The rise of the prince

Chapter 787 Ninghai Fort

That means cutting down [-] cavalry can support [-] infantry, leaving [-] more soldiers.If [-] cavalry were cut, the court would have an extra [-] troops, what a bargain!
The theory is invincible, but the emperor still believes it. Although the current emperor is old-fashioned, like those civil servants, he has never visited the border in person, has never experienced or even seen what a real war is.

There is indeed a need for numbers in war, but the number of people never determines the outcome. If it can, then everyone can compare points, count the number of people, and the side with the smaller number should surrender by itself, so as not to waste people and money, and the matter will be simpler.

Some key battles in history are often full of variables, and many of them are won with less.

In the famous three major battles of the Three Kingdoms, the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao unified the north.In the Battle of Chibi, the South defeated the North.In the battle of Yiling, the three families divided the world.Whichever side has fewer people wins.

However, the civil servants in the capital held a self-righteous attitude and had their own thoughts of "have you never eaten pork or seen a pig run?", which greatly hindered the development of the cavalry.

The generals at the border had to go to Beijing for several months at a time, so there was no chance to speak in front of the emperor. As a result, Jingguo's cavalry became less and less, and the situation became weaker and weaker. It was not until the appearance of Li Xingzhou that it was able to change.

They all take it for granted, and many people who have never seen a horse, or who have seen few horses, do not know that the average weight of a war horse is about one ton, and this is just the average weight. The war horses in East Asia can be roughly divided into two groups.

Central Plains Horse and Mongolian National Horse.

The Central Plains horse is a breed of Dawan horse introduced from the Western Regions by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It weighs seven to eight hundred kilograms to about one ton, and the average Mongolian horse is about three to four hundred kilograms. It's a steel monster like a car. Such a thing rushes towards a person whose average weight is only [-] or [-] kilograms in a large scale. Not to mention hard resistance, the psychological defense line will collapse first.

The second is mobility, which is even more important.

In the eyes of those officials in the capital who sit high in the palace, the war is to line up troops, sit high on the platform, with feather fans and scarves, point out the country, strategize and then win.

In the eyes of a general who actually fights, the war is one month of fighting, 29 days of marching, and the time to really decide life and death is short and cruel. While groping for the enemy's tracks, he didn't break his leg, didn't use up his strength, and didn't lose his mind. There is a chance of a fair fight with the enemy.

Obviously, if the enemy has horses and you don’t, then there is no chance of a fair fight. If the enemy can beat you, he will fight you.

I have a horse. If you can beat it, you can't catch up. If you can't beat it, you can't run away. You can only defend passively.

The whimsical capital officials don't understand these cruel situations. They only count that one cavalry can support three infantry, so if they want to cut cavalry and raise infantry, the imperial court will have more soldiers.
Li Xingzhou shook his head, what a rotten Confucian, it's a good thing he's here, otherwise he would follow in the footsteps of the Song Dynasty.

At the beginning, the [-] iron cavalry of the Jin Kingdom drove straight in, and went smoothly to the capital of the Song Dynasty, forcing the emperor to cede the land for peace. Then the second time to go south was the shame of Jingkang, and the Song Dynasty lost half of the country.

"If there is a turning point in this battle and the Liaodong Plain can be recovered, the situation will turn around. The Liaodong Plain is one of the main horse-producing areas of the Han Dynasty.

The former Liao Kingdom also had a large number of war horses, which were taken over by the Kingdom of Jin, and the Kingdom of Jin also had many horses. "Li Xingzhou said.

"I hope so." Wei Chaoren nodded.

Soon, the grass and trees began to thin out, and the vision in the distance suddenly opened up, because the trees and weeds in front were no higher than the knees, and the tallest were no more than the waist, and there were stumps everywhere, which could be seen as new tree buds.

"Your Highness, it's almost here. In order to prevent people from approaching in secret, the vegetation within a few miles outside Shanhaiguan will be cut down if it is higher than necessary. The Jinren in Shanhaiguan will send people to clear it every season."

During the war, the trees around the fortress are generally cut down, firstly to prevent the enemy from approaching in concealment, and secondly to prevent the enemy from using local materials to make siege equipment.

Everyone cheered up at once, and Li Xingzhou also cheered up.

The direction they were going had changed from east to west, and they were heading west. The place they were going to was not the Shanhaiguan camp in front of it. There was a moat there, and tens of thousands of troops from the Jin Kingdom might be stationed there. It was too dangerous to get close.

The city wall of Shanhaiguan is more than ten miles long from north to south. What Gu Lichuan showed him was Ninghai Fort in the east, which was near the sea.

On the ten-mile-long defense line, they don't have to break through the main gate of Shanhaiguan, they can go anywhere. Gu Lichuan recommended the eastern section of the city wall.

The main city in the middle is too large to station tens of thousands of troops, while Ninghai in the eastern section is similar to their Pingzhou, with 6000 or [-] people stationed there already.

Soon, after turning over a mountain top that was cut bare, a fishy sea breeze blows head-on, and as far as the eye can see, there is an endless sea in the distance.

Looking away, under the sky, a towering iron wall passes through the low mountains and Mianyang to the rough sea. To the north of him, there is a glimmer of light under the sun, like a winding mountain lying on the vast land. The dragon rises and falls.

"Master Special Envoy, this is the city wall at the eastern section of Shanhaiguan. Its main body is on the north side. It is four or five miles away from here. It is blocked by mountains and cannot be seen for the time being. That is Ninghai Fort!" Gu Lichuan stopped his horse and introduced to him, and started pointing away.

Following the direction of his finger, a small city stood out at the foot of the mountain. It followed the city wall and stood by the sea, a few miles away from the sea. There were flags waving at the four corners of it, waving in the wind.

In the distance, one can vaguely see the figure at the head of the city. Li Xingzhou and the recruits in the team were shocked by such a huge project, but Li Xingzhou's eyes were completely attracted by the city wall. Whether it is successful or not, we will have to wait for the next one to get closer. If the inside is made of rammed earth, then the number one pass in the world that Jin Guo is most optimistic about and relies on the most may not be as impregnable as people in the world think.

Just as Li Zhou was thinking, the team had already stopped, and all the soldiers in the army began to give lectures, especially the recruits. The main thing was that they were about to approach the city wall of Shanhaiguan. Later, the formation should not be chaotic, the horses should not stop, and beware of cold arrows from the top of the city.

On the other side, because the vegetation had been cut down and there was no shelter, they were quickly spotted at the top of the city. The beacon fire at the top of the city was quickly lit, and the blue smoke rose into the sky. They then sent the news to the main city of Shanhaiguan.

Gu Lichuan didn't dare to delay. It's only five or six miles away from the main city. Although the Jin people are used to it, they usually don't go out, but who can tell, the emperor's grandson is in the team, so he didn't dare to be reckless, so he immediately led the team Rush in the direction of Ninghai Fort.

"My lord, which way are you going?" Soon, amidst the sound of rumbling horseshoes, they were within two miles of the city wall, and Gu Lichuan turned to him and asked.

"Go to the south side near the sea, and then walk north along the city wall." Li Xingzhou said, what he wanted to observe was the city wall, and he had to observe it closely. easy to use.

Gu Lichuan got the order and started to approach the city wall by the sea with his troops. The figures at the top of the city also began to gather, and everyone's hearts were raised.

(End of this chapter)