The black cavalry are not like the heavy armored cavalry of the Champion Battalion. The weight of their armor cannot be compared with the weight of the Champion Battalion's armor. Therefore, there is no need to arrange a separate war horse to help them transport the armor.
But the black cavalry are still equipped with three war horses each, one of which is a mare responsible for food, grass and weapons. When Black Cavalry was formed, they wanted to be able to use various complex battlefield environments.
Therefore, sabers, lances, and hand crossbows are all their equipment, and a small number of knights are specially equipped with hand axes or a small number of javelins for breaking through walls.
To carry diversified weapons and the necessary spare food and fodder for each battle, a group of horses must be specially allocated to assist in the transportation.
Of the other two stallions, one is used for daily riding. Although this horse breed is relatively short, it has excellent endurance. The last tall horse with strong explosive power is specially responsible for combat riding.
It can be said that, except for the government army, which was established only a few years ago, it is not polite to say that one-third or more of the military expenditure of the 300,000 Zhendong Army was spent on the Black Cavalry.
To give the simplest example, Heiyun Racecourse, the largest racecourse in Yanbei, was specially set up for black cavalry. It does not provide war horses for other troops, but only provides war horses for black cavalry.
This racecourse has strict requirements from breeding to breeding. It is precisely because huge sums of money are spent to maintain such a racecourse every year that it can barely maintain the supply of horses for Black Cavalry.
Otherwise, all the 30,000 black knights need is 90,000 of the most sophisticated war horses. If there is no such a racecourse, where can we find so many high-quality war horses?
The more elite the troops are, they are really made out of force and with white money.
From Yanbei to Jinchuan City, it was only a few dozen miles away. Ye Jiyang pushed forward with all his strength and finally arrived five miles outside Jinchuan City in the evening.
During this period, since Dongyi had realized that the Cang Army was likely to invade, they had not relaxed their vigilance. Therefore, Ye Jiyang did not dare to approach Jinchuan City anymore. Instead, he set up sentries five miles outside the city. Anyone who came close would be killed on the spot. Moreover, manpower was immediately dispatched to contact Yelu Pang in the city.
"Brother Wenyuan! Do you think that Yelu Pang is reliable? This person is still from the Dongyi clan after all!" Xu Huang said attentively among the black riders with a look of solemnity on his face.
Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Xu Huang had already known each other before they joined the Zhendong Army. Moreover, in the past few years, the three of them had joined forces and gained a reputation among the Zhendong Army, and quickly became the leaders of the Zhendong Army. The rising stars in the military have become key talents for training.
These three people are not an open chess player like Xue Rengui, but a secret chess game buried by Wang Yu. Except for Wang Yu and the three of them, even Xue Rengui does not know that they are actually Wang Yu's people. Let alone anyone else. Likewise, Wang Chang would never know.
In order to keep their identities secret, Wang Yu would not provide them with any help. Therefore, these three people really relied on their own abilities to work hard to this point.
"Since you are the lord's man, there must be no problems!" Zhang Liao looked around vaguely, then lowered his voice and said.
Although Yelu Pang is from the Dongyi clan, so what! These days, the woods are getting bigger and there are all kinds of birds. Which family doesn’t have one or two prodigal sons?
Even if he is a member of the Dongyi Clan, wouldn’t he betray the Dongyi Clan? Who stipulates that one's own family will not betray one's own family? Isn't this kind of thing rare from ancient times to the present?
To put it more directly, there are two members of the Dongyi clan in Wang Yu's army!
Both Yelu Jin'e and Yelu Yin'e were implanted into the Dongyi clan. After the Shangjing Mansion was attacked by the Black Cavalry, they were rewarded by Wang Yu to the generals of the Yang family, and then became the concubines of Yang Silang and Yang Balang respectively.
Now, aren't you getting along well with the Yang family generals? Even when Huangfu Wugui and Chu Jingzhong's army oppressed Hebei Province, Yelu Jin'e and Yelu Yin'e were also one of the candidates to fight as the female generals of the Yang clan.
Therefore, Zhang Liao was not as worried as Xu Huang, and he and Xu Huang waited with peace of mind.
At this moment, Yelupang in Jinchuan City was also caught in the battle between heaven and man. In his heart, he was absolutely unwilling to help the Cang Army open this city gate, and he was absolutely unwilling to betray Dongyi again.
Back then, he was supposed to follow orders and seek refuge with Yelu Abaoji. However, things in this world are unpredictable and plans always go awry. In the end, after tossing and turning, he ended up here at Yelu'an, which is where he is now in embarrassment.
However, he had already betrayed Dongyi once back then!
Perhaps from that day on, there was no turning back for him.
On the one hand, he was infamy for thousands of years, cast aside by the entire Dongyi, and died miserably in the end.
On the other hand, although he was also in disgrace for thousands of years and was cast aside by the entire Dongyi, he could at least gain wealth and honor from Wang Yu.
Thinking of the fear of life and death, especially the last time, he had already succumbed once. Obviously, it was easier to give in this time.
After gritting his teeth, Yelpang finally made his decision!
A firework exploded in the night sky, which was the promised signal. At this time, the south gate of Jinchuan City slowly opened.
As one of the most important guards in Jinchuan City, Yelu Pang was only subordinate to Yelu Qing as the chief general. If he wanted to open a city gate, it would not be a difficult task.
When the signal arrow appeared, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang already knew that it was time to start the action, and decisively ordered, "Kill."
Then the first one rushed out, leading Ye Jiyang, the eight hundred vanguard black cavalry, into Jinchuan City to clear the way for Ye Jiyang.
"Ding, Zhang Liao's skill 'raid' is activated.
Raid: Generals who are good at surprise warfare have a certain probability of awakening. This skill can only be activated during a raid. The effect of the skill varies depending on the person.
Effect 1: When the commanding troops launch a surprise attack, the commander +1 and the force +1. If you lead a surprise attack with less than 1,000 troops, your command will be +1 and your force will be +2.
Effect 2: When your own number is one thousand or less, and the enemy's number is one hundred thousand or more, your own commander will receive an additional +1, your own force will be +2, the general's force will be +1, and the soldiers' force will be +2.
Effect 3: When an attack tactic is launched, the morale, combat power, and speed of the unit will increase accordingly, and the smaller the number of people, the stronger this effect will be. "
Zhang Liao's most famous battle was when 800 broke through 100,000, which shocked Xiaoyaojin and completely made Zhang Babai and Sun Shiwan famous.
From the effect of Zhang Liao's surprise attack skill, it can be seen that there is a reason why Zhang Liao was able to beat Jiangdong's child to silence.
The time when Zhang Babai faced Sun Shiwan, it could be said that he fully utilized the effect of this surprise attack skill.
"Ding, once the effect of Zhang Liao's skill 'raid' is activated..."
