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　　 It is a misunderstanding that cavalry marches faster than infantry. In fact, the speed of cavalry on short-distance marching is faster, but the speed of cavalry on non-short-distance marching is not much faster than that of infantry.

Why do you say that? The war horse has always been a delicate animal, but it doesn't mean that it's done by eating grass everywhere.

　　 Workhorses and draught horses can eat green grass at will, so they are destined to be unable to run fast and fiercely, but they are very good in endurance.

　　Warhorses also eat grass, but they are basically hay, but not only hay. They are actually mixed with beans. There is not only one type of warhorse. The more delicate warhorses even eat wheat and minced meat.

　　 "Iron horses have a heavy load, and short sprints also require a strong body, but they can't run for a long time." Ji Chang explained patiently: "Taking care of a war horse, feeding and grooming are too particular to be done in a moment."

　　Does Sangyu really know nothing about horses? He really doesn't understand it. The relevant information he understands is mainly pony horses, but pony horses are the kind of horse breeds that are easy to serve.

　　 "Our cavalry, the horse used for galloping combat, consumes three times as much as a pawn." Ji Chang said with a smile: "One thousand and five hundred cavalry, carrying double horses, necessary pack horses..."

　　 Cavalry is not everyone can afford, especially the real cavalry is more difficult to raise.

　　 Hu people have many cavalry? That's just Qingqi, but there are not many iron knights. It is difficult for Qingqi to rush into the formation, and can only be shot from the outside. Even when facing the infantry with many archers, it dares not to ride head-on. It can only rely on short-distance maneuverability to run and drag down the infantry by dragging time. .

　　 "So... the cavalry's marching speed is not faster than that of the walking army, but it has an advantage in short distances." When Ji Chang spoke, the generals of the military nodded.

　　 Sangyu asked cautiously: "Short distance, how far does it mean?"

　　 Ji Chang thought for a while, then replied: "Seven to ten miles." After a pause, he added: "That should be a limit."

　　 "Understood." Sang Yu did not change his original intention: "But we should still take the initiative."

　　 No one opposes taking the initiative to attack, but where should I fight?

　　 Yanzhou’s Deng Heng led his army to entangle with Fei Yan. The situation is a bit weird. The two sides entangled and stalemate at Fenggao. Is it because Deng Heng’s troops are weak and weak, or Feiyan suddenly beat him up?

"It's not surprising that Yanzhou was raged by the Yao brothers and a large number of young men were taken into captivity, and the Yao brothers took away food and other supplies." Ji Chang smiled lightly: "If you want to take the initiative, the direction of Yanzhou is the most appropriate. "

　　 "That's what Yu thinks." Sang Yu Dale: "Shihu wants to encircle on three sides, let's destroy the direction of Yanzhou first."

　　 "Fei Yan is a good cover." Cai Youyin smiled and said: "We put on some disguise in our costumes to break Deng Heng's path."

No one has clearly stated that they want to seize the initiative, but they are hesitant to completely anger Shihu. It is a good idea to rely on Feiyan as a cover to break the three-sided encirclement of Shihu. , But also not too exciting.

　　 has always been what the enemy wants to achieve, regardless of whether he can figure out what he is going to do, it just destroys it anyway.

　　 The troop going out of the city is never a trip just like leaving, and going out without adequate preparation is almost the same as looking for death. The troops on the side of Xia Mi have always been prepared for war, but it is still impossible to leave if they want to.

　　 "The load of the workhorse should be set aside." Li Tan began to grow his beard, and he didn't know whether it was after the last blow or the relationship between growing his beard. It seemed that he was much more mature.

　　 The barracks seemed to be constantly busy because they were making conquests, and all kinds of voices would appear noisy.

　　 There are 26,000 troops going to Yanzhou this time, and the Huben Army will also participate in the Battle of the Central Plains for the first time after becoming an army.

The composition of the 26,000 troops consists of 1,500 tiger troops (four thousand and five hundred auxiliary riders) of non-system forces, two thousand cavalry (light cavalry, plus four thousand auxiliary riders), and five thousand field steps. Army (equipped with five thousand auxiliary troops); the system troops are three thousand cavalry and one thousand continuous crossbowmen.

　　 The main general is Xu Zheng, who is transferred back, and the head of the march is Ji Chang.

　　 The system troops do not have auxiliary troops. They are real creatures that exist for war, and they can do everything by themselves. However, this is not the norm.

　　 As the system was upgraded to the "Castle Age", the creatures "summoned" by Liu Yan already possessed a certain amount of wisdom. Although they were still stupid compared to ordinary people, they were able to communicate.

　　 can communicate, then they can teach people, this time they are actually "bringing" non-system soldiers to play riding war.

　　 By the way, the system cavalry "summoned" by Liu Yan is not just a melee cavalry, but a considerable composition of archer cavalry. Eight hundred of the three thousand cavalrymen are archers.

　　 In fact, there are obvious shortcomings in the system troops. Even in the "castle age", the shortcomings still remain the same, that is, what kind of unit is strictly limited. For example, swordsmen cannot use spears, cavalry cannot be infantry, melee cavalry cannot shoot arrows, archer cannot use melee weapons... etc.

　　 Liu Yan discovered this shortcoming a long time ago, and he will always attach importance to the construction of non-system forces, and at the initial stage, he worked hard to cultivate his spirit for the future.

　　 On the third day after the attack order was issued, 26,000 troops were deployed in batches.

　　 The first set off was a 1,000 cavalry unit, the Chinese army was the main force, and the latter army naturally escorted the luggage. In addition to the troops participating in the war, there are 20 systematic farmers in the expedition. They are responsible for constructing the necessary buildings. Of course they will build the barracks. This time the main building is the town center.

Liu Yan's "Golden Finger" is extremely powerful. After the army goes out to build a town center, there is no need to carry large quantities of grain, wood, stone, and iron. These materials can be used from the town center. What is more realistic is that Other materials cannot be put in.

　　 The troop's expeditions have always been mighty, large-scale operations cannot escape the attention of interested people, and all parties should be aware of it soon.

　　 "We will spend seven days on the march." Xu Zheng was able to stretch the sheepskin map on the horse to watch: "The whole distance is five hundred and thirty miles."

　　 They started from Xia Mi and their destination was Fenggao in Taishan County, Yanzhou. They had to pass through Dong'an County on the way. There were only three rivers that needed to swim.

　　 Fortunately, due to the prerequisite of the transaction with Feiyan, several rivers have pre-built pontoons, otherwise it will take longer.

　　 Li Kuang's eyes have been scanning back and forth between the left and right sides of the Chinese army. To the north are the Tiger Army and related auxiliary riders, and to the south are the three thousand cavalry.

When the Tigers and Cardinals are not in combat, the horses are not equipped and the people do not wear armor. The knights also take off their armor and ride in the carriage. If the catties are up, plus the knights themselves, the load-bearing capacity of the horse must be about 270 catties. The marching is full of outfits and people. Can't you fight when you encounter an enemy?

　　 In addition, for the armoured unit, the reason why the knight rides in a carriage instead of riding a horse is mainly to save energy, and perhaps there are some comfort considerations.

For 　　 light riding, the main horse is of course not riding in non-combat. The knight rides on the secondary horse.

　　 Generally speaking, there are no people walking on two legs in the troops set out by the Han army, except for the auxiliary soldiers. Even the infantry soldiers have horses or carriages to move around. That is because the Han army has enough horses. Note that it is a horse, not a war horse.

Riding infantry, they have already started playing like this in the Western Han Dynasty. Any country that does not lack horses, even if it cannot train cavalry, will not let go of the role of horses. This is also the advantage of those countries with a large number of horses. .

To put it simply, horses can save energy. If the conditions are sufficient, a large number of carriages will be prepared, because riding a carriage is more comfortable than riding a horse. The soldiers will fight with a more abundant and full spirit in the battle state. That is the inheritance of the Hundred Years War of the Western Han Dynasty. Down experience.

　　 The army has not yet entered Dong'an County, and the former army sent a message back saying that Feiyan sent someone to make an emergency contact.

　　 "Deng Heng defeated Fei Yan, and Fei Yan escaped with only two thousand remnants." Xu Zheng's face was more solemn: "The previous stalemate was a strategy?"

　　 Ji Chang couldn't see any mood, and said flatly: "Feiyan's team was defeated too quickly."

　　 Feiyan's troops swelled to a small one hundred thousand after being repeatedly engulfed. The original intelligence showed that Deng Heng had brought only five thousand from Xiangguo. If Deng Heng's troops were recruited from Yanzhou, they would have less than 40,000.

　　 "Titans?" Xu Zheng understood that the titans are the dashing generals, but now he wants to change his thinking: "Long history, us?"

"Can't retreat, march to close to Baili in Mou County and then take necessary rest." Ji Chang said that Mou County is near modern Laiwu, Mou County is mountainous terrain, and there is a flat land in Baili to the east: "I think Deng Heng will be inevitable. Will wave an army to get closer."

　　 Deng Heng's defeat of Feiyan was actually what the Han Department expected ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ but I didn't expect it to be so fast. Feiyan was defeated, only to break out with less than two thousand people, which is equivalent to leaving nearly 100,000 people behind?

"In this way, Deng Heng's troops will inevitably expand in an instant, and it is expected to be more than 80,000." Ji Chang still does not look nervous, and can even laugh: "We have to be careful, probably he Congxiang The five thousand troops brought by the country are the county soldiers of Yanzhou, the slave soldiers...you also know what virtue it is."

　　 Xu Zheng felt that going together with Ji Chang was a great profit. If there were judgments in the overall situation, the enemy would be able to guess in advance what choice he would make, which was tantamount to seizing the initiative.

Feiyan arrived at Xu Zheng's side afterwards. He didn't seem to be embarrassed, but his face was worried and fearful: "Deng Heng has five hundred cavalry under his command, and he is the Dragon Guardian of Xiang Country!", he I don't know what happened, and then he said bitterly, "Remorse and credulity in Miyazawa's words, this is the fiasco."

　　 Which green onion is Miyazawa? When Xu Zheng asked curiously, he knew which brother Gong Tao was.

　　 "The little ~ court ~ court tricks you into sending troops without good intentions." Ji Chang did not conceal his contempt: "They can do anything to interfere with Shihu's preparations, but they seem too stupid." (To be continued.)