"The Marquis of Chu is sitting down in a well to look at the sky. I don't know that Jingchu actually has such an army." This time, Zhang Song didn't say anything unpleasant.
However, Liu Cong shook his head and sighed, "The lonely Jingchu only has 25,000 cavalry, including the Xuanjia cavalry."
"Although the soldiers train hard, the war horses have a big flaw after all."
Chen Dao is also a talented person who leads the cavalry. Jingchu's cavalry can be trained to this point, firstly because of these two talented people who lead the cavalry, and secondly, because Liu Cong allocates horse stools and horseshoes to the cavalry.
In addition, a large part of the cavalry commanded by Chen Dao were descended from the north, and their riding skills were excellent enough.
As he said this, Liu Cong's expression was shocked, "Uncle Zhi, you have worked hard on training the troops, and I will reward you with a hundred pieces of Shu brocade. You can take the soldiers down to receive the reward."
"Thank you, Lord!"
Because of this lack of horses, Liu Cong must destroy Jiangdong, take Sichuan and Shu, and obtain war horses from Yongliang. In this way, Cao Cao's cavalry will not be a concern!
Compared to Cao Jun, Jingchu's horses were indeed weak, but he was not totally without restraint.
"Hey! Hey hey!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Anyone who blocks the tiger's sharp edge will be shattered!"
Huben Army, a group of heavily armored infantry.
Although not as powerful as a black armored knight riding an armor-piercing horse, the oncoming momentum also made the civil and military officials look at him.
After a round of killings, Xu Feng panted and led his troops to kneel in front of Liu Cong and others, "I am waiting for you to report to the lord!"
"Shan Rong has worked hard. Take the soldiers down to receive the reward."
"Thank you, Lord!"
"Kuding, dinging..."
Huang Zhong was the only one who came on horseback, "Forward!"
Following his order, ten thousand foot soldiers entered with repeating crossbows.
"Crossbow?" Zhang Song was a little surprised.
Crossbows have been widely used since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During the Warring States Period, South Korea even claimed that all good bows and powerful crossbows came from Korea. Relying on this ability, South Korea barely ranked at the bottom of the Seven Heroes.
But until now, the crossbow has not been paid too much attention by the princes. Its range is far enough. Unfortunately, it is expensive, and when it rains, it is difficult to exert its power, or even cannot be used at all.
"emission!"
"Boohoo!"
This time, they did not shoot at the straw man, but at the ground where there were no people. After all, the straw man could not bear the amount of shots fired by 10,000 people.
What's more, these ten thousand people can launch twelve times!
However, most of Wen Wu and Zhang Song present did not know the power of this crossbow.
Zhang Song was even more surprised, why is this a single-shot crossbow? Did the Marquis of Chu show him this?
"emission!"
Amid everyone's doubts, Huang Zhong gave the order again.
"Boohoo!"
"emission!"
"Boohoo!"
"What?!" Zhang Song stood up in shock. Was there something wrong with his eyes? These people pulled the trigger and continued firing without loading new arrows?
"emission!"
"Boohoo!"
…
Huang Zhongke ignored everyone's surprise and continued to order firing until twelve shots were completed.
"Lord, shoot 10,000 Japanese troops and report to the lord!"
To shoot down the Japanese army, Liu Cong stopped the shipbuilding, catapult, and many other types of craftsmen. All of them were used to build repeating crossbows! Until now, he had barely raised ten thousand.
All these 10,000 people were handed over to Commander Huang Zhong, who was given the command to shoot down the Japanese army!
"reward!"
"Thank you, Lord!"
Liu Cong was very satisfied. With these ten thousand people, he was finally no longer so passive towards the northern cavalry.
"Yongnian, this is a repeating crossbow developed by Guling Scientific Research Institute. It can fire twelve arrows at once without reloading!"
"The combined use of all these arms is the reason why I can remain invincible."
Zhang Song smiled bitterly, yes, he attacked Cao Cao in the north, retreated Sun Quan in the east, and drove Liu Bei in the south. How could such a heroic leader not rely on him?
"I am completely in awe of you. The Marquis of Chu is so kind to me, and I cannot accept salary without merit."
"The land of Xichuan is vast and rich in resources, but it has been invaded by the rice thief Zhang Lu and the Nanman barbarians for many years. This is not because Xichuan's soldiers are not brave enough, nor is it not that Xichuan's counselors are not wise enough, nor is it that the people are too weak."
"There really is no wise master in charge of Xichuan! Xichuan must not fall into the hands of thieves. The Marquis of Chu is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and is proficient in all kinds of martial arts. Only a hero like you deserves to own Xichuan."
Under Liu Cong's expectant eyes, Zhang Song continued to speak.
"I have been working in Yizhou for many years. Taking advantage of my position, I traveled to Sichuan and Shu for many years and drew this topographic map of Xichuan!"
"Today, I dedicate this picture to the Marquis of Chu! I hope the Marquis of Chu will live up to the expectations of the people of Xichuan and enter Sichuan as soon as possible to save the people of Xichuan from fire and water!"
After finishing speaking, Zhang Song swallowed his coat, tore it away from the collar, and pulled out the map!
"This is truly God's blessing, Lord."
"Now I finally know why my lord treats Mr. Yongnian so favorably."
Amidst the sighs of everyone in the civil and military circles, Liu Cong stood up and helped Zhang Song up, "I have been waiting for Mr. Gu to return to my heart for a long time! Don't worry, sir, if I get Xichuan, I will definitely make Xichuan just like Jingchu!"
"I believe in Chu Hou."
"Today, you and I will treat each other as kings and ministers first. When I take over Xichuan, I will treat you as king and minister."
"Report, my lord, Mrs. Xuanlan is in labor and has given birth to a son for my lord!"
"Congratulations, lord!"
"Congratulations, Lord Chu!"
"Hahaha!" Liu Conngle laughed heartily, "Today is a double happiness. I want to have a drink with my husband!"
At the banquet, in order to express his happiness and gratitude to Zhang Song for presenting the painting, Liu Cong announced in public that he would name his child Liu Xian.
What Zhang Song presented today was not just a map, but a guarantee for Liu Cong to take over Xichuan! I cannot thank you enough for this contribution.
After the banquet, Liu Cong did not rest. Instead, he and several important ministers studied the map presented by Zhang Song in the study room of the Houfu!
This picture was spread out to a length of one foot, and Pang Tong and other six officials were watching it carefully with candles.
"Oh, God bless my lord." After a while, Pang Tong spoke first, "This map details the topography of various parts of Xichuan, and even marks some unknown trails."
Kuai Yue continued, "Yes, even the garrisons in various places, which general leads the troops, and how many soldiers and horses there are, are all marked in detail!"
Jiang Wan put down the candle lantern in his hand and said, "With this picture, my lord has already entered Xichuan with half a foot!"
"Very good. I'll make ten rubbings of this picture so that I won't regret it if it gets damaged."
Liu Cong just watched everyone looking at the picture, and he was really worried that someone's hand would shake and drop the candle in his hand on the picture.
"In addition, prepare to use troops against Jiangdong. Once Zhang Song is sent away, I will attack Jiangdong!"
"My lord is wise!"
"How is the Ministry of War's research going? If we attack Jiangdong now, how many troops can be mobilized?"
Li Hui, the minister of the Ministry of War, said, "My lord, the Ministry of War has made statistics. If we attack Jiangdong, we can only mobilize 100,000 troops."
"So few?" Liu Cong was a little dissatisfied.
Li Hui explained, "My lord, although Jingchu has many soldiers and horses, it is located in a place of four battles and has many places to defend. There are more than 53,000 in Wancheng, 10,000 in Fancheng, 5,000 in Xinye, 30,000 in Xiangyang, and 20,000 in Jiangling.
The four counties of Guizhou each have 10,000. Jiangxia and Xunyang each have 10,000."
"The total army is nearly 160,000. Therefore, there are only more than 100,000 soldiers and horses that can be used."