Chapter 198 Han Army's Northern Expedition

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 198 Han Army's Northern Expedition

With the support of Zhang Yue, Jiang Zuoying began to comprehensively build a new Huanshou Dao in January of the first year of Zhenghe.

These Huanshou swords will gradually replace the bronze and iron Han swords originally equipped by the Han army.

On the other hand, as Luntai's population grew and its finances gradually became more abundant, a new round of military expansion and reorganization training of the Han army also began.

There is a wilderness in the north of Tiannan City. The terrain here is flat, the land is dry, and there are no rivers and channels.

In the past, a small number of residents settled here.

However, a few months ago, all the residents here were moved away, and the entire area of ​​dozens of miles was designated as a military restricted area and turned into a training ground for the Han army.

The mountains to the north of Tiannan City were densely populated with Han military camps, which looked like castles.

Zhang Yue and others were standing on the mountain watching the training of the Han army.

At this time, smoke and dust were billowing at the foot of the mountain, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves kept ringing.

Nearly a thousand cavalry maintained a strict formation and charged in the wilderness. The soldiers were all equipped with strong weapons and deployed in several formations, holding improved lances.

After many improvements by the general camp, the lances of the Han army's lances were completely different from those of the past.

The barrels of these long guns are made of composite materials and are highly elastic, which can effectively reduce the impact force during impact.

Although the performance of these lances is not as good as the Mashan, their cost and difficulty of use are much lower than that of the Mashan, making them suitable for large-scale military equipment.

At present, these cavalry are undergoing marching training, and the officers are constantly yelling at the soldiers around them to keep the formation orderly.

Regardless of whether you are a man or a horse, try to form a straight line when charging.

As their horse speed quickened, they rushed towards their goal, which were marked scarecrows.

As the target got closer and closer, the cavalrymen poked out their lances densely, passing each other, and the spears in their hands stabbed the scarecrow's vital parts one after another.

Some excellent cavalrymen can even stab their target in the neck with a lance.

However, there were also many soldiers who lost their lances and achieved no results at all.

Those who can complete the assassination perfectly are basically veterans, while those who fail are basically recruits who have just been recruited.

"The combat effectiveness of veterans is still good, but the training of these new recruits needs to be strengthened."

Zhang Yue said thoughtfully to Zhao Guanghan, who was in charge of the cavalry training next to him.

After Li Mao's incident, Zhao Guanghan temporarily took over Wulei, and this time he was appointed as the head coach of the Han army's cavalry.

Responsible for the training of nearly 10,000 Han troops and Yi Cong cavalry.

In order to complete the task, Zhao Guanghan did not dare to slack off at all, and he ate and lived in the military camp.

Fortunately, after a series of changes, the cavalry of the Han Army in the Western Regions are now equipped with bilateral stirrups and horseshoes.

Especially the use of bilateral stirrups greatly reduces the difficulty of training new recruits.

"Junhou Mingjian, as long as you give me another half a year, I won't be afraid at all even if I fight Yu Lin and Hu Qi from Chang'an."

Zhao Guanghan said loudly, his words full of confidence.

The many battles of the Han army in the Western Regions have already proved that the cavalry fought in formations with strict discipline and neat formations.

Even if their riding skills are not good, their own cavalry still has a huge advantage against the Huns' cavalry who are skilled in bows and horses.

So this time when Zhao Guanghan was ordered to train the entire army in cavalry combat, he prioritized formation and assassination training.

Especially the stringent requirements for the array are even more stringent.

In his opinion, charging on the wall is the best tactic when facing the Hun cavalry.

Regardless of whether they are Xiongnu or other miscellaneous cavalry, no matter how high their personal riding skills are, their scattered formations will only be crushed to pieces when facing the Han army riding on the wall.

After hearing Zhao Guanghan's confident words, Zhang Yue smiled slightly and seemed quite happy.

But at this moment, Han Ye behind him said loudly: "Marquis Zhao, are you practicing too hard?

"The men under a certain command have been injured too many recently. It is better to train step by step..."

Han Ye seemed to be dissatisfied with this issue for a long time, so he took the opportunity to speak out while Zhang Yue was present.

Zhao Guanghan was stunned for a moment, but he said disapprovingly, "The more you sweat in normal times, the less you bleed in battle. In training, you are just injured. If you don't train well in war, you will lose your life..."

The surrounding officers heard the two people's argument and started talking about it.

Some support Zhao Guanghan and believe that training should be stricter.

Some people approve of Han Ye more and think that the soldiers should be more considerate during training.

It is reasonable for both parties to talk to each other, and it is reasonable for the mother-in-law to say that her mother-in-law is right.

At this time, Han Ye said angrily, "I think Zhao Junhou just doesn't regard the soldiers as human beings, and only wants to take credit..."

After listening to Han Ye's words, Zhao Guanghan glared and said angrily: "Han Junhou, who trains soldiers, all follow the instructions of the monarch. If Han Junhou thinks that someone treats the soldiers harshly, he can propose to the monarch that we cancel the training...

Han Ye refused to show weakness and also shouted: "If you cancel, cancel it, it's fair..."

"Damn it!"

Zhang Yueji yelled, and Han Ye was shocked to realize that he had made a mistake and quickly shut up, looking downcast like a defeated rooster.

Zhao Yi coughed at this time and whispered: "Han Junhou, you have said this, why don't you apologize to Zhao Junhou?"

Zhang Yue glanced at the two of them and frowned. Han Ye's mind was as rude as his appearance. He just said something he didn't mean, but the punishment was unavoidable.

He said calmly: "Young friend Yang, Han Ye made a speech and attacked his colleagues. How should we deal with it according to the law?"

Yang You stepped forward and said coldly: "According to the law, the ten army sticks must be severely punished!"

Zhang Yue shouted: "It's not implemented yet!"

"promise"!

Yang You waved his hand, and several sergeants from Tiqisi came up, pressed Han Ye down, and began to beat the army sticks.

For a moment, the surroundings were completely silent. Even the sergeants training not far away were shocked to see what was going on here and began to whisper.

When the officers glanced over, they quickly started training separately.

A heavy military stick hit him, but Han Ye remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhao Guanghan quickly clasped his fists to Zhang Yue and begged, "Marquis Han Jun also said what he said unintentionally. Please give him a gentle sentence."

Seeing Zhao Guanghan's words, everyone around him also begged for mercy, and the execution sergeant also stopped, waiting for Zhang Yue's decision.

At this time, Yang You said: "The laws and regulations are brilliant, and the kings and princes order their subordinates to punish the Han army. If they are exempted because of favors, why should our Han army be an army?"

Zhang Yue remained silent and waved his hand, and the Tiqisi sergeants continued the execution.

After being beaten with batons by the Ten Army, Han Ye's clothes on his butt were already stained with blood. He bared his teeth, patted his butt and stood up, saluted Zhang Yue and said, "Thank you for punishing me, Lord."

He glanced at Zhao Guanghan angrily and said: "Zhao Junhou, we have a life-long friendship, and I offended you because of my rude words just now.

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In July of the first year of Zhenghe, the Han army in the Western Regions had completed its pre-war expansion and re-equipment.

At this time, the Han army already had four corps of captains of the regular army, one corps of Yicon cavalry, and two corps of soldiers from other countries.

The Han army has a total of 11,000 regular soldiers, including 9,000 cavalry.

Yi Cong had five thousand cavalry, and Fanshang had nine thousand soldiers from other countries, including about four thousand cavalry.

The total number of troops under Zhang Yue's direct command reached more than 25,000.

Among them, the number of cavalry reached 19,000!

Especially the cavalry, regardless of whether they are Han or Han, their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved under Zhao Guanghan's training.

In August of the first year of Zhenghe, Zhang Yue invited all the countries in the Western Regions to Luntai to observe the troops in the name of celebrating the completion of the new city of Luntai.

The fifty-seven countries in the Western Regions, except for the Xiqiemi Kingdom, which moved westward, all other countries were present.

In addition, envoys were sent from Kangju, Yuezhi, Daxia, and even the Parthian Empire, which was in its rising stage.

For the first time, the strength of the Han army was intuitively displayed in front of other countries.

At the military viewing ceremony, Zhang Yue publicly declared that all the countries in the Western Regions were the concubines of the Han Dynasty.

Facing Zhang Yue's domineering declaration, Yuezhi, Daxia and the Parthian envoys all looked at each other in shock.

As for the envoy from Kang Juguo, his face was as clear as day.

It is well known to everyone that Kang Juguo has been plotting the western part of the Western Region.

Zhang Yue's declaration was nothing more than a slap in the face to the people of Kangju.

In August of the first year of Zhenghe, Zhang Yue formally wrote to the emperor, requesting to send troops to attack Hu.

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In Ganquan Palace, the aging emperor is no longer as domineering as before.
To be continued...