Beihuan, it is not necessary to have cavalry!
As Yun Zheng's voice fell, everyone was stunned.
"Your Highness, do you mean that Beihuan is attacking with infantry?"
Feng Yu frowned slightly, "But the speed of the infantry shouldn't be that fast, right?"
At most, infantrymen can run thirty or forty miles a day, and that is based on the premise of just marching.
The Northern Huan army was able to move to the vicinity of Suining Guard so quickly, it couldn't be infantry, right?
"Your Highness means that cavalry can also become infantry!"
Du Guiyuan shook his head and looked up at Yun Zheng again, "It seems that we have indeed overlooked this point! But, Your Highness, do you think Beihuan will really do this?"
Yun Zheng rubbed his head and said seriously: "If it were me, I would do this."
Du Guiyuan was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Under the last resort, I would probably do the same! As long as we can defeat the Northern Army, what does this little loss matter?"
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As he spoke, Du Guiyuan smiled bitterly again and again.
"What on earth are you talking about?"
Shen Luoyan looked at the two of them in confusion.
She has no language barrier with these two people!
Why couldn't she understand what these two people were talking about?
Yun Zheng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Kill the war horses and replenish the military rations!"
What?
Kill war horses to replenish military rations?
Everyone's face changed drastically and they looked at Yun Zheng in disbelief.
What they meant was that the Northern Huan used cavalry to quickly raid the corresponding positions, then directly killed the war horses for rations, turned the cavalry into infantry, and thus launched a defensive strategy and besieged Suining Guard?
Is Bei Huan crazy?
By doing this, they can indeed solve the problem of logistics supply.
They don't need food at all.
War horses are their food!
However, changing cavalry into infantry is not just giving up one's strengths and taking advantage of one's weaknesses?
Beihuan has always been famous for its cavalry, but now it has voluntarily abandoned its cavalry and turned them into infantry?
Would Beihuan really do this?
"Beihuan is sick!"
Shen Luoyan came back to his senses and said speechlessly: "If they are really willing to kill so many war horses, they can just give them to our dynasty. His Majesty will probably agree to a truce, right? Why are they wasting all this effort?"
Yun Zheng rolled his eyes at her and said, "Give the warhorse to our dynasty. When our dynasty becomes stronger, we will go and fight them?"
“This is different!”
Chen Luoyan shook his head and said, "My dynasty is recuperating, and Beihuan can also recuperate! Give them a few years to recover, and they don't have to be afraid of me doing something drastic, right?"
"You think too much!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled. "If I were the Great Chanyu of Beihuan, I would also be worried. Give us the war horses today, and we will immediately arm a powerful cavalry to attack Beihuan in the spring! There is no such thing as credibility between countries. It is the best way to kill him while he is weak!"
After listening to Yun Zheng's words, Shen Luoyan was suddenly speechless.
Yes!
Reputation is worthless in the face of national interests!
One of Beihuan and Dagan will be defeated and surrender in the end!
Beihuan was not trustworthy. Not only did they not return the lost land to Dagan, they also raided the team that was escorting grain to Dagan.
Naturally, Da Gan could completely disregard his credibility and take advantage of Beihuan's food shortage to attack Beihuan in one fell swoop.
"Your Highness, what you said makes sense!"
Yu Shizhong nodded and said, "Besides, Beihuan has already lost tens of thousands of troops. I'm afraid we can't avoid this battle!"
Du Guiyuan: "Yes! At this point, Beihuan must fight to the death! As long as we defeat the Beifu Army, we will not be able to launch a large-scale attack after the beginning of next spring, and Beihuan can also gain precious time to recuperate! Even if they kill 100,000 war horses, they can recover in a few years..."
This is a lose-lose situation!
But it is also a wise decision.
Now that the war horses are gone, Beihuan, which has many natural pastures, can slowly breed them again.
But if people are gone, then there is really nothing left.
I have to say that Bei Huan’s move was indeed quite ruthless.
Putting aside his personal stance, Bei Huan is indeed a man of integrity.
I would rather both sides suffer losses than surrender to the enemy.
"Now the deployment of the three armies of Beihuan should be clearer."
Yun Zheng stood up and walked to the map in the tent, pointing at it and saying, "The three armies should be arranged in a straight line. The Beihuan army to the south of Suining Guard and the northwest of Jing'an Guard should be the infantry who killed the war horses! The army in the middle should still be mainly cavalry..."
"Your Highness is absolutely right!"
Yu Shizhong nodded: "The cavalry in the middle can quickly support the other two armies! After seizing the Beiyuan shallows, they should have no problem ensuring the supply of the cavalry."
With this arrangement, no matter where the Northern Palace Army attacked from, they would be ambushed by the Northern Huan elite cavalry.
Even though the Northern Army also had more than 100,000 war horses and claimed to have more than 100,000 cavalry, when war really came, they could actually only arm 50,000 to 60,000 cavalry.
One man and two horses is actually the basic configuration of cavalry.
Otherwise, after a few battles, the war horses would be exhausted to death!
Beihuan only needs to deploy 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry in the middle road, and the Beifu army will have to be wary.
Fifty or sixty thousand versus thirty or forty thousand, there is actually not much numerical advantage.
Throughout history, there are countless examples of how the outnumbered side defeated the larger force, even in head-on combat.
There is no doubt that the Beihuan cavalry in the middle must be the most elite cavalry of Beihuan.
In a head-on fight, the Northern Army's cavalry might not be the opponent!
Yun Zheng nodded slightly and said with a wry smile: "This time, Wei Wenzhong and I both miscalculated!"
They guessed that Beihuan would force the Beifu army to leave the city to fight, but they thought they would raid Mayi regardless of the consequences.
However, I didn't expect Bei Huan to be so cruel.
In this self-mutilation-like manner, they besieged Suining Guard, forcing the Northern Army to rescue Suining Guard's army, and then slowly eroded the Northern Army's manpower.
This is also caused by inherent thinking.
Everyone thought that Beihuan would launch a surprise attack with cavalry, but they forgot that war horses could be turned into food at any time.
It’s so fucking cruel!
The person who could come up with this idea must be a ruthless character.
Moreover, he must be a guy who doesn't play by the rules.
"Do you think Wei Wenzhong will rescue the Suining Guards' army?"
Shen Luoyan asked with some concern.
Qin Qihu is in Suining Guard.
Yun Zheng is probably also worried about Qin Qihu's safety?
"We should save him, but definitely not now."
Yun Zheng said: "The Suining Guards should have stored a lot of food and grass, so they should be able to support themselves for more than half a month. Even if Wei Wenzhong launches a rescue operation, he will definitely want to fight Beihuan for a while first! After all, the Beihuan army is camping in the wild. Even if they have enough food and drink, the cold weather in Shuobei will be enough to make them suffer."
“That’s right!”
Shen Luoyan nodded in agreement, "Then how should we deal with it next?"
Chen Luoyan’s problem is also everyone’s problem.
The Beihuan army had already arrived between them and the Suining Guards.
That large army could potentially advance towards Shuofang at any time.
They must come up with a countermeasure and cannot just stand by and watch.
Yun Zheng raised the corner of his mouth and said with a wicked smile: "Although Bei Huan's move is cruel and ingenious, if they are forced to retreat by us, their losses will be heavy..."
Killing so many war horses for food by oneself is like risking one's life in the face of danger.
But if they were repelled, the horses would not be able to come back to life.
At that time, it would be real self-harm!
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