Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Bao retreated back with the handsome flag, and the formation of Danyang elite soldiers was in chaos in an instant, but fortunately Danyang soldiers were not only well-trained, but also had an advantage in strength this time. It failed to break the enemy army, but barely suppressed the momentum of Danyang soldiers.

"This Danyang elite is indeed a large-scale elite unit second only to the Xiliang iron cavalry and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry." Standing on a high place, Xun You said with admiration as he watched the Danyang elite soldiers struggling to hold their ground after the coach's chaos.

There was also a look of worry on Cheng Yu's face. Although the strength of Danyang's elite soldiers had been prepared before, it was still incredible to witness it in the field. Perhaps the people of Danyang were born for fighting.

【Danyang soldiers are so difficult to deal with, so Xiliang iron cavalry is even more troublesome. Not only are they huge in number, they are also cavalry themselves. This is a huge obstacle to the strategy planned by my uncle. 】Xun You thought with a dull expression.

When Xun You was the servant of the Huangmen in Chang'an, it was true｜no｜false｜he saw the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and that army was completely different from what he thought.

The regular army is equipped with auxiliary soldiers. Basically, a regular army infantry will be supported by two to three auxiliary soldiers. The so-called 100,000 army actually mostly refers to 30,000 regular troops, 70,000 to 80,000 auxiliary soldiers, and auxiliary soldiers. Soldiers generally do not fight.

However, there are exceptions to everything. For example, there are no auxiliary soldiers for Danyang soldiers, and the auxiliary soldiers for Xiliang cavalry are directly Qiang cavalry. After Confucianism came to power, the auxiliary military system was established.

There are not many other Qiang cavalry in Xiliang who belong to the flood level. Regardless of whether the combat power is on the table for the Xiliang iron cavalry, Qiang cavalry is still cavalry, and there is no problem in tidying up infantry.

When Dong Zhuo cleaned up Xiliang. On the one hand, it was necessary to weaken the Qianghu forces in Xiliang, and on the other hand, the Qiang people could not feel that they were cheating them. In a compromise, they followed Li Ru's suggestion and established the most neurotic auxiliary army system in the Han Dynasty.

The auxiliary soldiers of other people are basically civilian husbands, and the auxiliary soldiers of Xiliang soldiers are directly built on Qiang cavalry. According to Dong Zhuo's words, you Qiang people are all good men. Attach to the strong, then follow behind me, I have a mouthful, and you must have a mouthful.

Don't worry about whether Dong Zhuo's words are fooling or not. In short, when Dong Zhuo was alive, the Qiang people mostly lived with the Xiliang iron cavalry. After a long time, they finally established a pyramid system. The top one is the Xiliang iron cavalry. Each is equipped with three Qiang cavalry as auxiliary soldiers. . Then Qiang cavalry arrested some more people as miscellaneous soldiers to follow.

This leads to a very funny situation. As soon as the Xiliang iron cavalry said to mobilize tens of thousands of people, a mighty 100,000 troops came over. The auxiliary soldiers of other armies do not fight. As long as the auxiliary soldiers Qiang cavalry of Xiliang cavalry are led by Xiliang cavalry to fight the regular army, they will be smooth and without pressure. Arms.

The most pitiful thing is that Qiang cavalry are really attached to the strong and they are used to it. As long as Xiliang iron cavalry passes by, the Qiang tribe will have Qiang cavalry to automatically replenish the auxiliary soldiers of Xiliang iron cavalry. Is it very good? No need conscription.

In fact, Xun You, who had really seen the iron cavalry in Xiliang, knew the price. That is, the food and grass consumed by the Xiliang cavalry is fast enough to drive a normal prince crazy. Feeding 10,000 Xiliang cavalry with auxiliary soldiers is equivalent to feeding 200,000 infantry. Although their fighting power is worth that price.

This is also the reason why Li Que, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou add up to only 50,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, but everyone believes in the claim of 300,000 iron cavalry Only by searching can you support your subordinates, because raising a Xiliang cavalry means you need to raise several times as many auxiliary soldiers.

Having said that, after the death of Li Que and Guo Si, the leaderless Xiliang iron cavalry should have disappeared in the long river of history at this time without supplies. I don’t want Ma Chao to build this pyramid-structured Xiliang iron cavalry again with his own bravery. There are a little more Qiang cavalry, but the foundation is still the iron cavalry of Xiliang. This is the reason why Ma Chao cut his beard and abandoned his robe when he beat Cao Cao in the later period.

Otherwise, it would be a dream to defeat Cao Cao so smoothly only by relying on second-rate troops like Qiang cavalry.

[The situation is not very good. If the fighting power of the Danyang elite soldiers is based on the current combat effectiveness, then those Xiliang iron cavalry in Chang'an who followed Dong Zhuo in the north and south are definitely not weak. The only way to implement the plan is to rely on ingenuity, but it is a pity. Conspiracy is not king, once you miss it...] Xun You frowned slightly and was not very optimistic about his uncle Xun Yu's strategy.

[Forget it, let's talk about the matter before us first, uncle's strategy is by no means so simple, let's talk about the Xiliang iron cavalry issue later. 】

Xun You looked at the canine-toothed battlefield ahead. Without Cao Bao giving orders indiscriminately, the Danyang soldiers relied on years of combat experience without high-level command, relying on the centurion, military marquis, and Sima's low-level officers. Formation, and began to bring the situation back.

"It seems to Zhongde that we still underestimated the elite of Danyang. The strength of our infantry is still far behind them. I ordered Xia Houyuan to let them follow the plan. The only way to defeat the Danyang soldiers with the smallest loss is to rely on Cao Bao. The chaotic military order made the Danyang soldiers mess up." Xun You turned to Cheng Yu and said.

Cheng Yu nodded, and gave orders to several messengers who had been waiting by the carriage, and saw several people mounted their horses and hurried towards the south.

In just one meal, Xia Houyuan, who was the fastest, had already led his army straight to Cao Bao under the commander-in-chief from the side and rear. Suddenly, there was chaos behind the Danyang soldiers, followed by a period of chaotic mobilization, so that the people who had just stabilized The front army was once again thrown into chaos by the influence of the rear army, and even because the formation collapsed for a while, the clouds dispersed a lot, and the situation of the Danyang soldiers who had just stabilized their formation suddenly became worse.

"The rear army quickly regroups and forms a round formation." Xu Sheng roared, but as a military lord, even if he knew the most correct way to deal with it, he couldn't pass it on. He could only rely on Cao Bao's chaotic command to change the situation in the rear. worse.

Cao Bao's upside-down command caused the rear army to face Xiahouyuan's attack and lost three military lords directly. The already bad situation became even worse. Before Cao Bao could make adjustments, Xiahou Dun led another team of infantry in a battle. Under the rain of arrows, he rushed in with a spear array, and then Xiahou Dun showed his might and frantically beheaded the Danyang elite soldiers behind him.

With the arrival of the second reinforcements on the battlefield, Cao's army, which had the upper hand, was even more powerful. It directly suppressed Danyang's elite soldiers with a moment of blood, and then the third army led by Mao Jie rushed directly into Cao Bao's miserable screams. Into the formation of Danyang soldiers.

As Xia Houyuan shot off the handsome flag with an arrow from afar, Cao Bao, who was originally afraid of restlessness, could no longer bear the fear in his heart, screamed, and ran in the direction of Yishui in a panic, directly giving up the control of Danyang soldiers Well, he really can't bear the atmosphere of the battlefield where death is possible at any time. He is a celebrity, he is not a dead man! (to be continued...)

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