Chapter 372: Prospects of Danyang Elite Soldiers and Xiliang Cavalry
Cao Bao retreated back with the commander's flag. In an instant, Danyang's elite soldiers were in chaos. Fortunately, the Danyang soldiers were not only well-trained, but also had an advantage this time. Although Cao Cao seized the opportunity and killed them, they still failed.
They failed to defeat the enemy, but barely suppressed the momentum of the Danyang soldiers.
"This Danyang elite is indeed a large-scale elite unit second only to the Xiliang cavalry and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry." Xun You said with emotion from a high place, looking at the Danyang elite soldiers who were trying to hold down the position after the coach's chaos.
Cheng Yu also had a look of worry on his face. Although the strength of Danyang's elite soldiers had been prepared before, it was incredible to witness it with his own eyes in the field. Danyang people may really have been born for fighting.
[The Danyang soldiers are so difficult to deal with, so wouldn't the Xiliang cavalry be even more troublesome? Not only are they huge in number, but they are also cavalry. This is a huge obstacle to the strategy planned by my uncle.] Xun You thought with a dull expression.
Xun You actually saw the Xiliang cavalry when he was the Huangmen Shilang in Chang'an. That troop was completely different from what he thought.
The regular army is equipped with auxiliary troops. Basically, a regular army infantry will be supported by two to three auxiliary troops. The so-called 100,000 army actually refers to 30,000 regular troops, 70,000 to 80,000 auxiliary troops, and auxiliary troops.
Soldiers generally don't fight.
However, there are exceptions to everything. For example, the Danyang soldiers did not have auxiliary troops, and the auxiliary troops of the Xiliang cavalry were directly Qiang cavalry. In fact, Xun You also knew that the Xiliang cavalry did not have auxiliary troops at the earliest, but later Li
After Confucianism came to power, he established the auxiliary army system.
There are not many other Qiang cavalry in Xiliang and they belong to the overpopulation level. Regardless of whether the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang cavalry is comparable to that of the Xiliang cavalry, the Qiang cavalry are still cavalry after all, and there is no problem in dealing with the infantry.
When Dong Zhuo took control of Xiliang, he needed to weaken the Qiang and Hu forces in Xiliang, but at the same time he could not make the Qiang people feel that he was cheating them. So he followed Li Ru's advice and established a great Han Dynasty.
The most neurotic auxiliary system.
The auxiliary troops of other people are basically civilians. The auxiliary troops of the Xiliang soldiers are directly based on the Qiang cavalry. According to Dong Zhuo, you Qiang people are all good men and rely on the strong, so follow me.
I can't eat without a bite of you.
Don't worry about whether Dong Zhuo's words were deceptive. In short, when Dong Zhuo was alive, the Qiang people mostly followed the Xiliang cavalry for a living. Over time, they finally established a pyramid system, with the Xiliang cavalry at the top.
Each one is equipped with three Qiang cavalry as auxiliary soldiers, and then the Qiang cavalry captures some people as miscellaneous soldiers to follow.
This led to a very funny situation. As soon as the Xiliang Iron Cavalry said it would mobilize ten thousand people, a mighty army of 100,000 people came over. The auxiliary troops of other armies did not fight, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry auxiliary Qiang Cavalry only had
The Qiang Cavalry, led by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, can fight smoothly against the regular army without pressure. Of course, if there is no Xiliang Iron Cavalry leading the Qiang Cavalry, it will be a second-rate unit.
The most embarrassing part is that the Qiang cavalry are really dependent on the strong. As long as the Xiliang cavalry passes by, the Qiang tribe will automatically supplement the auxiliary troops of the Xiliang cavalry. Isn’t it good? It’s not necessary.
conscription.
In fact, Xun You, who has actually seen the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, clearly knows the cost. That is, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry consumes food and grass at a rate that is enough to drive a normal prince crazy. Feeding 10,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry with auxiliary troops is equivalent to feeding
Two hundred thousand infantrymen, although their combat effectiveness is worth that price.
This is also the reason why Li Que, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou combined only have 50,000 Xiliang cavalry, but everyone believes in the claim of 300,000 cavalry. This is also why Zhang Ji still has to carry out farming activities everywhere.
You can feed your men by looting, because raising a Xiliang cavalry means you need to raise several times more auxiliary soldiers.
Having said that, after the death of Li Que and Guo Si, the leaderless Xiliang Iron Cavalry without supplies should disappear in the long river of history at this time. I don’t want Ma Chao to rely on his own bravery to once again build this pyramid-structured Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Although
There were a bit more Qiang cavalry, but the foundation was still the Xiliang cavalry. This was the reason why Ma Chao cut off his beard and discarded his robes when he attacked Cao Cao in the later period.
Otherwise, it would be a dream to defeat Cao Cao so smoothly just by relying on second-rate troops like the Qiang Cavalry.
[The situation is not good. If the combat effectiveness of Danyang's elite soldiers is shown now, then the Xiliang cavalry in Chang'an who followed Dong Zhuo in the north and south are definitely not weak. They can only rely on cunning to implement the plan. It's a pity that Qi Qi
Planning is not king, if you fail...] Xun You frowned slightly and was not very optimistic about his uncle Xun Yu's strategy.
[Forget it, let’s finish the matter at hand first. My uncle’s strategy is by no means that simple. Let’s talk about the issue of the Xiliang cavalry later. 】
Xun You looked at the jagged battlefield ahead. Without Cao Bao giving orders randomly, the Danyang soldiers actually relied on their many years of combat experience to stabilize the situation without high-level command, relying on the control of the centurions, military lords, and Sima's lower-level officers.
formation, and began to turn the situation around.
"Zhongde seems to have underestimated the Danyang elite. The strength of our infantry is still far behind theirs. I ordered Xia Houyuan to let a few people follow the planned situation. The only way to defeat the Danyang soldiers with the minimum loss is Cao Bao.
The chaotic military orders caused Danyang soldiers to be in disarray." Xun You turned to Cheng Yu and said.
Cheng Yu nodded and ordered to the few messengers who had been waiting beside the carriage. He saw a few people getting on their horses and rushing south quickly.
In just one meal, Xia Houyuan, the fastest, had already led his troops from the rear to attack Cao Bao who was under the commander's flag. In an instant, there was a chaos in the rear of Danyang soldiers, followed by a period of chaotic maneuvers, so that the soldiers who had just stabilized
The front army was once again thrown into chaos due to the influence of the rear army, and even because the formation collapsed, the clouds dispersed a lot. The situation of the Danyang soldiers who had just stabilized the formation instantly became even worse.
"The rear army quickly forms a round formation." Xu Sheng shouted, but as a military prince, even if he knew the most correct way to deal with it, he could not pass it on. He could only rely on Cao Bao's chaotic command to change the situation in the rear.
Even worse.
Cao Bao's erratic command caused the rear army to directly lose three soldiers who faced Xiahou Yuan's attack. The already bad situation became even worse. Later, without waiting for Cao Bao to make adjustments, Xiahou Dun led another group of infantry in a sudden attack.
Under the rain of arrows, he rushed in with a spear formation, and then Xiahou Dun used his might to kill the Danyang elite soldiers in the rear crazily.
As the second wave of reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, Cao's army, which originally had the upper hand, became even more powerful. Relying on a moment of vitality, it directly suppressed the Danyang elite soldiers. Then the third wave of troops led by Mao Jie rushed in directly amid Cao Bao's shrill screams.
into the Danyang soldiers' formation.
As Xia Houyuan shot off the commander's flag with an arrow from afar, Cao Bao, who was originally fidgety because of fear, could no longer bear the fear in his heart. He screamed and ran in the direction of Yishui in a panic, giving up the control of Danyang soldiers.
, he really can't bear the atmosphere of the battlefield where he may die at any time. He is a famous scholar, not a dead soldier!
