Xiao Tang thought about it carefully, and it was certainly feasible to form heavy cavalry in the green forest, but it must be treated with great caution.
After all, the heavy armor required by any heavy cavalry unit is very expensive, and the requirements for horse selection, armor care, logistics and transportation, knight training, etc. are also extremely high, so an organic heavy cavalry unit is formed.
, the expenditure is too huge. The Song Dynasty Yin Fu, Lian Ma and other units also have the financial support of the state. Even Xiao Tang’s financial resources can be regarded as one of the few rich people in the Song Dynasty. Now they are building fortresses all over the green forest to supply Liaodong security forces.
In the prefecture and other places, the expenditure burden was heavy. Every penny or two spent, Xiao Tang also had to compare it with baht.
There are also heavy cavalry units such as the Iron Buddha of the Jin State, the Iron Kites of the Xia State, the Lian Ma of the Song State, and the Tielin Army of the Liao State. They are all regular military forces formed by the state. They can be found at Green Forest on Jingdong Road in the Song Dynasty, or at
The border army of the Liao Kingdom pulled up a heavy cavalry unit in Baozhou... This is too surprising at first glance. The court of any country would find such a well-equipped heavy armored force within its sphere of influence.
Indifferent?
At that time, it was also because the soldiers and horses in Erlong Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain in Qingzhou were strong and walked back and forth on the boundary of Jingdong Road without any taboos, which aroused the vigilance of the prefect Murong Yanda. This led to the army from several states in Jingdong to encircle Erlong Mountain. When the court found out and the government
The opposing Green Forest soldiers and horses are actually capable of forming heavy cavalry units, and it is very likely that the few elite troops in the Forbidden Army will be mobilized to conquer. By then, the soldiers and horses in the Green Forest of the Xiao Tang Dynasty may have to face the attack of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, or even
It is also possible that the new army he is about to form in Hedong will come to encircle and suppress them. Such a result is definitely something Xiao Tang does not want to see.
Now the Liao Congress is gradually losing control of the Tokyo Road, and it is selecting strong riders from Baozhou and other places in Liaodong to form a small heavy cavalry unit first, just like the Modao Camp in our Green Forest Force, and guarding Erlong Mountain.
Like the new stone-fired artillery in the three dangerous passes, the state capitals such as Baozhou will no longer worry about the pressure of the Liao army, and will slowly expand their establishment according to the current situation and balance of payments...
.Maybe this method can also work.
Here Xiao Tangwu was thinking to himself, but the three thousand Hedong thieves who were the first to press forward on the battlefield had almost been wiped out. Hua Rong led the eighteen cavalry and spurred the horses as fast as they flew. The roaring and sound of arrows continued during the galloping, and there were constant sounds.
The thief's rider led the string and fell from the horse. It was not only Xiao Li Guang Hua Rong who had the ability of magic arrows who exclaimed that he was very happy. Eighteen riders and one shot had worked hard to practice their bow and horse skills for a long time, and this time they were finally able to make a profit on the battlefield.
Show off your abilities.
The invincible Lian Lian Ma, as well as the official cavalry led by Han Tao and Peng Qi, were invincible. They rushed towards the thieves all over the mountains and plains, which had already completely destroyed the enemy's fighting spirit and fighting spirit. And the Lian Lian Ma, who was on the flank of the cavalry formation, was leading the Lian Lian Ma.
Hu Yanzhuo was bumping into two or three bandit leaders who were still resisting. He let out a loud shout and lashed out with his whip. In just ten seconds, he smashed the bandit leader Tianling Gai to pieces, and then whipped him again.
He swept across and violently collided with the saber of another bandit leader.
The fierce sound of gold and iron suddenly sounded. Hu Yanzhuo used the steel whip in his left hand to hold the leader's saber. He picked up the water-polished eight-edged steel whip in his right hand and swung it hard, hitting the little leader's chest directly! There were several cracks of bones.
After the soft cracking sound, the little boss opened his mouth and spit out a stream of blood arrows. His chest was dented by the smash, and Nuo Da's body staggered and fell to the ground, no longer alive!
Seeing that Hu Yanzhuo's power was unstoppable, the remaining bandit leader glared at him with a pair of tiger eyes. The leader let out a scream and was about to turn his horse to escape, but unexpectedly jumped from the galloping chain of horses. A sharp arrow flew from the formation and pierced his throat!
You idiot! Now you know how powerful the country’s soldiers are!?
Hu Yanzhuo sneered. He saw that there were still about 3,000 thieves in the rear formation of the Hedong thieves. Naturally, he wanted to go all out and continue to use the chain of horses to crush the group of thieves to pieces!
At this time, Fang Xuedu, who was commanding the rebel army in the rear formation, was dumbfounded. It turned out that this group of officers and soldiers were not sick cats who were allowed to be bullied, but actually powerful tigers! How could he withstand such a momentum? The rear formation The thieves were all shocked and dumbfounded. Some of them had already shouted, turned around and fled. When Fang Xuedu was about to turn around and escape, he saw a disgraced Fan Yuming snatching a war horse. Already ran not far in front of him.
"Brother Fan Yuming, how are you injured? Why are these bird officers and soldiers so powerful!?" Fang Xuedu urged his horse forward and asked hurriedly.
Fan Yuming casually wiped the blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and hissed: "Something is going wrong! We couldn't see clearly, but when I was about to turn my horse and escape back to the formation, I saw clearly the attack of the army's formation. The flags are coming, and what are written on those flags are 'Xin'an Army Jiedu Envoy' and 'Angel Xiao Tang who controls the east of the river'!"
When Fang Xuedu heard this, his eyes suddenly shrank, and he exclaimed: "Ren Xia Xiaotang? How come this guy is also on Hedong Road!?"
At that time, Xiao Tang, led by Wang Huan, launched a vanguard of the imperial expeditionary army, chasing the southern Hebei army bandit Zhang Di from the border of Hebei Road to Hedong, and captured him alive deep in the dense valley of Tongda Mountain. Zhang Di, the leader of all the powerful men, has long made the bandits in Hedong have a distaste for Xiao Tang. What's more, Xiao Tang was just a soldier in the left-behind department of Daming Prefecture, but now he is a prisoner of the court. A high-ranking official of the second rank in the middle class commanded several powerful military units and came to Hedong. What else could he be doing?
Xiao Tang! It’s you who come to Hedong again to cause trouble. Do you really want to wipe out all the green forest strongmen in Hedong?
Fang Xuedu cursed fiercely, and then he raised his voice again and shouted very simply: "Withdraw! Withdraw quickly!!"
For a long time, the officers and soldiers stationed in various places in the east of the river were mostly rogues who were idle in the market. Seeing Tian Hu entangled the thieves to become more powerful, the slick and fearful military commanders were as afraid of the thieves and bandits in the local green forests as tigers. Fear has already formed. Ordinary Hedong soldiers would be frightened out of their wits when they saw the group of thieves. Hundreds of grass bandits chased the doubled number of officers and soldiers, running around the mountains and fields like dogs in mourning, and even immediately knelt down to accept surrender. The scene is not uncommon.
When the thieves in Hedong saw that the officers and soldiers were useless, they had long been accustomed to rob them directly like ordinary people. It was also Fang Xuedu. Fan Yuming was obedient at first, but when they used the same tricks with the officers and soldiers in a narrow road, he found that he The target he wanted to attack turned out to be Xiao Tang, who was famous in both black and white circles. How could he dare to provoke him again?
Now, the thieves from Hedong only hate their parents for giving them two extra legs. Generals such as Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng, Hua Rong and others are chasing after them with their troops. At this time, there is almost no one who is not afraid of death. The desperadoes rushed to resist the officers and soldiers. Almost everyone exposed their backs to the officers and soldiers who were chasing behind them. Finally, after leaving another 1,780 corpses, Fang Xuedu and Fan Yuming finally He led the remaining troops all the way north and fled the battlefield in panic.
Although the chain-horse heavy cavalry is unstoppable when charging into the formation, it is true that the endurance of the charge is not as good as that of the ordinary cavalry. It is said that it is forbidden to pursue a poor enemy, and it is taboo to go deep alone, so Guan Sheng, Hua Rong, Xuan
Although the cavalry and light cavalry led by generals such as Zan, Han Tao, and Peng Qi fought again and killed them, after about a cup of tea, they all turned around and went back to give orders to Xiao Tang.
In this battle, the officers and soldiers captured nearly a thousand prisoners of thieves. In Xiaotang, the army ordered the army to escort the leader of the thieves for questioning. Only then did he understand why this group of thieves dared to directly attack our own troops. Now it can be regarded as a complete understanding.
Seeing how sluggish and low the combat capabilities of the officers and soldiers on the roads east of Hedong were, Xiao Tang helplessly shook his head, and ordered his men to clean the battlefield and escort all the captured prisoners. The three armies set off again, heading straight towards the Wei Sheng Army.
