"Can our army fight against the cavalry outside the city?" Zhu Chong was a little surprised, but secretly happy in his heart.

Elites are elites. It's only been a short time since they led my troops, but they are so confident in fighting against the Mongolian cavalry. And judging from their tone, they seem to be confident of defeating them. It seems that the 100,000 points I spent were well worth it!

Li Xiuning's words made Yu Jin, Lin Shu and others look surprised, but when they noticed Zhu Chong's happy expression, they chose not to speak.

"We can fight!" Li Xiuning replied to Zhu Chong with certainty. "Our army currently outnumbers the enemy, and with our reserves, we can definitely fight the enemy cavalry outside the city. As long as we use the right tactics, we can severely damage or even annihilate them. However..."

"Hmm?" After hearing the first half of Li Xiuning's words, Zhu Chong became even more excited, so much so that he wanted Li Xiuning to fight a battle for him to see. He loved watching battles the most.

But when he heard the last part, and saw Li Xiuning's hesitant look, Zhu Chong's heart skipped a beat and he felt something was not right.

"My lord, if we attack now, even with the right tactics, our current 100,000-man army will suffer heavy casualties, and we'll probably have to recruit new reserves."

When Zhu Chong heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he looked at Li Xiuning with wide eyes. When Yu Jin and others heard Li Xiuning say this, they couldn't help but smile and kept silent.

What the hell? The regular army suffered heavy losses, and the reserve forces have to be re-recruited. This means the entire army will be annihilated in one battle. Zhu Chong would only do that if he is crazy!

But Zhu Chong was a little unwilling to give in. "Then, in your opinion, how long will it take for our army to defeat the enemy cavalry in a field battle?"

Yu Jin, Lin Shu and others were stunned for a moment. They didn't expect Zhu Chong to ask this. Li Xiuning was the same. She frowned slightly and didn't answer Zhu Chong's question for a long time.

"Is it possible that the gap between our army and the enemy cavalry cannot be made up even with time?" Zhu Chong was even more surprised.

"My lord, I'm afraid you have misunderstood." Li Xiuning was obviously reluctant to answer, but seeing Zhu Chong say this, he had to tell the truth.

"Infantry and cavalry fighting in the field, from ancient times to the present, with the exception of Li Ling in the Western Han Dynasty, almost no one has ever been able to defeat the enemy cavalry in a field battle."

"The environment back then has changed dramatically compared to today. If the terrain is favorable and our army is fully prepared, I might be confident that I can defeat the enemy even if I lose more than half of my troops."

"But a plain like this is favorable for enemy cavalry, and our army is completely unprepared outside the city. Unless everyone is determined to go forward without returning, there's no chance of escape."

"Given the current situation of our army, I cannot give you a definite answer, my lord. Please forgive me!"

After hearing what Li Xiuning said, it would be a lie for Zhu Chong to say that he was not disappointed. He was not without mental preparation for this.

It had only been a month since Li Xiuning took over the Songming garrison. She knew best whether the army's combat effectiveness had been formed. She also understood that a head-on clash between infantry and cavalry was actually no different from committing suicide.

A cavalryman with less than 10,000 cavalrymen would be invincible in the world if he had more than 10,000. There are definitely more than 10,000 cavalrymen under the command of King Liang. With so many cavalrymen charging together, their power can only be described as crushing.

Without sufficient firearms or an equal number of cavalry, it would be unrealistic to defeat the Mongolian cavalry head-on.

But Zhu Chong was still unwilling to give up. As a time traveler, he still had a system on him, and he was also a prince. If he couldn't even solve such a small difficulty, how could he survive in this world?

"Is there no shortcut or special method? Are we just going to watch them parade their might outside the city?"

Yu Jin and others remained silent, but they were somewhat puzzled by Zhu Chong's stubbornness. In this era, when the enemy is strong and we are weak, isn't it normal to let the other side be arrogant for a while?

Only Li Xiuning seriously considered Zhu Chong's question. After a long moment, he just smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "There is a way, but it would be very costly. Given the lord's current condition, I'm afraid..."

"Just say it." Hearing Li Xiuning's change of tone, Zhu Chong interrupted her directly.

"This..." Li Xiuning hesitated a little, but finally said it after hesitating for a while.

"Unless you can follow the example of Meng Tian's northern campaign against the Xiongnu during the Qin Dynasty and form a 300,000-man crossbow formation, or perhaps a Tang Dynasty Modao unit. Of course, the difference between the two is not much, and both require greater equipment and logistics."

"I've recently learned that the current army possesses divine fire muskets and explosive cannons. If we can amass a sufficient number and replenish their ammunition, we can, with a little special training, defeat the enemy cavalry outside the city."

After hearing what Li Xiuning said, Zhu Chong's eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't expect Li Xiuning to give him three choices at once.

Although these three options seem to be the same, which is to improve the current military equipment and make changes to the weapons, there are actually essential differences between them.

The Qin army's crossbow formation was famous throughout the world. When Meng Tian attacked the Huns in the north, relying on the powerful logistical supplies of the Qin Dynasty at that time, he defeated the Huns so hard that they cried for their parents and suffered heavy casualties, forcing them to avoid his attack.

However, the Qin crossbow had been lost since the Han Dynasty. Even if it had not been lost, the amount of arrows used for a volley of fire from a crossbow formation of 300,000 people and the financial resources consumed would be an astronomical figure. That was something Zhu Chong dared not even think about now.

As for the Modao troops in the Tang Dynasty, they were also a short-lived product in history.

The Mo Dao was a long-handled sword with a specific purpose in the Tang Dynasty. It was specially used to deal with cavalry. Because of its outstanding effect against cavalry, it was equipped as a regular equipment of the army during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

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