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Text Chapter 372 The Outlook of Danyang Elite Soldiers and Xiliang Cavalry

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    Cao Bao retreated back with the commander's flag. In an instant, Danyang's elite soldiers were in chaos. Fortunately, the Danyang soldiers were not only well-trained, but also had an advantage this time. Although Cao Cao seized the opportunity and killed them, they still failed.  They failed to defeat the enemy, but barely suppressed the momentum of the Danyang soldiers.

    "This Danyang elite is indeed a large-scale elite unit second only to the Xiliang cavalry and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry." Xun You said with emotion from a high place, looking at the Danyang elite soldiers who were trying to hold down the position after the coach's chaos.

    Cheng Yu also had a look of worry on his face. Although the strength of Danyang's elite soldiers had been prepared before, it was still incredible to witness it in the field. Danyang people may really have been born for fighting.

    "The Danyang soldiers are so difficult to deal with, so wouldn't the Xiliang cavalry be even more troublesome? Not only are they huge in number, but they are also cavalry themselves. This is a huge obstacle to the strategy planned by my uncle.  ] Xun You thought with a dull expression.

    "When Xun You was serving as the Huangmen Shilang in Chang'an, he really saw the Xiliang cavalry. That troop was completely different from what he had in mind.

    The regular army is equipped with auxiliary troops. Basically, a regular army infantry will be supported by two to three auxiliary troops. The so-called 100,000 army actually refers to 30,000 regular troops and 70,000 to 80,000 auxiliary troops.  Soldiers generally do not fight.

    But there are exceptions to everything. For example, the Danyang soldiers did not have auxiliary troops, and the auxiliary troops of the Xiliang cavalry were directly the Qiang cavalry. In fact, Xun You also knew that the Xiliang cavalry did not have auxiliary troops at the earliest, but later Li  After Confucianism came to power, he established the auxiliary army system.

    There are not many other Qiang cavalry in Xiliang who belong to the common level.  Regardless of whether the Xiliang cavalry's combat effectiveness is on the table, the Qiang cavalry are still cavalry after all, and there is no problem in dealing with the infantry.

    When Dong Zhuo took charge of Xiliang.  On the one hand, it was necessary to weaken the Qiang and Hu forces in Xiliang, and on the other hand, the Qiang people could not feel that they were cheating them. In a compromise, they followed Li Ru's suggestion and established the most neurotic auxiliary army system in the Han Dynasty.

    "Other people's auxiliary troops are basically civilian men. The Xiliang soldiers' auxiliary troops are directly based on Qiang cavalry. According to Dong Zhuo's words, you Qiang people are all good men.  If you are attached to the strong, then follow me. I will eat a bite of you without a bite.

    Don¡¯t worry about whether Dong Zhuo¡¯s words were deceptive.  In short, when Dong Zhuo was alive, the Qiang people mostly followed the Xiliang cavalry for a living. After a long time, they finally established a pyramid system. The top one was the Xiliang cavalry, each with three Qiang cavalry as auxiliary soldiers.  .  Then the Qiang cavalry captured some more people as miscellaneous soldiers to follow.

    This leads to a very funny situation.  As soon as the Xiliang Iron Cavalry said they would mobilize ten thousand people, a mighty army of one hundred thousand troops came over.  The auxiliary troops of other armies do not fight. As long as the auxiliary Qiang cavalry of the Xiliang cavalry are led by the Xiliang cavalry, they can fight against ordinary regular troops smoothly and without pressure. Of course, if there is no Xiliang cavalry leader, the Qiang cavalry will be second-rate.  Arms.

    The most embarrassing part is that the Qiang cavalry are really dependent on the strong. As long as the Xiliang cavalry passes by, the Qiang tribe will automatically supplement the auxiliary troops of the Xiliang cavalry. Isn¡¯t it great? It¡¯s not necessary.  conscription.

    In fact, Xun You, who has actually seen the Xiliang cavalry, clearly knows the price.  That is, the food and grass consumption of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was enough to drive a normal prince crazy. Feeding 10,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry with auxiliary troops is equivalent to feeding 200,000 infantry.  Although his fighting power is worth the price.

    This is also the reason why Li Que, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou combined only have 50,000 Xiliang cavalry, but everyone believes in the claim of 300,000 cavalry. This is also why Zhang Ji has to carry out farming activities everywhere.  You can feed your men by looting, because raising a Xiliang cavalry means you need to raise several times more auxiliary soldiers.

    Having said that, after the death of Li Que and Guo Si, the leaderless Xiliang Iron Cavalry without supplies should disappear in the long river of history at this time. I don¡¯t want Ma Chao to rely on his own bravery to once again build this pyramid-structured Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Although  There were a bit more Qiang cavalry, but the foundation was still the Xiliang cavalry. This was the reason why Ma Chao cut off his beard and discarded his robes when he defeated Cao Cao in the later period.

    Otherwise, it would be a dream to defeat Cao Cao so smoothly just by relying on second-rate troops like the Qiang Cavalry.

    [The situation is not good. If the combat effectiveness of Danyang's elite soldiers is shown now, then the Xiliang cavalry in Chang'an who followed Dong Zhuo in the north and south are definitely not weak. They can only rely on cunning to implement the plan. It's a pity that Qi Qi  Planning is not king, if you fail] ??Xun You frowned slightly and was not very optimistic about his uncle Xun Yu's strategy.

    ¡¾Forget it, let¡¯s deal with the matter at hand first. My uncle¡¯s strategy is by no means that simple. Let¡¯s talk about the issue of the Xiliang cavalry later.  ¡¿

    Xun You looked at the jagged battlefield ahead, without Cao Bao's chaosAfter giving the order, the Danyang soldiers actually relied on their years of combat experience and without high-level command, relying on the control of the centurions, military lords, and Sima's lower-level officers to stabilize the formation, and began to turn the situation around.

    "Zhong De seems that we have underestimated the Danyang elite. The strength of our infantry is still far behind theirs. I sent an order to Xia Houyuan to let a few people follow the planned situation. The only way to defeat the Danyang soldiers with minimal losses is Cao Bao.  The chaotic military order caused Danyang soldiers to be in disarray." Xun You turned to Cheng Yu and said.

    Cheng Yu nodded and ordered to the few messengers who had been waiting beside the carriage. He saw a few people getting on their horses and rushing south quickly.

    In just one meal, Xia Houyuan, the fastest, had already led his troops from behind to attack Cao Bao, who was under the commander's flag. In an instant, there was a chaos in the rear of Danyang soldiers, followed by a period of chaotic maneuvers, so that the soldiers who had just stabilized  The front army was once again thrown into chaos due to the influence of the rear army. Even because the formation collapsed, the clouds dispersed a lot. The situation of the Danyang soldiers who had just stabilized the formation instantly became worse.

    "The rear army quickly forms a round formation." Xu Sheng shouted, but as a military prince, even if he knew the most correct way to deal with it, he could not pass it on. He could only rely on Cao Bao's chaotic command to change the situation in the rear.  Worse.

    Cao Bao's erratic command caused the rear army to directly lose three soldiers who were facing Xiahou Yuan's attack. The already bad situation became even worse. Later, without waiting for Cao Bao to make adjustments, Xiahou Dun led another group of infantry in a sudden attack.  Under the rain of arrows, he rushed in with a spear formation, and then Xiahou Dun used his power to frantically kill the Danyang elite soldiers in the rear.

    As the second wave of reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, Cao's army, which originally had the upper hand, became even more powerful and suppressed the Danyang elite soldiers with a moment of vitality. Then the third wave of troops led by Mao Jie rushed in directly amid Cao Bao's shrill screams.  Into the Danyang soldiers' formation.

    As Xia Houyuan shot down the commander's flag with an arrow from afar, Cao Bao, who was originally fidgety because of fear, could no longer bear the fear in his heart. He screamed and ran in the direction of Yishui in a panic, giving up the control of Danyang soldiers.  , he really couldn't bear the atmosphere of the battlefield where he could die at any time. He was a celebrity, not a dead soldier!  (To be continued)

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