Zou Hong left in a hurry, and Chen Qing asked the hesitant soldier next to him: "What's the matter?"
The soldier quickly bowed and said: "Reporting to the prince, Yang Dutong invites the prince to go to the small martial arts field!"
Chen Qing nodded, got on his horse, and led a group of soldiers to the small martial arts field to the east of the camp. When he arrived at the small martial arts field, Chen Qing couldn't help but be startled. He saw that there were hundreds of heavy armored cavalry in the small martial arts field.
, holding spears in hand, are lining up neatly.
When Yang Zaixing saw Chen Qing coming, he ran over quickly, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "This is to inform the prince, I am testing heavy armored cavalry in my humble position!"
Chen Qing was really interested and urged his horse forward. He saw that the cavalry and war horses were all strong and tall. The horses stood there like gods and giants, giving people a huge sense of pressure.
"How to fight specifically?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.
"I asked the soldiers, and they said that after putting on heavy armor, they basically couldn't move. They need to train to sit firmly on the horse and hold the spear firmly. The only one-word strategy is, "Charge!"
"It's that simple?"
Yang Zaixing smiled and said: "Of course it's not that simple. Charge is the general guideline, but there are many tactics for how to charge. These tactics do not require high demands on soldiers, but high requirements on cavalry formations. They may gather or disperse, or form a row, or
Gathered together, they will train in various formations depending on the specific situation during the war."
After a pause, Yang Zaixing continued: "This kind of heavy armored cavalry is not very effective against the Jurchen cavalry, but it will be very effective against the large formation of pseudo-Qi infantry."
"How many heavy infantry can be formed now?"
"Currently we have a full set of 3,300 pieces of heavy cavalry armor. Just look at the horses. I roughly selected them this afternoon. From the current 100,000 horses, it shouldn't be a big problem to find 3,000 strong horses. Cao Changchun's
The war horses are sent here and can be used as backup war horses. In addition, I have another idea for my humble position."
Chen Qing listened intently, but Yang Zaixing finally stopped talking. Chen Qing smiled and said, "Why don't you continue?"
Yang Zaixing scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "This idea just came out of the blue. I haven't thought about it carefully yet. I wonder if I should say it?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "This is called inspiration, tell me!"
"Don't we still have more than 3,000 sets of armor from the Golden Soldiers and Black Armor Army? That armor is exactly the same as this heavy armor, it's just painted black. I was thinking, since we don't have vests, we might as well build an army of heavy armors.
infantry."
Chen Qing chuckled, "For heavy armored infantry, we need Mo Dao. We don't have Mo Dao."
"You don't have to use a Mo Dao. You can use a three-pointed two-edged sword. It can be used to chop and stab. Guan Jian needs to be made of fine steel or iron. Last time we seized 30,000 kilograms of fine steel in Xixia, which is enough to make it.
Three thousand three-pointed two-edged knives.”
Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "Preliminary considerations are okay, but I want to make a practical report. After you return to Chang'an, have a good discussion with the officials and master craftsmen of the Ordnance Department, and propose the matter of forming heavy armored cavalry.
A complete recommendation report will be submitted to the Military Department, and the Military Department will take the lead in doing this, do you understand what I mean?"
Yang Zaixing nodded silently, "I understand!"
Chen Qing patted his arm again, "It's not that I don't take care of your emotions, it's just that we are no longer in Yuezhou. Now that we have a complete government agency and system, I don't even have the power to directly appoint the magistrate of Yangqu County.
, I can only recommend it.”
Chen Qing was implicitly telling Yang Zaixing that whether he formed heavy armored cavalry or heavy armored infantry, this was not the power of the generals, but the power of the Department of War. He could make suggestions, but he could not replace the Department of War in making decisions.
Yang Zaixing said with a smile: "The prince does not need to worry about the emotions of the humble position. The humble position understands in his heart that there are many details involved, such as the salary quota for heavy armor sergeants, the allocation of fine steel, the creation of weapons, the allocation of money and food, the establishment of a new military service system, etc., etc., are not
I can complete it, and I will submit a proposal to the Department of War as soon as possible."
The ancestral land of the Wang family is in the Wang Manor outside the city, but there is also a large house in Taiyuan City, covering an area of 20 acres. The Wang family originally had a house in the north of the city, but it was razed to the ground by the Jin soldiers and raised.
horse.
Wang Lianqing returned to the mansion, looking very worried. He closed the study door and saw no one. At this time, his eldest son Wang Jian quickly came to his father's study. A maid had just brought out tea. The door was ajar. Wang Jian
Open the door gently.
"Father, are you looking for me?"
The room was very dark, the thick curtains had been drawn down, and none of the thousands of rays of rays from the setting sun entered the room. Wang Lianqing sat alone on a soft chair, his expression desolate, as if he had suddenly become very old.
"Come in!"
Wang Lianqing's voice was hoarse and he pointed to a chair next to him, "Sit down!"
Wang Jian was confused and had to sit down obediently.
"How is the situation in Wenshui County?" Wang Lianqing asked.
Wang Jian was the magistrate of Wenshui County. Chen Qing dismissed all officials in Taiyuan Prefecture, so Wang Jian had to go home.
"Father, I don't even know the situation in Wenshui County."
"You can go back tonight!" Wang Lianqing ordered.
"But the child is no longer"
Wang Lianqing waved his hand, "I know you are no longer the county magistrate, but after all, you are the parent official of Wenshui County and have responsibilities for your people. Even if you are not the county magistrate, you still have responsibilities. You must do your part to maintain order and care for the elderly.
, arrest the criminals and leave it to Xinzhi County to deal with. Before Xinzhi County takes office, you can't just slap your ass and walk away. You are already thirty-six years old, and I should no longer let me teach you about this kind of thing."
Wang Jian was a little confused. It was his father who asked him to come back. Why did he change now?
"Father, why have you changed again?" Wang Jian couldn't continue.
"Are you trying to say that I changed my order early and late? It was I who asked you to come back, and now I'm saying you shouldn't come back?"
"My child doesn't dare!"
"That's what it is!"
Wang Lianqing said with a self-deprecating smile: "I was confused and didn't know I was being taken advantage of. I only realized it now."
"Father, what happened?"
Wang Lianqing sighed, "Zhang Yang and I went to see Chen Qing today."
Wang Jian smiled and said: "It's appropriate to meet the Jin gentry of Taiyuan Mansion!"
"Seeing that Chen Qing himself has no problem, when I talked to Chen Qing today, I also hope that Chen Qing will not dismiss all officials across the board, but also consider the feelings of the local gentry. He also promised to make Taiyuan Prefecture the same as other state capitals.
Let me evaluate myself first. There is no problem with the meeting itself. The problem is that I did a stupid thing before, which suddenly turned the meeting and consultation into a threat to Chen Qing."
"What did father do?"
"I asked all the civil servants and archers from the county magistrate to go back to the yamen to do their work, but no civil servants from the government yamen were allowed to go back. This is to warn Chen Qing that Taiyuan Prefecture is in our hands."
Wang Jian's expression changed and she was shocked: "How could father do such a thing?"
Wang Lianqing sighed, "So I scolded myself for being stupid and being used by Zhang Yang. It was obviously his idea, but he asked me to do it. Also, during the meeting with Chen Qing, we said that we would test Chen Qing's reaction to the officials who surrendered to the Jin Kingdom.
Attitude, as a result, Zhang Yang praised Chen Qing for being open-minded and tolerant, but I regarded him as a villain, saying that officials also have difficulties, etc. As a result, Chen Qing turned against me on the spot, saying that this was a matter of national integrity, and that he did not pursue the matter.
You look stupid for supporting surrender! This is obviously what Zhang Yang wanted to say, but when it came out of my mouth, it was all because of my stupidity. This time I was tricked by Zhang Yang."
Wang Jian also felt that his father had done something wrong, but he could not talk about his father anymore, so he could only comfort him: "Father, I believe that Chen Qing will not jump to conclusions after hearing a few words. He will definitely send someone to investigate. Originally, our Wang family has no
It’s a big problem, and my father has long distanced himself from Zhang Yang, so everything will be fine, so there’s no need for my father to worry too much.”
"Maybe I'm overly worried. Well, you can go back to Wenshui County as soon as possible."
"The child is leaving first, father, take care!"
Wang Jian bowed and slowly retreated.
Wang Lianqing was restless, so he finally took out a small wooden box from a box, opened it and looked at it for a long time, then sighed and put the wooden box back into the box.