In the spring of March, the trees are green, the flowers are in full bloom, the spring breeze is blowing, and the warmth is warm.
"In the blink of an eye, Bo Si has been away for more than a month. Should he lead the Dunhuang troops back now?" Gai Jun was in a camp outside Fuping City, looking forward to Gai Yin's return day and night. Fu Xie and Qu Yi each recruited thousands of troops.
, has already set off in advance. Now he is no longer the governor of Beidi County, but a commander of another department, with a thousand stones, a bronze seal and a black ribbon.
There are about 1,600 soldiers in the whole camp, half of which are Han and Hu. This is because he holds the idea that "soldiers are more valuable than more", otherwise the number will be even greater, and there will be more troops every day.
Dozens of people defected to him.
Because the population in the North was sparse, Fu Xie and Qu Yi took away another 2,000 people. He deliberately spread the word that he would not accept the people from the North. However, the people from the North did not agree, and there were often those who defected to the army. At first, he hardened his heart and refused them all.
Until I met two people. One was Chen Mingbiao. He was a blacksmith and was very brave. Even Guan Yu and Bao Chu were full of praise for him. The other was Hu Feng. He was not very old, only around seventeen or eighteen, and he was also extremely tough.
, with a little polish, he will definitely be a fierce general. When Gai Jun learned that he was the nephew of Li Jue, Dong Zhuo's favorite general, he was very surprised and asked why he didn't go to his uncle. Hu Feng replied: "I just want to follow Gai to shoot tigers."
"Gai Jun couldn't help but sigh.
As the saying goes, a thousand-mile dike breaks in an ant nest, and it is absolutely true. Seeing that the two men successfully entered the camp, the people in the North quit their jobs one after another. Gai Jun had no choice but to raise the recruitment standards to a level that was daunting to ordinary people. Even so, he still
More than fifty people were sneaked in by people from the North.
It is no exaggeration to say that the individual abilities of the soldiers carefully selected by Gai Jun are no worse than those of the border soldiers, or even better, but their discipline is extremely poor, especially those of the 800-year-old Qiang. It happened that Yang Ang, the Marquis of the Beidi County Army, wanted to
Along with this, he had participated in pacifying the Western Qiang rebellion more than ten years ago, and had been a military prince for a long time. Maybe he was not a famous general, but he was still able to set up camps and train soldiers, so Gai Jun was not needed.
Less trouble.
The equipment promised by my father Gai Xun arrived three days ago. There are a total of iron armor, more than a thousand iron pockets, three hundred horse armors, more than a thousand shields, knives, and spears, eight hundred good bows and powerful crossbows, and ten arrows.
Tens of thousands of items were transported in large trucks. Zuo Fengyi was close to Liang and bordering the country, and had the task of guarding Chang'an, Xijing. It is said that these equipment were only one or two hundred of the arsenal, which shows how huge the scale was.
In the big tent, Gai Jun tortured Bian Bing about his military strategy, making Bian Bing frown. Gai Liao, dressed as a man dressed as a woman, stood aside and laughed and watched the joke. This move was all Gai Jun's fault. He used to tell Gai Liao some men's stories.
A boring soap story about dressing up as a woman. In fact, he didn’t want to tell it, because the little girl had emptied everything in his stomach. He could only think of what to tell. Nowadays, Gai Liao is so bold that he wanders around the military camp. Gai Jun often prays
God, let her find her husband as soon as possible, he can't control it anymore.
Bao Chu stepped into the tent, clasped his fists and said: "Gai Shehuhu, a horse team has come from outside the camp."
"How many people?" Gai Jun asked. The number of people who can be called a cavalry team will never be small.
"More than two hundred."
Gai Jun was surprised when he heard that most of the people who surrendered to the army were alone, but there were also people who came in groups of three to five, and the majority were only dozens of people. This was the first time that more than two hundred people came together like this, and he thought to himself
: "Could it be that another group of horse bandits have become good?" A few days ago, Yang Shou, the most famous horse bandit in Anding County, Liangzhou, nicknamed Yang Big Beard, disbanded his tribe and led dozens of cronies. He is
Feng Ping was pretty good among gangsters, so Gai Jun took him under his wing.
Guo Rui added: "The leader's name is Ma Shoucheng, and he is said to be an old friend of Chang Shi."
"Old friend? Ma Shoucheng, Ma Shoucheng..." Gai Jun muttered it several times before he realized. Isn't Ma Shoucheng Ma Teng? Why is he here? If he is driven by me, how can he become the leader of the Liangzhou rebel bandit in the future?
Alas, the longer it takes, the more profound the impact on history, and now it feels like it has been changed beyond recognition! Thinking of this, Gai Jun jumped up and walked quickly to the gate of the camp. He saw Ma Teng from a distance, holding his horse high and sitting on it, with more than two hundred people behind him.
The knight looked solemn and silent.
"What a team of elite knights, with a little training they won't let the frontier troops go." Gai Jun admired secretly in his heart and turned his eyes back to Ma Teng.
The horse rolled up and dismounted, and when he made a move, everyone behind him followed suit.
"Gai Changshi, do you remember the Ma we drank with in the past?"
Gai Jun laughed loudly and said: "Brother Ma, how are you doing after ten years? You and I have old ties, so don't mention our official names. We can treat each other as brothers."
"Brother Gai!" Ma Teng sighed inwardly. Ten years ago, he had just reached the crown and was penniless. Gai Jun was just an unknown boy at that time.
"Brother Gai!" Ma Ju also clasped his fists and said.
Ma Teng said: "I heard that Brother Gai is recruiting the brave men from Liangzhou to go to the battlefield. I am not talented. There are some brothers who share weal and woe. Now I am here to lend a helping hand and do the hard work of dogs and horses."
"When Brother Ma arrives, he has solved a big problem for me." Gai Jun's words are true. With Ma Teng's arrival, the problem of the Xianling Qiang people in the North that has troubled him for a long time will be solved. There are 800 Xianling Qiang people, who will be their leader?
It gave him a headache. He was worried about using Qiang people, and the Qiang people were not convinced by using Han people. Ma Teng, a Han-Qiang mixed race, was undoubtedly the best choice.
However... the Qiang people and Ma Teng's own troops totaled a battalion of 1,000 men. Isn't that too much power? Ma Teng was able to control Xiliang for decades and compete with Han Sui in separate divisions. It shows that he is very capable and skillful.
If you're not weak, don't let him turn against you.
Ma Teng pointed to the armor placed on the cart next to the gate of the camp and said: "The gatekeepers said that anyone who wants to join the army must give it a try."
Gai Jun said with a smile: "Brother Ma's name is Dazhou County, and his men are all good men, so there is no need to do this. Come, let's go into the camp and talk."
The more than two hundred knights who followed Ma Teng were all delighted to hear this, and they all felt that Gai Shehu valued their side.
About two-quarters of an hour after the group entered the camp, a man and a horse came from the west. The knight jumped off his horse and called the guard at the camp gate: "I have come to join the army."
The guard looked at the other party quietly and couldn't hold back his laughter, "What do you think you are here for?"
The knight glared and said again: "Join the army!"
"Join the army when you have grown hair." It's no wonder the guard teased him. The man was seven feet tall and had his hair tied up, but the immature look on his face and the faint fur around his mouth betrayed his true age.
People are like big rocks that have come thousands of miles away.
"You dare to insult me?" Dashi was furious, jumped off his horse, grabbed the guard's armor, lifted him up, and hung him in the air.
The guards at the camp gate were all from the North. When they saw their colleagues being bullied, they gathered around with spears in hand and shouted loudly.
There was a lot of commotion here, which alarmed Guan Yu. Guan Yu asked the guard, "What happened?"
A guard quickly explained in detail. Guan Yu looked at Dashi, his cheeks trembling slightly, and asked: "Do you want to join the army?"
Guan Yu was eight feet long and extremely majestic. Dashi was not timid. He looked directly at him and replied: "Yes."
"Have you informed your parents before leaving home?"
"..." Dashi clenched his fists in anger.
Guan Yu stopped teasing him and said with a smile: "If you want to enter the camp, you need to be able to control the horse freely, be heavily armored, hold a sword and spear, and hit the bull's-eye fifty paces away." This indicator is surprisingly difficult, and it is specially designed for the Northern Territory.
It was decided by people that it would be good if this child could pass, but Guan Yu thought the possibility was extremely low.
Without saying a word, Dashi walked to the cart where the armor was placed and picked up a set of armor. This armor was the standard armor of the Han Empire, with "shoulders" and "hanging edges". There were more than 600 pieces in total.
It is made of armor pieces and weighs more than forty kilograms.
Dashi put on one piece of armor and then another, put on both pieces of armor, got on his horse, then pulled out his sword from his waist, pointed at the guard who had just ridiculed him, and shouted: "Do you dare to fight with me?
"
There was a moment of silence all around, and everyone stared at him in stunned silence. Is this kid made of copper and iron? Two pieces of armor weighed ninety kilograms! Judging from the swiftness with which he mounted the horse, he clearly still had some strength left.
, a warrior is nothing more than that?
The provoked guard's face turned red. Although he knew that he was probably outmatched, the unique bloodiness of the Liangzhou people prevented him from retreating. Just as he was about to take a step forward to challenge, he stretched out an arm to block the way.
Guan Yu stopped the guard and praised Dashi: "Little Cao has great strength! You have passed the test." Then he called the secretary to register him and left.
"Where are you from?"
"Gou Daoren's family in Hanyang County."
"Last name?"
"The surname is Pang, the name is De, and the courtesy name is Lingming."
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(Arsenal Collection of War Vehicles and Vehicles in the Fourth Year of Yongshi Year of the Arsenal) records that the arsenal of Donghai County in the Western Han Dynasty contained more than 500,000 crossbows, 70,000 bows, more than 100,000 armors, more than 100,000 shields, more than 300,000 swords, and more than 500,000 long soldiers.
, with more than 500 crossbow chariots. Guoheng was destroyed by weakness, but Han Dynasty was destroyed by strength. This is true. Although the Eastern Han Dynasty was not as good as the Western Han Dynasty, the status of Zuo Fengyi in the Eastern Han Dynasty was much higher than that of Donghai County in the Western Han Dynasty, and the size of the arsenal was
It won't be any smaller.
According to historical records, Pound was a native of Goudao, Nan'an County, which was separated from Hanyang County during the Jian'an period.);.