Chapter 164 Tactical Expert
In the end, Chen You failed to stop the dispatch of troops.
Military regulations are strict. As Huo Qubing said, Li Guang is the only commander in charge of this battle.
The emperor had already decreed that all the border troops in Shanggu County should be at his disposal, and the prefect Lu Fang had no objection.
After all, Chen You was just the right captain. He could not even influence the decisions of the prefect, let alone the two captains from the "Central Army".
When I complained to Lu Fang, I was told to leave everything to Captain Li.
I can’t say I’m not frustrated.
Fortunately, Huo Qubing was not extremely comatose and only used all the cavalry in Guancheng. None of the infantry and crossbowmen were moved.
In terms of defending the city, the weakening of the defenders' strength is not serious.
Otherwise, Chen You would not agree to this whimsical plan even if he risked his life!
As for Tang Qi, he had long been considered a "flower vase" and was completely out of the veteran's consideration.
But for Tang Qi, being ignored can be considered a benefit.
After all, it saves you the effort of arguing.
Although it was Huo Qubing who made this decision, it was Tang Qi who prompted him to make the decision.
After all, getting rid of the hidden danger of Xin Zhao is Tang Qi's biggest purpose here!
"Hey, that guy Chen You is so bold just because he sees me young!" Back in the room, Huo Qubing was still aggrieved, "According to my temper, I should punish him for the following crimes!"
Even though he is an uncle and nephew, compared to Huo Qubing's temper, Wei Qing's temper is simply the difference between a good student and a gangster on the street.
In the same situation, Wei Qing would probably patiently explain the ins and outs to Chen You, and would not mind his subordinates contradicting him during military discussions.
Huo Qubing was different.
In daily life, anything is fine, but when it comes to military discussions, especially the decision that has been made by the general, this boy will never allow doubts or resistance!
Not to mention that he was the captain of Piao Yao who had the real power to lead the army. He was equal to Lu Fang and Li Guang in terms of official positions.
In comparison, Chen You was just the right captain of Shanggu County. He had the power to lead troops but not to mobilize them. Seriously speaking, he was a "minister" of the prefect, and all appointments and dismissals were made by the prefect instead of the central government.
It's probably because Chen You was not directly under his subordinates and he wanted to save face for Lu Fang that he didn't directly drag the army stick down.
"Okay, okay, you haven't explained it clearly to others, so it's normal for you to be questioned." Tang Qi took out the Mingguang Armor prepared for himself, and asked his servants to help him while smiling, "Besides, he has more qualifications than you.
You are so much stronger, but you are still a fledgling. Isn't it normal that you can't convince others?"
To put it bluntly, the great victory at Juyong Pass had little to do with tactics.
It was entirely dependent on the might of the crossbowmen and heavy armored cavalry, coupled with the already elite basic troops of the Han army, that they could achieve such a devastating victory in the end.
I'm afraid that in the eyes of a veteran like Chen You, it doesn't matter whether it is Huo Qubing or Zhao Qubing who leads the cavalry charge. Anyone leading such a uniformed cavalry can return with a complete victory, right?
Of course.
It is not known whether it also contains resentment towards the Yulin Cavalry who have such good equipment but the most dangerous frontier troops at the front line do not have them.
"Tch, Brother Tang, you are not a military person, of course it doesn't matter, we are different!" Huo Qubing disagreed, "Military orders are military orders. The general's military orders must be implemented if you understand them, and if you don't understand them, you must implement them. If you question them, you should leave them after the war.
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"If everything has to be explained to my subordinates, then why fight?"
"Brother Tang, do you believe that if my uncle were here, no matter how incredible the order he issued, Chen You wouldn't even dare to frown?"
"Qualifications? If everything depends on qualifications, it won't be my uncle's turn to be the general!"
Tang Qi was too lazy to pay attention to this.
I have to say that it was Liu Che who taught him step by step.
No matter how similar they are in core aspects such as tactics and strategies, the styles of running the army between the uncle and nephew are indeed completely different.
Huo Qubing is a hundred times stronger than his uncle!
If anything, although both of them followed the Zhou Yafu style of running the army, they both emphasized military discipline and rules, and did not like to eat and sleep with the soldiers.
But the difference inside is still huge!
No wonder Li Gan had the courage to draw his sword on Wei Qing, but was easily shot to death by his former general Huo Qubing.
The feeling of oppression is really different!
"Okay, let's not talk about this. Let the boys go with me to get the equipment."
"We're here now?" Huo Qubing opened his mouth, "Don't we need to wait for two more days? Actually, there's no rush now!"
Tang Qi rolled his eyes: "Do you believe this?"
"hey-hey……"
So the two of them took several junior officers to the armory at the south entrance that night.
It's still the same as before, the armory assigned to Tang Qi is heavily guarded, and the guards are all Yulin troops.
Even if the prefect Lu Fang and the captain Li Guang came in person, they were not allowed to take even one step in without the personal token given by Tang Qi!
Even Li Guang did not dare to exclude the prefect Lu Fang so blatantly in Shanggu County.
That is to say, Tang Qi was able to do this because he had the largest official position and the highest gold content.
"Over there are the Mingguang Armor, the Vest and the Horse. Let the men pick them up in batches." Tang Qi pointed to the easternmost warehouses, then turned to the west, "Qubing, you come with me."
That's right.
The reason why Huo Qubing dared to use thousands of cavalry to attack a hundred thousand troops was because of Tang Qi's support in equipment!
More than three thousand sets of complete equipment for heavy armored cavalry!
In other words, all cavalry that attack will have a complete set of heavy armored cavalry equipment!
And it was completely in accordance with the Tang Dynasty's uniform cavalry standards, including human armor, vests, horse sabers, sabers and even improved hand-held repeating crossbows - capable of firing five crossbow bolts in a row and with an effective killing distance of about two hundred steps.
It can be said that during the Han Dynasty, the equipment of the cavalry has never been so exaggerated!
The heavy cavalry that suddenly appeared at this time was not only a killer of infantry, but also of light cavalry!
For the Huns who were still living in the era of tribal mounted archery, and most mounted archers still used bone arrows and sheepskin jackets, it was a complete intergenerational crushing!
And you are not afraid of being imitated, because the technological level is not reached, so it is impossible to imitate!
Even if the Huns spent a lot of money to put bronze armor on each of their elite cavalry and use iron arrows, the Mingguang Armor and Masha issued by the system are not on the same level!
With such a cavalry, why couldn't Huo Qubing be so confident?
As for why Chen You was not told, on the one hand, it was to prevent Huns spies in Juyong Pass from leaking information; on the other hand, Chen You was too emotional and made Huo Qubing unhappy, so Xiao Huo deliberately did not tell him.
Neither Li Guang nor Tang Qi would take the initiative to talk to Chen You.
Chapter completed!