Chapter nine hundred and fifteen: Yun Yong (2)
Liu Chenglin was right.
It is indeed no need for him to seek any great contribution. His identity has been destined to be his future, and he will definitely be of noble status and a high position, but it is unlikely that he can still occupy a position with substantial power. A high-ranking public servant or even the position of a prince is already his destiny.
The future queen herself has extraordinary influence in the army. If there is another brother-in-law who really has strong military power, even if Li Ze doesn't care, other court officials will not agree.
After the young master truly unified the world, Liu Chenglin had to break his armor and return to the field.
A powerful relative of the outer world will not be allowed to exist.
Over the years, Li Rui, who has been studying history books attentively, has understood this.
"Then we must be prepared for losses." Li Rui said softly.
"As long as it is a war, there will be damage. The only difference is the size. The important thing is whether these losses are worth it. If the final result has a positive impact on the overall situation, then no matter how big the losses are, they can be afforded." Liu Chenglin said lightly.
"I understand." Li Rui suddenly laughed: "It's just that Mrs. Xia may have a headache. He needs to prepare a lot of pensions."
"It's not her business!" Liu Chenglin didn't find anything ridiculous. He only considered what he should consider. "Li Rui, this battle is a showdown of cavalry. Considering the importance of this battle, I will go on the battlefield myself, and so will Chen Changping. Then, the rest will be left to you."
"Don't worry, General." Li Rui stood up in a serious manner and bowed.
Since its establishment, the Right Guard has been fighting and confronting Zhang Zhongwu for more time. Therefore, in this army, cavalry occupies the vast majority. The Right Guard with 30,000 people occupied a total of 15,000 people, which is unique among the other twelve guards.
The Liang army, who was deeply aware of the characteristics of Liu Chenglin's right guard, gathered the main cavalry to come to Henan this time. There was no need for cavalry to defend the city. In order to get back to the disadvantage in the current unfavorable situation, the Liang army was even more unreserved. This made the cavalry they gathered in Changyuan reach a terrifying number of 30,000.
Such a number of cavalry duels is hard to imagine in the south. Only in the north, where cavalry is highly valued and there are conditions to accumulate war horses on a large scale will such a battle occur.
The Tang army was never afraid of field battles, which was due to their absolute confidence in the quality of their soldiers. On the contrary, they attacked the city with great headaches. Eliminating the enemy in field battles has always been the Tang army’s favorite thing to do.
When both armies were determined to have a head-on collision and decide the outcome of the war in a confrontation, all conspiracies and tricks lost their due role.
At this time, the winner can only be a head-on battle on the battlefield.
The two armies combined with more than 100,000 cavalry alone exceeded 40,000. Such a huge army could obviously not be concealed by the other party. In such a scene, the leaders of both sides had tacit understanding and did not even send scouts out.
Because it's no longer necessary.
What the other party wants to do? The experienced generals of both sides can guess a rough karma with a glance.
There is no way out when you are pointed at the pinnacle.
Liu Chenglin was wearing a coarse cloth clothes and carefully washed his hair in the cabin. The big green horse intimately showed his long tongue from time to time and licked Liu Chenglin's face.
Chen Changping leaned against the pillar of the horse corridor, holding his arms, while Liu Changfeng cut the grass with a guillotine on the other side, carefully cut the grass to pieces, and then mixed beans into it.
"The general's horse is really hard to find!" Chen Changping looked at the big green horse with some enviousness.
Liu Chenglin laughed loudly, his complacent feeling was beyond words. He patted the huge horse's head and signaled the horse to go to eat the food by himself. He rubbed his hands and turned around and walked to Chen Changping, and smiled and said, "Your flame is not bad either."
"It's a lot worse than Qing Cong!" Chen Changping shook his head. "Especially, it's one level behind the endurance."
"A horse like Qingsong is hard to find!" Liu Chenglin said with a smile.
Liu Chenglin's war horse looks not harsh at all, and is easily overlooked on the battlefield. However, this horse does not show any abnormality at the beginning, but the longer the battle time it takes, its special nature will appear bit by bit. Generally speaking, a good war horse can run quickly for dozens of miles and needs rest, but Qingsong seems to be just warming up. The rest of the war horses, who run hundreds of miles in one breath, are basically powerless, but Qingsong just reaches the top. Such a war horse, as Liu Chenglin said, is difficult to find such a horse in thousands of miles.
The war horses used by the cavalry of the Right Guard all have the same characteristics, that is, their war horses are much smaller than the kind that many cavalry like, which looks particularly stern.
This is the experience summarized by the cavalry of the Right Guard with their lives during the long battle with Zhang Zhongwu. Fighting on such a vast land that is beyond the sight of the boundaries, a war horse with long endurance is much stronger than those war horses that are powerful but cannot last forever.
Many times, they complete their battles in the process of chasing or being chased. At this time, a war horse with good endurance far surpassed the sharp swords and guns in their hands.
"The Liang army's war horses are tall and have strong sprinting power." Liu Chenglin said: "This is in line with the characteristics of their previous combat. In the past, their enemies were not strong in combat and were easily defeated by their sprinting strikes. This allowed them to benefit from the battlefield repeatedly, resulting in their cavalry combat style."
Chen Changping smiled and said, "It's just three tricks."
"Don't underestimate their three axes. If they can't stand the three axes at the beginning, it will be bad." Liu Chenglin said seriously. "Their horses are generally much taller than us, which makes them have a condescending advantage in cavalry warfare, and it is also destined that our losses will be greater in the early stages of the war."
"They only need to hold on for more than a quarter of an hour, and their advantages will be exhausted. The next step will be to show our advantages." Chen Changping said: "The general should not have doubts about our army's ability to withstand losses."
"This is natural!" Liu Chenglin smiled and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have made up my mind to engage in this battle. But Changping, your pressure will probably be greater."
"My mission is to stabilize the left wing. However, since Cao Xuan has the intention to win the battle, he will definitely stare at you. I guess that the imperial cavalry brought by Xu Chong will deal with you at that time." Chen Changping said. "Xu Fu is a brave general on the battlefield. His son, who has a long-term plan or is far less than him, but he is afraid he will be stronger when charging into battle."
"It's a pity that we don't allow a chance to fight one-on-one on such a battlefield." Liu Chenglin laughed and said, "If there are still personal force in this world that I fear, Shi Zhuang might be the only one. In the early days, if it weren't for your helpers, I would have had the opportunity to decide a life and death with Shi Zhuang on a fair occasion."
Chen Changping couldn't help Yan'er.
In the Daqing Mountains, Liu Chenglin and Shi Zhuang had a brief fight, but with Tu Lichun and others in it, Liu Chenglin had no choice but to disarm. Chen Changping admired Liu Chenglin's personal force very much. He had an advantage beyond a hundred steps, but once he was bullied by Liu Chenglin, he could only give up his head. With Liu Chenglin's horse speed and equestrian skills, he had only the chance to fire three arrows. Chen Changping didn't think he could knock down Liu Chenglin with three arrows.
"This decisive battle is also extremely critical!" Chen Changping said: "From the current confrontation, I will face the Xuanwu cavalry, you will face the imperial guards of Xu Chong, and Li Rui will face the main force of Cao Xuan's infantry and cavalry mixed with more than 30,000 people. If Li Rui cannot defend the camp and is captured by Cao Xuan, then Cao Xuan will definitely draw troops to attack me. After taking me, he will finally surround you and kill you."
"Planning is one thing, but whether it can be won is another." Liu Chenglin said: "I still trust Li Rui's ability. I am afraid that Cao Xuan can only knock it out by himself."
Chen Changping nodded: "We have always been charging forward. Li Ruishou, his experience in commanding infantry and defense is indeed better than us. But this time, the pressure he faces may be greater. Whether it is Xuanwu Army or Liang Army, they are elite troops, and they have the will to fight desperately in this battle. A fierce battle is inevitable. General, I will leave tonight. What else do you have to give?"
"No more. They are all people who are old and wars, and they know what to do!" Liu Chenglin said: "Anyway, the current situation, whether for us or Cao Xuan, is a mistake, and if the whole game is lost, the whole situation will collapse. Chen Changping, so don't care about the losses, this is the price that victory must pay."
"I understand!" Chen Changping turned around and walked out, took a few steps, but turned back: "When will Li De arrive?"
Liu Chenglin laughed: "Did you guess it?"
"Ranker Rangers, swimmer and attack them. I think Li De will not miss such a big scene. I just can't guess when they will arrive?"
Chapter completed!