A small banner of heavy-armored Kuang Tu and a small banner of elite light-armored cavalry protected the King of Han from Quanzhou all the way north to Nanchang. The heavy-armored Kuang Tu was not wearing armor weighing more than forty kilograms when he was marching. On the contrary
Yes, it is not a bad idea to call the Kuang Tu infantry a cavalry. When marching, each person has two mounts and a horse to drag their iron armor and heavy sword. Each Kuang Tu soldier is equipped with two
A retinue is dedicated to taking care of their armor, weapons and horses. Therefore, a heavy armored infantry with a small banner of 2,000 people is actually a team of more than 6,000 people when marching. If the escort and baggage are added,
Team, each of the two thousand Kuang Tu has three followers.
This is also the reason why the Kuang Tu team has always only had about 5,000 people. With the strength of the Han Dynasty, it can only build 5,000 Shura and 5,000 Kuang Tu. If it were another country, it would be even more unable to support it. You must know the heavy armored infantry.
Be it heavy armored cavalry, their daily consumption is enough to support five ordinary soldiers. They must have a large supply of lean meat, vegetables, and eggs. Just repairing their armor is not a small sum of money.
Compared with Shura, the consumption of Kuangtu is relatively small. The Shura camp cavalry with 5,000 people, just the supplies to feed the blood cavalry are enough to equip a 20,000 cavalry team. And in order to maintain the blood cavalry
Number, at the horse farm where Luoyang Shura Camp is stationed, some war horses die every day because they cannot adapt to the bloody transformation. Fortunately, the injury rate of training horses from foals is much lower than that of training adult war horses. Moreover, the offspring of blood knights
He has been somewhat bloodthirsty since he was born, but his survival rate is ridiculously low.
Liu Ling ordered four of the seven generals stationed in the northwest and north to come back and report on their duties, mainly because he wanted to hear what the situation in the north was like now.
These seven generals are: Xiazhou Jiedu Envoy Maoyuan, the second-rank Zhenjun general, Jizhou Jiedushi Luo Xu, the second-rank Zhenjun general, Lanzhou Jiedu envoy Wang Banjin, the second-rank Zhenjun general.
The champion general of the third rank is Hua Ling, the military envoy of Taiyuan Jiedu, the champion general of the third rank is Yang Ye, the military governor of Cangzhou Jiedu, the general of the third rank of Huaihua, Jianxiongjun, the military governor of Luo Fu, and the great general of Huaihua, the third rank of Daizhou Jiedushi, are Dugu Ruizhi.
Those who came back to report on their duties this time were Maoyuan, the military governor of Xiazhou, Luo Xu, the military governor of Jizhou, Hualing, the military governor of Taiyuan, and Luo Fu, the military governor of Jianxiong Army.
Although there are seven people with high and low grades, three are in the second grade, and four are in the third grade. But there is no doubt that the actual power of these seven is almost the same. Speaking of which, the seven Jiedu envoys have troops under their command.
The one with the most troops was Wang Banjin, the governor of Lanzhou, who had 160,000 troops. The one with the fewest troops was Dugu Ruizhi, the governor of Daizhou, with 50,000 troops.
The total strength of the seven military governors exceeds 800,000.
This is almost 80% of all the troops that the Han Dynasty can mobilize now. In addition to the necessary defenders in various places, there are still 20% of the combat troops deployed in several strategic locations in the Central Plains and along the coast. It can be said that the Han Dynasty has almost all the troops that are good at fighting.
Millions of soldiers were deployed in the west and north directions. If we add Wuzhou Jiedu envoy Cheng Yihou, who had led his army to Wuzhou to garrison, one million of the most elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty were all on this line.
In the past six years, the Han Dynasty has built millions of soldiers. Even the Sui Dynasty, which was known as the world's most powerful force at that time, could not compare with it. The twelve guards of the Sui Dynasty were the best in the world, and their total military strength was
It was far inferior to the Han Dynasty today. Eight Jiedu envoys and millions of people built a Great Wall around half of the Han territory in the west and north.
The four Jiedu envoys have arrived in Nanchang, and His Highness the King of Han will also come in person soon. This is the first time such a grand event has happened in Nanchang since the city was captured by the Han army. Therefore, Song Huairen, the governor of Nanchang County, started preparing half a month ago. Although
He is a fourth-grade civil servant, only two levels lower than Hua Ling and others, but in terms of power and status, he is completely unable to compare with those Jiedushi masters.
The four Jiedushi adults with heavy troops arrived in Nanchang one after another. After Song Huairen arranged these four important figures, he was inevitably sweating. It was not easy to arrange the four Jiedushi who had made great contributions to the country.
Before the envoy could take a breath, news came that the King of Han's chariot would arrive in Nanchang in a few days. Now Song Huairen was very busy and began to worry about how to welcome the King of Han into the city.
One of the staff suggested that the people of the whole city should be summoned to welcome him, and that people from thirty miles away should be lined up on both sides of the road to welcome him. He would also find nine village elders over seventy years old with children and grandchildren to pour water on the streets to represent the whole city of Nanchang.
When the people were received by the King of Han, they also asked the governor of Nanchang County to mobilize all the soldiers from the county, one post at three steps and one post at five steps.
Song Huairen rolled his eyes at the staff member, then ordered someone to take five copper coins and stuff them into the staff member's hands, telling him to get out. If he really did that, Song Huairen would never doubt that the King of Han would let someone take off his official uniform and send him away directly.
Go to Daizhou to garrison the border. The King of Han did not disturb the local people all the way north from Quanzhou. If he arrived in Nanchang and held such a grand ceremony to welcome him, it would be counterproductive.
After discussing with several staff all night, we finally came to the conclusion that Song Huairen and several major officials would follow the four Jiedushi masters, and Song Huairen would follow them as far as they took them out. The other officials were in the city.
Welcoming him at the door, forget about finding any old country man with children and grandchildren to flatter him. Everyone knows the temper of the King of Han, and Song Huairen doesn't want to get into trouble with that. He has been an honest and fair official since he became the governor of Nanchang.
Wouldn't it be unfair if he lost his official position because of flattery?
Three days later, hundreds of Nanchang civil and military officials and local gentry stood outside the south gate of Nanchang City, preparing to receive him. When the news came out that the King of Han was coming to Nanchang, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to wait for the King of Han's arrival. Both sides of the street were crowded with people.
The crowd was all ordinary people, and the magistrate of Nanchang County had to dispatch thousands of county soldiers to maintain order. The crowds were crowded and waiting eagerly.
Thirty miles away from the south gate of Nanchang City, four Jiedushi masters were chatting and laughing together. They saw a flying horse coming from the official road in the distance. It was the person sent out to find out the King of Han's itinerary. The man was riding a fast horse.
He hurried back, jumped off his horse and ran quickly in front of everyone and bowed: "Report! General, the King of Han's chariot has arrived five miles away!"
The four people who were talking looked at each other, and they all saw a bit of excitement on each other's faces. The longest among them had not seen the King of Han for four or five years, and the shortest had been a year. The King of Han was in Dahan, and in
They are like gods in their hearts. After such a long time, they finally waited for His Highness the King of Han to arrive. Each of them could not hide their excitement. Especially Luo Fu. Since the King of Han's southern expedition, he did not go south with the army, but led Jianxiong's army to guard it.
Taiyuan was later transferred to Yizhou. Logically speaking, his military exploits were not as good as those of the others, but the reward given to him by the King of Han was basically the same as that of the others. How could he not feel emotional?
He did not come from the palace of the original general, so he was very low-key and cautious in his official life. He did not expect that because he stood in the north for several months without retreating, repelled dozens of fierce attacks by the Khitans, and even designed a trap to kill him.
He killed the general Yelu Bochi of the Liao Kingdom and killed tens of thousands of enemies to ensure that Yizhou was not lost. Later, after the Han army went north to besiege Youzhou, he stayed in Yizhou and was named the Jiedushi of Yizhou, holding the
Seventy thousand soldiers.
Among the four people, the one who is closest to Liu Ling is Hua Ling. Among the four people who came out of the palace of the general, Zhao Da is now the commander of the Supervisory Council and can be said to be a very human minister. Zhao Er is now King Xing.
Jiedushi guarded the southern part of the Han Dynasty. Yue Qilin was named Yizhou Jiedushi and guarded the land of Sichuan and Shu. Hua Ling was also a Jiedushi guarding the important town of Taiyuan. Even the little sentry Wang Xiaoniu who was rescued by the King of Han from the prison car was
He has achieved the position of a fourth-grade general.
As for Maoyuan, the military governor of Xiazhou, and Luo Xu, the military governor of Jizhou, it goes without saying that they respected Liu Ling.
The four people glanced at each other, then straightened their official uniforms, and then stood solemnly on the side of the official road. The soldiers behind them also raised their chests and straightened their bodies. Standing behind the four people was Nanchang County
Huairen, the governor of the Song Dynasty, was moved by the solemnity of the four Jiedushi masters, and he also stood up straight with several Nanchang officials.
Half an hour later, I saw a large group of people arriving in the distance on the official road!
After the 600 cavalry clearing the way led by the six cavalry commanders passed by, the Liu-character banner of the King of Han came to greet everyone. The King of Han Liu Ling did not wear armor, but only wore a black uniform with dragon embroidery. There was no expression on his handsome face.
Looking a little tired. Seeing Hua Ling and others standing on the roadside, Liu Ling restrained the red lion and stopped.
Hua Ling and the other four were not wearing military uniforms, but were all wearing brocade robes that symbolized their status as Jiedu envoys. However, the four of them performed a military salute with uniform movements and solemn expressions, and then knelt down on one knee: "Subordinate, I'm here to greet you.
Your Majesty!"
Dozens of soldiers behind him also knelt down on one knee at the same time: "Kowtow to the prince!"
Infected by this solemn atmosphere, and startled by the loud voice that came out almost at the same time, Song Huairen actually forgot to salute. When the King of Han glanced at his face, Song Huairen was so frightened that his knees softened and he made a plop.
Kneel down.
"Song Huairen, the governor of Nanchang County, comes to see the prince!"
Song Huairen's voice was trembling uncontrollably.
Liu Ling smiled slightly, jumped off the horse and said gently: "Everyone, get up, Song Huairen, you should get up too."
Looking at several close generals, Liu Ling felt very comfortable. He smiled and asked, "Has the defense in the north been arranged? If anything goes wrong during the return south, I will take off your general uniforms one by one.
They are all sent to Liuqiu to reclaim wasteland!"
Several people hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything will be properly arranged."
Liu Ling hummed for a moment, then suddenly turned around and asked Song Huairen: "How many civil and military officials, gentry and common people are there to greet you at the south gate?"
Song Huairen was startled and did not dare to hide it: "If you go back to the prince, including everything, it will be no less than 50,000."
Liu Ling nodded and said: "Now I'll give you an errand. As for how to complete it, you can figure it out yourself. Gu and the four Jiedu envoys want to enter the city from the west gate. You can handle the matter at the south gate."
Song Huairen watched helplessly as the King of Han mounted his horse and was about to continue on the road with several Jiedushi masters. He suddenly said loudly: "Your Majesty! Can... can you let the chariot enter the city from the south gate?"
Liu Ling smiled and couldn't help but look at Song Huairen with admiration: "That's right. In addition, tell the civil and military officials to go back and perform their duties. Guzi will call them for questioning tomorrow."
Liu Ling glanced sideways at the famous Khitan horse that Hua Ling was sitting on, and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Do you want to have a competition?"
Hua Ling's eyes lit up: "What kind of lottery is the prince betting on?"
Liu Ling said: "You win the position of pioneer in the Northern Expedition, it's yours."
"What if my subordinate loses..."
Liu Ling nodded and said seriously: "Your sister Duoduo, she said she has something to discuss with you."
