After leaving the matter of Wushiluo to Li Shiqi, Zhao Tuo took Chen Pingping's cronies and walked towards the cavalry ahead.
The cavalry generals who came forward immediately dismounted and saluted Zhao Tuo.
"My subordinate Guo Qing, the riding commander of Shanggu County, has met the general."
"My subordinate, Taiyuan County Cavalry Commander Liu Bang, has met the superior general."
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The Cavalry Sima is a subordinate officer under the county captain, with a rank of thousands of stones, and is in charge of cavalry expeditions and garrisoning in the county.
This time Zhao Tuo attacked Henan, and cavalry was a very important force. Therefore, the Qin State recruited cavalry from several counties to come here, and they were all led by cavalrymen from the original counties.
The number of cavalry gathered in Beidi County is about 20,000.
In addition, thousands of cavalry also gathered at the branch divisions of Shangjun and Longxi counties, basically wiping out the cavalry in Qin's Guanxi and northern border counties.
"Japan was about to enter the Northland yesterday. Why didn't you go to Yiqu to greet them?"
Zhao Tuo looked at the knights in front of him and spoke calmly, his face expressionless, making it difficult for people to understand what he meant.
After saying these words, Chen Ping behind him was slightly startled, and then he seemed to have thought of something, with a hint of joking in his eyes.
The cavalry commanders were startled. Looking at the expressionless General Zhao Tuo in front of them, they were immediately at a loss. They complained secretly, thinking that the general was dissatisfied with their ignorance and was trying to establish his authority.
Already.
When a new official takes office, he establishes his authority.
This is a common thing in the military, and they have seen it a lot.
Liu Hen, the riding commander of Taiyuan County, hurriedly complained: "We originally wanted to go to Yiqu to meet the general, but we were blocked by Guo Sima of Shanggu County. We are not being negligent. Please calm down the general."
"Yes, we all listened to Guo Sima's words, so we didn't greet him from afar. Please calm down the general."
Liu Sima took the lead, and several other riding Sima quickly followed suit, taking the opportunity to shirk responsibility.
Zhao Tuo's eyes fell on Guo Qing, the cavalry commander of Shanggu County whom everyone was criticizing.
This man was in his thirties, with a yellow face and short beard. His face was a little stiff when faced with the accusations from his colleagues.
After seeing Zhao Tuo looking over, he clasped his fists and explained: "General, according to military law, no action is allowed without the general's order. The general has not received the military order, so he dare not leave the camp without authorization."
The words were very short, and it can be seen that this person is not a talkative person.
Zhao Tuo continued to ask: "It's okay if you don't come to greet me. Why do you want to discourage others from coming?"
Liu Hen and other cavalrymen all looked at Guo Qing with resentful expressions. They regretted that they had listened to his words yesterday and had offended the general because of their indifference. If the general held a grudge, it would be terrible.
Guo Qing calmly said: "Sir, General, because there are about 20,000 soldiers here, they come from several counties, and they have different language and customs, so there are often disputes. If all the commanders and horses leave, this will not only violate military law, but also there will be no one."
There are bound to be hidden dangers in commanding the troops of various ministries, so I have dissuaded all commanders and asked the general for your forgiveness."
Zhao Tuo nodded.
He led his army to Yiqu yesterday. According to the rules of the world, all the cavalrymen and horses who were about to be commanded by him should go to greet them, but in the end no one showed up.
He thought that there must be someone who strictly abides by military law among them. Now he tried and found this person.
"Very good. Guo Sima strictly abides by military laws and is able to take into account the overall situation. He is now promoted to Cavalry General and is in charge of the 20,000 cavalry here."
Zhao Tuo's voice was calm.
The 20,000 cavalry were all transferred from various counties. They were not subordinate to each other and had no direct leadership relationship. He was about to select a general to lead them.
Now that I look at it, Guo Qing, who strictly abides by military discipline, seems to be a perfect fit.
As soon as this order came out, Liu Hen and the other cavalrymen were all stunned. They were all speechless. They didn't expect that the general would actually come up with this move.
They were also a little lucky in their hearts. Fortunately, they listened to Guo Qing's words yesterday and did not go to Yiqu to greet him. Otherwise, judging from the general's character, he might have been scolded.
Guo Qing was also a little surprised. After he came to his senses, he immediately saluted Zhao Tuo and said, "I will obey the general's order."
"Well, General Guo will lead the way. I will patrol the camp and take a look at the soldiers in the army."
Zhao Tuo stretched out his hand and asked Guo Qing and the horsemen to lead the way and inspect this army that would play a huge role in the future.
The cavalry camp is located on a loess plateau north of Yiqu City. It is a rare piece of flat grassland among the ravines on the ground, and it looks vast at first glance.
Originally there were some Rong tribes living here, but due to the arrival of the Qin Army's cavalry, the governor Li Ju moved those Rong tribes away and left this place as a place for the Qin Army's cavalry to be stationed and trained.
The Qin army's 20,000 cavalry came from Shanggu, Yanmen, Taiyuan, Daijun and other places.
Among them, most of the cavalry in Shanggu and other counties have heard of Zhao Tuo's reputation. However, because they are in border counties, they rarely participate in the Qin army's conquests of the six countries. They have never served under Zhao Tuo, so although their eyes are full of curiosity and awe.
Color, it is inevitable that there will be some alienation.
Only the cavalrymen in Daijun saw Zhao Tuo patrolling. Many of them showed gratitude in their eyes and their attitudes were obviously different.
"The cavalry of Daijun can be my confidants."
Zhao Tuo knew it clearly.
When he conquered the country of Dai, he did not kill indiscriminately, basically released all the prisoners he captured, and did not arouse the disgust of Dai people.
In addition, King Jia of Dai and King Xi of Yan colluded with the Huns and plundered their own cities in Dai, which caused the people of Dai to become distraught.
The hatred of the people of the generation was concentrated on the two kings and the Huns. As a result, after Zhao Tuo defeated 100,000 Huns, he actually gained the hearts and minds of the people of the generation.
Many of these Daichi cavalry were grateful to Zhao Tuo, so they could be used.
With this thought in his mind, Zhao Tuo did not show it on his face. He patrolled the camp uniformly, observing the conditions of the people and horses everywhere. At the same time, he also asked the cavalry commanders from all ministries to send out their elite cavalry to practice in front of him.
He needs to understand the combat effectiveness of his cavalry.
"A cavalryman without three treasures is truly incomplete."
Zhao Tuo shook his head secretly in his heart.
Most of these border cavalry were skilled in bow and horse, and their horse skills were even better than those of the lieutenant's cavalry guarding Xianyang.
But in the absence of stirrups and high-bridge saddles, they did not dare to do some dangerous moves on horses.
The ability to gallop a horse and draw a bow from left to right can only be achieved by a very small number of elites.
There are even fewer people who can let go of the reins and charge into the battle with weapons. In fact, few people dare to do so.
Without stirrups and high bridge saddles, it would be difficult for a knight on horseback to charge with a weapon at that high speed. And even if he dared to charge like this, the huge impact of the impact would easily knock the knight over.
land.
The cavalry charge in this era was a tactic that harmed others without benefiting oneself. Therefore, most of the cavalry in various countries still mainly cruised, shot, chased and attacked, and almost no one used it to charge into the formation.
"So how did Xiang Yu in history charge into the Han army and kill dozens or hundreds of people without stirrups and saddles? How could this guy be so ferocious?"
Zhao Tuo shook his head, feeling a little incredible.
The cavalry equipment that Wang Li escorted is coming soon. Once the equipment is promoted, he will create a real shock cavalry in the army.
No matter how powerful Xiang Yu's personal force is, can the bravery of an ordinary man still defeat thousands of heavy cavalry?
"General Guo, this expedition is of great importance. Without our military orders, the soldiers and sergeants are not allowed to go out. Anyone who violates the rules will not be pardoned and will be implicated in the crime, including the officials and officials."
"Send people to patrol around the military camp day and night. No outsiders are allowed to approach. Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed!"
"The entire army must strictly abide by military orders. Even if a commander disobeys orders, he will be punished."
Before leaving, Zhao Tuo gave orders continuously, his voice full of solemnity.
"The general has received an order. If anyone dares to disobey the order, he will be killed."
Guo Qing immediately agreed, his voice was like steel, and the other knights and horses turned pale in shock.
Zhao Tuo nodded. The reason why he appointed Guo Qing as the general in charge of the cavalry was because of his law-abiding style.
For Zhao Tuo, an obedient general is a good general.
After arranging things for the cavalry, it was already afternoon and Zhao Tuo made his way back to the camp outside Yiqu City. It was located on a traffic thoroughfare and the transmission of messages was more convenient than that of the cavalry.
After returning to the camp, Li Shiqi reported that Wu Shiluo did not talk much about the Yuezhi with him. Instead, he took the initiative to talk about the war during the unification of the six countries.
Wu Shiluo said that he admired Zhao Tuo's achievements and asked him about some of the tactical details and strategic plans of the general when he destroyed the dynasty and conquered Qi.
"Haha, you are such an admirer of my achievements."
Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "But this is an opportunity. Sir, you can make good use of it to deepen your relationship with this person and become a friend. If you casually leak some information in the future, he will believe it."
"Hehe, I understand."
Li Shiqi smiled and understood.
Chen Ping could see clearly from the side, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
The general and Li Sheng are both quite sinister, and they look like they are veterans in this field.
He was worried before that the strategies he sometimes came up with might not be successful and would displease the general.
Looking at it now, everyone is pretty much the same.
Chen Ping felt relieved.
After everyone chatted for a while, Zhao Tuo's mind turned to another matter.
"I just don't know what the purpose of the Yuezhi cavalry appearing outside the Great Wall this time is?"
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A few days later, Beidi County Lieutenant Yang Tong returned from the Great Wall, and also brought the reason why the Yuezhi people appeared outside the Great Wall.
Zhao Tuo was confused the first time he heard it and wondered if he had heard it wrong.
"The Yueshi want to form an alliance with me, Great Qin, and join forces to attack the Xiongnu?"