Chapter 261

"The cost of a sudden cavalry in the Han army is about 20 footmen and six horsemen in our (Jin Army)."

"Yes, the cost of light riding is our five footmen and two horsemen."

Damn it! A force that has only been rising for four years, how can such an army be supported by human, material and productive forces?

However, Liu Yan really spent less than four years to get these out. It is difficult to describe them in other languages except incredible.

"Liu Gong (Liu Yan) has the talents of Guan Zhong and Xiao He?" Huan Wenti is an economic power and an internal power. He has been ignorant for several days and still feels shocked: "what Wen admires most is that Liu Gongzhen dares to borrow troops from Wen."

Look, Liu Yan is just a move. He is willing to borrow Huanwen's 3000 cavalry. When Huanwen mentioned Liu Yan, he began to match him with "public". Calling "public" does not depend on age, but on the degree of respect.

It was four days ago that Huan Wen and Yuan Qiao set out from the main camp of the Han army with 3000 cavalry troops. They bypassed Chengxian county and Lanling and rushed to the edge of Boyang for rest. During this period, they also tentatively attacked Boyang. Unexpectedly, they easily rushed into the city, destroyed and captured more than a thousand Shijie Zhao troops, swept up usable materials, and now they have reached within a hundred miles of Pengcheng.

Naturally, the prisoners of Boyang didn't bring them. Huan Wen was not a kind man. He asked the prisoners to dig a hole and bury themselves.

Li Kuang, as the captain of the 3000 cavalry, had no opinion on Huan Wen's actions. Li Kuang received the order to obey Huan Wen's military orders on a reasonable basis. In addition, he monitored Huan Wen and Yuan Qiao and could not escape.

It's hard for the cavalry to camp outside. It's basically to find a place to serve the war horses, and people can eat and drink more. It's easy to sleep. There is a straw mat on the back of the horse, spread it on the ground, and then take out the blanket to cover it.

Straw mats and blankets can be rolled into a roller shape, which won't take up much space. Moreover, they don't have much weight. However, for soldiers who go to the field, two things are absolutely beautiful things and have absolute importance in their mental state. (those who have spent the night in the wild must understand)

"I didn't expect to lead the cavalry with so much attention." Yuan Qiao filled his face with emotion: "to tell yuan Zi, Qiao thought that cavalry was galloping all the way. It was very fast. It was better than infantry for long-distance travel. I didn't expect..."

"War horses are delicate. Only by cherishing them can they give full play to their fighting power." In fact, Huan Wen didn't know before. He said, "you can travel 200 miles a day by changing horses in turn, but if conditions permit, you must groom the war horses, and feed a small amount of beans and a large amount of cereals for long-distance galloping."

Yuan Qiao said mysteriously, "there is meat foam in the materials of those suddenly riding war horses."

Huan Wen understood this. He said, "I've heard that war horses equipped with armour and riding gear need to be mixed with meat foam. Only Ken grass can't raise high-quality war horses."

"Joe read the horse Sutra. He only mentioned that war horses need to develop the habit of running. Running a fixed distance every day is very important." Yuan Qiao smiled bitterly: "but the horse Sutra didn't say anything. The running of war horses will consume a lot of physical strength. It doesn't have enough effect. It's not just losing fat. It should be skinny."

There is a correct way to raise war horses. It is not only to feed horses, but also to plan the steps of running and taming war horses, and then to take good care of war horses, brushing, feeding, walking, and so on. Knowing the steps does not mean that you can raise excellent war horses. Otherwise, you also know the steps of cooking. How can you make the difference between "pig food" and delicious food?

"There is a horse farm in the south of the Yangtze River. Chu, Wu and Yue in the spring and autumn and Warring States periods fully illustrate this. In particular, Chu is a country of ten thousand times." Yuan Qiao said that the small ~ Dynasty ~ court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty tried to build a horse farm in the south of the Yangtze River. He continued: "why could war horses be cultivated before? Now, 70 of the 100 horses will be abandoned, and only about 5 of the remaining 30 horses can become war horses?"

There are not many records about the previous dynasties cultivating war horses in the south of the Yangtze River, which is still caused by the book burning incident of the first emperor. After all, the first emperor burned all the historical books, geographical chronicles and biographies of various countries, which makes it difficult to find some historical materials.

Most of the horse farms in the Eastern Jin Dynasty to cultivate war horses in the south of the Yangtze River were looking for rare plains, but it was obvious that the effect was not very good. It could even be said that it was extremely miserable. Compared with Zhao and Song Dynasties, the difference was that Zhao and song dynasties had enough financial resources to withstand exaggerated waste, and Sima Dongjin's small court could not withstand it.

"Liu Gong (Liu Yan) doesn't lack war horses. Maybe the imperial court can..."

"No, Duke Liu is very hostile to the imperial court and won't agree."

"Those people are really dizzy. If they want bad things, they should wait for the time when both lose."

"I don't blame them. Who asked Liu Gong to raise the Han flag?"

Huan Wen and Yuan Qiao talked for a long time before they both went to bed. Before that, they had to admit that it was a beautiful thing to have a straw mat and a blanket.

The next day, before dawn, bursts of horse hiss rang through the place of residence.

They stopped by a stream for the convenience of people and horses.

When Huan Wen and Yuan Qiao woke up, the river was full of people and horses. The noise and horse hiss sounded very noisy.

Half of the morning sun had been exposed. Last night, because there was not enough light to see the surrounding environment, Huan Wenban sat on the straw mat and looked around. He saw Li kuangpan sitting directly opposite, and there was dew on the weeds that had not been cleaned around. His hands on the straw mat felt wet, even on the blanket.

There's no way. Camping in the wild is like this. Even in summer, don't expect how dry it can be. Otherwise, old people won't always advise not to eat and sleep in the open, so as not to have rheumatism when they are old.

"Thirty miles away, an enemy appeared, which was about 2000 infantry, escorting nearly 100 carriages that looked like grain carts." Li Kuang is eating fried noodles, which may be the reason why the noodles remain dry. When eating, there will be a "Ga Ba" chewing sound in his mouth. He picked up the water bag and filled it a few mouthfuls before he continued: "the baggage team came from the direction of Wuyuan. The scouts extended their investigation around the baggage team and found two enemy troops around, one in Pengcheng and the other in Tan county. There are both walking and riding in Pengcheng, with a number of about 7000. The direction of Wuyuan is infantry, with a number of about 5000."

Huan Wen subconsciously looked at Yuan Qiao. They had seen more than once that the Han Army scouts attached importance to exploring intelligence, which was the kind of attention to detail and extension, which was completely different from many armies.

Intelligence is very important in military affairs. Who can grasp more detailed information is equal to who can seize the initiative and even avoid breaking into traps or being ambushed.

Now Huan Wen is faced with a choice. They want to invade Pengcheng, exert political pressure on Wang Luan, force the Xuzhou army to divide troops against their cavalry, create a decisive opportunity for Liu Yan on the main battlefield, and reduce the pressure on Xie an who crossed the river.

"Do you know who the master of the nearby stone tablet is?"

"The name is Niu Du."

Yuan Qiao immediately frowned and had no idea who Niu Du was.

The generals of Chinese civilization are like this. If they want to know what the enemy commander will do, they will start with the family background of the enemy commander, and then understand the past experience and their own personality of the enemy commander. To put it simply, the more you know about the enemy's main general, the more you can guess what you will do and what you will do.

Yuan Qiao said strangely, "you shouldn't send anonymous people."

Li Kuang should say that what should be done has been completed and continue to eat his own breakfast.

Huan Wen communicated with Yuan Qiao for a while. They looked at Li Kuang who was still eating. Yuan Qiao asked, "what does Li Xiaowei think?"

Li Kuang stopped eating and said, "the last command you will get is to obey the command."

Yuan Qiao smiled bitterly.

Huan Wen said, "that's how the Han army fought?"

"Indeed." Li Kuang said seriously, "if Chang Shi and his colleagues have ideas, they can speak freely and let the Lord decide in the future. Once they have ideas that need to be explained before the war, no matter what they don't explain, they all act according to orders. At the end of the day, if they don't have any ideas, they naturally obey orders."

At that moment, Yuan Qiao was actually very unhappy, but Li Kuang didn't want to say anything. What can they do. The problem is that the rules of the Han Army are really like that. When it's time to say it or not, shut up and act according to the plan. Li Kuang really has no idea.

"They..." Huan Wen pointed to the soldiers who were making relevant preparations and asked, "how long can the continuous operation last?"

Li Kuang replied: "high intensity operations last up to seven days."

Huan Wen nodded and had an idea in his heart.

There's nothing to say next. It's just based on the existing strategic objectives, and the details depend on how to do it.

If you want to make Wang Luan disordered, it is not only as simple as marching into Pengcheng, but also need to make Wang Luan pay enough attention. Who Niu Du is is just a difficulty in the details. What Huan Wen needs to understand is what traps Niu Du has set.

The main force of Xuzhou army is confronting Liu Yan. Where did the troops mobilized by Niu Du come from? Huan Wen's judgment is that most private soldiers are temporarily gathered up by the local government. Only the infantry and cavalry troops in the direction of Pengcheng can be regarded as the main force and the elite provided by Shi Zun?

Huan Wen repeatedly confirmed from Li Kuang that he needed to play a big game, not only to serve the war situation, but also to strengthen his prestige.

"Since Wen stepped on the stage, he should shine!"

Huan Wen has figured out that Liu Yan really won't let himself go south, so it may be a good result for him to live as a guest in the Han army for the time being, especially if there is an army to command.

"Take those troops first!"