The little scholar Zhang Fan led the way in front, and took Wang Fu to Zhang Xian's study, Wang Fu respectfully gave Zhang Xian a fist salute, Zhang Xian also returned the salute solemnly, without slackness, after the two sat down, the maid sent a sour plum soup, Zhang Xian smiled and said to Wang Fu:

"Sect Leader Wang, in the future, in private, I will still call you Wang Senior, after all, Wang Senior's career is across the field, and the Tartar who has been killed with outstanding achievements is talking about the tiger's color change, and the official is also very respectful, plus you are the life-saving benefactor of the insider, I can't help but be rude in front of you, boy! Come on, this weather is too hot, drink a bowl of sour plum soup to quench your thirst, this is made by my lady specifically for you, a life-saving benefactor, and I am also following the old-timers! ”

Wang Fu didn't want Zhang Xian to be so polite, rules are rules, how can they be different from person to person? Otherwise, it will inevitably cause a difference between inside and outside, Wang Fu said categorically:

"The old man thanked the young lady for her concern, but the adults must not be so respectful of the old man, this ceremony can not be abolished, especially the etiquette related to authority, not only can not be abandoned, but also should be strengthened, not to mention the old man, even if it is a product of the prime minister into the adult's door, then there must be the consciousness of the doorman, relying on the old and selling the old, it is definitely not the mind of the person who can achieve great things! However, the old man listened to the tone of the adult, and seemed to want the old man to come, there was something to ask, not just to invite the old man to drink a bowl of sour plum soup, although the adult has something to say, the old man also wants to find something to do! ”

Zhang Xian was a little embarrassed, after all, Zhang Xian was also a soldier in later generations, and he has always admired the soldiers who dared to fight tough battles, especially this Wang senior, but a famous anti-Yuan national hero in history. He just saved Wang Fu by chance, but Wang Fu deigned to assist him as a nameless boy, which is shocking enough in itself. If he can't take care of Wang Fu in terms of etiquette, Zhang Xian will still feel guilty!

However, Zhang Xian is by no means a person who twists and turns, and he knows better what Wang Fu said even if it is the truth of this era! Zhang Xian collected his thoughts and said:

"What the head of the king said is reasonable, the official has been taught, and he will pay attention to these subtleties in the future! To tell the truth, I invited Wang Jiaotou to come today to learn about the situation of the Mongolian Tatar cavalry from Wang Jiaotou. Although this official is now only a little smaller than a sesame seed, but, seeing that the country is ruined, the Tartar soldiers are brutal and unkind, and the court officials are still fighting openly and secretly, the official is indignant in his heart. Those who protect the world are cheap and responsible. "To put it simply, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband! Expelling the Tartars, the official is the last body, and it is the duty of the official! But there is a cloud in the art of war: knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, the officer thinks, the more you know about the enemy, the more chance you have of winning! Wang Jiaotou has been fighting with the Mengyuan cavalry for many years, and has always won more and lost less, therefore, this official believes that the Tartars will not die in my heart, and sooner or later they will inevitably have the ultimate battle with us, and I hope to learn from Wang Jiaotou about the organization, command and combat characteristics of the Mongolian Tartar cavalry, what are the strengths, and what flaws can be used by me? ”

After listening to Zhang Xian's words, Wang Fu fell into deep contemplation, and repeatedly recited Zhang Xian, "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband!" This sentence, as everyone knows, Zhang Xian's sentence of stealing Gu Yanwu's famous sentence at the end of the Ming Dynasty made Wang Fu feel the same way, and he was amazed, and said:

"The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband! Well said, well said, sir, my lord's words, suddenly called the old man to open up! Well, adults can worry about the world at a young age, and the old man must know everything! ”

Zhang Xian smiled and said:

"Sect Leader Wang, please say, this official must listen to you! People have shortcomings, and this official never believes that the Mengyuan cavalry has no shortcomings and loopholes, as long as we can learn from the experience, we can always find a way to restrain the Mengyuan cavalry. ”

Wang Fu didn't twist, and said straight to the point:

"What my lord said is very true, the old man has been fighting with this Tartar for many years, to say that such a Mengyuan cavalry is really powerful, whether it is physical physique, personal force, or group cooperation, it is several times higher than my Great Song cavalry. Some courtiers in the court always bewitched the monarch and said that the Tartar cavalry relied on a large number of people to win, this is a fart, the real Tartar cavalry, brave in battle, not afraid of death, strict military law, the same cavalry, if you fight on the plain, we need to win with five enemies, if you meet the Tartar elite cavalry, the Great Song cavalry needs to be undefeated by one side of ten enemies, and the victory or defeat is still two words, how can it be that the princes of the sub-hall, talking about the army on paper is so simple, it is simply a misguided minister!. ”

Zhang Xian nodded and said: "Sect Leader Wang, this official also knows that you have more victories and fewer defeats against the enemy, and your reputation among the people is extremely strong, even in the court, you are also a famous soldier and a general who is good at leading troops, so isn't the sergeant under your command more brave and invincible than the Tartar cavalry?" ”

After Wang Fu heard this, the old man blushed and said: "Hey, my lord, it's not a secret, although the old man fought with the Tartars, he won more and lost less, that is because the old man did not use cavalry and Tartars to fight at all, and all the tactics used were formations, fortified cities, sneak attacks and ambushes, and if the cavalry and the Tartar cavalry fought in a dignified manner, the old man would not be able to win the Tartars!" In the eleventh year of Jiading, the old man went to Zaoyang, joined the Zhongshun Army, infiltrated the Mongolian army's shipbuilding place, and burned more than 2,000 of its ships; In the second year of Baoyou, under the leadership of Yu Jue, the chief officer of the anti-Mongolian army, Lao Fu and Cao Shixiong relied on the rugged terrain and steep mountains and rivers that were not suitable for cavalry combat to ambush and set traps in Hezhou, Guang'an and other places, so as to defeat the unfamiliar Tatar cavalry. Even if the sensational Battle of Diaoyu City in Sichuan was the result of the fortified city, so the old man still thinks that under the current situation, fighting with the Tartars, it is still necessary to use the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, avoid the real and attack the weak, in order to win! ”

Zhang Xian listened to Wang Fu's words, and also fell into deep thought, and after coming back to his senses, he continued to ask:

"Wang Jiaotou is reasonable, in the case of the enemy's strength and weakness, if you want to form a battle and fight the enemy head-on, that is not a hero, but a misguided minister, a fool general. This official wants to ask the head of the king, what is the number of routes used by the Tartar cavalry in battle? ”

Wang Fu said: "My lord, the biggest difference between the Tartar cavalry and our Great Song Army is that the command structure of our Song Army is complicated, the support system is huge, and the grain and grass must go first before the soldiers and horses move. The Tartar cavalry, on the other hand, commanded concisely and singlely, almost did not need logistical support, and ate directly on the battlefield, burning and killing and abusing where they won, robbing grain and livestock, and capturing the locals as slaves. Even if the attack speed and distance of my Great Song cavalry are far inferior to the Tartars, the generals of our Song Army, the command cavalry can run about 200 miles a day, it can be regarded as a famous general, our light cavalry can only run more than 300 miles in an emergency, but when the Tartar cavalry wants to attack, they are all more than one person and more horses, and they do not need to carry supplies and baggage, and it is not a problem to travel 400 miles a day, even while attacking and fighting, while marching, the Tartar cavalry can advance about 180 miles, and our Song cavalry, attack and advance 100 miles, That's a terrible thing. There is no doubt that the gap between friend and foe is obvious. ”

Zhang Xian nodded after hearing this and said:

"What Wang Jiaotou said is the truth, we must recognize the reality and the gap in order to find a way to make up for it! Wang Jiaotou, you continue"

Wang Fu actually didn't expect that this young master's grasp of the situation of the enemy and me on the battlefield was surprisingly accurate, not at all like a military layman, except that the young master was talented and intelligent, and he didn't know how to describe the young master's intelligence, but Wang Fu was even happier in his heart, how unfortunate was it to meet the master? Wang Fu smiled and said:

"Well, that's right, my lord, a standard Tartar cavalry is made up of 30,000 people, and these 30,000 people are divided into three cavalry brigades, each cavalry brigade has 10,000 cavalry, which is called 10,000 people, and the 10,000-man team has ten thousand-man teams, and the 100-person team has ten ten-man teams. In other words, the minimum unit of Tartar cavalry is a ten-man team. The mobility of the Tatar cavalry was unparalleled in the world, and the war horse was one of the key factors in the invincibility of the Tatar army. Compared with the tall Persian horses, the Mongol horses were short and strong, with thick fur and extremely tolerant of the extreme cold of the north, so the Tatar cavalry dared to attack in winter. Mongol horses could forage in the snow, and the Tatar cavalry could rely on the mare's milk to feed their hunger, which reduced the burden of food and grass. Tactics such as marching, detouring, interspersing, and deceitful defeat of the Tartars have extremely high requirements for war horses, and no matter how endurance the Mongolian horses can not bear it, each Mongolian cavalry usually has three or four spare horses, of course, my Great Song Dynasty army is not able to do it, raising war horses is too expensive, and it is still difficult for one person and one horse, not to mention a number of horses. ”

Wang Fu said this, the whole person's mood seemed to return to the eventful years, thousands of soldiers went to the battlefield of the successive battles, Wang Fu paused and continued:

"My lord, the Tartar cavalry is divided into heavy cavalry and light cavalry, the heavy cavalry accounts for forty percent, and the light cavalry accounts for sixty percent, and the heavy cavalry is mainly used to take the lead, to break the formation, pierce, and disrupt the enemy's defensive formation, the purpose is to tear through the enemy's defense line in one fell swoop; Meng Yuan's light cavalry is mainly responsible for mobile attacks, wandering around the battlefield, light cavalry can shoot from a distance, lure the enemy, alert, outflank and even close combat, is the main assault force, once the defensive formation is torn apart by the Tartar heavy cavalry, the light cavalry is like a wolf pack, frantically attacking and beating from the torn opening, until the enemy is defeated. The Tartar cavalry was tactically flexible and did not stick to formations and tactics. My lord, that's all the old man can say, I don't know what else the adult wants to ask. ”