Ma Zheng flourished in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and declined in the Song Dynasty. It can be said that Ma Zheng is closely related to Chinese history. The reason why the Han and Tang Dynasties was the success of Ma Zheng.

Why do you say so?

The horse politics of the Han Dynasty began to be implemented during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han, and Emperor Wu of Han strengthened it and achieved great achievements. The Han Dynasty mastered a large number of war horses and could form a large number of cavalry. With cavalry, Emperor Wu of Han could change the military strategy of the Han Dynasty, from strategic defense to strategic offensive. The elite Han Dynasty cavalry was commanded by the geniuses of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and the commanders of various geniuses of the army, scattered in the desert.

During the Han-Hungary War, the Han Dynasty's use of cavalry could be called a classic example of Wei Qing's attack on the Hetao area, Huo Qubing attacked the Hexi Corridor and the Decisive Battle of Mobei.

Wei Qing attacked Hetao for a long-distance attack from thousands of miles away, caught the Huns off guard, and took the Hetao area in one fell swoop. Huo Qubing attacked the Hexi Corridor and sent troops twice, only dispatching 30,000 elite troops in total, defeating the 240,000 Xiongnu troops entrenched in the Hexi Corridor.

Not to mention the decisive battle in Mobei, the Han Dynasty dispatched 100,000 elite cavalry and 300,000 war horses to create the magnificent song of "Shanyu escapes at night" and "sealing the wolf and seizing the sacred songs".

The reason why the Han Dynasty was able to achieve such success was because of Ma Zheng’s success.

The horses of the Tang Dynasty were even more amazing. During the period when Wang Maozhong was in charge of the horses, the Tang Dynasty officially owned 700,000 war horses, which was an astonishing number and the pinnacle of Chinese history.

It is precisely because the Tang Dynasty had a large number of war horses, and the Tang army had no branches of troops, and each had a war horse. In the era of cold weapons, the mobility was mainly based on war horses, and the Tang army had a war horse. In modern terms, the Tang army had achieved "mechanization". It is precisely because of this that the Tang army had extremely strong mobility. It can quickly assemble and attack quickly, which is an important reason why the Tang army could sweep across all nations and destroy dozens of countries.

Think about it, if there were not enough war horses, the 50-pound Modao would not appear on the battlefield, because it was too heavy and could not be carried by people. It would be impossible to reach the battlefield.

Modao was a luxurious weapon in ancient China and had huge lethality. However, it only appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and it was only in the early stage. It withdrew from the historical stage in the late Tang Dynasty. The reason was that the late Tang Dynasty declined, the horse politics was no longer powerful, the war horses decreased sharply, and the heavy Modao could not reach the battlefield. It had to withdraw from the historical stage.

As for the horse politics of the Song Dynasty, it was a shame. It was precisely because of the decline of horse politics that the decline of the Song Dynasty was led to the decline of the Song Dynasty. In fact, the Song Dynasty attached great importance to horse politics and invested a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, but because of the chaos in management, the rampant rule, and the corrupt administration, Ma Zheng was ultimately powerless. For example, on Hebei Road, the Song Dynasty opened twelve horse farms to shepherd war horses. There were only 240 war horses available in a year. On average, there were only twenty war horses per horse farm. How terrifying was this.

The horse government failed and there were no war horses. It was too expensive to buy war horses from the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms. The Song Dynasty took a self-guided move. The "use of footsteps to control cavalry" strategy that Han Qi strongly advocated was implemented, which eventually led to the lack of military prominence of the Song Dynasty.

Infantry is impossible to restrict cavalry, for many reasons. I can understand it by saying two points: First, the infantry is too slow and the power is not enough. The cavalry can be here today and there tomorrow, and they will leave after fighting; second, even if they win, they cannot catch up and cannot expand the results of the battle. This is recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty.

The success or failure of Ma Zheng in the Han, Tang and Song dynasties led to the prosperity or decline of these three dynasties. This shows that Ma Zheng is extremely important, and how great Wang Maozhong, who pushed Ma Zheng in the Tang Dynasty to the peak of Chinese history was.

"Where is he?" Wang Maozhong is a management wizard, and this person should be valued, Li Longji asked hurriedly.

"I'm still in charge of the palace." Yang Sixu hurriedly replied.

"Go and call him." Li Longji said immediately.

Yang Sixu responded and hurriedly went to pass on Wang Maozhong.

"Wang Maozhong, a management genius, if he is in charge, you don't have to worry about logistics anymore. No matter how big the battle is, you don't have to worry about it." Li Longji was very excited about Wang Maozhong.

Not long after, Yang Sixu turned around and brought a middle-aged man, Wang Maozhong.

Wang Maozhong is very tall and thin, not as strong as Yang Sixu's muscles and bones, but he is a little thin. However, this person is very energetic, with clear eyes and wise eyes. You can tell at a glance that he is the kind of shrewd person.

"Wang Maozhong has seen the prince." Wang Maozhong quickly stepped forward and greeted Li Longji, his face full of red light and was very excited.

Wang Maozhong is just a palace slave with a very low status. Li Longji actually wanted to summon him. He never expected that he would not be excited.

"Yes." Li Longji glanced at Wang Maozhong and did not ask him to get up. Instead, he said lightly: "Wang Maozhong, a native of Goryeo, has committed crimes from his father and was punished as a palace slave. I wonder if you are willing to serve the country?"

"I'm willing, I'm willing." How could Wang Maozhong not be willing?

"If you want, I don't want to accept you." Li Longji took a closer look and said, "The people here have outstanding features. In a word, I won't accept waste. Tell me, what are the outstanding features of you?"

"Report to the prince, I dare not say anything else. I don't think anyone can do better in management than me." Wang Maozhong raised his head and said with a grip on his neck.

"Bold!" Li Longji's face sank, and he shouted in a deep voice. Wang Maozhong shrank his neck and looked frightened.

"You are too tall, Zhang said, aren't you as good as you?" Li Longji's voice was a little cold.

"Report to the Crown Prince, Lord Zhang is the best in the world, and has a great strategy. If he plans to do a complete plan, Wang Maozhong will definitely not be as good as him. If he only manages and prepares for food and grass, Wang Maozhong is not talented, but he is one or two points better than Lord Zhang." Wang Maozhong is full of confidence.

"Is that right?" Li Longji was still lukewarm.

"If the prince doesn't believe it, Wang Maozhong can use a head to guarantee it." Wang Maozhong raised his head and chest and said excitedly.

"Okay, I'll give you a chance." Li Longji finally nodded and said, "The court is going to prepare for a war against Tubo. I'll give you the weapons to raise and transport food and grass."

"Please rest assured by the prince. Wang Mao Zhong must live up to the prince's high expectations." Wang Mao Zhong was overjoyed and finally had the opportunity to show his skills.

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Daming Palace, Li Dan, Li Longji, Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, Yao Chong, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo, Chen Xuanli is here.

"Haha." Li Dan let out a burst of laughter, looked at Li Longji with admiration, and said, "Sanlang, you have unique eyes and have discovered another talent. This Wang Maozhong is really amazing and has good management."

"Yes, yes." Di Renjie emphasized the key point and praised it: "A little palace slave is so good at managing. If I hadn't confirmed it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it."

Wang Maozhong is a management genius. After he showed his skills, everyone was convinced, and Li Dan praised him endlessly.

"The prince's vision is very impressive. He discovered Chen Xuanli and Yang Sixu, and now he discovered Wang Maozhong again. He admired him." Zhang Jianzhi was so impressed that he was overwhelmed.

Chen Xuanli, Yang Sixu and Wang Maozhong are very talented and very impressive. Among the three, except for Chen Xuanli, who was born into a thousand cavalry, the other two were of low origins. Yang Sixu was a eunuch who was looked down upon, and Wang Maozhong was a palace slave who was not valued. However, Li Longji could find out that the two were valued. Who would not accept it?

"If you don't say anything else, just with the prince's vision, the Tang Dynasty will be full of talents." Yao Chong also sighed.

"Crown Prince, what do you think about the conquest of Tubo?" Li Dan asked expectantly.

Li Longji is extremely smart. Whenever he speaks and talks, he will have amazing opinions. Everyone is looking forward to it and stares at him with wide eyes.

"Father, I think the battle between Tubo is of great importance, so I personally led my troops to fight." Li Longji raised his eyebrows.

"Well. That's great." Li Dan admired Li Longji's military talent very much. Li Longji personally led his troops to fight, and the chances of winning were even greater.

Di Renjie and the others had no objection either.

"Tubo is located in high mountains and dense forests, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Tang Dynasty wants to defeat, it must mobilize elite soldiers and generals. Therefore, Zhang said that Chen Xuanli must follow me to fight." Li Longji was very clear about the battle in Tubo, and it was not easy to fight.

The national strength of Tubo was incomparable to that of the Tang Dynasty, and the equipment and combat power of its army was incomparable to the Tang army. However, Tubo occupied favorable terrain and was able to advance and retreat freely. This battle was not easy to fight. He had to have elite soldiers and generals to have a chance of victory.

Therefore, Chen Xuanli and Zhang said that these two Li Longji had to fight with their left arms and right arms.

"It's so good, but what should I do if the Ministry of War?" Li Dan's brow frowned.

The Minister of War was led by Wang Xiaojie, but he was in Mobei, and the Ministry of War was actually managed by Li Longji and Zhang Shuo. They were going to conquer Tubo, but no one would take care of the Ministry of War.

"Father, Wang Xiaojie is old, so it will be of no benefit to his body in Mobei. My son's intention is to ask Tang Xiujing to go to Mobei and ask Wang Xiaojie to return to Beijing to manage the Ministry of War." Li Longji said.

"Very good! Very good!" Li Dan, Di Renjie, and Zhang Jianzhiqi all agreed.

Wang Xiaojie is not young anymore, no better than a young man. Letting him be in Mobei is not good for his health, but returning to Chang'an is beneficial to his health. As for the military affairs in Mobei, it can be handled by Tang Xiujing, who is also a good general and can be handled well.

"Issue the Issue: Issue Wang Xiaojie to return to Beijing and Tang Xiujing enters the northern part of the desert." Li Dan immediately passed on the Issue.

"It's winter now and it's inconvenient to fight. I'll take this opportunity to dispatch troops and prepare for a battle in the coming spring." Li Longji said.

It is winter now, and it is not the season for military use. Moreover, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is too cold to launch a large-scale military use in winter, so you can only wait for the coming spring. However, you can take this opportunity to mobilize troops and prepare for a big battle.

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The northwest, the Hexi Corridor, the snow in winter is covered with silver.

Teams of Tang troops came, and they were as passionate as fire, and they were all happy. The ice and snow could not extinguish their enthusiasm.

"The Tang Dynasty is finally going to launch a large-scale military force against Tubo. It's time for our men to make achievements!"

"Tubo is a villain, capricious, like a thief, always sneaky and angry."

"The General Zuo Xiaowei Guard defeated Dafeichuan, and he must avenge him!"
Chapter completed!