In order to save energy, fight better in possible encounters. After leaving Datong City, the elite troops of the 5,000 Tiger and Leopard Army did not rush to run wildly under the leadership of commander Zhao Yun.

Therefore, the vast cavalry troops walked for two full hours before they reached less than twenty miles.

Of course, Zuoyun County, captured by the Tartars, is less than eighty miles away from Datong City.

Even at this slow cavalry marching speed, at the latest of six hours, the five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry would collide with the elite Later Jin cavalry.

As the commander of these five thousand cavalrymen, Zhao Yun rode his war horse without surprise and walked in the middle of the team.

Just as Zhao Yun was thinking about his departure, Wei Zheng repeatedly explained that the commander of the First Cavalry Regiment, who was also riding on the war horse, suddenly accelerated and walked to Zhao Yun.

Then, he asked with a worried look on his face: "General, if we really fight an encounter with the Later Jin cavalry on the march... Judging from the experience of the Last General's battle with the Later Jin cavalry, the five thousand cavalry under our command will not be an opponent at all..."

"So, I hope that the general can prepare early... so as not to avoid the cavalry that had just been trained for only four or five months would be defeated on the battlefield..."

Zhao Yun frowned, and a trace of dissatisfaction appeared on his thoughtful face.

However, in just a blink of an eye, this expression of dissatisfaction was replaced by Ping Jing.

After taking a deep look at Luo Jingshan, the commander of the First Cavalry regiment, whom he relies most, and asked in a deep voice: "Captain Wang, we will discuss this issue later. Among the commanders, you have experience in field battles with the Tartar cavalry... You will tell me as much as possible about the real combat power of the Tartar cavalry, where is his power..."

Although Zhao Yun did not respond to his concerns positively, he asked himself about the specific combat effectiveness of the Later Jin cavalry and undoubtedly told him that Zhao Yun around him had already attached enough importance to the Tartar cavalry and his reminder worked.

So, Luo Jingshan, who looked worried, breathed a sigh of relief and answered under Zhao Yun's gaze.

"General, the general, the most powerful thing about the Later Jin cavalry is their cavalry... In the past battles, before the enemy and our cavalry really fought, the Tartars used cavalry to shoot, constantly harass and kill the living forces of our army. When our cavalry troops are passively beaten and slowly become chaotic, they will take advantage of the situation to kill us..."

"Many times, because our cavalry was already scared by the volleys that the Tartars were best at, facing the unstoppable Tartar cavalry rushing towards them, they didn't even have the courage to fight, so they turned their horses to retreat..."

Hearing this answer, Zhao Yun quickly showed an incredible expression on his face. He continued to ask Luo Jingshan: "Can the official army fighting with the Tartars be able to mount a cavalry and shoot at the Tartars and fight back against the Tartars?"

At this time, a hint of helpless expression appeared directly on Luo Jingshan's face.

Then, he replied to Zhao Yun: "General, we also want to fight back and get rid of this passive attack. However, we do not have the ability to shoot at all. We use horse bows and Tartar cavalry to attack..."

"In the impression of the last general, our best cavalry is not as good as an ordinary cavalry in the volley, let alone other ordinary cavalry soldiers."

"The Tartars are a nation that grew up on horseback. They have been training on horseback since childhood. Therefore, compared with the difference in ranges on horseback, there is no big difference in other ways..."

"The last general's official army was a cavalry who had just ridden a war horse for less than three years. The volley shots trained in three years are no matter how powerful they are, they are not as good as those of the Tartars who grew up on war horses... "

After listening to Luo Jingshan's analysis, Wei Zheng's face not only showed any expression of worry, but instead a hint of heat flashed through him.

Under Luo Jingshan's puzzled eyes, he said with a strange look: "The Governor gave us the task of trying every means to hold back the five thousand Tatar cavalry, rather than fighting the five thousand cavalry...":

"With our equipment level, it should be no big problem to hold up the five thousand Tartar cavalry."

"However, after listening to your analysis of the Tartar cavalry, I decided to take a bet... We not only have to hold back the 5,000 cavalry sent by the Tartars, but also find a way to eat them and fight the first tough battle since the establishment of our Tiger and Leopard Cavalry..."

Luo Jingshan frowned and said anxiously: "Please be careful.... The general thought that if we really fight a battle with the 5,000 Tartar cavalry, we will never be their opponent..."

Zhao Yun waved his hand and signaled the other party to be calm. He asked in surprise: "Captain Luo, you just said that during the battle, the Tartar cavalry usually harasses the enemy first, and then catches the enemy..."

Although Luo Jingshan didn't know why Zhao Yun had this question, in order to dispel Zhao Yun's desire to fight as soon as possible, he still answered very readily: "Yes, General..."

"The Tartars' volley was very powerful, fifty steps away, almost shooting wherever they were..."

"Once the Tartar cavalry approached us fifty steps, what awaited us must be the precise and dense arrows of the Tartars."

"At that time, we will suffer heavy losses before we really contact the Tartar cavalry..."

"So, the last general hopes that the general can consider it carefully and can engage in frontal wars with different Tatar cavalry, so do not engage in frontal wars with the Tatar cavalry."

Zhao Yun nodded, and did not answer Luo Jingshan's concerns, but continued to ask back.

"Since that's the case, do you think if we meet the Tartar cavalry during the march, will the Tartar cavalry still use this style of fighting, first fired us volleys, then attacked us and fought close-range..."

Luo Jingshan replied firmly: "Unless an accident occurs, the Tartars will definitely kill us with their horses and shoot..."

"The reason for doing this is that the Tatar cavalry has the advantage of cavalry and shooting, and on the other hand, it is also the only way for the Tatar cavalry to do it..."

Seeing a trace of confusion flashing across Zhao Yun's face, Luo Jingshan quickly explained.

"General, you should know that there are only so many people in the entire Later Jin Dynasty... Even if every powerful man from the Later Jin Dynasty joins the army, the total number of troops that the Later Jin Dynasty can raise will not exceed 100,000."

"So, during the war with us, the Later Jin army will try every means to reduce their losses."

"And the best way for them to reduce their losses first is to carry out riding and shooting on us."

"Think about it, if the Tartar cavalry directly fights us at close range after the battle begins. Even if their combat power is very strong, we have relatively high morale. Even if we fight for life, it can bring very heavy losses to the Tartar cavalry. However, the Tartars first shoot us with cavalry and disrupt our formation, and they can easily defeat us."

"So, the last one can be sure that if we really bumped into the Tatar cavalry on the way to Zuoyun, the Tatar cavalry will definitely attack us with cavalry shots..."

Zhao Yun nodded, and the two hot gazes shot out from his eyes became even stronger.

He said without hesitation to his confidant general Luo Jingshan: "If the Tartar cavalry really attacked us with cavalry first, then we really have the possibility of destroying these 5,000 cavalry..."

Hearing this sentence, Luo Jingshan looked at Zhao Yun like an alien, his face full of incredible feelings.

Then, he directly asked Zhao Yun: "General, how is it possible..."

Zhao Yun nodded and replied: "There is nothing impossible... Don't forget that the Tartar cavalry has cavalry, and we also have cavalry. Not only that, our cavalry is more powerful than the Tartars' cavalry..."

At this time, Luo Jingshan, who looked incredible, finally realized that he thought of the short-barrel flintlock musket that had been equipped with cavalry.

However, after thinking of the short-barrel flintlock fissure, Luo Jingshan's facial expression that had just calmed down once again showed a hint of solemnity.

He reminded Zhao Yun bluntly: "General, although the short-barrel musket we equipped can penetrate the iron armor of the Tartar cavalry within eighty steps, it can only fire one bullet after all... We can't load the short-barrel musket in our hands during the battle..."

Zhao Yun shook his head and replied: "Of course it is impossible to load bullets on the musket during the battle."

"But there is another one you don't forget... In addition to the short-barrel musket, we also equipped grenades and pitchers..."

Seeing the puzzled expression quickly revealed on Luo Jingshan's face, Zhao Yun directly explained: "Do you think that at an eighty step distance, the Tartar cavalry, who was suddenly attacked by 5,000 lead bullets, still have the courage to fire a volley at us..."

"Besides, even if they still have the courage, we are not other officials, because each of us is wearing iron armor. Unless the arrows shot by the Tatar cavalry hit us directly, this possibility is absolutely small."

Luo Jingshan replied thoughtfully: "It is absolutely impossible for five thousand short-barrel muskets to shoot lead bullets in the gun chamber at the same time during the battle. After the five thousand muskets were shot one after another, the five thousand Tartar cavalry who launched an attack on us would lose at least one thousand people."

"Because, in order to ensure the power and density of their cavalry, the Tartar cavalry will definitely place five thousand cavalry completely on the battlefield so that every cavalry can shoot arrows into our position. This also increases the hit rate of our short-barrel muskets to a certain extent."
Chapter completed!