Chapter 134 On Mongolia, the birth of thunder
After thinking for a while, Li Haoran sighed and said, "God-Haven Guo, there are indeed people you are worried about in Mongolia. This person is the grandson of Genghis Khan of the Mongolian Empire, the fourth son of Tolei, named Kublai Khan. This person is talented, proficient in Han culture, and has accomplished military and political affairs. It is really a rare world in Mongolia. As far as I know, King Jinlun was the one who was under his command. If this person is not eliminated, he will bring disaster to the Song Dynasty."
Guo Jing was shocked and could not imagine what he was worried about and said, "Kublai is Tolei Anda's son?"
Li Haoran sighed and said, "Yes, if you don't believe it, let the Beggars' Sect go to the north and find out his character. Guo Daxia, the time left for us is too urgent. If there were Jin Kingdom and Xixia Kingdom as a buffer, the Song Dynasty would have a chance to breathe. Now Mongolia has gathered the strength of the whole country to go south and rely on Xiangyang to fight against Mongolia, it would be a bit mysterious."
Guo Jing smiled bitterly and said, "Speaking of Xia, the number of cavalry in countries such as Jin was also very sufficient at the beginning, and he was also very familiar with Mongolian cavalry tactics. Why were they beaten away all at once?"
Li Haoran said: "It's nothing strange. The Western Xia and Jin Kingdom were exhausted by Mongolia using "bloodletting tactics". After all, they are already farming countries. The national strength comes from the normality of agricultural production. When agriculture is destroyed, the more they fight, the weaker they are. The same number of cavalry alone cannot defend the vast farmland. Through large-scale maneuvers, the enemy killed a large number of farmers distributed in the countryside and had no time to retreat into the big city, destroying crops, breaking small-scale towns with insufficient defense to seize children of gold and silk. Their strength grew stronger through continuous plunder, and the defense was exhausted and the food and horses were fewer and fewer."
In the use of tactics, the Mongols emphasized the mobility of the troops, with long-distance encirclement and detour, split-progress and combined attack as the main tactical characteristics. The Mongols' long-distance maneuver reached an unprecedented level in history. They often could maneuver on a large scale hundreds of miles, making it difficult for the enemy to predict and prevent their attacks.
The Mongolian army rarely relies on simple frontal impact in combat. The usual method is that a small number of cavalry constantly harass the enemy and retreat after being attacked. When the pursuing enemy troops are scattered and exhausted, the cavalry that had already surrounded them from all over flocked to the crowd after a intensive shooting of bows and arrows.
This tactic has been used in the past by the Huns, Han people, Khitans, and Jurchens. However, like the Mongols, using a ranger as a spy, large-scale cavalry could attack from a distance at any time and at any time, has never happened. In addition, the Mongols have incorporated a large number of Han and other northern ethnic minorities, and used the Han people's advanced attack equipment to take on the task of siege, so that they would almost win in the east, whether they were fighting in the wild or destroying cities and villages.
All of the above are what Li Haoran has thought recently. He was born in Banke in his previous life and loved history and military. His teacher once analyzed the military forces in ancient China. The combat power of Mongolian soldiers was the focus of introduction. Through a period of raids, Li Haoran had already believed in the teacher's analysis back then. Now, he introduced these analysis to Guo Jing one by one, which made Guo Jing take a breath.
Guo Jing has been in Xiangyang for many years. Thinking about Li Haoran's words carefully, it is true. Every year Mongolia goes south, their tactics have changed, and the combat power of the army is also significantly increasing. If they are allowed to develop like this, the Song Dynasty will be in danger.
Li Haoran introduced these to Guo Jing not to attack Guo Jing's confidence, but to make him know himself and his enemy, so as not to regret it if he suffers losses in the future.
Li Haoran looked at Guo Jing who was thinking and said, "The past lessons of the destruction of the Jin Kingdom are particularly in front of us, so we cannot always take the defensive moment. There is still a glimmer of hope for taking the initiative. Didn't the Mongolians always believe in blitzkrieg? Then we will form a cavalry as soon as possible, let the cavalry go deep into the enemy's back, burn food, seize horses, and eliminate the enemy's living forces. Every time they set a city, they will slaughter the city, and we will do a tooth for tooth and eye for eye. There are countless Han people, and one person died and ten people were killed, and a hundred people were on the top. However, Mongolia could not afford such consumption because they had a small population. Moreover, a large majority of the army was distributed in the former Xixia, Liaodong and other places. The people had not yet returned to their hearts. Once the Song Dynasty resisted and achieved several victories, then the descendants of the royal family left by the Xixia and Jin Kingdom were willing.
It will definitely rise up. In this way, the Mongolians have to face the pressure of the rebel army inside and face the attack of the Song Dynasty outside. In this way, Mongolia will be exhausted from the enemy from many sides. Over the years, Mongolia has been fighting endlessly, and the property they obtained from the Xixia and Jin Kingdom has been consumed. As long as the Song Dynasty faces the pressure and wins a few big victories, there will definitely be a division within it, because Mengge does not have the prestige of Genghis Khan at all. The reason why Mengge fights repeatedly is to turn internal conflicts into conflicts between a nation and a nation. Only in this way can Mongolia be united. Once he fails a few times, what he will leave will be a Mongolia that is fighting openly and secretly. Therefore, what Xiangyang and Song in front of him must do is to build walls deep, accumulate grain, train elite troops, wait for the opportunity, and then give Mongolia a head-on attack."
Li Haoran was eloquent, had extraordinary speech and reasonable analysis. When he spoke, Guo Jing always sighed that he understood Mongolia's affairs and regretted that he had a long time to talk. This discussion also strengthened Guo Jing's desire to resist Mongolia. Through this time, he knew that Mongolia was not without flaws, and the internal conflicts were more intense. It was just that he had been blinded by the power of Mongolia before, and his words made Guo Jing feel enlightened.
Guo Jing was not satisfied with his intentions. He added a bed in the study that night, asking Li Haoran to join him in bed and chat with him, and cut the lights at night in the evening. Through Guo Jing's introduction, Li Haoran knew that there were many types of Mongolian troops, including light cavalry, heavy cavalry, infantry, heavy infantry, spearmen, swords, shields, swords, shields, and swords. Therefore, in response to Mongolian infantry, he sacrificed the "Mandarin duck formation" that was so powerful in the Ming Dynasty, which made Guo Jing even more admire his ability.
When Huang Rong, Duan Susu, Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang saw them, they talked loudly overnight and talked endlessly, and couldn't help but feel funny. But they didn't say anything about them so much. Huang Rong lived next door. Listening to their discussions, they also benefited a lot. Her admiration for Li Haoran became deeper and deeper. She thought to herself: This kid looks lazy and distracted. She didn't expect that once she became concerned, his wit would be so great, and she underestimated him.
The next morning, Li Haoran was full of energy without any fatigue. He summoned Yang Guo, Shi Qing, Yang Hanfeng, Li Xuefeng, Chen Lingfeng, and Shi Shugang in the yard.
Li Haoran looked at the six people with confusion and smiled: "Through these days' attacks, you are well aware of guerrilla tactics, so I plan to take the position of Yang Guolai as the general wielding position of the Thousand Cavalry. As for Shi Qing, Yang Hanfeng, Li Xuefeng, Chen Lingfeng, and Shi Shugang, you are the commander of the two hundred cavalry. In the next few days, you will select 200 people from the Thousand Cavalry to take them, and you must integrate with them. You will be responsible for the horses of the Xiangyang army. Yang Guo, you must remember that our battle is not about head-on, but about magnifying and eating small. Brother Shi, I know you are also a passionate person, so you will drag you in, you will not have any objection!"
Shi Shugang smiled and said, "Brother, I am also a Han Chinese. Isn't it what men yearn for when I go to the battlefield? I will write a letter to ask my brothers to come and help the beast army. Then let's see how the Mongols deal with it."
Li Haoran exclaimed and shouted: "It's so good. You are a steady person and you will take over the position of military supervisor. If Yang Guo makes any mistakes, you can take away his position as commander-in-chief."
Yang Guo said bitterly: "Brother, do you just don't believe me?"
Li Haoran said earnestly: "You are my brother, why would I not believe you? I am just afraid that you will be frivolous and blinded by temporary victory to fight against the Mongolian army! If this is true, it will go against my original intention. There are too few cavalry in Xiangyang, and we can't afford to waste it at all! You have a heavy responsibility, not only the only cavalry in Xiangyang, but also the dawn of future cavalry, so you must not lose it."
Yang Guo's eyes turned red and he shouted: "Brother, I won't disappoint you and Uncle Guo. Brother, you have to name our brother's troops!"
Li Haoran thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The military strategy says: 'It is as fast as the wind, its slow as the forest, its invasion is as fire as the fire, and it remains as motionless as the mountain'. Your troops are called 'Thunder'! I hope you will shock Mongolia like thunder."
Yang Guo shouted: "Good name, I like it."
Li Haoran said in a sequel: "At the beginning of the establishment of the army, it is not advisable to go deep into the desert. I will let you wander around Henan and Shanxi. In this way, if you encounter a Mongolian army, you can also retreat back to Xiangyang. With the support of the rear, Mongolia will not dare to chase them too much. As long as you remember the old saying that the non-my race will be different, it will be done. How the Mongolians treat us Han people, you will go back like that. I don't want to live, just horses and battle records."
The six people obeyed the orders, and Li Haoran said again: "You go back! Get familiar with your troops. The line will be completed in three days. On the fourth day, you will set off! I will wait for your good news in Xiangyang. You are all my brothers. I hope that 1,06 people will go, and 1,06 people will come back."
Chapter completed!