() At the same time that Gao Zhi had gained something, Gongsun Zhan's reorganization of Yi Jing was finally put on the agenda because of Tian Yu's repeated suggestions.

At this time, Gongsun Chan no longer had the same vigor as before, and correspondingly, the generals under his command also became lifeless and passable.

Now, let's talk about the next steps.

"Now, it is no longer possible to use swords. Now that the army's morale is fluctuating, it is really not appropriate to continue the attack, so it is better to withdraw the troops for the time being, so as not to cause any more accidents. Tian Yu wanted to persuade Gongsun Zan to be inspired, but when he saw everyone's expressions, he could only be helpless.

When the generals heard this, they all thought it was true, and it was obvious that in the minds of many people, continuing to send troops was no longer a question of whether it was worth it or not, but a question of whether it could be done.

Especially after the previous incident of Gongsun Zhan's refusal to send troops, which caused the internal military to be shaken.

No matter how much Tian Yu racked his brains to stabilize the army's heart, anyone with a discerning eye knew that this seemingly large army had already turned into a plate of scattered sand and could no longer be gathered.

Of course, the fundamental reason for Gongsun Zhan's defeat was that after Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan's enemies inside and outside Youzhou united, the strength of the two sides changed from having the upper hand to being evenly matched, and then gradually changing to being strong and weak.

Gongsun Zan Tuntian, who was trapped in Yijing, Hebei, successfully solved the food problem, but the outer positions were lost, and his soldiers also left Germany.

However, so far, the prestige accumulated by Gongsun Chan in the past still exists, even if the soldiers have some complaints, it will not cause a mutiny, after all, in this era, where do ordinary soldiers have the courage to talk about the officials?

However, although Gongsun Chan has no enterprising spirit, and now he only wants to live in the high walls of Yijing wholeheartedly, he also knows that if he wants to be in a safe corner for a long time, he also needs enough soldiers and horses to maintain it.

Therefore, while ordering the soldiers and horses not to move, he also asked people to go to Yuyang, the only one who was still in his charge, to recruit soldiers and horses to make up for the serious loss of troops.

"Yuyang is agitated" This is a sentence in Bai Letian's "Song of Long Hatred", the land of Yuyang and Youyan in history is also the place where swords and soldiers are everywhere.

The land of Youyan, close to the northern border fortress, especially Shanggu, Yuyang, and Youbeiping County, was greatly influenced by the northern nomads, especially the Huns.

In the Qin and Han dynasties, there was a fierce style for the people, and many famous generals used to serve as Taishou magistrates there.

Fei generals Li Guang, Han Anguo and Lu Bode all worked there.

Therefore, after the experience of the war in the north, the Youyun area has already been popular and martial at this moment, and when Wang Mang usurped the Han and the two Han Dynasty communicated, the cavalry in the Youyun area has become famous all over the world.

Among them, the most famous are Yuyang and Shanggu Tuqi.

Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu relied on this cavalry armament, under the command of Wu Han and Jing Dan, to win more with less and pacify Hebei.

In the past, even the dignified Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty couldn't help but sigh after seeing the performance of the Youzhou Raiders: "I heard that the elite soldiers of the Raid Cavalry in the world, and now I see its battle, I am happy to say evil?" ”

Later, Liu Xiu encountered danger in the battle of Shunshui, and at a critical juncture, it was also a battle to the death, and Emperor Guangwu of Han, who was handed down in later generations, survived.

Although after the unification of the world, Liu Xiu cut the army.

However, a large number of Youzhou Turquoise cavalry were retained and sent to the northern army of the forbidden army.

Later, the Youzhou Tucai followed the general Dou Xian to the Northern Expedition against the Huns, and made great achievements. The Xiongnu court in the Altai Mountains was broken by Dou Xian, and more than 200,000 troops were captured by the Han army.

Geng Kui led 500 cavalry, chased and killed the Xiongnu army for 5,000 li, annihilated more than 10 times the enemy, and drove the Northern Xiongnu to Western Europe, while the defeated Northern Xiongnu became the whip of God who whipped the Roman Empire.

It can be said that the Youzhou Tucai horsemen, named after the Han Dynasty, were all wearing armor, and it was likely to be the earliest real heavy cavalry in Chinese history.

This strong team followed Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, to sweep away the heroes and dominate the world.

Later, due to the Eastern Han Dynasty constantly transferring the elite Youzhou Tucai to supplement the Central Army, the Han people in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty were no longer the main force of this cavalry, and the Wuhuan and Xianbei people came later.

By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the frontal charge tactics of the heavy cavalry group were completed, and the Youzhou Assault Cavalry, like the Byzantine heavy cavalry, was also good at using bows and arrows and had the ability to strike at long range.

Gongsun Zhan, it was also by virtue of the Youzhou Raid that he repeatedly defeated strong enemies and dominated the north for a while.

Of course, the composition of Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou Turquoise Cavalry is basically Han people from the border counties, and thousands of the elites among them are known as the "White Horse Righteous Servants", who are brave and good at fighting. Wuhuan people know that the war "should avoid the white horse".

According to historical records, this cavalry mostly charged the enemy in a frontal group on the battlefield, buying time for the friendly army to outflank and encircle, and then destroy the enemy.

The Youzhou Assault Cavalry is supposed to belong to the heavy armored cavalry with men and horses, mainly relying on the use of spears and halberds and ring-headed knives to fight the enemy in melee combat, and of course they will also be accompanied by lightly armed bows and crossbows, but that is not the main combat weapon.

Although the Youzhou Tucai declined with the Eastern Han Dynasty, in Gongsun Zhan's white horse righteousness, you can still get a glimpse of the past style of this elite army.

However, now, Yuan Shaofang's strength is obviously superior, and most of the foreign cavalry that was originally embarrassed under Gongsun Zhan also gathered together, attached to Yuan Shao's command, and reorganized the cavalry army.

These reorganized Wuhuan Xianbei cavalry are also far stronger in strength than the Han cavalry with lack of troops and long-term attrition.

The cavalry under the command of Gongsun Zhan, in the continuous battles, the loss was quite serious, and it was no longer possible to suppress Yuan Shao in cavalry, and now, there are very few places to recruit troops.

During the Han Dynasty, in addition to regular military service, there were also soldiers in charge of law and order in the county.

"Taiping Yulan" quoted Cai Yong's "Youzhou Thorn History Discussion" and said: "Youzhou Assault Cavalry, Jizhou Strong Crossbow, for the world's elite soldiers." The state supports the nuance, and the Quartet has something to do, and it is not impossible to do it in the two states. This should mean that the people in Youzhou are good at riding, and the people in Jizhou are good at bows and crossbows.

Now, the soldiers guarding the city under Gongsun Zhan, in addition to the elite, are mostly rebels.

In the later period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the conscription system prevailed, and the conscription system did not subside, but the Eastern Han Dynasty was lightly disarmed, and the assessment of the source of soldiers was indeed inferior to that of the Western Han Dynasty.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have followed Liu Bei since they were young, and they belong to the nature of volunteers.

In his early years, Liu Bei raised troops to fight thieves, but in fact, he had no technical content, and he made meritorious contributions by gathering a crowd.

However, Liu Bei, who was gathering the rebels at that time, was broken by thieves soon after and almost died.

It was from Liu Bei in the Yellow Turban Rebellion who accumulated experience in dealing with northern thieves and made a small reputation.

It is conceivable that the combat ability of the so-called rebel army!