In fact, Yang Qing himself had no magic method to improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. He was just relying on the wisdom of later generations.
In today's world, although cavalry already has stirrups in their equipment, they are mainly cloth stirrups, and iron double-sided stirrups have not yet appeared.
Moreover, the saddle is relatively simple. The so-called saddle is mostly a small cloth bag or a square soft cushion placed on the horse's back. Although this can make the cavalry feel comfortable when riding, it does not bring the same effect as the Takahashi saddle. The convenience is still far inferior.
The so-called high bridge saddle is a saddle with a low middle and high ends. This device with front and rear protrusions can clamp the cavalry's waist and hips front and back, effectively preventing the cavalry's body from sliding forward and backward too much.
In today's era when the high bridge saddle has not been invented, it is not easy for the cavalry to maintain vertical balance. If the mount suddenly stops, the cavalry is likely to fall forward, and if the mount suddenly stops, the cavalry will fall forward. If he raises his front hooves, the cavalryman may fall backwards.
Therefore, in order to prevent this situation, the current cavalry must rely on the help of both hands, which greatly limits the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.
With the high-bridge saddle, the cavalry's hands are freed, and with the help of iron double-sided stirrups, the cavalry will truly become the king on the battlefield.
The reason why Yang Qing has not developed the two killer weapons of bilateral stirrups and high-bridge saddles until now is because the current size of the Han army's cavalry is not large. If it is done too hastily, it may be self-defeating.
Although the two new types of horse equipment, the bilateral stirrups and the high-bridge saddle, are of milestone significance in improving the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, they themselves do not have high technical content. Once popularized and used, it will be very easy for others to imitate them.
At present, Cao Wei's cavalry is not only more numerous than the Han army, but also has more experienced sergeants than the Han army. If they learn the bilateral stirrups and high-bridge saddles, it will make the Wei cavalry even more powerful, and then the gains will outweigh the losses.
Therefore, Yang Qing planned to wait until Ji Han's cavalry reached a certain scale before revealing the two powerful weapons of bilateral stirrups and high bridge saddles in a decisive battle, so that these two powerful weapons could be used to their fullest potential.
Although blocking Wei cavalry from reinforcing Liangzhou this time was also a very important battle, Yang Qing still resisted the urge to use bilateral stirrups and high bridge saddles to quickly increase the combat effectiveness of his cavalry. After all, with the current strength and arrangement of his cavalry, he Have confidence and certainty to defeat the enemy in front of you.
"Your Majesty, the Wei army is pressing hard." Suddenly, Liu Yin pointed down the mountain and said.
At this time, the battle situation at the foot of the mountain changed drastically. After some testing, the Wei army finally let down its guard and launched a general attack.
The Wei army's general Su Shang only left one thousand cavalry as a reserve force, and the remaining three thousand cavalry were sent out, divided into left and right wings to attack the Han army's formation. Deputy general Dong Bi also personally led the charge.
Yang Qing smiled slightly when he saw this, and said in a relaxed tone: "Okay, the fish finally took the bait."
Then he told Zhang Yi and Liu Yin: "Boqi, Xiuren, it's time to go down and get ready. As soon as I give the order, you two will immediately lead your troops to attack and defeat this Wei army in one fell swoop."
"promise."
After Zhang and Liu accepted the order in unison, they went to prepare their troops without mentioning it. Yang Qingze was still on the mountainside observing the battle situation at the bottom of the mountain. Once the time was right, he would order the three thousand cavalry hidden in the mountain to dispatch and deal a fatal blow to the Wei army.
"Shield hand, hold on, hold on!"
"Spearmen hold on to their weapons!"
"Archers come forward and shoot!"
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Wu Yi walked back and forth on the high platform in the formation at the foot of the mountain, waving his command flag constantly, directing the soldiers from the southeast, northwest and northwest to fight.
The four thousand fine cavalry of the Wei army pressed forward with extraordinary momentum. Thousands of war horses galloped back and forth and shook the earth, bringing a great sense of oppression to the Han army.
The Wei army was well-trained and cooperated tacitly. One team used their cavalry and archery skills to suppress the Han army in the formation, while the other team took the opportunity to destroy the Han army's fortifications in an attempt to open a hole in the Han army's formation.
The two armies fought hard, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and the sky was dark. People kept falling, and people kept stepping forward to take up their positions. Both sides are elites. At this time, they are ready to kill and they will fight to the death.
Although there were only 2,000 Han cavalry wandering around the periphery, they still rushed forward without fear of life and death and entangled Wei Qi with all their strength. However, these cavalry had only been formed recently, and their martial arts and experience were not as good as those of Wei Qi. They only fought for a few rounds. There have been many casualties.
"Send an order to General Dong and ask him to destroy these Shu cavalry first, and then concentrate his forces to break the formation." At this time, Su Shang, who had been watching the battle behind the formation for a long time, suddenly ordered the ordering soldier beside him.
It turned out that he was overjoyed when he saw that the Han cavalry did not adopt a strategy of fighting, but rushed forward directly. In a head-on confrontation, the Han cavalry was naturally not his opponent. Since the Han cavalry rushed up to die, how could he miss such a good opportunity?
However, he didn't know that Wu Yi did this deliberately, and the purpose was very simple, just to entangle them as much as possible, so that the strange soldiers in the mountain could kill them all after they came out.
Sure enough, when Yang Qing on the mountain saw that the two armies were completely fighting together, he softly uttered three words: "We can attack!" After saying that, he immediately waved the command flag in his hand and ordered Zhang Yi and Liu Yin to lead the army to kill them. out.
"Kill, kill..."
As soon as the military order was issued, the three thousand Han cavalry who had been hiding in the valley for a long time immediately moved out. Under the leadership of Zhang Yi and Liu Yin, they divided into left and right groups to outflank the Wei cavalry.
"What? How come?"
Seeing a large group of Han cavalry suddenly coming out of Sizhi Mountain, all the Wei troops were startled, and the movements of their hands involuntarily slowed down a bit. Many of them were knocked off their horses in an instant.
"No, I fell into a trap!"
As the general, Su Shang was the first to come to his senses, yelled regretfully, and then quickly ordered the Wei army in front to withdraw quickly.
But how could the Han army let him get his wish? Zhang Yi, Liu Yin and others were in front of the Wei army in a matter of seconds, and together with the sergeants in the formation, launched an internal and external pincer attack on the enemy.
Dong Bi and others were already panicked when they were surrounded by the Han army, so they had to rush left and right, rushing desperately in an attempt to break out of the encirclement.
However, the Han army was not only superior in strength, but also powerful. Not only did they kill many Wei soldiers, causing heavy casualties, but they also tried their best to stabilize the encirclement and never let any Wei army escape.
"Brothers, I'm here from a certain family."
The Han army was fighting vigorously when they suddenly heard a loud shout from behind. It was the enemy general Su Shang who led a thousand reserve troops to fight in an attempt to rescue the trapped Pao Ze.
Liu Yin happened to be standing in the middle with his troops and horses. When he saw the Wei army behind him, he finally couldn't bear it and came up to kill him. He immediately ordered Tao Gong to lead his troops and horses to intercept, and he must not let this Wei army open a gap.
Tao Gong was skilled in bow and horse, and he saw the position of the leading enemy general early. He took a deep breath, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, took aim slightly, and shouted: "Attack!"
Sure enough, the arrow followed the sound and hit Su Shang in the chest. Su Shang was so painful that he almost fell off his horse. The guard beside him had quick eyes and quick hands. He held him up, shouted a few times, but received no response, and walked back with his general.
Upon seeing this, Tao Gong immediately asked the surrounding sergeants to shout that the enemy general was dead. Dong Bi and others who were surrounded were shocked again. When they looked back, they saw that the soldiers and horses who came to respond had fled away. They all knew that the battle was going on. Having been defeated and no longer fighting, they all fled in all directions.
The Han army took advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy and pursue them. They killed the Wei army so hard that they abandoned their helmets and armor and left corpses strewn across the field. Zhang Yi, Wu Yi, Liu Yin and others chased them for dozens of miles before withdrawing their troops and returning to camp.
