The imperial court was not inactive at all.
No, many craftsmen were sent out to help Jingu Garden and Shao Garden repair the water basins. At the same time, they also used the accumulated wood to build a batch of new chariots - this was what Shao Xun requested by name.
Unfortunately, time is still short, and only about 200 vehicles have been built so far.
Fortunately, after searching in many ways, there are still some remaining 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 them quickly." Secretary Superintendent Wang Dun and several officials from the Shaofu were ordered to hand over these side cars to Shao Xun at the emperor's order. At this time, he saw that Shao even got into the car.
When I looked under the car, my face looked very ugly.
Shao Xun didn't get 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 about to end his breath, had robbed him of a lot of vitality. 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 carefully.
"Take the car away and let the boys get familiar with it first," Shao Xun ordered.
"No." Wang Que'er and Li Chong, who came to accept the chariot on behalf of the Silver Spear Army and Yamen Army, responded in unison.
"Let's go to Jinyong City." Shao Xun waved his hand and, surrounded by soldiers, arrived at Jinyong City.
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 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 grains.
After some wrangling, an agreement was finally reached, and 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 chariots collected by various departments of the Forbidden Army in exchange.
But Shao Xun didn't buy it at all. There was still no movement from the troops that were supposed to go out in early September.
At the end of the day, Wang Yan understood 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 then returned it to the army.
"Fighting for the imperial court, and even bringing along the song, isn't that grand?" Shao Xun seemed puzzled.
Wang Yan shook his head, stopped arguing with him, and said instead: "The carts have been repaired and covered with skins to prevent fire. Even the draft animals pulling the carts are covered with a thick felt blanket. If you think it is not enough, you can
Add a layer of cover.”
Shao Xun looked at it carefully.
From the time 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 set on fire by rockets fired at them.
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 arrows at the same time.
There are also 2-3 close combat warriors wearing armor and sitting in the carriage. If enemy infantry attacks, immediately rely on the side carriage to fight with the enemy.
The draft animals pulling the carts also took measures to prevent fire and arrows.
The arrows that are shot directly rely on the baffle, 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.
The whole vehicle should be well counterweighted to ensure a stable center of gravity, and then line up in two rows. When encountering the enemy, they should be connected end to end to form a circular defense circle. As long as they bring enough military supplies and the sergeants are calm, brave and good at fighting, Ma Long will win.
, Liu Yu has 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, where they trained for three days while waiting for the auxiliary troops to gather.
During this expedition, there were 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 Prefecture has 1,000 troops, 4,000 soldiers from Hebei, 800 auxiliaries from the Luoyang Chinese Army, and 2,000 temporarily recruited Sizhou Dingzhuang, craftsmen, drivers, grooms, veterinarians, and doctors.
There are 3,000 construction workers and other functional personnel, 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. In terms of combat effectiveness, although the Luoyang Chinese Army can find a lineup that is comparable to theirs, these thousands of elite soldiers are scattered among four or five
The Wanxi soldiers were completely overwhelmed and could not display their strength.
On September 19, all troops from all walks of life arrived. After a joint training session, the entire army 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 was very concerned.
Wang Yan is very concerned.
Wang Dun was also very concerned.
In addition to them, the Yu family also left 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 in greeting.
Cao Fu has already visited several times and negotiated the marriage. The next step is to pick an auspicious day and formally come to the house to make the betrothal. We will not talk about the marriage until the marriage is finalized, but the marriage must be confirmed 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 be fully aware that the days when the Jin Dynasty had the ability to take the initiative to attack were numbered.
The Rebellion of the Eight Kings destroyed one hundred thousand Luoyang veterans, the national treasury, and the majesty of the imperial court...
This world can be described in one sentence: the bad days are still to come.
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The large herd of horses galloped through abandoned villages and desolate farmland, frightening countless people.
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 the people to cut the grass quickly." Kui An pointed out his hand, and several powerful people from Jin Dynasty bowed respectfully, and then led his men to cut the grass.
Some young men seemed to be afraid of the Jie soldiers under Kui An. When they heard the order to stay away, they were so excited that they unexpectedly fell to the ground with garlic under their feet.
"Haha!" The Jie people, the Wuhuan people, the 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 top place in this land of fine pastures.
There are many grasses in front of us that are half as tall as a man. Compared with the poor, pitiful and short grasses on the grassland, they are completely different.
By now the grass has turned yellow and may not be visible.
If it is midsummer, keep the stems and leaves plump, fresh 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.
The population of Hebei is decreasing again, and there are more abandoned villages.
Of course, maybe not all of them ran away.
With fewer people, there is more land, and people can freely choose fields to cultivate. For safety reasons, they prefer to gather together to protect and help each other.
There are also people who seek refuge with local tycoons and wealthy families and become local bankers, hoping to save their lives.
The land of Hebei is undergoing huge and profound changes amid increasingly frequent wars.
"Your Majesty."
"General."
"Captain."
Taobao, Wang Yang, Lu Ming and other old brothers came on horseback and saluted 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 let you go to Yecheng."
"He refused to move to his home until he died, as if Yecheng was his family's ancestral grave."
"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 had no expression on his face and stretched out his hand to stop their quarrel.
As expected, 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 to the west 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 7,000 cavalry and was the main force.
Shi Chao had three thousand soldiers.
Wang Mi had a crowd of more than five thousand.
Wang Sang has more than three thousand soldiers.
There are more than 4,000 people in Liu Ling.
Yan Yan had four thousand soldiers.
Qiwuda unified the Huns, and more than 3,000 Han soldiers and horses stayed at Huguan.
Judging from 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.
During this expedition, Shi Le was 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, he just took 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 dispatched them one by one.
After the eight people received the seals, they knelt on the ground and loudly said: "Meet King Ping Jin."
A smile appeared on Shi Le's face.
The shortcomings of the army were gradually made up.
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 they are 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 strong fighting capabilities, making them difficult to conquer.
Some fortresses only have one, two, or three thousand strong men. The fortress wall is just a short mud wall, which is easy to attack.
There are also barriers where hundreds or even thousands of 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 troops came to join him, giving him the first batch of infantry. To be fair, in this matter, he borrowed the tiger skin of the King of Han.
The King of Ping Jin and the general who assisted the Han Dynasty, others may not take the initiative to join him.
But anyway, he succeeded.
Now is the time to capture and coerce more forts 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 would become the general who led the most troops under the King of Han, and his status would rise rapidly.
In troubled times, money, food, and an army are the most practical things.
Chapter completed!