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    371 Fighting Like Chess

    The scene of thousands of galloping horses is rare in the Qilu Plain, and the dust in the sky raised by the dry weather has further contributed to its power. Looking from a distance, there is a thunderous roar, flags and flags fluttering, and horses soaring like dragons.  Even more frustrating.

    There is a saying that soldiers rely on horses, and the strength of their combat power depends largely on horses. If it weren't for the deep walls and high walls in Dezhou, which offset the advantage of thieves and thieves, more than half of the troops in Dezhou twice as large as thieves were infantry.  Pawns, there is no way to fight against it.  As soon as the two armies confront each other, they will be cut into half, like cutting melons and vegetables.

    The army and horses of the imperial court are mostly used to supply the continuous defense line on the nine sides and the capital camp. The large number of troops in these two places have already consumed too much food and supplies of the imperial court.  It is necessary to deploy a large number of cavalry in the inland guards, so in the guards, it has always been relatively extravagant equipment. Even in a military town like Dezhou Guard, there are only more than 2,000 cavalry.

    The warning horns from the top of the city blew short and urgent, and the low thunderous drums also rang suddenly, and teams of officers and soldiers began to rush up to the top of the city.  Rolling wood and beating stones, lime and kerosene, pushing, moving, and carrying, quickly moved to each crenel.  The gun cover on the artillery was also torn off, and the shiny black barrel was aimed at the city.

    The artillery here is still the traditional thunderbolt artillery. The rate of fire is much worse than the new artillery used by the Jiangnan Navy, but it is more powerful. If the two types of artillery are used together in the defense battle, they will complement each other and be even more powerful.  .

    It¡¯s a pity that the imperial court¡¯s continuous use of troops and grand ceremonies, coupled with the mutual market in the north, the commerce in the south of the Yangtze River, the construction of ships and armies, the construction of Liaodong pastures, the purchase of horses, and the resettlement of immigrants, have caused extreme financial constraints. Now new firearms can only be built and tried on a small scale, and cannot be popularized.  Equip the whole army.

    "Boom!" The cannon roared, and the ground trembled. It used flowering shells, and the shells exploded in the enemy formation that rolled over like a dark cloud. Suddenly, people were turned on their backs. The horses that had not been trained in artillery fire screamed at the explosion, and the formation became chaotic.  .

    However, in the face of the cavalry brigade that rolled up like a tide on the Great Plains, this powerful shot was just a wave rolled up on the top of the tide, and it was easily wiped out.  In the right direction, although flustered, they did not run away, coupled with the knight's superb level of horse control, they quickly re-adapted to the attacking rhythm of the entire army.

    There is a moat under the city, and the horse-repelling trenches of the military fortress are dug deep and wide. Not afraid of thieves and robbers, they can attack the city with only one charge.  Artillerymen and crossbowmen used the arrow piles and battlements as cover, and fired soul-stirring arrows of death at the thieves who rushed to the sky.

    The terrain here is open, with the canal on the left and the city of Dezhou directly opposite, and the other two sides are composed of wasteland, woods, post roads, etc.  The defenders shot at the head, almost no need to aim, the eight cannons continued to roar, constantly harvesting lives, and the desperadoes howled and were getting closer.

    There are thirty-two cannons in Dezhou City, and eight cannons are placed in each of the four city gates. They fire explosive bombs as much as possible, and the lethality is astonishing.  As soon as the attack is close, there will be more dead spots on the wall, and the range that the artillery can deter is limited. At this time, the bow and crossbow mainly play a role.

    The dust under the wall was thick, covering the sky and the sun, and the thieves and robbers all covered their faces with red scarves, and began to ride and roam, shooting bows and arrows at the top of the city, suppressing the firepower of the top of the city, and covering the follow-up troops.

    Shooting while riding around is originally a good game of the Tartars outside the pass, the key lies in the superb riding skills, otherwise it is not impossible to shoot, but one arrow is shot, and it is flying, and I don't know where it went.  Or the horse is bumpy and crooked, and the arrow is weak and can't hurt anyone.

    Among the elite thieves and thieves, there are many people who have such superb riding and archery skills. Since the horse family raises horses, many thieves have climbed up and down on horseback since they were young.  , such fine cavalry looks like there are about 1,500 to 2,000 people.

    They rode and roamed, firing arrows continuously, and they were evenly matched with the defenders at the top of the city.  At this time, the cannon really became a cannon to fight mosquitoes, and it was completely useless against these thieves who were riding loose.

    The big flag with the word "Liu" stopped at the ruined wall in the distance, and some figures appeared vaguely on the embankment. Liu Liu was obviously stationed there to command the whole army to fight.  There is a swamp of reed duckweed under the embankment, and it is more than two miles away from the canal, which is about the same distance as here.

    &nbs?Dream.

    The big business of vying for supremacy is not something they can afford without brains and foundations. Whether it is Yang Hu or Liu Liu, they are a group of mobs without long-term vision. They can only play with their own heads.

    Didn't Yang Ling go to Shandong?  From my point of view, this person has fought several times in the north, south, west, and east, and his tactics are remarkable, and he is not at the same level as Yang Hu and others.  Coupled with his pivotal position in the army and his influence on the emperor in the court, as the governor, he can definitely unify the scattered forces and obey his command and dispatch.

    If my predictions are correct, Yang Hu is untenable in Shandong, and his only choice is to go south to the Central Plains, disturb the hinterland of the Central Plains, and complete his only mission of thieves: to create conditions for King Ning to build momentum and gather troops."

    Zhang Yin picked up the teacup, twitched his fingers slightly, and smiled happily: "Yang Hu and Liu Liu are only suitable to be tailors, good tailors who specialize in making wedding clothes for others! Can they deal with Yang Ling?  Hehe, if a person is born as Xiang Yu, if you give him a hundred chances, he still can't beat Liu Bang."

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    ps: The big river flows eastward, the stars in the sky join the Big Dipper, hey hey hey, join the Big Dipper, a bowl of wine between life and death.  If you have a ticket in your hand, let out a yell, and when it¡¯s time to make a move, you will make a move, rushing to the starting point~~~~

    ?Tomorrow Friday, you can go to bed early, excited, and go to the pendulum~~^_^

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