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"Just the last few days, prepare the grain and grass, let Zizhong set off, and see if you can get a war horse from Youzhou when the time comes, after all, no one has too many resources like war horses", Liu Yi said with a smile.

"Hope", Jia Xu also knew the scarcity of war horses, and didn't dare to have too many expectations.

At this time, war horses are still very scarce, and war horses are all in the north, why are the horses in the south not as good as those in the north? Mainly because the nomads' way of cultivating horses will make horses stronger and more patient, and there are many places in the Central Plains that do not produce horses at all, and it is not easy to raise horses, so Dongwu does not produce horses, Liu Bei's Shu Han also has a war horse resource in the southwest, and the war horses in Liu Bei's hands before are also very embarrassed.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the core area of the Eastern Wu rule was far away from the horse-producing area, and like the Shu Han cavalry, the Eastern Wu cavalry has few records in history and has no sense of existence. However, after combing through the historical materials, the slightest trace of the activities of the Eastern Wu cavalry on the battlefield can still be found. The monarchs of the Eastern Wu dynasties attached great importance to the cavalry, and the Sun group of the Eastern Wu Dynasty started from Sun Jian, but Sun Jian fought in the north for a long time, especially when he joined the army as the general Zhang Wen, and went to Liangzhou to conquer the rebellious Bian Zhang and Han Sui, Sun Jian had witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Western Liang cavalry, and had a personal experience of the role of cavalry.

After Sun Jian's death, the rest of the army defected to Yuan Shu. Later, Yuan Shu returned the rest of the troops to Sun Ce, these troops should have been reorganized by Yuan Shu, with more than 1,000 soldiers and dozens of horses, although the number of cavalry was not much, but Sun Jian's remaining troops still retained the cavalry establishment. In the process of sweeping the Yangtze River, Sun Ce also had the conditions to restore the size of a cavalry force of more than 1,000 people.

Influenced by his father and brother, Sun Quan also attached great importance to cavalry tactics. Sun Quan himself is very proficient in horsemanship, riding a horse and shooting a tiger is a very dangerous hunting game, and Sun Quan dares to die like this and actually does not die, which shows that his riding skills are very good. During the Battle of Hefei, Sun Quan, under the guidance of Gu Li, successfully flew over the broken Tianjin Bridge to save his life. Gu Li is obviously a master of riding, but Sun Quan was able to put it into practice with a little stroke, and his riding skills are also of a very high standard. There were a group of cavalry generals in Eastern Wu, and the Sun military group rose in the process of Sun Jian's operations in the north, so there were many northerners who were good at cavalry combat among the early military generals. For example, Cheng Pu is a native of Tuyin County, Youbei County, Youzhou, and the Youbei Flat is close to Saibei, which is an important stronghold of the famous Wuhuan Tuqi, and horseback archery is a local traditional cultural custom. Another example is Han Dang, a native of Lingzhi County, Liaoxi County, Youzhou, and Gongsun Zhan, a famous cavalry general, who grew up outside the Saiwai and often came into contact with nomadic people such as Wuhuan and Xianbei, and was familiar with cavalry combat, and was so familiar with it that they couldn't be more familiar. Another example is Tai Shi Ci, a native of Huang County, Donglai County, Qingzhou, who avoided trouble in Liaodong when he was young, and with Tai Shi Ci's qualifications, he should have some experience in the local Wuhuan and Xianbei cavalry tactics in Liaodong. Tai Shi Ci and Sun Ce's immediate heads-up show that they are not only proficient in cavalry tactics, but also proud of it, trying to use the victory of cavalry to establish authority on the other side. However, now Tai Shici has been cut off by Liu Yi, and a general of Eastern Wu has come to Shuhan to build a foundation since then.

In addition, the aforementioned Gu Li is also a skilled general. Zhou Yu also personally crossed the horse to fight Chen, so it can be seen that Zhou Yu also personally led the cavalry to battle?

It can be seen that the generals of Eastern Wu are very good at commanding and using cavalry, and their tactics are very skillful, and one of the reasons for this difference is that the Sun group attaches great importance to cavalry construction.

According to Yuan Shao's "100,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 horses" during the battle of Guandu and the later Western Jin Dynasty's "10,000 soldiers and 100 horses" force allocation ratio, the ratio of infantry and cavalry in the army during this period was generally 10:1, of course, like Gongsun Zhan, who basically relied on the white horse to obey the big man, although the war horse cavalry is very important, but it does not mean that it is invincible, Gongsun Zhan was not still beaten on the ground by Ju Yi, but the Eastern Wu army was unable to be equipped with cavalry according to the passing standard due to the shortage of horses, and the proportion of infantry and cavalry in the Eastern Wu army was basically 40:1, the poor one who lived a small life.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the area rich in good horses was mainly adjacent to the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Qiang and other nomadic peoples, Youzhou, that is, the territory of the Baima Yicong Gongsun boss, and of course the Gongsun Du of Liaodong, but that guy played soy sauce directly, and did not participate in the war of the world at all, and he will talk about him later, and then there is Bingzhou, Lu Bu's hometown, the source of the war horses ridden by the wolf in Bingzhou, and Liangzhou, the bitter cold land, the world-famous Xiliang Iron Cavalry Flying Bear Elite comes from there, Liu Bei's current cavalry is basically the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, named the White Robe Army, of course, it is basically the credit of Jia Xu, Liu Yi also blindly commanded a wave in it, and 30,000 cavalry came in a flicker.

The words are far away, in the romance, these territories are Boss Cao's, and the war horses are of course also Boss Cao's, therefore, the relationship between Sun Quan and Cao Wei is very delicate, and the time of war is peaceful, which is in addition to the studge between the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan covets the horses in the north and tries to get some war horses from Cao Wei, which is also one of the reasons.

Sun Quan's overtures can indeed get some rewards. Cao Cao gave Sun Quan some horses, which were horses for horserying, that is, horses for honor guards, which generally chose tall, robust and powerful horses, and after strict training, it was not a problem to use them as war horses for cavalry riding. The horses that Sun Quan obtained through diplomatic channels were all good horses, but there were not many of them, because Cao Wei also knew that horses were strategic materials, and it was okay to give a little charity occasionally to show favors, but it was certainly not to give them in large quantities.

In addition to using diplomatic means to eat a free lunch, Sun Quan was also willing to pay for horses from Cao Wei. That is, to take advantage of the opportunity of tribute to go to the north to buy horses. There are also Cao Wei who took the initiative to sell horses, and Sun Quan really attached great importance to cavalry construction, and was very willing to spend money when buying horses. Sun Quan and Cao Wei were at war and often started to fight, and when Eastern Wu won the battle, it was common for him to capture some military horses.

On cavalry, the conditions of our Dashu Han are a little better than those of Dongwu, of course, Liu Yi refers to the Shu Han who occupies Yizhou in Jingzhou, and the current situation, I don't know if I can still occupy the title of Yizhou Jingzhou Shu Han, after all, Qingzhou has developed so well, it is impossible to cross such a large distance to build the capital in Yizhou, the ship will naturally go straight to the bridgehead, this kind of thing will be said later, anyway, even if there is no horse in the southwest region, you can have Youzhou.

The Shu horses in Shu Han belong to the southwestern horse breed, which is not large in size and is mainly used for carrying transport, but there are also some robust Shu horses that can be used for cavalry. Sun Quan paid great attention to maintaining the alliance with Shu Han, and in addition to strategic considerations, obtaining some horses from Shu Han was also an important factor for Sun Quan's consideration.

The production of horses in Shu Han is large, and the supply is stable. In the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms, the relationship between Wu and Shu gradually became closer, and Eastern Wu could also obtain a certain number of Shu horses through private trade channels.

Liaodong is also an important horse-producing area, and it is known as its land of horses in history. Sun Quan once ignored the opposition of Gu Yong, Zhang Zhao and other important civil and military officials, and sent a large-scale delegation led by Taichang Zhang Mi, Zhijin Wu Xu Yan, and General He Da to cross the sea to Liaodong to contact Gongsun Yuan, but Gongsun Yuan reversed his word and killed Zhang Mi, Xu Yan and others, causing Sun Quan to suffer heavy losses.

In fact, the reason why Sun Quan attached importance to the relationship with Gongsun Yuan was, on the one hand, hoping to contain Cao Wei strategically, and on the other hand, hoping to obtain some horses from Gongsun Yuan. Sun Quan's disregard for the opposition of the crowd showed his obsessive pursuit of building a strong cavalry force, and he was willing to take the risk even if there was only a glimmer of hope.

In fact, long before this, Sun Quan sent people to Liaodong to carry out diplomatic activities, but at that time, Gongsun Kang's relationship with Cao Wei was relatively stable, and he killed Sun Quan's envoy to show his loyalty to Cao Wei. Gongsun Kang died in the last years of Jian'an, and Sun Quan sent an envoy to Liaodong, probably during this period. Sun Quan's relationship with Liu Bei broke down due to his attack on Jingzhou and the killing of Guan Yu, and he was no longer able to obtain horses from Shu Han, and his relationship with Cao Pi was not stable, and Cao Pi would not easily give more horses to Eastern Wu. The grim diplomatic situation forced Sun Quan, who had a dream of cavalry, to seek a new source of military horses, so he turned his attention to Liaodong, which could be a great blow to Sun Quan.