Li Yunze was not satisfied with his previous trips to the border because he was not able to have a hearty battle.
Especially when I was in Dingxiang County, I was disgusted by Cheng Bushi.
This time, I can finally have a happy fight with the Huns.
"Zhidu." In the military meeting before the expedition, the first person Li Yunze named was Zhidu, "I ordered you to be the grain inspector and escort the grain and military supplies to various places in Dingxiang Yunzhong."
Zhidu, who was expressionless, immediately stepped out of the line and saluted, "Here!"
"After arriving in Dingxiang, Yunzhong." Li Yunze hadn't finished his words yet, "First check the warehouses in various places. If there is any shortage, embezzlement, corruption..."
"I must bring the thieves to justice!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Li Yunze smiled and waved his hands, "Do you think the border army is a local powerful and can be manipulated by you? Write the matter down and deal with it when I get there."
"Here~~~"
Zhi are all cruel officials. When they are in the local area, they are naturally unscrupulous. No matter what kind of powerful you are, it will be just as bad as you say.
After all, the local powerful at this time were not the powerful beings that could stir up the world in the late Han Dynasty.
The powerful people at this time had not yet developed, at least in the eyes of ruthless officials like Zhidu, they were just lambs to be slaughtered.
But it’s not possible in the military, especially the border troops.
They have been fighting against the Huns all year round, and their bravery and disregard for life and death are unparalleled. Moreover, if there is nothing they can do, they can simply slap their butts and turn around to surrender to the Huns.
For example, this is the case with Lu Wan, old Liu Meng's good brother. I heard that he was doing well among the Huns.
If Zhidu used the same method to deal with powerful people to deal with the border troops, he would definitely be doomed.
"Ji An."
"I'm here."
"You are responsible for raising cattle and horses, assisting Zuo Zhidu in transporting military supplies, and making butcher cheese for military use."
"...Here."
Ji An is the imperial servant of the Zhongshan Kingdom. Even though the imperial servant may not seem to have a high status, in fact he is one of the nine dignitaries.
During the Han Dynasty, the imperial servants were responsible for managing Ma Zheng, which in this era was a major project related to the fate of the country.
It was reasonable for Li Yunze to let Ji An take care of the cattle and sheep as well.
As for the cheese in the butcher shop, it is a by-product of cattle and sheep livestock, so it is natural for the servant to take care of it.
It's just that Ji An himself is worried about being a second-in-command to others and not being able to have a chance to express himself.
"Master Fuyan, Gongsun Hong." Li Yunze arranged for Zhufu Yan, who was very smart but not very emotionally intelligent, and Gongsun Hong, who was scheming. "You appointed Master Fuyan to be the chief historian, Gongsun Hong to be the marching Sima, and the military counselor to accompany the army. You will be responsible for all the military staff."
Recommended by two people.”
Master Fuyan and Gongsun Hong looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.
This is the treatment of a true confidant.
"Here!"
During the Han Dynasty, when the army went out for battle, the emperor wanted to pay homage to the general.
Later, he was given a tiger talisman to command his troops.
When the general goes on an expedition, he will set up a temporary shogunate with the army as a staff organization.
The greatest power of the shogunate is to provide opinions to the general and thus influence the general's decision-making.
"Yan Yi." Li Yunze looked at Yan Yi, the private man in charge of money and goods. "Open the warehouse and withdraw money and silk."
"Here." Yan Yi responded first, and then asked, "May I ask your Majesty, how much do you want to take?"
Li Yunze did some mental calculations and calculated: "This time we go out to the fortress, there will be ten infantry troops and two cavalry troops, a total of 6,000 soldiers. Each person will be given eight minions, eight dendrobiums of food, and two sheep.
Give me eight pieces of miscellaneous silk."
Yan Yi's mental arithmetic ability was pretty good, and he quickly calculated the result: "Money, 48,000 coins. Grain, 48,000 dendrobium. Sheep, 12,000 sheep. Miscellaneous silk, 48,000 bolts."
"These are the starting rewards."
Li Yunze asked, "You and your master and father Yan will discuss the specific military supplies, food and supplies required for sending out troops. You need to prepare at least two months of supplies for sending out troops, but more or less is essential."
Departure money and military supplies are different.
The departure money given to regular soldiers is to boost their morale to fight.
Li Yunze, who has a lot of money, offered a very generous departure fee.
According to the current pricing of the Han Dynasty, one minqian is one thousand yuan, and eight thousand yuan is not a small amount. Moreover, Li Yunze gave it to the Zhongshan State Coin Mining Bureau to mint new money. It was smooth, beautiful and heavy, and it was highly praised as soon as it came out.
Sought after, compared to all kinds of bad money before,
Private money can even be exchanged at a ratio of one to two or even one to three.
Of course, it goes without saying much about food. Even though the weather in Zhongshan Kingdom has been good in recent years and food production has increased significantly, food is still the first-class important material for the people.
The food distributed to the soldiers is not for them to eat themselves. They go to war with the army, and the food is naturally provided by the king. When they go to war for the king, of course they have to take care of the food.
These grains are reserved for the war strategists.
The same is true for sheep, which can be regarded as improving the food for war soldiers. After all, mutton is the mainstream meat in this era.
On weekdays, the main meat for the common people is still dog meat. Usually only wealthy families and the powerful can afford to eat mutton.
In the case of miscellaneous silk, it can be regarded as a kind of auxiliary currency.
In the past, a piece of miscellaneous silk could be exchanged for one piece of bad money or private money. Now, if you want to exchange it for new money from the Mint Bureau, you have to exchange it for one to two to one to three.
This is not a price set by Li Yunze or Chang'an City, but a price agreed upon by the people themselves.
"Prime Minister, Grand Tutor."
Li Yunze looked at Zhang Ou and Shi Fen again, "Mobilize the army and civilians, ten thousand people are enough. We will serve as corvees. The civilians who serve will not be charged this year's taxes this time."
As soon as he heard this, Zhang Ou wanted to object.
If taxes are not collected, what will these officials eat?
However, Shi Fen on the side pulled him without leaving a trace, and then saluted, "Here~~~"
The soldiers and civilians came here to do corvee service, but in the Han Dynasty, serving corvee service was an obligation, so naturally there was no departure fee.
In fact, Li Yunze wants to reform the military system and completely professionalize the army, and the same goes for the logistics troops.
This can avoid having to mobilize tens or even millions of corvees for every war, causing huge impact and harm to the people.
Of course, this kind of thing can only be arranged after taking control of Chang'an.
Most of Zhongshan's capable county soldiers were taken away by Li Yunze this time.
If there are only a few thousand people, Li Yunze can serve as the captain himself and command from Qu to Qu, and even to Tun, so that the command will not be disadvantageous.
But if there are more than 10,000 troops, then no matter how powerful and experienced he is, he will not be able to command them.
There are no useful generals at his disposal, which really makes Li Yunze scratch his head.
The Qu is led by a military lord and consists of five hundred people. This is the most standard tactical unit.
Above the song are the tribes, each of which is led by a lieutenant or a military commander, and is the smallest combat unit.
If you go higher up, you will be the general who leads the army in the true sense.
The title of general is rare in the Han Dynasty and holds a high position. Generally, generals are temporarily appointed only when going to war. Those who can have a specific title of general are all famous and trusted by the emperor.
"I don't know how old Wei Qing is this year."
There is no need to think about Huo Qubing. At this time, Huo Qubing's father, Huo Zhongru, might not be working as a minor official in Pingyang County.
On the other hand, Wei Qing might already be a teenager.
"Find an opportunity to look for him. After all, he is the famous Wei Huo."
Zhidu took the laborers and set off first, driving the oxen and horses gathered by the imperial servant Ji An, pulling one after another carts filled with food and military supplies, through Kuxing to Taiyuan County, and then transferred there.
Go north to Dingxiang County.
The regular soldiers who were previously dispersed in various counties of Zhongshan Kingdom quickly gathered together after receiving the order. After receiving the rewards, their morale and morale were greatly boosted.
Even if Li Yunze said that he would take them to the Qingjun side of Chang'an City at this time, it is estimated that many soldiers would be willing to follow him.
"Taifu, Prime Minister."
Li Yunze handed over to Shi Fen and Zhang Ou, "I'll leave the affairs of the country to you two."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will live up to Your Majesty's trust!"
Li Yunze nodded, nodded to the beauties led by Zhuo Wenjun not far away, then turned his horse's head and rode directly onto the official road leading to Kuxing.
Behind him, thousands of infantry set off in sequence.
A thousand cavalrymen, dressed in commoners, riding horses and leading pack horses and war horses, followed closely behind Li Yunze.
After robbing so many horses and spending so long time, the elite cavalry they trained was just a thousand horses.
The equipment of this cavalry is extremely luxurious, and even the horses are as many as three per person.
You must know that even the Great Chanyu's palace army does not have such luxury.
The herdsmen on the grasslands are not willing to raise horses because there is no profit at all. The output of meat, skin, tendons, and milk is not as good as that of cattle, and they are also very delicate and easy to get sick and become useless.
They would take the initiative to raise horses only when the great chanyu and tribal nobles forced them to do so. On weekdays, they mainly raised cattle and sheep.
Although Li Yunze only had a thousand cavalry with him, their equipment was the pinnacle of this era.
There are three horses in total, one is a riding horse for walking, one is a pack horse for carrying armor, weapons, various military supplies and food, and the last one is also the tallest and strongest war horse that carries nothing.
War horses are only ridden during battles. They are well fed on weekdays, so that they can exert their maximum speed and endurance during battles.
Li Yunze equipped his war horses with horse armor, the most commonly used weapon in the hands of the Huns, so that bows and arrows became ineffective.
The cavalry are all equipped with plate armor, not the canned armor of the Europa Knights, but a simplified version to reduce weight.
If the weight of the stomach is too heavy, the impact force of the war horse will be greatly reduced.
Although it is a simplified version of the armored stomach, because it is forged with hydraulic power and is made of low-carbon steel as the raw material, its defensive capabilities are extremely excellent. It is lined with chain armor and silk armor, making it invulnerable to non-heavy weapons.
How many of the Huns could afford to equip heavy weapons such as hammers, axes, bones, and maces that consume a lot of iron?
In addition to the armor and stomach, the weapons used by the cavalry have also been upgraded.
The first is the lance as the main weapon. The lance is one and a half feet long. When charging, with the help of the force of the impact, it can stab someone to death even without a spear head, not to mention that it is equipped with a steel spear head.
This kind of lance is a one-time equipment on the battlefield, because when the lance is clamped and quickly charges into the enemy, the huge reaction force will cause the arm to be destroyed directly.
So before impact, you need to let go.
After that, you need to change the weapon, usually a short gun with a length of one foot. If the length is suitable, it is much easier to practice than the horse spear.
In addition, the cavalry are also equipped with sabers.
With high-quality steel, the construction of sabers can naturally be included in the schedule.
The sharp and strong saber has a strong equipment advantage against the Hun cavalry, which at best has leather armor.
These are considered the standard equipment distributed by Li Yunze to the cavalry.
In addition, the cavalry are equipped with some additional weapons, such as various types of bows and arrows, tiger bows, withered bows, horn bows, road bows, etc., as well as flails, bones, etc., which are all personal equipment.
This shows how difficult it is to train an excellent cavalry.
Not only must you be proficient in riding skills, but you must also be proficient in using various weapons.
You can fight while riding a horse, but you can still wield a sword and shoot arrows when dismounted.
In addition, they also need to practice battle formation coordination, various cavalry combat skills, etc.
Professional sergeants are all off-duty. They hone their skills all day long, and all they think about is how to kill people more effectively.
In order to support these elite professional soldiers, the minimum standard is that a family of five must support one person.
As for the cavalry, it would take a family of ten to barely afford it.
The kind of thing in movies, TV shows and novels where you can just find someone to mount a horse and you can fight on horseback. This does not exist in reality.
Unless you are a nomadic herdsman who grew up on a horse.
Moreover, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of cavalry are often roaring and charging to attack villages. It does not matter whether they can handle it on the battlefield. The economic aspect alone is enough to lead to bankruptcy.
The Zhongshan Kingdom was very wealthy, selling white paper, printed books, iron farm tools, cattle and sheep grain, and even earning the difference in seigniorage through the mint.
But such a wealthy Zhongshan Kingdom only maintained a thousand elite cavalry.
Powerful cavalry is not something that can be said, but made with real money and silver!