The state of Chu is south of the Luo River, and it is actually very far away from the place where the horses are produced. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoTo domesticate horses, you need good forage and a good breed of tall horses. These are actually very lacking in the South.

The Xia and Han kingdoms are close to the grasslands and can train nearly 10,000 excellent war horses every year. In terms of building cavalry, it is actually much better than the Chu State. Therefore, the number of cavalry naturally far exceeds the cavalry team that the Chu State can establish. However, it is precisely because of this transcendence that the cavalry of the Xia and Han kingdoms is generally not high, and basically they can become cavalry if they can be as good as soldiers.

The state of Chu is different, the difficulty of cultivating cavalry is too high, and at most more than 3,000 war horses are cultivated every year, which is strategically far from being able to compete with the state of Xia and Chu. Therefore, the state of Chu took advantage of its excellent grain and grass base in the south to cultivate a large number of elite soldiers and strong generals, and established a halberd team dedicated to dealing with cavalry. At the same time, the team of cultivating war horses was streamlined, the quantity was changed to quality, and the annual output of high-quality war horses was even less than 500, but the strength of its breed and the excellence of war horses were enough to compete with the Xia and Han kingdoms.

And these five hundred or so war horses were specially supplied to the strongest cavalry team of the Chu State, the Iron Cavalry.

The iron cavalry used the exclusive black iron armor and war spears of the Chu State, and the soldiers selected were all the best elite warriors in the Chu army, and the worst of them had captain-level strength. Therefore, the iron cavalry can be called the strongest cavalry team in the Three Kingdoms.

A cavalry corps, composed of almost all soldiers of the rank of captain, played an almost terrifying role on the battlefield. Even now, at the peak of this team, there are only eight thousand horses that can't be ridden. And this is already the strongest team formed after drawing all the captain-level elites from the million army of the Chu State.

Compared with the Xia country's army of less than 500,000, the number of captain-level officers and soldiers was less than 5,000, and the Han country's army of less than 300,000 was about 2,000 captain-level officers and soldiers. The development of Chu in terms of high-end combat power is almost a combination of two countries.

Of course, the state of Chu is not without weaknesses.

In addition to the terrifying strength of the iron cavalry and the powerful tactics of the halberd against the cavalry, among the general armies of the Chu State, the ability of its soldiers is generally lower than that of the Xia State and the Han State. And in this regard, the state of Chu is supplemented by quantity.

In the state of Chu, compulsory conscription for military service has become a norm. Men from the Chu State who have not served as soldiers are basically not found in the Chu State. Rao is such a rich country as Chu State, and in recent years, it has been a little unable to support such a means of maintaining military strength. The lords of Chu have the idea of disarmament.

There are many armies, and there are many elite soldiers. This is basically an astronomical amount of money per year. Compared with the Xia or Han states, the annual economic output of Chu was roughly less than one-third of that of one of them. It is conceivable that the lives of ordinary people in the Chu State are far inferior to those of the Xia State and the Han State.

This is a bit of a reckless act of militarism, which also makes the reaction among the people of Chu not very good. In previous years, it was not very obvious, but in these years, the state of Chu has not won several big victories or invaded territories, and the war has not brought benefits, so the pressure to maintain the war has been transferred to the people, and this dissatisfaction has intensified.

To get back to the point, the weaknesses that Lu Xiaoxiao said are actually very simple, to put it bluntly. The iron cavalry is strong, but it is the equipment and men that are strong, but not the war horses. No matter how good the war horses of the Chu State are, they are just comparable to the elite cavalry of the Xia State. And the aspect of cultivation is also mostly endurance and impact. The war horses of the Xia Kingdom itself inherited the speed and agility of the high war horses on this side of the grassland, which is equivalent to the heavy truck driven by the Xia State and the Chu State driving a sports car.

In terms of speed and control, the iron cavalry of the Chu State was of course incomparable to the cavalry of the Xia State. The same is true in terms of quantity.

Another key factor is food. The ingredients used in war horses are generally concentrate feed, but the specific distinction is grains and legumes. On the Chu side, the main use is hay feed, and in terms of its taste, I am afraid it is difficult to compare with beans.

Horses like to eat tender grass, but this kind of food is difficult to provide in large quantities in either Chu or Xia, but it is not difficult to eat beans or hay. Lu Xiaoxiao's ancestors once added some mixed beans that are difficult to find in the bean forage, the kind that is harmful to the horses, mixed in the feed, and specially left for the Chu Iron Cavalry to plunder and feed the horses, which makes the Iron Cavalry's biggest reliance on the battlefield The war horse has become a soft-footed shrimp. Thus, with the power of a hundred sword battle arrays, he defeated the iron cavalry that Chu was proud of.

This is exactly what Lu Xiaoxiao put forward.

Outside the south pass of the town, it is an open place of Pingchuan. It is unrealistic to want to dominate the edge of the iron cavalry with terrain. The use of smoke bombs or gas bombs that are highly irritating is difficult to exert any effect in such a place.

Therefore, if the egret wants to deal with the iron cavalry, he has fewer strategies in mind. But I didn't want to, Lu Xiaoxiao proposed such a new idea.

"How's that, what's the girl's plan?" Lu Xiaoxiao raised her head and looked at the egret.

The white egret pondered for a moment and nodded, "Xue Yan, select five hundred horsemen with knives from the Dark Guard and the Feng Dance Army and hand them over to Lu Xiaoxiao." The egret slowly arranged, and then looked at Lu Xiaoxiao, who was excited.

"Cough, Lu Xiaoxiao listens to the order! Since you have given a plan, your words are feasible, and you can't help but appreciate it. Immediately named you the captain of the elite cavalry, commanding a cavalry, belonging to the left cavalry department under General Qin Yu. No problem, right?"

"Haha! General Ben's Honorable Order!" Lu Xiaoxiao almost jumped up with joy.

Seeing that this girl was so excited, the egret didn't want to hit her for a slip of the tongue. Although Lu Xiaoxiao's strategy is feasible, how to implement his strategy still needs some consideration.

When Lu Xiaoxiao walked out excitedly, Xue Yan looked at the egret and said, "Or this method is more feasible." But the Iron Cavalry had already experienced such a defeat once, how could it be that there was no defense. Even if they were given no problem with the fodder, I don't think the Iron Cavalry would have let their horses eat it. On the same issue, I'm afraid they won't plant it twice. ”

"That's right. With such food as forage, the Iron Cavalry will never make a mistake again. But horses need more than just food. The other side may be able to prepare enough forage to sustain the war. But there is one thing that the cavalry of the Chu State cannot carry and prepare. Bai Lu said with a smile, "If it weren't for Lu Xiaoxiao proposing this method, I wouldn't have thought that I could start from this aspect." ”