Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

"Although infantrymen on horseback seem to be able to perform a series of horse actions, they are still only infantrymen. What they mount on horseback is only to enhance their mobility, not their combat effectiveness." Ma Chao said helplessly, "The world is miscellaneous Ninety percent of them are like this."

Sun Ce looked at Ma Chao with a puzzled face, what does this mean?

"The training and formation of cavalry is very expensive, so cavalry has very high requirements for the quality of soldiers. It is not cavalry who can play a few tricks on horseback." Ma Chao said helplessly, "Most cavalry can only say It's mounted infantry, they simply can't fight high-intensity battles."

Sun Ce was still confused, Ma Chao didn't know how to explain, and finally said angrily, "You remember that there is a huge difference in combat effectiveness between real cavalry and infantry on horseback. The two sides are not only the quality of the soldiers, but also the will. gap in belief."

"You just said that earlier. To put it bluntly, isn't there a gap between cavalry at the miscellaneous level and cavalry at the elite level?" Sun Ce looked at Ma Chao speechlessly.

"You're right," Ma Chao choked, and said angrily, "So if you want elite-level cavalry, I only have more than 2,000 cavalry here. Three to five thousand horses, and then I will find you three to five thousand people from the Qiang people, and just get on the horses."

Now Sun Ce felt a little stuck in his heart. Can this kind of thing that sounds like a random patchwork have combat effectiveness?

"Don't look at me, there are only so many elite cavalry in the world. My two thousand elite cavalry are Qiang people who have finally awakened after a series of fights." Seeing Sun Ce's expression, Ma Chao understood .

"It turns out that it can be trained, you should have said earlier." Sun Ce was much more satisfied when he heard this.

"The vast majority of cavalry are just infantry on horseback. Only a few can become fine cavalry. The remaining fine cavalry in the world are probably two thousand in my hand, three thousand in Zhang Xiu, seven thousand in Duke Cao, and seven thousand in Lu Bu. Of the 4,000 left after the ascension, the Yuan family may have another 3,000, the 20,000 Xiliang iron cavalry under Liu Taiwei, and the other fine cavalry in the early 10,000s." Ma Chao began to calculate for Sun Ce with his fingers.

"It's almost 50,000 fine riders." Ma Chao said to Sun Ce, pinching his fingers.

"Uh, why are there so many iron cavalry in Xiliang?" Sun Ce asked curiously when he heard Ma Chao's calculation.

"No way, Dong Zhuo is a strong enough army to rule the world." Ma Chao said with a look of emotion. Although Dong Zhuo was dead, Ma Chao still admired this powerful man from Xiliang, even though he had done many hateful things.

"Well, indeed." Sun Ce thought for a while and admitted this point. The real strength of Dong Zhuo back then was really announced to the public only after Dong Zhuo died.

Dong Zhuo's failure was not due to lack of strength. On the contrary, his remaining strength was still enough to beat most of the princes in the Central Plains after his death. Dong Zhuo's defeat was in his own heart.

"These cavalry are really fine cavalry, and ordinary mounted infantry cooperate with these cavalry in combat, just like Gongsun Zan's white horse righteousness from the core is only 3,000, but he pulled out more than 10,000 white horses during the battle of Jieqiao. In other words, those cavalry infantry who only cooperate with the core fine cavalry." Ma Chao gave an example and said.

"Yeah, I can understand that, just like infantry combat, the elites lead the ordinary soldiers to fight in the past. After the elites open up the situation, the ordinary soldiers can also show amazing combat effectiveness when their morale is greatly won." After all, Sun Ce is an intelligent soldier. People, will soon understand.

"That's what it means." Ma Chao nodded and said, "And if there are no leading elites and only miscellaneous soldiers fighting independently, the miscellaneous soldiers can indeed become elite after fighting, but it is more likely..."

Sun Ce already understood what Ma Chao meant. There were no elite soldiers, only ordinary miscellaneous soldiers, and an accident might completely defeat them.

"So you understand." Ma Chao said no more.

"In other words, if I bring cavalry at the level of miscellaneous soldiers, I will inevitably bring infantry. But if I bring infantry, how can I chase and kill barbarians?" Sun Ce looked at Ma Chao speechlessly and said.

"If you don't bring infantry, you may be defeated at once because your soldiers are not elite enough and you don't cooperate." Ma Chao rolled his eyes and said.

"The cavalry is really troublesome!" Sun Ce said with a headache, "It's better to use the navy. By the way, don't you have two thousand fine cavalry? Wouldn't it be good if you went north with me?"

"Although I really want to, if Cao Sikong disagrees, I must stay in Chang'an." Ma Chao said with a sigh. To be honest, he is also very interested in fighting the Huns, whether as a general of the Han Dynasty or as a King Qiang, he was interested in fighting the Huns.

"Just ask if you want to go. If you want to go, I will tell you how. Although I am not Cao Mengde, as a monarch, he must have the same tolerance as me." Sun Ce said proudly, showing the aura of a prince to the fullest.

"You're an idiot, not Cao Sikong!" Ma Chao said reflexively, and then, as if overwhelmed by Sun Ce's aura, he paused for a while before saying, "Say it."

"Leave a letter directly and lead our troops northward. Anyway, we don't need to prepare food and grass. After we leave the customs, if the barbarians can kill, burn and loot, so can we. This kind of thing is simple." Sun Ce said inhumanely, saying nothing. Sun Ce has already done such a thing as leaving a letter.

"What kind of attitude are you!" Ma Chao exploded directly.

"You idiot, you are afraid of ghosts! As long as you do well in the north, what can Cao Cao do to you? The Han-Hungarian War, all the people are soldiers, I am proud to go out, how can Cao Cao stop it?" Sun Ce rolled his eyes and said Even Sun Ce knew what to do to fight the Xiongnu.

"Uh, what you said is indeed correct, but if we lead our troops away like this, wouldn't it be too embarrassing!" After all, Ma Chao didn't have the confidence of Sun Ce. He knew Cao Cao's confidence in Chang'an, but as soon as he said this, Ma Chao envied Sun Ce even more.

"Are you afraid?" Sun Ce asked back, and then Sun Ce slowly got up and looked at Ma Chao, "I waited for the Han people to lead their own troops and horses, and bring their own dry food to attack the Huns in the north. Is there anything wrong?"

Afterwards, Sun Ce shook his cloak even more, "If Cao Cao dares to say that there is something wrong with this matter, then you can come down south and follow me, Sun Ce. I am based in the south of the Yangtze River, and I am willing to take the risk of traveling thousands of miles north to attack Hu. If Cao Cao dares to say If there is a typo, then I will try my best not to have the foundation, and let him swallow this word!"

The aura that Sun Ce showed at this moment directly overwhelmed the five people present, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others all looked at Ma Chao. (To be continued.)