Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 879 Decisive Battle in Sand City ([-])
Is it a big problem?
It wasn't supposed to be big, but it might actually be a bit big.

Because the pictures are missing people.

Of course, it can't be said that he missed it, but he didn't even know that there were Zhang Bingzhong and Zhang Wanbang father and son.

The general in charge of escorting cattle and sheep with [-] cavalry was named Yier Deng Taiji, the second younger brother with a big brain.

Yier Deng, whose father's name was Kuitabihan, had ten sons, namely Brain-haired Rhubarb Taiji, Yier Deng Taiji, Shechen Taiji, Qingba Duer Taiji, and Su Kechiba Tuer Taiji. , The oracle said that Tusi pulled Chitaiji, Erdeni Choukuertaiji, Amintaiji, and Gongtutaiji.

Right now, there are so many auspicious places in Mongolia, which can be seen from their family alone.

Their department is the most important supporter of the Khan Court of the Chahar Department, and their strength is quite strong.Among them, Huang Taiji, the eldest son with a big brain, rides eight thousand horses; the second son, Deng, rides five thousand; the youngest son, Gongtu, rides five thousand.The rest of the princes have about 3 cavalry.The entire tribe has about [-] cavalry, and its strength is not inferior to Duoyan Sanwei.

[Note: The Mongols have the tradition of the youngest son guarding the stove, so the youngest son Gongtutaiji here is stronger than the rest of the elder brothers, second only to the eldest brother, and keeps pace with the second brother.The reason why Tuo Lei was strong back then was also because of this tradition. ]
Both Chataiji and Tumen chose to divide their troops, which seems to be wrong in terms of traditional strategic thinking, because generally speaking, if you want to gain an advantage in a war, an important key point is to concentrate your forces.

But analyzing the specific situation in detail, how is it actually possible that a small town can pack a hundred thousand troops in some novels?The distribution of troops, among other things, must at least be constrained by terrain.

As early as the Genghis Khan era, Mongolia created a formation with a wide front, large depth, and large fish scales: when the Mongolian army marched towards the enemy, its formation was usually forward, avant-garde, left, center, and right. Defender composition.

At this time, a large distance was maintained between the various armies. The distance from the left to the center was based on the daily itinerary of the cavalry passers-by, and the distance before and after the march was also very large.

Such a formation is convenient for splitting up and attacking together, and it is also the formation adopted to solve the water sources and natural pastures of the large cavalry troops marching.In some novels, hundreds of thousands of cavalry enter towns and counties, that is too fantasy...Is it Yanjing Wanping County?

Take the Mongolian attack on the Jin Dynasty as an example: The Mongolian army has 10 people, plus two or three horses for each available horse. Such an army with 30 to 40 horses must not march on a narrow front, let alone a single line. march up.

At that time, the formation of the Mongolian army marched from the Yinshan Mountains on the left wing, and the right wing went to Baochang, Taipuzi Banner, Inner Mongolia, and Zhangbei County, Hebei Province. The distance between the two sides was tens of miles.

At that time, the left wing was commanded by Subotai, the right army was commanded by Jebe, the central army was commanded by Mu Huali, and Genghis Khan himself moved with the central army.This kind of march formed a large fish-scale formation with a wide front and a large depth.

During the Western Expedition to Huacizimo, the width of the front was also very large, and it took cavalry to pass a three-day journey from the left wing to the right wing.Of course, this is a formation that has never been seen in the history of cavalry, and the current Mongolian cavalry is not as powerful as it was then, so the distance between each part is basically one day or slightly less than one day.

It is precisely because they cannot be crowded together anyway, and because the terrain here was deliberately calculated by Chataiji, it is impossible to deploy too many troops. Therefore, after Chataiji divided the troops, Tumen followed suit without any scruples. This is not blind command, but adapting measures to local conditions.

As for Chataiji's weak force, not only did not stick to it honestly, but dispatched troops to attack Tumen's rear cattle and horse brigade, which is also a typical Mongolian combat idea. The origin...is still Genghis Khan.

There is a clear stipulation in Genghis Khan's big "Zhasa": "Always attack".

He is not pretending, he just understands the essence of cavalry - this is an offensive unit and should never be used for passive defense.

In fact, the artillery emperor Napoleon also realized this deeply after the Battle of Waterloo. After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he restored the principle of the French army: "Any cavalry commander does not actively attack the enemy, but allows the enemy to attack." He himself should be punished by demotion."

It can be seen that in terms of strategy and tactics, there are still many common principles throughout the ages.

Chataiji's move can be called a big detour.Strategic detour is an inherent tactic of cavalry, and there are no exceptions in ancient and modern China and abroad.But the use of the magic is quite different.

The difference between the Mongolian cavalry and other cavalry is that the Mongolian cavalry has not only tactical detours, but also large and strategic detours.From past battle examples, it plays a decisive role in wars or battles.

For example, when Genghis Khan attacked Zhongdu for the second time, the Jin people held the fortress of Juyongguan and defended it with elites, which was not easy to conquer.Therefore, the Mongolian army detoured from Juyongguan to the Forbidden Pass, and defeated the Jin army at Wuhuiling.Then, Jebe led a cavalry to capture Juyongguan after occupying Nankou.

During the Western Expedition to Huacizimo, Genghis Khan led the main force to pass through the Kikum (Red Desert) desert, and implemented a strategic detour to Samaergan; The business going down the Dadu River.

These roundabout sieges have all achieved great success.

The idea that the Mongolian army is good at roundabouts and encirclement comes from the inevitable result of the nomadic people's long-term nomadic farming and pig hunting in the way of activities used in warfare.At the same time, the cavalry is good at fast maneuvering, can surprise the enemy, attack the unprepared, and catch the enemy by surprise.

It is estimated that Chataiji has not read any military books, but he obviously understands the magic of cavalry use: first choose a battlefield where Tumen's troops are not easy to deploy, and then divide the troops to take the opponent's retreat.

Fortunately, Tumen is not stupid, and immediately sent troops back to support.

It's a pity that at this time, Xin Ai Huangtai, who was transferred back to support Yier Deng Taiji, encountered a Ming army that suddenly came out of the forest to form an array.

The number of this Ming army is small, not even as good as Xin Ai's.Xin Ai squinted her eyes and found that the opponent only had [-] infantry, only half of her own.

How dare this few people block my ten thousand cavalry?

Xin Ai was a little puzzled, but he didn't hesitate. He decided to show the other party a little color, just to vent the deep unhappiness that had been suppressed in his heart recently.

This 6000-man infantry was the Datong Right Guard led by Zhang Bingzhong, Zhang Wanbang and his son.The Datong Right Guard is considered a relatively capable unit among the guards - because they have been fighting before, and although it has been a few years since they stopped to repair, the two key towns of Datong and Xuanfu are no less slack than other places.

What's more important is that this unit has just finished changing its equipment, and now it has all the most advanced firearms of the Ming Dynasty-the Wanli Type [-] bayonet musket made by Jinghua.
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