Qiu Huiluo pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist, paused and said: "It's a pity that Temujin himself is not here, otherwise he should have a look and let him know that no matter how many foreign troops are gathered together, they are still nothing."
dog."
Qiu Huiluo and Guo Ning were both from the Changzhou Army, but they belonged to the Jia Army of the garrison division. They were from Shandong in their early years and had some friendship with the Red Coat Army. Qiu Huiluo was very strong in martial arts and once taught Guo
The use of Ning Tieguduo can also boost your morale.
Back then, Changzhou's heavy border defenses were defeated by the Mongols, and Qiu Huiluo was also an ant on the run. Now that times have changed, it is really shameful to think about that situation again.
So today is a memorable day for him. As the Northwest Recruitment Commander of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the deputy commander-in-chief when the Great Zhou army entered the grassland for the first time, it will definitely be recorded in the history books in the future.
Pen.
Of course, it's a pity that I can't take responsibility as the head coach.
Because Guo Ning was an invincible emperor, and he was young and aggressive. Therefore, the three recruiting divisions in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty were always under the direct control of Guo Ning. Strictly speaking, Han Xuan, who was the recruiting envoy, Qiu Hui Luo
, Zhao Jue and the other three were only Guo Ning's assistants when he directly dealt with the situation in Northern Xinjiang.
Generally speaking, Han Xuan was the commander-in-chief of the Hu tribes in the northeastern hinterland. In recent years, he was usually stationed in Taizhou. He specifically coordinated and assigned the tribes in the north of Linhuang Mansion. He gradually replaced the official ranks awarded by the Jin Dynasty with various levels of military officials of the New Dynasty.
The detailed and stable positions of tribal leaders.
Thanks to Han Xuan's efforts, the Hu tribes in the Northeast were not as isolated from the grasslands as it seemed. The rolling mountains and dense forests covered up too many things, and the Zhou army's operations of more than ten thousand people could not directly force the enemy to do so.
When we arrived at the gathering place of the Mongolian army, Han Xuan was indispensable to show kindness and power in advance. But because of these things, Han Xuan himself would definitely not be able to come to the front line.
As for Zhao Jue, he had to be responsible for the logistics of the entire army and was busy all day long in various forts, military depots, supply points, and patrol routes.
After all, the Mongolian cavalry is prestigious, and the grasslands are their daily haunts. Now that the emperor has arrived at the front line in person, Zhao Jue, the northern recruiter, must make full use of the previous preparations and maintain defense lines and transportation lines in various areas.
Good, just in case the Mongolians jump over the wall in a hurry.
It is said that these days he has laid out a huge map at Xuandezhou Station. As if he were playing chess, he scattered the strongholds, dangerous passes, and troops represented by numbers on the grassland hundreds of miles around, and also sent out sentries to explore the chess game.
The route was drawn over and over again.
The task was so heavy that Zhao Jue could not escape, so Qiu Huiluo took the lead among the three deputies.
He was very happy.
In the previous ten days, the army traveled through deep mountains, grasslands and deserts. The generals and soldiers shared the joys and sorrows, and everyone was inevitably disgraced. Qiu Huiluo specially washed his face today and applied ointment on his mustache. It looked black and shiny.
Majestic.
Most of the Jurchens in the Jin Kingdom had tweezers and beards to show their quality, while the Jurchens in the army generally had beards or long beards. The style of the Zhou army was somewhere in between, from junior officers to generals, everyone had to have short beards.
mustache.
This trend comes from soldiers who have actually experienced fighting. For example, Guo Ning has always felt that having a beard on his face may be very masculine, but in the army, it takes too much effort to take care of his beard, and it is inconvenient to eat and drink.
It's easy to get caught when you're in trouble.
Guo Ning was only in his early twenties when he started his career. In order not to be looked down upon by court officials, he deliberately grew a beard to show his composure. Guo Ning's short mustache came from this, and it gradually became a common practice in the army.
There is another point. Since last year, whale oil has gradually been included in the goods imported from Japan to the Central Plains. Whale oil is produced from giant fish as big as mountains in the sea. After being refined, it is packed in small boxes.
Carry.
When applied to the body, this product has a miraculous effect on joint pain and skin diseases that are common among soldiers. It is also suitable for repelling insects and poisons from wounds. When applied to the face, it is very suitable for keeping warm and moisturizing. It is even good for maintaining weapons. So although the price
It’s not cheap, and it’s a must-have for home travel.
At this time, Qiu Huiluo used this kind of whale oil to smear his mustache. Not only him, but also many soldiers went out to war this time, carrying many personal belongings with them. They no longer looked like the poor people of the previous dynasty, but looked like
He came to the grassland specifically to show off his wealth.
Their armors are all high-quality products from government-run workshops, among which the common Mingguang fine mesh armor requires 60 workers. Based on the monthly salary of ordinary armor craftsmen, which is 10,000 yuan, the labor cost for one piece of armor alone is as high as 20 yuan.
The medicines they carry with them include fine products from the Imperial Pharmacy of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, and ginseng tablets sold from the Northeast and Goryeo.
Off-hand weapons purchased with private money include the Hyogo Sword, which was made by a famous Japanese craftsman and decorated with luxurious gold and silver. It is used to cut the body without armor, just like chopping melons and vegetables; there are also what appear to be ordinary double swords.
The material is actually snowflake iron from Tianzhu, which is more than ten times more expensive than Japanese swords.
In order to prepare for the cold weather, almost every soldier received extra furs, mostly deer skins. Those with better luck also received mink and fox skins. A few iron men standing in front of Qiu Huiluo a few feet away
The Futu Knight simply put bear skins, tiger skins, and black and white, precious Pixiu skins under the heavy armor, which was extremely majestic.
This is all done with money from the imperial court!
Even the equipment purchased by the soldiers themselves ultimately came from the imperial court's military pay, or from the imperial court's preferential treatment of commercial taxes. In the past few years, the Zhou imperial court had made huge amounts of money from trade, but most of it was invested in the army.
, so a completely new army was created.
What's ridiculous is that because of the army's behavior, there were people in the court who deliberately blew the whistle before. Those people said that the cost of maintaining the army was so high that they could not afford a slight loss; so the army could not move lightly. You might as well use some commercial means to get more
It is better to use money and materials to bribe, influence, and manipulate the Mongolian Nayan people on the grassland, in order to provoke them to fight among themselves.
There are many people who echo this trend, and some high-status officials are also involved. From the perspective of the military, there is no doubt that these people have deep thoughts.
The generals and the army cannot interfere in the grassland, and the civilian officials are probably not interested in doing so. The army cannot move lightly, and naturally it cannot organize other forces to move. Perhaps at a certain moment, these people will say that the army will not move anyway, so
Huge investment is also a waste, it is better to use it for other purposes.
As the country becomes more stable and prosperous, officials generally have a more relaxed atmosphere. This does not mean that people have forgotten the threat of the grassland. If it were not for the Mongol Ulurus still living on the grassland, many people would have put their horses on the Nanshan Mountains and enjoyed themselves in peace.
The lazy mentality of wealth.
For them, since the Mongols were weak, the Central Plains court's mission had been completed. The Song Dynasty never had such an advantage over the Liao Dynasty; the Jin Dynasty continued to send troops to mop up the Mongol tribes on the grassland. Now
It doesn't seem worth it.
Fortunately, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Guo Ning, was a soldier from a lower-class background, and was the friend of all the soldiers.
Guo Ning thought the same as the soldiers: the security and stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the development and opportunities of the Great Zhou Dynasty were all based on the power of the army.
The reason why such a powerful army must be retained is because the enemies faced by the Zhou Dynasty are extremely terrifying. Genghis Khan, the co-leader of the grasslands, is still the hope of the Mongols; Genghis Khan's conquest of the west will eventually bring huge power back to the grasslands.
Guo Ning continuously inspects military garrisons in various places every year, and repeatedly emphasizes that there are still battles to be fought in the future, and there are big battles to be fought.
More importantly, because there are constant wars, countless military achievements are still waiting to be established, countless rewards are still waiting to be awarded, and the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty will expand. Countless military households have exclusive farms, pastures, and even mines and trading houses.
They will be built one by one.
Therefore, soldiers do not need to envy civil servants, let alone businessmen making money. As long as soldiers follow His Majesty the Emperor closely, they can only get more from swords and guns, and there will always be more!
Qiu Huiluo suddenly listened attentively.
Guo Ning also heard the sound, and at the same time noticed that on the hot air balloon behind him, the military officials were waving two-color flags: "It's the Mongolian Tolchi, numbering around a hundred people."
"Beelgutai must have realized what he's doing, I'll go take command and fight," Qiu Huiluo said.
"You don't have to worry, Monk Wanyan Chen doesn't like others to steal his limelight." Guo Ning said a cold joke. Qiu Huiluo laughed and left with his soldiers.
Monk Wanyan Chen was holding up a pair of telescopes to look around.
From his perspective, the scene was quite miserable.
A cavalry battle of 200 men has just ended. The "Tolchi" in the Mongolian population refers to a patrol cavalry that carries only minimal weapons and is completely lightly armed. Its main task is not to fight with the enemy, but to detect the movement of the army.
Roads, water sources and grasslands.
They were obviously urgently dispatched to the north by the leader, and they arrived very quickly, so they bumped into Monk Wanyan Chen's troops.
These Ptolechi did not make any mistakes in the use of tactics and timing, and they also maintained the unique riding skills and fighting instincts of the Mongols. Three to five years ago, such a group of cavalry was enough to attack cities and plunder lands in the Central Plains, and consolidate
Tens of thousands of people surrendered.
But now, they were beaten badly by the elite cavalry of the Imperial Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This was a complete suppression of power by force, and it was also the result of Monk Wanyan Chen's hard training in the past two years.
On the battlefield where the cavalry battle just broke out, at least a hundred Mongolian corpses were left. Some of the seriously injured screamed and crawled on the ground before being killed by the Zhou army soldiers who were finishing their wounds. There were dozens of ownerless horses.
The war horse stayed where it was, looking at its owner who was lying motionless next to him in confusion.
More war horses followed the losers and fled. They must have a lot to say to the leader.
"Ahem, general, general!"
A subordinate was talking nearby. Monk Wanyan Chen put down his telescope, and the subordinate pointed at his shoulder: "Here, here..."
Monk Wanyan Chen turned his head and glanced, almost thrown back by the stench. There was a mass of colorful internal organs stuck behind his shoulder armor, which was obviously a relic given by someone who died during the fight. Blood ran along the armor.
The nail leaves almost flowed onto the saddle. He cursed, stretched out his hand to throw away the internal organs, then grabbed his cloak and wiped his sticky hands.
The armor and robes he is wearing are all the standard equipment of the Forbidden Army generals, and they have a sense of uniformity and strength. He tidied them up before going into battle, but as soon as he encountered the first group of enemies, they were covered in blood, which was a bit disturbing.