In order to prevent too many people from fishing in troubled waters, which will affect those who are truly knowledgeable, this is very necessary.
As a result, the announcement caused a stronger sensation than the first day. Even though they brought their own food and drink, the number of registered rangers increased significantly. In just half a day, there were more than 300 people. There were more people than there were yesterday.
As soon as the notice came out, many ministers laughed at him. If they had only doubted Shen Ao's ability to lead troops before, they were now sure that he really didn't know how to lead troops. Don't understand it at all.
What do you rely on to fight a war?
The final victory of the war depends on strict military discipline, generals making correct decisions, and soldiers working hard with their lives.
What did the notice say? Kill the enemy at will, without any plan, and allow the soldiers to escape privately. Can such an army with no military discipline win the war? No wonder so many people started to laugh at Shen Ao.
Even when this notice was delivered to Emperor Qianwen's desk by Yan Fu, the emperor couldn't help but smile bitterly. "No one is perfect after all. This prince of mine is a talented leader."
When Emperor Qianwen uttered this sigh, Shen Ao was receiving his uncle, Marquis Zhongcheng.
If Marquis Zhongcheng was a layman in business management, he was an expert in leading troops and fighting. Seeing that his nephew had made such a ridiculous and generous notice, he felt that he had an obligation to remind him.
"Ao'er, fighting is not like this. It requires generals to make plans and soldiers to sacrifice their lives. Even so, it cannot guarantee victory in the war, let alone troops without military discipline. How can they win a war? It's better to take it back immediately. My uncle will submit these notices to Your Majesty, and I will follow them there personally. If I introduce them, I will not be able to defeat them, but I can be sure of returning them safely."
Feeling the sincere concern of Marquis Zhongcheng, Shen Ao was moved. But since the idea was his, he would not change it arbitrarily. At least Shen Ao did not take it seriously to Marquis Zhongcheng's concerns. Although he had never led an army before It is true that he has fought in a war, but he was not a military novice as he had a three-year military career in his previous life. He naturally knew how to lead an army.
The importance of strict military discipline is self-evident. But if you don't do this, how can you attract these rangers to join it? As for what to do when it comes to the battlefield, it is not the rangers who have the final say at that time, but Shen Ao It's time to make a deal.
Of course, from the beginning to the end, Shen Ao never put the chance of winning the war on these rangers. These people were just trying to confuse the barbarians. What he really relied on were the three hundred guards of the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion and Cong Da Gan. One thousand guards drawn from the bank.
During this period, Daqian Bank grew stronger and stronger, and Shen Ao also continued to expand the number of guards on the grounds of protecting the dynasty's property. For this matter, Qian Yan made a lot of money in the slave market. The various states bought many military slaves who had violated military discipline and sold them to Weng Jiu at a higher price.
Weng Jiu also became Shen Ao's spokesperson in the slave market from a broker, and recently joined the Zhongguo Palace and became a domestic slave.
With his identity, Weng Jiu became more motivated to do things, and he continued to buy more slaves and soldiers to expand the number and strength of the guards of Daqian Bank. Today, the number of guards has exceeded 2,500. With With such strength, Shen Ao only selected a thousand people from among them, and it would not affect the operation and safety of Daqian Bank.
Shen Ao will take away 200 of the 300 guards, leaving 100 people behind to protect his relatives in Daliang City. All he needs to bring is the 200 guards plus the 1,000 guards from Daqian Qianzhuang. The combined total is 1,200 people. Shen Ao's true confidence and strength lie.
Don't underestimate these 1,200 people. Not to mention that all of them are powerful, everyone has martial arts and has reached the realm of Ming Jin, and the equipment they possess is where Shen Ao's confidence lies.
The opponent we faced this time was the barbarians who claimed to have the best cavalry in the world.
Facing the cavalry, the infantry seems to have an inherent weakness.
Anyone who knows world history knows that for a period of time since the establishment of the Arab Empire, their cavalry fought against the same group of knights who had been suppressing Western Europe.
It was not until they encountered the Tang Dynasty army that they no longer dared to brag about being invincible. In Talas City, the Tang Dynasty army of only 20,000 people was able to fight head-on with the Arab army of more than 100,000 people. Luo Luofeng. So much so that when the foreign soldiers within the Tang army rebelled, the Arab army still did not dare to take another step forward.
What kind of magical weapons did the Tang army rely on to dominate the world? The secret lies in three top cold weapons. One is the Tang Dao, the other is the Mo Dao, and the other is the Mingguang Armor.
This Tang Dao was forged after thousands of processes and could easily cut through armor. It was a huge threat to enemy soldiers. And the Mo Dao was the most powerful killing machine in ancient times. History Book According to records, in the Tang Dynasty, there was a Modao team that specialized in using Modao. Whenever there was a battle, they would rush in like a human wall, and the opponents would be crushed to pieces! The Arab cavalry had almost no advantage in front of the Modao team.
Some people say that Arabs can't shoot arrows? Sorry, the Mingguang Armor of the Tang Dynasty is not a decoration. No matter how you shoot an arrow, it will not damage the soldiers at all. The Modao team wearing Mingguang Armor can even withstand the rain of arrows. Pushing forward, you can see how terrifying it is!
The topic has gone too far. Speaking of facing the barbarian cavalry, Shen Ao equipped these 1,200 people with steel swords, steel shields, and steel spears (nearly three meters long).
Steel! Shen Ao had already refined it, and Emperor Qianwen had long known that his guards had steel knives. For this matter, he also specially summoned the Ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry to ask them to carefully I did some research on this matter. In the end, it was proved that the steelmaking process is too complicated and requires more than ten times the amount of iron. With the current strength of Daqian, it is impossible to fully staff it. Moreover, the technology is not mature. , not to mention the frequent occurrence of defective products, the output is still very low and cannot meet the needs of the army.
Not to mention the large amount of military expenditures required, the output was insufficient, and the effect remained to be verified. In the end, Emperor Qianwen gave up on this seemingly unrealistic idea. But he did not know that all this was done intentionally by Shen Ao. He was not The production of steel cannot be increased, but it is true that the initial investment is too large. As for the emergence of defective products, Shen Ao did it intentionally to tell others that steel is not that easy to refine. Secondly, it was also done by Lord Zhongguo. This is because the craftsmanship of these great craftsmen in the government is not yet proficient.
But no matter what Zhi Zhi said, as long as Shen Ao thought about it, equipping these 1,200 people would not be a problem.
The weapons have been upgraded, and Shen's repeating crossbows (bed crossbows) and Shen's small repeating crossbows (five arrows per arrow) have been added. They are also equipped with iron caltrops and other items for cavalry, and the armor is also equipped with He wore chain mail to protect himself.
Chain armor is generally made up of iron wires or iron ring buckles, and the whole is interlocking. It was introduced to China from the Western Regions and was very popular in the Tang Dynasty in history. Now it was advanced by Shen Ao Not to mention, after taking it out, the iron was replaced by steel, which is more durable. Unless the head is cut off face to face, the damage caused by the sword falling on the armor is quite low.
Of course, Shen Ao's biggest killer weapon is the thunder. This thing has never seen the light of day, but it will eventually appear on the stage of history. He really wants to see how the war horses will panic when the thunder sounds, and the barbarian soldiers will How helpless and fearful it will be.
After the weapons and equipment were ready and the personnel were recruited, the next step was to prepare food and grass. Jin Zhen and Xu Tu, two merchants from the chamber of commerce, one was responsible for food and the other was responsible for meat. With enough silver, the preparations were carried out in an orderly manner. .
When he has some spare time, Shen Ao will fight Xuefei a few times. Although he is completely beaten every time, he still enjoys it. On the battlefield, if his kung fu is improved, this will be a great way to strengthen himself. Safety has unlimited benefits. Based on this, Shen Ao practiced martial arts much more seriously than usual.
There is no doubt that Shen Ao is smart. He was born with meridians that are twice as wide as ordinary people, so no one at the same level can be his opponent. But because of this, he wanted to break through from An Jin to Hua Jin, but he failed It is several times more difficult than ordinary people.
Fortunately, Shen Ao never gets discouraged. He believes that after he breaks through to the Transformation Realm, his strength will continue to rise several levels. One day he may even break through to the Grandmaster Realm and become one of the few strong men in the world.
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Barbarian territory and barbaric capital.
The information that Shen Ao, one of the consorts, wanted to recruit the rangers from Daliang City to find trouble for the barbarians was rushed from Liubaili to the hands of the barbarian king Er Guda.
"Haha, hahaha..." As if he had seen a big joke, the Barbarian King casually threw aside the urgent and secret documents he received. His laughter also attracted the attention of the second prince Origi and the princess. Oyadan's curious eyes.
"Father, what makes you so happy? Did Emperor Daqian bow his head and agree to our marriage request?" Oyadan knew that this secret message was sent from Daliang City of Daqian Dynasty. She even knew to send this The person who wrote the letter is none other than His Highness Prince Qing of Daqian.
In his heart, Oyadan looked down upon what Prince Qing had done. A dignified prince, the eldest prince, actually colluded with his opponent in order to seize the throne. From the perspective of the barbarians, this kind of person is a typical example of someone who has to take advantage of others. If you are caught, you will be skinned and cramped.
Oyadan's question fell in the eyes of the Barbarian King, making him laugh again, "Why, does our Barbarian Flower really like that Han man? Even so, your wish will soon come true Once it was accomplished, he delivered it to your door."