Chapter 326: Heavy Armored Cavalry for Eight Years of Sharpening the Sword
Because of Zhao Xing's intervention in the historical process, Dong Zhuo had no chance to enter Luoyang and the prince Bing was not killed by him. So Li Jue and Guo Si continued to serve under Dong Zhuo's command, and basically had no chance to cause trouble to Chang'an.
Li Jue and Guo Si, as veterans ranked first and second under Dong Zhuo (originally ranked second and third, and Lu Bu ranked first.), each led 20,000 Xiliang cavalry to challenge Zhao, and they were thinking of making the first contribution, so they pursued Zhao Xinglai with great effort.
Li Jue, whose courtesy name was Zhiran, was from the northern county of Liangzhou. He was the most confidant general of Liangzhou under Dong Zhuo. He commanded Dong Zhuo's elite troops, the "Flying Bear Army". According to historical records, after Dong Zhuo's death, he followed the advice of the adviser Jia Xu, and attacked the capital Chang'an at that time, controlling the power of the court, causing trouble to Guanzhong. After that, Li Jue and his colleague Guo Si turned against each other and killed each other. Later, Cao Cao sent Pei Mao to lead Guanzhong generals Duan Wei and others to kill Li Jue and destroy the three tribes.
Guo Si is also known as Guo Duo, a native of Zhangye, Liangzhou. According to historical records, after Dong Zhuo was killed, Guo Si had no place to go, so he adopted Jia Xu's plan and colluded with Li Jue, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and other former Dong Zhuo troops to attack Chang'an, defeat Lu Bu, kill Wang Yun and others, occupy Chang'an, and control the power of the court. A few years later, Guo Si was killed by his general Wu Xi.
Under the command of Huangfu Song, the army of Zhao on the West Road attacked from Gaoling of Zuo Fengyi and captured Qiyuan of Shangjun without any obstacles. Diaoyin was advancing towards Gaonu. Seeing that Zhao Xing was only concerned about taking away the people and did not fight with him, Huangfu Song ordered the Western Liang cavalry under Dong Zhuo to pursue. After receiving Huangfu Song's military order, Dong Zhuo sent Li Jue to command 20,000 "Flying Bear Army" and Guo Si to command 20,000 "Flying Wolf Army", and followed Gaonu along the route of Zhao Xing's retreat.
When it comes to Dong Zhuo's "Flying Bear Army" and "Flying Wolf Army", there is really a story. Seven years ago, Lu Bu led 6,000 Flying Tiger Army light cavalry to attack thousands of miles, and attacked Yuzhong in one breath, and captured Bian Zhang alive before he stopped. At that time, Dong Zhuo was shocked when he heard about this, so he immediately asked Li Ru to discuss with several generals.
The generals unanimously believed that the General Zhenxi Palace should follow the example of Zhao Xing in Bingzhou and also set up several cavalry units composed of elite troops as the trump card of the Western Liang army. Therefore, Dong Zhuo ordered his subordinates Li Jue and Guo Si to draw the elite troops from the army and form the "Flying Bear Army" and "Flying Wolf Army". Judging from these two names, they all carry the shadows of the Zhenbei Legion's "Flying Tiger Army", "Bearing Flying Army" and "Canglang Army".
But then again, the elite ace cavalry units of both sides have never held a head-on battle. Who has the more "beastlike"? It is only after they have to fight. Zhao Xing asked Lu Bu and Guan Yu to lead 10,000 cavalry to fight against the 20,000 cavalry led by Li Jue and Guo Si, which is also considered eight pounds and eight taels.
The bravery of Guan and Lu is naturally far superior to Li and Guo, but the number of cavalry under Li and Guo is far greater than that of Guan and Lu. This battle touched the nerves of all parties, becoming the first large-scale battle between the East, South and West lines after the war started one after another.
Everyone is already very familiar with the Flying Tiger Army. The commanders of the army were successively served by Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and Lu Bu. The backbone of the army, like the backbone of the Flying Tiger Army, all came from the Flying Tiger Village. It can be said that another ace force under Zhao Xing. The Flying Tiger Army is a shield and the Flying Tiger Army is a spear. The position of the two armies in the Zhenbei Legion is still difficult to shake.
As for the Canglang Army, since its inception, it has been hidden from people's sight, and it is rarely heard of any amazing achievements. The soldiers of this army were mainly composed of 4,000 young and strong selected by Zhao Yun from the Southern Xiongnu tribes, and mobs selected by 100,000 Yellow Turban rioters. They once followed Zhao Yun to the north of the desert for half a year, killing the Xianbei people to flee to the Baikal area. Because they did not make any announcements to the outside world afterwards, people did not know the specific combat power of the Canglang Army.
This time, Guan Yu commanded the Canglang Army and Lu Bu commanded the Flying Tiger Army. He did not use some of the previous tactics to snipe Li Jue and Guo Si. For example, the effective tactics of flying kites cannot be adopted this time. Because flying kites requires a long depth, and the current depth line is full of Bingzhou people moving to Xihe County. Instead, Li Jue and Guo Si can retreat to the south because the land they are currently stationed belongs to Bingzhou.
Since we have to adopt a head-on battle tactic, there are basically no fancy methods to use. In addition to calling the soldiers to wipe the sabers in their hands more brightly, the heavy armored black cavalry, who had not heard of it for a long time, will finally reveal their hidden teeth for nearly ten years, and show what strength is in front of the Western Alliance.
The Flying Tiger Army has a heavy jockey, with a rank of 2,500 people, one person and four horses, and the division commander Qu Yi and the Canglang Army has a heavy jockey, with a rank of 2,500 people, one person and four horses, and the division commander Guo Changzi.
After continuous updates, the "fighter" of the two cavalry troops under Zhao Xing, the heavy jockey, all use tall and large horses with improved breeds. They have both short-distance sprint explosive power and long-term endurance. Compared with the first generation of heavy jockeys that year, their combat effectiveness has increased by nearly 50%.
The soldiers selected for the heavy jockeys were all selected from the most powerful strokes in each army. They not only had enough strength, but also good at riding war horses and could use a variety of long and short weapons. The soldiers of the heavy jockeys had the highest food standard in the entire army, the best food for war horses, and the most military pay was paid. They were always the troops that all soldiers dreamed of joining, and they were also the super troops accumulated by Zhao Xing with white flowers and yellow silver.
The light and heavy cavalry of the two cavalry troops are configured according to the number of people of three to one, which is also the optimal combination obtained after repeated drills and competitions. As the assault force on the front of the battlefield, the heavy jockey breaks through the enemy formation from the middle position of the formation, disrupts the enemy's formation, and carves through and divides the enemy's troops; as the main force in the decisive victory on the battlefield, the light jockey uses long-distance attack weapons on both wings, consuming a large amount of enemy's living power, and uses a slashing saber to complete the final blow at close range.
When he was in Baitu, the heavy armored cavalry was besieged by the wolves of the Qiang people in Xiliang. Although the battle was won completely, the soldiers of the heavy rider were awesome and humiliated. They have been thinking about the future that day to fight against the Xiliang people on the battlefield. Although the light cavalry of the Flying Tiger Army had already been proud of Liangzhou, the battle was fought by the brothers of the light rider, and the heavy rider still could not relieve the old hatred.
I heard that among the two armies of Fei Xiong and Fei Wolf under Dong Zhuo, there were many Qiang people in Longxi and Didao, who joined the gang and had extraordinary combat power, which further stimulated the soldiers of the heavy jockey to show their majesty and momentum.
Now that the swords and guns have been polished, the heavy armor of the people and horses has been put on. The dust raised by the Xiliang cavalry in the distance covers the sky and the sun. The earth begins to tremble, and the blood heat is boiling... What kind of surprise and shock will the black heavy armored cavalry hidden behind the light jockey bring to the world eight years later?
Chapter completed!