Chapter 1077 The Battle of Jiuyuan City 1
Yang Fan and others returned to the dock in the south of Jiuyuan City. Everyone got off the boat. Yang Fan was going back to his villa. Zhang Wudian was going back to the camp of the soldiers and civilians he had brought. Tomorrow, they will go back.
The grain and grass from Shanxi have been shipped and the matter has been settled. It is time for them to return to Taiyuan to resume their duties.
"Uncle Dingyuan, I have a heartfelt request. I hope it will be convenient for you." Zhang Wudian said with some embarrassment.
He always prided himself on being noble, so it was a bit embarrassing for him to discuss personal interests with a junior like Yang Fan.
"In his seventies, Mr. Zhang worked hard all the way to carry food and grass for my army. He worked hard and achieved great results. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know."
Zhang Wudian said: "I heard that Uncle Dingyuan collected a lot of war horses from Ordos. Can you sell me 500 of them? If there are calves, I plan to buy two thousand."
Yang Fan understood immediately upon hearing this that the Zhang family planned to equip their own private army. Their family was a prominent local family, and it was normal to have one or two thousand servants. Which big family, aristocratic family, or wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty is not like this.
"There's no problem with that. Tomorrow I'll ask Zhang Geda to take you to the pasture in the south of the Yellow River. You can choose your own horses and cattle. The price will be the same."
Zhang Wudian was overjoyed. War horses are a scarce resource.
Especially the Mongolian war horses are much better than those of the Ming Dynasty.
Xin Fa looked at Xin Famin who was riding a white horse and was riding in the racecourse. His face was covered with sweat and his bangs were stuck to the back of his forehead. He looked excited.
Before we picked out the bad cattle and horses, we went directly from the Orshaos Lowland, passed through Dongsheng City, crossed the Yellow River, retreated into Shanxi via the Pianguan Pass, and then followed Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Taiyuan, Changzhi, and back to Qinshui
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The difference between Sichuan horses and donkeys in the southwest is very small. The cavalry can wear armor when riding, otherwise the load will be difficult to carry. The cavalry in the Song Dynasty is not small in Sichuan horses. This is because Xixia occupied the Hetao and Hehuang Valleys. The Liao Kingdom occupied Monan and
In Liaodong and Xiaosong, there were no horses except Sichuan horses.
"Are you worried about this?"
I saw that there were very few firearms outside Xinfa, so I retreated early. I guess they used old eight-eye guns and the like.
Xin Famin and Xiaoqing both hate bad horses, and you two are very depressed.
Thinking of leaving tomorrow, Zhang Wudian couldn't bear to give up. He took Huo's arm and said, "Brother Yang, you are going back tomorrow. You know that there is no chance to meet again now. Thank you for teaching you so much."
Little military knowledge."
Huo waved his hand and said: "The Zhang family is full of loyal people who have shed blood for Xiao Ming and made meritorious deeds. A few steel ingots are worth mentioning."
The Song army had no choice but to combine crossbowmen with Sichuan horses. As a result, the Song Dynasty's cavalry only had 10% of long weapons, and the rest were mainly waist knives and bows and arrows. The Liao Dynasty fought against the Jin, and the Song Dynasty fought against
One of the important reasons for traveling through Liao and Xixia was not horses.
"Grandpa, how come you have never read a book? You are a bad singer in operas and operas. Over the years, love comes from knowing and goes deep. People are most afraid of meeting someone at an ignorant age who will never be forgotten in their lifetime. Dingyuan
I am a dragon and a phoenix among men, so outstanding and dazzling. You are afraid that your life will be ruined once you meet Mr. Huo."
Zhang Fengyi cupped her hands and said, "It's so bad. I'll thank Uncle Dingyuan first."
"Yes, there are not yet 2,000 cattle. Now that you have no water for irrigating the fields and no enough cattle for farming, it will be no problem to double the grain output. It will be enough to feed the people who depend on your Zhang family."
Zhang Fengyi said.
"That's not a problem. You allocated all the old firearms that were eliminated to Yan Yingyuan's 20,000 regiment for training. A small battle is about to begin, and those firearms are not enough, so they can be transferred to Mr. Zhang.
If you give me more cash, Duke Zhang will send someone to Zunhua Xinghe Iron Factory to purchase 10,000 kilograms of steel ingots. Duke Zhang cannot make weapons, armor, or firearms by himself."
The same principle applies to today's army as long as it has a broken tank.
Zhang Fengyi said: "Why is he worried about you?"
Huo smiled and said: "It won't happen. By the way, you promise to have his book delivered to you later."
"Haha, what do you think it is? Daqing was the age when he first started to fall in love. Uncle Dingyuan has been a hero for many years. He has a low position and is handsome. It is not surprising that he attracts boys."
After all, it is a small clan with a thousand people, a small landowner with a land of 100,000 acres, and there is no Wubao. If there are some private soldiers, I guess we are still sleeping.
Zhang Fengyi nodded, those were words outside of "The Romance of the West Chamber".
"What are you worried about? Is he worried that something will happen to Uncle Dingyuan, or is he worried that something will happen to Daqing? I know people well. Uncle Dingyuan has been mature for many years, mature and steady. But he doesn't care about people who ruin his feelings.
Daqing was married to another family from Daqing. Although he was not married, he was not from her husband's family. How could Uncle Dingyuan be so classy and do such extraordinary things? Besides, that kid Daqing knows the small body and knows how to retreat and advance.
, are you going to be a member of the Gu family who acts wantonly? He doesn’t think too much."
"You have seen that your eyes are glued to Uncle Dingyuan." Xiaoqing said worriedly.
Xin Fa looked at Zhang Wudian with no worry on his face. However, he didn't say anything.
"Feng Yi, that child, grew up generous and not like Mulan. You lost your father when you were young and practiced martial arts hard, not because you wanted to seek revenge on Jiannu. Born in such an era when troubled times were about to arise, personal feelings are great, and a person without
People with a sense of mission and responsibility will bury their emotions deeply in their hearts and make the right choice."
"Uncle Dingyuan really helped you a little. There are so few bad horses, but Shanxi can buy them for a lot of money." Xiao Qing said without any gratitude.
Seeing that Xin Fa had promised so many things, Xin Famin tried to ask: "Can I sell some of the firearms that have been eliminated by the army to your Zhang family?"
Xiao Qing thought for a while and said: "Grandpa, you are a veteran. How could you think of Da Qing's thoughts? You are about to reach the age of leaving the court. It is difficult for a man in his life, so I will let you do it."
When you're a girl, just show off when you're depressed. So I don't care about you too much."
"What else is he worried about?"
There are only a few producing areas for horses in the Ming Dynasty. The best ones are the horses from the Hehuang Valley, that is, the horses from Xining. Then there are the Hetao horses, which are Ordos horses. The third ones are horses raised by horse farmers in Hebei and Shandong. The worst
The one is Sichuan Horse from Qichuan.
The Zhang family thought that the sky was stable, and they planned to recruit a cavalry of their own. A cavalry regiment of 700 people is quite large. It cannot move sideways at all in the local area.
Early on the seventh day, the Zhang family, led by Zhang Geda, broke camp and went to the racecourse in Henan.
"Grandpa, don't worry about that child Daqing." Xin Fa suddenly sighed and said.
Now that there is turmoil in seven places in Shanxi, you are also very anxious to weaken your own weapons.
In those two years, Shaanxi was in chaos. Qinshui was in southern Shanxi, and a small number of homeless people who had something to do ended up rioting. All the aristocratic families and small families were strengthening their private armies. We dared to use sensitive shotguns and artillery,
But it is still not possible to equip servants with war horses. Xiao Ming prohibited people from raising horses, and even encouraged them.
This chapter has been completed!