Chapter 772: The Big Tribe Surrounds the Small Tribe
When Xu Qing put on his armor and arrived outside the camp, soldiers and horses from the third and fourth guards had already gathered outside.
Xu Qing wore armor for the first time, and it was armor like King Xian. When he walked, he felt as if he was carrying a big lead weight on his back.
When not wearing armor, they can still compete flexibly and perform various moves. After wearing armor, most soldiers may only be able to perform simple sprinting movements with their guns.
In the past, Xu Qing didn't understand why it was called abandoning one's armor, but now he understands that wearing this thing when escaping really means you can't run fast!
Xiao Ye was about to mount his horse, but King Xian brought Xu Qing over and said, "I will give you someone to help you."
Xiao Ye was startled when he saw Xu Qing in armor and asked, "Brother Xu, why is he wearing his father's armor?"
The wise king said: "Xu Qing is going out with you this time. It just so happens that the plan of the small tribe to surround the big tribe was proposed by Xu Qing, so he will be the military advisor. If you have any questions, you can also talk to him.
Let's discuss it together."
Xiao Ye hesitated and said, "Father, isn't this good? You are going to actually go into battle to kill the enemy. Brother Xu has never been on the battlefield and is not very proficient in martial arts. Is it appropriate?"
The wise king waved his hand impatiently and said, "I don't care if it's okay or not, but I've left him in your hands. You just need to take care of him. Don't let him upset me all day long."
After that, the wise king waved his sleeves and walked back.
Xu Qing originally wanted to say something. It was still early in the morning, so it would be better to say goodbye before the princess woke up.
But it is obvious that the wise king does not intend to give himself this opportunity.
Xu Qing thought that only his wife had a bad temper for a few days every month, but she didn't expect that the wise king also had a bad temper, and she got worse!
But thinking that in two or three years, even his most precious cabbage will be taken away in the basin, it's better to let him vent his anger in advance.
Alas, poor lonely old man.
Xiao Ye supported the swaying Xu Qing and said, "Brother Xu, what's wrong with you? The armor is too heavy?"
Xu Qing shook his head and said without tears: "I don't know why the prince went crazy this morning. He almost broke all the bones in my body..."
Xiao Ye said, "Brother Xu, can you still mount the horse?"
Xu Qing said: "Brother Xiao, please support me."
Xiao Ye nodded and said, "Okay, I'll support you."
Soon after, the army finally set off slowly.
This time the expedition was not about the entire cavalry army of the Chu State. It was not necessary to use a large number of cavalry to clear out the surrounding tribes. Three and four guards were enough.
Unless it's really time for a large-scale showdown, it would be a waste of money to pull out all the Chu State's cavalry now.
The light cavalry is almost composed of two horses per man, which are used alternately. The other horse can also be used to carry armor.
Originally, Chu State had a thousand heavy cavalry, but when they charged forward, they were invincible. It was like an ancient version of a torrent of steel.
Enemies will flee wherever they go.
Don't underestimate the fact that there are only a thousand cavalry, but one person has three horses and four horses. There are also various auxiliary soldiers, civilians and tens of thousands of people to take care of their food, drink and toilet. The armor coverage rate of the heavy armored soldiers can be close to 100%.
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Although they are small in number, they are very powerful in terms of money. The reason why the Chu State was able to conquer the Central Plains in an invincible manner is inseparable from these thousand-weight cavalry.
Of course, later on, due to the low versatility of heavy cavalry, their mobility was not as good as that of light cavalry, and the country was poor, they were disbanded.
Well, actually the first two points are secondary. The main reason is that the Chu country is poor and cannot afford to support it.
Not to mention the Chu State, the Zhou State could not afford it.
The only one who can afford it and support it for a long time is probably the State of Zhao, but the State of Zhao does not support it either.
It is true that they have money, but they are extremely short of good war horses and good enough soldiers.
But even if there is such an excellent war horse and something as outstanding as the Chu State, it is estimated that the Zhao State will not raise it.
It would be uneasy for anyone to put such a big killer weapon in their hands.
It would be even more useless if the emperor personally controlled them and asked them to guard the capital. If the enemy really wanted to attack the capital, a thousand heavy cavalry would only be enough to struggle to the death for a while. It would not be worth it.
Therefore, among the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains, no country has heavy cavalry, only light cavalry.
Now that the Chu State has firearms, it has just made up for the shortcomings of the heavy cavalry, and its strength can be improved a lot.
More importantly, firearms save much more money than heavy cavalry!
With the current capabilities of Chu State, it is easy to raise four firearms battalions.
Cannons that shake the sky and thunder can be made with great effort.
Heavy cavalry may not be able to defend the places Chu has captured, but firearms certainly can.
Of course, the key for Chu State is to save money.
Who made Chu the poorest country among the three kingdoms of the Central Plains for a long time?
I’m really scared of poverty, so I’ll save money if I can.
But now light cavalry and firearms seem to be enough.
After firing the firearms, the cavalry charges, and after the cavalry charges, they fire the firearms.
Simple and crude.
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After sending the third and fourth guards off, Zhao Hongyu followed King Xian back to the tent. King Xian sat behind the table in the tent and Zhao Hongyu stood in front of the table.
Zhao Hongyu cupped his fists towards the wise king and said, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Anding County must be a meritorious official. If you criticize him so harshly, I'm afraid others will think that Your Majesty is neglecting me, a meritorious official of the Chu Kingdom."
The wise king clenched his fists and said, "Is this considered a harsh punishment? Is this considered a neglect? He has great achievements. In the past, I always thought that if a tree is as beautiful as the forest wind, it will be destroyed, so I deliberately lowered his reward.
But looking at it now, huh! This kid can never expect to get any reward from this king! If it were someone else, I would have just slapped him last night... That's it! You go down first."
Zhao Hongyu no longer dared to look directly at the Xian Wang, lowered his head and clasped his fists before walking away.
The prince was still angry, so he shouldn't have said this more.
But the wise king in the tent became more and more angry as he thought about it.
Damn brat! Damn brat!
Tell me about your legal labor income all day long!
From now on, if I hear that you are shameless enough to ask for a reward, I will skin you!
Just when the wise king was getting more and more angry, a familiar voice came from outside the tent from far to near: "Father! It's not good, it's not good! Xu Qing is missing!"
Xiao Ruxue ran to the King Xian, looked at the King Xian gnashing his teeth, and asked doubtfully: "Father, who made you angry?"
The Xian King quickly shook his head, forced a smile on his face and said: "No, who in the entire Chu Kingdom has the qualifications to make Father King angry?"
Xiao Ruxue said: "Father, then...Xu Qing is missing. He should arrange patrols, but my daughter can't find him anywhere. Have you seen him?"
Xian Wang's throat moved, and he was still thinking about how to explain to Xiao Ruxue. If he told Xue'er directly that he asked Xu Qing to follow Xiao Ye to implement some small tribe to besiege the big tribe, would Xue'er be disappointed?