Speaking of the role played by the cavalry this time, it must be worthy of the praise of the word "beautiful". Meng Tian and Wang Ben led only 10,000 cavalry to block Sima Shang's breakthrough. Zhou Chong only relied on 5,000 cavalry to attack Handan for a long distance, successfully conquered Handan, and lived the King of Zhao.

This was something I never dared to think about before. Even if the military strategists were like Wei Liao, famous generals like Wang Jian, and Meng Wu was also very surprised. When the King of Qin proposed, everyone responded enthusiastically.

Nei Shiteng's personality was relatively anxious and was the first to speak, saying, "Your Majesty, I didn't say that, this cavalry is really amazing.

The use of cavalry was a successful precedent in the Great Qin State. During the Changping War, General Bai Qi used cavalry to make holes, but it was also completed with camps and supplies.

The cavalry led by Mr. Zhou dared to leave the main force and did not need supplies. It was a miracle that it crossed over a thousand miles of Zhao and went straight to Handan.

The king, I think that our Qin Dynasty should vigorously develop cavalry. If there are 100,000 or 200,000 elite cavalry, how great it would be." I want to say that my eyes will be brighter.

Wang Jian is much more pragmatic than Nei Shiteng, saying: "The king, what the Nei Shi General said is not without reason, but I think that if you want cavalry, you need horses. Where can you get cavalry without horses? Although I, the Qin Dynasty, want to have a large number of cavalry, this horse limits the great development of cavalry.

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Meng Wu sighed and said, "In the past, we used cavalry mainly to attack, launching attacks in unexpected ways at times and places that the enemy could not imagine, and achieving tactical goals.

There is no precedent for the strategic goal of this attack. The role of cavalry in this battle was fully played, pointing out a direction for the future military management of the Qin Dynasty. Cavalry is an indispensable and important link, and we should make great efforts to develop cavalry."

Personally, I believe that the Western Han Dynasty was the golden period of cavalry in Chinese history. Emperor Wu of Han formed a large number of cavalry to defeat the Huns, interspersing and encircling the Huns on a large scale. He finally achieved the strategic goal and defeated the Huns.

The cavalry had a huge role in later generations, but its role was not very obvious during the Warring States Period and was still in an auxiliary position.

With this example of using cavalry combat field on a large scale, the famous generals such as Wang Jian and Meng Wu suddenly lit up. The vision of the troops that raised the cavalry to a directional direction was really unique, and Zhou Chong admired it very much.

Wang Ben couldn't help it. He said: "Your Majesty, I am lucky to act with the cavalry. I think the advantage of the cavalry lies in mobility. Our actions this time have made great use of this advantage.

I think that if the Qin Dynasty had 100,000 elite cavalry, it would have an unrivaled advantage in future wars and could attack certain key points of the enemy based on the fighter planes."

Meng Tian nodded in agreement: "What the King General said is reasonable, and Meng Tian also thinks so. A four-legged ground horse runs faster than a two-legged person. It has long endurance and is convenient for long-distance mobile combat, so it should be vigorously developed."

The King of Qin said to them with a word and was very excited, saying, "If the Qin Dynasty had tens of thousands of such elite cavalry in this battle, then this battle would be much easier to fight. But where did I get so many horses?"

This problem is real, and it stumped everyone all at once, and the original happiness disappeared all of a sudden.

Zhou Chong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Zhou Chong has a plan that will allow Daqin to have endless horses."

Everyone was very upset. When they heard this, they all looked at Zhou Chong in surprise, as if Zhou Chong was a savior. The King of Qin couldn't help but be excited and said, "Mr. Zhou, speak quickly."

Zhou Chong said a plan that had long been well-conceived and said: "The King, Zhou Chong thought he could promote the Ma Zheng in the Qin Dynasty."

"Ma Zheng?" King Qin slapped his hands and said, "I have a good idea. How to implement it? Please give me more specific explanations."

Zhou Chong continued: "King, Zhou Chong thought that the origin of horses was two parts, one was an official horse, and one was a private horse. Of course, the official horse was paid by the government and set up a horse farm in a place with lush water and grass. He sent people to take charge.

In the meantime, you can raise a large number of good horses in less than a few years.

The King of Qin nodded and said, "I, the Great Qin, have already done it. But I didn't realize before that the role of cavalry is so important, and this horse farm is a bit disappointing.

I immediately issued an order to Han Fei to add some large horse farms. Mr. Zhou, what about private horses?"

Zhou Chong replied: "The king, the Qin Dynasty needs to have inexhaustible horses that are inexhaustible and useable, and it is difficult to do so with the government alone. This requires people to raise horses.

Farmers in horse farming can receive tax reductions, corvee labor or money from the government. In this way, within ten years, the people will be filled with horses, and the king will have as many horses as the cavalry as the king needs to form."

The King of Qin slammed the high and said, "What a good idea, I will implement it immediately.

By the way, farmers can also reduce a lot of burdens when they have horses. They don’t have to carry people on their shoulders. Wouldn’t it be better to use horses to carry them? However, the species of the horse must be the same, and they cannot be varied and uneven. I choose excellent horse breeds to send to the people. Mr. Zhou, do you think this idea is good?"

He was the icing on the cake, a very good idea. Zhou Chong had to accept him and flexibly thought, saying, "The King of the Supreme Lord, this is what it should be. Zhou Chong had nothing to say except admiration."

The King of Qin pointed at Zhou Chong and said, "Mr. Zhou, don't say it nicely. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have thought of this. In the future, the Qin cavalry will gallop around the world, and Mr. Zhou will be the power of Mr. Zhou!"

Zhou Chong's proposal was not his ingenuity, but a replica of the famous Ma Zheng in the Western Han Dynasty.

Friends who are familiar with history know that Emperor Wu of Han formed a huge cavalry corps. These cavalry corps achieved amazing results. For example, Wei Qing attacked the Huns' holy land Dragon City with 10,000 cavalry, Wei Qing used 30,000 elite cavalry to carry out a large detour, raiding more than a thousand miles to capture the Hetao Plain, and Huo Qubing used 30,000 cavalry to open up the Hexi Corridor and defeated the 240,000 Xiongnu troops.

The most fascinating thing was the "Decisive Battle in Mobei". Emperor Wu of Han invested 100,000 elite cavalry, 140,000 official horses, and private horses, and dispatched more than 300,000 war horses in one fell swoop, which eventually damaged the Huns, and the Huns never recovered from then on.

Assuming that without the famous landmas and political affairs of the Western Han Dynasty, how could Emperor Wu of Han be able to form so many cavalry corps? Then the epic songs such as "Shanyu escaped at night" and "Fenglangjuxu" would not have appeared.

Zhou Chong was familiar with historical facts and was naturally very familiar with these things. He seized the opportunity to give the King of Qin such an idea, which laid a solid foundation for the later large-scale formation of cavalry and innovating tactics, and had a far-reaching impact.

"Mr. Liaozi, is there any?" asked the King of Qin.

Wei Liao replied: "Sixth, Liaozi thought he used new weapons, catapults, and Zhou Gong crossbow played a good role in this battle."

The King of Qin smiled and said, "Those who know me are Mr. Liaozi, and I think so too. Summarizing experience and lessons is one of the purposes of me bringing you.
Chapter completed!