Holding Li (six times) "If he dares to come, bury him in the ravine under this family fort!" After hearing what Wang Fubao said for sure, the generals immediately prepared to attack the enemy camp at Liuhua River with Li Xu.
, with the example of 15,000 soldiers defeating an enemy of more than 100,000 in front of them, everyone's confidence in victory increased sharply. They all felt that the combat effectiveness of the so-called Turkic Wolf Cavalry was just that, at best, it was similar to that of bandits wandering around the states and counties.
If you encounter an army armed to the teeth, you will definitely return in defeat.
"The cavalrymen who are scouting the road for Gutuolu are not elite. Please don't underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Turkic Wolf Cavalry!" In order to prevent everyone from taking the upcoming fierce battle too lightly, Li Xu had to tell Zhou Daniu and others what he had said before.
The words were emphasized again in public
"Um, that guy named Ah, Ah, what's blue? Isn't his cavalry considered elite?" Wang Fubao was obviously stunned and asked hesitantly.
Although the warriors of the Xi clan led by Aslan did not have the opportunity to formally engage in battle with the defenders on the Great Wall, the main generals who stayed behind saw the heroic appearance of the herdsmen galloping from a distance and compared them with the elite Boling soldiers.
The military appearance and military discipline may be a little worse, but in terms of the ability to control the horses, the physical condition of the soldiers, and the generals' ability to control the soldiers, the strength of this team is by no means worse than the same number of Hedong soldiers and horses, compared with Wang Fubao's command
The 30,000 Dou family troops who had just changed their uniforms had more than a little bit more combat effectiveness.
"Zhongjian has fought against the Wolf Cavalry, why not tell everyone about his characteristics in detail!" Li Jiancheng sat upright in a solemn voice and suggested loudly.
He remembered that during the Battle of Yanmen, the Flying Tiger Army under his second brother Shimin once fought with the retreating Turkic Wolf Cavalry. According to the descriptions of the generals who participated in that battle, the performance of the Turks was very ordinary, but the Flying Tiger Army
The Li family in Hedong is the elite of the elite, and it is not at the same level as the troops and horses he leads now. According to his observations a few days ago, Aslan's cavalry is already very difficult to cope with. If Aslan's cavalry only
They can be regarded as miscellaneous soldiers exploring the road, but the regular army under Gutuolu's command is even more troublesome.
Li Xu nodded, his face turned to Li Jiancheng and Wang Fubao, but his voice was raised enough for everyone to hear clearly, "Wolf Cavalry is mainly composed of Turks, and they have gathered elites from various ministries that have good relations with Turks to form the army. The soldiers are all very strong."
, the archers and horses are also extremely skilled. The cavalry we saw a few days ago are warriors from various tribes of the Xi tribe, and their training and equipment are not as good as the wolf cavalry. Among the entire tribe of the Xi tribe, currently only the more than a thousand cavalrymen of the Su Chuan tribe are qualified.
Parallel with Gutuolu's brigade, that cavalry team was trained by Xu Maogong for the Su Chuan tribe. He once wiped out the entire Suotouxi clan in one battle! And according to my estimation, there are probably some from the Central Plains in this team.
Siege weapons exist!"
"Hiss!" After listening to Li Xu's words, the generals couldn't help but take a breath of air-conditioning. Among the tens of thousands of warriors of the Xi tribe, Gutuolu only selected more than a thousand people to join his team. From this calculation, even if the Wolf Cavalry cannot be said to be...
One-in-a-hundred elites, or one out of ten to describe it, is about the same. The opponent claims to have 400,000 soldiers and horses, but the defenders on the Great Wall only have 130,000 at full strength. You can imagine how difficult this battle will be.
"But the grassland army has a very big weakness, that is, its morale cannot last long." Li Xu had no intention of lowering his own morale too low. After achieving the purpose of reminding everyone, he immediately began to analyze the weaknesses of the Wolf Cavalry, "If the fight goes smoothly, they personally
They are all brave and unafraid of death. If they suffer a big defeat, they will be defeated thousands of miles away and it will be difficult to regroup. Therefore, we must fight hard in the first battle to knock down Gutuolu's majesty first!"
"Didn't the general say that they are skilled with bows and horses? How can we give him a blow in the head?"
"They are so powerful in combat and so many in number. How can we defeat them?"
The soldiers under Wang Fubao were not highly trained, but they were quite courageous. When Li Xu said that he wanted to curb Gu Tuolu's majesty, he immediately started asking questions.
"The foot of the Great Wall is mostly mountainous. Even the valleys that enter the fortress cannot allow the cavalry to fully deploy. So as long as our personnel are properly deployed, it will be difficult for the wolf cavalry's horse advantage to be fully utilized!" Li Xu nodded approvingly to everyone.
Nodding, he continued to explain, "Secondly, when it comes to the surrounding terrain, we are far more familiar than Wolf Cavalry in attacking from the side unexpectedly, and we can also achieve some miraculous effects!"
"Third, it depends on whether Gutuolu can always get the warriors of other tribes to be on the same page with him. The warriors of all tribes come here to gain benefits. He has been delayed on the road for so long and has not shared any benefits with everyone. He has already made all the warriors agree with him.
The clan warriors are very dissatisfied. If they are treated separately on the battlefield, it will be difficult for each tribe to retreat..."
"So, this battle still needs to be fought!" After listening to Li Xu's analysis, the elder Shi Chen Yanshou commented with a smile. Then he changed the subject and turned the conversation to Su Chu's department again, "The general said that Su Chu
The Sip Warrior personally trained for Xu Maogong, what happened?"
"It's a long story!" Li Xu clarified his thoughts and answered slowly, "When Maogong and I went to live outside the Great Wall, we spent the winter in the Suchu tribe. That winter, the Suotou Xi tribe was occupied by the Turks.
, had to take the idea of Su Chuobu's pasture, in order to avoid suffering the disaster of Chiyu, Maogong took action to help Su Chuobu train a group of warriors, and these warriors later became the Suchuo tribe's help in competing for the position of the great khan of the various tribes of the Lin tribe.
arm......."
Most of the generals here only knew that Li Xu had achieved great success as a young man. He rose from his position in the team as fast as flying a kite, and in a blink of an eye he reached the high position of General Manager of the Boling Army. However, they did not expect that before entering the army, he and Xu Maogong were still in the same position.
There is such a legendary experience, so everyone listens to it with gusto, especially the part about how Xu Maogong transformed the Xi tribe cavalry in just four months, which makes people's eyes shine brightly. I wish I could have been there at that time, and interacted with them.
Xu Maogong changed his position.
But careful people such as Chen Yanshou inferred from a few words that Li Xu had not told all the past events clearly. He had also heard a little bit about Li Xu's past at Tang Gong Li Yuan's mansion, so he had no intention of getting hung up on the details. He just felt that even if the facts were as Li Xu said,
It is said that the warriors of the Suchu tribe have mastered the war skills of the Central Plains. Why are all the wolf riders as powerful as the warriors of the Suchu tribe? Besides, the Turks have never liked building cities, so why is Li Xu convinced that they will carry the attack skills of the Central Plains?
City weapons?
When he asked the last question, he quickly got the answer from Xu Zi's words: "Last time, the Turkic Wolf Cavalry had no siege equipment and could not attack Yanmen for a long time, and suffered a big loss at the hands of King Qin's soldiers and horses.
, they will definitely learn from the last lesson and carry a large number of weapons for attacking fortresses. Otherwise, Gutuolu’s large army of soldiers and horses should not be marching so slowly!”
"Grandma, it's very difficult to make those military weapons. Where did the Turks learn it?" Wang Fubao asked suspiciously based on his own experience.
Even for the Dou family, the siege weapons are very simple. It is not that Dou Jiande is reluctant to spend money to make those catapults, wells, crash carts, and siege ladders, etc., but that few folk craftsmen have mastered the manufacturing methods of these weapons. Even if they are presented in front of them,
The actual combat effect is far inferior to the original ones of the Sui Dynasty military.
"Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu and others are all generals of our Sui frontier army!" Li Xu smiled bitterly, "Mayi and Loufan counties have a large number of craftsmen who follow the army. In addition, the wife of Su Chuan's great Aijin is from Jiangnan.
, she can draw the appearance of many Central Plains equipment!"
"How come there is such a woman in the Su Chuan tribe?!" Everyone was stunned again and asked in surprise. There were many women married to the Ashina family in Zhongyuan, but they were all the daughters of the royal family. When it came to political skills,
All the top leaders talked about the menial work of ordnance manufacturing, which is a lowly craftsman, and almost knew nothing about it. Therefore, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu and others sold the secrets of weapon manufacturing to the Turks. This news can be believed by a woman from Jiangnan.
How is it possible to know so many military secrets?!
Li Xu shook his head and continued to smile bitterly, "She is not an ordinary Jiangnan woman. According to my inference, she is most likely to have a surname of Chen. According to the current situation, nearly thirty years ago, the Chen family in Jiangnan was sent to Turkic marriage in an attempt to contain the Sui Dynasty from behind.
An important chess piece!"
"Ah!" "Oh!" Everyone was even more shocked and couldn't close their mouths. Thirty years ago, the woman Nan Chen sent to the fortress to contact the Turks had suppressed the national hatred and family feud for nearly thirty years, and it was even more uncontrollable when it broke out.
No wonder the Su Chuan tribe had close trade relations with the Central Plains, but they insisted on boarding the Turks' southbound chariot. No wonder Gutuolu and others went south, preparing to completely destroy the Central Plains in one fell swoop.
"Can you tell me more clearly about the origin of that woman?" After a while, Chen Yanshou was the first to recover from the shock and asked in a low voice.
"How could I have inquired about these things back then!" Li Xu continued to shake his head, "I thought you just discovered that the layout of Su Chuobu's camp is very similar to that of the fortresses in the Central Plains. There are also arrow towers and ballistas at key points, but Su Chuobu's
The methods of preparing winter vegetables and storing grain and dried meat are also far superior to those of the surrounding tribes and herdsmen. It is recognized that their rapid rise is all thanks to the woman surnamed Chen!"
Including ruthless means to people. Quietly, Li Xu added in his heart. Now, he can conclude with great certainty that the strategy of forcing himself away and using Tao Kuo's silk as a link to marry the Ashina family is also
From Chen Wanqing Only she who bears the hatred of her country and family needs to be close to the Ashina family the most. Only she who is familiar with the habits of the two ethnic groups in the Central Plains and the grassland can she make the final choice for herself and Tao Kuo.
"It has been almost 30 years since the fall of Chendu. This woman is as patient as a grandma!" After listening to Li Xu's words, Wang Fubao sighed and said with emotion.
"Hate, it doesn't necessarily have to start, but it always lasts longer than other feelings!" Li Jiancheng sighed and added quietly.
