The plan proposed by Liu Yin is to divide into a joint attack, outflank the two roads, the infantry corps all the way, go north from Xiping, and take Wuwei Guzang directly, and the cavalry corps all the way, and implement a big detour from the right road to smash the Xianbei people's lair.

Liu Yin's plan is similar to the strategy adopted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to defeat the Xiongnu, Wei Qing all the way, Huo Qubing all the way, go deep into Mobei, seal the wolf Juxu, and hit the Xiongnu hard. Liu Yin's intention is also very clear, the infantry corps marches along the main road to attract the attention of the Xianbei people, and the cavalry corps can give full play to the characteristics of mobile and flexible operations, attack the Xianbei people's lair in a big detour and depth, and completely destroy the Xianbei people.

In the northwest, it is not difficult to defeat the Hu people, the difficulty is how to completely eliminate them, the Hu people are defeated this year, they may disappear for a while, and then they will come back, the Han army is tired of coping every time, if you want to change this situation, you must completely defeat the Xianbei in Hexi, so that they do not have the ability to attack twice.

But in the desert steppe want to eliminate the Xianbei people is undoubtedly a very difficult thing, the Xianbei people are nomadic people, living by water and grass, and there is no fixed city and stronghold, which undoubtedly brings great difficulties to the total annihilation of them, Liu Yin sent the cavalry corps to go deep into the hinterland of the desert in a big detour, in fact, it is also an attempt, and only in this way can there be a chance to make Liangzhou return to peace, otherwise, the bald tree function will be defeated this year, and the rebellion will resume next year, Liu Yin will not have the time and energy to accompany him to toss.

Therefore, Liu Yin will adopt this tactic of dividing the troops into two ways, and the five infantry battalions of the Tiger Infantry Left and Right Battalion, the Yongan Battalion, the New First Battalion and the New Third Battalion will form the infantry corps, and the 30,000 Qiang cavalry and the left and right battalions of the Tiger Cavalry will form the cavalry corps, led by Luo Xian and Yao Yikang.

However, after Liu Yin proposed to divide the troops, he was immediately opposed by almost all people.

Luo Xian took the lead and said: "The general's plan is too dangerous. The bald tree is known to have 100,000 troops, and all of them are cavalry with strong mobility ability, and the general only responds with infantry, and is weaker than the other party in terms of strength and combat power, and I am afraid it will be difficult to cope with the cavalry impact of the Xianbei people. ”

Deal with the Xianbei cavalry. The most effective way was to ride on horseback, and use cavalry equipped with Takahashi saddles and bilateral stirrups to deal with the Xianbei cavalry, which still had a slight advantage. The tiger cavalry battalion of the Shu army was the first to complete the cavalry unit equipped with Gaoqiao saddle and bilateral stirrups, and then soon these equipment have been popularized throughout the Shu army, even Yao Yikang's 30,000 Qiang cavalry, up to the standard of equipping Gaoqiao saddle and bilateral stirrups, has exceeded forty percent, if it is not in a hurry to send troops, I believe that in a very short period of time. The Qiang cavalry could all be equipped with new harness.

After the battle of the first line of the gorge, Liu Yin found that the harness of the Xianbei cavalry seemed to have some changes, the most significant feature was the bilateral stirrups, but compared with the bilateral stirrups made of metal of the Shu army, the stirrups of the Xianbei cavalry were much simpler, but they were tied with cowhide ropes and a wooden board that was not too wide, with one on the left and one on the left and right.

Liu Yin couldn't be sure whether Xianbei stole his ideas, after all, the news was closed at that time. Liu Yin's cavalry has no record of fighting with the Xianbei people, and the so-called "stirrups" of the Xianbei people are very different from the stirrups created by themselves. If there is a similarity between the two, it is only a new breakthrough in technology compared to the unilateral stirrup.

Perhaps this is also the invention of the Xianbei people themselves, after all, in the real history, the appearance of the Takahashi saddle and the bilateral stirrup was in the later period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms. Created by the Xianbei people, it is precisely because of such cavalry that the Northern Wei Dynasty, founded by the Xianbei Tuoba clan, unified the north and ended the history of the Wuhu War.

Liu Yin didn't know what the relationship was between Hexi Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei, but there was no doubt about it. Hexi Xianbei took these stirrups, and his strength could be raised to a new level, although compared with the stirrups of the Shu army, it was much simpler.

This time to Luoyang, Liu Yin has seen the Wei cavalry in a large-scale imitation of the high bridge saddle and bilateral stirrups, from the style of design and construction technology, almost no different from the Shu army equipped with the harness, it is foreseeable that the combat effectiveness of the Wei cavalry will be doubled, in the future in the Wei army in the Central Plains decisive battle stage, there will never be that kind of cavalry battle one-sided situation.

All the generals advised Liu Yin to give up the plan of dividing the troops into two routes, and it is a taboo for soldiers to divide the troops into two roads, and both ancient and modern military art pay attention to the way of concentrating superior forces to annihilate the enemy, especially when the enemy is strong and we are weak, dividing troops is the biggest taboo.

Liu Yin said calmly: "I have made up my mind, and I will not say anything more." Rest assured, although the infantry is difficult to defeat the cavalry, I have already thought of a strategy to destroy the enemy, so you don't need to worry. This time, the cavalry corps outflanked the old nest of Xianbei in Hexi, and it was necessary to take all the credit, whether it could solve the bald tree function in this battle and return a peaceful state in Liangzhou would depend on General Luo and Brother Yao Xian. ”

Seeing that Liu Yin had made up his mind, the generals were not able to persuade him anymore and acquiesced in this fact, but the generals' hearts were still full of doubts, and they didn't know how Liu Yin could use 25,000 infantry to meet the fierce and overwhelming Xianbei cavalry.

Next, Liu Yin rested for a period of time in Zhiyang, Jincheng County, and after continuous forced marching and fighting, the Shuqiang coalition army appeared to varying degrees of exhaustion, and a short rest helped to restore the physical fitness and fighting spirit of the soldiers.

The first to leave Zhiyang was the cavalry corps led by Luo Xian and Yao Yikang, totaling more than 40,000 horsemen, whose march route would avoid the Hexi Avenue and go north along the Yellow River into the depths of the desert.

It will be very difficult to find the nest of the Xianbei people, not to mention that the Xianbei people have no fixed place to live, and it is not easy to find all the fixed residences in the vast desert.

However, as Liu Yin said, it is an opportunity and a challenge, the main force of the bald tree function creates a rebellion in Liangzhou, and the rear will definitely be empty, this is definitely the best opportunity to eliminate Hexi Xianbei.

With enough food, grass, and even water, the cavalry legion embarked on a vast journey, and in the yellow dust of the ancient road, no matter how large the army was, it was just dust and gravel, and it was soon covered by wind and sand, and even the footprints they had just left behind quickly became obliterated. (To be continued.) )