Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

From south to north, the biggest problem has always been how to deal with the threat of large numbers of cavalry.

Although heavy cavalry did not exist in this era, the Han army, in the years of war with the foreign tribes on the grassland, had mastered the method of using battle arrays and powerful crossbows to fight against light cavalry, and even left behind the great reputation of "One Han against Five Barbarians".

However, the advantage of cavalry over infantry is obvious after all.

Even though Liu Bei had been trading a large number of war horses through the "Tianjin Port", in Li Ji's opinion, there was still a lack of a force that could have a decisive effect on the cavalry.

The "Mo Dao" that can kill both cavalrymen and their horses undoubtedly possesses terrifying lethality.

In addition, the fully armored heavy soldiers can ignore most bows and arrows, so such a "Bai Li soldier" equipped with Mo Dao will undoubtedly become a nightmare for the light cavalry.

However, the "Bai Li Soldiers" conceived in this way have extremely high requirements for the source of soldiers. Every qualified "Bai Li Soldier" can almost be regarded as a strongman in the army.

Moreover, each "Bai Li Soldier" needs to be equipped with auxiliary soldiers to help carry heavy armor and Mo Dao. Otherwise, the heavy armor and Mo Dao, if carried by the "Bai Li Soldier" alone, would be enough to drain their physical strength, let alone fight.

In addition, the "White Lie Soldiers" configured in this way are bound to have defects such as increased logistical burden, slow action, and insufficient sustained combat capability.

In other words, Liu Bei now had mountains of gold and silver behind him, otherwise it would have been a pipe dream to train and cultivate such an army of "White Li Soldiers".

Even though the "White Li Soldiers" had shortcomings and burdens in many aspects, they also sharpened their targeting of cavalry to the extreme.

Thinking about the huge expense, Liu Bei, who witnessed the disappearance of the "White Li Soldiers", spoke with a hint of melancholy on his face.

"I hope the 'White Lie Soldiers' can achieve the desired effect."

"I believe that Shuzhi will not disappoint the Lord's expectations."

Li Ji comforted Liu Bei and also expressed his support for the formation of the "Bai Li Soldiers".

As the review of the "White Lie Soldiers" came to an end, it left a great shock to the princes and noble families. They all speculated about how terrifying the power would be if the "White Lie Soldiers" really appeared on the battlefield.

Li Ji looked back and took in the solemn expressions on the faces of some of the princes' representatives.

Among them, Chen Qun is the best!

What made people fear Lu Bu, besides his personal bravery, which was the best in the world, was the huge number of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry under his command.

Moreover, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is different from the Youzhou Cavalry in terms of archery. They are better at forcibly disrupting the enemy's formation and then engaging in a melee to kill them.

If the "White Li Soldiers" were really as Li Ji described, and they killed all the men and horses wherever they passed, then that would undoubtedly be a great restraint on the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

More importantly, Lu Bu had always regarded Liu Bei as an imaginary enemy in his quest to seize the Central Plains, which made Chen Qun almost subconsciously believe that the "White Li Soldiers" were formed by Liu Bei to target the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

In Chen Qun's view, such a display of the "Baili Soldiers" at the "Grand Martial Arts Show" was undoubtedly a demonstration against Lu Bu.

In fact, not only Chen Qun, but also the other representatives of the princes felt uneasy.

The "Bai Li Soldiers" who were aimed at the cavalry also subtly revealed Liu Bei's determination to dominate the Central Plains. Otherwise, if it was just to maintain peace in a corner, why would he spend so much money?

The solemn faces on those faces made Li Ji smile a little. It was hard to say how much combat power the "White Li Soldiers" could exert on the battlefield, but the deterrence caused by such a public review was immediate.

In Li Ji's opinion, as long as it could arouse some concerns in the hearts of some princes, then forming the "Bai Li Soldiers" would not be a loss.

after all……

Li Ji slowly opened the folding fan in his hand and fanned himself, his eyes and eyebrows revealing a gentle look.

In Li Ji's view, "Bai Li Soldiers" is just a countermeasure card, and even the "Baima Yicong" in Zhao Yun's hands, which has played a role many times, is the same.

What Li Ji has always relied on as his real confidence is the huge number of military households and soldiers.

The first time Li Ji really tried to command soldiers was when he surrounded and killed Zhang Jue in the Battle of Boluojin. At that time, with the help of the "Strategy Simulator", Li Ji seemed to have unfolded a bird's-eye view of the battlefield in his mind, and constantly deduced the direction of the battle under different commands.

At that time, Li Ji realized that it seemed feasible for him to rely on this to command on the battlefield.

However, there were only 10,000 people on both sides of the battlefield at that time, and Li Ji had almost exhausted all his energy.

In addition, the focus of Liu Bei's group was to govern Wujun, so Li Ji never had the opportunity to command a frontal battle.

It was not until the subsequent trip to Youzhou to resist the Wuhuan that Li Ji once again served as the commander-in-chief and commanded the army to attack the Wuhuan camp.

This time, Li Ji no longer deduced each soldier as carefully as before, but classified each unit as a separate whole for deduction.

The final result is undoubtedly feasible.

Moreover, Li Ji discovered that his talent for command was somewhat similar to Han Xin's "the more soldiers the better". The more disciplined his soldiers were, the more he could bring out this talent for command, which was brought into play to a certain extent with the help of the "strategy simulator".

Quantity and discipline...

These two are what Li Ji really needs.

This is also the reason why Li Ji vigorously promoted the "military household system" after returning to Wujun.

The soldiers of the "military household system" may not be as strong as those elite soldiers who have been tempered through thousands of trials and tribulations, but the advantage is that the military households in a region are a self-contained entity and are fully capable of enforcing orders.

It can be said that the huge number of "military soldiers" were actually the support that Li Ji prepared for himself during the war.

In this way, even though Li Ji was a scholar, he did not have to worry about being sidelined or restricted by some generals during the war.

Therefore, although the "Sword and Axe Barbarian Army", "White Horse Volunteers" and "White Li Soldiers" have amazing combat power, in Li Ji's view they are just trump cards to add icing on the cake.

Therefore, this "grand military exercise" might expose a lot of intelligence about special arms, but Li Ji did not care. Instead, he even hoped to use it to confuse the other princes and make them focus on targeting these special arms.

As the review of the soldiers came to an end, what followed was undoubtedly the martial arts competition that was most respected by the Han people of this era. The martial arts competition was divided into two categories: cavalry combat and mounted archery.

At the same time, this is also an opportunity for the brave warriors in the army to show themselves, and even outsiders can also participate and compete for the title of "the bravest among the three armies." (End of this chapter)