Chapter 590: New Cavalry Tactics

For Gao Yuan, transferring two newcomers who he liked and whose personal abilities were acceptable to him into his own barracks was just a small thing that he was extremely excited about. It was really not worth mentioning. He turned around. He forgot about it and went with He Lanyan to review a newly trained cavalry. This reminded him of the past a few years ago. At that time, when he was still in Fufeng, he was still a small county captain. The first cavalry was also trained by this woman.

This is something to be happy about.

But what happened next made Gao Yuan stunned and extremely excited. It was the latest cavalry trained by He Lanyan himself.

Gao Yuan needed cavalry, but he did not want to rely too much on the Huns. He wanted to achieve a certain balance between Huns and Central Plains people in his cavalry team, thereby ensuring the stability of this army. Now, the Huns cavalry almost dominates The entire Zhengdong Cavalry, in Gao Yuan's view, is a factor of instability.

But cavalry is not a unit that can be mass-produced in a short time like infantry. It is too difficult to have a mature cavalry. When he was in Fufeng, He Lanyan trained the Fufeng cavalry completely according to the Huns cavalry model, and this is how he came to be. Outstanding cavalry generals such as infantrymen were born, and the infantry cavalrymen only grew up after one or two years of fighting, but now, they obviously do not have such conditions.

Time does not occupy Gao Yuan's side.

Gao Yuan did not hide this thought from He Lanyan, but frankly expressed his worries to He Lanyan. As a Huns, He Lanyan heard Gao Yuan's hidden distrust of the Huns deep in his heart. , it was not that there had been flashes of anger, but these angers were extinguished by herself later.

Now she is not only the princess of the Huns, but also the wife of the general who conquered the east. Looking at the problem, she will naturally stand on a higher level. Gao Yuan is right. If we want long-term peace and stability, if we want the Huns to be free from suspicion in the system of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and to be able to coexist peacefully with the people of the Central Plains, then it is necessary to maintain a balance.

This is not discrimination. Although it is precautionary, it is necessary. As the princess of the Helan clan and having been at the top of the food chain for a long time, Helan Yan is no stranger to politics. Cao Tiancheng's expedition to the top of Dongfu is a living example. Old men like Cao Tiancheng who were the first to follow Gao Yuan and made great military achievements had to make sacrifices, let alone the Huns.

She did not tell her brother about Gao Yuan's thoughts and subsequent actions, but she believed that his brother must have understood this problem a long time ago, just like Gongsun Yi, who is now being praised by the Eastern Army. Luo Lei, Helian Po and others all pointed to one theme, which was to build another few mountains among the Huns. Competing with He Lanxiong, the banner of the Huns.

This is prevention, checks and balances, and a safety guarantee.

He Lanyan took over this task from Gao Yuan,

And in a short period of time. A new cavalry tactic was created. And now, Gao Yuan is watching her painstaking work.

On the vast grassland, there is a cavalry of more than 400 people. They formed a twenty-by-twenty square formation. There was less than one horse body between each war horse horizontally, and only one horse body apart vertically. This distance was a huge flaw in the infantry formation. , but among the galloping cavalry ranks, they can almost be seen as shoulder to shoulder, holding hands.

Trotting, accelerating, from the initial stillness to the highest speed. At this time, this phalanx of more than 400 people maintained an orderly queue. The special spears in their hands stretched forward, like a moving tower. steel forest.

"This, this is a moving infantry phalanx!" Gao Yuan blurted out, his eyes flashing with surprise. He Lanyan glanced at him proudly. She believed that with her high ability, she already understood the purpose of this fast-moving square formation when she saw it.

A sharp whistle sounded in the queue, and the advancing phalanx began to turn. Half of the queue began to slow down, while the other half maintained its original speed. The entire phalanx seemed to be revolving around a huge central axis. In this way, in front of Gao Yuan, they completed a ninety-degree turn, sprinted forward again, and then changed their formation and turned to sprint. In a short period of time, the cavalry formation completely changed its direction.

Gao Yuan became a little excited, looked at this brand new cavalry, and said loudly: "Crush, this cavalry can completely crush any army of Donghu when it encounters it. How did you do it?"

He looked at He Lanyan and asked.

He Lanyan laughed, and her hard work was not in vain. Just seeing Gao Yuan's excited expression now, she understood the value of this army. Gao Yuan was a general who had fought bloody battles with the Donghu soldiers for many years. He had absolute confidence in the strength of the Donghu people. learn.

"It is completely impossible to train these new recruits in a short period of time to the level of individual combat ability that can compete with the Donghu cavalry. Since it is impossible to achieve individual combat capabilities, we can only find a way to work as a team. What can’t be done by ten people?”

"But it is countless times more difficult to train the cavalry into this shape than to train the infantry into a neat square formation!" Gao Yuan sighed.

"So, guys like Mei Hua and Wu Ya who have outstanding individual equestrian skills cannot stay here."

"What's this for?"

"Their skills are outstanding. During the battle, they are very likely to break away from the military formation. Even if they only stick out half of the horse's head, it may destroy the whole. Therefore, the riding skills of these cavalry are basically at the same level. Online, those who are more outstanding cannot stay in it. Even the war horses have been strictly selected. Their temperament must be docile, easy to control, and their leg strength is not much different. People like you are bent on finding a unique horse. A guy with a war horse is absolutely out of the question in this cavalry."

Gao Yuan touched his nose and finally figured out the key here. Such a cavalry team is a whole and cannot tolerate the existence of rafters. But if this were not the case, it would probably be impossible to train such an army.

"Even so, it is extremely difficult to become like this. Thank you for your hard work." Gao Yuan looked gratefully at He Lanyan's dark and red face. This darkness was all caused by being exposed to the sun. , thinking about the way He Lanyan was rubbing powder on her face, a wave of heat flowed through her heart.

"Isn't your business my business? What's there to thank you for?" He Lanyan glanced at Gao Yuan. This glance was full of eyes, so charming that Gao Yuan felt that half of his body froze under this glance.

"I'm going to the Hetao soon, and I want to take your cavalry with me." Gao Yuan said happily, "With this cavalry, I feel a lot more confident."

"Are you going to the Hetao? Yes, Sun Xiao's ability to command large corps in combat is indeed a bit lacking. He is better at the work of reclamation, and the Hetao is a place where nothing can be lost. But if you go there , I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Jishi City in a short time!" He Lanyan didn't think it was any surprise, but she still felt disappointed, "This cavalry was originally prepared for your trip to Hetao, so of course it will follow you. "

"Why, don't you want to go and see your hard work show off on the battlefield? Don't you want to see them beating up the Donghu people on the battlefield?" Gao Yuan looked at her with a smile.

"What did you say?" He Lanyan could hardly believe her ears, "You mean, I can follow you to the Hetao?"

"Why not? You are an immediate general. Following me to the Hetao won't you be able to show off your talents?" Gao Yuan said.

"That's great!" He Lanyan cheered, but immediately. She seemed to think of something again, and her face fell again, "Does your wife know that I am going? Will she have any thoughts? Will she be unhappy? She has been pregnant for six or seven months now. If She is angry because of this matter. The old men in the Jiang family are afraid that they will come to me. "

"Don't worry, Jing'er knows about this and completely agrees with it." Of course Gao Yuan would not tell He Lanyan that it was Ye Jing'er who brought up this matter. In other words, He Lanyan would be happier.

"She is always so reasonable!" He Lanyan frowned, "Every time I see her, I feel like I owe her something, which makes me unable to raise my head in front of her. Gao Yuan, let me make it clear to you. , Even if I get married to you in the future, I will not live in your general's mansion. I will not feel comfortable meeting Jing'er every day. "

"Is she putting so much pressure on you?" Gao Yuan looked at her up and down, "This is not like my arrogant swallow!"

"What do you know?" He Lanyan rolled her eyes, "If she tries her best to make things difficult for me and doesn't want to see me, she might be able to arouse my fighting spirit and I have to decide the outcome with her, but she is now This appearance made me feel sorry for her. Humph, you, my wife, are not as weak as she looks. She has figured out my temper and has taken the right medicine!"

Gao Yuan smiled bitterly, Ye Jing'er is naturally not the ignorant little girl from Fufeng County before, and He Lanxing, under this fiery temperament, does not have a delicate heart with seven orifices, they all say that the blessings of the people are so good , but only those who enjoy happiness know the ups and downs here.

Early the next morning, Mei Hua and Wu Ya, who came out of the cavalry training camp, came to the guard camp with uneasy hearts. They did not see the leader of the guard camp, Guan Hong, a The captain of the personal guard battalion received them. Seeing the strange smile on the corner of the captain's lips, the two of them instinctively felt uneasy.

"Are you the two newcomers that Shangguan Battalion Commander said were coming to report today?" The captain's voice was very soft, "I heard that they were ordered by the Commander-in-Chief. This is rare. This is the first time for our Guards Battalion to have such newcomers. Nen joins.”

Hearing these soft but meaningful words, both of them felt a creepy feeling. Mei Hua moved forward, held the captain's hand, and whispered: "Colonel, what's wrong with this personal guard camp?" Please tell us the rules so that we don’t suffer a loss when we come.”

The captain felt something hard in his hand. When he raised his hand to look, it was a piece of silver weighing five taels. The smile on his face became even brighter, and he tossed the silver up and down, "Oh, I can't tell, you are so sensible." , Well, there is indeed something to say about the arrival of the new recruits. The two of you are assigned to the second team of the third platoon of the first company. I will send you two to report in person. If there is anything to say, you will naturally know it by then. "

Mei Hua couldn't help but be overjoyed and looked back at Wu Ya, which meant, look, the money is still useful. The captain will personally send us to report, so why should those veterans show some dignity? (To be continued...)