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Chapter 419 I can’t die in this place!
"It's a cavalry charge tactic."

Liu Ju did not hide it. He said that "military situation" requires talent to be able to play out. After all, it requires one to be spontaneous, flexible, adaptable to local conditions, and unpredictable, just like the flow of water, which leaves no trace. Not everyone can understand it, and using it in the wrong place and at the wrong time will harm others and oneself.

However, the cavalry charge tactics were relatively rigid, being a transplant of the frontal charge tactics of the Celestial Empire's infantry.

"And this is something the Xiongnu cavalry does not have. Their organization is relatively loose, and the cavalry is made up of people from various tribes. An army of 20,000 would probably require the gathering of more than a dozen tribes, making it difficult to form a unified and strict military order."

Liu Ju continued,

"As far as I know, the Xiongnu cavalry is still using a method of united warfare called 'Ming Di (noisy arrows)'. Wherever Ming Di is fired, a small group of cavalry will fire together to harass. As for the charge, they still fight on their own. When they see the enemy's formation is disrupted, they will attack in a disorderly manner. They advance when it is advantageous and retreat when it is not. They are not ashamed to escape. It is like guerrilla warfare."

"A hundred people are like this, a thousand people are like this, ten thousand people are like this, and a hundred thousand people are like this too."

"So even if the Xiongnu had 100,000 cavalry, they were just scattered soldiers and could not bring out their full strength. Our elite cavalry were all heavy cavalry wearing iron armor. Once they attacked one place with shock tactics, the Xiongnu formation would be immediately broken up and they would be unable to resist the Han army's attack. Therefore, we would advance straight into the Xiongnu territory with overwhelming force, making it difficult for them to organize an effective counterattack. They could only abandon their armor and flee in all directions."

Hearing this, Zhao Po Nu couldn't help but show a look of surprise, and couldn't help but ask:
"Your Highness has also led troops to fight against the Huns personally?"

After asking the question, he immediately felt that he had asked a stupid question.

During the Battle of Mobei, Liu Ju was just over ten years old. After that, there were no major battles between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu. How could Liu Ju have personally led his troops to fight against the Xiongnu?
However, Liu Ju's analysis of the Huns' tactics and the situation when the Han elite cavalry attacked the Huns' cavalry were as if he had seen it with his own eyes. This is not something that can be clearly explained by someone who has never personally led troops to fight against the Huns. How can it be explained?

Liu Ju just smiled without commenting, and then said:

"Only with the support of shock tactics can the true strength of the cavalry be brought into play. It is like a sharp knife piercing the heart of the enemy, instantly destroying their fighting spirit. Even though they are numerous, they are just heads to be killed."

"Perhaps this is not intuitive enough, and you all just think I am just talking about it on paper."

"However, in this battle, I will personally lead the Jianzhang Cavalry to demonstrate to you. I hope you will watch carefully, because I may only do this once."

"Now, I will teach you three relatively practical cavalry tactics. I believe you will all be able to use them in this battle."

"These three tactics are the wave tactics, the chisel tactics, and the chaos tactics..."

Zhao Po Nu and others naturally did not know that the three cavalry tactics introduced by Liu Ju were all classic cavalry tactics used by the Mongolian army in later generations when they fought all the way to Eastern Europe.

Of course they wouldn't know.

What a huge impact the cavalry shock tactics mentioned by Liu Ju had on the nomadic peoples in the north. It was because of the mastery of the essence of cavalry shock tactics that the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms came into being, the Yunteng Black Spear of the Later Zhao Dynasty, the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and even the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty came into being.

It was not until the emergence of firearms that the war pattern in which cavalry was king gradually changed.

However, under Liu Ju's guidance, they will soon understand... After all, the talented Huo Qubing had already done it, but no one in this era has yet grasped its essence and has not yet mastered the key points of training soldiers.

……

"This is another Mayi plot..."

As the Xiongnu army approached, Sima Qian was nervous and took notes to relieve his nervousness. However, he did not know what to write when he started writing. He bit the pen and recalled an incident in the past.
"Your Majesty did not want to continue the humiliating marriage with the Xiongnu, so he devised a plot to take Mayi, intending to use the city of Mayi to lure and ambush the main force of the Xiongnu Chanyu."

"However, the plan failed and the outcome was fruitless, which also marked the beginning of the Han-Xiongnu War."

"Now that the eldest prince has used his old tricks again, can he succeed?"

To be honest, Sima Qian had no confidence in this.

At that time, Liu Che sent 30 elite soldiers to ambush in the valley near Mayi, and sent another 3 soldiers to attack from the flank to cut off the retreat. However, they were betrayed by a Yanmen Weishi. When Junchen Chanyu learned about it, he was also shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. He also regarded the appearance of Weishi as God's will and named him the King of Heaven. You must know that at that time, Liu Che had 33 elite soldiers to ambush Junchen Chanyu's 10 soldiers.

This time, Liu Ju had a total of more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, of which 5,000 were still farming in Loulan, another 10,000 were transporting food and grass with the soldiers of Yanqi, Shanguo and Yuli, and another 10,000 were stationed at the gap in Tianshan Mountains to guard the retreat route.

Therefore, there are only 5,000 infantry and more than 3,000 cavalry stationed in Jiaohe City.

Even if the Han troops stationed at the gap in Tianshan Mountains joined forces, their number would still be less than 20,000.

However, the Xiongnu King You Rizhu led more than 20,000 people, all of whom were cavalry. From the beginning, the Han army was at an absolute disadvantage. Even if they really deceived King You Rizhu, it would still be a question whether they could win...

the most important is.

Cavalry generals such as Liu Ju and Zhao Po Nu had already taken away most of the horses in Jiaohe City in advance and led the cavalry out of the city and returned to the gap in Tianshan Mountains.

Now only Sima Qian and Su Wu were left, commanding the remaining 5,000 infantrymen to garrison Jiaohe City.

Now they are just an isolated army, guarding an isolated city.

If Liu Ju, Zhao Po Nu and others were unable to defeat the Xiongnu army, or were even pushed back to the gap in the Tianshan Mountains and unable to get out, the two of them and the 5,000 infantrymen would be isolated and helpless.

"Sima Jianjun, are you afraid of death?"

Seeing Sima Qian frowning, Su Wu, who had just returned from outside, asked tentatively.

"I can't die in a place like this. I still have the mission of being a historian given by my father to complete."

Sima Qian came to his senses and answered a question that was not related to the question.

Su Wu's expression changed slightly when he heard this:

"Now that you mention it, I just remembered that I didn't come here to fight. I was ordered to go to make peace with Wusun... Why would I appear in a place like this? I can't die in a place like this!"

"Come to think of it, I still don't know who General Su is?"

Sima Qian felt that he should not dwell on this topic. After all, Su Wu sounded more worthy of sympathy, so he changed the subject and asked.

"As for me, my ancestral home is Duling."

Su Wu answered absentmindedly.

Sima Qian's heart trembled, and he quickly asked again:
"Duling? But is that the word ling in hills?"

"Exactly."

"This……"

Sima Qian was stunned. He suddenly remembered the maxim Liu Ju had given him when he was waiting for the gods in Donglai:

Stay away from people related to the word "Ling", otherwise you may be in great trouble.

(End of this chapter)