After the Yuezhi envoy left, Zhao Tuo did not pay too much attention to this matter except for asking the border guards to strengthen patrols day and night.
The news that the Qin State has sent 300,000 troops to capture Henan from three directions is too great to conceal, let alone that there are probably two or five young men within them who have already leaked the information.
And Zhao Tuo didn't want to hide it. Even later, he would deliberately encourage the Yuezhi to gather the main force.
What Zhao Tuo really wants to do now is to popularize the three treasures of cavalry among the 20,000 cavalry before the first snow falls in the north, and conduct adaptive training.
This matter went relatively smoothly, and not long after, Wang Li, who was escorting the cavalry equipment, arrived at Yiqu City.
The cavalry patrolled the road all the way, driving away pedestrians along the way and not allowing anyone to approach. The confidentiality was very good.
But this battle also made many people very curious about what Wang Li was escorting.
Beidi County Governor Li Ju and County Lieutenant Yang Tong came out of curiosity to see what the rear army had sent, but they were blocked by Wang Li coldly, telling them to go and find it if they wanted to see it.
General.
The Beidi governor and lieutenant were the local administrative and military chiefs. They were ordered by the First Emperor to cooperate with all Zhao Tuo's needs and were under the command of the general. However, they actually did not belong to the same system as the 20,000 cavalry.
As soon as they were blocked by Wang Li, they knew that this was a highly confidential military secret. Although they were curious, they consciously did not ask any more questions.
The two high-ranking officials, the county guard and the county lieutenant, did not have the right to inspect it, and other people in the county knew nothing about the secrets of this Qin army.
After Wang Li arrived with his army, he transported the equipment to the loess plateau where the cavalry was located, and stayed on it together with the escorting soldiers.
After that, the place was strictly controlled, with sentries patrolling everywhere day and night, and anyone without a warrant was prohibited from approaching or going out.
On the vast loess plateau.
Zhao Tuo was wearing black clothes, standing on a small hill, looking at the wilderness not far away.
There, there were hundreds of cavalry galloping on horseback.
"General, these five hundred men are strong men selected from the cavalry of various counties. They are all over seven feet six inches tall. They are skilled in bow and horse and dare to fight hard. They are now familiar with stirrups and can ride on high bridges and saddles.
He is an elite shooter."
The cavalry general Guo Qing spoke. In accordance with Zhao Tuo's request, he carefully selected 500 elite cavalrymen from the 20,000 counties and conducted new training equipped with the three treasures of cavalry. Today, the results of the drill will be conducted in front of the general.
Zhao Tuo raised his eyes and looked up, and saw the five hundred cavalry galloping across the field, with the sound of horse hooves rumbling, and the charge splashing dust all over the sky, forming a yellow cloud in the sky.
A sharp whistle sounded, and all the cavalrymen raised their bows together. With the horses galloping, they opened their bows and fired in the same direction. The arrows were like locusts and raining down.
Zhao Tuo nodded slightly. As expected, they were carefully selected from 20,000 cavalry, and they were all capable of running and shooting.
After the shooting was completed, the five hundred cavalrymen changed into a special weapon.
It was a spear that was eight feet long, with a blade nearly three feet long, reflecting the dazzling cold light.
Ma Shu!
This is the supporting cavalry weapon that Zhao Tuo made in his Shaofu in addition to the three treasures of cavalry. It is the king of cavalry warfare that has been tested by history.
Now these five hundred cavalrymen stepped on their stirrups and waved their horseshoes in their hands, launching a mass charge.
Although it was not facing Zhao Tuo, the formation made his eyelids jump just by looking at it from a distance.
This is an ancient tank and armored vehicle!
Zhao Tuo imagined that he was an infantryman and stood in front of the charging cavalry.
Watching hundreds of big horses galloping towards him, the cavalrymen on the horses were waving four-meter-long horses in their hands.
Just thinking about this scene makes people feel desperate.
Guo Qing sighed: "Today I know how to use cavalry. With these five hundred cavalry, there is nowhere in the world that we cannot go."
Zhao Tuo smiled slightly and said: "This is not enough. General Guo, after they are familiar with the horse training and cooperate with each other well, they can take out the harness that General Wang brought and let the horses wear armor to try it out."
"only."
Guo Qing promised in a deep voice, with some excitement in his eyes. He was already imagining the scene of five hundred armored horses charging in his mind.
Compared to Guo Qing's excitement, Zhao Tuo felt a little regretful.
"No wonder Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had to go to great lengths to get Wusun horses and Dawan horses from the Western Regions. Compared with the tall horses from the Western Regions, our local horse breeds are still inferior."
Zhao Tuo became more interested in defeating the Yueshi and opening up the Western Regions.
That place can bring many more good things to the Central Plains than other directions.
If Qin Shihuang could be guided to look to the west, he might be able to temporarily forget about Baiyue in the south.
After reviewing the five hundred elite cavalry, Zhao Tuo went to look at several other cavalry training venues.
Because the production technology of horse stems is not yet mature and the output is very low, the Qin State's strongest craftsman organization has only been able to produce a few hundred stems, and it is not yet possible to equip them on a large scale.
Therefore, except for the five hundred elite cavalry, the other cavalry still have the original equipment, but with the addition of the three treasures of cavalry, the combat effectiveness of the remaining cavalry has also been greatly enhanced.
Tens of thousands of cavalrymen charged across the loess plateau, galloping and shooting, showing the true appearance of the cavalry.
After inspecting the cavalry, Zhao Tuo returned to his camp.
Two counselors, Li Shiqi and Chen Ping, were both in the tent.
"General, Wushi Luo said that he is going back to Wushi County tomorrow. Do I want to go with him?"
Li Shiqi sent a message.
Zhao Tuo frowned and said, "Has he ever asked you about the cavalry camp and the equipment transported by Wang Li?"
Li Shiqi shook his head: "That's not true. He should know that this is a military secret and dare not ask about it, but he can't guarantee it in private."
"You still have some brains, and you know that asking about this matter will easily expose you. If he wants to go back to Wushi, you don't have to follow him, so as not to alert others. This person will be useful in the future. Let County Sheriff Li send some trustworthy locals to monitor him in Wushi.
The whereabouts are enough."
Zhao Tuo thought of something again and said with a smile: "It's almost entering the cold winter. The Yuezhi envoy said that he would prepare gifts to meet the emperor, but there is no news yet. This is not good."
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With the envoy's banner, I will go to Henan and ask the Yuezhi people if they still want to form an alliance with Qin."
Li Shiqi smiled and said: "What a clever move, General. Following the excuse of the Yuezhi envoy, you can just explore their true and false situation, and you can also check the terrain. This can be regarded as a courtesy exchange."
Chen Ping watched silently, feeling that he had learned a lot from the general.
Sometimes, he was a little confused, why the ideas that his staff came up with were not as many as those that the general came up with on his own.
Zhao Tuo ordered Wanli to eat it, then turned to look at Chen Ping and said, "Chen Sheng, I have something for you."
Chen Ping was excited and said hurriedly: "General, please speak."
"I will ask the county governor to assist you in finding some trustworthy people in the north, as well as some barbarians from outside the Great Wall. You must train them, lure them with benefits, intimidate them, and train them to be our army's intermediaries."
Zhao Tuo whispered.
Spies can sometimes play an extremely important role in wars.
The thirteenth chapter of "Wu Sun Tzu" is called "Yongjian Chapter", which specifically talks about the role and usage of spies.
In the process of Qin's unification of the world, the intermediaries lurking in various countries in Shandong played a huge role.
For example, when the Qin army destroyed Zhao, what should they do if they couldn't defeat Zhao general Li Mu? Then they would let the intermediary inform Zhao Xiang Guo Kai and easily kill the powerful enemy who could not be defeated on the battlefield.
The role of intermediaries is evident.
If Zhao Tuo wants to deal with the grassland people this time, he will naturally not forget such an excellent military tradition.
After Chen Ping uses the winter time to train a group of spies, they can spread them widely, and sometimes they may get unexpected results.
"The pacification will fulfill its mission!"
Chen Ping immediately agreed and felt that he had shouldered an important mission.
Zhao Tuo nodded slightly.
The reason why he chose to put Chen Ping in charge of this matter was because he remembered that Chen Ping in history was a master of using time.
During the Chu-Han period, Chen Ping used tricks to drive a wedge between Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, causing the two to part ways.
After the unification, Liu Bang was besieged on Baideng Mountain. It was Chen Ping who bribed the Shan Yulan family, which solved the siege of Baideng Mountain.
Let Chen Ping be in charge of using the room, the attributes should be very suitable.
Zhao Tuo sighed quietly as he watched Chen Ping and Li Shiqi go out to do things after accepting their orders.
With Chen Ping and Li Shiqi around, his counselors were almost enough, but there was always a lack of available confidants such as Shejian and Heiyi among the generals, so it was inevitable that he would feel a little uncomfortable.
The cavalry general Guo Qing who was promoted by him was a law-abiding and selfless figure. He would meticulously execute the military orders issued by him and was a loyal figure.
However, Guo Qing was from an ordinary background and was slightly less capable. He was somewhat incapable of commanding 20,000 cavalry. Moreover, because Guo Qing was a bit old-fashioned in his behavior, it made it difficult for Zhao Tuo to get close to him.
As for Sima Liang and Wang Li, they are capable, but they are the general's disciples, and Wang Li is Wang Jian's grandson.
Although the two of them obeyed Zhao Tuo and would conscientiously fulfill his orders, they were good subordinates. However, because they were from general backgrounds, it was difficult for these two to become Zhao Tuo's confidants and they could only deal with official matters.
"You still have to bring people up with your own hands to become your confidants and confidants."
Zhao Tuo shook his head. This time, his old subordinates needed to avoid suspicion and could not come to join the war, so he needed to cultivate new confidants in the army.