Chapter 1720: No Internal Contradictions Can Be Created
It’s just that the wars in these years have been fierce, the Xianbei cavalry has been losing rapidly, and the Turks have made a lot of noise on the grassland, and the training of the cavalry has also been interrupted. Therefore, although the Northern Zhou Dynasty has been working hard to retrain the cavalry in these years, it ultimately cannot make ends meet. In history, it has lasted for hundreds of years.
The Xianbei cavalry gradually disappeared in the long river of history with the complete completion of the Sinicization of Xianbei after the establishment of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and was replaced by the Turkic cavalry.
Moreover, it was impossible for Yu Wenxian to leave nothing for himself. The newly trained Xianbei cavalry were basically integrated into the army around Yecheng. After all, almost all the Xianbei cavalry had been dispersed before this.
Attached to the frontline troops, Yecheng's defense once became a vacuum during times of tension.
Of course, even if there are few cavalry, there will not be only this many.
It's just that Yuchijiong doesn't dare to mobilize the cavalry of the brigade at will. First of all, the cavalry should be the last foundation for the survival of the Xianbei people. If the Xianbei people are really driven to the north by the Han, the cavalry will be the last for the Xianbei people.
To rely on, the Xianbei people still have to rely on these cavalry to compete with the weaker tribes on the grassland for pasture and water resources. In other words, it feels like returning to the old business.
In addition, Hangu has not been completely conquered yet. The purpose of these Xianbei cavalry under Yuchi Jiong is not to support the battle in Hangu, but to guard Luoyang at the last moment. If they were all killed on this battlefield now, guarding
Naturally, there is no way to talk about Luoyang City. Only with cavalry in hand, the battle to defend the city can be extended from guarding the city walls to guarding the suburbs as much as possible.
To defend the city, you must defend the field. This is now a clearer understanding of the Northern Zhou army. Even the strongest pass, such as Tongguan, is just a thin layer of paper that may be pierced at any time under the artillery of the Han army.
Not to mention that Luoyang City itself is standing in the wilderness. If you want to defend Luoyang City, even in the original time, you cannot place your hope on the tall city walls of Luoyang. Instead, you must push the battle line outward to Mang Mountain, Longmen and other north-south key points.
Well, it is even more necessary to do this now.
However, since Yuchijiong's thoughts have changed from how to defend Hangu to how to defend Luoyang, it means that even he himself does not have enough confidence in the battle in front of him, and the general's lack of confidence will inevitably affect
to the generals under his command, so some generals may still fight hard, but some generals have to think carefully. Since Yuchi Jiong felt that this battle was very likely to be unwinnable, he even had to hide the cavalry.
In order to prepare for the next battle, why should we fight desperately in a battle that is destined to fail?
Yuchijiong didn't know that his little arrangement had affected many people in the army, because even he himself was struggling and hesitating.
The chaos of the war situation was something that no one had ever imagined before. Therefore, compared to the Han army where everyone was desperately thinking about making achievements, it was obvious that the thoughts within the Northern Zhou army were more complicated, and everyone had their own thoughts, or in other words, people's thoughts.
How can we expect them to be as desperate as the Han army when fighting?
However, although Yuchijiong left most of the Xianbei cavalry behind, the remaining three thousand Xianbei cavalry were not vegetarians. The number of Han cavalry on the opposite side was even greater than them, but they had sufficient confidence.
The hungry wolves on the grassland will never be afraid because there are more sheep on the opposite side than themselves. On the contrary, they will feel very excited because this means that they can calmly drive and capture more suitable prey.
The Han cavalry came very quickly, which was somewhat unexpected by the Xianbei cavalry. However, they also quickly increased the speed of their horses and formed a hedging posture with the Han cavalry on the opposite side. On one side was the triangular pyramid formation most commonly used by the Han cavalry in charge.
, on one side is the diagonal formation that cavalry is more accustomed to on the grassland. Each has its own advantages. One is good at frontal breakthroughs, and the other is good at outflanking from the side.
The triangular cone suddenly moved forward, but unexpectedly, the target of the Han cavalry was not the Xianbei cavalry at all. They were like sharp knives, plunging directly into Fei Yejinli's team.
At this point, Fei Yejinli's troops were separated like a wave, and these infantrymen, who had never expected that the enemy would come in at this time, not only started to turn around and run back in panic, but even rushed into their own bows.
Troops of crossbows and trebuchets.
Chaos soon spread under the charge of the cavalry.
The Northern Zhou cavalry was stunned and could only rush forward after the Han cavalry. However, they ignored it. The Han cavalry rushed into the Zhou army and could kill. However, the Northern Zhou cavalry rushed in, except for
There seems to be nothing they can do except further create chaos in their own family. Even though they are Xianbei people and are considered superior in the society of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they do not have the ability to wield swords against their own family.
In the old days, it would not be a big deal for a Xianbei to kill one or even two or three of his own Han infantry in order to hunt down the enemy. But it is different now. Now is the time for the country to employ people. Any infantry
It is very precious to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After all, the Northern Zhou Dynasty can no longer bear too many losses. Sometimes the generals are even more inclined to let the army be defeated instead of letting the army die heroically. Although the defeat is very bad for morale, at least
There is still room for maneuver, but if everyone dies in battle, then there is nothing left.
What's more, the Han Dynasty is now making a fuss about the contradiction between the Xianbei people and the Chinese Han people in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, exaggerating the persecution of the Han people by the Xianbei people in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Of course, some of the Han newspapers are adding fuel to the fire, and some of them really do not wrong the Xianbei people.
In addition, although the Xianbei movement before the Northern Zhou Dynasty had been stopped by Yu Wenxian, no changes were made to the completed parts. Therefore, many Chinese Han people felt resentful. However, under the constraints of traditional Chinese loyalty,
These people have not completely surrendered to the Han, so the conflict between the two ethnic groups, Xianbei and Han, must not be expanded at this time.
Therefore, the Xianbei cavalry generals could only rein in their horses and restrain their soldiers, and could only watch helplessly as the Han cavalry rampaged through the chaotic Northern Zhou army.
In any case, internal conflicts cannot be created. If the Northern Zhou cavalry breaks into their own ranks, even if it is to save the current battle situation, it may cause great criticism. No general can bear this responsibility. The current Northern Zhou Dynasty
Internally, those people with ulterior motives will never let go of such an opportunity after what happened.
Therefore, the Xianbei cavalry was filled with hatred, but they could only watch helplessly as the Han army in front of them slaughtered their own family members.