Ma Zheng flourished in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and declined in the Song Dynasty. It can be said that Ma Zheng is closely related to Chinese history, and the reason why the Han and Tang dynasties were strong was because of Ma Zheng's success.

Why?

The horse administration of the Han Dynasty began to be implemented during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty strengthened it and achieved great achievements, and the Han Dynasty mastered a large number of war horses and could form a large number of cavalry. After having cavalry, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could change the military strategy of the Han Dynasty, from strategic defense to strategic offensive, and the elite cavalry of the Han Dynasty crisscrossed the desert under the command of Wei Qing and Huo Quai.

In the Han-Hungarian War, the Han Dynasty's use of cavalry can be called a classic example of Wei Qing's attack on the Hetao, Huo Quai's attack on the Hexi Corridor and the decisive battle of Mobei.

Wei Qing's attack on the land of the Hetao was a long-distance attack from thousands of miles away, and the Xiongnu were caught off guard and took the land of the Hetao in one fell swoop. Huo Qubing attacked the Hexi Corridor and sent troops twice, only dispatching a total of 30,000 elite troops to defeat the 240,000 Hun troops entrenched in the Hexi Corridor.

Not to mention the decisive battle in Mobei, the Han Dynasty dispatched 100,000 elite cavalry and 300,000 war horses, creating a magnificent song of "fleeing at night" and "sealing the wolf".

The reason why the Han Dynasty was able to achieve such success was the success of Ma Zheng.

During the period when Wang Maozhong was in charge of horse administration, the Tang Dynasty officially owned 700,000 war horses, which is an astonishing number and the pinnacle of Chinese history.

It is precisely because the Tang Dynasty had a large number of war horses that the Tang army had one war horse for each person, regardless of the type of army. In the era of cold weapons, the ability to maneuver mainly relied on war horses, and the Tang soldiers had a war horse. In modern terms, the Don Army has achieved "mechanization". Precisely because of this. The Don Army was extremely mobile. It can assemble and attack quickly, which is an important reason why the Tang army was able to sweep all countries and destroy dozens of countries.

Think about it, if there are not enough war horses, the Mo knife weighing fifty catties will not be able to appear on the battlefield, because it is too heavy and depends on people to carry it. It is impossible to reach the battlefield.

The Mo knife is a luxury weapon in ancient China, with great lethality, however, it only appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and it was only in the early stage, and it withdrew from the historical stage in the late Tang Dynasty. The reason for this is that the Tang Dynasty declined in the late period, Ma Zheng was no longer powerful, the number of war horses decreased sharply, and the heavy Mo knife could not reach the battlefield. had to withdraw from the stage of history.

As for the Ma Zheng of the Song Dynasty, it was lackluster. It can be said that it sucks. It is precisely because of the decline of Ma Zheng that the decline of the Song Dynasty was guided. In fact, the Song Dynasty attached great importance to Ma Zheng and invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, but because of the chaotic management, the rampant and corrupt government of officials, Ma Zheng was powerless. For example, on Hebei Road, the Song Dynasty opened twelve horse farms to raise war horses, and only two hundred and forty war horses are available a year, on average, there are only twenty war horses in each horse farm, and how terrifying it is to see.

Ma Zheng failed, there were no war horses, and it was too expensive to buy war horses from the Western Xia and Liao, so the Song Dynasty came to a self-palace initiative, and the strategy of "riding by step" strongly advocated by Han Qi was implemented, and finally led to the military lackluster of the Song Dynasty.

It is impossible for the infantry to restrain the cavalry for many reasons, and it is clear to say two points: one is that the infantry is too slow and the mobility is not enough, so the cavalry can be here today, there tomorrow, and fight and leave; Second, even if they won, they can't catch up and can't expand the results, which is recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty.

The success or failure of Ma Zheng in the Han, Tang and Song dynasties led to the strength or decline of these three dynasties, which shows that Ma Zheng was extremely important, and Wang Mao Zhong, who pushed Ma Zheng of the Tang Dynasty to the peak of Chinese history, was so remarkable.

"Where is he?" Wang Maozhong is a management wizard, this person should be reused, Li Longji asked busily.

"Still in charge of the palace." Yang Siqiao hurriedly replied.

"Go, call him." Li Longji said immediately.

Yang Siqiao responded and hurriedly went to pass on Wang Maozhong.

"Wang Maozhong, a management wizard, with him to manage, you don't have to worry about logistics anymore, no matter how big the battle is." Li Longji is looking forward to Wang Maozhong.

It didn't take long for Yang Siqiao to turn around and bring a middle-aged man, he was Wang Maozhong.

Wang Maozhong is very tall, slender and slender, not as strong as Yang Siqiao, but a little thin and can't help but be windy. However, this man is very energetic, and his eyes are clear and full of wisdom, and at a glance he knows that he is the kind of person who is very shrewd.

"Wang Maozhong has seen the crown prince." Wang Maozhong stepped forward quickly and saluted Li Longji, his face was full of red light, and he was very excited.

Wang Maozhong is just a palace slave with a very low status, Li Longji actually wanted to summon him, he never imagined it, and he couldn't do it if he wasn't excited.

"Hmm." Li Longji looked at Wang Maozhong, and did not ask him to get up, but said lightly: "Wang Maozhong, a Goryeo, his father committed a crime and was punished as a palace slave, I don't know if you are willing to serve the country?" ”

"Yes, yes." How could Wang Maozhong not want to.

"If you want, I don't want to take you yet." Li Longji took a look and said: "The people here are all outstanding, in a word, I don't collect waste." Tell me, what is so special about you? ”

"Prince, don't dare to say anything else, I don't think anyone can do it better than me." Wang Maozhong's head was raised, his neck was stalked, and he was excited.

"Bold!" Li Longji's face sank, and he snorted, Wang Maozhong shrank his neck, and his face was frightened.

"You're too tall for yourself, isn't Zhang saying it's as good as you?" Li Longji's voice was a little cold.

"Prince Yu, Master Zhang is a great talent, the first in the world, there is a big game, if it is a comprehensive strategy, Wang Maozhong is not as good. If it is just management and preparation of grain and grass, Wang Maozhong is not talented, but he is one or two points better than Master Zhang. Wang Maozhong is full of confidence.

"Really?" Li Longji is still lukewarm.

"If the prince doesn't believe it, Wang Maozhong can use his head as a guarantee." Wang Maozhong held his head high and said excitedly.

"Alright then, I'll give you a chance." Li Longji finally nodded and said, "The imperial court wants to prepare for a big war against Tibet, and this collection and transportation of grain, grass, and ordnance will be handed over to you." ”

"Please rest assured that Wang Mao Zhongding will live up to the prince's high expectations." Wang Maozhong was overjoyed, and finally had the opportunity to show his talents.

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Daming Palace, Li Dan, Li Longji, Di Renjie, Zhang Cambodia, Yao Chong, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo, and Chen Xuanli were present.

"Huh." Li Dan burst out laughing, looked at Li Longji with appreciation, and said, "San Lang, you have a unique vision, and you have another talent." This Wang Maozhong is really good, and he is very good at management. ”

"Yes, yes." Di Renjie nodded heavily and approved: "A little palace slave is so good at management, if I don't confirm it with my own eyes, I really don't believe it." ”

Wang Maozhong is a management wizard, after he showed his skills, everyone was convinced, and Li Dan was full of praise for him.

"The prince's vision is very good, Chen Xuanli, Yang Siqiao, and now Wang Maozhong, admiration and admiration." Zhang Cambodia was so impressed that he threw himself on the ground.

Chen Xuanli, Yang Siqiao, and Wang Maozhong are talented and very good. Among the three, except for Chen Xuanli, who was born in Qianqi, the other two are from very low backgrounds, Yang Siqiao is a eunuch who is looked down upon, Wang Maozhong is a palace slave who is not valued by others, but Li Longji can show two people and reuse two people, who can disagree?

"If you don't say anything else, just with the vision of the prince, Datang will be full of talents." Yao Chong also sighed.

"Prince, what do you think about the conquest of Tibet?" Li Dan asked expectantly.

Li Longji is very shrewd, and whenever he says something, he must have amazing opinions, and everyone is looking forward to it, staring at him with wide eyes.

"Father, the son thought that the battle of Tubo was a heavy concern, and the son personally led the troops to the battle." Li Longji raised his eyebrows.

"Hmm. So much better. Li Dan admired Li Longji's military talent, and Li Longji personally led his troops to battle, so the chances of victory were even greater.

Di Renjie and they had no objections.

"Tubo is located in the high mountains and dense forests, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the Tang Dynasty wants to defeat, it must mobilize elite soldiers and strong generals, and Zhang Shuo and Chen Xuanli will go with me to fight." Li Longji was very clear about the battle of Tibet, and it was not easy to fight.

The national strength of Tubo cannot be compared with the Tang Dynasty, and the equipment and combat power of its army cannot be compared with the Tang army, but Tubo occupies a favorable terrain and advances and retreats freely.

Therefore, Chen Xuanli and Zhang said that the two left arms and right arms of Li Longji must fight.

"That's very good, but how can the military department do it?" Li Dan's brows furrowed.

The secretary of the military department is led by Wang Xiaojie, but he is in Mobei, and the military department is actually managed by Li Longji and Zhang Shuo. The two of them are going to conquer Tibet, and there will be no one to take care of this military department.

"Father, Wang Xiaojie is old, and letting him be in Mobei is not good for his body and bones, and the son's intention is to let Tang Xiujing go to Mobei and ask Wang Xiaojie to return to Beijing to take care of the military department." Li Longji said.

"Very good! Very good! Li Dan, Di Renjie, and Zhang Cambodia all agreed.

Wang Xiaojie's age is not young, no better than a young man, letting him be in Mobei is not good for his body, but returning to Chang'an is good for his body. As for the military affairs of Mobei, it can be handled by Tang Xiujing, who is also a good general and can handle it completely.

"Message: Wang Xiaojie wants to return to Beijing. Tang Xiujing entered Mobei. Li Dan immediately passed down the will.

"Now that it is winter, it is inconvenient to fight, so I will take this opportunity to dispatch troops and prepare for the spring war." Li Longji said.

Now it is winter, it is not the season to use troops, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is too cold, it is impossible to use troops in a large scale in winter, only to wait for spring. However, you can take this opportunity to deploy troops and prepare for a big war.

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Northwest, Hexi Corridor, snow in winter, covered in silver.

A group of Tang troops drove up, enthusiastic and happy, and the ice and snow could not extinguish their enthusiasm.

"Datang is finally going to use troops against Tubo, and the time has come for my generation of men to make contributions!"

"Tubo is a villain, capricious, like a thief, always sneaky, which makes people angry."

"General Zuo Xiaowei's defeat of Dafeichuan must be avenged!"

The soldiers came to the northwest, and they were fierce and fierce, and they were full of fighting spirit, just waiting for the war to start in the spring. (To be continued......)

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