The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1217
Battles involving 50 million people have been considered major battles throughout the ages. Such a big battle can hardly be resolved through one or two battles. It will drag on for a long time, and sometimes it is not surprising that a battle lasts for half a year or more.

After Murong Shegui withdrew his army to the Wuyi area, he built deep trenches and high fortifications, and put on a posture of preparing for a protracted war. The strategy is quite surprising. You must know that the Xianbei people often have a characteristic in wars, that is, quick battles and quick decisions. The Xianbei cavalry roared in and then roared away. Every time after a battle, they don’t even have to set up their tents, and the battle is already over. .

Now Murong Shegui is doing the opposite, digging deep trenches and building high fortifications, determined to carry on the protracted war to the end.

Murong Shegui is a very smart person. Before confronting the Han army, he didn't know the actual combat power of the Han army, so he sent Murong Tan to attack tentatively.After Murong Tan's disastrous defeat, Murong Shegui immediately paid attention to Liu Yin. It seems that Liu Yin's ability to defeat Liu Yuan, Murong Nai, and Bald Tree before was not accidental. Liu Yin's real ability is far better than that of Xianbei. Much more powerful than imagined.

The tentative battle was not successful, but instead damaged one of his generals. This undoubtedly sounded the alarm for Murong Shegui. If he wants to deal with Liu Yin, he must not adopt the simple and crude fighting method of the past. To use a more secure method of warfare, we must first be invincible, and then seek to attack.

Murong Shegui also knew the truth that knowing oneself and the enemy is the key to winning a hundred battles, so he collected as much information as possible about Liu Yin, familiarized himself with Liu Yin's style of play, and prepared himself for battle.

It's a pity that the Xianbei people didn't pay too much attention to the information about the Han people before. The information about Liu Yin collected now is often relatively rough, and they can only learn about it. However, this is enough to know that Liu Yin is very powerful. When he was about to perish, it was by relying on Liu Yin's strength to change the tide that he had today's achievements.Liu Yin sent his army to the Northern Expedition, attacked Yongliang by surprise, pacified the function of the bald tree, and wiped out Qi Wannian. Things that Yin did easily were a piece of cake at all, and they couldn't be put on the table.

These illustrious achievements alone are already earth-shattering. In the Three Kingdoms era, apart from Cao Cao, there is no other person who can compare with him.Even if it was Cao Cao, it was only the Wuhuan clan that was defeated back then, and the leader of Wuhuan, Tadun, was destroyed.But what Liu Yin destroyed was the fourth of the five Hus. How can such a brilliant record be compared with Cao Cao?

As the only Hu who survived among the Five Hus, Murong Shegui certainly didn't want to follow in the footsteps of Liu Yuan and others. Perhaps at this time Murong Shegui regretted a little, and should not have set foot in Jizhou, and even attracted such a powerful enemy.But there was no turning back, since Murong Shegui had reached this stage, even if he didn't want to fight, it was impossible for Murong Shegui to fight to the end with Liu Yin.

Digging deep trenches and building high fortifications is something Xianbei people have never done before, but in order to prepare for the decisive battle with Liu Yin, Murong Shegui deliberately ordered the construction of fortifications first to make himself invincible.

And the Han army didn't seem to be eager to attack. In addition to investing heavily in defending Xindu City, the Han army camp outside the city was also built as solid as gold.

The two sides invested such heavy troops, but they were both very cautious. No one would easily launch an attack first. Instead, they each built fortifications, formed their own battalions, and faced each other from a distance, preparing for a protracted war.

Since Murong She is not in a hurry to return, Liu Yin has no reason to be in a hurry. The composition of the Han army is different from that of the Xianbei people. The Xianbei people are almost all composed of cavalry, but a relatively large part of the Han army is infantry. The proportion of cavalry accounted for about [-]%.

Although the cavalry only accounts for [-]% of the total force, this ratio is unprecedented in the entire Han army. Liu Yin's construction of the cavalry is extraordinary, and he has worked harder than any generation of Han generals to build an offensive force. The invincible and invincible army has always been the goal pursued by Liu Yin.

The appearance of Gaoqiao saddle and bilateral stirrups first established the status of the cavalry of the Han army. At that time, no cavalry force in the world could compete with it. Whether it was the cavalry of Cao Wei or the cavalry of the Hu people, they all became defeated. .

But after all, the technical content of Takahashi saddle and bilateral stirrups is low. When Liu Yin's opponents understood the problem, they began to build their own new cavalry equipment.

Although the quality of the imitated Takahashi saddle and double-sided stirrups cannot be compared with the equipment of the Han army, this kind of thing is actually a layer of window paper. After being pierced, it will give people a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Cao Wei's cavalry began to be equipped with new-style harnesses, and Murong Xianbei, who was far away on the grassland, also began to forge his own equipment and harnesses.

In all fairness, if Liu Yin had not invented the Gaoqiao saddle and double-sided stirrup more than a hundred years in advance, then this invention would have been attributed to the Xianbei people. According to the evidence of cultural relics unearthed later, the inventor of the double-sided stirrup was The Xianbei people, and the Xianbei people also rely on these new harnesses to stand out in the competition of the Wuhu and have the last laugh.

Now cavalry in all aspects generally adopt these new harnesses, and the advantages that the Han army occupied in the early stage have naturally disappeared. The current cavalry contest is more reflected in combat experience, formation configuration and personnel. Qualitatively above.

The advantage of the cavalry of the Han army lies in its perfect formation, strict organization, and rules for advancing and retreating, while the advantage of the Xianbei people lies in their strong individual ability and bravery. As for the combat experience, the two sides are evenly matched.

In such a large-scale corps battle, without an overwhelming advantage, it is impossible for either side to win easily. This battle was destined to be a close contest from the very beginning, not to mention that before the two sides fought, They already have plans to stand undefeated, and now it is by no means an easy task to break through the opponent's defense.

It was the Xianbei cavalry who took the lead in attacking. After the two sides set up camps and set up troops, the Xianbei people finally couldn't hold back and started to attack on their own initiative, provoking the prelude to the Xindu War.

(End of this chapter)