Vol 2 Chapter 369: Worry

"Thousand war horses, only these brought back?" Liu Yi took Liao Hua to count the proceeds of the war, and looked at a horse in the stable, but Liu Yi was a little puzzled.
According to Liao Hua, the one thousand cavalry squadron under Cao Ren was almost completely annihilated, but the war horses brought back were only more than 100 horses, and the gap was too great.
"On the battlefield, where can I get a horse?" Liao Hua smiled bitterly: "The thieves cavalry rushed in, almost all the soldiers went to the horse first, and staying in the army to rampage will only mess up the battlefield. These war horses Most of them have never rushed into battle. "
Liu Yi nodded and heard that he had never experienced fighting a cavalry. The only time he had fought with a cavalry was that he had to go back to the road to Xuchang. It happened that he also encountered Cao Ren.
But at that time, Cao Ren ’s formation was almost disturbed by his own donkey cart. How about some chariots to deal with Cao Cao ’s cavalry?
Looking at these horses, Liu Yi shook his head silently. The chariot must be done, but it should not be used as the key to reversing the victory and defeat, because Cao Jun ’s cavalry in Nanyang is actually not much, and before the stirrups were scaled up, the frontal combat strength of the cavalry, In fact, there is no horror seen in later generations. The cavalry really dominated the battlefield in the cold weapon era after the popularization of horseshoes, stirrups and saddles. In this era, the greatest advantage of cavalry is its mechanical power.
As for the horseshoes, stirrups, and saddles, it is not difficult to make them. Liu Yi was immediately equipped with these harnesses, but even if it was promoted on a large scale, there is no formed cavalry on Liu Bei ’s side, and most of the horses are used by generals. Yes, it is not Liu Bei who really promotes these things, but Cao Cao and the nomadic people in the north.
Before Liu Bei could not form a large-scale cavalry, Liu Yi was not prepared to take out these three things. For the cavalry of this year, even the non-Serbian people who are good at riding and shooting, it is difficult to be in the Han army. Bargaining in front of the battle, so Liu Beijun is still focusing on infantry combat effectiveness.
"Find some soldiers who can drive." After thinking for a while, Liu Yi directly said that the lethality of the chariot on the battlefield dominated by infantry is quite amazing: "Be good at driving."
"Hello!" Liao Hua agreed, and left.
Liu Bei arrived in Xinye on the third day after Guan Yu defeated Cao Ren. Compared with the tens of thousands of elite behind Cao Jun, Liu Bei brought only more than a thousand guards this time. The soldiers and horses that can be mobilized on Xiangyang are basically all Coming into the battlefield of Nanyang, the five horses and horses responsible for attracting Cao Jun also rushed to Xinye in the past few days. Under the arrangement of Guan Yu, Xinye and Chaoyang counties opened the defense line.
Only after nearly a month of land battle, the 30,000 horses dispatched at that time are now only about 23,000, and the 20,000 army brought by Guan Ping, this time there are only 18,000, this is still Guan Ping is relatively cautious.
The force of 40,000, but faced with an army of at least 80,000 Cao Cao, the strength is doubled. Compared with the battle of Chibi, this gap is much smaller, but it is also at a disadvantage. This is not a victory for Guan Yu. The reversal is also an important reason why Liu Yi opposed Guan Yu's personal battle.
It wo n’t actually benefit much, but if he loses, once Guan Yu breaks, the morale of the Jingzhou Army will be hit too much.
"What's going on in Jiangdong?" After handing over the soldiers and horses, Liu Yi was finally free. Xinye's work was now completed. Next, after waiting for the cement to dry up, you can take advantage of the height difference between the old city wall and the new city wall. In order to form a three-dimensional fortification, Cao Jun wanted to attack again, but it was not easier than attacking the old Xiangyang.
"At the end of last year, Sun Quan gathered 100,000 troops in Jiangdong and sent troops to Yukou. Now it is heard that he has occupied a few counties. Sun Quan even led the main force to Hefei. This battle, this land of Jianghuai has not yet "Sun Quan owns it!" Pang Tong lamented. Sun Quan was very powerful this time. Lv Meng and Zhu Ran led the way. Sun Quan personally led the army. Under his command were Ganing, Ding Feng and Xu Sheng. Judging from the strength of the area, Sun Quan should have no problem capturing the JAC.
At least in the view of Pang Tong and others, Cao Jun ’s main force and even Cao Cao were pinned by them in Nanyang. Sun Quan had such a big advantage, it is impossible to lose. You know, Jiangdong, but Liu Yi personally led Thousands of siege equipment created.
"Sun Quan personally led the troops?" Liu Yi looked at Pang Tong with some surprise.
"Not bad." Pang Tong nodded and responded strangely to Liu Yi: "Is there a problem?"
"It can't be said." Liu Yi shook his head and said: "It's just that Sun Quan has never heard of the ability of a unified army!"
This is a big problem. The more wars you engage in, the more Liu Yi reveals the importance of an excellent general. It is not about how fierce the martial arts are, but about the problem of controlling soldiers and horses.
Take Liu Yi for example, although he often leads soldiers to fight, most of his men are in the lead, and Liu Yi himself often makes a few losses or makes some siege equipment to assist in determining the direction of the attack. If Liu Yi were to directly lead the army, it would be nice if he could play with thousands of people.
But what about Sun Quan?
I do n’t deny that there are geniuses in this world, but even genius characters ca n’t really know it. This thing ca n’t be read after reading a few books of soldiers. How to make the command reach the whole army at the fastest speed. If you do n’t have these skills, it is better to sit in the back of the house honestly, or like Liu Yi, do n’t care about the battle of the army, only responsible for decision making. There is logistics, but the question is, can a monarch like Sun Quan really do anything but ask?
It ’s not that Liu Yi underestimated Sun Quan, but he was very clear that when a person ’s status reached a certain height, his ability would be mythical to the people around him. Over time, even he could not see clearly. He felt that he could do whatever he did. , And in fact, it really doesn't work.
Not to mention that Liu Bei and Cao Cao also often recruited in person. The two of them fought for a lifetime. They had no talent and had enough experience to make their families manage the army. In the military strategy, Liu Yi felt that Sun Quan could not follow Liu Bei and Compared to Cao Cao.
"Really not." Pang Tong shook his head and thought about it carefully. Although Sun Quan is a good monarch, and he will discuss military with Zhou Yu and Lu Su, but think about it carefully, it seems that Sun Quan has always been planning in the rear. At the beginning, Zhou Yu led Jiang Dongbing, then Lu Su, and now Lu Meng. It seems that Sun Quan has experienced many battles, but in fact, Sun Quan has no real combat experience.
This battle ... won't Jiang Dong kneel again?
Liu Yi heard that there are some bad hunches in his heart. In fact, for Liu Bei Group, if Jiangdong can capture the land of Jianghuai this time, it is the best result for Liu Bei Group. In this way, Jiangdong ’s strategic vision will gradually shift to Jianghuai, and Will not keep staring at Jingzhou, this result is conducive to the solidity of Sun Liu Alliance.
If Sun Quan was defeated, then Liu Yi was very worried that Sun Quan would hit his mind on Jingzhou again. This is not impossible, especially if Liu Bei could successfully capture Nanyang this time, for Jiangdong, both Cao and Liu both Believing to be a big enemy, Liu Beiyue's strength is actually compressing Jiangdong's development space.
Liu Yi looked at Pang Tong, and Pang Tong also looked at Liu Yi. The two were relatively speechless. For a long time, Liu Yi said: "Otherwise, the letter reminds Sun Quan?"
"How to say?" Pang Tong smiled bitterly.
Do you want to tell Sun Quan that you are not capable, or go back to Jiangdong obediently, and hand over the battlefield to a capable person to support the branch? You just have to wait for the good news in the rear and just lie and win?
"No solution!" Liu Yi rubbed his temples with some headaches. Now they are overwhelmed by themselves and have to worry about Jiangdong's battle. The most important thing is that even if Jiangdong's shortcomings are seen, it is not easy to point them out directly.
"Go and ask the protagonist later." Pang Tong thought for a while and thought, "Let Zilong go to JAC to help Sun Quan help."
If you really lose, at least don't lose too much.
Liu Yi heard the words and nodded: "It's feasible, but it still needs to pass Jiangdonggou first."
Even if it was out of good intentions, but in such a straightforward past, it is inevitable that Sun Quan feels attentive or that they despise Jiangdong. After successive defeats, Liu Yi found that Jiangdong Wenchen was not easy to say, but the generals were somewhat glass-hearted, I really want them to feel that they are expecting that they will lose and send Zhao Yun to them.
It is necessary to avoid Jiang Dong from losing a big defeat, but also to make Jiang Dong not feel that he is intending to help them, which requires superb means. Liu Yi and Pang Tong sat together for a long time, and could not think of a best-effort solution. In the end, Decided to throw this question to Liu Bei.
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"There is another one, our military strength is not enough?" No longer thinking about Jiang Dong's problem, the problem at home is still unresolved. Liu Bei and Cao Cao's side have a slightly different military strength.
"This Bo Yuan is at ease. At the end of last year, General Yide has sent troops from Langzhong. Although the road is long, it should be able to reach Zhuyang in March." Pang Tong shook his head and smiled, Shuzhong has stabilized a lot in recent years, completely A part of the troops can be drawn to support Jingzhou. As for the soldiers and horses of Wei Yan in Hanzhong, they cannot be moved lightly. Xia Houdun is still staring at Changan.
"How many soldiers and horses?" Liu Yi is more concerned about this issue. Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are more and more. If too few, for Liu Beijun, it is also a very poor salary.
"Thirty thousand." Pang Tong smiled, and the road to Nanzheng built by Liu Yi before Liu Yi was handy at this time, otherwise, it would be good to be able to transfer 10,000 soldiers or go directly to the waterway. Jiangling came again, but the time from Langzhong to Shujun to change the waterway was not short. The road built by Liu Yi not only reduced the marching time, but also reduced the logistics transportation costs.
"enough!"
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