On September 19th of the first year of Yanhe, Liu Jin finally returned to Xinfeng from Chang'an City.

There was also a shockingly large convoy that came back with him!

At least 400 Wugang cars stretched into a long dragon, and the dust raised was still clearly visible thirty miles away!

The so-called Wugang chariot is actually a chariot modified based on the military needs of the Han Dynasty based on the warring chariots of the Warring States Period.

It is a heavy truck of the Han army in BC and is also the standard equipment for the Han cavalry units.

Generally speaking, the cavalry units of the Han army will be equipped with a Wugang chariot convoy to follow the action when they go to the frontier.

Twenty-three years ago, Wugangche played an important role in the Han-Hungarian strategic decisive battle that determined the fate of East Asia.

Wei Qing's troops, in front of the main force of the Xiongnu Shanyu, used nearly a thousand Wugang chariots to form a ring. It was almost impossible to ask the Xiongnu Yin Zhixie Chanyu at that time: Can you recognize this formation?

The Xiongnu cavalry who did not recognize this formation were bloody in front of the fortress of Wugang's chariot.

The main force of the Shanyu royal court was even more defeated.

Only Shanyu was spared, and other things were lost.

Even the treasure of the country passed down by the Xiongnu royal court for generations, the Golden Crown of the Shanyu was seized by Wei Qing.

Dozens of high-level Hun nobles such as the Shanyu family, aunt, nephew, etc. were captured.

More importantly, Wei Qing also took the opportunity to attack Zhao Xincheng and burned down the strategic reserves accumulated by the Xiongnu people who worked hard to cultivate farms in the northern part of the Mo.

In the following twenty-three years, the Wugang chariot continued to be an important auxiliary equipment for the Han cavalry.

When Li Guangli went to Dayuan, the Han army sent thousands of Wugang vehicles to follow him.

The reason why the Han army trusted and obsessed with the Wugang car is so trustworthy.

The main reason is that this kind of chariot is the most suitable equipment for the strategic and tactical needs of the Han Dynasty.

First of all, it is not slow and is very suitable for moving on open and flat grasslands.

Secondly, its car body is large enough to have very flexible performance.

The Han army used it to transport various supplies such as food, grass, weapons, medicinal materials, etc.

Even, it is used as a soldier armored vehicle.

During the era of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the Han army relied on a large number of Wugang chariots to transport a large number of infantrymen and fought with the cavalry, hammering the heads of the Huns!

After all, before that, the Huns never thought that the cavalry war would suddenly appear, and a whole army of powerful crossbows with strong firepower would appear, and even a whole army of heavy armored infantry standing in neat steps and holding large shields.

This is simply a nightmare for the Huns!

Because, the infantry that suddenly came out could immediately disrupt all the plans of the Huns before the battle began!

It even caused great damage to the Hun cavalry!

Don't think that infantry is born to be defeated by cavalry.

In fact, in addition to relying on fortress defense, in field battles, a pure cavalry unit and a unit with a large number of infantry fighting in concert, will not be crushed by the enemy as long as the decisions of both sides do not make fatal mistakes.

Then, the cavalry must be defeated!

Because, if the infantry fights in concert, there are opportunities to make mistakes and have more choices.

The side without infantry will not have the chance to defeat its opponent except retreating.

In the long history of China, the Central Plains dynasties used troops to fight the northern grasslands every time, each time they carried a large number of infantry to follow the battle outside the cavalry.

This is true in both Han and Tang dynasties!

The reason why the main force of the Xiongnu Shanyu was wiped out in the decisive battle in Mobei was that its main force collided with Wei Qing's Wugang chariot formation and was then shot into a hornet's nest by the bows and crossbows of tens of thousands of Han infantry infantry.

The real cavalry decisive battle did not actually happen on the battlefield of Wei Qing.

Wei Qing's cavalry only did two things in the entire battle.

The first thing is to protect the wings of the infantry formation in Wugang's chariot and prevent the Hun cavalry from breaking through the flanks.

Second, when the Huns fled, they chased their butts and chopped them.

In this battle, Wei Qing's troops suffered minimal losses.

The Huns paid the price of the entire royal army being wiped out. The Han army cut off 19,000 Huns' heads on the battlefield alone.

They are all young and strong men from the Xiongnu royal court.

Those Hun cavalry who died of serious injuries or died of thirst after escaping and starved to death are at least twice that number!

At this moment, the Wugang cars that appeared in Zhang Yue's sight made Zhang Yue know why the Qing Dynasty's Ministry of Health achieved such brilliant results back then!

because……

These Wugang cars are simply armored vehicles from BC!

Their car body is large, at least three meters long and nearly two meters wide!

All the carriages were nailed with thick wooden boards, and the surface was covered with cowhide.

There are several shooting holes on both sides of the carriage.

Conservatively estimated that a Wugang car can accommodate four shooters in it to shoot.

The bronze arrows of the Huns, let alone shooting through such armor, may not even be able to penetrate cowhides.

If there are thousands of archers behind the Wugang car and piles of infantry, the Huns will not be able to break out of such a formation even if they rush to death.

Not to mention, Wei Qing is still setting up a ring array.

The natural enemy of the cavalry!

Napoleon's chest-plated cavalry rushed to the end of Waterloo and vomited blood but failed to break through the circular formation of the British soldiers, which is a clear proof!

Looking at these Wugang cars, Zhang Yue suddenly had a big idea.

If the heavy-load four-wheeled carriage technology from later continental Europe is developed and put on the Wugang car...

The combat effectiveness of the Han army may be improved by several levels immediately!

Thinking of this in my mind, Liu Jin's carriage had already driven nearby in the distance.

Zhang Yue hurriedly brought all the officials and went up to worship: "I welcome your highness back!"

"Gu'an..." Liu Jin lifted the curtain of the car, walked down from the carriage, helped Zhang Yue up, and said to the others: "You are all exempted from courtesy..."

Then he turned around, looked at Zhang Yue, and showed off with a smile on his face, "Do you know, how much weapons Gu has brought back this time?"

Without waiting for Zhang Yue to answer, he said, "There are more than 700 sets of armor, three thousand bows and crossbows, three thousand swords and swords, and more than a thousand guns and halberds!"

Zhang Yue took a breath and looked at Liu Jin with some concern, and asked, "Your Highness, will you transfer so many weapons at once..."

"It's okay!" Liu Jin said: "This is the will of His Majesty the Emperor's Grandfather!"

"When the emperor's grandfather heard that Zhang Qing wanted to train in Xinfeng in winter, he specially asked the man to go to the arsenal to draw these weapons to Xinfeng..."

He took out a piece of white paper rolled together from his arms and handed it to Zhang Yue, saying, "This is the oral order given to you by His Majesty the Emperor's Grandfather..."

Zhang Yue quickly knelt down and bowed: "I respectfully receive the sage's order!"

Then he took the white paper and opened it to see it. It was written on it: I heard Changsun Jin say: You want to train the people of Xinfeng in winter, and I am very grateful to you! In the past, I waited to train soldiers and trained lights. Emperor Taizong looked at it and sighed: Alas! This is a true general!

He and you are encouraged!

After Zhang Yue finished reading it, his palms were sweating a little.

The emperor’s meaning is obviously to tell him that you want to train troops, yes!

I can meet you any conditions, but... I want an elite soldier like Xiliu Camp!

Can it be done?

This made Zhang Yue really happy and worried.

The happy thing is that the emperor opened this mouth, and he might be able to take the opportunity to pull up a new army in Xinfeng.

Maybe, you can also get the title of lieutenant or chief lieutenant.

But this is also the worry.

When I was famous for being very happy and had a big appetite today.

He called for a "Xi Liuying". If Zhang Yue finally handed over the answer was a waste snack like the Bashang Army and Jimen Army, which was "if you play, you can attack and capture them."

Then he may be wanted to lead his troops to fight in the future.

Maybe he might even become a civil servant for life.

Zhang Yue doesn't want this!

In today's Han Dynasty, civil officials are the wives who are angry!

Not only can you not be able to show off your power, but you also have to be angry at both ends.

Where can there be a high position and power in the future?

Not to mention, Zhang Yue could not be an honest civil servant at all.

The Han family was not the Song and Ming dynasties. They were inferior to everything without saying anything, but they were highly educated. On the contrary, in the Han Dynasty, real powerful figures always emerged from the army.

Even if you are a corrupt official, corrupt officials with military merits and corrupt officials without military merits are both different creatures.

In the former, as long as you don’t commit suicide, you will be punished with three glasses of wine if you hold on to death. If you don’t do it, you will not be given an example.

Once the latter is caught, at least he will go to Juyan to repair the earth.

"It seems that I have to be serious this time!" Zhang Yue thought to himself: "We must show our true abilities!"

Fortunately, he has not been idle these days.

I have traced back to many military books I have read, and have read a large number of reports and manuscripts of contemporary famous generals in Lantai.

I am almost sure how to train and how to train.

The only problem is...

How much time can the emperor give him?

"At most four months?" Zhang Yue guessed in his mind. This is also a more realistic thing.

Four months later, spring will return to the earth. According to tradition, the Han emperor will worship the world in the suburbs and come to Xinfeng to see the results. It is very likely that he will see the results.

Do you have to train an elite soldier in four months that is comparable to the Xiliu Camp?

Zhang Yue felt Alexander.

Elite soldiers cannot be trained in one day, nor can they be created in a few months.

True elite soldiers and strong soldiers require countless time to polish and temper to form combat effectiveness.

Especially the elite troops in the cold weapon era, discipline, skills and tactics, coordination, courage and strength are indispensable.

so……

We must find a way to train a unit that looks glamorous within four months.

You can think of a way to do this.

but……

Where does military expenditure come from?

Of course, Xinfeng County itself has county soldiers.

In fact, in the Han system, any county and local government has an army.

Under the name of Xinfeng County County Magistrate, there is a nominal county military cemetery.

only……

The organization of this county soldiers has long been in name only.

The soldiers who are on the list now only have three or two kittens, acting as facades and names.

The remaining soldiers knew where they were.

Zhang Yue once planned to fill the compilation of this song, but after measuring the gains and losses of interests, he gave up.

Because, I can't afford it!
Chapter completed!