Chapter 195: The method of riding and shooting

Zhao Yun looked at Xue Bing, who was laughing from time to time and falling into deep thought from time to time, and felt uneasy. He only felt that the huge pressure made Xue Bing perform abnormally.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yun did not dare to delay any more, so he hurriedly said, "Zihan, what's the plan for thinking about it? You might as well tell me!"

Xue Bing heard Zhao Yun’s question and then said, “I really thought of a way to deal with it, but there is a problem that needs to be solved now!”

Zhao Yun heard this and asked, "Why would Zihan tell me about the strategy? What are the problems that we can work together? Is it okay?"

Xue Bing smiled bitterly and said, "Since that's the case, I'll talk about this method!" After saying that, he took out the Guanzhong map, then drew a circle between Jingyang and the Yellow River area with his fingers, and then said, "Although this area has mountains, waters and forests, it is still a plain area, with not high mountains, not wide forests, and flat terrain, which is very conducive to cavalry charges.

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Zhao Yun nodded. He only said that Xue Bing was talking about the cavalry advantages of Cao's army, so he did not respond, but he did not expect Xue Bing to say, "I want to gather the entire cavalry and entangle with Cao's army in this area!" Zhao Yun was shocked when he heard the sound, and was stunned for a while before he hurriedly said, "Is it possible that Zihan is joking?"

Xue Bing said: "It's not just a joke!"

Zhao Yun also said: "We don't know how many soldiers and horses of Cao's army are, but according to Zi Fang's words, the vanguard troops are nearly 10,000, and most of them are cavalry. In this way, the total number of soldiers of Cao's army will not be less than 50,000.

Moreover, in this vast terrain, although it is most suitable for large-scale cavalry to charge. Even if our army gathers all the cavalry, it is probably only a thousand. How can we compete with the nearly 10,000 cavalry of Cao's army?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "Who said I want to face Cao's army head-on?"

Zhao Yun was puzzled when he heard this and asked, "Why did Zi Han want to deal with Cao's army?"

Xue Bing looked around and lowered his voice and said, "I want to use the method of cavalry and shooting to carry out uninterrupted harassment tactics on the Cao army!" After that, he looked gloomy.

It turned out that he had accidentally seen the map of the Huns, but he suddenly remembered the Mongolian cavalry that spread across Asia and Europe in later generations.

Mongolian cavalry cavalry shooting and killing are very simple in principle and can be explained in a few words, so Xue Bing is not unfamiliar with this.

Moreover, when he helped Liu Bei carry out military reform, he wanted to set up such a cavalry unit. However, at that time, Ma Shao was reluctant to form ordinary cavalry. Not to mention the variants of this cavalry.

The invincible Mongolian cavalry relies on these soldiers’ habits of living on horseback. These Mongolian soldiers can even continue to raid without getting off the horse for a month.

Moreover, Mongolian cavalry usually has one person and more horses, and can change horses while marching, so there is not much burden on horses.

With the ability to terrifyingly maneuver, the enemy will attack and fight. If they cannot defeat, they will run away immediately. If the enemy chases, they will flee and use bows and arrows to fight back. If they want to retreat, the Mongolian cavalry will immediately turn around and attack.

This kind of tactic that is almost rogue once helped the Mongolian cavalry to drag down many enemies that were several times more than themselves.

Also, everyone in Mongolian cavalry was good at bowing. In other words, cavalry and shooting were a skill that could only be mastered at the level of a general in the Han Dynasty. Among Mongolian cavalry units, it has become a basic combat skill.

If Xue Bing could form such a force in the Later Han Dynasty, it can basically be said that in the plains, Xue Bing could have led this force torture any enemy army he encountered.

As for the Huns at this time, although the barbarians were also good at living and fighting on horseback, the saddles of the two sides had not yet become popular at this time, and were only equipped in the Sichuan Army of Liu Bei. Therefore, the Huns at this time had not mastered this tactic.

He briefly explained this riding and shooting tactic to Zhao Yun, and then continued: "It's just that there are a few problems that need to be solved now. If they cannot be solved, then this law is not feasible!"

Zhao Yun was also shocked in the cavalry and shooting skills mentioned by Xue Bing. Until he heard what Xue Bing said, he said: "Yun already knows Zihan's problem!"

Xue Bing was stunned and asked, "Zilong already knows it? Let me tell me!" But he was a little curious. He could think of the problem just by talking about the tactics of the war?

I could only hear Zhao Yun say, "Although this method of riding and shooting is novel, it is also a cavalry tactic. Therefore, the primary issue is war horses!" He looked up and saw Xue Bing without saying anything.

Then he continued: "Zihan and Yun led a total of 10,000 troops out this time, but among these 10,000 cavalrymen, there were only more than a thousand cavalrymen. Although they had fought one after another, most of them were siege battles, so the cavalry did not suffer any losses.

But if Zihan used this method, he would never be able to have one horse. One person and two horses or one person and three horses were the best choice. After all, strong mobility must be guaranteed so that he can avoid the pursuit and encirclement of the Cao army's cavalry."

Xue Bing nodded, expressed his agreement, and said, "Please continue to talk, Zilong!"

When Zhao Yun heard this, he continued: "Then it is supplies! Zi Han's method is to rely on mobile combat, so that the Cao army cannot find your troops, so he launches a sudden attack while the Cao army is unprepared.

In this way, we cannot rely on the city or have a fixed stronghold. Therefore, the most important materials such as food and grass or arrow branches cannot be effectively replenished.

If this problem cannot be solved, the continuous combat effectiveness of this force will not be guaranteed at all."

Speaking of this, Xue Bing continued: "Without food and grass, soldiers are hungry and have no strength, how can they shoot bows and kill enemies? Without arrow branches, this cavalry has become the most ordinary cavalry unit and can only attack Cao's army with the most ordinary charge.

In that case, I am afraid that after a battle, I will completely lose the ability to fight again. Therefore, how to continuously and effectively replenish this force is the most difficult problem.

"At this point, Xue Bing suddenly realized that Zhao Yun had been in charge of the cavalry for several years as the cavalry master Gongsun Zan, so he naturally had a strong understanding of the cavalry.

After saying that, the two looked at each other for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh at the same time. Zhao Yun even said, "Zi Han's method is novel, but it is not an opportunity to use it at this time. If the king could live in Xiliang for several years, he would ask Zi Han to train such a cavalry.

Cao Cao was in trouble at that time.”

Xue Bing smiled wryly and shook her head, saying, "But if the crisis cannot be resolved at this time, let alone Xiliang, I am afraid that all the lands I have seized will be returned to Cao Cao. At that time, where did so many war horses ask me to train such a cavalry?"

The two of them sat in the tent frowned and thought hard, but in the end they still couldn't think of any good methods. Finally, Xue Bing had to say, "If you can't. I have to ask General Zhang Ren to transfer troops and entangle this Cao army.

Although it is possible that Chang'an has been lost, as long as you defend Tongguan and persevere until Xu Huang's army is defeated, the king's army can naturally advance eastward and fight against this Cao army."

Zhao Yun thought about it, but this was a temporary solution. It was better than not being able to come up with any solution. He nodded immediately and left the hall.

In a few days, the materials transported from Chang'an arrived. In addition to food, grass, arrows and other consumables, some of the prepared weapons were also sent to Xue Bing's army. In addition, Zhang Ren had already received news. He knew that Cao's army had crossed the Yellow River.

Moreover, the troops were in great force, and fearing that after attacking Xue Bing's army, he urgently wrote a warning and transferred all 1,200 cavalrymen in the middle of Chang'an.

These 1,200 cavalry are all the local cavalry in Zhang Ren's hands. In addition to himself and several personal guards and horses, only infantrymen remained by Zhang Ren's side.

In addition, because Zhang Ren was replenished from the Xigu area, many infantry were also allocated, replenishing the total strength of Xue Bing's army to 10,000, and the seriously injured could be completely replaced and left to be cultivated.

However, none of these were enough to make Xue Bing happy. What made him happiest was that Zhang Ren not only delivered supplies to the supplies of supplies in time according to his original instructions, but also sent an unexpected surprise.

Looking at the small cage in front of him that was completely covered by black cloth, Xue Bing thought of another solution. He had sent someone to call Zhao Yun, while he himself was looking at the small cage in front of him and thinking.

Soon, Zhao Yun arrived. Seeing Xue Bing looking at a small box on the case with a smile on his face, he said in confusion: "Zi Han called Yun, but what's the point?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "Did Zilong remember the riding and shooting tactic that someone mentioned earlier? It is not even used because of a single thing?"

Zhao Yun said: "What Zihan said. Is it difficult to replenish supplies?"

Xue Bing said: "That's right! Now, I have thought of a solution!"

Zhao Yun was shocked and said, "What method?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "Can Zilong know what this is?"

Zhao Yun looked at the small box and saw clearly that it turned out to be a small cage covered with a layer of black cloth. But what was inside was still not clear, so he asked, "What is this?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "Zilong remembers the pigeon I told you about?"

Zhao Yun frowned, as if he had thought of something suddenly, but it was not so clear, so he didn't say anything, just frowned and looked at the cage. Seeing Zhao Yun like this, Xue Bing no longer kept him in hiding everything, so he told him all his plans.

It turned out that after Zhang Ren took over Chang'an for a long time, he learned about the pigeons, so he went to Xin's mansion to ask if there were still many pigeons. The conclusion was that there were more than twenty pigeons.

When Zhang Ren learned that he was overjoyed, he took advantage of the time when he was delivering supplies to Xue Bing, and sent five carrier pigeons together, and attached a letter, saying: "If you have any anxiety, you can make the carrier pigeons!"

Xue Bing was only concerned about reporting the pigeons to Liu Beizhi, but he forgot to ask the Xin family if there is any extra pigeon. Although this pigeon only recognizes Chang'an as its home, Xue Bing is now leading the army outside, and the base is Chang'an.

If you bring a few, you can get the pigeon to report the message when there is an urgent matter.

However, when he went on the war, he did not think of this. Until Zhang Ren finished all the things in Chang'an and arranged supplies for Xue Bing, he happened to think of it and sent five people over.

When Xue Bing received the pigeon and read Zhang Ren's letter, he suddenly thought of a solution to the difficulty of replenishing materials. He called Zhao Yun and prepared to discuss with him whether this method could be feasible.
Chapter completed!