. Chinese clay figures. Sculpture -- China; Arms and armor, Chinese; China -- Antiquities. Defensive Armor or the Han Period 233 commander was obliged to inaugurate again a reform of cavalry tactics. In 598 the Turkish Khan Ta-t'ou, the Tardu of the Byzantine historians, made an inroad into China; and Yang Su, appointed gen- eralissimo against him, met with unusual success. Formerly, the Chi- nese annalist tells us on this occasion, the generals in their battles with the Turkish hordes were chiefly concerned about the cavalry of the en- emy, and merely observed an attitude of defence by f
. Chinese clay figures. Sculpture -- China; Arms and armor, Chinese; China -- Antiquities. Defensive Armor or the Han Period 233 commander was obliged to inaugurate again a reform of cavalry tactics. In 598 the Turkish Khan Ta-t'ou, the Tardu of the Byzantine historians, made an inroad into China; and Yang Su, appointed gen- eralissimo against him, met with unusual success. Formerly, the Chi- nese annalist tells us on this occasion, the generals in their battles with the Turkish hordes were chiefly concerned about the cavalry of the en- emy, and merely observed an attitude of defence by forming a carre of chariots, infantry7 and riders, the latter being posted in the centre sur- rounded by the other troops, and the carre being encircled by an Yang Su held that this means of defence was merely an act of fortifying one's self, but could never lead to a victory; and he entirely abandoned this old-fashioned practice. He formed his troops solely into squadrons of horsemen ready for immediate attack. On learning these tidings, the Khan was overjoyed, exclaiming, // %( "Heaven has accorded me this & & k a '" $ favor!" Dismounting from his FlG- 36- , , , 1 T_ Abatis (from Huang ch'ao li k'i I'u shi). horse, he looked up to Heaven and worshipped. At the head of a hundred thousand picked equestrians he advanced, and suffered a distressing defeat from the hand of Yang Su, who charged him with all vehemence. Fortunately we are told also some details as to the method of Yang Su's offensive procedure. He was a harsh warrior, enforcing martial laws with Spartan severity: capital punishment was meted out to whomever infringed the articles of war. In open battle he began operations by rushing one or two hundred riders against the position of the enemy. Did they succeed in breaking him, it was all right; did they fail and retreat, he had all of them, irrespective of their number, beheaded on the spot. Then he proceeded to send forth a squadron of
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