After Danshui was defeated by King Su's army, Feng Ting's army was divided into two armies.
One of them is the infantry of Feng Ting's army in Xincun in the "Battle of Danshui". The infantry and crossbowmen were mixed, and there were still about 13,000 to 4,000. As for the other one, it was the 7,000 Korean cavalry.
These 7,000 Korean cavalry, led by Feng Ting's general Fei Yang, joined the team that harassed King Su's army. This cavalry and the 15,000 cavalry of the Baoyuan army were distributed around the city of Xuansi, facing away from the city.
Or a small force of King Su's army leaving the city was waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack.
For example, the soldiers of King Su would go to Danshui to fetch water from time to time, or the soldiers of King Su would go out on patrol to monitor the surrounding areas.
There was no way. The absence of cavalry meant the loss of the field. Even if the soldiers of King Su who were out patrolling clearly saw traces of Korean cavalry in the distance, there was nothing they could do.
If we have a large number of people, and the Han cavalry turns around and leaves after harassing them with bows and crossbows, the soldiers of King Su's army will not be able to catch up with those Han cavalry on their own two legs; but if our own troops are not dominant, then the situation will be
To make matters worse, those Han cavalry will pounce on this group of Wei soldiers like wolves smelling blood.
It has to be said that King Su's army lost a lot of soldiers in this regard.
You must know that since King Su's army marched all the way, in the three battles of "Battle of Pilao Pass", "Battle of Xuushi City", and "Battle of Danshui", they actually did not lose too many troops, especially
The last two battles can be said to be one-sided crushing defeats.
However, in the battle in the outfield, King Su's army suffered a heavy loss. This was the result of the lack of cavalry support.
Some people may say that if Yuma Heavy Cavalry takes off its heavy armor, isn't it just a light cavalry?
This is true, but the question is, how can the Yuma army, which has taken off its heavy armor, defeat four times more Korean cavalry?
You know, the Yuma Army is actually just a new army that has been trained for a short time. Even if it can dominate the battlefield time and time again, it is all because of its thick and heavy armor.
Without this armor, how could the Yuma Army fight against the experienced Korean cavalry?
Therefore, it is very unwise to have the Yuma Army remove its heavy armor and convert it into light cavalry. Without the heavy armor, the Yuma Army cannot guarantee victory even if it faces the Korean cavalry of the same strength.
What's more, facing more than four times the number of Korean cavalry.
The same is true for the more than 2,000 cavalry newly formed by the Yanling Army. This is a cavalry composed of infantry heavy armor from the Yanling Army. The heavy armor of the infantry can protect these new soldiers who have just transformed into cavalry.
This allowed them to gain some equipment advantages when confronting the Korean cavalry. However, in terms of tactics, the Korean cavalry may have a hundred ways to kill this new Wei cavalry.
Precisely because of these points, King Su's army was always at a disadvantage in outfield battles. This made Zhao Hongrun regret very much for not summoning the Northern Sichuan Cavalry.
If there were 10,000 Sichuan Northern cavalrymen nearby, how could Zhao Hongrun tolerate the Korean cavalry walking through this land so unscrupulously, coming and going freely under the eyes of the Wei troops?
But having said that, Zhao Hongrun had nothing to do at the time. After all, he was considering that the Qin State might not die and once again formed an army to attack Hedong County and Sanchuan County. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun deployed the Northern Sichuan Cavalry in the Sichuan Luo area to facilitate the Qin Army to attack again.
When the time comes, send troops in time to stop it.
Perhaps Zhao Hongrun was unfounded and thought too much. He always felt that the relationship between the Wusu Royal Court, the "Jie Tribe" and the "Ling Tribe" in Sanchuan County was somewhat ambiguous with the Qin State, even though these three were forced by his threats at the time.
, once jointly sent troops and contributed to the incident of "two hundred thousand Qin soldiers died in Sanchuan County".
As for another reason, Zhao Hongrun plans to introduce the new cavalry unit "Heavy Cavalry" to the Koreans. He hopes that South Korea will spend huge manpower and material resources to build domestic cavalry after seeing the dominance of Yuma Heavy Cavalry.
Became a heavy cavalryman.
Based on this ulterior purpose, how could Zhao Hongrun let the Northern Sichuan Cavalry compete with the Yuma Heavy Cavalry? What if the Koreans, after seeing the combat effectiveness of the Northern Sichuan Cavalry, firmly embarked on the development path of "Light Cavalry"
, then Zhao Hongrun's strategic plan of "praising heavy cavalry" was completely ruined.
Therefore, the current situation can be considered to be caused by Zhao Hongrun himself, and he cannot blame others.
The addition of 7,000 cavalry led by Feng Ting's cavalry general Fei Yang made the harassment of King Su's army by the cavalry of the Baoyuan army even stronger, which made the Wei soldiers sent by King Su's army to patrol the outfields feel greater pressure.
, it once soared from a team of a hundred people to a team of a thousand people.
Because a team of a hundred people could not stop the harassment of the Korean cavalry: a hundred Wei soldiers encountered the same number of Korean cavalry in the field. If the former was far away from the base camp, they would definitely die, and almost no survivors would be able to return to the military camp.
But if a thousand-man team encounters wandering Korean cavalry, then there is a certain chance of survival. Even if the Korean cavalry swarms like wolves after smelling blood, as long as the number does not exceed a thousand, this thousand-man team will have a certain chance of survival.
King Su's soldiers still have a certain chance of survival. To say the least, even if they lose to the Han cavalry in the end, they can still take a piece of meat from these Han cavalry.
Facts have also proven that after the number of Wei troops sent out for patrol surged to a thousand-man team, Han Qi no longer chose to charge. At most, they would shoot a few arrows from a distance. If there was no chance, they would eventually choose to leave.
No wonder, after all, cavalry and infantry are not equivalent. The Korean cavalry does not want to exchange their lives for the lives of the Wei infantry - the "Battle of Xuushi City" has fully proved that the Wei heavy infantry in the formation state
, the combat effectiveness is quite astonishing. Perhaps a hundred Wei soldiers cannot withstand the charge of a hundred Korean cavalry, but a thousand Wei soldiers may be able to block a thousand Korean cavalry, and with the help of crossbows, they can cause damage to the Korean cavalry.
Casualties.
Therefore, the patrol teams sent out by King Su's army in recent days are often composed of thousands of troops, and sometimes two thousand-man teams are even sent out in succession to echo each other.
Such a response made it increasingly difficult for the Korean cavalry to hunt down the lone Wei army.
On October 27, Feng Ting got in touch with Bao Yuan, and the two met in a forest downstream of Danshui River.
When they arrived at the agreed place, Feng Ting found that Bao Yuan and his guards were the only ones there, but there was no trace of Jin Mao. He felt a little puzzled and asked: "Where is Jin Mao?"
"I don't know." Bao Yuan shook his head and said: "Two days ago, the rest of Jin Biao's troops were deployed on the narrow road leading to Mengmenguan from Xuushi City, and they stayed in ambush in that mountain forest for two days and two nights.
, I originally thought that Wei Gongzi Run would send troops to attack the rear of Mengmen Pass, but I didn’t expect... that the effort would be in vain."
Hearing this, Feng Ting burst into laughter.
You must know that it is not easy to hide in the mountains and forests for two days and two nights in the weather like these days. After all, the temperature difference between the night temperature and the daytime temperature in the basin area is very big.
"Jin Biao must fight tooth and nail." Feng Ting shook his head, and then smiled with relief: "It's no wonder that he suffered two defeats in succession at the hands of that Wei Gongzi Run, Pi Lao Pass and Xu's City. He couldn't wait to come.
I need to save some face..."
"Lost...?" Baoyuan smacked his lips, and then said with a half-smile: "I heard that you witnessed the terror of 'Shangshui Yuma' in Danshui?"
Hearing this, Feng Ting flashed a trace of displeasure on his face. After glancing at Bao Yuan, he said rather glumly: "Ah, unexpected... In front of that thick-armored Wei cavalry, the infantry had no resistance at all.
With such power, in just a blink of an eye, the entire defense line was torn apart. Looking back at it now, I still have lingering fears... But there is something wrong with the endurance of this Wei cavalry."
Bao Yuan heard this and said indifferently: "Both men and horses are covered in thick armor that is invulnerable. How can the horse power last? But... I wonder if you have seen the Wei army's tactics. The wandering Wei cavalry is almost always dispatched together with the infantry.
, when the wandering Wei cavalry could no longer run and was trapped in a tight siege, the Wei army's infantry stepped in in time to support the cavalry... This idea is quite brilliant."
"..." Feng Ting glanced at Baoyuan in surprise.
Possibly guessing Feng Ting's thoughts, Bao Yuan said with a smile: "I don't want to let other people's ambitions destroy my own prestige. I just think that the Wei cavalry of Shang Shui Youma is quite outstanding... You have also seen it,
This Wei cavalry showed unimpeded dominance on the battlefield."
Feng Ting nodded slowly, frowned and asked: "Do you want to imitate Shang Shui Youma and build a cavalry like this?... There is such a thing as picking up people's teeth, tsk."
"So what?" Bao Yuan said with a smile: "Didn't Wei also imitate our country's cavalry and secretly build Dangjun Youma?... We in Korea have no shortage of war horses. Wei Gongzi Runneng has planned to build five thousand cavalry.
As for the armored cavalry, I, Korea, can raise 50,000 cavalry." When he said this, a smile appeared on his face.
With a hint of fascination, he murmured: "Just imagine, with fifty thousand cavalry like this, if we send troops to Beiyuan..."Shanrong" outside Beiyan, "Donghu" outside Shanggu, "Linhu" outside Yanmenwai
"Da Rong", "Xiao Rong", "Beidi", why should we be afraid of this foreign army?"
When saying this, Bao Yuan narrowed his eyes, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
It is undeniable that he has selfish motives.
You must know that although South Korea is powerful, it faces far greater external threats than Wei. Wei once only had one Sichuan Rong at most, but as for South Korea, the northern plateau is full of foreign armies who covet South Korea's riches.
Because of this, the three most skilled warriors among the ten tycoons of Beiyuan have always been stationed in Yanmen, Shanggu, and Beiyan to ensure that foreign armies cannot threaten South Korea.
If they follow the example of Wei's Youma Heavy Cavalry and South Korea also builds a heavy cavalry, Baoyuan believes that it can severely damage the foreign armies in the north. Once these foreign armies are severely damaged, the two "Yanmen Shou" and "Shanggu Shou" will
The ten nobles of Beiyuan who were loyal to Han Wangran were liberated. At that time, even "Lihou Hanwu" had no reason to force these two to station in the northern border of South Korea.
And if the two top ten heroes of the Northern Plains, "Yanmen Shou" and "Shanggu Shou", return to Handan, Bao Yuan will never believe that anyone will be able to shake the status of Han Wangran, the lord to whom he is loyal.
Obviously, Feng Ting also guessed Bao Yuan's intention, and immediately brought the topic back: "If you want to imitate Shang Shui Youma and form a cavalry like that, it will cost a lot of money... Let's not talk about it for now, that Wei Gongzi Run
Is there any movement over there?"
"Nothing happened." Bao Yuan shook his head and said: "In recent days, the Wei army has been harassed severely by the cavalry of our two armies. When they are dispatched, they are thousands of troops, and they are dispatched frequently. I don't know if they plan to fight with me."
The army and cavalry compete for the outer field."
"Use infantry and cavalry to compete for the outer field?" Feng Ting shook his head with a half-smile, indicating that the Wei army was thinking too much.
However, after thinking carefully, he felt that something was wrong: "It's not right... It's almost November. Could it be that Mr. Wei Run is planning to be trapped in this area? But... he has no food and grass.
Will one hundred thousand Wei troops drink from the northwest wind?"
"I can't figure this out." Bao Yuan said with emotion after hearing this: "According to common sense, Mr. Wei will either attack Gao Lang or Mengmenguan. In comparison, I still think he is more likely to attack Gao Lang.
...I thought that he would choose to withdraw his troops after he led his troops to crush your Danshui Camp, but I didn't expect that he actually stood still... Could it be that he planned to use the civilians in the Xuansheng City as military rations?
This is a bit..."
"That's not the case." Feng Ting shook his head and said, "The Wei army under Wei Gongzi Run has strict military discipline. I have never heard of them robbing our civilians along the way... I suspect that he may have some conspiracy."
"All the actions of the Wei army are under the supervision of the cavalry under your command. I don't believe there is any way he can attack Gao Lang under our noses." Bao Yuan said with a smile.
"That's right." Feng Ting smiled and nodded.
The two of them laughed for a while, but for some reason, the smiles on their faces slowly disappeared, replaced by solemn expressions.
After being silent for a long time, Bao Yuan licked his lips and suddenly asked: "Those thousand-man scouts sent by the Wei army...did you say they have returned to Xuushi City?"
"It seems there is no relevant report..." Feng Ting swallowed his saliva and replied.
After staring at each other for a while, Bao Yuan and Feng Ting looked at each other speechless.