39. The Unexpected and the Unexpected (Part I)

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At this time, in a military camp outside Shicheng, Cao Chunzheng was commanding a combat exercise, and the two sides were 50 personal guards who had followed Li Shushi to Xihe Karasuma and 200 veterans of the Yellow Turban Army who had been training before.

At this time, the battle between the two sides was nearing the end, and the two groups of men and horses on the field were each "damaged", although the number of the guards had dropped to more than 20 people, but the veterans of the Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side were less than 40 people, and they were completely overwhelmed by the guards in terms of momentum. Although there is still a slight advantage in numbers, the formation has been chaotic, and the defeat is already very obvious.

At this time, less than ten minutes had passed since the start of the battle, which made Cao Chun, who was serving as a referee outside the field, feel unbearable, because the hundred light cavalry trained by him before this had just been defeated by the hands of the group of guards, and the time was not too long like this one, such an obvious gap made Cao Chun, who was still young, very depressed.

"This is also normal, Zihe has not seen those veterans who came out of the Bingzhou Army, isn't it also a standing out from the crowd. These guards were originally highly qualified, and after the baptism of brutal battles, they naturally grew up outstanding. ”

Standing not far from Cao Chun, Lu Bu, who was also interested in paying attention to the battle between the two sides, heard Cao Chun's slightly decadent voice, and couldn't help but say a few words, after all, after such a long run-in, Lu Bu had a good impression of this little boy who was a little old-fashioned but meticulous in everything, because from him, Lu Bu felt Gao Shun's demeanor in the past.

"Training is just to make them more proficient, but they are still inexperienced in dealing with all kinds of complex or unexpected events, both in terms of coping and handling. What's more, the bloody battlefield is always the only way for the warriors to become stronger, even if it is against wild wolves or boars, it is an opportunity to exercise. ”

Zhao Yun, who was standing beside Lu Bu and was deeply touched by this matter, couldn't help but sigh, after all, after communicating with the Karasuma people, Zhao Yun had a deeper understanding of the skills of riding and archery, and after some hard study, his skills even Lu Bu, a guy who had experienced various battles, would have the possibility of failure if he didn't have enough spirit. Although there are certainly reasons for Zhao Yun's excellent qualifications, it is more that he has found a breakthrough for improvement by interacting with the Karasuma people.

And in order to be able to quickly digest the valuable experience he has gained, Zhao Yun even put aside the horse lance practice competition with his senior brother Zhang Xiu, which made Zhang Xiu, who knew the situation, not know whether to laugh or cry. Li Shushi estimated that if it weren't for the fact that the Zhangba snake spear as a prize was provided by himself, I'm afraid Zhang Xiu would have planned to postpone the competition between the two of them.

"But don't be discouraged, in my experience, if it were the same two hundred people, it would be no problem to defeat the same number of Karasuma people as the lord's own guard in this training ground. After all, the Western Liang cavalry has a great advantage in close combat, and after the training of Bo Ren and Zhong Kang, small-scale cooperation is also their strength, and those Karasuma people are not very good at this. ”

Seeing that everyone was a little sluggish because of their distrust of the combat effectiveness of their own army, Lu Buna's unique intuition immediately made him understand that this atmosphere was obviously not conducive to future marching battles, and that cowardice before fighting was a taboo in battle.

It's just that although he said those words, Lu Bu's pride also made him unable to tell boundless lies, so Lu Bu played a little word game, that is, he emphasized that the place of the battle was in the training ground. The reason why I say this is because the training ground is limited after all, and if the soldiers cooperate well, they can force the enemy into a limited space, and at that time, there is no long-range strike advantage and no cavalry speed and flexibility advantage, and the Karasuma cavalry will naturally be in danger of defeat in the face of a one-to-three or even one-to-four enemy.

Of course, that is only a danger, not a result, after all, the level gap between the two sides is probably bigger than the two groups of men and horses on the training ground now, and it is difficult to say how much damage the Yellow Turban veterans can do to the Karasuma cavalry. And when they reach the vast battlefield, these infantry may have a chance to fight with those Karasuma cavalry after they have completely consumed the arrows in their hands, and as for how much they can survive under the cavalry charge, only God knows.

However, Lu Bu will not say these words for the time being, because this is too demoralizing. For the Han Dynasty, there were usually three ways to deal with the grassland peoples - the easiest way was to train a group of cavalry to fight against the grassland peoples, the most typical of which was the war against the Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, although the Hu people in Xihe are not comparable to the Huns who were at their peak back then, Li Shushi's side is just a sparsely populated and economically developed Lishi City.

The second method is just like what I said, the arrows of the Hu people are still rare strategic resources after all, and most of them are bone arrows that do not have much damage to the iron armor, as long as the two sides are not too different in rank to be able to resist the soldiers who can be smashed by the Karasuma people with their own strength, then the rest is hand-to-hand combat between the two armies. With the Han Dynasty's better metallurgical industry than the aliens, the soldiers were wrapped into iron cans, and those alien soldiers had to break their teeth if they wanted to.

It's just that this method is very passive, and the enemy can calmly retreat. Only in the south, where the water network is dense, can the water army block the waterway and achieve the result of the training ground battle that Lu Bu just mentioned. As for the vast wasteland of the north, it was definitely not a paradise for the infantry.

However, this method of warfare is very steady, and from a purely defensive point of view, it is the most prudent way -- this is the way of fighting that does not seek merit but seeks no fault. Cheng Bu, the general of the Western Han Dynasty that Li Shushi likes very much, is especially good at this.

The last is to combine the above two methods, using infantry to consume the long-range means of attack and body of the place, and then outflanking with cavalry. This method has relatively high requirements for scouts, after all, the enemies are all old slippery heads who have endured the battlefield, especially the grassland peoples, who have naturally cultivated a group of excellent scout warriors in the Han army because of the reasons for survival, so it is not easy to successfully achieve the goal of encirclement, unless the enemy army kills the red eye.

As for the bow and crossbow, due to the rate of fire, it is very dependent on the terrain advantage and the protection of melee soldiers, so it can usually be regarded as a means of the second combat method. As for several typical examples of the victory of the bow and crossbow over the cavalry, they have their own particularities and cannot be universally promoted.

For example, in the most famous Battle of Panhe during the Three Kingdoms period, the white horse cavalry used for Gongsun Chan was completely crowded on a bridge, which could not give enough attack strength to the infantry placed in front of Koji Yi, so that Koji Yi could easily maintain the stability of his defensive line and at the same time let his archers strike at the enemy very comfortably. And also because of the narrow bridge deck, when Dao Zhan found that the situation was unfavorable, he wanted to withdraw his soldiers to the other side, but when he turned to the same side, he finally lost a big defeat.

As for the Battle of Agincourt, which established the Longbow's position in the European theater, it was more because the muddy ground delayed the movement of the heavily armored war horses and the chaotic combat command system of the French ** team.

And the purpose of Lu Bu and the others' current training is to achieve the goal of allowing the infantry to delay the footsteps of the enemy's cavalry, as for whether they have cavalry or whether the cavalry can play a role, it is not something they need to consider now, after all, the number of war horses in Li Shushi's hands is still small, and when he trains a group of cavalry of sufficient level, it is estimated that there will only be three digits left in both men and horses. "Report, Lord Cao Chun, there is a group of people outside the barracks who want to see you, and the leader claims to be your brother."

While everyone was commenting on the battle on the training ground to see how they could improve, a herald appeared on the edge of the training ground and brought Cao Chun a piece of news that made Cao Chun happy.

"Brother Zihe, could it be that the guy who organized thousands of people to come to the camp that night and slipped away from Zilong and Ziyi?"

Because Lu Bu led Cheng Lian and Wei Yue to find trouble with Xu Chu that day, he didn't meet Cao Ren, so he only roughly knew that there was such a person, but even if he had fought with Lu Bu, could he let Lu Bu write down his name with Cao Ren's level at that time?

"That's my brother."

Hearing Lu Bu's words, Cao Chun's mind was full of black threads, which was a stain that he couldn't erase in his life. Cao Zihe made his first appearance on the battlefield, but he tragically rushed into the trap that people had dug a long time ago, and then he was bewitched by beauty and fell on the thief ship of Li Shushi.

"Then let's go and confirm if it's my brother, and I'll excuse you for leaving for the time being."

Although he felt that it was likely to be his brother, Cao Chun, who was cautious by nature, decided to confirm it himself, and at the same time, he also secretly found a few patrolling soldiers to quietly order something.

"I said Zihe, although you arranged such a big scene to greet your brother, that is, I made your brother, that is, I am very happy, but can you please not look at your brother and me with an expression of 'the guy on the other side is an enemy'."

Cao Ren, who originally received a letter from his younger brother and found that although his younger brother is now in Xihe, a bitter cold land, he has become a small leader with real power, and Cao Ren, who was originally quite unhappy with the custom of mourning for three years, naturally expressed full support for his brother's decision, and at the same time definitely went north to Xihe. However, it was not to take refuge in Li Shushi, but just to help his younger brother and see if there was anything more exciting in the north.

It's just that the heavily armed Cao Chun and the murderous soldiers behind him made Cao Ren clearly understand that maybe he made the wrong decision in his life.

P.S. took a break and felt much better today. In addition, the heating is very weak, and the house feels a little cold......

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