Wang Han said his plan, that is, 500 cavalry to go to the formation, bite and leave, the Qiang people will inevitably come to chase, the Song army infantry at the mouth of the Zongge Valley to meet, the shield soldiers in front, the archers in the back, the enemy dare to come, so they will serve with a rain of arrows.

This is not a strategy, the Song army and the nomads have always been like this, the infantry army formed a formation, attracting the opposing cavalry to charge. To deal with the Western Xia cavalry, it was necessary to dig a horse pit, pour fierce fire oil, and arrange hook and sickle spears and knife axes in front.

To deal with Tubo, the Song army should not be too bold, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, it has never lost a head-on confrontation with Tubo. As for the several changes of hands in Hehuang, it was a high-level decision-making mistake, not a battlefield fault.

In the same way, the nomads to deal with the Song army's attack is also the same old tactics, no matter which emperor, to attack the nomads, the first battle will inevitably be a great victory, with the depth of the team, the logistics supply line is extended, the disadvantage begins to be obvious, the enemy cavalry often bypasses the main force of the Song army, cut off the supply, and then the cavalry maneuvers and harasses, so that the Song army is in a dilemma.

Chasing, can't catch up, guard, they don't come, retreat, they chase, hungry for three or four days, people are sleepy and tired, and they become fish and meat in the mouths of the other party.

The real cavalry entanglement and confrontation tactics were only carried forward in the hands of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, and before that, the Song army's tactical focus was always on defense.

Wang Han's plan is a bit risky in Wang Meng's opinion, five hundred cavalry to lure the enemy, what if it is eaten?

In Wang Meng's eyes, the infantry is not valuable, and there are not many others in the Great Song Dynasty, but there are many people. But the cavalry is different, the Song Dynasty did not have any organized cavalry before Wang Anshi's reform, the cavalry of the whole army accounted for only two or three percent, and more than half of the cavalry had no horses, and there were only two horses in ten cavalry at the worst time, which is called a cavalry unit.

In recent decades, the economy of the Great Song Dynasty has risen by leaps and bounds, and a lot of good horses have been obtained from the hands of foreign tribes in Fanbang, and after decades of breeding and cultivation, there is finally a cavalry unit that is serious, accounting for half of the military expenses of the forbidden army, and the war with the Western Xia has also begun to have the upper hand.

The total number of cavalry of the Song army was 100,000, excluding the 30,000 resident in the capital, and only a few thousand were allocated to the western roads, Qinfeng Road, Xihe Road, Yanqing Road, Yanyan Road, Hedong Road, and other roads adjacent to Liao, and only a few thousand could be used.

In the battle of Xiahuangzhou a year ago, 10,000 cavalry could be scraped together, which was already the full strength of Tong Guan and Wang Hou.

Wang Hou asked Wang Meng to contain Dobaro and only give 1,000 cavalry, which was harsh from a military point of view, and was even suspected of trapping his son to death. But the more this is the case, the more it seems that Wang Hou is scheming. He is so strict with his son, are the other generals dissatisfied?

The worst thing is that Wang Meng fled back in disgrace, although it was useless, his life was saved, and Wang Hou also knew that his son was not the material to lead the troops to fight. If Wang Meng can successfully complete the task, it will be amazing, Wang Hou can also hold his head high and be triumphant when he walks in front of everyone, after more than ten years, he is the old Wang Xianggong, his son is the little Wang Xianggong, and he also fights the momentum of the Wang family army, how is it better than his family army? What about the Folded Family?

Wang is thoughtful, Wang Mengyan can not understand, so the best way to seek stability in this battle is to stalemate, fight, and have a lot of soldiers. If you have to be few, the infantry can be lost, the cavalry is not lost, and winning fighters for the main force is a victory in the mission.

According to historical records, Wang Meng sent troops to Zonggechuan, was defeated by Tubo with a blow, and fled with his cavalry, followed by Tong Guan led Gao Yongnian to go down to Zongge with 10,000 troops, and defeated Dobaro. Because Wang Meng's performance was too mediocre, he didn't even bother to record it in the history books.

Seeing that Wang Meng was worried, Wang Han said: "The range of the Tubo bow and arrow is up to 200 steps, and if it is farther, it will be powerless, and our army's bow and arrow will have 250 steps, and there will be no fighting." Besides, the Tibetan war horses eat less essence, and they are not as long as our army's war horses, and if they really want to escape, they can't catch up. ”

Wang Meng pondered for a while, thinking that what Wang Han said was reasonable, the Song Dynasty bow and arrow was the first in the world, the bow was the first of the weapons, no matter what kind of troops from top to bottom, the bow was the primary weapon, the bow horse was skillful, the bow horse was skillful, and if you wanted to be a cavalry, you must pass the archery level.

As for the type of war horses, most of the military horses of the Song Dynasty came from various countries in the Western Regions, such as the Yellow-headed Uighurs, the Xizhou Uighurs, and even the Dawan horses of the Western Regions, which were purchased by the Song Dynasty, which greatly improved the breed of war horses in the Song Dynasty.

Based on this, Wang Meng thinks that he can fight, the main person who put forward this suggestion is not others, but the god of war who passed on the martial arts of the Xuannu, a battle ago, his appearance changed the situation of the war, and now he proposes this plan, there must be some certainty.

With that in mind, act now, without further ado. Wang Han led a battalion of cavalry to meet the enemy, and the rest of the horses quickly retreated and retreated to the mouth of the Zongge Valley to hide.

According to the calculation of time, Wang Han's 500 cavalry had to hold off the enemy for at least an hour before Wang Meng could prepare well at the valley pass.

The two agreed, and Wang Han ordered a battalion of cavalry, beat the horses and left.

The battalion commander who followed Wang Han was called Zhang Da, who was brave and mighty, tall and big, bold when he looked at it, spoke straightforwardly, and had an appetite for Wang Han. When the first troops were ordered, Wang Han noticed this goods and wanted to subdue him.

In order to convince the soldiers, it is necessary to show tactical means, and it is not enough to be able to fight, the key is to be able to win.

Riding a horse to the west, Wang Han ordered, the whole army advanced slowly, not to let the horses consume, but also to Wang Meng to delay time, the Tibetan scouts were killed, they did not dare to attack rashly, they would inevitably send scouts to explore, seeing the Song army squad, they may not dare to rush, until it is confirmed that the Song army brigade retreated, they will launch a crazy charge.

What the Song army has to do is to take it slowly, and once the time is ripe, fight the horse and flee.

In addition, the commanders of each capital also came to see Wang Han, Wang Han ordered, each of them selected a person with excellent archery skills in the front, once they said to escape, the front team became the rear team, the rear team became the front team, and the enemy came to chase, so they opened their bows and shots, pulling hatred.

For this reason, Wang Han also did several training along the way, and as soon as the banner changed, everyone immediately turned around, which required skill cooperation, and if they turned rashly, they would be chaotic. After training seven or eight times, everyone understood Wang Han's intentions, and their minds became relaxed, what they had to do was to lure the enemy and flee for their lives, not to send them to death, so what pressure was there.

Walking and walking, you have to sing a song to enliven the atmosphere.

Walking out of the three miles, there was no need to scout to report, Wang Han had already seen the black and oppressive Tubo troops, gathering in front. At the same time, there were more than a dozen Tibetan scouts circling from the right, wanting to go to the rear to check the reality of the Song army.

Wang Han ordered that highly skilled people should be sent up to intercept and kill, and they would chase after him, but they could not finish the killing, and they had to leave one to report back.

Seeing this, Wang Han knew that the Tubo was preparing to outflank him from two ways, so he personally planted the military flag behind his back and put the whole army on alert.

It was said that it was late, but the fighter plane arrived in an instant, and the Tubo cavalry first galloped slowly, and immediately charged when they reached a distance of 300 meters. The Song army followed the order to fire two rounds of bows and arrows, the arrow rain fell, only a small part of the Tubo fell off the horse, Wang Han immediately issued an order: the whole army has an order, Sa Huan'er escaped!

In the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, the five hundred Song troops turned their horses' heads in unison, and the one who fled happily was happy.