"The scholar family has dominated Baiyue for many years, but they are still no match for Liu Bei. What a waste." Liu Cong cursed.
Pang Tong said, "My lord, after all, Liu Bei has Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals, as well as Kong Ming to make plans. It is inevitable that the scholar family will not be his opponent."
Liu Cong sighed and said, "Liu Bei has gone to Shuzhong. I'm afraid Liu Zhang's Xichuan will fall into his hands, right?"
Liu Cong was very worried about Liu Bei occupying Xichuan.
Jiang Wan said, "My lord, Liu Bei is hypocritical, hypocritical, and tough, and with Zhuge Liang giving advice, Liu Zhang may not be his opponent. Please write a letter to Liu Zhang, telling him to take more precautions against Liu Bei."
Liu Cong was helpless, "That's all it can do now. How is our army?"
The statistics of the army are much faster than the statistics of the common people. The army is what Liu Cong cares about most!
Pang Tong replied, "My lord, the garrison of the four counties in Guizhou is 40,000. The garrison of Nanjun is 20,000, and the garrison of Jiangzhou is 45,000. The recaptured Fancheng is 30,000, and Xinye is 10,000. After the Xiangyang army was integrated, there were a total of 12 troops.
More than 16,000."
General Liu Cong has eliminated the old and the weak, but with the newly recruited soldiers and the recruitment of additional soldiers and horses, the number of the army has not decreased but increased!
The total number of soldiers and horses in Jingzhou is more than 230,000!
Liu Cong nodded, "Get ready. In three days, I will review the Xiangyang army!"
"See you, Commander-in-Chief!" In the military camp outside Xiangyang City, the generals saluted Pang Tong.
The Grand Governor was first established by Cao Wei and was used and improved during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The Grand Governor of Soochow was different from Cao Wei in that it was only set up during wartime and served as the temporary supreme military commander.
When Pang Tong was fighting against Cao Cao, he was appointed as the Grand Governor by Liu Cong. After the war, Pang Tong asked himself to take this position. Liu Cong refused, and replied with a smile: "I asked you to come out, and I promised you that he would be here."
When you are in power and in charge of the army abroad, you will never break your promise. Sir, you can lead the army calmly and don't worry.
Pang Tong was moved and secretly vowed to repay Liu Cong's kindness.
After looking around at the generals, Pang Tongyi sat down and said, "Sit down, I won't talk nonsense. The Lord will review the army in three days. The generals must be in high spirits. In the past few days, each army has only practiced for half a day.
Keep your spirits high. Recall all the soldiers who are on leave."
"I will obey the orders of the Grand Governor."
Pang Tong nodded with satisfaction and continued, "This review is different from any other in history. The Lord announced it to the whole city and invited the people of Xiangyang to come and watch!"
"Ah? Invite the people to come?"
"This is something that has never happened before."
"Yes. In the past, the people only welcomed the army. When will they be able to blend in with the army?"
Eating pots of rice wine to welcome the king's army refers to the scene where the people welcome the army.
"Silence!" Pang Tong shouted, "This is the lord's decision. In the lord's words, it is to show our own army to the people of Jingxiang."
"So, not only the lord is here this time, but also the people. There can be no mistakes."
"Gan Ning, out of the thousands of ships in the navy, only the standard warships in the army are left in line."
Gan Ning was puzzled when he heard this, "Grand Commander, in this case, there are only more than 2,000 warships? Isn't it not enough?"
Pang Tong laughed and said, "This military parade is to show the might and majesty of our army in front of the people. Naturally, we can't use those jagged ships. In a word, even if you are pretending to be me, you have to pretend to be like me."
Be presentable!"
The naval warships in Jingzhou and Jiangdong often number six to seven thousand, seven or eight thousand. It sounds very mysterious, but among them, the number of government-built ships is only three or two thousand, and the rest are collected from the private sector. So if it is really taken Liu Cong felt that it would be a bit of a slap in the face to bring these ships out for inspection.
"Xingba, from now on these broken ships will no longer be used by the navy."
Pang Tong's words made Gan Ning's expression change, "But my lord wants to reduce the navy?"
Pang Tong shook his head, "No, my lord said that with such a navy, the ships are of different sizes, and the officers and men drill the ships differently, which will damage the vigor of our army. Therefore, my lord ordered Ma Jun and Guan Qiuxing to gather craftsmen from the Research Institute to give priority to building ships." The warships used by the division must be uniform and neat."
Gan Ning immediately beamed when he heard this, "Thank you so much, my lord!" He was already enjoying the scene of commanding the navy to use official ships in the future. How majestic would this be?
On December 25, the 13th year of Jian'an, Liu Cong, the Marquis of Chu, reviewed the army by the Han River! There were nearly 200,000 Xiangyang people accompanying him!
On a winter morning, the cold wind howled, but it did not diminish people's enthusiasm at all.
On the middle ground, a high platform was built for Liu Cong and the civil and military officials, while the people stood in awe on both sides of the Han River. There was no way, with the number of people in Xiangyang, Liu Cong could not give 200,000 yuan. The seating arrangement is set by surname.
The only thing that can be done is to strengthen patrols by soldiers and try to avoid stampedes.
As for why we were on the banks of the Han River, it was because we also wanted the navy to show off its power!
"Dong dong dong!"
"It's begun, it's begun."
"This is the first time I heard that we mud-legged people can still watch the military parade!"
"It's better for us, Marquis of Chu, to treat us common people as human beings."
While the people were discussing, the drums had finished playing. Pang Tong stood on the high platform and waved the flag himself. Seeing this, the messengers on the surrounding high platforms said, "My lord has given an order. Let the military exercise begin!"
"Woo, woo, woo." The horn sounded, and the ground shook slowly. People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait looked forward in eager anticipation. From the direction of Fancheng, the black armor cavalry quickly came into everyone's sight.
The terrain on the south bank of the Han River is higher than the north bank. In order to let the people see it more clearly, Liu Cong placed the military parade venue on the south bank. Even the high platform where he and other civil and military personnel were built was on the north bank, with his back to the Han River!
"Knock. Knock. Knock." There was no sound from the knight, only the sound of the horse's hooves trampling on the paved gravel road.
Not far ahead, thousands of straw men wearing leather armor appeared, and knights in black armor sprinted silently with long spears in their hands.
"Wow!"
"Stab it!"
Amidst the clatter of horses' hooves on the ground, the black armored cavalry smashed straight into pieces the straw men in front of them, their long spears piercing the leather armor one after another!
"Black Armor Iron Cavalry, unparalleled in the world!" Zhao Yun, the leader, shouted loudly, and the knights behind him followed suit.
At this moment, the Black Armor Cavalry team is a little scattered, but no one cares about this anymore. Everyone is amazed at its power! Such an army needs a formation? No, it just needs to charge back and forth towards the enemy!
"Okay!" After the people were silent, they shouted harshly!
"Black Armor Iron Cavalry, unparalleled in the world!" Many people spontaneously raised their arms and waved, and they did not stop even if they shouted at the top of their lungs and their faces turned red.
If Liu Cong's army of more than 200,000 people is really elite, then there are only three parts. The Black Armor cavalry, the Tiger Guards, and Liu Cong's 3,000 personal guards! Liu Cong's 3,000 personal guards are Elite soldiers with the best treatment and the highest training intensity!
But if we really want to compete, Xuanjia Iron Cavalry is the undisputed number one!
The visual effect caused by the charge of the black armor cavalry is unparalleled. The opening scene is Wang Zha. In order to shock the people and unite the hearts of the people, Liu Cong also put a lot of thought into this military parade.