Chapter 952 Horseshoe
Cao Liang was still willing to accept this "unexpected" situation. After all, food and grass are crucial as the lifeblood of an army.
In Guandu, why did the powerful Yuan Shao finally lose to Cao Cao? It was because Cao Cao seized the opportunity and burned the food and grass accumulated in Wuchao that Yuan Shaotun had in one fell swoop. If the army had no food, it would be in chaos. Yuan Shao's failure naturally became natural.
But Sima Yi is not Yuan Shao. Sima Yi is known as the "undefeated Xiaoqiang" and is indomitable. Such a little setback is obviously impossible to knock him down.
According to normal circumstances, after losing food and grass, the Sima army should shrink its forces and retreat slowly to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the situation and attacking them. After raising sufficient food and grass, we will march.
But Sima Yi did the opposite, and did not retreat but advanced. He had a great determination and stance to fight back and forth. This was not only contrary to common sense, but also beyond everyone's expectations.
Of course, Cao Liang did not expect such a single blow to destroy Sima Yi's will. Sima Yi had prepared for this decisive battle for so long. It was obvious that he was unwilling to retreat so easily. Relying on his advantage in military strength, Sima Yi forced himself to march and attempted to make a quick battle. Of course, Cao Liang would not easily be fooled by him.
After this situation occurs, the strategic deployment of the Bingzhou Army will also make considerable changes. It is the quality that an excellent battlefield commander must possess. Faced with the aggressive intention of Sima Army to fight decisively, Cao Liang used the method of avoiding the real and turning to the virtual, using the width of the battlefield and the maneuverability of the cavalry to fully carry out roundabout cooperation and not confronting the Sima Army head-on, in order to consume the Sima Army's aura.
Now Sima Jun is emotionally impatient due to food shortage. They even hope to decide the outcome in one battle without spending too much time.
Cao Liang's plan is naturally the opposite of the enemy. Sima Yi wanted to fight quickly, but of course he could not let him do what he wanted. Cao Liang first sent the cavalry camp with the strongest mobility to deal with the enemy.
All the Xiaoqi Camps are light cavalry, and their speed and maneuverability are their strengths. In the Jinzhong Plain, Xiaoqi Camps are familiar with the terrain here and can make full use of this to drag down the Sima Army's cavalry and consume their time.
The Yueqi Camp and the Tunqi Camp were temporarily hidden by Cao Liang. As the two cavalry with the strongest attack power, they will play the role of the battlefield terminator and will launch a fatal blow to the Sima army when necessary.
Now the Sima army lacks food and supplies, and is difficult to replenish, which is conducive to quick battles but not protracted battles. Cao Liang only sent the cavalry camp to fight, with the purpose of not letting Sima Yi be happy.
But for Wen Qin, this task was not easy at all. After all, the Cavalry Camp only had 10,000 cavalry. Facing the 70,000 cavalry of the Sima Army, the number was extremely different. If you want to realize Cao Liang's strategic intention, you must show the characteristics of the light cavalry.
This battle is also the first battle after the equipment upgrade of the Knight Camp, and it will be a complete tough battle. However, for the Knight Camp, they adhere to the inheritance of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. On the battlefield, they never know how to write the word "fear". When receiving the order, Wen Qin proudly responded, which means that the Knight Camp accepted the first command arrow.
When Wen Qin brought the military order back to the Knight Camp, the entire Knight Camp became boiling, with the enthusiasm of the crowd and the fighting spirit,
Although Cao Yan has passed away, the king's army he brought out has not remained silent because of this. This battle will be a battle of revenge. The cavalry camp wants to avenge their generals and pay the debts of Sima's army.
In addition to replacing the two harnesses of the Gaoqiao saddle and the double-sided stirrup, the horseshoe are also assembled in place. The entire Bingzhou war horses now have this configuration.
Although horseshoe is just a piece of iron with arc lines, it cannot be simpler, but for war horses, it is a crucial thing and is of great significance to extending the service life of horses.
Horseshoe, also known as horseshoe, is an iron hoof-shaped object that is nailed to the hoof by horses, cows and other animals. The horse's hoof is composed of two layers. One layer that comes into contact with the ground is a hard horny layer about 2-3 cm thick, and the other layer above is a living horny layer. The horseshoe contacts the ground and is corroded by friction from the ground and water accumulation, and will fall off quickly. The nailing of horseshoe is mainly to delay the wear of the horseshoe. The use of horseshoe not only protects the horseshoe, but also makes the horseshoe hold the ground more firmly, which is very beneficial for riding and driving.
Horseshoes were invented and improved by the Romans. They were already very popular as early as the first century BC. However, horseshoes never seemed to be used in ancient China. It was not until the Mongols ruled the Eurasian continent that horseshoes became popular.
Since Cao Liang built the Takahashi saddle and double-sided stirrup in advance, he naturally made the small object of horseshoe.
Although horseshoes are small, they are an indispensable and important horse harness. Isn’t a popular saying in the West? A nail was thrown away and a hoof was dropped; a hoof was dropped, a war horse was broken, a general died; a general died, a defeat, a country died. Regardless of whether it is true or false, the horseshoe is important.
The greatest contribution of horseshoe is that it allows war horses to travel long distances. It is precisely because of this that cavalry truly becomes the main force with strong combat power and long-lasting combat capabilities.
In addition to these three horse harnesses, the Knight Camp has also been upgraded in terms of the weapons and equipment of the riders. Due to the attributes of the light cavalry, the weapons and equipment of the Knight Camp are very different from the Yueqi Camp.
First of all, in order to minimize the weight on the armor, the Xiaoqi Camp abandoned the iron armor she had worn in the past and all used leather armor, which was light and flexible. Although the protection ability was weaker, it had substantial improvements in mobility.
To this end, the Knight Camp also selected some thin riders as much as possible in selecting personnel, eliminating some big guys, further ensuring that the load of the war horses tended to be consistent.
In terms of weapon selection, it is mainly light and flexible sabers and is equipped with light spears. In addition, any unnecessary load is discarded and the speed of the war horse is increased to the limit as much as possible.
After re-transformation, the Cavalry Camp has been built into a brand new light cavalry team by Cao Liang, and this battle will also be officially inspected.
Chapter completed!