"Ghost King, we've practiced how to deal with cavalry." The barbarian general Na Tuozhi couldn't help but interject: "The shield is in front, the horse gun is in front, the big sword is in front, and the archer and crossbowman are in the back, we have been practicing this set of tactics every day, and we are already very familiar with it." ”

The barbarian generals are all nodding, Na Tuozhi is right, there is indeed this item in the formation practiced by Shimen Fan every day, and the practice time is not short, from officers to soldiers, they are familiar with it.

"Not enough, not enough, Natuozhi, you haven't seen a real cavalry on the grassland, he is completely different from ours." Changsun Hong smiled, looked at the somewhat inflated Na Tuozhi, and felt that it was necessary to explain the strength of the Mongols more clearly, so as not to have a wrong understanding of these barbarian generals.

"Mongolian horses are taller than Yunnan horses, with strong limbs and stamina, making them particularly adaptable to harsh environments. The Mongolians, on the other hand, eat beef and mutton, drink mare's milk wine, have a tough personality and a strong body, and have been riding horses since they could walk, and have spent their entire lives on horses. The combination of the Mongols and the Mongolian horse is the most appropriate, they treat the horse as a wife, eat on the horse, fight on the horse, and even sleep on the horse, the horse is extremely skillful, and everyone is a master of horse control. ”

"Because of this characteristic, when the Mongols fight, the cavalry can be like our foot soldiers, and where the banner of the commander and the commander of the town points to, the cavalry can rush to where the next moment, and the formation is extremely free in the march, separate and combined, and act spontaneously. Their riding skills are so superb that they can gallop at high speed and keep walking one step above the limit of the range of the Great Song crossbowmen, but they don't step in. ”

"Even more terrifying than that is their archery skills. The Song Dynasty army archers assessment, can open eight bucket bows, fifty steps out of the fixed target, three out of ten is qualified, and the Mongols, their bow is a compound recurve bow, the animal tendon is the string, the bowstring is strong, the strongest wrestler full bow can shoot the heavy arrow wolf tooth arrow to 500 steps away, can open the bow and release the arrow outside the range of the general archer crossbowman, compared with them, both the Song State and our Dali archers are as ridiculous as children. ”

"Their heads are also terrifyingly high, and even when they are moving at high speed on horseback, they can shoot their opponents who are also on the move, and when they hunt on the grasslands, they rely on such superb archery skills to shoot the beasts that are running. They all survive in a life-and-death life on the grassland, everyone is a warrior, and their life is to fight. ”

"Think about it, as we were marching on a wilderness, there was a sudden thunder in the sky, and the earth began to tremble with the thunder, and on the distant horizon, a black sandstorm slowly rose, and when it came near, we found that it was not a sandstorm, but a wall of cavalry."

"In the thunderous vibration, a rain of arrows fell from the sky with a screaming sound, and the arrows were so dense that they could not be avoided. When you raise your shield to cover it, but there are people around you who are constantly screaming and falling from arrows, but you can't fight back, what kind of mood will you feel? ”

The rain of arrows stopped, and they lowered their shields, but the cavalry wall was already so close that even the long knives they wielded could be seen clearly, and the impact and shock formed by the group's cavalry charging were not something that an ordinary foot soldier could bear. You stand on the ground, surrounded on all sides by cavalry, as if you are the only one left fighting against them, and the feeling is desperate, as if you are facing a flood that is overwhelming! At such a time, what formation, what combat skills, nothing will be remembered, what exists in everyone's mind will only be to run, escape, flee quickly, instinctively want to escape. ”

Changsun Hong said a lot in one breath, his expression was extremely serious, and finally he squeezed it fiercely in the air with his hand that was knocking on the table, as a conclusion: "So we have to fight with the cavalry, especially with them on the plain, we can't do it now, it's not that I don't have confidence in Shimenfan, but it's determined by the mutual restraint of the way of war." ”

The barbarians listened very carefully, and it was the first time they had heard a commentary on the Mongols' methods of warfare, and the shock to their hearts was very great.

In the hearts of the barbarians in Shimen, because they have never been far away, most people have the impression of cavalry at the level of infantry on horseback, and have never seen the spectacular scene of hundreds of cavalry lining up in a horizontal line and charging head-on, let alone that there is an army in the world that can shoot arrows on horses, and shoot more accurately than people standing on the ground.

"...... my day!" Wang Chao swallowed his saliva, his Adam's apple moved up and down, and he stared at the big eyes and muttered scolding.

The rest of the people were also shocked, and almost no one spoke.

The eldest grandson took a leisurely sip of tea and asked, "Are you afraid?" ”

The crowd was stunned, and then furious.

"I'm afraid of him! Ghost King, let's pull it out and fight with them! The first one to slap the table and jump up was not the reckless man Wang Chao, but Na Tuozhi, the young man's face turned red, and he shouted hoarsely: "Isn't it just that you can ride a horse?" We can dig a pit, we can erect a fence, just block them, and when they get close, draw a knife and cut him down! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Ghost King, we are not afraid, Shimen Fan has never been afraid of people! ”

"They shoot arrows, we can shoot arrows too, compare to see who shoots faster and farther!"

"Yes, yes! It also occurred to me that each of us carried a log when we marched, and that when we met a large group of cavalry on the flat terrain, we stuck the wood in the ground, which was a wooden fence, and unless the horses could fly, they would not be able to pass. ”

Everyone gossiped and clamored, all of them were unconvinced, one was more excited than the other, but they were not blindly scolding their mothers, but scolding while trying to find a way, although they were not very reliable, but they were a little brainy.

Duan Wu looked at the attitude of Changsun Hong who didn't care about it but smiled hehe, and still felt that it should be stopped, so he shouted a few words in a hearty way to calm everyone down.

When everyone stopped talking, the eldest grandson Hongcai put down the teacup slowly, recovered his serious expression, and said in a loud voice: "It's right not to admit defeat, it's a war, fundamentally speaking, what you fight is courage, and the bad seed without eggs will be cowardly before the fight, your reaction, you didn't lose Shimenfan's face." ”

"But!" Changsun Hong accentuated his tone and said: "A cavalry is a cavalry, a foot pawn is a foot soldier, two legs on the flat ground can't beat four legs, this is a law, it can't be changed at any time, and it is not subject to human will." It is not something that can be changed by human courage. ”

"So, it's not the right time to send troops now." He asserted.

Everyone looked at each other, all puzzled, if they don't send troops now, when will they send troops? Is this battle going to be fought or not?

"We have to make some preparations, and it's time to be sure." Changsun Hong said slowly, and when he said this, he raised his head and looked at the sky outside the door.

The white clouds and blue sky are so blue that there is not the slightest impurity, and a somewhat scattered cloud floats by, like an unmanned boat floating in the sea, unrestrained. An eagle flapped its wings and circled it, perhaps finding some prey on the ground, and after circling a few times, it stabbed diagonally and rushed down, disappearing without a trace.

"Until then, no matter what happens outside, be patient, death is inevitable, especially at times like these." He seemed to be talking to himself, his voice getting lower and lower, and he didn't know who to speak.

(End of chapter)