Unknowingly, after the Andong Protectorate announced the winter drill plan and ordered the recruitment of civilians and militiamen.
A piece of news spread like wildfire throughout Huaihua.
Many people kept claiming, with noses and eyes: "The Holy Emperor once again foresaw that the Huns would attack Anton in the future, so the Protectorate will mobilize!"
"What kind of winter performance? It's just to deceive others!"
Some people even claimed: "I personally heard from an elder brother who was on duty in the Governor's Mansion that the Emperor of Chang'an ordered the Governor to mobilize the entire county's troops with a tiger talisman to prevent the Huns from attacking!"
If anyone expresses doubts, then someone will immediately say with certainty: "If it is just a winter exercise, why bother to mobilize the militiamen of the settlement regiment? Let alone all the soldiers of the settlement regiment?"
"You need to know that the various settlement regiments are affiliated to the various armies of the Han army. They include the Emperor's personal guard, the Chang'an Forbidden Army, the Hundred Battle Lions, and the soldiers of the south. The various settlement regiments want to mobilize, and there are thousands of things to do in Anton.
Although the Governor has the power and responsibility, but... I'm afraid it's not that easy, right?"
"Furthermore, according to Han law, mobilizing troops without tiger talismans is punishable by death! Without the emperor's edict and tiger talismans, even the governor of Andong would not have the right to mobilize an army like this! Let alone a reclamation regiment!"
What these people say has noses and eyes, pictures and truth, and is more logical.
For a time, many people listened and said: This should be the case!
What's more important is that these rumors and rumors are in line with the aspirations of Huaihua's military and civilians.
Especially the most intuitive voice from the hearts of the officers of the Huyi Army and the officers, instructors and captains of the various settlement regiments.
As for the Hu Yi army, they pride themselves on being as elite as any main force of the Han army!
But, it's a pity that Mingzhu secretly chose to act as a patrol and security force in the ice and snow of Anton.
Even, sometimes, you have to play a guest role as an engineering team.
This is a little embarrassing.
The Huyi Army was organized according to the standard Han Dynasty main force full field army.
The whole army is working hard to win the title of Han Family Iron Army or the Five Main Forces.
However, it is a pity that outside of Anton, no one is willing to regard the Huyi Army as a field corps.
Last year, Hu Yijun launched a pro-provincial movement.
Bo Shi made a lot of connections and spent a lot of effort to get the imperial court's permission to send more than one officer from the Huyi Army to his hometown to visit relatives.
This is to enhance the military's sense of honor, satisfy the military's homesickness, and enhance cohesion at the top and bottom.
The effect is very good, and many officers who have returned from visiting relatives are very satisfied.
but……
There are also some people who have been hit.
For example, a certain Sima arrogantly took his wife and children with him and returned to his hometown with the savings he had saved in Huaihua County to show off.
As a result, he was ridiculed by people in the countryside: Protecting the Yi army? Is it the unnamed army that protected the Yi people in Anton? It looks quite good-looking, but unfortunately, not even a hair of the army can compare with it...
Suddenly, Sima suffered a critical hit of 10,000 points.
But it just doesn’t happen!
Not to mention getting slapped in the face!
After all, the most important thing about a military commander is his martial arts!
A general without military honors, no matter how splendid his attire is, his armor is bright, or his splendid appearance.
But in the end, it is just zero and nothingness.
A military commander without military honors is a scholar without writings.
No matter how awesome you are, in the eyes of the world, it is still nothing.
And warriors are the group with the strongest sense of self-esteem and honor!
Naturally, these things, as these officers returned to the army, aroused the anger of the entire Huyi Army.
Any soldier with any sense of collective honor and self-esteem would be deeply ashamed!
The bigger blow came from colleagues.
Also last year, Bo Shi used his own connections, together with Chen Jiao and Chen Xu, to find the emperor's favorites such as Liu Ming, the king of Korea, Jin Xin, the king of Canghai, and Chu Zhun, the king of Han. Everyone worked hard together, and it was not easy. , only then did the emperor nod in agreement, allowing the Anton Protectorate to also have a thousand breastplates.
but……
But because of this, it attracted cynicism from established powerhouses such as Xiliuying and Juzhujun.
To put it more tactfully, for example, the general of Xiliu Camp advised Bo Shi and others: Oh, what kind of breastplate does Anton want? It is completely useless. Why don't you give us these braids? We owe you a favor!
And the angry ones, like the guy from the Thorny Gate Army, said angrily: What a waste. One thousand breastplates, if equipped by our Thorny Gate Army, can make 10,000 Huns bleed for three thousand miles! This is a pearl. Secret vote!
Even the Changping Army stationed in Yuyang, which had the same status as the Huyi Army and belonged to the local garrison to guard the Han family's gate, came to join in the fun and said: Don't think that your relatives can do whatever they want!
This is almost like pointing nakedly at the nose of the Huyi army and saying: You should not equip such a national weapon like a breastplate. It is a waste to equip it!
This made Bo Shi so angry that he almost ran away on the spot.
Thanks to his good self-cultivation, he didn't get into a fight with those guys.
Even so, several gatherings in Chang'an ended up being unhappy.
The officers who followed Bo Shi to Chang'an, and later took a thousand selected elites to Chang'an for training, felt deeply about the accusations and cynicism of these outsiders.
Then, they reported these situations to the entire Huyi army.
And use it as a motivational weapon.
Just like Gou Jian, the king of Yue in the past, who lay down on his firewood and tasted his courage.
Now every once in a while, the Huyi Army must take out these humiliations and the humiliation of outsiders to inspire the whole army.
However, the army cannot become a strong army and an iron army by just relying on motivation.
Just like in those days, Hu Ben Wei and Yu Lin Wei were laughed at as the emperor's kittens and the Liu family's pets.
But after the First World War in Mayi, the whole world bowed their heads and regarded these two emperor's personal guards as the strongest army in the world.
The Huyi Army also needs a real war, a war with red bayonets and a face-to-face fight with the enemy to vindicate itself.
Then what more suitable opponent is there than the Huns?
there is none left!
Even Chen Jiao and Chen Xu became excited and excited after hearing these rumors and news.
Damn it!
The two dandies looked up to the sky and roared loudly, and then immediately opened their arsenals.
Dandies have connections, money, and soldiers.
Now, Donggong doesn't take care of things very much.
But will the Shaofu and Zhonglang dare to neglect the two uncles?
Aren't you afraid that the uncles and gentlemen of the country will go crazy and return to Chang'an to file a lawsuit before the imperial court?
Therefore, the arsenals of the Northwest Captain and the Western Captain are filled with all kinds of sophisticated equipment.
Chen Xu even got hundreds of Mo knives!
Chen Jiao is not bad either. She got away with dozens of sets of brand new crossbows from Mo Yuan by relying on her mischief!
This powerful crossbow uses a completely new design.
Its appearance and characteristics are completely different from almost all the old Han army crossbows.
Their appearance looks more like bows and arrows.
And it’s a big bow!
The length of the bow is three feet and five inches, and the string length is two feet and seven inches.
It uses mulberry wood as its bow, sandalwood as its crossbow, and strong whale sinew as its string. It is equipped with a mechanism that can be strung by standing on its feet, with a range of more than four hundred steps.
The range alone has surpassed that of the Big Yellow Crossbow.
However, this brand new powerful crossbow has more advantages than the big yellow crossbow.
The first is accuracy.
Within two hundred steps, this powerful crossbow can be aimed!
The second is penetration.
Within a distance of one hundred and fifty steps, even if you are wearing three-inch-thick iron armor, you cannot take a hit!
At a distance of seventy steps, this kind of crossbow is enough to penetrate the old chest armor defense!
Even if it cannot penetrate, the huge kinetic energy is enough to overturn the cuirassier!
Its name is called Divine Arm Bow!
It is said to be a gift from the Emperor himself.
Of course, due to cost and manufacturing difficulties, there are still some technical problems that have not been solved, so this kind of crossbow is just a test product.
Mo Yuan made a total of one hundred prototypes for experiments.
And Chen Jiao, under the guise of ‘helping with the experiment’, acted like a fool and took away one third of them!
And he used these powerful crossbows as his own trump cards.
In addition to the divine arm bow, Chen Jiao also obtained a more powerful trump card from Mo Yuan!
It's just a pity...
Chen Jiao can only let it lie in the warehouse and become moldy...
Because the emperor's brother-in-law has a strict order: using this thing without an edict is considered disrespectful!
In order to supervise the use of this weapon, the emperor's brother-in-law even sent three eunuchs and five guards to monitor the piles of things in clay pots and the parts piled in the warehouse day and night.
Chen Jiao can only conduct some designated experiments in some remote places and at designated times.
This trump card can only be a toy now!
Of course, Chen Jiao also knows that for the time being, this thing has great limitations in its use.
Each use requires assembly.
The assembly time alone is over an hour.
Then, it also requires dozens or even hundreds of people to operate.
It's too cumbersome and trivial, and not suitable for field battles.
It can only be used as a trump card in positional warfare and defensive warfare!
Glancing regretfully at the pottery pots and parts that had once made Chen Jiao feel frightened and blood-thirsty, Chen Jiao reluctantly moved her gaze to them.
Then, he sighed: "It would be great if the Huns really came to Anton..."
If they dare to come...
Chen Jiao swore that she would use their blood and heads to decorate her martial arts!
Chen Jiao has almost nothing missing now.
Now that you have money and status, even the excitement has already been enough.
Now, the only thing that can excite and amuse him is probably holding the heads of Huns to justify his military exploits and reputation.
Let everyone in the world know and understand: He is not the second generation ancestor, but a real man.
Even if he is a second generation ancestor, he is still a manly second generation ancestor!
Chen Jiao no longer wants to be commented on: Hey! Isn’t this the youngest who protects against fire and theft?
He hoped that people and the world would look at him with respect and reverence, then bow down to the ground and sincerely say: "I will wait for you, and I will worship you if you are a junior."
Instead of now, there are famous scholars and celebrities who are respectful on the surface but disdainful behind the scenes.
only……
As a high-ranking official in the Duhu Mansion and a giant in Huaihua County.
Chen Jiao knows one fact better: the Huns probably won’t come!
Because, not long ago, the Anton Protectorate had officially replied to him: the so-called prophecy of the emperor was not true.
Although Chen Jiao hoped very much that this was a move by the Protectorate to cover up others' eyes.
But, reason told him that this was a fact!
If the Duhufu really received clear instructions from the Emperor of Chang'an, they would probably dare to hide it from others, but they would never dare to hide it from themselves, the northwest captain, Long Luhou, the brother-in-law of the Han Emperor!
You know, the last guy who tried to play tricks on his uncle was named Song Zhong.
He was still a good friend of Jia Yi and Jia Changsha!
so what?
Song Zhong was put on the list of envoys to the Huns by Chen Jiao's uncle, the late Dou Changjun, with just one sentence.
Then……
People have never heard of Song Zhong's name again.
It is said that Song Zhong abandoned his official position and fled back to the Han Dynasty on his way to the Xiongnu. From then on, he was no longer useful and finally died in depression in a small mountain village!
Even if Governor Bo Shi is a relative, he doesn’t have the courage!
unless……
"This is a direct order from the emperor..." Chen Jiao suddenly thought, holding her cheek.
Then, he started dancing excitedly.
Although this possibility is not high.
But it’s possible, isn’t it?
Anyway, now that Zhenhuai has become a person, everyone above and below is saying: This is what the Protectorate wants to cover up.
Everyone says this, so it shouldn’t be wrong!
A hole may not be windless!
…………………………
As for the soldiers and civilians of the reclamation regiments scattered throughout Huaihua County, there are various fine fertile soils and arable lands.
This rumor incident that spread throughout Andong was more like a spark falling into an oil barrel and immediately bursting into flames.
As a result, although each settlement regiment received a reply from the Protectorate: What the emperor predicted was not true, and officials should not panic.
However, everyone thought that the Protectorate had farted!
the reason is simple.
It’s not that everyone has doubts about the credibility of the Protectorate.
And no one wants to believe it at all!
When the various settlement regiments, including the school captains and instructors, as well as the common people, did not want to believe what the Protectorate said.
Even if Bo Shi stood up and swore, everyone would treat it as invisible.
The reason is simple.
The settlement regiment was a system dominated by the Han army's field regiments and the local main county barracks.
In addition to civilian officials and administrative personnel, the rest of the settlement regiments are basically filled by generals who have been transferred from the army or retired.
Now, in the clouds in the south, the Han Empire is sharpening its sword, and a great feat is waiting for its colleagues to pick it up.
But everyone can only watch in the bitter cold land of Anton, watching their former colleagues and colleagues make great achievements and honor their ancestors.
This is simply intolerable!
In particular, the Hu Ben Guards, Yu Lin Guards, Xiliu Camp and other settlement regiments had been jumping up and down for a long time, clamoring to go to the front line.
There are even disabled retired soldiers who plan to write blood letters to their former superiors: Although I was injured and retired, I feel that I can still fight for the emperor and the country for another thirty years!
At this time, the emperor predicted that the Huns would invade Anton.
It's like a lost traveler who has been thirsty for three years in the desert sees an oasis. It's like a wanderer who has been away from home for decades and hears the accent of his hometown again and smells the fragrance of the corn porridge cooked by his mother.
Even if this is just a mirage, just looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst.
However, everyone is still willing to believe and accept it!
Therefore, under the instigation of captains, officers and instructors, various settlement regiments began to move.
Almost everyone is enthusiastic and competing to be the first.
In order to compete for a spot, brothers from some families even fought. (To be continued.)
