Equestrian skills are important, but excellent horses are the foundation of an elite cavalry. Without good horses, even if the knight is strong, his level of strength will be greatly reduced.
Zhu Youxiao captured 40,000 horses during this northern expedition, and he has no shortage of them now.
"What happened to the tens of thousands of military horses that were captured?"
Wang Tiqian immediately replied:
"Back to Your Majesty, my slave and General Li have temporarily built a horse farm in the back mountain. I sent people to take care of it day and night, and it is all intact!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Well, those horses are fine horses and they are very important to us!"
"When the troops in the auxiliary barracks are replenished, 20,000 people will be selected from these people and these war horses will be trained by them. Then we will find a few more Mongolians for them!"
"Before the second year of the Apocalypse, these 20,000 people must be able to gather and fight. Half a year should be enough. The main purpose is to train them in the art of horse control. Riding and shooting is not very important!"
Zhu Youxiao's words made all the generals puzzled. Why would the cavalry practice riding and archery if they didn't?
"Your Majesty, the most important thing about cavalry is riding and shooting. How can you not train?"
Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly, looked at them and said:
"Because I will have new firearms soon, and you will know then. You can practice riding and shooting, but you don't need to do it like before, just do as I say!"
Bi Maokang from the arsenal has already sent a piece of good news to Zhu You's school newspaper, that is, there has been a very important breakthrough in the research and development of self-generated firearms, and a new type of firearm will be available in a short time.
After these cavalry are trained and equipped with self-generated fire cannons and new hand cannons, no matter whether they are Mongolian cavalry or Jiannu heavy armor, they are like chickens and dogs compared to the musketeers.
The new handgun was specially designed by Zhu Youxiao for the cavalry. Although its power and range are not as good as other muskets, it is better at being easy to operate and easy to carry.
Fill the medicine in advance so that when you fight with the enemy on the battlefield, you can kill the opponent unexpectedly.
This is much stronger than the so-called Guan Ning cavalry and the three-eyed blunderbuss in history.
Later, he personally appointed some guerrilla and general officers based on the military exploits recorded in the merit book, especially the generals of the auxiliary barracks. Basically, he appointed them personally.
These are the kind of warriors who dare to fight and charge. It is most appropriate for them to be responsible for training new recruits. He must inject the military might of the Yulin Army into the auxiliary barracks in a very short period of time so that they can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.
The number of troops increased greatly, and the number of law enforcement teams responsible for supervision and control naturally also increased. Zhu Youxiao also transferred a group of Tiqi and fans from Beizhen Fusi and Dongchang, and then selected a group of loyal, brave and upright people in the army. , increasing the law enforcement team to nearly 2,000 people.
Zhu Youxiao was busy until the afternoon, and finally the new plan and organization were finalized. Before it got dark, he went to the military camp and the training ground for a walk.
When they arrived at the racecourse of the Xiaoqi Camp, Zhu Youxiao and the generals saw a child holding a wooden knife to imitate a cavalry charge.
He stopped and said angrily:
"Whose family does this child belong to?"
Cao Wenzhao, who was following behind, immediately came forward and knelt down and shouted:
"Your Majesty, this is my nephew. Because of my family's problems, my nephew has been following me in the military camp!"
There was a trace of nervousness and worry in Cao Wenzhao's tone.
But Zhu Youxiao began to think deeply, Cao Wenzhao's nephew? Couldn't this kid be Cao Bianjiao, who was known as "the most fierce in the late Ming Dynasty"?
He secretly thought, "Damn it, he almost forgot about this. This man cannot be described in one word: fierce."
During the Chongzhen period in history, Cao Bianjiao can be said to be the most representative military commander of the Ming Dynasty. He was extremely brave in combat. He often led some of his elite cavalry to rush directly into the opponent's army. The enemy army could not stop his attack at all, and was usually defeated.
Killed and abandoned their armor.
Cao Bianjiao is most famous for his two battles. One was the killing of Li Zicheng in the pass. Because his uncle Cao Wenzhao died at the hands of rogue bandits, he especially hated rogue bandits.
Li Zicheng was defeated in a decisive battle with Li Zicheng, and Li Zicheng fled. In order to avenge his uncle, he pursued him crazily for twenty-seven days without removing his armor.
I have to say that Li Zicheng is really an invincible Xiaoqiang. No matter how badly he is defeated, how embarrassed his escape is, or how dangerous the situation is, he can always save his life. Cao Bianjiao's desperate killing can make him escape.
This shows how skilled he is in running errands to escape.
Another time was the decisive battle with the Manchus in Songshan. At the disadvantage of being surrounded by the Manchus who had no food supply, Cao Bianjiao selected 3,000 fine cavalry from his Yutian soldiers and charged straight into the Manchu and Qing army's tent in the middle of the night.
Directly pointed at the slave chief Tai Chi.
In this night attack, Cao Bianjiao proved with his actions that the soldiers of the Ming army were no worse than those of the Manchus. He led three thousand cavalry to charge left and right, and quickly broke through the defenses of the Manchus' front camp and reached the central army.
At that time, there were nearly two thousand white-armored soldiers and thousands of flag soldiers in the main tent of the Manchu and Qing army. These were the elites of the two yellow banners and the guards of Huang Taiji. The so-called number one in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Batulu Obai, was the white soldier.
The commander of the armored soldiers.
But this No. 1 Baturu didn't dare to challenge Cao Bianjiao when he saw him. He only dared to huddle behind the defensive line and shoot arrows.
Cao Bianjiao rampaged through the Manchu and Qing military camps, and the Manchu and Qing armies were all afraid of it. However, after all, we were outnumbered and the enemy was outnumbered. Cao Bianjiao knew that there was no hope of success, so he had no choice but to lead his troops back.
But when he was retreating, the slave chief Huang Taiji came out of the tent. Cao Bianjiao recognized him at a glance. He saw hope again. As long as he killed the slave chief, he would be able to turn defeat into victory.
He rushed back without hesitation. This time he didn't care about the cost at all. The defense line formed by the Manchu elite was quickly defeated. His horse had already rushed in front of Huang Taiji. He raised his sword and was about to kill him.
But at this moment, an arrow hit Cao Bianjiao, and the slave chief escaped the fatal blow. The slave chief retreated dozens of steps, and the white-armored soldiers around him surrounded him tightly.
Cao Bianjiao's attack was blocked and he had to retreat again. Seeing that General Ming was injured, the slave chief immediately ordered that Cao Bianjiao must be killed.
Cao Bianjiao once again found a loophole in their defense, and rushed straight away while avoiding the real situation and attacking the weak. But this time, he did not have such a good opportunity. He was seriously injured under the siege of the Manchu white-armored soldiers, and he was bleeding profusely.
He also lost nearly half of his three thousand elite cavalry, and it was no longer possible to kill the slave chieftain. In the end, he had no choice but to rush out angrily.
In this battle, Cao Bianjiao entered and exited the Manchu camp three times, and the Manchu troops and slave chiefs who were directly killed were frightened. He had the style of Changshan Zhao Zilong.
Cao Bianjiao was given the title of "the most fierce in the late Ming Dynasty" because of his strength. He and his uncle Cao Wenzhao were also called the big and small caos. The big cao was the "first good" and the little cao was the "first fierce"!
Cao Bianjiao almost rewrote history on his own. If he could kill Li Zicheng on that day, the rogue bandits in Guan might have been pacified.
If he could kill Huang Taiji in Songshan, the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty over national destiny would not necessarily be lost, because the Manchus had eliminated the slave chief Huang Taiji, and no one would be Hong Chengchou's opponent.
The so-called famous generals of the Qing Dynasty, such as Dorgon and Duduo, are really hard to describe. Duduo was an expert at killing unarmed common people. Even his father Boarhide couldn't compare to him in this area. No wonder that little wild boar who claimed to be perfect
He is said to have the greatest military exploits.