"I once witnessed You Yunqi's duel against 20,000 soldiers and horses from eight tribes including Khitan and Wei Shi. Although I cannot say that they swept away the enemy with thunderous force, they also won a devastating victory.
After the war, more than 20,000 barbarian troops were killed, more than 8,000 were killed, and more than 10,000 were injured, with almost no one left intact."
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Xue Wanshu was afraid that Li Yuanji would not believe it, so he also described the achievements of Youyunqi that he had witnessed with his own eyes.
If we say that a mere 1,200 heavy cavalry armed to the teeth defeated the 20,000 coalition troops of eight tribes who were not necessarily fully equipped with armor, it would be powerful, but it was only powerful.
How powerful is the combat effectiveness?
Any troop of the Tang Dynasty that had experienced a great war in Chang'an City could achieve exactly the same results if they brought out 1,200 men and equipped them with heavy armor and superior war horses.
But it would be amazing if not a single person was left intact after the war.
That can't be done easily by just randomly pulling out 1,200 people from any army in Chang'an City that has experienced the war.
You know, people can run.
Especially when there is no clear military order, or the military order cannot restrain all soldiers at all, people will run very fast.
Once you encounter a powerful enemy that is difficult to defeat, you will run away without hesitation.
Therefore, it is easy to defeat a troop of soldiers and horses, but it is difficult to injure everyone in a troop of soldiers and horses.
In Li Yuanji's impression, if you want to hurt everyone in an army, there are very few options.
Either use a large number of soldiers and horses to encircle the enemy with an iron wall, continuously compress and drive the enemy together, and launch a large-scale strangulation.
Or it is to block the enemy into a city, start a bloody battle with the enemy, and fight to the death until the last person is left.
Apart from this, there is almost no other way.
And Li Yi's Youyun Cavalry was able to annihilate 8,000 enemies and injure 12,000 enemies with a force ten times less than the enemy. This shows that they are a bit abnormally strong.
In a situation where the strength of the troops is more than ten times less than that of the enemy, in order to achieve such a result, the battle line must be drawn very long.
It also takes a lot of time.
It is almost impossible for a heavy armored cavalry to fight for a long time. Li Yi's Youyun cavalry can do this. Thinking about it makes people go numb.
Li Yuanji seriously doubted whether Xue Wanshu exaggerated the ability of the Youyun Cavalry, because in his impression, even the Xuanjia Cavalry, known as the best cavalry in the world, might not be able to do this.
"Are you sure you are right? Li Yi's Youyun Cavalry can really kill 8,000 enemies and injure 12,000 enemies against 20,000 enemies?"
Li Yuanji stared at Xue Wanshu seriously and asked questions.
Xue Wanshu hurriedly said: "I know that if I say this, Your Highness will think that I am exaggerating, but these are all facts that I have witnessed with my own eyes."
Li Yuanji frowned and said, "How did they do it?"
Xue Wanshu replied without hesitation: "One man and four horses, supplemented by two pawns."
Li Yuanji said thoughtfully: "In other words, there are 3,600 people participating in the battle and 4,800 high-quality horses to assist in the battle?"
Xue Wanshu nodded heavily.
Li Yuanji slowly opened his brows and let out a sigh of relief.
It’s okay, okay, it’s still within the scope of human understanding.
"If I guess correctly, the auxiliary soldiers will not only help them fight and serve them in battle, but they will also act as rangers to drive away the enemies when necessary, right?"
"Indeed."
Xue Wanshu nodded and answered.
Li Yuanji also nodded.
It is indeed strong, but its strength is limited. It is estimated to be a little higher than the Xuanjia Army, but it is only a first line, not much higher.
If you face off against the Xuanjia Army, the winner will definitely be the Xuanjia Army.
Because there are three thousand people in Xuanjia Army, and they only have one thousand two.
If two and a half are fighting one, and the enemy is only one level strong, they can definitely win.
If he faces off against the six major military commanders, it depends... whether he can get out of the battle.
If he goes out into battle, no matter how strong Youyunqi is, he still has to be called daddy.
It's not that he is strong enough to ignore the 1,200 people, but with the officers and soldiers of the Tongjun Mansion restraining him, and when their fists touch each other, he would cut Youyunqi like tofu.
One knife at a time.
After killing him three or five times in a rampage, No matter how strong Youyunqi is, he still has to retreat.
After all, Youyunqi's strength is still within the human category, but he has surpassed the human category.
Let alone others, even he himself doesn't know whether he is a human being now.
"So, Youyunqi is indeed powerful."
Li Yuanji praised Youyun Qi against his will.
Xue Wanshu nodded in agreement.
Li Yuanji smiled again and said: "Li Yi lives in a corner. It's not easy to create such a powerful army, right? I'm afraid he has already invested the wealth that our Luo family has accumulated for many years, right?"
After all, as the most dominant unit in this era, heavy armored cavalry is very expensive to build.
Li Shimin spent two-thirds of the Li family's savings and one-third of the Li family's savings in the three years after becoming a royal family to create a Xuanjia army of three thousand people.
Before the conquest of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, although Li Shimin had already established the Xuanjia Army, the number was basically maintained at a few hundred.
This is also the reason why Li Shimin often led hundreds of cavalry out to call for formation before he conquered Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and when he conquered other enemies.
It's not that Li Shimin doesn't want to lead more, it's not that Li Shimin doesn't want to use the strength of the Xuanjia Army to confront the enemy head-on.
But Li Shimin didn't have that many mysterious armors under his command.
It was also at the beginning of the fourth year of Wude that Li Shimin formally formed a 3,000-strong Xuanjia Army.
Then in the battle of Hulao Pass, he relied on three thousand mysterious armors to become a god in one fell swoop.
Yes, it’s apotheosis.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Battle of Hulao Pass, for Li Shimin, was a battle to become a god.
If it weren't for Li Shimin becoming emperor in history, he would definitely be qualified to be called the God of Military alongside Li Jing just because of the battle at Hulao Pass.
It is even possible to overpower Li Jing.
It is because he became an emperor in history, so when people evaluate him, they will evaluate him from two aspects: civil, political and martial arts, rather than just his martial arts.
It is precisely because of this that people's evaluation of him focuses more on the Khan of Heaven rather than the God of War.
A man with a profound background like Li Shimin, with the support of a huge family and a country that had been established for three years, spent more than three years and a lot of manpower and material resources to build a 3,000-strong heavy armored cavalry force.
Li Yi lives in a corner and has stricter requirements than Li Shimin. He must have spent a lot of money and longer to build a heavy armored cavalry of 1,200 people.
It is also possible that Li Yi spent as much money as Li Shimin.
After all, when Li Yi selected Youyun Cavalry, he not only selected the best among the best in the army, but also secretly trained them for as long as a year.
It seems that there is a training person in the middle, but in fact the cost behind the scenes is not small.
That's why Li Yuanji concluded that Li Yi should have invested all the wealth Luo had accumulated over the years.
Xue Wanshu didn't know how much money Li Yi spent, but he knew that it would cost a lot to build a heavy armored cavalry, especially a secret one, so he nodded hesitantly and said: "That should be the case..."
"What a pity, what a pity..."
Li Yuanji shook his head and sighed.
It's a pity that Li Yi didn't have a clear mind and didn't leave Youyunqi's powerful soldiers and horses in Youzhou for running around. Instead, he sent them to the meat grinding ground in Chang'an City.
It was also given to a person who could not fully utilize the strength of this army.
Li Yi is gambling, and he generally thinks that he will make a profit, and he can earn back ten or a hundred Youyun Riders.
But Li Yuanji knew very well that Li Yi was destined to lose, and he would lose even without his pants.
Regardless of the historical ending, regardless of the current strength of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, regardless of many other factors, just look at how Li Jiancheng treated them after Youyunqi arrived, and what he wanted to do with them
Wherever you use it, you know that Li Jiancheng will definitely lose.
Li Jiancheng asked a group of people who were masters on horseback to huddle in Hangu Pass for training. From now on, they can only move around in the East Palace. What can be achieved through training?
Li Jiancheng asked a group of people to dominate on horseback to perform palace coups and assassinations. What could be accomplished and what assassination could result?
Not only were the training subjects wrong, but the purpose was also wrong. How could Li Jiancheng succeed?
Ironhead?!
Li Jiancheng might as well spend some money to get the "Liuwei Dihuang Pill" who is not old yet and let her assassinate Li Shimin.
As for Li Shimin's hobby of Cao Cao, he definitely couldn't help it.
As long as Li Shimin goes to see Liuwei Dihuang Wan, and Liuwei Rehmannia Wan will not be intimidated by Li Shimin's domineering aura, there is a 99% chance that it will succeed.
It's a pity that Li Jiancheng couldn't think of a single good idea, but there were endless crooked ideas.
And none of the crooked ideas are just right.
Those 1,200 Youyunqi were destined to be buried with Li Jiancheng.
It's a real pity.
"What's the pity?"
Seeing Li Yuanji shaking his head with emotion, Xue Wanshu couldn't help but ask questions.
Li Yuanji glanced at Xue Wanshu and sighed: "It's a pity that Li Yi is blind and didn't know to give me such a heavy gift. If he gave me such a heavy gift, I might be merciful and tell him something
There’s a clear path.”
Xue Wanshu stared in astonishment and said in disbelief: "Your Highness is saying that His Highness King Yan gave Youyunqi away?!"
Li Yuanji nodded slowly.
Although there are only 300 Youyun Riders in Hangu Pass, they should be sent over in a steady stream until 1,200 people gather together.
Although Li Jiancheng could not think of any good ideas or crooked ideas that could make things happen, Li Jiancheng had a habit that was quite consistent with his status.
That means he likes to make big noises and big scenes.
It seems that without making a big fuss and making a big scene, it is not enough to show his identity.
Therefore, three hundred Youyun Riders could not satisfy his appetite at all, and even twelve hundred Youyun Riders gathered together could not satisfy his appetite.
Maybe he also asked Li Yi for some other warriors.
"Who did you give it to?!"
Xue Wanshu stood up unconsciously and asked blankly.
Xue Wanshu couldn't help but stay still, because the news had such an impact on him.
Just as Li Yuanji was about to answer, he saw the steward of the front hall running into the side hall in a hurry.