In fact, if he were a qualified grassland general, he might not be willing to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Jin army at this time. Instead, he would use dispute tactics to take advantage of his own advantages and continuously weaken the Jin army in long-range attacks.
But the reason why Liu Cong led his troops in hand-to-hand combat does not mean that he is an unqualified general, but that he has his own considerations.
If you want to use kiting tactics, in addition to being faster than the opponent, their range must also be higher than the opponent's. At least their range cannot be worse than the opponent's!
However, the tools used by ordinary herdsmen cannot be compared with the bows and arrows used by regular Yuan-Meng soldiers and horses, nor can they be compared with the bows and arrows used by the Jin army. The range of those ordinary herdsmen is really not as good as that of the Jin army. .
Even if the opponent is not good at riding and shooting, even if they are standing there, they have to be within their shooting range before they can cause a long-range attack on the Jin army. But by the time the herdsmen on the grassland entered their firing range, they had already fallen within the firing range of the Jin army.
If all the soldiers and horses under his command were Yuanmeng's main force, Liu Cong would not mind using the kiting tactic to wear down the Jin army first. But coupled with the drag of these herdsmen, this tactic is not suitable.
The cavalry from both sides faced each other head-on, and the Jin army was like a red-hot iron sword, easily entering the enemy's cavalry formation.
The Yuanmeng cavalry who rushed in front were confused. There must be more people on their side than on the opposite side. Why were there all of them gone all of a sudden?
Before contact, Yuanmeng's cavalry formation was spread out very widely, so it looked magnificent and seemed to have the upper hand.
But as soon as the two sides came into contact, problems arose. It was precisely because Yuan Meng's formation was so spread out that the moment the two sides came into contact. A Yuanmeng cavalry may have to face two, three, or more Jin cavalry.
"Kill!"
A Yuanmeng cavalryman raised his sword with a ferocious expression and slashed at a Jin cavalryman. The Jin cavalryman raised his sword to block his attack.
The comrades around this Jin cavalry swarmed up and killed the Yuan and Meng cavalry with one sword.
Since the cavalry who trained wall charge tactics have given up on mounted shooting tactics, they naturally have to focus on practicing their ability to cooperate with each other and their ability to kill in close combat.
If the enemy cannot catch up with his strengths, then there must be a place where he can surpass the enemy.
As long as you can surpass the enemy in a certain place, then you can fight. But if you are inferior to the enemy in everything, how can you fight?
The Jin army fought forward in formation and directly penetrated the Yuan-Meng army formation. The cavalry from both sides quickly crossed each other, leaving only mutilated corpses on the ground.
Blood, internal organs, corpses...
The entire battlefield looked like a Shura hell.
Most of the corpses on the ground belonged to Yuanmeng, and only a few were soldiers of Jin Dynasty.
In this hedging, Yuan Meng suffered a big loss, and the loss was at least several times that of the Jin army.
In this kind of frontal horseback riding and slashing, the wall charge tactics were originally more advanced than the Yuan and Mongolian tactics. Moreover, after all, a considerable number of the enemies faced by the Jin army were herdsmen on the grasslands. .
The equipment of these herdsmen was poor and inferior to that of the Yuan and Mongolian regular armies, let alone the Jin army.
Even if all Jin army knights don't have the resources to wear iron armor, even ordinary leather armor will provide enhanced protection for key parts. When two armies collide, which part of your body will the enemy attack? Of course it's the vital part.
The Yuanmeng herdsman slashed at the opponent, and an embarrassing scene occurred. It did not directly cause the defense to be broken, or it was not completely broken. It may have injured the opponent, but did not kill the opponent. However, the spear or sword in the opponent's hand was But it stabbed them accurately.
And when the Jin army struck, it completely broke through the defense. After all, these Yuanmeng herdsmen have no protective armor at all. There were very few people among the herdsmen who could wear armor. And those who can wear iron armor are those like Bald Tree Function, who have a very high status among herdsmen.
"Is this the Jin army's new tactic?" Liu Yuan, who had been observing the battlefield, asked in surprise.
As a founding monarch who was able to establish his own dynasty on horseback, such a person had certain military capabilities, even excellent military capabilities.
Liu Yuan could tell at a glance that the Jin army was using a new cavalry tactic, and he also saw the advantages and disadvantages of this cavalry tactic.
Yes, although the Jin army had a small number of troops, the number of troops invested was far less than the number of cavalry that his son Liu Cong could command. However, under this new tactic, Yuanmeng's military advantage was not brought into play. Only a small number of Yuanmeng cavalry could fight face-to-face with Jin cavalry. The remaining Yuanmeng cavalry could not intervene at all on the periphery. go.
It seems that Yuan and Meng used more to defeat fewer, but in fact it turned into Jin army using more to defeat less.
Therefore, Liu Yuan immediately observed the situation of the Jin army's new tactics and ordered people to record them, preparing to pass on the Jin army's new tactics later, so as to avoid being in trouble when Yuan Meng and the Jin army went to war in the future. A loss.
Moreover, given Temujin's character, if Liu Yuan found out the new tactics of the Jin army's cavalry and passed them on, Temujin would definitely not be stingy with his rewards.
He was a great Yuan Dynasty. Even if he couldn't become a big country in the manufacturing industry, he should first become a big country in the manufacturing industry. If the Jin army had anything, they could copy it over first.
It's like Li Xiang knew that the Jin cavalry could not compare with Yuan Meng in riding and shooting, so he strengthened their close combat capabilities.
The same is true for Yuan Meng. If they don't firmly hold on to their advantage in cavalry, they won't have to compete with their opponent on infantry, right? Therefore, if any new tactics appeared in the Jin cavalry, Yuan Meng would definitely be extremely concerned.
In particular, after understanding the situation of this new tactic, they can not only defend against the opponent, but also use it to their own advantage.
After all, in ancient times, there was no such thing as a patent. If you research something and plagiarize it, then you plagiarize it, so what can you do?
"kill!"
The Yuanmeng cavalry general was a little puzzled. Although there were obviously more people on his side, why his losses were greater than those of the enemy.
Taking a deep breath, he reined in his horse, led his team back, and charged towards the Jin army again.
However, the Jin army reacted faster than Yuan Meng. They did not need to turn around, they directly moved from the rear to the front. Their horses quickly accelerated and charged towards Yuan Meng.
After all, it was the herdsmen who dragged down the Yuanmeng cavalry. Those Yunmeng herdsmen may have grown up on horses and they could fight on horseback, but after all, they could not compare with the Yuanmeng regular soldiers in all aspects.
The two sides charged together again!
This time Yuanmeng suffered even more losses. They couldn't even raise their horse speed before the Jin army came over to kill them. (End of chapter)
