Following Li Guang's order, more than 30,000 Han troops advanced on the hundreds of miles of winding Great Wall from Guangping to Huayan.
For a time, the entire Great Wall was surging with wind and clouds, and people were raising their heads and horses were neighing, as if they were back to the scene a hundred and fifty years ago when Yan general Qin Kai led the Yan army to attack Donghu in the north.
Flags were flying and war drums were rumbling.
"The wind is rustling and the water is cold, and the strong men come back again after leaving!" Singing the war song of Yandi, groups of fully armed soldiers marched along the pass and beacon towers of the Great Wall, along the winding paths and mountain roads,
Head towards the straight road.
And on the highway leading to the straight road, the chariots of my grandfather's generation and my father's generation once again glowed with life.
A total of five hundred chariots, large and small, drove towards the battlefield in a mighty manner.
These chariots were all old equipment that had been hidden in the arsenal of the Yan State and had not been touched for at least ten years. Some of the chariots were even manufactured during the periods of Lu Wan and even Zang Ba.
Old is a little old, old is a little old.
But at least it can be used and moved.
It can carry heavy equipment, that's enough.
What's more, these chariots can also be used as a means of defense against the Huns' cavalry in field battles.
In the face of a cavalry raid, the infantry immediately placed their chariots and horse-drawn carriages outside to form a barrier. It is now a required course for military officers and crossbow students of the Han family. It has also experienced the test of the Battle of Gaoque and is indeed reliable.
Following closely around the chariot were the few cavalrymen in Li Guang's hands.
Although Li Guang's troops claim to have 10,000 cavalry.
But, in fact, there are only more than 3,000 cavalry with real combat capabilities, and never more than 4,000.
Cavalry is not just a horse that can be called a cavalry if it can bend a bow and shoot arrows.
If you want to become a qualified cavalry, you can't just practice riding at home for a year or two.
In fact, even on the grassland, a qualified cavalry is respected by others.
Usually, if there is a man in a town who can ride and shoot, it is already very good.
As for the Han Dynasty, usually it would be very good if one out of ten soldiers could be trained to become a talent.
Because cavalry requires more than just being able to ride a horse.
Just like you can drive, but can you drive a heavy truck?
The same is true for cavalry. How to adjust the speed of the war horse, how to adapt to the high-speed galloping state, how to keep in line with the comrades, when to choose the time to speed up, and under what circumstances to slow down.
Each item is the key to testing the cavalry.
Especially in cavalry battles, if the number of troops is uneven, it is very likely that the enemy will charge and find your weak point and tear your formation to pieces.
In the Battle of Mayi, the main reason why the Han army was able to defeat the Zhelan cavalry was that the breastplates broke through its ranks and broke up its organization.
In the Battle of Heyin, the cavalry under Zhidu were able to repeatedly defeat or even annihilate the Huns cavalry, relying on complete organization and strict discipline.
Even though more than half of the cavalrymen of Ba Shang's army were lost, they still fought tenaciously.
Therefore, the Han army has an iron law, and soldiers cannot be conquered without education.
Letting soldiers who have not received strict training, organization and discipline go to the battlefield is not only irresponsible to them, but also irresponsible to the Han army itself.
In fact, strictly speaking, Li Guang is not satisfied with the more than 3,000 cavalry now.
At least half of them are unqualified in Li Guang's eyes and need at least one more year of training.
But there is no other way. The war is urgent and there is no need to worry about so much.
Moreover, in this battle, the cavalry is only an auxiliary force.
The real main force is the infantry or the officers.
Standing on a hillside in front of the Great Wall, Li Guang looked at the Mo Dao soldiers of the Han army walking down the mountain, and nodded with great satisfaction: "The Huyi Army is really elite! Looking at the military appearance, it is no less than the Ba Shang Army and Ji Ji. The army is gone..."
Next to Li Guang, Chen Jiao, who had just come from Jicheng and was about to gain some military exploits, smiled reservedly and said: "Just average... not as good as the Thorny Gate Army, let alone the Ba Shang Army..."
But in his heart, he was already happy.
This army is his Northwest Captain's Department.
There were 2,300 soldiers in the army, all equipped with the best Mo Dao, which were shipped directly from the Shaofu workshop to Anton.
There is no way, who calls him rich and powerful, or a relative of the emperor!
As for the armor worn by these soldiers, it also has a rich history.
These armors are all equipment produced in the two leather armor workshops opened by the Shaofu Yamen in Pyongyang.
It is composed of three layers of whale skin, with a layer of ribs embedded between each layer. Only Chen Jiao can now equip each of his soldiers with this kind of light armor.
And the natural defense power of this kind of leather armor is also amazing.
It has very good protection against ordinary crossbows within fifty steps. Even at a distance of thirty steps, arrows are difficult to protect with traditional whale skin and tendons.
Li Guang looked at Chen Jiao, but he was also filled with emotion.
Back then, when he was a guard, he had learned the tricks of Chen Jiao and his brother Chen Xu.
These two were notorious in Chang'an back then, and were known as the Little Overlords of Chang'an and the prodigal sons.
There will be big news every three days.
It was normal for these two brothers to go to Tingwei to drink tea, to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion for re-education, and to be named by the internal history.
But I didn't expect that when we meet again a few years later, the bully and playboy at the beginning can actually sit on an equal footing with him, talk and laugh, and even meet him.
Chen Jiao was too lazy to care about Li Guang's opinion.
Over the years, his territory and business have grown bigger and bigger.
Chen Jiao's mentality gradually changed.
If back then, when he first started hunting whales, he just wanted to let those contemptuous and powerful people know his power and methods.
But now, other people's opinions and comments no longer matter in his heart.
He is Chen Jiao, and there is no need to explain to others what he wants to do.
In essence, he is still the second generation ancestor of Chang'an.
However, he just changed his interest from bullying other dudes, dominating men and women in the market, fighting cocks and lackeys, to external expansion and enslaving others.
After all, how many people can he bully in Chang'an?
But now, he not only has tens of thousands of Japanese slaves under his command, but also has two henchmen like Xianbei and Wuheng, and several tribes such as Ding Ling and Fuyu are driving him.
Anton is really a master.
And unlike in the past when he had to rely on the reputation of his mother and grandmother.
Now, as he was waiting for his car to go on a patrol, the officials, civilians, gentry, and officials on both sides of the road were all respectful and standing on both sides of the road.
And what these people respect and fear is none other than the vast wealth and countless thugs in his hands.
But, these are not enough!
Chen Jiao now has greater ambitions!
In Anton, being the northwest captain and hunting whales in Yuanhai can only be fun for a while.
If you want to be truly happy for a lifetime, you still have to do military service. In the future, you can go to the Western Regions or go to a certain place, turn the land into a country, and be a lonely man with few people. That is the way to go!
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There are at least 10,000 words left in the evening (to be continued.)
