a naughty child, but he couldn't catch it. This feeling was really uncomfortable.
Seeing that the situation was cold, Wang Ze sighed in his heart, thinking that it was still too difficult for him to use this as a topic. Although these students were very talented, after all, they had not been through battles and did not have enough experience to support them. They could only rely on paper
After all, it was a shallow read.
Thinking like this, he was about to announce the answer. At this moment, a childish voice suddenly sounded: "General Wang, are you trying to trick me? What you are doing now is to restrain Qingqi in a very targeted way."
A harassment tactic?"
Wang Ze was surprised and happy. When he stared, he saw that the person speaking was Lu Xun, who was the youngest among the students and had the shortest time in the academy, but his grades firmly occupied the top spot!
He asked with a smile: "Bo Yan said this, what is the basis for it?"
Lu Xun had not yet been crowned, so according to common sense he should not have a font name. However, firstly, he was young and wise, and his character was mature. After his parents passed away, he had the bearing of an adult early. Secondly, he was similar to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.
Before he was crowned, he was already serving as a military counselor in the shogunate. According to the custom of the time, becoming an official was equivalent to the ceremony of crowning someone old.
"It's very simple."
Lu Xun replied calmly: "For light cavalry harassment, unless General Zilong is personally leading the army in front of the formation, there must be certain rules to follow. The first assembled charge is most likely a feint attack! The number of enemies who can feign an attack can only be counted in the hundreds, let alone
It is a feint attack. Even if we really let our horses come, our army will not slow down and they will not be able to get away. The general is a veteran in the army, how can he be so nervous as if he is facing a powerful enemy?"
"That's why we can conclude that if something is abnormal, it is a strategy. General Wen Ze and General Wen Ze must have anticipated this and have already made a calculation. As for the general's specific plan... it is better for everyone to wait and see to confirm what they have in mind. How did you learn?"
His words shocked everyone, even Wang Ze was frightened.
A monster who is only in his early ten years! God knows how the master recognized him with his keen eyes and picked him out among everyone. Isn’t this? After just a little polishing, the brilliance revealed is already dazzling. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, novels are better and updated faster!)