Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Since the enemy forces faced by the Northern Expedition were the combined forces of the Southern Huns and Li Dao Guo Bang, the number of enemy forces was large, and most of them were cavalry, so how to deal with it requires careful consideration.

And Liu Ye has been discussing with the generals in the Central Military Account during the march these days.

Zhang Liao walked out anxiously. He knew Lu Bu's temperament. Although he did not get the exact information, it is estimated that Lu Bu could not hold back, and he personally sent his troops to the north to fight with the enemy, so he ran to the Chinese army tent twice in three days.

"General, can this... work?"

Before Zhang Liao entered the military account, he heard a discussion, and he listened with some curiosity.

Zhang Jai doubted: "Before the Qin and Han dynasties, most of the cavalry were chariot soldiers. The powerful country was known as the country of ten thousand times. The chariots were strong and weak. Although the chariot had strong impact and protection, it carried too much weight and was weak. Therefore, the nations are at a disadvantage in fighting the Xiongnu. It was not until the Wuling King of the Zhao State, Hu Fu, that the State of Zhao became stronger, and was tied with the State of Qin, but the generals had to use chariot soldiers to deal with the Xiongnu's wandering horses. Isn't this..."

Zhang Liao was taken aback. Hearing this, General Chariot actually used chariot soldiers against the light and flexible Xiongnu Rangers? This is too...

Jia Xu frowned and said, "Is the general planning to defeat the Huns with the impact of chariot soldiers?"

Liu Ye shook his head, just about to speak, when he saw Zhang Liao standing outside the door hesitantly, he immediately greeted: "Wen Yuan is here? Don't stand outside, come in."

"Liao took the liberty, but dare to ask the chariot general, why should he use chariots to deal with the Xiongnu Rangers?" Zhang Liao hesitated a little, but couldn't restrain his curiosity and walked in.

"Liao was born in Yanmen County. He has been in the frontier for a long time. In his early years, he followed Wenhou to fight the Xiongnu, Wuhuan and Xianbei. I have a little experience. All three are proficient in riding and shooting. They come and go like the wind. In battle, only well-trained cavalry can pursue and kill effectively." Zhang Liao said to Liu Ye with his own body.

"Hehe, it seems that everyone is quite puzzled by the use of chariot soldiers to deal with the Huns, but it doesn't matter. Next, I should explain to you why he would use chariot soldiers." Liu Ye smiled slightly, and his expression became serious.

"My Great Han Dynasty had the Hundred Years' War against the Xiongnu, everyone should know."

Jia Xu nodded: "The second emperor Wenjing has a lot of savings, and the remaining Lie of the third emperor Wu Fen, with Wei and Huo as generals, can only be used to win the wolf."

"Yes, there is a folk song by the Huns. Losing me Yanzhi Mountain makes my women colorless; Losing me Qilian Mountain makes my six beasts rich. This is indeed all the credit for the play. But..."

Liu Ye paused slightly and said solemnly: "Do you know what price Emperor Wu paid for the defeat of the Xiongnu?"

The generals stared at Liu Ye, all solemnly.

"Fenglangjuxu, Emperor Wu dispatched one hundred thousand iron knights! And behind it were five hundred thousand steppers carrying grain and grass. The prefectures all over the world complained and the people of the thirteen prefectures sighed." Liu Ye's expression was deep.

The three armies did not move, the grain and grass went first, a soldier fought, and at least ten people behind him served him, provided grain and grass, and carried the grain and grass. Moreover, the Northern Expedition of the Huns is quite different from the Central Plains campaign. The Central Plains area is densely packed with cities, and the civilians transfer grain and grass very quickly. There are no cities on the grasslands, and there are no convenient official roads and highways, so transportation is very laborious.

Therefore, although the Han Dynasty won the Hundred Years' War against the Xiongnu, the national power accumulated by the Wenjing Dynasty and the two dynasties was exhausted, so that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had to make a deep reflection on his own faults in his later years.

"The Huns have not changed their teachings, refused to accept Wang Hua, and have repeatedly plundered the people in the border areas. I am waiting for this Northern Expedition to expel the disasters for the people of the Han Dynasty and regain the counties in the northern part of the prefecture, rather than leaving the people impoverished." Liu Ye said deeply. "If you are accompanied by a military vehicle, you can use the space on the military vehicle to carry food and grass and reduce the levy of civilians. In this way, you will be sympathetic to the people's strength."

The war is fighting logistics. Although Liu Ye is in control of the Yongliang and Liangzhou and the Sili Xiaowei Department at this moment, the number of people is only more than three million. Especially the Luoyang area is under reconstruction. It was originally necessary to invest. How can we draw people to carry food and grass? ?

When Zhang Liao heard these words, he was immediately moved and deeply saluted: "General Cheki is sympathetic to the strength of the people, the blessing of the world!"

Zhang Liao was originally from Yanmen County, and he felt empathy for the situation in the northern part of Binzhou. Since Huhanxie came back, the emperor assigned the northern part of Binzhou to the southern Huns to live in, hoping that they would be honest.

However, as the Southern Huns gradually recuperated, the wolf’s ambitions remained unchanged, and they repeatedly sent troops to plunder the people as slaves. Therefore, the people of Hezhou gritted their teeth when they mentioned the Huns.

However, it is a pity that the Dagongong above the court did not notice this at all, and the fight for power in the court was more important to them.

What are the untouchables in the frontier? If you die, you will die. As long as the Southern Huns can stand by themselves and do not invade, it will be fine to die a few people.

But Liu Ye wanted to expedite the Southern Huns from the north, in order to rescue the people of Bingzhou, Zhang Liao was naturally shocked.

Liu Ye smiled, and stretched out a finger: "It's one thing to transport grain and grass and be sympathetic to the people."

Zhang Jaw clasped his fist and said: "I would like to hear the second."

"Second!"

Liu Ye stretched out his second finger: "Many of you here have conquered Qiang people with a certain person. These nomads have grown up on horseback since they were young and are proficient in the art of riding and shooting. My Han cavalry can barely survive after long training. Master. Rather than training hard, riding and shooting against the riding, it is better to use my strength and the strength of the enemy."

Jia Xu seemed to understand: "The general meant to use the chariot as a barrier to resist the enemy's riding and shooting?"

Liu Ye nodded: "Yes, our army has more tanks, and with more tanks to resist the enemy's arrows, let the enemy attack, wait until the enemy kills, and hide heavy infantry such as sword and axemen in the army. Suddenly he came out, and waited until the enemy retreated, and then chased him down with cavalry."

"In this way, our army uses chariots to bring food and grass. There is no need to worry about the Xiongnu using Qingqi to cut off our munitions, nor do we have to shoot at the enemy. We fight steadily all the way to the court of the Xiongnu Khan Tent!" Liu Ye clenched his fist and believed in himself. .

In fact, this method was not originally created by Liu Ye. He has been thinking about how to deal with a large number of Xiongnu rangers these days, and constantly referring to ancient and modern battles at home and abroad, and finally succeeded in finding a classic case of breaking Qingqi.

Just two hundred years later, Liu Yu's Northern Expedition broke the Northern Wei cavalry with his moon formation!

Liu Yu’s Queyue Formation, with the cooperation of chariots, infantry and cavalry, defeated the tens of thousands of cavalry in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was only that Liu Yu had his last battle, but Liu Ye wanted to make a small change here to change the Queyue Formation. For the "full moon array".