Along the way, there were countless patrolling cavalry, heavily guarded posts, and checkpoints.

Because, until now, Xiliucang still plays its role in turning around military supplies.

Even the largest crossbow workshop in the Han Dynasty was located in Xiliucang.

The world-famous Dahuang crossbow and extremely sophisticated repeating crossbows are produced here.

After Liu Che ascended the throne, he placed a production site for experimental ordnance such as Modao, Ox-horn Bow, and Changsha here to prepare for the nearby equipment of the army, and to provide timely feedback on usage, so that the craftsmen of the Shaofu could make timely improvements and adjustments.

And Luo Ying, who was specially taken by Liu Che, walked up Chidao and entered the warning range of Xiliucang. His face became as white as a piece of paper, and his body even began to tremble uncontrollably.

As the trump card of the Han army, Xiliuying now enjoys the same treatment as the Huben Guards and Yulin Guards, or even worse.

The best weapons, the latest equipment, the most rigorous training, and the highest level of food standards.

Especially after receiving instructions from Liu Che, Xiliu Camp sent out a group of flower stands to patrol.

These cavalry were all covered in armor, even the horses were covered with a layer of solid iron armor, and they were holding heavy lances. In this era, anyone who looked at them would be scared to death!

It's just a pity that such a cavalry is currently not of much use in actual combat.

It just looks good.

And after the army used it, the response was very bad.

The generals felt that it was difficult to use these heavy armored cavalry, and it was difficult to find suitable carrying horses due to logistical pressure.

The soldiers felt that the armor was too heavy and the lance was too heavy. Not only was it difficult to wear them, but what was even more troublesome was that in summer, no one could survive a quarter of an hour in such an iron shell.

Shaofu only produced a total of 300 sets of similar heavy cavalry equipment, and then discontinued production.

Currently, this kind of heavy armored cavalry is used as an honor guard for the royal family and a face guard to show off their majesty in front of the Yi and Di.

The status is similar to Mo Dao's ancestor, Zhan Ma Jian.

On the other hand, Shaofu's improved Modao was widely praised by the Han army, which was mainly infantry.

Especially the crossbowmen love this kind of long knife weapon that can cover and protect their vulnerable flanks very well.

The generals clamored every day to organize 10,000 soldiers in five years and 50,000 in ten years.

However, these proposals were rejected by Liu Che without any suspense.

What a joke!

The casting of Mo Dao, even after improvements, is very complicated and extremely expensive.

A Mo Dao costs at least thirty kilograms of fine iron or crude steel and is worth tens of thousands of dollars. If you add in the training and food expenses of the Mo Dao soldiers, it is almost enough to support a cavalryman with two horses.

Liu Che would never do such a loss-making business!

In his plan, the Mo Dao unit was only an auxiliary unit, not a main combat unit.

The real direction in the future should be light cavalry and cuirassiers.

After being the emperor for so long, Liu Che finally understood why Modao only flourished in the Tang Dynasty.

First of all, of course, the Tang Empire was rich, willful, and could afford to waste.

Secondly, when the Tang Empire was in its heyday, it chased the north and conquered everything.

It has a vast enough pasture, enough horses, and enough cavalry to protect Mo Dao soldiers.

And what about the Han Dynasty?

Now there are only a hundred thousand cavalry, and there is a serious shortage of war horses and good pastures.

The fertile Hetao area is still in the hands of the enemy.

The Huns cavalry may rush into the house at any time.

Under such circumstances, vigorously developing Mo Dao Bing is a fool's errand.

Just like during World War II, the British were obsessed with being thick and big, and ended up getting their anus exploded by an aircraft carrier.

Of course, Mo Daobing still needs to develop.

but not now.

At least, we have to wait until the Han Dynasty dominates Yunei and controls the grassland.

By that time, the Han Dynasty, like the Tang Dynasty, had a vast newly conquered world and huge vassal states, and colonies that needed to be protected and defended.

At that time, Mo Dao Bing will really play its role.

As for now?

Farming fields and raising horses honestly, and killing cavalry as hard as possible is the way to go.

It's a pity that Luo Ying doesn't know this and doesn't understand it.

At this moment, the young man's entire mind was filled with the group of heavy cavalry that had just passed by and exuded a murderous aura.

Luo Ying simply could not imagine that if the Han Dynasty sent such cavalry to the south, how would the Yue people resist?

I am afraid that even if the Han people stand still and the Yue soldiers have their weapons cut off, they will be unable to do anything to these heavy cavalry who use steel to protect themselves.

What's more, these are cavalry.

The cavalrymen came and went without a trace.

Even though Luo Ying was imprisoned in Chang'an, he had heard of the reputation of the Huns.

In the young man's mind, he remembered what Xu Guan had said to him in the past: "The Huns' cavalry could travel hundreds or even hundreds of miles in a day and night. The Han army often fell into a position where it could not fight or retreat. Therefore, the Han Dynasty was so strong.

, we can only defend, not counterattack!"

The Huns cavalry allowed the Han Dynasty to only defend but not to counterattack.

Then the Han Dynasty cavalry, especially the heavy cavalry just now, could easily advance to Dongzhi City, the capital of the Minyue Kingdom?

He recalled his childhood memories in the Minyue Kingdom.

Luo Ying felt that with the Yue people's weapons, if they encountered the Han Dynasty's army, it would be no different than an egg meeting a stone.

There is absolutely no way to fight back!

"Could it be that the eldest prince and grandson of Gou Jian, who is of Emperor Yu's blood, can only escape across the sea and escape overseas?" Luo Ying only had to think about the situation in the future if the Han army went straight to the territory of Fujian and Yue, and he would be extremely desperate for the future.

It must be said that during this period, there was no distinction between Yue people and princes in China's coastal areas.

Everyone has a common psychological preparation.

'If things go wrong, I will go sailing overseas...'

This is what Tian Heng did in the beginning.

When I couldn't fight anymore and couldn't hold on anymore, I took a boat across the sea and went overseas to find a new world.

In history, many regimes have made such preparations on the eve of their demise.

"The Han soldiers are far away. I have stopped watching them and can attack. I would like to collect the king's remaining troops to attack them. If they are unable to defeat them, they flee into the sea. It is not too late." by Prince Jiaoxi

Lu Jia, Jiande, and hundreds of his followers drowned in the sea at night, and headed west by boat. According to Tai Shigong's "Biographies of Nanyue".

'The king was good at sending troops to attack South Vietnam and refused to invite him, so the emperor's soldiers came to kill him. Now the Han army is strong, and now he is lucky to win. Later, it will become more numerous, and finally the country will be destroyed. Now he kills the king to thank the emperor. The emperor listens and stops the army.

, Consolidate a country and finish it; if you don't listen, you will fight with all your strength; if you fail to win, you will perish in the sea.' By Yu Shan, the younger brother of the King of Minyue.

Looking at it this way, it really looks a bit like the second senior brother in Journey to the West.

But it is preparation that all political parties must make.

When the last resort comes, at least there is a way out.

However, ancient navigation technology was very backward, and nautical charts and sea routes were almost zero.

Even though everyone has a plan to run away in case of emergency, unlike the second senior brother, the second senior brother knows that he can return to Gaolaozhuang.

But none of the parties knew what to do once they entered the sea.

Luo Ying felt extremely heavy in his heart.

Although the people of Fujian and Yue are good at fishing and hunting, they often go out to sea to fish.

However, the dangers and unknowns of the ocean are deeply engraved in the blood of all Minyue people.

Therefore, the Minyue people live in nests (stilt-style houses), hang coffins for burials, and chisel teeth. These traditions show the Minyue people's desire to stay away from the ocean and away from water.

But in order to survive, they can only go to the sea and get food in the water.

Although Luo Ying was young, he came to Chang'an.

However, because of Xu Guanzai, I still understand and understand the traditions and customs of Minyue.

Thinking of the suffering of his compatriots, recalling the happiness and well-being of the people of the Han Dynasty that he had seen not long ago, and being intimidated by the iron cavalry.

All kinds of pressure, all kinds of confusion, all kinds of ideas come one after another.

Luo Ying's hand became tighter and tighter.

Finally, he boldly raised his head and looked at the Emperor of the Han Dynasty who was sitting on the top of the cart. He knelt down respectfully, kowtowed three times, and asked: "Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor, has benevolences all over the world, including plants, trees and birds.

The beast has also received His Majesty's holy grace. The humble minister Ying of this country has the courage to die to seek help from Your Majesty. Where should the subjects of Fujian and Yue go?"
To be continued...