Infantry Transformed into Cavalry (Please Vote and Subscribe)

In the first year of the Han Tribe's Jianyuan era, September, the grasslands fell into a brief period of peace. Modun had plundered numerous large and small tribes across the southern grasslands one after another. After obtaining a massive influx of people and livestock, he began to retreat and slowly lick his wounds. The only force left on Modun's side was a small group led by Dalantai, operating in secret. They had not even organized any decent Sneak Attacks. In Dalantai's own words, they were still conducting reconnaissance.

This was not because he feared battle and was spouting nonsense. He really was conducting reconnaissance. Through his recent observations of the Han Army in Kaiyuan Commandery, he found himself increasingly unable to understand the Han Tribe's methods. He had also failed to find any opportunities, because those iron-clad Han soldiers remained holed up inside the city, only moving around its outskirts each day. From the looks of it, they seemed to be training.

That was right. The warriors of the Qianniu Guard and Huben Guard were indeed training, including the cavalry formed by the grassland herders who had pledged allegiance to the Han Tribe.

The Han Tribe's strategy for dealing with enemies on the grasslands needed to change. This was something Luo Chong understood very clearly. The current Qianniu Guard and Huben Guard were in much the same situation as the Song Dynasty when facing the Jin and Liao: their weapons and equipment were first-rate, and they could crush nomadic forces in every way. In infantry combat, they were practically invincible. However, they suffered from one shortcoming—their legs were too short. They did not know how to ride horses. When facing nomadic peoples centered around cavalry, they had effectively surrendered the initiative on the battlefield.

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