Luoyang was founded as the capital when Duke Zhou founded Luoyi. Later, King Ping of Zhou moved eastward and officially became the capital.
After the Guangwu Zhongxing of the Later Han Dynasty, the North and South Palaces were built, but they were destroyed by Dong Zhuo's rebellion.
After the establishment of Cao Wei, Emperors Wen and Ming successively built Luoyang, and built Taiji, Zhaoyang and other halls on the old site.
The Sima clan replaced Wei, and Luoyang was still the capital.
Luoyang is not big.
Seven miles from east to west and nine miles from north to south, it has been almost the same size since the Han Dynasty. It is not comparable to the huge Luoyang City in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
There are twelve city gates on all sides, namely Daxia Gate, Xuanyang Gate, Kaiyang Gate, Shangdong Gate, Pingchang Gate, etc.
There is Jinyong City in the northwest corner of Luoyang City, which was built during the Cao Wei Dynasty. It is divided into three parts and connected into one, so it is called Jinyong Three Cities, also known as Yongchang Palace.
The purpose of building Jinyong City is to "prepare for the unexpected". This habit should have originated from the Cao family's construction of Tongquesantai in the northern section of the western wall of Yecheng.
The defense facilities of Jinyong City are very complete, and together with the Baichi Tower in the northeast corner of Luoyang, it serves as the commanding heights of the city. But here, it became a place of detention for deposed emperors, deposed queens and convicted clan members.
Outside the city of Luoyang in the Han, Wei and Western Jin Dynasties, there were many buildings where a large number of common people lived, including many officials and nobles. For example, Taiwei's Mansion was once located in the south of the city, and there were two residences of Wu and Shu in the east of the city.
As far as the southern area of the city where Shao Xun and others had just arrived, Lingtai, Mingtang, Piyong, Taixue, and Guozixue should be the most conspicuous "landmark buildings."
The one they settled in was Piyong.
Piyong is the place where the children of Gongqing learn etiquette, elegant music, dance, poetry, riding and archery and other skills. This meeting has been discontinued and it happened to be vacant.
To the north of Piyong is Guozixue, to the south is a group of private houses, and to the west across Kaiyangmen Street (north-south direction) is Mingtang.
This place is not far from Sikong Mansion, and the place is quite spacious, suitable for the garrison of a large army.
The guests and servants of Panyuan who had arrived earlier gathered here, making a scene in a noisy manner.
To be honest, Shao Xun was slightly disappointed. Obviously, Concubine Pei did not get them into the city.
But you can understand it if you think about it carefully.
Luoyang City is either a royal palace, government offices, warehouses, military camps and other official facilities, or it is the residence of a real wealthy family or prince. Ordinary houses are not unavailable, but you must at least be the first batch of residents when Cao Wei built Luoyang City. Without the dividends of this era, it is a bit difficult to live in it - how can the messy mud-legged and sergeants without the Holy Order be able to live in it? Going into the city? Especially in a tense situation, people are still worried about not having enough food.
I have no choice but to rely on myself.
From the first day he arrived, Shao Xun began to observe the nearby terrain, buildings, and roads.
Fortunately, he found that if the enemy came, they could still fight in the streets.
In addition, from a military point of view, they are stationed outside the city and can interact with the garrison inside the city to support each other, making the enemy unable to use their hands and feet, or even attacking from both front and rear. This is still very good, provided that the garrison inside the city is really Support them – is it possible? Hard to say.
"Now there are three things." Shao Xun looked at the five people surrounding him: Li Chong, Huang Biao, Zhou Ying, Zhong Badger, and Wu Qian, and said: "The first is to repair Piyong's outer wall, and the second is to hoard Military supplies and equipment, and the third is to find out the situation of neighboring troops."
After saying that, he looked at Wu Qian and said, "You will do the work of building the wall. The required labor will be recruited nearby."
"Uncle, there are many nobles and nobles nearby, how can we use them to move them?" Wu Qian cried out bitterly.
"I will discuss this matter with the owner of the building. Just be prepared." Shao Xun said: "It's already this time. If you still want to show off, I have nothing to say."
"No." Wu Qian was relieved. As long as someone came forward, he was just a person who was ordered to do errands. It was not difficult.
While the two were talking, there was a sound of horse hooves on Kaiyangmen Street.
Everyone looked for the sound and saw hundreds of horsemen riding their horses, passing by like lightning.
"This - riding on a war horse, is there an emergency military situation?" Li Chong, who was born in the Su Wei Army, said with a solemn expression.
Generally speaking, it is strictly forbidden to ride a war horse in the army without a good reason, and you will be whipped if caught.
Because the physical strength of horses is very poor, they can travel for up to two hours a day. At other times, they either rest or eat horse feed to replenish their physical strength. This is basically the behavior of ruminants and they take a long time to eat.
If you are riding a war horse and you suddenly encounter an enemy, then the enemy has enough horsepower to fight repeatedly, but your horse is running exhausted and sweating profusely. How can you fight?
The hundreds of cavalrymen in front of them obviously did not have riding horses for traveling, only war horses, but they still moved forward at lightning speed. There must be an emergency military situation.
"They didn't come so quickly." Shao Xun comforted: "At most, they were just some enemy cavalry acting as vanguards. This cavalry team should have been driven out of the city. Or, before the enemy troops came, they were deployed outside. Battle in Luoyang , in fact, the main battle is on the periphery."
Li Zhong nodded silently.
"It's just Yugi, that's fine."
"Youqi is also scary. Xianbei or Wuhuan? Or the Xiongnu?"
"We can't get out of these three families. The group of cavalry that just left are probably Xianbei people, but they are just the Forbidden Army."
"There should be a lot of cavalry under the command of the King of Chengdu, right? So what should we do?"
"The only way is to fight hard and count the ball to the death."
Everyone was talking and talking.
Shao Xun frowned. He found that these people were very afraid of cavalry. This was not a good sign. After all, they would have to face overwhelming cavalry in the future.
"Let me ask you, if you encounter enemy cavalry in the plains and wilderness while marching, what should you do to deal with it?" He turned around, looked at everyone, and asked.
There was some silence for a while.
"Uncle Governor, maybe you can learn from Ma Xiping's old wisdom and use crossbows and chariot formations?" Li Chong was the first to think of this because he was from the Imperial Guard after all and was familiar with military matters.
"Why is this method effective?" Shao Xun asked.
"The car formation is connected end to end, which can prevent the enemy from charging into the formation. There is a baffle on one side of the side carriage. The archers stand on the car and shoot outward, so they can kill the enemy calmly." Li Zhong replied.
"Did you hear that?" Shao Xun looked at everyone and said.
"heard it."
Shao Xun leaned down on the spot and drew a picture on the dirt with a dagger to explain.
In fact, the core is to create obstacles to prevent the cavalry from charging directly. It doesn't have to be a sidecar. In an emergency, a baggage and grain truck can be used. You can even use antlers that can be carried by a single soldier and throw them on the ground when fighting. It is not that no one has used this before, and the effect is very good.
Of course, sidecars are definitely the most professional.
There is a baffle on one side to block the enemy's cavalry archers' arrow rain, and there are shooting holes on the baffle so that our own infantry archers can shoot calmly without interference.
Considering that the stability, accuracy, range, rate of fire, and power of the mounted archery are not as good as those of the walking bow, and the target is still very large (there is a horse), the mounted archer suffers a lot during the shooting and cannot hold on at all.
With the protection of the sidecar, the infantry can also take turns to rest, so that their physical strength and energy can be restored, and they can continue to fight. In the end, I am afraid that the cavalry will be more tired than the infantry.
Malone used this trick to create a miracle.
"But this method also has flaws, who can tell me?" Shao Xun suddenly asked after drawing the schematic diagram of the car formation.
"Uncle, if the enemy has brave infantry, the chariot formation will be dangerous, right?" Huang Biao thought for a moment and said.
"Not bad." Shao Xun glanced at him approvingly and said, "Huang Biao answered very well. Think about it again. Are there any flaws?"
"Is it dangerous to shoot with rockets?" someone asked.
"No, fire protection is easy to do. Think about it again." Shao Xun shook his head and said.
"Cut off the grain path, and this formation will collapse without an attack." Someone said.
"What if you brought enough supplies? Ma Long brought enough supplies with the army for three years." Shao Xun denied and continued to encourage: "Think again."
"Dig the road."
"It is easy to fill in the road. This is not a good idea. It can only delay the traffic flow, but not stop it."
"The most important thing is to select elite infantry. Ma Xiping's 3,500 people back then were all elite soldiers who could use all kinds of weapons. They were definitely not just a mob." Li Zhong sighed and said, "Actually, the grassland is also Not everyone has a horse, and war horses are also very valuable. Those who can become cavalry must be the best of the best, and will not be just a few. On the other hand, infantry has inferior hair-rooted wooden spears, and it is easy to panic when fighting. A retreat will cause the morale of the entire army to collapse."
"Very good!" Shao Xun patted him heavily on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That's right to the point. A while ago, I asked everyone to learn archery, but many people didn't take it seriously. Now do you know the benefits?"
To put it bluntly, the threshold for infantry is too low and anyone can get into it. Moreover, under the world military system, the quality of most infantry is worrying and their training is very inadequate.
On the other hand, in the cavalry, because of the preciousness of horses, there is a natural threshold, and people with low levels are not eligible to be selected.
How many horses are there in a country?
During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there were more than 700,000 horses in the official ranch and inn.
The Liao Kingdom's horse administration was very good, but there were only more than a million horses in the country.
It is not economical to raise horses, and herders may not necessarily like them. Moreover, a large part of the herdsmen do not have horses. They are herder slaves with little personal property. They usually ride the nobles' horses and help the nobles herd cattle, sheep, horses and camels, that's all.
In the Middle Ages, the personal qualities of cavalry and infantry were naturally unequal, so the myth of cavalry defeating infantry was created many times. But if you encounter elite infantry with the same personal qualities as the cavalry, although they are still very passive, the disadvantage will be greatly improved.
"Archery is too difficult, and I won't be famous in just a few years after practicing it." Li Zhong mused: "In fact, in the country where the grassland leads to the bow, the shepherds rode sheep when they were young, and then rode horses when they were older. They also held collective hunting activities every year. In these two aspects, their foundation is very good. Once they take control of the Central Plains, they will become increasingly difficult to deal with."
The combat effectiveness of the Hu people is actually just that, so-so. But if they take over the Central Plains, their equipment level will be greatly improved, and they will even be able to rely on the people of the Central Plains to support them, allowing everyone - at least some of them - to get out of work. They will no longer be obsessed with making ends meet, and can train without distractions, and their combat effectiveness will gradually increase.
They already have a good foundation in riding and shooting skills. Once they are fully trained, they will be able to improve on the parts they are already proficient in, and make up for the shortcomings they are less proficient in. It can be described as a radical change.
At this time, it would be a joke if the Central Plains dynasty still used temporarily recruited soldiers to fight against the professional prairie cavalry who were completely off-duty.
"So..." Shao Xun cleared his throat and said: "Let me sum it up. When you encounter enemy cavalry while marching, you must first use a cart to stop its charge. Secondly, the soldiers in the cart formation must select elite people who dare to fight. Those who use random weapons to make up for the numbers will definitely be eliminated. If you can’t use it, it will only harm everyone. It’s even more taboo and absolutely forbidden to march with people during war. Do you understand?”
"I understand." Several people responded in unison.
"When I go back, I will write down my experience, dictate it if I don't know how to read, and find someone to write it for me." Shao Xun added: "When we are traveling among three people, we must have my teacher. This method is very good. We all learn together, and the impression will be more profound. When we really encounter the situation, It’s not like there’s nothing we can do.”
"promise."
"Also, let me ask another question." Shao Xun added: "If there is no time to set up the cavalry formation, or if the enemy cavalry is already in front of you halfway through the formation, how should you resist the enemy? Everyone must submit a strategy. That’s it, let’s disperse first.”
"promise."
Everyone dispersed one after another, with Li Zhong walking at the end. Before leaving, he couldn't help but look at Shao Xun a few more times.
This man doesn't look like a soldier who knows nothing.
On the contrary, he looks well-educated and very sophisticated. It is difficult to refuse to ride with foot, but he is confident, as if he has experienced it more than once.
In fact, Li Zhong deeply doubted that if Du Bo was allowed to command the cavalry, he would probably be an excellent cavalry general who was proficient in various tactics that could kill infantry.
What a strange man, could it be a gift from heaven?
After everyone left, Shao Xun climbed up the Piyong outer wall and overlooked the entire Kaiyangmen Street.
There are rows of buildings and densely packed houses.
In this environment, neither the cavalry nor the infantry could get into position.
Once there is a fight, it can only be a chaotic battle.
Having more soldiers may not necessarily work, because the contact area is very small, and there are only so many people fighting in the front row.
If a party has a large number of soldiers but is not very elite, and the front row is killed until it cannot stand, and when it retreats hastily, it may disrupt the rear positions and cause a huge rout. It will be tragic at that time, and no one knows how many people will die.
Thinking of this, he suddenly became more confident in defending Luoyang.
The quality of the imperial guards should be better than those in Yecheng and Guanzhong. Although according to Li Chong's words, there are also many fake and weak troops in the Imperial Guard. After all, it is understandable that the dynasty is in its final years. But overall it should be pretty good, right? As long as there are enough food and supplies, Luoyang can definitely defend it.
But here comes the question, are the supplies really sufficient? Once the war becomes protracted, will food be exhausted?
he does not know.
His level is very low and he has no access to such core secrets. Even Concubine Pei and King Donghai may not know it. The only ones who know the truth are probably Changsha King Sima Yi and senior officials of the shogunate, right?
My balls hurt.
No matter what, he should do his own thing first. Training soldiers is the only thing he can do.
