After repeated discussions, Liang Xiao proposed a remedial plan.≤,

First, contact the Qiang people as soon as possible. As early as a few months ago, Mei Gao was ordered to go on a mission to Qiang to explore the Heyuan. Now half a year has passed. If Mei Gao is going well and the Qiang people are willing to help, they can provide at least two or three thousand cavalry. If they are willing to provide war horses, it would be great.

The second is to modify the plan, focusing on completing the first phase of combat goals, that is, to take all the rest and slaughter the land, and hand over the task of Henan to the other two armies to complete.

The third is to reduce the number of cavalry, rather than lacking than excessive cavalry, and convert people with insufficient cavalry and shooting ability into infantry, concentrate war horses to meet the equipment requirements of one person, two horses or even three horses. In this way, although the number has been reduced, the mobility has been improved and the combat effectiveness has not decreased much, so the advantages of cavalry can be maximized. Liang Xiao has always relied on to win this elite military strategy and local tyrant configuration.

Li Guang thought for a long time and finally agreed to Liang Xiao's suggestion. While sending people to Qiangzhong, he wrote Liang Xiao's suggestion into a memorial and sent people to Chang'an as fast as possible. At the same time, he asked the emperor to dispatch some people who were familiar with the calculating of the books to Longxi to assist military affairs.

Liang Xiao was able to write and calculate, but it was a waste to have such a general become a subordinate.

After the memorial was sent out, Li Guang and Liang Xiao screened the knights who had already assembled. After strict selection, they selected nearly 6,000 knights. These knights were all well-rounded, with excellent riding skills and superb martial arts. Most of them were from poor families, able to endure hardships and eager to achieve success.

Regarding the selected knights, Liang Xiao discussed with Li Guang and divided them according to their archery skills:

The most outstanding archery technique is a light cavalry, using bows, arrows, cavalry and shooting as the main attack method, responsible for chasing and hiding, and performing raid missions when necessary.

The archery skills are slightly inferior, and they use crossbows instead. Although the speed of the crossbow is slower, it has a long range and can aim and shoot in batches. The power is not weaker than that of ordinary strong bows. When the two armies meet, they carry out the first wave of attacks and use the advantage of range to damage the enemy's sharpness. At the same time, they are equipped with combat swords and after completing the shooting, they use combat swords to fight in close combat.

Considering that it is inconvenient to use a large crossbow on a horse, the crossbow cavalry uniformly used three to four stones and a range of more than 200 steps, and only brought a very small number of large yellow crossbows as sniper crossbows to shoot and kill the opponent's generals in critical situations.

The riding skills are good, the archery skills are average, but the body is strong and the strength is strong, and the heavy armor is used instead. The spear and halberd are equipped with war knives. As an assault cavalry, after the crossbow cavalry completes the first wave of shooting, they forcibly break through the enemy's formation.

Although they are all cavalrymen, they use different weapons and cooperate with each other. They have their own strengths, far, near, light and heavy.

Li Guang has been through the battlefield for a long time and can tell at a glance the benefits of such a segmentation. Without saying a word, he will do it immediately and urgently allocate the weapons and armor needed. Especially the number of crossbows is insufficient, so please be transferred from within the pass.

After the selection was completed, Li Guang and his son took these cavalrymen to cooperate with the training. When they settled the accounts, they were both the top ones. When they were training, they were excited and wanted to sleep and stay in the training ground every day.

Liang Xiao didn't compete with them. He knew that he had become famous at a young age and was already envious. He should give this opportunity to Li Guang. He spent a lot of energy on training those infantrymen, and his main training items were fortifications and construction and city offense and defense.

The purpose of this battle was not to kill many Huns, but to seize the pastures of the Xiutu tribe. Infantry to fight against the cavalry, they must rely on cities or favorable terrain. When there is no terrain, they can only rely on weapons, intelligence, and courage to carry with them.

Liang Xiao made full preparations for this. He received cavalry tactic training from Huan Yuan. However, after two years of fighting, he also had some understanding of infantry warfare, and his memories of his previous life were not worse than ordinary people.

He found many craftsmen and asked them to modify and reinforce the ox carts and horse carts that transported the baggage, and equipped them with a large number of spears. When he encountered cavalry in the wild, he would tie the spears to resist horses. This was the most effective method.

Although Liang Xiao worked very hard and had some experience, he was a young man and wealthy. Unlike Li Guang, he was promoted step by step from ordinary soldiers. He used to be mercenaries, but now he was mercenary, so it was impossible to tempt them like he was mercenaries. In addition to his identity, some people were inevitably rejected by him. Without saying anything, they were all passive and lazy in secret, and even without any concealment.

Every time this time, Li Guang and his son will become his backers. They not only support him unconditionally, but also help him with advice and rectify those thorns. Some ideas seem simple and even a little unethical, but they do work.

This is all Li Guang's years of experience in leading troops.

With the help of Li Guang and his son, coupled with Liang Xiao's own down-to-earth and humility, Liang Xiao gradually gained recognition from the soldiers and moved towards a qualified general.

Weiyang Palace, Chengming Palace.

The emperor was turning around anxiously, and Li Guang's memorial was passed back and forth in the hands of Yan Zhu and others. Everyone who had read it looked heavy.

Everyone knows that although this memorial was jointly signed by Li Guang and Liang Xiao, the real Liang Xiao, who was actually writing it, has been in Longxi for so long and has not mentioned these situations. As soon as Liang Xiao arrived, this memorial came. Who else was there except him?

They are all involved in temple calculations and know that the situations obtained from paper will differ from the actual situation, but they did not expect that the situations are so big.

According to the plan, among the three armies, Li Guang's all the way was the best and the heaviest task was undertaken. Not only did they need to seize King Xiu Tu's pasture and open the entrance to the Hexi Corridor, but they also had to complete the encirclement of the Aries King's tribe in Henan. To this end, the emperor not only arranged Li Guang and Liang Xiao, the two generals, for the journey, but also allocated almost all the war horses from Longxi Muyuan, hoping to equip them with at least 20,000 cavalry.

Now not only is it impossible to have 20,000 cavalry, but even 10,000 cavalry is barely enough. According to Liang Xiao, it is not easy to have 5,000 cavalry.

What to do? Even if they have no practical experience, they know that 5,000 cavalry alone is not enough to fight against King Xiu Tu's troops head-on. King Xiu Tu was sneak attacked by Li Guang, but his main force was not damaged, and his command had at least 20,000 cavalry, which was also the reason why they planned to equip this army with 20,000 cavalry.

"Can you still fight?" The emperor stopped and turned his head, with some blood in his eyes and a blister on the corner of his mouth.

Yan Zhu frowned. "Your Majesty, I believe in Liang Xiao's vision. If he is not sure, it is better not to fight this battle. Based on defense, defend instead of attacking. Then, it is safer to deploy calmly and wait for the opportunity."

King Qiu Shou shook his head. "Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate. More than 100,000 troops were recruited. The servants who transported baggage, food and grass were everywhere in the Tao. Everyone knows that Your Majesty wants to conquer the Huns. If you are recruiting but not sending them out and spending food and grass, wouldn't you be laughing at me?"

Strictly assisted the opposition. "At least, it will only waste some food and grass. If it is defeated, will the loss be greater?"

King Wuqiu Shou insisted that he had seen it. "If you give up halfway, how can you face the doubts of the government and the public? If someone says that Your Majesty is young and impatient, what should you do?"

The emperor bit his lips tightly, and even blood was seeping out. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Yan Zhu and Wuqiu Shouwang.

"I sent a document to Han Anguo, Cheng Buzhi asked about their situation and asked them to repay them accordingly and not to make false statements. If the situation is the same as Longxi, then..." He gritted his teeth. "Just hold on to his troops. Be in control of their respective defense areas and wait for further orders."

"His Majesty……"

"Liang Xiao is not a timid person. If he had the chance, he would never let him go." The emperor looked at his hand, slowly opened it, and clenched it slowly. "He is my minion. Now that I fight with the Huns to the death, how can I not believe in my hand?"

Yan Zhushen gave a tribute. "Your Majesty is wise and the king and his subjects are united. What kind of enemy is invincible? This is a great blessing for the people of the world."

When Liang Xiao received the emperor's reply, he also received news that King Xiu Tu came to attack.

The Han army gathered in Longxi in large numbers. King Xiu Tu probably felt that he had been greatly insulted. Over the years, the people who dared to take the initiative to launch an attack on the Huns and achieved certain results were Li Guang and Liang Xiao who he faced. Liang Xiao killed King Hunxie. Li Guang captured his Yan clan and the prince, making him another joke after King Hunxie. He had long wanted to attack Li Guang.

Now that the autumn wind is getting higher, the horses are fat and the bows are strong, and the Han army gathers in large numbers in Longxi, which is a good opportunity to take revenge. Defeat Li Guang, seize those supplies and plunder the people, he can not only avenge his shame, but also get rich rewards and live a winter without worries about food and clothing.

Therefore, King Xiu Tu almost didn't think too much about it. He put the power of the tribe and raised more than 20,000 cavalrymen, rushed south, and killed the Yellow River fiercely, and rushed into Longxi. His purpose was very clear, namely Longxi, Li Guang and Liang Xiao.

After receiving the news, Liang Xiao and Li Guang and his son looked at each other for a long time, then laughed loudly.

"This Hu dog is really ignorant of life and death. I was about to go find him, but he came to the door." Li Guang stood up and slapped the desk with a clench. "Good come, I want him to go back and forth. The marquis I have been looking forward to for a lifetime fell on his neck."

Liang Xiao was also very happy. The lack of cavalry and insufficient maneuverability was their biggest shortcoming at the moment. They originally planned to go step by step and advance steadily, but now King Xiu Tu took the initiative to kill him, which saved a lot of trouble.

He grabbed Li Guang. "General, since King Xiu Tu came to the door, we will wait steadily, why bother? Longxi hills are crisscrossing, not like grasslands. It is our opportunity for him to not take us seriously."

"That's right." Li Guang was ready to rush. "You all talk about how to hurt him so that he could know how powerful our Han family is."

Liang Xiao pondered for a moment, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "General, we not only have to hurt him, but also to wipe him out. By annihilation of these 20,000 cavalry, we can not only get the land to slaughter the land, but also get at least 10,000 war horses immediately. In this way, the mission of storing Henan land will be settled."

Li Guang's brows tilted, his eyes shone, and he nodded repeatedly and said, "It's reasonable, right, that's right. You guy is sinister, tell me, how should you fight this battle? If it's right, I'll listen to you."

Liang Xiao is sweating. Are you praising me?

Seeing Li Guang say this, even if the other generals had any opinions in their hearts, they didn't have much to say at this moment, and they turned their eyes. For a moment, Liang Xiao's heart beat faster and his blood surged on his head.

This is not a raid of more than a thousand people. This is a great battle to command 20,000 to 30,000 people, and it is the first battle for the Han Dynasty to counterattack the Huns. Such a glorious mission fell on my shoulders inadvertently. It is God’s love for me—
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