Chapter 222 The most real thing


Chapter 222 The most real thing

The court is not inactive at all.

No, many craftsmen were sent out to help Jinguyuan and Shaoyuan repair the water basins. At the same time, they also used the accumulated wood to make a batch of new chariots - this was what Shao Xun requested. thing.

Unfortunately, time is still short, and only more than 200 vehicles have been built so far.

Fortunately, after searching from many sources, there are still some remaining vehicles in the Shaofu's treasury, about three to four hundred vehicles.

Shao Xun personally inspected it and found that it was a bit worn.

“Don’t look at it, they have all been repaired, come and deliver it quickly.” Secretary Wang Dun, together with several officials of the Shaofu, handed over these side cars to Shao Xun on the order of the emperor. At this time, he saw Shao even got under the car to check, and his face looked very ugly.

Shao Xun was not angry with him. After checking them one by one, he signed and stamped them to receive them.

You have already taken advantage of Wang Dun, so why bother with him?

Song Yi’s delicate panting, which was almost at the end of his life, had deceived him of how much vitality he had. In the future, he would be the main member of his own private band, and he had already made a lot of money.

Wang Chuzhong, please read the book on war.

"Pull the car away and let the boys get familiar with it first." Shao Xun ordered.

“No.” Wang Queer and Li Chong, who came to accept the chariot on behalf of the Silver Spear Army and the Yamen Army, responded in unison.

"Let's go to Jinyong City." Shao Xun waved his hand and came to Jinyong City surrounded by soldiers.

Wang Yan, the lieutenant of the Northern Army, is waiting here.

"The prince is not generous enough." Wang Yan shook his head and sighed.

For this expedition, the Xiaoqi Army deployed 500 cavalry from the "Hit Hu Ben Governor" and 100 cavalry from the "Youzhou Tuqi Governor", led by Cavalry Governor Duan Liang and temporarily assigned to the command of Shao Xun.

Shao Xun was not stingy, and donated a hundred horses to the Xiaoqi Army so that they could use their strength when they went on an expedition.

After Xiaoqijun received the horses, he asked additionally if he could buy 500 horses?

The matter was reported to Wang Yan all the way, and Shao Xun finally gave him a conscientious price: 250,000 dendrobium grains.

After some wrangling, an agreement was finally reached. The grain stored in the Liang County warehouse reached more than 720,000 dendrobium, which was approaching the limit of the reserve.

Lao Wang did not intend to pay at first, but used more than 400 old tanks collected by various departments of the Forbidden Army in exchange.

But Shao Xun didn’t buy it at all. The troops that were supposed to go out in early September have yet to make any move.

At the end, Wang Yan recognized the situation clearly and knew that today was different from the past, and the military leaders were not so easy to control. He pinched his nose and agreed to lend the Forbidden Army chariot to Shao Xun and return it after the division.

“Fighting for the imperial court, even with the song, isn’t this grand?” Shao Xun seemed puzzled.

Wang Yan shook his head, stopped arguing with him, and said instead: "The carts have been repaired and have skins to prevent fire. Even the draft animals pulling the carts are covered with a thick felt blanket. If you think it’s not enough, add another layer yourself.”

Shao Xun looked at it carefully.

When the sidecar was designed, protection against arrows and fire was taken into consideration.

The so-called sidecar has baffles on the outer side and top to defend against arrows fired by the enemy.

The baffles should be fireproof to prevent them from being ignited by rockets fired by others.

There is a shooting window on the baffle, and the rifleman stands in the carriage and shoots through the window - it can accommodate 2-3 people shooting at the same time.

There are also 2-3 close combat warriors, wearing armor, sitting in the carriage. If enemy infantry attacks, immediately rely on sidecars to fight the enemy.

The draft animals pulling the carts have also taken measures to prevent fire and arrows.

The arrows that are fired directly rely on baffles, while the thrown arrows are not strong enough and rely on felt blankets and skins for defense. In fact, a layer of partitions can also be added, but in order to save costs, we did not do it.

This was the standard equipment used by Malong during his expedition to Liangzhou.

After the entire vehicle is counterweighted to ensure a stable center of gravity, it marches in two lines. When encountering the enemy, they connect end to end to form a circular defense circle. As long as they bring enough military supplies, the sergeant will remain calm and composed. If they are brave and good at fighting, Ma Long and Liu Yu have effectively proved that the Xianbei, Southern Yan, and Northern Wei cavalry can't do anything to them.

The key is that your infantry must be good at fighting and have a big heart. This is the top priority.

After collecting a total of more than a thousand chariots, the army marched to the foot of Mang Mountain in the north of Luoyang City. They trained for three days and waited for the auxiliary troops to gather.

This expedition included 4,200 soldiers from the Silver Spear Army, 1,000 soldiers from the Six Defense Prefectures, 3,000 soldiers from the Six Buildings of the Yamen Army, 600 light and heavy cavalry from the Luoyang Chinese Army, and 200 Yicong soldiers, totaling 9,000 soldiers.

In terms of auxiliary troops, the Sixth Defense Army has 1,000 troops, 4,000 troops from Hebei, 800 auxiliary troops from the Luoyang Chinese Army, and 2,000 temporarily recruited Sizhou Dingzhuang, craftsmen, drivers, There are 3,000 functional personnel such as grooms, veterinarians, doctors, and construction workers, totaling 10,800 people.

The whole army has about 20,000 infantry and cavalry, which can be considered a strong force.

Moreover, in terms of quality, it is vaguely similar to the grand occasion when the Luoyang Chinese Army went out for the expedition. In terms of combat effectiveness, although the Luoyang Chinese Army was able to find a lineup comparable to theirs, these thousands of elite soldiers were scattered among the 40,000 to 50,000 weak soldiers. They were completely overwhelmed and could not display their strength.

On September 19, all troops from all walks of life arrived. After the whole army practiced together, they broke camp and headed north.

Not many people paid attention to this expedition.

For the people of Luoyang, most people don't even know about this war - as long as the enemy doesn't hit the doorstep of Luoyang, it's nothing to them.

Of course, for those who are interested, it is still a matter of concern.

The emperor is very concerned.

Wang Yan is very concerned.

Wang Dun is also very concerned.

In addition to them, the Yu family also went out of the city to see him off.

Shao Xun even saw Yu Wenjun.

The little beauty mustered up the courage to look at him, and Shao Xun waved.

Cao Fu has visited several times and negotiated the marriage. The next step is to pick an auspicious day and formally engage in marriage. We won't talk about getting married until now, but the marriage must be decided in advance.

Otherwise, if you don’t marry, Yu Wenjun, who will be thirteen years old in the new year, may get married.

There are also some good people watching at the foot of Mount Mang.

They may not know very well that the days when the Jin Dynasty has the ability to take the initiative to attack are numbered.

The Eight Kings Rebellion wiped out one hundred thousand Luoyang veterans, wiped out the treasury, and wiped out the majesty of the court...

This world can be described in one sentence: the bad days are still there What's behind?

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A large group of horses galloped through abandoned villages and deserted farmland, scaring countless people away.

Wuhuan Huqi ignored them at all, singing pastoral songs and grazing the horses leisurely.

In Hebei, where the military power was close to complete disintegration, no one could threaten them except the troops from Youzhou heading south.

But the people of Youzhou have too much time to take care of themselves and have no interest or ability to interfere with Jizhou.

Now, the huge Jizhou has become a racecourse for the Han Dynasty. Even if it cannot be occupied for a while, it is no problem to grab it and run away, not to mention how happy it is.

And all of this was caused by the Sima family’s descendants killing each other, haha, how wonderful!

"You, you, and you, take people to cut the grass quickly." Kui An pointed his hand, and several powerful people from Jin Dynasty bowed respectfully, and then led his men Ding Zhuang went to mow the grass.

Some Ding Zhuang seemed to be afraid of the Jie soldiers under Kui An. When they heard the order to stay away, they were excited. Unexpectedly, they fell to the ground with garlic under their feet.

"Haha!" The Jie people, Wuhuan people, Huns and even the Jin people all laughed.

Kui An also smiled and looked at the withered and yellow grass around him with satisfaction.

When they invaded Hebei last year, they followed the order of the King of Han and sown countless grass seeds on the endless plains. After a year, the pasture has grown very fertile and strong, which makes people very happy.

The Central Plains is really a good pasture, many times better than the grassland.

Hebei is the best place in this fine pasture.

The pastures in front of us are almost as tall as a man. Compared with the poor, pitiful and short pastures on the grassland, they are completely different.

The pasture is already withered and yellow by now, and you may not be able to see it yet.

If it is midsummer, keep the stems and leaves plump, tender and juicy. The horse will be more energetic after eating it and will not feel tired even after galloping on the battlefield for a long time.

Shi Le walked out of a thatched house and looked at the empty wilderness.

Hebei has a smaller population and more abandoned villages.

Of course, maybe not all of them ran away.

With fewer people, there is more land, and people can freely choose their fields for farming. For safety reasons, they prefer to gather together to protect and help each other.

There are also people who seek refuge with local powerful and aristocratic families and become local bankers, hoping to save their lives.

The land of Hebei is undergoing huge and profound changes as wars become increasingly frequent.

"Your Majesty."

"General."

"Commander."

Old brothers such as Tao Bao, Wang Yang, and Lu Ming rode out on horseback Come, salute respectfully.

Shi Le looked at the people behind him again.

Zhi Xiong, Hu Yanmo and others suddenly understood and bowed to salute.

Shi Le nodded and said: "How about it, is Shi Chao willing to give up Yecheng?"

"That guy won't give up Yecheng."

"He refused to move until he died, as if Yecheng was the tomb of his family's ancestors."

"Shi Chao wants to rebel, so the governor might as well report it to the King of Han and ask the King of Han to make a decision."

Shi Le's face was expressionless. , stretched out his hand to stop their quarrel.

Everyone was silent.

After a year of rectification and personally serving as a vanguard to break through Hu Pass, Shi Le's power in front of his old brothers became more and more powerful.

Yecheng was originally guarded by He Yu, the governor of Jizhou.

When the Han army attacked Huguan, this man even sent more than a thousand soldiers westward to rescue Huguan together with Liu Kun's general Huang Xiu.

As a result, nature was defeated by Shi Le, Huang Xiu was defeated and killed, Huguan fell, and then He Yu ran away.

After capturing Huguan, more than 30,000 Han troops poured into Hebei, led by seven generals: Shi Le, Shi Chao, Liu Ling, Wang Mi, Wang Sang, Yan Yan, and Qi Wuda.

Among these people, Shi Le brought seven thousand riders and was the main force.

Shi Chao had three thousand soldiers.

Wang Mi had a crowd of more than five thousand.

Wang Sang had more than three thousand soldiers.

Liu Ling has more than four thousand people.

Yan Yan had four thousand soldiers.

More than 3,000 soldiers and horses from Qiwuda Tongxiong and Han Dynasty stayed at Huguan.

From the perspective of the composition of the troops, except for the more than 3,000 infantry and cavalry commanded by Zhendong General Qi Wuda, who were serious Liu Han soldiers and horses, the others were all miscellaneous.

In this expedition, Shi Le is the nominal commander, but he may not be able to command the other six generals.

Shi Le also understood this, so he didn't fight for anything, just seize the time to reap the benefits.

"Will you gain anything by going out this time?" Shi Le asked.

"Everyone has been brought here, eight thousand in total, more than us." Wang Yang replied first.

Shi Le nodded, and then had several large packages brought in. After unpacking them, they all contained official seals.

"Let the base owners come over." He ordered.

Soon someone invited all the base owners over, no more, no less, exactly eight.

"Those who lead more than a thousand troops will be awarded the seal of general. Those who lead less than a thousand troops will be given the official seal of captain." Shi Le held a seal ribbon in each hand and said loudly: "Do you understand?"

"Understood." The eight base owners replied cautiously.

After Shi Le asked clearly about the number of soldiers and horses commanded by each of the eight men, he sent them down one by one.

After receiving the seals, the eight people knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "Meet King Ping Jin."

Shi Le had a smile on his face.

The shortcomings of the army are gradually being made up for.

He has tens of thousands of cavalry under his command, and this time he brought 7,000, but the number of infantry is very small, but it is not beautiful.

On the land of Hebei, there are many forts and fortresses.

Some forts have large numbers of people, high walls and deep pools, and great fighting capabilities, making them difficult to conquer.

Some fortresses are only one to two thousand or two to three thousand strong. The fortress wall is just a short mud wall, which is easy to attack.

There are also barriers where hundreds or more than a thousand households gather together temporarily and build a wooden fence.

He doesn't have the ability to attack Dawu Fort now, so he will start from the small barrier.

Moreover, in troubled times, there is never a shortage of careerists.

Before he took action, several bandit leaders and powerful men came to seek refuge with their troops, giving him the first batch of infantry. To be fair, he borrowed the King of Han's tigers in this matter. Pi, if it weren't for the King of Han's personal title of King Ping Jin and General Fu Han, others might not take the initiative to join him.

But no matter what, he succeeded.

Now is the time to capture and coerce more Wubao into handing over money, food, livestock and even men.

His demands were not high. He gave up after collecting 50,000 people and returned to Bingzhou to farm.

From then on, he will become the general who leads the most troops under the King of Han, and his status will increase rapidly.

In troubled times, money, food, and an army are the most practical things.

(End of this chapter)

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