Iron Dynasty

Three months have passed since the Battle of Cangzhou.

The city gate, which was once blown open by barbarian gunpowder, has been restored to its original appearance under the repair of craftsmen. Only the still red soil on the ground proves that an extremely tragic war once took place here.

On the city wall, Cangzhou soldiers in full armor patrolled back and forth, vigilantly watching the merchants coming and going in and out of the city gate.

Although the Great Yu Kingdom and the barbarians were at war, the King of Qi did not issue an order to prohibit trade with the barbarians, and instead the merchants came in and out more and more frequently.

It's just that every merchant who enters the grass must hold a pass issued by Qingzhou, and the goods traded are also strictly restricted.

His Royal Highness, now a hundred artillery pieces have been installed on the city gate, which is equal to five meters each, and the amount of ammunition is also very sufficient. Now the morale of the soldiers is very high, and they all want to fight the barbarians!

After arriving in Cangzhou, Xiao Ming and others went to the tower to check the armament situation. Chen Fu introduced it with confidence.

The last battle of Cangzhou won a victory, which is not only an honor for the people of the fief, but also changed their fear of the barbarians from their hearts, especially the soldiers who used to talk about the barbarians and now actively seek battles. This state of change is the most precious.

An army with high morale and an army ready to flee are completely different in war.

The morale of the soldiers is so high, which is rare. However, strategically, you must despise the enemy, but tactically, you must pay attention to the enemy. You can't despise the enemy just because of the last victory. Xiao Ming raised his eyes and looked at the boundless grassland.

At the unseen end, Beishan's blood wolf tribe has wandered in this land. This was the homeland of the Great Yu Kingdom. It was because of the loss of the horse breeding land in the sixteen states of Yanyun that the Great Yu Kingdom became more and more unable. Competing with the iron cavalry of the barbarians, it can only be passively defended.

Zhan Xingchang has been preparing for the construction of the city wall in Cangzhou City for the past two months, when he said: Your Highness, building the city wall now is afraid of the barbarians' constant harassment. Now the barbarians seem to have learned their wisdom, and their cavalry no longer gather together. , but spread out so that it is difficult for even artillery to hit them.

The 2,000 cavalry arrived in Cangzhou this time, in order to solve this problem, we can no longer passively defend, we must take the initiative to attack, using the binoculars to be able to detect the enemy's advantage in advance and attack the Blood Wolf tribe. Xiao Ming said.

This was a decision he hesitated for a long time. Qingzhou cavalry was very rare and precious, but if the city wall could not be built, it would be even worse.

Therefore, this time, Niu Ben and Lu Fei will lead the cavalry into the grassland, relying on Cangzhou City, to start burning, killing and looting the barbarian tribes on the grassland.

Zhan Xingchang nodded, His Royal Highness is finally willing to make this decision. The barbarians have always regarded the people of the Great Yu country as inferior people, so they never showed mercy when they slaughtered the people of the Great Yu country. Entering the steppe to fight back, there must be no woman’s kindness to the barbarians, young and old, women and children. Moreover, the blood wolf tribe has a large number of people, and the cattle governor must not be willing to fight, but to retreat when strong, kill when weak, and fight. Just run after you pass, strike from east to west, there is absolutely no way to fight head-to-head.

Zhan Shishi, this is too despicable, so what is the difference between us and barbarians. Lu Fei said dissatisfiedly, At least I can't do anything about killing old and young women and children.

Xiao Ming looked at Zhan Xingchang unexpectedly. At this time, Zhan Xingchang's words had some thoughts on guerrilla warfare in later generations.

He said to Lu Fei: Pedantism, when the barbarians killed my people, did you consider the old, young, women and children? Have you forgotten that the barbarians are the people when they dismount their horses, and that they are warriors when they mount their horses? Forget about the 80,000 people who were driven to death in the Battle of Cangzhou. Are the people of Yu country? If you have such an idea, if you attack the grasslands this time, you Lu Fei will not go there, go back to Qingzhou.

Lu Fei shrank his neck after being scolded by Xiao Ming, and smirked: Your Highness, I will listen to you.

Xiao Ming snorted and said, The governor of this exhibition is quite right. There must be no woman's kindness towards the barbarians, and this time when entering the grasslands, you must be strong and clear, and combine guerrilla warfare.

Guerrilla warfare? Niu Ben and other generals asked puzzled.

Xiao Ming nodded, This guerrilla warfare is a tactic adopted when the enemy is strong and I am weak. I won't say much about the strong walls and clear fields. This time I encountered a barbarian tribe of nomads. I will take away the cattle and sheep that can be taken away, but not taken away. kill it.

As for this guerrilla warfare, the governor of Zhan has already said it very clearly, but now this king wants to officially include this tactic in the cavalry's combat mode, this method must be adopted when entering the grasslands this time, otherwise, if the guerrilla tactics are not adopted, And if it leads to the loss of troops and the loss of generals, this king will definitely cut off his head, there is no joke in the army, this king's words will be put here. Xiao Ming said solemnly.

When it comes to governing the army, Xiao Ming can't talk about human feelings. Whether it's Niu Ben, Lu Fei or Luo Xin, he can't be fooled.

Niu Ben and Lu Fei's expressions became solemn, and it was fine for everyone to joke with each other on weekdays, but at this time, they were soldiers.

Yes, Your Highness! said the generals.

Xiao Ming went on to say: I will tell you what guerrilla warfare is, and the specific application of guerrilla warfare. The general outline of this guerrilla approach is only one sentence: the enemy advances, we retreat, the enemy is stationed, we disturb, the enemy is tired, we fight, the enemy Retreat me to chase, if you can stab a cold knife in the back, you will never fight head-on...

Combining the knowledge in the technology library, Xiao Ming taught the essence of guerrilla warfare to Niu Ben and others, and then came up with a few specific combat examples. These examples are all modern, but he adapted them.

In the process of guerrilla warfare, Xiao Ming also asked Niu Ben to pursue the same war terrorism as the barbarians—massacres, because only in this way can the barbarians be deterred and exhausted in pursuit of this team of cavalry.

Xiao Ming's speech was an hour, and Niu Ben and others gradually realized it.

Niu Ben said: Your Highness, you will understand at the end, this time it will live up to His Highness's expectations.

Old General, this time I asked you to go out in person because only you have the experience of fighting barbarians on the grassland. Xiao Ming said.

Niu Ben said: Your Highness's words are out of the question. It is the duty of a soldier to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country. Lian Po is old, can he still eat? Besides, I Niu Ben is in my prime, even if it is to express my gratitude for His Highness's kindness, this is the case. There is no shirk when Niuben is running.”

Xiao Ming bowed his hands and looked at Lu Fei. This kid can fight and cause trouble. He warned: Lu Fei, this time is different from the past.