It is said that knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy and winning every battle. The guards' personal army is a new opponent facing General Zhao You, and his knowledge about him is all about the information coming to assist the affairs bureau. However, it is more about the deployment of the guards' personal army, the organization and the generals, and there is a lack of information on their tactics, tactics and characteristics of military use. The only content is only the battle examples from many years ago, and most of them are the words of the person in charge and the oral statements of the captured enemy troops. The reference value is limited.

Zhao learned from previous information that the personal guards were originally composed of elite Han armed forces compiled when Kublai Khan conquered the Jin Kingdom and ruled the Han territory. In fact, he was also helpless at that time. After Mengge's death, Chiexue needed to escort Mengge's coffin back to Mobei for burial. Therefore, after Kublai Khan and Alibuge's confrontation, Chiexue, the traditional Mongolian guards, basically all returned to Alibuge, and Kublai Khan had no hair.

After Kublai Khan became emperor, in order to show that I also had Cyxue, he summoned the descendants of Genghis Khan's four chiefs and organized a Cyxue for himself. But the reality is very skinny, how much bones feel? Although Cyxue in Genghis Khan's era also had foreign tribes, most of them were Mongolians. When Kublai Khan was emperor, there were many Mongolian generals under his command, but there were very few Mongolian soldiers.

Therefore, Kublai Khan's team was the main force of the Han army. His troops were basically Han people, and a few were Southwest barbarians and a few Sememen troops. His allies were the host Mongolian kings far away from their territory, and it was impossible to cut their flesh and form Kyusai. We should collect the previous Red Army of the Ma, but after the demise of the Jin Dynasty, the Red Army of the Mongols planted in the Central Plains "dwelled in pasture land, and there were many people who had obtained the civilian status", and it was difficult to recruit them.

Kublai Khan wanted to form his own Mongolian guards, but he couldn't get enough. Moreover, the four great Qiexue Changs enthroned by Kublai Khan not only could not get enough for four people, but also had two children: An Tong, a descendant of Mu Huali, was thirteen years old at the time; Yuxi Timur, a descendant of Borsai, was twenty years old; Yue Chichaer, a descendant of Borshu, was twelve years old at the time. It was obviously unrealistic for them to protect their own safety at the time.

Therefore, before pacifying Alibuge, Qiexue was actually a cover, and there might not be a few soldiers. Therefore, Kublai Khan began to attack the Han army, so he ordered that some blood be given to Kublai Khan from the army of Shi Tianze, Dong Wenbing, Yan Zhongji, Zhang Rong, Zhang Rou and other Han army, and finally gathered 30,000 people. These 30,000 Han troops were named "Wu Guards", which was actually Kublai Khan's real imperial guards, which was the source of the guards' personal army.

Although the main force of the guards' personal army was Han, their combat effectiveness was very strong. The Mongols were no match for the war. They had participated in the rebellion of Alibuge and Haidu, and they all made great contributions. They also participated in the battle to capture Henan, pacify Shandong Li and destroy Song, and all showed extraordinary combat effectiveness. After that, they absorbed some Semu people and Mongols into the guards' personal army, and their roles changed, replacing the status of the "Da Zhong Army" of the Qinxue Army.

It is said that the combat effectiveness of the guards' personal army was extraordinary and deeply trusted by Kublai Khan, so he should be a powerful force. However, the information obtained by Zhao showed that when the financial management faction of the Mongolian Yuan court was at the most intense battle with the Han Dynasty, the guards' personal army participated in the assassination of Ahma, which made Kublai Khan vigilant against the guards' personal army, which was mainly powered by the Han people.

Kublai Khan felt that it was terrible that the central army was all Han people, so he basically pacified the world and dispatched the Mongols from various Mongolian troops to form Mongolian guards, and continuously expanded some Semu troops. At the same time, he sent Mongolians and Semu people to serve important positions in the personal guards' army. Han generals could only be deputy positions, and rewarded a large amount of land outside the capital for the personal guards to participate in the military farming. It was also stipulated that when serving as a guard, the Han army was not allowed to wear bows and arrows, and usually no weapons were issued during military farming.

Zhao once asked Brother Du and others about the combat effectiveness of the guards' personal army. They all thought that the combat effectiveness of the guards' personal army at this time was not as good as before. The most powerful ones were the Semites. Because the Han army was not trusted and lacked training, their combat effectiveness was severely weakened. The combat effectiveness of the Mongolian guards was also uneven, not even as good as that of some garrison troops.

Due to the mixed reviews of the combat effectiveness of the Mongol Yuan guards' personal army and never fought, Zhao did not have an accurate judgment on how powerful his combat effectiveness was. However, not long ago, the guards' personal army, who was just a "fighting the Five Slags" in Du Ge, defeated him. If Liu Zhixue had not arrived in time to respond, he would have been disbanded long ago. As the only general who fought with the Mongol Yuan guards' personal army, Zhao naturally had to ask in detail...

According to Liu Zhixue, the enemy troops stationed in Suzhou were about 40,000, and their troops were as strong as theirs. However, due to the large amount of combat supplies in the previous period, the gunpowder was almost exhausted when the gunpowder was shelled. At present, the grain stock was less than ten days, and the surplus of gunpowder was difficult to support a large-scale battle. Therefore, it was generally on the defensive and did not launch an advance against Fu Li. It only used Xin'an Town as a base to build a base to defend and wait for replenishment, and dispatched troops to clear the surrounding villages and towns.

After defeating the Duge tribe, the Mongols occupied Fuli City. Perhaps it was based on the tradition of Xiju in the wild, but it might have learned that the city of Shouzhou was hit by saturated shelling, causing a huge fire to burn the city and suffered heavy casualties. They did not station the large army in the city, but set up camp outside the city, with the distance between the two sides being about thirty miles. However, they did not launch a large-scale attack on their own camp, but only competed with them for the strongholds in the middle of the battlefield, and the battles were often in the transition zone between the two sides.

"Your Majesty, Suzhou has a flat terrain and no obstacles from mountains and lateral water networks. The enemy mostly fights with cavalry and travels quickly. For our army, there is a lack of cavalry. It is very passive in such small-scale battles and it is difficult to carry out effective strikes against the enemy." After introducing the deployment of the troops of both sides, Liu Zhixue frowned and said, obviously he was discomfortable to the transition to the plains, especially the small-scale combat methods.

"How large is the enemy's cavalry?" Zhao was not disturbed by his emotions and pushed the map aside and looked up and asked.

"The enemy's troops are very flexible and the troops are dispatched are not limited." Liu Zhixue said, "In addition to establishing strong cities and villages, our army will also set up camps on the periphery to provide early warning for the camp, which is often the target of enemy attacks. According to past experience, peripheral outposts often have a team, and they will dispatch multiple troops to attack. However, such small outposts will not be equipped with artillery, and the muskets have slow firing speed and low power, making it difficult to stop their charge. Moreover, the camps are often simple and cannot resist the impact of enemy cavalry, and are often successful by the enemy's attack. When the camp sends troops, the enemy cavalry has fled far away and cannot catch up with it."

"In order to detect the enemy situation, our army will also send scouts and post cavalry forward, and encounters with the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry. The enemy's reconnaissance cavalry is skilled in archery and horses, often with three or five people. When they meet, they dare to attack first. Our army is in a hurry to fight and often suffer losses!" Liu Zhixue said with a wry smile, "In addition, our infantry patrol teams, the baggage teams that transport materials to various posts, are often targeted by the enemy cavalry. They often dispatch several or even dozens of teams of ten people. After any team finds the target, they send a signal, quickly surround our small troops, encircle and annihilate them, and then immediately disperse and evacuate, making it difficult for our army to pursue, and sometimes they will attack our troops halfway through the aid."

"Then do you let the enemy attack and do nothing?" Zhao also had a headache when he heard this. The enemy was bullying them for lack of cavalry, and he used the method of quickly maneuvering and ran away.

"The subordinates have also taken measures to target the enemy's tactics. They increase troops in remote outposts, strengthen camps, hoard materials, increase their endurance when attacked, and at the same time strengthen their mobile combat capabilities. They form fast mobile troops with direct cavalry from each unit, and quickly attack and reinforce after discovering the enemy's situation. For the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry, we also selected soldiers with excellent cavalry to fight against them, and immediately drive away after discovering the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry. In addition, we chose paths where the enemy often appeared to set up ambush to encircle and annihilate the enemy's large cavalry. To a certain extent, the enemy's range of activities was curbed and the safety of our small troops was ensured." Liu Zhixue replied.

"Well, how powerful do you think the guards' personal army are?" Zhao nodded after hearing this. Whether fighting in Qiongzhou or Jiangnan, the Song army could use ships to maneuver quickly in dense water nets; while the Mongolian cavalry was controlled by the rivers and lakes, and even a paddy field could force them to change the marching path, so they had to rely on roads to maneuver. Now, the Song army entered the plains, that is, there was no river as a barrier and a carrier for transporting troops, and there was no cover on the plains and it was difficult to hide, especially when small groups of troops were operating, they were easily attacked by cavalry. Therefore, it was not surprising that he was not surprised that he was not accustomed to the land.

"Your Majesty, the current enemy Qinzhan Guards are fierce in combat and have a strong style. Even small troops dare to invade the marching brigade. Faced with the bombardment of our firearms, even if they suffer heavy casualties, they can quickly reorganize and launch an attack. Even if they retreat, they can evacuate in an orderly manner, rather than uncontrollable defeat; the Han army is weak in combat, not worse than the Qinzhan Guards. However, they fight tenaciously, and even if they are unable to compete, they will fight to the death and do not surrender, as if they are more loyal than the Mongols!" Liu Zhixue said in confusion.
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